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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
COTTON
STOCKS
Forbes Says Workers Must Cease
To Be "Machines,” and
Help One Another.
%
By B c. FORBES.
mi* of America’* richest men said
to me last xx eek :
I would liki
ge t to know the
ie real people. I mean, not
ial. narrow, prejudiced kind
n the financial district,
d be glad of nn opportunity
*nd talk to a gathering of
the artifi
you meet
I wou
to meet
natural people—workmen and the like
hut T care not a Ft raw for address
ing hankers’ conventions or dinners
attended by men of my own class S-*
far I have not known how ft> begin I
have not *ern the right opportunity.’’
• • *
1 assured him that It was wor,h
while to know the masses and to
have them know you and discuss their
problems with you In a heart-to-
heart, unaffected, unrestrained wav.
• • •
He »-epl1ed.
I realize it. Do you know. I often
attend operatic and other musical af
fairs and sit In the cheapest seats,
where I talk with the real lovers of
music, of art' 1 At first they fought
ehv nf me, but now they are willing fco
meet me on common ground and talk
to me.”
"More Interesting than mere
money-making, isn't it?” I ven
tured.
"fu" Monex-making In itself and
for itself soon loses interest. It gives
ft rich man who is a man—precious
little satisfaction. The sense of pow
er the opportunity to do big things,
to ;11 hieve notable and strictly hon
orable success, those things appeal
to one and spur one on to greater
achievement.
“But I am realizing more and more
tnat to get acquainted with the peo
ple. to have them know you for what
you are rather than for what you
possets, to he in intimate touch with
them to he |n sympathy with them
and to have their confidence, is more
north while, more worth accomplish
ing
T hope to do something along that
line by-and-bv ”
• • •
Non I happen to know this man. to
know him fairly well. And I can as
sure you be was talking with unal
loyed sincerity At bottom of every
" ord he expressed I could discern a
deep, earnest desire, a longing even,
to serve humanity. And that he will,
I have no shadow of doubt
* • •
Russell, the famous editor of The
^■'•otsman. Scotland’s greatest high-
hf>»" newspaper, once stooped to re
buke publicly the editor of a small
paper for not being punctilious about
his grammar in writing editorials
that because of their ringing sinceri
ty. their inherent kindliness, helpful
ness and broad charity, were attract
ing national attention. The reply of
the people's editor was “Damn gram
mar (He’s hairt.” (‘‘Give us heart.”)
• • •
That is what we need -heart. We
need heart in business. We need
heart in legislation. We need heart
in finance We need heart in labor.
We need heart in every walk of life.
And for my part I believe we are to
get it more, that we are already
Retting it.
• • •
The multi-millionaire I have quoted
does not stand alone. He is not the
only one of his class who yearns to
Ive a wider, fuller, richer, less selfish
life not the only one who hears and
feels the call of humanity, nor the
only one who is ready to respond
• • •
The sterility of « atch-as-cateh-ean
money-making, thF barrenness of
■ •aided cash its powerlessness to
satisfy tio- soul an awakening to this
realization is working a mighty
transformation among men whom the
world looks upon (and has had scant
reawn to look uponl as little better
than machines for coining dollars. A
sense of brotherhood IS developing in
unexpected pin es Not a few rich
men are learning that ‘ heart” counts
- that, indeed, It can not be ignored;
that it will not be smothered, will not
he snuffed out. A consciousness of
human need, of their own responsi
bility, is beginning to burn within
them. There is a tendency to con
sider the aim. the end of life, to ask
what it all amounts to and to lean a
little more toward the things that
count.
As John Wanamaker recently told
of Jay Gould when financial disaster
confronted him, All that 1 have left
is what I have given away,” was the
soliloquy of the railroad financier.
• • *
And as was most a ply put by a
writer the other day, the new spirit
breathes this sentiment:
Shall we give thanks because our
hearth is warm
While others, half-clad, breast the
winter storm?
Shall we give thanks because, our
battles won.
We fold our bauds and say our work
is done?
SLGl we giw* thanks that fortune has
been kind
To us. while grief has wrecked some
other minds?
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
Augusta is very happy over a pros
pective visit from former Presid nt
Taft, who expects to spend several
weeks during April at the Ron Air
Hotel, out in the Sandhills district
Augusta is genuinely fond of the
former Chief Magistrate of the na
tion, and its affection is abundantly
and entijusiastleallx returned.
.\fv Taft makes no bones of sav ing,
at any old time and In any old place,
that he had rather visit in Augusta
than anywhere he knows of on this
earth! He likes Augusta frankly be
cause Augusta makes “home folks” of
him, and always has, even when he
was the President. He.is treated with
all the dignity and consideration his
distinguished position before the na
tion entitles him to. but there is
never anything strained or stlPed
about the reception he gets in Au
gusta or the cordiality of his contin
uous welcome while there.
It Is for that same reason that John
D Rockefeller gets so much pleasure
from his annual visits to Augusta.
The Oil King Las said that he likes
Augusta because the natives of that
burg never seem mindful of the fa N
he is Mr RocHeft er He 1s per
inltted to ramble around town as h° I
likes, to drop in on a neighbor to pass!
the time o' day, or into a shop to buy '
a necktie, and nobody pays any par
ticular attention to him. save by way
of courteous and not at all ostenta
tious salutation or reciprocal line of
talk
Concerning Mr. Taft's forthcoming
visit The Augusta Chronicle says: ‘ It
was understood some time ago that
Mr. Taft would spend his winter va
cation in Augusta, but. we believe,
prior to this it was not definitely
known Just when he was to come. It
is needless to any that there will he in
Augusta, by all Augustans, for Mr.
Taft the warmest kind of a welcome.
Ill truth, as he would put it himself,
he is 'coming hoir.e’ to spend n fort
night or so with the home folk.’”
Another test prohibition case is
coming to the Supreme Court front
Savannah, and upon its disposition
will depend a very great deal of the
future of prohibition law enforcement
In Georgia.
Three licensed near-beer dealers in
Savannah, recently restrained frjm
“selling intoxicating liquors, which Is
prohibited by law” have been held to
be in contefbp* of court by Judge
C'hnrleton, of the Superior Court, f >r
violating that injunction, and linen
$200 each.
These cases will now’ come on to
the court of review, for that higu
body to say whether a Judge may pass
finally upon matters of fact in this
manner, or whether it is necessary for
a itirv to s.i v that the injunct Ion h 19
been violated.
If Judg<* Charleton is sustained by
t'.e court of review, it will mean a big
victory for tin* prohibitionists. If, ou
the contrary, he is reversed and held
to be without authority to say when,
as a matter of fact, a defendant •»
guilty of having violated the prohibi
tion law’, unless a Jury pass upon the
facts, it will be hailed as a big victory
for those persons onnosed to extreme
prohibition in Georgia.
In the light of some recent deci
sions. the Impression among lawyers
generally is that the Savannah judge
likely will be reversed, but the ques
tion now coming up from his court is
shaped not exactly after
NEW YORK, I »ec 31.—A lively de-
mand for I tecember by shorts who had
to take up their contracts to-dav was
the chief .feature at the opening of the
cotton market. As a result December)
option after opening 10 points down.
Ivan* erj immediately after the * all to
last night's close First prices were
•
months and from unchanged to ■ polios
higher on distant positions. Wall street
and New Orleans bought.
Liverpool rabies were better than
due
On and after the call there was no
significance to trading transactions
were small and the market looked to
be only an evening-up affair, pending
the holiday to-morrow. There nan a
fair demand from spot houses, however,
though there was a disposition «*n the
part of ring speculators to sell on all
rallies and at the end of half an hour
the list stood 1 to "points lower than
the opening quotations I^ater active
buying by spot sources and scattered
covering by short* caused prices to
rally 6 to 7 points above the previous
close.
NEW YORK COTTON,
I * i’rev.
• Ol>e.nl High 1 I ,OW' Mnnn *’lose
12.10 12.26'12.10 12.171172(^2?
11 97 12.07 11 .06 12.04,12.20-21
12.09-13
12.31 12.37 i 12.26 12.28 12.32-33
I ,91 32
12.27 12.33 12.21 12.21 !2 28-29
...... 12.28-30
12.30 12.36 12.23 12.24 12.29-30
12.15 12.16 12.15 12. 15 12.10-12
. . . 11.78-80 f
11.70 11.76*11.70 1.1.70 11.70-72
NEW ORLEANS COTTON;
I I III Prer
(Open I High (Low! Noon 1 Close
40
42 12.40-41
.12.45 7
59 12.62-64
12.63-66
74 12.76-76
. 12.75-77
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31. Due 1 2 per
cent lower on October and 3% tr> 5
points lowei on other positions, this
triarket opened quiet at a net decline of
4*2 to 5 points At 12:15 p. m. the mar
ket ivas>ouiet but steady, 3 to 4*2 points
net lower. I«ater the market advanced
1 point from 12:15 p. m.
Fair business doing in spot cotton, at
8 points advance; middling 7.14d; sales.
8,000 bales, including 6.100 American
bales; imports, 31,000, of which 20,000
were American bales
futures opened quiet and steady.
«>penin£ I’rev.
Range. 2 p. m. (’lose.
.. 6.76
6.76%
6.76%
6.78
% 6.80 %
.. 6 80
6.80
.. 6.77
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Irregularity
appeared in the stock market at the
opening to-day, but at 1 tie* end of half
an hour's trading the important rail
roads and industrials were generally
higher Some of the specialties were
strong, notably .American Ice. which ad
vanced 1% to 24. Reading was in good
demand, selling tip to 169 % for the gain
'.f 1 point. I’nlted Staten Steel common
gained % *nd a fractional gain was
made by Canadian Pacific, despite the
fact that this issue was hammered In
London.
All the early trading was done by
professionals. Some traders thought
that the department store failures yes
terday would affect the market, but an>
effect felt from this quarter Was negli
gible
Among the other advances were New
Haven. «; Missouri*Pacific, %, Norfolk
and Western. -V
The losses included f’nited States
Rubber, %, Southern Pacific, %; Union
Pacific, %: Chesapeake and Ohio, %;
Northern Pacific, %.
Erie began unchanged, then gained V
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were steady
with the exception of the Harriman
shares.
Stock quotations to noon:
Previous
t iso,
Jan.
i
12 44 12!<42 12
Feb. .
Mch
i
i 2.68 i 2.6 i' i 2
April .
July
.12.78!
12 80 i 2!7 4 i 2
J un*»
Julj
. . 12.85
12.85 12! 7« 12
Oct. . .
11.77
1179 1 1.77 11
Dec
. 6.72%-6.73
Dec.-Jan. .
.6.71 -6.72
Jan.-Feb
6.71 %-6.72
Feb. Mch. .
6 74 -6.76
Mch - April
.6.76 -6.75L
Apr.-May .
Max-June .
6.77 -6 75
June-July .
.B.72%-6.73
July-Aug
6 69 -6 70
Aug.-Spt
.6.59 %—6.60
Sept.-Oct.
6 42 -6 41
Oct.-Nov.
6 33 -6.32 M
6 73%
6.66%
December position closed ou at 6.72cL
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Miller & Company: We look for lower
prices as a result of continued poor
spot demand and unfavorable funda
mentals
E. F. Hutton & Company: Chances
rather favor a return to the 12-rent
level, posstbh lower for time at least.
Morris. Rothschild & Company: Sen-
timent is bearish and we do not look
tor any sustained advance at this time.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
fashion to those
ruled upon
similar
heretofore
There! That
“heart.”
An
the man or woman who has
• tr’ 1 an adorn he mansion house of
:s memory with treasures richer
t i tn those of Golcondn. with images
nmr • beautiful than the paintings and
1 le statuary of the ancients. In the
garden of the soul can be planted
tb act* fairer than the lily and fruits
sweeter than tin* pomegranate.
• • •
T ose. the priceless things of life,
; n!»pll> are as accessible to the poor
" to the rich They are without
money end without price May we
wisdom enough to cultivate and
cherish them.
Publish Magazine
For Tango Lovers
nEW YORK. Dec 31. -The tango
»v has a periodical devoted to its
f-rr-yt- it <; tin Modern Dance
.'lagazine. defender of the dip and p.
n 'r^ 1I,,OT \ self-expression
u u the publication is G.
Hepburn \\ i'son, exponent of tho
maxixe and the turkey-trot, who
Tigris himself M B . which stands for
maitre d© baiiet.
Representative J. O. Adams-, of Hal’,
Is in Atlanta for a few days.
Mr. Adams serving his second
term as a member of the Legislature
from Hall County, and likely will b%
returned to the next House He has
been mentioned prominently for Con
gress in his district, but he declares
Ills ambitions d > not run !n that di
rection. Indeed, he is more or ’ess
rqjuctant to stand for the House
again, but his constituents seem to
feel that his place would be hard to
fill satisfactorily, and pressure has
ben brought to bear upon him to the
olid that he mav be re-elected, and
probably without opposition.
Mr. Adams is a practicing attorney
in Gainesville, and his services in the
Legislature annually involve a consid
erable financial sacrifice upon his part;
if Warren Grice, of Hawuinsvlile,
isn’t appointed judge of the Court of
Appeals to succeed Judge Pottle it
will not bo because he has not had
enthusiastic and influential friends
working for him in Atlanta One of
the biggest delegations appearing in
any candidate’s interest went before
the Governor in Mr. Grice's behalf
Tuesday, headed by “Billie” Wooten,
of Albany. The Governor gave this
delegation a perfectly respectful hear
ing. but when last heard from still
was sawing wood.
And. then, there is Candidate Wade,
of Dublin. The Governor is obliged
to have him very much in mind, be
cause they are lifelong friends and
were roommates at college a mighty
strong tie, and particularly with a
man like the Governor.
And. then, once more, there Is Judge
Sellers, of Baxley, and Judge
And, besides. Judge Pottle hasn’t
vet sent in his resignation!
'hinge Augustus W Ifite. militant and
aggressive as ever, has beet taking a
hand In the row now on in Griffin look
ing to the enactment of a ‘‘blue sky”
near-beer license law In that metrop
olis
The Judge made 'em a speech down
esdsy night that Is said to
have be»*n the real thing He is a good
speaker and possesses in abundance
that quality of oratorv the newspaper
box s call “the punch!” “The punch.”
nevertheless, is nothing that comes
within the proscription >f the State
wide prohibition law his honor Is as
sured of that
Judge Fite hurried hack to Carters
x'llle to-day after hesitating temporarily
In the Kimball House lobby, wnere he
also has a few real nifty fights of one
i sort and another on his hands
There is one thing afrxut Judge Fite
--neither his friends nor his enemies
| seem to hax'e any trouble whatever lo
cating his whereabouts in a scrap
Thursday being New Year’s Day. it
1 will be observed as a holiday in the
Capitol
The Governor will not be in execu-
tix’e offices, and ail the departments
W’lll be closed.
“The Blue Bird” at the Atlanta.
The Atlanta is offering the most
beautiful and joyous play of the sea
son this week in "The Blue Bird," the
famous Maeterlinck fantasy. The
original New Theater oast and pro
duction is appearing in the play, and
the reception accorded the opening
nights was such that It bids fair to
set a new record for attendance.
Crowds have been in line almost
every minute of the time the box of
fice has been open. Matinees will be
played New Year’s Day and Satur
day. Atlanta critics say, “See The
Blue Bird/ for It is by far the best
play of the season, and appeals more
to grown-ups than to youngsters, de
spite the fascination it has for the
latter."
‘‘Big Run’* on Forsyth.
Thousands of seats have been sold
for the remaining performances this
week at the Forsyth, where the best of
all vaudeville shows ever presented to
a local audience Is smashing every
patronage record the theater has regis
tered. It appears that standing room
will be at a premium at each of the
remaining mfctlnee and evening per
formanoes The regular patrons of the
Forsyth are being crowded b> a mul
titude of people who are making their
first visit to the theater, attracted by
what they have heard about the won
derful performance It starts with the
best comedy gymnastic act that the the
ater lias offered; then come* ail enter
taining singing trio, followed by t tie
Gliding O’Mearas, who do a waltz, a
prance and a trot. The ■‘Dancing Duo”
sliow some new dancing stunts and xvin
bows. Then comes a black face com-
t*ry act. the offering of Willard and
Bond, followed by one of the hits of the
season the contribution of George Me—
Ka> and Otlie Ardine, and then Nep
tune’s Gardens, the biggest hit of* the
year.
O. Henry Story at Lyric.
Norman Hackett and his company
have been welcomed to Atlanta with
open arms, and the Lyric is becoming
a vastly popular place of amusement.
The opening bill of the stock season is
‘‘The Double Deceixer,” a play taken
front O. Henry’s story of that title It
xvas the piece used this season by Mr.
Hackett on his tour of the high-priced
theaters and it has been indorsed by
all of the critics in the East and the
Southwest while in Atlanta it has been
given the indorsement of the local crit
ics ami the hearty applause of three
large audiences
Grand Attendance Small.
"The Volunteer Organist.” in eight
magnificent reels of motion pictures,
will be the attraction all this week at
the Grand. The picture xvas shown for
tl first time at tho matinee and night
exhibitions on Monday to possibly the
smallest attendance that has ever been
noted in the Grand On Tuesday the
attendance was nearly encouraging, and
for the rest of the week there should
be sufficient patronage to encourage the
management to continue the presenta
tion of worth-while pictures. In Now
York and the other large cities "The
Volunteer Organist" has proven to be
one of the successful photo-plays of the
season, and for that reason xvas brought
to Atlanta to start its Southern tour.
A Slave of the Mill."
The Jewell Kelley Company is scor
ing another hit this week at the Bijou
with the sterling melodrama. "A Slave
of the Mill." which tells a story of la
bor and capita! The play is undoubt
edly one of the most interesting and
splendidly produced that has been of
fered by the stock company during its
nineteen weeks' engagement, and good
Judgment was exercised in the selec
tion of this play for the farewell week
of this company at the Bijou. For next
w e. k the management of the Bijou an
nouncea a new com pan > headed b\ Ed
die Black, who returns to the cit> with
his own com pan' and with a splendid
line of plays His first offering will be
"The Village 1'arson '
STOCKS—
High
Low
Noon
Close
Atnal Cop.
75’m
i 3 %
73%
73%
Am. Gan . .
. 29%
29%
29%
29%
Am. < ‘ar Four
. 44%
14%
44%
44
Am. Pf- . •
25
23%
24%
22%
Am. Shiclt..
64 %
64
64
63
x \ T and T.
121 L
121
121%
123
Atchison . .
98%
93%
93%
93%
R R. T . .
88
87-%
88
81 %
Gan. Pacific.
206%
205%
206%
205%
<* and <*
60%
60' H
60 Va
60%
DIstiL. Secui.
Erie.7 . . .
18
28
17%
27%
18
27%
17%
27%
O. .t pref..
.126%
126%
126%
126
Interboro, pref. 60%
60 L
60%
60
K. G. S.. . .
25
24%
25
M . K. and T.
19
19
19
io%
L. Valley. . .
150
150
150
14!'%
Mo. Pacific . .
24 %
24%
24%
24%
N. Y. Central
92
92
92
91%
N. and W. . .
102%
102%
102%
102
No. Pacific . .
109
109
109
109
Penns
109%
109%
109%
Reading. . .
169
168 %
168 ”k
168%
So. Pacific . .
88“ h
88%
88 \
88%
S*. Railway
23%
23%
23%
22 %
Tenn. Copper.
32%
32%
31%
I’nion Pacific
155 1 4
1 54 \
155%
154%
I’. S. Rubber
58
56%
58
55%
l*. S Steel . .
59
58%
58%
58
do, pref. .
106%
106 * 2
106%
105%
xxW. Electric
64
64
64
65%
xEx-dividend, 2 pet
cent.
xx Ex
-divi-
GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Wheat opened
strong, due more to lack of offerings
than to any general buying There was
a fair trade in December corn, causing
an advance of % of a cent early. At this
level there seemed to be plenty for sale.
A reaction followed that carried values
under yesterday's finish.
oats were a little tight, but the mar
ket acted in sympathy with other
grains.
Provisions were steady.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations to noon:
Previous 1
, * ■
WHEAT—
Dec . 89%
May . . . 91L
July . . .
CORN—
Dec. . . .
May . .
July . .
OATS
Dec. . .
May
July . .
PORK—
Jan. . .20 37
May . 20.80
LARD—
Jan. . .1062
May . .1100
RIBS—
•Tan. .
May .
87%
70
• 68 " H
. 68 **
. 38*4
. 41
. 40
.10.75
. 11.07’
Low.
No°n.
Close.
88 'i|
89%
88%
90%
91%
90 %
87%
87%
86%
69 Vg
69%
69%
68%
68%
68%
67%
68%
67%
58 %
68%
38%
40 %
40%
40 %
39%
39%
39%
20.25
20.37%
20.62
20.52 %
20.75
20.10
10.57 %
10.62%
10.55 %
10.90
10.97%
10.92%
10.70
I0.75
10.65
10.95
11.05
10.97%
dend. 1 per cent.
BAR SILVER.
LONDON, Dec. 31.--Bar silver steady,
26 9-16d.
NEW YORK, Dec 31 -Commercial
bar silver. 57% Mexican dollars, I4%c.
STOCK GOSSIP.
The New York Financial Bureau:
"The prices should be supported to-day
against any selling. A strong closing is
expected The announcement of the big
department stores receivership occasions
no surprise in the inner yireles of the
financial world. '
"It is but a part of the Industrial and
labor liquidation now going on and ]ike-
l\ to progress somewhat further before
the turn will be seen But this is what I
the stock market discounted, by de
clining to the low average level of No
vember."
* * *
The New York Commercial: "Traders
who expected Amalgamated Copper to
boom are disgusted and sell their hold
ings every time the market rises a
little.”
• * *
The New York Times: "Ex’idence of
increasing investment demand for se
curittcs is one of the encouraging phases
of the security markets.”
# * *
The New York American: "Bankers
speak hopefully of the January market.”
* * *
The New York Sun: "In banking cir
cles the insolvencies are regarded with
some relief, for they clear the atmos
phere concerning disquieting rumors of
conditions in the dry goods trade, which
have been current for some weeks.”
id * *
G. D. Potter says "There will be
some evening up of commitments to
day. I expect to see a more active and
higher market during the month of Jan
uary. Also look to see rates for call
rimney very low larger mercantile
failures usually mark a turning point
In business. Would buy Copper. Fnlon
Pacific and Reading on any weak spots
»or January rise."
National Railways of Mexico will meet
interest due January 1) on prior lien
4% per cent bonds offering 3 year 6 per
cent notes.
* • f
American Ice Company reports 11.12
per cent earned on preferred stock in
1913 fiscal year, against 2.47 per cent
earned in 1912.
* * *
President Willard says the Baltimore
and Ohio gross earnings will show a
falling off in December, but not as se
vere as in November.
• * *
Receivers of Seigel Stores estimate
liabilities at $7,500,000.
COTTON GOSSIP.
.Memphis wired Norman, Mayer A* Co.
Tuesday that several gin people claim
30 per cent less than the same period
last year.
• * •
Spot cotton is reported firmer in the
South with the demand improving.
• * •
So far Europe, mainly the Continent,
has taken 200.000 more hales of Indian
cotton than last year; since September
1. 100.000 bales more of Egyptian-cot-
ton during the same pern>d and 280.000
more bales from the I'nited States have
gone to the Continent.
* * *
Stocks of cotton are very small In the
southern district of Georgia, according
to advices from that region, ami ginning
Is finished. There is an insistent de
mand for all grades from Bremen and
Liverpool at the highest basis It was
denied that there was any distress cot
ton in that market
• • •
NfcW ORLEANS. Por 31 Hayward
a*C C'ark: 'The weather map shows fair
in south Texas, but clouds over the
rest of the belt. Genera! precipitation
over the Atlantics and East Tennessee,
but mostly light. Indications are for
generally unsettled rainy weather in the
belt, with rainstorm in north Louisi
ana. Oklahoma ami Arkansas Verj bad
weather following over end of tfi^
week.”
• * •
Tlie New Orleans Times-Democrat
says: "New York shorts issued notices
of intention to deliver 50.003 bales of
cotton In satisfaction of January con
tracts. with December running 20 to 25
points over January, which caused a
jp*eal deal of comment. The notices
were stopped b* spot house*. This
blocked the decline. But New v
era tors, in spite of strong statistics, con
tinue to exploit bearish opinions and
the assertion is repeatedly made that
values will drop to the recent loxv level.
‘Meanwhile, large crop people are say
ing the> expect ginniwgs for the period
December 14 to January l this season
to exceed the showing for the same pe
riod last year by 20 per cent. Last year
469.000 bales were ginned In this pe-
rlod. If this year's showing he 20 per
rent greater, the figure would he 586.-
000 bales
‘‘On the face of the returns spot
bouses gax*e real ex’idence of business
acumen when they absorbed the bulk
of the New Y <rk stock yesterday. Much
of that stock is desirable cotton, and
tlie New York January contract has for
some time been recognized by the trade
as the cheapest cotton in the world
"Holiday dullness, in conjunction with
apparently confident predictions of lower
values and the insistence with which the
bears claim there exists a long interest,
which will likely be liquidated prior to
Bureau Day. stands as a barrier to bull
ish enterprise In the end. however, the
statistical position of cotton should dom
inate the markets.
"Estimates of the season’s consump
tion ate being increased, but as yet
nothing has •* curred to • du* e *he ma
jority of conservative men to increase
their commercial crop Ideas above 14.-
250,000 baled '
GRAIN NOTES.
The Chicago Inter Ocean: "It was
the gossip of the corn trade last night
that the shortage In May has In
creased and that the shortage in wheat
and *iat« Is also larger. Sentiment is#
rather more bearish than bullish, but
with the holiday to-morrow there was
no great disposition to press the short
side of all grains.”
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 Hogs receipts.
49,000. Market. 5c lower Mixed and
butchers. 7 65fti8.05. Good heavy, 7.90®
8.00.* Rough ’ heavy, 7.65@7.86. Light.
7.70@7.95. Pigs, 6.00^ 7.40. Bulk. 7.<5@
tattle: Receipts. 13.000. Market
steady. Beeves, 6.75<tt'9 35. Cows and
heifers, 3.25®8.10. Stockers and feed
ers. 5.60®7.40. Texans, 6.44>@7.10. Calves.
8 50® 11.00.
Sheep: Receipts. 17,000. Market
steady* Native and Wesurn. 3.00®5.90.
Lambs. 5.75®8.35.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Cattle—Receipts
2,100. including- 500 Southerns. Market
steady. Native beef steers. 7.50® 9.75;
cows and heifers. 4.25@8.50; Stockers
and feeders 5.00® 7.50; calves, 6.00®
11.25; Texas'steers, 5.75@7.00; cows and
heifers, 4.00®6.00.
Hogs—Receipts 12.500. Market 5c
lower. Mixed. 7.75®8.05; good. '.95®
8.05: rough. 7,60®7.70; lights 7.66®8.00;
pigs. 6.50® 7.50; bulk. 7.75®>8.00.
Sheep—Receipts 1,400. Mutons, 4.25
®5.25; yearlings, 6.00®7.15; lambs, 5.25
® 8.25.
Husband Must Pay
Tax as Family Head
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.—The has- |
band is head of the household, not
withstanding laws to the contrary, the
Treasury Department to-day officially
ruled. On these grounds it was decided '
that payment of income tax should be |
maoe by the husband on the aggre
gate in come of himself and w r ife.
Husband and wife living together are
entitled to an exemption of $4,000 only
from the aggregate income of both. If
living apart, each is entitled to an ex
emption of $3,000.
Parcel Post Bundles
Upset Stage Coach
REDDING, CAL., Dec. 31.—Topheavy
with parcel post mall, the four-horse
Redding- Weaverville stage capsized
near French Gulch. The coach rolled
over. There was only one passenger.
Mrs. Naomi Warren, of Redding, who
was badly bruised.
Connaughts Plan
Trip to Canal Fair
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Dec. 31.—It is said by
those close to the Duke of Connaught
that in the early spring, accompanied
by the Duchess and Prjincess Patri
cia, he may inspect the site and prep
arations at San Francisco for the
Panama Exposition in 1915.
OBITUARY.
John Colquitt Foote, aged fifty-eight,
died early Wednesday morning at
his home at No. 362 Whitehall
street. He is survived by his wife,
three sons, B. H.. of Savannah; Y.
of Detroit, and T. G. Foote, of
Atlanta, two daughters. Mrs. Har
vey Medford, of Woodscott, Ga.,
and Miss May Foote, of Atlanta:
one sister, Mrs. Robert Stewart, of
Millen, Ga.. and three brothers, C.
A. and T. A. Stewart, of Memphis,
and Walter Foote, of Wenster, Fla.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The funeral of Mrs. L A. Kelly, aged
twenty-eight, who died at a local
sanitarium Tuesday night, xvill be
held at her home in Webb, Ala..
Thursday. She is survived by her
husband. A. B. Kelly; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Webb; one sis
ter, Mrs. P. S. Fordham, and three
brothers. Randall, Coy and Gas
Webb, all of Webb. Ala.
Jesse M. Smith, of Lilesville, X. C.,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. P. Cannon, near Lithia
Springs, Ga. Mr. Smith was in his
seventy-sixth year and xvas a
much ioved and honored veteran of
the Civil War. He leaves a wife
and two children. The family went
to LilesVille, N. C., for the burial.
Jack Sentell, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Sentell. died Wed
nesday at his parents’ home, No. 94
Center street. The funeral will be
held Thursday at 2 p. m. at Poole's
chapel, and interment will be at
Casey's Cemetery.
TO VOTE ON CHARTER CHANGES
WAYCROSS, Dec. 31.—City char
ter amendments will he voted on in
Waycross Saturday for a special tax
for a permanent improvement fund
and for property owners to pay part
of the cost of sanitary sewer exten
sions.
“DON’T WORRY CLUB" DANCE.
The ‘Don’t Worry" Club will speed
the parting year and Welcome in the
rtexv xvitb a watch dance at the Jew
ish Educational Alliance Wednesday
evening. Friends of the club mem
bers have been invited.
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