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TEfe beautiful American Flag, the very latest, with 48 stars, made of fine bunting. Out out Coupon below, and bring to THE TIFARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN and ATLANTA GEORGIAN Of fice, with 90 cents, and secure one of these beautiful flags. THIS COUPON and 90c entitles the holder to an American Flag, 5 feet by 8 feet, when presented at onr offices, HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN 20 EAST ALABAMA ST, Flags will be mailed at an additional charge of 10c for postage. Every man is proud to say he is an American, and it is bis duty to see that “Old Glory is flung to the breeze” on every appropriate occasion. See that you have one of these flags at your office or at your home. Take advantage of this offer. 9 Edgewood Avenue 20 East Alabama Street i—r- ■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Work Is Postponed On Peachtree Creek Opposition Develops to Use of Corv vlcts—Roadway To Be Oiled at Once—Apartment Brings $14,250. Peachtree Creek will not be cleared up at present. This was decided at a meeting of the Board of County Com missioners Saturday morning. Chief of Construction Clayton and F. A. Quillian, chairman of the Bond Com- mission, appeared before the board and declared that they could protect the Peachtree Creek disposal plant, and that they thought it best for the county to employ day labor rather tiian put the convicts on the Peach tree job at the expense of urgent <sewer work. It was pointed out that the county could put twenty day laborers to work and complete the job in a short time at a cost of a few hundred dollars, the members expressed the desire to complete sewer jobs first, and one commissioner declared that 100 more men were now needed at Butler street. As soon as Peachtree road is dry, declared Shelby Smith, chairman, it will be oiled from Brookwood to Buckhead. The contract has been let to Samuel E. Finley for about 65,000 square yards of material, at a cost of 4 1-2 cents a yard, or $2,975. This material is being heated, and the work should start Monday. \ Washington Street Sale, $14,250. The Phoenix Investment Company has entered into an agreement with Mrs. Emma E. LaHatte to construct a two-story apartment house at No. 425 Washington street and to give a Quitclaim on the entire property for $14,250. The lot is 62 by 150 feet. Permit for the structure was taken earlier in the week. * Much Church Activity. Certain local churches are very busy at this time preparing for the completion of new edifices. The Christian Science Church at the northwest corner of Peachtree circle and Peachtree street is perhaps half completed, the Gordon Street Church 1s well along near West End Park, the Unitarians are expected to start soon on West Peachtree near Kimball, and the First Presbyterian at Peach tree and Seventeenth streets, and the Central Baptist at the comer of Cooper and Whitehall streets. The Central Baptist congregation bought their 102 by 150 foot lot over a year ago for $18,000 and are ready to move from Forsyth and Garnett streets. Their present property is held for $60,000, and the church and prospective buyers have come with in $10,00 of a trade on two occa sions. The new church will cost about $60,000 and will have such in stitutional improvements as a swim- rnnig pool, bowling alley, reading and rest rooms, kindergarten, etc. Railroad Developments Started. People on the west side of the city are waiting to see the result of rail road activity that has been started in that section. The projectors in the Walker Street industrial development have begun clearing, away small houses to make ready for the exten sion of a spur track through the rear of the Walker Street tract to Haynes street, where it is proposed to put several large warehouses. One building which will adorn the group will be three stories high and » 390 feet long, if the plans of the de velopers do not go awry. New Subdivision Opened. Oak wood Terrace, a new subdivi sion adjoining Druid Hills, west of East Lake drive and fronting on the North Decatur car line, has been put on the market by tin- L. P. Botten- field Real Estate Agency. This is known as the Kirkpatrick property, and was acquired some time ago by the McKenzie Trust Company. The lots are $450 to $1,000, and John N. Holland will have charge of the sales. Kontz Home for Rent. The former home of Judge Ernest C. Kontz at the northeast corner ot West Peachtree and Kimball streets has been placed for renting with a local real estate agency, Judge and Mrs. Kontz having sold the home and moved to No. 616 Piedmont avenue. The property fronts 190 feet on West Peachtree and 75 feet on Kimball street, and brought $25,000 from Mrs. Annie B. Armistead. Warranty Deeds. $2,500—John M. Ponder to O. L. and Mrs. O. L. Turner, lot southwest corner Cameron and Killian streets, 60 by 130 l'eet. March 26, 1909. $1,100—W. E. Parr to George N. Crane, lot west side Oliver street, 140 feet north of Bellwood avenue, 45 by 152 feet. August 21. $5,000—W. J. Tucker to J. M. Bass, No. 275 East Pine street, lot 50 by 171 feet. August 18. $11,000—A. N. Sharp to A. S. Har ris, lot north side of Ponce DeLeon avenue, 328 feet west of Bonaventure street, 50 by 231. August 22. $400—John Starr and G. T. Ed wards to Max Kramer, lot 891 feet south of southeast corner of Grand avenue and Mayson and Turner’s \ Ferry road, 100 by 160 feet. Feb ruary 21, 1911. $2,800—Estate Mrs. Irene N. Snook {by executor) to James T. Williams and I. S. Thomas, lot west side Cle burne avenue, 569 feet east of High land avenue, 70 by 180 feet. March 22. $2,600—Joseph B. Wolfe to Charles L. Harpt r, No. 113 Auburn avenue, I' $1.500—Frnnk Eastman to Maggie and Foster W. Cook, lot west side of Do ray street, SO feet north of West Hunter street, 40 by 80. August 18, 1909. $1,000—American Securities Com pany of Georgia to Mrs. Madeline C. A Little Home All Your Own Start off right. If you do not own your home, get busy and secure one. There is no excuse for anyone living in a rented house. The Classified Real Estate Ads in The Georgian show you the way. Many bargains and easy Wrigley, lot 10, block 2, Peachtree Hills place, land lot lit. March 21, 1912. $2,200—Warren Investment Com pany to J. A, Blakeley and C. A. Hud son, lot east side Newnan avenue, 60 by 150 feet. September 12, 1910. $5,500—W. M. Nichols and John H. Boylston, lot south side west Harris street, 268 feet from northeast cor ner, block 156, land lot 78, Four teenth District, 40 by 125 feet. Au gust 20. $2,200—Mrs. A. H. Collier et al. to Peachtree Oaks Company, lot west side Oak Drive, 235 feet north of Col lier road, 60 by 145 feet. August 15. $1,195—J. S. McCauley to James C. Williams, No. 282 South Boulevard, lot 37 by 140. August 21. $6,100—S. W. Sullivan to W. V. Ogletree, No. 76 Price street, lot 42 by 140 feet. June 28, 1911. $2,000—E. W. Klein to Mrs Linda Jv Sangster, lot north side Grady avenue, 250 feet east of South Bou levard, 50 by 250 feet. Also lot north side Grady avenue, 350 feet east of South Boulevard, 50 by 275 feet. Au gust 22. Bonds for Title. $28,500—Phenix Investment Com pany to Mrs. Emma E. LaHatte, No. 425 Washington street, 52 by 150. August 9. $4,350—W. B. Cummings to E. A. Hartsock, lot south 9ide of Adair ave nue, 320 feet west of Highland ave nue, 60 by 170. August 16. $4,600—Suburban Realty Company to H. M. Singley, lot west side of Eevrhart street, 145 feet north of Genessee avenue, 100 by 135. Octo ber 1, 1912. $2,200—H. T. Trowbridge to J. An drews, lot south side of Cohen street, 100 feet east of Wilson street, 50 by 80. July 22, 1911. Transferred to Ben R. Pagett, Jr., May 2, 1912. Loan Deeds. $1,000—S. C. Fleming to F. E. Ladd, lot southwest corner of Crew street and Atlanta avenue, 60 by 100. Au gust 21. $176—C. T. Maddox to Max Kramer. No. 130 Meldrim street, 27 by 139. August 14. $2,500—James T. Williams to Emily C. VanDyke, lot southwest side of Cleburne avenue, 569 feet east of Highland avenue, 70 by 180. August 22. $600—FTank Boykin to Mrs. Sarah E. Sennett, No. 143 McDaniel street, 54 by 190. August 21. $1,200—J. A. Blakely and C. A. Hud son to Mrs. Katherine A. Mead, lot southeast side of Newnan avenue, 60 feet southwest of St. Frances street, 50 by 150. August 21. $425—S. C. Huff to Max Gross, lot north side of Holmes street, 295 feet east of Howell Mill road. 162 by 145. August 20. $2,000—J. N. Harris to Henry Hirsch, No. 212 East Georgia avenue, 54 by 156. August 22. $2.950—Mrs. Madeline C. Wrigley to Hibernia Savings, Building and Loan Association, lot 10, block 2, of Peachtree Hills place, land lot 111. July 30. $666—Mrs. Emma I^angley to same, No. 165 Pulliam street. August 13. $1,050—O. A. Combs to same, lot east side of North Boulevard, 50 feet south of Irwin street, 80 by CO. f Au gust 19. $2,000—Mrs. Annie L. Barford to Miss Annie McElhinnev, No. 141 Cherokee avenue, 48 by 176. August 18. $5,000—Mrs. Daisy E. Ryan to Mil- tin Greenebaum, lot east side North Boulevard, 163 feet south of Edge- wood avenue, 84 by 120. August 21. $1,328—Maggie and Foster Cook to Germania Savings Bank, lot west side Doray street, 80 feet north of West Hunter street, 40 by 80. Au gust 15. $2,340—Charles L. Harper to same, No. 413 Auburn avenue, 48 by 86. Au gust 4 $3,100—Philip Glass to same, lot northeast corner Connally street and Glennwood avenue, 48 by 120; also lot west side Ira street, 112 feet north of Crumley street, 57 by 170; also lot southeast comer Strong and Ken nedy streets, 54 by 70. August 18. $1,386—Melissa Doke to same, south half of lot 17 of Jennings subdivision on Martin street, 70 by 70. August 16. Quitclaim Deeds. $5—Atlanta Title Guarantee Com pany to James T. Williams and I. S. Thomas, lot west side ( leburne ave nue, 569 feet ea*t of Highland ave nue. 70 by 180. August 22. $2,250—Germania Savings Bank to Jesse A. Blakely and C. A. Hudson, lot east side Newnan avenue, being lot 2, block C, of Cobb Land Com pany plat, 50 by 150. August 21. $3,150—David Woodward to Peach tree Heights Park Company, lot east side Rivers road. 408 feet from Mus cogee avenue, 280 by 467. August 7. Mortgages. $640—George N. Crane to Atlanta Banking and Savings Company, lot west side Oliver street, 143 feet north of Bellwood avenue, 45 by 132. Au gust 20. $1,153—W. V. Ogletree to James C. Wllliam.s, No. 76 Price street, 4 2 by 140. August 22. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—The upward trend of cotton prices following reports of deterioration in tne Southwest was resumed at the opening of the cotton market to-day, the upturn ranging from 7 to 18 points over Saturday’s final. One of the chief buying movies was the report of a Southern newspaper making the condition of the crop us of August 22 at 69.6 per cent, or 10 points off for the month. In addition to this the Liverpool mar- ”ket reported very high cables. Spot houses were principal buyers, there being also good buying from the ring. However, there was some scattered profit-taking by some who were big buy ers last week. Prices, however, held firm, and under continued good support from the larger interests further gains of 5 to 14 points were recorded by the end of the first hour. Following are 11 a. m. bids In New York: August, 12.06; October, 11.85; De cember, 11.81; January, 11.71; March, 11.80. Following are 10 a. m. bids in New Orleans: August, 12.22; October, 11.82; December, 11.83; January, 11.84; March, 11.94. Estimated cotton receipts: Saturday. 1912. New Orleans 100 to 125 466 Galveston 26,000 to 28,000 31,832 NEW YORK COTTON. Even 10 Pts, Decline In Cotton Condition MEMPHIS, Aug. 25.—The condition of the cotton crop, in a special report by The Commercial-Appeal, is estimated to be 69.6 of normal, an evn 10 points de cline from the Goovernment’s figures of July 25. The figures given her are based on an average date of August 28. Deterioration has been heaviest west of the River, where the long drouth continued unbroken and is making it self felt on the crop. The conditions prohaly have never been worse in Okla homa and in Texas. The losses have been very severe, the plant is withering and is shedding heavily. Young bolls are opening prematurely In Alabama the grade of cotton brought to market is said to be rather poor. Hot, dry weather prevailed over most of the eastern belt during the last fort night, with a resultant deterioration in Tennessee. Mississippi and Alabatn. The loss in Mississippi and Louisiana was greatly augmented by boll weevil, the second hatching of which is infect ing the fields and doing much damage. In Georgia and the Carolinas the plant about held its own during the month, and prospects still are bright in these States for a splendid crop. In many places in the west it is con tended that rains will not be of benefit should they fall soon, but in most sec tions corespondents are of the opinion that good rains would greatly add to Urn yield. The extremely hot weather and the very dry soil tended to minimize the benefit accruing from recent scaU tered showers in Texas. Owing to the dry hot weather cotton is opening fast and picking promises soon to become general. Farmers are placing the lint on the market as soon as ginend. Labor, generally speaking, is ample. Conditions by States: COTTON ■ STATES— Aug. 22/ 1913. | Georgia 74 Tennessee 82 Mississippi 70 Arkansas 70 Alabama South Carolina i* North Carolina Texas 67 | Louisiana Oklahoma 56 | T’nlted States 69.6 Open | Prev. High Low'Noonl Close. Aug, . . . 12 05 12 10 12 05 12 10 11 94 95 Sept. . . . 11 87 11 95 11 79 11 92 11 77 79 <>ct. . . . 11 77 11 91 11 77 11 84 11 70 71 Nov. . . 11 80 11 85 11 79 11 85 11 92 94 Dec . . . U 79 11 85 11 79 11 80 11 64 65 Jan. . . . 11 70 11 76 11 69 11 -2:11 54 55 Feb. . . . . .11 56 58 Mch . . . 11 79 ii 84 ii 79 ii 83,11 62 63 May . . . 11 82 li 87 n 81 ii 86in 64 66 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25.—This market was 8 to 10 points higher, but opened excited, at a net advance of 10 points. At 12:15 p. m., the market was firm, 12 to 13 points net higher. Spot cotton quiet, at 12 points ad vance; middling 6.74d; sales 5,000. in cluding 4,300 American; imports 8,000 bales, of which 7,000 were American. At the close the market was steady with prices at a net gain of 18 to 19*4 points from the closing quotations of Saturday. Futures opened firm. Opening Prey. Range. 2P.M. Close. Close. Aug . .6.46 6.50 6.54 6.36 Aug.-Sept . . .6.39% 6.44% 6.47% 6.29% Sept.-Oct. . . .6.31 6.36 6.40% 6.22% Oct.-Nov. . . .6.29 6.34 6.37 6.18 Nov.-Dec. . . .6.24 6.28 6.32 6.13 Dec.-Jan. . . .6.23% 6.27 6.32 6.13 Jan.-Feb. . . .6.23% 6.29% 6.32% 6.13% Feb.-Mch . . .6.26% 6.30 6.34 6.15 Mch.-Anrll . . . .6.27% 6.32% 6.35 6.16 April-May . . .6.28 6.36% 6.17 May-June . . .6.28 6.34 ’ 6.37% 6.18 June-July . . .6.28 6.37% 6.18% Closed steady. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Aug. . . . 12.35 Sept. . . 11.90 Oct. . 11.80! Nov . . Dee. . . . 11.83 Jan. . . . 11.88 Feb . . . Mch. . . . 11.97 1 May . . . 12.08 I P rev. Open'High ’LowINoonl Close. 11.9011.90)11.67-70 11.80 11.85 iusiii ^87 11.81 11.90 11.96 12.02 12.08 12.08 11.63- 64 11.65- 66 11.64- 65 11.66- 67 11.64- 66 11.76-78 11.56-5S COTTON GOSSIP The New r York Journal of Commerce has the following on the condition of the cotton crops in Alabama, Mississip pi and Louisiana: “Alabama—On account of late June planting, cotton is very spotted, and fear is entertained that June cotton will suffer considerable deterioration. Some sections have had sufficient rain fall, and their prospects are bright for a full crop. But the major part of the State is needing rain badly. Cotton is shedding and opening prematurely, and picking has begun in some sections. Cultivation has been exeelDnt, and with the exception of boll weevil the crop is free from insect damage As a result of heat and drouth, condition is slightly lower than a month ago. when it was 79.2, but better than last year, when it was 74. “Mississippi—Barring the very general prevalence of the boll weevil, the condi tion is very good. Farmers are fight ing the pest vigorously with good re sults. The plant is of good size, well cultivated and fruitage is good. Many sections are beginning to feel the need of rain and shedding is becoming gen eral, owing to hot, dry winds. Bolls are opening freely and picking will be general in September. I’ercentage con dition is considerably better than a year ago at this time, when it was 71.3, but somewhat lower than last month, when it was 80. “Louisiana- The presence of the boll w’eevll is practically universal and they have been the cause of material de terioration. Excessive rains in many sections have favored their depreda tions. Sheddr.g s also general, but nut more than normal for this time of the year. Cultivation remains good and there is little complaint of scarcity of labor. Drouth and high temperatures have affected some localities. Picking will be fairly general by September 1. Partial returns on percentage condition indicates several points below last month, when it was 78.7 per cent.” Dallas wires: “Texas—Partly cloudy to clear, showers over Mount Vernon, Pittsburg and Mount Pleasant. Okla homa—Clear.” • • * NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25.—Hayward & Clark: The weather map shows part ly cloudy in the western states,' cloudy in the Atlantlcs; fair elsewhere; no ex cessive temperatures. On the contrary, cool weather continues in northern two- third of the belt, light, scattered show ers fell over the Atlantlcs and few light showers reported by private sources in Texas. Indications are for increasing cloudiness in west, possibly some scat tered showers in south Texas; generally fair and normal temperatures over rest of the belt. • • • Washington forecast for the week: “Except along the South Atlantic and East Gulf coast, where there will be showers, generally fair weather, with moderate temperatures probable in the Southern States until the latter part of the wmek, when {here will be quite gen eral showers.” * * ♦ Rainfall: Corpus Chrlsti. .01: Augus ta, .02; Charleston. .10: Jacksonville, .18; Wilmington, .64; Raleigh, .02. • • • Galveston wires: “Traveled four days in automobile through to San Antonio, talked with a number of posted men relative to Texas crop. Think Texas crop more than alst year.” * * * Habersham King, in his latest report, says: “Crop stands almost alone in that spring deve’opments guaranteed in deep-rooted plant to withstand dry weather, considering this and near ma turity of plant I am convinced that it is a conservative estimate that weather developments were favorable to fully 75 per cent of the crop A stand-off as to 10 per cent and unfavorable to 15 per cent, mainly notrhwest Mississippi and (»klahoma. Outside of that there is no drouth, except such small scattered areas, hardly enough to mention in last ^••ports. f»*orn v.Mcb create the imnre c-hn ->f drier cenditoins than really exist.” 0 * • Texas rainfall Saturday and Sunday: Alice, .42: Brcnham, 40; Columbus. .04; Corpus Chrlsti, .01: Houston. .50; Kerr- ville, .02; Luling. .12; Pierce, .38; Kiver- auie, .52; San Antonio, .u SOUTHERN BUYERS THICK IN THE CHICAGO MARKET Marshall Field & Go., tn a weekly re view of the dry goods trade, says: “Immediate business la keeping up strong and aa the fall season opens up there is more evidence of the scarcity of desirable merchandise, the increase in road sales during the t with market purchases, indicating that retailers are neginning to anticipate their needs liberally for the coming few months. Our shipping department is working overtime to get out current and September 1 shipments. Buyers have been in the market In unusual numbers from the South and Southwest particularly from Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and East ern Oklahoma, where crop conditions are much Improved, and they report an in creased confidence among the dry goods trade.” GRAIN CHICAGO, Aug. 25—The grain list was fractionally lower at the opening this morning when wheat showed de clines of %c to %c, corn about %c and outs %c to Me. Heavier receipts of wheat in the Northwest and larger world’s shipments than a year ago of this grain, coupled with an Increase in the amount on ocean passage, were the leading bearish helps. While there was no rain in Kansas and the temperatures were somewhat higher in that State, in other sections of the belt the weather was cooler. World’s shipments of corn were smaller, hut there was an increase in the amount on ocean pass age. Provisions were unchanged to 2%c to 5c lower, due to lower hog market at the yards. Grain quotations to noon: Previous High. Low. Noon. Close. WHEAT- Sept.. . . 86% 86% 86% 86% Dec 90% 90 90 90% May.... CORN 95 94% 95 95% Sept.... 72* 71 % 7214 72% Dec 68% G7-/8 68% 68% May.... 69% 69 69% 69% OATS- Sept.... 41% 41% 41% Dec 4 Hi 44 44% 44% May.... 47 % 46% 47% 47% PORK Sept... 20.90 20 90 20.90 20.95 Oct..... 20.30 20.30 20.30 Jan 19.35 LARD— Sept... 11 17% 11.15 11.15 11.20 Oct 11.27% 11.22% 1122% 11.27% Jan 10.82% 10.80 10.80 10.82% RIBS Sept. .. 11 30 11.30 11 30 11.32% (>ct 11.20 11.15 11.15 11.22% Jan 10.22 Vi 10.20 10.22% 10.22% Atlanta Markets EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 25<g) 27 c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, In 1-lb blocks, 27%0 3Oe; fresh country, fair demand, 15@18c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound; Hens !8@19o; fries, 22%@24; roosters, 8(§T0c; tur keys, owing to fatness, 17@>19c. LIVE POULTRY — Hens, 40045; roosters, 30035c; broilers 25030c per pound; puddle ducks, 30@35c; Pektns, 35040c; geese, 50060c eacji; turkeys* owing to fatness, 15@17c. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons, fancy, $6.00(0 5.50; California or anges, $5.3505.50; Concord grapes, 27% 030c a basket; Missouri peaches, $.25(02 50 per crate; bananas, 2*4(0 3c lb.; cabbage. l%02c per drum: peanuts, per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%@7c; choice, 5%@6; beets, $1.75(0 200, in half- barrel crates; cucumbers, $1.25(01.50; eggplants, $1.00(0 1.25 per crate; peppers, $1.50 per epate; tomatoes, fancy, six- basket crates, $2.00(02.50; onions, $1.00 .per bu.; sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 85 0 90c per bu; Irish potatoes, $1.40 per bag. containing 2*4 bushels; akro, fancy, six-basket crates. $1.50(01.75. FISH. FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound; blueflsh, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound; mackerel, 7c pound; mixed fish, 5@6e pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $11.00 per barrel. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR — Postell’s Elegant, $7.75; Omega, $7.00; Carter's Best. SG.25; Qual ity (finest patent), $6.00: Gloria (self rising), $5.60; Results (self-rising), $5.40; Swans Down (fancy patent), $6.00; Vic tory (the very best patent), $6.00; Mon ogram, $6 00; Puritan (highest patent), $5.35; Golden Grain, 5.60; Faultless (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.75; Paragon (high est patent), $5.75; Sunrise (half patent), $4.75; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.00; White Daisy (highest patent), $5.00; White Lily (high patent), $5.00; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75; Wa ter Uly (patent), $5.15; Sunbeam, $4.75; Southern Star (patent), $4.75; Ocean Spray (patent), $4.75; Tulip (straight), $4.00; King Cotton (half pntertf), $4.50; low-grade, 98-lb. sacks. $4.00. CORN—Cholse red cob, $1.00; No. 2 white bone dry, 99o; mixed. 85c; choice yellow, 97c; cracked corn. 95c. MEAL—Plain 14-pound sacks, 90c; 96- pound sacks, 91c; 48-pound sacks, 93c; 24-pound sacks. 95c. OATS—Fancy white clipped, 59c; No 2 clipped, 58c; fancy white, 57c; red clipped. 57c. COTTON SEED MEAL — Harper. $31.50 COTTON SEED HULUS — Square sacks. $18.00. SEEDS—Amber cane seed. $1.00; cane seed, orange, *1.00; rye (Tennessee) 2- bu. sacks, $1.10; red top cane seed, $1.35; rye (Georgia) 2%-bu. sacks, $1.25; blue seed oats, 50c; barley, $1.25; Burt oats, 70c. FEEDSTUFFS. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap, 100-lb sacks, $3.25; 50-lb. sacks, $1.65; Purina pigeon feed. $2.25; Purina baby chick feed, $2.05; Purina scotch, 100-lb. sacks, $1.95; 50-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch bales, $.1.15; Purina chowder. 100-lb. socks, $2.05; Purina, chowder, dozen pound, packages. $2.25; Victory baby chick, $2.10; Victory scratch, 50-lb. sacks. $2.00; 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; wheat, two-bushel bugs, per bushel, $1.25; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks. $.80: Eggo, $1.85; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds. $2.00. SHORTS—White, 100-lb. sacks. $1.75; Halliday, white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.80; dandy middling. 100-H- sacks, $1.75; fancy, 75-lb. sack:?, $1.75; P. W., 75-lb. sacks, $1 60; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks. $1.60; clover leaf. 75-lh. sacks. $1.60: bran. 75-lb. sacks, $1.30: 100-Ib. sacks, $1 30; 50-lb. sacks, $1.30; Ilomeoline, $1.50; Germ meal, Homeo, $1.60. GROFND FEED- Purina feed, 175 1b. sacks, $1.70; Purina mclasses feed. $1.65; Arab horse feed. $1.80; Allneeda feed, $1.65; Suerene dairy feed. $1.55; Mono gram, 10-lb. sacks, $1.60: Victory horse feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.65: ABO 'cod, $1.60; Milko dairy feed. $1.65; al falfa molasses meal. $1.75; alfalfa meal, $1.40; beet pulp, 100-lb sacks, $1 60 HAY Per hundredweight: Timothy choice, large bale*, $1 25; large fanov light clover mixed, $1.20: No. 1 small hales. $1.05; No. 2 small, $1; alfalfa pea green. $1.15; clover hay. $1.20; Timothy standard. $1.05; Timothy small bales, $1; wheat straw, 70o; Bermuda hay, 85c; No. 1, $1.20; wheat straw, 65c; Bermuda hay, 90c. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran ulated, 5c: New York refined, 4%c; plan tation. 4.85c. COFFEE Roosted (Arbucklel, $24.50; A AAA. $14 5d in bulk; In bags and bar rels, $21; green 20c. STOCKS By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Aug 25.—Strength of American railroad stocks in London im- parted firmness to the list at the opening of the stock market here to-day and substantial fractional gains were made liehigh V alley advanced %. while Cana- dian Pacific was up %. After a half hour of trading, however, the market became irregular. Among the other advances at the out- sot were Amalgamated Copper %, Fnlted States Steel common %. r nlon Pacific %, Southern Pacific %, Reading %, Erie %c, Chesapeake and Ohio %, American Locomotive % American Can % Brooklyn Rapid Transit shares and New York, New Haven and Hartford was off %. Americans In Iiondon were firm. There was much covering in Canadian Pacific. American shares were pur- chased there in the evlden belief that there would be a turn for the better in the Mexican situation soon. ✓ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to noon: Previous STOCK— High Low. Noon. Close. Am. Beet Sug. 26% 26% 26% 25% American Can 84% 38% 84% 33 Vi Am. Car Fdy.. 45% 45% 45% 45% Am. Cot. Oil.. 45% 45 Vi 46% 45% Am. Locomo. 86% 34% 36% 33% Am. T.-T .... 130% 130% 130% 130 Anaconda .... 86% 36% 36% 86% Atchison .... 96% 96% 96% 95% B. R. T 88% 88% 88% *9% Can. Pacific.. 231% 220% 820% 220 C. and O. ’.... 60 59% 50% 69% Colo. F. and I. 31% 31% 31% 31% Erie 28% 28% 28% 28% G. North, pfd. 127 127 . 127 127% G. North. Ore. 34% 34% 34% 34% Inf'erboro .... 1 6% 16% 16% 16% L Valley . . . 154% 154% 154% H>4 L. and N.. . . 135 135 135 134% Mo. Pacific . . 31 Vi 31 31 81% N. Y. Central. 98% 98% 98% 98 No. Pacific . . 111% 111% 111% 111% Penna 113 113 113 112% Reading. . . . 162% 161% 161% 161% So. Pacific . . 90% 90% 90% 90% So. Railway . 24% 24% 24% 24% St Paul. . . . 107% 107% 107% 106 Tenn. Copper. 31% 81% 31% 31 Union Pacific. 153% 153% 153% 163% U. S. Steel . . 64% 63% 63% 63% do. pfd.. . . 108% 108% 108% 108 Utah Copper . 51% 60% 51% 60% V.-C. Chem. . 27% 27% 27% 26% STOCK GOSSIP The Mexican Northwestern Railway announces that it would defer payment of the semi-annual Interest due Septem ber 1 on its $25,000,000 first mortgage 5 per cent bonds, but would. pay the 3 per cent coupon due on the $8,000,000 prior lien bonds. The disturbed Mexi can conditions are blamed for the low ered earning power of the road, which is one of the Pearson projects. * * * Since Little Steel reached 6614 last week, speculative holdings of this stock have been bought at that figure, but at materially lower levels In the hope that it will return to that high-water mark in the near future. * * • An anomalous movement has been noted In Chesapeake and Ohio stock within thn last three months. This stock declined from 57% to 51%, follow^ ing the announcement three months ago that the usual dividend had been de clared by the company’s directors, al though previous to this action the street had been deluged with rumors that the rate would be reduced because of heavy losses in ret earnings. When the direc tors met Thursday to act upon the divi dend again, the stock was selling at 56%, and, immediately after the an nouncement that the annual rate had been cut from 5 per cent to 4 per cent, it advanced to 57%. and the advance be gun under such suspicions circumstances continued, Saturday’s elos$ being 59%. • * * There are many alleged bulls whn ♦ate that they are not desirous of buy ing stocks at present. The reason ad vanced by them for this seemingly con tradictory view of the securities market is that the Mexican situation may at any time become a seriously disturbing factor, even more so than appeared to be the case last Tuesday, and that as long as the possibility of armed inter vention by the United States is thus suggested, the only safe side is the out side. Seemingly, the Mexican temper ament is something with which Wall street is unwilling to take a chance. THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The Indica tions are that the weather will be gen erally fair to-night and Tuesday from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast, except scattered showers will oc cur in the Lake region and Florida to night and Tuesday. The temperatures will rise slowly In the upper Lake region to-night, and In the Lake region and the Ohio Valley *on Tuesday. The weather will continue moderately cool in the Atlantic States. General Forecast. Georgia—Generally fair to-night and Tuesday. Virginia and North Carolina—Fair to night: cooler Tuesday. South Carolina. Alabama and Missis sippi Generally fair to-night and Tues day. Florida—Local showers to-night and Tuesday. Tennessee—Fair to-night and Tues day. Louisiana—Fair in interior; showers on the coast to-night or Tuesday. Texas—Fair to-night and Tuesday. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. Hog* Receipt* 45,000. Market 15c to 20c lower. Mixed and butchers, $7 65(09.10: good heavy, 8.3008.75: rough heavy, $7.300 8.15; light $8A50 9.25; pigs. $6.25(07.75; bulk, $7,750 8.90. Cattle -Receipts 26.000. Market 10< to 15c lower. Beeves. $7.35(09.10; cov\ and heifers. $3.2508.40; Stockers and feeders, $6.000 7.85; Texans, $6.85(08.15; calves. $5,500 ’ 1.50. Sheep -Receipts 30.000. Market 10c lower. Native and Western, $3.00(04 80. lambs, $4.GO08.1O. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Miller & Co.: Whether or not the dam age reports have been exaggerated, it \ seems useless to butt against a stone wall for. temporarily, sentiment is with , the market.” BAR SILVER. LONDON, Aug. 25. Bar silver stem: t 27 9-16d. MINING STOCKS. I BOSTON, Aug. 25.—Opening: Butte fJupefior, 22^; «u*u Main**, &L A House, A Home, A Horse, A Cow—■ “ vVant Ads Will Fell You How