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11 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS REAL. ESI ATE AND C ONSTR UCTION NE WS Pace's Ferry Owners To Ask Car Line Loop Propose Connection Between Buck- head and Howell Mill Linet. Hapeville Lot Sale Reported. \ u that a car line Is assured ouf 1 Mill road to Collier road, near mas B. Felder's country place, by if .Marietta street from Five nts, residents in the. Buckhead dls- : i are planning to ask in the near fmure for a lo.p through to Peach- ■ r i. road, connecting the Howell MiJ . 1 and Brookhaven lines. This by ,.,y of providing transportation and mi Teasing property values. The logical course for the loop tc i.Ke, they contend, is either through REAL estate for sale. j^harp & J^oylston VACANT LOTS—GRANT PARK SECTION. CONTRACTORS’ or builders’ opportunity to get the best va ult lots left on the South Side cheap. Corner Oakland avenue and Woodward avenue we have 210x105 feet, Oakland avenue, near Bryan, 100x200 feet, Oak land avenue, near Glenn wood a venue, 160x200 feet, with house now renting for $18.00 a mouth. Vow, these will cut into from three to six lots each, and new bungalows in this section will go like hot cakes. No more beauti ful lots in Atlanta. See us for our special prices and terms for a few days only. Pace's Ferry road or Wesley avenue. If through the former, the connec tion would be at Buckhead, and if through the latter, several blocks southward. Pace’s Ferry residents have started making overtures to the street railway company. Buckhead and Roswell folk are also pulling for a line to Roswell, either by way of the Roswell road or Pied mont avenue, -r The automobile lines to Roswell, they point out, are doing a good business, and a car line would pay. Extension of the Piedmont ave nue line to Rock Springs is ’ooked for in the spring. Hapeville Lot Sold. A. J. & H. F. West have sold for Allen Loftis a house and lot on Oak street, Hapeville, for $3,500. Whitehall Sale to Record. Papers In the sale of No. 267 Whitehall street, junction of Forsyth street, a transaction made several weeks ago. has just gone to record. The lot sold for $27,500. This is the second big sale of Whitehall property since the regrading. The first was th^ sale of a building and lot at the cor ner of Whitehall and McDaniel streets by W. H. Roan to Mr. Jones for about $30,000. Warranty Deeds. $1,500—F. W. Stokes to W. H. S. Hamilton, lot 50 by 150 feet, north west corner Stokes and Willard ave nues. December, 1913. $600—Edwin P. Ansley to T. M. j Webb, lot 50 by 150 feet, southeast ! side Vedado way, at north corner of ! lot 6, block A, of Vedado. Decem- | ber 22. $575—T. A. Rainey to same, lot 60 i by 200 feet, 200 feet west of North Boulevard and 596 feet north of Ponce DeLeon avenue, land lot 48. December 27. $5,000—Mrs. Emma M. Murphy to Mrs. Mary Nalley, lot 50 by 125 feet, northeast corner Grant street and Glennwood avenue. December 8. No Consideration Given—Real Es tate Trust Company to J. H. Evans, lot 60 by 70 feet at north comer Wal ter Martin’s lot, land lot 54, Four teenth District. May 15, 1909. $3.500—Benjamin Z. Phillips to Al bert Steiner, lot 68 by 183 feet, west side Form wait street. 264 feet south of Georgia avenue. December 2f9. $10—H. A. Coles to Miss Essie M. Means, lot 57 by 168 feet, east side North Bouelvard, 100 feet north of Rankin street. December 29. $850—Germania Savings Bank, as receiver, to Joseph Satterwhite, lot 50 by 190 feet, north side West Mitch-, ell §treet, 100 feet west of Jephtha street. December 16. $1,800—Benjamin Feld and Her man W. Steiner to T. M. Webb, lot 60 by 115 feet on south side of Ve dado way, being lot 5, block A, of Ve dado. May 3. $150—Edwin P. Ansley to same, lot 50 by — feet at south corner of Jot REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE FOR S T. FOR SALE BY G R E K N R K A G T C O M P A N Empire Bldg. Real Estate, REAL NOfc+H SIDE HOME. JUST OFF PONCE DE LEON AVE- ( NUE, on Jackson street, in prettiest S block on the street, we have that j- home you will like. Every convenience. Y' Attractive front. Extremely well built. 1 Owner needs money and says sell less Y than value. Worth $10,000. but less will buy it this week. Submit us offer. Terms. DON’T OVERLOOK THIS. Renting, Loans Phones. Ivy 8399, Atl. 15H. 6, being part of lot 6, block A, of Vedado. May 2. $6,300- Robert E. Riley to Mrs. Rat ty W. Darby, lot 55 by 196 feet, north east side Avery drive, being lot 4, block B, of Napier property. April 10. $6,100—Empire Trust and Safe De posit Company to Ben J. Massed Nos 596 and 598 Marietta street, 57 by 30 feet, back to W. and A. Rail road. June 14. $1.050—Riley Haynes to Percy J. Harrison, lot 25 by 100 feet, north west coiner Sims and Arthur streets December 26. $625—Ruby Smith to Abe Shurman. No. 193 Foundry street, 37 by 157 feet. December 19. Bond for Title. $990—John C. Owens to E. R. Fuller, lot 50 by 200 feet, east side of Lexio street, 310 feet south of Peachtree avenue. May 31, 1911. Transferred to Mrs. C, W. Walton May 23. 1912. Quitclai i Deed. $1—Asa G. Candler to Charles V. Bowen, lot 50 by 158 feet, north si 1c of Fifteenth street, 115 feet east of West Peachtree street. December 30. Loan Deeds. $4,000—Ben J. Massed to Samuel Massed, Nos. 596 and 598 Marietta street, 57 by 30 feet, back to Western and Atlantic Railroad. December 20. $1.347—John B. (’oilier to Hibernii Savings. Building and Loan Associa tion. No. 167 Simpson street, 43 by 60 feet. December i . $1.100—Percy J. Harrison to same, lot 50 by 100 feet, northwest corner of Sims and Arthur streets. Decem ber 29. $3,650—Ben J. and Samuel Massell to Germania Savings Bank. Nos. 596 and 598 Marietta street, 57 by 30 feet, back to Western and Atlantic Rail road. Also No. 546 Marietta street. December 30. $1,000—Ralph M. Hamilton to Jose phus J. Simmons, lot 52 by 150 feet, east side of Lovejoy street, 132 feet south of Pine street. December 27. $800—Same to Mrs. Margaret S. Hall, lot 52' by 150 feet, < st side of Lovejoy street, 132 feet south of Pine street. December 27. $1,000—Miss Lillian Henderson tc Mrs. Alice H. Gresham, lot 50 by 200 feet, south side Peachtree Hills ave nue, being lot 9, block 3. Peachtree Hills place. December 22. Mortgages. $200—M. P. Hill and Henry E. Ken- erson to R. W. Cameron, lot 60 by 164 feet, west side South Moreland ave nue. 240 feet north of Eden avenue. Dec ember 24. $200—Miss Essie M. Means to Cen tral Bank and Trust Corporation, No. 437 North Boulevard, 57 by 1G8 feet. December 29. Deeds to Secure. $1,330—A. A. Craig et al. to West End Park Company, lot 50 by 180 feet, south side South Gordon street, 50 feet west of Ontario avenue. De cember 11. $1,500—R. J. Magruder to H. A. Coles, lot 57 by 168 feet, east side Boulevard. 100 feet north of Rankin street. September 4. Sheriff’s Deed. $500—J. Satterwhite (by Sheriff) to Germania Savings Bank, lot 50 by 190 feet, north side West Mitchell street, 100 feet west of Jephtha street. No vember 4. December Longs Unload, Closing Market at 12 Cents—Shorts Cover—Spot Houses Buy. GOOD RENTING PROPERTY We offer a corner proposition that has all the requisites of a “good buy,” namely: It is a corner, has steady income of $30.00 per month; has a good speculative value, being in the Terminal Station dis trict and only three blocks from the A., B. & A. R. R. freight depot. This property is near Davis street, on a corner lot 100x105 feet; has three houses and room for one more. Price $3,250. Terms. Forrest & George Adair 1 CANNOT venture an opinion as to the suc cess or failure of the currency or tariff bill or the Mexican embroglio, but I can safe ly predict a prosperous year for 1914. So lie re’s wishing you a happy New Year and hoping you may share liberally in this era of prosperity. * MONTE FIORE SELIG Real Estate and Loans 411 Atlanta National Bank Building. IN ANSLEY PARK $7,000 $700 CASH BALANCE EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. 8 room, two-story frame house. Furnace heat, hardwood floors, combination fixtures, sleeping porch and other_ mod ern conveniences. L.ot lies well: 50 feet front by 177 and 18o feet deep. Will trade equity of about $900 for automobile, vacant lot or most anything of equal value. Address OWNER, 999 care Georgian. THE PLAYS THIS WEEK “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 cast 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 matinee and evening per formances. The regular patrons of the Forsyth are being crowded by 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 has offered; then comes an enter taining singing trio, followed by the Gliding O’Mearas, who do a waltz, a prance and a trot. The “Dancing Duo” show some new dancing stunts and win bows. Then comes a black face com- erv act. the offering of Willard and Bond, followed by one of the hits of the season the contribution of George Mc Kay and Ottie Ardlne, 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 Deceiver,” a play taken from O. Henry’s story of that title. It was 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 and the hearty applause of three large audiences. Grana Attendance Sm*il. “The Volunteer Organist.” in eight magnificent reels of motion pictures, will be the attraction all this week at the Grand. The picture was show’n for the first time at the 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 1 management to continue the presenta tion of worth-while pictures. In New 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 was 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 capital. 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 thr selec tion of this play for the farewell week of this company at the Bijou. For next week the management of the Bijou an nounces a new company headed by Ed die Black, who returns to the city with his own compand and with a splendid line of plays. His first offering will be “The Village Parson,” By JAMES B. NEVIN. Augusta is very happy over a pros pective visit from former President Taft, who expects to spend several weeks during April at the Bon 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 enthusiastically returned. Mr. Taft makes no bones of saying, 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 stilted 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 has said that he likes Augusta because the natives of that burg never seem mindful of the fact that he is Mr. Rockefeller. He is per mitted to ramble around town as he 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 deflnite’v known just when he was to come. It is needless to say that there will be in Augusta, by all wugustans, for Mr. Taft the warmest kind of a welcome. In truth, as he would put it himself, he is ‘coming home’ to spend a fort night or so with the ‘home folk.’ ” Another test prohibition case is coming to the Supreme Court from 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 fr >m “selling intoxicating liquors, which is prohibited by law.” ha\e been held to be in contempt of court by Judge Charleton, of the Superior Court, for violating that injunction, and fineu $200 each. These cases will now come on to the court of review, for that high body to say whether a judge may pa i s finally upon matters of fact in this manner, or whether it is necessary for a jury to say that the injunction has been violated. If Judge Charleton is sustained by the court of review, it will mean a big victory for the prohibitionists. If. on the contrary, he is reversed and held to be without authority to say when, as a matter of fact, a defendant 'S guilty of having violated the prohibi tion law, unless a jury pass upon the facts, it will be bailed as a big victory for those persons ennosed to extreme prohibition in Georgia. In the light of some recent deci sions, the impression among lawyer 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 a similar fashion to those cases heretofore ruled upon. 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 Counfty, and likely will be returned to *he next House. He has been mentioned prominently for Con gress in his district, but he declares his ambitions d) not run in that di rection. Indeed, he Is more or less reluctant to stand for the House again, but his constituents seem to feel that his place would be hard to fill satisfactorily, and pressure his ben brought to bear upon him to the end that hr may be re-elected, and probably without opposition. Mr. Adams is a practicing attorney in Gainesville, and his services in tin Legislature annually involve a consid erable financial sacrifice upon his part. If Warren Grice, of Hawkinsvlilc, isn’t appointed judge of the Court of Appeals to succeed Judge Pottle, it will not be 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 vrovernor 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 nml were roommates at college—a mighty strong tie, and particularly with a man lik** the Governor. And, then, once more, there is Judge Sellers, of Baxley, and Judge— And, besides, Judge Pottle hasn’t yet sent in his resignation! Judge Augustus W. Fite, militant and aggressive as ever, has been 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 there Tuesday night that is said to have been the real thing. He is a good sneaker and possesses in abundance that quality or oratory the newspaper bovs rail “the punch!” “The punch.” nevertheless, is nothing that comes within the proscription of the State wide prohibition law his honor Is as sured of that. Judge Fite hurried hark to Carters vllle to-day after hesitating temporarily in the Kimball House lobby, where he also has a few real nifty fights of one sort and another on his hands. There is one thing about Judge Fite —neither his friends nor his enemies seem to iav<- any trouble whatever lo cating his whereabouts in a scrap. Thursday being New Year’s Day. it will he observed as a holiday in the Ca pitch The Governor will not he in execu tive offices, and all the departments will be closed. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A lively de mand for December by shorts who had to take up their contracts to-day was the chief feature at the opening of the cotton market. As a result December option after opening 10 points down, advanced immediately after the call to last night's close. First prices were from 3 to 10 points lower on near months and from unchanged to 5 points higher on distant positions. Wall street ami New Orleans bought. Liverpool cables were better than due. On and after the call there was no significance to trading, transactions were smaii and the market looked to be only an evening-up affair, pending the holiday to-morrow. There was a fair demand from spot houses, however, though there was a disposition on the part of ring speculators to sell on all rallies and at the end of half an hour the list stood 1 to Tpoints lower than the opening quotations. Later active buying by spot sources and scattered covering by shorts caused prices to rally 6 to 7 points above the previous close. Following are 11 a. m. bids in New York: January, 12.25; March, 12.21); May, 12.55; July, 12.26; October, 11.68 Following are 10 a. m. bids in New Orleans: January, 12.41; March. 12.61; May. 12.74; July. 12.80; October. 11.76. Estimated cotton receipts: Friday. 1912. New Orleans 3,000 to 3.600 422 Galveston 10.000 to 11,000 18.803 Semi-weekly Interior movement: 1918. 1912 1911. Receipts !l>l,i$* MM2# 94,144 Shipments ! R6.084i 89.831! 95.427 Stock 1753,7891653.9381702,399 NEW YORK COTTON. 1 30 | Prev. 'Open! High 1 1 -ow 11 .M f Close. Dec. . . . 12 10 12 26,11 98 12 00 12 20-24 Jan. . . 11 r07 12 07 12 95 11 95 12 00-01 Feb. . . . 12 09-11 Mch. . . . i2 ji i2 37 j 12 «>2 i2 27 12 32-33 April . . . 12 28-30 May . , . 12 27 i.2 33 12 79 i‘2 23 12 28-30 June . . . 12 28-30 July . . \2 30 i2 35 12 19 12 22 12 29-30 Aug. . . 12 15 12 1512 15 12 15 12 10-12 Sept. . . 78-80 Oct. , . . ii 70 ii 75; i i 66 ii 66 11 70-72 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Due % per cent lower on October and 3% to 5 points lower on other positions, this market opened quiet, at a net decline of 4% to 5 points. At 12:15 p. m. the mar ket was quiet hut steady. 3 to 4Vi points net lower. loafer 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 hales; imports, 31.000. of which 20,000 were American bales. Futures opened quiet and steady. At the close the market was quiet, with prices at a net decline of 3% to 6% points from Tuesday’s final Prev. Op’lng. 2 P.M. Close. Close. . .6.72% .... . .6.71 6.73 . .6.71% 6.73 . .6.74 . .6.76 NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Wiggins ami Cone bought December after the call. Schill was probably the best seller. The ring and Khearson also sold. The buy ing was light and scattered, coming mostly from spot sources. * * • Memphis wired Norman. Mayer & 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 List year, since September 1. 100,000 bales more of Egyptian cot ton during the same period and 240.000 more bales from the United States have gone to the Continent. * ■» * Stocks of cotton arc very small In the southern district of Georgia, according to advices from that region, and 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 • ♦ • NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31. Hayward C'ark: "The weather map shows fair in south Texas, but cloudy over the rest of the belt. General precipitation over the Atlantics and East Tennessee, but mostly light. Indications are for generally unsettled rainy weather in the belt, with rainstorm in north Iarnisi- ana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Very bad weather following over end of the week.” * * * The New Orleans Times-Democrat says: “New York shorts issued notices of intention to deliver 50,000 bales of cotton In satisfaction of January con tracts, with December running 20 to 25 points over January, which caused a great deal of comment. The notices were stopped by spot houses. This blocked the decline. But New York op erators, in spite of strong statistics, con tinue td exploit bearish opinions and the assertion is repeatedly made that values will drop to the Yeoent low level “Meanwhile, large crop people are say ing they expect ginnings for the period December 14 to January 1 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 thifl pe riod. If this year’s showing be 20 per cent greater, the figure would be 586,- 000 ba'e.s. “On the face of the returns spot houses gave real evidence of business acumen when they absorbed the bulk of the New York stock yesterday. Much of that stock is desirable cotton, and the 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 are being Increased, but as yet nothing has occurred to Induce the ma jority of conservative men to Increase their commercial crop ideas above 14.- 250,000 bales.” Dec. . . Dec.-Jan. . . Jan.-Feb. . . Feb.-Mch. . . Mch.-Apr. . . April-May . . May-June . . June-July . . July-Aug . . Aug.-Sept. . . Sept.-Oct. . . Oct.-Nov. . . Closed quiet .6.77 .6.72 .6.69 .657 % 6.61 .6.42 6.42 .6.33 6.33 6.71 6.72 6.76 6.72 6.75 V* 6.71 % 6.75 V* 6.73 % 6.78 % 6.75 6.80 *4 .'. 6.74 % 6.80 6.74V- 6.80 .. 6.71 % 6.77 6.68 6.73% 6.67% 6.63% 6.39 6.45 b. 6.30 6.30 Vs NEW ORLEANS COTTON. I f I |l: 30 | Prev. |OpeliJHigh | LowjR.M. Close. Dec. . .i.. ..1.. . .112 40 Jan. . . 112 ii 12 44 12 34 12 37 12 40 41 Feb. . . .12 45 47 Mch. . .112 64 i‘2 tiS 12 55 12 60 12 62 64 April . . .|12 63 65 May . . • 12 78 ij 80 12 68 12 72112 75 76 June . . . . . . ji 2 75 76 July . . 12 83 i‘2 85 j 12 75 12 77112 81 82 Oct. . •111 77 11 79] 11 77 11 79 |ll 77- 79 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 tlie 12-cent level, possibly lower for time at least. Morris, Rothschild & Company: ben timent is bearish and w r e do not look for any sustained advance at this time. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. LIVERPOOL. Deo. 31.— Wheat opened unchanged to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was urn-hanged to %d low er; closed %d higher. Corn opened %d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower; closed % to %d lower. 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; V. C\, 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, will 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. Ford ham, and three brothers, Randall, Coy and Cas Webb, all of Webb, Ala. Jesse M. Smith, of Lilesvllle, N. 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 was a much loved and honored veteran of the Civil War. He leaves a wife and two children. The family went to Lilesville, N. C., for the burial. Miss Lucy Holloway died Tuesday in a private sanitarium after a long illness. Miss Holloway Is survived by her mother, Mrs. E. Holloway; a brother, J. T. Hol’owav, and a sis ter, Mrs. Max H. Douthit, all of Atlanta. The body will be taken to The Rock, Ga.. for Interment. 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'. The funeral of Irene Slaughter, the daughter of Mr. and Mr*. R. L. Slaughter, of No. 38 Eggleston street, who died Tuesday morning, was held Wednesday’ afternoon. In terment was in Westview Cemetery. ; The funeral of Mrs. W. E. Estes, of No. 561 Woodward avenue, was held Wednesday afternoon and inter- i ment was in Westview Cemetery. 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 circles of the financial world. “It is but a part of the industrial and labor liquidation now going on and like ly to progress somewhat further before the turn will he seefn. But this is what • he 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: "Evidence of increasing investment demand for se curities 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 hanking 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." * * * G. D. Potter says: “There wMll be some evening up of commitments to day. l expect tq see m more active and higher market during the month of Jan uary. Also look to see rates for call money very low Larger mercantile failures usually mark a turning point in business. Would buy Copper, union Pacific and Reading on any weak spots *or January rise.” National Railways of Mexico will meet interest flue January 1. on prior lien 4% per cent bonds offering 3-year 6 per cent notes. * • .? American lee 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. * + * G. D. Potter says: “The stock mar ket is resisting the attack of the bears remarkably well and looks to us as if there are many issues that should be accumulated. The short interest has been increase* considerable, and I be lieve that next week we will sec a more active market witli an upward trend in prices.” ♦ * * Third Avenue was strong and its rise was accompanied by favorable rumors regard ing%a rnings * * * It was said there was a large short interest in United States Rubber, caus ing strength. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Hogs: receipts, 40,600. Market, 6c lower Mixed and butchers, 7.65®8.05. Good heavy, 7.90® 8.00. Rough heavy, 7.6^g)7.86. Light. 7.70^/7.95. Pigs, 6.004)7.40 Bulk 7.754/ 7.95. Cattle: Receipts, 13.000. Market steady. Beeves, 6.754/ 9.35. Cows and heifers, 3.254/8.10. Stockers and feed ers, 5.604x7.40. Texans, 6 404x7.10. Calves, 8 504x1 J 00. Sheep: Receipts. 17,000. Market steady. Native and Western, 3.00®5.90. Lambs. 5.754/8.35. CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—Cattle—Receipts 2.100, including 500 Southerns. Market steady. Native beef steers, 7.504x9.75; cows and heifers, 4.25478.60; stockers and feeders 5.004x7.50;. calves. 6.004/ 11.25; Texas steers, 5.75@7.00; cows and heifers. 4.004/6.00. Hogs- Receipts 12,500. Market 5c low.er. Mixed. 7.754/8.06; good, 7.95® 8.05; rough, 7.604x7.70; lights 7.654x8.00; pigs. 6.504/7.50; bulk. 7.75® 8.00 Sheep—Receipts 1,400. Mutons, 4.25 ®5.25; yearlings, 6.0043/7.15; lambs, 5.25 ®8.25. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations; Spot January . February March A prll . . May . . June . . July . . August . Opening j Closing. ■HHn 6.70 4/ 6 55 4/6.79 6.704/ 6.72 6.874/6.91 7.024/7.04 7.134/ 7.15 7.24 4x7.26 7.27 4x7.33 7.344/ 7.36 7 414/ 7.46 6. 6.904/ 6. . o. , 07 7.154/ 7.20 7.274x7.29 7.314/7.34 j 7.404x 7 46 * Closed strong; sales 6,400 barrels. PRICE OF sms large Department Store Failure Has No Effect—American Ice and Reading Feature List. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Irregularity appeared in the stock market at the opening to-day. but at the 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 L to 24. Reading was in good demand, selling up to 169% for the gain of 1 point. United States Steel common gained % and 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 any effect felt from tills quarter was negli gible. Among the other advanced were New Haven. %; Missouri Pacific. %; Norfolk and Western, %. The losses included United States Rubber, ' 4 ; Southern Pacific, Union Pacific. ‘ 4 ; Chesapeake and Ohio, %; Northern Pacific, %. Erie began unchanged, then gained %. The curb was steady. Americans in London were steady with the exception of the Harriman shares. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 1:30 p. m.: STOCKS— High. Amal. Cop. . . 73% Am. Can . . . 29% Am. Car Foun. 44% DECEMBER WHEAT SHORTS SQUEEZED Pit Thrown Into Panic When the Expiring Month Jumps 2 1-2 Cents Bushel. 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. Am. Ice . . Am. Smelt. . Am. Sugar. . 25 . 64% .109% xA. T. and T. .121% Anaconda . . Atchison . . . B. and O. . . B. R. T. . . . Can. Pacific C. and O. . . C. F. and I. . D. and H. . . Distil. Secur. Erie. . . '. do. pref. Gen. Electric .139 G. N. pref.. .126% Interboro, pref. 60% K. C. 8.. . . 25 M. , K and T. 19 L. Valley. . Mo. Pacific . . N. Y Central N. and W. No. Pacific . . 109 Penna. . . .109% P. Gas Co. . . 121 P. Steel Car Reading . . So. Pacific . So. Railway . 23% do, pref. . 76% Tenn. Copper. 32% Union Pacific. 155% U. S. Rubber 58 U. S Steel . . 59 do. pref. . 103% Utah Copper. 50% V. -C. Chem. . 27 Vi W. Union . . 58% xxW. Electric. 64 xEx-dividend. 2 per dend, 1 per cent. . 38% 93% . 92% . 88 .206% • • 60% . 28 .151 % . 18% . 28 44 150 24% 92 10274 27 169 88% 1:30 Prev. Low. P.M Close 72% 73% 73% 29% 29% 29% 44% 44% 44 23% 24% 22% 64 64 63 108 109 108% 121 121% 123 35% 35% 35 % 93% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 87% 88 87% 205% 206% 205% 60% 60% 60% 27% 28 27% 151% 151% 151% 17% 18% 17% 27% 27% 27% 44 44 42% 139 139 138% 126% 126% 126 60% 60% 60 24% 25 19 19 18% 149% 149% 149 1 4 24% 24% 24% 92 92 91% 102% 102% 102 109 109 109 109% 109% 109% 119% 121 120 27 27 26% 168% 168% 168% 88% 88% 88% 23 Vi 23% 22% 76% 76Y, 76 32 32% 81 % 154% 155 154% 56 % 58 56% 58% 58% 58 106 % 106% 105% 50% 50% 49% 27% 27% 27% 57% 57% 56 % 64 64 65% cent. xxEx -divi- Grain quotations: High Low WHEAT— Dec. May July CO Dec. May July OA Dec. May July PORIC Jan. May l»A Jan. May RI3 Jan. May Previous Close. Close. . . M'4 88% 91 Vi 88% . . 91>4 90 % 91% 90% . . 89 Vi 86% 87% 86% . . 71 69% 71 69 Vi . . 68% 68 % 68% 68% • 68 % 68% ^ 67% 67% . . 37% 38% 38% 38% . . 41 42% *0% 40% 40 29% 49% 39% 20.55 20.25 20.50 10.20 .20.95 20.52% 20.90% 20.90 .10.67% 10.57% 10.67 Vi 10.57% .11.05 10.90 11.05 10.87% .10,80 10.70 10.80 10.65 .11.15 10.95 11.12% 10.97% PRIMARY MOVEMENT. WHF \T | i9i3. j mi 506.000 Holiday. 353,000 Holiday. 1918 Receipts | 1,542.000 | Holiday. Shipments . . . . .[ 845,000 Holiday. Receipts . . Shipments . C< »R.\ Atlanta Markets BAR SILVER. LONDON, Dec. 31. Bar silver steady, 28 9-16d. NEW YORK. Dec. 31. -Commercial bar silver. 57% Mexican dollars, 44%c. The Chicago Inter Ocean: "It was the gossip of the corn trade last night that the shortage In .May lias in n-eased and that the shortage in wheat and oats 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 6t all grains.” Bartlett, Frazier Company says: “Wheat We are likely to have a very- quiet market to-day, but look for a steady tone. “Corn Receipts are falling off rapid ly and we look to see an improvement in cash prices shortly. “Oats As in corn considerable press ure was put on the market yesterday by local Interests. Primary movement and shipping demand is very moderate “Provisions Investment buying of deferred futures continues and the gen eral undertone of the market is one of steadiness. NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Petroleum firm; crude Pennsylvania. 2.50. Turpentine steady, 454x45%. Rosin steady; common, 4.00. Wool steady; domestic fleece. 21%® 26; pulled, scoured basis, 32®60; Texas, scoured basis, 40®52. Hides steadier; native steers, 18; branded steers, 16%. Coffee steady; options opened 2 points lower to 11 higher; Klo, No. 7 spot, 9 ®9%. > Rice steadier; domestic, ordinary to prime. 3% ®6% Molasses steadier; New Orleans, open kettle. 354/55. Sugar, raw', barely steady; centrifu gal. 3.12% 4x3.23; muscovado. 2.62%® 2.73; molasses, sugar, 2.37%®2.48. Sugar, refined, easier; fine granulated, 4.004/ 4.05; cut loaf, 5.25; crushed, 5.15; mold A, 4.80: cubes, 4 35® 4.40; pow dered, 4.204x4.25; diamond A. 4.15; con fectioners' A, 4.004x4.95; softs, No. 1, 4 004/ 4.05. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than No. 1, an/I Nos. 3 to 1 4 are each 5 points lower than the preceding grade.) Potatoes steady; white, nearby, 1.75® 2.75; sweets, 754x2.00. Beans steady; marrow, choice. 4.75® 5.35; pea. choice, 3.35®3.65; red kidney, choice, 5.25 (bid). Dried fruits steady; apricots, choice to fancy, 13%®>16; apples, evaporated, prime to fancy, 8®12%; prunes. 30s to 60s, 9%4/12; 60s to 100s, 5%4/9; peaches, choice to fancy, 6®8; seeded raisins, choice to fancy, 6®6%. THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The indi cations are that the weather will be cloudy to-night and Thursday over much of the country east of the Mis sissippi River, with the probability of rain in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States. General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Thurs day: Georgia -Cloudy to-night and Thurs- day .• Virginia. North Carolina. Alabama. \ night and Thursday. Tennessee—Unsettled to-night and Th ursday. Louisiana, East Texas—Fair to-night and Thursday. West Texas Fair to-night: warmer in north portion; Thursday fair. EGGS Fresh country candled, 35® 37c, cold storage, 34c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb, blocks, 27%®30c; fresh country, fab* demand. 18®20c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound: Hens, 16@17c; fries. 22%®24c; roosters, 8®!9c; tur keys, ow'irig to fatness, 17®19c. LIVE POULTRY — Hens. 40@45c; roosters, 30®35c; broilers, 25®30c per pound; puddle ducks. 30®35c; Pekins, 35 <i-40o; geese, 50®60c each; turkeys, ow ing to fatness. 15® 17c. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VL(IETABLES—Lem ons. fancy, $3.75®4.00; celery, $6.00; Florida oranges. $1.75®2.09; bananas, 2%®3c pound; cabbage, per crate, 2%c pound; peanuts, pound, fancy Virginia, 6%®7c; choice, 5%®6c; beets, $1.75® 3 09. in half barrel crates; cucumbers, $2.00® 2.50; eggplants, $2.50®3.00 per crate; peppers, $1.50® 1.75 per crate; to matoes. fancy, six basket crates. $2.50® 3; onions, $1.50 per bushel; aweet pota toes, pumpkin yams, 75®80c per bushel; Irish potatoes, $2.50®2.60 per bag; con taining 2% bushels; okra, fancy, six- basket crates, $1.50®1.75. NUTS. Brazil nuts, 16® 18c per pounn; Eng lish walnuts, 14® 1.6c per pound; pecans, owing to size, 12%®30c per pound. FISH. FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout, 11c pound; bluensh, 7c pound; pompano, 25c pound, mackerel. 12c pound; mixed fish, 5®6c pound; black fish, 10c pound, mullet, 11 %® 12c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR — PostelJ’s Elegant. $7.00, Omega, $6.25; Carter's Best, $6.25; Qual ity (finest patent). $6.10; Gloria (self- rising), $5.90, Results (self-rising), $5.40; Swan's Down (fancy patent). $6.00; Vic tory (in towel sacks). $6.25; Victory (best patent), $6.10; Monogarm, $6.00, Puritan (highest patent), $5.50; Golden Grain, $5.60; Faultless (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.50; Paragon (highest patent), $5.50; Sunrise (half patent), $5.00; White Cloud (highest patent). $5.25; White Daisy, $5.25; VVhite Lily (high patent), $6.50; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75; Water Lily (patent), $5.15; Southern Star (patent). $4.75; Sunbeam. $5.00; King Cotton (half patent), $4.75; low grade, 98-lb. sacks, $4. CORN—Bone dry. No. 2 white, old 97; white new, 96c; choice yellow, old, 95c. MEAL—Plain, 144-lb. sacks. 91c; 96- lb sacks. 92c; 48-lb. sacks, 94c; 24-lb. sacks. 96c. OATS Fancy white clipped, 58c; No. 2, 57c; fancy white, 57c; white, 55c; mixed, 64c Cotton seed meal (Harper), $29; buck eye, $28.50. Cotton seed hulls, sacked, $15.00. SEEDS—Tennessee blue stem, $1.50, Appier oats, 75q; Texas red rust proof oats, 68c; Oklahoma red rust proof oats. 85c; Georgia seed rye, 2%-bushel sacks, $1.20; Tennessee seed, rye, 2-buehel tacks, $1.00, Tennessee barley, $1.10. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 100 lb. sacks. $3.25; 50 1b. sacks, $3.50; Aunt Patsy mash, 100-lb. sacks, $2 50; Pu rina pigeon feed, $2.50; Purina baby chick feed, $2.36; Purina scratch 100-lb. sacks, $2.20; 50-lb. scaks, $2.00; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks, $2.40; Purina, chowder, dozen pound packages, $2.50, Victory baby chick. $2.20; Victory scratch, F>0-lb. sacks, $2.15; 100-1A. sacks, $2.10; No. 1 chicken wheat, pei bushel. $1.35; No. 2. per bushel, $1.25; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks. 80c; Eggo. $2.15; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds $2.00. SHORTS -Red Dog, 98-lb. sacks, $1.85; white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.90; dandy mid dling. 100-lb. sacks, $1.76; fancy, 75-lb. sacks. $1.80; P. W., 75-lb. sacks. $1.76 brown, 100-lb. sacks. $J.70; Germ meal. 75 lb sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, $1.70; Germ meal, 76-lb. cotton sacks, $1.75; clover leaf. 75-Ib. sacks. $1.60; bran. 75-lb. sacks, $1.50; 100-lb. sacks. $1.50: bran and shorts, mixed, $1.65; Germ meal, Homeo. $1.70. GROUND FEED—Purlna feed. 100-lb. arks, $1.80; Purina molasses feed, $1.86; Kandy horse feed. $1.80; IJarrodalry feed. $2.00; Arab horse feed, $1.85; All- needa feed, $1.65; Sqercne dairy feed, $1.60; Monogram, 100-lb sacks, $1.60: Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks, $1.70; A B C feed, $1.60: Milko dairy' feed. $1.65; alfalfa meal, $1.55; beet pulp, 100- lb. sacks. SU65. HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy choice, large bales, $1.30; large light clover mixed, $1.20; Timothy No. 1 small bales. $1.25; Timothy No. 2 hay. $1.15; heavy clover hay. $1.15; No. 1 light clover mixed, $1.20; alfalfa choice, pea gr*en, $1.35; alfalfa No. 1, pea green, 51.30; clover hay. $1.20; Timothy stand ard, $1.05: Timothy, small bales, $1.00; wheat straw, 70c. EXCHANGES TO CLOSE. To-morrow being New Year’s Day all the American and foreign ex changes will be closed. All exchanges will reopen Friday. The IJverpool cotton market will be closed on Saturday. Bank Closing Notice. Thursday. January 1, 1914, “>.ew Year." s a legal holiday. The bank’ composing the Atlanta Clearing Hous® Association will be closed for business on that day. DARWIN G. JONES, Sac’y. ROBERT J. LOWRY, Prea’t,