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FANTASY IF iSroiUGHTS
BLUE BIRD’ IS! GEORGIA
POLITICS
„ JAMES B.NEVTN
Maeterlinck’s Worthy Fairy Tale
Well Received by Atlanta
Theatergoers.
By TARLETON COLLIER.
After due consultation with Alice,
r ho took the Wonderland trip;
Mademoiselle Cinderella, expert on
the metamorphosis of pumpkins and
mice, and Beanstalk Jack, the aerial
limber, 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
•onfidently that there is & poignant
something in Maeterlinck’s fantasy
that makes it transcendent beyond
the frivol of fairy stories.
The performance of "The Blue
Kird” at the Atlanta Monday night
was an entertainment refreshing aft-
p i' a season of hectic melodramas and
shopworn musical comedies. The
surprisingly large audience seemed
to enjoy being told things about life
and death and home happiness which,
*ven 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
lies human sympathy and understand
ing.
Dven the low-browed young man
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
Mltyl 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. Bur ford 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 adventures.
.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,
«rae of them very tiny tots. The
liniest 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.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Forsyth Bill of
Exceptional Merit.
"Neptune*? Garden," the feature of
the week*? bill at I he 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
waiter. Hence the illusion.
Of course, there is an answer, out
what’s the use of -explaining, a per
fectly good mystery that otherwise
will mystify an entire week of audi
ences. It is enough to say that this
top-notch act of the week’s show is
about the most elaborate feat that
local vaudeville has known -elaborate
and pretty in every detail, particu
larly In the grace and intrepidity with
which the shapely Nereids dive.
The bill for New Year’s week well
deserves the crowds that poured into
the theater at two performances Mon
day, rain Monday, jamming the foy
er until even standing room was at a
premium.
Hackett’s Troupe Gets
Ovation at Lyric.
What is intended shall be a sea
son of high-class stock, giving At
ari la opportunity to see interpreted
by a splendid company the best plays
obtainable, was opened auspiciously
the Lyric Monday night when
Norman Haekett and his capable
players presented "The Double De
ceiver,” an entertaining comedy-dra
ma founded on O. Henry's famous
story, “A Double-Dyed Deceiver.”
Mr. Haekett 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
ourse, the usual boquets. and even
a little speech by Mr. Haekett, all
"f which helped fnake the occasion
more or less happy.
“The Double Deceiver” will be the
hill throughout the week, with the
usual Lyric matinees.
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
general^ is not at all difficult to locate
and it concerns an administrative
question purely. Leaving out all
points of personal and political dif
ferences—which General Nash
least, insists have no place 1n
pending discussion—the trouble
arises from a question of law
The Georgia military is organized
under a Federal statute known as the
Dick law’. This law’ undertakes to
give extensive Federal aid to those
State troops coming under its opera
tion. They may or may not come un
der, as they please.
The State statute establishing the
Georgia military expressly provides
for a quartermaster general, and this
law never has been qualified or re
pealed In any way by the Legislature.
The same statute, how’ever, which
creates the office of quartermaster
general provides further that the
Governor may. in his discretion, fix
regulations for the State militia, even
to the extent of changing in effect the
general State statute, if he deems
that necessary to bring the Georgia
statute within the meaning of the
Federal statute.
The clause giving the Governor this
discretionary authority expressly
states that he 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 by an executive order.
Governor Brow r n later re-separated
the offices, and retained Obear as
quartermaster—his old position—and
named Joseph Van Holt Nash adju
tant general. At that time, however,
the National War Department had
not issued its order doing away with
the office of quartermaster general in
the State, and there was no apparent
question of the latter officer’s sep
arate standing in the State militia,
save in so far as it had been changed
temporarily by Governor Smith’s or
der. Since Governor Brown appoint
ed Obear quartermaster general, the
War Department’s order abolishing
Obear’s office has been promulgated.
Nash’s contention. therefore. is
this: The War Department’s order
must be complied with under the au
thority given the Governor to com
ply, even though it does away with
the quartermaster generalship, cre
ated under State statute, and that to
carry that officer longer not only is
unwarranted in law, but a useless ex
pense of $2,750 per annum.
Governor Slaton is thus placed in
the position of being forced to say
whether a regulation of the National
War Department, under the Dick law,
is sufficient to set aside an unre
pealed State statute
The Governor is deeply concerned
over the situation in the adjutant
general's office and is giving the mat
ter his most careful attention.
Nash claims that Obear’s position
has been automatically abolished by
general order No. 8 of the National
War Department, which abolishes the
office Obear holds. Obear claims that
he still is quartermaster general and
should be retained as such, under the
State law creating his office, which
has not been repealed by Legis
lature.
Rather a. pretty puzzle, and, aEd
die Foy w’otfld 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
hi 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 anybody,
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. 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 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 bv Judge Frank Park in a
special election called to name a suc-
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 h© would try
■eonclusimy; 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.
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
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. Wed
nesday afternoon there will be a dis
cussion on “Winter School Gardening in
' n Southern States," led by M L.
brittaln, State Superintendent of Edu
cation.
TO BEGIN SEWER SYSTEM.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 30.—L. Sigretto,
‘ Te New York contractor, who was
* warded the contract for the $000,000
• louse and storm water drainage svs-
in Savannah, arrived to-day. He
announced that he would begin work
w ithin the 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 by 100. December 29.
$700—Harold Eirach to M. E. Tilly,
lot north side of Coilfederate avenue,
300 feet west of Gilbert street, 140 by
228. December 23.
$350—Same to same, lot southeast
side of Lynes avenue, 860 feet from
northwest corner of Confederate ave
nue and Gilbert street, 80 by 195. De
cember 23.
$300 and Other Considerations —
Warren C. Powell to Mrs. Jeanette
M. Powell, lot west side of Veda do
way. 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 by 100 feet, south side
of Holcombe street. 362 feet east
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 Oglethorne avenue, 49
by 70 feet. December 29.
$6.500—Shelby Smith to Jeffers 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 and
St. Charles axenues. December 23.
Bonds for Title.
$20,000—Mrs. Mary M. Leach to S.
W. Joiner, lot 236 by 414 feet, north
west corner of Chestnut street an 1
Georgia avenue. December 9.
$95.000—Edgar O. Newton to Ful
ton Finance Company. No. 252 Tvy
street. 55 by 97 feet. December 29.
$350 -Miss Mattie C. Harralson »t
al. to George L. Bell. Jr., lot 33 bv 98
f ee t, east side of McDaniel street. 66
feet south of Roy street. November
29
$55,000—Mrs. Mary L. Ficklen ’o
George R. Browder, lot 63 by 75 by 45
bv 92" feet, northwest side of White
hall street, 15 feel southwest of Fair
street. December 27.
Quitclaim Deeds.
$1—Southern Tile and Stone Com
pany to R. H. Caldwell Jr., Nos. 2.4
and 276 Gordon street, 70 by 103 feet.
December, 1913.
Mortgages.
$650—Real Estate Trust Company
to Atlanta Banking and Savings
Company, lot 53 by 140 feet, south
east corner Tulip street and a fit*
teen-foot street, 283 feet north of
Bell wood avenue. December 24.
Administrator’s Deed.
$1,575—Pinkie Candler (by admin
istrator) to G. F. Turner, lot 50 by
102 feet, south side East Harris street,
200 feet east of Piedmont avenue, No.
136 East Harris street. December 2J.
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.
J J. Cochran, Sanitary
Official, Dies at 62;
Ill Several Weeks
FUTURE mil;
—
50.000 Notices Issued and Stop
ped by Spot People—Longs
Sell, Causing Weakness.
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
January -iwhile Europe and spot houses
bought vheni. The result of these cross
currents of trading being to advance the
list to 2<g)6 points from opening range, i
There was considerable liquidation on I
the call, owing to the amount of no- j
tlces issued, but the. demand after the j
call was good. However, sentiment Is
against the market, and It took little
selling to depress the list. It Is said
that a further advance 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
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, 12.35; 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, 12.91; October, 12.83.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 1912.
New Orleans ..26,000 to 27,000 . 1,241
Galveston 10.800 to 11,800 14,891
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
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70
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Closed steady.
Op’lng. 2
: p.m.
rinse.
Close.
. .6.72
6.76
6.72*4
. .6.73
6.74
6.75*4
6.72 (4
. .6.73
6.73(4
6.75 (fe
6.73
. .6.75(4
6.76
6.78
6.75(4
. .6.77
6.78
6.80(4
6.77*4
6.77(4
6.80
6.77*4
*. !6.7*7* *
6.75
6.80
6.77 *4
. .6.75(4
6.77
6.75
.6.71 6.72 Vs 6.73(4 6.72
.6.61% 6-62 6.63% 6.62
.6.41 6.45% 6.44
.6.34 6.34 6.36(4 6.35
J. J. Cdchran, 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
I bad health for many weeks,
j He is survived by four sons, J. O.
i Cochran, president of the Atlanta
i 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 he held Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock from the resi
dence, No. 561 Woodward avenue.
Interment will be in Oakland ceme
tery. MiV*. 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. O. L. Vaughan
and Mrs. P. J. Skipper.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice May Kes-
ner. who died Sunday night, was
held Tuesday at the residence, No.
259 Lee street. Interment was in
West view’.
The funeral of Allie Slaughter, age 5,
who died Monday at his home, No.
38 Eggleston street, will be held
Wednesday at the residence. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Slaughter.
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 chapel Mon
day afternoon. The body will re
main at the chapel until to-morrow
morning, when it will be taken to
Rome. Ga. The Rev. \ R. Holder-
by will officiate. Besides her hus
band. J. W. Alexander; her mother, ,
Mrs. II. M Lumpkin; one daugh- j
ter, Miss Helen A Ylexander, and
three sons, G. T., R. S. and G. C.
Alexander, survive.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 30.—Due un
changed to 1(4 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 V4
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.Olid; 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(4®
3V4 points from the closing quotations
of Monday.
Futures opened quiet and steady.
Prev.
Op’lng. 2 P.M. Close.
Dec. . . .
Dee.-Jan.
Jan.-Feb.
Feb.-M oh.
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 McFad-
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 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 arc
accommodated the market will be in
better, shape to respond to bullish in
fluences.
On the idea that conditions for ion
dering might be severe in March,, this
position is likely to keep its premium
over January, and those who tendered
stock this morning and met competition
for it quickly boug thin notices in or
der not to lose stock.
Our market gained about 7 points
this morning In the early trading, on
the strength of developments in New
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 t<> he 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 tnat 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
grealer after the break than they
w’ere before.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
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1 °
High.
Low,
Last
Sale
Close.
Prev.
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12.40-41
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12.45-47
Mh 112.6*
12.75 12.56 12.03 12.62-64
12.64-67
Ap
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12.67-69
My 112.79
12.86 12.68J12.76 12.75-76
12.79-80
Jn f
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Jly ,12.89
12.92 12.75 12.81 12.81-82
12.84-85
Oc 1
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11.79-80
Closed steady.
COTTON MAf \ IONS.
E. F. Hutton & Co.: "We doubt any
movement of consequence until a bet
ter line can be had on the ginning for
the last half of December.”
Shearson, Ifammil! & Co.: “YVe favor
purchases on slight reactions."
S. M. Weld A- Co.: "We are likely
to have quiet markets, though on any
setback we believe cotton can be safely
bought.”
Effective January 1
nnounoement of appointment?
and changes In the service of the At
lanta and West Point Railroad wore
made Tuesday morning by Freight
Traffic Manager E. T. Eokles. E. S.
Center, now general agent of the At
lanta office, has been appointed as
sistant general 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 Selma, Ala. The office of division
freight agent at Selma has been
abolished. The appointments will
take effect January 1.
All Holiday Goods
Were Well Sold Out
Marshal! Field & Co., in their weekly
review of the dry goods trade, says:
“The volume of mail orders received
during the last few days preceding
Christmas was in excess of the totals
for the corresponding days a year ago
This is rcmarKable, considering the ex
tremely unseasonable weather during
that time
“The numerous mail orders may be in
terpreted as an indication that the gen
eral distribution of holiday goods was
larger than a year ago. Inasmuch as the
sales of heavy wearing apparel were be
low normal
“The Increase of last minute orders
also seemed to Indicate that holiday
stocks throughout the territory adjoin
ing Chicago were well sold out.”
Produce Exchange to
Help Poor Children
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—The local pro
duce exchange will close at 1 p. m. to
morrow. The last oil call will be at
12:30 p. m.
The exchange will make its annual
distributions to the poor children.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.—Indications
arc 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 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 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. Trailing 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
bearislily appear to have buying orders
at « point or so under the market.
Consuming trade remains quiet and lit
tle business is looked for until after
tlie turn of the year.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
1 Opening
| Closing.
Spot
1
6.60ft 6.75
January . . . ,
6.65fa 6.69
6.66 ft 6.70
February . . . .
6.83fa 6.86
6,86fa 6.88
March
6.97 fa 6.98
6.99ft 7.00
April
7.08fa 7.09
7.1 Ofa'7.1 l
May
7.194/7.21
7.22 ft 7.24
June . . . , .
7.23ft 7.27
7.26fa<7.29
July
7,30fa. 7.32
7.32fa 7.33
August
7.35 fa. 7.40
7.36 ft 7.42
Closed quiet; sales 5,700 barrels.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Petroleum
steady; crude Pennsylvania. $2.50.
Turpentine steady; 45@45(4.
Rosin steady; common, 4.00.
Ww»l steady; domestic fleece, 21.%ft
Hides quiet; native steers, 18 asked;
branded steers, 16% asked.
Coffee steady; options opened at 15ft
17 points decline; Rio No. 7 on spot 9%
ft 9 1 4.
Rice quiet; domestic, ordinary to
prime, 3%fa5(4.
Molasses, better demand; New Or
leans open kettle. 35ft55.
Sugar, raw dull; centrifugal, 3.12(4ft
3.23; muscovado. 2.62(4@2.73; molasses
sugar 2.37(4fa2.48.
Sugar, refined dull: fine granulated,
4.10* 4.15; cut loaf, 5.25; crushed, 5.15;
mold A. 4.SO; cubes, 4.35fa-4.40: pow
dered. 4.20fa4.25: diamond A, 4.15; con
fectioners’ A, 4.00ft 4.05. Softs—No. 1
4.00 fa-4.05. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than
No. I, arid Nos. 3 to 14 are aeoh 5 points
lower than the preceding grade).
Potatoes steady: white nparby 1.75 ft
2.75; sweets, 75ft2.00.
Beans steady; marrow, choice. 4.75'®
5.35: pea. choice, 3 35 ft 3.65; red kidney,
choice 2.50 bid: prunes, 30s to 60s 9(4ft
12. 60s to 100s 5*4ft 9; peaches, choice to
fancy, 6fa8: seceded raisins, choice to
fancy, 6fa6(4.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
COTTON GOSSIP J BIG PROFIT SALES
Increase of $630,000 Shown in
November Business—Demand
Good for All Issues.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec SO.—A strong tons
prevailed In the stock market at the
opening to-day and nearly all issues i
made gains ranging from fractions to
2 points.
Canadian Pacific, after opening l
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 aII issues increased their gains
from the opening price Union Pacific,
after opening at lo7T% for a gain of %,
went to 165*4
Among the other advances were:
Utah Copper. %; United States Steel
common, %; Norfolk and Western, (4;
Chino Copper, *4. New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford. *4; Erie. %; Chesa
peake and Ohio. *4; and Northern Pa
cific, **. Southern Pacific yielded %
and Amalgamated Copper, Baltimore
and Ohio and Reading declined frac
tionally.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were irregular.
NE WYORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations:
STOCKS—
High.
Low.
Clos. Prev.
Bid. Close.
Arnal. Copper.
74»„
73*4
73*4
74%
Am. Agrlcul..
46%
45%
Am. Beet Sug.
23 %
23%
22%
23
American Can
30 y 3
29%
29 Vi
29%
do, pref...
90*4
89 Vi
89
Am. Car Fdy.
44^
44(4
44
44
Am. Cot. Oil.
47
36
American Ice
22%
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*4
35%
Atchison
94%
94
93%
93%
A. C. L
116%
116%
116
116
B. and O
92%
92
92%
92
Beth. Steel ..
30
29%
29%
B. R. T. ,...
88
88
87%
87%
Can. Pacific..
208
206%
205%
205
Cen. Leather.
27(4
27
26%
27%
C. and O. ../.
61*4
61
60%
60 Vi
Colo. F. and I.
27T4
28
Colo. Southern
26%
26
Consol. Gas..
127
126%
129
130
Com Products
9*4
9%
9%
9%
D. and H. ...
150%
150%
152
Den. and R. Q
17
17
Distil. Secur..
17*4
17%
17%
17%
Erie
28%
2774
21 %
27%
do, pref...
43%
43%
Gen. Electric..
140%
138%
138*4
140
G. North, pfd.
127
126%
126
126
G. North. Ore.
34*4
34%
33%
33%
G. Western..
11%
11%
Ill. Central....
107
106
Interboro ....
15
15
14%
14%
do, pref...
61%
60
60
60*4
Int. Mary, (old) ....
100
101
K. C. S.. .
U%
24%
.... 4
M., K. and T.
18%
48%
18%
18%
do, pref .
52
L. Valley. . .
1.V> q
4 49%
149%
149%
L. and N. . .
1 :1
433%
133
133
Mo. Pacific . .
25
24 Vi
24 Vi
23%
N. V. Central
92*4
92 Vi
91%
91%
Northwest. . .
127
126(4
Nat. Lead , .
44
44
N. and W. . .
102(4
102
102
102
No. Pacific . ,
109%
109%
109
109 Vi
O. and W. . .
26*4
26 ( s
Pcnna
109%
409%
109*4
109%
Pacific Mail. .
23%
u Ga Co. . .
120%
120
120
120
P. Steel Car .
26%
26
Reading . . .
170(4
168%
168*4
168%
R. I. and Steel
20*4
20%
19%
19%
do, pref. .
80*4
80%
SO
80
Rock Island .
13%
1374
13%
do, pref. .
21*4
21%
20%
S.-Sheffield. .
26
26
So. Pacific . .
89%
88%
8874
89*4
So. Railway .
23%
23%
22*4
23*4
do, pref. .
76%
76*4
76
76%
St Paul . . .
100*4
99%
99*4
99%
Term. Copper.
32(4
31
31%
30%
Texas Pacific.
13(4
13*4
13%
13
Third Avenue
41%
Union Pacific
156
154%
154%
1547s
U. S. Rubber.
56*4
56*4
55*4
56
U s. Stool . .
59%
58%
58
58%
do, pref. .
106%
106*4
105%
106*4
Utah Copper.
51
50*4
49%
60%
V.-C. Chem. .
28
28
27%
27%
Wabash....
2%
2%
do, pref. .
....
8
7%
W. Union . .
56 *4
66%
W. Maryland.
33%
33
W. Electric .
65%
65%
65%
W. Central . .
42%
42-%
Total sales,
332.500
shares
1913.
1912.
New Orleans. .
Galveston 1
Mobile
Savannah j
(’harleston 1
Wilmington . . . .1
Norfolk 1
Baltimore !.
New York j.
1 • 1 11 j
Newport News. .
Brunswick. . . J.
Pacific coast. . . .
Various '.
7,198
27.600
6,151
3,053
878
602
4.635
i 46
18,947
24,525
415
3,705
680
1,758
2,691
3,622
667
449
4.711
2.083
6,199
15.054
Total I
59,163
85.605
INTERIOR
RECEIPTS.
1913.
1912.
H ouston
5.944
13.071
Augusta ]
1.597
680
Memphis. . . , . .
5,695
3,320
S1 Louis. . . . . .!
4.598
1,163
(Cincinnati
2,245
10.943
Lit tie Rock . . ,
1.029
Total !
20,079
30.106
STOCK GOSSIP
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 renewe/l selling by Wall street.
—J. M. Anderson.
* • •
Mitchell, Hentz and Cone were good
buyers of January. Commissionjiouses
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. Tt 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
A 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, but wanner in the west
ern and central States.”
* * *
It 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 and there is a disposition or,
the part of the business world 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.
This is a hopeful sign, but as there are
many authorities who believe that the
crop will be ample for all needs, In
view of the depression existing not only
In this country, but In Europe, It Is not
likely that the mills will stock up with
the raw material, even at these rela
tively cheaper prices.
"What is needed Just now is confi
dence, 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 an/1 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 w’ere Issued at
the opening, mostly by McFadden.
• • •
The Now Orleans Times-Pemocrat
says: "Queer as it may seem, only a
little is heard of the statistical position
of cotton, while a great deal Is heard
about large ginnings, and prospective
large tenders at New’ York to-day.
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 larger ginnings for the pe
riod December L4 t<> January 1 than
, last year, to be reported by the Gov
ernment. In this latter connection some
analysis is now apropos: prior to De
cember 14 the Census Bureau reports
12.923,000 hales ginned. If the crop be,
-;iY 14,260.CoO bales, and the new growth
Included in 1914 he the same as in 1913
and the llnters and repacks amount to
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.
Wheat—No. 2 red 94ft98
Com—No. 2 86 §6 8
Oats—No. 2 4Aft40%'
CHICAGO. Dec. 30.—While UTay 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 tho way of Argentine offer
ings and a poor demand.
Com was irregular, December belnn
up as much as lc at the start on ahorta
covering, and later dropping about %o.
May was %c lower. A lighter movement
In expected in com, which will bring
about smaller hedging transactions.
Oats were slightly lower.
Provisions were easier.
Grain quotations:
High. Low.
WHEAT-
Dec..
May.
July..
CORN—
Dec..
May.
July.
OATS —
Dec..
May.
July.
PORK—
Jan... 20.27*4
May.... 20.67*4
LARD—
Jan.... 10.62(4
May.... 10.97(4
RIBS—
Jan.... 10.70
May.... 11.02*4
Previous
Close. Close.
88 %
90 %
87(4
71 *4
69
68*4
39
41*4
40%
*674
8I?4
88',
90%
90 V4
90N,
8674
8674
87
69
69%
70(4
68%
68%
68%
61 %
6776
68%
38%
38%
3874
40 Vi
40*4
4 l
39%
3974
40%
20.20
20.20
20.25
20.57%
20.60
20.67%
10.57%
10.57%
10.65
10.9274
10.92%
11.00
10.86
10.63.
10.70
10.95
10.97%
11-0276
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesdav
anfJ “stlmated receipts for- Wednesday:
Wheat .
100
33
Corn ....
729
410
Oats ....
292
157
(1 ogs
32,000
31,000
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec 30.—Wheat, No. 3
red, 85@96%; No. 3 red, 91*4fa92*4; No.
2 hard winter. 88ft88%; No. 3 hard win
ter 87*%ft88; No. 1 Northern spring 90*4
fa 91; No. 2 Northern spring, 89(Z@90;
No 3 spring, 87%ft88%.
Corn No. 2. new, 65fa)68; No. 2 white,
new. 65ft 69; No. 3 yellow. 65@69; No. 3,
new, 61*4@63; No. 3 white, new, 66: No.
'i. new - 63*4 ^64; No. 4 yellow.
54fa 60; No. 4 w hite, new, 59@63; No. 4
yellow, new, 59fa)61*4;
Oats. No. 3 white. 38@38*4; No. 4
white, 37*/4@38; standard, 39(4.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913.
1912.
Receipts
671,000
1,192,000
Shipments
1.504,000
1,444,000
CORN—
1913.
1911
Receipts
468.000
587,000
Shipments
§82,000
878,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—Wheat opened
*4 to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the
market was (4 to %d lower; closed
to *4d lower.
Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. m.
the market was % to *4d lower; closed
*4d lower.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
Grain Notes
The Chicago Inter Ocean says “Wheat
developed an oversold condition follow
lng 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 *4 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*4 cents. The failure of
the leading longs to sell and fears that
part of the corn intended for delivery
on December contracts might get into
store in time for delivery this month,
were factors In Inducing shorts to cover,
as was also the strength In the cash
market.”
• * *
Bartlett-Frazier Company say;
“Wheat It Is possible that we may
have a settled setback to-day, as there
was a good deal of short covering yes
terday. but we continue to adhere to the
long side of the market.
"Corn- The market is still oversold,
and we believe that the present longs
will adhere to their holdings
“Oats -Prices will be Influenced more
or less by the action in other grains.
"Provisions We continue to favor the
long side on all setbacks.”
January. .
February.
March. . .
April. . . .
May. . .
June. . .
July. . . .
August. .
September.
opening, j
8.50@ 8.75
8.80
8.90
8.92fa) 8.95
9.15
9.20@ 9.30
9.36
9.40fa) 9.50
. I 9.55
October. . .
. . 9.60ft
9.65
9.59ft
9.60
November. .
.1 9.65ft
9.70
9.64ft
9.66
December. .
. . 8.50#
8.80
Closing,
j 8.64
8.75(ft 8.77
8.88ft 8.90
9.01 fa) 9.03
9.13ft 9.15
9 23 'i 9.25
9.33ft 9.35
9.43fa- 9.45
9.53ft 9.55
Closed firm. Sales, 60,000 bags.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Hogs Receipts
32,000. Market a shade lower. Mixed,
and butchexs. $7.70ft8.10; good heavy,
$7.96fa8.05; rough heavy, $7.70ft7.&0;
light, $7.75ft8.00; pigs, $6.00@7.50; bulk,
$7.80fa 8.00.
Cattle—Receipts 5,000. Market weak.
Beeves, $6.75ft9.50; cows and heifers,
$;:.25ft8.15; stockers and feeders, $5.60ft
7.40: Texans, $6.40ft7.70; calves, $8.50ft
11.00.
.sheep- Receipts 30,000. Market
strong. Native and Western, $3.00ft5.90;
lambs, $5.75@8.40.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 30. —Cattle—Receipts
5.000. Inculdlng 800 Southerns. Market
steady. Native beef steers, $7.50ft>9.75;
cows and heifers. $4.25ft8.50; stockers
and feeders, $5.00ft7.50; calves, $6.00ft
11.00; Texas steers, $5.75ft>7.00; cows and
heifers. $4.00fa'6.00.
Flogs - Receipts 15,000. Market weak.
Mixed, $7.80fa 8.10; good, $8.00ft8.l0;
rough. $7.55fa<7.75; lights. $7.70ft8.O5;
pigs. $6.75ft7.50 bulk. $7.75@8.00.
Sheep—Receipts 4,000. Market steady.
Muttons, $3.75ft5.00; yearlings, $6.00ft
7.15; lambs, $5.26ft8.l5.
■wjbmbewuuumm
SPOT CO 1 k;N mamKu.7.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12 11-16.
Athens, steady; middling 13^
Macon steady: middling *3*4
New Orleans, quiet; middling 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*/s.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, steady; middling 13*4-
Norfolk, steady; middling 12*4.
Galveston, steady; middling 12 s 4.
Mobile, steady: middling 12 7-16.
Wilmington, steady; middling 13c.
Little Rock, quiet: middling 13c.
Baltimore, nominal: middling 12%.
St Louis, quiet - middling 13*4-
Memphis. quiet: middling 131,.
Hous*'»’.. steady: middling 12%.
Louisville, firm; middling 1*2*4
BAR SILVER.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—Bar silver quiet
at 26%d.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -Commercial
bar silver. 57*4c. Mexican dollars, 44(4c.
G. 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 I
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.
* * * 1 I
Texas Company was strong in sympa
thy with an advance in Standard Oil
j stocks on the curb and the optimistic
feeling regarding the outlook for oil In
dustry.
* • •
The advance in Missouri Pacific was
regarded as an indication of progress
with plans for financing.
* * ♦
G. D. Potter says: “The stock mar
ket has a strong undertone and an ad
vancing tendency. Any activity seems
to be on the constructive side and the
character of the buying is convincing
that influential interests are Increasing
their holdings. I believe that activity
will increase after the first of the year
arid that prices will gradually work
higher ”
* • *
The jewelers* trust agrees to accept
terms of Attorney McReynolds and es
cape Government suit.
* * *
Keeling prevails In Birmingham Dis
trict that market for pig iron will be
more active after the holidays.
* • •
Reserve Bank Organization Comtnit-
lee’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
j Siegel stores, comprising Simpson
Crawford Company, Fourteenth street
! store. New York; Nancy Siegel A Co.,
Boston Merchants’ Express Company,
j Henry Siegel 6c 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
her; 1 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 tho management, do their banking here
iii 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.
1 J