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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
County Board Plans
Much Work in 1914
Shelby Smith or S. B. Turman Lead
for Chairman—Laying Plans for
Annual Realty Feast.
Even gT eater Improvement* In the
roads and streets of Fulton County
and Atlanta than were undertaken In
1913 are being planned for 1914 by the
members of the Board of County
Commissioners.
The board has arranged to meet
January 8 to reorganize and to out
line the work for 1914. Shelbv Smit.i
Is preparing ihs report of the 1913
program and states that It will be
by far the best ever submitted a
board in the history of the county.
Who the new officers will be is un
certain. but several have been men
tioned for the chairmanship. Among
these are Shelby Smith, the present
chairman, and t\ B. Turman, of Tur
man, Black & Calhoun.
Preparing for Banquet.
J. R. Smith, of the Smith & Ewing
Agency. Is busy making arrangements
for the annual banquet of the Atlanta
Real Estate Board, which will '>e
given this year at the Hotel Ansley.
The date will be either on February
4 or February 9, depending on when
the members of the executive com
mittee of the national organization,
who will meet at Tampa, can attend.
Mr. Smith is chairman of the en
tertainment committee, and he states
The impression prevails he^e, how- j that the affair will be the biggest and
best in celebration of a most pros
perous year.
Administration Not to Ask Meas
ures Which Might Injure
Business in Any Way.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Presl-
out Wilson will read to Congress
v !hin a few days after the holiday
recess a message urging "construct
ive’' anti-trust legislation, according
to assurances given in high Admin-
Is:ration circles to-day.
Attorney General McReynolds is
accredited in high Administration cir
cles with having won his contest
against the enactment of any radical
program for trust regulation such as
proposed In various trade commission
s nemos and plans for progressive
taxation of corporations.
The Attorney General’s view is that
the present anti-trust law Is suffi
cient. The Administration forces in
the House, however, will insist upon
amendments to the Sherman law pe
nalizing interlocking directorates, and
to this it is believed the President
lias given his sanction.
ever, that no measure which would in
any way hurt any business will gain
favor at the Administration’s hands.
To Revise Rates of
7 Georgia Points
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Because
of confusion over rate adjustments
from Vienna, Douglas, Montezuma,
Pelham, Camilla, LaGrange and Syl
vester, Ga., to outside points, the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
decided to completely revise rates for
those points. ^
The commission some time ago is
sued an order changing these rates,
but. it resulted in such uncertainty
because of the long and short haul
provisions of the commerce act that
the commisison suspended this order
and decided to make a new' investi
gation.
Co-Eds Unite Against
Men’s Bad Manners
Builc. ng Permits.
$600—West Lumber Company, Ira
street one-story frame house. Day
work.
$800—West Lumber Company. Ar
thur street, one-story frame dwelling.
Day work.
$200—Harry Constang, Weld n
alley, make repairs. Day work.
Warranty Deeds.
$2,740—Empire State Investment
Company to D. R. Evans, lot 40 by
119 feet, south side St. Paul avenue.
40 feet east of Broyles street. De
cember 24.
$1,200—E. S. Morris to A. M. Cox,
lot 100 by 140 feet, south side Morris
street, 210 feet west of Howell Mill
road. November 22.
$4,390—John C. Fincher to Mrs.
Sarah S. Franklin, lot 50 by 100 feet,
west side Washington street, 50 feet
south of Georgia avenue. Decem
ber 15.
$10 and Other Consideration—Gray
son V. Heidt to S. T. Blalock, one-
half interest in 10 acres east side
Howell Mill road, 1,500 feet northwest
of south line of land lot 154, Sev-
enteeth District, and along west side
Hemphill avenue. November 28.
$900—Albion S. Roberts to J. M.
Worsham, lot 138 by 156 feet, wewt
side Hawthorne avenue, 230 feet south
of Forrest avenue. October 15.
$326—J. M. Worsham to Charles D.
McKinney, same property. Decem
ber 23.
$500—Guarantee Trust and Bank
ing Company to Albion S. Roberts,
same property. February’ 20, 1911.
$609—Joseph W. Hanlon to John S.
Owens, lot 60 by 419 feet, north side
West Fourteenth street, being lot 4
of Gwennie Hanlon property. Au
gust 27.
$t and Other Considerations—Susan
H. Council to Thomas L. Francis, lot
62 by 394 feet, north side West Four
teenth street, being lot 7 of Gwennie
Hanlon property. May 26.
Quitclaim Deeds.
$1—A. P. Herrington to Joshua R
Houchin. guardian, No. 163 Peeples
street, 38 by 200 feet. December 24.
$10—Germania Savings Bank ta
Johrv S. Owens, lot 61 by 394 feet,
north side West Fourteenth street,
being lot 6 of Hanlon property. De
cember 19.
Quitclaim Deeds.
$1—Guarantee Trust and Banking
Company (by receivers) to Albion S.
Roberts, lot 138" by 156 feet, west side
Hawthorne avenue, 230 feet south of
Forrest street. December 23.
Bonds for Title.
$2,500—Mrs. C. E. Armstrong to
Joseph Franklin et al.. No. 339 Man-
gum street. 50 by 50 feet. July 17.
$10,000—Walter S. Dillon to Larkin
D. Baker, lot 50 by 128 feet, north
side Fourth street, 358 feet w’est of
North Jackson street. December 6.
Loan Deeds.
$1.375—D. R. Evans to Mortgage
Bond Company of New York, No. 26
St. Paul avenue, 40 by 119 feet. De
cember 24.
$450—A. M. Cox to B. B. Taylor, lot
100 by 140 feet, south side Morris
street, 210 feet west of Howell Mill
road. December 24.
$1,750—Virginia M. Chapman et al.
to Mortgage Bond Company of New
York, lot 38 by 200 feet, west side
Peeples street, 210 feet north of Gor
don street. December 12.
$1,117—Daniel R. Evans to Colum
bia Graphophone Company, No. 230
Hill street, 47 by 165 feet. Decem
ber 13.
Mortgages.
$326—Thomas L. Francis to Central
Bank and Trust Corporation, lot 62
by 394 feet, north side West Four
teenth street, being lot 7 of Gwennie
Hanlon property. November 5.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 26.—An or
ganization “for the suppression of
atrocious manners of men" has been
orga.nized by young women at Butler
College. Men of the college are re
ferred to as “rude, ungentlemanly,
careless and thoughtless.” A letter in
the college paper says:
“The insults of having a man
smoke without asking permission, the
Ugly familiarity of having him blow
smoke in the girl’s face, are sights
that we see too often."
Rockefeller Called
pical Good Citizen
Typi
CLEVELAND. Dec. 26.—"One hun
dred years hence, John D. Rockefeller
will be regarded as having been a
typical good citizen. CJnlike million
aires who spend most c? their time in
Europe, Rockefeller gives the people
the benefit of his great brain.”
So declared Admiral Robert M.
Thompson. U. S. N. f retired, speaking
before the Chamber of Commerce
here.
Warships Save Tugs
Shelled by Moors
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
GIBRALTAR. Dec. 26.—British war
ships were <-ailed into action to-day to
drive off M >ors who were bombarding
tug.4 which went to the rescue of the
British steamer Ludgate, ashore at Sai-
nar Point.
Before the arrival of the warships the
crews of the tugs were (forced lo keep
below decks to escape the Moors' tire.
Elopers Missing
For Over a Year
Continued From Page 1.
man’s face, and that picture in my
mind’s eye, and my finger half closed
on the trigger. Then I dropped my
arm. The man stood where he was,
as if paralyzed. Some impulse made
me say to him:
" ‘Maybe you want next door—may
be you made a mistake in the house.’
And at that, Mrs. Barnett said, the
man sort of wilted. And he apolo
gized and begged for pardon, and said
(to her surprise) that he had made a
mistake, and that he did belong next
door, for he lived there.
So he continued to apologize, back
ing out the while through the smash
ed window. And after he had been
arrested and brought for trial be
fore the Recorder Friday morning
Mrs. Barnett appeared in court, but
not to prosecute the culprit.
"I want to plead for him “ she told
the Recorder, and explained that
some power must have been watching
over Sims in that early morning ad
venture, for (said Mrs. Barnett) it
must have been that it was not this
man's time to die, and she could not
help regarding him as brought back
from the Valley.
Pays Fine for Him.
"He was the same as a dead man,”
the woman detective said, simply.
I “My trigger finger had only the width
of a hair to travel—that was all.”
The Recorder was impressed with the
plea and the story of the vision, and
he let Sims off with a fine of $15.75.
And Mrs. Barnett paid the fine her-
LAKLVILLK. CONN.. Dec. 28.—
Shrouded in mystery is the strange case
of pretty 15-year-old Beulah D. Burch
and John W. Murphy, who eloped from I self. .
the home of the girl’.? parents here j “I can’t keep from thinking of that
April 29. 1 912. and from that day to j -vision of a mother and baby that kept
this have never been heard of. Mrs. i me f roin killing that man.” she said.
E. B. Eurrh. the mother of the girl. j to think thev were his wire and
has renewed a forlorn search for the *. u .
couple. his child.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE
ON EASY TERMS.
HANDSOME HOME,
My home at No. 49 West Eleventh street. 14 rooms, three
modern improvements and splendidly arranged. Corner* lot.
baths, all
7x155 feet.
forms $1,000 cash and $1,000 twice per, year until $14,000 has been
paid. Balance can run ten years If desired. Low interest. Possession
given immediately.
This is a splendid opportunity for anyone desiring a handsome
home and not wishing to take a large sum out of his business at one
time.
W. T. GENTRY
TWO INMAN PARK LOTS
$750 Each
Right on the corner of two good streets, one short block from car line,
-v have two beautiful building Ict^BfxiOO fee^eacn. Houses on both
sides and a good neighborhood,
some easy money. $750 each.
Build two bungalows here and make
See us.
THOMSON & LYNES
IS AND 20 WALTON ST
PHONE IVY 718.
Many Mourn Death
Of Judge Langston
A wide circle of friends were
mourning the death Friday of Judge
Jephtha N. Langston, Civil War vet
eran and once a leader in politics.
Judge Langston, who Jived at No. 9
West Tenth street, served with the
Gate City Guards, Cobb’s Legion
Cavalry, and Fulton Dragoons, Com
pany G.
Lie was one of the oldest residents
of Atlanta and at one time represent
ed the Sixth Ward *n Council.
Judge Langston is survived by one
brother. Elijah W.; two sons, Walter
J. and Jephtha W.; one daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Weil, and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock.
ATL1TA NOT TO REALIZING SALES
GET SNOW OR POTS COTTON OFF
Wintry Spell to Continue, but Ex
pert Weather Man Says Skies
Will Clear Saturday.
Continued From Pago 1.
fortable, unless the searching wind
found crannies and cracks on an ex
posed side. But out on the street for
any length of time a penetrating chill
was carried through overcoats and
wraps, and the wind had a pecliarly
nipping quality usually associated
with the clear, bright days of climes
farther North.
There was a sense of chill dampness
in the wind, and it sought out the
spot—and generally found it.
Mrs. Mary Switzsrlet, sixty-five years
old, well known in Atlanta, where
a number of her children reside, is
dead in Augusta, where she had
been visiting her son, O. P. Switzer-
let. She is survived bv six other
children. They are A. G. Switzer-
let, of Oklahoma; A. R. Switzer',et,
of Atlanta; Mrs. J. H. McWaters,
Mrs, O. B, Callaway, Mrs. L. Long
and Mrs. VV. E. Crawley. The fu
neral services will be at Poole’s
Saturday at 2 p. m. Interment at
West view.
The body of Mrs. Clara A. Almand,
aged fifty-five, who died Thursday,
will be sent Saturday to Lithonia,
Ga„ for funeral and interment. Mrs.
Almand died at a private sanita
rium. She is survived ty her hus
band. A. J. Almand; fife sons, John,
of Little Rock; Henry, of Atlanta:
C. A. and Maurice, of Lithonia, and
Bond, of New York, and two daugh
ters. Miss Lula Almand and Mrs. C.
J. Tucker, of Lithonia.
Anna , ae, the 3-month-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, N. H. Baker, who
died Thursday, will be buried Sat
urday morning in Atlanta Park
Cemetery following funeral services
at the residence, No. 510 Sunset
avenue. She is survived by her
parents and grandparents and twi
little sisters.
Mrs. J. J, Lawler, aged thirty-eight,
died Friday at her home at No. 153
East Georgia avenue. The body will
be sent Saturday to Hiram, Ga„ for
funeral and interment. She was the
Widow of Engineer Lawder, who
was killed several months ago in a
wreck on the Southern.
Maud Campbell, nine-year-old daugh
ter of Policeman W. J. Campbell,
died Friday at the home. No. 141
Chapel street. The funeral was
held at noon Friday, with interment
at Adamsville.
i.iyrtice Moore, twenty-three years
old, daughter of J. B. Moore, of
Conley, Ga., will be buried Satur
day morning in the Cedar Grove
churchyard. She is survived by two
brothers, Alvin and Thomas, besides
her fattier.
The funeral of E. H. Threatt, of Dan-
ielsville, Ga., will bo i#ld Fridav
afternoon at 3 o’clock, with inter
ment at Colbert. Mr. Threatt diet
at a private sanitarium. He is sur
vived by his father, W. M. Threatt.
The funeral of Mrs. L. P. Kennedy, who
died Wednesday, will be held Friday
night at 8 o'clock at the Patterson
Chapel, the Rev, W. H. Bell officiat
ing The remains will be sent Sat
urday to Norcross, Ga., for interment
The funeral of Eloise Sanders, the six-
month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
W. Sanders, of 37 McDaniel street, was
held Friday. Interment was at At
lanta Park Cemetery.
83 Divorces Given in
Kansas City in 2 Days
KANSAS PITY. Dec. 26.—Eighty -
Three divorces were granted in two
- ays of this week by six judges of the
Circuit Court. Three of the courts
granted 80 decrees in uncontestec
cases.
Every Variety of
Holiday Weather.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Weather
of every variety except that desired
was distributed among the various
sections of the United States to-day.
It was warm and rainy on the
Eastern coast, snowy in the South
and upper New York, unsettled in
New England and the West reported
all temperatures from 14 below zero
at Devils Lake, N. Dak., to spring
weather in Kansas.
Florida was the only area running
true to form. There it was warm, the
weather bureau reporting the warm
est in the country. A 24-hour rain
and gale in Washington were like
spring weather. The telegrams from
meteorlogical observers show holi
day weather to be more varied and
unsettled over the country than for
many years previous.
Fierce Gale Does
Big Damage in N. Y.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—A terrible gale,
accompanied by a driving rain, struck
New York early to-day and caused
widespread damage.
Hundreds of plateglass windows were
shattered and signs dismantled, causing
danger to pedestrians In the streets.
One man was blown into the river, but
was rescued. The gale was followed
by a dense fog that darkened the city
and delayed all traffic, both surface and
elevated.
Jersey Towns Badly
Damaged by High Sea.
SEABRIGHT, N. J., Dec. 26—Three
men were swept to death and damage
estimated at fully $500,000 was caused
by a gale which swept along the New
Jersey coast at a rate of 90 miles an
hour to-day, hurling the sea upon
the land like a tidal wave.
In this city houses were blown
down or washed away. The city’s
lighting plant was put out of com
mission. Three hundred persons
were forced to flee from their homes.
On the coast off Seaside, N. J., two
boats were driven ashore. To the
mast of one of the vessels three men
were clinging. Life-saving crews
tried in vain to reach the men, who
finally were seen to drop, one by one,
into the boiling sea.
20 Hurt in High
Wind at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 26.—A
temporary waiting shed used as a
shelter by persons waiting for street
cars at a corner of the public square
was blown down to-day and twenty
persons w’ere hurt.
The high winds that accompanied
a violent storm here to-day broke
many plate glass windows in business
houses and wrecked many smali
structures in the outlying districts.
Wires Deplore Death
Of Mrs.A.E,Stevenson
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Dec. 26.—
Telegrams and other messages of
sympathy w'ere received by hundreds
to-day at the home of Adlai E. Ste
venson, former Vice President of the
United States, on the death of Mrs.
Stevenson last night. She had been
ill since September, when she suf
fered an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Stevenson had recently com
pleted a book on the history of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, of which she was the oldest liv
ing president general.
Depot Agent Kills
Obstreperous Negro
LOVETT, Dec. 26—Deal Williams,
a negro, was shot and killed by Byron
Hawkins, assistant depot agent at
Lovett.
The negro had called for a package
of whisky he had ordered, but had
not arrived. Becoming boisterous and
insulting, he was ordered from the
office. The negro drew a gun and
attempted to shoot. Hawkins, how
ever, was too quick for him, killing
the negro instantly.
200 Mutineers of
Chinese Army Shot
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PEKIN, Dec. 26.—Lined up In
squads of ten, 200 mutinous soldiers
and their commanders were shot to
death to-day. As fast as one firing
squad had performed its task another
took its place to -end the death-deal
ing missiles at the mutineers.
The men were executed by the or
der of Piesident Yuan Shi Kai for
their revolt against the Government
at Kiang Yuan.
Trading Light in Absence of Ca
bles—Feeling More Optimistic.
Renewed Spot Demand.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 Tracing In the
cotton market was dull at the opening
to-day in the absence of Liverpool ca
bles and first prices were 1 to 3 points
lower than Wednesday’s close. There
was some selling by New Orleans, Mem
phis and Wall street. The ring seemed
inclined to take the short side, resulting
In prices declining some 3 to 7 points
from the Initial range.
Later the market developed strength,
due to active buying by leading spot
houses and a wave of scattered short
covering, which was a factor In the re
covery during the forenoon. This held
the list firm, with prices practically un
changed from the previous close.
During the late forenoon the entire
early advance was wiped out through a
renewal of bear pressure and general
realizing sale. However, offerings were
well taken by a number of strong
sources. This, coupled with the belief
that spinners’ takings for the week
would be bullish, promoted scattered
covering by shorts This checked the.
downward movement and prices again
climbed back to Wednesday’s final.
The most important developments over
the holiday was the revival of spot de
mand. This, coupled with the general
optimistic feeling over the currency law
and brighter prospects for Increased
trade activity, lias become the dominat
ing factors in the. market. But the ma
jority seems inclined to go slow* on the
buying side, awaiting further long line
liquidation and the turn of the year. In
the meantime price movement is ex
pected to fluctuate within very narrow
limits.
At the close the market w-as steady,
with prices at a net decline of 1 to 8
points from the final quotations of Wed
nesday.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Tuesday. 1912.
New Orleans. . . .9.000 to 10,000 11.226
Galveston 6,500 to 8.000 18.532
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
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Last
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HAYWARD & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 26.—There
were no developments 6ver the holidays
to directly affect the market. Financial
organs and credit men of prominence
generally express satisfaction over the
currency law and look for increased
trade activity and enlarged credit facili
ties.
About 2,000 January notices were is
sued here this morning and partly
stopped by exporters.
The open spot market Is still cheaper
for some of the lower grades and off
qualities than the allowances quoted for
such cotton in respect to delivery on fu
tures. A further widening in the dis
count in some of the lower grades and
in the color differences Is looked for in
the next revision. The market eased
about 10 points in the early trading on a
little selling on the January tenders, but
there was no pressure to speak of and
prices settle around 12.45 for March.
The general opinion is that narrow-
markets with a range in fluctuations of
about 30 points are likely, until more
definite information is obtained in re
gard to ginnings during this period.
New York reports a more optimistic
fee’ing in Wall street.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
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SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12ft.
Athens, steady; middling 13^
Macon steady; middling 13Vi.
New Orleans, quiet; middling 12 11-16.
New York, quiet; middling 12.60.
Philadelphia, easy; middling 12.85.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.60.
Liverpool, holiday.
Savannah, steady; middling 12%.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, steady; middling 13ft.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12ft.
Galveston, quiet; middling 13ft.
Mobile, steady; middling 13ft.
Wilmington, steady; middling 13c.
Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12ft.
St. Louis, quiet: middling 13ft.
Memphis, steady; middling 13ft.
Houston, steady; middling 13 1 - If.
Louisville, firm; middling 12ft.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Hayden, Stone «<: Co.: “We see noth
ing in the mark*- at present.”
E. F. Hutton & Co.: “We believe
short commitments in anything, wheth
er commodities or securities, should now
be undertaken with extreme caution."
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
1913.
1912.
New Orleans. . .
6,016
6,302
Galveston
9.559
9,527
Mobile
1.697
567
Savannah
8,228
8,515
(‘harleston
2,416
1,122
Wilmington . . . .
711
568
Norfolk
4.061
1,188
Ba'timore
2,787
2.186
Newport News . .
7,074
Philadelphia. . . .
87
Brunswick . . . .
3.998
4.496
Various
1.713
4,212
Total
46,358
46.444
INTERIOR
RECEIPTS.
1913.
1912.
Houston
. 3.583
10.431.
Augusta. > . . . .
2.405
4.504
Memphis
3.936
3,403
St. Louis
1,786
3.681
Cincinnati
1,704
2,345
Little Rock . . .
895
Total ,
13.504
25,259
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
January. .
February.
March. . ,
April. . .
May. . .
June. . .
July. . . .
August. .
September.
< ictober. .
November,
f >eoernber.
! opening. |
9700® 9.15
9.40
9.4 80
9.61
1.80
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9.15®
9.31®
9.44®
9 r,o®
9.66®
9.76 @
k
. 9.8
. 9 95® 10.00
. 1.0.04® 10.05 10.94®
. ’10.10® 10.15jl0.08®
. 10.15® 10.25 10.08®
. 9.00
ng
9.02
9.17
9.83
9.46
9.58
9 68
9.78
9.87
10.96
10.04
10.10
Prices Up to New High Level for
Movement—Most Interest
Centers on Reading.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW’ YORK, Dec. 26.—After slight
recessions In the initial deaJings in the
stock market to-day, vigorous buying in
all the important issues caused sharp
advances, carrying prices in many
stocks up to a new high level for the
movement.
Most interest was attached to the
trading in Reading and In the first few
minutes the price rose to 170ft, against
170ft at the close Wednesday.
Amalgamated Copper also advanced
more than a point, selling at 75 and
Union Pacific advanced a point to 157.
The trading In United .States Steel
common was on a large scale and that
stock advanced ft to 60ft Lehigh Val
ley sold ex-dlvidend and made a gain
of 2 points.
At the end of the first fifteen min
utes the tone was one of pronounced
strength and the volume of trading was
larger than it has been in many months
The curb market was steady.
The London market was closed.
Reading was the strongest feature in
the late forenoon trading and advanced
lft. Amalgamated <’opper advanced l,,
Steel ft and Union Pacific ft. Other is
sues were unchanged to a fraction
higher. r ^
Call money loaned at 3ft per cent.
Although nearly all the speculative in
terest continued In Reading and Steel,
there was some brisk upturns in va
rious specialties. The local tractions
were prominent Interboro common
^ n< l preferred, Third Avenue, Southern
I acific and Amalgamated Copper made
moderate gains.
The market closed steadv.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds dull.
Stock quotations:
STOCKS— High. Low.
Amal. Copper. 73 73ft
Am. Agricul
Am. Beet Sug. 23ft
American Can 31ft
do, pref... 90ft
Am. Car Fdy. 45
Am. Cot. Oil.. 37ft
American Ice
Am. Locomo..
Am. Smelting
Am. Sug Ref.
Am. T.-T
Am. Woolen..
Anaconda ....
Atchison ....
A. C. L ....
B. and O
Beth. Steel...
B. R. T
Can. Pacific.. 211% 210ft
Cen. Leather..
C. and O
Colo. F. and I.
Colo. Southern
Consol. Gas.. 131ft 130ft
Com Products
D. and H 152
Den. and R. G.
Distil. Secur.. IS 1 ,
Erie
do, pref.
Gen. Electric.. 141
33ft
30 ft
90 ft
4 4 Vi
37ft
Clos.
Bid.
74 ft
45
23 ft
30%
90
44ft
37
Prev.
Close.
73ft
44
23ft
30 ft
90
4 4 Vi
36 ft
15,000,000 Lbs. Wool
Sold in Fortnight
BOSTON, •Pm-. 26 — Seldom at the en<l
of a year has so much wool changed
hands as within the fortnight Just
closed. With sales estimated for the
week at 6,600,000 to 6,000,000 pounds, the
total for the fortnight is brought well
up to 16,000,000 pounds. Inqujpr Is noted
for fleeces and foreign wools, but trans
fers are still moderate.
Receipts are far behind shipments.
Receipts In pounds for six days ended
and Including Tuesday are as follows:
1913. 1913.
Domestic 2,077,798 1,826.212
Foreign 856,210 41,275
TotaJs 3,933,008 1,886,487
Total receipts of 2,933,008 pounds com
pare with 3,172,318 the preceding week,
of which 2,318.228 were domestic.
Receipts In pounds from and including
January 1. 1913, as compared with the
corresponding period In 1912 arc as fol
lows:
1913. 1912.
Domestic 160.130.717 234,311.074
Foreign 69,955,510 121,777,7?3
TotaJs 220,036,327 366,089,427
Mills Take 402,000
Bales During Week
According to Secretary Hester, the
visible supply of American cotton <iuring
the j>ast week shows an Increase of 89,-
369 bales, as compared with an increase
of 45,952 hales during the correspond
ing period last year, against an Increase
of 168,989 bales during the same week
the year before and all other kinds,
shows an increase of 24.000 bales,
against an Increase of 72.000 hales last
vear and an Increase of 51.000 bales In
1911.
The total visible supply of American
cotton increased 113.369 bales, against
an increase of 117,962 bales for the same
week last vear and an increase of 219,-
989 bale^ in 1911.
Emus EtSl OH
"
1913
1912 | 1911
American
Other kinds...
Total, all kinds
4.425.614
1,480.000
5.905.614
3,129.00414.786,547
1.164,0001 781,000
6.293,004 6,666.547
World's spinners' takings: __
1913
1912 | 1911
For week
Since Sept. 1. .
402.000
6,115,000
399 000! 312.000
5.607,000'5.329.000
Movement Into sight.
week:
1913
1912 T 1911
O’erland, w r eck
Since Sept. 1..
Into sight, wk
Since Sept. 1.
So. consump...
39,0141 32,2061 44.228
533 4771 565.100 1 603,914
513.619! 445,329 480.741
9 186,249 9,384 140 9.313.556
120.000 94.0001 72.000
AVeekly exports:
“S ft
23%
23%
j ToTa | 1912
1911
30%
30%
30
For week.....! 252,4061 232,537
65%
64
64%
63%
Since Sept l.. |4,996,973(5,088,799
107 ft
107%
107
106ft
123%
123%
123%
123
14
14ft
35%
94 ft
35 ft
93%
35%
94%
35%
93%
Atlanta Markets
115
9348
30%
88%
27%
61%
9%
29%
46
115
92%
30%
88 >%
27%
6078
9%
151ft
18
28%
44%
141
G. North, pfd. 127% 127ft
35
109
16 Vi
60ft
24ft 24ft
G. North. Ore. 35ft
G. Western
Ill. Central.. 109
Interboro .... Rift
do, pref... 62
Int. Harv. (old) ...
K C S.. . .
M. , K. and T
do, pref
xL. VS! ley. . 152 ft 150%
L. and N. . .134 134
Mo. Pacific . . 23ft 22Vi
N. Y. Central 93 92ft
Northwest
Nat. Lead
N. and W.
No. Pacific
O. and W.
Penna. . . . HO
Pacific Mail . 24ft
P. Gas Co . 121
P. Steel Car . 26%
Reading .
• 102ft 102 ft
. HO ft 109 ft
109%
24ft
121
26ft
171% 169%
R. I. and Steel 20ft 20ft
do, pref. . 82 81ft
Rock Island . 13% 13ft
do, pref. . 21 21
S. -Sheffield
So. Pacific . 90 %
So. Railway
do,- pref. . 77ft
St. Paul . . . 301 ~
Tenn. Copper. 31 ft
Texas Pacific 12
Third Avenue
Union Pacific. 157
U. S. Rubber 56ft
U. S. Steel
do, pref
Utah Copper
V. -C. Chem
Wabash ... 3 2ft
do, pref. . 7 7
W. Union . . 58Vi 67ft
W. Maryland
W. Electric . 66ft 66
W. Central
Total sales. 482,000 shares.
xEx-dividend, 5 per cent.
89%
77 Vi
100 ft
30 ft
12
155%
56 ft
69%
106 ft 106%
50ft 49%
60%
116
92%
30 ft
88
210%
61ft
28%
26
130%
9ft
160
15%
18
28%
44%
140ft
127%
34%
lift
108
16%
61%
102
19%
53 ft
151ft
133
22 ft
92 ft
126
44
101%
HOft
26 ft
109%
24ft
121
2S%
170
20
80%
13ft
20%
28
89 ft
23
76 ft
100%
30 ft
12%
42
156 ft
56 ft
60 Vi
106ft
50
27 ft
3%
34 ft
65%
43
116ft
92 ft
30ft
88 ft
211
26 ft
60 ft
28
26 ft
130
9%
150
17
18 ft
28 ft
44 ft
139
126%
34 ft
lift
107
15
60 ft
101ft
19%
53
155ft
134
92 ft
126ft
44
101%
109ft
27
109ft
24
120
26%
170
19%
81
12ft
21 ft
26
90
23 ft
77
100ft
30%
12 ft
41ft
155%
00 ft
59%
106
49%
27%
2%
7%
57
34%
65%
42 ft
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The metal
market was firm to-day. Quotations:
Copper, spot and March offered at 14ft,
tin, 3687@37.75; spelter, 5.15(d6.35; bad,
4 00 bid.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Money on call
3ft; time money easier; sixty days, o
per cent; ninety days, 4%; six months,
4% per cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange, 4.82
@4.86. with actual business in bankers'
bills at 4.85 for demand and 4.8104.9110
for sixty-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
i Opening.
Spot . . .
December .
January . .
February .
March . .
April . . .
May . . .
June . . .
July
.60® ft .90 I
6.70®6.72 !
6.84® 6.86
6.96® 6.97
7.07® 7.08
7.1707.18
7.2 Hi 7.25
.| 7.2607.29 7.25®7.27
Closing.
6.70
•; :i
6.67® 6.70
6.82® 6.85
6 * 16 96
7.05® 7.08
7.15® 7.17
7.20® 7.24
Closed steady. Hales, 19,500 bags.
Closed steady; sales 2,600 barrels.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The indica
tions are that the coast storm will move
northeast wardly and be attended by
rains and snows this afternoon and to-
f night m the Middle Atlantic States.
! Elsewhere east of the Mississippi River
the weather will be generally fair to
night and Saturday.
General forecast until 7 p. m Satur
day:
Georgia— Fair to-night and Saturday.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons fancy, $3.75® 4 00; celery, $6.00;
Florida oranges, $1.7502.00; bananas,
2ft® 3c pound; cabbage, per crate, 2ftc
pound; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia,
6ft®7c; choice, 6ft@6c; beets, $1.75®
3.00. in half barrel crates; cucumbers,
$2.00 0 2.50; eggplants, $2.50®3.00 per
crate; peppers, $1.5001.75 per crate; to
matoes. fancy, six-basket crates. $2.60®
3; onions, $1.50 per bushel; sweet pota
toes. pumpkin yams. 75® 80c per bushel;
Irish potatoes, $2.5002.60 per bag; con
taining 2ft bushels; okra, fancy, six-
basket crates, $1.5001.75.
EGGS—Fresh country candled, 350
37c, cold storage, 34c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in
1-lb. blocks, 27ft® 30c; fresh country,
fair demand, 18® 20c.
UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, bead
and feet on, per pound: Hens, 16017c;
fries, 22ft®24c; roosters, 8®10c; tur
keys, owing to fatness, 17® 19c.
LIVE POULTRY — Hens, 40045c;
roosters, 30®35c; broilers, 25030c per
pound; puddle ducks, 30®35c; Pekins, 35
®40c; geese, 50®60c each; turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 15@17o.
NUTS.
Brazil nuts, 16018c per pound; Eng
lish walnuts, 14016c per pound; pecans,
owing to size, 12ft030c per pound.
FISH.
FIRM Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapper, 10c pound; trout, 11c pound;
bluefish, 7c pound; pompano. 25c pound;
mackerel 12c pound; mixed fish, 506c
pound; black fish, 10c pound; mullet,
11% 012c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR — Posted’s Elegant, $7.60;
Omega. $6.25; Carter's Best, $6.25; Qual
ity (finest patent), $6.10. Gloria (self-
rising), $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; Monogarm, $6.00,
Puritan (highest patent). $5.50; Golden
Grain, $5.60; Faultless (finest patent),
$6 25; Horne Queen (highest patent),
$5.50; Paragon (highest patent), $5.50;
Sunrise (half patent), $5.00; White
Cloud (highest patent), $5.25; White
Daisy, $5.25; White Lily (high patent),
$5.50; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75;
Water Lily (patent), $5.15; Southern
Star (patent). $4.75; Sunbeam $5.00;
King Cotton (half patent), $4.75; low
grade, 98-11). sacks, $4.
CORN—Bone dry. No. 2 white, old 97;
white 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 white clipped, 58c; No.
2, 57c; fancy white, 57c; white, 55c;
mixed, 54c
Cotton seed meal (Harper), $29; buck
eye. $28.50.
Cotton seed hulls, sacked, $15.00.
SEEDS- Tennessee blue stem, $1.50;
Appier oats, 75c; Texas red rust proof
oats, 68c; Oklahoma red rust proof oats,
65c; Georgia seed rye, 2ft-bushel sacks,
$1.20; Tennessee seed rye, 2-bushel
sacks, $1 00, Tennessee barley, $1.10.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 1O0-
Ib. sacks, $3.25; wO lb. sacks, $3.50; Aunt
Patsy mash, 100-lb. sacks, $2.50; Pu
rina pigeon feed, $2.50; Purina baby
chick feed. $2.35; Purina scratch, 100-lb.
sacks, $2.20; 50-lb. scaks, $2.00; Purina
chowder, 100-lb. sacks, $2.40; Purina
chowder, dozen pound packages. $2.50;
Victory baby chick, $2.20; Victory
scratch, 50-lb. sacks. $2.15; 100-1^. sacks,
$2.10; No. 1 chicken wheat, pet bushel,
$1.35; No. 2, per bushel, $1.25; oyster
shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks,
80c; Eggo, $2.15; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks,
per 100 pounds $2.00.
SHORTS Red Dog. 98-lb. sacks. $1.85;
white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.90; dandy mid
dling, 100-lb. sacks, $1.75; fancy. 75-lb.
sacks, $1.80; I*. W., 75-lb. sacks, $1.75;
brown, 100-lb. sacks. $1.70; Germ meal,
lb sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70;
Germ 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;
bran and shorts, mixed, $1.65; Germ
meal, Homeo, $1.70.
GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 100-lb.
lacks, $1.80; Purina molasses feed. $1.85;
Kandy horse feed, $1.80; Harrodairy
feed. $2.00; Arab horse feed, $1.85; A11 -
needa feed. $1.85; Suerene dairy feed,
$1.60; Monogram. 100-lb sacks, $1.60;
Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks, $1.70;
A B C feed, $1.60; Milko dairy feed,
$1.65; alfalfa meal, $1.55; beet pulp, 100-
lb sacks. $1.65.
HAY— Per hundredweight: Timothy
choice, large hales. $1.30; large light
cover mixed, $1.20; Timothy No. 1 small
hales, $1.25; Timothy No. 2 hay. $1.15;
heavy clover 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, $1.00;
wheat straw, 70c.
GROCERIES.
SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran
ulated, 5c; New York refined, 4ftc;
plantation. 4.85c.
COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle), $21.75,
A AAA. XI 4.50 In bulk; In bags and bar
rels, $21; green, 20c.
It: *!* -llead 4 ft 05 ft; fancy head,
6ft®7c, according to grade.
LARD Si ver Leaf. 13c pound; Scoco,
9%c pound: Flake White. 8ftc; Cotto-
lene. $7 20 per case; Snowdrift, $6.50 per
case.
Expect Large Movement of Coarse
Grains Shortly—Absence of
Cables Causes Dullness.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red 95096
Corn—No. 2 67® 68
Oats—No. 2 40
CHICAGO, Deo. 26. Wheat opened
easier. There were no cables from
abroad ard traders were without early
guidance. Snows over the West and
evenness in corn caused little selling.
Corn was easy as a result of the fore
cast of favorable weather over the belt
and prospects for larger receipts to-day.
Oats weer easy in sympathy, with
other grains.
Provisions were firm.
Wheat closed ftc to ftc lower, com
%c to ftc and oats ftc to %c lower.
Hog products were fractionally lower,
with pork losing the most.
There was a small cash demand here
for the grains.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
WHEAT—
High. Low.
Previous
Close. Close.
Dec
May
July
CORN-
Dec
May
July
OATS—
Dec
May
July
PORK—
Jan... 20.42ft
May.... 20.86
nARD—
Jan.. .. 10.67ft
May.... 11.02ft
RIBS—
Jan.... 10.77ft
May.... 11.12ft
87%
90%
87
69%
69%
68 ft
ii*
40%
87%
90%
86%
68%
68 Vi
68%
38%
41
40%
20.32%
20.75
10.62%
10.97%
10.72V
11.4
.72%
.02%
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
*7%
90 %
86%
63%
68%
68%
33%
41
40%
20.32%
20.77%
10.62%
10.97%
10.72%
11.02%
87%
90%
69%
39%
68%
33%
20.45
20.87ft,
10.67ft
11.02ft
10.75
11.07ft
CHICAGO, Dec 26.—Wheat: No. 2
red. 95 0 96; No. 3 red. 92093; No. 2
£ l i l 1 r< * 88ft®89; No. 3 hard winter.
8/ft ® 88 ft ; No. 1 Northern spring, 90ft®
91; No. 2 Northern spring, 89ft@90ft;
No. 3 spring, 87®88.
Corn: No. 2, new, 69069%; No. 2
cQ^ t ^’*. neV X.’- ^9069%; No. 2 yellow, new.
69069%; No 3, new, 64 ft 065; No. 3
b&'S’GSft; No. 3 yellow, new,
64ft065%; No. 4, new, 64ft®61; No. 4
J^.ite, new, 69062; No. 4 yellow, new,
58 0 1 6*.
Oats: No. 3 white, 39039%; No 4
white, 38ft039ft; standard, 39ft@40ft.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Friday and
estimated receipts for Saturday:
Wheat .
16
Corn .
128
Oats .
42
Hogs .
17,000
Friday. (Saturday
54
920
130
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
ST. LOTUS, Dec. 26.—Wheat—No. 2
red. 95096; No. 3 red, 93094; No. 2 hard
86093; No. 3 hard, 85091.
Corn—No. 2. 67® 68 ; No. 3. 65; No. 4
GO; No. 2 yellow, 67069; No. 3 yellow
65%@66; No. 4 yellow, 60ft@61; No. 1
white, 68; No. 3 white, 64065; No. -
white, 61.
Oats—No. 2, 40; No. 3, 39039ft; No. 1
white, 42; No. 3 white, 400 40ft; No. ■
white, 39ft; standard, 41041ft. “
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1 1913.
1 1913.
Receipts ....
Shipments . . .
. .1 1,280,000
. .! 314.000 ;
I 1,413,000
[ 499,000
CORN—
1 1913. |
1912
Receipts . . . .
Shipments . . .
. .| 2,218 00 |
. .| 951,000 |
1,433,000
545,000
GRAIN NOTES.
Bartlett-Frazier Company says:
‘‘Wheat—We look for a dull but
steady market during the next few days.
"Corn—Cold weather should improve
the quality of the grain now moving
and so inspire more confidence on the
part of buyers.
“Oats—The market moves with other
j grains. Speculative Interest is limited.
“Provisions—Liquidation in January
product is still noticeable, but the in
vestment buying of the deferred futures
continues."
MODERN MILLER ON GRAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—General snow
storms over the greater part of the win
ter wheat belt have furnished ample
covering to protect the plant from d&n-
? ;er of serious injury from a sudden
reeze.
For the present the condition of the
wheat is all that could be desired, as
there is no particularly severe weather
reported, and temperature Is sufficiently
low to stop Insect damage. Steps are
being taken in sections where green
bugs have been prevalent looking to
ward the eradication of these vermin.
Some localities in which ravages of the
Hessian tiy were causing uneasiness re
port that owing to protected warm
weather the, broods of flies have hatched
and flown away, thus rendering their
destruction by the cold practically cer
tain.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Hogs Receipts
17,000. Market 10c higher. Mixed and
butchers. $7.050 8.00; good heavy, $7,860
7.95; rough heavy, $7.6007.80; light, $7.65
07.90; pigs, $5.9007.40; bulk, $7.7507.90.
Cattle—Receipts 2,500. Market steady.
Beeves, $6.7509.50; cows and heifers.
$3.2503.10; Stockers and feeders, $5,600
7.40; Texans, $6.4007.50; calves, $8,500
11.00.
Sheep—Receipts 8,000. Market strong.
Native and Western, $3.2505.40; lambs,
$5.8508.00.
CHICAGO, Dec 26.—Cattle—Receipts
1,800, including 400 Southerns. Market
10015c higher. Native beef steers. 7.50
@9.75; cows and heifers. 4 2508.50;
stockers and feeders. 5.0007.50; calves.
6.00011.00; Texas steers, 6.7507.00;
cows and heifers. 4.0006.00
Hogs—Receipts 6,500. Market 10c high
er Mixed. 7.8008.10; good, 8.00® 8.15;
rough, 7.6007.75: lights. 7.7508.05; pigs,
6.6007.50; bulk 7.75® 8.05.
Sheep—Receipts 1,000. Market strong.
Muttons. 3 7505.00; yearlings. 6.0007.15;
lambs, 5.2508.26.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Petroleum
firm; crude Pennsylva ia, $2.50.
Turpentine quiet; 450 46ft.
Rosin steady; common. 4.00.
Wool steady; domestic fleece, 21ft @
26; pulled, scoured basis, 32050; Texas,
scoured basis, 40 0 52.
Hides quiet; native steers, 18 asked;
brafided steers. 18ft asked.
Coffee steady; options opened un
changed to 3 points higher; Rio No. 7
on spot, 9%.
Rice steady; domestic ordinary to
prime. 3%@5ft.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
kettle, 35 0 55.
Sugar, raw quiet; centrifugal. 3.12ft@
3.23; muscovado, 2.62ft@2.73; molasses
sugar. 2.37ft.
Sugar, refined quiet: fine granulated.
4.1004.15; cut loaf. 5.25; crushed, 5.15®
5.48; mold A. 4.80; cubes. 4.35® 4.40: pow
dered. 4.2004.25; diamond A, 4.15; con
fectioners’ A, 4.00. Softs—No. 1 4.00®
4.05. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than
No. 1 and Nos. 3 to 14 are each 5 points
lower than the preceding grade).
Potatoes irregular; white nearby, 1.75
@2.75; sweets. 7501.75.
Beans nuiet: mai?‘ V. J "'"t
5.35; pea. choice, 3.3503.65; red kidney',
choice, 5.2505.30.