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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. real estate and C ONSTR UCTION NE WS Spinners’ Taking for Week Shows Decrease Warranty Deeds. 55 .BOO—Joseph Parantha to W. S. Burnett, No. 180 Bass street, 45 hy j-7 f e et. November 15. J5 000—tv. S. Burnette to J. F. As- j;ew same property. November 15. $3,750— Catherine E. Willingham to Joseph Parantha, same property. No vember 15. Mrs. Bessie L. Hlx to W. H. f. words, No. 9 Angler avenue, 27 hy i , feet. December 3. $10— W. E. Hlx to same, same prop ers, December 3. 54.000—Mrs. Mabel H. Moody to jfrs Birde V. Gorman, lot 62 by 116 feet, north side of Jackson place, 309 f east of Jackson street. Novem ber 3. $1,800--B. B. Crane to Lowry Na- t'. ai Bank, lot 63 by 100 feet, north- corner of Jones avenue and Gray str-et. December 4. 51 Love and Affection—A. R. Car ter to Mrs, M. J. Carver, lot 100 by by 50 feet, on Hattie street, 487 feel west of Ellen street. September 30. S3 600—J. F. Askew to S. Si Sells, 177 Jr.. No. 180 Bass street, 45 by 177 feet. November 17. 57.MI—Mrs. M. F. Garner to Thomas R Duren. lot 100 by 100 feet, north si.!.- of Kioklighter street, 500 feet west of Semmes avenue. November 29. $1.500—W, A. Whiteside to Warren J. Brownlee, lot 52 by 200 feet, east side of "Highland avenue, 105 feet south of Oklahoma avenue. Decem ber 4. $1,102—F. A. Ames to W. A. White- side. same property. July 1. $135—Mrs. Fannie B. Henry to Mrs. .Aria May Smith, lot 50 by 176 feet, on Harrison avenue, block A. N„ ct Eagan Park. July 5. $3,450—John R. King to Charles A. Smith. No. 78 Cherokee avenue, 50 by 250 feet. November 22. $1.000—George E. Johnson to C. J. Haden, lot 30 by 92 feet, on Linden street, 92 feet west of Williams street. December 2. $1,000—Mrs. Ida G. Little to H. W. Railey, lot 45 by 123 feet, south side of Harwell street, 234 feet west of Ashby street. November 24. $3.500—Jack D. Hayes to Mrs. Sa rah D. Morris, lot 50 by 200 feet, north side of Elbert street, 201 feet west of Stewart drive. December 3. $110—A. P. McCrarv to J. P. Cran- shaw, lot 130 by 134 feet, northeast corner of Taft and Lively avenues. May 25, 1912. $1,900—J. L. Chapman to Maggie Petty, lot 50 by 175 feet, west side of Lee street, 343 feet north of West End avenue. November 24. $1,500—Walton Realty Company to Mrs. Avie A. Bowen, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side of Lucile avenue, 53 feet east of Atwood stret. Decem ber 2. $1,500—Same to same, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side of Lucile avenue, 106 LOST—Black handbag’, embroid ered in pink flowers, contain ing about $20. Reward. Norris Candy Factory, 267 Edgeivood avenue. feet east of Atwood street. Decem ber 2. Warranty Deeds. $500 and Other Considerations— Mrs. May Inman Gray et al. to Wal ton Realty Company, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 106 feet east of Atwood street. December 2. $500 and Other Considerations— Same to same, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 53 feet east of Atwood street. December 2. $1,600—J. E. Clark to J. M. Mor- risey, lot 100 by 170 feet east side Meador street, 380 feet south of old Waterworks road. November 24. $3,500—D. E. Moncrlef to S. A. Gheesling et al., lot 50 by 170 feet, south side Augusta avenue, 220 feet east of Grant street. November 20. $850—Lee Hoyt Williams to C. R. Williams, lots 53, 54, 55, 56. 57, 58 and 5*. in Section 28, Hollywood Ceme tery. December 2 $50—O. C. Huff to W. A. Scott, lot 10 by 20 feet, north side of driveway at center of Lot 66, Block 1, College Park Cemetery. December 3. Loan Deeds. $1,500—Mrs. Birdie V. Gorman to H^jiry Cohn, lot 62 by 116 feet, north side Jackson place, 309 feet east of Jackson street. December 3. $2,000—Joseph Parantha to Mrs. Alice May Taylor, 26.18 acres at northwest corner land lot 92 on Old Settlement road. December 4. $1,000—Mrs. Maggie Seitzlnger to W. A. Charters, lot 40 by 145 feet, southeast corner Rosalia and Waldo streets. December 4. $700—Howard W. Railey to Miss E. G Lawrence, lot 45 by 123 feet, south side Harwell street, 234 feet west of Ashby street. November 25. $2,500—Mrs. Avie A Bowen to Al bert W. Metzger, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 53 feet east of Atwood street. December 1. $2,500—Same to same, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 106 feet east of Atwood street. Decern- ber 1. $3,000—Walter S. Dillon to Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, No. 302 East Fourth street, 50 by 128 feet. December 1. $3,000—S. W. Carson to same, No. 461 Spring street, 55 by 195 feet. De cember 1. $41—Will Alexander to Bank of East Point, lot 100 by 50 feet, north side Georgia street, 250 feet east of Harris street. August, 1913. Commissioners’ Deed. $2,277—Forrest Adair as Commis sioner ^o Joseph Parantha. 26.18 acres at northwest corner land lot 92, Sev enteenth District, on Old Settlement road. December 3. Quitclaim Deeds. $1—Asa G. Candler to Walton Realty Company, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 106 feet east of Atwood street. December 2. $1—Same to same, lot 53 by 185 feet, south side Lucile avenue, 53 feet east of Atwood street. Decem ber 2. $1,500—Lindsey Hopkins to W. E. Worley, lot 123 feet front on south side Cheshire Bridge road, land lot 50, Seventeenth District. December 3. Terminal District Auction December 12. Aorgia and the South on a Cash Basis A big buyer of fertilizer was in Atlanta yesterday. Idle agents were hot on his trail for next year’s orders. lie was hard to handle, he buys fertilizer in train loads for his own farms. When they couldn’t land him, they asked him why. He smiled and said, “Next year I am on a spot cash basis and will not buy till later and will give you fertilizer men plenty of time to think it over.” Such dealing has never taken place in the South before. It is a well known fact with the Railroad Industrial Departments of different roads in the city, also a well known fact to a number of real estate men, that there are hundreds of Northern concerns seeking railroad frontage sites in Atlanta for their Southeast and South west distributing center. There never was such a demand for logical, close-in track front age. The up-to-the-minute cost system shows that minutes are dollars. In the rapid transit of business every minute counts, and the man who saves the minutes, saves and makes the dollars. The Stocks property will change the cen ter of Atlanta three blocks nearer the Termi nal Station. Convenient to passenger and reight transportation and situated so as o deal with all the important points in a dozen -Tates. No track frontage from now on is half o advantageous to the shipper. For plats and information apply to EDWIN P. AIISLEY FORREST and GEORGE ADAIR GENERAL SELLING PUIS COTTON OFF According to Secretary Hester the vis ible supply of American cotton for the week shows an increase of 146,655 bales, as compared with an increase of 144,- 418 bales for the corresponding week last year and an increase of 198,165 bales during the same week the year before. Other kinds during the week increased 44.000 bales, against an in crease of 8,000 bales during the same period last year, against an increase of 6,000 bales in 1911. The total visible supply of American cotton for the week shows an increase of 190,655 bales, against an increase of. _____ 152,418 bales for the same week In 1912 ! J'-LW YORK, Dec. 5.—Tft ith a steady and an increase of 204,165 bales in to , ne prevailing the cotton market open Bears Hammer on Lack of Support and Bearish Mill Takings. Giles’ Estimate Fell Flat. 1911. 1 1913 1912 | 1911 American .... |4,222.395 Other kinds.. .11,292,000 Tot’l, all kinds|5.514,000 4.811,934 4,230,743 927,0001 647.000 5,738,934j4,877,743 World's spinners’ takings: 1 1913 1912 | 1911 For week 1 450,000 Since Sept. 1.. (4.775.000 504,000] 443,000 4,345.000 4,154,000 Movement Into sight. week: 1913 1912 1 1911 O’rland, week.| 40,300| 64,6821 Since Sept. 1.1 404.902! 420.619' Into sight, w'k 597,255! 648,188 Since Sept. l.|7,943,02817.805,335 7, So. consump...| 105,0001 89,000! Weekly interior movement: 65,073 358,576 640,945 585,028 70,000 jh. | 1913 1912 1911 Receipt^ . Shipments Stocks ....[ 290.137 ...1 229,860 ....! 807,905 344.336 302,62U 725,763| 342.413 292,680 858,453 Weekly exports: 1913. | 1912. For week Since September 1 ... 288,763' 298,718 4,158,395 4,134.378 14,149,500 Bales for 1913, Says Authority NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Miss Giles is sued her final estimate of the cotton crop to-day, giving the yield an esti mate of 14,149,500 bales, including 1 int- ers, or about 193 pounds to the acre. Her preliminary estimate was 13,500,000 bales, issued early in the season. She says that the acreage after ahan- of 2,4 *’ )er cent aggregates 34,- 916.800 acres. Texas and Oklahoma abandonment 4 and 5 per cent, respec tively. She further states that the area still to be picked is 8 per cent, as compared with 7 per cent last year, against 8.7 per cent the year before and 10 per cent in 1910. Reports to her state that the amount of low, undesirable grades range be tween 400,000 and 500,000 bales Her estimate by States follows, to gether with the acreage of each State: Acreage Estimated _ , Planted. Production, Georgia 5,459,100 2,653,000 North Carolina . 1,521,900 806.500 South Carolina . 2,522,000 1,385.000 Florida 240.200 75.000 Alabama 3,836,100 1,560,000 Mississippi 3,186,000 1,226 600 Louisiana 1,126,000 387,000 T exas 11,004,300 3,961.500 Arkansas 2,316,400 865,000 Tennessee 771,600 348.400 Oklahoma 2,747.200 885.560 Al others 175,000 100.000 Totals 34,916,800 14,149,500 Average, 193 pounds per acre. $5—Charles F. Rice to Franklin P. Rice lot 9 by 122 feet west side Rice street. 83 feet north of West Four teenth street. December 1. $10—Heirs of J. O. Redwine to J M. and C. A. Nichols, 1.34 acres in land lot 1, Fourteenth District, on line between land lots 1 and 37. Also 3.82 acres in land lot 36 Fourteenth District, on line between land lots 36 and 37. February 1. 1910. $1—Laura Graham to Charles A. Smith lot 50 by 250 feet, west side Cherokee avenue, 100 feet south of Bryan street. November 22. $1—Mrs. Fannie W. Treadwell to John R. Kay. same property. Octo ber 27. Administrator’s Deeds. $500—V. H. Cox (by administrator) to Mrs. Martha H. Cox, one-half in terest in bond title interest in 2 1-2 «ores on west line of land lot 157, Seventeenth District, 40 feet north of Buckhead road. Also 2 1-4 acres on north side Buckhead and Bolton road, land lot 182, Seventeenth District. Also 4 acres north side said road at line between land lots 182 and 157. Also 25 acres in northeast corner of land lot 182. Seventeenth District December 2. Bonds for Title. $750—J. M. Morrisey to J. A. Allen, lot 50 by 170 feet, east side Meador street. 430 feet south of Old Water works road. November 17. $7,000—J. R. McAdams to T. M. Overby, lot 19, of Horine subdivision, Ormewood Park on Palatine avenue. November 25. $4,516—W. Hampton Wynne to Jesse B. Lee. No 22 Paine avenue, 100 by 235 feet. November 18. $4,600—D. C. and Mrs. E. W. John to W. S. Cannon lot 273 by 100 feet north side Rhode street, 110 feet west of Vine street. June 5. 1911. Mortgages. $400—C. E. Beem to Phoenix Plan ing Mill lot 50 by 123 feet, west side Cleland avenue, 150 feet southeast of Georgia Railroad right-of-way. No vember 1. $100—Elbert Whaley to Mrs. Ella B. Howard, lot 44 by 93 feet, corner Diamond and Chapell streets. No vember 1. $840—M. H Abbott to Atlanta Banking and Savings Company, lot 50 by 145 feet, south side Jett street, 50 feet west of Goddard street. Also lot 40 by 63 feet southeast corner Spring and Parker street. Decem ber 3. $108—John W. Rose to same, No. 161 Pearl street. 25 by 175 feet. De cember 3. $500—J. B. Hart to Merchants and Mechanics Banking and Loan Com pany, one-sixth interest in 152 1-2 acres in northwest corner of land lot 12. Seventeenth District. April 4. $333—W. J.* Cleckler to Atlanta Savings Bank, lot 50 by 245 feet, west side Langhorn street 150 feet south of Oak street. December 1. $10—Charles A. Smith to same, lot 50 by 250 feet, east side Cherokee avenue. 100 feet south of Bryan street. November 25. $5 and other consideration—H. Thaden to Russell E. Richards, lot 50 by 190 feet. No. 132 Davis street. Also lot 6o by 224 feet, on West Hunter street. 80 feet west of Jeptha stjjpet. December 3. *600—S. J. Jones to Security State Bank. No. 245 North Jackson street, 47 by 139 feet. December 4. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Morins H. Rothschild & Co We do not look for any decided change until after the Government reports are out of the way. , . , Logan & Bryan: The trade is antici pating a bearish ginning report Mon- da'*. E. F. Hutton & Co.: The market shows no disposition to move either way for the next few aaya. ed up 1 point on near positions and 1 point down on distant months from Thursday’s final. It was another small and inactive market. Trading was purely local. Liverpool reported fairly good cables, while ttie final Giles crop estimate was placed at 14.149,500 bales, including lint- ers. The estimate was construed bull ish, but had no effect. After the call the market eased off and continued downward during the forenoon. ITices eased off 3 to 6 points from the previous close. Advices from many sections of the belt reported a better spot demand. Some of the larger operators who have been inclined to the bear side of late were advising their friends not to fol low the dip. stating that it will take very little buying to start the list on an upward move. Aggressive selling during the late forenoon and lack of resistive power based on expectations of a bearish week-end statement and a large Census report Monday on ginnings$ resulted in further depression. January eased off to 12.89; March, 13.01, and May, 12.94. A few spot houses and local bulls were good buyers of December, which served to sustain the option around the initial level. Bears continue to use their bear ish tactics on the lack of spot demand. However, private advices from the belt contradict such theories, stating that spots are firm with good demand. At the close the market was barely steady, with prices at a net decline of 9 to 16 points from the previous close. Following are 11 a. m. bids in New York: December, 13.15; January, 12.95; March, 13.07; May, 13.01; July. 12.90. Following are 10 a. m. bids in New Orleans: December, 13.00; January, 13.14; March. 13.29; May, 13.36; July, 13.39. Estimated cotton receipts: Saturday. 1912. New Orleans .. 9,700 to 10,700 11,319 Galveston 8,000 to 10,000 27,275 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES c V Q r JC a T t 0 J w r1 (A * : u O 0 0 n" Dc 13.18 13.2U13.10 13.1113.10-1113.15-16 Jn 13.01 13.0? 1 *» fi ' 13.00-01 12.95 12.95il2.95 12.95 12.83-85!! 2.98-13 Mh 13.13 13.13 12. 'Jt> 12.98 12.98-99 ! 3.12-13 Ap 12.95-97 13.09-11 My 13.05 13.06 1.2.92 12.93 12.92-93 13.06-07 Jn 12.86-88 12.92-93 Jiy 12.94 12.94 i.2.82 12,83 12.81-82,12.94-95 Ag 12.67 12.67 12.67 12.67 12.56-58H2.69-70 Oc 12.04 12.04 12.00 12.00 11.98-99112.07-08 Closed barely steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5,—This market was due % point lower to % point higher, but opened steady at a net de cline of 1 point. At 12:15 p. m. the market was quiet, net unchanged to 1 point lower. Spot cotton steady at unchanged quo tations; middling 7.33d; sales 14,000 bales, of which 12.000 were American. Futures opened steady. At the close the market was barely steady, with prices at a net decline of 4 to 5 points from the closing quota tions of Thursday. Prev. Open’g 2 P M. Close. Close Dec 7.02% 7.03 6.98% 7.03% Dec.-Jan. . . .7.09% 7.01 6.96 7.00% Jan.-Feb. . . .6.98% 6.99 6.95% 7.00 Feb.-Mch. . . .7.00 6.95% 7.00 Mch.-Apr. . . .6.99% 6.99% 6.96 7.00% April-May . . .6.99% 7.00 6.96% 7.00% May-June . . .7.00 7.00 6.96% 7.01 June-July 6.94 * 6.98 July-Aug. . . .6.94% 6.94% 6.97 6.95% Aug.Sept 6.77 6.81% Sept.-Oct 6.53 6.57 Oct.-Nov. . . .6.46 6.43 6.47 Closed barely steady. HAYWARD <£. CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 5.- Recent ca ble information of good business in Manchester is fully confirmed by the large spot sales in Liverpool to-day— W'hich totaled 14,0<K). at unchanged prices. Ever since The Times-Demo crat’s estimate was published, spot de mand has been active all around, show ing the trade’s acceptance of the small er supply views. With any support from leading specu lators. a bull moveme.it in the market would have been easy to accomplish, but for some reason this force seems to hold off. The weather was again very bad overnight over the western half of the belt, with general and heavy rainfall. The. twin storm formation is still over Texas, likely to move eastward and cause general rains over the central States, lollowed by severe cold wave and clearing over Sunday in the west ern States. A large business has been done with Liverpool and the freight rate has been advanced 2c. Although feeling here is bullish, the market opened about 3 points lower, owing to weakness in New York, hut the firmness of spots checked bearish designs. Demand for spots is steady, offerings less pressing, and firm prices asked. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES O •> c n o Do 113.01113.02 12799 12 90 12.92-96 13.15 Jn 13.16 13.20 13.03 1 ! 3.04 13.03-04|13.18-19 Fb | I ; i [13.04-05|13.19-21 Mh 113.31113 34 13.17113.it 113.7-18j 13.32-33 Ap I I I i 113.18-19113.33-35 My 13.37:13.40 13.23 13.24113.24-25 13.29-40 Jn ! . ...I 13.24-26 13.39-41 Jly 113.41113.41113.27|13.27[13.26-27|13.41-43 Closed steady. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports to-day compared with the same day last year: | 1913. I 1912. Kew Orleans. . . 7,354 13,379 Ga' veston 9,555 21.923 Mobile 1,775 1,357 Savannah 7,706 6,342 Uharleston. . . . 3,852 1.962 Wilmington . . . 2.418 2,268 Norfolk 5.330 2.269 Baltimore 2.852 2.070 1'Pacific coast . . . 1,047 Boston 178 303 Newport News . . 3,218 Brunswick 10,462 8,104 Port Arthur. . . 847 9,000 Various 5.239 2.340 Total 60.012 71,319 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. 1913. 1912. Houston 1.734 15,350 Augusta 2,752 3,036 Memphis 9.812 6,544 St. Louis 1,112 5,954 Cincinnati 3,514 1,885 Little Rock . . . 1,477 Total 34.524 34.191 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 13%. Athens, steady; middling 13%. Macon, steady: middling 13%. New Orleans, steady; middling 13 3-16. New York, quiet; middling 13.50. Philadelphia, easy; middling 13.75. Boston, quiet; middling 13. 50. Liverpool, steady ; middling 7.33d. Savannah, steady •; middling 13%. Augusta, steady; middling 13 5 16. Charleston, steady; middling 13%. Norfolk, steady; middling 13 Galveston, stead) ; middWrg 13%. Mobile steady: middling 13It,. Wilmington, steady: middling 13c. Litle Rock, quid ; middling 13c. Baltimore, nominal, middling 12%. St Louis, quiet- middling 13%. Memphis, quiet; middling 13%. Houston, steady; middling 13%. Louisville, firm; middling 12%. Charlotte, steady ; middling 12a NEW Y^RK, Dec. 5. -Sterrett, of N. L. Carpenter & Co., says: “The fea ture of the morning was Miss Giles’ crop estimate, Indicating a cotton yield from the growth of 1913, of 14.149,500. includ ing linters. Miss Giles calls attention to an abandonment of 2.4 per cent in acreage, making the total acreage 34.- 916,000 acres, but her yield ner acre of 193 pounds estimated seems large to us, and a statement that 8 per cent is yet to he picked, compared with 7 per cent last year is entirely at variance with reports that are coming to us from dif ferent sections of the belt.” * * * Sterrett says; “The situation is in no way changed. The technical position is against any advance It looks like we must have a further decline before any substantial advance occurs * * * Liverpool cables: “American forward 100,305 bales; total, 127,961. American decreased 44.990 bales.” * * * NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.—Hayward Clark: The weather map shows fair In the western part of Texas and North Carolina, cloudy over the rest of the belt, general and rather heavier rains over the entire western half, with little precipitation in the eastern half. Indi cations are for clearing to colder weath er In north Texas and Oklahoma, rain formation and general precipitation coming on central and eastern States. * * * Rainfall: Amarillo 1.04, Oklahoma City 1.04 Abilene .76, Dallas .94, San An tonio 1.20. Corpus Christ! .02, Palestine 1.58, Shreveport .10, Fort Smith 1.22. Little Rock .08, Del Rio .08 Houston 1.04. • * * The New r Orleans Tlmes-Democrat says: “Frost and freezing weather put an end to the making of cotton on Octo ber 22, and any adverse climatic circum stance since then could have had no other effect than either to reduce the yield through losses, or to lower the grade, thereby reducing the spinning value of the crop. Nevertheless, within the past few days some Texas esti mates have been raised radically hy a few people whose outturn ideas in no way chime in with those of most peo ple w’ho have had occasion to Investi gate the crop promise. “Recently Europe has complained of the abnormal waste of this* year’s re ceipts in many cases amounting to as much as 60 and 70 pounds a bale. Sec retary Hester reports the average weight of hales this year as materially less than last year. “Since Sunday extraordinary rains and floods in portions of Texas have further greatly damaged such cotton as remains to be picked there, and have not helped cotton stored in bales out in the weather around houses and on rail road platforms. "On December 8 the Census Bureau will report the quantity of cotton ginned to December 1. and fear that the fig ures will be large has checked specu lative support. The trade, however, seems impressed by the low spinning value of the crop, by the sudden and complete maturity of the crop and by the logic behind those estimates point ing to a commercial crop somewhere be tween 14,000.000 to 14,200.000 bales, and there is good reason to believe that consumers are now, and have been, picking up cotton every day, and that such purchases are taking the place of speculative buying as an offset to speculative selling.” * * • Big business doing with Liverpool; freight brokers say rate advanced yes terday 2 cents on account of so much de mand for steamer room. * * * Little Rock wires; “I^arge spot busi ness doing in this section. Everybody in the market and practically every thing held by merchants and planters has been sold in past three days, the ba sis the best since October. Japan bought 1,000 bales here yesterday, and Carolina mills are buying largely of low grade rivers.” PUTS STOCKS OFF Bearish Bank Statement Also Selling Factor — Steel and Copper Were Heavily Sold. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Pronounced weakness was displayed by the Copper stocks at the opening of the stock mar ket to-day. Amalgamated Copper began at 70% for a loss of % and at the end of half an hour was selling at 70%. Utah Copper, which sold minus the % dividend, was % lower. Kay Consoli dated Copper, which sold minus a divi dend of «>%. was quoted at 17%, against 18% at the close yesterday. Anaconda Copper sold down % to 34%. The general downward movement, which set in yesterday, was continued ami the railroads and industrials suf fered recessions. Among ihe other'de- dlines were United States Steel common,. up Tennessee Copper, %; South ern Pacific. %; American Can, %. and Canadian Pacific, %. The prospect of a high rate for call money caused some selling before the opening of the call money market. There were also some fears expressed that to-morrow’s bank statement would be bearish in character. The curb was steady. Americans in London were firm, hut Canadian Pacific there was heavy. Prices of nearly all the important Is sues fluctuated within a narrow range, although at times trading was in large blocks. United States Steel sold in large quantities without any material change in the price of the stock. An Irregular movement in Amalgamated Copper resulted In buyers sidestepping that issue. Union Pacific, Southern Pa cific and Reading remained unchanged. The tone continued dull at the forenoon closing. Call money loaned at 5% per cent. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations; Under a Duty 19 Yrs,, Wool Is Again Free BOSTON, Dec. 5.—After nineteen years and five months under a duty, wool is again free. Growers, handlers and consumers or wool now must solve the prob'em of whether this is best for the interest of the country. Few are rasn enough to predict continued indus trial prospemv unaer the terms of the radical bill, which has iust become law. At the moment interest centers in the withdrawal from bond of the tremen dous volume of foreign wool, which had been accumulated in anticipation of the removal of the duty. The past week had been fairly active with more dealing in foreign wools. Total sales are estimated at nearly 3,- 000,000 pounds. As early as possib'e on Monday the movement to remove the foreign wool from bonded warehouses began, and by Wednesday some houses reported that they had secured permits for the removal of every pound of wool held in bond on their account. Receipts of wool in pounds for the week ended and including Wednesday are as follows: I 1913 | 1912 Domestic Foreign Total 11,653.804 1.823.433 ! 574,925' 698.425 '2.228.73.U2.521.858 Total receipts of 2,228,733 pounds, compare with 1,648,096 pounds for the preceding week, of which 889,198 pounds were domestic. Receipts in pounds from and includ ing January 1, 1913, as compared with the corresponding period in 1912 are as follows: 1913 1912 Domestic '152,834,5301228,618,080 Foreign ' 56,602,260 120,304.354 Total 1209.436,790:348,922,434 THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 —The weather will be unsettled and rainy to-night and Saturday in the East Gulf States, the Mississippi and Ohio Valley and the southern upper Lake region. Elsewhere east of the Mississippi River the weath er will be fair. It Will be somewhat colder to-night in the New England jind Middle Atlantic States. STOCKS— High. Low. Cl 09. Bid Prev. Close Amal. Copper. 7044 70 •70% 71% Am. Agricul.. 43% 43% Am. Beet Sug 23 23 American Can 26% 2654 26% 26% do, pref... S7S 87% 8754 87 Am. Car Fdy. 43% 43% 4354 43% Am. Cot. Oil.. 37 37 American Ice 20% 21 Am. Locomo.. 30 30 30 30% Am. Smelting. 62 V* 62% 62% 62% Am. Sug. Ref. 105% 105% Am. T.-T. ... 12044 120% 120% 120% Am. Woolen.. 15 15 Anaconda ... 34% 34% 34% 34% Atchison .... 93 92% 92% 93% A. C. L 118 118% B. and O 92% 92% 93 93 Beth. Steel.. 29% 29% 30 25 B. R. T 88% 87% 88 87% Can. Pacific.. 225% 224% 225% 225 Cen. Leather.. 25 24% 24% 24% xC. and O. .. 56% 5654 56% 57% Colo. F. and I. 28 28 Consol. Gas.. 128 127% Corn Products 9% 9% 954 9% D. and H. ... 151 150 Den. and R. G 1754 18 Distil. Secur.. 16% 16% Erie 28 27=i 27% 28% do, pref... 43% 4354 43% 43% Gen. Electric.. 139 139 G. North, pfd. 124% 124% 124% 124 G. North. Ore. 33 32% 3254 32% G. Western.. n% 11% H% 1454 Ill. Central.. 108% 108 107 108 Interboro 14% 14% 15 14% do, pref... 60% vj# OO to 60% 59% Int. Harv. (old) .... 100% 100% M., K. and T. 20 19% do, pref. . 53 54 L. Valley. . . 149 148% 148 54 148% L. and N. . . 132% 133% Mo. Pacific . . 25% 2554 25% 25% N. Y. Central. 96% 96% 96 06% Northwest. . . 125 125% Nat. iAjad . . • . • J* 43% 44% N. and W. . . 103% 103% No. Pacific-. . 107% 107% 107% 107% O. and W. . . 26% 26 Penna 109 108% 109 108% Pacific Mail . 23% 23% P. Gas Co. . . 118 118 P. Steel Car . 2554 2554 25 25% Reading . . . 152% 162 162% 162% R. 1. and Steel 19% 19% 19 19% do, pref. . 80% 80% Rock Island . 14% 14% do, pref. . 23 54 23% 22 22% S.-Sheffield. . 26 27 So. Pacific . 87% 87 87 87 % So. Railway . 22% 22% 22% 22% do, pref. . 74% 75 St. Paul . . . 99% 99 99% 99% Tcnn. Copper. 29% 29 29% 29% Texas Pacific. IS 13 Third Avenue 40% 40% Union Pacific. 152% 151% 152% 151% I s Rubber. 54 54 54% 54% U. S. Steel . . 57 5G % 56% 57 do, pref. . 104% 104% xxU. Copper. 47% 47% 47% 48% V.-C. Chem. . 87 % 27 Wabash . . . .... 3% 3% do, pref. . .... 10% 10% W. Union . . .... 61 % 62 W. Maryland . 33% 3454 W. Electric . 65 65 64% 64% W. Central . 43% 45 % Total sales, 205,000 shar xEx-divldend, 1 per cent. xxEx -dlvi- General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Satur day: Georgia—Generally cloudy to-night and Saturday. Virginia—Fair to-night; slightly cooler to-night; Saturday fair. North and South Carolina—Fair to night; Saturday partly cloudy. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi— Unsettled to-night and Saturday; prob ably local rains. Tennessee—Local rains to-night; Sat urday fair. Louisiana—Unsettled to-night and Saturday; probably showers and colder in north portion to-night; colder Sat urday. West Texas —Unsettled to-night and Saturday; probably showers in north portion; colder in south and east por tions to-night; colder in west portion: freezing temperature in the northwest and frost in southwest portion Satur day morning. East Texas—Fair and colder to-night; Saturday fair; freezing temperature In northwest portion. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK. Dec. 5.—Covering of shorts and some scattered buying on the advance in lard served to put cot ton seed oil prices up a couple of points. This upturn was in the face of easier crude offerings, reported to be the heav iest so far this season. With shorts believed to be well in, the market appears technically weak, especially as the pubile has little in terest in the market. Cotton seed oil quotations. | Opening. I Closing" 7.04(0)7.12 7.04 @ 7 06 7.0707.08 7.10(07 11 7.15(07.17 7.18(07.22 7.26(07.28 7.36(0 7 35 7.3607.37 Spot . . . December . January . . February , March . . . April . , . May . . . June . . . July . . . 6.9607.01 .! 7.0307.04 . 7.0607.09 J 7.1407.15 . 7.1807.21 . 7.2507.26 .! 7.260 7.32 .1 7.3607.37 Closed firm; sales 10,700 barrels. dend, % of 1 per cent. The New York Commercial: “Brook lyn Rapid Transit has good prospects and should be more attractive as an investment.” • * * The New York Herald: “An ad vance in the lending rate on the stock exchange was regarded as renewed no tice from the banks that they were not at present prepared to finance an im portant speculative movement.” * * * The New York American: "Unless in terest can be revived, the enthusiasm of Thursday will be sent back to cold storage.” * * * The Wall Street Journal: “Conserva tive quarters argue that the prospect for enactment of the currency bill in the not far distant future is the chief bull factor.” * • * The New York Sun: “Dealings are professional and are made up quite largely of continued efforts of the bull ish element to force short covering." * * * The New York Financial Bureau: “Calling of loans may offer a check to advancing tendencies in the stock mar ket, but on moderate recessions daily operators should seek buying oppor tunities for turns. The currency bill is being put forward as a bull argument now.” • * * While the stock market shows less activity than yesterday, there is good buying on the reaction. I believe stocks will gradually advance to a higher lev el and advise purchases on all weak spots. High money rates may check the advance temporarily, but do not ex- ' pect high money rates to last very long. Union Pacific and Utah Copper shouid ’ be attractive at these prices.—G. D. : Potter. EGGS—Fresh country candled, 35@ 37c^ cold storage. 34c. BUTT Eli—Jersey and creamery. In 1-lb. blocks, 27% 0 80c; fresh country, fair demand, 18020c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on per pound; Hens, 16017c; fries, 22%@24: roosters, 80>ioc; turkeys, owing to fatness 17019c. LI V E POULTRY He*** *0@45c: roosters. 8(>03oc; broilers. 2r>@3oc per pound: puddle ducks, 30@3bc; Y’ekins, 35040c; geese, 60 @ 60c each; turkeys, owing to fatness »*7r;7c. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABI.es—Lem ons, fancy. $3.7504 00; celery, $6 00; Florida oranges, $1.7502.00; bananas, 2%0 3c lb.; cabbage, per crate, 2%c lb.; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia, 6%07c; choice. 6% 06; beets. $17502.00: In half-barrel crates: cucumbers, $2,000 2.50; eggplants. lt.S9gl.00 per crate; peppers, $1.5001.75 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six-basket, crates. $2.5003; on ions, $1.60 per bushel: sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams. 75080c per bushel; Irish potatoes 92.5002,60 per bag; con taining 2% bushels; okra fancy, alx- basket crates. $1 5001.76. NUTS. Brazil nuts. 16018c per pound; Eng lish walnuts, 14016c per pound; pecans, owing to size. 12%03Oc per pound. FISH. FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout, 11c pound; bluefish, 7c pound; pompano, 25c pound; mackerel. 12c pound; mixed fish, 506c pound; black fish, 10c pound: mullet, ll%12c. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Co.) Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 average. 17%. Cornfield hams. 12 to 14 average. 17%. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 av erage. 17. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 aver age, 12%. Cornfield B bacon, 24. Cornfield sliced bacon, J-pound boxes, 12 to case, 3.50. Grocers’ style bacon, wide and nar row. 18. Cornfield fresh pork sausage, link or bulk. 25-pound buckets, 13%. Cornfield frankforts, 10-pound car tons, 13. Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-pound boxes, 12. Cornfield luncheon ham. 14%. Cornfield smoked link sausage. 11. Cornfield smoked link sausage, In pickle, 50-pound cans, 5.50. Cornfield frankforts, In pickle, 15- pound kits. 1.85. Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis, 12%. Country style pure lard, 50-pound tins, 12%. Compound lard, tierce basis, 9%. I'. S. extra ribs. 12%. D. 8. bellies, medium average, 13%. D. S. rib bellies, light average. 13%. GROCERIES SUGAR—Per pound atanoar/1 gran ulated, 5c; New York refined, 4%c; plantation, 4 85c. COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $21.75, AAA A $14.50 in bulk, in bags and bar rels $21, green 20c. RICE—Head, 4%05%, fancy head, 6% 07c, according to grade. LARD -Silver Leaf. 13c pound: Scoco. 9%o pound; Fl^p White, 8%c; Cotto- lene. $7.20 per case; Snowdrift. $6 So per case SALT-One hundred pounds, 53c: sail brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case, $4 85; salt red rock, per hundredweight, $1; salt white, per hundredweight. 90c: Granocrystal, per case, 25-lb. sacks. 85c; salt ozone, £ er case, 30 packages, 90c; 50-lb. sacks, )o: 25-lb sacks. 18c. MISCELLANEOUS — Georgia cane syrup, 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 (bags) $2.40; pink salmon, $7; co-. coa, 38c; roast beef. $3.80; s>Tup. 30o per gallon; Sterling ball potash. $3 30 pel case; soap, $1.5004 per case; Rumford baking powder, $2.50 per case- FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR —‘ Postell'a Elegant, $7.00; Omega $6.25; Carter s Best, $6.25; Qual ity (finest patent), $6 10; Gloria (self- rising), $5.90; Results (self rising), $5.40; Swan’s Down (fancy patent) $6.00: Vic tory (In towel sacks), $6.25; Victory (best patent), $6.10; Monogram, $6.00; Puritan (highest patent). $5.50; Golden Grain, $5.60; Faultless (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (hignejrt patent), $5.50; Sunrise (half patent). $5 00; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.25; White Daisy, $5.25; White Lily (high patent), $5.50; Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.75; Water Lily (patent), $5.15; Sunbeam $5; Southern Star (patent), $4.75; Ocear Spray (patent), $5.00; Southern star, $5; Sunbeam, $4.75; King Cotton (half pat ent), $4.75; low grade, 98-lb. sacks. $4. CORN—Bone dry. No. 2 white, old, 98; whitp. new', 97c; choice yellow. 97c. MEAL—Plain. 144-lb. sacks. 91c; 96- lb. sacks, 92c; 48-lb. sacks, 94c; 24-lb. sacks. 96c OATS -Fancy v/hlte clipped. 58c; No. 2. 57c; fnayc white, 57c; white, 55c; mixed, 55c. Cotton seed meal (Harper), $28.50; buckeye, $28.00. Cotton seed hulls sacked, $15.00. SEEDS- Tennessee blue stem, $1.50; Appier oats. 75c; Texas red rust proof oais. 68c; Oklahoma red rust proof oats, 65c; Georgia seed rye, 2%-bush, sacks, $1.20; Tennessee seed rye. 2-bush, sacks, $1.00; Tennesse barley $1.10. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 100-lb. sacks $3 25; 60-lb. sacks. $3 50; Purina I pigeon feed. $2.50; Purina baby chick feed, $2.35; Purira scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $2 20; 50-lb. sacks, $2.00; Purina scratch bales, $2.40; Purina chowder. 100-lb. sacks $2.40; Purina chowder, dozen pound packages $2.50; Victory babv 1 chick, $2.20; Victory scratch, 50-lb sacks $2.15; 100-lb. sacks, $2.10; wheat, '‘-bushel bags per bushel, $1.25; oyster -hell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks, 80c; Eggo. $2.15; charcoal. 50-!b. sacks, per 100 pounds, $2.00. SHORTS- Red Dog, 98-lb sacks, $1.85; white. 10-pound sacks, $1.80; dandy middling 100-lb. sacks. $1.75; fancy, 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; P. W., 75-lb. savks, $1.75; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.70; Germ ineal, 75-lb sks., $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70 sks., $1.70; clover leaf, 75-lb sacks, $1.60; bran, 75-lb. sacks, $1.60; 100-lb. sacks, $1.50; Germ Meal. Homeo $1.75. GROUND FEED—Purina feed, 100-lb. sacks. $1.80; Purina molasses feed, $1.85: Kandy horse feed, $1.86; Arab j horse feed. $1.85; Allneeda feed, ! $1.65; Su erene dairy feed, $1.60; Mono gram, 100-lb sacks, $1 60: Victory horse feed, 100-lb. sacks. $1.75; ABC feed. $1.65; Milko dairy feed. $1.65; al falfa meal, $1.55; beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks, $1.65. HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy choice, large bales. $1.30; large light clover mixed, $1.20; Timothy No. 1 small hales, $1.25; Timothy No. 2 hay, $1.16; No. I light clover mixed, $1.20; alfalfa pea green, $1 35; clover hay, $1 20; Tim othy standard, $1.05; Timothy, small bales. $1; wheat straw. 70c. LIVERPOOL’S RISE Disappointing Movement in Ar gentina Bear Argument—Wet Weather Helps Corn. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat-No. 2 red 94%095% Corn—No. 3 (new) 71% Oats—No. 2 40% CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Wheat advanced % to % on account of further advance* in the Liverpool market and disappoint ing harvesting returns in Argentina, coupled with lighter world's shipments. Corn was % to %c higher on wet weather beyond the Missouri River, with prospects of rain to the eastward to-day. Oats were % to %c higher. Provisions were somewhat higher. Grain quotations: High. WHEAT Dec 88% May 92 Jul.v 89% CORN— Dec 72% May 71% July 70% Low. 87% 91% 88% 71% 71 70% OATS— Dec 40% 39% May 43% 42% July 42% 42% PORK— Jan.... 21.07% 20.95 May.... 21.12% 21.00 LARD— Jan..., 10.85 10.80 May.... 11,15 11.10 RIBS— Jan.... 11.02% 10.97% May... 11.25 11.20 Previous Close. Close. 88% 87% 91% 91% 89 % *874 72% 7174 71 % 71% 70% 70% 39% 39% 43% 42% 42% 42% 21.07% 20.97% 21.12% 20.97% 10.82% 10 80 11.15 11.075* 11.02% 10.95 11.25 11.20 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO. Dec. 5.—Wheat— No. I red, 96097; No. 3 red, 93095; No. 2 hard winter. 89%fu90-; No. 3 hard winter, 89%; No. 1 Northern spring, 91091%; NV. 2 Northern spring, 89>A0 90%; No. i spring, s7%088. Corn—No. 2 yellow. 78%; No. 3 72%. new 680 68%; No. 3 white, new, 69071; No. 3 yellow 77%, new 71%072%; No. 4, new, 66 0 70; No. 4 white, new, 66069; No. 4 yellow, new, 66070. Oats—No. 2 white, 42%043; No. t white, 41041%; No. 4 white, 40041%; standard, 4l%042%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS Following are receipts for Friday and estimated receipts for Saturday: ! Friday. Saturday! Wheat ...... 21 25 Corn 92 61 (>ats ... 98 42 Hogs 24,000 15,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. WHEAT— | 1913. 1 1912. Receipts .| 894,00 I 1,341,000 Shipments .... i 827,000 1 599,000 CORN— 1 1913. 1 1912. Receipts . . 741,000 I 718.000 Shipments .... | 361,000 1 308,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN. LIVERPOOL, Dec 5.—Wheat opened % to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was % to %d higher; closed % to %d higher. Corn opened %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was %d higher; closed % to %d higher. LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Hogs: Receipts, 26,000; market 5c higher; mixed and butchers. 7.3507.80; good heavy, 7.550 7.75; rough heavy, 7.2007.45; rough heavy, 7.2007.45; light, 7.2507,65; pigs, 5.6007.10; bulk, 7.5007.70. Cattle: Receipts, 3,000; market strong; beeves, 6.7509.50; cows and heifers, 3.2507.80; stockers and feeders, 5.2507.40; Texans, 6.4007.70; calves, 6.1007.90. Sheep: Receipts, 14.000; market strong; native and Western, 3.0005.40; lambs, 5.7508 00. ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Provision Company.) The following quotations represent ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grade* and dairy types selling lower. Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1,200. ?b 06 50; good steers, 800 to 1,000, $6,750 6 00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850, $5.2505.60. Good 10 choice beef cows, 800 to 900, $4.7505.50; medium to good cows, 700 to 800. $4.25 0'*.50. Good to choice heifers, 760 to 850, $5 @5.25; medium to good heifers, 605 to 750. $4.2504.50. Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to 90C, $4.500 5.50; mixed to common cows, if fat, 700 to 800, $3 7504.75; mixed com mon, 600 to 800, $3.2503.75; good butch er bulls, $3.5004.50. Prime hogs, 160 to 200, $8.0008.25 good butcher hogs, 140 to 160. $7.7508 good butcher pigs, 1000 140, $7.5007.75. light pig^. 80 to 100, $707.25; heavy rough hogs. $7.0007.75. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: | Opening. Closing. January 9.300 9.40 9.23@ 9.24 February 9.45@ 9.55 9.36@ 9.37 March 9.62 9.490 9.51 April 9.620 9.63 May 9.86 9.750 9.76 June 9.950 9.97 9.850 9\86 July 10 05 9.940 9.96 August. . . , . 10.10@10.15 10.01010.03 September. . . . 10.22 10.09@10.11 October 10.250 10.30 10.15@10.16 November. . . . 10.260 10.30 10.15010.17 December. . . . ... 9.08@ 9.10 Closed steady. Sales, 42,000 bags. Grain Notes The Chicago Inter Ocean says: ‘The tone of the meat market was re garded by most traders as better, and in fact the speculative atmosphere was better all over the board. “It is said that corn bulls would be satisfied to have prices hold around present levels for two weeks or more, so as not to atiract too much corn here. It was the belief of oats traders that the market had been sold out of late and that the bears and elevator inter ests realized it. as they are finding it difficult to make purchases without ad vancing prices.” Bartlett, Frazier Co. says: “Wheat — There seems to be no pressure on the market and a broadening in trade and a fair upturn could readily be accom plished. “Corn—Further rains west of the river and generally cloudy in East. Shipping demand good. “Oats—We look for higher prices. “Provisions—We feel friendly to the market on all recessions.” Corn Crop Estimated At 2,368,000,000 Bus, B. W. Snow’s report for December says: “Husking largely completed, but shows no material chawge in estimated rate of yield. After allowing for acreage on which no corn in any shape was pro duced the total crop is estimated at 2,- 368,000,000 bushels. Quality of the crop has been further reduced by excessive moistur^during the past six weeks and complaint of moldy and rotten corn and corn down in the mud is wide spread. “In answer to a question, ‘Are the farmers willing to sell corn at present prices?’ local agents return an emphatic ‘No.’ “Renters and producers involved in debt are reported as being forced to se'l regardless of price, but the bulk of producers are reported as intending to hold for later markets and largely for local demand. Preliminary estimate of area seeded to wheat 34.971,000 acres, or 2.400.000 more than last year, an increase of 7.4 per cent. Acreage mainly increased in the districts of corn failure. Soil was well prepared and growth began early; pres ent condition of crop 95 per cent. “The long period of wet. mild weather extending far beyond the period of usual fall growth has resulted in abnormal plant development above ground and corresponding deficiency in deop root growth. The plant has failed to receive its usual gradual hardening in prepara tion for winter. Under such conditions it is rank, sappy, tender and overgrown and not satisfactory condition to with stand wintry vicissitudes should the coming season prove severe.” RIDLEY & JAMES AUDITORS ATLANTA - - GEORGIA