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THE ATJjAJNTA Ul’AmUlAlN AM) JNIiW!?. IT 1TLAITA IS 1GTH CAPE GOD TOWNS CITY III. S. Ill IN PERIL FROM PARCEL POST FOREST FI Remarkable Increase in Volume! Summer Residents Flee as the of Mail Here Arouses Favorable Comment in Washington. Postmaster Hugh McKee declared Wednesday that the large increase in the amount of mail handled in the Atlanta postoffice was the subject of favorable comment in Washington among department officials. During the past year more than 50,000,000 letters, not including news papers and periodicals were stamped or canceled in the Atlanta postoffiee This is an increase over the pre vious year of about 15,000,000 letters. Showing the progressive spirit of Atlanta merchants in taking advan tage of the new parcel post, Mr. Mc Kee said: “We are handling more than 7,000 parcel post packages per day, which is more than are handled in Louisville, Indianapolis and other cities twice the size of Atlanta. The Atlanta office ranks sixteenth in the number of parcel post packages han dled In the United States. “Here in the postoffice we have a chance to keep close tab on Atlanta’s activity and correspondence, and I will say that the growth in mail busi ness since I came into office has been marvelous, and scarcely seems believ able when you compare the books of previous years with the fiscal year just ended.” Crushers Donate Fourth of the Amount Needed — Committees etG Promises of Support. With $1,200, one-fourth of the amount needed, contributed by the Cotton Seed Crushers of Georgia, plans for a per manent exhibit of cotton products which it is proposed to establish in the new Champer of Commerce building have received an impetus that bids fair to carry the project through. Other lines lines of the cotton industry of the State will be asked to contribute an amount in proportion to their importance, and it is thought the entire amount will be raised within a few weeks. The gift of the Crushers was made through their chairman, W. M. Hutch inson, at a meeting late Tuesday after noon of the cotton products committee of the Atlanta Manufacturers’ Exposi tion Committee, of which Mell R. Wil kinson is chairman. The meeting was addressed by Mayor Woodward, Com missioner of Agriculture J. D. Price, Wilmer L Moore, S. A. Carter and others. Special committees for each branch of the cotton industry will be named Wednesday. These committees will confer with respresentatlves of each line, including fertilizers, the textile industry, the cotton oil industry and ginning, and it will be determined to just what extent the movement for an exhibit will be supported. Beware, Poseurs, of ‘Soul Photos’ ST. LOUIS. Aug. 6.—“With the de velopment of ‘soul photography,’ ” the latest addition to the picture maker’s are, says Miss Emma Gerhard, “the modern photographer will vie with the old masters in producing pictures that will live forever. “It is wholly a matter of art,” said Miss Gerhard. “It consists of bring ing out in the subject what is really in him or her, not in making an arti ficial reproduction of his features and clothes. “Every human being Is constantly posing. There are a thousand and one little superficial things about every man and woman which cover up the real self, and these things overshadow all else In photographs.” French Want Trading Base North of Canal Flames Sweep Over 40 Square Miles—Autos Carry Water. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Aug. 6.—The commission sent by the French Government to study the effect upon French com merce of the opening of the Panama Canal report^ unfavorably upon the establishment of a commercial base either on Guadaloupe or Martinique- These French possessions in the West Indies are too far south of the regu lar Panama route, says the commis sion, and shippers will rather coal in Porto Rico or Cuba. Lieutenant Hallier. representing the Minister of Marine, recommends, however, the establishment of a nava' station at Fort DeFrance, Martinique. China Picks Cornell Grad to Replace Wu Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PEKIN, CHINA, Aug. 6.—The gov ernment, according to latest informa tion, intends to appoint Alfred Sze, a Cornell graduate, as Minister to Wash ington It planned to make Wu Ting- fang Ambassador, but the American Government did not agree to raise the status of the legation here and this necessitated the nomination of a ju nior. Mr. Sze was nominated Minister to Washington in 1911. but did not go to his post on account of the revolution. HYANNIS. MASS., Aug. 6.—With more than forty square miles of Cape Cod timber devastated by a roaring forest fire that has caused a loss of more than $250,000, the fate of this town and nearby villages hung in the balance to-day. This forenoon the flames raged be tween here and South Yarmouth de pot. If the wind turns to the north west veteran forest fire fighters de clare Hyannis, West Yarmouth and the adjoining villages are doomed. Hundreds of summer visitors as well as year-round residents are pre pared to flee. One thousand volunteer fire fighters have been trying various schemes to check the onward rush. Ditches were dug, advance fires built and tons of water poured on th i flames. Summer residents have placed au tomobiles at the disposal of the fire fighters and touring cars and limou sines are transporting gallons of wa ter. Residents living In sections remote from the different villages in the threatened districts have been coming into town with all their belongings, leaving their cottages and barns :o the flames. lopen HighILow Noon Prev. Close. Au«. . .Ill 57 11.62 11.57 11 60 11 52- 58 Sept. . .11 13 11.15 11.13 11 15 11 07 10 Oct . . 11 07 11.11 11.00 11 10 11 99 11 Nov . . 10 94 10.94 10.94 10 94 10 92 94 Dec. . .10 98 11.06 10.96 11 06 10 94 95 Jan. . . 10 90 10.98 10.88 10 97 10 86 87 Feb. . ID 93 10.93 10.93 10 93 19 89 90 Mch. . 10 98 1.105 10.97 11 05 10 95 96 May . .11 01 11.08 11 .00 1 L 08 10 98 11 FLEETS OF WORLD iL Secretary Daniels Plans Huge Naval Display for 1915—An nounces Defense Policy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Secretary of the Navy Daniels to-day announced his plan to have all the world’s fleets mobilize In Hampton Roads in Feb ruary, 1915. and, led by’ the Ameri can squadron, proceed through the Panama canal and up the West Coast to San Francisco. Secretary Daniels considers that this will form a fitting opening for the Panama canal besides being the greatest naval pageant the world ha? seen. In addition to this, Secretary Daniels intends to have the Ameri can fleet, headed by the old battle ship Oregon, steam through the canal next spring to celebrate the opening of the passageway' to ships of com merce. “It has beeen stated," said the Sec retary of the Navy to-day, “that I intend to divide the Atlantic fleet and to keep a portion of it on the Pa cific side. This is erroneous. What I Intend to do is to divide the time of the fleet so that it will spend six months of the year on one coast and then go to the other, instead of spending all its time on the Atlantic side as at present.” Dry and hot weather. • * * The Missouri State report on corn was not as bad as expected. * * * Trading in all grains was of enormous volume yesterday. Everybody wanted to sell on reported cooler weather over the larger portion of the grain region. The selling seemed to be profit taking by holders, who were tired of waiting for the anticipated lower temperatures and rains. Offerings were readily absorbed by strong sources. Along toward the close corn led in excitement and strength, but failed to retrieve the early decline. The Chicago Inter Ocean says: “Wheat has had a break of SV 4 c from Monday’s high price and the trade seems more bearish because of the big receipts, anticipation of good showing by tne Government report Friday, and a lessening of the export demand and the decline in cash premiums. It would not be surprising to see prices drag some lower. What the corn market will do to-day depends on how much rain is shown on the map. With good soak ing rains over the belt a sharp break is anticipated, but with only light showers and high temperatures, traders look for prices to hold around present levels and possibly go a little higher.” * * * Nicolet, of The Kansas City Star, says that Kansas will have one of the small est corn crops this year ever produced. • • 9 It is intimated that stop-loss orders are heavy in all speculative corn mar kets. and that a decline of l%c or so would uncover' many. Chicago people report country houses buying, with or ders accompanied by sensational crop new’s. * * * John Inglis wired Logan & Bryan: “Southeastern Nebraska, with exception of some of the bottoms, all corn suffer ing and losing ground. Considerable acreage just tasseling, for which some hopes are entertained, is fast losing, as tasseling period is just when rain is most needed." * • • Yields of 739.730,000 bushels of wheat, 2,800,000,000 bushels of corn. 1,003,260,000 bushels of oats and 14,702,000 bales of cotton were estimated for this season in the annual crop report of the Con tinental and Commercial National Bank made oublie to-day. Other yields were estimated. Rye 36,854.000 bushels, barley 200,527,000 bushels and hay 66,610,000 tons. The increase in the wheat yield was estimated at 9.000,000 bushels over last year’s crop. This is 170,000,000 bushels more than the United States can use in one year. * • • Grain region forecast: Illinois cloudy, with showers in north and central por tions to-night or Thursday: cooler. In diana. Wisconsin, Minnesota, showers to-night or Thursday and cooler; Mis souri. Kansas. Nebraska and Michigan, generally fair; Iowa probably light showers to-night or Thursday; Dakotas, cloudv to-night and Thursday; warmer 9*9 Corn was sold on reports of rains west of the river. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Influenced by steady cables and an absence of rain in Texas, the cotton market opened firm to-day, with first prices at a net advance of 3 to 7 points from last night's close. In view of yesterday’s break the short interest was a little nervous. This, coupled with private advices from Texas stating, notwith standing last week’s rains, more mois ture is need over the Southwestern belt, resulting in prices soaring some 2 to 8 points from the initial level. The sell ing was very light and scattered. Shorts were good buyers. Spot interests also bought. During- the forenoon the market was steady on buying on bullish advice from Pheodore Brice on high temperatures in Oklahoma. High temperature there is usually the forerunner of rain. Following are 1L a. m. bids in New York: August, 11.60; October, 11.08, January, 10.94; March, 11.03. Following are 10 a. m. bids in New Orleans: August, 11.43; October. 11.13: December, 11.09; January. 11.09; March, Estimated cotton receipts; __ Thursday. 1912. New Orleans None 84 NEW YORK COTTON. Cotton quotation!: Mystery in Suicide Of Wealthy Shoe Man NORRISTOWN, PA., Aug. 6.'—Ad dison R. Wright, aged 60, wealthy member of the shoe firm of Weimer, Wright & Wat kinArch street, Philadelphia, committed suicide in the waiting room of the Philadelphia and Reading station here to-day by shoot ing himself through the heart. No cause for the act is known, al though A note hddressed to a son, Attorney L. Wright, was found on the body. The contents of the note were not divulged. GRAIN MARKET Grain quotations to noon: WHEAT- High. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Cotton quotations: i i 1 Prev. lOpen High 'L#ow| Noon Close. Aug Sept. . .111.45 11.45 11.45 11.45 11.40-44 11.10-12 11.05-06 10.99-11 11.01-02 Oct. . Mch. . .11.08 11.15 11.07 11.16 Dec. . . .ii.oi; 11.12 11.03 11.12 Jan. . . 11.06 11.73 11.04 11.13 11.01-02 b eb 10.98-11 Mch. . . ii.16 ii.22 ii. 14 11.21 11.11-12 May . . 11.26 11.26 11.26 11.26 11.15-16 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 6.—This market was due 2 points higher on August and 2 to 2% points lower on later posi tions, but opened steady, at a net de- eline of 1 % to 2 points. At 12:15 p. m. the market was steady, net unchanged to % point higher. Spot cotton quiet, at 3 points decline; middling, 6.43d; sales, 6,(KK) bales, in cluding 5,100 American bales; imports, 12,000, of which all were American bales. At the close the market was steady with prices at a net advance of 2% to 4 points from the final quotations of Tuesday. Futures Aug . . . Aug.-Sept Sept.-Oct. Oct.-Nov. Nov.-Dec. Dec.-Jan. Jan.-Feb. Feb.-Mch. Mch.-Apr. Apr.-May Mav-June June-July opened barely steady. Opening. Range. 3P.M. Close. . . .6.15 5.16% 6.20% . . .6.05 5.08% 6.11% . . .5.98 6.00 6.02% . . .6.93% 5.95% 5.98% . . .5.89 5.91 5.94 . . .5.89 5.90% 5.94 . . .5.90 6.92 5.95 . . .6.91 5.93% 5.96% . . .5.92% 5.96 5.97% . . .5.95 5.98% 5.97% 6.00 6.00 Prev. Close. 6.16% 6.07% 6.00 5.95% 5.90% 5.90% 5.91% 5.93 5.94% 5.95 5.9? 5.97 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Morris H. Rothschild & Co.: Senti ment is bearish. Norman. Mack & Co.: We still con tinue to believe that it is poor busi ness policy to follow' the decline. Hayden, Stone & Co : Operators take the view that enough cotton will be for sale on any rally to prevent much advance. Sept Dec.. May. CORN— Sept. Dec.. May . . OATS— Sept. . . Dec.. . . May PORK — Sept. . .20.65 Oct. . .19.25 LARD— Sept. . .11.47% Oct. . .11.57% Jan. . .10.77% RIBS— Sept. . .11.32% Oct. . .11.15% Jan. . .10.15 86% 90% 95% 69% 66 68% 41% 44 47% Low’. 85% 89% 94% 68% 65% 67% 41% 46% 20.42% 19.10 11.37% 11.50 10.75 11.25 11.22% 10.12% Previous Noon. Close. 86% 90% 95% 69 65% 68 41% 43% 46% 86% 90% 95% 65% 67% 67% 41% 44 47 STOCK MARKET 20.65 19.25 11.45 11.52% 10.77% 11.32% t 1.22 Vi 10.12% 20.50 20.15 11.44% 11.52% 10.77% 11.25 11.14 1117% LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug 6.—Hogs—Receipts, 24,000; market steady; mixed and butchers, $8.00<& 9.10; good heavy, $8.60 (a 8.90; rough heavy. $7.80<7/ 8.40; light, $8.80<tf 9.20; pigs. $6.40tfi8.25; bulk, $8.30 to 8 75. Cattle- Receipts. 14,000; market 10c higher; beeves. $7.15(1(9.00; cows and heifers. $3.00^8.10; stockers ami feed ers, $5.75(h7l>0; Texans, $6.75(&8.16; calves, $9.00(9)10.50. Sheep—Receipts, 16.000; market, strong; native and Western, $3.00@ 4.80; lambs, $4.75@7.30. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 6.—Wheat opened •%d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower; closed % to %d lower. Corn opened %d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower; closed % to Vl lower. Atlanta Markets COTTON GOSSIP There were rumors that freight room had been engaged for August shipment from New' York stock. Liverpool Is un derstood to be long of August and to own u good bit of the local stock ac cording to Pearsall’s. * * * The New’ York Journal of Commerce says: “Cotton goods retailers are op timistic concerning fall trade, and many of them are now operating in the local market. Jobbers are asking for ship ment at once of all goods due Septem ber 1, with requests that new business be booked for September delivery of a volume sufficient to take care of the goods anticipated for immediate ship ment.” * • * Riordan has been an enormous seller of new crops during the last few days. It was believed that he sold for custom ers of Pell. Last week Riordan’s buy ing was a feature. NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 6.—Hayward & Clark: The weather map shows cloudy over Oklahoma and east Ten nessee; part cloudy to fair over the At- lantics. Fair over rest of the belt. No rain in the West; some nice rains in North Carolina and a few light show ers in Georgia. Gulf disturbance forma tion still there; should move westward in a few days and give prospects of pre cipitation over south Texas. The New Orleans Times-Democrat says: “Liverpool’s opening after the holidays was significantly low. Bulls had hoped that foreign spinners would show some concern over the Bureau condition figures promulgated Fridav last when the Liverpool market began business yesterday. But they did noth ing of the kind; on the contrary, ab sence of demand for forward cotton proved an active bearish factor. Stu dents of the staple say there can be no question as to the existence of a large forward requirement. Why, then Is demand lacking now’, when, under normal conditions, as in ordinary years consumers cover their fall, winter and spring- requirements, exporters busily engage in catering into forward commit ments, the future markets supply the hedges and the steamships sell ocean freight room? “To the man who searches for the cause behind every effect the answer comes easy. It is Washington’s threat of prohibitive legislation. The effect of this threat is twofold, and its rami fications are both subtle and obvious. Meanwhile, the American rings are short, the volume of business light and the trade in suspense.’’ • * • There were no rains shown tn the weather map. which brought out a fair amount of buying early. The selling was very much, scattered. Weld was principal buyer. There were some un favorable private reports being received this morning. Liverpool cables: “Market good on reports of drouth damage in Texas, Ok lahoma Manchester reports poor.’’ * * * Map Indicates cooler with some pre cipitation coming in from the Central grain States. • • • Austin. Texas, wires: “Farmers In town yesterday complaining of plant shedding and recent rains insufficient.“ PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Co l Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 average, 20c. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 average. 20c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 av erage. 21c. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 aver age, 14c. Cornfield breakfast bacon, 26c Grocers’ style bacon (wide and nar row), 20c. Cornfield fresh pork sausage, fresh or bulk, in 25-pound buckets. 12%o. Cornfield frankforts, 10-pound boxes. 12c. Cornfield Bologna sausage, 25-pound boxes. 10c. Cornfield luncheon ham, 25-pound boxes. 13%c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, 25- pound boxes, 10c, EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 17@ 18c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb. blocks 27%<g'30c; fresh country, fair demona A5<9>i8c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound; Hens 18($19c; fries, 22%@24; roosters. 8<S>10c; tur keys, owing to fatrest-. 17@iac. LIVE POULTRY -Hens, 40@45; roosters, 30@35c; broilers 25<g30c pei pound; puddle ducks. 30<3>3bc; P^klns, 35(9; 40c; geese. 5Q(fi60o each: xurkey.*, owing to fatness. 15ati:u. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons. fancy. 7.00(98.00; cauliflower, 10(&) 1 %cc lb.; bananas, 2%<&3c lb.; cabbage, $2.00 per crate; peanuts, per po and, fancy Virginia, 6%<g)7c; choice, 5%S>6c; beets. $1.75(92.00 in half-barrel crates; ccumbers, $1.25(91.50 Eggplants 75c <9100 per crate; peppers, $1.25(91.60 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six-basket crates, $2.00@2.50; onions. $1.0u per bu.; sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 80@8oc. • kra. fancy, six-basket crates, $1.50& 1.76. FISH. FISH—Bream and peren, 7o pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound; bluensh, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound; mackerel. 7c pound; mixed fish. 5@6c round; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $11.00 per barrel. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR— Postell’s Elegant, $7 75; Omega. 87.00; Carter’s Besi 16.25; Qual- »ty (finest patent). $6.40; Gloria (self rising), $6.00; Results (self-rising), $6; .Swans Down (fancy patent), $6.00; Vic tory (the very best patent). $6.40; Mon ogram, $6.00; Puritan (higheit patent;, $5.65; Golden Grain. $5.60; Faultless ' finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.65; Paragon (high est patent, $5.75; Sunrise (half patent), *4.85; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.25; White Daisy (highest patent), $5.00; White Lily (high patent) $5.00; Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.75: Wa ter Lily (patent), $5.15: Sunbeam, $4.85; Southern Star (patent). $4.85; Queen Spray 'patent). $4.86: Tulip (straight), $4.00; King Cotton (half patent), $4.75; low-grade. 98-lb sacks. $4.00. CORN—Choice red cob 90c, No. 2 white bone dry 87c, mixed 85c, choice yellow' 85c, cracked corn 85c. MEAL—Plain 144-pound sack* 83c, 96- pound sacks 84c, 48-pound sacks 86c, 24- pound socks 84c. OATS—Fancy white clipped 67c, No. 2 clipped 56c, fancy white 55c, No. 2 mixed 54c. COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper $31.50 COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sacks $17.00 SEEDS—Amber cane seed $1.00, can! seed, orange $1.00, rye (Tennessee) $1.25, red top cane seed $1.35, rye (Georgia; *1.36, blue seed oats 50c, barley $1.25, Burt oats 70o. FEEDSTUFFS. CHICKEN FEED -Beef .-crap. 100-lb. sacks, $3.25; 60-lb. sacks, $1.65; Purina pigeon feed. $2.20; Purina baby chick feed. $2 00; Purina scratch, 100-lb ska., *1 85; 50-lb sacks, $2.00; Purina scratch bales. $2.05; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina chowder, dozen pound packages, $2.20; Victory baby chick, $2.00; Victory scratch, 50-lb. sacks, $1.90; 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; wheat, two-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.26; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb sacks. $1.80: Eggo, $1.85; charcoal. 50-lb sacks, per 100 pounds, $2.00. SHORTS—White, 100-lb sack*. $1.75; Ilalliday, white. 100-lb. sacks, $i 70; Jandy middling, 100-lb sacks. SI .76; fancy, 75-lb. sacks. $1.76: P. W., 76-lb. sacks, $1.65: brown, 100-1 r». sacks, $1.55; Georgia feed, 75-lb. saclcs, $1.55; clover leaf, 75-lb. sacks. $1.60; bran. 75-lb sacks, $1.26; 100-lb. sacks $1.25; 50-lb sacks. $1.30; Ilorneoline, $1.60; Germ meal, Horreo, $1 50. GROUND FFED—Purina feed. 176-lb. sacks, $1.70; Purina molasses feed, $1.60; Arab horse feed, $1.70: Allneeda feed. $1.66; Suerene dairy feed. $1.50; Mono gram. 10-lb sacks. $1.60; Victory horse feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; ABC feed, $1.55; milk dairy feed. $1.65; alfalfa molasses meal, $1.75; alfalfa meal. $1.40; beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60. HAY—Per hundred weignt: Timothy choice, large bales. $1.20; Ujrge fancy light cloved mixed, $1.15: Uo. 1 small bales, $110. 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 hay 90c. No 1 $1.20. wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay 90C. GROCERIES SUGAR—Per pound. Standard gran ulated 5c, New York refined 4%c, plan tation 4.85c. COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $24 50, A A A A $14.60 in bulk, In bags and bar rels $21, green 20c. RICE—Head 4%@5%c, fancy head 5% <<$6%c. according to grade. LARD Silver leaf 13c pound, Scooo 3%c pound. Flake White 8%c Cotto- lene $7.20 per case, Snowdrift $5.85 per case. SALT—One hundred pounds 53c, salt brick (plain) per case $2 25. salt brick (medicated) per case $4.86, 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. sack*. 30c; 25-lb. sacks 12c. MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syr up 37c, axle grease $1.75, soda crackers 7%c 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. rolled oats $3.90 per case, grits (tags) $2.40, pink salmon $7, cocoa 38c, roast beef $3.80. syrup 30c per gallon, sterling ball potash $3 30 per case, soap $1.50(94 per case, Rumford baking powder $2.51 per case. By CHARLES W. STORM. . MOW YORK. Aug. 6 Trading was active at the opening of the stock mar ket to-day, but the list was irregular and quotations showed a considerable division of sentiment. California Pe troleum was again under pressure, de clining % to 18%, while Canadian Pacific sustained the same amount of loss. Lehigh Valley sold off %. but rullied und recovered most of its de cline United States Steel common began at 61% for the loss of %. but within half un hour was selling around 61% Illinois Central and Union Pacific showed firmness, each advancing % Later both shaded. Great Northern preferred advanced % American Smelting. after selling unchanged, shaded %. Among the other losses were Amalgamated Copper, %; New Haven. %; Anaconda Copper, %. and Chlo Copper, % Western Union Telegraph spurted, gaining a point. Southern Pacific, Heading and Northern Pacific advanced. The curb was steady. Americans in London were firm on cablegrams plac ing a better construction on the United States montetary situation. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to noon; STOCK— Amal. Cop . Am. Can. . do. pref. . Am Cot. Oil Am. Loco. . Am. Smelt.. High T . 71% . 34% . 93% . 43% . 33% . 66 Am. T. and T.128% . 36% . 97% .120% . 96% . 35% . 89 .216 . 56 . 36 .107% . 16% . 59% Anaconda Atchison . A. C. L. B. and O. Beth. Steel B. R T. . Can. Pac. C. and O. Col. F. and I. 32% Corn Prod. . . 10% Erie 29% do. pref. . . 47% G. N. pref . .128% G. N. O. . Ill. Cen. . Interboro. do. pref. M. , K. and T. 23% L. Valley . . 151 L. and N. . . 134 Mo. Pacific . . 33 N. Y. Central 99% Northwest., . 130 N. and W. . . 106% No. Pacific . . 111% Penna 113 P. Steel Car . 26% Reading . . . 160% R. I. and Steel 24% do. pfd.. . Rock Island do. pfd.. . So. Pacific . So. Railway St. Paul . . Tenn. Copper. 31 Vi Texas Pacific 17% Union Pacific. 152 U. S. Rubber 61 % U. S. Steel . . 62 do. pfd.. . . 107Vi Utah Copper . 497* W. Union . . 67 87% 17% 29% 93 25 107% iOW 71% 33% 83% 43% 32% 65% 128% 36% 97% ?20% 96% 35% 86% 215% 55% 32% 10% -■% 47% 128% 35% 107 15% 59% 23% 150% 134 32% 99% 130 105% 111 113 25% 159% 24% 87% 17% 29% 92% 24% 107% 31 17% 150% 61 61% 107% 49% Previous Noun. Close. 71% 71% 34 93% . 43% 33% 65% 33% 93% 43% 32 66 128% 128% 36% 36 97% 97% 120% 121 96% 35% 89 216 56% 32% 10% 29% 47% 96% 88% 216 32 10% 29Vi 47% 128 % 128% 36 36 107 16% 59% 23% 151 134 33 99% 130 106% 59% 23 151% 134% 33% 99% 129% 105% 105% 111% 111 113 25% 113% 25% 159% 15974 24% 24% 87% 17% 29% 92% 22 87% 92% 24% 107% 107% 31% 30 17% 16 151% 150 61% 61 61% 107 V* 49% 67 60% 107% 49% 66 STOCK GOSSIP The stock market exhibited conaid erable strength yesterday. Public par ticipation is increasing and stocks have every appearance of selling higher. * * • “I am bullish on the general situa tion and firmly believe all securities of merit will apreciate In value before the first of September, on the other hand, I would keep long of the leaders like Union Pacific, United States Steel und A. C. P.“—G. D. Potter. • • • “The market looks very safe on the long side. I think the trend will con tinue upward and would advise selec tions for purchase of stocks, which have not yet responded to general ad vance ”—Clark. * * * There will be no cash distribution to be inudn by Union Pacific In connection with the offering of Southern Pacific certificates. However, Union Pacific may declare an extra dividend. * * * House committee Democrats by vote of 11 to 3 Indorsed the Administration currency bill with amendment author izing national banka to organize sav ing and trust departments and making Federal reserve board by-partisan * * * Treasury officials say the net bal ance available for deposit in national banks at the close of business Tuesday was $280,892,165. • • • Brooklyn Rapid Transit in year ended June 30 earned 9.16 per cent surplus for $49,078,000 stock, against 8.25 per cent the previous year on $475,000,000 stock. • • American stocks in London steady, % point lower to % higher. BAR SILVER. LONDON, Aug 6. — Bar silver quiet, 27%. off l-16d. NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Commercial bar silver. 59%c; Mexican dollars, 47c. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Aug C.—Opening: New Haven, 101; Alaska, 19%; Zinc, 21; Boston and Maine, 68; United States Smelting, 39; Royale, 19%. r Where Shall I Go? 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