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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. c V JC w i i to* *» | « (A a ° r, n O X -j | -J V) o | clo Dc t. . . 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. * r V If