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THE ATL.AJY1A UEUtUHAJN AAJJ JNJUWS.
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A Available Federal Troops Are
Rushed to Oppose Zapatists.
Big Battle On.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8.—Gen
eral Huerta's family have fled
Irom the capital. They are on
their way to Manzanillo, a port
on the Pacific Coast. They left
last night on a special, but their
departure did not become known
until noon to-day. All traveled
,n a single car and the blinds at
the windows were drawn down
tightly. Though Huerta has de
clared he will fight the revolu
tionists “to the end,” it is be-
neved that he will soon follow
Ins family. From Manzanillo it
will be possible to sail for some
foreign land, probably Japan.
A military train was blown up
by rebels north of Iguala, State
of Guerrero, to-day. All the train
crew were killed and it is be
lieved that a large number of sol
diers also met death.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8.—General
i astro's Federal troops are engaged
ii a battle with a large force of Za-
atiftas 26 miles from here, between
Contreras and Ajusco. Fighting is
yens on near Tree Marias.
Zapata's soldiers began a general
idvance on the capital at dawn, and
ad made good progress when they
were met by Federals dispatched
from here and from Cuernavaca. As
i be rebels advanced they destroyed
tlie railroad.
Keinforeements joined Zapata's
men to-day, coming from Puebla and
Guerrero.
The Government refused to give
,,ut any information as to the Slic
es* or failure of its troops. This
us caused reports that the Federals
re being driven hack.
There is a growing fear in the city
that a few hours will see looting and
killings in the streets. Every avail
able Federal soldier was dispatched
to Cuernavaca to-day by Minister of
War Blanquet to swell the forces of
General Castro, who Is opposing
Zapata's advance.
Sidelights
GEORGIA
POLITICS
4^ JAMIS B-NEVIN
Border Fight at
Ojinaga Begins.
PRESIDIO, TEXAS (By United
States Army Telephone to Marfa),
Dec. 8.--Mysterious troop movements
just over the international line, indi
cating that another light on the
border is imminent, caused much ac
tivity in United States military cir
cles to-day.
The United States Army outpost
just north of Presidio reported the
presence of more than 100 Mexican
« avairyrnen, believed to be Federals,
who were moving upon Ojinaga.
Shortly afterward firing could be
eard.
The housetops in Presidio were
soon filled with people. From these
vantage points it could be seen that
a great commotion existed in Ojinaga.
Troops could be seen rushing through
the streets toward the outskirts.
Villa Reported
Surprised by Federals.
EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 8.—Gen
eral Villa, the Constitutionalist com
mander, has had his entrance into
Chihuahua City blocked by an un
expected movement among the Fed
erate, it was reported here to-day,
following a night of activity among
the the rebels In Juarez. Rumors
<ay a battle is going on.
General Benevides, commander of
'he Juarez garrison, spent the night
A well-known citizen and taxpayer
of Houston County, who for reasons
of his own asks that his name be not
used, talked most interestingly in the
lobby of the Anslev to-day of the new
tax equalization law as it effects his
county.
The condition of things in Houston
is so typical of the condition in many
other counties in Georgia that what
this man said is significant, and may
well be considered thoughtfully by all
citizens, especially officials, in other
localities.
He said: “The Houston Board of
County Commissioners met in regular
monthly session in Perry recently, and
among th® business transacted was
the selection of three representative
citizens to serve as local equalizers of
taxes, as required by the new' tax law-
enacted at the last session of the Leg
islature.
“For this very important work the
commissioners chose Messrs E. M.
Fagan, of Fort Valley; Jerry H. Davis,
of Lakeside, and J. F. Hammock, of
Dunbar. These gentlemen nil are suc
cessful business men, and if they will
consent to serve, can render a dis
tinct and valuable service to the coun
ty by carrying out fearlessly and
without favor the spirit and intent,
as w-ell as the expressed provisions of
the new law.
“Where'it is published to the world,
as it now is, that a county as large
as Houston has returned tax values
amounting to but a fraction over $3,-
000,000, and that the tax rate is $18
per thousand, prospectors and in
vestors alike are frightened off. un
less special inquiry is made as to the
real and not apparent condition of
affairs; but let the equalizers perform
their sworn duty, as the above gen
tlemen unquestionably will, and as
sess property for at least half its
value, the returns will easily show
a four-fold Increase, and the rate of
taxation will be correspondingly de
creased, which showing will prove at
tractive alike to foreign capital for
Investment and the home-seeker.
“Now% I am a taxpayer in Houston
County—not the biggest one, but a
substantial one—and I have a selfish
Interest in the Intelligent enforce
ment of this new law. I believe it
will furnish the State much more
needed revenue; that it will approxi
mately fix values at the REAL status,
and that It w'ill eventually LOWER
my tax rate, and my aggregate
amount of taxes, perceptibly.
“If only the best men obtainable
may be elected to, and will serve on
the local boards throughout the State,
the new law will prove to be the very
greatest blessing that has come to
Georgia since the war!’*
The Rockmart News has had its ear
cully changing the plan of supplying
schoolbooks to the children of the
State, the State Board of Education
on Thursday last adopted schoolbooks
for the next five years. It is to the
credit of Governor Slaton, State
School Superintendent Brittain and
Professor T, J. Woof ter that they did
everything in their power to prevent
action at the present time. As we
understand it, for the first time the
State attempts to prescribe the books
that are to be used in the high schools
of the State, leaving local boards no
authority whatever. We have not
heard the last of this schoolbook
adoption.”
The News doubtless is correct—
likely enough we haven’t yet heard
“the last of this schoolbook adoption,”
not by a long shot!
According to Commissioner of
Commerce and Labor H. M. Stanley,
the textile industry has grown to be
the most important in Georgia.
At the close of the year 1912 there
were 177 mills in operation in Geor
gia. representing a capital invest
ment of $77,000,000. The Commis
sioner’s report for the same period
showed in detail the other manufac-i
turing enterprises of the State, and
attracted much attention at the time.
This year’s report will not show
any very great increase in the num
ber of manufacturing enterprises, al
though there have been some addi
tions. All plants that were going a
year ago are going to-day, however,
and none of them are running at a
loss.
The past year has been a good one,
and the next should, in the opinion
of the Commissioner, show a decided
increase in manufacturing invest
ments, and likely will.
It is stated that John W. Bennett
will be a candidate for judge of the
Waycross Circuit in the primaries
next year, and that he will be opposed
by Colonel F. Willis Dart, of Douglas,
and J. L. Summerall, of Blacks-hear.
The race is sure to be a heated one,
with the result at this time rather
hard to forecast.
Judge Quincey, recently appointed
to succeed Judge Parker, will not, it
is understood, be a candidate to suc
ceed himself, desiring to fill the un
expired term of his predecessor only.
Judge Augustus W. Fite, of the
Cherokee Circuit, recently sentenced
his first minister of the Gospel. The
offending party's name is .1. W. C.
West and he seems to have been a
sort of near-minister, although duly
accredited.
He was convicted in Judge Fite’s
court of being a “blind tiger,” and his
honor stacked up a mild fine against
him. $25 only, along with fifteen days
II. S. COURT
Georgia Farmer's Plea of Former
Jeopardy Not Supported on
Final Appeal.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 8.—Tile Su-
preme Court to-day decided that Joe
I)ar3ey, a farmer of Laurens County,
Georgia, again must face a jury at
Dublin, to be tried on an indictment
charging him with murdering a fel
low-farmer named John Watson in
1910.
Darsey's case had been brought to
the highest court on a question of
former jeopardy.
In Darsey’s trial the jury returned
a verdict of “involuntary man
slaughter.” A witness had testified
that Darsey told him he shot Watson
“Just for fun.”
The judge Informed the jury he
would not accept the verdict, as he
had not included such a verdict in
his charge. The jury returned later,
and, being unable to agree, the Judge
declared a mistrial. Counsel for Dar
sey objected, saying that the Judge
should have accepted the verdict of
involuntary manslaughter.
When preparations were made to
try Darsey again, his counsel inter
posed the plea in bar of former Jeop
ardy. On this issue an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court of Geor
gia, which divided evenly on the
question. Darsey’s counsel then car
ried the case to the Supreme Court
for final determination.
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THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
to he ground up In North Georgia re- j in jail, to think things over,
cently, and it thinks it may have j Judge Fite said he never before had
heard something. ; sentenced a preacher and hardly
The News says: “Notwithstanding
the fact that the General Assembly
has a measure before that body rtLdi-
knew how to go about it, but he
thought the punishment assessed
about fit the case.
RIVERS IS ASKED NEHRL0WREG0RD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Request
ing an appropriation of 834,016.395 for
river and harbor improvements and
an additional {7,217,500 for contract
work already commenced, General W.
H. Blxby, chief of the army engineers,
to-day presented his annual report to
Secretary of War Garrison.
General Blxby drew attention to
the fact that the appropriations asked
are nearly $10,000,000 less than those
received for the present fiscal year.
at his headquarters in constant tele- , n rr ,7
graphic communication with Villa, The cur f ent 8trik f
who was 30 miles north of Chihuahua
City. All the telegraph offices in
Juarez except the one in General
Benevides’ office were closed to pre
vent leakage of information.
The trains were hastily made up
and sent southward over the National
000,000 from the rivers and harbors
appropriation and deduct $2,800,000
from the amount asked for in the
sundry civil bill.
While no specific explanation is
volunteered by General Bixby as the
reason for this decrease in the pres-
Railways shortly after midnight. One I *-nt estimates, army officers say that
ontained troops and the other med- } it is due to the ‘ economy warning
ical supplies, provisions and ammu- recently issued by Secretary Garrison,
nition. • in which he Risked all bureau chiefs
The secrecy encouraged reports [ io keep their estimates as low as pos.
that General Mercado had not allow- sible, eliminating all doubtful items
• d his entire Federal army to flee , ana cutting off all unnecessary ex-
toward the border, but had reformed 1 penses.
iis divisions and had succeeded in 1 Among the estimates for rivers anl
trring the path of the rebels near harbor improvements submitted oy
S;tuz, 30 miles north of Chihuahua j General Blxby are the following.
. j t y I Inland waterway between Norfolk,
The trainload of provisions, order- j Va., and Beaufort Inlet, North Caro-
: by General Villa to relieve fam- Una, $800,000; harbor of refuge at
1 conditions in Chihuahua City, is I Cape Lookout, N. $600,000, -ipc
ill lying in the National Railways | Fear River, above \\ lmington. >b
F in Juarez. The rebel officer in $91,000: Cape Fear River. North Lar-
■ i.irge of the troops guarding the ! olina. at and below W ilmington, N.
ards said that the line between Jua- I $116,000; .Savannah harbor, Gear-
/ and Sauz was “being held open I $<.B0,00<L
: more important business than the l Augusta, $2d,000, Altamaha, Oconee
ransfer of provisions for civilians." and Ocmulgee Rivers Georgia $40 -
For 48 hours mystery has attended i 06°. B E u P s J VI , c i'_/
operations of both Federals and channel between St. Johns River and
r els and between the Rio Grande I Cumberland Sound, Georgia and Flor-
and Chihuahua fMtv I Ida, $al,000, St. Johns River, klonda.,
General vma h^ planned to enter | *300,000; St Luce Inlet Florida $100.-
Chihuahua City in triumph Sunday I 000: l 'hattahoofhee R iver Georg,a
,i the head of his Constitutionalist Rntl Alabama, below Columbus. $220,-
rmv f h Constltutlonallst 000; channel from Apalachicola River
1 to St. Andrews Bay, Florida, $60,000;
Alabama River, $100,000: Coosa River,
Georgia and Alabama, $65,000; Mobile,
Ala, SI25.000; Black Warrior, War
rior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama,
$500,000; Tennessee River, below Riv
erton, Ala., $120,000.
All-Star Show.
Seats for the all-star production of
“Fine Feathers’’ go on sale at the
Atlanta Theater ‘this morning. This
remarkable attraction comes here
for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights and a matinee on Saturday,
and local playgoers are assured that
they will see the entire original all-
star cast, the same that appeared
during the year’s run at the Astor
Theater, New York, and the Cort
Theater, Chicago, and Including Rub
le rt Edeson, Wilton Lackaye, Max
Figman, Rose Coghlan, Lolita Rob
ertson and Lydia Dickson.
This is the first instance of an all-
star cast being sent on the road in
tact. and those who are familiar with
matters theatrical can easily imagine
the wonderfully perfect performance
resulting from the best play ever
written by Eugene Walter and the
acting of a cast which includes the
very cream of American dramatic
stardom.
Hilliard in Fine Play.
Robert Hilliard has confirmed his
great popularity by his vivid and
vital characterization of Detective
Asche Kay ton in “The Argyle Case.”
| which will be seen at the Atlanta
beginning to-night for three nights
and Wednesday matinee. He gives
the part authority and distinction;
his poise is perfect and limpid dic
tion is a delight. Detective William
J. Burns has followed his own suc
cessful methods in collaborating with
Harriet Ford and Harvey J. O’Hig-
gjns. And there is nothing in the
drama to arouse class prejudice or to
offend the individual. The cast of 30
Is the same associated with Mr. Hil
liard during the 26-week run of the
unique detective drama in New York
last season.
Good Show at Columbia.
A good show is on at the Columbia
Theater this week, beginning with
the matinee to-day at 3 o’clock.
Charlie Gramlich’s brisk burlesque,
“The Billlken Girl.” is the attraction.
It is said to be one of the best in
the Gramlich-Hall repertoire. There
is much comedy and a number of
songs and dances that are new and
attractive. The cast of the company
has been enlarged and costuming has
been improved at considerable ex
pense. The olio will comprise three
of the best vaudeville numbers seen
this season.
Eleanor Monteil at Lyric.
That charming actress. Miss Elea
nor Monteil, In “A Butterfly on the
Wheel,” is an important booking at
the Lyric this week, and Judging from
her success in the play elsewhere, ad
mirers of good acting may well an
ticipate something worth while. Miss
Monteil has earned an enviable rec
ord a« an artiat of the first class and
with a character suitable to her tern
Forthcoming U. S, Crop Estimate
Killing Off Business—Narrow
Range—Cables Firm.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Although plenty
of cotton was offered for sale, the cot
ton market opened steady to-day and
first prices were from unchanged to 2
points net higher than .Saturday's final
After the cal! a weakening tendency de
veloped on account of the Census Bu
reau report. Although ginnings were
about as generally expected, showing
12.081.100 bales ginned up to December
1. as compared with 11.854.641 bales dur
ing the same period last year.
The figures were construed as bearish
and brought out heavy selling from the
South ana commission houses and with
in u half an hour prices showed losses
from 3 to 10 points from the opening
quotations. The technical position of
the market is still against un advance
and there is a feeling among the ma
jority that prices will work to a lower
level before or after the Government
crop estimate, due Friday morning.
Unexpected strength of the Liverpool
market, showing futures better than
due, with spot sales as high as 15.000
bal»*s, was most encouraging to the bull
element. This was responsible for thn
steadiness of the market at the outset.
After the list had worked lower on the
Census report, local bulls and Philadel
phia snot houses were heavy buyers, the
latter buying March and selling M»v, re
sulting in a slackening of the offerings
and prices quickly recovered the Ini
tial decline
The market developed Into complete
stagnation during the late forenoon
Prices, however, held steady around the
initial range. As a whole the market
was the dullest that has ever prevailed
on a Bureau day. Inactivity was due
chiefly to the pending Government esti
mate and a narrow market Is expected
until the report is out of the way.
The percentage ginned to December
w’as placed at 87.9 pet* cent by the Gov
ernment, which would indicate a prob
able yield of 14.225,000 bales, against a
probable consumption of 14,760,000 bales.
However, the principle discussion at the
moment Is tlje amount of cotton yet to
be ginned. Wires from different sec
tions of the Eastern belt make the
quantity unginned from 10 to 3 per
cent.
At the close the market was steady,
with prices at a net decline of 1 to 2
points from the final quotations of Sat
urday.
Following are 1.1 a. m. bids in New
York: December, 13 06; January. 12.84
March. 12.98; May. 12 90; Jjlv, 12.79.
Following are 10 a. m. bids in New
Orleans: December, 12.92: January,
13.04; March, 13.18; May, 13 26; July.
13.28.
Estimated cotton receipts:
_ _ Tuesday. 1912.
New Orleans 2,300 to 2.400 9.693
Galveston 6.000 to 7.500 36,473
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illed Best Friend;
Is Held for Murder
VALDOSTA, Dec. 8.—The Coron-
f ' r ’s Jury investigating the killing of
Mills B. Lane, Jr., a nephew of Mills
^ Lane, Sr., a Savannah banker, by
Mason Williams, in Brooks County,
to-day returned a verdict of murder.
Williams claims Lane's hat blew off
Me they were riding in a buggy
r , l that Lane got out to get it. and
'“n the horse made an attempt to
Mi away Lane called out that if
Vein Photos May
Oust Finger Prints first Mian in U. S,
Named to Priesthood
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The finger
print method of the identification of
criminals may some day be supplant
ed by photographing the veins of the
hand, according to Professor Taman-
■’* Hiams tried to leave him he would sia, of the Unlv.rsit'’ r ' r Padua, Italy,
him, at the same time throwing ID- ~ays the merest novice can d
hand behind him as if to draw
ibsiol. u was then, Williams says,
-hot Lane.
p OSTMASTER TO BE MAYOR.
HATTANOOGA, TENN.. Dec.
‘ niunicipal election at Rossville,
. resulted as follows: Mayor. Chas.
- Jones; Marshal. John Wheeler:
Assessors C L. Oribble. S. K.
; < ; ott, J.
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tect variations in the veins of the
hand.
DEAD BABY IN SEWER.
The body of a baby boy with the
skull crushed was found In a man
hole at Spring and Luckie streets
Monday by city sewer Alishers. The
body was wrapped in newspapers ana
apparently was thrown into the sew-
L. Rowland; Mayor-elect | er recently Coroner Donehoo is in-
-e postmaster at Rossville. • vestigating
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Is the
United States retrograding in agri
culture? In the report of the Secre
tary, David F. Houston, issued to
day, the estimated yield per acre of
all crops is smaller for 1913 than in
any year in the past decade, except
1911.
The corn crop, the most valuable,
fell below 2,500,000,00b bushels, which
is smaller than any crop since 1903.
Wheat production, however, seems
to be on the increase, this year’s
estimated crop of 753,000,000 bushels
being the largest ever recorded.
The report states that there Is no
ground for thinking that the soil has
yet approximated the limit of its out
put from the soil, but that people
have just begun to attack the prob
lem of intensive production.
One of the present difficulties is
the lack of effective handling, ship
ping and storing of poultry, eggs and
fish, and the Secretary asks for an
increase of $60,441 for extending in
vestigations.
Other increased appropriations
asked for are for the purpose of ex
tending the work of eradicating dis
ease among animals; for the intro
duction and breeding of new plants;
the control of plant diseases and for
improving the methods of crop pro
duction, particularly cereals; for the
classification of agricultural lands and
the survey of new homesteads in the
national forests; for investigating
fortilizer resources; for road man
agement and road building, and for t _
the investigation of the marketing j perament and a play whose merit has
been unanimously indorsed in New
York and London. It is certain that
an exceptionally clever performance
will be given.
“Over the Sea” at Bijou.
The sensational English melo
drama. “Over the Sea,” is announced
for production this week at the Bijou
by the Jewell Kelley Company. No
better play could have been selected
for the sixteenth week of the com
pany’s stay in Atlanta. The story
appeals to all classes of theatergoers.
It Is one of thrilling interest, and a
pretty love story runs through the
four arts. Neither money nor pains
have been spared to give the play a
beautiful staging.
Yvette at Forsyth.
An imported sensation—Yvette, di
rect from the Folies Bergere of Paris
—heads the bill of quality that will he
the all-week attraction at the For
syth. starting with matinee this aft
ernoon. On the bill are some of ‘he
most distinguished variety features in
vaudeville. The management realiz* h
that , people who are tired after early
Christmas shopping require something
unusual in an entertaining way, and
ah through it is believed the show
will class with the best hits of the
Forsyth history. The Australian Boy-
Scouts will give exhibition drills and
show- how* the English Boy Scouts
spend their time in camp; the Nichol
sisters will sing songs and offer black
face comedy; the Rosraires have a new
idea in an act that has value, and
Goldsmith and Hoppe, Eldridge anl
Barlow and the Hickey brothers w : 'l
assist in entertaining.
and distribution of farm products.
Altogether the desired Increases total
over a million dollars.
Bandit Lopez Still
Alive in Utah Mine
BINGHAM. UTAH, Dec. 8.—Raphael
Lopez, the Mexican bandit who already
has taken six lives, is alive In the Utah
Apex mine, and is closely pressed by a
searching party of twelve men.
Evidence that Lopez is alive and close
bv were found by his pursuers early
this morning. On the floor of the slope
was a quilt, a crash towel covered with
soot and some pieces of burlap with
which the Mexican had bound his feet.
These articles were not there Saturday.
SUPERIOR, WIS., Dec. 8.—Phipp
B. Gordon, an Indian and member of
one of the pioneer families of this
country, will be ordained to the Cath
olic priesthood Monday by Bishop
Koudelk. He is the second of his
race to be so ordained and the first In
the United States.
NEW PASTOR WELCOMED.
DUBLIN. GA.. Dec 8. -The Itev. T.
W. Callaway, the new pastor of the
First Baptist church here, was formaJl>
welcomed to the church and the city
Sunday night by the other Dublin pa
tors at a union service held at the Fii
Baptist church
First
Closed steady
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8.—Due unchanged
to 1 point lower, this market opened
steady, at a net advance of 3 to 4 points
higher. At 12:16 p. m. the market was
quiet, 2% to 3% points net higher.
Hpot cotton 5 pofnts higher; middling,
7.2Rd: sales, 15,000, of which 10,900 were
American.
At the close the market was quiet
with prices net unchanged to % point
higher than the final quotations of Sat
urday.
Futures opened quiet.
Futures opened quiet.
Prev.
Op’lng. 2 P.M. Close. Close.
Dec 6.97 6.97% 6.94% 6.94%
Dec.-Jan. . . .6.95 6 95 6.92 6.92
Jan.-Feb. . . .6.94% 6.94% 6.91% 6.91%
Feb.-Mch. . . .6.94% 6.94% 6.91% 6.91%
Mch.-Apr. . . .6.95 6.95 6.92 6 92
Apr.-May . . .6.95%
May-June . . .6.96
June-July . . .6.93
July-Aug. . . .6 91
Aug.-Oct. . . .6.76%
Oct.-Nov. . « .6.53
Nov.-Dec. . . .6.43
6.95
6.92% 6.92%
1.92 %
Closed quiet.
5% 6.97% 6
... 6.90 6.90
6.90% 6.87% 6.87
6.73 6.73
1.53 6.50 6.49%
6 40 6.39%
HAYWARD A CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 8. The Census
gives 12.081,100 bales ginned to the first
of December, comparing with 1 1,854,541
bales last year and 12.818.807 hales in
1911. This is 1,646.000 hales for the pe
riod against 1,555,000 bales last year.
The percentage ginned to Decembe.r 1
last year was 87.9 per cent.
On this basis the crop figures 14,225,-
000. including ’inters, etc., but It is gen
erally believed that the percentage
ginned this year Is higher than last year
ami to-day’s report furnishes further
evidence In that direction. The Eastern
States ginned very little more for the pe
riod than last year; Georgia only 9,000
hales more; South Carolina, 7,000 more.;
North Carolina, 2.000 more, while Ala
bama ginned 18.000 less In spite of per
fect weather ()klanoma shows exhaus
tion with 94,000 bales ginned for the pe
riod. against 144,000 ’ast year. The larg
est period ginnings are in Arkansas,
with 133.000. against 112.000 bales last
year, and Mississippi 220,000, against
173.000 hales last year.
An important feature in supply calcu
lations is the exceptionally heavy loss
by damaged cotton, further increased by
the recent severe weather conditions
over the Western States. An English
statement says that their insurance
companies have so far paid a half mil
lion pounds sterling on claims for dam
aged cot tom
Livernoor came in firm with futures
about z points better than due; spot
prices 5 points higher; sa’es. 15.000
bales. Prices eased, however, in the
last hour on the Gensus being larger
than expected. First trades here were
at a decline of 5 points, hut a good
demand allowed up on even this slight
concession and the market ruled steady
around 13.18 for March. This is con
vincing proof that there is no weak long
interest in the market.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
1 -• ,i i „ r t~
12,081,100 Bales
Ginned to Dec. 1
j WASHINGTON, Dec 8.—A cotton re- i
port issued to-day by the Census Bu- |
| reau shows 12.081.100 bales, counting
round bales as half bales, ginned from j
I the growth of 1913 to December 1, com- 1
1 pared with 11,854,541 bales for 1912 and
I 12,816.807 bales for 1911. Kound bales !
included this year are 85,760, compared j
with 73.030 for 1912 and 87.996 for 1911
! Sea island included 61,516 hales for 1913;
I 51,275 for 1912 and 87,656 for 1911.
'Hie following table shows the number
1 of hales glutted from the growth of 1913,
prior to December 1, 1913, by States, us
compared with figures of the amount
j ginned to November 14 and the number
! of hales ginned to December 1 last year,
counting round bales as half hales:
States
• * la
Ala/uina
Arkansas .
Florida ...
Louisiana
Mississippi
N. Carolina
Oklahoma .
B. Carolina.
Tennessee .
Texas
All others..
Total, U. S.
RENEWED BUYING WHEAT HOLDS FIRM
1
E
* 1
Dc
112.90 12.96
12.90
12.95
12.95
96
Jn
13.03 13.06
12.99
13.04
13.04
05
Fb
13.05
07
Mr
13.17:13.20
12.12
i3.19
13.18
19
Ap
\ .
13.19-
-21
My
; i 3.24 13.26
13.19
13.26
13.25
26
Ju
13.25
27
Jul
113.24 13.28
13.24
13.27
13 >
28
Oc
/
0 o
TjT97-
13.06-
13.07-
13.21-
13.22-
13.27-
1 3 27-
13.30-
12.ofl
< fiosed steady
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, steady; middling 13%
Athens, steady; middling 13\
Macon, steady: middling 13%.
New Orleans, steady; middling
New York, quiet; middling 13.40.
Philadelphia, easy; middling 13.65
Boston, quiet; middling 13.40
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.28d
Savannah, steady; middling 13 1-16.
Augusta, steady; middling 13 6-16
Charleston, steady; middling 13%
Norfolk, steady; middling 13%.
Galveston, quiet; middling 13%
Mobile steady; middling 13%.
Wilmington, steady; middling l.:<„
Litle Rock, quiet; middling 13c
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13%.
Memphis, quiet; middling 13%.
Houston, steady; middling 13 1-16
Louisville, firm; middling 12%.
Charlotte, steady; middling 12c.
16.
; Dec. L,
Nov. 14,
I >60.
1,
1913.
1913.
191
! 2.004,7!':
1.824.290
2.064
792
1.365.8S8
1.182.747
1,161
182
78!',OHS
603.704
659
505
58.490
83,219
48
630
340.086
274.997
334
323
955.588
735,797
817
707
! 622.746
493.025
754
i>60
701.
666,679
869
:7S
.1,161.4371
995,897
1,041
689
304,uOK:
233.528
208
721
3,571.331
3,303,565
4.314
821
85,763
65,919
70
3 8 6
,12,081,100
10,434.387
11.854
541
Better Attitude of Administration
Toward Trusts Promotes
General Demand.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Canadian Pa
cific was the leader at the opening of
the stock market to-day. After be
ginning at 227% for n gain of 1%, Ca
nadian Pacific advanced to 228%. The
list was strong and all the groups
Total crop] . 14,076,450
The following shows the number of
bales ginned during the period from No
vember 14 to December 1:
STATES Nov. 14 to Nov. 14 to
1 >00. 1. 1912|Dec, t. 1912
241,000
183.000
185,000
6.000
65.000
220,000
130,000
94.000
165,000
71,000
266,00
20,000
232.000
201,000
112,000
7,000
42.000
173,000
128,000
144,000
158,000
50.000
294.000
4,000 _
1,616,000
Hea island
is: Florldi
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi ....
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Sop tii Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Others
Total. 1,646,000
'Phe distribution of the
cotton for 1913 by States
22,207: Georgia, 34,813, and South Caro
lina, 4,496.
Domestic cotton exported during the
month <»f November, 1913. was 1,504.517
running hales, and foreign cotton im
ported 7,918 equivalent 500-pound hales.
Propitious Week
In Dry Goods Trade
Marshall Field * Co., in their weekly
review' of the dry goods trade, say:
“Propitious tendencies have developed
in the dry goods trade during the first
week of the closing month of the year.
Collections show a 7 per cent increase
over those of the same period a year
ago.
“The preinventory sale during the
first three days of the week brought a
good attendance of buyers, which is re
markable considering the unfavorable
weather for retail selling, which had
continued practically unabated for the
past five weeks.
“Conservatism rules in regard to fu
ture business. In most lines stocks are
well cleaned up throughout the country
and retailers are inclined to keep them
that way, at least until after the first of
the year.”
showed gains over Saturday’s final.
This strength was attributed to the
interpretation which traders put upon
a statement issued here Saturday rein
tlve to the affairs of New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. It was
Indicated by Mr. MeReynolds’ state
ment that a policy of the Wilson Ad
ministration would be to give warning
to offending corporations to readjust
their affairs out of court where this
could he done without resort to the
Sherman anti trust act.
New Haven itself failed to respond to
the general rally. This issue declined
J-i Among the other gains were
I tilted States Steel common, %; Union
Pacific. 1; Southern Pacific. %; Read
ing , %; Amalgamated Copper. %;
American Canadian, %. Chino Copper,
: Erie, %, and General Electric, %.
The curb was firm.
Americans In I/ondon w'ere strong
above New York parity.
Pressure was exerted in the final
hour and a number of Issues made frao-
j tional declines from their noon range.
Among them were Steel, Union Pacific,
Reading, American Can and Amalga
mated Copper. American Sugar Refin
ing sold down a point In the late trad
ing, going to 102. the lowest price this
stock litis touched since 1908, when it
S°ld at 98%. New York Central was
heavy, declining over a point to 94%.
The market closed steady. Govern
ments unchanged; other bonds strong.
Trailing sentiment turned bullish after
the initial transactions, and during the
early forenoon the speculative element
w - as active on the long side. The heavy
buying by some of the large dealers was
prominent in helping the advance.
Union Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Reading
and Southern Pacific advanced ■%. At
228%, Canadian Pacific was up %. New
Haven was affected with a slump, de
clining 1% to 76%.
Call money loaned at 5 per cent.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Low Temperatures With Snow
Also Sustaining Factor—Corn
Easy on Clear, Cold Weather.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No. 2 rc“d
Corn, No. 3
< tats. No. 2
95 ft 97 1
17
41%
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—Wheat closed at
a net advance of % to-day. The in
crease of more than 4.000,000 bushels in
the visible supply during the last wee!
was the leading bearish influence.
Corn closed with losses of % to 1%.
and oats were off %.
Provisions were fractionally lower
Grain quotations:
High
WHEAT—
Dec. . . 88%
May . . 92%
July . . 89%
CORN—
Dec. . . 72
May . . 71
July . . 70
OATS—
Dec. . . 40
May . . 43%
July .42%
Pi >RK- -
Jan. . . 21.05
May . . 21.17%
LARD—
Jan. . . 10.82%
May . . 11.12%
RIBS—
Jan. . . 10.97%
May. . . 11.27%
Low.
88
91%
58%
71
70%
69%
39%
42%
42
Previous
Close. Close
88
91 %
88%
71
70%
69%
39%
42%
42
20.90
21.00
10.77%
11.07%
10.97%
11.17%
20.92%
£1.05
10.77%
11.07%
10.97%
11.20 "
88
88%
72%
71
70
m*
43
42%
21.02 1
21.10
10.77*
11.10
11.00
11.22%
Cotton Gossip
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 The glnners
came about as expected and fell fiat
after the call. Everybody looks for low
er prices before or after the Census es
timate.--J. M. Anderson.
* * *
Wilson, Mitchell, Hentz and Schill
were the leading buyers. The ring
crowd w'ere general sellers. On the
opening RJordan was the heaviest seller.
• • *
J. M. Anderson: Liverpool was better
than due at our opening with 15,000
sales, which was rather bullish, hut the
ginning figures posted just before the
opening, showing 12,081.000, brought out
considerable selling, although it was
around what was expected. There was
heavy liquidation said to come from
houses believed to he long of the mar
ket and the ring generally sold during
the first hour and support was lacking.
However, later a demand started com
ing from brokers closely identified with
some of the spot interests and those
with foreign connections, which stead
ied the market up Sentiment contin
ued bearish with the majority. But I
understand several of the larger opera
tors are advising friends to he cautious
on the hear side from this level. A nar
row market is expected, however, until
the Government estimate Is out of the
way on Friday.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 8— Hayward
& Clark: “Very heavy country damage
and recent low spell of weather has In
. reaped loss from th.s source Spin
ners’ supply materially reduced. Liver
pool reports that insurance companies
paid half million pounds sterling for
damaged cotton on October shipments
alone/’
• m «
The weather map shows fair over the
entire belt, no precipitation, except In
the Atlantic Coast district. Cold freez
ing temperatures, except in the coast
portion.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.-Selling by re
finers against crude purchases was re
sponsible for a slight decline in cotton
seed oil this morning There was little
evidence of pressure, however, and the
decline was soon checked by scattered
buying on market orders supposed to
have emanated from cotton houses.
Shorts w»*re moderate buyers also,
while the crowd have bee 1 bearish for
some time past, the commitments on the
short side are not believed to he heavy.
tton sssd oil quotations;
pening. 1 Closing.
04ft
Hpot
December . . .
January . . ,
February . . ,
March. . .
A pril
May
June
July _. . .
Closed steady
6.96ft7.05
7.02 ft 7.05
7.03ft 7.08
7.12^/7.14
7.1607.19
7.24ft7 25
7.26ft 7 29
7 34 ft 7.35
r 10
7.03 ft 7.05
7.04ft 7.05
7.09ft 7 10
7.13ft 7.14
7.17ft 7.19
7.26ft 7.26
7.27ft 7.32
7.35ft 7.36
sales 13.800 barrels.
Stock quotations:
KTOCKS— High.
Amal. Copper.. 71%
Am. Agricul
Am. Beet Sgr. 22
American Can 28
do pfd 88%
Am. Car. Foun. 44
Am. Cotton Oil 39
American Ice
Amer. Loco... 31
Amer. Smelt. 63%
Am. Sugar. . 104%
Am. T. and T 120
Am. Woolen
Anaconda . . . 34%
Atchison .... 93%
Atlantic C. L. 120
B. and 0 93%
Beth. Steel... 29%
B. FI. T 88%
Can. Pacific. 228%
Cen. Leather. 25%
C. ami 0 57
Colo. F. and I
Colo. Southern ....
Consol. Gas
.Corn Products. 9%
D. and H
Den. and R. O
Distil. Secur... 16%
Erie 28%
do pfd 44
Gen. Electric 140
G. N. pfd 125
O. N. 0 33%
Great Western. 11%
Ill. Central... 108%
Interboro .... 15
do. pfd 61
Int. liar, (old) ....
K. C s . . 24%
M. , K. and T. 20%
do, pref.
| L. Valley. . .
L. and N. . .
Mo. Pacific . .
N. Y Central
Northwest. . .
Nat. Ixad , .
N. and W. .
No. Pacific .
O. and W. .
Penna. . .
Pacific Mall.
P. Gas Ci
P. Steel Car
Reading . .
R. I. and Steel
do, pref. .
Rock Island .
do. pref. .
S. -Sheffield. .
So. Pacific . .
So. Railway .
do, pref. .
St. Paul . . .
Tenn. Copper.
Texas Pacific
Third Avenue
Union Pacific. 153%
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel . . 57%
do, pref. . 105%
Utah Copper. 48%
V. -C. Chenri. . 28%
Wabash ...
<i<., pref. .
W. Union . .
W. Maryland
W. Electric .
W. Central .
Total sales, 247,900
Low'.
70%
23
27%
88%
44
38%
80%
63
102
1187*
34%
92%
120
93%
29%
88%
227%
25 Vi
57
16%
28%
43%
139%
124%
33
11%
108%
14%
60%
24%
20%
149% 149%
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
E. F. Hutton & Co.: "The market
acts fairly evened up for the report,
which is expected to show around 12.-
000.000.“
Miller & Co.: “We do not believe any
sustained advance likely.”
Logan & Bryan: “The Immediate
course of prices will be governed by the
Government figures.”
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows
the ports to-day compared
same day last year:
receipts at
with the
1913.
1912.
New’ Orleans. . .
9,249
10,634
Galveston. . .
5.278
21,778
Mobile. ....
4,506
1,684
Savannah. ...
9,730
X.43S
Charleston . . .
4,392
2.690
Wilmington . . .
1.834
1 :,«23
Norfolk.
4.927 1
3.103
New York . . .'
368
Boston. J
i is
520
Pacific coast
4.412
Various
1,882
5.471
Total |
47.345
! 56.498
INTERIOR
MOVEMENT.
1913.
1912.
Houston 1
5.911
32,221
Augusta. .....
2,109
2,731
Memphis. ....
14,401
11,704
St. l.ciiis. ....
1,185
3.750
Cincinnati....
3.1 Kj
1.663
Little Rock . . .j,
2.255
Total.
28,791
54,323
26
96
103%
10S
109%
. 118%
164%
19%
81
14%
23%
87%
100
30%
25%
94%
103%
107%
Clos.
Bid.
70%
43%
23%
27%
88 %
44
38
21%
30%
62%
102%
119%
15
•
93
119
»8Ub
£9%
88%
229%
25%
67
26%
28
128
9%
151
17%
16%
28%
43%
139
124%
33
11%
107
14%
60 Vi
101
20
54
149%
133
25%
94%
125%
44%
103%
107%
. L.
63
65%
108%
.... 24
.118% 118%
25%
163%
19%
80%
14%
23%
26
87%
22%
74%
99%
30%
13
40%
153%
54%
57%
105
48 %
28
3%
10%
62 %
33%
64 %
46%
10874
163%
19%
81
14%
23%
87%
2274
99%
30%
105%
47 Vs
28
63
65’ *
shares.
Pret
Close
70%
43%
28
87%
43%
37 Vi
21
30%
62%
106
119%
14
34%
92%
118
93%
29%
88%
226%
25
56%
26
28
128
9
151
17%
16%
28
43%
139
124%
32%
11%
107
14%
60 %
101%
63%
148%
132%
U %
95%
125
43%
103
107%
27
109
23%
118%
25%
162%
19
80%
14%
23
87%
22%
74%
99%
29%
13
40%
152%
54
56%
104%
47%
27 %
3%
10%
62
33%
66%
43%
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—Wheat, No. 2 re<;
96%ft97; No. 3 red. 93ft 95; No. 2 har<
winter. 88%ft90%; No. 3 hard winter
89ft89Vi>; No. 1 northern spring. 91%ft
92; No. 2 northern spring, »0%ft91; No
3 spring. 88% ft89%.
Corn, No. 2 (all new), 72% ■ No
mellow. 73; No. 3. 67ft70; No. 3 white
68ft71; No. 3 yellow, 70% ft 72; No. 4
65>ft'69%; No. 4 white. 66ft;68; No.
yeliow, 61 ft 70.
Oats, No. 3 white, 41%ft42%: No
white, 40%ft»41%; standard, 41%ft42%
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
HT. LOUIS, Deo. 8.—Wheat: No.
red. 95ft 97; No. 3 red, 94ft 94%; No.
bard. 88ft 94; No. 3 hard, 87%ft94.
Corn: No. 4. 71; No. 2 yellow. 82, old
Mo. 3 yellow'. 75. new; No. 4 vellow 72
No. 3 white, 73; No. 4 white," 68.
Oats; No. 2, 41%; No. 3. 40%; No. :
"hhe. 43; No. 3 white, 41%ft42%; No. ■
white, 37ft41 % ; standard, 42% @43.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Monday anc
estimated receipts for Tuesday;
Wheat
(Vrn
Oats
H'>k» 1
20'
76
37.000
38
140
141
29.000
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -Tempera
tures have fallen decidedly over the
ICast and South, with freezing temper
atures as far South as the interior of
the Uulf States.
The indications are that the weather
will he generally fair to night and Tues
day east of the Mississippi River, ex
cept snows are probable to-night in
northern New England, tho interior of
New York und upper and lower lakes
There will be frost to-night as far
south as Northern Florida.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Money on call
4% ft'6 per cent. Time money unchanged;
60 days, 5 per cent; 90 days. 5 per cent;
six months, 4% per cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange. 4.82
ft.4.86, with actual business in bankers'
hills at 4.8640^4.8546 f r demand and
4.8115ft 4.8120 for 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper fair. 5%ft5%.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.—The metal mar
ket was w«*ak t<»-day. No quotations
w’ere made for copper. Lead. 4.05ft4.15;
spelter, 5.10ft5.20; tin, 37.50ft37.75.
, , l 7. l ,Y, ERPOOL grain MARKET.
1J V ERPOOL, Dec. 8.—Wheat open
unchanged to %d higher; at 1 30 p
the market was %d higher; closed’ 1
higher.
Corn opened %d lower; at 1:30 p
the market was %@%d lower; clos
%ft' %d lower.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
Wheat— i9t3
Receipts 1,100.000
Shipments 1.234.000
Corn—
Receipts 993.000
Shipments 537,000
2.19
1,17
1,0.1
UHITED STATES GRAIN SUPPLY
Following shows the world’s vis
supply of grain for the ween
Week.
Wheat 62,939,000
Com 2.362,000
Cats 28,900,000
Week
Last
61,277,1
! .896 l
10.082.(
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.
hollowing shows the weekly vi*i
U £Pi y ch * n K es of ff™in for the week
Wheat increase 4,071,000 bushels
Corn, Increase, 326.000 bushels
Oats, decrease. 762.000 bushels’.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Coffee quotations:
January . .
February .
March . . .
April . . .
May . , . .
June . . .
July . . .
August . . .
September
October . .
November .
December .
1 Opening | Cloalpg^
9.40ft) <U4 : 9.42ft 9.44
9.45ft 9.551 9.56
9.55ft 9 64 9.684
9.80
9.70ft
9.85
9.56@10.00
10.10
10.19
10 26
10 304
10.35f
10.32
'10.40
Closed steady. Sales. 43,250 bags.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Dec. 8.—Hogs—Recei]
37.090, Market, RcftlOc higher; rniz
and butchers. 7.50ft 7.95; good hea^
7.75ft7.90; rough heavy, 7.35ft7.6-5; iig
7.46ft7.86, pigs, 6.85ft7.25; bulk. 7.71
7.85.
Cattle—Receipts 25,000. Mari
steady and 10c lower, beeves. 6.71
9 40; cows and heifers. 3 25ft8.00; stoc
ers and feeders, 5.26ft7.40; Texans, 6
ft7.70; calves 9 25ftll.00.
Sheep—Receipts 36,000. Market stea<
Native and Western, 3.00ft5 40 lam!
6.75ft8.00
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8.—Cattle: Receip
7,000, Including 1,500 Southerns; mark
steady. Native beef steers. 7.50ft9.]
cows and heifers. 4.25ft8.50: stock*
and feeders. 5.00ft’7.00; calves. 6.Of
11.50; Texas. 5.7oft7.00; cows a
heifers, 4.00ft6.00; calves, 4.25ft5.60.
Hogs: Receipts, 13,000; marekt It
15c higher. Mixed. 7.50ft7 85; go
heavy, 7.70 ft 7.90; rough, 7.35(®7.<
lights, 7.50''? 7.70; pigs. 6.00ft)7.00; bu
7 5<T©7.76.
.Sheep: Receipts, 3,300; market hlg
er; muttons, 3.76ft4.90; yearlings. 5.0C
6.00; lambs, 5.25ft8.00.
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK.
(By W. H. White. Jr., of the White
Provision Co.)
Cattle receipts of cattle In yards this
week were light, with poor assortment.
The market ruled steady and unchanged.
Hogs continue in fair supply with the
market ruling somewhat easier.
Good to choice steers, 1.000 to 1.200, $»»
ft6 50; good steers. 800 to 1,000, $6 75ft
6 00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850.
$5.25ft5.50.
Good to choice beef cows, 800 to 904,
$4.75ft6.50; medium to good cows, 70o
to 800. 54.25fti.30.
Good to choice heifers, 7RC to *60,
ft 5.25: medium to good heifers, 603 to
750. $4.25ft4.50.
The above represents uling prices o'
good quality of beef cattle. Inferlm
grades and dairy types ^el’lng lower.
Mixed to common steer«. If fiat. §00 to
900. $4.”0ft5.50; mixed to common cows.
if fat. 700 to 800. $3.75ft4.76; mixed eon.
mon. 60U to 800. >3.25ft3.7fr good butch
er bulls. $3.50ft 4.50.
Prime hogs. 160 to 200. $7.80ft8.0d,
good butcher hogs. 140 to 160. S$.60ft
7.80. good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, |7.4 -
ft7.50; light pigs. 80 to 100. $7.00#7.is
heavy rough hogs, $6.50ft7 25.
Above quotations apply to com -ten
hogs, mast and peanut-fattened, lc tr*
l%c under.
RIDLEY A JAMES
AUDITORS
ATLANTA - - GEORGIA