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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
:HG FOG POLICE
HOUSEJIILL
"pleasure Bars Them From Making
Public Evidence Against Crim
inals Except Under Oath.
i Aa echo of the charges made during
early stages of the Phagan case,
at the Investigation of the mystery
^as hampered by too much public-
given the evidence and the move
ments of the detectives, is heard in
t bill introduced in the House Tues-
ky morning by Representative D. P.
[tethvin, of Clayton County.
Mr. Methvin’s bill prohibits detec-
[Ive8, sheriffs and all other officers
om giving out evidence obtained
gainst criminals or supposed criml-
BlIs, except under oath. The bill per-
ilts the giving of such evidence to
he prosecuting attorney or the lead-
ag counsel for the defense, but ex-
ressly prohibits detectives and oth-
officers from giving any evidence
the general public.
The bill provides a fine of not less
ban $50 nor more than $1,000, or lm-
risonment, for violation of the law.
[The introduction of the bill aroused
gnslderable discussion in the lobbies
the House. The general impres-
an appears to be that the bill will
^eet with opposition, and it is not
asidered likely to pass. Friends of
be measure declare it is designed to
•medy such conditions as arose dur-
the Phagan case, when evidence
Ffrbtalned by the detectives was often
ivnbllshed before it was reported to
their superiors.
Other important bills introduced in
$he House Tuesday morning follow:
By Smith, of Fulton—Relative to
j fhe custody and control of minor chil-
llren, and to provide under what cir
cumstances they shall be awarded to
he* mother, and under what circum-
knces to the father.
By Slaten, of Bryan—To provide
or the employment of a limited num
ber of convicts upon trunk line pub-
5c roads.
By Slater, of Bryan, and Methvin,
fcf Dodge—A bill to enjoin and re
strain the keepers of lewd houses,
|nd to declare such houses a nui-
nce.
By Greene, of Houston—To provide
the establishing of a school of
griculture.
[ By Crawley and Cooper—To amend
fiction 129, Vol 1, of the Code, to
bvide early primary elections, not
ler than June 15.
_pBy Clarke and Pierce—To repeal
lections 426, 427, 428. 429, 430, 431,
|32, 433 and 434 of the Code of 1910,
elating to the manufacture and sale
£f intoxicants.
vBy Toole, of Tattnall—A bill to re-
|uire by grand juries semi-annual
jppection of private sanitariums, or
phan asylums, convents, Houses of
Good Shepherd, convent schools,
onasteries, etc.
State Medical Board
Bill Passes Senate
§ The Longino-Richardson medical
aetice bill, providing for the estab-
shment of a State board of medical
fexaminers to supervise and regulate
Ithe practice of medicine throughout
|the State so as to eliminate quacks
and fakers, was passed in the Sen-
fate Tuesday morning by the vote of
($6 to 4. The bill as adopted Includes
IBhe amendment of Senator McNeil, of
[the Twenty-second, providing for
dal by jury and right of appeal to
|the Supreme Court by physicians
(Those licenses are revoked by the
Itate board.
KThe bill Is revolutionary in its scope
pr It not only gives to the State
bard, consisting of sight members
^pointed by the Governor, the right
grant and revoke the licenses of
ractltioners of medicine, but the
light also to define the standing of
Medical colleges of the State as speci-
led by the provisions of the bill it-
elf.
>enate Head Urges
I Speed on Budget Bill
President Anderson In the Sen-
e Tuesday called for the read-
g of the house general appro
bations bill, which reached the
knate for the first time Tuesday,
e urged the Appropriations Com-
ittee, to which th e bill was referred,
! consider the matter with all pos-
ble speed.
Among the new bills introduced
lesday morning was the bill of
inator DuBose, providing for the
gulation of the business of fire, ma
le and inland insurance by compa
ss chartered by other States or
reign Governments.
A bill of President Anderson, pro-
ling fo* the decreasing of the mini
um and the increase of the maxi-
um limits of the number of direc-
rs of navigation companies, also
is Introduced.
[Sunday Schools of
DeKalb County Meet
The DeKalb County Sunday School
onventlon and the Mills District As-
clation convened jointly at Clifton
Church in DeKalb County Tuesday.
The convention will last two days,
^he usual contest singing will take
ace Wednesday afternoon.
Arrangements have been made to
Irry all who desire to attend from
Ike Junction of the East Lake and
puth Decatur car lines for 10 cents
Ji| way per person. Conveyances
till leave the junction at from 7:45
nT8:15 and from 9:45 to 10 o'clock
■the morning, returning will leave
■ grounds at a time to suit the
P^’d Dinner will be for sale on the
ads for those who do not desire
Fraser Boys’ School
To Begin New Career
The Donald Fraser School for Boys.
In Decatur, which suspended last
year, will reopen in September with
Professor Paul J. King:, formerly of
the University School at Stone
Mountain, as its official head. Pro
fessor King will have an efficient
faculty associated with him and a
new life is predicted for the famous
school.
Donald Fraser will take a leading
part In athletics during the coming
year, for Mr. King has stated that
he is in favor of all varieties of sport.
He is now negotiating with one of
the best athletic directors in South
ern “prep” circles. The limit of the
school will be about 60 boys for the
first year.
Representative Kahn Demands
Facts in Delay of Caminetti-
Diggs Cases.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—In a
speech bristling with criticism of the
actions of the administration in the
Caminetti-Digg8 white slave cases,
Representative Julius Kahn, a Cali
fornia Republican, to-day in the
House called on the Attorney Gen
eral for information regarding the
postponed trial of these cases.
“The administration has not come
out of this controversy with honor
and credit,” said Kahn. He declared
there was abundant evidence of
“pull” in both the white slave and
Western Fuel cases.
Kahn concluded his speech saying:
“Instead of having been blamed
and condemned. McNab should have
been commended by the President.
The President has done Just what
McNab wanted done, but how is it
to be done? By special counsel, who
will be paid large fees for doing the
very thing that the United States
Attorney would have performed as a
matter of duty.
“The Department of Justice above
all others must be above suspicion.
It has long been believed by the
masses that there is one kind of law
for the rich and the politically pow
erful In this country and another
kind of law for the poor and weak.
The action of the Department of Jus
tice in the Camlnetti-Dlggs cases and
the Western Fuel cases would seem
to stamp this charge as true.”
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Joe Welch at Forsyth.
Joe Welch, the Hebrew comedian, who
has made Atlanta laugh many a time, is
doing it again this week. His turn is
the headliner of the new bill of vaude
ville at the Forsyth. He springs many
of his old jokes and many new ones,
and sings a few new parodies.
Elsa Ward, a pretty young woman,
who sings splendidly, takes second hon
ors. Her gown attracts more attention
from a certain part of the audience than
does her singing, but slie has an excel
lent voice, nevertheless. Other acts^are
Karl Cress, a painter of oils and water-
colors; Robert L. Dailey and company in
a sketch; Cunningham and Marion, acro
bats; the Lefel Trio, gymnasts; a tire
some lot of nonsense by a company of
three persons and the Patheplay.
Alaska Pictures Winners.
Educational pictures of the Alaska-
Siberia hunt of the Carnegie museum
tour, which, starting from Seattle, cov
ered hitherto unexplored lands in the
frozen North, are being shown for the
first time in Atlanta at the Grand this
week. The pictures are extremely in
teresting and held the breathless atten
tion of a large audience.
The hunt was made in the interest of
science, and to obtain specimens and
pictures of wild animal life for the Car
negie Museum In Pittsburg. Scenes that
have been visited by few white men are
shown and the vast snow fields and
mountains of Ice shown on the screen
are specially suited for the summer sea
son.
The pictures will be shown at the
Grand all this week.
65 Sing Sing Rioters
Transferred in Irons
OSSINING, N. Y. f July 29.—Sixty-
five of the Sing Sing prison “bad
men,” who have been holding the
prison in a state of terror, were taken,
heavily shackled, to Auburn prison
to-day. .
It became known toAlay that the
new administration has been using
the “cooler,” a dark retreat in the
cellar under the deathhouse. for the
safe holding of some of the worst
characters. It was for using this
means of correction that former War
den John S. Kennedy was indicted
in one of the counts found by the
Winchester County Grand Jury.
OBITUARY.
Th© Funeral of Isaac Steinheirmer.
who died Monday nlgnt, will be
held from the residence, No. 779
West Peachtree. street, at 10
o’clock Wednesday morning. In
terment at Westview.
Funeral Services of Mrs. Mary C.
Smith, who died at the residence,
No. 60 Berean avenue, Monday
night, will be held at the home at
11 o’clock Wednesday morning. In
terment at Westview.
Mrs. Freida Tenenbaum, 38 years old,
died at a private sanitarium at 4
o’clock Tuesday morning. She is
survived by her husband. Ike Ten
enbaum, and seven children. The
body was removed to the chapel of
Greenberg & Baum, and the fu
neral will be conducted from the
residence, No. 353 Washington
street, at 9 o’clock Wednesday
morning. Interment at Hollywood.
George J. Lawler, thirty-eight years
old. No. 163 East Georgia avenue,
died Tuesday at 12:30 o’clock. He
is survived by a wife, two sons and
a daughter. The deceased was a
member of Lodge No. 368 of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers and had been in the emplov
of the Southern Railway for twenty
years. The remains will be shipped
to Hiram, Ga., Thursday for inter-
BATTLE FOR MAT AND WIST
TIKE AEROPLANE
Lipscombe Measure Is Taken Up
in Sections as the Special
Order of Business.
,The first active steps toward tax
reform in Georgia were taken by the
House Tuesday morning, when the
consideration of the Lipscombe bill,
which creates a State and County
Boards of Tax Equalizers was begun.
The bill, together with amendments
offered by the Ways and Means
Committee and by members from the
floor of the House, was made a spe
cial order of the day, and was taken
up by sections.
The work of perfecting the bill
probably will not be completed for
several days. Though there were
several lively skirmishes to-day, in
one of which Speaker Burwell saved
a section of the bill, as amended by
the committee, by voting aye, oppo
nents of the measure will reserve
their heavy fire until the bill comes
up for passage. This is not ex
pected until the latter part of the
week.
Three Members on Board.
The Lipscombe bill, as amended by
the Ways and Means Committee, pro
vides that the State board shall con
sist of three members appointed by
the Governor for two, four and six-
year terms. An amendment offered
by Moon, of Troup, that the Gover
nor appoint one members from North
Georgia, one from South Georgia and
one from Central Georgia, was adopt
ed. The county board shall consist
of three members appointed by the
judge of the Superior Court of the
county, upon recommendation of the
Board of County Commissioners.
The only fight of any consequence
that developed during the considera
tion of the bill came when section 12,
providing for a secretary for the
board, was read. The Ways and
Means Committee amended the orig
inal bill, which provided for a sec
retary at $2,000 a year by striking the
entire section and substituting a pro
vision that the Comptroller General
should be secretary of the board at
no salary at all. Half a dozen
amendments were offered by mem
bers from the floor.
Secretary Given $500 Salary.
After much discussion, amendments
offered by Representatives Fullbright,
Miller and Wimberly were adopted.
Mr. Fullbright’s amendment provid
ed for the employment of secretary
at a salary of $500 a year; Mr. Wim
berly’s and Mrs. Miller’s amendment
made the Comptroller General an ex-
officio member of the board, to act
in an advisory capacity without a
vote.
FFifteen sections of the bill were
adopted Tuesday. The remaining
seven will be considered Wednesday,
after which the bill will be placed
upon its passage.
Trains Collide in
Fog; Brakeman Dead
VALDOSTA, July 29.—In a head-
on collision between freight trains on
the Georgia Southern and Florida
Railroad, 21 miles north of here, to
day Henry Castello, a negro brake-
man, was instantly killed. The other
members of the crews jumped and
none was seriously hurt, except En
gineer Mann, who had an ankle
broken.
The collision took place during a
fog and, it is said, was caused by the
operator at Adel misunderstanding
orders and failing to hold the south
bound train. The two locomotives
and thirteen loaded cars were demol
ished.
Army Paymaster
Liable for $86,510
WASHINGTON, July 29.—Captain
R. C. Williams, U. S. A. paymaster
at Olongapo, P. I., personally Is lia
ble to the Government for $86,510.84
until he presents receipts and evi
dences that he paid out this amount.
Captain Williams says he paid the
money to contractors, soldiers and
others to whom payment was due
from the Government and that the
receipts were lost in the wreck of the
collier Brutus at sea.
England May Call On
Boers in Mine Strife
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNESBURG. July 29.—Busi
ness Is at a complete standstill here.
The miners, angry over the refusal
of the Government to meet their de
mands are in an ugly mood. Threats
to burn the mining property have
been made.
The men also resent the report that
the Government Intends to bring
commands of armed Boers to quell
any possible rioting.
Eugenic Bride of
A Month Deserts
BOSTON, July 29.—“Eugenic mar
riage may be all right as a health
proposition, but It isn’t a guarantee of
future happiness.” declared Edwin
Perron, of Lynn, the first eugenic hus
band in Massachusetts.
His wife, he says, ran away a month
after the wedding.
Highwaymen Sing
Guest of Waldorf
NEW YORK July 29.—Evidently
tlie victim of a highwayman’s as
sault, Frederick B. Wells, millionaire
merchant of Minneapolis, was found
to-day lying on the sidewalk at a cor
ner of the lower West Side. He was
hatless and coatless
Well* was hurried to a hospital.
He had been stopping at the Wal-
<U»I.
Spot Sources and Shorts Buy
Heavily When Map Failed to
Show Rains in Texas.
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 at 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 Wall
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 within
the first two hours.
During the afternoon session part
of the early advance was wiped out
through active selling, believed to be
profit-taking by early buyers. Old
crop positions, however, held firm.
Losses were attributed mainly to new
crops. At the close the market was
steady with prices 1 to 2 points
higher than the closing quotations of
Monday.
Following at 11 a. m. bids in New
York: July 11.76, August 11.64, Octo
ber 11.19, January 11.10.
Following are 10 a. m. bids in New
Orleans; August 11.64. October 11.26,
January 11.25.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 1912.
New Orleans . . . .1,200 to 1,300 665
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
Open.
High.
Low.
Last
Sale.
Close.
a
o. o
Jly
11.85
11.94
11.71
11.90
11 89-94111.77-80
Ag
11.60
11.70
11.57
11.64
11.63-64 11.57-58
Sp
11.30
11.42
11.30
11.35
11.35-36 11.26-28
Oc
Nv
11.23
11.27
11.18
11.22
11.22-23111.18-19
11.16-18 11.13-15
11.19-20111.16-17
Do
11.21
11.25
11.15
11.20
Jn
Fb
11.14
11.16111.08
11.11
11.11-12111.09-10
11.00 111.10-12
11.20-23 11.17-18
Mh
11.20
11.24
11.17
11.20
My
11.27
11.27
11.22
11.27
11.25-26111.21-23
Closed steady.
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
vance.
Spot cotton In moderate demand, a
2-point advance; middling. 6.56d; sales,
8,0-00 bales, including 7,500 American
bales; imports. 1.000 bales, of which
none were American.
At the close the market was quiet
with prices unchanged to 1% points
lower on old months and % point high
er on new crop positions from the clos
ing quotations of Monday.
Quotations opened quiet.
Opening.
Prev.
Range.
2P.M.
Close.
Close.
July . . . .
, . .6.26
6.28%
6.25%
6.24
6.25
July-Aug. .
. .6.25%
6.23
6.24%
Aug.-Sept .
. .6.17%
6.18
6.16%
6.16%
Sept.-Oct. .
. .608
6.08%
6.07%
6.07
Oct.-Nov. .
. .6.03%
6.03%
6.03
6.02%
Nov.-Dec. .
. .5.99
6.95%
5.98
5.97%
Dec.-Jan. .
. .5.98%
5.98%
5.98
5.97%
Jan.-Feb. .
. .6.99
5.99%
6.98%
5.98
Feb.-Mch. .
. .5.99%
6.01
6.00
5.99%
Mch.-Apr. .
. .6.01%
6.02%
6.61
6.00%
Apr.-May .
. .6.02
6.03%
6.02
6.01%
May-Jne. .
. .6.04
6.04%
6.03%
6.03
Closed quiet.
HAYWARD A CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. July 29.—Apart from
the absence of rain in the southern half
of Texas, the map shows favorable con
ditions. The most favorable develop
ments were the let-up in the heavy
rainfall In the Central and Eastern
States, where a spell of comparatively
dry weather is desired in order to pro
duce the best results. There were only
a few light showers overnight in Ok
lahoma and the Atlantics, generally fair
weather is shown in Texas and Okla
homa. Northwest Texas, Amarillo, had
.72 inch of rain.
Indications are for generally fair
weather in the West, except possibly
some cloudiness over Northwest Texas
and Western Oklahoma. Part cloudy in
the Central and Eastern States, with a
few .scattered showers.
Houston, Texas, to-day officially re-
orded the receipt of six new baJes of
cotton, making receipts to date 31 new,
against 13 last year. This supports the
contention that owing to the uniformity
of crop development, the movement of
new cotton will increase much more
rapidly this year when once started.
Our markets showed Indecision, opin
ions varying as to whether to act on the
bullish weather conditions in the West,
or to expect a bearish effect from the
increase in the new movement reflected
by the Houston receipts. First trades
were at an -Advance of 3 to 6 points,
which was soon lost.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Open.
High.
Low.
Si!
<t fu
Close.
a
at)
Jly
n. 66111.6«|U. 66|11.66 11.66
11.71
Ag
Sp
Oc
11.68 11.70 11.66111.66 11.65-67
( j Tt.31-33
11.62-64
11.30-31
11.28 11.32 11.28111.26 11.26-27
11.25-26
Do
11.28'11.30111.22 11.23111.24-25111.22-23
Jn
11.30 11.31 11.24 1 1.26 11.25-26
11.35-36
Mh
11.39:11.39 11.35*11.36:11.36-36
11.40-41
Closed steady.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
1913.
1912.
New Orleans. . . .
118
720
Galveston
1,213
619
Mobile
19
118
Savannah
287
183
Charleston. . . .
1
203
234
New York. . , .
58
Total
1.874
1,901
INTERIOR
MOVEMENT.
1913.
1912.
Houston
750
32
Augusta. . . . . .
66
167
Memphis
140
571
St. Louis
348
74
Cincinnati
1,290
339
Little Rock. . . .
1
Total
2,594
1,184
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 29.—Petroleum
firmer; crude Pennsylvania, 2.70.
Turpentine firm, 39039%.
Rosin steady; common, 4.40.
Wool steady; domestic fleece, 23027;
pulled, scoured basis, 33 0 54; Texas,
scoured basis, 46053.
Hides firm; native steers,
branded steers, 19 (bid).
Coffe steady, options opened 1 to 4
COTTON GOSSIP
The market has ruled very steady all
day on buying from the some sources J
as yesterday. Brokers representing spot j
interests have been principal buyers, i
Selling has come from the uptown
crowd and Wall street apparently. The
market is narrow, with transactions]
small. Until further weather develop
ments prevail a narrow market is
looked for with an upward tendency.—
Anderson.
Pell Interests were credited w.ith buy
ing considerable cotton yesterday on
the decline, covering shorts and prob
ably going long on the belief that a
large portion of Texas is in a bad
way. Riordan purchases supposedly for
the above firm were in the neighbor
hood of 35,000 bales. Liverpool was a
large seller.
Nell Bros., of London, in their latest
circular maintain their estimate of 14,-
750,000 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 extremely sensitive to
all reports and did a lot of nervous
flopping around.
• • •
The change is the attitude of the
Exchange Place 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. j
• * *
Further rains in the Western section i
would undoubtedly bring out heavy j
sales from Wall Street and the South.
It seems purely a weather market now
and will he Influenced accordingly.
• • •
The New York Journal of Commerce
has the following on the condition of
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 gsod
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 season is about normal, though
some correspondents report it earlier
thaji 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.o, 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 depends 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. ’
• • •
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 Orleans Times-Democrat
says: “Monday’s cotton market had
digested reports showing continued dry
weather in Central Texay which pro
duces the bulk of the crof, 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 utterances
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 dif
ference between the long and the short
hedges required by the trade.”
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
sentatives again on the road after their
vacations are finding buyers ready to
consider lines for spring delivery in 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 rains
in some sections.
“Collections continue about normal.
“A healthful tendency is noted in
that there is an Increasing demand for
the better grades of merchandise.
“Th* steady, normal volume of dally
shipments indicates low stocks and a
’hand-to-mouth’ policy of buying among
reailers generally.”
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—With the
exception of local showers to-night or
Wednesday in the Northern Upper lake
region, and in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States, the weather will he
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 to-night and
Wednesday.
North and South Carolina, Florida
and Alabama: Local 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.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK. July 29.—The cotton
seed oil market was partly lower at the
start, but soon rallied on the strength
of crude at the South, covering in new
crop months ard scattered local buying.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
| Opening.
Spot . . .
August . .
September.
October
November
December .
January .
February
1 A
>5|T6.90 6.1
WORRIES STREET
Market Ruled Steady, but Volume
of Business Is Light With
Narrow Range.
By CHARLES W. STORMS.
NEW YORK, July 29.—An irreg ar
tone was shown In the early trading on
the Stock Exchange, there being com
plete absence of vigor which charac
terized the dealings tor the two preced
ing w’eeks. In some quarters it was
thought that enough long stock was
sold to make the market again suscep
tible to their influence.
Union Pacific yielded % and losses of
around *4 point were also sustained in
Amalgamated. American Can and Ca
nadian Pacific. Steel rose %, but later
reacted the same amount. Americans
were well abo\e parity in London, where
the trndihg was of 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 and Steel common were
both off %. Union Pacific lost % at
149%. Northern Pacific and I^ehigh
Valley both declined %. Southern Pa
cific was off % to 93. The tone con
tinued weak.
Call money loaning at 2*4.
After a listless, lagging market for a
good part of the afternoon strength de-
eloped with a more active demand and
many of the important issues made
substantial gains.
* The market closed steady. Govern
ments unchanged; other bonds firm.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations:
STOCK— High.
Low.
CIo*.
Bid.
Prev.
CIobc.
Amal. Copper
70H
70
7094
7094
A. Agricul. .
46%
• 4694
A. B. Sugar .
27
26%
27
2694
Am. Can. . .
3394
32%
33
33%
do. pfd.. .
. 93%
93
93
9394
A. C. Foundry
45%
4594
45%
45
A. C. Oil. . .
39
39
39
Am. Ice. . . .
23 >4
2394
33 %
23
Am. Loco.. . .
32%
32
31
3194
Am. Smelt.. .
6394
6394
68%
64
Am. Sugar . .
111
111
Am. T. and T.
12894
128
128
127%
A. Woolen . .
1694
Anaconda. , ,
3694
35%
3694
36
Atchison . , .
9994
98%
99%
99
A. C. L. . . .
120
120
12094
12094
B. and O. , .
98%
9894
98%
98%
Beth. Steel .
3494
3494
33%
33%
B. R. T. . .
8894
88
88
88%
Can. Pacific .
218
21694
217%
21794
C. Leather . .
23%
2394
23%
24
C. and O. . .
56%
55%
56%
6574
C. F. and I. .
3194
319.
■C. Southern .
30%
Consol. Gas .
18194
13194
C. Products .
11
10%
1094
109,
D. and H.. .
.
156
166
D. and R. G..
....
19%
19%
Dist. Secu. .
1494
1494
Erie. . . .
. 28
2794
2894
27%
do. pfd.. . .
44%
43
449,
42 >4
G. Electric .
140
140
140
14094
G. N., pfd. .
12694
136
126
126
G. N. O. . . .
3594
34%
S694
86%
G. Western .
1494
1494
14V,
14%
Ill. Central . .
113%
113%
113%
11394
Interboro . .
15%
15%
15%
159.
do. pfd.. . .
6994
6994
5894
69
I. Har. (old)
108
Iowa Central
7
7
K. C. S
. 27%
2794
27%
27 V.
K. and T. ..
.2294
22%
22%
2294
do. pref . . .
5794
6794
Lehigh Valley
151%
150%
151
161
L. and N. .. .
134
134
132%
133
Mo. Pac. ..
. 33%
32%
33
32%
N. Y. Cen. .
99
98%
99
99
Northw’ern ..
12994
12994
National L. .
49%
49%
48
48
N. and W. ...
.10594
105%
105%
105%
N. Pac. . . .
110%
109%
109%
110%
Ont. and W..
2994
29 %
29
29%
Penn
.11494
114
114
114
Pac. Mail ...
21
23%
Peo. Gas. Co.
114
114
Press Steel C. 25
25
2494
249.
xReading . .
.16094
159Z
160*4
162%
It. I and S..
... 24 94 34
24
2494
do. pref. ...
85%
85%
8594
8694
Rock Isi. ...
17%
17V4
1794
17%
do. pref. . .
2994
2844
29
29
Sloss-Sffef. .
2794
2694
So. Pociflc ..
93%
9294
9394
9394
So. Rwy. . .
24 %
239s
24
23%
do. pfd . .
78
78
78
7894
St. Paul . .
106%
10594.
105%
106%
Tenn. Cop. .
30%
30%
3094
30%
Tex. Pacific .
16%
16%
16
16 V.
Third Ave.. .
35%
Union Pac.. .
149%
14894
14994
150
U. S. Rubber.
6094
60%
60
60%
U. S. Steel .
59%
5894
59%
59%
do. pfd. . .
108%
108%
108%
108%
Utah Copper.
4894
48
48 94
48%
Va.-Car.. . ,
.. i.
25%
25%
Wabash . . .
....
2 R 4
294
do. pfd. . .
....
....
7 >4
7'4
West. Union.
....
65
6«
W. M’land. .
40%
39'4
West. Elec. .
6394
63%
6394
6394
x—Ex, dividend 2 per cent.
Tola’ sales, 237,600 shares.
STOCK GOSSIP
T. D. Potter says: "The market has
every appearance of going higher and
stocks like Union Pacific, Reading,
Steel and Copper should be bought on
every recession.
“I 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.”
• • •
The New York 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.”
• • •
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12c.
Athens, steady; middling 11%
Macon, steady; middling 12%.
New Orleans, steady; middling 11 6-16.
New York, quiet; middling 12.10.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.40.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.10.
Liverpool, steady; middling 6.54d.
Savannah, steady; middling 11%.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
I’orfolk, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, steady; middling 12 5-16.
Mobile, steady; middling 12c.
Wilmington, quiet; middling 12c.
Little Rock, steady; middling 12c.
Baltimore, nominal; middl ;g 12%.
Memphis, steady; middling 12%.
St Louis, quiet; middling 12 6-16.
Houston, quiet; middling 12 3-16.
Louisville, firm; middling 12%.
Charlotte, steady; middling 12c.
Cl—rullU -- 1 - - ■ rm iAilll n« lfl*.
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 of 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 show's no rain In the
com belt and very high temperatures
prevailed yesterday in all territories
west* of the river. As long as present
w'eather 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 clear over the State. Winni
peg clear, 60; Duluth clear, 40; Glen-
wood clear; Bismarck clear, 70; Kansas
City says corn and wheat bulletin shows
no rain.
Provisional Department of Agriculture
of Manitoba estimates w’heat crop of
85,000,000 bushels, against 58,000,000 last
year.
• • • •
B. W. Snow says: “My returns to
date, covering almost one-half of the
com producing counties, are showing
some sensational losses in com prospect.
Kansas returns as far as tabulated and
covering nearly half of the State, show
a dron approaching 50 per cent since
July 1, and working lower as later re
ports come in. Nebraska Is off nearly
20 points and Oklahoma 40 points; Mis
souri to date shows 10 points off, and
both Illinois and Indiana have lost
ground. Arkansas, Tennessee and Ken
tucky are also showing heavy losses.
If the latter reports prove In line with
those already received, the general av
erage condition will fall several points
under 80, and the official Indication on
August 1 may not be for a crop over 2,-
700,000 bushels.”
* • •
B. W. Snow has the following from
Edgar County, Ill.: “From April 10, we
had nine weeks of dry weather, which
ruined oats and hay. then we had some
rain, which gave com a fair start, but
for the last five weeks we had hot
weather and no rain. Unless we get
rain In a few days corn will be the
worst failure we have had in the 60
years that I have been in this country.”
The Weekly Iowa Weather and Crop
Report says: “In some localities in the
southeastern counties, where there has
been only .05 inch rain during the last
30 days, corn is firing and Is at a stand
still. Pastures are brown.’’
Selling in corn to-day was very scat
tered and sellers really scarce. That’s
w'hy the market went up so easy, as no
body dares to take the short side.
Atlanta Markets
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 160
He.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery. In
1-lb. blocks 27%@30c; fresh country,
fair demons i6(y i8c.
UNDRA WN POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound: Hens, 19c,
fries, 22% 0 24; roosters, 8010c; tur
keys, owing to latress. 170 iae.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens. 40045;
roosters, 80035c; broilers. 250 30c pe/
pound; puddle ducks. 3O03oc; Pekins,
86040c; gvese, 60*it>0c eacn: turkey*
owing to fatness. loWt.-v.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons fancy, $8.00 09.00: cauliflower. 10(01
12%c lb.; bananas, 2^c lb; cabbage,
$2.00 per crate; peanuts, per pojnd,
fancy Virginia, 6%07c: choice, o%06c;
beets, $1.75(0)2.00 in half-barrel :rates;
ocumbers, $1.2601.50 Eggplants 76c
<hl.00 per crate; peppers, $1.25(01.-70 per
crate; tomatoes, fancy, six- jasket
crates, $2.00(8)2.50; onions, $1.00 per bu.;
sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 80086c.
kra. fancy, six-basket crates, $1.50(0
1.76.
FISH.
FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapuer, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound;
bluensh, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound;
mackerel, 7c pound, mixed fish, 506c
ound; black bass,' 10c pound; mullet,
il.OU per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR— Postell’s Elegant, $7 75:
omega, $7.00; Carter’s Best. $6.25; Qual
ity (finest patent). $6.46. Gloria (self-
rising), $6.00; Results (self-rising), $6;
twang Down (fancy patent), $0 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), $6.26; Home Queen
(highest patent), $6.65; Paragon (high
est patent, $5.76; Sunrise (half pare t),
+4.85; White Cloud (highest patent),
$6.25; White Daisy (highest patent),
$5.00; White Lily (high patent) $6.00;
Diadem (fancy h«gh patent). $5.(5; 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), $4.76;
low-grade, 98-ib sacks. $4.00
CORN—Choice red cob 90c, No. I
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 $31.60
COTTON SEED HULLS—Square
sacks $17.00
SEEDS—Amb*r cane seed $1 00, cane
seed, orange $1.00, rye (Tennessee) $1.25,
red top cane seed $1.35, rye (Georgia)
1.35, blue seed oats 50c, barley $125,
Burt oats 70o.
FEEDSTUFF*.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap. 100-ib.
sacks, $3.25; 60-lb. sacks, $1.6o; Purina
pigeon feed. $2.20; Purina baby chick
feed, $2.00; Purina scratch, 100-lb sks.,
M.85»; 60-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch
bales, $2.05; Purina chowder, 100-lb.
racks, $2.00; Purina chowder, dozen
po.und packages. $2 20; Victory baby
chick, $2.00; Victory scratch, 60-lb.
sacks, $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; Eggo, $1.85; charcoal. 50-lb
sacks, per 100 pounds, $2.00.
SHORTS STRUGGLE
FOR ALL CEREALS
Dry Weather, Bad Crop Advices
and Scarcity of Sellers Drive
Shorts to Cover.
CHICAGO, July 29—The wheal
market ruled firm and higher to-day,
due almost entirely to the strength in
coarse grains which caus*ed consider
able covering. General run of news
was bearish. Prices at the high were
up 1 1-8 to 1-4 on July, and 1 1-8 on
other months. The close shows net
gain of 1-2 to 6-8 on July and Sep
tember and 5-8 on December.
There was no notable improvement
In the milling or export demand, ad
vance tending to check business.
A very dry map, with high temper
atures, with no relief in sight for good
portion of the belt, was the all-impor
tant factor in corn to-day. resulting
in a fharp bulge on general covering
by shorts, both big and little. Prices
at the high were up 2 1-2 on July,
2 1-4 on September and nearly 3 cents
on December. The close showed net
gains of 2 1-2 on July and December
and 1 3-4 up on September.
Oats were strong with corn, shorts
being the best buyers with selling
largely In the way of realizing on
resting orders. Prices at the high
w'ere up 1 cent on July, 1 1-4 on Sep
tember and 1 8-8 on December. The
close shows net gain of 3-4 on July
and about 1 cent on September and
December.
Provisions showed small net •'Tains.
Previous
High. Low.
Close.
Close.
WHEAT—
July. . . 86%
85%
85%
86%
86%
Sept. . . 8 (%
Dec.. . . 90%
86%
86
89%
90%
89%
CORN—
July. . . 65%
63%
65%
8274
Sept. . . 65%
63%
65%
6394
Dec.... 63
60%
62%
60 <4
OATS—
July. . . 40%.
89%
4094
89%
40%
Sept. . . 41%
40%
4194
Dec.. . . 43%
42%
43*4
42%
PORK—
July . .22.32%
22.17%
22 70
22.15
Sept. . .21.42%
21.30
21.30
21 35
LARD—
July . .11.72%
11.70
11.72%
11.77%
11.70
Sept. . .11.82%
11.77%
11.77%
Oct. . .11.90
11.85
11.85
11.85
RIBS—
July . .11.75
11.72%
11.72%
11.70
Sept. . .11.86
11.82%
11.80
11.80
Oct. . .11.02%
11.45
11.55
11.55
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS,
CHICAGO, July 29.—Wheat, No. 2
red, new, 86087%; No. 3 red, new, 850
8b%; No. 2 hard winter, new. S6%087%;
No. 3 hard winter, new, 85086%; No. 1
northern spring, 91092%; No. 2 north
ern spring, 90091; No. 3 spring, 89090.
Corn, No. 2. 64%066%; No. 2 white,
66%067: No. 2 yellow, 65%; No. 3, 64%
065%; No. 3 white, 66066%; No. 3 yel
low. 64% 065%; No. 4, 63%@64%; No. 4
white, 64%065; No. 4 yellow, 64066.
Oats. No. 2, 40;. No. 3, new, 40; old,
40041%; No. 4 white, 39%04O%; stand
ard, new, 41%; old, 41%.
ST. LOU ISH CASH GRAIN.
ST. LOUIS. July 29.—No. 2 red
wheat 84086; No. 3 red, 83%085; No.
4 red, 820 82%; No. 2 hard, 90%; No 3
hard. 84087%.
Corn. No 2. 67%; No. 2 , 66 0 67; No.
4. 65; No. 2 yellow. 67%068; No 3, 67;
No. 2 white, 68069; No. 3 white, 67
067%.
Oats, No. 2 new 380 38%; No. 3 new,
37%038; No. 2 white 41%; No. 3 white,
39%041; No. 4 white, 38%039; stand
ard. 40%041; No. 2 red, 66%069.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913.
1912.
Receipts
Shipments
1,853 000
1,041,000
1,333.000
1,087,000
CORN— | ;
Receipts
Shipments
421,000
270,000
313,000
321,000
CHICAGO
CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesdaj
and estimated receipts for Wodensday:
v
Tuesday
| Wed'day.
Wheat
1,042
819
Corn
139
67
(>ats
217
149
Hogs
15,000
1 26.000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, July 29.—Wheat opened
%d lower; at 1:30 p. m. the market was
%@%d lower; closed unchanged to %d
lower.
Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p m.
the market was unchanged to %d high
er; closed %d higher.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 29.—Hogs—Receipts
16,000. Market steady to weak; mixed
and butchers, 8.6008.94; good heavy,
8.8009.20; rough heavy 8.4508 80; light,
9.10 0 9.50; pigs, 8.0509,15; bulk. 8.750
9.10.
Cattle—Receipts 3,500. Market weak.
Beeves, 7.40 0 9.10; cows and heifers 3.23
08.40; stockers and feeders, 6.2508.15;
calves, 9.25010.50.
Sheep—Receipts 30.000. Market lOo
lower. Native and Western. 3.2505.15;
lambs, 5.4008.00.
ST. LOUIS, MO., July 29 — Cattle re
ceipts 7.000, including 1,900 Southerns;
market steady; native beef steers, 6.500
8.76; cows and heifers, 4.7508.40; stock
ers and feeders, 5.2507.60; calves, 6.000
10.50; Texas steers, 6.2507.75; cows and
heifers. 4.25 0 6.50; calves, 5.0006.60.
Hog receipts. 7,500; market steady;
mixed, 9.lo09.4O; good, 9.2009.30;
rough. 8.5008.75; lights, 9.2509.40; bulk,
7.25@ 9.25.
Sheep receipts, 13,000; muttons, 3.250
4.26; yearlings, 4.7506.00; lambs, 6.250
7.60.
BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, July 29.—Commercial
bar sliver. 59%; Mexican dollars, 47c.
LONDON, July 29.—-Bar silver firm at
27%d. *
LOWRY NATIONAL BANK
Capital $1,000,000
Surplus $1,000,000
Savings Department Safe Deposit Boxes