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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
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MEXICO CITY
vailable Federal Troops Are
ished to Oppose Zapatists.
Big Battle On.
Sidelights
GEORGIA
POLITICS
JAMIS B.NEVTO
IT 12,081,100 Bales
Ginned to Dec. 1
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 hew
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 mnv
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 reeentlv, 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 all 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 well as the expressed provisions of
the new r 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 u T ill prove at
tractive alike to foreign capital for
investment and the homeseeker.
“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 flx values at the REAL status,
and that It will 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!”
YIEXIQO CITY, Dec. 8.—Gen
eral Huerta’s family have fled
*r; m 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
in 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
lieved that he will soon follow
his 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 Iguaia, 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 £ITY, Dec. 8.—General
Castro’s Federal troops are engaged
In a battle with a large force of Za
patistas 26 miles from here, between
Contreras and AJusco. Fighting is
going on near Tres Marias.
Zapata’s soldiers began a general
advance on the capital at dawn, and
had made good progress when they
were met by Federals dispatched
from here and from Cuernavaca. As
the rebels advanced they destroyed
the railroad.
Reinforcements joined Zapata's
men to-day, coming from Puebla and
Guerrero.
The Government refused to give
out any information as to the suc
cess or failure of its troops. This
lias • aused reports that the Federals
;ire being driven back.
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.
Border Fight at \
Ojinaga Begins.
PRESIDIO. TEXAS (By United
States Army Telephone to Marfa),
Dec. s.—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
cle.* to-daj ,
The United States Army outpost
just north of Presidio reported the
presence of more than 100 Mexican
cavalrymen, believed to be Federals,
who were moving upon Ojinaga.
Shortly afterward firing could be
heard.
The housetops in Presidio were
«oon 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.—Cen
tral Villa, the Constitutionalist com
mander. has had his entrance into
Chihuahua City blocked by an un
expected movement among the Fed
erals, it was reported here to-day,
following a night of activity among
ine the rebels in Juarez. Rumors
say a battle is going on.
General Benevides, commander of
the Juarez garrison, spent the night
31 his headquarters in constant tele
graphic communication with Villa,
who was 30 miles north of Chihuahua
r ity. 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
Railways shortly after midnight. One
contained troops and the other med
ial supplies, provisions and ammu
nition.
The secrecy encouraged reports
'bat General Mercado had not allow
rf i his entire Federal army to flee,
toward the border, but had reformed
:s divisions and had succeeded in
barring the path of the rebels near
s auz, 30 miles north of Chihuahua
City.
The trainload of provisions, order
ed by General Villa to relieve fam
ine conditions in Chihuahua City, is
still lying- in the National Railways
yards in Juarez. The rebel officer in
' harge of the troops guarding the
yards said that the line between Jua-
nez and Sauz was "being held open
' »<• more important business than the
transfer of provisions for civilians.”
For 48 hours mystery has attended , , . T u
’ be operations of both Federals and channel between St. Johns Riv'er and
rebels and between the Rio Grande ! Sound. Georg!a and F lor-
and Chihuahua Citv | ida, $51,000; St. Johns River, Florida,
General vmahS planned to enter i *300,000; St. I.uce Inlet, Florida. *100 -
1 .nhuahua City in triumph Sunday I 00( J, Chattahoochee rS 1
t the head of his Constitutionalist Hnd Alabama, below Columbus, $---0,
army 000; channel from Apalachicola River
l to St. Andrews Bay, Florida, $60,000;
Tr-n IT- . -n • 1 1 Alabama River, $100,000- Coosa River.
Allied Best Friend;
Is Held for Murder j $500,000: Tennessee River, below Riv.
j erton, Ala., $120,000.
VALDOSTA, Dec. 8.—The Coron-
' r ’ s Jury investigating the killing of
•VJls B. Lane, Jr., a nephew' of Mills
li 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
while they were riding in a buggy
a nd that Lane got out to get it, and
Georgia Farmer's Plea of Former
Jeopardy Not Supported on
Final Appeal.
tally changing the plan of supplying
schoolbooks to the children of' the
State, the State Board of Kducation
on Thursday last adopted schoolbooks
for the next five years. It is to the
credit of Governor Slaton. State
Professm- U ?\ , J? t Woofter thaV*hey d ® c “ ) * d Jo ®
WASHINGTON*. Dec. 8—The Su
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
Darsey, a farmer of Laurens County,
Georgia, agafh 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
IU IlllCOlUIICI U* , “C ...
Commerce and Labor H. M. Stanley, • £hat Darsey told him he shot Watson
the textile industry has grown to be j "just for fun.”
the most important in Georgia. The judge informed the jury he
At the close of the year 1912 there' would not accept the verdict, as he
were 177 mills in operation in Geor- had not included such a verdict in
gia, representing a capital Invest - ; his charge. The jury returned later,
ment of $77,000 000. The Commis- and, being unable to agree, the Judge
sioner’s report for the same period declared a mistrial. Counsel for Dar-
showed in detail the other manufac- sey objected, saying that the judge
turing enterprises of the State, and should have accepted the verdict of
attracted mtich attention at the time, involuntary manslaughter.
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-
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
tions. All plants that were going a , taken to the Supreme Court of Geor-
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 judg° of the
Waycross Circuit in the primaries 1
next year, and that he will be opposed
by Colonel F. Willis Dart, of Douglas,
and J. L. Summerall. of Black shear.
The race is sure to be a heated one,
with the result at this time rather
hard to forecast.
Judge Qulncey, 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 J. 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
gia. which divided evenly on the
question. Darsey's counsel then car
ried the case to the Supreme Court
for final determination.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
The Rockmart News has had its ear ' him. $25 only, along with fifteen days
to he ground up in North Georgia re- > in jail, to think things over,
cently, and it thinks it may have j Judge Fite said he never before had
heard something. j sentenced a preacher and hardly
The News says: "Notw’ithstandirig : knew how to go about it. but he
the fact that the General Assembly j thought the punishment assessed
has a measure before that body radi- I about fit the case.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.—Request
ing an appropriation of $34,016,395 foT
river and harbor improvements and
an additional $7,217,500 for contract
worKralready commenced, General W.
H. Bixby, chief of the army engineers,
to-day presented his annual report to
Secretary of War Garrison.
General Bixby dfew attention to
the fact that the appropriations asked
are nearly $10,000,000 less than those
received for the present fiscal year.
The current estimates strike off $7,-
000,000 from the rivers and harbors
appropriation and deduct $2,SCO,000
from the amount asked for in the
sundry civil bill.
While no specific explanation js
volunteered by General Qixby as the
reason for this decrease iff the pres
ent estimates, army officers say that
it is due to the “economy warning"
recently issued by Secretary Garrison,
in which he asked all bureau chiefs
to keep their estimates as low as pos
sible, eliminating all doubtful items
and cutting off all unnecessary ex
penses.
Among the estimates for rivers an 1
harbor improvements submitted oy
General Bixby are the following:
Inland waterway between NorfolK,
Va., and Beaufort Tnlet, North Caro
lina, $800,000; harbor of refuge at
Gape Lookout, N. C.. $600,000; Capo
Fear River, above Wilmington, N. C.,
$91,000; Cape Fear River. North Car
olina. at and below Wilmington, N.
C.. $1 15,000; Savannah harbor, Geor
gia, $250,000; Savannah River, below
Augusta. $25,000; Altamaha, Oconee
and Oemulgee Rivers, Georgia, $40.
000; Brunswick (Ga. s harbor, $33,250
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' 2,500.000.000 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
fertilizer* resources; for road man
agement and road building, and for.
the investigation of the marketing | perament and a play whose merit has
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 w’ili 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 Rob
ert 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 arid
vital characterization of Detective
Asche Kay ton in "The Argyle Case."
w'hioh 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
gins. 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 Gramlirh’s brisk burlesque,
"The Billiken 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 w’ili comprise three
of Che best vaudeville numbers seeu
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 w’hile. Miss
Monteil has earned an enviable rec
ord as an artist of the first class and
with a character suitable to her tern
AFTER U. S. REPORT
Forthcoming U. S. Crop Estimate
Killing Off Business—Narrow
Range—Cables Firm.
NEW YORK, Dee. 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 11.854.541 bales dur
ing the same period last year.
The figures were construed as bearish
and brought out heavy selling from the
South and commission houses and with
in a half an hour prices showed losses
from 3 to 10 points from the opening
quotations. The technical position of
the market is still against an advance
and there is a feeling among the ma
jority that prices wil 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
bales, was most encouraging to the bull
element. This was responsible for the
steadiness of the market at the outset
After the list had worked lower on the
Census report, local bulls and Phllade -
phia spot houses were heavy buyers, the
latter buying March and selling May. 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 w r ho e 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 wav.
The percentage ginned to December
was placed at 87.9 per cent by the Gov
ernment. which W'ould 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 the 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 11 a m. bids in New
York: December. 13 05; January, 12.84
March, 12.98; May. 12 90; .J ilv, 12 79
Following are 10 a . m bids in New
Orleans: December. 12.92: .Tanuarv,
13.04; March, 13.18; May. 13 25; July,
13.28.
Estimated cotton receipts:
_ Tuesday 1912.
New Orleans 2.300 to 2.400 9.593
Galveston 6,000 to 7,500 36,473
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES
WASHINGTON, Dec 8.—A cotton re
port issued to-day by the Census Bu
reau allows 12,081,100 bales, counting
round bales us half bales, ginned from
the growth of 1913 to December 1. com
pared with It,854,541 bales for 1912 and
12,816.807 bales for loll. Round bales
Included this year arc 86.760, compared
with 73.030 for 1912 and 87.996 for 1911.
Sett island included 61,616 bales for 1913;
61,276 for 1912 and 87,666 for 1911.
Tiie following table shows the number
of hales ginned from tin growth -»f 1913,
prior to December I. 1913, by Stales, as
compared with figures of the amount
ginned to November 14 and the number
of ha es ginned to December 1 last year,
KID RUYIN6 HIT IMS FIRM
_ ■ _ . I
E!
3etter Attitude of Administration
Toward Trusts Promotes
General Demand.
Low Temperatures With Snow
Also Sustaining Factor—Corn
Easy on Clear, Cold Weather.
States.
Dec. 1, I
1913 1
Nov. 14,
1913.
1 1 .
1912.
Gi i $ ia . .
2.064.792
1.824.290
2.064.792
Al. / urn ..
1,365,888
1,182,747
1,161.482
Arkansas ..
789.038
60:1,704
659,505
Florida ....
58,490!
83.219
48,630
Louisiana .
340.086
274 997
334.323
Mississippi
955.588
735,797
817.707
N. Carolina
622,746
493.025
754,569
< >klahoma .
76!.rt''
666,679
869.278
S Carolina.
1.161,437!
995,897
1.04 1,685
Tennessee .
304,506
233.528
208.721
Texas
3,571.331
3,303,565
4,314.821
All others..
85,763
65.919
70,388
Total, P. S. 12.081.100 10.434.387
11,854.541
Total crop 1 1 14 076,430
The follow*ng shows the number of
bales ginned during the period from No
vember 14 to December 1:
STATES— I Nov. 14 to 1 Nov. 14 to
[Dec. 1, 19l2|Dec. 1, 1912
241.000 "** 232 000
183.000
185.000
6.000
65 000
220.000
130.000
94 000
165.000
71.000
266.00
20,000
I
201.000
112.000
7.000
42.000
173 000
128.000
144.000
158.000
50.000
294.000
4.000
>2
Do J13.09113.09! 13.00| 13.03,113.03 113.07-09
Jan 112.86112.86(12.76 12.84 12.84-85'12.85-86
12.81-83112.82-84
13.00 12.90 12.97112.97-98112.99-13
112.92-95 12.94-96
12.93 12.85 12.91 12.90-91 12.92-93
..12 85-87 12 87-89
•iui 12.83 iii.83 i2.73 ii'gi'iisiw-nriius-iis
•\u .12.5$ 12.5$ 12.55 12.55 12.55-57ll2.57-M
Or 11 J)k ll.OBU.M 11.37-58; II. HD-12
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*2 points net higher.
Spot cotton 5 points higher; middling.
7.28d: 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'ing. 2 P.M. Close. Close.
. .6.97 6.97V* 6.94% 6.94%
. .6.95 6 95 tv. 92 6.92
. .6.94% 6.94% 6.91 % 6.91%
. .6.1*4% 6.94% 6.91% 6.91%
. .6.95 6.95 6.92 6.92
. .6.95% 6.92% 6.92%
. .6.96 6 95% 6.97% 6.92%
. .6.93 6.90 “ 6.90
. .6.91 6.90% 6.87% 6.87
. .6.76% 6.73 6.73
.6.53 6.53 6.50 6.49%
.6.43 6.40 6.39%
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi ....
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas ....
Others |
Total 1,646,000 j__ M16.000
The distribution of the sea Island
cotton for 1913 by States is: Florida.
22.207; Georgia, 34.813, and South Caro
lina. 4.496
Domestic cotton exported during the
month of November, 1913, was 1,504,517
running bales and foreign cotton Im
ported 7,918 equivalent 509-pound bales.
Propitious Week
In Dry Goods Trade
Marshall Field & Co., In their weekly
review of the dry goods trade, say:
"Propitious tendencies have deve’oped
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 tlie 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 inc'ined to keep them
that way. at leas^untll after the first of
the year.”
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»i for a gain of 1%. Ca
nadian Pacific advanced to 228%. The
list was strong and al! the groups
showed gains over Saturday's final.
This strength was attributed to the
Interpretation which traders put upon
a statement issued here Saturday rela
tive to the affairs of New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. It was
indicated by Mr. McReynolds’ 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
couul he done without resort to the
Sherman anti trust act
New Haven itself failed to respond to
the general rally. This issue declined
].*• Among the other gains were
United States Steel common, *2; Union
1 a cl fie. i; Southern Pacific. %; Read
ing , \, Amalgamated Copper. %;
American Canadian, V4; Chino Copper,
%. and General Electric, %.
T ho curb was firm.
Americans In London were strong
above New York parity.
Pressure was exerted in the final
hour and a number of issues made frac-
tional declines from their noon range,
I Among them were Steel, Union Pacific,
Reading. American Can and Amalga
mated Copper. American Sugar Refin-
ng sold down a point in the late trad
ing. going to 102. the lowest price this
stock has touched since 1908, when it
sold at 98%. New York Central was
heavy, declining over a point to 94%.
The market closed steady. Govern
ments unchanged; other bonds strong.
Trading sentiment turned bullish after
the initial transactions, and during the
carry forenoon the speculative element
was active on the long side. The heavy
buying by some of the large dealers w«»s
prominent in helping the advance.
I rilon Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Heading
and Southern Pacific advanced %. At
228%, Canadian Pacific was up %. New
Haven was affected with a slump, de
clining 1% to 76%.
Ca’l money loaned at 5 per cent.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No. 2 red
Corn, No. 3..
Oats, No. 2
" **v». m 1 evi 95(&»97
Corn, No. 3 17
CHICAGO, Dec 8.—Wheat, closed at
a net advance of % to-day. The in
crease of more than 4,090,000 bushes In
the visible suppl> during the last week
was the leading bearish influence.
Corn closed with losses of % to lUc
and oats were off $.
Provisions were fractionally lower.
Grain quotations:
Low.
Cotton Gossip
Stock quotations:
STOCKS— High
Amal. Copper.. 71%
Am. Agrieul
Aru. Beet Sgr. 23
American Can 28
do pfd 88%
Am. Car. Foun. 4 4
Am. Cotton Oil 39
Dec. . .
Dec.-Jan.
Jan.-Feb. . .
Feb.-Mch. . .
Mch.-Apr. . .
Apr.-May . .
May-June . .
June-July . .
July-Aug. . .
Aug.-Oct. . .
Oct.-Nov. . .
Nov.-Dec. . .
Closed quiet.
and distribution of farm product®.
Altogether the desired increases total
over a million dollars.
Vein Photos May
Oust Finger Prints
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The finger
print method of the Identification of
criminals may some day be supplant-
w hen the horie°made an attempt to ! ed by photographing the veins of the
f ; a-sh away Lane called out that if i hand, according to Professor Tamas-
' imams tried to leave him he would j gia. of the Univ-rsitv r' Padua. Italy.
1 : >1 him, at the same time throwing] H> -ays the merest novice can de-
hand behind him as if to draw a] tect variations in the veins of the
Pistol. It was then, Williams says, i hand.
1 " shot Lane.
POSTMASTER TO BE MAYOR.
HATTA XOOGA, TENS., Dec. S —
municipal election at Rossville.
Th
p 3 -' resulted as follows: Mavor, Chas.
Jones; Marshal, John Wheeler;
U* Assessors. C. L. Gribble. S. E.
°tt. J. l. Rowland: Mayor-elect
Jones is the postmaster At Rossville. * vestlgating.
dead baby in sewer
The body of a baby boy with th#
skull crushed was found In a man
hole at Spring and Luckie streets
Monday by city sewer flushers. The
body was wrapped in newspapers and
apparently was thrown into the sew
er recently. Coroner Donehoo is in-
Bandit Lopez Still
Alive in Utah Mine
BINGHAM, UTAH. Dec. 8.- Raphael
Lopez., the Mexican bandit w r ho 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 I#opez is alive and close
by 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 th** Mexican had bound his feet.
These articles were not there Saturday.
First Indian in U. S.
Named to Priesthood
SUPERIOR, WIS., Dec. 8.—Phlpp
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 Rev. T.
W. Callaway, the new pastor of the . (
First Baptist church here, was formally 1 VI 1
welcomed to the church and the city ^ . ,
Sunday night by the other Dublin pas- Goldsmith and Hoppe, Hldridge an 1
tors at a union service held at the First 1 Barlow and the Hickey brothers will
Baptist church, , I In aatartaininfa
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 theatergoer®.
It is one of thrilling Interest, and a
pretty love story runs through the
four acta 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 ®o mft of *he
most distinguished variety features in
vaudeville. The management realizes
that people who are tired after early
Christmas shopping require something
unusual in an entertaining way, and 1
afl 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 Scou.s
spend their time in camp; the Nichoi
sisters will sing songs and offer black
face comedy; the Rosaires have a new
an act that has value, and
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HAYWARD A CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. Dee. 8.- The Census
gives 12.081.100 bales ginned to the first
of December, comparing with 11.854,541
bales last year and 12,818.807 bales in
1911. This is 1.646.000 bales for the pe
riod against 1.555,000 bales Hast year.
The percentage ginned to December 1
last year was 87.9 per cent.
On this basis the crop figures 14.225,-
000. including llnters, etc., but it is gen
erally believed that the percentage
ginned this year is higher than last year
and 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
bales more; South Carolina, 7.000 more;
North Carolina, 2.000 more, w’hile Ala
bama ginned 18,000 less in spite of per
fect weather. Oklahoma shows exhaus
tion with 94.000 hales ginned for the pe
riod, against 144.000 last 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 bales last year.
An Important feature in supply ealeu-
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 cotton.
Liverpool came In firm with futures
about 3 points better than due; spot
prices 6 points higher; sa'es, 15,000
hales. Prices eased, however, in the
last hour on the Census being larger
than expected. First trades here were
at a decline of 5 points, but a good
demand sTtowed 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
13.03 13.06 12.99 13.04 18 04-05
12.97-99
13.06-07
15.05-07 13:07-01
.Tn
Fb .
Mr 13.17 13.20 13.12 13.19 ; 1.3.18-19 13.21 -22
Ap ( 13.1 9-21 ! 13.22-24
My 13.24 13.26* 13.19*13.26 13.25-26 13.27-28
Ju 13.25-27 12 27-29
Jul 13.24 13.28 13.24 13.27 13 > 28 13.30-31
v’ '-/■ \
Closed steady
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, stea/ly; middling 13%.
Athens, steady; middling 13%.
Macon, steady; middling 13%.
New Orleans, steady; middling 13 3-16.
New York, quiet; middling 13.40.
Philadelphia, easy; middling 13.65.
Boston, quiet; middling 13.40
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.28/1.
Savannah, steady; middling 13 1-16.
Augusta, steady; middling 13 516.
Charleston, steady: middling 13%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 13%.
Galveston, quiet; middling 13%.
Mobile steady: middling 13%.
Wilmington, steady; middling !3c.
Li tie 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, eteady; middling 12c.
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 Sehill
were the leading buyers. The ring
crowd were general sellers. On the
opening Riordan was the heaviest seller.
• * *
J. M. Anderson: Liverpool was better
than due at our opening with 15,000
sales, which was rather bullish, but 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 be long of the mar
ket and the ring generally sold during
the first hour an<L support w’as 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 ♦he larger opera
tors are advising friends to bo cautious
on the bear side from this level. A nar
row market is expected, however, until
the Government estimate is out of the
way on Friday,
* * *
NEW ORLEANS, Dee 8. Hayward
A Clark: "Very heavy country damage
and recent low spell of weather has In
creased loss from this 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 0
The weather map shows frir over the
entire belt. 110 precipitation, except In
the Atlantic ('oast district. Cold free/,
ing temperatures, except in the coast
portion.
American Ice..
Amor. Loco...
31
Amer. Smelt.
ftSH
Am. Sugar. .
104H
Am. T. ami T
120
Am. Woolen..
Anaconda . .
34%
Atchison ....
MU
Atlantic C. L.
120
B. and O
93%
Beth. Steel...
2»$4
B. R. T
88%
Can. Pacific.
Cen. Leather.
2i> %
C. and O
57
Colo. F. and I
Colo. Southern
Consol. Gas...
Corn Products
9U
D. and H
Den. and R. G
Distil. Secur...
164,
Erie
ns».
do pfd
44
Gen. Electric
140
G. N. pfd
126
G. N. O
33 %
Low
1 •
23
27%
88%
44
, 38%
30%
63
102
Cl os Prev
Bid. Close
70% 70%
43%
23%
27%
88%
44
38
21%
30%
62%
102%
118% 119%
.... 15
43 V
23
34%
92%
120
92%
29%
88%
227%
25%
57
16%
28%
43%
139%
124%
33
11%
108%
14%
60%
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK. Dei. 8 Selling by re
finers against crude purchases was re
sponsible for a slight decline In cotton
■ead oil thi* morning. There wa® little
evidence of pressure, however. $nd the
decline was soon checked by scattered
buying on market orders supposed tq
have emanated from cotton houses
Shorts were moderate buyers also,
whit*» the crowd have bee t bearish for
some time past, the commitments on the
short side are not believed to be heavy.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
Opening. | Closing -
7’04<®7.1<f
26
96
103%
108
24 %
20%
149%
25%
94%
Spot . . .
December
January
February
March.
April . .
May . . ,
June . .
July . .
6.95(8>7.05
7 62a 7 or,
7.03(^7.08
7.12(&)7.14
7.18^7.19
7.24(®7.26
7 25 - 7 29
7 8407 86
7.0807.06
7 04 'r 7 OS
7.0907.10
7.18C® 7.14
7.17®7.1#
7.-Vo 7 20
7.27 #7.32
7.35 ft) 7.36
Closed steady; sales 13.800 barrels.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
E. F. Hutton A Co.: "The market
acts fairly evened up for the report,
which is expected to show around 12,-
000,000.“
Miller A Co. : "We do not believe any
sustained advance likely."
I^ogan A Bryan: "The immediate
course of prices will be governed by the
Government figures."
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
I 1913
9.249
New Orleans.
Galveston. . .
Mobile
Savannah. . ,
Charleston . .
Wilmington .
Norfolk. . . .
New York . .
Boston. . . .
Pacific coast .
Various. . . .
Total. . . .
5,278
4.506
9,730
4,392
2,834
4,927
'“iis’
4.412
1.882
47.345
1912.
10,684
21,778
1.584
8.428
2.590
2.023
3.102
368
630
5,471 ‘
56.498
I (heat Western. 11%
! ID. Central... 108%
Interboro .... 15
do. pfd 61
Int. Har. (old) ....
K. C. S.. . . 24%
M. . K. and T. 20%
do, pref.
L. Valley. . . 149%
j L. and N
Mo. Pacific . .
N. Y. Central
Northwest. . .
Nat. Lead . .
N. and W. .
No. Pacific .
O. and W. .
Penria. . .
Pacific Mail
P. Gas Co. . . 118%
P. Steel Car
Reading . . . 164 Vi
K. I and Steel 19%
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% 153%
U. S. Rubber
U. 8. Steel . . 57%
do, pref. . 105%
Utah Copper. 48%
V. -C. Chem. . 28%
Wabash
do. pref
W. Union . .
W. Maryland.
34%
93
119
93%
29%
88%
229 %
25%
57
26%
28
128
9 Vi
151
17%
16%
28%
43 %
139
124%
33
11%
107
14%
60%
101
20
54
1491
133
87%
43%
37%
21
30%
62%
106
119%
14
34%
92%
118
93%
29%
88%
226%
25
56%
26%
28
128
9
151
17%
16%
28
43 V;
139
VIVA
32%
11%
10
14%
60 \
1019i
20
53%
148%
132%
25%
95%
High
WHEAT—
Dec. . . 88%
May . . 92%
July . . 89%
CORN —
Dec. . . 72
May . . 71
July . . 70
OATS—
Dec. . . 40
May . . 43 Vi
July . . 42%
PORK—
Jan. . . 21.05
May . . 21.17%
LARD—
Jan. . . 10.82% 10.77% 10.77%
May . . 11.12% 11.07% 11.07%
RIBS—
Jan. . . 10.97% 10.97% 10 97%
May. . . 11.27% 11.17% 11.20
Previou®
Close. Close
88
91%
88%
71*
70%
69%
39%
42%
42
20 90
31 00
88
91%
88%
71
70%
69%
39%
42%
42
20.92%
21.05
88
91%
88%
72%
71
70
40%
43
42%
21 02%
21.10
10 77%
11.10
11.00
11.22%
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAOO. Deo. 8.-Wheat, No. 2 re<l,
96H&97; .No 3 red, 93@95; No. 3 hard
"‘"‘eL 88 % & 50 V.; No. 3 hard winter.
SJ4;8.IL, No. 1 northern spring, 91U@
JJ; No. 2 northern spring, SOV4&91: No
3 spring, 88Vi®89i4.
t orn. No. 2 (all new), 72U: No 2
C.f) N ,° 8. «Tft70; No. 3 white,
N". 3 yellow, 70^*72; No. 4,
t.„ ; No. 4 white, 68@68; No 4
yei.ow. t!7to70.
Oats, No. 3 white. 4H.®42U; No. 4
white, 40V4@41 Vi; «ta.ndard. 4144(843?,.
st. louis Cash quotations.
81T. 1.01 Ift, Dee. 8.— Wheat: No 2
red 95@;t7: No .1 red. D410 84Vi; No. 2
hard. 88894; No. 3 hard, 8D,.',(d94
t orn: No. 4. 71: No. 2 yellow, 82, old;
No. 3 yellow, ,o. new: No. 4 vellow, 72-
No. 3 white. 73; No. I white,'88.
t'.f'N, No. 2. 41 Vt. No. 3, 40U: No. 2
W1 "■ 42j. No - * n'die. 41 % @42V,; No. 3
while, 37®41'4; standard. 42'4'n4r,.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
l-’ollowing arc receipts for Monday and
estimated receipts for Tueaday:
I MondayT ^Tuesday.’
20 I 38~
73 > 140
t 7* ! 141
37,000 j 29,000
Wheat
(.’urn
' »HtH . .
lings .
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
UVKRPOOU, Her 8 — Wheat opened
unchanged to l,d higher; at I ;30 p. m.
'" market was %d higher, closed V»d
higher.
Corn opened %d lower; at 1:30 p. m
i 'r a? 1 ?, et was lower; closed
-fcfu^id lower.
Wheat
Receipts .
Shipments
Corn
Receipts .
Shipments
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
1913.
.1,100.000
• 1,234.000
. 993.000
. 537.000
1912.
2,191,000
1.177,000
1.026.000
316.000
. . 44%
103% 103%
107% 107%
94%
125% 125
43%
103
. 109% 108%
118%
163%
19%
81
14%
23%
S7%
22%
75%
99%
30%
81
14%
23%
87%
22%
75%
100
30% •
108%
24
118%
26%
163%
19%
80%
14%
23%
26
87%
22%
74%
99%
30%
13
40%
153%
.... 54%
57% 57%
106% 105
47% 48 Vi
63
28
63
W. Electric
W. Central
Total sales.
65%
65
247,500 shares.
28
3%
10%
62%
S3: _
64 V.
46%
107 V
27
lit'*
23 V
118%
25%
162%
19
80%
14%
09
MO
25
87%
22%
74%
99%
29%
13
40%
152%
54
56%
104%
47%
27%
3%
10 %
62
33%
65 %
43%
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
| 1913.
Houston ) 5,911
Augusta. .
Memphis. .
fit. Louie. .
Cincinnati.
Little Rock
Total. . .
.
2,109
14.401
1.185
3.185
"26,791
1912.
32,221
11,704
3,750
1.663
2,265
54,323
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.— 1 Tempera
tures have fallen decidedly over the
East and South, with freezing temper
atures as far fiouth as the Interior of
the Gulf States.
The Indications are that the weather
will'be generally fair to-night and Tues
day east of the Mississippi River, ex
cept snows are probable to-night In
rorrhem New England, the interior of
New York and 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
per cent. Time money unchanged;
60 days, 5 per cent; 90 days. 5 per cent;
six months. 4% per cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange, 4.83
(04.86, with actual business In bankers’
bills at 4.8540(04.8545 for demand and
4.811504.8120 for 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper fair, 5%05%.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.—The metal mar
ket was weak to-day. No quotations
were made for copper Lead. 4.0504.15;
spelter, 5.1005.20; tin, 37.50037.75.
UNITED STATES GRAIN SUPPLY.
Following shows Ihe world's visible
supply of cram for the wee*
Meek.
This
Wheat 62.939.000
Corn 2.352,000
Gats 28,900.000
Week'.
least
61.277,000
1.896.000
10.082.000
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.
Following shows the weekly visible
supply changes of grain for Hie week
\\ heat increase 4,071,000 bushels
Lorn, Increase. 32H.000 bushels
Data, decrease. 763,000 bushels!
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
J?Pen 1ng"”|~'ciosing"~
January . . ,
February . .
March . . . .
April . . . .
May
June . . . .
July . . . .
August . . . .
September ..
October . . .
November . .
December . .
9.40'g) 9.44: 9.4‘Jfd) 9.41
9.45w 9.55 9.65(o> 9.57
9.56® 9.64^ 9.68® 9.69
9.70(0/ 9.80 9.80^7' 9.8 ;
9 85 .... 9.95® 9.94
9.36® lO.OOl 10.03® 10.04
10.10 ! 10.13® 10.1 t
10.19 10.20® 10.22
10.26 10.28® 10. £9
10.306? 10.32'10.32 ft 10.34
10.35® 10.40110.36® 10.38
9.98® 9.30
Closed steady. Sales, 43.250 bags.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
D ® c - 8—Hogs—Receipts
31.000. Market, 6c@ 1.0c higher; mixed
and butchers. 7.50<&7.95; good heaw
7.75®7.90; rough heavy, 7.35®7.65; light,
7.4p®7.8*>, pigs, 6 850/7.25; bulk, 7./O0J
Cattle— Receipts 25,000. Market
steady and 10c lower; beeves, 6.7547)
9 40; cows and heifers. 3.25®8.00: stock-
era and feeder*, 5.25®7.40; Texans. 6.40
®7.70, calves 9.25@lf.00.
Sheep Receipts 36,000. Market steadv
Native and Western, 3 00®5.40; lambs
6.76@8.00
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 8.—Cattle: Receipts,
7.000. including 1,500 Southerns; marker
steady. Native beef steers, 7.50®9.15
cows and heifers. 4.26@8.50: Stockers
and feeders, 5.00(^7.00; caJves, 6.00®
11 50; Texas, 6.76® 7.00; cows and
heifers. 4.00®6.00; calves. 4.25®5.50.
Hogs: Receipts, 13,000; marekt 10®
15c higher. Mixed. 7.50® 7.85; good
heavy, 7.70® 7.90; rough, 7.85® 7.60;
lights. 7.50®7.70; pigs, 6.00®7.00; bulk.
7.5<J® 7.76.
.Sheep: Receipts, 3,300; market high
er; muttons, 3.7.->®4.90; yearlings, 5.00®
6.00; lambs, 6.25®8.00.
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 U206, $6
®6.50; good steers, 800 to 1,000. $6.75®
6 00; medium to good steers, 700 to 860,
$6.25® 5.60.
Good to choice beef cows, 800 ta 900.
$4.75®5.50; medium to good cows. 700
to 800. $4.23®30.
Good to choice heifers, 750 to 860, $5
5.26: medium to good heifers, 605 to
,0. $4.25®4.50.
The above represents ruling pudees of
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grades and dairy type* selling lower.
Mixed to common steers. If fat, 800 to
900. $4 60®5 60: mixed to common oovs,
If fat, 700 to 800, $3 75®4.75; mixed eom
mon. 600 to 800. $8.25®3.76; good butch
er bulls, $3.50®4.50.
Prime hogs. 160 to 200. 87 S*®S.«0:
food butcher hogs. 140 to 160, 17.66®
.80; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, $7.40
®7.50; light pigs, 80 to 100. $7.00®7.10;
' hogs. *
heavy rough
$6.50®7 25
£ 8
Above quotations apply to ©am-fed
hogs, mast and peanut-fattened, lc te
l%c under.
RIDLEY & JAMES
AUDITORS
ATLANTA - - - GEORGIA
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