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THE ATLANTA GEO KOI AN AND NEWS. 11 REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION NE WS Young Mrs. McAdoo 'U.S,Report Shows Big Is Sick in Hospital Increase in Ginnings 2 1-2 Months' Sales of Agency Are $221,000 Ansley Concern Sells Many Lots In Park—Plans of Peachtree Les see—Other Note*. Sales amounting: to $220,993 from ,», ;ober 1 to date have been made by i lie Edwin P. Ansley Real Estate Agency. The majority of sales were property in Ansley Park, while her sales were in the Davis and Snook subdivision at Nos. 19-21 Beard street, at Nos. 4-8 Dakota street and 6 Cleburne avenue. Following: is a list of the pur chasers: Mrs. Eva Brown, R. P. Archer, ,rge Westmoreland, Mrs. B. Glo- gowski, Mrs. H. D. Fellheimer, Grady York, F. H. Ellis, E. H. McMichael, p R Rand, C. W. Bickley, C. H. litty, C. L. Tinsley, R. C. Werner, \\ R. Brawley, Mrs. L. C. Watson, p. r McDuffie, J. Lowensteln, M. .irlton, Mrs. Jonta DeJoumette, Mrs. U M. Tngranj, M. A. Irwin, W. C. George. Mrs. F. Stanton. Potter Pal mer, C. W. Freeman, C. L. Greene, j. R MoBrayer, Miss Lillian Smith, R. E. Butler, B. F. Winston, F. H. Perry, L. F. Howard, A. L. Belle Isle, Miss G. Cronheim. Dr. N. F. Sutton, Lois Britten, Lillian Smith, J. T. Leonard and Julian Clayton. Included in the sales were seven lots of the Hemphill estate on Mari etta street to J. B. Daniel, C. D. At kinson, Winship Realty Co., C. H. Black. .T. B. Hightower. C. A. Green, \V. C. Smith and E. A Holbrook. The last two were joint buyers of one of the lots. Peachtree Lease Plans. Plans for the new John R. Thomp son restaurant at No. 57 Peachtree <troot have been received at the John .7. Woodside agency, which leased the property, and work on what will be one of Atlanta’s finest eating places will be begun January 1. This will be one of Thompson’s chain of cafes extending throughout the United States. The fixtures will cost more than $25,000, a feature of which will be a modern cooling plant. The first floor of the building which the restaurant will occupy was leased for fifteen years for the consideration of about $8,400 yearly, or $126,000 for the term. C. S. McMahan has purchased from the American Investment and Loan Company the southeast corner of Mil- < hell and Davis streets for $25,000. The lot is 140 by 165 feet and is im proved. **> Warranty Deeds. $1.142—W. B. Harrison to James I. Hosford, 5 acres on comer Center street and unnamed street, west of Phillips lot, and also on Phillips stTeet, land lot 163, Fourteenth Dis trict. December 15, 1911. $3,000—Mount Vernon M. E. Church South to Harry G. Poole, lot 100 by 439 feet, southwest side Ma rietta road, 250 feet northwest of south line of land lot 223, Seventeenth District. December 15. $300—M. H. London to W. J. Davis and W. P. Walthall, lot 50 by 133 feet, south side North avenue, 150 feet east of Vine street. December 15. $1,250—Real Estate Trust Company to Arthur S. Smith, lot 45 by 80 feet, east side Ashby street, 100 feet south of West Hunter street. April 29, 1909. $5 and Other Considerations— James T. Stone to Security State Rank, No. 239 Highland avenue, 50 by 135 feet. December 17. $3,000 0. B. McGaughey to H. J. Gaertner, Nos. 323, 347-A Cooper street. 60 by 250 feet. December 17. $1,000—Paul L. T. Beavers to L. C. Hazel, lot 61 by 155 feet, west side Holderness street, 200 feet south of Greenwich street. January 8, 1911. $400—Mary S. Caldwell to E. H. Wilson and T. C. Perkins, lot 50 by 192 feet, west side Dauphin street, 280 feet north of Nabelle avenue. De cember 17. $400—Same to same, lot 51 by 203 feet, west side Dauphin street, 330 feet north of Nabelle avenue. De cember 17. $400—Same to same, lot 50 by 190 feet, west side Dauphin street, 230 f>et north of Nabelle avenue. De cember 17. $1.500 Edward C. O’Donnell to W. O. McDonnold, lot 57 by 145 feet, cast side Inman street, 56 feet from Sells avenue. December 18. $2.500—J. T. Nichols to same, lot 42 in 90 feet, west side Venable street, -83 feet south of Gresham street. No vember 28. $2.000—Frank P. Baskin to J. T. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. g^harp & povlston negro investment PROPERTY. HUS is three double three-room negro houses on lot 120x100 feet, situated in one of the best negro renting sections of the city 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 * he past 5 years. No better in t lie city. Price $4,500. Terms. Nichols. Nos. 158 and 160 "Venable street. 42 by 90 feet. October 15. $900—John F. Green to James M Blalock, No. 105 Lambert Street, 37 by 98 feet. December 19. $4,150—A. G. Dallas to Chauncey Smith, lot 65 by 132 feet, west side Lowndes street, 215 feet south of Currier street. December 19. Loan Deeds. $1.250—Miss Lula Ross to Penn Mu tual Life Insurance Company, lot 42 by 100 feet, east side Durant place, 315 feet north of Ponce DeLeon ave nue. December 16. $500—George C. Bullard to Mrs. E. M. Cunningham. No. 38 Fairview avenue, 50 by 120 feet. December 19 $2,500*—Jacob Auerbach to Mrs Carrie Schaal, lot 95 by 124 feet, northwest corner Green and Fort streets. December 18. $500—H. J. Gaertner to Mrs. Fann> 13. Rosebro. Nos. 323-347-A Cooper street. 60 by 250 feet. December 17. $1,000—Mrs. Ellie B. Eastman to Miss Laura F. Lacy, lot 52 by 198 feet, south side Mason and Turner’s Ferry road, 156 feet east of Chapel avenue. December 16. $500—Paul Goldsmith to Mrs. M. L. Stranahan, lot 43 by 100 feet, south east corner of two alleys, being 153 feet north of Ormond street and 202 feet west of Fraser street. Novem ber 25. Mortgages. $434—Will Tatum to John D. Pou, lot 196 by 200 feet, east side Old Decatur road, 575 feet southeaart of Line street. December 17. $999—Arthur S. Smith to Atlanta Banking and Savings Company, lot 45 by 80 feet, east side Ashby street, 100 feet south of West Hunter street. December 17. $1,000—J. H. Gibson to Georgia Savings Bank and Trust Company. No. 314 East Georgia avenue, 40 by 140 feet. December 19. $25,000—A. B. Hurt to Atlanta Home Insurance Company, lot 63 by 210 feet, west side Edgewood ave nue, 100 feet west of Piedmont ave-i nue. September 17. Bond for Title. $2.000—Mary S. Caldwell to E. H. Wilson and T. C. Perkins, lot 190 by 230 feet, northwest corner Nabelle avenue and Dauphin street. Decem ber 17. Executor's Deeds. $5—William A. Hemphill Estate (by executor) to Mary Elizabeth Hemp hill, one-sixth interest in the follow ing properties: Lot 223 by 166 feet, west side of Foundry street and along W. & A. Railroad. Also lot 41 by 200 feet, west side South Forsyth street, 218 feet from southwest side Alabama street. Lot 49'by 77 feet, northwest corner Alabama street and Central avenue. Nos. 51 and 53 East Alabama street, 36 by 170 feet. Lot 415 by 793 feet, southwest side Chattahoochee avenue, being 19.67 acres in land lot 222, Seventeenth district, part of Casey Hill subdivi sion. January 25. Quitclaim Deeds. $1—Central Bank and Trust Cor poration to M. W. Hall, lot 50 by 178 feet, east side North Boulevard, 50 feet south of Greenwood avenue. De cember 13. $1—F. C. Lacy Estate (by execu tors) et al. to L. T. Jones. No. 110 Mildred street, 40 by 100 feet. Janu ary 5, 1912. $3,000—Mrs. Thomas Moore to Har ry G. Poole, lot 110 by 439 feet, south west side Marietta road. 250 feet northwest of south line of land lot 223, Seventeenth district. Decem ber 16. $1,500—Mrs. Mary H. Clarke to Samuel H. Hape, lot 270 by 750 feet, north side Central avenue, at south west corner of Rawlins lot, land lot 95, Hapeville. December. 1913. $1,500—L. R. Palmer to Mary H. Clark, same property. December. 1908. $2,750—Central Bank and Trust Corporation to E. G. Black, lot 50 by 169 feet, west side Spring street. 350 feet north of West Fourteenth street; also lot 100 by 116 feet, west side Spring street. 500 feet north of West Fourteenth street. December 19. Building Permits. $200—Dr. J. C. White, No. 4 6 Park street, repair fire damage. Day work. $ 1,200—C. W. Ford. Grady avenue, make repairs. G. L. Boosby. $2,500—W. J. Davis. Blue Ridge av enue. one-story frame house. Day work. $3,660—Matthews ft Alien. Gallatin street, five one-story frame houses. Day ork. $500—Cornelius King, rear No. 15 Battle Hill avenue. Day work. OBITUARY. The funeral of Harold Lemons, the one- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lemons, who died Friday at a local sanitarium, took place Saturday, fol lowed by interment in Atlanta Park Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Jackson will be held Saturday night at 8 o’clock at the home of her son, Joseph A. Jack- son. No. 457 Piedmont avenue. Rev. John H. Wood will officiate. The bodv will be taken to Jackson County, near Winder, for interment. The body of Miss Elizabeth Mowhan. aged 28. who died Friday at the resi dence No. 102 Kirkwood avenue, was taken Saturday to Clarkston for fu neral and interment. The funeral of Mrs. Ida Poole, who died Thursdav, was held Saturday at Mt. Zion Church. Interment was In the church cemetery. The remains of James H. Buice. aged i»2. are at Bloomfield’s Chapel, awalt.ng instructions. He died Friday night at a private sanitarium. His home is at Sewanee. GREENE ASSESSOR NAMED. GREENSBORO. Dec. 20.—W. C. Mer ritt Sam P. Turner and J. E. Carlton have been appointed as tax assessors for Greene County under the new tax equalization law by County Comimssion- er J. J- Sanders. DUBLIN MOOSE FEAST. DUBLIN, Dec. 20.—The Dublin Lodge of Moose held a banquet last night, w'hich was one of the biggest of its kind ever given here. FIRST HOLIDAY ACCIDENT. WAYCROSS, Dec. 20.—Wayorofls’ first holiday accident was reported to-day when Wilbur Gassett, 14 years old was seriously injured by the unexpected discharge of a parlor rifle with which he had been shooting at a penny. I NEW YORK, Dec. 20.- Reports of the serious illness of Mrs. Francis E. McAdoo, daughter-in-law of the Sec retary of the Treasury, were denied to-day by members of her family. Captain Isaac Emerson, of Baltimore stepfather of Mrs. McAdoo, said she was confined in Roosevelt Hospita from a {-light attack of kidney trou ble, but that she is expected to be ou of the institution in several days. Here’s One That You Can’t Even Sneeze WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The so cial announcers of Washington have met their Waterloo in the pronuncia tion of the name of the Siamese Min ister. It is Phya Prabhakaravonga. There is more of it in his native tongue, but that is all he carries about for ordinary use. ‘No Defeat for Me/ Says Fite, of Race Judge A. W. Fite, of Cartersville. isn’t granting that the recent election in that city was in any way a defeat for him, his friends, or his political principles, as had been reported. "Mr. Gaines and Mr. Satterfield, the new Councilmen, are my friends, and I voted for them." said Judge Fite. ‘‘Galt and Milner were defeated. The candi date for Mayor had no* opposition. I don’t see where the report originated that I had met with any political re verses.” WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. A cotton report issued to-day by the Census Bu reau shows 12.923.606 bales, counting round bales as half bales ginned from the growth of 1913 to December 13. compared with 12,439.036 for 1912 and 13,7<0.727 for 1911. Round bales includ ed this year arc 91,683. compared with 75.772 for 1912 and 92,790 for 1911. Sea Island included 69,312 for 1913; 60.445 for 1912 and 8.035 for 1911 The following table shows by States the number of bales ginned from the growth of 1913, prior to December 13, with comparative figures up to Decem ber 1. 1913, and for 1912: States. Dec. 13, Dec. 1, !Dec. 13,' | 1913 j 1913 |_ 1912 Georgia . .' 27213,426 2.064,792 L666.899 Alabama. . 1.444.603 1.365,888 1,223.336 Arkansas. .! 884.702 789.038 700.874 Florida ...» 63.0321 58.490 52,882 Louisiana 391,266 340.086 364.113 Mississippi 1.084.584 955 588 884,992 North C. .I 706,262: 622,746 820.249 Oklahoma . 790,623, 761.439 904.347 South 0. ..I 1,276,402' 1.161.439 1.127,480 Tennessee . 340,546 304.506 231.341 Texas . . . 3,627.419 3,571.331 4,670.510 All others . 99.760 85,763 77,800 U. S 12.923,606 12.081.100 12,439,036 Total crop [l4.076,430 HEAVY GINKS Cotton Gossip XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. i Apply any Agent. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons. fancy, $3.7504.00; celery. $6.00; Florida oranges, $1.7502.00; bananas, 2%@3c lb.; cabbage, per crate, 2V4c lb.; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia, 6%@7c; choice, o%@6; beets, $1.7502.00; In half-barrel crates, cucumbers, $2,000 2.50; eggplants, $2.50@ ? 00 per crate; peppers. $1.50(0*1.75 per craie; tomatoes, fancy, six-basket crates. $2.50 0 3; on ions. $1.50 per bushel* sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams. 75@80c per bushel; Irish potatoes $2.50(02.60 per bag; con taining 2% bushels; okra fancy, six- basket crates. $1.5001.75. EGGS—Fresh country candled. 350 37c, cold storage 34c. BUTTER—Jersey an<i creamery. In 1-lb. blocks. 27%@80c; fresh country, fair demand, 18020c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on per pound: Hens. 16017c; fries, 22% 024: roosters. 80U>c; turkeys, owing to fatness 17<019c. LIVE POULTRY — Hen* <0@45c; roosters. 30035c: broilers. 2o<Q)3oc per pound; puddle ducks. 30®3bc; Peklns. 35(0 40c; gee3e, KO06Oc each; turkeys, owing to fatness **d r /c. NUTS. Brazil nuts 16018c per pound; Eng lish walnuts, 14i016c per pound; pecans, owing to size. 12%@30c per pound. FISH. FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout, lie pound? bluefish, 7c pound; pompano, 25c pound; mackerel. 12c pound; mixed fish. 5@6c noi'.nd; black fish, 10c pound: mullet, 11% 12c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR — P-stell’s Elogant._ $7.00; Omega $6.25, Carter s Best, $6.25: Qual ity (finest patent), $6.10, Gloria (self- vising), $5.90; Results (self rising), $5.40; 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 (highest patent), $5.50: Paragon (highest patent). $5.50; Sunrise (half patent), $5.00; White Cloud (highest patent i. $5.25; White Daisy, $6.25; White Lily (high patent), $5.60; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75; Water Lily (patent). $5.15; .Sunbeam $5; Southern Star (patent), $4.76; Ocear Spray (patent). $5.00: Southern star, $5; Sunbeam. $5.00; King Cotton (half pat ent). $4.75: low grade, 98-lb. sacks. *4. CORN—Bone dry, No. 2. white, old 97; W’hite. new. 96c; choice yellow, old. 95c. MEAL—Plain, 144-lb. sacks. 91c; 96- lb. sacks, 92c; 48-lb. sacks, 94c; 24-lb. sacks. 96c OATS—Fancy while 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, $15.0C. SEEDS—Tennessee blue stem, $1.6C; Appier oats. 75c; Texas red rust proof oais, 68c; Oklahoma red rust proof oats, 65c; Georgia seed rye. 2%-bush, sacks, $1.20; Tennessee seed rye, 2-l>ush. sacks. $1.00: Tennesjse barley. $1.10. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap*. 100-lb sacks. $3.25; 50-lh. sacks. $3.50; Aunt Patsy mash, 100-lb. sacks. $2.50; Purina pigeon feed, $2.50; Purina baby chick feed. $2.35*. Purina scratch. 100-lb. sacks, $2 20; 50-lb sacks, S2.00; 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-lb. sacks $2.10; No. 1 chicken wheat, per bushel, $1.35; No. 2 per bushel. $1.25: oyster shell. 80c; special scratch. 100-lb sacks. 80c; Kggc. $2.15; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds.. $2.00. SHORTS- Red Dog. 98-11 sacks. $1.85: white 100-lb. sacks. $1.90; dandy mid dling.’ 100-lb. sacks $1.75; fancy. 75-Ib. sacks. $1.80; P. W., 75-lb. sacks. $1.75; brown. 100-lb sacks, $1.70; Germ meal, 75-lb. sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70; Germ meal, 75-lb. cotton sacks, $1.75: Hover leaf, 75-lb. sacks, $1.60; bran 75-lb. sacks. $1.50; 100-lb. sacks, $1.50, bran and shorts, mixed £1.66; Germ meal, llomeo, $1.70. GROUND FEED— Purina feed, 100- h. sacks. $1.80: Purina molasses feed. $1.85: Kandy horse feed. $180; Harrodairv feed $2.00; Arab horse feed. $1.85; Aline^da feed. $1.65; Suerene dairy feed. $1 60; Monogram. 100-lb. saeks. $1.60; Victory horse feed, 100-lb sacks, $1.70: A B C feed, $1.60; Milko dairy feed, $1.65; al falfa meal. $1.55; beet pulp, l)0-lb. sacks. $1 65. HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy choice, large bales. $1.30; large light clover mixed, $1.20: Timothy No. 1 small bales. $1 26; Timothy No. 2 hay. $1.15; heavy oiover hay. $1.15; No. 1 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. GROCER! Elk SUGAR—rer pound: aianoam gran • ulated. 5c; New York refined, 4%c; plantation, 4.85c. COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle) $21.75. A AAA $14 50 In bulk. In bags and bar rels $21. green 20c. RICE—Head, 4% 05%. fancy head, 6% a7c. according to grade. LARD—Silver Leaf. 13c pound; Rcoco. 9%c pound; Flake White, 8%c; Cotto- lene. $7.20 per case; Snowdrift, $6 5(» per case SALT-One hundred pounds, 53c: salt brick (plain), per case. $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case, $4 85; salt red rock, per hundredweignt, $1; salt white, per hundredwHght, 90c: Granocrystai, per case, 25-lb. sacks, 85c; salt ozone, per case. 30 packages, 90c; 50 lb. sacks, 2d< : 25-ib sacks. 18c. MISCELLANEOUS — Georgia cane svrun, 37c; axle grease, $1.75; soda crackers. 7V 4 c pound; lemon crackers, 8c; oyster, 7c; tomatoes (two pounds), $1 65 case, (three pounds) $2.25; navy beans. $3 25; Lima beans, 7%c; shredded biscuit, $3 60; rolled oats, S3.9Q per case; grits 'bags! $2 40. pink salmon. $7; co coa. "He: ’’oast beef. *3.80, sjrup. 30c per gallon: Sterling ball pc*ash. $3.3u p**, case: soap. $1 50*9:4 per c~-e: Rum ford baking powder, $2.50 pe^ case. NEW ORLEANS. Doc. 20.—Hayward & Clark: "The weather map show’s generally fair in Texas and Oklahoma: Cloudy over* the rest of the belt; light scattered ahow’ers. Indications are for light general rains over the central and eastern States, fol'owed by clearing and cold weather in the central States over Sunday.” * * # The New Orleans Times-Democrat says: "Because the cotton market can not rise above its Immediate environ ment. statistical drift, which is bullish in the extreme is ignored. At the cur rent rate of off-take, it will not be very long before statistics w ill form the mar ket’s environment, and thereafter a new tale will be told. It is probable that more consideration wil be given the relationship requirement bear’s sup ply, when the currency bill shall have been finally disposed of. Meanwhile, students of the market are convinced that ultimate trouble is brewing for the short seller. "According to Secretary Hester, the w’orld's visible supply of American cot ton in round figures is now 300.000 hales smaller than it was at this time in 1911, in spite of an into-sight movement thus far this year greater by 140.000 bales than to this date in the monster crop season of 1911-12.” * * * Following is the statistical position of cotton on Friday, December 19. as made up by The New York Financial Chroni cle: This Week. Vis. supply American Into sight, week Since September 1.. Port stocks Port receipts Exports Interior receipts Interior shipments... Interior stocks 15.902.856 4.456.856 453.231 8.550.866 I 312,795 1 994.580 I 261.552 ! 227.742 1 283,227 966.023 Last Year. 6.21 3773 3 5.123.733 484.178 8.703.739 335,204 1,284.949 258.939 275.783 244.982 834.999 SPOT COTTON MARKET Atlanta, nominal: middling 12%. Athens, steady; middling 13^ Macon steady; middling 13%. New Orleans, steady; middling 13c. New* York, quiet; middling 12.60 Philadelphia, easy: middling 12.85. Boston, quiet; middling 12.60. Liverpool, easier; middling 7.lid. Savannah, quiet; middling 12 11-16. Augusta, steady; middling 12 13-16. Charleston, steady; middling 13% Norfolk, steady; middling 12%. Galveston, quiet; middling 13%. Mobile, steady; middling 13%. Wilmington, steady; middling 13c. Uttle Rock, quiet; middling 13c. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. St. Louis, quiet* middling 13%'. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. Houston, steady; middling 13 1-lf. Louisville, firm; middling 12%. Under Tremendous Sales Prices Drop With a Bang—Bulls Sidestep. NEW YORK. Dec. 20 Prices went down with a bang at the opening of the cotton market to-day on the publication of the bearish Census Bureau figures on cotton of the 1913 crop ginned to December 13. The first transactions were made at prices 10 t 20 points under Friday's closing. After that the market steadied for a breathing spell and then cracked wide open under a wave of tremendous selling orders. While the selling movement was at Its height prices broke $1.35 to $1.80 a bale lower than Friday’s final. The ring crowd sold aggressively. Wad street, the South, the uptown crowd and longs were noticeable on the selling side. No one seemed Inclined to support the list and the break made without a pause. Leading bulls and some of the larger spot houses who have supported the list for the past few days were not In evidence and the bears hammered with confidence. January was the weakest option of the list, drop ping to 11.89. The Census figures exceeded the gen eral expectation by 200.000 hales. Just before the opening guesses ranged from 12,450,000 to 17,798.000 bales The report seemed to put an end to the hope of a commercial crop under 14.000,000 hales. The most discouraging feature of the break was the absence of support from the bull crowd, but there was good de mand at the bottom and recovery of about 6 points ensued. After that the market continued on its downward Jour ney and repeated the lowest point of the day. As March and May went tum bling on the way down from 12.50 to 12.14 there was < siderahle stop loss orders uncovered. It was liquidation of the same sort as has been the feature of the market since last Monday. Much of it earu£ from the South and may be described as distress cotton. There seems to be no doubt that the long in terest I1n the belt is enormous in spite of the extensive liquidation of late. The whole South went long of futures in the belief that the early frost and mid-summer drouth and all of the other blows that the crop has received would result in a big bull campaign. These speculative buyers, however, forgot the rise of 14 cents had discount ed considerable of the damage. The amount of cotton ginned from De cember 1 to 14 totaled 843.000 bales. The principal increase in ginnings was in Georgia, which showed an increase of 148.000 bales, against 111.000 hales last year. Arkansas howed an increase of 96.000, against 43,000 bales last year. All the eastern States showed Increases accordingly. Texas and Oklahoma were about Uie same. At tne close the market was steady with prices at a net decline of 22 to 35 points from the final quotations of Fri day. Estimated cotton receipts: Monday 1912 New Orleans .... 9.500 to 10,600 9,111 Galveston 10.000 to 15,000 22,929 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES c £ 0 * : 2? 0 (i O X J Cfl O 1 a • Dc 12..15 12.36 12.07 1.2.20 12.20-21 12.47-49 Jn 12.14 12.14 11.89 11.93 11.92-93 12.25-26 Fb 11.95-98 12.30 M h 12.30 12.34 12.14 1 2.22 12.20-21 12.48-50 Ap 12.19-21 12.48-50 My 12.32 12.35 12 14 12.20 12.19-20 12.50-61 •III 12.33 12.33.12.33 12.33 12.17-19 12.48-50 Jy 12.33 12.35 12.13 12.17 12.17-19 12.47-49 Air 12.15 12.16 12.00 12.00 1 1.96-98 12.25-27 Sp 11.60-62,11.82-84 Oc 11.50 11.50 11.42 11.49 11 48-50 11.80-72 THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 —The indica tions are that the weather will be un settled to-night and Sunday east of the Mississippi River, with rains and snows in Northern and rains in Southern States. Temperature will rise to-night in the Atlantic States and it will fall to-night and Sunday in the Mississippi Valley, the upper Lake region and Sunday In the lower Lake region, the Ohio Valley and the east Gulf Sjtates. General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Sun day: Georgia—C'oudy to-night and Sunday; probably rain. Virginia—Cloudy to-night and Sunday and probably rain; warmer In west and south portions to-night. North Carolina—Cloudy to-night and Sunday; probably rain; warmer in the interior to-night. South Carolina—Cloudy to-night and Sunday: probably rain. Florida—Local rains to-night and Sunday; colder in northwest portion Sunday. Alabama—Local rains to-night or Sunday: colder Sunday. Mississippi—Local rains and colder to night; Sunday fair and colder. Tennessee—Cloudy to-night and Sun day; probably rain: colder Sunday. Louisiana- Fair in west: showers in east portion to-night: colder in north west portion: Sunday fair and colder. East Texas—Fair and colder to-night; freezing temperature in north and frost In south portions, except on Immediate l coast: Sunday fair; co’der in east por- ' lion. West Texas Fair to-night; colder In south portion; Sunday fair; wanner in west portion Closed steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20.—Due un changed on December and 2% to 3% points lower on other positions, this market opened irregular at a net de cline of 2 to 8% points. At the close the market was quiet at a net decline of 3 to 4 points on near montsh and 1% to 2% points decline on late positions from the previous close. Spot cotton quiet at 3 points decline; middling 7.08d; sales 7.000 bales, includ ing 6,000 American hales; speculation and export 1.000 bales; imports 19,000. of which 11.000 were American. Futures opened quiet. Opening Range. .6.77 .6.75% .6.76 -6.78 .6.79 .6.81 % -6.82 .6.81 -6.80 .6.80 Prev. Close Close. 6 6.79% 6.74% 6.78% 6.76% 6.79% 6.78% 0 81% 6.80% 6 84 0.97% 6.83 6.79 6.82% .6.78 -6.77% 6.76% 6.80 .6.76%-6.76 6.74 6.77% .6.63 6.62 .6.41 -6.42 6.41 .6.31 -6.32 6.31 6.64 6.43 6.33 Death Leaves Bride Of Month a Widow JACK SOX I)or. 20. Tlif funeral "f ! W, M. Preaton, 58 years old. who riled I at Ills home In Iron Springs, was held I to-day at Macedonia Church. His death was due to uremic poisoning and other complications. Mr. Preston is survived by his widow, a bride, of a month; two sisters. Mrs. .John A. Moore anti Mrs. W. M An drews. of Jackson; three brothers, James. Tom and Bud Preston. U.S.S.Vermont Limps Into Dock at Norfolk NORFOLK. VA.. Pec. 20.—The crip pled battleship Vermont reached the Navy Yard here to-day. The Vermont will be immediately overhauled and ex amined by divers before beinti placed In dry dork. It Is believed her Injuries are slight. Transfusion Aids Victim of Pellagra LYNCHBURG, VA.. Dec. 20.-Im provement was shown to-day In the condition of James Fealy. a pellagra victim, into whose body blood was transfused from his broth, Michael Fealy. Michael who weighs 250 pounds, al lowed blood to flow from his wrist in to his brother's body for 40 minutes. NEW MILITIA OFFICER. JACKSON Dec 20— L. H. Hendrick has been elected first lieutenant in the Jackson Rifles. He succeeds Lieuten ant A. H. Carmichael, resigned. Dec Dec.-Jam. . . Jan.-Feb. . . Fob.-Mar. . . Mar.-Apr . . April-May. . May-June. June-July. Jilly-Aug . . . Aug.-Sept . . Sept.-Oct.. . Oct.-Nov. . . Closed quiet. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20.—The Liv erpool stock of American cotton at the close of this week is 493,000 bales smaller than last year. Liverpool to ny was about as due Futures were 3 to 4 points lower; spots 3 points low er; sales 7,000 bales. The Census this morning gave 12,923,- D)6 bales ginned to December 12, against 12,439,036 last year and 13,770.727 in 1911. This is 843,000 bales for the%/e- riod, against 585,000 bales last year and 954,000 bales in 1911. The prin- cipal increase in ginnings for the period over last year is in Arkansas. 96.000, against 43.000 last year Georgia, 148.- 00o. against 111.000; l^ouisiana, 51.000, against 18.000: Mississippi. 129,000, against 66,000; South Carolina, 115,000, against 87.000; Tennessee and others, 50,000. against 29.000. Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama r/ about the same as last v ear. Applying last year's percentage, of 92.2, Hie toal figures 14,667,000. in- eluding 650,000 1 inters and other addi tions, but the best authorities state that the percentage ginned this year is much higher than last year. The com ing ginners' reports will have to prove that Meanwhile, to-day’s Census fig ures were much above general expecta tlons and flattering to bearish sentiment in other quarters, which was reflected by further pronounced weakness in the markets New York broke to 12.14 for March and prices here dropped In conse quence to 12.44 for this position. Uonfidence In a small crop, the Gov ernment estimate and a bullish situa tion have not changed here, but, on account of the coming holiday period, support is withheld and awaiting the ef feet of the report on consumers, par ticularly the spot holders. Present prices are 160 points down from the highest, which must have purged technical conditions of all weakness. After the first rush to sell was ever, the market recovered to 12.50 for March, and held steady around that figure, although trading is not active The first January notice day here will be December 26 and in New York on December 30. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES c © a i I * I ^ « S if O 1 j | j't b j 0 0 Dc 12 43 12 45 12 27 12 27T2.27-28T2.55-B4> Jn 12.46 12.50 12.28 12.30 11 .29-30 12.65-66 Fb 12.35-37 127 0-72 Mh 12.65 12.65 12.44 12.47 12.47-48 12.81-82 Ap , 12.47-4*' 12 *41 -H.i My 12.74 12.75 12.55 12.59 L 58-59 12 91-92 Jn 12.68-60 12 91-93 Jy 12.79 12.79 12.60 12.60 12.62-63 13.94-95 11.60 11.75 Oc 1.... Closed steady. BAR SILVER. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Commercial bar silver 58. Mexican dollars, 44%c. LONDON, Dec. 20.—-Bar silver un changed at 26 13-16d. Hester's Weekly Cotton Statistics Beerotary Hester’s weekly New < »r- ; leans Cotton Exchange statement of the movement of cotton Issued before the i close of business Friday shows a de- j crease in the movement into sight com pared with the seven days ending this date last year in round numbers of 39,000. a decrease under the same days year before last of 102.000 and a de crease in the same time in 1910 of 4.000. For the nineteen days of December the totals show a decrease under last year of 68,000. u decrease under the same period year before last of 177.000, and an Increase over the same time in 1910 of 61.000. For the 110 nays of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 110 days of last your 34,000 ahead of the same days > oar before last 140,000 and ahead of 1910 1,404,000. The amount brought into sight dur ing the past week has been 516,218 bales, against 555,080 for the seven days ending this date last year, 617,951 year before last and 519.915 same time in 1910. and. for the nineteen days of De cember it has been 1.515 640, against 1.583.891 last year. 1.692.999 year before last and 1.454,510 same time in 1910. The movement since September 1 ■hows receipts at all United States ports 6,296,149. against 6.615.800 lasf year. 6,615,374 year before last and 5.- 493.369 same time In 1910. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto mac Rivers to Northern mills and Can ada 494 463, aguinst 532.994 last year, 459.686 year before last and 475.423 same time In 1910: interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the com mercial year 776,018 against 697.117 last year. 833,616 year before last and 738.- 365 same time in 1910; Southern mills takings 1.406,000, against 1.093,000 last year. 924,178 year before last and 861,- 911 same time in 1910 These make the total movement for the 110 days of the season from Sep tember 1 to date 8,972,630. against 8.- 938.811 last year, 8.832,815 year before last and 7,569,068 same time in 1910. Foreign exports for the week have been 262,407, against 281,176 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,743,794, against 4.856,242 last year, a dec rease of 112 448. Northern mill takings and Panada during the past seven days show a de crease of 33,336, as compared with the corresponding period last year, and thetr total takings since September 1 have in creased 4,895. The total takings of American mills, North. South and Can ada. thus far for the season, have been 2,681,640. against 2,360,695 last year. These Include 1.248.524 by Northern spinners, against 1,243,629. Stocks at the seaboard and the twen ty-nine leading Southern interior con ters have increased during the week 40,495 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 62.247 and are now 213,097 smaller than at this date in 1912. Including ,stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop, and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 9,299.047, against 9,- 303,624 for the same period last year. World’s Visible Supply. Secretary Hester’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton shows an increase for the week just closed of 126,187, against an increase of 243.524 last year and an increase of 250,122 year before last. The total visible is 5.,792.245, against 6.666,058 last week. 6,195,052 last year and 5.345,558 year before last. Of this the. total of American cotton is 4,336,245, against 4,267.028 last week and 5.083,052 last year and 4,615,558 year before last, and of all other Ijinus. Including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc.. 1,456.000, against 1,- 319 last week, 1,092,000 last yeur and 1,436,000 year before last. The total world’s visible supply of cot ton. as above shows 508,994 compared with last week of 126.187, a decrease compared witli last year of 382,807, and an increase compared with year before last of 446,087. Of the world's visible supply of cot ton. as above, there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 2,969 000. against 3.378,000 last year and 2.410,000 year before last; in Egypt 379.000, against 306,000 last year and 223,000 year before last; in India 571,000, against 417,000 last year and 251,000 year before last, and in the United States 1,813.000 against 2,074.000 last year and 2.462,000 year before last. World’* Spinners’ Takings. Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by ginners throughout the world as follows, In round num bers: This w*eek x447,000, this year, against 411,000 last year, 428,000 year before last Total since September 1. this year xx5,682,000. against 6,208.000 last year, and 5,017,000 the year before. of this Northern spinners and Can ada took 1,249,000 bales this year, against 1,224,000 lust year and 1,137,000 the year before; Southern spinners 1,- 433, against 1,117,000 last year, and 934.- 000 the year before; and foerlgn spin ners 3,000.000. against 2.847,000 last year and 2,846.000 the year before. x Exclusive of 9,000 plus correction to overland. xxlncludlng 9.000 plus correction to overland since September 1. SENSATIONAL RISE CEREALS FIRM 81 III nil STOCK CLOSE OFFERINGS Washington Tells Company to There Was Little Feature in the Relinquish Control of Western Trend of Prices—Unsettled Union—General Advance. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Announcement In Washington of the agreement reached between the United Slates Government and the American Telephone and Tele graph Company, by which this corpora tion Is to relinquish Its control of the Western Union Telegraph Company, caused a tremendous rebound in Ameri can Telephone and the opening of the | stock market to-day. American Telephone, which had closed at 117% on Friday, opened at 120%. but within half an hour had touched 124 for a net advance of 6%. Western Union did not respond as sharply as American Telephone, open ing nt 61 for a gain of 1 point. Traders regarded the Washington an nouncement with great optimism for va rious reasons They believed that it had temporarily checked the movement for Government ownership of telephone am 1 telegraph lines, and it was evident that it forestalled long and bitter liti gation and legislation under the Sher- man anti-trust law Trading was so vigorous at the open ing of the stock market and the con fusion was so great that the floor com mittee of the stock exchange had to hqld a special meeting to determine upon an official quotation as the open ing price of American Telephone, It was finally decider! to make the opening price as follows: "Two thbusand shares of American Telephone and Telegraph traded In at front 120% to 124." These 2.000 shares, however, came in lots of 500. 200 and 100. The strength In the wire stocks was Imparted to the balance of the list. and. taken all In all. bigger overnight gains were recorded than at any other time for two years. At the end of 45 minutes American Telephone touched 124% for a net gain of 7 points. Selling set in then and a few recessions were noted throughout the list. Among the other gains were; United States Steel common. %; Union Pacific, % ; Third Avenue Traction. %; Southern P&ciflc, %: Reading. %; Northern Pa cific. %; New Haven. %; T^ehigh Valley. 1%; Erie. %: St. Paul. %; Amalgamated Copper •%. and Canadian Pacific, l 7 *. The curb was strong. Considerable buying apepared in Americans In London before the local market opened and the American Issues there were strong. An exception, how ever, appeared In Denver and Rio Grande. Canadian Pacific In London Weis firm on covering The market closed steady. Govern ment.^ unchanged; other bonds steady. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Weather in Corn Belt. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. 7. "X sj bo 69# 89 z '°X ujo.% W96# C6 p(U Z ON-lWilM Stock quotations: STOCKS— High. I ,ow. Clos. Bid Pret Close Amal. Copper. 71% 71% 71% 70% Am. Agricul 43 43 Am. Beet Sug. 23% 23% 23% 23% Afnerican Can 29% 28 284c 27% do. pref.. . 88% 88% 88^ 87 1 x Am. Car Fdy. 44% 43% 44% 43% Am. Cot. oil. 37V4 37% 22% 86% 36% American Ice 22% 22% 22 Am. Locoino.. 29% 29% 29% 28% Am. Smelting 62\ 62% 62% 62 Am. Sug. Ref. 107 103% 106% 103% Am. T.-T. .. 124% 120% 122% 117V* Am. Woolen.. 15% 15% Anaconda .... 34% 34% 24 “4 34% Atchison 94% 93% 1)4 93% A. C. L 116Z 116Z 116% 115% B. and 0 92% 92% 92% 92% Beth. Steel.. 30% 30% 30 % B. R..T 87« H 87% 87% 87% Can. Pacific.. 217% 217% 218% 215% Cen. Leather.. 26% 26% 26% 25% C. and 0 58% 68% 58% 58 Colo. F. and I 28% 2 7 Vs Colo. Southern 27% S8 Consol. Gas.. 129% 129 * ' 328 125% Corn Products. 9% D. and H. ... 151% 9% 9 8% 151% 151 151% Den and R. G 17% 17% Distil. Secur.. 19% 19% 19 17% Erie 28% 28% 28% 28 do. pref... 42% 42% 44% 43% Gen. Electric.. 138 138 138 136% G. North, pfd. 126% 126 126% 126% G. North. Ore. 33 33 23 32 G. Western 11% U ill. Central... 105% 103% Interboro .... 14% 14% 14% 14% do. pref.. 59% 59% 69% 59% Tnt. Harv. (old) .... 101 100% K C S. . . 24% 24% 20% M., lv. and T. 20% <)% 20 ’ do, pref 53% 54% L. Valley. . .152% 152% 162% 151% The New York Commercial: "The ad vance seerns to be based on solid grounds." * • • The New York Herald: "There is scattered purchasing by Investors and this is much more extensive in bonds than in stocks." • * • The New York American: "The vol ume of trading indicates a hasty retire ment of an extended short interest." * H • The New Y’ork Wall Street Journal: "Satisfaction with the currency hill and confident expect.’Atlon of tin early and favorable decision on the demand for a rate Increase sre the causes of the street’s opinion." * * * The New York Sun: "In considering factors of sentimental encouragement, the financial district does not overlook the prospect of an early adjournment of Congress following the passage of the money bill.” • * • The New York Post: "It is scarce ly probable that anything like an actual speculation for the rise could sustain itself without recurrence of tight money." • * * The New York Financial Bureau: "Bankers are relieved by the passing of the currency bill. The Government ac cepts the offer of American Telegraph and Telephone to dispose of its control over the Western Union. It is declared on good Washington authority that the administration will not attempt Govern ment. ownership action prior to its being made a national campaign issue. Bu'l- Ish tactics Eire likely to be continued in the stock market to-day. Purchases are strongly recommended." • « • G. D. Potter says: "The bank statement to-day will show another sub stantial increase in reserve. The stock market now responds to the favorable factors In a manner that is most grat ifying to the Investor. I consider the currency bill a most bullish factor and think yesterday’s demonstration only a mild beginning of what will follow on the constructive side of prices. While there will he some profit taking this morning. I believe holdings should be fncrcHsed on all recessions and do not overlook Union Pacific and Reading." GRAIN NOTES. The Chicago Inter Ocean says: "Bulls In wheat said they would not he sur prised to see some little break, but ad vised buying on every decline to around 90 cents for May. Bulls on the deferred futures in corn picked up courage after the close, due to the rally and antici pate that the movement will fa'l off ! shortly; that the rash demand, which is \ usually dull at this season, would re- j vlve before long. arwl that it would take , a substantial advance to start country selling again." L. and N. . . Mo. Pacific . . N. Y. Central Northwest. . . Nat. Lead . . N. and W. . . No. Pacific • • O. and W. . . Penna. . Pacific Mail . P. Gas Co I*. Steel Car . Reading . . . R. I. and 8.. do, prof. Rock Island . 134% 25 % 93% 126 104 109 109 ” 24 119 25% 165 20% 80 14 133% 25 % 93 126 104 ’ 108% 108% 24 118% 25% 164% 20% 80 14 133% 25 92% 126 44 103% 108% 24% 108% 22% 118% 25% 164% 19% 80 13% 133 25% 92% 125% 43% 103% 107% 26 108% 23% 117% 26% 163% 19% 79 13%, CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Wheat closer! with losses of % to %c for the day, and. while the December was quite weak and showed no recuperative power, the May and July reacted %c from the bot tom prices on short covering Corn was off % to %c. while oats were %c higher to %c lower. Hog products were lower all around. Grain quotations: High. Low. WHEAT Dec May July CORN — Dec May July OATS— Dec May July PORK— .fan.... 20. May. .. 20 LARD— Jan.... 10 May.... 10 RIBS - Jan.... 10. May.... 11 Previous Close. Close. 88% 88 ss 88 % 91% 91 »U4 91 88% 87% 8T“, 88 70% 69% 69 % 70 69% 69 •* 69% 68% s* 7 . 69 39% 39 % 39 5, 39 % 42 % 41% 4I\ 41 ' h 41% 41 41',, 41 60 .80 65 .97% 77% 05 20.47% 20.72% 10 62% 10.97% 10.77% 11.02% 20.62% 20.75 10.62% 10.97% 10.77% 11.05 10.62% 10.97% 10.47 % 11.05 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Wheat—No. red. 96@96; No. 3 red, 93%fo94%; No hard winter, 89%(4190; No. 3 bard win fer, 88%@89; No. 1 Northern spring. 9 *((91%; No. 2 Northern spring, 89 % f < 90%; No. 3 spring. 88@89. Com—No. 2 new. 70%@70%; No white, new. 70%@70%; No. 2 yellow new, 70%@.0%; No. 3. new, 64% @66 No. 3 white, new, 65%@67; No. 3 yellow new, 66^67%; No. 4. new. 57%@60: N< 4 white new. 60@63%; No. 4 yellow new, 08 @63%. Oats—No. 3 white. 40@40%; No. J white, 39&40; standard, 41%. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: January. . . . February. . . March April May June July August . . , . September. . . October. . . , November. December. . . Clo.;e<j firm. Opening | Closing* 9.45 ».«7© 9.74 9.88® 9.93 10.00 @10.06 10.20 9.2347 C.24 9.36@ 9.28 9.49@ 9.50 9.61 @ 9.63 9.74@ 9.75 9.84® 9.85 9.94@ 9,95 10.04@ 10.05 I0.13ful0.l4 10.10@10.21 10.25@10.26 9.19® 9.20 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL. Der. unchanged. Corn closed %d to !0. Wheat clos d higher. WHEAT Receipts . Shipments C( ' 11N Receipts . Shipments PRIMARY MOVEMENT. mT | mi .j 1.033.000 ! 1,230.0 590,000 031,0 19i3 | 191J 287.000 694.060 1.260'j 483.( do. pref. . 21% 31 Vi 21% 20% R.-Sheffield . 26% 26% So. Pacific . . 88 ' 8% 87% 86% So. Railway 22% 22V. 12% 22% do, pref. . 75% 76 V* 75% 75% St. Paul . . . 100 100 100 99% Tenn. Copper. 30 295/, 30% 29% Texas Pacific. 12 V4 12V4 12% 12 Third Avenue 41 40% Union Pacific 155% 154 V, 154% 153% U. S. Rubber. 56 46 56% 55 U. S Steel . . 58% 58 V, 58% 57% do. pref. 105% 105V, 105% 105% Utah Copper . 4.8% 48 % 48 48 V.-C. ('hem. . 26% 26% 25% 3 'J 26 Wabash. . 3% 3 vs 2% do. pref. . W. Union . . fii ’ 6i ' ' 8% 59% 8% 60 NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 — PetraJe firm; crude Pennsylvania. 2.50. Turpentine steady, 45%ffr46. ’ Rosin steady; common, 4.00. Weed g°°d demand, domestic flet 31%(&26; pulled, scoured basis, 32<& Texas, scoured basis, 40&52. Hides quiet; native steers, 19 (aske branded steers, 18% (asked). Coffee steady, options opened 9 to points higher; Rio, No. 7 spot, 9%. Rice steady; domestic, ordinary prime. 3%<$5%. Molasses steady; New Orleans 01 kettle. 36@66. Sugar, raw. weaker; centrifugal. 3 muscovado. 2.73; molasses, sugar, 2.48 Sugar, refined, quiet; fine granulat 4.2004.25; cut loaf. 5.25; crushed. 5. mold A, 4.80; cubes, 4.50; powdered. 4. diamond A, 4.25; confectioners’ A, 4. softs, No. 1, 4.10@4.16. (No. 2 is 6 poi lower than No. 1. and Nos. 3 to 14 , each 5 points low*er than the preced grade.) Potatoes weak; white, nearby. 1.7 2.75; sweets, 60@1.75. Beans steady; marrow, choice. 4 8 5.40; pea. choice, 3.40@3.70; red kidn choice. 5.30@5.35. Dried fruits irregular; apricots, cho to fancy, 13%@I6; apples, evaporat prime to fancy, 8@12 %; prunes, 30s 60s, 9%@12; 60s to 100s, 6% @9; peach choice to fancy. 6@8; seeded raisi choice to fancy. 606%. W. Maryland. 33 32% W. Electric . 64% 64% 64 64 W. Central 43% 43 Total sales, 309,300 shares. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The weekly statement of the New York Associated Banks shows the following changes: Average statement; Excess cash reserve, $16,110,900: In crease. $5,013,000. Loans, decrease, $1,319,000 Specie, increase. $7,084,000. Legal tenders, decrease, $413,000 Net deposits, increase. $6,560,000. Uirculation. increase. $9,000. Actual statement: Loans, increase, $4,651,000. Specie, increase, $3,848,000 Legal tenders, Increase, $1,271,000. Net deposits, increase, $14,803,000. Reserve, Increase, $1,459,050 MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.- Posted rates: Sterling exchange. 4.82@4 86, with actual business In bankers’ bills at 4.85350 4 8540 fur demand and 4.81 for 60-day bills. LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. -Hogs: Receipts, 15.000, market steady: mixed and butch ers, 7.35 0 7.80; good heavy. 7.600 7.75, rough heavy, 7.8007.65; light. 7.3607.70: pigs. 5.7507.16; bulk, 7.5007.70. Cattle: Receipts, 400; market steady: beeves, 6.7509.50; cows arid heifers, 3.25 @8.10; stockers and feeders, 5.50@7.35; Texans, 6.4007.70; calves. 8.600 10.25. Sheep: Receipts. 2,000: market steady; native and Western, 3.00@5.40: lambs. 5.7608.00. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. Cattle: Receipts, 450. Including 200 Southerns; market steddy; native beef steers. 7.500 9.75; cows and heifers. 4.250 8.50: stockers and feeders, 5.0007.50; calves. 6.000 11.00: Texas steers. 5 7507.00; cows and heifers. 4.0006.00. Hogs: Receipts. 5.000: market 5c low er; mixed, 7.5007.75; good. 7.6607.75; rough. 7.350 7.45; lights. 7.5007.65: pigs. 6.7507.60; bulk. 7.5007.60. Sheep: Receipts, 160; market steady; muttons, 3.7504.65; >earlings, 6 0007.15; lambs, 5.2507.65. 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 the week, but will likely drift Into dullness with the approach of the holiday season, especially on medium and plain stock. After January 1 re ceipts are expected to he lighter, but of a better grade, and higher price levels will doubtless be reached. Hogs continue in good supply, with prices b?irely steady to a fraction lower The following quotations represent ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades on dairy types gelling lower: Good to choice steers. 1.000 to 1,200. 6 0006.50; ^ood steers, 800 to 1.000. 5.76 @6.00; medium to good steers. 700 to 8£>o. 5.2505.60. Good to choice beef cows. 800 to 900. 5.00 0 5.50; medium to good cows, 700 to 800. 4.5005.00. Good to choice heifers, 750 to 850. 5 00 0 5.25: medium to good heifers, 660 to 75C. 4.2504 60. Mixed to common steers, If fat. 800 to 900. 5 0005.50; mixed to common cows. If fat. 700 to 800. 4.0005.00; mixed common 600 to 800. 3.250 4.00; good butcher bulls, 3.5004.60. Prime hogs, 160 to 200, 7.6007.80: good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, 7 40@7.60; grind butcher pigs. 100 to 140. 7.2507.40; light pigs, 80 to 100 6 7507.25; heavy rougn hogs, 6.5007.25. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs mast and peanut-fattened lc to l%c under. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: Opening. Closing Spot December . , . . 6.7206.78 January . . . . 6.7906 80 February . , . . 6 93@6.95 March 7 0607.07 April | 7.1507.717 May June 7.2407.25 7.2707 32 July 7.3407.36 Closed steady; sales, 8.600 barrels. SIMPLIFY HOME, house and room seeking by saving time, temper an.l tramping by consulting The Georgian s Rent Bulletin XMAS RATES Reduced over N„ C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent.