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/ THE ATL.AJY1A UEUtUHAJN AAJJ JNJUWS. J i 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. Tr QII C I Lit ■■ ^ 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 ^ANGEIN NEW YORK FUTVJRB9 ft 0) I Pc Jan Fb Mr Ap My Ju Jul Au Oc 113.09113.09 [13.00 i 13. T2.86jl2.86jl2.76 12, i3.06i3.06i2.96 i2. J i2.*93; 12.93 j 12.85 j 12. 112.83 i2*83112.73T2 (I2.68il2.66 12.66 12 11.99 11.99 11.96 11 03jl3 ,84 12. . ... 12 97 12, . ..‘12 9112 . ..,12, 8112, 65112. 98 11. 03 84-85 81-83 w 2 0.0 13.07-09 12.85-86 12.82-84 97-98112.99-13 92-96 12.94-96 90-91 12.92-93 85-87il2.87-89 80-81 12.82-83 55-57112.57-58 97-98 11.99-12 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. -vs ir 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