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PAUL
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WILLIE
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CARL
MARY
DOROTHY
RUTH
DAN
FORU.S. TRUST
Attorney General, in Report, Re
views Department Work—633
White Slave Convictions.
W ASHINGTON. Dec. 9 Much em-
.uianiH was laid on anti-truai proae-
ution* n the annual report <»f Attor-
ne> General Junta** C. M< Reynolds,
submitted to-day. The chief Gov
ernment “trust hunter” ask* especial
ly for better paid assiatant* and a
fireproof building During the last
> ear. lie say*, special agents have in
vestigated an average of 36 anti-trout
• omplaint*. In many eases* where in
vestigations did not lead to prosecu
tions. he declares, they Impelled otfl-
ers of big corporations to “curtail
dangerous tendencies ”
Mr McReynolds < alls attention es
pecially to the convictions under the
criminal clauses of the Sherman law.
In the Cash Register case 29 were
onvicted and fines aggregating $13 -
O0fi and Jail sentences for from nine to
Twelve months iin|>osed. In the sec
ond trial of the Rath Tub case fines
of more than $50,000 were imposed
in the Cotton Corner c ase one of the
principal defendants pleaded guilty
and paid $4,000.
The re are now 49 anti-trust ayes
pending, of which 43 were instituted
• luring former administrations.
‘During the past year the work of
Tile department in connection with
the enforcement of fhe provisions of
The white slave trafllr act has been
vigorously carried on," says the Ve-
ix»rt “From June 25, 1910 (the date
of the passage of the white slave traf
fic act), to September 30, 1913, there
have been 633 convictions under the
act. more than one-half of which were
obtained during ihe Inst twelve
months of said period.”
Water Famine Comes
WheiiBigMainBreaks
CINCINNATI. Dec. 9 Many of the
m-uooIs. offic e bifildings, factories and
ospitals are without water to-day
;»* tile result of the breaking of the
• itv’s principal water main. Repair
work was being rushed, b\it. it cannot
l*e completed be fore Wednesday night.
Five towns supplied by Cincinnati are
* i tire ly without water
COUNTESS STARTS DIVORCE.
CONDON. Dec 9 —Countess de .a
Warr was to-da\ granted restituti >n
of her conjugal rights In divorce court,
o«r husband, Karl de la Warr. mak
ing no defense This is the prelimi
nary step to a divorce.
COTTON
NEW YORK, Dec 9 Trading was
narrow ;in*J f**a turtles a at the opening
of the cotton market to-day and first
price s v »r»* "til 3 up to ? point* lower
than Monday s final After the rail the
market developed a steadier tone, and
price* a'vrfi 'f] l to 8 points from the
initial rang* Liverpool, after a iMirlod
of weakne v* r*< ovored anei aides were
steady.
The sustaining factor at the moment
is the large spot aaleM abroad Rut it
is obvious that neither side felt like
adopting *n a (graft! ve attitude. The
market b entirely an eyenlng up affair,
pending the Census Bureau crop es
timate. due Friday The trade- looks
for un estimate around 14,000,000 bales,
which w o«lei he c onstrued as bullish, ac
cording to a number «>f the larger oper
ators, who have been playing both
sides of lute.
Advices from the heit were practically
nil, but there are- signs of a good spot
demand It is said that white cotton is
getting scarce and with a ready
demand everywhere A large portion ><f
the crop Is of h very poor quality, but
it is being used e xtensively by mills
NEW YORK COTTON.
STOCKS
GRAIN
Dec
Jan.
Feb
Mch. ,
A pril
May
June .
July .
Aug.
Oct ,
fOpen
’ l.'LO.T
12 84
I Frsv.
'High i/iw'Koon’ t loss
T:f i l it?, or f* or. Ti or
12.91 12.83 12.90 12.86-87
19.1 |
13.05 12.96 13.0412.97-98
12.92-93
12 97 12.88 12 9.'. 12.90-91
12.86-87
12.86 12.78 12 86 12.80 81
12.59 12.58 12.59 12.55 -57
11.99 11.96 11 98 11 97 98
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
By CHARLES W. STORM
NEW YORK. Dec 9 <'anadJan Pa
rfiflr slumped shandy at ths opening of
the stock market to-day on news of a
financing plan with 8 per *ent notes
Traders both in Dondon and New York
regarded the plan with disfavor and
t'an&dian Pacific sokl down to 225% fe>r
a loss of %%. Within a few mlnute«*
supporting orders canned a tally
Nearly all the Issue* on the list
were lower New York, New llaven and
Hartford was affected b: the uncer
tainly of fhe dividend outlook and
dropped on small sale New Haven
opened at 76 on the sale of 600 shares
after having dosed Monday at 7714.
On another sale of 40<» shares New Ha
ven went to 74
The tone was weal., although Amal
gamated e 'opper seemed to be an ex
ception, showing a better trend than
at any time during the past few days,
despite a fractional decline.
Among the either e|e« lines were I’tall
(’upper %. United States Steel com-
inon. \ I'nion Fa* ifi< . %. Southern
Pacific. 1 . 4 . Heading. % Lehigh Valley,
Vsi; Baltimore and Ohio. %, American
('an. %. and New York Central, 1>,
Reading recovered and made a gain.
The curb market w a* heavy,
Americans in London were dull and
narrow*
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Stock quotations to noon:
Previous
High
71
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. -Wheat opened
steady t o a shade easier cm selling (
mainly by The* local traders
Coro was steady on favorable weath
er over the belt.
Oats were * asier in sympathy with)
wheat.
Provisions were firm.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Crain quotation* (o noon
High Low Noon
Clowe.
WI1F.AT
I >ec
88 %
88
88' 4
88
May.... .
92
91%
92
01 •■*.
July..
89%
X8%
89%
COHN -
I >er
701,
70%
70%
71
May
70**
70 %
,0' 4
70%
July
60'*
69%
69%
69 %
OATS -
I >©r. . .
39 %
29%
39 ‘ h
Ma\ .
42%
4 2 %
42%
42%
July. .
4 1 •'»
1 1 %
41%
42
FORK
fur* . . 20
«7',,
20.87 %
20.87*4
20.92%
May .. 21
(kt
20.95
20.97*4
21.05
DA HD—
Jan
May.. 11.05
KIBS
Jan. 10.95
May 11.17V*
10.95
11.17
10,77 Vi
11 07%
10.97*4
II.20
1 tec.
Jan. .
Feb.
Mch
April
May
June
July .
Oct. .
I I l*r.»
[Open High Low Noon 1 Clo«*
9411 '-e
13.02 13.10 13 02 13.09 13.04-05
13.05-07
13.17 13 25 13.16 1 3.25! 13.18-19
, 13.19-21
13.23 13.31 13.22 13.31 3.26 26
1 113.25-27
13.78 13.32 13.28,13.32 13.27-28
12 00
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL* Dee-. 9. Du© 1 * point
higher on July and unchanged to 1 point
lower on other positions, this market
opened quiet, 1 to 1 *4 points lower At
12:16 p. rn. the market wax dull, 1*4
to 2*4 points lower.
Stmt cotton easier at 5 points decline:
middling 7.23d; sale*s 10,000 bales, of
which 8,900 were American.
Kit tires opened steady
Dec. . .
Op ing 2
P.M. (’loan.
6.93% C. 98*...
Prev.
(’lose.
6 94>o
Dec.-Jan
. 6.91
6.96
6.92
Jan - Feb.
6 90%
6.90*2 6 95%
6.91%
Feb.-Mch. .
. .6.91
6 90 6.96%
6.91 %
Mch. Apt
6 91
6 91 6.96
6 92
Apr Mh\
. .691
6.91 6.95%
6 92%
May-.lune
.6.91*4
6 91 6.95*4
6 92*4
June-July
6 88 *4
6 90* a 6.92*4
6.90
July-Aug
6.86%
. 6.90
6.87*4
Aug.-Sept
.6.il%
6.75% 6 76%
6.73
Sept. Gel
6.49*4
6.54
6.60
Oct. - Nov
.6.39%
6.44
6 40
OloBefi very steady.
STOCKS
Amal Copper
American Can
do, pref...
Am. Smelting
Ain T.-T.
Anaconda .
Atchison .
B. and e >
B. R. T
Can. Pacific
Cert. leather
C. and O. . .
Consol. (Jus.
I.n.
Gen. Klectrb-.
[g>w Noon. Close
27*4
88 1 7
62*4
1 1 9 >/4
34*4
93
86 1 j
226-*
128
28‘ 4
1.386*
69%
26*4
xs
62
119*4
1
WHILE
OTHER CITIES
ARE
SWEATING
Over High Rates and
complaining of the dis
advantages that follow
monopoly, Atlanta is
continuing to enjoy
reasonable telephone
rates and good service,
BECAUSE OF THE
PRESENCE HERE
OF HIGH-CLASS IN
DEPENDENT COM
PETITION. Atlanta is
awake to the advan
tage of keeping that
competition alive.
ATLANTA
TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Hayden, Stone & (To.: An Irregular
market is anticipated the next few
days
Logan <S Bryan A good trading mar
ket will likely be witnessed pending tlie
issuance of the Government estimate.
Miller & Co.: We advise the sale of
cotton.
K. F. Hutton A- Co Bulling cotton at
13c is a difficult proposition.
Morris IT. Rothschild A Co.: We look
for a narrow market pending the Gov
ernment report.
GRAIN NOTES.
G. North, pfd. 124%
Interboro . . . 14%
do, pref 60%
L. Valley. . 149%
Mo. Pacific. . 26
N. Y. Central 94%
Vo. Pacific . 107%
O. and W. . 27
Penna. . . 108%
Heading . 164
R. 1 arid S. ' 19%
Ho. Pacific . . 87%
Ho. Hallway «, 32%
do, pref. 75
8t. Paul . 99%
Tenn. Copper. 30*4
Union ^Pacific. 153%
CT S. Steel 37%
do. pref. 106*4
Utah Copper. 48%
V.-O. (Them. . 28
Wabash . 3%
128
27%
138%
124*4
14%
59%
147%
25 %
93%
107*4
26%
108*4
163
19%
86%
22 ’%
98' 4 98%
70%
26*4
88
62
119*4
34%
92%
92%
86%
25%
128
27%
138%
124‘a
14%
59 * 4
147%
25*4
93%
107%
26%
108*4
163%
19%
87 * h
22%
The Chicago Inter Ocean says
“Commission houses were mostly bull
ish on whaat in thair opinion* after
the close. Hulls said the accidents were
in their favor
“Com bears are figuring on the cold
weather increasing the receipts, which
is regarded as natural by cash handlers.
The bulls, however, fall to see wherts
enough contract corn is to be secured to
fill all the sales already out of this
month's delivery.”
STOCK GOSSIP
30' 4
152%
50%
105
48 %
18
30' H
153
56%
105
48*4
28
3%
74%
27%
88%
62 *4
119*4
34%
93
93*4
88 %
25' i
67
128
28%
139
IT.
14%
(JO *4
i4m
25%
94%
107*4
27
108%
163%
19*4
87*4
22%
74%
99%
30%
163%
57%
105
48%
28
3%
LIVERPOOL GRfUN
LIVERPOOL, ^ec. 9 Wheat opened
.id lower vt 1:30 p. m. the market
was %d lower; closed %d lower.
Corn opened %d lower At 1:30 p m.
the market was % to %d lower; closed
% to %<1 lower.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. Dec. 9. Hogs Receipts.
36.000; marnet 5c lower; mixed and
butchers. 7.45(^7.90; good heavy. 7.70ft
7.85; rough heavy. 7.30ft< 7.60; light. 7.40
©>7.80; pigs. 5.75ft 7.15; bulk 7.65(0 7.80.
Cattle: Receipts, 7,000: market
steady and 10c lower; beeves. 6.75ft 9.50;
cows and heifer**. 3.25ft 8.00; stockers
and feeders. 5.25ft 7.35; Texans, 6.40 (a
7.70; calves. 9.00ft 11.00. ♦
Sheep: Receipts, 40.000; market
steady; native un<l Western. 3.00ft5.50;
lambs, 5.75ft 8.00.
BAR SILVER.
XKW YORK. Dec. 9. Commercial
58*
Mexican dollars.
bar silver
45 %c.
IiONDON. Dec. 9.—Bar silver quiet
at 26 15-16d.
Canadian Pacific creates $55,000,000
special investment fund, ('omrnon stock
holders t»f record December 23 will re-
• i ,i ratio of 1 t" 6 652 000,000 6
per cent note certificates redeemable «t
par 1924.
* • •
Directors <»f the New Haven Railroad
will meet Wednesday - at 3 p m. ICli
Whitney, director, favors passing quar
terly dividend. The matter lias been
left to full board without recommenda
tion
* * *
J. .1. Mitchell, president of the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank, believes that
the bottom of trade depression has been
reached, but expects business to remain
slow for some time
* * *
The New York Stock Exchange has
adopted a rule requiring that com
panies must immediately notify ex
change authorities of dividend action.
* * *
W C. Brown, president of the New
York Central Railroad, says railroads'
rate increase must be allowed by com
mission or face inevitable result of Gov
ernment ownership.
* * •
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
denies that it is planning to curtail
production or any serious reduction of
its forces.
Twelve industrials advanced 59. 20
active rails declined .42.
Early End Is Seen for
New French Cabinet
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. Dec. 9 -Despite the fact
that Gaston Douinergue, the new
French Premier and Foreign Minister,
is n member of the Radical-Socialist
pagty, which now is the predominant
power in the Chamber of Deputies,
the Parisian press was practically
unanimous to-day in predicting that
the new ministry would be short
lived.
11 h rn. sale*. 117.000 shades.
STOCK GOSSIP.
The New York Commercial: “The po
aition of Union Pacific is good, but spec
ulators should not build too high on the
chance of specialty dividends.’’
* * *
The New York Herald: “Traders op
pose the rise, but investors buy on the
theory that the worst is known and that
the situation must Improve."
The New York American: "Capital Is
becoming slightly less distrustful of
Washington."
• • •
The Wall Street Journal: "Sentiment |
In the street is better than at. any time
In recent weeks."
• * •
The New York Sun "Reports from 1
Washington that anti-trust legislation j
will proceed on more conservative line-*
contributes to a hopeful feeling."
• * *
The New York Financial Bureau:
“Congressman Murray presents a bill to
forbid stock exchanges the use of the
mails for speculation. There is a decid
ed change in the attitude of a number
of important and influential people to- j
ward the. stook marked. This change I
has followed evidence of trade reaction I
and its effect on political leaders at i
Washington."
* - *
G. D. Potter sa.ys: "I feel bullish on!
some stocks for the long pull. I hear
Cnlon Pacific is in a very strong posi
tion and that it will sell considerably
higher In the near fuUire. Also believe
that New Haven is a sale on all rallies.
The directors meet to act on New Ha
ven dividend to-morrow. They have j
practically agreed to pay 4 per cent." J
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