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m > V • V Tnjli A'l'UAJNTA UilAJmtJ AIN AIN U IN JPj W PC 11 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 & tOR "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*.