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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
11
IP
HUP BIRD' IS
Maeterlinck’s Worthy Fairy Tale
Well Received by Atlanta
Theatergoers.
By TARLETON COLLIER.
After due consultation with Alice,
who took the Wonderland trip;
Mademoiselle Cinderella, expert on
the metamorphosis of pumpkins and
mice, and Beanstalk Jack, the aerial
climber, one Is able to announce au
thoritatively that "The Blue Bird” is
an eminently worthy fairy tale.
And after a searching conference
with your own heart you can say
confidently that there is a poignant
something in Maeterlinck’s fantasy
that makes it transcendent beyond
the frivol of fairy stories.
The performance of “The Blue
Bird at the Atlanta Monday night
was an entertainment refreshing aft
er a season of hectic melodramas and
shopworn musical comedies. The
surprisingly large audience seemed
o enjoy being told-things about life
and death and home happiness which,
even if questionable from the view
point of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, were
startling to the somnolence of that
portion of the human cosmos where
]ies human sympathy and understand
ing.
Even the low-browed young: men
who went with the mistaken hope of
seeing a sprightly, tights-clad chorus
and a distorted comedian, and of
hearing the newest music, opened
his eyes at the picture of the Hap
pinesses. who could not see beyond
their dreams, and at the revelation
In the churchyard, when Tyltyl an
nounced awesomely. “There are no
dead,” and at the vision of the Land
of 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
short 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
nniest 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.
Forsyth Bill of
Exceptional Merit. •
"Neptune*® Garden,” the feature of
the week’s i-iii at the Forsyth Theater,
is all it was proclaimed—a spectacu
lar pantomimic illusion, its story in
terpreted in dancing and lugubrious
music, with marble white staues that
come 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
charming Galateas remain under the
water. Hence the illusion.
Of course, there is an answer, but
what’s the use of explaining a per
fectly good mystery that otherwise
will mystify an entire week of audi
ences. Tt 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 with
wdiich 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-eiass 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-
oeiver,” an entertaining comedy-dra
ma founded on O. Henry's 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. Ransom Wright, the tal
ented society actress, and a leader in
the Atlanta Players’ Club, added to
the interest of the opening perform
ance. There were curtain calls, of
course, the usual boquets, and even
a little speech by Mr. Hackett, all
of wnich helped make the occasion
more or less happy.
“The Double Deceive!*” w r ill be the
bill throughout the week, with the
usual Lyric matinees.
Expert to Lecture
On School Gardens
Van Erie Kilpatrick, president of the
School Garden Association of America,
will lecture at the Wesley Memorial
Church 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. \A ed-
nesday afternoon there will be a dis
cussion on “Winter School Gardening in
the Southern States.” led by M L.
Brittain. State Superintendent of Edu
cation.
TO BEGIN SEWER SYSTEM.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 30.—L. Sigretto.
the New York contractor, who was
a\^arded the contract tor the $600,000
house and storm water drainage sys
tem in Savannah, arrived to-day. He
announced that he would begin work
within the next days.
Sidelights
GEORGIA
POLITICS
igy JAMES B.NEVIN
on
There seems to be considerable un
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, 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
gen era 19 is not at all difficult to locale
and it concerns an administrative
question purely. Leaving out all
points of personal and political dif
ferences—which General Nash, at
least insists have no place in I he
pending discussion—the trouble ail
arises from a question of law.
The Georgia military i 9 organized
under a Federal statute known as the
L>lck 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 further that the
Governor may. in his discretion, fi>:
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 authoritv expressly
states that he may 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 by Governor Hoke
Smith the office of quartermaster
genera! was merged with that of ad
jutant general and Obear was given
charge of both offices. This merger
was effected b.v 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 awa.v 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 ohanged
temporarily by Governor Smith’s or
der. Since Governor Rrown appoint
ed Obear quartermaster general, the
War Department’s order abolishing
Obear’s office lias 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 of the National
War Department, under the Dick law,
REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
Continued From Page 10.
W. Forrester et al., lot west side of
Ivy street, 100 feet nor^h 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 -9.
$700—Harold Hirsch to M. E. Tilly,
lot north side of Confederate avenue,
300 feet west of Gilbert street, 140 oy
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, SO 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 C il
ia way. lot 37 by 100 feet, south side
of Holcombe street, 362 feet east
Randall street. December 23.
$222—R. B. Callahan and A. .1. Mc
Coy to same, lot 37 by 100 feet, south
side of Holcombe street, 399 feet
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, 49
by 70 feet. December 29.
$6.500—Shelby Smith to Jpffer* m
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 inu
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 and
Georgia avenue. December 9.
$95.000—Edgar O. Newton to Ful
ton Finance Company. No. 252 Ivy
street, 55 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. 6b
feet south of Roy street. November
29.
$55,000—Mrs. Mary L. Ficklen ’o
George R. Browder, lot 63 by 75 by 4o
bv 92 feet, northwest side of White
hall street, 15 feel southwest of Fair
street. December 27
Quitclaim Deeds.
{7—Southern Tile and Stone Com-
panv to It. H. Caldwell. Jr.. Xos 274
and 276 Gordon street. 70 by 103 feet.
December, 1913.
Mortgages.
$650—Real Estate Trust Company
to Atlanta Banking and Savings
Company, lot 53 by 140 feet, south
east corner Tulip street and a fif
teen-foot street, 283 feet north of
Bellwoorl 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.
FEATURE COTTON
50.000 Notices Issued and Stop
ped by Spot People—Longs
Sell. Causing Weakness.
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 and
should he retained as such, under the
State law creating his office, which
has not been repealed by tf.e 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, havo
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”—whatever that
is—in many towns and villages in
Georgia that never have had and
never will 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
been moved to wonder who will “tac
kle the old man next,” if anyb'ody,
and what will happen in the wind
up!
It seems to be taken for granted
generally throughout the State that
Woodward will offer to succeed him
self as Mayor. Tt 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 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, :
far from conclusive do they consider
it that there was serious talk of
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 clone in his
behalf.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—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
Januavy while Europe and sfot houses
bough; them. The result of these cross
currents of trading being to advance the
list to 2®6 points from opening ratige.
There wap 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. Tt 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 these
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
settl’d, 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. 12.35; July, 12.37; October. 11.71.
Following are 1.0 a. m. bids in New
Orleans: January, 12.46; March, 12.74;
May, 12.86; July, 12.91; October, 12.83
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 1912.
New Orleans ..25,000 to 27,000 1,241
Galveston 10,800 to 11,800 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 E. T. Eckles. E. S.
Center, now general agent of the At
lanta. office, has been appointed as
sistant genera! freight agent, with
offices in Atlanta; Frank G. Rrowder,
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 Selma, Ala. The office of division
freight agent at Selma has been
abolished. The appointments will
take effect January 1.
CQTTQN GOSSIP JBIC PROFIT SALES
Open
High.
Low.
Last
Sale
Dc
12.20
12.36
12.18.12 21.
Jn
12.05
.12.11
11.90
12.00
Fb
Mh
i 2 41
12.43 12.28
12.32
Ap
J
•My
12.31
i 2.36
12.22
i2.2S
Jn
Jir
12.33
i 2.28
i 2.24
12.30
Ag
'12.16
12.17
12.10
12.10;
Sp
11.78
11.',*
11.78
11.78
Oc
11.69
11.72
11.69111.70;
Closed steady.
ip’ing. 2
P.M.
Close.
Close.
.6.72
6.76
6.72%
.6.73
6.74
6.75%
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%
;«.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
J.J,Cochran, Sanitary
Official, Dies at 62;
Ill Several Weeks
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. Law’rence, of Atlanta, and his wife,
Mrs. Amanda Cochran
The funeral services will be held at
the residence Wednesday morning at
10 o’clock, and tire 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 Kee
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.
3S 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.
The funeral .services were held at
the Burkert Simmons chgpel Mon
day afternoon. The body will re
main at the chapel until to-morrow
morning, when it will taken to
Rome. Ga. The Rev. A. R. Holder-
by will officiate. Besides her hus- J
band.* l. W. Alexander; her mother.
.Mrs. II. M. Lumpkin; one daugh- j
ter, Miss Helen A Jexand* r. and j
three sons, G. T.. R. S. and G. C.
Alexander, survive.
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| 1 1 *12.40
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12.43
12.47 12.33 12.40 12.40-4!
12.40-41
Fb
12.45-47
12.45-47
Mh
12.68
12.75 12.56 12.03 12.62-64
12.64-67
Ap
112.63-65
12.67-69
My
i2.79
12.86 12.68 12.76 12.75-76
12.79-80
Jn
| I 12.75-77
12.80-82
Jiy
i 2.89
12.92 12 75.12.81 12.81-82
12.84-85
Oc
ill.77-79
11.79-80
Closed steady.
Produce Exchange to
Help Poor Children
N£W 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.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Indications
are that the weather will be general
ly fair to-night an<i Wednesday east of
the Mississippi River, oxcept 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.
V Ingin ia—Cloudy to-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
to-night: Wednesday fair.
Alabama and Mississippi—Cloudy to
night and Wednesday.
Tennessee, Louisiana and Bast Texas
Bair- to-night ami Wednesday.
West Texas—Fair to-night, and warm
er in south portion; Wednesday fair.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30. —Due un
changed to 1% points low r er. 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 DA
points net higher (generally unchanged).
Later the market advanced % point
from 12:15 p. rn.
Spot cotton in moderate demand al 1
point decline: middling. 7.0Sd; sales, 7.-
000 hales, 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 %®
3D points from the closing quotations
of” Monday.
Futures opened quiet and steady.
Prev.
Op’ing. 2 P.M. Close.
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
HAYWARD & 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
bales as tendered, mostly by Me Fad-
den, but instead of the expected de
pression, January in New York 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 w-eek. 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 mighi 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 D<*nsus 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 ami 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 acse,
the market is now two-sided, and
chances on the bull side are logically
greater after the break than they
w'ere before.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
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-
eount Some traders ^vho arc 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:
SPOT CO i ruN iviakKu.7
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
E. F. Hutton Co.: “We doubt my
movement of consequence until a bet
ter line '-an be had on the ginning for
the last half of December.”
Shearson, Hamrnil Co.: “We favor:
purchases on slight reaction. .”
S. M. \\ eld A- <'o.: “We are likely
to have quiet markets, though on any
setback we believe cotton can be safely
bought.”
Atlanta, nominal: middling 12 11-16.
Athens, steady; middling 139<
Macon steady: middling 13*4
New Orleans, quiet; middling 12 13 16.
New York, quiet; middling 12 60.
T’hiladelphia. easy: middling 12.85.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.60.
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.06*1.
Savannah, steady; middling 12%.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, steady; middling 13%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12%.
Galveston, steady; middling 1231.
Mobile, steady; middling 12 7-16.
Wilmington, steady; middling 13c.
Little Rock, quiet, middling 13c.
Baltirn're. nominal: middling 12%.
St. T.oui*-, quief middling 13*4*
Memphis, quiet; middling 13%.
Houston, steady: middling 12%.
Louisville, firm: middling 12%.
CAR SILVER.
LONDON, Dec. 30. Bar silver quiet
at 26%d.
NEW YORK, Dee 30. Commercial
bar silver. 57'Ac. Mexican dollars, 44%c.
All Holiday Goods
Were Well Sold Out
Marshall Field & Co., in their weekly
j review of the dry goods trade, says:
i "The volume of mall orders received
| during the last few' days preceding
Christmas was in excess of the totals
for the cor-esponding days a year ago
This is remarKable. considering the ex
tremely unseasonable weather during
that time.
“The numerous mail orders may he 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 out.”
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 their gains
from the opening price. Union Pacific,
after opening at iIhPh for a gain of %,
went to 155%.
Among the other advances were:
Utah Copper, %; United States Steel
common. %; Norfolk and Western, %;
Chino Copper, %; New York, New lla
ven and Hartford. %; Erie. \: Chesa
peake and Ohio. %; and Northern Pa*
rifle, %. Southern Pacific yielded *4
and Amalgamated Copper. Baltimore
and Ohio and Reading declined frac
tionally.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were irregular.
NE WYORK STOCK MARKET.
| Opening
Closing
Spot
1 • •
6.60® 6.75
January . . , .
6.65® 6.69
6.66® 6.70
February . . , .
6.83® 6.86
6.86® 6.88
March
6.97® 6.98
6.99I&7.00
April
7.08® 7.09
7.10® 7 1 1
May
7.19® 7.21
7.22®7.24
June
7.23® 7.27
7.26® 7.29
July
7.30® 7.32
7.32®7.33
August
7.35® 7.40
7.36®7.42
Closed quiet; sales 5,700 barrels.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NFAV YORK.
Dec. 30.
Petroleum
steady; crude Pennsylvania,
$2.50.
Turpentine steady; 45®45%
Rosin steady; common. 4 (
).
Wool steady; domestic fleece. 21 %®
Hides quiet; native steers,
18 asked;
branded steers. 16% asked.
Coffee steady; options opened a,t 15®
17 points decline;
Rio No. 7 on spot 9%
@9V,.
Rice quiet; domestic, ordinary to
prime, 3%®5%.
Molasses, better demand;
New Or-
leans open kelth
. 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.
1.100*-4.15; cut loaf. 5.25; crushed, 5.15;
mold A. 4.80: cubes, 4.35® 4.40: now -
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 5 points lower than
No. 1, and Nos. 3
to 14 are aeoli 5 points
lower than the preceding grade).
Potatoes steady
: white nearby 1.75®
2,75; sweets. To®
2.00.
Beans steady; marrow, choice. 4.75®
5.35: pea. choice,
3.35®3.65; red kidney.
choice 2.50 bid; prunes, 30s to 60s 9%®
12, 60s to 100s 5%
® 9; peaches
, choice to
fancy, 6®8; scee<
Jed raisins,
choice to
fancy, 6® 6%.
PORT
RECEIPTS.
The following table shows
receipts at
the ports to-day
compared
with the
same day last year:
! 1913.
1912.
New Orleans. .
.1 7.198
18,947
Galveston. . . .
27.500
24,525
Mobile. ....
5.151
415
Savannah. . . .
3.063
3,705
Charleston. . . .
878
680
Wilmington . . .
602
1.758
Norfolk
4.635
2,591
Baltimore. . . .
3,622
New York. . . .
667
Boston
146
14 «i
Newport News. .
4.711
Brunswick. . .
2.083
Pacific coast. . .
6.199
Various
15,054
Total ....
59.163
85,606
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
1 1913.
1912.
Houston
5,944
13.071
Augusta
.1 1.597
580
Memphis. ....
. 5,695
3,320
St I^uis
4.598.
1,163
Cincinnati. . . .
. 2.245
10,943
Little Rock . . .
.1
1,029
Total. . . . .
. ! 20,079
30,106
Stock quotations:
Clos.
Prev.
STOCKS- High.
Low.
Bid.
Close.
Amal. Copper. 74%
73%
73%
74%
Am. Agrlcul
46%
45%
Am. Beet Sug. 23%
23%
22%
23
American Can 30%
29%
29%
29%
do, pref... 90%
90%
89%
89
Am. Car Fdj r . 44%
44%
44
44
Am. Cot. Oil
47
36
American Ice 2*%
22%
22%
23
Am. Locomo.. 32%
32
32
31%
Am. Smelting 64
64
63
64
Am. Sug. Ref. 109%
108
108%
104
Am. T.-T. ... 123%
123%
123
Am. Woolen
14%
12%
Anaconda .... 36
35%
35%
35%
Atchison 94%
94
93%
93%
A. C. L 116%
116%
116
116
B. and 0 92%
92
92%
92
Beth. Steel .. 30
pk
29%
B. R. T 88
88
87%
87%
Can. Pacific.. 208
205^
206%
205
Cen. Leather. 27%
27
26%
27%
C. and 0 61%
61
60%
60 %
Colo. F. and I
27%
28
Colo. Southern ....
26%
26
Consol. Gas.. 127
1267*
129
130
Corn Products 9%
99.
9%
9%
D. and II 150%
169 s ,
152
Den. and R. G
17
17
Distil. Secur.. 17%
I? a
J7%
17%
Erie 28%
271,
27%
27%
do, pref
43%
43%
Gen. Electric.. 140%
138-7*
138%
140
G. North, pfd. 127
126%
126
126
G. North. Ore. 34%
34%
33%
33%
G. Western
11%
11%
111. Central
107
106
Interboro .... 15
15
14%
14%
do, pref... 61%
60
60 ‘
60 %
Int. Harv. (old) ....
100
101
K. C. S.. . . 24%
24%
M., K. and T. 18%
18%
18%
18%
do, pref.
L. Valley. . . 150%
149»;
149%
149*4
L. and N. . .134
133 %
133
133
Mo. Pacific . . 25
24%
24%
23 'i
N. Y. Central 92%
921*
91%
91%
Northwest
127
126%
Nat. Lead
44
44
N. and W. . . 102%
102
102
102
No. Pacific . . 109%
109%
109
109*4
O. and W
26%
26%
Penn a 109%
109-%
109%
109%
Pacific Mail. . ....
23%
P. Gas Co. . . 120%
120.
120
120
P. Steel Car
26%
26
Reading . . . 170%
168%
168%
168%
R. 1. and Steel 20%
20%
19 %
19%
do, pref. . 80%
80%
80
80
Rock Island . 13%
13%
13%
do, pref. . 21%
21%
20%
S.-Sheffield
23
26
So. Pacific . . 89%
8874
88%
89 Vi
So. Railway . 23%
23%
22%
23%
do, pref. . 76%
76%
76
76%
St Paul . . . 100%
9974
99%
99%
Tenn. Copper. 32%
31
31%
30%
Texas Pacific. 13%
13%
13%
13
Third Avenpe ....
$1 -
Union Pacific 156
15474
154%
154%
U. S. Ftubber. 56%
56%
53%
56
U. S. Steel . . 69%
5874
58
58%
do, pref. . 106%
106%
105%
106%
Utah Copper. 51
50%
49%
50%
V.-C. Chem . 28
28
27%
27%
Wabash
....
2%
2%
do, pref
....
8
7%
W. Union
56%
56%
W. Maryland
33%
33
W. Electric . 65%
6574
65 %
W. Central
42%
42%
NEW YORK. Pec. 30.--MoFadden 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, Hentz 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
be 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 bales; total. 51.540 bales;
American Increase, 41,620 bales ”
• * *
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30.—Hayward
Si 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.”
* * #
Tt is said that the reactionary move
ment from 12c upward was more the re
sult of shorts taking profit than of oper
ators taking the long side of the mar
ket.
• • *
The feeling of optimism Is growing
each day ami there is a disposition or.
the part of the business w-orld to look
for an improvement In various lines.
The stock market has reflected this op
timistic- feeling in a very large measure.
Advices from dry goods circles show
that there is a better demand. How
ever. it is not on a large scale at the
moment.
• • •
H. F. Bachman A Co. say;
"Telegrams received from spot firms in
the South say that actual cotton is not
following the depression in futures.
'Phis 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 confi
dence, and if it is restored through the
instrumentality of the currency measure
it will not be 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 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 McFadden.
• • «
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, ami 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
or which there is no ready sale to con
sumers, is an Influence of moment.
“The knowledge that no cotton has
matured in recent weekR 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 larger ginnings for the pe
riod December 14 to January 1 than
last year, io be reported by the Gov
ernment. In this latter connection some
analysis is now apropos; prior to De
cember 14 the Census Bureau reports
13.923.000 hales ginned. If the crop be.
say 14,250.679 hales, 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 760,-
000 bales.”
Decline Follows Big Advance at
Outset—Buying Light—Wheat
Held Its Own.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red
Corn—No. 2
Oats—No. 2
94®M
««®68
40® 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.
Com was irregular, December being
up as much as lc at the start on ehorta
covering, and later dropping about %c.
May was %c lower. A lighter movement
Is expected in corn, which will bring
about smaller hedging transactions.
Oats were slightly lower.
Provisions were easier.
Grain quotations:
High. Low.
Grain Notes
STOCK GOSSIP
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*4
cents over the low point made early
with the close at the top. at 70>4. 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 today, as there
was a good deal of short covering yes
terday. but w*> continue to adhere to the
long side, of the market.
“Corn The market Is still oversold,
and we believe that the present longs
will adhere to their holdings.
“Oats Urioes will be influenced more
or less by tfie action in other grains.
“Provisions We continue to favor the i
long side on all setbacks.’’
WHEAT-
Dec 88%
May 90%
July 87%
CORN—
Dec 71%
Ma y 69
July 68%
OATS-
Dec 39
May....* 41%
July 40%
PORK—
Jan.... 29 27%
May.... 20.67%
i-ARD—
Jan .. 10.62%
May.... 10.97%
RIBS—
Jan... 10.70
May.... 11.02%
Previou*
Close. Close.
86%
90%
86%
!*%
90%
86%
88%
90%
87
69
68%
67%
69*4
68 %
67%
70 Vi’
68%
68 V*
38%
40%
39%
38%
40%
39%
38%
41
40%)
20.20
20.57%
20.20
20.60
20.25
20.67%
10.57%
10 92%
10.57%
10.92%
10.65
11.00
10 65
10.95
10.65
10.97%
10.70
11.02%
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesday
and estimated receipts for Wednesday;
Wheat .
. . ,
100
33 '
Corn .
• .
739
410
Oats .
,
292
167
Hogs .
32,000
31.000
,?.?J. CAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Wheat, No. 3
red, 9o®96%; No. 3 red. 91%®92%; No.
2 hard winter. 88®88%; No. 3 hard win-
*®r 87%<&88; No. J Northern spring 90%
®91: No. 2 Northern spring. 89%<Ji)90:
No 3 spring, 87%®88U.
Corn No. 2 new. 65®68; No. 2 white,
new. 65® 69; No. 3 yellow. 65® 69; No. 3,
new, 61%®63; No. 3 white, new. 66; No.
3 yellow new, 63%®64; No. 4 yellow.
54^60; No. 4 white, new, 59®63: No. 4
yellow, new, 59(9)61%;
Oats. No. 3 white. 38@38%; No. 4
white, 37%@38; standard, 39%.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT— ‘
1 1913. [
1913.
Receipts ....
. .| 671.000 i
1,192,000 '
Shipments . . .
. .' 1.504.000
1.444.000
CORN—
1 1913. j
mX
Receipts ....
. .j 468.000 j
587.000 *
Shipments . . .
. .| 882.000 1
878,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LTVERPo< >L. 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 1:30 p. m.
the market was % to %d lower; closed
%d lower.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
January. .
February.
March. . .
April. . . .
May. . .
June. . .
July. . . .
August. .
September.
October. .
November.
December.
Opening.
8.50 ft 8 75
8.80
8.90
8.92® 8.95
9 15
9!20<@> 9.30
9.36
9.40® 9.50
I 9.55
9.60® 9.65
9.65® 9.70
8.50® 8.80
Closing.
8.62® 8.64
8 75® 8.77
8.88® 8.90
9.01® 9.03
9.13$ 9.15
9.23® 9.25
9.33® 9.35
9.43® 9.45
9.53® 9.55
9.59® 9.60
9.64® 9.66
Closed firm. Sales, 60,000 bags.
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®8.05; rough heavy, $7.70®7.90;
light, $7.75®8.00; pigs, $6,00®7.50; bulk,
$7.80®8.00.
Cattle—Receipts 5,000. Market weak.
Beeves, $6.75® 9.50; cows and heifers,
$2.25® 8 15: stockers and feeders, $6.60®
7.40: Texans, $6.40®7.70; calves, $8.50®
11.00.
Sheep- Receipts 30,000 Market
strong Native and Western. $3.00®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 26®8.50: stockers
and feeders. $5.00®7.50; calves, $6.00®
11.00; Texas steers, $5.75®7.00; cows and
heifers. $4 00®6.00.
Hogs Receipts 15,000 Market weak.
Mixed, $7.80® 8.10; good, $8.00®*. 10;
rough. $7 55®7.75; lights. $7.70®S.05;
pigs. $6.75®7.50; bulk. $7.75®8.00.
Sheep—Receipts 4,000. Market steady.
Muttons. $3.75@5.00; yearlings, $6.00®
7.15; lambs, $5.25®8.15.
G. D. Potter says: “I believe that
foreign liquidation in certain Issues.
ch as Canadian Pacific, will be over j
by January 1, and expect this will help I
the market.
"I dm very bullish for the long pull j
on stocks and on this recession would j
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 curl) 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.
* • *
Feeling prevails in Birmingham Dis
trict that market for pig iron will be
more active after the holidays.
* • *
Reserve Rank Organization Commit
tee’s visit to New’ York lias been post
poned from January 2 to Januarj 7. on
account of McAcoo’s illness.
* * *
Receivers have been appointed for
I Siegel stores, comprising Simpson
Crawford Company. Fourteenth street
store. New York: Nancy Siegel & Co.,
j Boston Merchants’ Express Company,
Henry Siegel &. Co., bankers. j |
We Satisfy Them All
O F THE 15,000 PEOPLE WHO BANK
hero, 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.
GEO. R. DONOVAN,
Cashier.
J. S. KENNEDY,
Asst. Cashier.
J. D LEITNER,
Asst. Cashier.