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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ICED FI FLEE GIRLIN CONTEST Illinois Couple Reach Atlanta Af ter Wandering Aimlessly About Country for a Month. Fleeing from an Illinois poorhouse, William Smith and his wife, both more than 80 years old, arrived in Atlanta Monday afternoon after a month of aimless drifting about the tountry, with no money and no idea Of their ultimate destination. They shambled into the Terminal Station off a train from Rome, the old man, who is crippled, leaning tteavily on his wife’s shoulders. They had eaten nothing for nearly twelve hours, their clothes were mere rags, and they were so feeble they had. to be assisted tq seats in the station by Train Caller Charles Grif- 3n and the matron. Mrs. J. W. Payne A month ago they had a little home In Brown County, Ill., they said, a house and an acre or two on which they raised enough to keep them alive. One day the old man hurt his foot. Unable to work, they ap pealed to their neighbors for aid. The county officials took up the matter and decided to send them to the poorhouse. The old man and his wife, once fairly well-to-do, were terror-stricken at the thought of living on the bounty of the county. When the poorhouse wagon came and took their furniture and their • meager belongings they pleaded to be allowed to spend one more night in their own home. That night they gathered what little of their clothing was left, collected their few pennies and fled. Their only idea of their destination Is that they want to "go somewhere South." They have no relatives, but say they have a friend in the “South” who owns 1 a plantation. The old people were taken in charge by Mrs. Payne ana Mr. Griffin anu made as comfortable as possible for the night. They were still at the Terminal Station at an early hour Tuesday morning, and It has not yet been determined what will be done with them. They say they are willing to go anywhere except to a poorhouse 6th District Masons To Convene Thursday MACON, July 29.—The Masops of the Sixth district will meet in an nual convention in Macon Thursday morning. About 200 delegates are ex pected. The opening meeting will be held at the Mulberryt Methodist church, where addresses will be de livered by Judge R. T. Daniel, of Sriffin; Grand Master R. L. Colding, of Savannah, and A. W. Lane, of Macon. The business sessions in the afternoon and night will b e held in the quarters of Macon lodge. The visitors will be complimented with a barbecue at the Idle Hour Country Club. Keeps Her Eyes Open and Gets the Business—Opportunity Open for All Contestants, Birthday Fete for ‘Uncle Luke' Wood The seventv-seventh anniversary of “Uncle Luke" Wood will be cele brated August 1 by a host of friends and relatives at his residence in Riv erside. For many years his birthday has been celebrated at Grant Park, but It was decided to give a "home party" this year, and a basket picnic will be held there. "Uncle Luke's’” four daughters, all of whom are well known in Atlanta, will be in charge of the celebration this vear. They are Mrs. E. L. Jett, Mrs. Lizzie Davis. Mrs. Brown Carroll and Mrs. E. L. Smith. OBITUARY. The funeral of William C. Allen, W’ho died Saturday, will be held from the home, No. 19 Abbott street, at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. W. O. Foster officiating. Interment at Greenwood. Mrs. Mary C. Smith, sixty-two years old, died at her home, No. 80 Berean avenue, Monday night. She is sur vived by her husband, J. W. Smitn, and three daughters, Mrs. Martha Ellison, Mrs. A. D. Ellison and Mrs. M. Ellenberg. Fuperal announcs- ment later. Isaac Stsinhsimer, seventy-nine years old, died Monday night at his home. No.’ 779 West Peachtree street. He is survived by a wife, two sons and three daughters. Funeral announce ment later. The body of George W. Chappelle, twenty years old. No. 210 Plum street, is at the chapel of Barclay & Brandon waiting funeral ar rangements. Mr. Chappelle is sur vived by his wife and a four-month- old infant, and his parent*, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Chappelle. Mrs. Anna F. Schofield, seventy-four years old, died at her home In Vine- viile Mondav night after a long ill ness She was the widow of John g Schofield, who founded a local iron company several years ago. The Schofield family is one of the best known in Georgia. Funeral announcement later. Atlantic Liner Sets Long Course Record NEW YORK, July 29.—The steamer Kronprinzessin Cecelie. which arrived to-day from Bremen and other ports, made' a record run of five days, four teen hours and twenty-four minutes jver the long course. The vessel main tained an average speed of 23.40 knots Her best day’s run was 603 miles. This is the fastest time and best aver- ige speed made by any westbound Ger man steamer over this route. Clear weather r^evaited throughout the voy- There’s at least one girl worker in The Georgian’s Want Ad Contest who is going to be a real business woman aome day. She is a live wire. She walked up Oak street In West End, planning a call on a friend. As she passe*! Ashby street she saw a negro woman with a telescope grip In one hand and a bundle in the other, leaving a house. Miss' Contestant walked in. rang the bell, and the mis. tress of the house came to the door. “I want to find you a new’ cook to take the place of the one Just quit,” said Miss Contestant. The housewife looked puzzled. “A Georgian Want Ad will do It,” explained Miss Contestant. ‘‘The cook will be here -tomorrow.” And the next morning the house wife had a choice of four would-be servant**, brought by one little ad which cost 20 cents. A Want Ad in The Sunday Ameri can or The Georgian will find almost any want, as Atlanta readers have learned by experience. Contestants in the race for an automobile, a piano, a trip to California and other prizes are learning how to suggest want ads. and almost every person they ap proach finds a need he hadn’t thought of before. And the Want Ad way is the quickest way on earth to get re sults. Friends Of the contestants may send their want ads direct to the of fice if they like, requesting that their votes be cast for any contestant they desire to name. Somebody is going to win a handsome prize, and your friend might as well be the winner. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK. July 29.—Because the weather map failed to show any mois ture in Texas or indications that any would be expected in the near future, cotton this morning opened steady, with first prices ut a net advance of 3 to 6 points higher than Monday’s final. Sentiment was less bearish, and quite an active covering movement devel oped at the start. Later the market eased off sharply in response to active selling by the uptown crowd and Wail Street brokers, Declines aggregated 3 to 5 points from the initial level, or practically unchanged from the pre vious close. The trade witnessed a repetition of the sensational flurry in July during the forenoon, when sudden liquidation prevailed. This option dropped from 11.85 to 11.71, "nothing between," and immediately jumped back to the for mer quotation, "nothing between, ’ and increased its gain to 11.94. The phenomenal strength and activity in that option, as well as other posi tions, was attributed chiefly to heavy absorption by large spot houses, and covering short commitments by recent sellers, coupled with a Liverpool ca ble saying offerings were light and sohrts running to cover. Advances in other positions aggregated 2 to 9 points over the previous close witnin the first two hours. NEW YORK COTTON. MERCHANTS BUYING COTTON GOODS FOR SPRING DELIVERY Marshall Field & Co., In their week ly review of the dry goods trade say: "The dry goods business of the week has held about even with that of the same period a year ago. Our repre sentatlves again on the road after their vacations are finding buyers ready to consider lines for spring delivery IQ a conservative way. "Crop conditions inspire confidence in mercantile operations, especially throughout the principal corn growing States Exceptionally good reports are received from the State of Iowa The oats crop has benefited by timely raina in some sections. "Collections continue about normal. "A healthful tendency is noted in that there is an increasing demand for tlie better grades of merchandise. "The steady, normal volume of dally shipments indicates low stocks and a ‘hand-to-mouth’ policy of buying among readers generally ” Cotton quotations: COTTON GOSSIP July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Pec •Ian. Feb. 3 I ]Open|High|Low|N . 11.8511 1.86!ll. 71 11 11.60 11.84 11.57111 .111.30 *- .111.23 dll.21 .11.14 ll.391U.30jH 11.25 11.28 11 11.1411.09111 oon) .921,11 .6411 .35111 .22,11 . . .Ill .18 11 .11111 11 Mch. . . .11.20 11.22:11.17 1.118 11 May . . .11.27 11.27111.22111 .22111 Prev. Close. .77-80 .57-58 .26-28 .18-19 .13-15 .16-17 .08-10 .10-12 .17-18 .21-23 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Cotton quotations: | I Prev. lOpenlHighjLow IN’n.l Close. July . . j I.... 7l..... 1..... H i". 71 Aug. . . ,|U.68111.68111.68jll.68|U.62-64 Sept | ,11.30-31 Oct. . ,|U.28111.32 11.25111.28H1.25-26 Nov. . . ! ! 111.23-26 Dec. . .11.28111.30:11.22111.24111.22-23 Jan. . . . 11.30! 11.30 11.24 11 .25,11.35-36 Feb. . | I | 11.24-26 Mch. . .in.89|H.39lll.36jll.sejll.40-41 Nell pros., of London, in their latest circular maintain their estimate of 14,- 760,000 bales as the actual consumption of American cotton for the present season. This estimate was made pub lic the latter part of October, 1912. • • • The market is extermely sensitive to all reports and did a lot of nervous flopping around. * • • The change is the attftude of the Exchange riace house yesterday did not seem to attract outside buying of consequence. probably because crop conditions as a whole are considered excellent. An increased trade demand for con tracts is reported on a scale down. • * * Further rains in the Waetern section w ould undoubtedly bring o it heavy sales from Wall Street and the South. It seems purely a weather market now and will be influenced accordingly. * * • The New York Journal of Commerce has the following on the condition cf the cotton crops in Tennessee, Louisi ana and Arkansas: "Tennessee—Prospects for cotton are better than for many years. The plant Is strong and well fruited, with a good stand and free from insects. Fields are clean and well cultivated. A few localities are needing rain, but as a rule precipitation has been ample. Per centage condition Is considerably high er than a month ago, when it was 82.7. The sason is about normal, though some correspondents report it earlier than usual. "Louisiana—Owing to drouth and the almost universal presence of the boll weevil, percentage condition appears to have lost a few points from last month, when it was 80.6, but the prospects are better than a year ago, when condi tion was 74.7. Otherwise, prospects for a large crop are excellent and the outturn repends largely upon the suc cess of the fight against the boll weevil. The plant Is strong and healthy, with a fair stand And good fruitage. "Arkansas—Cotton has maintained its rather high percentage condition of a month ago. when it was 85.4 and 77.7 a year ago. The plant is of good size, with fair stands and fruiting rath er heavily. Cultivation and condition of the fields are unusually fine and a number of correspondents look for the biggest crop in years. The only draw back has been the hot dry weather, which has checked growth and fruit ing. Damage from boll weevil is very slight and the crop is very free from other insect pests." • * • Dallas wires: "Texas and Oklahoma, clear and hot." * * * NEW ORLEANS. July 29.—Haywood & Clark: The weather map shows fair over Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas shows rising temperatures. No rain, except .72 at Amarillo, cloudy ovpr Central and Eastern States to light showers in Alabama, Louisiana, Flor Ida and South Carolina. Map favor able owing to less rain in the Central and Eastern States, but unfavorable owing to absence of rain in the lower half of Texas. Indications point to generally fair weather over the West ern States, except possibly cloudy In Northwest Texas and Western Okla homa: part cloudy to fair in the Cen tral and Eastern States, possibly faw> scattered showers there • * * Rainfall: Amarillo, Texas, .72; Mont gomery. Ala., .22; Augusta, Ga.. .24: Jacksonville, Fla., 1.64, Birmingham. Ala., .01; Macon, Ga., 08; Anniston, Ala., .02. • * • The New r Orleans Times-Democrat says: "Monday's cotton market had digested reports showing continued dry weather in Central Texas, which pro duces the bulk of the crop of the Lone Star State. It also had to discount the market effect of probable higher temperatures in that section. Hence the steady tone ond higher range in values. The talent is fully aware of the fact that rain relief did not reach North and West Texas in time to figure in the data gathered on July 25 for the government crop condition report, which will be promulgated on August 1. It is also convinced that the official instructions to government agents to watch out for weevil damage will result in some Bureau utteranues that will aid the bulls rather than the bears. "Under the Circumstances the rings were inclined to think the decline had gone far enough for the present, and that a moderate upward reaction was in order. Meanwhile, optimistic opin ions as to the crop promise reach the rings in numbers every day. On the other hand, Texas is not offering new crop cotton in anything like the volume usual at this time of year, and expor ters are beginning to believe that Texas contribution of new cotton during August will be comparatively small, probably very much smaller than that of last year, according to one of them In normal seasons this is the time when consumers and Importers In America sell specific grades and weights in vol ume for delivery in October. December. January and March. Such business, of course, generally trading in contracts., with the speculator supplying the dlf ferepce between the long and the short hedges required by the trade.” Atlanta Markets GRAIN MARKET I'HK’AGO, July 29.—Corn was the leader in activity, ^s well as strength, at the opening of the grain market to day. The continued absence of rain in the corn belt and the addition'll claims of further and marked de terioration were the leading bullish influences, which drove many shorts to cover and developed an investment demand. It was said that .the losses in the corn belt were pronounced in many sections. Wheat was lower on increased of ferings and a general bearish condi tion. oats were higher on poor threshing returns. Provisions were a shade higher. Grain quotations to noon: High. WHEAT— 85% 86% 90% 64% 65 62% 40% 4 & July Sept. Dec.. CORN— . July. . . Sept. . . Dec. . .. OATS— July. Sept. Deo. . .. PORK— July . .22.30 Sept. . .21.42% Dec LARD— July . .11.70 Sept. . .11.80 Oct. . ..11.90 RIBS— July. . .11.75 Sept. . .11.85 Oct. . ..11.62% Low’. 85% 85% 89 % 637/8 63% 60% 39% 40% 42% 22.17% 21.37% 11.70 11.80 11.87% 11.72% 1182% 11.60 Noon. 85% 86% 90 64% 64% 61% 40% 41% 43% 22.17% 21.42% 11.70 11.80 11.90 11.70 11.82% 11.60 Prev. Close. 85% 86 89% 62% 63% 60% 39% 40% 42% 22.15 21.35 19.85 11.70 11.77% 11.85 11.70 11.80 11.55 STOCK MARKET By CHARLES W. STORMS. NEW YORK. July 29.—An Irregular tone was shown in the early trading on the Stock Exchange, there being com plete absence of vigor which charac terized the dealings lor the two preced ing weeks. In some quarters It was thought that enough long stock wa sold to make the market aguin suscep tible to the.r influence. l’nion Pacifiv- yielded % and losses of around % poirt weire also sustained in Amalgamated. American Can and Ca nadian Pacific. Steel rose %, but later reicted the same amount. Americans Here weil abo\e parity in London, where the trading was ot an irregular charac ter The curb was steady. The market continued irregular with considerable losses and small trading except the buying at the start from London. Union Pacific, Amalgamated. Steel and Chesapeake and Ohio were the most active although they recorded losses. Reading sold ex-dividend of 2 per cent at 160%, a decline of %. Mis souri Pacific ami Steel common were both off %. Union PacitTc lost % at 149%. Northern Pacific and Ixdiigh Valley both declined %. Southern Pa cific was off % to 93. The tone con tinued weak. Call money loaning at 2%. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET, 8tock quotations up to noon: STOCK— High Amal. Cop. .. 70% Am. B. Sugar. 27 Am. Can .. ..33% do. pref 93% Am. Car Foun. 45% Am. Cot. Oil.. 39 Am. Ia)Co. .. 32% Am. Smelt. ... 63% Anaconda .... 36% l«on ., .. 99 V» 99 99 ul O 98H 98% 98% . Steel .. 94 % 34 V, 34', 1. T 981* 88 88 V, Pac. .. .. 218% 2 1 % 216% Leath. ,. 23% 23% 23% id O. .. .. 56 55 % 56", Products. . at 10'» 10% 27ii 27 Vi 27% EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 16® l to. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb. blocks 27V 2 (g)30c; fresh country, fair de'inoiu* lotfrifco. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound: Hens, 19c, fries, 22% ©24; roosters, 8<^10c* tur keys. owing to tatresH. iTt&iyc. LIVE POULTRY—Hens. 40@46; roosters. 30@-35c; broilers. 25^jp30c pez pound; puddle ducks. 30fu3oc; Pekins, 35(&40c; gvese. 50(u60c eacn: turkeys, owing to fatness, lawise. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Le n>- ons fancy, $8.00<j¥9.00; cauliflower. 10@ 12 %c lb.; bananas, ib; cabbage, 12.00 per crate; peanuts, per pojnd, fancy Virginia, 6%<&;7c; choice, 6%Z|/6c; beets, $1.75^p2.00 in half-barrel crates; ccumbers, $1.25^1.60. Eggplants 75c <Q> 1.00 per crate; peppers, |1.25(&:T.50 per crate; tomatoes. fancy, six- jasket | crates, $2.00^2.50; onions. $1.00 per bu.; sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 80(«>85c. I <kra. fancy, six-basket crates, $l.50(£ \ l - ^ FISH. 1 FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound: trout. 10c pound; bluefish, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound; mackerel, 7c pouna; mixed fish, 6®6c r ound; "black , bass, 10c pound; mullet, il.Ot) per barrel. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR— Postell’s Elegant, $7.75: Omega, $7.00; Carter's Best. $6 25; Qual ity (finest patent), $6.40; Gloria (self- rising), $6.00; Results (self-rising), $6; t.wans Down (fancy patent), $6 00; Vic- | tory (the very best patent). $6.40; Mon- | ogram, $6.00; Puritan (highest pa'tent), i $5.65; Golden Grain. $5.60: Faultless j (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen i (highest patent), $5.65; Paragon (high est patent, $5.75: Sunrise (half pateit), $4.85; White Cloud (highest patent), | $5.25; White Daisy (highest patent), j $5.00; White Lily (high patent). $5.00; Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.75; Wa I (er Lily (patent). $5.15; Sunbeam, $4.85; ; Southern Star (patent). $4.85: Queen Spray (patent). $4.85: TitUp (straight). ! $4.00; King Cotton (half patent), $4.75; low-grade. 99-lb sacks. $4 00. 1 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 i sacks $17.00. . SEEDS—Amber cane seed $1 00, cane 1 seed, orange $1.00, rye (Tennessee) $1.26, red top cane seed $1.35, rye (Georgia) i 1.35, blue seed oats 50c, barley $1.25, Burt oats 70c. FEEDSTUFFS. CHICKEN FEED-Beef scrap. 100-lb. ! sacks, $3.26; 50-lb. sacks. $1.65: Purina pigeon feed, $2.20; Purina baby chick ! feed. $2.00; Purina scratch, 100-!b sks . *1.85: 50-lb. sacks. $2.00: Purina scratch baies, $2 05; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina chowder, dozen po.und packages. $2.20; Victory baby chick. $2 00: Victory scratch, 60-lb. sa^ks, $1.90; 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; wheat, two-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.26; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb sacks. $1.80; Egffo, $1.85: charcoal. 50-lb sacks, per 100 pounds. $2.00. SHORTS- White, 100-lb. sacks. $1.75; Halliday. white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.70; Jandy middling, 100-lb. sacks. $1.76; fanr.v, 75-lb. sacks. $1 75; p. \V., 75-ib. sacks. $1.65; brown. 100-lb sacks, $1.55; Georgia feed, 75-It*. sacV»s, $1.55; dlover leaf. 76-lb. sacks, $1.60; bran. 75-lb sacks, $1.25: 100-lb. sacks $1.25; 50-lb. sacks. $1.30; Homeoline, $1.50; Germ meal, Hotreo. $1.50. GROUND FFED—Purina feed. 175-lb. sacks, $1.70; Purina molasses 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 nurse feed, 100-lb. sacks. $1.60; ABC feed. $1.55; milk dairy feed. $1.65; alfalfa molasses meal. $1.75: alfalfa meal. $1.40; beet pulp. 100-lb sacks, $1.60. HAY- Per hundredwelgnt: Timothy choice, large bales. $1.20; l’-rge 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, wheal straw 70c. Bermuda hav 90c, No 1 $1.20. wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay »0c. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran ulated 5c, New York refined 4%c, plan- tatioc 4.85c. COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $24.50, \ A A A $14 .50 in bulk, in bags and bar- • els $21. green 20c. RICE—Head 4%@5%c, fancy head 5% <$6%e, according to grade. LARD—Silver ’eaf 13c pound, Scoco 4%c pound. Flake White 8%c Cotto- lene $7.20 per case, Snowarirt $5 85 per case. SALT—One hundred pounds 63c, salt brick (plain) per ense $2 25. 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 case 30 packages, 90c, 50-lb. sacks, 30c; 25-lb. sacks 12c. MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syr up 37c, axle grease $1.75. soda crackers 7%n pound, lemon crackers 8c. oyster 7c, tomatoes (two pounds) $1 65 case, •three pounds) $2.25, navy beans $3 25. Lima beans 7%c, shredded biscuit $3 60. roiled cats $3.90 per case, grits tVags) *2 40. pink salmon $7. cocoa 38c. roast oe^f $3 80. syrup 30c per gallon. Stirling i oall potash $3 30 per case, soap $1.60tfi4 : per case. Kutnford baking powder $2.51- i per case. Grain Notes The Chicago Inter Ocean says: "The situation in wheat as viewed by most traders is regarded as discouraging to holders, the movement being large, and the speculative and export demand yesterday being light. Corn specialists say that the next three weeks will tell the story m' the crop. It is the gen eral belief that the brilliant prospects of thirty days ago have disappeared. A large part of the crop is at the critical stage, and it depends extirely upon the weather, as to how the crop will come through.*’ * • • Bartlett, Frazier Co says: ‘‘Wheat — Weather in the Northwest generally clear with seasonable temperatures. The tone of the market is heavy and looks lower. "Corn—The map shows no rain in the corn belt and very high temperatures prevailed yesterday in all territories west of the river. As long as present weather conditions prevail higher prices seem inevitable. "Oats—We believe the market will gradually work higher. "Provisions—Foreigners buyers of lard. The continued strength in corn adds to the general firmness.” Omaha reports no rain in Nebraska. Generally el^ar over the State. Winni peg clear. 60; Duluth clear, 40; Glen- wood clear; Bismark clear. 70; Kansas City says corn and wheat bulletin shows no rain. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, July 29.—This market was due % point higher on October and % to 3% points higher.on other posi tions. but opened quiet, at a net gain of 1 to 1% points. At 12:15 p. m. the market was quiet, 1 to 2 point net ad- va nee. Spot cotton in moderate demand, a 2-point advance; middling. 6.56d; sales. 8.000 bales, including 7,500 American bales; imports. 1.000 bales, of wlfich none were American. Quotations opened quiet. opening Range. July . . , Jul.v-Aug . . Aug.-Sept . . Sept.-Oct. . . Oct.-Nov. . . Nov.-Dec. . . Dec.-Jan. . . Jan.-Feb. . . Feb.-Mch. . . Mch.-Apr. . . Apr.-May . . May-Jne. . . Closed quiet. .6.26 .6.25% .6.17% .6.08 .6.03% .6.99 .5.98% .5.99 .5.99% .6.01% .6.02 .6.04 2P.M. 6.38% 6.25% 6.18 6.08% 6.03% 6.95% 5.98% 5.99% 6.01 6.02% 6.03% 6.04% Close. 6.24 6.23 6.16% 6.07% 6.03 5.98 5.98 5.98% 6.00 6.61 6.02 6.08% Prev. Close. 6.25 6.24% 6.16% 6.07 " 6.02% 6.97% 5.97% 5.98 5.99% 6.00% 6.01% 6.03 THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON. July 29—With the exception of local showers to-night or Wednesday in the Northern Upper Lake rogloQ, and in the South Atlantic and Fast Gulf States, the weather will be fair to-night and Wednesday over the Eastern part of the country without temperature changes of conseqence. General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Wed nesday : Georgia: Local showers to-night or Wednesday. Virginia: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. North and South Carolina, Florida and Alabama: Loral showers to-night or Wednesday Mississippi; Fair in North, local show ers in South portion to-night and Wed nesday. Tennessee and Kentucky: Generally fair to-night and Wednesday. Louisiana: Fair in North and West, showers in Southeast portion to-night or Wednesday. Texas; Fair to-night and Wednesday. Erie do. pref 43% G. N. pref. ..126% G. N. 0 36 Vi Ill. Cen 113% Interboro ,. .. 15% K. C. S.. . 27% y\., K. and T. 22% L. Valley. . . Mo. Pacific. , N. and W. . . No. Pacific. . O. and W.. . . Penna Reading. . . . R. I. and Steel 24% Rook Island . 17% do. pfd.. . . So. Pacific. . So. Railwuy. . do. pfd.. . . St. Paul. . . . Tenn. Copper. Texas Pacific. 16% Union Pacific. 149% U. S. Rubber. 60% IT. S. Steel . . 59% Utah Copper. 48% W. Electric . 63 Vi 151% 33% 105% 110% 29% 114 160% 29 ,93% 24% 78 106% 30% 43 126% 36 15% tV* 22% 150% 33 106% 109% .29% il4 159% 24% 17% 28% 92% 23% 78 105% 30% 16% 148% 60% 58% 48% 63% STOCK GOSSIP T. D. Potter says: "The market has every anpearancf of going higher and stocks like Union Pacific, Reading. Steel and Copper should be bought on every recession. "1 believe another effort to secure higher freight rates will be successful. Steel earnings for quarter published to day will probably show $38,250,000 This will be bullish and should have a stimu lating effect on prices.” • a • The New Yhrk Financial Bureau says: "Speculative sentiment is better in the foreign markets. Information channels favor purchase of Standard stocks on reactions for turns. We would not climb for stocks, but would buy conservatively on fair reactions for moderate profits.” • * • Secretary of Treasury McAdoo charges depreciation of Federal 2 per cent bonds to New York bank's efforts to discredit the proposed currency bill. * * • The American Woolen Company re duced fabric price* from 10 per cent to 12% per cent. ♦ * • St. I«ouis Clearing House Associa tion urges the government to retire $25,000,000 to $50,000,000 a per cent bonds at par. • * • The currency bill wiU be reported to the House caucus August 11 C G Dawes, president of the Central Trust Company of Chicago, says the reforms proposed by currency bill will bring national calamity. * * * Consolidated Gas directors plan to de clare regular dividend at Thursday's meeting. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Morris H. Rothschild Go.: Fluctua tiona in the market dej>end greatly on climatic conditions. A. Norden Co.: In such a weather market it seems useless to express any opinion. 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