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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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CP REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
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County Board Plans
Much Work in 1914
Administration Not to Ask Meas
ures Which Might Injure
Business in Any Way.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 26.—Brest-
, • rit Wilson will read to Congress
within a few days after the holiday
r ■ ess a message urging "construct
ive” anti-trust legislation, according
t > assurances given in high Admin
istration circles to-day.
Attorney General McReynolds Is
accredited in high Administration cir
cles with having won his contest
ogainst the enactment of any radical |
program for trust regulation such as
proposed in various trade commission
schemes 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
has given his sanction.
The impression prevails here, how
ever, that no measure which would in
any way hurt any business will gain
favor at the Administration’s hands.
Shelby Smith or $. B. Turman Lead
for Chairman—Laying Plans for
Annual Realty Feast.
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.
Even greater improvements 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. Shelby Smtt.i
is preparing iha 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 R. Turman, of Tfir-
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
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
that the affair will be the biggest and
best in celebration of a most pros
perous year.
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 feel west of Howell Mill
road. November 22.
$4,390—John C. Fincher to Mrs.
Sarah S. Franklin, lot 60 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-
I half interest in 1.0 acres east side
Co-Eds Unite Against
Men’s Bad Manners II# SLEUTH
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, west
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.
$600—Joseph W. Hanlon to John S.
Owens, lot 60 by 419 feet, north side
West Fourteenth street, being lot 4
of Gwennle Hanlon property. Au
gust 27.
$1 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 Deed*.
$1—A. P. Herrington to Joshua R
Houchin, guaVdian, No. 163 Peeples
street, 38 by 200 feet. December 24.
$10—Germania Savings Bank tG
John 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 west 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. Decefn-
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
ganizatlon “for the suppression of j
atrocious manners of men” has been j
organized 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.”
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Continued From Page 1.
Rockefeller Called
Typical Good Citizen
CLEVELAND, Dec. 26.—“One hun
dred years hence, John D. Rockefeller
will be regarded as having been a
typical good citizen. Unlike million
aires who spend most of their time in
Europe, Rockefeller gives the people
the benefit of his great brain.”
So declared Admiral Robert M.
Thompson, U. S. X., retired, speaking
before the Chamber of Commerce
here.
Warships Save Tugs
Shelled bv Moors
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
GIBRALTAR. Dee. 26.—British war-I
ships were called into action to-day to
drive off Moors wh
tugs which went t<> 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 to keep
below decks to escape the Moors’ fire.
Elopers Missing
For Over a Year
LAKEVILLE. CONN.. Dec 26.—
Shrouded in mystery is the strange case |
of pretty 15-year-old Beulah D. Burch
and John W Murphy, who eloped from
the home of the girl's parents here
April 29. 1.312, and from that day to
this have never been heard of. Mrs.
E. E. Burch, the mother of the girl,
has renewed a forlorn search for the
couple.
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, hack
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
j Mrs. Barnett appeared in court, but
DV Moors not to prosecute the culprit.
° j “I want to plead for him ” she told
I the Recorder, and explained that
some power myst have been watching
were bombarding i over Sims in that early morning ad-
j 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.
“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
i i«..... o finn fif $ 1 ., 7n
he let Sims off with a fine of $1
And Mrs. Barnett paid the fine her
self.
“I can’t keep from thinking of that
vision of a mother and baby that kept
me from killing that man.” she said.
“And to think they were his wife and
his child!”
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
RE5U. ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE
HANDSOME HOME, ON EASY TERMS.
haihs, all
7x155 feet.
-V home at No. 49 West-Eleventh street.. 14 rooms, three
■ lern improvements and splendidly arranged. Corner lot.
$1 000 cash and $1,000 twice per year until $14,000 has been
•aid. Balance cm 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
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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 lived at No. 9
West Tenth street, served with the
Gate City Guards, Cobb’s Legion
Cavalry, and Fulton Dragoons, Com
pany G.
He was one of the oldest residents
of Atlanta and at one time represent
ed the Sixth Ward in Council.
Judge Langston is survived by one
brother, Elijah W.; two sons, Walter
J. and Jephtha W.; one daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Well, and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock.
mum not id rau* sues
EFT SM HR I PUTSCOTTON QFF
Wintry Spell to Continue, but Ex
pert Weather Man Says Skies
Will Clear Saturday.
Continued From Page 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 pecllarly
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.
TWO INMAN PARK LOTS
;o Each
$75 1
Right on the corner of two good streets, one short block from car line
« ■ have two beautiful building lots, 50x100 feet each. Houses on both
good neighborhood. Build two bungalows here and make
sides and
some easy money
$750 each. See us.
THOMSON & LYNES
18 AND 20 WALTON ST.
PHONE IVY 718.
Mrs. Marv Switzerlet, 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 by six other
children. They are A. G. Switzer
let, of Oklahoma; A. R. Switzerlet,
of Atlanta: Mrs. J. H. McWaters,
Mrs. C. B. Callaway, Mrs. L. Long
and Mrs. W. E. Crawley. The fu
neral services will be at Poole’s
Saturday at 2 p. m. Interment at
Westvrew.
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 by her hus
band, A. J. Almand; five 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 two
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 Lawler, 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. HI
Chapel street. The funeral was
held at noon Friday, with interment
at Adam.sville.
i.lyrtice Moore, twenty-three years
old, daughter of J. B. Moore, of
Conley, Ga., will be burled Satur
day morning in the Cedar Grove
churchyard. She is survived by two
brothers. Alvin and Thomas, besides
her father.
The funeral of E. H, Threatt, of Dan-
ielsville, Ga., will be held Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock, with inter
ment at Colbert. Mr. Threatt die!
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 official-
Ins 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 CITY, Dec. 26.—Eighty-
three divorces were granted in two
days of This week by six judges of the
Circuit Court. Three of the courts
granted 80 decrees in uncontested
| 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 G-ale 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 ’plateglasa 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 4)0 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 were hurt.
The high winds that accompanied
a violent storm here to-day broke
many plate glass windows in business
houses and wrecked many small
structures in the outlying districts.
Wires Deplore Death
Of Mrs,A,E,Stevenson
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Dec. 26.—
Telegrams and other messages of
sympathy were 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 send the death-deal
ing missiles at the mutineers.
The men were executed by the or
der of President 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 IJverpool 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.
Latpr 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 hack 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, has 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 tu n of the year. In
the meantime price movement is ex
pected to fluctuate within very narrow
limits.
At the close the market was 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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Sp
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12,10|12.10, lY.Ol 12.07
11.9111.94 II 83 11.91
12.18 ii.2iji2.ll "
12.15 12.17I12.07
12.16
11.99
12.17:i2.08
11.99 11.98
11.60 11.60 11.52
12.
11
11
12.20 12
12
12.15112
12
12.16|12
11.95 11
Ill
11.57111
07-09
92-93
97-12
19-20
15-17
15-16
15-16
15-16;
96-98>
67-701
55-57
HO
12.12-15
11.94-96
11.99-03
12.21
12.16-20
12.16- 17
12.16- 18
12.18-19
11 98-12
11.75
11.69-61
Closed steady.
HAYWARD & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS* Der. 26.—There
were no developments over 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 e-nlarged 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
feeling in Wall street.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Open
High.
Low.
Last
Sale
Close, j
Prev.
Close I
Dc
12.10 12.19
12.10
12.19
12.13
12.23
Jn
1J.20 12.90
12.06
12.14
12.14-15
12.23-24
Fb
12.19-21
12.28-30
Mh
12.4812.48
i 12.35
i.2.43
12.43-44
12.49-50
Ap
12.41-46
12.50-52
My
12.60 12.60 12.48
12 58
12.57-58
12.61-62
Jn
12.57-59
12.61 -62
•TlV
12.64 12.64 12.53
i.2.63
12.62-63
12.65-66
Oc
11.48
11.55
Closed steady.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12%.
Athens, steady; middling 13*$
Macon steady: middling 13%
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 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 - 1C.
Louisville, firm; middling 12%.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Hayden, Stone <<t Co.: “We see noth
ing in the mar) ^ 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 tufcle 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
1.097
567
Savannah
8,228
8,515
Charleston
2,416
1.122
Wilmington . . . .
711
568
Norfolk
4,061
1,188
Batimore
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
2.495
4.504
Memphis
3,036
3,403
St. Louis
1,786
3.681
(Mncinnati
1,701
2.346
Little Rock . . .
895
Total
13.504
25,259
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations
January. . . .
February. . .
March. . . .
April
May
June
July
August. . . .
September. . .
October. . . .
November. . .
I >*•.-err he -
Closed steady.
(Opening. 1 Closing.
7f 9M® 9.15 9.00 @ 9.02
. 9.15ft 9.17
. 9.40 ' 9.316, 9.33
. 9.48ft 9.55' 9.44** 9.46
. 1 9.*'4 9.50@ 9.58
. 9.75ft 9.80, 9.66ft» 9.68
. 9.87 9.76ft- 9.78
. 9.95ft 10.00 9.85ft 9.87
. 10.04ft. 10.05 10.94ft 10.96
. 10.10ft 10.15 10.03ft 10.04
. L0.15ftl0.25 10.06ft 10.10
J 9jOO
Sales, 19,500 bags.
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 dealings 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 170%, against
170% 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 % to 60%. Ivehigh Val
ley sold ex-dividend 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.
riie curb market was steady.
The London market was closed.
Reading was the strongest feature In
the late forenoon trading and advanced
1%. Amalgamated Popper advanced %,
.steel % and Union Pacific %. other is
sues were unchanged to a fraction
higher.
Call money loaned at 3% 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
and preferred, Third Avenue, Southern
t actflc and Amalgamated Copper made
moderate gains.
The market closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds dull.
Stock quotations:
STOCKS- High. Low
Amal. Copper. 73 7S%
Am. Agrfcul
Am. Beet Sug. 23)£ 23Vt
American Can 31 % 3014
do. pref... 90 TJ DOT,
Am. Car Fdy. 45 4414
Am. Cot. Oil.. 37 54 37 54
American Ice ' 23?i 2,1 T j
Am. Locomo.. 30)4 30%
Am. Smelting 6654 64
Am. Sug. Ret. 107% 10714
Am - T--T 12314 123%
Am. Woolen...
Anaconda .... 35%
Atchison .... 94%
A. C. L. .... 115 ‘
B. and O. .... 93 54
Beth. Steel... 30%
B. R- T 8g%
Can. Pacific
Cen. Leather..
C. and 0 61%
Colo. F. and I
Colo. Southern
Consol. Gas.. 13154 130%
Com Products 9%
D. and H 152
Den. and R. G
Distil. Secur.. 18 54
Erie 2954
do, pret... 45
Gen. Electric.. 1.41
G. North, pfd. 127%
G. North. Ore. 35 54
G. .Western
III. Central.. 109
Interboro .... 15%
do, pref... 62
Int. Harv. (old) ....
K C. S.. . . 24%
M. , K. and T
do, pref
XL. valley. . 152% 150%
L. and N. . . 134
Mo. Pacific . . 2354
N. Y. Central 93
Northwest
Nat. Lead
N. and W. . .
No. Pacific . .
O. and W. . .
Penna. . . .
Pacific Mail .
P. Gas Co .
P. Steel Car .
Reading . .
35%
93%
115
92%
30%
88%
211% 210%
21%
60%
9%
151%
18
28%
4i%
141
127%
35
10!)
36%
60%
24%
134
22%
92%
102% 102%,
110% 109%
110
24%
121
26%
309%
24%
121
26%
90% 89%
171% 169%
R. I. ami Steel 20% 20%
do, pref. . 82 81%
Rock Is'and . 13% 13%
do, pref. . 21 21
S. -Sheffield
So. Pacific
So. Railway
do, pref. . 77% 77%
St. Paul ... 101 100%
Tenn. Copper. 31% 30%
Texas Pacific 12 12
Third Avenue. ... * ....
Union Pacific. 157 155%
U. S. Rubber 56% 56%
U. S. Steel . 60% 69%
do, pref
Utah Copper. 50%
V. -C. Chem
Wabash ... 3 2%
do, pref. . 7 7
W. Union . . 58 Vi 57%
W. Maryland
W. Electric . 66% 66
W. Central
Total sales, 482,000 shares,
x Ex-dividend, 5 per cent.
106% 106%
49%
Clos.
Bid.
74%
4")
23%
30%
90
44*
37
28%
•0%
64%
107
123%
14
35%
94%
316
92%
30 V*
88
210%
27
61%
28%
26
130%
9%
1MT
15%
18
28%
44%
140%
127%
34%
11%
108
15%
61%
102
19%
53%
151%
133
22%
92 Vi
126
44
101 %
110%
26%
109%
24%
121
26%
170
20
80%
33%
20%
28
89%
23
76%
100%
30%
12%
42
156%
56 %
60%
106%
50
27%
3%
6
57%
34%
65*%
43
Prev.
Close.
73%
44
23%
30%,
90
44 %
36%
30
63%
106%
323
14%
35%
93 %
316%
92 Vi
30%
88 %
211
26%
60%
28
26%
330
9%
150
17
18%
28%
41%
139
126%
34%
11%
107
15
60%
101%
19%
53
155%
134
92%
126%
44
101%
109%
27
109%
24
120
26%
170
19%
81
12%
21%
26
90
23%
77
300%
30%
12%
41%
155%
%>i> %
59%
106
49%
27%
2%
7%
57
34%
65%
42%
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 The metal
market was firm to-day. Quotations:
Copper, spot and March offered at 14%,
tin. 3687ft37.75; spelter, 5.15ft 5.35; lead,
4.00 bid.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Money on call.
3%; time money easier; sixty days, 5
per cent; ninety days, 4%; six months,
4% per cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange, 4.82
ft 4 86, with actual business in bankers'
bills at 4.85 for demand and 4.81 ft4.9110
for sixty-day* bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cot t on seed oil quota t i on a?
j Opening. |
Spot . . .
December
January .
February ,
March . .
April . . .
May . . .
June . .
July
6.60ft %.90
6.70ft 6.72
6.84ft 6.86
6.96ft 6.97
7.07 ft 7.08
7.17ft7.18
7.21 ft 7.25
.| 7.26 ft-7.29
Closing.
6.70
6.74
6.67ft 6.70
6.82ft 6.85
6.84 ft 6.96
7.05 ft 7.08
7.15ft7.17
7 20ft: u
7.25@7.27
Closed steady; sales 2,600 barrels.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. The indica-
I tior.s are that the coast storm will move
northeastwardly and be attended by
! rains and snows this afternoon and to-
i night in the Middle Atlantic States,
i Else where east of the Mississippi River
the weather will be generally fair to
night and Saturday.
Genera! forecast until 7 p. m. Satur
day:
Georgia—Fair to-night and Saturday.
15,000,000 Lbs. Wool
Sold in Fortnight
BOSTON, Dec. 26. -Seldom at the erd
of a year has so much wool changed
hands a a within the fortnight Just
closed. With sales estimated for the
week at 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 pounds, the
total for the fortnight is brought well
up to 15,000,000 pounds. Inquiry Is noted
for fleeces and foreign wools, but trans
fers are still moderate.
Receipts are far behind shipment*.
Receipts in pounds for six days ended
and including Tuesday are as follows:
1913. 1912.
Domestic 2.077.798 1,825,213
Foreign 856,210 41,275
GRIS EASY ON
v
Totals 3,933,008 1,366,487
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 poundB from and including
January 1. 1913, as compared with the
corresponding period in 1912 are as fol
lows:
1913. 1913.
Domestic 160.130,717 234,311.074
Foreign 69,955,510 121.777.7J3
Totals 220,086.227 356,089,427
Mills Take 402,000
Bales During Week
According to Secretary Hester, the
visible supply of American cotton during
the twist, week shows an increase of 89.-
369 bales, as compared with an increase
of 45,952 bales 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 bales last
year and an increase of 51,000 bales in
1911.
The total visible supply of American
cotton increased 113.369 bales, against
an increase of 117.952 bales for the same
week last year and an increase of 219,-
989 bales in 1911.
World’s visible supply^
.1913
1912
American '4.425,614 5,129.004
Other kinds. . . 1.480.000 1,164,000
Total, all kinds 5.905,614 6.293.004
1911
4.785.547
; 81.000
5.565.547
World’s spinner*' taking*
I IMS 1 1912
1911
For week 402,000'
Since Sept. 1.. |6,115,0001
399 000'
5.607.000 5
312.000
329.000
Movement into sight.
1913
week:
~1912 |
1911
Atlanta Markets
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons. fancy, $3.75ft4.O0; celery. $6.00;
Florida oranges, $1.75(8)2.00; bananas,
2% ft 3c pound; cabbage, per crate, 2%c
pound; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia,
b%ft'7c; choice, ,*%@6e; beets, $1.75@
3.00, in half barrel crates; cucumbers,
$2.00ft 2.50; eggplants, $2.50@3.Q0 per
crate; peppers, $1.50(8)1.76 per crate; to
matoes, fancy, six basket crates. $2.50(0)
3; onions, $1.50 per bushel; sweet pota
toes, pumpkin yams, 75ft 80c pier bushel;
Irish potatoes, $2.50(82.60 per bag; con
taining 2% bushels; okra, fancy, six-
basket crates. $150(81-75.
EGGS Fresh country candled, 35@
37c, cold storage, 34c.
BUTTER Jersey and creamery, in
1-lb. blocks, 27% ft 30c; fresh country,
fair demand. 18ft 20c.
I NDRAWN POULTRY Drawn, bead
and feet, on, per pound: Hens. 16@17c;
fri#*s, 22% ft 24c; roosters, 8ft 10c; tur
keys, owing to fatness, 17@19e.
LIVE POULTRY — Hens, 40ft46c;
roosters, 30ft35c; broilers, 26ft30c per
pound; puddle ducks, 30@35c; Peklns, 35
ft40c; geese, 50(ft60c each; turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 15ft) 17o.
NUTS.
Brazil nuts, 16ft)18c per pound; Eng
lish walnuts, 14ft L6c per pound; pecans,
owing to size, 12%ft30c per pound.
FISH.
FI SI 1- Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapber, 10c pound; trout, 11c pound;
blueflsh, 7c pound; pompano, 25c pound;
mackerel 12c pound; mixed fish, 5ft6o
pound; black fish, 10c pound; mullet,
11% ft 12c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR — Postell's Elegant, $7.00;
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; Home Queen (highest patent),
$5.50; Paragon (highest patent), $5.50;
Sunrise (half patent), $5.00; White
('loud (highest patent), $5.25; White
Daisy, $6.25; White Lily (high patent),
$5.50; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75;
Water Lily (patent), $5.16; Southern
Star (patent), $4.75; Sunbeam $5.00;
King Cotton (half patent), $4.75; low
grade. 98-lb. sacks, $4.
CORN—Bone dry, No. 2 w’hite, old 97;
white new, 96c; choice yellow, old, 95c.
MEAL—Plain, 144-lb. sacks, 91c; 96-
Ib. sacks, 92c; 48-lb. sacks, 94c; 24-lb.
sacks, 1>6c.
OATS Fancy white clipped, 58c; No.
2, 57c; fancy white, 57c; white, 66c;
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, 2%-bushel sacks,
$1.20; Tennessee seed rye, 2-bushel
sacks $1.00, Tennessee barley, $1.10.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 100-
lb sacks, $3.25; 50 lb. sacks, $3.50; Aunt
Patsy mash, 100-lb. sacks, $2.50; Pu
rina pigeon feed, $2.50; Purina baby
chick fe<‘d, $2.35; Purina scratch. 100-lb.
sacks, $2.20; 50-lb. soaks, $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, pel bushel,
$1.36; No. 2, per bushel. $1.25; oyster
shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks,
80c; Kggo, $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, $1.76; fancy, 75-lb.
sacks, $! 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 sackH, $1.75;
clover leaf. 75-ib. sacks, $1.60; bran,
75-'b. sacks, $1.50; 100-lb. sacks, $1.50;
bran and shorts, mixed, $1.65; Germ
ineal, Homeo, $1.70.
GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 100-lb.
.cks, $1.80; Purina mojasses feed, $1.85;
Kandy horse feed, $1.80; Harrodairy
fled, $2.00; Arab horse feed, $1.85; All-
needa feed, $1.65; Suerene dairy feed,
$1.60; Monogram. 100-lb sacks, $1.60;
Victory hors*: 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 bales, $1.30; large light
c over mixed, $1.20; Timothy No. 1 small
bales, $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. 4%c;
plantation. 4.85c.
COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle), $21.76,
A AAA. $14.50 in bulk; in bags and bar
rels. $21; green, 20c.
RICE -Head 4%ft5%; fancy head,
6%ft7e. according to grade.
LARD Si.ver Leaf. 13c pound; Seoco,
9%c pound: Flake White. 8%c; 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. 8 red
Com—No. 2 67 a 68
Oats—No. 2 40
O’erland. week
Slnee Sept. 1..
Into sight, wk
Since Sept. 1.
So. consump.. .
39,014
533,477
618,619
9,486.249
120.000
32.206) 44.228
665.100' 603.314
445,323' 480.741
9,384.14019,313.656
94,0001 72.000
Weekly exports:
| 1313
1912
1911
For week
Since Sept. 1. .
252.406! 232.537
4,996,97315,088.799
CHICAGO, Deo. 26.—Wheat opened
easier. There were no cables from
abroad and 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-«lay.
Oats weer easy in sympathy with
other grains.
Provisions were firm.
Wheat closed %o to %c lower, ooro
%c to %c and oats %e 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:
High. Low.
WHEAT-
Dec
May
July
CORN—
Dec
May
July
OATS—
Dec
May
July
PORK—
Jan.... 20.
May.... 20
IjARD—
Jan.... 10.
May ... H
RIBS—
Jan.... 10.
May.... 11.
Previoul
Close. Close.
87%
90%
87
69%
69%
68%
38%
-*i L.
401s
42)4
85
67
87 >4
90 K
86%
6814
6814
«8%
38)4
41
40‘4
20.32)4
20.75
67)4 10.62U
02)4 10.97)4
87)4
90'.
86%
68)4
68 %
68)4
38)4
41
40)4
20.32)4
20.77)4
10.62)4
10.97)4
10.72)4
11.02)4
67 “4
90S
87
69 14
69)4
68%
88 "4
41)4
40 S
20.45
20.87)4,
10.67)4
11.02)4
10.75
11.07)4
_ 11.02)4
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, Dec 26,—Wheat: No. 2
rod. 95@96: No. 3 red, 92®93; No 2
hard Winter. 88'4<389: No. 3 hard winter,
»7)4®88)4; No. 1 Northern spring, 90V4S)
91: No. 2 Northern spring, 89)40t)9O*/,.
No. 3 spring. 87&88. ■ 74 '
Corn: No. 2, new. 69(8)6984; No 2
’"hite. new, SS-SM).; No. 2" yellow, new.
69«it,9)i; No 3 new, 64)4®65; No. 3
cJi ®&@66%; No. 3 yellow, new,
64%®)65%; No. 4, new, 64%ft)6l; No. 4
new, 59@62; No. 4 yellow, new,
t>oft bZ.
Oats: No. 3 white, 39(@S994: No 4
white, 38%@39%; standard, 39%@40%.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Friday and
estimated receipts for Saturday
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
ST. LOUTS, Dec. 26 Wheat—No. 2
red, 96ft96; No. 3 red, 93@94; No. 2 hard,
86ft 93; No. 3 hard, 85ft91.
Corn—No. 2, 67ft 68; No. 3. 65; No. 4,
60; No. 2 yellow, 67@69; No. 3 yellow,
65%@66; No. 4 yellow, 60%ft 61; No. 2
white, 68; No. 3 white, 64ft65; No. 4
white, 61.
Oats No. 2, 40; No. 3, 39@39%; No. 2
white, 42; No. 3 white. 40ft 40%; No. 4
white, 39%; standard, 41 ft41%.“
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1 1913.
l i9'.a.
Receipts ....
. .1 1,280,000
j 1,413,000
Shipments . , .
. .! 314.000
| 499,000
CORN—
1 1913.
| 1912
Receipts . . . ,
. .| 2,218 00
1 1,433,000
Shipments . . .
. .| 951.000
| 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 w’ith other
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 dan
ger of serious injury from a sudden
freeze.
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 fly 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
17,004). Market 10c higher. Mixed and
butchers. $7.05ft 8.00; good heavy, $7.85ft
7.95; rough heavy. $7.60ft 7.80; light, $7.65
ft/7.90; pigs, $5.90ft7.40; bulk, $7.75@7.90.
Cattle—Receipts 2,500. Market steady.
Beeves, $6.75ft/9.50; rows and heifers,
$3.25ft8.10; stockers and feeders, $5.60©
7.40; Texans, $6.40ft7.50; calves, $8.50ft
11.00.
I Sheep—Receipts 8,000. Market strong.
Native and Western, $3.25(u5.40; lambs,
$5.85ft 8.00.
CHICAGO, Dec 26.—Cattle—Receipts
1,800, including 400 Southerns. Market
10ft 15c higher. Native beef steers. 7.50
ft9.75; cows and heifers._ 4.25@8.50;
stockers and feeders. 5.00ft7.50; calves.
6.00ft 11.00; Texas steers, 6.75@7.00;
cows and heifers. 4.00 6.00
Hogs -Receipts 6.500. Market 10c high
er. Mixed. 7.80ft 8.10; good, 8.00ft 8.15;
rough, 7.60ft7.75; lights. 7.75ft8.05; pigs,
6.60ft 7.50; bulk 7.75ft 8.05.
Sheep- Receipts 1,000. Market strong.
Muttons, 3 75ft 5.00; yearlings. 6.00ft7.15;
lambs, 5.25ft8.25.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec 26.—Petroleum
firm; cru/1*‘ Pennsylva ia, $2.50.
Turpentine quiet: 45ft 45%.
Rosin steady; common. 4.00.
Woo! steady; domestic fleece, 21%@
26; pulled, scoured basis, 32ft 50; Texas,
scoured basis, 40ft52.
Hides quiet; native steers, IS asked;
branded steers, 18% asked.
Coffee steady; options opened un
changed to 3 points higher; Rio No. 7
on spot, 9%.
Rice steady; domestic ordinary to
prime, 3%ft5%.
Molasses steady: New Orleans, open
kettle, 35ft55.
Sugar, raw quiet; centrifugal, 3.12%ft
3.23; muscovado, 2.62%ft 2.73; molasses
sugar, 2,37%
Sugar, refined quiet; fine granulated
4.10ft4 15; cut loaf, 5.25; crushed, 5.15ft
5.48; mold A, 4.80; cubes. 4.35ft 4.40: pow
dered. 4.20@4.25; diamond A. 4.15; con
fectioners' A, 4.00. Softs—No. 1 4.00ft
4.05. (No. 3 D 5 point** 1< *ver than
No. 1 and Nos. 3 to VI are each 5 poinu
low’er than the preceding grade).
Potatoes irregular; white nearby, 1.75
@2.75; sweets, 75@1.75.
Beans ciuiet: marrow. *'*•-. 1 75@
5.35; pea, choice, 3.35@3.65; red kidney,
choice, 5.25@5.30.