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—- TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION NE WS i J,W, Goldsmith, Jr., to Build on Peachtree Permit for Home In Ansley Park. Sales and Leases Show Ac tivity in Realty. 2,201,276 Tons Cotton 1 rflTTflRI CmsyijP Seed Crushed to Dec.l LUI JLLdflBlfG No. 47 Estorla street; for Dr G. A. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 — A report Is- ! l sued to-nay ny the Census Bureau 1 shows 2.201.276 tons of cotton seed I ! crushed and 289,118 bales of linters ob- | _CottonGossi L J CSiDIM! PACIFIC E NI.\N YOHK. Her 18 The* opening* 1 was quiet, but trading was light. The 'Strength of Liverpool cables brought out some short covering, but there was no ! significance to trading Atlanta Markets Jones, No H5 Ormond forMrs! ! 0 76® ** 348 ’ Ml - 8sls ‘ dolman to E. E Steed No If. • f C 7'h?' 6, Missouri 1.8 E. M.' Holman to" e"'k“ YtVed‘'niTT* i ? 3 j2Z 6 * V. i *f ourl 1 N '? r, 7. C ?. ro ' Oak street, and for Horton Bros to I I V? a 71,6.2. Oklahoma 20,966. South Car- B. Long, 123 English avenue ' »«>' a IP-108. Tennessee 12.513, Texas s, ts.ngnsn avenue. 101,426: Lulled States 269.110 against Peachtree" Lease. 602,324 final In 1912. The Pickard & Deans Drug Company, i " • new houses and alterations on ?™ e \treZt' 124 I Poole, lot 52 by 165 feet, west side Pul- , * r. ™ ~ . .. 'tree street from the Johnson-Gewin- ! llam slreet , fa fePt s ’ oulh ot Dorid avenue. November 15, 1911 the t rick building at 50-52 East Ala ha-n.i street will cost $25,000, according • , permits granted by Building Inspec ts ys Thursday. One of tho resi- , will be built on Peachtree Hoad another at No. 57 Inman Circle, -rice the city has been grading • all street the sales of lots have ased. Two sales have already been ir this week. Another was an- ed Thursday—that of Nos. 263-5, r Corrugated Paper Company, of To Build on Peachtree Road. V Goldsmith, Jr., has been granted a permit to erect a two-story .house on I'..i htree Road. The building will be , f y, jrk veneer construction and will ,, S T *7.500. The contractor Is T. T. Flagler. \ r.-mit has been granted the Mod ern Home Builders’ Company to build a i'00 two-story frame dwelling at No. 57 Ir.nian Circle. Alterations on the brick building will cop; c. 000. Mrs. M. B. Kelly will build a $-1,500 frame dwelling at 132 Linwood avert a. These permits were granted Thursday. Whitehall Street Sale. <;• r.rge R. Browder. an official of the Corrugated Paper Company, of Chicago, has purchased from Otis & Holliday, \.*> jJ3-5 Whitehall street, for $27,500. or $458 per foot. Mrs. Mary L. Fiok- !in paid $20,000 for the same property two years ago. Mr. Browder states • at lie wil make improvements on the ;., s is soon as Forsyth and Whitehall streets meet the grade the city has adopted. Big Loan on Apartment. The Prudential Insurance Company of Arc t’ica has placed a $225,000 loan on the new Ponce DeLeon apartment house of the Fulton Properties Company. The loan is for a period of five years and the rate 5% per cent. The loan was negotiated by C. H. Black, of the Tur man. Black & Calhoun Agency. Cochran Agency’s Leases. The Ralph O. Cochran Company has rented or leased the following proper ties: F■ - Hugh Richardson to S. Biagiatis, -I Peters street; for the W. P. Ste vens estate to K. ,T Hunter, No. 547 Lee street; for G. Garner to J. M. Stephens, ner Company for five years, the con sideration bejfhg $250 per month. Building Permits. $7,500—J. W Goldsmith, Jr.. Peach tree road, two-story brick veneer build ing T. T. Flagler. $5.000- Modern Home Builders Com- _.„. v , pany 57 Inman circle, two-story frame , Forrest avenue July 21. t9 ^ Vi rk x* n* n > ♦» ' $16,000 —Asa G. Candler to Fitzhugh $2,000—R C. Little. No. 77 Oglethorpe. Knox, No. 80 Hurt street. 110 by 240 one-story frame dwelling. Day work. ! f e „t. November 12. $4 500—Mrs. M. H. Kelly. No. 132 Lin-I $475- Asa f'andler to Knox Realty wood avenue, one-story frame dwelling. , Company, lot 50 by 125 feet, east side ti il? r wr x . PA c « „ Cleland av uiue. 404 feet southeast of $4,000 Ed. McCurney, No. ;»0-5« East Georgia Railroad right of way. Decem- Alabama street, alterations to brick her 11. $600—N. R. Hathorn to Mrs. M. L. Bowles, lot 42 by 120 feet, west side Cairo street, 246 feet south of Poland street. November IP. $480-Owen C. McConnell to Ambrose B. Christopher, lot 8 by 222 feet, east side North Boulevard, 182 feet north of building. Day work $35—T. M A. Club, 81 Vs Marietta street, electrical sign. Woodward Elec trical Company. Warranty Deeds. $7,000 D. S. Walraven to Mrs. Martha R. Wood, No. 184 West North avenue, 53 by 161 feet. May 28. $1.080—J. C. DeFoor to Mrs. Martha A. Morris, 30 acres in southwest corner of land lot 43, Fourteenth District. De cember 2. $1,025—A. W. Fickett to Mrs. E. G. Copeland, No. 138 Fowler street, 34 by 100 feet. December 17. $3,000—John B Daniel to Albert H. Bailey, lot 50 by 180 feet, southeast cor ner St. Charles avenue and Barnett street. December 15. $3.000—Mrs. C. L. Gunn to Mrs. D. H. Motter, No. 76 Hendrix avenue, 50 by 150 feet. December 16. $5,000 - J. C. DeFoor to Estate of J. A. DeFoor (by executors), No. 53 Wind sor street, 50 by 205 feet. December 2. * $10, Love and Affection A. Abbott to Ji&ura Hood et al., lot in land lot 57, Fourteenth District (street, etc., not given). March 18, 1912. $2,750—J. Cheston King to Allison M. Moore, lot 45 by 179 feet, west side Howell place, 295 feet south of Oak street. July 29. $7.500—David W. Morgan to Chess Lagomarsino, lot 50 by 190 feet, north side St. Charles avenue. 59 feet west of Bonaventure street. December 16. $2.500—Provident Realty and Trust Company to Mrs. Lula A. Brown, lot 97 by 133 feet, northwest corner Four teenth and Francis streets. December 9. $3 000—J. Walter Simmons to George N. Fotopoulos, Nos. 167 and 169 West Fair street. 47 by 82 feet. December 16. $3,000—W. G. McNair to Ernest C. HOUSES FOR RENT. HOUSES FOR RENT. FOR RENT. fl-r. apt. 166 Highland avenue.$25.60 5-r. apt.. 90 Woodward avenue. 20.60 11-r. h., 319 N. Jackson street.. 50.00 10-r. h.. 432 Central avenue.... 25.00 JOHN J. WOODSIDE REAL ESTATE. RENTING. STORAGE. Phones. Bell. Ivy 671. Atlanta. 618. 12 “Real Estate Row." 8-r. h., 18 W. Pine street... $35.00 7-r. h. f 14 W. Linden avenue.... 25.00 6-r. h., 269 Grant street 25.00 6-r. h., 68 Garden street 16.00 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. Only Two Left Last week we advertised five new absolutely up-to-date $5,000 bun galows in our attractive Stewart Avenue subdivision. We gave a price of $3,750 each for quick sale. ^ We have only two left. Owing to the fact that this subdivision is so near the city, has city i teols. city park, all improvements and is almost completely built up it 1 : attractive homes, the three remaining places are sure to sell within tl'c next few days. if you have about $5,000 to put in a home, see us and let us save you “1,250. These lots are 50x200 feet. Price, $3,750. Terms made to suit you. Forrest & George Adair GRAHAM & MERK REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING. 301-302 EMPIRE BUILDING. IVY 8355. WESTMINSTER DRIVE—New seven- nace heat, three large porches, ha conveniences; on lot 185 feet front. F 0 A KIjA ND AYR N UE—Splend id six - r niences; price, $3,000; also vacant 1 _ This corner Ls one of the finest locatio room home and sleeping porch, fur rdwood floors, screened throughout; all rice for this is only $94000, on terms, com cottage, on nice lot; all conve- ot on corner adjoining, for $1,200. ns on the South Side for a store NORTH KIRKWOOD corner lot, 100 b new, with all conveniences. This fer. y 160 feet; has five rooms, bungalow, place must be sold. Make us an of- $i and Other Considerations—Com mercial Acetylene Company to Commer cial Acetylene Railway Light and Sig nal Company, lot 50 by 75 feet, north side Rhodes street, 50 feet west of Hul sey street. November 1, 1912. $1 and Other Considerations—John D. Mattlford to H. W. Dillin. lot 10 by 50 feet, on west side 12-foot alley, being part of lot 4. block 22, of Copenhill Land Company property'. November 3. $8,800 -Ella I. DuBose to Robert Zah- ner. lot 100 by 490 feet, west side Peachtree road, being lot 2. block 12. of Peachtree Heights Park Company. No vember 15. Executors’ Deeds. $1,000—J. a. DeFoor estate (bv ex ecutors) to J. C. DeFoor, 30 acres in southwest corner land lot 43. Fourteenth District. December 2. To Carry Out Will—Simon Fleischman estate (by executor) to Sol Fleischman, lot 52 by 90 feet, south side Fair street and back along King street. April 19. $2.500—Joseph C. Carter (by executor) to Benjamin J Davis, No. 39$ Auburn avenue, 33 by 106 feet. December 5. Mortgage. $558—Philip Dobson to Atlanta Bank ing and Savings Company, lot 40 by 100 feet, south side Clara street, 45 feet west of Lindsay street. December 15. Loan Deeds. $2.500—Mrs. Martha R. Wood to Dick inson Trust Company. No. 184 West North avenue, 53 by 161 feet. Decem ber 15. $3.000—Albert H. Bailey to Mrs. Flora Mayer. No. 257 St. Charles avenue. 50 by 135 feet. December 16. $1,200—Earnest C. Poole to Mortgage Bond Company of New York, No 385 Pul’ism street, 52 by 165 feet. Decem ber 17. $672—Morris Cohen to Georgia Invest ments, Inc., lot 50 by 81 feet, northwest corner Kennedy and Strong streets; also lot 4S by 81 feet, north side Kennedy street, 50 feet west of Strong street; also lot 33 by 81 feet, west side Strong street, 81 feet north of Kennedy street. December 15. $3.000—J. T. Moore by Edith M Mar ble. lot 33 by 175 feet, west side Kenne- saw avenue. 280 feet south of Ponce De Leon avenue. December 16. $200—Mrs. Mary J. Turned to Mrs. Brina Baer, lot 78 by 100 feet, west side Hampton street. 300 feet north of Ethe. street. December 17. $300—H. A. Kuhns to Mrs. E. M. Eley, lot 175 by 450 feet, west side Stewart avenue, 675 feet north of south line of land lot 102. December 17. Bonds for Title. $12.500—J. T. Moore to Mabel E. Gould, lot 33 by 175 feet, west side Ken- nesaw avenue, 280 feet south of Ponce DeLeon avenue. December 16. $6.500—Harold Hirsch to Mrs. Eugenia J. Norris, lot 59 by 400 feet, northwest side Lynes avenue, 154 feet northeast of Confederate avenue. December 20. $30.000—Oscar Elsas to David W. Meadow. No. 230 Washington street, 71 by 179 feet. December 17. $11,000—Eugene Jarrard to Mrs. Lula Peacock, lot 50 by 226 feet, west side Moreland avenue. 173 feet south of North avenue. December 13. $9.000—J. A. DeFoor estate (by exec-' utors) to J. C. DeFoor. 70% acres in land lots 229 and 230. Fourteenth. Dis trict. on Campbellton road. December 2 $63,685 R. A Hemphill et al., Cnm missioners, to WinsKlp Realty Company, lot 67 by 85 feet, west side Marietta street, 51 feet north of Foundry street. December 4. Big Firms Buy Freely When Ring Tries to Drive March and May to 12,50—Spots Firm. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Influenced by better Liverpool cables than due, the •cotton market opened steady to-day with first prices at a net advance of 3 j \y«n V ! wan street and the uptown crowd sold to 4 points from Wednesdays close. ! Around 12.50 for March and May a gooc IT and lliunv uti-xn ..r.L.r.. .. * . UltirdBH sold 6,000 hales of January. Wilson took most of it. Commission house*, Wall street an,) BurleSOn's Report Urging U. S. the uptown crowd were leading sellers ' c to-day. The principal buying came from spot interests. • * • Yesterday the market had very few friends. J he only support apparently uas short coveting and some hu\ing i»y Liverpool, but that is quite natural, considering the difference between Liv erpool and this market The larger Interests were apparently swapping dif- 1 f?. ren * positions. Commission houses. Trading, however, was narrow and tra<iers were in doubt as to how to construe the Government figures on linters in the absence of any means of comparison and arguments equally con vincing were presented by both the which will liquidate on Ill'll L. . , .1 X I 1 _ . many stop orders were caught. Sentiment continues, bearish anil the majority of traders are advising friends to sell on all rallies. It is believed that is » y w tt scattered long in the market, bull and bear cliques After the call futures broke on sell ing orders from discouraged bulls, both local and Southern, who let go some of their remaining long lines. The best demand seemed to come from shorts. However, there was some evidence, of bull support, but prices worked 8 to 10 points off from the opening range be fore the downward movement was checked, then prices only advanced to the previous close The recovery did not convert the bears and they contin ued to advise friends to sell on all hard spots. But the more bo'd doubt that a further decline is likely at the mo ment. The feature of the early trading was the attempt .made by the ring to drive March ami May below 12.50. but the market found good support from some of the leading interests, which sustained prices. Commission houses, Wall street and the uptown crowd were free sellers of March and May. There were very few large blocks traded In, most orders being in small lots. The feeling here among the majority is still that the market Is a sale on any rally practically, as the technical posi tion has been weakened by enormous short covering and long line liquidation. The opinion is also expressed that prices will sag lower In the absence of any substantial buying power until further development in the spot situation. Ail- vices from the belt are to the effect that high grades are scarce at increased premium and only low grades being of fered. A prominent spot merchant on his re turn from a Southern tour was on the floor predicting a 15,000.000-bale crop, which brought out considerable selling. Offerings, however, were quickly ab sorbed. and prices were sustained around the previous close. At thq close the market.was steady, with prices at net advance of 1 to 9 points from the final quotations of Wed nesday. Following are 11 a. m. bids in New York: December, 13.50; January, 12.37; March, 12.57; May. 12.57; July. 12 53. Following are 11 a. m. bids in New Orleans: December, 12.58: January, j 12 70; March, 12.88; May, 12.97; July, 13.01. Estimated cotton receipts: Friday. 1912. New Orleans 9.300 to 10.300 8.921 Galveston 9,500 to 10.500 16,908 , .. . ----- - w.. any further decline and for that reason those fa voring the bull side fear to come into the market in face of 'such conditions. Many who have advocated the bull side up to this time are now talking lower prices. The ginning figures on Sat or day are expected to be large ur. fur ther liquidation is looked for iu Lie meantime.—J. M. Anderson. • * » NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 18.—Hayward At ( lark: I he New Orleans Cotton Ex change will close Thursday, December 2d. and Thursday, January 1. * * ■* The map shows fair weather over cen tral Texas, but cloudy over the rest of the belt, with scattered light showers. Indications are for partly cloudy to fair in east Texas Arkansas and north Louisiana, but cloudy and showery weather over the rest of the belt, fol lowed by generally unsettled rainy weather Saturday.’’ The New Orleans Tlmcs-Democrat says. “After New Yorks close yes terday the New Orleans contract mar ket climbed above Tuesday's final quo- llW Villi' V.inIp ...41 . ... I i to Take Over Telephone and Telegraph Caused Break. RANGE IN. NEW VOFK PUTURPI 12.55 12.55 12.46 12.54 12.51-54 12.52-53 ! 12.41'12.41! 12.31112.38! 12.38 -39 T 2.37 - 38 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.35 12.37-40 12.35-38 112.59! 12.61112.60'12.60! 12.59-60112.56-57 f 12.55112. .55 12. 55 1 1 2 .56 12 59- ■61 i: !.55- -57 ! 12.58! 12 .60 12. 50 12 .61 12. 00- ■61 11; 1.55- -56 12.56112. .56 12. 56 12 .56|12. 57- 59 11 1.51- -53 12 52 12. .55 12, 4) '12 .56 12. 55- 56 12.46- -47 112.29112. .29)12. 29 12 .29112. 33- 35 12 :.29- -31 . . .*11. 90- 93 11 .S3- -85 ]11.70111. 78 11. 70 ii .78 11. 78- 79111 .71 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Due 2 points lower on July and unchanged to 1 point lower on other positions, this market opened steady at a net advance of 3 to 4 points. At 12:15 p. m. the market was quiet but steady at a net advance of 1% to 2% points. A good demand for spot at unchanged prices; middling, 7.13d; sales. 10,000 bales, including 8.2C0 American bales, imports, 34,000, of which all were Ameri- ; can bales. At the close the market was quiet bu* steady, with prices net unchanged to 2% points lower than the closing quotations of Wednesday. Futures opened steady. Quitclaim Deeds. $5—N C. McPherson to Mrs. Martha R. Wood. No. 184 West North avenue, 53 by 161 feet. December 12. $5—Germania Savings Bank to George N. Fotopoulos. ’ot 47 bv 82 feet, north west corner West Fair and Chapel streets. December 13. $10—H. W. Dillin to J. J Martin, lot 10 by 50 feet, west side 12-foot alley, being part of lot 4, block 22. of Copenhill 1 and Company’s property. December 18. Deeds to Secure. $10 and Other Considerations—Mrs. Katie Dull to Cobbs Land Company, No. 18 E. Pine street, 51 by 79 feet. De cember 16. $1.250—Mrs. Lena Chamlee to South eastern Land and Investment Comnany, lot 33 by 150 feet, west side Crew street, 116 feet north of Richardson street. De cember 15. $1.250—Same to same, lot 33 by 15fl feet, west side Crew street. 83 feet north of Richardson street. December 15. BAR SILVER. NEW YORK, Deo. 18.—Commercial bar silver. 57%; Mexican dollars, 44%»c. LONDON. Dec. 18.—Bar silver steady at 26 11-16d. WILL EXCHANGE AND GIVE $1,500 CASH DIFFERENCE—AN EIGHT-ROOM, TWO- STORY RESIDENCE SITUATED ON CEN TRAL AVENUE, LOT 50x150 feet, for a home in West End or Inman Park. See Mr. Clapp. SMITH & j. H. EWING Ivy 1513. 130 PEACHTREE. ATI.. 2865. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. s har Prev. Dec. Op’ing. 2 P M. Close Close. . .6.83 6.83 6.79% . 6.81 Dec. -Jan. . . .6.83 . 6.79V2 6 80% Jan. - -Feb. . . .6.85 6.83% . 6.80 G.81 Feb. -Mch. . . «86M s 6.85 6.82 6.83 Mch. -Apr. , . .6.s7 6.88 6.84% 6.85 Apr. - May . . .6.86% 6.88Vi . 6.83 6.83 May- •u.'ne . . .6.86 6.85 6.82% . 6.83 June -July . . .6.83% 6.82 6.80 6.80 July- -Aug. . . .6.80 6.80 6.77 6.77 Au g. -Sept. . .6.66 6.67 6.64 6.64% Sept. -Oct . . .6.46 . 6.40% . 6.43 Oct- Nov. . . .6.36 6.35 C.33 6.33 D ) o vision > $100 Xmas Present for the \\ ife A HOME HI and the balance like rent will put you in No. 324 Ormond • This five room cottage, well built and in good condition, won ’ ' i. near Hill street and Grant Park, on car line; all conveniences, •deluding tile walks, etc. Price only • 2,500. THOMSON & LYNES 18 A ND 20 WALTON ST. PHONE IVY 718 FOR SALE BY REAL '.\W:' H SIDE J4OME" JUST OFF PONCE DELEON AVE NUE on Jackson street, in prettiest block on the street. we have tnat home you will like. Every convenience. Attractive front. Extreme,y well built. Owner needs money and says sell less than value. Worth $10,000. but less wid buy It this week. Submit us offer. !erm s j, OVT OVERLOOK THrs. -^LSgpire Bldg. Real Estate. Renting. Loans Phones, Ivy 8399, Atl. lo99^_ r > R E E N E healt y o N't F> A N Y NEGRO INVESTMENT PROPERTY. THIS is three double three-room negro houses on iot 120x100 feet, situated in one of the best j negro renting sections of the cit.v on paved street, with all the im provements. This piece of property will en hance in value as well as being a more than 12 per cent invest ment as it now stands. We can show you the rent records on this for the past 5 years. No better in the city. Price $4,500. Terms. Closed quiet but steady. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 18.— Spot quo tations from the Central and Western spot centers of the belt showed no fur ther decline yesterday, in spite of the lower futures in New York. This strengthens the he’ief that the liquida tion of weak holdings is over and that the contract markets have to deal with spot resistance. The Atlantic spot mar kets, which are more directly under the influence of New York sentiment and prices, alone, shows decline. Liverpool again came in steady with futures about 3 points better than due; spot prices unchanged; sales, 10,000 bales. The severe decline in English consols and acute weakness in the London stock market were a source of concern and contributed to further easi ness in our market this morning. March here declined to 12.81. There was. how ever. a disinclination to sell, as spot resistance to decline seemed more defi nite. futures are at a considerate dis count. and the short interest has in creased. The ide<t of reaction was stronger and the market soon expressed it in an advance to 12.88 for March. Fear of a bearish v’ensus report or Saturday alone prevented greater hud port, but large ginning figures seem to be discounted by the recent break. The Census report this morning gave the number of seed-crushing establishments active to December 1 as 850. against a total last year of 859 for the season, and 841 in 1911 Seed crushed from the present cron to December 1. 2 201.275 tons, against a total of 4.579.708 < last season, and 4.921,073 tons in 1931 Linters obtained from the present croj. i to December 1. is 289.118 bales; tota 1 j linters from last year’s crop 69;;.294 ; 556.276 bales in 1911 This rrp.,rt rat confirms the belief that linters returns from tlTis crop will be less than those of ’ast season. Last season’® first Dri ers report was on January 28 and gave 366.9 a hales. Sp is here are steady and only low'r gra«R s can be bought at quotat < ns. The better grades command an increas'd premium. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES tations. New' York reflects a great deal of pessimism and generally bearish sentiment. But the cotton trade at large. New Orleans included has Its eye on the statistical drift, and seems slow to comprehend the cause of the depression. New York January closed at 12.3i. The official discount on good ordinary there is 300 points. The low est grade that will tender on New York contracts can not be bought in New Or leans at less than 10 cents a pound, and It will cost about 50 points to ship such cotton to New York and effect tender. In other words, such cotton would cost the tender about 10*^ cents a pound, and he would get for it in New York January tender 9.37 cents a pound. “Nevertheless, New York is accumu lating a protective stock. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, every New York in terest in any way related to the finan cial power of the Metropolis is opposed to the Washington administration’s policies, particularly that policy which seeks to dethrone the centralized money control exercised by that center. “Most every financial review bearing a New York date line and publish,* elsewhere reflects studied pessimism. Crop money has been pouring into those sections which are now seeking eman cipation from centralized financial con trol. Lower prices for. cotton check such inflow of money into the cotton belt Therefore, the declines that have recently been witnessed in cotton have rather helped those men who oppose decentralization.’’ * * * J. B. Turner says: “The Census re port on linters is of no great value be cause of the absence of comparative data for December 1. It is notable, however, that the line obtained from the seed crushed is smaller than last year’s average when at the season’s end 67 pounds of lint per ton had been obtained from all seed put through mills. In the present instance 2.201,276 tons of seed yielded 63 to 64 pounds of lint per ton. the exact figures not being available, because weights of the lint— er bales are unknown. If the amount of seed crushed for the season shall be approximately that of last year the dif ference of 3Vs pounds in lint obtained per ton wdli decrease the total linters about 38,000 bales. Spot cotton here steady and the low-er grades can be bought at quotations. '1 he beter grades command an in creased premium. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YoRK, Dec. IS. While practi cally all the speculative interest at the opening of the stock market to-day cen tered in the recommendation of Post- master General Burleson that the Gov- ernment take over the telegraph ami telephone wires, the most pronounced weakness deve oped in Canadian Pacific, which is wholly beyond the range of tjur political activities. • Canadian Pacific opened at 214H. a decline os 4 Joints from Wednesday’s final, ami w*tn!n To minutes had declined still further to 213%. After another fractional plunge It rallied slightly and at the end of half an hour was selling above 214. The volume of business was small ami In the first 30 minutes not more than 2.000 shares of Canadian Pa cific had changed hands. American Telephone and Telegraph declined 1V 4 , while Western Union fell 1% to 58%. Among the other declines were the following: United States Steel common, %; Union Pacific, \; Southern Pacific, %; Amalgamated Copper. %: American Can. ; Reading. 4 : New York Central. V 4 ; Pennsylvania, New York, New ers * Haven and Hartford. V*. and Baltimore and Ohio, 14. After falling %. Erie rallied. The curb was weak. Americans in London were narrow- above New York parity. Canadian Pa cific was hammered hard by bears in London. Canadian Pacific continued to be the conspicuous feature during the late forenoon, dropping another % point, a net decline of 4%. The rest of the list rallied from the lower prices at the opening. American Telephone and Tel egraph advanced a point to 114%. Amal gamated Copper. Steel and Reading were up ' 4 . Western Unloh 1% and Union Pacific %. Call money loaned at 3% Canadian Pacific’s weakness was the feature of the last hour. This stock dropped to 212%. a net decline of 6 points on the day. The telegraph stocks rallied and bdth American Telegraph and Western Union were more than a point higher than their morning open ing The tone was steady. The market closed steady. Govern ments unchanged; other bonds steady. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. SPOT COTTON MAHKET. Atlant, nominal; middling 12%. Athens, steady; middling 13^i Macon steady; middling 12%. New Orleans, steady; middling 13c. New York, quiet; middling in.90 Philadelphia, easy; middling 13.15 Boston, quiet; middling 12.90. Liverpool, easier; middling 7.13d Savannah, quiet; middling 12 1116 Augusta, steady; middling 12 15-16 Charleston, steady; middling 131 ' Norfolk, steady; middling 12%. Galveston, quiet; mid.Ring 13%. Mobile, steady; middling 13%. Wilmington, steady; middling 13c Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12% St. Louis, quiet middling 13%. Memphis, steady; middling 13% Houston, steady; middling 13 i-if. Louisville, firm; middling 12%. PORT RECEIP r s The following iabie shows receipts al the ports to-day compared with the same day last year; 1913. 1812. New Orleans . . . Galveston Mobile Savannah Charleston . . . . Wilmington , . . Norfolk. . . . . New York. . . . Boston Various Total. . . . 15,531 8,533 5.433 7,426 1,241 1,546 4,171 52 1.970 45.928 6.303 23,425 569 4,730 1,134 2.315 2,547 283 617 6.702 48,625 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. 1913. 1912. Houston 8.707 17,699 Augusta. . . , 2,323 2,654 Memphis. . , , 9.450 4.306 St. Louis. . . 3,364 3.072 Cincinnati. . 1.741 1 itile Rock .... 1.309 Tota 25,585 29.875 6tock quotations: STOCKS— High. Lo\i Amal. Copper. 70%. 69b Am. Agricul Am. Beet Bug. 22% 22^ American Can 27% 26 xdo, pref... 87 87 Am. Car Fdy. 43% 43% Am. Cot. Oil.. 37 37 American Tee Am. I^ocomo.. 28% 28% Am. Smelting. 61 61 Am. Sug. Ref. 102 102 Am. T.-T. .. 115% 113% Am. Woolen.. Ahaconda .... 34 33% Atchison 93 92% A. C 18% 117% B. and 0 91% 91 Beth. Steel... 29% 29% B. R. T 86% 86% Can. Pacific... 214 212% Cen. Leather.. 26% 25% C. and 0 56% 56% Colo. F. and I Colo. Southern Consol. Gas.. 128 128 Corn Products 8% 8% D. and H Den. and R. G. 17% 17% Distil. Secur.. 16 16 Erie 27% 26% do, pref. .. 42% 42 Gen. Electric. 135% 135% G. North, pfd. 124 123% CIos. Pret Bid Clos- 69% 69% 31% 3L 105 58 Z, % 58% 92% 103 106% 162% 161% 13V 1274 COTTON SEED OIL. - V E\\ YORK, Dec. 18.—Lack of out- •u!e trade was manifest in the srnal v. lume of trade’this morning iu the oii ' arket. Bids for nearby deliveries were ‘■'■'er at the start, but iight offerings •aused buyers to bid up iheir require- 11c 1 its Cotton seed ill quotation i Opening. s; Dc {12.55.112.65,12.54 12.65 12.67-69 12.58-59 11! 1-.01 ,a i.; • 1 j/, V 1. . , . • _ , V*? , Fb i 12 82-84 2.72-73 Mh ,12.86 12.95 12.81 12.94 1 J 4-95 12.88-89 Ap ! 12.97-99 12.91 -93 My II2.96 13.05 12.89 13 05 13.04-05 12.97-98 Jn ( 13.04-06! 12.97-99 Jly 13.00 13.08112.94 13 08 13.07-08 13 01-02 Oc 1 { : j 31.85 j... dost <3 steady. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Miller & Co.: “Our views on the market continue unchanged and before the bottom of this decline is reached we expect to see a great deal more cur off the top.” Logan «v Bryan; “We are rather in clined to favor the selling side for the time being.'’ _ Closing. *. 1 ;... r«.7o@«.7j' , , ', ■ • • ■ 6.72718.75 8.757.8 75 n«i , January . . . 8.727.8.80 6.74$« 78 February .... 6.807.6.! 0 « 857.6.88 : March i 7.027. 7.0J < 7 00 o 7 01 7.097.7.12 7,087.7 11 . •V«V ; 7.2 >7.7.21 7.107. 7.20 7.217.7,27 I 7.207, 7.28 ; luly . . ., 7.307.-7.31 7.294, 7.31 Closed very Arm; sales 8,900 barrels. * THE WEATHER. — Conditions. \\ ASTIINGTON, Dec. 18.—The indDa- t'.onu are that the weather well h«- g n- | Tally fair to-night and Friday over the j region east of the Mississippi River Temperatures will be somewhat lower tonight in the Atlantic and East Gulf States. General Forecast. General forecast until 7pm day: Fri- Georgia— Cloudy and cooler to-night; f'iUday fair Virginia. Alabama, Mississippi. Ten nessee and Louisiana - hair to-night arid Friday. North and South Carolina-Cloudy and cooler to-night: Friday fair. F’orida- -Partly cloudy to-night and Frida y. East Texas -Fair to-night; Friday fair and warmer. West Texas— Fair and warmer to night; Friday fair and warmer in south east portions. b G. North. Ore. G. Western... Ill. Central... Interboro .... do. pref... Int. Harv. (old) K. C. S.. . . 23% M. , K. and T. 19% do, pref L. Valley. . . 149% L. and N. . . 131 Mo. Pacific . . 25 N. Y. Central Northwest. . . Nat. Lead . . N. and W. . No. Pacific . O. and W. . PennaAx. . Pacific Mall P. Gas Co. . P Steel Car Reading . . R. I. and Steel do, pref. . Rock Island . do, pref S. -Sheffield So. Pacific . . 86% So. Railway . 2174 do, pref. . 74% St. Paul ... 9 Tenn. Copper. 23 Texas Pacific 12 Third Avenue .... Union Pacific 152 U. S. Rubber 55 U. S. Steel . . 56% do, pref . 10474 Utah Copper. 47 y H V. -C. Chem. . 25 Wabash ... 3 *do. pref. . 8 W. Union W. Maryland W. Electric . 59% W. Central 41% 42% Total sa'es, 293,000 shares. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Money on call, on call. 3 a 3%. Time money, steady; 60 days, ru</f.% 90 days, 5 per cent; six months. 5 per cent. posted rates: Sterling exchange, 4.82. 4 86 with actual business In bankers’ bills at 4 8530 for demand and 4.81 for 60-day biils. Prime mercantile paper unchanged. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK Dec. 18.—The metal market was dull and quiet to-day. Cop- j, t r spot and December offered at 14%. January offered at 4.20; February of fered at 14.15; March offered at 14.12%. Lead 3.95^4.05. Spelter, 5.15(^5.25. Tin 37,00(^-37.50. COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: • o ■ r .: ng 9AOffv 9 12 9.149.15 10474 46% 69% January. February. . March. April. . . May. . . June. . . July. . . . August . . Septi mber. October. . November. December. ;;0<5t 9.30 . 9 >/>'?/- 9 41 9.50'Qi 9.60 9.67 9.80 9.909.1'f 9 95® 10.05! 10.10 10.15 10.15 9.28 9.40H 9.41 9.52(a 9 54 9.659.66 9.75'll 9.76 9.85(a 9.86 9.93'a 9.94 10.01® 10.02 10.06^10.07 '10.10^10.12 ; 9.09® 9.11 Closed barely steady. Sales, 37,250 bags. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons, fancy, $3.75® 4.00; celery, $6 00; Florida oranges, $1.76® 2.00; bananas, 2%®3o lb.; cabbage, per crate, 2%c lb.; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia, 6%®7c; choice. 6%®6; beets, $1.75®2.00: In half-barrel crates; cucumbers, $2.00® 2 50; eggplants, $2.50®i3.00 per crate; peppers. $1.50® 1.75 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six-basket crates. $2.50®3; on ions. $1.50 per bushel: r.weet potatoes, pumpkin yams. 75® 80c per bushel; Irish, potatoes $2.50®2 60 per bag; con taining 2% bushels; okra fancy, six- basket crates. $1.50®L7B. _EGGS Fresh country CAndled, 35® 37c. cold storage 34c. BUTTER— Jersey and creamery. In I-lb blocks, 27%t80c; fresh country, fair demand. 18®20c. undrawn POULTRY--Prawn, head and feet on per pound: Hens, 16® 17c; fries, 22%®24. roosters, 8®P.>c; turkeys, owing to fatness 17® 19c. LIVE POULTRY — Hep- <0®45c; roosters. 30®S5c: broilers. iS®3»c per pound: puddle ducks, 30®36c; Peklns. 35(7/40c: geese, 60®60c each: turkeys, owing to fatness i?CT17c. NUTS. Brazil nuts lfl@18c per pound; Eng lish walnuts, 14®16c per pound; pecans, owing to size, 12%®30c per pound. FISH. FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound: snapper, 10c pound; trout, lie pound; blue Ash, 7c pound; pompano, 25 c pound; mackerel. I2c pound; mixed fish. 5®6o nornd; black fish, 10c pound; mullet. 11% 12c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR P stell’s Elegant, $7.00; Omega $6.25; Carters Best. $6.25: Qual ity (finest patent). $6.10; Gloria (self rising), $5.90; Results (self rising), $6.40; Swan’s Down 'fancy patent) $6.00: Vic tory (in towel sacks). $6.25; Victory (best patent). $6.10; Monogram, $6.00; Puritan (highest patent). $5.50; Golden Grain. $5.60; Faultless (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (hignest patent), $5.60; Paragon (highest patent) $5.50; Sunrise (half patent), $5.00; ' WhPe Cloud (highest patent), $5.25; White Daisy, $5.25; White Lily (high patent), $6.50; Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.75; Water Lily (patent). $5.15; Sunbeam $5; Southern Star (patent). $4./5; Ocear Spray (patent). $5 00; Southern star, $6; Sunbeam. $5.00; King Cotton (half pat ent), $4.75; low grade, 98-ll>. sacks. $4. CORN—Bone dry. No. 2. white, old 97; white, new’, 96c; choice yellow, old, 96c. MEAL—Plain. 144-lb. sacks, 91c; 99- lb. sacks, 92c, 48-lb. sucks, 94c; 24-lb. sacks, 96c OATS—Fancy v.hite clipped. 58c; No. 2. 57c; fancy white, 57c; white, 55c; mixed, 54c. Cotton sed meal (Harper), $29.00; buckeye, $28.50. Cotton seed hulls sacked, $15.06. SEEDS- Tennessee blue stem. $1.50; Appier oats. 75c; Texas red rust proof oats, 68c; Oklahoma red rust proof oats, 65r ; Georgia seed rye, 2%-bush, sacks, $1.20; Tennessee seed rye. 2-bush, sacks. $100; Tennesse bnrlev $1.10. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap-. 100-lb sacks, $3.25; 50-lb. sacks. $3.50; Aunt Patsy mash, 100-lb. sacks,'$2.50; Purina pigeon feed. $2.50; Purina baby chick feed, $2.35; Purira scratch. 100-lb. sacks. $2 20; 50-lb. sacks, $2.00; Purina scratch bales, $2.40; Purina chowder. 100-lb. sacks $2.40; Purina chowder, dozen pound packages $2.50; Victory bab’»* chick, $2.20; Victory scratch. 50-lb sacks. $2.15; 100-Ib. sacks $2.10: No. 1 chicken wheat, per bushel, $1.35; No. 2. per bushel. $1.25; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-Ib. sacks. 80c; Eggo, $2.16; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds, $2.00. SHORTS—Red Dog, 98-lb. ?»cks. $1.85; white. 100-lb. sacks, $1.90; dandy mid dling. 100-lb. sacks $1.75; fancy, 75-lb. sacks. $1.80: P. W., 75-lb sacks, $1.75; brown, 100-Ib sacks. $1.70; Germ meal, 75-lb. sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70; Gcrip meal, 75-lb. cotton sacks. $1.75; clover leaf,* 75-lb sacks, $1.60; bran 75-lb. sacks. $1.50; 100-lb. sacks, $1.50, hrran and shorts, mixed. $1.65; Germ meal. Ilomeo, $1.70. f GROUND FEED—Purina feed, lOO-.b. sacks. *1.80; Purina molasses feed. $1.85: Kandy horse feed. $180; Harrodalry feed $.2.00; Arab horse feed. $1.85; Allneeda feed. $1.65; Suerene dairy feed, $1 60; Monogram, 100-lb. sacks. $1.60; Victory horse feed, 100-Ib sacks, $1.70; A B C feed, $1.60; Mllko dairy feed, $1.65; al falfa meal. $1.55; beet pulp, 1)0-Jb. sacks. $1.65. HAY—Per hundredweight; TUnothy choleo, large bales. $1.30; large light clover mixed. $1.20; Timothy No ) small bales. $1 25; Timothy No. 2 hay, $1.15; heavy clover hay, $1.15; No. I light clover mixed, $1.20; alfalfa choice pea green, $1.35; alfalfa No. 1 pea green, $1.30; clover hay. $1.20; Timothy stand ard $1.05; Timothy, small bales, $1; wheat straw, 70c. GROCERIE* SUGAR—Per pound: wianoam gran ulated. 5c: New York refined. 4%c; plantation, 4 85c. COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $21 76. AAA A $ 1 4.50 in bulk, in bags and bar rels *21, green 20c. RICE—Head, 4%®6%, fancy head. 6% ®7c. according to grade. LARD —Silver Leaf. 13c pound: Scoqo. 9%c pound; Flake White. 8%c; Cotto- lene. $7.20 per case; Snowdrift. $6 50 per case SALT -One hundred pounds, 53c: sail brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case, $4.86; salt red rock, per hundredweight, $1; salt white, per hundredweight. 9t)c: Granocrystal per case. 25-lb sacks. 85e; salt ozone' per case. 3? packages, 90c; 50-lb sacks.' Me: 25-ib sacks, 18c. MISCELLANEOUS — Georgia cane syrup, 37c; axle grease, $1.75; soda crackers. 7%c pound; lemon crackers. 8c; oyster, 7e; tomatoes (two pounds), $1.65 case, (three pounds) $2 25; navy beans, $3.25: Lima beans, 7%c; shredded biscuit. $3.60; rolled oats. $3 90 per case- grits (bags) $2.40; pink salmon. $7; co coa. ?8c; roast beef. $3.80; syrup. 30c per gallon: Sterling ball pc*ash. $3.30 pe; ca«e; t.oap, $1.50®4 per c«*se; Rumford baking powder. $2.50 per case. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Co) Cornfield hame. 10 to 12 average. 17%c. Cornfield hame, 12 to 14 average! 17%c Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 av erage. 17. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 aver age. 12 %c. Cornfield B. bacon, 24. Cornfield sliced bacon, 1-pou^d boxes 12 to case, $3.30. Qrocers’ style bacon, wide and nar row, 17%c. Cornfield fresh pork sausage, link or bulk. 25-pound buckets, 13%. Cornfield frankforts, 10-pound car tons. 13. Cornfield bologna sausage. 25-pound boxes, 12. Cornfield luncheon ham, 14%. ^ Cornfield smoked link sausage.'11. Cornfield smoked link sausage. In pickle, 50-pound cans, 5.50. Cornfield frankforts, In -pickle, 15- pouud kits, 1.85. Cornfield pure lard, t'erce basis. 12%. Country style pure lard. 50-pound tins, 12%. Compound 'ard. tierce basis, 9%. D. R extra ribs. 12%c. D. S. Bellies, medium average, 13%c. D. S. Rib bellies, light average, 13%c! CABLE WEAKNESS Local Element Inclined to Sell, Causing Decline—'Corn Easier on Good Weather. „,. 8T - LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red 95®96% Corn—No. 2 69® 70 Oats -No. 2 .. w 41 CHICAGO. Dec. 18.—Wheat was 1% lower to-day'. Some of the traders who have been numbered among the bulls were on the bear side to-day selling freely The entire professional trade held wheat during the morning and sold t toward the close. There is a likeli hood of the selling being overdone to ward the end of the week. Corn dosed with declines of %e and there was little reactionary power shown from the bottom levels. (lots were off % to 7 se and resting spots for the day were at the lowest levels. Provisions were fractionally lower on selling ,,f a line of ribs by one of the larger professionals. Grain quotations: WHEAT Dec May July CORN — Dec May July OATS— Dec Mav July PORK— Jan.... 20.70 May.... 21.02% LARD- Jan.... 10.70 May.... H.07% RIBS - Jan.... 10.87% May.... 11.12% , High. Low. Close. Close. 88% 87"i 87% 88% 91% 90% 92 88% 87% 87% 88% 70% 60 % 69% 70% 70 Vi 60% 69% 70% 70% 60% 68% 69% 39% 39 39 39% *2*4 O Vi 41% 42% 41 % 41 41 41% 20.70 20.82 % 10.67% 11.60 10.77% 11.02% 20.70 20.85 10.67% 11.00 10.77% 11.05 20.72% 20.97% 10.70 11 00 # 10.82% 11.07% CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Dec 18. YVheat: No - red. 9;>%® 96%; No. 2, 9414 : Xo 2 hard r-,n te K , 8# tt? 90 ,v x °- 3 har-l winter M No 1 Northern spring 92% • No *» ^rl« ern 8prins ' 90 ® 91 : No- 3 spring. 880, j*9. Corn No. 3, 59%® 64 Oat; No. 2 yellow. 71® 72; 71; Oats: No. 3 white. 39%.®40% ; No 4 white, 39%®40; standard, 40%@4l. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are reeeipis for Thursday “hd estimated receipts for Friday. _ . IThursday.l Friday. | is I 25 — Co™ I *2 554 Oats 79 79 Hl> g» : 30.000 i 27,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. WHEAT— Receipts . . . Shipments . . CORN—~ Receipts . . . Shipments . . _J 1913 j m2. -! 1.044.000*1 1,143.000” 386,000 II 1911. 1 U12. . 1.712,000 1.025.000' • j 652.000 I 527,000 NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. — Petroleum firm; crude Pennsylvania. 2 50. Turpentine quiet. 45%®43. Rosin quiet; common. 4.00. Wool steady; domestic fleece, 22®26- pulled, scolired basis, 32® 50; Texas, scoured basis, 40® 52. Hides easy; native steers. 19 (asked), branded steers, 18% (asked). Coffee firm; options opened 7 to 15 points higher; Rio. No. 7 spot, 9%®5%. Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to prime, 3%®5%. Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle, 35®55. Sugar, raw. weaker; centrifugal, 3.30 ®3.33; muscovado, 2.80®2.83; molasses sugar. 2.55®2.58. Sugar, refined, dull; fine granulated. 4 20® 4 25; cut loaf. 5.25: crushed. 6.15; mold A. 4.80; cubes, 4.50; powdered. 4.3.5; diamond A. 4.2.5; confectioners’ A. 4 15; softs. No. I, 4.10@4.15. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than No. 1. and Nos. 3 to 14 a re each 5 points lower than the preceding grade.) Potatoes irregular; white nearby', 1.75 ®2 75: sweets, 60® 1.75. Beans quiet; marrow, choice, 4 90® '• ■‘0; pea. ebn <•<•, 3,40®3.70; red kidney, choice. 5.30®5.35. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET EKPOOL, Dec. 18.—-Wheat opened %d lower; at 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower; closed Vi®%d lower. Gorn u}4fried unchanged to > H d lower- a J lhe market was Vsd lower- closed %d lower* ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Co.) Cattle receipts normal, with the as sortment uneven and prices irregular the range being steady to quarter high er. with better grades in strongest de mand Trade has been reasonably ac tive during tlie week, but will iikelv drift into dullness with the approach of the holiday season, especially on medium and plain stock. After January 1 re ceipts are expected to be lighter, but of a better grade, and higher price levels will doubtless he reached. Hogs continue In good supply, with prices barely steady to a fraction Io,wer. The following quotations represent ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades on dairy types selling lower: Good to choice steers. 1 000 to 1.200. 6.00® 6.50; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 5.75 ®6.00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 5.25® 5.50. Good to choice beef cows. 800 to 900. .5 00® 5 50; medium to good cows, 700 to 800. 4 50®5 (*0. Good to choice heifers, 750 to 850. 5.00 ® 5.25; medium to good heifers, 650 to 750. 4.25® 4 50. Mixed to common steers. If fat. 800 to 900. 5 00®5.50; mixed to common cows. If fat, 700 to 800. 4.00® 5.00; mixed common, 600 to 800, 3.25® 4.00; good butcher bulls. 3.50® 4 50. Prime hogs, 160 to 200, 7.60®7.80; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160. 7.40® 7.60; good butcher pigs. 100 to_ 140, 7.25® 7.40; light pigs, 80 to 100. 6.75® 7*.25; heavy rough hogs. 6.50®7.25. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs mast and peanut-fattened lc to l%c under. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Hogs—Receipts 30.000. Market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. 7.40®7.85; good heavy. 7.65®) 7.80; rough heavy, 7.35®7.60; light. 7.40 ®7.75; pigs. 5.85®7.25; bulk, 7.65@7.75. Cattle—Receipts 6,500. Market strong. Beeves. 6.55®9.60; cows and heifers 3.25® 8 10; stockers and feed ers, 5.60®7.35; Texas, 6.40®>7.70; calves, 8.50® 11.00. Sheep—Receipts 15.000. 'Market strong Native and Western, 3.00®5.55, Lambs, 5.75®K.00. ST. LOUIS, MO.. Dec. 18.—Cattle—Re ceipts 3,000, Including 1,200 Southerns. Markets steady. Native beef steers, $7 50® 9.50; cows and heifers. $4.25®8.50; stockers and feeders, $5.00®7.50; calves. $6.00® 11.00; Texas steers. $5.75@7.00; cows and heifers, $4 00® 6.00. Hogs Receipts 12,500. Market 5c to 10c higher. Mixed. $7.60®7.85; good, $7 80® 7.85; rough. $7.35®7.50; lights. $7.60®7.75; pigs. $6.75®7.50; bulk, $7.60 ® 7.80. Sheep—Receipts 1.900. Market steady. Muttons, $3.75® 4.65: yearlings, $6.00® 7.15; Iambs, $5.25®7.85. Grain Notes The Chicago »nter Ocean says: “Wheat traders did not take the Gov ernment crop report with its immense showing of careage and high condition seriously. As they said December in dications are never harvest realizations On the face of report it is regarded as bearish. Holiday dul’ness has settled over all markets and narrow fluctua • tions are expected for a few days.” • * * Bartlett-Frazler Company says; "Wheat—We do not look for much change in prices, but see nothing to cause any decline. “Com—We look for lighter receipts and no particular change in values at the moment. “Oats— The market continues feature less, with very small shipping inquiry and a mo<1 erate movement. "Provisions—Investment buying con tinues and the undertone is fairly steady.” * * * 2 250,000 bushels of Argentine corn has arrived in New York. Eighty-five thousand bushels are due in New Or leans within ten days. Arrivals at Gal veston to December 1 is 440.000 bushels in addition to about 100.000 bushels ar rived at Galveston to-day, *