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Forbes Says More Honest Men Are Taking Hold—Paints Brady as “Fixer,” By B. C. FORBES. Th® •chool financier* are pass ing. Men of bettor moral fibre, men Imbued with higher ideals, men more democratio it» their sympathies and possessed of more enlightened ideas oornceming their responsibilities to ward the public and the oommon wealth are taking their places. * • • Anthony N. Brady was essentially a financier of the nineteenth century type. He embodied most of the faults and a few of the virtues of his class. It was remarked of him yesterday by one of his intimates, President Wal- laoe, of the Central Trust Company, that he was the soul of loyalty to his friends, *even though they were dead,*' that he was a man of simplicity, not given to ostentation, and intensely democratic. « • • • But Mr. Brady the publio knew was different. He was a dictator, a “fixer” of politicians, a boss of Al bany and New York bosses, a stock market manipulator, an enemy of publicity, a handler of profitable “side-lines.” * * * He was king of frach'se-mongers. • * * If a gas company wanted a fran chise, Bmdy had to be seen. If a traction company wanted the right to lay lines, Brady was the man to han dle the job. If an electric light and power company needed valuable priv ileges from a community, Brady could get them. • • • Franchises obtained for nothing— except a “consideration” to poli ticians—could be turned into fortunes. The public first parted with the fran chises and then paid Brady and his cronies millions for them—by buying the stocks and bonds issued on the strength of them. Wall Street’s esti mate of Anthony N. Brady's wealth is $50,000,000. * * * The exposure of the Wall and Cort land street traction deal afforded the public an insight into the Brady art of transforming a franchise into a fortune. Thomas Fortune Ryan and his bosom friend (Brady) quarrelled over certain spoils, and the disgrace ful truth came to light. • * * Brady, like others of his genera tion, liked to work in the dark. He did not believe in publicity. In this respect he was a fit companion for Ryan. His ways were those of H. O. Havomeyer, the sugar king. To this day William Rockefeller has supreme oontempt for public opinion. H. H. Rogers also had 6cant use for pub licity. Nor had John D. Rockefeller for many years, although a deoade ago he saw a great light, and has acted differently sine©. J. P. Morgan latterly realized the power of public sentiment, and was sensitive to criti- oism, as is his son. E. H. Harriman, too, woke up before he died—you may recall his sudden change of front toward the reporters. • * • The Ryan- Brady-Whitney clique outlived its day. New York would not submit to it to-day. Its machina tions were of the “public-be-damn©d” order. Its policy was to “see” po litical bosses. The successful finan cier of the new generation must square himself with the public. Truckling with men of the Murphy stripe no longer pays in the end. It is too dangerous. Public opinion can. not now be “accelerated” that way, to use Lemuel Quigg's famous phrase. • * • Finance is being forced into the open. Bribery and corruption are be coming unprofitable.. Corporations now strive to placate the public rather than the politicians. • • • To rise from a bartender to a Wall street magnate was an achievement, no doubt, but the path was dev»ous. • * * The wine members of the younger generation will not seek to follow if. The straight path it is being dis covered, is the only one that brings* the kind of sucoesa worth winning, the kind that oan be left as a wel come legaoy, the kind that leaves no sting. * * * It is not enough nov/adays to be loyal to friends. The financier who would aspire tcf greatness must be loyal to the public. A fat purse, filled by questionable methods, will not car- ry him very far. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. South Africa Faces Nation-Wide Strike Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. JOHANNESBURG, July 26.—A general strike is threatened in South Africa. The Government has replied to the demand of the railroad men and miners, granting certain concessions, but not agreeing to all the demands. The union officials are considering whether the terms will be accepted. The strike would tie up all industry and work great hardship throughout the country. Girls Garbed as Men Arrested as 'Flirts' CHICAGO, July 26.—Mrs. Anna Pierson, 21 years of age, and Miss Hilda Lindgren, aged 26, were called into court to-day to answer charges of masquerading in male attire. The two young women were found by the police after complaints hal been made that two young men nad attempted to flirt with the women members of ajtt-automobile party. Special report to The Journal of ermJ m hI° e i lndlca, es that the cotton , i , lm proved generally in Geor- nue. ,I a ,?’ a a , ni1 Mississippi during the the'Jiel 1 '^ 'a two weeks late, fr„.. , ‘ ant e, sm , Hl, >' heal th.v and strong, an U d' U "L n J Cel , ! : „ fl ^* arP Rel1 cultivated In Ml.ift.IV i' 01 * weevils ur« numerous enn. 1 | W«Ki PP ' Geor « la condition shows aim improvement over a month hm'wu! a waa 16 4 per cent. Piok- stfslnnf b , PKln .. ab,nl * September 1st. Mis- owTi.ie„i d ! on bas about held It* ner ,1, t a . m . ont1 '. when it was SO ven,^t m .v. b, I7'. hut weather has pre- ,"?*-**• Alabama crop from mak- l85irin ny n, P v OV< ! ni * n t for ,h e month. Angusf W beg 11 about ,h e mid,lie of • * • ohu a ^* b , am S lnR lotted an unfavor- tero/e PU IJ on rexaa and Oklahoma yes- S', However V. M. Cordill made ne o, a a circular Just the opposite say- ibf crops in Texas and Oklahoma were nearly perfect, but rain Is needed to some extent. • * • . J* reported that a seat on the Cot- fn? «i*> X AAn na £L. ha ? been sold recently for $12,000. 1 his is a decline of $2,500 jrom the last previous sale. Early in tne year a sale was reported tot $10,000. lne decline is due to the plan to im pose a tax on future contracts. * • * Sheffield, Ala., wired: “We have had ]-V r f*£ d ® ys of showers and cloudy all of the time. This is the best we could hoped for. Conditions are splen did. * * • NEW ORLEANS, July 26.—Hayward « Clark: “The weather map shows cloudy over nearly the entire belt. Rome nne rains In Northwest Texas, North Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. Light showers over the antics, cooler In the West. Indi cations are for partly cloudy to cloudy, with more rain over Sunday, particu larly in the western half of the belt, clearing in the Atlantics.” * * • Dallas wires: “Texas and Oklahoma are generally clear.” * • * The New' Orleans Times-Democrat says: “Spinners’ takings for the week were larger than expected and August was befriended. For these reasons, yes terday's cotton market behaved very nicely in the presence of rather general rains, except in West Texas and West Oklahoma, where cloudy weather was reported. “In the past very hot weather in the West, when not continued too long without rain, has left no serious im print on the size of the crop. Rains are needed in the West now. and the fact that the forecaster persistently promises fair weather over that section of the belt keeps some of the talent on the anxious seat. But should good rains come to the West In the near future, the Mg crop man would be In position to exploit big crop views in a telling way. “As a matter of fact, August Is now so far below' a spot parity that it seems well able to take care of itself. Yes terday notices of intention to deliver 500 on August were issued In N eW Orleans. This cotton was taken up by July longs, and represents the portion left after the July tenders were culled. At the moment, the local talent does not know whether to expect further tenders or an attempt to squeeze Aug ust shorts It is likely that the August traders in the main are straddlers, and that they are not operating with a view’ of handling large lines of the actual this month.” FollowMng is the statistical position of cotton on Friday, July 25, as made up by The New York Financial Chronicle: ! This 1 Last I Last I Week. ] Week. | Year. Vis. supply; 2,770.943; 2.924.400 2,659,325 American . 1,443,943 1,587,400 1,758,325 In s't, w’kl 65,010! 67,7711 65,065 Since R’p 1 13,409.854 13.344,844115,399.364 Port stocks' 164.078 1 181,657! 256.508 P. receipts.^ 18,0421 20,061' 12.478 Exports . J 22,754: 28,361 1 14.431 In. receipts' 13,807 12,2971 8.565 In. s’p’m’ts' 27.401 31,226 18,268 Int. stocks. 158.015; 173.609 110.503 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. #2! n a -JO) 111.83 11.83111 ill.59 1L61|11 11.36 11.36 11. 11.27111.27 11 Jul Au Sp Oc No He Ja Fe Mr My Closed steady. o si Q. O 11.21111.22111. 11.12 11.12 11 11.22111.23111 ll.27 11.29Yl. .71111.75 11.74- 60 11.51 11.51- .31 11.31 11.29- . 18| 11.18 11.18- . ..|11.11 Y2YL12Y1.12- .06|ll.06(11.05- . ..! 11.06- .19 11.13 1113- .19 11.20 11.19- •75:11.81-83 62Y1.62-63 31111.38-40 20 11.26-30 -18! 1311.23-24 06111.11-18 08Y1.18-20 Hill.27-28 2011.29-31 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Cotton quotations: Inly . Aug. . Rept. . Oct.. . Nov. . Dec. . Jan. . Feb. . Mar. . May . iOpen Hlgfa!Low!Noon] Close. I Prev. .111.75- 11.63111.64 11.6; 111.30 11*. 32 ii.25 Yl.26111.28 jll.29jll.32 lii.33ii.38 I I 11.62Y1.64-66 ill.37-39 11.26111.32-33 11.30-32 11.22111.23 11.30-31 11.24 11.24 1 1.31-32 11.29-31 11.36 11.36 11.40-41 I !11.45-47 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Futures opened easier. July 6.34 July-Aug. Aug.-Sop.. Sep.-Oct. . Oct.-Nov. Nov.-Dec. Dec.-Jan. . Jan.-Feb. Feb.-Mar Mar.-April April-May- May-.Tune Closed easy. Openlg Range. -6.33 -6.32% -6.25 -6.11% 6.05%-6.06% fi.06%- 6.06 - 6.07 -6.07% 6,08 -6.09% 6.09%- 6.10%-6.11% 6.34 6.26 6.16 6.10 ^lose^ 6.38 6.33 6.25% 6.14% 6.10 6.05 6.05% 6.05% 6.07 6.08 6.09 6 10% Prev. Close. 6.32% 6.32% 6-24^ 6.13% 6.09 6.04% 6.05% 6.04% 6.06 6.07 6 08 6.09^ BIG CROPS IN RUSSIA. WASHINGTON. July 26.—A cable gram received by the Department of Agriculture to-day from the Interna tional Institute of Agricultrue at Rome gives the following estimate of crops in European Russia: Spring wheat. 511,101,000 bushels; all barley, 530,297,000 bushels, and all oat^s, 1.029,000 bushels. This represents an average Increase on this total crop of 16.2 per cent. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, July 26.—Due 1 point lower on August and 1 to 2 points high er on other positions. this maraet opened 1 to 1% points higher. The mar ket closed easy 1% to 2 points higher. Spot cotton easier at 2 points decline; middling. 6.59d; sales, 6,000 bales, in cluding 4,000 American bales. U. S. Postoffices to Observe Labor Laws WASHINGTON, July 26.—First As sistant Postmaster General Roper to day sent a warning to all fourth- class postmasters that where such postoffioes are located In States hav ing limited hours of labor fixed for women by State laws the department will Insist on strict adherence to tho statutes. Mr. Roper especially warns post masters against the practice of allow ing postofftce clerks who also act as clerks In stores run In conjunction with the postofTices, to violate limited ijour law s. LEPER DEPORTED TD Afflicted Turk, Wrapped in Anti septic Bandages, Sent to Old Home. CLEVELAND, July 26. — Cleve- land’s leper, Mahand Hassen, who, since his discovery in a rooming house here a month ago, has been a source of worry to city and Fed eral officials, is on the Atlantic to day on the second lap of his Journey to Jerusalem. He came to America two years ago. For two weeks Hassen was In the. City Hospital. Yesterday evening h- was wrapped in antiseptic gauze from head to foot, bundled into an ambu lance and hurried to the Pennsylvania Railroad yards, w'here a combination baggage and passenger coach had been transformed into a temporary hospital ward. Drs. Johnson and Lauterusohlagor and Immigration Inspector Flukey were in charge of Hassen. At Philadelphia the leper was transferred to the steamer Dominion, which sailed to-day for Beirut. Wnen the liner docks, Hassen will be taken in charge by Syrian officials and sent at once to Jerusalem. While in America Hassen peddled rugs in a half dozen cities before he finally was taken in charge here. Hester’s Weekly Cotton Statistics Secretary Hester's weekly New Or leans Cotton Exchange statement of the movement of cotton, issued before the close of business Friday, shows an in crease in the movement into sight com- pared with the seven days ending this date last year in round numbers 56. an increase over the same days year before last of 16,000, and a decrease under the same time In 1910 of 36,000. For the 25 days of July the totals show an increase over last year of 9,000, an increase over the same period > ear before last of 58,000 and a decrease under the same time in 1910 of 3,000. For the 328 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 328 days of last year 2.181,000, ahead of the same days year before last 1.940,- O00, and ahead of 1910 by 3,212,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 30,484 bales, against 30,428 for the seven days ending this date last year, 14.638 year before last and 66,605 same time in 1910; and, for the 25 days of July it has been 110,- 282, against 101,757 last year, 52,291 year before last and 139,917 same time in 1910 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 9,772,107, against 11,924,453 last year, 542,618 year before lost and 7,305,- 736 same time in 1910. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 978,362, against 1,258.779 last year. 932,458 year before last, and 822,254 same time in 1910; interior stock in excess of those Held at the close of the commercial year 56,180, against 19,221 last year, 25,- 645 year before last and minus 5,745 same time in 1910; Southern mill takings 2,687,000, against 2,472,429 last year. 2,- 198,848 yar before la«t and 2,159,716 same time in 1910. These make the total movement for the 328 days of the season from Sep tember 1 to date 13,493,649, against 16,- 674,882 last year, 11,699,569 year before last and 10,281,961 same time in 1910. Foreign exports for the week have been 22,622, against 9,808 last year, mak ing the total thus far for the season 8,425,179, against 10,334,673 last year, a decrease of 1,909,494 Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show a de crease of 6,496, as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September 1 have decreased 387,919. The total tak ings’ of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 5,126,286, against 6,266,622 last year. These include 2,358,712 by Northern spinners, against 2,746,631. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 35,110 bales, against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of 25,200 and are now 47,932 smaller than at this date in 1912 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 13,858,862, against 18,- 961,856 for the same period last year. The statements of the weekly move ment will now be discontinued for the remainder of the season. World's Visible Supply. Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply of cotton shows a decrease for the week just closed of 171,036. against a decrease of 180,543 last year and a decrease of 111,798 year be fore last. The total visible Is 2.750,351, against 2,921,387 last week. 2,648,244 last year and 1.846,970 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,426,351, against 1,582,387 last week. 1.741,244 last vear and 914.970 year before last, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Bra zil, India, etc., 1.324.000. against 1.339.- 000 last week, 907.000 last year and 932,- 000 year before last. The total world’s visible supply of cotton, as above, shows a decrease com pared with last week of 171,036, an In crease compared with last year of 102,- 107, and an Increase compared with year before last of 903,381. Of the world’s visible supply of cot ton. as above, is now afloat and held In Great Britain and continental Europe 1,647.000, against 1,676,000 last year and 1.047,000 year before last; in Egypt 97.- 000. against 64.000 last year and 76,000 year before last: In India 800,000, against 555.000 last year and 498,000 year before last, and in the United States 306,000. against 363,000 last year and 226,000 year before last. World’s Spinners’ Takings. Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners through out the world as follows. In round num bers: This week *182,000 this year, against 174,000 last year, 103.000 year before last. Total since September l. this year, ••13.419.000. against 14,726,000 last year, and 11.561.000 the year before. Of this Northern spinners and Can ada took 2,359,000 bales this year, against 2.747.000 last year, and 2,059,000 the year before; Southern spinners 2.- 767.000, against 2,520.000 last year, and 2.244,000 the vear before; and foreign spinners, 8.293.000, against 9.458,000 last year, ami 7,248,000 the year before. •Including correction account 4,000 de duction Galveston stock. ••Exclusive Galveston correction. Graduate of Mercer Is Drowned Fishing LOUISVILLE, July 26—Reports from’ Clark’s Mill, six miles north of here, reached here to-day of the drowning of Charles Oliphant while fishing with a party of friends. Oliphant was a son of Dickson Oli phant, of Wrens. He was 24 years old. a first-honor graduate of Mercer University, and was In his second year at the Georgia Medical College in Augusta. He was well known here and was popular In baseball circles. STOCK MAKRET By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, July 26.—Trading was very inactive at the opening of the stock market to-day. and price changes were moderately Irregular. The Hill stocks were prominent in the trading, Great Northern preferred advancing a point and Northern Pacific rose %. The same amount of gain was made in Gen eral Electric. Canadian Pacific and Amalgamated Copper both opened % lower. The volume of trade was small Heaviness and uncertainty ruled in the London market following shares show ing an irregular tone. The curb market was also Irregular. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations up to noon: STOCK High. Amal. Copper. Am. Beet Sug American Can do, pref. .. Am. Car Fdy.. Am. Loconto, . Am. Smelting Am. T.-T 127% Anaconda .... 35% Atchison .... B. and O Beth. Steel... B. R. T Can. Pacific. . Cen. Leather.. C. and O Colo. F. and I. Corn Products 10% Distil. Secur.. 13% Erie do, pref. . Gen. Electric. 140% G. North, pfd. 126% G. North. Ore. 35% Interboro .... 15% do, pref. .. 59 M. . K. and T. L. Valley. . . L. and N.. . Mo. Pacific. . Northwest.. . N. and W. . . Penna. . . , P. Steel Car.. Reading. . . R. I. and Steel do. pfd.. . . Rock Island . So. Pacific. , So. Railway . do. pfd.. . . 78 St. Paul. . . 105% Tenn. Copper 30% Union Pacific 149% U. 6. Steel. . 68% Utah Copper. 47% V. -C. Chera. . 26% W. Union . . 64% 69% 26 33% 93% 44% 31% 63% 98% 98% 34% 88% 217% 24% 54 32 26% 41% 22% 151 133% 33% 129% 105% 113% 24% 162 25% 29% 17% 93% 23% LOW. 68% 26 32% 93% 44% 31% 63% 127% 35% 98% 98% 34 88% 216% 24% 63% 31% 10% 13% 26% 41% 140% 125% 35 15% 59 22% 160% 132% 32% 129% 105% 113% 24% 161% 25% 29% 17% 92% 23% 78 105% 29% 149 58% 47% 26% 64% Noon. 69% 25% 33 93 Vi 44% 31% 127% 35% 98% 98 33% 217 24% 53% 31% 10% 26% 41% 140 125% 35% 16% 59 22% 149% 136 33% 128% 105% 113% 24% 161% 24% 86 17% 93% 23% 78 105% 30 149% 68% 47% 26 64% BETTING EVEN IN Prev. Close. 69% 25% 32% 93% 44!* 31% 63 127% 35% 98% 98 34% 99 216% 24 53% 31 10% 13% 26% 41% 139% 126 34% 15% 58% 22 149% 133% 32% 129 105% 113% 24% 161% 24% 86% 17% 92% 23% 78% 105 29% 149 59% 47% 26 63% American and British Teams Meet in Second Day of Play for Davis Cup. Special Cable to The Georgian. WIMBLEDU^, ENGLAND, July 26. With the count one and one, the Eng lish and American lawn tennis teams to-day met in the double match to gain the vantage point of the play for the Davis cup. The American contingent is much disappointed to-day over th*> defeat of Maurice E. McLoughlin, of whom ho much was expected, in the single match yesterday with J. C. Parke. The young Californian had already defeat ed Parke in the open tenrtis matches last month, and his defeat was entire ly unexpected. Both matches yesterday were so hard fought that the bettLng to-day is at even money and take your pick. Each game yesterday required five sets to bring out a w.inner, and when play was over In the second match. R. Norris Williams, of Philadelphia, had evened up the score by defeat ing C. P. Dixon. To-day’s play is between McLough- 11 n and Harold H. Hackett against Dixon and H. Roper Barrett. $5,000,000 B. AND 0. 4s ARE ON MARKET AT 89 NEW YORK, July 26.—By selling $5.- 000,000 first mortgage 4 per cent bonds which it has held In its treasury tq Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Speyer & Co., the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has Indulged in some unanticipated finan cing. The listed 4s have lately declined from 92 to 89. Of the entire amount. $3,000:000 has been bought from the two above firms by a syndicate of three banking houses who are now disposing of the securities at 89. The present block represents the road’s right under the mortgage to issue $1,000,000 annually for Improvements, a privilege w'hich it has denied itself for the last five years. STOCK GOSSIP GRAIN MARKET United States Steel earnings Is ex pected to be smaller in the second half of the year than In the first part. * * * Twelve industrials declined .29; twen ty active rails advanced .24. • • * Howard Elliot will take office as pres ident of the New Haven September 1. • * * The New York Financial Bureau says “Information channels favor a trading position. We would not climb for stocks, but would buy on moderate setbacks only for fair profits.” * * * G. D. Potter says: “The reaction may go a little further, but. on any weakness would increase holdings in stocks like Union Pacific, Copper, Read ing and Steel. I hear that the Missouri Pacific is a purchase for the long pull. Earnings are showing up W'ell and it now looks as the next management would make it one of the big properties of the country.” * * • Attorney General McRevnolds was quoted recently ak paying that the pros ecution of the New Haven would favor a settlement of the case outside of court if the management proved willing to meet the wishes of the Government. It has been rumored that one of the mat ters which could be adjusted amicably would be the divorce of the trolley and Melien steamship lines acquired by Mellen. * * * It is axiomatic in Wall street that an improvement in the bond market is nec essary before stocks can boom. How ever. there is a better feeling in the bond circles Houses which make a spe cialty of this class of securities have been receiving more inquiries than they have for many w'eeks. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations to noon: Previous High. Low. Noon. Close. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. July 26.—Hogs—Receipts. 8,000. Market steady to strong; mixed and butchers, 8.70® 9.45: good heavy, 8.90®9.30; rough heavy. 8 50(9)8.85; light, 9.10® 9.60; pigs, 8.15<&9.30; bulk. 9.00® 9.30. Cattle—Receipts, 200. Market steady- beeves, 7.S5(U9.15: cows and heifers, 3.25 rd-8.40: stockers and feeders. 6 25@s7.90. Texans. 6.76®8.1?>; calves. 9.25® 10.90. Sheep—Receipts, 3,000 Market strong; native and Western, 3.25(^5.40; lambs, 5.50 (ft 8.25. WHEAT July 85% Sept 86% Dec 90 CORN— July 61% Sept 62% Dec 59% Oats - July 39 Vi Sept 40% Dec 42% PORK— July Sept.... 21.30 Jan LARD- July.... 1160 Sept. . . . 11.75 Oct 11.82% 11. RIB»- July.... 11.70 Sept.... 11.77% Oct 11.67% 85*8 86 89% 60% 61% 58% 39 39% 41% 85% 86% 90 61% 62% 59% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, July 26.—Wheat closed % to Id lower. Corn closed % to %d higher. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, July 26.—Opening: Fruit. 164: East Butte, 13; New Haven, 102; Granby, 61. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: | Opening J 9.60® 9'70 9.65(0:9.75 .1 9.75 J 9.78@>9.80 9.54 9.83 January. . February. . March. . . April. . . May. . . . June .••(•! r.oo August 9.0l®9.05 September . . . . 9.24 October i 9 35®9 40 November. . . .! 9.45719.50 December 9 53®9.55 Closed steady. Sales, 22,7 Closing. 9 52® 9 54 9.60® 9.62 9 67®9.68 9 72®9 74 9.77® 9.78 i 9.78® 9.79 9.03® 9.05 : 9.20®9.21 9.25^9.30 9.37®9.39 9 45®9 il 50 bags. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oH quotations: Opening | Closing. Spot | 9.60®10.00 July 9.40®10.00 9.50®10.00 August . . . September . October . . November. . December . January. . February Closed strong; sales, 5.800 barrels. 9.50 : 9.50ft 9.49 9.48^ 8.21. 8.20® 6.94 1 6.92® 6.71! 6.69(£ 6.70 6.72 Mortgage Money I want a few more choice Real Estate Loans—$1,0 00 to$5 ? 000. Sub urban Properties and Farms consid- ered, if well im proved. Wm. Hurd Hillyer Trust Co. of Ga. Bldg. LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Capital $1,900,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Savings Department Safe 26 Strav«l as a unifof 3e therrnome I oint were urg^-d bj Kt I" SAlirf CYty CHICAGO. July 28.—Declines of % to % cent were registered in the wheat market at the opening to-day. The pre vailing influence was the lower cables. Liverpool was Id lower for the July future, which option was being liqui dated by the larger holders in that mar ket. Futures were off % to %d More favorable weather In Russia, larger of ferings and a lighter demand for the spot article, with the continued favor able weather in the Northwest and the lower prices established here yesterday, brought about the liquidation. Reports from the spring wheat coun try were to the effect that the weather was ideal for the filling of the crop, and South went ern advices told of good weather for threshing and movement. Minneapolis and Duluth received a total of 158 cars and Winnipeg til cars, com pared with 93 and 117 cars respectively last year. Weak-end short covering was done on a moderate scale. ■Shorts were good buyers of corn. The strength In corn values proved an influence In the oats market, values enloving an upturn of % to % cent. There was a slightly easier tone to the hog market, but provisions in the local pit were a shade firmer early. AMERICAN FLAG OFFER / Valued at Five Dollars i for 90 cents This beautiful American Flag, the very latest, wifh^48 stars, made of fine bunting. Cut out Coupon below, an d bring to THE H KARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN and ATLANTA GEORGIAN Of fice, with 90 cents, and secure one of these beautiful flags. THIS COUPON and 00c 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. 85 PEACHTREE ST. / Flags will be mailed at an additional charge of 10c for postage. Every man is proud to say he is an American, and it is his duty to see that “Old Glory is flung to the breeze” on every appropriate occasion. See that you have one of these flags at your office or at your home. Take advantage of this offer. Hearst’sSunday American and Atlanta Georgian 20 East Alabama Street 35 Peachtree Street ATLANTA, GA. y re in xy Council. letter re “ facTCrT* . t i ,st just after kir tf/s ready f°r trial. for Will Green, Conley’^aompanion, said to] seen killing.