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REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NE WS
Pace's Ferry Owners
To Ask Car Line Loop
Propose Connection Between Buck-
head and Howell Mill Lines.
Hapeville Lot Sale Reported.
Now that a car line Is assured out
Howell Mill road to Collier road, near
Thomas R. Felder’s country place, by
av of Marietta street from Five
Points, residents in the Buckhead dis
trict are planning to ask in the near
future for a lo p through to Peach
tree road, connecting the Howell Mltf
road and Brookhaven lines. This by
way of providing transportation ami
Increasing property values.
The logical course for the loop tc
take, they contend, is either through
real estate for sale.
^harp
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"V ACANT LOTS—GRANT
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, 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.
A
Pace’s Ferry road or Wesley avenue.
If through the former, the connec
tion would be at Buekliend, and if
through the latter, several blocks
southward. Pace’s Ferry residents
have started making overtures lo 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. The automobile lines
to Roswell, they point out, are doing u
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 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 In, 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 Satterwhite, 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
6. being part of lot 6, block A, of
Vedado. May 2.
$6,300—Robert E. Riley to Mrs. Pat
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 corner Sims and Arthur streets
December 26.
$625—Ruby Smith to Abe Shurman,
No. 193 Foundry street, 37 by 157 feet.
December 19.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE BY
JUST OFF PONCE DE LEON AVE
NUE, on Jackson street, in prettiest
block on the street, we have that
home you will like. Every convenience.
Attractive front. Extremely well built.
Owner needs money and says sell less
than value. Worth $10,000. but less will
buy it this week. Submit us offer.
Terms.
' DON’T OVERLOOK THIS.
314 Empire Bldg. Real Estate, Renting, Loans Phones, Ivy 8399, Atl. 15M.
G R REN
HEART
COMPAN
Bond for Title.
$990—John C. Owens to E. R. Fuller,
lot 50 by 200 feet, east side of Ley.Io
street, 310 feet south of Peachtree
avenue. May 31, 1911. Transferred
to Mrs. C. W. Walton May 23, 1912.
Quitclai . Deed.
$1—Asa G. Candler to Charles A.
Bowen, lot 50 by 158 feet, north si 1°
of Fifteenth street, 115 feet east of
West Peachtree street. December 20.
Loan Deeds.
$4,000—Ben J. Massed to Santfiel
Massed, Nos. 596 and 598 Marietta
street, 57 by 30 feet, back to Western
and Atlantic Railroad. December -0.
$1,347—John B. Collier to Hibernia
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 Love joy 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.
December 24.
$200—Miss Essie M. Means to Cen
tral Rank 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 16€ feet, east sidd
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.
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
here'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.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
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. Hot lies well : 50 feet front by 1 , t and
183 feet deep.
Will trade equity of about $900 for automobile, vaaant lot or
most anything of equal value.
Address OWNER, 999 care Georgian.
“The Blue Bird” at the Atlanta.
The Atlanta is offering the mos.
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 0 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 io
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-
ery 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
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.
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
I 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,’’ w'hich 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 the 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 Jjy Ed
die Black, who returns to the city with
his own company and with a splendid
line of plays. His first offering will be
“The Village Parson.”
Baltics
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
was the President. He is treated with
all the dignity and consideration his
distinguished position before the na
tion entitles him to, but 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 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 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 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.” have been held to
be in contempt of court by Judge
Charleton, of the Superior 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 pass
finally upon matters of fact in this
manner, or whether it is necessary for
a jury to say that the injunction has
been violated.
Tf 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 hailed 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, hut 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 has
been mentioned prominently for Con
gress in bis district, but he declares
his ambitions d > not run in that di
rection. Indeed, be is more or less
reluctant to stand for the House
again, but his constituents seem to
feel thar his place would be hard to
fill satisfactorily, and pressure has
ben brought to bear upon him to tlie
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.
If Warren Grice, of HawKinsviile,
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 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 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
speaker and possesses in abundance
that quality of oratory the newspaper
boys call “the punch!” “The punch,"
nevertheless, is nothing that corrtes
within the proscription of the State
wide prohibition law—his honor is as
sured of that.
Judge Fite hurried back to Carters-
ville 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 rior his enemies
seem to have any trouble whatever lo-
eating 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 eloeed.
SHOUTS SQUEEZED
Pit Thrown Into Panic When the
Expiring Month Jumps
2 1-2 Cents Bushel.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No. 2 red 92% (a 95
Corn No. 2 66 5168
Oats—No. 2 40 © 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:
Tex. Co. Earnings for
Year About 14 Per Ct. *
High
Low.
Previous
Close. Close
WHEAT—
Dec. . . .91%
88 ■„
01>4
88%
May . . . 91%
90 %
SHMi
IK) %
July . . . 89%
86%
87 U
86%
CORN—
Dec. ... 71
601,
71
69 Vi
May . . . 68%
68
68%
68%
July . . . 68 *4
68
67N,
67%
OATS—
Dec. . . .
S8'>,
38>i
38%
May . . .41
40%
40%
Julv ... 40
30?,
49%
3:1',
PORK—
Jan. . . 20.55
20.25
20.50
10.20
May . .20.95
20.52%
20.90 %
20.90
IjARD—
Jan. . .10.67(4
10.57%
10.67%
10.57%
May . .11.05
10.90
11.05
10 87%
RIBS--
Jan. . .10.80
10.70
10.80
10.65
May . .11.15
10.93
11.12%
10.97%
—.—
—
...
NEW Y<)RK, Dec. 31. Texas Com
pany’s earnings for the year are report
ed to be about 14 per cent on capitali
zation and directors are considering an
Increase of dividend to 8 tier cent next
month. The Duluth Syndicate owning
wells in Ok'ahonm operated by 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
PRICE OF STOCKS
Large Department Store Failure
Has No Effect—American Ice
and Reading Feature List.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Wednesday
(W’n'day.l
Thursday.
Wheat . . . .
. .1 33 1
18
Corn ....
. 411
87
Oats . . . .
. .j 156
60
Hosts . . . .
. ,| 40,000 I
28,000
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Wheat. No. 2
red. 95y 4 ©96%; No. 3 red, 92©93; No. 2
hard winter. 8957 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@70; No. 3, 62©65;
No. 3 white. 66: No. 3 yellow, 64-%©66;
No. 4. 54@60; No. 4 W'hite, 58@68; No.
4 yellow, 58© 62.
Oats. No. 3 white, 38Vi@38%; No. 4
white, 37% ©38; standard, 39%.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913.
1912.
Receipts
506,000
Holiday.
Shipments
353,000
Holiday.
CORN—
1 1913.
| 1912
Receipts
1,542,000
Holiday.
Shipments
845,000
Holiday.
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. iti.
the market was %d lower; closed % to
%d lower.
ST. LOUIS CASH.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 31.—Wheat—No. 2
red. 92%@95; No. 3 red, 93©94%; No. '
2 hard 86©92%; No. 3 hard. 85%©92.
Corn- No. 2. 66@68; No. 3. 62%© 63; 1
No. 4, 60© 61%: No. 4 yellow, 60@61; No. i
2 white 72*2; No. 3, 64@66; No. 4. 60%. j
Oats—No. 2, 40©40%; No. 3, 39%; No. |
2 white. 41; No. 3 white, 39% ©40%; I
No. 4 white, 39%.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Wiggins and
Cone bought December after the call.
Sehill was probably the best seller. The
ring and Snearson also sold. The buy
ing was light and scattered, coming
mostly from spot sources.
* * *
Memphis wired Norman, Mayer & Co.
Tuesday »tha t 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 bales of Indian
cotton than last 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.
mm*
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
& C ark: "The weather map shows fair
in south Texas, ’ hut 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
be.lt, with rainstorm in north Ijouisi-
ana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Very bad
weather following over end of the
week.”
* * *
The New r Orleans Timcs-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
greet 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 will drop to the recent 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 w'ere ginned In thie pe
riod. If this year’s showing he 20 per
cent greater, the figure would be 580,-
000 ba'es.
‘‘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. 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 W'ith which the
bears claim there exists a long Interest,
w'hich will likely be 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, but as yet
nothing has occurred to induce the ma
jority of conservalive men to Increase
their commercial crop ideas above 14,-
250,000 bales."
STOCK GOSSIP
NEW YORK
Coffee quoiatL
COFFEE MARKET.
ns:
1 Opening.
1 Closing
Januarv . . . .
8.81^8.82
February . . .
. . 6.65 fu 8.75
8.95fa89.7
March . . .
. 8.83
9.09Q/9.10
April . . .
. ! 8.95(^9.15
9.2 Da9.23
May ....
.1 9.15
9.34f/93.6
June. . . .
J 9.25(k 9.35
9.444,9.46
July
. 9.40
9.53(ft9.55
August . . .
. 9.50 @9.55
9.62C(i)9.64
September . .
. . 9.63
9.72© 9.73
October . . .
. . 3.70*19.76
9.77© 9.78
November . .
. J 9.751ft 9.85
9.8 Do 9.83
December . .
• •!
9 84©9.86
Closed steady; sales, To.ooo bags.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Hogs: receipts,
40,000. Market, 5c lower. Mixed an’d
butchers, 7.65@ 8.05. Good heavy, 7.90©j
8.0d Rough heavy, 7.65@7.8f>. Light,
7.70@7.95. Pigs, 6.00@7.40. Bulk, 7.75@
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 u,7.40. Texans, 6.40@7.10. Calves,
8.50@11.00.
Sheep: Receipts. 17,000. Market
steady. Native and Westtrn, 3.00@5.90.
Lambs. 5.75@8.35.
Grain quotations to 1:30 p. m.;
OBITUARY.
John Colquitt Foot©, 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
j 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.
TH* 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 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 Lucv Holloway died Tuesday In
a private sanitarium after a long
illness. Miss Hollow’ay is survived
by her mother, Mrs. E. Holloway; a
brother, J. T Hoi’owav, and a sis
ter, Mr*. Max H. Douthit, all of
Atlanta. The body will be taken
to The Rock, Ga.. for interment.
Jack Scntell, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Sentell, died Wed
nesday at hi* 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 Trene Slaughter, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Slaughter, of No. 38 Eggleston
street, who died Tuesday morning,
was held Wednesday afternoon. In
terment w'as In Westview Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. W. E. Estes, of
No. 661 Woodward avenue, was held
Wednesday afternoon and inter
ment was tn 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 seen. But this is what
the stock market discounted, by de
clining to the low average level of No
vember.”
• * •
The New Took 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 Bun: "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 'iff In December, but not as se
vere as in November.
• * •
Receivers of Sctgel 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 Increased considerable, and I be
lieve that next week we will see a more
active market with an upward trend in
prices.”
♦ • *
Third Avenue, was strong and its rise
was accompanied by favorable rumors
regarding earnings,
* * *
It wan said there was a large shoht
Interest in I'nited Btates Rubber, caus
ing strength.
SPOT COTTON makKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12 11-16.
Athens, steady; middling 13%
Macon steady; middling 13%.
New Orleans, quiet; middling 12 13-16.
New York, quiet; middling 12 60.
Philadelphia, easy; middling 12.86.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.60.
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.14d.
Savannah, steady; middling 12%.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, steady; middling 13%.
Norfolk, steady: middling 12%.
Galveston, steady: middling 12%.
Mobile, steady; middling 12 7-16,
Wilmington, steady; middling !3c.
Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c.
Baltimore, nominal, middling 12%.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13%.
Memphis, quiet; middling 13%.
Houston, steady; middling 12%.
Louisville, firm; middling 12%.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
1 Opening. | Closing
Spot . .
January .
February
March
April . .
May . .
June . .
July . .
August
6.70© 6.72
6.87 @ 6.91
7.02@7.04
6.70@6.B5
6.75© 6.79
6.90© 6.95
’.064/ 7.07
7.13@7.1o 7.15@7.20
7.24(3 7.26 7.27© 7.2 *
7.27@7.33
7.34©7.36
7 44@7 46
7.31&7.34
7.3641,7.38
7.40#7.48
C1om3 strong, Mle» 6,400 barrel a."
EXCHANGES TO CLOSE.
To-morrow being Newt Year's Day
all the American and foreign ex
changes will be closed.
All exchanges will reopen Friday.
The Liverpool cotton market will
be 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 trading the important rail
roads and industrials were generally
higher. Borne of the specialties were
strong, notably American Ice, which ad
vanced 1% 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, hut 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, %; Union
Pacific, %: Chesapeake and Ohio, %:
Northern Pacific, %.
Erie began unchanged, then gained %.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London were steady
with the exception of the Harritnan
shares.
Although business was only moderate
the tone ruled strong during the late
forenoon, and prices of nearly all the
Important issues w r ere established at a
moderately higher range. American Ice
Securities advanced 2% to 25, Third
Avenue moved up t% and Texas Com
pany showed a 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, but Norfolk and Western
sold off a point. The tone was quiet.
Call money loaned at 6 per cent.
The market closed steady. Govern
ments unchanged; other bonds steaoy.
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Stock quotations:
Close Prev.
STOCKS— . High. lx>w. Bid Close
AmaJ. Cop. .fl|
Am. Agricul.
Am. Beet Sug
Am. Can .
do. pre
Am. Car. Foun. 44$
Am. Cot. Oil . .
Am. Ice ....
Am. IjOco . . .
Am Sme 1 * . .
Am. Sugui * t*.
xA. T. and T.
Am. Woolen . .
Anaconda . . .
EVE OE HOLIDAY
December Longs Unload, Closing
Market at 12 Cents—Shorts
Cover—Spot Houses Buy.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A lively de
mand for December by shorts who had
j 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,
j advanced immediately after the call to
j last night's ( lose. First prices were
j 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 7points 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.
There was no runaway advance in the
December option, as had been pre
dicted by enthusiastic bulls, who 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
sitions held steady around the opening
range.
The weakness shown in the market
was probably on sentimental selling In
connection with the Kiegel 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 Tuesday.
Following are 11 a m. 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
Semi-weekly interior movement:
1313. 1 m3. j~Tm.
73%
72%
73%
73%
46%
46%
22%
22%
29%
29%
29%
29%
89%
89%
89%
89%
44%
44%
44
44%
26 Vi
47
25
2%3
23%
22%
32
32
64%
64
63%
63
.10%
109
109%
108%
131%
118%
U8%
123
14
14%
35%
35%
35%
35%
, 93%
9%
93%
93 Vi
116%
11.6
92%
92%
92%
92%
29%
29%
20%
29%
88
S7%
87%
87%
206%
205%
206%
205%
Cen. Leather . 27
C. and O. . . . 60 1
C. F. and I. . . 28
Col. Southern
Consol. Gas
TWO—STOCKS
C. Products
D. and H.. . . 153
bm bni bmm
91% 91%
151% 152
150
D. and R. G.
16%
17
D Securities.
18%
17%
18
17%
Frje
28
27%
27%
27%
do, pref. .
44
44
44
43'/ 4
Gen. Electric.
139
139
139
138%
G. N., pref. . 126% 126% 126%
G. N. O. . . . 34% 34% 34
G. Western 11%
Ill. Central 106%
Interboro . . 14% 14% 14%
do, pref. . 60% 60% 60%
Int. Ii. (old) 100
K. C. S.. . . 25 24% 24%
M., K. and T. 19% 19 19%
do, pref 53
L Valley. . . 150% 149
L. and N. . . 133% 133% 133
18%
52
149% 149%
Mo. Pacific
24 s
24%
24%
N. Y. Central
92
92
92
oi
Northwest. . .
127%
ls?
Nat. Lead . ,
4-1
44
N. ami VV . .
102%
102%
102%
102
No. Pacific .
. 109%
109
109
«>. and w . .
27
27
26%
26'
Pcnna
109%
109%
109-8
1091
Pacific Mail .
P. Gas Co. . . 121% 119% 121%
P. Steel Car .
27
26%
Reading . . . 169% 167% 168%
R. J. and Steel 20
do. pref 80%
Rock Island 13%
do, pref 20%
B.-Sheffield 26
So. Pacific . . 88% 88% 88%
So. Railway . 23% 23% 23
do, pref. . 76% 76% 76
St. Paul.
13 %
42%
164%
67%
68 %
23 V,
m
26%
168%
19%
80
1;12 I'rCS
5C
% SS '
Texas Pacific.
Third Avenue.
Fnion Pacific
154*;
U S. Rubber.
58
5« U
U; S. Steel . .
59
68},
do^ pref. .
1416
106
Utah Copper.
50 %
60 V4
V.-C. Chem. .
27 Vj
27>/4
Wabash . . .
do, pref. .
W. Union . .
68 %
57 ii
VV Maryland.
xx“W. Electric
W. Central. .
64 %
64"
CA I '
Total sales. 198,800 shares,
xEx-dividend, 2 per cent.
xxEx-dividend, 1 per cent.
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
sam«- day last year:
1913.
1912.
New Orleans. . .
25,891
1.247
Galveston
14,224
14.891
Mobile
2.L72
71
Savannah. . . . .
4,245
Charleston
392
197
Wilmington ....
957
1,057
Norfolk. . . . . .
3.880
Boston
265
76
Pacific coast . . .
2.427
Various
5,366
Total
59.819
17.539
INTERIOR
RECEIPTS.
1913.
1912.
Houston
10,508
7.228
Augusta
436
Memphis
3,831
3,438
St. Louis
0.234
Cincinnati
7,612
Receipts
Shipments
Stock
101.158 90,426' 94,144
@>.084 89,831; 95.427
753,789 653.9381702,399
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
I I
e x ^
« en £
a. — 0
0 j x j j
Last
Sale
Close.
1
; Prev.
Close
Dc
121012 ie ntt
12.00 12.00
12 20-21
Jn
11.97112.07(11.95
12.00112.00-01
12.00-01
Fb
i2.'31 j 12.'37 i2.'22
12.08-12
12.09-13
Mh
Ap
My
12.30 12.29-30
12 21-23
12.32-33
12.27 12.33 12.19
L2.23:12.23 24
12.28-29
Jn
i2.36ji2.35l 1X17
12.22-24 12.28-30
Jiy
13.22
12.21-23 12.29-30
Ag
13.16 12.15 12.12
12.15
1.2.02-04 12.10-12
Sp
.., ..1
11.72-75I11.78-80
Oc
11.70 11 75 1 1 13111.64
It.64-65|11.70-72
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 31.—Due % per
cent lower orv October and 3% to 5
points Uywei on other positions, this
market opened quiet, at a net decline of
4% to 5 poifits. At 12:16 p. m. the mar
ket was quiet but steady. 3 to 4% points
net lower. Later the market advanced
1 point from 12:15 p. in.
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 of 3% to 6%
points from Tuesday’s final.
Prev.
Op’ing. 2 P M. Close. Close.
Dec 6.72% 6.72 6.76
Dec.
Jan. .
.6 71
6.73
6.72
Jan.
Feb. .
.671H
6.73
671H
Feb.
Mch. .
. .674
0.73V4
Mch
-Apr. .
. .6.76
6.77%
6.75
Apr!
-Mav .
0-74H
May
June .
. .6.77
6.77
8 74 V,
June
-July .
. .6 72%
0.71 ^2
July
Aug .
. .6.69
6.71
6.68
Auk
-Sept. .
. .657%
6.61
6.57 %
Sept
-Oct. .
. .6.42
6.42
6.39
Oct.-
Nov. .
.6.33
6.33
6.30
Closed quiet.
6.45%
6.36%
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
sistance 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 price*
would go back at least to the previous
low point of 12 cents for March are gen
eral.
The lnto-slght for the week promise*
to be around 470,000 bales, against 395,-
872 last year We compare with mil!
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
I
-J</> ! o
Do~ j 1 | | jNom’nl.112-40
12.44
12.85
11.77
12.44 12.84112.43112:41 - 44 [12.40- A
1.2.68 jl.2.55 ii.62
I
12 80 12.68H2.74
12.85 12.75:12.79
11.79 11.77:11.79
H2.46-48
12.62-63
12 62-64
12.74- 75
12.74- 76
12.45-4T
13.62- 64
12.63- 6(5
12.75- 76
13.75- 77
11.75
12.79-80 12.81-82
11.77-79
Total.
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 closed for business
on that day.
DARWIN G. JONSfit CM*
ROBERT J. LOWRY. PM*.