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THE ATLANTA
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Important Events From AH
Over the Old World Told in a
j Few Short Lines.
Time Here for Employers to Take
Heed of Voters They
Are Making.
By B. C. FORBES.
All progress is forced by the mob."
• • •
That was the statement snarled at
me by a workman.
* • *
"The rich never budge until they
are forced to,'’ he added. “Universi
ties don’t advocate reforms until the
people have clamored for them and
are far on the road to getting them.”
* * •
These blunt assertions are worth
thinking over by the capitalistic
( lasses in America, especially by
those who are striving might and
main to stem the tide of progress
toward applied democracy. The
"mob" sooner or later has its way.
The more it is crushed, the longer
it is unfairly treated, the more radi
cal Its revenge—recall the French
Revolution, the overthrow of various
dynasties in modern time9, the social
revolution now going on in Britain.
• * •
Reactionaries in this country should
not shut their eyes to the handwrit
ing on the wall. The farther the
scale of justice is depressed on one
side the greater its rebound.
* * •
Among those who specially need to
consider their ways and readjust their
attitude are:
Employers who pay starvation
wages.
Owners of sweatshops.
Manufacturers who exploit child
labor.
Corporations who. through monop
oly. patents or other means, rob the
public.
Financiers who rake in millions
from railroad and other corporations
which they control.
Directors who use their office to
cheat other security holders through
speculation in the shares of their
companies.
Bankers who are foolishly trying
to stop the Federal Government
from controlling the nation’s cur
rency system and who want to run
things their own way.
Railroads which have been ex
ploited for the pockets of a few in
siders instead of being run for the
service of the public.
Corporations which adhere to se
crecy—no doubt for very potent rea
sons.
Politicians who aspire to ride
above the wishes of the “common
people’’ and who tear what they
term “mob rule."
Judges and legislators of the
stripe that fatten their bankrolls by
liberal remittances from Standard
Oil and other corruptionists.
Promoters who foist questionable
and worthless securities on the pub
lic.
Bankers who are opposed to form
ing a proper system of credit for the
nation’s farmers.
The Coal Barons, who still do as
they please.
* * •
The “mob" are bent upon reforms
touching all these.
* * *
Many responsible financiers are
beginning to see straight. Others
are still blind. Recent events have
opened a few eyes. The once-arro-
gant house of Morgan & Co. has been
brought tO\its knees over the New
Haven scandal. The once-overbear
ing Standard Oil gang has been
brought to Its senses and is now
spending sleepless nights over its sins
—because found out. The latest
wreckers of railroads have had an
uncomfortable time. Politicians of
the “stand-pat’’ kind have been put
to rout. Corporation managers who
used to trample upon their workmen
and upon the public have learned a
lesson, although many of them are
still obdurate.
* * *
The vote of John D. Rockefeller,
J. P. Morgan, George F. Baker, or
Jacoff Schiff counts for no more than
the vote of the workman with whom
I talked. And there are more work
men than there are Rockefellers,
Morgans, Bakers and Schiffs.
* * *
Give the “mob” a square deal.
Grant them reasonable concessions
VOLUNTARILY. Do not wait until
they FORCE fair play, for when they
do they are apt to take revenge for
what they were unjustly deprived of.
* * •
Not long ago an interview with a
milk-wagon driver was printed in this
column. In It he peladed for more
humane treatment. I have since been
jn touch with the corporation em
ploying him. and hope to be able to
chronicle one gratifying case of con
cessions being granted voluntarilly.
The trouble with many companies is
that they do not THINK enough
about the kind of voters they are
making of their men.
* * *
Is It not time for employers to
take stock of the kind of voters they
are making of their men?
Burlesque Theater
Opening Postponed
The Columbia Theater, the home of
burlesque in Atlanta, will not open
to-night, as advertised. It has been
found that the stage is too small to
u commodate the large company, and
, arpenters are at work enlarging and
rearranging for the opening, which
•akes place next Saturday afternoon
at 3 o’clock matinee, with perform-
. nces at 7:30 and 9 o’clock at night.
The management will not open un-
t ; everything Is shipshape, as it is
their intention to give Atlanta the
best to be had in burlesque and at
the same time provide every comfort
and * convenience.
BUYS CAMPBELL PAPER.
FORSYTH, Sept. 1.7.—John M. Me-
Howell, for many years editor of The
Monroe Advertiser at this place, ha;
bought The Campbe** County Prog*
re spublished at Fairburn.
Scandal in Italian Army.
GENOA, ITALY, Sept. 15.—-Persist
ent rumors of irregularities led to the
beginning of an investigation to-da.v
into the administration of the aviation
corps of the Italian army. Sensational
revelations are expected.
Revolution in Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 15.—
Having passed through a long and
bloody war. Turkey now has a revo
lution on her hands. Dispatches re
ceived here from Medina, Asiatic Tur
key, state jfhat three tribes have risen
up in arms and are pressing upon the
town.
Five Killed at Bull F.ght.
MADRID, Sept. 15.—Five persons
are dead and nearly 50 others lie
wounded to-day in their homes or in
hospitals as the result of a bull fight
disaster at Ciudad Real yesterday.
A sudden storm blew and the spec
tators rushed into the covered stand,
which collapsed.
Cotton Forgeries
Made Impossible
Charles S. Haight, representing the
Liverpool Bill of Lading Conference
Committee, announces that European
cotton interests have taken final ac
tion toward the permanent organiza
tion of the Cotton Bills of Lading
Central Bureau and the uniform and
permanent use of that bureau ior the
protection of the cotton trade against
forged documents.
Mr. Haight says:
“The practicability and the effici
ency of the Central Bureau have been
demonstrated during the past two
years. The co-operation of the cot
ton carrying railroads has been
unanimous, 116 roads having signed
the agreement with the Liverpool Bill
of Lading Committee and the Ameri
can Bankers’ Association.
“The Central Bureau will be run
hereafter at the expense of the for
eign interests.”
Labor Gets High Pay
For Shorter Hours
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—There
was a steady increase In the scale of
wages paid to labor in this country
in the past six years. This was ac
complished in the face of a steady re
duction in the working hours of labor.
The Department of Labor reports
that labor now is receiving more re
muneration for fewer hours of toil
than ever before.
The figures are based on compari
sons ot union wage scale agreements,
trade union reports and working com
pacts in central cities throughout the
United States from 1907 to 1912.
The bakers fared best -.their wages
were increased 22 per cent in the
six years, while their working day
was shortened nearly one fifth. Stone
cutters and newspaper compositors
are the lowest in the scale in the
matter of reduced hours.
Churches Unite to
Close Macon Bars
MACON, Sept. 15.—The campaign
of the law enfofeement league to
close every saloon in Macon and ab
solutely prevent the sale of even beer
here, received a great impetus last
night when the congregations of
twelve leading Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian Churches assembled in
mass meeting at the city auditorium
and not only indorsed the program,
but raised $2,660 for the use of the
league.
F. L. Mallary, president of the
league, and Rev. J. L. White, pastor
of the Vineville Baptist, and W. N.
Ainsworth, pastor of the Mulberry
Street Methodist, declared from the
platform that the campaign will not
cease until an injunction has been
brought against every saloon and
locker clutFin Macon.
Georgia Farmers Join Committee
in Planning for Success of
Atlanta Exhibition.
Arrangements for the annual Geor
gia Corn Show, under the auspices of
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
will be discussed by the corn show
committee of the chamber, of which
II. G. Hastings is chairman, at a
meeting to be held this week. The
committee has already decided to hold
the show during the first week In De
cember In the corridor? of the State
Capitol.
Responses which corn growers of
Georgia are making to the appeals of
the* committee, and the Chamber of
Commerce indicate the show this year
will eclipse any that has yet been
held. Farmers are taking greater in
terest in the exhibition than ever be
fore. Both Mr. Hastings and W. H.
Leahy, actin gsecretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce, receive letters daily
from all parts of the State requesting
information about the show.
“We expect to have one of the best
corn shows in America in Atlanta in
December.” said Mr. Leahy Monday
morning, “and if the interest that the
growers are manifesting can be taken
as a criterion of what the show will
be, our expectations will be realized.
The corn yield in Georgia this year is
larger In quantity and better in qual
ity than ever before in the history of
the State, and the exhibits of the
farmer at the corn show- will be proof
of the fact that Georgia is living in
an era of unequaled prosperity.
“If the present rate of increase
keeps up it will be only a few’ years
before Georgia becomes one of the
best corn-producing States in the
Union. The action of Georgia farm
ers in recent years, in raising more
corn and turning their attention to
diversification of crops instead of de
pending altogether on cotton, is trace
able directly to the influence of the
Atlanta Chamber of commerce and
the corn shows that originated with
the chamber. These corn shows have
proven to the farmer that ii is possi
ble to grow as good corn in Georgia
as anywhere else, and that they art*
alive to their opportunity is proven
by the annually increasing yield of
grain.”
Dr. Hall Delights
Auditorium Audience
Atlanta music lovers heard one of
the best programs of the year at the
Auditorium Sunday afternoon when
Frederick Hall, of Haddon Heights. N.
J., gave an organ recital, one of the
series under the auspices of the At
lanta Music Festival Association in
its quest for a successor to Dr. Percy
J. Starnes
Two of his own compositions were
played, “Rouen Reminiscence” an-
‘The Gettysburg Reunion,’’ and both
were beautiful and magnificently ren
dered. One of the largest audlenc s
of the year heard Mr. Hall.
Tift College Expects
Record Attendance
FORSYTH, Sept. 15.—This week.
Forsyth again will be alive with col
lege girls. On Tuesday the Bessie
Tift girls will arrive; on Wednesday
they matriculate for the session, and
on Thursday opening exercises will
be held in the college auditorium. The
principal addresses will be delivered
by the Rev. H. H. Shell, of Douglas,
and Dr. E. C, Dargan, of Macon.
The demand for reservations In the
college dormitories has been greater
than in any former year.
Auto Hits Motorcycle;
One Dead, 2 Injured
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 15.—An
other life was sacrificed late yester
day at Pablo Beach to speed mania.
Don Johnson, a young electrician
of this city, was killed and two oth
ers were injured, when Johnson, rid
ing a motorcycle, was run down by
an automobile running at the rate of
60 miles an hour and driven by S. M.
Burrell, steward at the Seminole Ho
tel here.
Eugene D. Garrett, a passenger on
the motorcycle, sustained a com
pound fracture of the left leg anc\
Burrell was slightly injured about
the right arm when his machine
turned turtle.
New Milk Record
For Jersey Cows
HOUGHTON. MICH., Sept. 15.—A
new world’s milk record for Jersey
cows has been recorded by Eminents
Bess, owned by the Roy Cross Farm,
of Houghton County, Michigan. Her
yearly record under the supervision of
the Michigan Agricultural College,
shows a production of 18,783 pound 4 ?
of milk, testing 1,132 pounds 9 ounces
of butter.
The former Jersey record, held by
Jacoba Irene, was 17,£58 pounds of
milk. The new record exceeds also
the Guernsey breed record, held by
Hpotswood Daisy Pearl, by 179 pounds
of milk.
Bowery Mourns as
'Big Tim' Is Interred
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.—Reformed
thieves and national legislators, pau
pers and millionaires gathered in St.
Patrick’s Cathedral in Mott street to
day to pay final honors to the mem
ory of Timothy D. Sullivan, or "Big
Tim.” as he was better known, the
former political ruler of the Bowery,
who was run over and killed by a
train.
Men ahd women crowded about the
hearse wailing and wringing their
hands. The sights witnessed as thfc
funeral procession passed made it
plain how “Big Tim” retained his
stern grip on the Bowery. The East
Siders loved him for his charities and
believed in him because he was "al
ways on the level.”
Rich, Lets Brother
Suffer for Crime
COLUMBUS, OA., Sept. 15.—The al
leged wealthy brother of Dr. M. L.
Harrison, whose preliminary hearing is
set for to-day, on a charge of obtain
ing the indorsement of several well-
known Columbus men on bank checks
under false pretenses, has been heard
from.
The Florida man has notified the local
Officials that he will have nothing to do
with hiS brother, as he has already paid
him out of several difficulties and pro
poses to let him suffer the consequences
President Returns
From Cornish Trip
WINDSOR, VT., Sept. 15.—Invig
orated by three days of typical Green
Mountain fall weather. President Wil
son left Cornish for Washington tills
afternoon and will >e at his desk in
the White House early to-morrow
morning. Dr. Cary Grayson accom
panied him.
Mrs. Wilson and the three Wllsm
daughters probably will not return *o
Washington before November 1. >.•
about three weeks before the wedding
of Miss Jessie Wilson to Fran: s
Bowes Sayre.
Fight Throws Crowd
On Trolley in Panic
W. T. Cooper, a negro, was released
on $50 bond Monday when he was
arraigned before Judge Broyles for
an attack on L. B. Milam, a police
man. in a crowded Pittsburg street
car Sunday afternoon. Milam had
assisted the car conductor In ejecting
a negro woman from the car, when
Cooper stabbed him with the point of
an umbrella. A general fight followed,
in which the car’s occupants were
thrown into a panic.
2 Fined for Fight
In Office Building
W. R Smith, a contractor residing
in East Lake, and C. R. Upchurch
were fined $15.75 each by Recorder
Broyles Monday on charges of disor
derly conduct.
The two men were arrested on the
thirteenth floor of the Fourth Na
tional Bank Building. where Up
church is employed, when they en
gaged in a fight over a money matter.
Indian War Hero
Iu Good Health at 95
EXCESSIVE RAINS
Bull Forces Predict 14c Cotton
This Week—Profit Taking Is
Cause of Drop.
NEW YORK. Sept lf>. Trading at
the opening of the cotton market to-
da.v was brisk and first prices were at a
net advance of 7 to 14 points from Sat
urday's closing quotations. Those work
ing for an advance were encouraged ny
t+ie continuous rains in Texas, which it
is believed h.iVi' n.-ai.-n out a lot of cot
ton and lowered the grade.
Liverpool shocked the feeijngs of the
hear contingent r>> meeting the full ad
vance due before the local market
opened, with spots equally as high
This, coupled with the continuous rains
in Texas, promoted sutTlclem buying
power on the call, which was attributed
mainly to Wall street and covering by
shorts, to broaden the early advance 7 to
12 points from the opening. Later fu
tures were irregular, and fell within 3 to
8 points of the previous close, but the
market showed rallying power on the
decline, ami by noon prices nad recov
ered the early depression and showed
signs of advancing still further, owing to
the heavy buying by strong interests,
offerings were rather scarce, except
scattered profit-taking
The Government report on the supply
and distribution of cotton during the
month of August was without much ef
fect.
Following are 11 a. m. bids in New
York: October, 12.15; December, 13.10;
January, 12.98; March. 13.07.
Following are 10 a. m. bids in New
Orleans: October. 13.01; December.
13.10; January. 13.13; March. 13.23.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Tuesday. 1912.
New Orleans .... 3,600 to 4.000 1,050
Galveston 39,000 to 41,000 38,734
NEW YORK COTTON.
COTTON GOSSIP
i
I
| 1 30 1 Prev.
lOpenilligh | LowIP.M.I Close.
Kept . . .
. | 13.11
13.11
13.11113.11
13.04
06
Oct. . .
13.10
13.22
13.10
13j20
13.07
08
Nov. . .
. 1
12.99
01
Dec. . .
. : 13.08
13.17
13.08
13.15
13.01
03
Jan. . .
. j 13.00
13.05
12.96
13.04
12.90
92
Feb. . .
13.92
94
Mar. . .
. 13.12
13.13
13.06
13. i 3
12.98
99
May . .
. 1 13.18
13.20
13.20
13.18
13.04
05
June . .
13.06
08
July . .
! 13.20
13.20
13. ii
13. i 5
13.06
08
BLAIRSVILLE, Sept. 15.—Tha
Rev. William Duncan, the oldest citi
zen in this (Union) county, was a vis
itor in town to-day. He is 95 yea*s
old. and except for considerable deaf
ness and failing eyesight his general
health is good.
For many years he has been draw
ing an Indian War pension.
Louisiana Orange
Crop Finer Than 1912
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15.—The
prospects for the Louisiana orange
crop were never ?o bright as at pres
ent.
From every indication the crop will
not only be larger than last year,
which was about 450,000 boxes of Na
vels, Creole Sweets, Mandarines and
Tangarines, but the quality will be far
superior.
Gave His Life to
Save Friend’s Dog
GLOVER, MISS., Sept. 15.—J. A.
Batte, age 59, depot agent, gave up
his life Sunday in saving a pointer
dog, the property of a lifelong friend,
from the wheels of an on-coming
train.
Batte was run over and killpd after
he lifted the (log out of the engine’s
path.
HAYWARD & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. ft.—Weather
developments over Sunday were as pre
dicted and distinctly favorable. The
map this morning shows part cloudy to
fair in Texas and Oklahoma: only a
little precipitation at a few points Gen
erally cloudy in the Central and East
ern States, with a general rainfall, light
to moderate, except heavy in the Mo
bile district. There was no starm. mere
ly a rain formation moving from Texas
eastward. Rains are needed in the
Eastern States after ten days of <1 f
weather. Indications are for generally
fair weather in the Western States, ex
cept possibly a few’ light showers In
Northeast Texas; cloudy unsettled and
rainy weather in the eastern half of the
belt.
The opening here was about 12 points
higher in synfpath.v with New York and
the strongly bullish disposition there
controlled the market throughout the
morning. New York wires that the
buying is on reports of damage. Such
reports are usual, wherever there is a*
reany spell at this period. While these
rains lower the grade of current pick
ings. they are beneficial to crop develop
ment and lowering of grades is really no
bull argument. a» lower grades are more
subject to the competition of cheaper
cotton of other growth, such as Indian
cotton. The preiuni for the better grades
will undoubtedly advance, while this
rainy spell lasts. The detailed Govern
ment weather records show a heavy
rainfall Saturday in the Central Stalest
Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
1 30 | Prev.
IP. M l Close.
S. Tate says: "Bullish crop conditions
and trade conditions with demand for
manufactured products, in the face of
small stocks of good is a bullish fea
ture that cart not be underestimated.
Neither American nor foreign spinners
have started to buy their cotton in any
quantity vet. They got left on this ad
vance and lost the chance of buying
cheap coUon this season. 1 believe in
buying on every easy snot and expect to
see 14-cent cotton before the end
of the month.”
• • •
Replies of date of .September 10 show
a loss In condition during two weeks
of 4 4 per cent, giving a jwreentage of
•3.8 as of that date for United States
Government basis, according to J. 11.
Turner, of Memphis.
* * *
The condition on September 25, last
year, was 69.6 and the ten-year average
for that date is 68.6. Rains since the
date of the replies have been of some
l/eqeflt in the Mississippi Valley and
eastward and have probably arrested
deterioration, though It does not yet
appear that there has been any resto
ration of losses. In Texas excessive
precipitation ha/ been productive of
more damage to grade than addition to
yield.
* * *
Condition by States follows «
North Carolina. 70 against 78; South
Carolina, 69 against <7; Georgia. 73
against 76; Alabama, 68 against 72.
Mississippi, 66 against 69^ Tennessee. 74
against 80; Arkansas. 69 against 72;
Louisiana, 64 against 67; Oklahoma, 41
against 45: Texus, 60 against 66; United
States, 63 8 against 68.2.
* * *
Spot people say no increase in orders
from abroad. Good grades higher to
buy on account of lowering of grades
by rains Considerable holding of cot
ton in interior, owing to advance in fu
tures supporting bullish views.
• • •
Cotton will probably continue in a
trading position.—New York Financial
Bureau.
* # *
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 15. Hayward
& Clark: The weather inap is very fa
vorable; shows partly cloudy’ to fair in
Texas and Oklahoma; hardly any rain;
only little at Fort Worth, sprinkle at
Palestine and Oklahoma City; cloudy
over central and eastern States, with
general rains, light to moderate, except
in Mobile and New Orleans section,
where heavy rains fell. Warmer in
the western States. No storm any
where in the belt.
* * •
Washington forecast for week: Rain
Monday east of the Mississippi River
and Tuesday in the South Atlantic
States. Generally fair west of the river
during the week and also east after
Tuesday. Moderate temperatures.
# * •
Rainfall: Oklahoma. .04: Fort Worth,
.26; Palestine, .04; Shreveport, raining,
.0*2; Fort Smith, .14; Abilene, raining;
Little Rock, raining. 1.40; Memphis, .70;
Vicksburg. 2.20; Mobile, raining. 4.54;
Meridian, 1.38; Montgomery, raining. .70;
Nashville and Macon, 06; Knoxville,
.10; Chattanooga, .30; Atlanta, .08; Au
gusta, .10: Charleston. .68: Savannah,
raining. .86; Raleigh. .01; Jackson, .22;
Birmingham, raining, .20; Anniston,
raining, 12.
• • •
Temperatures: Galveston, clear, 68;
Houston, clear, 60; San Antonio, clear,
66; Tyler, cloudy, 64, Waco, cloudy, 76;
Dallas, cloudy, 75; Fort Worth, cloudy*
64. rained last night; Sherman, driz
zling, 75; Denison, cloudy, 62, hard rain
during night: Paris, drizzling, 60; Tex
arkana. cloudy, 68; Little Rook, raining,
67; Fort Smith, cloudy. 68. rained all
day yesterday; Chlckasha. cloudy, 61;
Oklahoma City, cloudy, 60. Muskogee,
rain. 65, rained all night: McAlester,
cloudy, 80, rained all day yesterday;
Tulsa, cloudy. 70.
EMM TOP NOTCH LIBERAL RECEIPTS
Sept. .
12.85
92
| 1913. i
Oct. .
. . 13.05
13.05
12.99
13.05 12.91
92
1912.
Nov. .
!
12.96
98
Houston. . . .
29,108
36
219
Dee. .
. . 13.12
13.15
13.05
13.1313.00
-01
Augusta ....
. 4,195 l
1
263
Jan .
. . 1 13.17
13.18
13.09
13.16 13.04
05
Memphis. . . .
1.290
103
Feb. .
. . . .113.01
03
Si. Louis. . . .
21
103
Mar .
. . i 13.27
13.27
13.23
13.27 13,15
1S
Cincinnati . . .
1 39
393
May. .
; 13 30
13.35
13.30
13.31 13.23
25
Little Rock.
80
—
Total . .
34.753
38
161
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 15.—Due 6 to 7 1 2
points higher, this market opened quiet
at a net advance of 5% to 7 points. At
12:15 p. m the market was steady* 7
Hold Special Court
To Clear Jail Sunday
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—So that per
sons arrested for minor offenses will
not have to spend Sunday in jail,
Judge Mahoney has decided to hold
Sunday court and will sit at 6 a. in.
Eyes, as Molds for
Hot Lead, Uninjured
SUMTER. S. C., Sept. 15.—Molten
lead thrown by an explosion into thy
face of George Betts, a machins*.
formed a complete covering over Ih
eyes, which, acting as molds, were
closed fast by the metal as it hard
ened.
When the metal was removed a7
the hospital, it was found that Bet's
eyeballs were uninjured. In a sho r ;
time he probably will see as well >s
ever.
Mayor Caynor Left
More Than a Million
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—Mayor
Gay'nor was reputed to be a million
aire at the time of his death. Esti
mates varied from $750.000.up to $4.-
000.000, but it was creditably reported
that he was worth more than $1,-
000,000.
BURGLARS ROB MILL.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 15. Burglar?*,
following up their operations in Co
lumbus. have robbed th*- Merita*
Mills, where they'secured $265. They
entered the vault in the office of the
1 mills.
Dairy Agent Protests
Slaughter of Calves
If the Southeast Is to become the
great cattle-growing section tt should,
in view •>? it’ natural advantages,
farmers must quit selling their fe
male and immature stock, declares
Dr. C. M. Morgan, dairy agent of the
Southern Railway. He also sounds .1
warning against a continuation <»f
the wholesale deportation of cattle
from the South.
Grace Church Adds
142 New Members
"A regular campmeeting time, - was
the description given of the recep
tion of new members into Grace
Methodist Church Sunday.
Pastor C. O. Jones baptized 32
adults and received 49 members on
profession of faith and 61 by cer
tificate.
458,726 BALES OF COTTON
CONSUMED DURING AUGUST
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—A report is
sued to-day by the Census Bureau
shows cotton consumed during August
458,726 running bales
Cotton In manufacturing establish
ments on August 31, .776,764 bales, and
in independent warehouses 497.650 hales
Import. 1 7.766, equivalent 500-pound
bales. Exports. 257,168 running bales
Cotton Spindles active during August,
590.553.
Cotton consumed during year ending
August 31. 5,786,061 bales. imported,
225.402 bales, and domestic exported, 8,
800.962
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Logan K Bryan - "We think cotton
should be bought."
E. F. Hutton Afc Co.: "The market
acts as if Intending to wyrk higher.”
Miller A Co. "We may have some
1 difficulty in sustaining the advance, but
j there is nothing in the bear view
BAR SILVER
to 7Mr points
higher
Spot cotton
7 points high
[»r; middling.
7.47/1; sales.
7.000 bales, including 6.700
American bales: imports, 9,000. of
which
all were Am
erican bales.
)penlng
Prev.
Range. 2 P M.
Close.
Close.
September. .
. 7.12»4 7.13V2
7.16
7.06
Sept.-Oct. .
. 6.92 7.02
7.04
6.93 *4
Oct.-Nov. .
. 6.93 ^ 6.94*4
6.98
6.87*4
Nov.-Dec. .
6.88*4 6.89*4
6.91*4
6.81 *4
Dec.-Jan. .
. 6.87 *4 • • •
6.91 >4
6.81 *4
Jan.-Feb. .
. 6.89 6.89
6.92*4
6.82*4
Feb.-Mar. .
. 6.90*4 6.91 *2
6.93*4
6.83' 2
Mar.-April .
. 6.91 6.92*4
6.95
6.84*4
April-May. .
. ... 6.92
6.95
6.85
May-June. .
. 6.92 6.92
6.95*4
6.85
June-July. .
6.89*4 • • •
6.94*4
6.84
July-Aug.
. 6.88*4 6.90*4
6.92*4
G.82V4
Closed quiet but steady
MILLER COTTER COTTON LETTER
MEMPHIS, Kept. 15.—Rains over Sun
day were heavy and continuous in much
of the western and all central belt and
seem likely t<» continue for another
two days, possibly moving eastward.
There are complaints df serious dam
age, as the rainfall has been ve*y heavy
at many points. Our crop bureau makes
condition 63 8. a loss of 4.4 points In two
weeks, which we regard a s quite bull
ish. The market shows a steady tone
Rains will reduce receipts, as picking is
generally prevented.
THE WEATHER
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. There w'ili
be rain to-night In the Ohio Valley,
followed by fair weather Tuesday and
rain to-night and Tuesday in the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States. Else
where east of the Rocky Mountains the
weather will be generally fair to-night
and Tuesday.
Temperature changes will not be de
cided and there will be frost to-njgiit
1n New England, New York and the
northern portions of New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania, the cranberry
marshes of New Jersey and Wisconsin,
rpper Michigan, Minnesota and North
Dakota.
General Forecast.
General forecast until 7 p. m. Tues
day:
Georgia—Probabh ruins. unsettled
weather
Virginia Unsettled weather in north,
local ruins in southern portion to night
or Tuesday.
Florida Northwest portion, rain 10-
night; Tuesday probably fair; east and
south portions, local showers to-night
or Tuesday.
Alabama Rain 10-nigrit; Tuesday un
settled. probably local rains
Mississippi -Local rains to-night:
Tuesday probably fair.
Tennessee-Rain tonight. Tuesday un
settled.
MINING STOCKS
BOSTON. Kept 15. opening: North
Butte, 28% LaSalle, 3%. Arizona Com
men ial. 4 '*.: Alaska. 20; Butte Superior.
36 %. Shannon, 6 ;*.
Market Showed Increased Activ
ity, With General Electric and
Others Principal Features.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. -General Elec
tric made the best allowing at the open
ing of the stock market to-day. open
ing at 149 for an advance of 1*4 over
Saturday’s closing On the other hand,
Canadian Pacific began with the largest
decline, opening 1 * under Saturday’s
final.
Reading, which had been prominent on
the ljutuion Stock Exchange, began with
a gain of %.
However Erie, which had shared Read
ing’s activity in London, failed to re
spond here, opening unchanged.
The list showed some irregularity.
Among the losses were United States
Steel %. Union Pacific %, Southern. Pa
cific •%. Great Northern preferred *4,
American Smelting % and Chesapeake
and Ohio %.
Steel recovered. Pennsylvania Rail
road gained %. Missouri Pacific, I>e
high Valley, Amalgamated Copper and
California Petroleum advanced fraction
ally.
The curb market was steady.
Americans in London were irregular,
hut the undertone was good, the trad
ing seemingly influenced by the New
York bank statement.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotation* to 1 30
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports Mo ml ay compared with the
same day last year:
| 1913. |
1912.
New Orleans .
. . 2.607 I
1,722
Galveston. . .
. . 16.130
24.792
Mobile ...
. . . 1,424
1,675
Savannah . . ,
. . J 12,560 1
8.183
Charleston . ,
7,094
3.816
Wilmington .
. . . 3,079 :
1.439
Norfolk . . . ,
, . . 668
1.290
Boston ....
23
Various . .
576
959
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
DRY GOODS PRICES FIRM;
QUICK SHIPMENTS WANTED
Marshall Field & Co. in their weekly
review of the dry goods trade say:
Demand for dry goods for immediate
distribution is strong. Shipments for
the week show a gain over those of the
same period a year ago, and sales by
our traveling representatives surpass
those of any corresponding week for
a number of years.
A general advance In the prices of
domestics has been announced and the
market continues firm, .with an upward
ter.- en< >. ami there Is g-eJl ,.hI f<? this
merchandise* at the higher prices. There
also has been a strengthening of prices
on print cloths and on some lines of
ginghams.
Sidesmen have gone out during the
week to book orders for spring busi
ness on ginghams, knit underwear,
muslin underwear, gloves, hosiery and
linens.
Hosiery can not be imported in the
same quantities and qualities as were
possib’e two years ago on account of
the increased cost of materials and
labor in Europe.
The advance In the cost of material
and labor entering into kid gloves for
spring will offset any reduction thar
has vet. been contemplated In tariff
schedules. Still further Increase Is
probable in the cost of skins, as an im
portant portion of the medium qualities
<>f skins come from countries In Europe
where the flocks have been devastates!
by the Bulgarian war
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By W. H. White. Jr., of the White Pro
vision Company.)
Good cattle scarce. Common rattle
coming freely. Market steady and un
changed on most grades. Commission
men .ire expecting a fair run of me
dinm and plain cat tie next week. Yards
kent sold up pretty well from day to
da \. not allowing anything to become
stole.
Sheep and lamb receipt* lighr, Qual
ity rather common. Brices have ranged
about steady.
Hog receipts light Market a fraction
lower in sympathy with the heavy runs
and lower prices in the Western mar
kets
Good to choice steers. 1,000 to 1,200
pounds 1>6 oO'ii 6.25: good steers. 800 to
1.000. $5.25f(| 6.00; medium to good steers,
700 to 850. $4.50ft6.00
Good to choice beef 1 OWS, 800 to 900
pounds. $4 50 f (t5.50 medium to good
cows. 700 to 800, $3,75 4/ 4.50.
Good to choice heifers. 750 to 850
pounds, 84.004/50; medium to good
heifers. 660 to 750, $3.76<?f 4.00.
The above represents ruling prices of
good qualltv of beef cattle. Inferior
grades and dairy types selling lower.
Medium to common steers, if fat, 800
to 900 pounds, $4.25$/5.00: medium to
common cows, if fat, 700 to 8(M\ $3.50<ft
4.?',. mixed common, 600 to 800. $2.75(h)
3.77. good butcher hulls. *3.26/8/4,00.
Prime hogs. 160 to 200. $8,254/8.76:
good hut* her hogs. 140 to 160, $8.10'S 8.25;
good butcher pigs. 100 to 140. $8.00^/8.10;
light pigs, 80 to 100. $7 00'f/8.00; heavy
rough and mixed hogs. $7.00fi5’8.00.
> hove quotations apply to corn fed
hogs. Mast and peanut fattened, lc to
l%c under.
STOCKS— High
Low.
'1:30
P M
Prev.
Close.
AmaJ. Copper.
70 5 »
78 \
79%
76*4
Am. R*et Bug.
29-,
29%
29%
29%
American Can
38 \
35%
38
36%
do. pref. . .
99
98%
99
98%
Am. Car Fdy.
48
47%
47%
47*4
Am. Cot. Oil.
44
♦3%
44
43%
Am. Locomo .
36
36
36
35*
Am. Smelting.
70V,
69 V a
70%
70
Am. Bug. Ref
113
1L3
m
113
Anaconda ....
39*4
3S%
39%
39%
Atchison
96V4
9«V*
96%
96%
B. and O
96 *4
95
95
95%
Beth. Steel...
37
S«%
37
36*
B. R. T
90 ^
89%
90%
90%
Can. Pacific..
230*-*
250
230
232
C. and O
6U4
60 Va
61
61%
Colo. F. and I.
33' 4
33%
33*4
Consol Go*.
134*4
134%
134%
-24%
Corn Products
n»k
11%
11%
11%
Erie
30
30
30%
30%
do, pref. ..
481-4
48%
48%
18%
Gen. Electric.
149
148
148 *. a
148 %
G. North. pf<l.
128^4
128*4
128%
128%
G. North. Ore.
35*4
35
36%
35*
G Western...
14
14
14
13%
III. Central . .
111
111
lit
109-i
Interboro ...
18*4
16*4
16*4
16 %
do. pref. . .
K\
63%
63%
63*
K. C S. . . .
26
25%
26
25%
K. and T. . . .
23
22%
22%
23%
Lehigh Valley.
157*4
156 %
157%
1*7%
Mo. Pacific . .
30*4
30%
30%
30%
N. Y. Central.
98 Va
97%
98%
91%
North. Pacific.
114^4
113%
113%
114
P. Gas Co. . .
124
123%
123%
124%
Reading. . . .
168
164!%
168
166%
H. I. and 6. ..
25
25
25
24%
Rock Island. .
18'1
18
18%
17%
do. pref. . .
27%
27%
27%
27%
Sou. Pacific. .
94%
94%
94*4
94 \
Sou. Ry. . . .
25 1 M
25 *,
25%
25
do. pref. . .
80
80
80
7 9 Vi
St. Paul / . .
108*,
107%
187%
107%
Tenn. Copper.
34
33%
33%
33%
Texas Pacific.
15%
15%
15%
15
Union Pacific.
160%
15914
160%
160%
U. S. Rubber.
64%
64%
64%
63%
U. S. Steel . .
66
66%
63 \
66
do. pref. . .
109%
109%
109%
109*4
Utah Copper .
66%
5« 6;
56%
V.-C. Chem. .
32%
32
32
33
West. Union .
68 Vs
68*4
68 %
68
Westing Elec.
74
74 »*
73%
73%
Brisk Buying by Commission
Houses Steadies Wheat—Good
Weather Prevails.
CHICAGO. Sept. 15.—Wheat opened '
easier >n lower cables and larger world’s
shipments than expected Brisk buying
by commission houses steadied the max
ket after the fleet few minutes. Com
was influenced by the fact that no frost
had materialized over Sunday.
Forecasts for frosts over the com belt
for to-night and Tuesday were ignored.
The market was under considerable
pressure, especially in December fu
tures. due to prospects of laxge arrivals
of cash corn to-day. Oats were ea*v
and trade was light. with the larger
houses on the selling side.
There was small trade in proviaions-
with the demand fair and local shorts
the best buyers.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations;
High.
Low.
Previous
Close Close
WHEAT- ,
Sept 88%
87%
88*4
88 1 ,
Dec 91
90%
90%
90%
May . 95%
95%
95%
CORN—
Sept 74%
73*.
73%
737,
Dec 71*
71%
71%
71%
May . . 73 V,
73 %
72%
73
OATS-
Sept 41%
41%
41%
41%
I XT. ... 44'.
43 \
43%
44
May 47
46%
46%
47
PORK—
Jan.... 19.80
19 65
19.65
19.75
May. 1992%
19.82%
19.82%
19.90
LARD—
Sept.... 11.10
11.05
11.05
11.07*4
Oct.... 11.15
11.07%
11.07%
11.10
Jan 10.85
10.80
10.82%
10 82%
RIBS—
Sept.... 10.95
io.no
10.95
10 87%
Jan.... 1142%
11.37%
11 37%
11.40
May.... 10 60
10.50
1052%
10.57%
LIVERPOOL
GRAIN
MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 15.--Wheat opened
Vi lower at 1:30 p. m. the market was
%d to %d lower Closed ‘id to %d
lower.
Com opened %d higher; at 1 30 p. m.
the market was %d to *,id higher.
Closed unchanged.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
FH EAT—
i 1813.
mlT
2.3S4.lto0 3,074.000
1,383.000 I 1.275.000
COP.N— j i
Receipts I 1,078,000 j 1_.057.000
Shipments . . . . f 517,000 f 692.Q00
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Monday and
j estimated receipts for Tuesday:
! Monday, j Tuesday
STOCK GOSSIP
The Department of Agriculture esti
mates that short crops this year in
creased producers’ prices in August 8 to
7% per cent, as compared with a de
crease in priec level during the same
month of last year.
Preside.nt Sproule. of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, says that the road will
resist any attempt of Union Pacific
to gain eontrol of the Central Pacific
Railroad.
Twelve industrials advanced .48;
twenty active ruils advanced .90
* * *
Information channels are friendly to
the market. Bullish operations should
continue. New York Financial Bureau.
* • •
Temporary setback would be natural
after such a rapid advance in the stock
market. A position on the long side
should be taken by conservative traders
favoring Northern Pacific. Steel and the
leading copper issues. — E. E. Clark
• * *
Southern Pacific will sell $8,010,000
eqpipment trust certificates In the near
future, according to information cur
rent in the financial district yesterday.
It still has an unsold balance from a
previous authorization of $6,000,000. but
has applied to the California State
Railroad Commission for permission to
issue an additional $2,010,000.
• * •
The outward movement of currency to
finance crop movements is on in earnest
now. Shipments by direct express to
the interior were the largest last week
/luring the current year, reaching a
total of $7,600,800. This exceeds the
previous week’s direct shipments by
more than $2,000,000.
• • •
"Our bond business in August,” said a
member of one of the leading bond
houses, “was 92 per cent above August
last year. Besides, the month was the
best in the history of the house.”
* • •
There arc no Indications that changes
our belief in higher prices; while the
large volume of trading has been In
Reading, Steel an«* Union Pacific, great
er activity is now appearing in smaller
Issues, like Erie This broadening of
the market adds further evidence that
the interest in the advance is growing
and traders expect the advance to con
tinue.
The advance In copper metal to 17
cent*** with prospect of 2(> cents before
many weeks appeals forcibly to bullish
sentiment on copper issues.—N. L. Car
penter A- Go.
* * *
The New York Stock Exchange will
open at *2 o’clock instead of regular
time on next Monday.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Grain Notes
CHICAGO, Sent 15.—Hogs—Receipts
arket
15.
82,000; market 5'ft 10c higher. Mixed and
butchers. $7.6015 9.00: good heavy $8.05^
8.60; rough heavy. $7.40@7.90; light. $8.15
''<7 8.95. pigs, $5.OOtf/8 10; bulk. $7.95<&8.45.
Cattle Receipts 16,000; market 10@l5e
higher Reeves. $7.35^9.25: oews and
heifers. $3 25ii 8.40- stockers and feeders.
$5 601/ 7 60 Texans. $6.SOI/8.00, calves,
$9.50/811.50.
Sheep Receipts 45.000; market 10c
lower. Native and Western, $3 00<®4.65’
lambs, $5 40Q7.6O.
Bartlett. Frazier A Co. say: “Wheat—
Our market continued to show steady
undertone, there being no pressure from
hedging sales.
"Corn—We see nothing in the ulti
mate outcome of values to cause us in
any way to change our minds regard
ing the advisability of sticking to the
long side.
"(tats—For time being looks a* though
prices have declined enough.
"Provisions We rather look for some
betterment or at least steadiness in the
market.”
• • •
Grain, wheat and corn movement* will
probably be narrow.— New York Finan
cial Bureau.
• * •
Minneapolis wheat stocks increased
110.000 bushels for the week. Duluth
increased 1,654,000 bushels in five da^s
• • *
Due to the relative price levels of
Canadian and American markets, the
tariff is resulting in more bearish talk
111 outs than wheat
• • •
(). K Lyle is now making his final
trip of the season through tha corn belt.
The following was received from him
yesterday ‘Ohio's corn crop will be
about 148,000.000 bushels, against 174 -
410.0O0 bushels last year on the Govern
ment figures, and 150,540,000 tn 1911.
Indiana’s crop will be about 174.000,000
bushels, against 199,864,000 last year,
and 174.600.000 in 1911. Think all is
now aTiout safe from frost.”
BANK CLEARINGS HIGHER
THAN FOR SAME WEEK 1912
Bank clearings In the United States
for the week ending September 11 ag
gregate $3,028,228,000. against $2.8A0.38».
000 the preceding week and $3,078,123,000
in the corresponding year, according to
Bradstreet’s tabulation.
Following are the returns for the prin-
cipal centers for the
week
September 11.
New York
.. $1,688,097,000
Chicago
.. .. 306,295,0u0
Boston
133,049,MS
Philadelphia
145,797,000
St. Louis
77,377,000
Kansas City
57.429,000
Pittsburg
....... 49.827,000
San Francisco
47,381,000
Baltimore
34.230, m
Minneapolis ....
.0,572,01)0
Detroit] 1
24.82 v 6 f OoO
Cincinnati
34.78000
Cleveland
24,4.6 i .OOO
Los Angeles
21.374,000
New (>rleans .
19.126,000
< hnaha ...... .
18,182,000
Milwaukee .......
15,859,000
Seattle . .......
14.668,000
Portland, < >reg
12.340,000
Louisville
U. 115,000
Atlanta
. . !1,868,000
Buffalo
! 1.060,000
St. Paul
10,061.000
Indianapolis .
8.687,000
Richmond
7.926.0(H)
Washington, D. C. ..
7,217,000
Providence
6.030.000
Memphis
6,757,000
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—Petroleum
steady; crude Pennsylvania. 2.50.
Turpentine barely steady; 41
Rosin steady; common, 4.20 bid
Wool dull, domestic fleece, 24©26;
pulled, scoured basis. 33&50, Texas,
scoured basis, 46(u53.
Hides steady. native steers,
19’ 4 ; branded steers, 17Va<817V
Coffee ste>ady; options opened 2 to 4
lower; Rio No. 7 on sj*ot. 9c asked
Rice steady, domestic, ordinary t # p
prime, 4<$5%
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
kettle. S4&56.
Sugar, raw inactive: centrifugal. 3 78
bi«l muscovado. 3 26 bid; molasses su
gar, 2.01 bid.
Sugar, refined steady; fine granulated.
4 G01/4.80. cut loaf. 5.60 bid; crushed, 5.50
bid: mold A. 5.05 bid; cubes, 4.86^)5.05.
powdered, 4.70({ji4.90: diamond A, 4.80.
confectioner s A. 4.65 bid. Softs—No. J.
4 55. (No. 2 Is 0 points lower than No.
1 and Nos. 3 to 14 are each 5 point.-*
lower than the preceding grade.)
Potatoes irregular; sweets 1.00<g>2.26.
Beans irregular; marrow, choice. 6.36ffr
6.40; pea. choice, 3.75@>3.80, red kidney,
choice, 4.00)?/ 4.05.
Dried fruits firm: apricots, choice tr>
fanev, 12«&14^; apples, evaporated,
prime to fancy, 6»*'?/«•»: prunes. 30s t«>
60s, 8 '0i2. 60s to 100s. U^T. peaches,
choice to fancy 6^7*4: seeded raising
choice to fancy, 6’*