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! ( t l TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS 11 OF BLUE 91' IS Maeterlinck's Worthy Fairy Tale Well Received by Atlanta Theatergoers. By TARLETON COLLIER. After due c&nsultation with Alice, who took the Wonderland trip; Mademoiselle Cinderella, expert on • metamorphosis of pumpkins and mice, and Beanstalk Jack, the aerial limber, one is able to announce au- • loritatively that “The Blue Bird" is n eminently worthy fairy tale. And after a searching conference with your own heart you can say mrtdentiy that there is a poignant something in Maeterlinck’s fantasy hat makes it transcendent beyond the frivol of fairy stories. The performance of “The Blue tLrd” at the Atlanta Monday night was an entertainment refreshing aft-* - i a season of hectic melodramas and shopworn musical comedies. The surprisingly large audience seemed - enjoy being told things about life nd death and home happiness which, - ven if questionable from the view - : > *int of the American Association for ■ Advancement of Science, were irtling to the somnolence of that portion Of the human cosmos where i es human sympathy and understand ing. Lven the low-browed young mail who went with the mistaken hope of seeing a Sprightly, tights-clad chorus nd a distorted comedian, and of h< aring the newest music, opened his eyes at the picture of the Hap- i-messes, who could not see beyond 'heir dreams, and at the revelation in the churchyard, when Tyltyl an nounced awesomely, “There are no dead." and at the vision of the Land "i Memory, where children await Birth, each with its destiny in its hand. The tempered fatalism of Mae terlinck’s philosophy was apparent to even the dullest perception. The story of “The Blue Bird.” how Mityl and Tyltyl go forth in search of the blue bird of happiness, accom panied by the embodied spirits of the household articles, is pretty well known. Burford Hampden and Edi- tha Kelly, as the two children, are ambitious youngsters, but fall a bit Unort now and then of realistic in terpretation of child emotion under stress. They have fanciful adventure?. Stars and fairies and the Hours and the Happiness—all of whom are fan tastically clad maidens of consider able beauty—surround them at every turn. It is fitting that the women of the company should be beautiful. Everywhere there are children, some of them very tiny tots. The tiniest ones were the greatest favor ites of the audience, who vowed audi bly that they were indeed cute. "The Blue Bird” will be at the At lanta Theater all week, with mati nees New Year’s Day and Saturday. Sidelights GEORGIA POLITICS B.NEV7N an Atlanta Markets BIG HUM COTTON GOSSIP FEATURE KGtJS Fresh country candled, 35© ! 37c, cold storage, 34c. | RUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in f 1-lb. blocks, 27%©30c; fresh country, | fair demand, 18$/30c. I’NDUAWN POULTRY -Drawn, head Forsyth Bill of Exceptional Merit. Neptune’s.Garden,” the feature of veek’s bill at the Forsyth Theater, is ill it was proclaimed—a spectacu lar pantomimic illusion, its story in terpreted in dancing and lugubrious music, with marble white staues that ■ orne to life at every shriek of a har assed maiden, and that dive with all the precision of a Piedmont Park champion into a pool yawning at cen ter stage. And having dived, the ( harming Galateas remain under the water. Hence the illusion. Of course, there is an answer, hut what’s the use of exnlalning a per fectly good mystery that otherwise will mystify an entire week of audi ences. It is enough to say that this top-notch act of the week’s show is about the most elaborate feat that local vaudeville has known—elaborate and pretty in every detail, particu- 'arly in the grace and intrepidity witlj which the shapely Nereids dive. The bill for New Year’s week well deserves the crowds that poured into The theater at two performances Mon day, rain Monday, jamming the foy er until even standing room was at a premium. Hackett’s Troupe Gets Ovation at Lyric. What is intended shall be a sea son of high-class stock, giving At lanta opportunity to see interpreted by a splendid company the best plays obtainable, was opened auspiciously at the Lyric Monday night when Norman Hackett and his capable Players presented “The Double De- ■ p iver,” an entertaining comedy-dra ma founded on O. Henry’s- famous story, “A Double-Dyed Deceiver." Mr. Hackett was not greeted with •'eserved attendance, by any means, but many of his old friends were present, and he was given a very cor dial reception. The presence in the < ast of Mrs. Ransom Wright, the tal ented society actress, and a leader in the Atlanta Players’ Club, added to the interest of the opening perform- inee. There were curtain calls, of ourse, the usual boquets. and even little speech by Mr. Hackett, all ’f which helped make the occasion more or less happy. The Double Deceiver” will be the bi’l throughout the week, with the 1:s ual Lyric matinees. Expert to Lecture On School Gardens Van Erie Kilpatrick, president of the School Garden Association of America, "ill lecture at the Wesley Memorial Church Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. on “The School Gardens of America.” School 1 hlldren and their mothers, especially, are invited. Mr. Kilpatrick’s lecture is illustrated b' slides showing gardens In 20 States and in many foreign countries. Wed- Mesday afternoon there will be a dis- < us.Mon on “Winter School Gardening in •; Southern States.’’ led by M L. Brit lain, State Superintendent of Edu cation. TO BEGIN SEWER SYSTEM. a 'ANN AH, Dec. 30—L. Sigretto. -Cp New York contractor, who was * warded the contract for the $600,000 bouse and storm water drainage sys- '"m in Savannah, arrived to-day. He Tin.iunced that he would begin work ihia s.b.%* t-***s- %ays. There seems to b. considerable un- I certainty and some misapprehension throughout the State as to the real difference of opinion between Gen erals Nash and Obear inside the State military establishment, und public men generally in Georgia are watch ing the progress of the controversy with a large degree of interest. As a matter of fact, however, the pefint of difference between the two generals is not at all difficult to locate and it concerns an administrative question p.urely Leaving out all points of personal and political dif ferences—which General Nash, at lea s * 'nsisu have rio place in the pending discussion—the trouble all arises from a question of law. The Georgia military is organized under a Federal statute known as the Dick law. This law undertakes to give extensive Federal aid to those State troops coming under its opera tion. They may or may not come un der. as they please. The State statute establishing the Georgia military expressly provides for a quartermaster general, and this law never has been qualified or re pealed in any way by the Legislature. The same statute, however, which creates the office of quartermaster general provides f irther that the Governor may. in his discretion, fix regulations for the State militia, even to the extent of changing in effect the general State statute, if he deems that necessary to bring the Georgia statute within the meaning of the Federal statute. The clause giving the Governor this discretionary authority expressly states that he mav exercise it in or der to bring the Georgia statute “in detail” within the operation of the “regulations of the War Department.” and that department is empowered to make regulations, under the terms of the Dick act. for the State militia. When General Obear was named adjutant general bv Governor Hoke Smith the office of Quartermaster general was merged with that of ad jutant general and Obear was given charge of both offices. This merger was effected by an executive order. Governor Brown later re-separated the offices, and retained Obear as quartermaster—his old position—and named Joseph VanHolt Nash adju tant general. At that time, however, the National War Department had not issued its order doing away with the office of quartermaster general in the State, and there was no apparent question of the latter officer’s sep arate standing in the State militia, save in so far as it had been changed temporarily by Governor Smith’s or der. Since Governor Brown appoint ed Obear quartermaster general, the War Department’s order abolishing Obear’s office has been promulgated. Nash’s contention. therefore, is this: The War Department’s order must be complied with under the au thority given the Governor to com ply, even though it does away with the quartermaster generalship cre ated under State statute, and that to carry that officer longer not only ‘is unwarranted in law, but a useless ex pense of $2,750 per annum. Governor Slaton Is thus placed in the position of being forced to say whether a regulation o." the National War Department, under the Dick law’, is sufficient to set aside an unre pealed State statute. The Governor is deeply concerned over the situation in the adjutant general's office and is giving the mat ter his most careful attention. Nash claims that Obear’s position has been automatically abolished by general order No. 8 of the National War Department, which abolishes the office Obear holds. Obear claims that he still is quartermaster general ant- should be retained as such, under the State law creating liis office, which has not been repealed hv Legis lature. Bather a pretty puzzle, and. as Ed die Foy would say. ‘an odd one!" The newspapers of Georgia, al ways interested in the topic, have been discussing of late the next May oralty race in Atlanta, and are won dering “what is going to happen.” “Uncle Jim" Woodward has a real State-wide reputation. There is “a 1 Woodward following”—whatever that • is—in many towns and villages in ! Georgia that never have had and I never w II have anything whatever to | do directly with Atlanta city politics. Woodward has been so persistently I in the public eye, however; has been I the storm center of so many pictur esque campaigns for Mayor, and has been so uniformly successful that many esteemed contemporaries have been moved to wonder who will “tac kle the old man next.” if anybody, and what will happen in the wind up! j It seems to be taken for granted j generally throughout the State that l Woodward will offer to succeed him- l self as Mayor. It also seems to be j taken for granted that the offering I will bring on more talk. And. finally, [that that "more talk” thus brought j on is going to be becidedly interest ing. Therefore, asks the State press, why not let the argument proceed? The answer is, of course, that the argument likely will proceed—and few can remember when an argument in which “Uncle Jim” Woodward played a star part was not decidedly and more or less absorbingly inter esting! It generally is accepted as a fore gone conclusion that Roscoe Luke, of Thomasville, who was defeated for Congress by Judge Frank Park in a special election called to name a suc- cesssor to Congressman Roddenbery, of the Second District, will again be a candidate against Park in the pri maries next summer. It is an open secret that neither Luke nor his friends consider the late election conclusive. Indeed, so far from conclusive do they consider it that there was serious talk of a contest for many days following the late election—and there likely would have been a contest had not Mr. Luke put bis foot down upon that method of settling matters, and practically assured his friends that he would try conclusions again with Judge Park in the regular primary elections, under the usual regulations as to registra tion. and $o forth, then to be pre scribed for all contests in the State. While Mr. Luke himself is not en gaged in active campaigning, it is ad mitted by many of his close friends that he is in the race, and much quiet work even now is being done in his behalf. 50.000 Notices Issued and Stop ped by Spot People—Longs Sell, Holding Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—While trading was heavy, price changes were unim portant at the opening of the octton REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION NEWS Continued From Page 10. W. Forrester et al., lot west side of Ivy street. 100 feet north of Auburn avenue, 23 by 100. December 29. $6,000—Same to same, lot west side of Ivy street, 123 feet north of Au burn avenue, 23 by 100. December 29. $700—Harold Kirsch to M. E. Tilly, lot north side of Confederate avenue, 300 feet west of Gilbert street, 140 by 228. December 23. $350—Same to same, lot southeast side of Lynes avenue, 860 feet from northwest corner of Confederate ave nue and Gilbert street, 80 by 195. De cember 23. $300 and Other Considerations— Warren C. Powell to Mrs. Jeanette M. Powell, lot west side of Vedado wav. being lot 11, block “C,” of Ve dado subdivision, 70 by 117. Decem ber 23. $200—R. B. Callahan to George Cal- lawav, lot 37 by 100 feet, south side of Holcombe street, 362 feet east of Randall street. December 23. $222—R. B. Callahan and A. J. Mc Coy to same, lot 37 by 100 feet, south side of Holcombe street, 399 feet east of Randall street. December 23. Loan Deeds. $2,500—Mrs. Cornelia P. Akers to Dickinson Trust Company, trustee, No. 12 Druid circle, 100 by 150 feel. December 20. $700—Mrs. Mary L. Lipscomb to same. No. 25 Oglethorpe avenue, 49 by 70 feet. December 29. $6,500—Shelby Smith to Jeffers >;i Standard Life Insurance Company. 6.14 acres, south side of Hemphill ave nue, at intersection of Peachtree Heights road, land lot 143. Seven teenth District. December 29. $2,600—F. E. Mackle et al. to An toinette F. Drew, lot 53 by 176 feet, northwest corner of Highland and St. Charles axenues. December 23. Bonds for Title. $20,000—Mrs. Mary M. Leach to S. W. Joiner, lot 236 by 414 feet, north west corner of Chestnut street aid Gedrgia avenue. December 9. $95.000—Edgar O. Newton to Ful ton Finance Company. No. 252 Ivy street. 56 by 97 feet. December 29. $350* — Miss Mattie C. Harralson «t al. to George L. Bell, Jr., lot 33 by 98 feet, east side.of McDaniel street, 66 feet south of Roy street. November 29. $55,000—Mrs. Mary L. Ficklen ’ > George R. Browder, lot 63 by 75 by 45 by 92 feet, northwest side of White hall street, 15 feet southwest of Fair street. December 27. Quitclaim Deeds. $1—Southern Tile and Stone Com pany to R. H. Caldwell. Jr.. Nos. 2*4 and 276 Gordon street. 70 by 103 feet. December, 1913. teen-foot street, 283 feet north of Bell wood avenue. December 24. Administrator's Deed. $1,575—Pinkie Candler (by admin istrator) to G. F. Turner, lot 50 by 102 feet, south side East Harris street, 200 feet east of Piedmont avenue, No. 136 East Harris street. December 27. Deeds to Secure. $800—Dillin-Morris Company to West End Park Company, lot 50 by 200 feet, west side West Ontario ave nue, 717 feet south of Gordon street. December 26. $1,225—W. L. Harris to same, lot 43 by 130 feet, west side Hill street, 86 feet south of Glenn street. De cember 1. Liens. $25—John Gibson vs. John Wilkin, lot 50 by 130 feet, south side Bowen avenue, 100 feet east of Hardwick street. December 29. $30—Fostoria Incandescent Lamp Division vs. Mrs. E. T. Lamar, Mont gomery Theater, No. 87 Peachtree street. • December 29. and feet on, per pound: Hens, 16© 17c; fries. 22%®24c; rooster**, 8©!0c; tur keys, owing to fai ness, 17© 19c. LIVE POULTRY — Hens. 40©45c; roosters, 30©35c; broilers, 25©30c per pound; puddle ducks. 30©>35c; Pekins, 85 ©40c; gees**, 50© 60c each; turkeys, ow ing to fatness. 16©17c. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons. fancy, $3.7504.00; celery. $6.00; [Florida oranges. $1.75 </ 2.00; bananas, market to-day and first quotations were 2%©3c pound; cabbage, per crate. 2%c from unchanged to 2 up to 1 point'pound; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia. lower than Monday’s close. j Vnn* » C *Y?SS , i * ,eeta ’ ... , ft i\ , , •‘■00. in half barrel crates; cucumbers. Notices for less than 50.000 bales j $2.00©-2.50; eggplants. $2.5003.00 per came out. nearly all from a large Phila- ; crate: peppers, $1.50© 1.75 per (’rate; to .l.'lphla spot house. Notices were a Is- i "llewa. . crates. $2.60© . . ... .. . , 3; onions. $1.50 per bushel: sweet pota- sorbed mostly by the same source that toes, purppkln yams, 75© 80c per bushel; issued them. Commission houses sold i Irish potatoes, $2.50© 2.60 per bag; con- lanua-vy while Europe anti spot houses bough: t.ieni. The result of these cross currents of trading being to advance the list to 2©6 points from opening range. There was considerable liquidation on the call, owing to the amount of no tices Issued, but the demand after the call was good. However, sentiment is against the market, and it took little selling to depress the list. It is said that a further advance "ill bring out further selling by Wall street. There always are some hangers-on who wait until the last minute i*> get out of un untenable position and these were selling December. residing in prices easing off to the previous close. Ltverpol cables were steady Following are 11 York: January. 12.08; May. 12.35; July, 12.37 Following are 10 a Orleans May. 12.86. July. 12.91; October, 12.83. Estimated cotton receipts: Wednesday. 1912 25.000 to 27,000 1.241 4,891 i. m. bids in New .08; Marc: h. 12.42; i; October. 11.' 71. i. m. bida in New 2.46; Marc h. 12.74; New Orleans Galveston 10,800 to 11,800 NEW YORK COTTON. | | 1:30 | Prev. Open High! Low P.M.| Close. Dec. . . . 112. ,20 12. 36 12. .18 12. .22 12. 25- -27 Jan. . -11« .05 12. .11 11. .90 11 .96 12. 05- ■07 Feb. 112. 14- 18 Mch. . . * J i 2! n \2 43 12 ! 28 ii !:i2 12. 39- -40 April . 12. 32- ■34 May Mi, ,i: ii! 36 12 . 22 12 ! 26 12. ,32- -33 June . 12 .32 84 July . Mi, ,33 12. .38 12 .24 12 .29 12 33 -34 Aug. . .)12 .16 12 .17 12 .10 12 .10 12. .14 •16 Sept. . .. 1 1 ,75- -82 Oct. . ’. ii .69 n 72 11 .69|11 111 .68- •69 taining 2% bushels; okra', fancy, six basket crates. $1.50© 1.76. NUTS. Brazil nuts. 16© 18c per pounc; Eng lish walnuts, 14© 16c per pound; pecans, owing to size. 12% ©30c per pound. FISH. FISH Bream and perch. 7c pound; snapper. 10c pound; trout, He pound; bluensh, 7c pound; pompano. 25c pound; mackerel. 12c pound: mixed fish. 5© 6c pound: black fish. 10c pound, mullet, 11 *4© 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; Vie 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 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; iow grade. 98-lb. sacks, $4. CORN—Bone dry. No. 2 white, old 97; while new. 96c; choice yellow, old, 95c. MEAL—Plain. 144-lb. sacks, 91c: 96- lb. sacks. 92c; 48-lb. sacks. 94c; 24 lb sacks. 96c. mixed. 54c Mortgages. $6.',o — Real Estate Trust Company to Atlanta Banking and Savings Companv, lot 53 b> 140 feet, south east corner Tulip street and a fif* OBITUARY. The funeral of Mrs. W. E. Pastes, age 35. will be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock from the resi dence, No. 561 Woodw'ard avenue. Interment will be In Oakland ceme tery. Mrs. Estes died Monday night and her body was removed to Bloomfield’s parlors. She is sur vived by her husband, father, J. M. Wing; two brothers, W. M. and C. C. Wing, and three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Link, Mrs. G. L. Vaughan and Mrs. P. J. Skipper. The funeral of Mrs. Alice May Kes- ner. who died Sunday night, was held Tuesday at the residence, No. 259 Lee street. Interment was in Westview. The funeral of Allie Slaughter, age 5, who died Monday at his home, No. 38 Eggleston street, will be held Wednesday at the residence. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Slaughter. J. J. Cochran, age 52, died late Mon day night at his home on Avon avenue. He is survived by his wife, five sons, J. O., Henry, Emmett, Alba and R. B. Cochran, and one daughter. Mrs. E. E. Lawrence. The funeral arrangements will be an nounced later. Mrs. Lizzte Florence Alexander died at her home. No. 51 East Fair street. Kirkwood, Sunday afternoon. The funeral .services were held at the Burkert Simmons chapel Mon day afternoon. The body will re main at the chapel until to-morrow morning, when it will be taken to Rome. Ga. The Rev. A. R. Holder- by will officiate. Besides her hus band, J. W. Alexander; her mother, Mrs. H. M. Lumpkin, one daugh ter. Miss Helen \ \lexander. and three sons. G. T R. S. and G. <’ Alexander, survive. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—Due un changed to 1% points lower, this mar ket opened dull, at net unchanged to I point lower. At 12:15 p. in. ^ho market was quiet but steady, unchanged to 1 Vs points net higher (generally unchanged). Later the market advanced % point from 12:15 p. m. Spot cotton in moderate Jemand at 1 point decline; middling. 7.0t>d; sales, 7,- U00 bales, of which 6.000 were Ameri can; imports. 41.000, including 38,000 American. At the close the market was firm with prices at a net advance of 1 %© 3% points from the closing quotations of Monday. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Futures opened quiet and steady. Dec. Dec.-Jan. . . Jan.-Feb. . . Feb.-Mch. . . Mch.-Apr. . . Apr.-May . . May-June . . June-July . . July-Aug. . . Aug.-Spt. . . Sept.-Oct. . . Oct.-Nov. . . Closed firm buck- 50; p’ing. 2 P.M. Close. Close. 6.72 6.76 6.72% .6.73 6.74 6.76% 6.72% .6.73 6.73% 6.75% 6.73 .6.75% 6.76 6.78 6.75% .6.77 6.78 6.80% 6.77% 6.77% 6.80 6.77% .6.77 6.75 6.80 6.77% .6.75% 6.77 6.75 .6.71 6.72% 6.73% 6.72 .6.61% 6.62 6.63% 6.62 .6.44 6.45% 6.44 .6 34 6.34 6.36% 6.35 CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30. Liverpool j was quieter to-day, apparently await ing edvelopments on our side. Futures about unchanged. Spots 1 point lower. Attention here was centered around price chunges in the January position in New York Early advices gave 50,000 bales as tendered, mostly by McFad 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 rj e, 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 feed. $2.35; Purina scratch 100-lb sacks, $2.20; 50-lb. soaks, $2.00; Purina chowder, 100 1b. sacks, $2.40; **urina chowder, dozen pound packages. $2.50; Victory baby chick, $2.20; Victory scratch. 50-lb. sacks. $2.15; 100-IV sacks. $2.10. No. 1 chicken wheat pel 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; P. W., 75-lb. sacks. $1.75; brown, 100-lb. sacks. $1.70: Germ meal. 75-lb sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70; Gerin 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 und shorts, mixed. $1.65; Germ meal, Homeo, $1.70. GROUND FEED—-Purina feed. 100-lb. acks, $1.80; Purina molasses feed. $1.85; Kandy horse feed, $1.80; Harrodalry feed. $2.00; Arab horse feed, $1.85; All- needa feed, $1.65; Suerene dairy feed, $1.60; Monogram. 100-lb sacks,’ $1.60; Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks, $1.70; ABC feed. $1.60: Milko dairy feed. $1.65; alfalfa meal, $1.55; beet pulp, 100- lb. sacks. S 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. $1.16; heavy clover hay, $1.15; No 1 light clover mixed, $1.20; alfalfa choice, pea green, $1.35; alfalfa No. 1. pea green. Increase of $630,000 Shown in November Business—Demand Good for All Issues. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK. Dec 30. A strong tone prevailed in the stock market at the opening to-day and nearly all Issues made gains ranging from fractions to 2 points. Canadian Pacific, after opening 1 point higher, increased its gain to 2 points within half an hour. The strength in this stock came from London, where there was good buying based on the net increase of $630,000 shown in the No vember earnings. Nearly all issues Increased then gams from the opening price. Union Pacific, after opening ut 1 t>T’ H for a gain of %. went to 155% Among the other advances were Utah Copper. % United States Stee, common. Norfolk and Western, 1 it Chino Clipper, %. New York, New Ha ven and Hartford, %. Erie. A. Chesa peake and Ohio. %, and Northern Pa cific, %. Southern Pacific yie'ded * 4 and Amalgamated Copper. Baltimore and Ohio and Reading declined frac tionally. The curb was steady. Americans in London were irregular. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations tci 1 30 p. ni. 1:30 Prev. STOCKS High. Low P.M. Close Amal. Copper. 74% 74 74 n 74% Am. Beet Hug. 23% 23% 23% 33 8* Amer. Can... 30% 29% 30 do. pref . 90 % 90 1 « 90 % Am. Car Fdv. 44% 44% 44% 4 t Am. Locomo.. 32% 32 32 31 % Am. Smelting 64 64 64 64 Am. Sug. Ref. 10!‘% 108 10‘< 109 Am. T.-T 123% 123% 123% 122% Anaconda . 36 35% 36 35% Atchison 94% 94 94% 93% A. C. L 116% 116% 92 116% 116 B. and O 92 92 92 Beth. Steel. 30 30 30 B. R. T 88 88 88 87% Can. Pacific. 208 206% 206% 205 Cen. Leather.. 27 % 27 27 21 % C. and O 61 % 61 «1% 60 % Consol. Gas... 127 126% 127 130 Distil. Secur.. 17% 17% 17% ' 17% Eric Gen. Electric. G North, pfd. G. North. Ore. Interboro ... 15 15 15 do, pref... 61 % 61 61% K. C. S.. . . 24% 24% 24% L Valley. . . 150% 150 150 L. and N. . . 134 ‘134 134 Mo. Pacific . 25 24% 25 N. Y. Central 92 92 >4 92% No. Pacific . . in 9% 109% 109% P. Gas Co. . . 120 % 120 120 Reading 17fl % 168% 170% R, I and Steel 20% 20% 20% do. nref. . 8i)% 80% 80% Rock Is’and 13% 13% 13% do, pref. . 21% 21 % 21% So. Pacific . . 89% 88% 89% So. Railway . 23% 23 23% St. Paul . 100% 99% 100% Tenn. Copper. 22% 31 3*> Texas Pacific. 13% 13% 13% Union Pacific. 156 155 155% U S. Rubber. U. 8. Steel . . do, pref. . Utah Copper . V. -C. Chem. . W. Electric . 56 V* 58 H 106 % 50% 28 65% 56 % 58% 106% 50% 28 65% 149% 133 23% 91 % 109% 120 168% 19% 80 11 % 20 Vi 89% 23% 99% 30% 17 164% 56 58% 106% 60% 27% lien.” but instea/inf the expected tie- ■»■««- nrpssinn. .lanuarv in New York showed ar . < ’ $* 05. rimothj, small bales, $100, presslon, January in New York showed strength, indicating that some strong influences are contending for ihe stock, and the technical condition must have changed radically since the heavy li quidation of the past week. A keen observer advances the opinion that the difference on low grades will be further increased in the February revision, and that as soon as January tenders are accommodated the market will be in better shape to respond to bullish in fluences. On the idea that conditions for ten dering might be severe in March, this position is likely to keep Its premium over January, and those who tendered stock this morning and met competition for it quickly boug thin notices in or der not to lose stock. Our market gained about 7 points this morning in the early trading, on the strength of developments in New Y r ork, but the advance was poorly sup ported. As usual, people appear to lose faith at the decisive moment. The break of the past week seems to have shaken confidence and a great deal depends on the coming Census report. If it should be excessively heavy, as the last Census, the hull side would lose many friends without regard to the strong argument that such author ities as The Times-Democrat, the Gov ernment and the Turner Bureau of Memphis, are not likely to be much out of the way in estimating the crop. Should the Census be around last year’s figures for the period and give the least support to the contention that rap id ginnlngs are misleading the world as to the size of the crop, a decided revival of confidence and action on the bull side would likely follow. In any acse, the market is now two-sided, and chances on the hull style are logically greater after the break than they w'ere before. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Dec Jan. Feb. I | I i i:.?o Prev Open High] Low P.M.! Close. . I..... I .....12.40 . 12.43 12.47112.36112.37 12.40-41 12.45-17 Mch. . 12.68 12.75 12.56 12.62 12. April . 12. May . . 12.79 12.86 12.68 12.75 12. June 12. July 12.89 12 92 12.75 12.75 12. Oct. ! ,11. Produce Exchange to Help Poor Children NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—The local pro duce exchange will close at 1 p m. to morrow. The last oil call will be at 12:30 p. m. The exchange will make Its annual distributions to the poor children. STOCK GOSSIP NEW YORK. Dec. 30. McFadden ah i sorbed most of January and sold May ! and July. Liverpool and Memphis also I sold here. The ring sold on the call, j flue to the heavy notices, and it is be- j lleved that a further advance here will j bring out renewed selling by Wall street. J. M. Anderson. * * * Mitchell, Hentz and Cone w’ere good buyers of January. Commission houses sold January on notices and Liverpool bought them. ♦ * • Sterrett Tate says: “I have no very strong ooinlon. The advance seems to be largelj from local efforts, and I be- 1 lieve it will be only temporary The • long interest is yet large, and before I the next ginners’ report I expect to see { the marekt sell down to its old low point possibly lower. It Is purely a scalping market for the present, wait- ing on next Ginners’ report.” * * * Liverpool cables: •‘American for ewarned 41.K43 bales; total. 51,540 bales; American Increase, 41,620 bales ” * • * NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30.—Hayward K’ Clark: “The weather map shows cloudy over the entire belt ; general rains in the eastern States; indications jure for unsettled rainy weather over | the entire belt, but warmer in the west ern and central States.” * * * It Is said that the reactionary move ment from 12c upward was more the re suit of shorts taking profit than of oper ators taking the long side of the mar- kef. * * • The feeling of optimism is growing each day and there is a disposition on the part of the business world to look for an improvement iiv various lines. The stock market has reflected this op timistic feeling In a very large measure. Advices from dry goods circle^ show that there is a better demand. How ever. it Is not on a large scale at the moment. • * * H. F Bachman & Co. say: “Telegrums received from spot firms in the South say that actual cotton is not following the depression in futures. This Is a hopeful sign, but as there are many authorities who believe that the crop will be ample for all needs. In view of the depression existing not only in this country, but in Europe. It is not likely that the mills will stock up with the raw material, even at these rela tively cheaper prices “What Is needed Just now is confl dence, and if it Is restored through the instrumentality of the currency measure It will not be long before the wheels of commeree begin to turn and there will be many willing hands helping to grease the machinery. “For the near future w'e are Inclined to look for slightly lower prices, hut we do not expect a very big decline from this level. There Is a good de mand around the 12c mark, and It is more than likely that mills will begin buying under this price.” * * * About 50,000 notices were Issued at the opening, mostly by McF'adden. • • * The New Orleans Times-Democrat says: "Queer as it may seem, only a little is heard of the statistical position of cotton, while a great deal Is heard about large ginnings. and prospective large tenders at New York to-day. lender the circumstances most traders seem to think the cotton market, by holding Its own at this time, is doing splendidly. The influence of the holi days is a modifying factor. The fear of tenders of low grade cotton, for some of which there is no ready sale to con sumers. is an Influence of moment. “The knowledge that no cotton lias matured in recent weeks and that ♦he gins have been rapidly cleaning up the crop seems to exert less influence on sentiment than the fact that the tal ent expects larger ginnings for the pe riod December 14 to January 1 than last year, to be reported by the Gov ernment. In this latter connection some analysis is now apropos: prior to De cember 14 the Census Bureau reports 12,923 000 ba'es ginned. If the crop be. say 14.250.U770 bales, and the new growth included In 1914 he the same as In 1913 and the linters and repacks amount to 575,000 bales, there would remain to be ginned after December 14 some 750,- 000 bales.” DEC. CORN JUMPS ftS SHORTS COVER Lighter Movement Is Expected. Sale Pressure From Argentine Wheat Easing Factor. CHICAGO. Dec. 30.—While May an.l July wheat were the smallest fraction stronger at the opening to-day, the De cember wheat was easier. Liverpool, after opening higher, reacted on more pressure in tho way of Argentine offer ings and a poor demand. Corn was irregular. December being up as much as lc at the start on shorts covering, and later dropping about %e. May was %c lower. A lighter movement Is expected in corn, which will bring about smaller hedging transactions. (>ats were slightly lower Provisions were easier. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations to 1.30 p. m.: 1:30 Prev. High Low P M. WHEAT Dec 88% 88% 88% 88% May !iO-\ 90-% 90% 90 % July... . 87 6. 8674 87 87 CORN— Dec 71'* 69% 69% 70 % May .... 69 68 li 68 4, 68% July 68% 67% 67*, 68% OATS — Dec 39 .18 4, 38% 38 *4 May 41', 40% 40% 41 July 40 3 r 39(4 39 Vi 40% PORK— Jan.... 20.27% 20.20 20.20 20.25 May.. 20.65 20.62% 20 62% 20.67% LARD— Jan.... 10 62% 10 60 10 60 10.65 May... 10.97% 10.95 10.95 11.00 RIBS - Jan.... 10.7C 10.70 10 70 10,70 May.... 11.02% 10.97% 10.97% n.02‘,4 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. WHEAT— 1 1913. | 1911. Receipts .... .| 67 1.000 | 1 192.000 Shipments . . . •I 1,504.000 | 1.444,000 CORN— 1 1913. | 1912 Receipts . . . . 468.000 1 587,000 Shipments , . . . .| 882,000 1 878.000 THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Indications are that the weather will be general ly fair to-night and Wednesday east of the Mississippi River, except that there will be rains this afternoon and to night along the South Atlantic coast. General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Wednes day: Georgia Cloudy to-night and colder; | Wed new! a >' fair. Virginia Cloudy to-night; probably rain upon the coast: Wednesday fair North Carolina Cloudy to-night: prob- J ably rain upon the coast; Wednesday fair. South Carolina—Cloudy to-night and colder Wednesday fair Florida—Cloudy and somewhat colder to-night; Wednesday fair Alabama and Mississippi—Cloudy to night and Wednesday. Tennessee. Louisiana and East Texas - Fair to-night and Wednesday West Texas—Fair to-night, and warm er In south portion; Wednesday fair qil! BAR SILVER. I/ON DON. Dec 30.—Bar silver at 26%d. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Commercial bar silver. 57%c. Mexican dollars, 44%c. wheat straw. 70c GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran ulated, 5c; New Y'ork refined. 4%c; plantation, 4.86c. (TOFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle), $21.75; AAAA, $14.50 in bulk; in bags and bar rels. $21; green. 9^ RICE—Head. 4%'0’5%; fancy head, 6%@7c, according to grade. LARD—Silver Leaf, 13c pound; Scoco, 9%c pound; Flake White. 8%c; Cotto- lene, $7.20 per case; Snowdrift, $6.50 per case. SALT—One hundred pounds, 53c; suit brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case. $4.85; salt red rock, per hundredweight, )1; salt white, per hundredweight, 90c; Granocrysial. per case, 25-lb. sacks, 85c; salt, Ozone, per case, 30 packages, 90c; 50-lb. sacks, §0c; 25-lb. sacks. 18c. MISCELLANEOUS — Georgia cane syrup, 37c: axle grease, $1.75; soda crackers, 7%c pound; lemon crackers, 8c; oyster, 7c: tomatoes (two pounds), $1.65 case; (three pounds), $2.26; navy beans. $3.25; Lima beans, 7%c; shred ded biscuit, $3.60; rolled oats. $3.90 per case; grits (bags). $2.40; pink salmon, $7. cocoa. 38c; roast beef, $3 80. syrup, 30c per gallon; Sterling ball potash. $3.30 per case; soap, $1.50©4 00 per case; Rumford baking powder, $2.50 per case. ATLANTA LIVE STOCK. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Provision Co.) Owing to the holidays there was only a fair supply of cattle in the yards this week. The market held steady and un changed Hog receipts continue normal and the market ruled quiet and un changed. The following represents ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy type selling lower: Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1,200, 6.00© 6.50; good steers. 800 to 1.000. 5.75 ©6.00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850. 5.25© 5.50. Good to choice beef cows. 800 to 900. 5 00©5.50; medium to good cows, 700 to 800. 4 50©5.00. Good to choice heifers. 750 to 850. 5.00 ©5.25; medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, 4 25© 4 50. Medium to common steers, if fat. 800 to 900. 5.00© 5.50; mixed to common cows, if fat. 700 to 800, 4.00©5 00; mixed common. 600 to 800, 3.25©4.00; good butcher bulls, 3 F>0©4.60. Prime hogs. 160 to 200, 7.50© 7.75; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, 7.25© 7.50, good butcher pigs. 100 to 140, 7.25© 7.40; light pigs, 6.75©7.25; heavy rough hogs, 6 50© 7.25. Above quotations apply to cornfed hogs, mast and peanut fattened lc to l%o under. All Holiday Goods Were Well Sold Out Marshall Field & Co.,.In their weekly review of the dry goods trade, says: "The volume of mail orders received during the last few days preceding Christman was in excess of the totals for the corresponding days a year ago This is remarKttble. considering the ex tremely unseasonable weather during that time “The numerous mail orders may be in terpreted as an indication that the gen eral distribution of holiday goods was larger than a year ago. inasmuch as the sales of heavy wearing apparel were be low normal "The increase of last minute orders also seemed to indicate that holiday stocks throughout the territory adjoin ing Chicago were well sold ouL” G. D. Potter says: “I believe that foreign liquidation in certain issues, such as Canadian Pacific, will be over by January i. and expact this will help the market. ”1 am very bullish for the long pull on stocks and on this recession would buy Union Pacific. Anaconda Copper* Reading und the Tractions." * * * Canadian Pacific was strong on good impression made by November state ment, showing increase of $630,000 in net earnings. • • • Texas Company was strong in sympa thy with an advance In Standard Oil stocks on the curb and the optimistic feeling regarding the outlook for oil In dustry * • • The advance In Missouri Pacific was regarded as an Indication of progress with plans for financing. • • • G. D. Potter says: "The stock mar ket has a strong undertone and an ad vancing tendency. Any activity seems to be on the constructive side and the character of the buying is convincing that influential interests are increasing their holdings. I believe that activity will increase after the first of the year and that prices will gradually work higher." * * • The jewelers' trust agrees to accept terms of Attorney McReynolds and es cape Government suit. • • * Fepling prevails in Birmingham Dis trict that market for pig Iron will be more active after the holidays. • * * Reserve Rank Organization Gommit- tee's visit to New York has been post poned from January 2 to January 7. on account of MeAdoo's illness. LIVE STOCK MARKET. * CHICAGO, Dec. 30 Hogs Receipts 32,000. Market a shade lower. Mixed and butchers, $7.70©8.10; good heavy, $7.95(0)8.05; rough heavy, $7.70© 7.90; light. $7.75©8.06; pigs. $6.00©7.50; bulk, $7.80© 8.00. Cattle Receipts 5,000. Market weak. Beeves, $6.75©9.60; cows and heifers, $3 25© 8.15; stockers and feeders, $5.60© 7.40; Texans, $6.40© 7.70; calves, $8.50©) 11.00 Sheep- Receipts 30,000. Market strong. Native and Western, $3.00 , (c^5.90; lambs, $5.75©8.40. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.—Cattle Receipts 5,000. inculding 800 Southerns Market steady. Native beef steers, $7.50©9.75; cows and heifers. $4.25©8.50; stockers and feeders, $5.00©.7.50; calves, $6.00© li.00; Texas steers, $5.75©7.00; cows and heifers, $4.00©6.00. Hogs Receipts 15,000. Market Weak. Mix.Ml, $7mgi8.io; good. 88.00^8.10; rough, $7.55©>7.75; lights, $7.70©)8.05; pigs. $6.75© 7.50; bulk, $7.75© 8.00. Sheep Receipts 4,000. Market steady. Muttons, $3.75© 6.00; yearlings, $6.00© 7.15; lambs, $5.25©8.15. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Trading was quiet tjiia morning in cotton seed oil, with prices higher on short covering and buying of forward months for long ac count Some traders who are talking bearishly appear to have buying orders at a point or so under the market. Consuming trade remains quiet and lit tle business is looked for until after the turn of the year. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—Wheat opened % to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was % to %d lower; closed % to %d lower. Corn opened unchanged. At t:30 p tn. the market was % to %d lower; closed %d lower. Grain Notes The Chicago Inter Ocean says “Wheat developed an oversold condition follow ing a small break at the opening, made in sympathy with the decline in corn .. and lower cables, but prices rallied and closed at the top with net gains of 1% on December and % cent on deferred futures. “Congestion in December corn became acute and shorts led by Armour brokers and the buying by Bartlett and Frazer made the advance, prices going up 2% cents over the low point made early with the close at the top, at 70%, and net gains of 2% cents. The failure of the leading longs to sell and fears that part of the corn intended for delivery on December contracts might get into store in time for delivery this month, were factors in inducing shorts to cover, as was also the strength In the cash market.” * * * Bartlett-Frazier Company say: “Wheat—It is possible that we may have a settled setback to-day. as there was a good deal of short covering yes terday, but we continue to adhere to the. long side of the market. “Com—The market is still oversold, and we believe that the present longs will adhere to their holdings, j "Oats—Prices will be Influenced more or less by the action in other grains “Provisions—We continue to favor the long side on all setbacks." NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Petroleum steady; crude Pennsylvania. $2.50. Turpentine steady; 45(8)45%. Rosin steady; common. 4.00. Wool steady; domestic fleece, 21%© Hides quiet; native steers, 18 asked; branded steers. 16% asked. Coffee steady; options opened at 15© 17 points decline; Rio No. 7 on spot 9% Rice quiet; domestic, ordinary to prime. 3%©5%. Molasses, better demand; New Or leans open kettle. 35©55. Sugar, raw dull; centrifugal. 3.12%© 3.23; muscovado. 2.62%©2.73; molasses sugar 2.37%©2.48. Sugar, refined dull; fine granulated, 4.10© 4.15; cut loaf, 5.25; crushed, 5.15; mold A, 4.80; cubes, 4.35(0)4.40; pow dered. 4.20©4.25: diamond A, 4.15; con fectioners’ A. 4.00©4.05. Softs—No. 1 4.00©4.05. (No. 2 is 6 points lower than No. 1, and Nos. 3 to 14 are aech 5 points lower than the preceding grade). Potatoes steady: white nearby 1.75© 2.75: sweets, 75©2.G0. Beans steady; marrow, choice. 4.75'© pea. '-holce, 3.35©3.65; red kidney, , choice 2.50 bid; prunes. 30s to 60s 9%© j 12, 60s to 100s 5%©9; peaches, choice to i fancy. 6®8: sceeded raisins, choice to fancy. 6©6%. A.&W.P.R.R, Change Effective January 1 Announcement of appointments and changes in the service of the At lanta anJ West Point Railroad were made Tuesday morning by Freight Traffic Manager E. T. Eekles. E. S Center, now' general agent of the At- j ianta office, has been appointed as sistant general freight agent, with offices in Atlanta; Flunk G. Browder. I Ji., assistant general freight agent, I with offices at Montgomery', Ala.; E. j G. Hitt, division freight agent, with j offices at Montgomery; D. P. J O’Rourke, general agent, with offices 1 at Selma* Ala. The office of division freight agent at Selrna has been : abolished. The appointments will take effect January I. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. E. F. Hutton At Co.: "We doubt »ny I movement of consequence until a bet ter line can he had on the ginning for l the last half of December." Sbeareon* Ham mill St Co. **We favoi purchases on slight reactions." S. M. Weld & Co.: "We are likely to have quiet markets, though on any j setback we believe cotton can be safely I bought." j Logan K Bryan: "We do not feel 1 disposed at present to encourage com- i mltments on the constructive side." Hayden. Stone A Co.- "The South ; lias a great deal of cotton to sell on any bulge." Morris If. Rothschild & Co. "We ad- i vise purchases on depressions." Miller A- Co.. “The market may hod steady for the time being but we look i for lower orices favoring sales of Mav." We Satisfy Them All O F THE 15,000 PEOPLE WHO BANK here, some merely desire the benefits of our Savings Department; others bank here because of the dispatch and accuracy with which their accounts can be trans acted; and still others, appreciating the reliability and sound business judgment of the management, do their banking here in order to gain the counsel of these gen tlemen in matters of financial invest ments, etc. And all these 15,000 people enjoy that peace of mind which comes of having their funds deposited in an institution wjyose reputation for absolute security and trustworthy service extends over a period of nearly half a century. We respectfully solicit YOUR account. Atlanta National Bank C. E CURRIER, President. E. BLOCK. Vice President. JAS. S. FLOYD. Vice President. GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. J. S. KENNEDY, Asst. Cashier. J. D LEITNER, Asst. Cashier.