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9 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." LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Capital $1,000,090 Surplus $1,000,000 Saws Bemrio! Safe Oepo:i'. fr I SttOfi gHj® AMERICAN FLAG s essssssssssssssssssssssssssssss THIS COUPON and 90c entitles the holder to an American Flag, 5 feet by 8 feet, when presented at our offices, HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN 20 EAST ALABAMA ST. 35 PEACHTREE ST. Flags will be mailed at an additional charge of 10c for postage. 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