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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. A.&W.P.R.R, Change ti at the j all 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. a i O X Jo 0-0 Dp 12 20 12 36 12.18.12 21 12.20 -21! 12 25- 27 Jn 12 05112 11 11.90112 00 12.00 01 12 05 07 Fb 12.09 13112 14 18 Mh i2 41 12 43 12.28 12 32 12.32 33 12 37 40 Ap 12.28 32 12 32 34 My 12 31 12 361 i 2.22 j i 2 28 12.28 29 12 32 33 Jn 12.28 30 12 32 34 Jir i-‘ 33 12 38 1 2.24 12 30 12.29 30 12 33 34 Ak 12 16 12 17 12.10 12 10 12.10 12; 12 14- -16 Sp 11 78 11 7S 11.78:11 78 11.78 80 11 75 82 Oc 11 69; 11 72 i 11.69111 70 11.70 72,11 «8 69 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 a 1 ° High. Low, Last Sale Close. Prev. Close Dc | ! ! ,12.40 12.40 Jn 12.43 12.47 12.33 12.40 12.40-4! 12.40-41 Fb ' 12.45-47 12.45-47 Mh 112.6* 12.75 12.56 12.03 12.62-64 12.64-67 Ap 1 112.63-65 12.67-69 My 112.79 12.86 12.68J12.76 12.75-76 12.79-80 Jn f ' '12.75-77 12.80-82 Jly ,12.89 12.92 12.75 12.81 12.81-82 12.84-85 Oc 1 1 | ill.77-79 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