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Til K ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
PARCEL POST II
HI.
Rates Also Cut in First and Sec
ond Zones—Chart Re
places Map.
WASHINGTON, July 22.—The
Postoffice Department hao announced
import.int changes in the operation
of tne parcel post system, including
an increase in the maximum weight
limit on packages from II to 20
pounds, a reduction in the rates of
postage within the first and second
zones and the substitution of a con
venient rate chart for the elaborate
parcel pos«t map in determining pos
tage rates.
Since the establishment of the par
cel post system many requests have
been received at the Postoffice De
partment for an increase in the maxi
mum weight of packages that will be
carried and a corresponding reduc
tion in the rates of postage.
The act of August 24, 1912, estab
lishing the syi'tem authorizes the
Postmaster General, with the consent
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, after investigation, to change
from time to time, in his discretion,
the classification, weight iimit, rates
or zones, to improve the service.
Changes Effective August 15.
After weeks* of consideration, Post
master General Burleson submitted
to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and got its consent to the fol
lowing changes, which are to be ef
fective on August 15:
The first zone shall include the ter
ritory within the local delivery Of any
office and the first zone rate of pos
tage will apply to all parcel post mail
deposited at any office for local de
livery or for delivery by city carrier
or on rural routes emanating from
that postoffice.
The second zone shall include the
remainder of what is now the first
zone together with the present sec
ond zone, and shall include all the
units of area located in whole or in
part within a radius of approximately
150 miles from any given postoffice.
The rate of postage on parcels
weighing in excess of four ounces in
the proposed first zone—that is. for
local delivery—will be reduced from
5 cents for the fir>* pound and 1 cent
for each additional pound or fraction
thereof, to 5 cents for the first pound
and 1 cent for each additional tv\o
pounds or fraction thereof.
Second Zone Rate Reduced.
The rate for the proposed second
zone—that is, the territory embraced
within a radius of 150 miles from any
given postoffice—will be reduced from
5 cents for the first pound and 3 cents
for each additional pound (the present
first zone rate) or 6 cents for the
flrvt pound and 4 cents for each ad
ditional pound or fraction thereof
(the present second zone rate) to 5
cents for the first pound and 1 cent
for each additional pound or fraction
thereof.
The maximum weight of parcel post
packages will be increased from 11
pounds to 20 pounds, the increase of
weight to apply only to the first and
second zones. No change has been
made in the restrictions as to the
nize and form of the package.
Sidelights
GEORGIA
POLITICS
JAMES B. KEVIN
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Forsyth Bill High Class.
First nighters at the Forsyth Mon
day evening were given a real thrill
by the aquatic feats of John F. Con
roy and his two diving girls. The act
is exceptionally good and the scenery
is striking.
The remainder of the bill is excel
lent. In Dlero is the masterhand of
the piano-accordion. From the clas
sic music to ragtime the musician is
a wonder. He was repeatedly recalled
for encores. A trio of comedians that
handed over some very funny stuff
included Smith Cook and Marie Bran
don. Lester is an entertaining ven
triloquist. Another big drawing card,
especially for the children, was Jack
Auger. "Jack the Giant Killer.” The
BeAnos. a novelty gymnastic act,
opened the bill. Shriner and Rich
ards, in songs and dances, were good.
“Les Miserables” a Hit.
In the pictured dramatization of
Victor Hugo's “Les Miserables.” play
ing this week at t:.e Grand Theater.
Atlanta is offered another of the
mammoth film productions like ‘‘Quo
Vadis.”
“Les Miserables” had its Atlanta
premiere Monday night. In coloring
the picture is perfect; however, its ac
tion in a few spots lags a bit. is
though the producer leaned too much
to detail to bring forth realism. How
ever, the play does not lack tenseness
and thrills. Prospective auditors are
advised to arrive before the first flash
on ihe screen, as the presentation ■»(
the escape from the prison, in the first
film. is. without doubt, the cream jf
all that is exciting in the Y>lay.
In the cast of characters aVe seen
some of France's most noted actors.
The stage setting is minute and lav
ish to t hi last detail Ifanagi r • Jo -
doza is to be congratulated upon ois
battle with the heat. The Grand i»i
hot weather is like an oasis in the
desert.
Big Damages Asked
In Macon Depot Case
MACON, July 22.—The special
committers appointed to ascertain the
amounts of damages claimed by prop
erty owners on Cherry street on ac
count of the closing of the thorough
fare for the building of a union sta
tion have submitted their report to
the Railroad Commission.
The report shows that the proper
ty owners want exceedingly large
damages, and that it will take either
arbitration or court suits to settle
most of the claims.
Orators within and without the
General Assembly, particularly those
given to loquacity and frequency of
effect, sometimes being more or less
hard up for something to say upon
the spur of the moment—whatever
that is—now and then jump a-strad-
dle of the Grand Old Legislature's
grand old neck and dance a hornpipe
thereupon!
Always the ltvllest tune to dance
by concerns the Legislature’s “do-
nothing” inclination, and its prone
ness to move at a snail’s pace. Par
ticularly is this the case when the
orator immediately on the job is
“a-gin the government, anyway.”
An attack upon the present Legis
lature that it is too slow may be
justified. Maybe it is slow—slower
than it ought to be. Maybe legisla
tures ought to do everything right
off the reel, and debate the matter
afterward, if time bolds out. Maybe
a lot of things—but the only way to
judge one legislature as to its effi
ciency is by past legislatures; and in
the matter of slowness, laziness,
pokeasyness or generel cussed ness,
the present Legislature is entitled to
be judged, perhaps.
The following things are true, as
the records will show: Never before
within the service of any member of
the present General Assembly lias a
general appropriations bill been re
ported to the House for action so
early an on the twenty-sixth day of
its sitting.
And yet, this Legislature, under the
direction of the Chairman of the Ap
propriations Committee, will take up
that very bill in the whole House to
day—the twenty-sixth day of its sit
ting!
The general tax act will be ready
for the House before Saturday night
—at least ten days earlier than any
general tax act has been reported
within a decade or more.
The various committees have re
ported more than 100 bills adversely,
and easily as many more favorably.
This was made possible by reason of
the fact that the committees of both
the House and the Senate were ap
pointed this year two days earlier
than ever before in thirty years.
In one recent Legislature, the Sen
ate had the general tax act exactly
FOUR days—this year it will have
< -«ome fifteen days before adjournment.
It is a well-known parliamentary fact,
too. that both these bills have the
right of way over all other bills at
all times.
It undoubtedly is true that any
Legislature would be able to travel
much faster than it does were it not
for the fact that local bills require
almost as elaborate handling as gen
eral bills, and a reform in this mat
ter has been urged for years'. But
since that reform never has been ef
fected, it hardly seems fair to charge
he present Legislature with giving
to these bills more than the time
absolutely necessary to their passagr.
And so, while it may be true that
the present Legislature is no faster
than it should be, it is just as well
to remember that the Legislature
machine is of an old model, and there
fore much out of date, and can not
run any faster than It can!
When the State takes the speed
limit off its Legislature, it naturally
will have to provide a machine cap
able of making at least a little bit
better time than the speed limit, or
nothing will happen by way of re
form.
The present Legislature may not
be a wonder of wonders, but It reail>
Is moving along FASTER than usual
—and that is the honest trutli of it!
Mr. Payton, of Worth, the hand
somest man in the last House, and
one of the handsomest men in any
House, looked in on the Genera*) As
sembly to-day to see if it was mov
ing along to suit him.
Mr. Payton gave it as his opinion
that the present House is all right,
so far as he could see, albeit he neg
lected to bring his eyeglasses along,
and wasn’t committing himself fin
ally.
“I enjoyed my brief Legislative ca
reer.” said Mr. Payton, “and marie
many lasting friendship** while it con
tinued. I take ~reat interest in the
work of the present House, and be
lieve it will enact some wholesome
legislation. I believe it wants to do
the right thing, at least. I have met
many new members, and the average
seems* to run rather high. In many
ways, however, being a member of
the Legislature is more or less
thankless job, and It often happens
that the best and most sincere work
ers fail to get the credit they really
are entitled to.”
“Uncle Billy" Wilson, of Gwinette,
another veteran of the last House
and the prize humorist therein, was
talking it over with his former col
leagues to-day.
"Uncle Billy" declines and refuses
to get excited about anything, and ai
ways takes life as easy as he knows
how. He does not look upon a Legis
lator's job as one removing him very
far from the rank*-* of just ordinary
folks, and therefore he never takes
himself too seriously.
"I love all the boys, and in the
main they are good boys.” said “Un
cle Billy.” “If they make mistakes,
they generally are mistakes of the
head and not of the heart!”
Louis E. Wisdom, of Forsyth, who
is altogether 22 years of age but not
much more, notwithstanding
fact that he looks every day of 17,
other day.
Wisdom didn't know there w
new doorkeeper on the Job until, ac
companied by two friends of the fe-
“Hey, you, kiddo!’
stage-whis-
in here!”
“The h—urn—deuce. I can't!”
Wisdom, in a loud and commanding
tone of voice. “I’m a member of the
House!"
“Run along, buddy, and let your
pipe go out—you can't put that over
me! If you had claimed to be a page,
all right. I might have fallen for it,
but a person must be at least twen
ty-one to get in here as a member!"
replied the doorkeeper, as he pushed
Wisdom gently back.
Then Wisdom quit arguing, and
went around to another door with
his lady friends, where he stood in
with the doorkeeper, and everything
was all right.
When the new doorkeeper found
out what he had done, he was much
chagrined and attempted to apolo
gize to Wisdom, but Wisdom is a
good little fellow’ and wouldn't stand
for any apologies. He admitted that
he hardly looked the part of a ma
ture and experienced statesman, any
way. and said he could and did un
derstand the situation.
If it Just hadn’t been for the
ladies— !
ATLANTA MARKETS
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 16©
17c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery. In
1-lb. blocks 274 ©30c; fresh country,
fair deinonc :6©18c.
UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound: Hens, 19c;
fries, 224© 24; roosters, 8(&10c; tur
keys, owing to fatness. 17©l»c.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens, 40 @45;
roosters. 30©35c; broilers. 25 ©30c per
pound; ruddle ducks. 30©3bc. Pekins,
35© 40c; geese, 50© 60c each: turkey i.
owing to fatness. 15fia)i.-u.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons. fancy, $8.00©9.00; cauliflower. 10©
124c lb.; bananas, 2vtc lb; cabbage,
$2.00 per crate; peanuts, per pojnd,
fancy Virginia, 64©7c; choice, S4 3'6c;
beets, $l.75@2.00 in h^lf-barrel crates;
ccumbers, $1.25©1.50 Eggplants 75c
©1.00 per crate; peppers, $1.25© 1.50 per
crate; tomatoes, fancy, six- jasket
orates, $2.00© 2.50; onions. $1.00 per bu.;
sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 80©85c.
okra, taney, six-basket crates. $1.50©
1.75.
FISH.
FISH—P.ream and perch. 7c pound;
snapper, 10c pound: trout. 10c pound;
blueflsh, 7c pound; nompano, 20c pound:
mackerel, 7c pound, mixed fish. 5©6c
pound; black bass, 10c pound: mullet,
$11.00 per barrel.
FlOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR— Postell’s Elegant. $7 75
Omega, $7.00; Carter's Best. $6.25; Qual
ity (finest patent). SG.40; Gloria (self
rising), $6.00; Results (self-rising), $6;
Swans Down (fancy patent). $6.00; Vic
tory (the very best patent), $6.40: Mon
ogram, $6.00; Puritan (highest patent),
$5.65; Golden Grain. $5.60; Faultless
(finest patent). $6.25; Home Queen
(highest patent), $5.85; Paragon (high
est patent, $5.75; Sunrise (half pate t),
$4.85; White Cloud (highest patent),
$5.25; White Daisy (highest patent).
$5.00: White Lily (high patent), $5.00;
Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.75. Wa
ter Lily (patent). $5.15; Sunbeam, $4.85;
Southern Star (patent). $4 85; Queen
Spray (patent). $4 85; Tulip (straight).
$4.00; King Cotton (half patent), $4.75;
low-grade. 98-lb sacks. $4.00
CORN—Choice red cob 90c, No, 2
white bone dry 87c, mixed 85c, choice
yellow’ 85c. cracked corn 85c.
MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks 83c. 96-
pound sacks 84c. 48-pound sacks 86c, 24-
pound sacks 84c.
OATS- Fancy white clipped 57c. No. 2
clipped 56c, fancy white 55c, No. 2
mixed 54c.
COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper $31.50
COTTON SEED HULLS—Square
sacks $17 00
SEEDS Amber cane seed $1.00, can#
seed orange $1.00, rye (Tennessee) $1.26,
red top cane seed $1.35, rye (Georgia)
1.35. blue seed oats 50c. barley $1.25.
Burt oats 70c
FEEDSTUFF5.
CHICKEN FEED Beef srap. 100-lb
sacks, $3.25; 50-lb. sacks, $3.85. Purina
pigeon feed $2.20; Purina hahv chick
feed $2.00, Purina scratch, 100-lb sks ,
STOCK MARKET
BY CHAS. W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Jul
y 22.-
The strong
tone which characterized tht
opening of
thp stock market to-day was not
well
maintained, and before, the
end of the
fifteen minute.-
, sharp recessions
were
in order 1 nion Pacific lost
its advance
of 6 8 and a reaction
of a pt
nu was le-
corded in Canadian 1
aclfti..
The traders
were
disapointed at the
action of the market
In failing to follow’
the strong tone in London
There was no change in Amalgamated
( opper,American Can and Reading
Steel
was ofT 4. while the
other changes
were
about equally divided
losses
Although trading was slow
in London.
me tone was strong,
with the American
shares the leading
nat me
The
market opened
easier.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Prev.
STOCK—
High.
Low.
Noon. Close.
Amal. Copper.
68 %
68
68 %
684
Am. Can . . .
33%
32%
32%
324
do. pfd.. . .
934
93
93
93 4
A. C. Foundry
434
434
43 4
43%
A. C. Oil . . .
384
38 V*
38 4
38
Am. Smelting
63%
62 4
62%
63%
A. T. and T. .
128
128
128
127%
Anaconda. . .
34 4
34%
34%
34 4
Atchison . . .
98
97%
98
97%
B. and O. . .
97%
07%
97%
98%
Beth. Steel . .
.•n>,
31
31%
31%
B. R. T. . . .
88%
88
88
88%
Can. Pacific .
220
218%
219V*
2184
C. leather . .
2.1%
23%
23%
23%
C. and O. . .
54%
54
54 %
54 V,
C. F. and I. .
50%
30
30
304
Consol. Gas .
131
131
131
130 V*
C. Products .
10%
10%
10%
io v;
I). Securities.
13%
13%
13%
Erie
26%
26%
26%
23%
do. pfd.. . .
404
40%
40 V*
40
C. N. pfd.. . .
12414
124%
124%
134 4
G. N. O.. . .
334
334
33%
33 4
111. Central. .
1144
114 4
1144
1134
Interboro . .
154
15%
154
154
K. C. S.. . .
27
27
27
264
M„ K. and T.
21%
21%
21%
21%
L. Valley. . .
1411%
1484
149 V*
149%
L. and N.. . .
132%
1324
1324
132%
Mo. Pacific. .
32%
31%
31%
31%
N. Y. Central
08%
98
98
98
Northwest. . .
1284
1284
128 4
128
N. and \V.. .
105
104 4
104 4
105
No. Pacific. .
109
1084
108%
1074
Penna
113%
1134
1134
1134
Pacific Mail .
21
21
21
194
P. Steel Car .
24
24
24
23 4
Reading. . . .
1604
130 Vi
1604
1604
R. I. and Steel
22 4
21%
22%
20%
Rock Is'and .
164
166%
16%
16%
do. pfd.. . .
27%
264
264
27%
So. Pacific . .
93%
92%
92%
924
So. Railway .
224
22%
22%
224
St. Paul. . . .
105
104 4
104 4
104 4
Tenn. Copper.
29
29
29
284
Union Pacific.
149
147%
1484
148 4
U. S. Rubber.
60%
604
60 4
60 V*
U. S. Steel . .
57‘4
56 V*
56%
57%
Utah Copper .
45%
44%
44%
45%
Wabash. . . .
2%
2%
2%
2%
do. pfd.. . .
6%
6%
6%
6 4
W. Electric. .
61
61
61
604
STOCK GOSSIP
$1.85: 50-lb sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch
bales, $2.05; Purina chowder, 100-lb
socks. $2.00; Purina chowder, dozen
pound packages. $2.20; Victory baby
chick, $2.00; Victory scratch, 50-lb.
sacks, $1.90; 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; wheat,
two-bushel bags, per bushel. $1.25;
oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb
sacks, $1.80; Eggo, $1.85; charcoal. 50-lb
sacks, per 100 pounds. $2.00.
SHORTS—White, 100-!b. sacks. $1.75:
Halllday, white. 100-lb. sacks, $ i .70;
Jandy middling, 100-lb. sacks, SI. 75;
fancy, 75-lb. sacks. $1.75: P W., 75-lb.
sacks, $1.65; brown, 100-lb sacks, $1.55;
Georgia feed. 75-11*. sacks. $1.55; clover
leaf. 75-lb. sacks. $1.60; bran. 75-lb
sacks, $1.25: 100-lb. sacks $1.25; 60-lb.
sacks. $1 30; Homeoline, $1.50; Germ
meal, Horreo. $1.50
GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 175-lb.
sacks, $1.70: Purina moiasses feed. $1.60;
Arab horse feed, $1.70; Allneeda feed.
$1.65; Suerene dairy feed. $1.50; Mono
gram. 10-lb sacks. $1 60; Victory
horse feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60: ABC
feed. $1.55; milk dairy feed. $1.65; alfalfa
mglasses meal. $1.75; alfalfa meal. $1.40;
beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60.
HAY — Per hundredweignt: 'Hmothy
choice, large bales. $1.20; large fancy
light cloved mixed, $1.15: No. 1 small
bales, $1.10; No 2 small $1 ; alfalfa pea
green. $1.10. clover hay $1.20. Timothy
standard. $1.05. Timothy small bales $1,
wheat straw 70c. Bermuda hav 90c, No
1 $1.20. wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay
90c.
G ROC FRIES.
SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran
ulated 5c. New York refined 4 4c, plan
tation 4.86c.
COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $24.59,
A A A A $14.50 In bulk, in bags and bar
rels $21, green 20c.
RICE—Head 44^54c, fancy head 54
a li^c, according to grade
LARD—Silver 'eaf 13c pound, Rcoeo
$%c pound. Flake White 84c ”oUo-
lene $7.20 per case, Snowdrift $5.85 per
case.
SALT—One hundred pounds 53c. salt
brick (plain) per onse $2.26, salt brick
(medicated) per case $4.85, salt red rock
per hundredweight $1. salt white per
hundredweight 90c, Granocrystal. per
case. 25 lb. sacks, 75c; salt ozone per
•ase 30 packages, 90c, 50-lb. sacks. 30c;
25-lb sacks 12c.
MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syr
up 37c, Axle grease $1.75, soda crackers
7>4o pound, lemon crackers 8c. oyster
*c, tomatoes (two pounds) $1.65 case,
■three pounds) $2 25. navy beans $3.25,
l ima beans 7Hc, shredded biscuit $3 60.
rolled oafs $3 90 per case, grits (hags)
(2 40. pink salmon $7. cocoa 38c, roast
oe.-f $3 80. syrup 30c per gallon. Sterling
ball potash $3 30 per case, soap $1.50©4
nor case, Rumford baking powder $2 50
oer case.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON. July 22.—Opening; Shoe
Machine. 46; New Haven. 104; American
Zinc. 20; Butte Superior, 28; Alaska.
18 1 *; Fruit. 163
PAR SILVER.
1.cNPm v . Jylj J- I’.a; silver quie*
at 27 1-ltki.
The Financial Bureau says. “Infor
mation channels expect to see a con
tinued improvement in the stock mar
ket. There is. however, sufficient un
certainty in the .situation to warrant
reasonable caution, except where in
vestment purchases are made. Would
not reach for stocks, but would buy on
moderate setbacks. Cotton is bought
conservatively on reactions. Wheat and
corn are considered cheap, but are of
fered on advances for trading profits."
* * *
It looks as if this advance has only
started. Would increase holdings on any
recession in stocks like Union Pacific,
Reading, Copper issues and Steel com
mon.—G. D. Potter.
• • •
The Bankers Trust Company cer
tificates of deposit for the St. Louis and
San Francisco general lien 5 per cent
bonds have been listed on the Stock Ex
change. It is understood the total
amount deposited under the agreement
with Speyer Co. in New York and in
Europe is more than $25,000,000. No
call has yet been made for the deposit
of the French bonds amounting to $23.-
000,000. Of the remaining balance, a
clear majority has been deposited under
the Speyer bondholders’ agreement.
* * *
Federal Court at St. Paul dismisses
injunctions against seven railways in
Minnesota and restores two-cent passen
ger rate and commodities laws.
* * *
There has been but little progress
made so far in the railway trainmen dis
pute.
The currency bill is revised so that
Federal reserve hanks must carry re
serve gold or certificates to the amount
of 33 1-3 per cent of their treasury
notes.
* * •
The Consolidation Stock Exchange will
open a branch exchange in Chicago.
* « *
Twelve industrials advanced 1.22.
twenty active rails advanced .65.
Republic Steel Co.
Makes Good Report
NEW YORK. July 22.—The report
of the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany for the six months ended June
30 last shows net earnings applica
ble to dividends of $1,972,421. Fin
ished and semi-finished unfilled ton
nage Increased 49,967 tons.
Net assets June 30 were $85,470,663,
an increase pf $2,403,156 over the same
date in 1912.
Council Gives Auto
To City Electrician
If the Aldermank- Board acts as
promptly as Council, City Electrician
R. C. Turner will have an automo
bile. Council Monday authorized th“
expenditure of $750 for a machine.
After the action of the Aldermank
Board Thursday the resolution will go
to Mayor Woodward. ,
NEW YORK, July 22 -The cotton
market opened fairly active to-day, and
first prices were 1 to 4 points higher
than the closing quotations of Monday.
The steadiness was attributed mainly to
firm cables. The fact that dry weather
still prevailed over the Central and
Western belt also led to supporting
orders in tlie new crop positions. After
the ca‘l the ring was inclined to sell on
reports of further rains in Texas, which
relieved the intense heat of the past
several days. In many localities the
rainfall was heavy. As sentiment
against the market, the selling became
rather general, resulting in a rapid de
cline of 2 to 6 points from the initial
level. New crops were the heavh-si
pressed options. October lost 6 pe.nts,
while December declined 5 points.
During the ate forenoon active buy
ing by the larger spot interests gave
the market a steady tone, result! ig in
prices recovering Trading was light
and tlie market ruled dull but stei dy
Following are 11 a. m. bids ir New
York: July, 12 20; August, 12T6; Oc
tober, 11.54; January, 11.41.
Following are 10 a. m teidr in New
Orleans: July. 12.34: August, 11.97; Oc
tober. 11.58; January, 11.57.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 191*2
New Orleans ; 900 to 1.200 601
NEW YORK COTTON.
K ______
Cotton quotations:
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct
Nov.
Dec.
Jan
Feb.
Mch
May
112:00 Prev.
(Open!High 1 , Low| M. Prev.
J12.20 12.21 12.18 12.19 12.16-17
.12.07 12.07 12.03 12.07 12.05-08
1 II .73-74
.11.56 It.57 11.50 11.54 11.52-53
! | | ill .61-53
. 11.49 11.49 1 1.44 1 1.48 1 1 .46-47
. 11.43 1 1.43 11.38 11.41 1.40-41
.! i ! 111.41-43
.11.50 11 .50 11.48 11.49 U.47-49
. 11.52 11.54 11.52 11.54 11.51-53
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, July 22.—This market
was due to open unchanged on old crop
positions, V*. point lower on October and
Do points higher on Januagv, but opened
quiet but steady, geneially 1 point high
er At 12:15 p. m. the market was
steady, at a net advance of 24 to 3
points. Later the market declined Vs
point from 12:15 p. m.
Spot cotton in good demand at un
changed prices; middling 6.72d; sales.
10.000 bales, including 8.700 American
bales; imports 15,000, of which 1,000
w’ere American bales.
At the close the market was steady
with prices at a net gain of 24 to 34
points from the closing quotations of
Monday.
Futures opened 8tea>
ling
July . . .
July-Aug.
Aug.-Sept
Sept.-Oct.
Oct.-Nov.
Nov.-Dec.
Dec.-Jan.
Jan.- Feb.
Feb.-Mch.
Mch.-Apr.
Apr.-May . . .
May-June . . .
Closed steady
Qpeni
Range. :
. .6.45
. .6.44
. .8.37
. . 6.22Vi
. .6.19
. .6.144
. .6 loM>
. .6.14
,6.15 V*
dy|
! P M. Close.
6.46V* 6.47
6.46 6.464
6.39 V*
6.24V* 6.25
6.20V*
6.16
6.164 6154
6.15V* 6.154
6.17
6.18 6.18
6.19
6.19 4 6.20
Prev
Close
6.434
6.43
6.36
6.22
6.18
6.134
6.13
6.13
6.144
6.154
6 16 4
6.1-4
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Cotton quotations:
112:00 ! Prev.
(Open'High| Low] M. : Prev.
July . . . 12.57|12.37 12.34 12^35 12."37-40
Aug. . . .11.96 11.96 11.96 11.9611.99-01
Sept. . . Ill. 62 11.62 11.62 11.62 11.64-66
Oct. . .' .Ill .56 11.60 11.55 11 .57 11 .59-80
Nov. . . 11.56-58
Dec. . . . 11 .54 1 1.55,11.52 11 .55 11.56-57
Jan. . . 11.55'11.59 11.55 11 .57 11.56-67
Feb '. ,11.55-58
Mch . . 11.63,11.68 11.63 11 .68 1 1.67-68
GRAIN MARKET
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
WHEAT
July . . .
Sept. . . .
Dec. . . .
CORN—
July . . .
Sept. . . .
Dec. . . .
OATS—
July . . .
Sept. . . .
Dec. . . .
P< iRK -
Sept. . . .
July . . .
LARD -
Sept. . . .
Sept . . .
Oct. . . .
RIBS—
July . . .
Sept . . .
Oct . .
High.
8b 4
874
91
634
63 4
604
30%
414
43%
21550
11.874
11.95
11.95
12.00
Low. Noon.
864 86 4
87 87%
90% 90%
614
62%
594
614
624
59%
39% 394
404 404
424 424
21.40
11.87 V
11.90
11.90
11.95
11.92%
.1.70
11.92V-
11.70
21.40
11.874
11.90
11.90
11.95
11.70
11.70
Prev.
Close.
864
874
90%
614
63 4
604
394
41V*
43%
21.25
11.874
11.95
11.95
12.00
11.874
11.96
11.724
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, July 22.—Wheat opened
Vh to 4d higher. At l;30 p. ni. the mar
ket was % to 4d higher; closed % to
4d higher.
Corn opened V*d higher. At 1:30 p. in.
the market was %d Higher; closed V 4 d
lower.
B. W. Snow wires from Omaha, July
21: “The corn crop in Nebraska, south
of the Platte and west of Lincoln, al
ready is hurt badly and in a critical
position. Portion of the Republican Val
ley received some rain and the crop Is
holding out. but fully one-fourth of the
State is over the danger line and losing
ground fast. From Hastings to Hol-
dredge and south to St. Cloud fields are
large y fired. I have seen places to-da>
where hot winds last week killed th»
1* aves on trees. From Hastings to
Crete the corn is showing white, ami
now’ is coming to tassel at four feet
East of Lincoln there is small damage,
but some white heads are showing
The hopeful possibility lies in the fact
that the crop was not in tassel during
last week's blistering weather, but man>
tassels now r are coming white. The sec
tion of the State I covered is in no
worse shape than Northern Kansas.''
• • •
Bartlett. Frazier Si Co. says: “Wheat
We look for a steady market to-da\
and are inclined to think prices wifi
gradually harden.
“Corn—We can see nothing but higher
prices.
“Oats—In our opinion the market is
in a strong position, with a compara
tively limited long interest and more
new buying apparent.
“Provisions The strength In corn is
helping prices, and while there Is more
*>r less realizing, new buying appears to
be on the increase."
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