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A lljAiN LA UIL.U1VUJ A|> AxN U 1\ j% VV S. TO YOU A Merry Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous New Tear are the wishes of W. L. & John O. DuPree REAL ESTATE AGENTS. 501-2 Empire Building. WE wish all our friends and patrons a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year. We in Atlanta and the South have much to be grateful for. We hope that all our citizens will always think and act for progress mentally, morally and com mercially. EDWIN P. ANSLEY CHRISTMAS GREETING WE THANK you most cordially for your patronage, and offer our best wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR. HURT & CONE 54 PEACHTREE STREET. WE wish you, one and all, a Happy Xmas and a prosperous New Year. c. d GALLOWAY & SMITH van b Real Estate. Empire Building. W. E. TREADWELL & CO. THANK you for your patronage and wish YOU a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. W. E. TREADWELL & CO. GREETINGS WISHING you a Merry Christmas and the joys of the Holiday season. THOMSON & LYNES 18 and 20 Walton St. MERRY CHRISTMAS APPRECIATING your friendship and patronage in the past and anticipating a continuance of same, we are at your service during the year 1914. J. T. KIMBROUGH GEO. B. LYLE. ' C. N. DAVIS. 409 ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. SMITH, EWING & RANKIN EXTEND TO THEIR MANY PATRONS, ALSO TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, THEIR BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. SMITH. EWING & RANKIN. Renting Agents. 130 PEACHTREE IT’S GONE! Never More Will We See Another 1913 Christmas / WHO CAN TELL if you or I will see 1914 come to an endl AS a small, “Green” real estate agent, I have done for you who intrusted their business in my keeping, my best. Our business has been pleasant and profitable during the year now about to go. It shall be my earnest endeavor to “toe” the mark during 1914. To you whose eyes read this to-day, think of me sometimes, when you want to sell or buy real estate. Help us to make 1914 profitable and successful for both of us. Wishing you, my friends, and the people of At lanta, and my fellow real estate brothers a merry Xmas and a happy New Year, we are yours to command L. C. GREEN CO. 305 Third National Bank Building. Realty Sails Set For Spring Trade Dealers Optimistic Over Currency Bill and Predict Land Boom Small Buys—Agency In Party. ' Optimism was the watchword of all the Atlanta real estate brokers Wed nesday. Besides being imbued with the Christmas spirit they were all happy over President Wilson's Christmas gift to the business men of the United States, the new currency bill. And they were happy over the prospect of a real estate boom which they expect January 1. Several dealers already have big deals on which they will close immediately after the holidays. Property owners along Whitehall street, where the county is making great lmprovwnents. state that land values have tfeen greatly enhanced. The regrading has been completed and the Peachtree-Whitehall street cars have resumed their former route. The county is now engared in paving the street. Work on paving the sidewalks will be begun as soon as the throng of Christmas shoppers has subsided. We*t Agency Activity. A. J. and H. F. West have sold for J. S. Bankston Nos. 109 and 111 Garden street, two six-room houses on lots 60 by 160 each for $3,760. J. B. Shannon has purchased from the same agency a lot 100 by 200 feet on Ashby street, south of Hunter street, for $2,000. The "West agency will conduct a sale of property at No. 348 Park avenue, be longing to the estate of George Lewis and other on January I at the court house. Only cash offers will be con sidered. The property is now In the hands of Payne ^ Jones and J A. and J. W. Noyes, attorneys. Highland Avenue Sale. Frank Scnmid has bought of C. W Hunter and G. M. Key, of the W. K. Worley Company, two lots on Highland avenue, near Mi 11 street, for $2,700. Realty Men Hold Party. The Charles .V. Glover Realty Agency entertained Its force and several out side guests Wednesday noon at an “egg nog fight” at the office on Walton street. A heaping bowl was emptied in record time and the guests called for more. Among those present were Charles P. Glover, Eugene S. Kelly, F. P. L/Engle, F R. Graham, George Bonnell. E. J. Witt, Martine Harmsen, C. G. AyCock and Ned McIntosh. The Glover agency reported no sales Wednesday. BETTER SCHEDULES SOUGHT. COLUMBUS, Dec. 24—The Co lumbus Board of Trade has begun a campaign to secure better passenger schedules from the railroads entering the city. BAR SILVER. LONDON, Dec. 24.—Bar silver quiet at 26 11 -16d. NEW’ YORK, Dec. 24.—Commercial bar silver, 57V*; Mexican dollars, 44%c. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. SECURITY LIST Higher Values Predicted After the Holidays—Optimistic Feeling Continues to Grow. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The effect of the enactment of the currency bill hav ing been discounted, the security list at the opening of the stock market to-day showed only fractional changes, while the undertone was quiet to steady. United States Steel began V* higher, then lost its gain and receded V* Amal gamated Copper, after opening un changed. advanced %. American Can gained %, while the same amount of gain was recorded by Southern Pacific and New Haven. American Telephone and Telegraph was heavy, declining from % to % Ca nadian Pacific began \ up. bat then sold off. Reading was about the strong est issue, advancing \ on buying, based on the belief that this company would enter into an agreement with the Gov ernment for voluntary segregation, as was done by the American Telephone Company. The tone later showed a wavering tendency and price movements during the late forenoon wore slightly lower. Canadian Pacific showed the greatest weaknea selling down to 208 V Frac tional recessions were displayed in Union Pacific. Steel and American Can. Exceptional values were shown in Read ing. which rose above 167. Amalga mated Copper held firm with an advance of V 4 . Call money loaned at 3%. There was some covering in the last hour and fractional advances were re corded throughout the list Southern Pacific sold at 90 for a gain of % on the day and Erie went to 28*4, advanc ing \ from its midday level. Reading was in vigorous demand selling around 167Vi for a net frctional advance of 1% on the day. Canadian Pacific held firm around 210%, or 1% above its mid-day price. The tone was steady. The market closed steady. Govern ments unchanged; other bonds firm. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations: ALL EXCHANGES TO CLOSE. To-morrow being Christmas Day, all American and foreign exchanges will bo closed. AH,American exchanges will reopen for usual business Friday. The Liverpool Cotton Exchange will remain closed until Monday. COTTON IVES UP, Bi siness in All Pits Was of a Hol iday Kind —Cables Weak. Weather Unsettled. ? ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red 94%@96% Corn—No. 2 *8 Oats—No. 2 4fl STOCKS— High. Low. Clos. Prev. Bid. Close. Amal. Copper. 74 72% 73% 72 Vs Am. Agricul.. 44 44% 33 % Am. Beet Rug. 23% American Can 30% 29% 30% 29% do, pref... 90% 89% 90 8W Am. Car Fdy. 43 43 44% 44 Am. Cot. Oil.. 36% 35% American Ice 23% u sr 23% Am. I.iocomo.. 30“ 30 Am. Smelting 63% 63% 63% Am. Sug. Ref. 10> 106% 106% 105% Am. T.-T Am. Woolen.. Anaconda .... 35Vi Atchison .... 94 A. C. L B. and O. . 92V* Beth. Steel.! 30% B R. T Can. Pacific.. 211% Cen. leather.. 27 C. and 0 60 Vi Colo. F. and I I Colo. Southern .... Consol. Gas.. 130% Corn Products. 9" 123% 122% 347* 93% 9i% 30 208% 26% 68% WE NOT ONLY EXTEND Nand TO YOU THE SEASON’S GREETINGS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR, Bat we particularly wish to thank both buyers and renters for their valuable patronage. We keenly appreciate the cor diality ever evidenced in your business dealings with us. SHARP & BOYLSTON S. Broad St. 130 9 % 151', 123 14 % 35% 93% 116 Vi 92 Vi 30'* 88 % 211 26% 60', 28 26% 130 9% 160 Den. and It. G 17 Distil. Secur.. 18% 1»H 18 % Erie 29 28% 38% do, pref 44% Gen. Electric. 140 140 139 G. North pfd. 127% 126% 126% G. North. Ore. 34% 34% 34% G. Western... 11% 11% 11% Ill. Central 107 Interboro .... 15% 15 15 do, pref... 60% 60 60% Int. Harv. (old) .... 101% M., K. and T 19 a do. pref 53 L Valiev. . . 154% 153% 155 % L. and N . . . . 134 Mo. Pacific . . 23% 21% X. Y. Central 92 ‘/a 91 % 92% Northwest 126% Nat. Lead 44 N. and W. . . 103% 100% 101% No. Pacific . . 109% 109 109% O. and W. . . 27 27 27 Penna. . . . 109% 108% .109% Pacific Mall 24 P. Gas Co 130% P. Steel Car . ... 26% Reading . . . 170% 176% 170 R. I. and Steel .... 19% do, pref 81 81 SI Rock Island 13% 1.3% 12 % do, pref . 21 30'/, 21% S.-Sheffield 26 So. Pacific . . 90 89% 90 So. Railway . 23% 23% 23% do, pref. . 77 77 77 St. Paul . . . 100 H 99% 100% Tenn. Copper 30% Texas Pacific 12', Third Avenue .... 41 % T'nion Pacific. 155% 154% 155% IT. S. Rubber. 56 56 55% U. S. Steel . . 59% 58% 59% do. pref. . 106% 106 106 Utah Copper . 49% 49 49% V.-C. Them. . 28% 28 27% Wabash . . 2% 3% 2% do, pref 7% W Union . . 57 56% 57 W Maryland 34% W. Electric.. 65 65 63% W. Central 42% Total sales, 409,000 shares. 122% 15 35 03% 116% 92% 30 87% 210% 26% 58 V* 28 26% 219% 9% 149% 1 *>% 18% 28% 44% 140 124% 34 11% 108% 15 60% 103% 20 53% 153% 134 22 92 % 125% 44 103% 108% 26% 109 24% 120% 26 166% 19% 81 14 21 26 90 22% 76 100% 30% 13 41% 154% 58% 105% 48% 27% 56 34 U, 65 42 j 1913. 1912. Receipts Shipments 118,832 105,867 713,309 116.171 95,779 639,256 Corn Over-Holiday Realizing Causes Rapid Decline From Early Rise on Strong Cables. NEW YORK, Dec 24.—In response to strength in Liverpool cables the cotton r arket opened steady to-day with first I ices at a net advance of 2 to 10 points from Tuesday’s close. There was con- t derable covering in Liverpool for the Ghristmas holidays. Trade interests c< ntiiuud to buy here, and there was evidence of outside speculation. Cloudy weather and rain was reported over il v. greater part of the belt, which helped the advance along. T After the call there was unloading of Christmas cotton and January and July lost about 5. points from the opening. < >ther positions, however, held firm. Liter the market showed additional strength on further resistance in Liv erpool ami there was an inclination on the par* of ring shorts to cover. Re ports that spot demand was increasing s- rved to make sellers go slow and dur ing the forenoon the list stood 10 to 13 points higher than the previous close. Following are 11 a m. bids in New York: January, 12.05; March, 12.30; May, 12.28; July, 12.26. While the luiying movement was at its height, with December selling around 12.28, January 12.10 and March 12.34, a sudden wave of general realizing sales over Christmas caused the market to change its course during the late fore noon and prices quickly receded to the previous close. This selling was said to be further long line liquidation and profit-taking by those who bought on yesterday’s advance. The new currency law is expected to do much in restoring prosperity throughout the country and has al ready given the trade greater confi dence in higher values. It is reported that holders are firmer and will resist the decline. Semi-weekly interior movement: 1911. 111,674 97,387 703,964 At the close the market was steady, with prices unchanged to 3 points low er than the closing quotations of Tuesday. Following are 10 a. m. blds*“ln New Orleans: January, 12.32: March, 12 60; May. 12.72; July. 12.76; October, 11.61. Estimated cotton receipts: Tuesday. 1912 New Orleans ....17,200 to 18,200 1,366 Qalvestcn 11,000 to 12,500 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. u 0-0 Open High. Low. Last Dc 12.20 12.28 12.11112. Jn Fb 12.04 12.10 11.94 1.1. Mh 12.25 1134 12.16 12. Ap My 12.24 12.28 i 2.13 i2. Jn 12.27 12.27 12.27 12. ■lly 12 29 I2.:;.i 12.13 12. As 12.03 11.1(1 12.00 12. sp Oc 11.70 11.70*11.61 ii. oil 1.94-95 11.97-99 ■ 111.99-03 12.01-05 112.21 112.22-23 12.16-20 12.18-20 .6 12.16-l7’l 2.18-19 2712.16-18 12.18-20 !11.75-75111.71-75 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIV'EKUOOL, Dec. 24.—Due % point higher on December and 1% to 2% .points higher on late positions this mar ket opened steady. 5% to 7 points net | Igher. At 12:15 p. m. the market was steady, 5 to 7% points higher. Later the market advanced % point from 2:15 p. m. Spot cotton 11 points higher; middling, 7.02d: sales, 8,000 bales, including 7,300 American. At the close the market was steady vith prices at a net advance of 5 to 7% points from the final quotations of Tues- ay. Futures opened steady. TVev. Op’ing. 2 P.M. Close. Close. . .6.69% 6.68 6.63 . .6.70 6.68% 6.63 . .6.71 6.71 6.69% 6.64 . .6.73% 6.73% 6.72 6.66 . .6.74 6.75 6.74 6.68 6.75 6.74 6.67% 6.74% 6.72% 6.67 PORTER & SWIFT WISH their many friends a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. PORTER & SWIFT 130% PEACHTREE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. REAL. ESTATE FOR SALE. GREK N E WISHES Y0U R E A L T Y J Merry Christmas and a t a v Ha lW and very Prosper- ^ O M R AM ous New Year. 314 Empire Bld = . Real Estate, Renting, Loans. Both Phones. real North sIdk R6mE. M. C. KISER REAL ESTATECO. 35-6 INMAN BUILDING. We wish for all our friends a happy holiday season. Business is always good with us. Phones, Main 1524, Main 3617. FOR SALE BY G R E E N H R E A E T V COM PANV J H »A • tiv CiKijUim xjiio. 314 Empire Bld^. Real Estate, Renting. Loans Phones, Ivy 8399, Atl. 159». JUST OFF PONCE DE LEON AVE NUE, on Jackson street, in prettiest block on the street, we have that home you will like Every convenience. Attractive front. Extremely well built. Owner needs money and says sell* less than value. Worth $10,000. but less will buy it this week. Submit us offer. Terms. DON’T OVERLOOK THIS WE wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosper ous New Year. YOUNG & GOODROE REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS BROKERS, 516 PETERS BUILDING. IT GIVES US tfreat pleas ure to extend the Season’s Greetings and our best wishes for a Prosperous New Year to our patrons and the public in general. M. L. THROWER 31 N. Forsyth St. CHICAGO. Dec. 14.—The wheat mar- I ket ruled dull during the closing hour, H nal prices being unchanged to He low er on liquidation by longs who did not care to carry their lines over tha holi days. Corn closed % to He lower. Oats showed a similar loss. J Provisions were unchanged. Grain quotations: WHEAT High. Low. Previous Close. Close. Dec.... *3 87% 87% 87H May.... July. ... CORN 90% 87% 90% 87 90% 87 90% 87% Dec. . . . 70 69% 69% 69% May.... 69% 69% 69% 69% July.... OATS 69 H 68% 68% 69 " Dec 38% 38% 38% 39 Mav.... 41H 41% 41% 41% July.... PORK 49% 40% 40% 41 Jan.... 20.50 20.45 20.45 20.45 May.... LARD 20.95 20.87% 20.87% 20.87% Jan.... 10.67% 10.62% 10.67% 10.65 May.... RIBS- 11.02H 11.02% 11.02% 11.00 Jan.... 10 80 10.75 10.75 10.77% May. ... 11.12H 11.07% 11.07% 11.07% CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. £ UIC AGO, Dec. 24.—Wheat—No. red. s 4% 095%; No. S red, 92: No. 2 har. v 81/2 ^ ' x.‘ N '°' 3 hard winter SJHWSSH; No. 1 Northern spring. 90S 91; No. 2 Northern spring, 88089; No spring, 87088. Corn—No. 3, old, 68, new 65; No. yellow, new. 650 67; No. 4, new 58061 e’ ~ aew ' “««*: N»- 4 yellow new, 58® 62%. Oats—No. 3 39. white, 39%; No. 4 whit. CHICAGO CAB LOTS. Foilowing are receipts for Wednesday and estimated receipts for Thursday: IW’n’day. | Thursday! heat Corn Oats .... Hogs 49 682 166 1 23,000 j 16 124 41 21,000 primary MOVEMENT. WHEAT— 1 1913. 1 im. Receipts Shipments .... .1 1.401,000 • I 330,000 j Holiday. | Holiday. CORN— 1 1913. 1 1912. Receipts .... Shipments .... .1 2,395.000 .| 916.000 1 Holiday.” i Holiday. PRICE CURRENT GRAIN REPORT CINCINNATI. Dec. 24.-The Govern ment report on acreage and condition 8ru w ut e £ wheat was up to expectations. * condition must be accepted with some reserve, as the fall has not been favorable to the best results, h&v- ng made a very rank growth over a large part of the country and estab lished a sensitive situation should a very wet spell of weather be followed by a general freeze up. The large acreage was the result of the poor corn crop and the dry summer and fall, which caused many farmers to put In more wheat than usual, as an in surance against the future, and in some sections to provide a late pasture, the latter event having been well realized. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. .. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 24.—Wheat opened %d lower; at 1:80 p. m. the market was %d lower. Closed %d to %d lower. Lorn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p m the market was %d lower. Closed un changed to %d lower. Dec. . . . Dec.-Jan. . Jan -Feb . Feb.-Mch. , Mch.-Apr. , April-May May-June . June-July . July-Aug. . Aug.-Sept. Sept.-Oct. . Oct.-Nov. Closed steady. .6.74 .6.73 .6.71 .6.68 .6 58 .6.37 .6.31 6.72 6.71 6.68% 6.68 6.58 6.4 L 6.31 6 32 6.64% 6.67% 6.57% 6.33% 6.24% HAYWARD A CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.—English consols are quoted 3-16d higher. The stock of American cotton at Liverpool in to-day’s statement for the week is 578,000 bales less than last year and 34,000 hales less than in 1911. The Liverpool market again showed a good market, with futures about 5 oints higher than due; spots 11 points igher: sales, 8.000 bales. Our market opened about 4 points higher; was steady, hut cautious New York ad vices, while admitting the bullish change by heavy liquidation and a drop to a price level, which is nowadays re garded as a mean basis. The rally of the past two days is considered rather as a neutral reaction Real and confident enterprise on the part of speculation has yet to develop, and this is hardly expected until after the turn of the year and notice day de velopments are known. The resolute action of Congress in re spect to currency legislation has shown itself favorably by greater confidence in financial matters. Reports come from many points of a stronger tendency by holders to resist the decline. We shall compare on Friday with mill takings of 399.000 bales for this week last year and 312,000 bales in 1911. The into sight for the week is roughly estimated around 541.000 bales in 1911. The into sight for the week Is roughly estimated around 541.000 bales, against 445.329 bales last year. As a vanguard of the next crop a re port comes from South Texas, that owing to the awful weather this month, preliminary conditions are unfavorable and unless a long dry spell Improves matters in January preparations will be late. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES rs n -J co to 0.0 Dc Jn Fb Ml) Ap My Jn J*v Oc 12 28 12.35 12.28 ! 12.33 12 23 '12.30 12.3112.36 12.18 12.23 12.23-24 12.30-31 12.8-30 12 35-37 >12.6012.65 12.47112.50 12.49-50 12.55-56 I12.50-52H2.56-58 12.72 12.76 12.58 18 62 12.61-62; 12.67-68 I '12.61-62112.67-69 12.76 12.80 12.63 12.65 12.65-66 12.71 -73 I ! 11.55 11.60 LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO. Dec. 24. Hogs: Receipts, 23.000; market 10 to 15c higher; mixe<< and butchers, 7.56@7.95; good heavy. 7.80ft7.90; rough heavy, 7.50ft7.70; light 7.55®7.85; pigs, o.90#7.35; bulk, 7.70® Cattle: Receipts. 7,000; market 10c higher; beeves. 6.75®9.60; cows and heifers, 3.25ft 8.10; Stockers and feeders, 5.50 7.40; Texans, 6.4O®7.70; calves, 8.50® 11.00. Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; market strong; native and Western, 3.00®5.40; lambs, 6.75® 8.10. ST LOUIS, Dec. 24.—Cattle: Re ceipts, 1.000, including 125 Southerns; market steady; native beef steers, 7.60® 9 75; cows and heifers, 4.25@8.50; Stock ers and feeders. 5.00@7.50; calves, 6.00 fill.00; Texas steers. 5.75@7.00; cows and heifers, 4.00@6.00. Hogs: Receipts, 5,500; market 5c higher; mixed. 7.65@7.95; good, 7.90® 8.00; rough, 7.40@7.60; lights. 7.50@7.90, pigs, 6.50®7.25; bulk, 7.65@7.90. Sheep: Receipts. 1,700; market steady; muttons, 3.75ft 5.00; yearlings, 6.00® 7.15; lambs, 5 00@8.25 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, nominal; middling 12%. Athens, steady; middling 13% Macon, steady; middling 13%. New Orleans, steady; middling 12 11-16. New York, quiet; middling 12.60. Philadelphia, easy; middling 12.85. Boston, quiet; middling 12.60. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.lid. Savannah, steady; middling 12%. 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. Little 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%. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. C>>ffee quotations: January. . February. Much. . , April. . . May. . . . June. . . July. . . . August . . September October. . November. December. Closed steady. Opening. ; Closing. 911® 9.13 9.15 9.26 9.'60® 9.61] 9.65 9.80 9.80 9.92® 9.98 10.02 10.00 10.09 '10.13 i 9.09 Rales, 37,750 bags. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports to-day compared with the same day last year: Closed steady. COTTO& SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: | Opening. | Closing. . .' . . .' ' 6.40® 6.90"* . .1 6.60® 6.95 I 6.68®6.75 . .< 6.72® 6.74 6.70® 6.72 . . 6.86® 6.89 ' 6.80® 6 86 . . 6 97® 7.00 6.97® 6.98 . .' 7.08® 7.12 ! 7.07® 7.10 . J 7 19®7.20 7.17® 7.19 . . 7.23® 7.28 7.22® 7.25 . . I 7.28® 7.29 1 7.27®7.29 Spot . . T )ecembor January . February March . April . . May . . June . . July . . Closed very firm; sales 4,600 barrels. | 1913. | 1912. New Orleans. . . Galveston . . . . Mobile Savannah. . . . Charleston. . . . Wilmington . . . . 18,105 13,716 849 9,782 883 1,912 3,721 36 " 2,641 2.092 8,943 13,045 122 500 New York. . . . Boston Pacific coast . . . Various 263 1,075 Total 53,737 ! 25.948 INTERIOR RECEIPTS. 1913. 1912. Houston Augusta Memphis Rt. Louis Cincinnati 7,391 2,737 7.688 5,806 530 9,436 " 4.329“ Total 23.172 | 13.765 V