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11 THIS ATUAJNIA U^UKUJAiX Ai\J/ JNJtiWf*. REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION NEWS Pace's Ferry Owners To Ask Car Line Loop propose Connection Between Buck- head and Howell Mill Lines. Hapeville Lot Sale Reported. w that a car line Is assured out " w ell Mill road to Collier road, near .mas B. Felder's country place, hy % of Marietta street from Five nts. residents in the Buekhead dis- t.are planning to ask in the near litre for a lo p through to Peach- v . road, connecting the Howell Mill road and Brookhaven lines. This by „,iv of providing transportation and Increasing property values. The logical course for the loop tc take, they contend, is either through REAL estate for sale. ^harp & J^oylstoR VACANT LOTS—GRAN'S PARK SECTION. ^ CONTRACTORS’ or builders’ opportunity to get the best va cant 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 Glennwood avenue, 160x200 feet, with house now renting for $18.00 a month. Now, Ihese will cut into from three to six lots each, and new* bungalows in this section will go like hot qakes. 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 Buekhead, and if through the latter, several blocks southward. Pace’s Ferry residetPs have started making overtures to the street railway company. Buekhead and Roswell folk are also pulling for a line to Roswell, either by way of the Roswell road or Pied mont avenue. 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. A- 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 cf 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 the ‘ 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. 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 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 corner 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 Formwalt street. 264 feet south of Georgia avenue. December 29. $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 Satterw'hite, lot 50 by 190 feet, north side West Mitch ell street, 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 lot REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. FOR SALE BY G R K K xN R K A R T COM RAN 314 Empire Bldg. Real Estatt, REAL "NorTh SIDE HOME. JUST OFF PONCE DE LEON AVE NUE, on Jackson street, in prettiest 4 block on the street. we have that y home you will like. Every convenience. Y Attractive front. Extremely weli 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. 1518. GOOD RENTING PROPERTY We offer a comer proposition that has all the requisites of a “good buy,” namely: It is a corner, has steady income of $30.00 per month: lias 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 I 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 here’s wishing you a happy New Year and hoping you may share'liberally in this era of prosperity. MONTEFIORE 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 othey mod- ern conveniences. Lot lies well: 50 feet front by 1/7 and 183 feet deep. Will trade equity of about $900 for automobile, vacant lot or most anything of equal value. Address OWNER, 999 care Georgian. 6, being part of lot 6, block A, of Vedado. May 2. $6.300—Robert E. Riley to Mrs. Pat ty W. Darby, lot 35 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 j Nots. 596 and 598 Marietta street, 5? j 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- I west corner Sims and Arthur streets December 26. $625—Ruby Smith to Abe Shurman, No. 193 Foundry street, 37 by 157 feat. December 19. Bond for Title. ! $990—John C. Owens to E. R. Full*".', | lot 50 by 200 feet, east side of Lexie street. 310 feet south of Peachtree avenue. May 31. 1911. Transferred to Mra C. W. Walton May 23, 1912. Quitclai • Deed. $1—Asa G. Candler to Charles A. Bowen, lot 50 by 158 feet, north sii° of Fifteenth street, 115 feet east of West Peachtree street. December 20. Loan Deeds. $4,000—Ben J. Massell to Samuel Massell, Nos. 596 and 598 Marietta street, 57 by 30 feet, back to Western and Atlantic Railroad December JO. $1,347—John B. Collier to Hibernia Savings, Building and Loan Associa tion, No. 167 Simpson street, 43 by 60 feet. December l . $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 Mas***!!, 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 sride 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. December 24. $200—Miss Essie M. Means to Cen tral Bank and Trust Corporation, No. 437 North Boulevard, 57 by 168 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. 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 Ardine. and then Nep- tone’s Gardens, the biggest hit of the year. O. Henry Story at Lyrle. Norman Hackett arid 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. 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 was shown 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 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 iudgrnent was exercised in the selec tion of this play for the farewell week of this company at the Bijou. For next w’eek the management of the Bilou an nounces a new company headed by Ed die Black, who returns to the city with his own companv and with a splendid line of plays. His first offering will be “The Village Parson.” SNOUTS SOUEEZEO Pit Thrown Into Panic When the Expiring Month Jumps 2 1-2 Cents Bushel. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Tex. Co. Earnings for Year About 14 Per Ct. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.- Texas Com pany's earnings for the year are report - ed to be a bout 14 per cent on capitali zation and directors are considering an Increase of dividend to S per cent next month. The Duluth Syndicate owning wells In Oklahoma operated hy Texas Company has been bidding for the stock since the death of Charley Gates. It is said that they seek to gain con trol. COTTON GOSSIP Bv 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 weis the President. He is treated with all the dignity and consideration his distinguished position before the na tion entitles him to, hut there .s 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 fa’t 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 wiy 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 w’ould 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 say that there will be in Augusta, by all Augustans, for Mr. Taft the warmest kind of a welcome. In truth, as he would put it himself, he is ’coming horr.e’ 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 frmi “selling intoxicating liquors, which is prohibited by law,” ha\e been held ic be in contempt of court by Judge Charleton, of the Juperior Court, for violating that injunction, and fined $200 each. These cases will now come on to the court of review, for that high body to say whether a judge may paEa 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 t!.e court of review , it will mean a big victory for the prohibitionists. If, <>n 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 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 a similar fashion to those cases heretofore ruled upon. Representative J. O. Adams, of Hall, 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 be returned to *he next House. He ha3 been mentioned prominently for Con gress in his district, bet 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 has ben brought to bear upon him to the end that he may 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. Tf Warren Grice, of Hawitinsvllle, 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 friend? 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 yet sent in his resignation.' Judge Augustus W. Fite, militant and aggressive as ever, has been faking 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 speaker and possesses in abundance that quality of oratory the newspaper boys call “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 back to Carters- vllle to-day after hesitating temporarily 1n 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 Lave any trouble whatever lo cating his whereabouts in a scrap. Thursday being New Year’s Day, it will be observed as a holiday in the Capitol. The Governor will not be In execu tive office*, and all the department* Will be cloeed. WHEAT— 1 1913. m2. Receipts Shipments 506,000 353,000 Holiday. Holiday. CORN— | 1913. 1912. Receipts Shipments 1,542.000 845.000 Holiday. Holiday. Wheat No. Corn No. 2 Oats No. 2 . . 92 % (<i 95 . . 66 ® 68 . . 40 (Q 40 % 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. Grain quotations: Previous High Low. Close. Close WHEAT— Dec. . . .91% 88% 91 >4 88% May . . .91% 90 % 91 'k 90% July . . . 89% 86% 87 >4 86% CORN — Deg. ... 71 694, 71 69% May . . . 6S% 6814 68*4 68% 67% July . . . 68 1 a 68 \ 67% OATS— £ec . . . 37% 38% 38*4 38% Yla y ... 41 42 h, 40% 40% July . . .40 3914 49% 39% PORK— Jan. . . 20.55 20.25 20.50 10.20 May . .20.95 20.52% 20.90% 20.90 i,ARD— Jan. . .10.67% 10.67*4 10.67*4 10.57% May . .11.05 10.90 11.05 10.87% RIBS— Jan. . .10.80 10.70 10.80 10.65 May . .11.15 10.95 11.12% 10.97% CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Wednesday an.i estimated receipt* f<>r Thursday: j\V”n’day.| Thursday. Wheat ! 33 I 18 Corn 4 LI 87 Oats | 156 60 Hogs | 40.000 I 28,000 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Wheat. No. 2 red. 95%® 96%: No. 3 red. 92 (ft 93; No. 2 hard winter, 89®90: No. 3 hard winter, 88%®88%; No. 1 Northern spring. 91® 91 %; No. 2 Northern spring, 90@91; No. 3 spring, 87% @88%. Corn, No. 2 new, 69(5)70; No. 3, 62(6)65; No. 3 w’hite. 66; No. 3 yellow. 64% @66; No. 4. 54(5 60; No. *4 W'hite, 58®63; No. 4 yellow, 58(6*62. Oats, No. 3 white, 38 1 4<g’38%; No. 4 white, 37%@38; standard, 39%. PRIMARY MOVEMENT. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. “LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Wheat opened unchanged to %d higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was unchanged 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. ST. LOUIS CASH. ST LOUIS, Dec. 31.—Wheat-No. 2 ed, 92%®95; No. 3 red, 93@94%; No. U .. .. r l OC/fl f»-»1 . TV*.-. •» Q-.l no Oats—No. 2, 40 @40%: No. 3, 39*4: No. 2 white. 41; No. 3 white, 39%@40%; No. 4 white, 39%. NEW York, Dec. 31. Wiggins and Cone bought December after the call. Schill was probably the best seller The ring and Shearson also sold. The buy ing was light and scattered, coming mostly from spot sources. * * * 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 period and 240.060 more bales from the United States have gone to the Continent. * * * Stocks of cotton are 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 & O ark: ‘‘The weather map shows fair V* south Texas, but cloudy over the Test of the belt. General preetpitation 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 and Arkansas Very had 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 to exploit bearish opinions and the assertion Is repeatedly made that values w'ill drop to the recent low level. “Meanwhile, iarge 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 po riod last year by 20 per cent. Last year 469.000 bales were ginned in this pe riod. If this year’s showing be 20 per cent greater, the figure would be 586,- 000 bales. “On the face of the returns spot houses gave real evidence of business acumen w’hen they absorbed the bulk of the New York stock yesterday. 7 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 he liquidated prior to Bureau Day. stands as a harrier 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, hut as yet nothing has occurred t<* Induce the ma jority of conservative men to increase their commercial crop ideas above 14,- 250,000 bales." STOCK GOSSIP NEW YORK Coffee qnotati COFFEE MARKET. ns: I Opening. | Closing. 8.81(6 8 82 8.95® 89.7 9.09® 9.10 9.21® 9.23 9.34® 93.6 9.44® 9.46 9.53® 9.55 9.62® 9.64 9.72® 9.73 9.77® 9.78 9.81® 9.83 9.84@9.86 Closed steady; sales, 70,000 bags. January . . February . March . . April . . , May . . . June. . . July. . . August . . September . October . . November . December . 6.65® 8.75 k fit 8^95® 9.15 9.15 9.25® 9.35 9.40 9.50® 9.55 9.63 9.70® 9.76 9.75®9.85 LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 31.— Hogs; receipts, 40.000. Market. 5c lower. Mixed and butchers, 7.65®8.05. Good heavy, 7.90® 8.00. Rough heavy, 7.65®7.85. Light, 7.70®7.95. Digs, 6.00(67.40. Bulk. 7.<5®) 7.95. Cattle: Receipts, 13.000. Market steady. Beeves, 6.75®9.35. Cows and heifers. 3.25® 8.10. Stockers and feed ers. 5.60(67.40. Texans, 6.40®7.10. Calves, 8 50® 11.00. Sheep: Receipts. 17,000. Market steady. Native and Western, 3.00®5.90. Lambs, 5.75® 8.35. Grain quotations to 1:30 p. m.: ‘ OBITUARY. John Colquitt Foote, aged fifty-eight, died early Wednesday morning at his home at No. 362 Whitehall street. He 1s 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 Milieu, Ga.. an& three brothers, C. A. and T. A. sTewart, of Memphis, and Walter Foote, of Wens ter, 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, Aia. Jesse M. Smith, of Lilesville, N. C., died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. P. Cannon, near Lithla 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 Lllesville, N. C., for the burial. Miss Lucv Holloway died Tuesday In a private sanitarium after a long illness. Miss Holloway is survived by tier mother, Mrs. E. Holloway; a brother, J. T. Hol’owav, and a sis ter, Mrs. Max H. Douthit, all of Atlanta. f he 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 streert. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at Poole’s chapel, and Interment will be at ('asey’s Cemetery. The funeral of Irene Slaughter, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Slaughter, of No. 38 Eggleston street, who died Tuesday morning, I was held Wednesday afternoon. In- j terment was in Westvlew Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. W. E. Eetes. of No. 561 Woodward avenue, was held Wednesday afternoon and inter ment was in Westvlew Cemetery. The New York Financial Bureau: "The prices should be supported to-day ugajnst 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 be seen. But this is what 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: ‘‘Evidence of Increasing investment demand for se curities is one of the encouraging phases of the security markets.” * * * The New' York American: “Rankers 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.” * * * 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 net as se vere as in November. • * * Receivers of fielgel Stores estimate liabilities at $7,500,000. <* m • 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 he accumulated. The short Interest has been Increased considerable, arid T be lieve that next week we will see a more active market with an upward trend in prices.” • * • Third Avenue was strong arid its rise was accompanied by favorable rumors regarding earnings * * * It was said there was a large short interest in United States Rubber, caus ing strength. SPOT COiTuN mshKET. Atlanta, nominal; middling 12 11-18. Athens, steady; middling 139J Macon steady; middling 13*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 J4d. Savannah, steady; middling 12*4. Augusta, steady, middling 12% Charleston, steady: middling 13*4. Norfolk, steady; middling 12*4. Galveston, steady; middling 12%. Mobile, steady; middling 12 7-16. Wilmington, steady; middling 13c. Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. St. Louie, quiet; middling 13%. Memphis, quiet; middling 13%. Houston, steady; middling 12%. Louisville, firm; middling 12%. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: Spot . . .January , February March April . , May . . J une ■ • July . . August 1 Opening. | Closing ,! I 8.70® 6.65“ . 6.70® 6.72 1 6 75® 6.79 . 6.87® 6.91 6.90® 6.95 ! 7.02® 7.01 1 7.06® 7.07 7.13(9*7.16 7.15® 7.20 7.24® 7.26 j 7.27® 7.23 7.31 §7.34 Closed atronv; aaieiTMOO barrels. PRICE OP sms Large Department Store Failure Has No Effect—American Ice and Reading Feature List. EXCHANGES TO CLOSE. To-morrow being New Year’s Day all tiie American and foreign ex changes will be closed. All exchanges will reopen Friday. The Liverpool cotton market will he closed on Saturday. 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 trailing tiie important rail roads and industrials were generally higher. Some of the specialties were strong, notably American Ice. which ad vanced 1 % to 21. 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 tills 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 this quarter was negli gible. Among the other advances were New Haven. %; Missouri Pacific, ; Norfolk and Western, . The losses Included United States Rubber. %; Southern Pacific, *4; Union Pacific, %; Chesapeake and Ohio, *4; Northern Pacific. %. Erie began unchanged, then gained %. The curb was steady. Americans in London were steady with the exception of the Harriman shares. Although business was only moderate the tone ruled strong during the late forenoon, and prices of nearly all the important issues were established at a moderately higher range. American Ice Securities advanced 2*4 to 25, Third Avenue moved up 1% and Texas Com pany showed n gain of 3 points to 130. Steel. New Haven and Union Pacific were up %. Copper was weak at a net loss of Trading was low in the last hour and price movements were without import ance. Steel, Union Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio American Can and Southern Pacific made fractional gains over the noon range, hut Norfolk and Western sold ofT a point. The tone was quiet. Call money loaned at 6 per cent. The market closed steady. Govern ments unchanged; other bonds steaoy. N£W YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS. Stock quotations: Close Prev. STOCKS— High. Low. Bid Close AmaJ. Cop. . . 73% 72% 73% 73% Am. Agricul. . 46 a t 46% Am. Beet Sug. 22% 22% Am. Can 29% 29% 29% 29*4 do. pref. . 89% 89 Ml 89 * 2 89% Am. Car. Foun. 44% 44 V4 44 44*4 Am. Cot. OH . 36% 47 Am. Ice . .. . 25 2%3 23% 22% Am. Loco . . . 32 32 Am Smelt . . 64% 64 63% 63 Ain. Sugar . . .10% 109 108 4 108% xA. T. and T. . 121% 118", 118% 123 Ain. Woolen . . 14 14% Anaconda . . . •>0% 36% 35% 35 % -Mchison ., , . 93% 9% 93% 93*4 A. C. 1*. . . . 116% 116 J3. and O. . . . 1 92% 92% 92% 92*4 Beth. Steel . . 29% 29% 20*4 29% B. R. T.. . . 88 87% 87% 87% Can. Pacific. . 206% 205% 206% 805% Cen. Leather . 27 27 27 26% C. and O. . . . 60 % 60 • 60*4 60 % C. F. and I. . . 28 27% 27% 87% Col. Southern.. 26% 26% Consol. Gas TWO—STOCKS .... 129% bm bm 129 bmrn C. Products.. 81 fc 91% D. and H.. . . 163 161% 152 150 D. and R. G. 16% 17 D Securities. 18% 17% 18 17% Erie 28 27% 27% 27% do, pref. . 44 44 44 43% Gen. Electric. 139 139 139 138% G. N„ pref. . 126% 126% 126% 126 G. N. O. . . . 34% 34% 34 33% G. Western . 11% 11% Ill. Central. . 106% 107 Interboro . . 14% 14% 14% 14% do, pref. . 60% 60 % 60 */s 60 Int. H. told). 100 100 K. C. S.. . . 25 24% 24% M., K. and T. 19% 19 19% i8% do, pref. . 53 52 Jj Valley. . . 150% 149% 149% 149% L. and N. . . 133% 133% 133 133 •Mo. Pacific . . 24% 24% 24*4 24% N. Y. Central 92 92 92 91% .Northwest. . . 127% 127 Nat. Lead . . 44 44 N. and W . . 102% 102 % 102% 102 No. Pacific . . 109% 109 109 O. and W. . . 27 27 26% 26*4 Penna 109% 109% 109% 109% Pacific Mail . 24 23% P. Gas Co. . . 121% 119% 121*4 rso P. Steel Car . 27 27 26% 26% Reading . . . 169*4 167% 168% 168% R. i. and Steel 20 19% do, pref . 80% 80 Rock Island . 13*4 do, pref . R.-Sheffield.. .... 20% 26 26’ ’ So. Pacific . . ’88% 88% 88% 88% So. Railway . 23% 23% 23 22 % do, pref. . 76% 76% 76 76 St. Paul. . . . 99% 99% ViZZ 3£ %££ jadd03 'UUrfJ, Texas Pacific. 13% 13% Third Avenue. 42% 41% I n ion Pacific 155% 154 \ 154% 154% U. S. Rubber. 58 56% 57% 66% U. S. Stool . . 59 68% 58% 68 do, pref. . 106% 106 105% 105% Utah Copper. 50% 60% 50% 49% 27% V.-C. Chem. . 27% 27% 26% Wabash . . . 2% 2% do, pref. . 7% 8 W. Union . . 58% 57% 67% 56% W Maryland. 34 % 33% xx vV. Electric 64% 64” 64 % 65*4 W. Central. . 42% December Longs Unload, Closing Market at 12 Cents—Shorts Cover—Spot Houses Buy. NEW YORK, Dec. 3!.—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 and New Orleans bought. Liverpool cables were better than due. On and after the call there was no significance to trading, transactions were sman 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 previoue close. There was no runaway advance in the December option, as had been pre dicted by enthusiastic bulls, W’ho were of the opinion that a large short in terest had been accumulated in the spot option during the recent down ward movement. Instead the “long” interest was considerably larger than expected, and during the forenoon heavy liquidation of the expiring month by “longs' sent the option to 11.98. Then the option recovered two points from the low' mark and went dead at 12 cents. Offerings were well taken care of by shorts and Wall Street. Liver pool was a good buyer of January. While December was losing ground, other po sit i< ns held steady around the opening range. Tiie weakness shown in the market was probably on sentimental selling in connection with the Eiegel failures and press dispatches from Lancashire re porting a slump in cotton trade and rumors of more trouble In department store circles uptown At the close the market was 'steady, with prices at net unchanged, to 20 points lower than the final quotations of Tuesdaj. Following are il a. in. bids in New York: January. 12.25; March, 12.29; 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 Sf-mi-weekly interior movement: " . 191T7 Receipts I101.158’ 90,426! 94,144 Shipments 86,084 89.831| 96,427 Stock 753,7891653,938)702,399 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Money on call, 3®4 per cent, time money, unchanged; 60 days. 4%; 90 days. 4%; six months, 4%. Posted rates: Sterling exchange. 4.82 ®4.86 with actual business In bankers’ bills at 4.8550 for demand and 4.8150 for 60-day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports to-day compared with the same day last year [ 1913. 1912. New Orleans. . . Galveaton Mobile Savannah. . • . . Charleston. . • . . Wilmington . . . . Norfolk. . . . . . Boston Pacific coast • . . Various 25,891 14,224 2.172 4.245 392 957 3.880 265 2,427 5.366 1,247 14,891 71 i*7*’ 1,057 76 Total 59.819 17.539 INTERIOR RECEIPTS. 1913. 1912. Houston Augusta Memphis. . . . . . St. Louis Cincinnati j -J5RM O *.c« 1 H* 13CC 1-3 O 7.228 1 ’ 3,438' Total, • « • • • 20,611 Open High. Low. Last Sale Close. Prev. Close 1 Dc 12.10 12.26 11.98 12.00 12.00 12.20-21 Jn 11.97112.07 11.95 12.00 12.00-01 12.00-01 Fb 12,08-12 12.09-13 Mh 12.31 12.37 1 2.22 12.30 12.29-30 12.32-33 Ap 12.21-23 12.28-32 My i2.27li2.33 i 2.19 12.23 12.23-24 12.28-29 Jn 12.22-24 12.28-30 Jiy i 2 30 i 2.35 12.17 12.22 12.21-23 12.29-30 Ag Sp Oc 12.15] 12.15 12.12 12.15 12.02-04 11.72-75 11.64-65 12.10-12 11.78-80 11.70-72 lii.76jii.75 11.13 11.64 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Due *4 per cent lower on October and 3*4 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 but steady, 3 to 4% points net lower, l^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. At the close the market was quiet, with prices at a net decline ofT*4 to 6% points from Tuesday’s final. Prev. Close. 6.76 Dec Op’lng. 2 P.M. . .6.72% Close. 6.72 Dec.-Jan. , . .6.71 6.73 6.72 Jan.-Feb. . . .6.71% 6.73 «-Tl V, Feb.-Mch. . . .6.74 fi.73% Mch.-Apr. . . .6.76 6.77% 6.75 April-May . 6.74% May-June . . .6.77 6.77 6.74% June-July . . .6.72% «7Ui July-Aug . . .6.69 6.71 6.68 Aug.-Sept. . . .657% 6.61 6.57% Sept.-Oct. . . .6 42 6.42 6.39 Oct.-Nov. . . .6.33 6.33 6.30 6.80% Closed quiet. HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.—An ad vance of 8 points In spot prices in Liv erpool against a decline of 3 points, tends to show that bearish influences are rather of a sentimental nature, but conditions In actual cotton are bullish. In fact, the Liverpool stock statement for the week shows the American sup ply for that market nearly 600.000 bales less than at this date last year. The action of New York at the open ing of today’s session likewise supports the contention that sentimental rather thon spot conditions is responsible for the weak spells in the market. Conditions all around in actual cotton are so shaping' themselves that a justi fied advance on bullish supply conditions would apparently follow any change from the present bearish feeling of speculation. It is for this reason that the coming census report is so important. Should ginnings for the period be less than ex pected it would likely bring about a turn in sentiment. But the greatest as slstanre the bull side is likely to get will be from climatic conditions during the first four or five months of the com ing year. Our market advanced a little at ths start on the strength of Liverpool and the rally In January in New’ York but soon eased in sympathy with renewed bearish action in the Northern market. Advices from there show bearish feel ing unanimous, outside of the spot houses, and predictions that prices would go back at least to the previous low point of 12 cents for March are gen eral. The Into-sight for the week promises to be around 470.000 bales, against 395,- 872 last vear. We compare with mill takings of 448.000 bales for this week last year This would indicate unfavor able statistical comparisons for the week on Friday. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES | -J | J<6 o do f)c~l 1 1 |.. .~.!Nom’nril2^40 12.44 S M 12.64 12.68 12.84 12.56 12.43*12.41-44 H2.46-48 12.62 12.62-63 .12.62-64 12.78'12.80 i 2.85 1 12.85 P 77 1 1 7 f ’ 12.68 i.2.76 11.77 12.74112.74-76 .. . 12.74-76 12.79'l2.73-80 11.79111.75 12.44-4* ' 62-44 Jn Fb Mh Ap My .Tri Jiy Oc Closed steady Bank Closing Notice. Thursday, January 1, 1914. “New Year,” is a legal holiday. The banks composing the Atlanta Clearing House Association will be cloeed for twefneas on that day. DARWIN G. JOOT8, See*. ROBERT J. LOTOE, Mt,