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Ill) MIIUI IF
BLUE 81' IS
Maeterlinck’s Worthy Fairy Tale
Well Received by Atlanta
Theatergoers.
By TARLETON COLLIER.
After ..vo consultation with Alice,
who the Wonderland trip;
Madeiii' .. Cinderella, expert on
t,.' metamorphosis of pumpkins and
n <*, and Beanstalk Jack, the aerial
:nb one :s able to announce au-
:i.*1 itative!\ that “The Blue Bird" is
eminently worthy fairy tale.
And after a searching conference
with your own heart you can say
■ "nfldently that there is a poignant
- metli ng in Maeterlinck’s fantasy
that makes it transcendent beyond
tin fr.vol <f fairy stories.
T.m performance of “The Blue
■ : ii at the Atlanta Monday night
was an entertainment refreshing aft-
' y i season of hectic melodramas and
mi op worn musical comedies. The
- i'-pr;.singly large audience, seemed
- - njoy being told things about life
i u< ath and home happiness which,
1 »f questionable from the view-
iu of the American Association for
Advaneement of Science, were
v.riling to the somnolence of that
portion of the human cosmos where
. ■ s human sympathy and understand
ing. •
r.vtn the low-browed young msn
who went with the mistaken hope A
■ ing a sprightly, tights-clad chon.s
nci a distorted comedian, and of
hearing the newest music, opened
h;s eyes at the picture of the Hap
pinesses, who could not see beyond
'i :r dreams, and at the revelation
u tne churchyard, when Tyltyl an
nounced awesomely, "There are no
ead." and at the vision of the Land
• ‘ Memory, where children await
hirth, each with its destine in its
hand. The tempered fatalism' of Ma
terlinck’s philosophy was apparent to
even the dullest perception.
The story of "The Blue Bird," how
Mil.vl <'nd Tyltyl go forth in search
f hg blue bird of happiness, accom
panied by the embodied spirits of the
■ eiiold articles, is pretty well
known. Burford Hampden and Edi
th* Kelly, as the two children, are
ambitious youngsters, but fall a bit
■‘-hort now and then of realistic in
i' rpretation * of child emotion under
stress.
i’hey have fanciful adventure 5 .
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
< f the company should be beautiful.
everywhere there are children,
some of them very tiny tots. The
vniest ones were the greatest favor-
i f es of the audience, who vowed audi
bly that they were indeed cute.
The Blur Bird" will be at the At
lanta , Theater all week, with mati
nees New Year’s Day and Saturday.
Forsyth Bill of
Exceptional Merit.
•\< i,' Jarden." the feature of
the week A . : at the Forsyth Theater,
is all it v.v.i- proclaimed—a specta^u-
lar pantomimic illusion, its story in
terpreted in dancing and lugubrious
music, with marble white staues that
( tune to life at every shriek of a har
assed maiden, and that dive with all
tn* precision of a Piedmont Park
champion into a pool yawning at cen-
t t stage. And having dived, the
charming Galateas remain under the
water. Hence the illusion.
Of course, there is an answer, hut
what’s the use of explaining a per-
I'eetly 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
larly in the grace and intrepidity witlj
wl'H'h th 11 shapelv Nereids dive.
Tile bill for New Year's week veil
deserves the crowds that poured into
'he theater at two performances Mon
day rain Monday, lamming the foy-
' r until even standing room was at a
premium.
Backett’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 Lvrie Monday night when
Norman Hackett and his capable
p! vers presented "The Double De
ceiver,” an entertaining comedy-dra
ma founded on O. Henry’* famous
story, "A Double-Dyed Deceiver.”
Mr. Hackett was not greeted with
deserved 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
cast of Mrs. Hansom Wright, the tal
ented society actress, and a leader in
the Atlanta Players’ Club. added to
! 'r.e interest of the opening perform
ance. There were curtain calls, of
<ourse. the usual boquets. and even
a little speech by Mr. Hackett alt
°f which helned make the occasion
more or less happy.
The Double Deceiver" will bp the
hi 1 throughout the week, with the
l!S uaI Lyric matinees.
Sidelights
GEORGIA.
POLITICS
nfy James b.nivih
There seems to be considerable un- I
certainty and some misapprehension
throughout the State as to the reai
difference of opinion between Gen
erals Nash and Obear inside the State
military establishment, and 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
point of difference between the two
general® is not at all difficult; to locate
and it concerns an administrative
question purely Leaving out all
points of persona! and political dif
ferences -which General Nash, at
lea?-:, insists have no place i^n the
pending discussion-—the trouble all
arises from a finest ion of law. *
The Georgia military is organized
under a Federal statute known is the
Dick law. This law undertakes to
give extensive Federal aid to those
SAmu troops coming under its opera
tion. They mav or may not come un
der. as they please.
The State statute establishing the.
Georg'a military expressly provides
for a quartermaster general, and this
!aw never has been qualified or re
pealed in an' way by the Legislature.
The same sta’ute, however, which
creates the office of quartermaster
genera! 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
di.seretion.arv authority expressly
state? 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 Genera! Obear was named
adjutant general by Governor Hoke
Smith the office of r uartermaster
general was merged with that of ad
jutant general and Obear was given
charge of both offices. Thi« merger
was effected by ar. executive order.
Governor Brown later re-separated
the offices, and retained Obear a?
quartermaster—his old position-—and
named Joseph VanHolr 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
tlie State, and there was no apparent
question of the latter officer’s sep
arate standing in the State militia,
save in so far a? 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 tire 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 nosition of being forced to say
whether a regulation o* the National
War Department, under the Dick law,
is sufficient, to set aside an unre
peal td State statute.
The Governor is deeply concerned
over the situation in the adjutant
general’s office and is givirg 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 Dan.irtment. which abolishes the
office Obear holds. Obear claims that
he still is quartermastfr general anti
should be retained as such under the
State law creating his office, which
has not been repealed hv t c Legis
lature
Rather 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
Woodward following’* what«vt
Is—in many towns and villages in
Georgia that never have had and
rover wdl have anything whatever to
do directly with Atlanta city politics.
Woodward has been so persistently
in the public eye, however; has been
the storm center of so many pictur
esque campaigns for Mayor, and has
been so uniformly successful that
many esteemed contemporaries have
be?n moved to wonder w ho will "tac
kle the old man next.” if anybody,
and what will happen in the wind
up!
It seems to be taken for giant eft
generally throughout the State that
Woodward will offer to succeed him
self as Mayor. It also seems to be
taken for granted that the offering
will bring on more talk. And. finally,
that that "more talk" thus brought
on is going to be becidedlv 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
pbiyed 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
Thomasvjlle, who was defeated for
Congress by Judge Frank Park in a
special election called to name a sue.
cesssor to Congressman Roddenbery,
of the- Second District, will again he
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 his 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 so 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.
ram cotton
50.000 Notices Issued and Stop
ped by Spot People—Longs
Sell. Causing Weakness.
new YORK. Dec. .10 While trading
was heavy, price changes were unim
portant at the opening of the octton
market to-day and first quotations were
from unchanged to 2 up to 1 point
lower than Monday’s close.
Notices for less than 50.000 bales
came out. nearly all from a large Phila
delphia spot house. Notices were ab
sorbed mostly by the same source that
issued them. Commission houses sold
January while Europe and spot houses
bough: uiem. ’The result of these cross
currents of trading being to advance the
list to 206 points from opening range.
There was considerable liquidation on
the call, owing to the amount of no
tices issued, hut the demand after the
call was goad However, sentiment Is
against the market, and it took little,
selling to depress the list. It is said
that a further advance will bring out
further selling by Wall street
There always are some hangers-on
who wait until the last minute to get
out of an untenable position and jheso
were selling December. resulting in
prices easing off to the previous close.
Liverpol cables were steady.
The market looked soft during the
late forenoon. There was a scattered
long interest in January, held big oper
ators who had purchased the option
after the last revision, believing that
this positions would sell at a good
premium. A large portion of these
lines were liquidated to-day and ab
sorbed by leading spot people. After
the English market closed support was
lacking and prices broke about 10 points
from yesterday’s final. On the second
break the market became rather un
settled. with trading evenly balanced
and prices worked a few points higher
than the low point.
Sentiment continued bearish and there
is a disposition on the part of the ma
jority to sell on all upturns, pending the
forthcoming Government ginning fig
ures.
Following are 11 a m. bids in New
York: January. 12.08;* March, 12.42;
May, 12.25; July, 12.37; October, 11.71.
Following are 10 a. m. bids in New
Orleans - January, 12.46; March. 12.74;
May. 12.86; July. 12.IB: October, 12.83
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 1912
New Orleans ..25,000 to 27.000 1,241
Galveston io.soo to 11,900 14.891
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
A.&W.P.R.R. Change
Effective January 1
Announcement of appointments
and changes in the service of the At
lanta and West Point Railroad were
made Tuesday morning by Freight
Traffic Manager F T. Eckles E. S.
t’enter, now general agent of the At
lanta office, has been appointed as-
sLtant genera! freight agent, with
offices in Atlanta; Frank G. Browder,
Jr., assistant general freight agent,
with offices at Montgomery, Ala.; E.
G. Hitt, division freight agent, with
offices at Montgomery; D. P.
O’Rourke, general agent, with offices
at Sdma, Ala. The office of division
freight . gent at Selma has been
abolished. The appointments will
take effect January 1.
BIG PROFIT SALES
All Holiday Goods
Were Well Sold Out
Marshall Field A do., In their weekly
! review of flu* dr. goods trade, says:
"The volume of mail orders received
J during the ayt few days preceding
Christ u;a? was T . v i ss of the totals
for the o*r i»- ponding days a year ago
This 1m rcmaiKahU, • • nsidering the ex
tremely unseasonable weather during
i that time
"The numerous mail orders may be in-
} teinreted ms an indication that the gen-
j ei h 1 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 out "
Open
High.
Low.
Last
Sale
Close.
Prev.
Close
Dc
12.20 12.36
12.18.12 21.
12.20-2'.! 12.25-27
Jn
12.05 12.11
11.90
12.00,12.00-01 12.05-07
Kb
. 12.09-13 12.14-18
Mh
12.41 i 2.43
12.28
12.32
12.32-33.12.37-40
Ap
12.28-32 12 32-34
My
12.3112.36
12.22
iff JH
12.28-29 12.32 33
Jn
12.28-30,12 32-34
Jly
12.33 12.38
12.24
i 2.30
12.29-30 12.33-34
Ag
12.16 12.17
12.10
12.10
12.10-12 12 14 16
Sp
11.78 11.78
11.78 1; .7 8
11.78-80(11.75-82
Oc
11.69 11.72
11.69;11.70
1L. 70-72,11.68-69
dosed steady
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 30.—Due un
changed to l l 2 points lower, this mar
ket opened dull, at net unchanged to 1
point lower. At 12:15 p. m. the market
was quiet but steady, unchanged to 1 %
points net higher (generally unchanged).
Later the market advanced % point
from 12:15 p. m.
Spot cotton in moderate demand at_ 1
point decline; middling. 7.Odd; sales. 7.-
000 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 %(?i
3% points from the closing quotations
of Monday.
Futures opened quiet and steady.
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
12:20 p. m.
The exchange will make its annual
distributions to the poor children.
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;
Wednesday fair.
Virginia Cloudy tn-night: probably
rain upon the coast; Wednesday fair
North Carolina Cloudy to-night; prob
ably rain upon the coast; Wednesday
fair.
South Carolina Cloudy to-night and
colder; Wednesday fair.
Florida Cloudy and somewhat colder
i to-night: Wednesday fair
Alabama and Mississippi Cloudy to
night arid Wednesday.
Tennessee Duiisiana and East Texas
Fair to-night and Wednesday.
West Texas Fair to-night, and warm
er In south portion: Wednesday fair.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Trading was
quiet this 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.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
expert to Lecture
On School Gardens
Van Erie Kilpatrick, president of the
School Garden Association of America,
*’ill lecture at the Wesley Memorial
r nurch Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. on “The
School Gardens of America " School
children and their mothers, especially,
are invited.
Mr. Kilpatrick’s lecture is illustrated
by slides showing gardens In 20 States
and in many foreign countries. Wed
nesday afternoon there will be a dis
cuss on on ‘‘Winter School Gardening in
G’c Southern States," led by M L.
Err: in. State Superintendent of Edu
cation
TO BEGI N ‘SEWER SYSTEM.
SA VANNAH, Dec. 30.—L. Sigretto.
'he New York contractor, who was
warded the contract for the $600,000
house and storm water drainage sys-
U f m in Savannah, arrived to-day. He
hnounoed that he would begin work
-ubitt lLu; next few days,
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 bv 100. December 29.
$700—Harold Hirsch to M. E. Tilly,
lot north side of Confederate avenue,
300 feet west of Gilbert street, 140 ov
228. December 23.
$350—Same to same, lot southeast
side of Lynes avenue. 86ft 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 Veda do
wav being lot 11. block “U,” of Ve-
dado subdivision, 70 by 117. Decem
ber 23.
$200—R. B. Callahan to George Cal
laway, lot 37 100 feet, south side
of Holcombe street, 362 feet east ->f
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 feet.
December 20.
$700—Mrs. Mary L. Lipscomb to
same. No. 25 Oglethorpe avenue, 4.9
by 7ft 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 14 3. 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.
I Bonds for Title.
I $20,000—Mrs. Mary M. Leach to S.
\V, Joiner, lot 236 by 414 feet, north*
west corner of Chestnut street and
Georgia avenue. December 9.
$95.000—Edgar O. Newton to Ful
ton Finance Company. No. 2;>2 Ivy
Street, 55 by 97 feet. December 29.
$350 -Miss Mattie C. Harralson et
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. Marv L Flcklen to
George R. Browder, lot 63 by 75 by Jo
by 92 feet, northwest side of White
hall street. 15 fee. 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. 7ft by 103 feet.
December, 1913.
Mortgages.
1 Real Estate Trust (’nmpant
:<• Atlanta Banking and Savings
| ‘’ompanv. lot 53 by 14ft feet sou Vi -
I east corner Tulip street and a fif
teen-foot street, 283 feet north of
Bellwood 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
A’00 feet, west side West Ontario ave
nue, 717 feet south of Gordon street.
December 26.
i
J.J,Cochran, Sanitary
Official, Dies at 62;
Ill Several Weeks
Dec. . . .
Op’lng. 2 P.M.
. . .6.72
Close.
6.76
Prev.
Close.
6.72%
Dec.-Jan ,
. .6.73
6.74
6.75%
6.72%
Jan.-Feb. .
. .6.73
6.73%
6.75%
6.73
Feb.-Mch. ,
. . .6.75%
6.76
6.78
6.75%
Mch.-Apr. .
, . .6.77
6.78
6.80%
6.77%
Apr.-May .
6 77%
6.80
6.77%
May-June .
‘ '.6.77 ”
6.75
6.80
6.77%
June-July .
. 6.7 5
6.77
6.75
July-Aug.
. .6.71
6.72%
6.73%
6.72
Aug.-Spt. .
. . 6.61 Vi
6.62
6.63%
6.62
Sept.-Oct.
, . .6.44
6.45%
6.44
Oct.-Nov. .
. .6.34
6.34
6.36%
6.35
J J. Cochran, a well-known resi
dent of Oakland City and an inspec
tor in the Atlanta sanitary depart
ment. died at his home on Avon ave
nue late Monday night. Mr. Cochran
was 62 years of age and had been in
bad health for many weeks.
He Is survived by four sons. J. O.
Cochran, president of the Atlanta
Park Board; Henry Cochran, of Chat
tanooga; Emmett Cochran, of the
United States Navy, and Alva Coch
ran, of Atlanta; a daughter. Mrs. E.
F. Lawrence, of Atlanta, and his wife
Mrs. Amanda Cochran
The funeral services will be held at
the residence Wednesday morning at
10 o’clock, and the interment will be
in the family cemetery at Forest Park.
The funeral of Mrs. W. E. Estes,
age 35. will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o’clock from the resi
dence, No. 561 Woodward 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 K^s-
ner. who died Sunday night, was
held Tuesday at the residence, No.
259 Lee street. Interment was in
Westvlew.
The funeral of Aliie 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.
Mrs. Lizzie Florence Alexander died
at her home. No. 51 East Fair
street Kirkwood. Sunday afternoon.
Tiie funeral services were held at
the Burkert Simmons chapel Mon
day afternoon. The body will re
main at the chapel until to-morrow
morning, w hen 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 Mi's Hf'eji \ le\;i»*dc r and
* hr* yr.rs G k. S. i.nd G. *’
j Alexander, survive.
Closed firm
HAYWARD A CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ‘ORLEANS, Dec. 30. Liverpool
was quieter to-day, apparently await
Ing edvelopments on our side. Futures
about unchanged. Spots 1 point lower.
Attention here was centered around
price changes in the January position in
New York. Early advices gave 50.000
hales as tendered, mostly by McFad-
den, but instead of the expected de
pression, January in New Y’ork showed
strength, indicating that some strong
Influences are contending for the 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 he in
better shape to respond to bullish in
fluences.
On the idea that conditions for ten
dering might he 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
York, 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 bull 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 ginnings 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 aese.
the market is no.w two-sided, and
chances on the bull side are logically
greater after the break than they
were before
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
| Opening
| Closing
Spot
i
6.600 6.75
January . . . .
6.6506.69
6.6606.70
February . . . .
6.8306.86
6.860)6.88
March . . . . .
6.9706 98
6.990 7.00
April
7.080 7.09
7.100 7.11
May
7.1907.21
7.220 7.24
June
7.2307.27
7.2607.29
July . . . .
7 3007.32
7.3207.33
August
7 3507.40
7 3607.42
Closed qpiet; sales 5,70ft barrels.
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12.40 12 40
Jn
12.43
12.47
12 33 ;
2 40
12.40-41 12.40-11
Fb
Iff.45-47 12.45-47
M h
2.6J
12.75
12.56 i
2.03
12 62-64 12 64-67
Ap
12.63-65 12.67-69
My
12.79
12.86
12.68 1
2.76
12.75-76 12.79-80
Jn 12.75-77 12.80-82
Jly 12.89)12.92:12.75 12.81 12.81-82 J 2.84-85
< 1 I 77-7;* 11.79-80
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dee. 30.—Petroleum
steady; crude Pennsylvania, $2.50.
Turpentine steady; 45@46^4.
Rosin steady; common, 4.00.
Wool steady; domestic fleece, 21V£t£>
Hides quiet; native steers, 18 asked,
branded steers, 16% asked.
Coffee steady; options opened at 15(g)
17 points decline; Rio No. 7 on spot 0%
®9V 4 .
Rice quiet: domestic, ordinary to
prime. 3%(&514.
Mblasses, better demand; New Or
leans open kettle. 35(h)55.
Sugar, raw dull; centrifugal. 3.12V£(§)
3.23; muscovado. 2.62%(&2.73; molasses
sugar 2 37*4>(h 2.48.
Sugar, refined dull; fine granulated,
4.10(54.15; cut loaf, 5.25; crushed, 5.15;
mold A, 4.80: cubes, 4.35@4.40: pow
dered. 4 20)1(7 4.25; diamond A. 4.15; con
fectioners’ A. 4 00^14.05. Softs No. 1
4.00(&4.05. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than
No. 1, and Nos. 3 to 14 are aeeh 5 points
lower than the preceding grade).
Potatoes steady: white nearby 1.75(0)
2.75; sweets, 760)2.00.
Beans steady; marrow, choice, 4.750)
5.35: pea. choice, 3 35(03 65; red kidney,
choice 2.50 hid: prunes, 30s to 60s 9
12. 60s to 100s 5Va r a 9; peaches, choice to
fancy, 6(0 8; sc ceded raisins, choice to
fancy, 606H.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
1913. !
1912.
New Orleans. . .
7,198 ;
18,947
Galveston
27.500
24.525
Mobile
5,151 !
415
Savannah
3.053
3,705
Charleston . . . .1
878 |
680
Wilmington ....
602
1.758
Norfolk
4.635 I
2,591
Baltimore......
3,622
New York
667
Rost on
146
4 49
Newport News
4.711
Brunswick
2,083
Pacific coast. . .
6.199
Various
15.054
Total . . . . < j
59.163
85.605
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 i
point higher, increased its gain to 2
points within Ha 1 f an hour. The strength
in this stock came from Lyndon, where
there was good buying based on the net
Increase of $630,000 shown in the No
vember earnings
Nearly all issues increased their gains
from the opening mice. Union Pacific,
after opening at IooVh for a gain of ;i H.
went to 155L.
Among the other advances were:
Utah Copper. ■*; United States Steel
common. V Norfolk und W estern. >*.
Chino Copper, ' M ; New York, New liu
ven anil Hartford, V*. Erie., %. Chesa
peake and Ohio, V*; and Northern Pa
cific. V Southern Pacific yie ded
and Amalgamated Copper. Baltimore
and Ohio and Reading declined frac-
t tonally.
The curb was stead.\
Americans In London were irregular.
NE WYORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations:
('fits Prev.
ST< >CKS
High.
Low.
Bid.
Close.
Amal. Copper.
74%
73%
73%
74%
Am. Agricul..
46%
45%
Am. Beet Bug.
23%
23%
22%
23
American Can
30%
29%
29%
29%
do. pref.. .
90%
90%
89%
89
Am. Car Fdy.
44%
44%
44
44
Am. Cot. Oil.
47
36
American Ice
22%
22%
22%
23
Am. Locomo..
12%
32
32
51%
Am. Smelting
64
64
63
64
Am. Sug Ref.
109%
108
108%
104
Am. T.-T. ...
Am. Woolen..
Anaconda ....
Atchison
A. C. L
B. and O
Beth. Steel
B. It. T
Can. Pacific..
Cen. Leather.
C. and O
Colo. F. and I.
Colo. Southern
Consol. Gas..
Corn Products
D. and H
Den. and R. G.
Distil. Secur..
Erie
do, pref.. .
G. North. Ore.
G. Western..
Ill. Central....
interhoro ....
do, pref.. .
Int. Harv. (old) ..
K. C. S.. . .
M. . K. and T.
do, pref .
L. Valley. . .
L. and N. . .
Mo. Pacific . .
N. Y. Central
Northwest. . .
Nat. Lead . .
N. and W. . ,
No. Pacific . .
O. and W. . .
Penna
Pacific Mail. .
P. Gas Co. . .
P. Steel Car .
Reading . . .
It. I. and Steel
do, pref. .
Rock Island .
do, pref. .
S.-Sheffield. .
So. Pacific . .
So. Railway .
do, pref. .
St Paul . . .
Tenn. Copper.
Texas Pacific.
Third Avenue
Union Pacific
r S Rubber.
U. S Steel . .
do, pref. .
Utah Copper.
V. -C. Chcm .
Wabash....
do, pref. .
W”. Union . .
W. Maryland.
W. Electric .
W. Central . .
U3\
123'4
123
14%
12%
36
36 %
35%
35%
SF,
94
93 %
93? a
116%
116%
116
u«
92%
92
9214
92
30
29%
23 %
88
88
87%
87%
208
205%
205%
2 7 %
27
26%
27%
61 %
61
60%
60%
27 7 h
28
26%
26
127 ,
126 %
129
130
9%
9%
9*4
160%
150%
152
17
17
m*
1714
17%
1714
38 »„
2714
27 %
27%
43%
43%
140*4
138%
138%
140
127
128%
126
126
•14 !4
34%
33%
33%
11%
11%
107
106
15
15
14%
14%
61%
60
60
6014
l . . . .
100
101
24%
18%
18%,
1814
18%
52
150%
149%
148 %
149%
134
13314
133
133
25
2414
2414
23%
9214
91%
91%
127
126%
44
44
10214
102
102
102
109%
109 >4
109
109%
26%
26%
109%
109%
109%
109%
23%
120%
120
120
120
26%
26
17014
168%
168%
168%
20 %
20%
19%
19%
80%
80%
80
80
13%
13%
2114
2114
20%
23
M
89%
88%
8814
89%
23%
2314
22%
23%
76%
76%
76
76 %
100'4
99%
99%
99 <14
3214
31
3114
30%
13%
1314
13%
13
41%
156
154%
154%
154%
6614
5614
r>5%
56
69*4
58%
58
68%
106%
106%
105%
106%
51
50%
49%
50%
28
28
2714
27%
....
2%
2%
....
....
8
7%
....
....
56%
56%
33%
33
65%
65%
65 %
42%
42%
332.500
shares.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. McFadden ab
sorbed most of January and sold May
and July. Liverpool and Memphis also
sold here. The ring sold on the call,
due to the heavy notices, and It is be
lieved that a further advance here will
bring out renewed selling by Wall street.
J M. Anderson.
* • *
Mitchell, Ilentz and Cone were good
buyers of January. Commission houses
sold January on notices and Liverpool
bought them.
* * *
Sterrett Tate says: "I have no very
strong opinion. The advance seems to
he largely from local efforts, and I be
lieve it will be only temporary. The
long interest is yet large, and before
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
warded 41.843 hales; total, 51.540 hales;
American increase, 41,620 bales."
• * *
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 3<). Hayward
Clark "The weather map shows
cloudy over the entire belt; general
rains in the eastern States; Indications
are for- unsettled rainy weather over
the entire belt, hut 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
ket.
* • *
The feeling of optimism is growing
each day and there Is a disposition on
the part of the business world to look
tor an improvement In various lines
The stock market has reflected this op
timtstic feeling in a very large measure.
Advices from dry goods circles show
that (here is a better demand How
ever. if Is not on a large scale at the
moment.
• * •
II F Bachman & Co. say;
"Telegrams received from spot firms in
the South say that actual cotton is not
following the depression in futures. 1
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, hut In Europe, It is not
likely that the mills will stock up with
the raw material, even at these rela
lively cheaper prices.
"What is needed just now is confi
deuce, and if It is restored through the
instrumentality of the currency measure
it will not he long before the wheels of
commerce begin to turn and there will
he many willing hands helping to grease
the machinery
"For the near future we are Inclined
to look for slightly lower prices, hut
we do not expect a verty big decline
from this level There Is a good de
mand around the 12c mark, and It is
more than likely that mills w Hi begin
buying under this price."
• • •
About 50,000 notices were Issued at
the opening, mostly b.v McFadden.
• • »
The New Orleans Timas-Democrat
says. ‘Queer as It maw seem, only a
little Is heart! of the statistical position
of cotton, while a great deal is heard
about large ginnings, and prospective
large tenders at New York to-day.
Under 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 has
matured In recent weeks and that the
gins have been rapidly cleaning up the
crop seems to exert less influence on
sentiment than the fact that the tal
ent expects lurger ginnings for the pe
riod December 14 to January 1 than
I last year, to he reported by the Oov-
‘ eminent. In this latter connection some
analysis Is now apropos; prior to Pe
member 14 the Census Bureau reports
12.923.000 ha'es ginned. If the crop he.
say 14.250 17170 hales, und the new growth
included in 1914 he the same as In 1913
and the linters and repacks amount t7>
575,000 bales, there would remain to he
ginned after December 14 some 750,-
000 bales."
Decline Follows Big Advance at
Outset—Buying Light—Wheat
Held Its Own.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
red
Wheat -No. 2
Corn No. 2
Oats Wo. 2 .
. . .94096
. . .66(0 68
. . .400)40 ^
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. While May and
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 the 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 Vac.
May was Qo lower. A lighter movement
Is expected in corn, which will hring
about smaller hedging transactions.
Dat-s were slightly lower.
Provisions were easier
Grain quotations:
High.
WHEAT—
Dec
88%
May
90%
July
87*4
CORN —
Dec
71 >4
May
69
July
69%
OATS -
Dec
39
May
41 %
July
40^
PORK—
Imw
86- h
90 \
86“*
69
68 \i
67«4
38%
401*
39 Vs.
Previous
Close. Close.
88 ‘4 88 7 m
90 Vi 90
86% 87
69 Q
68 > 4
67 V 2
38**
40%
39%
70%
68%
68 »/ 4
38%
41
40%
STOCK GOSSIP
Jan.
May
nARD
Jan.
May ..
RIBS—
Jan....
May....
20.27%
20.20
20.20
20.25
20.67%
>v-
20.57%
20.60
20.67%
10.62%
10.57%
10.57%
10 65,
10.97%
10.92%
10.92%
11.00
10.70
10.65
10.65
10.70
U.02%
10.95
10.97%
11.02%
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesday
und estimated receipts for Wednesday:
Wheat .
. .
i oo j
33
< • <n\ . .
. ,
.j 729 i
4! 0
Oats . .
Hogs . ,
• . .
32.000 '
157
31.000
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. Wheat. No 2
red. 95(0)96%; No 3 red. 91%(0 92% No
- winter. 88088%; No. 3 hard win-
tcr 8<%0>88; No. 1 Northern spring 90%
(0 91; No. 2 Northern spring. 8'.»%(0,9O;
No 3 spring. 87V4(0)88%.
Corn No. 2 new 65(0 68. No. 2 white
new. 65069; No. 3 yellow. 65069; No. :q
new, 61U(063; No. 3 white, new. 66; No
3 yellow new. 63%(0 64; No t yellow,
54 060; No. 4 white, new. 59 0 63; No 4
yellow, new, 59061%:
Oats. No. 3 white, 38 0 38%; No. 4
white, 37%038; standard, 39%.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913 | 1912
Receipts * . . .
Shipments . . .
. .1 671,000 1
. .| 1,504,000 |
1.192,000”
1.444,000
CORN—
1 ,1913. |
1912
Receipts . . . .
Shipments . . .
. . 468,000 1
. . 882,000
587,000
878,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30 Wheat opened
*4 to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the
market was % to %<1 lower; closed %
to *4d lower.
Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p.’m.
the market was % to %d lower; closed
%d lower.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
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 I
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*snorts 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, hut wm continue to adhere to the
long side of the market.
"Corn—The market is still oversold, I
and we believe that the present longs
will adhere to their- holdings
“Oats Prices will he Influenced more |
or less by the action In other grains.
“Provisions—We oontlrum to favor the .
long side on al! setbacks.”
| Opening
| Closing.
January. . , . .
8.500 8.75
8.620 8.64
February, , , .
8.80
8.750 8.77
March
8.90
8.880 8.90
April
8.920 8.95
9.010 9.03
May
9.15
9.130 9.15
June
9.20 0 9.30
9.230 9.:;5
July
9.36
9.330 9.35
August
9.400 9.50
9.430 9.45
September. . ,
9.55
9.530 9.55
October. . . , .
9.600 !+. 65
9.590 M.60
November. . .
9.650 9.70
9.64 0 9.66
December. . . .
8.500 8.80
Closed firm. Sales, 60,000 bags.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. — Hogs Receipts
32,000. Market a shade lower. Mixed
and butchers. $7.7008.10; good heavy,
$7.9508.06; rough heavy, $7.7007.90;
light. $7.7508.00: pigs. $6 000)7.50; bulk.
$7.800 8.00.
Cattle Receipts 5,000. Market weak.
Beeves, $6.75(0 9.50; cows and heifers,
$3.2608.15; Stockers and feeders, $5.60(0)
7.40; Texans, $6.4007.70; calves, $8,500
11.00.
Sheep- Receipts 30.000. Market
strong. Native and Western, $3.0005.90;
lambs, $5.750 8 40.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30. Cattle Receipts
6,000, lnculding 800 Southerns. Market
steady Native beef steers, $7.50 0 9.75;
cows and heifers. $4.2508.50; stockers
and feeders, $5.0007.50; calves, $6,000
11.00; Texas steers, $5.750 7.00; cows and
heifers. $4 0006.00.
Hogs Receipts 15,000 Market weak
Mixed, $7 80 0 8 10; good. $8.0008.10;
rough. $7.5507.75; lights. $7.7008.05;
pigs. $6.7507.50; bulk, $7.7508.00.
Sheep Receipts 4.000. Market steady.
Muttons, $3.7505.00; yearlings, $6,000
7.15; lambs, $5.2508.15.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
1913
Houston
5,944
13,071
Augusta
1.697
580
Memphis
5,595
3,320
St Louis
4,598
1.163
Cincinnati. . . .
2,245
10,943
Lit tie Rock . . .
1.029
Total
20,079
30,106
Closed steady.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
K 1*’. Hutton <t* Co.: "We doubt *»ny
movement of consequence until a bet
ter line can be had on the ginning for
ii e last half of December."
Shfarson. Hammil Co ; "We favor
purcl H - t s on rd’ghi reactions."
S M. Weld A- Co : "We are likely
o have quid market*. ‘U gh on any j
., ffvt • • we believe cotton can be safely i
bought." I
SPOT COi ioN makKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12 11-16.
Athens, steady; middling 1344
Macon steady; middling 13%
New Orleans, quiet; midtiling 12 13 16
New York, quiet; middling 12 60.
Philadelphia, easy; middling 12.85.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.60
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.06d
Savannah, steady; middling 12%
> ugusta. steady; middling 12%
Charleston, steady; middling 13*4.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12%
f'alveston. steady; middling 12%.
Mobile, steady; middling 12 7-16.
Wdrnington, steady: middling 13c,
Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%.
St Louis, quiet- middling 13%
U<»mphP. quiet middling 13%
Houston, steady: middling 12%
Louisville, firm, middling 12%
BAR SILVER.
LuVDON, Dec. 30. Bar si'ver quiet
at *6%d.
NK\' Y;»KK, I >«**• 20. f'ommerUal
car siivp.-, 57 %c. M ex nun dollars, 44 %c.
(3. D. Potter says: "I believe that
foreign liquidation in certain issues,
such as Canadian Pacific, will he over j
by January 1, and expect this will help |
the market.
"I am very bullish for the long pull
on stocks and on this recession would
buy Union Pacific, Anaconda Copper.
Reading and 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 ln-
duatry
* . .
The advance In Missouri Pacific was 1
regarded as an indication of progress
with plans for financing.
• * •
G. D. Potter says: "The stock mar- j
ket has a strong undertone and an ad
vancing tendency. Any activity seems •
to he 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.
• • #
Feeling prevails in Birmingham Dis
trict that market for pig iron will be
more active after the holidays
• • *
Reserve Bank Organization Commit
tee’s visit to New York has been post
poned from January 2 to January 7, on
account of McAdoo’s illness.
* * *
Receivers have been appointed for
Siegel stores, comprising Simpson
Crawford Company, Fourteenth street
store. New York: Nancy Siegel & Co.,
j Boston Me»' hunt*' Express Company.
, Henry Siegel Co. hankers. t
We Satisfy Them All
O K THE 15,000 PEOPLE WTTO 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
whose 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.
F. E. BLOCK.
Vice President.
JAS. S. FLOYD,
Vice President.
CEO. R. DONOVAN,
Cashier.
J. S. KENNEDY,
Asst. Cashier.
J. D LEiTNER,
Asst. Cashier.
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