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$3,500 Apartment
On South Side Sold
Dr, Horace Grant has purchased from
John Peacock the property at the cor
ner of South Boulevard and Pickert
streets, it was announced Monday. The
lot is 50 by 100 feet, on which is located
a two-story apartment house. The pur
chase price was $3,500 cash. The sale
was made by R. A. Ewing, of the firm
of Smith & Ewing. .
warranty Deeds.
slos—Westview Cemetery Association
to L. A. Camp, lot 293, section 13, De
cember 11, 1916.
S2,OOO—J. P. . Wright et al. to Albert
C. Whitehead, 38% acres at northeast
corner of land adjoining Hooger land
lot 261, Seventeenth. August 8, 1914.
“&4,o«)—2\l[‘B. M. E. Smith to J. H.
itesant, Jot north side Blue Ridge
avenue, 533 feet east of Lynnwood ave
nue, 200 by 194. December, 19186.
54.500-Hugh M. Dorsey to Mrs, Fan
nie M. Cooledge, No. 199 Rawson street,
53 by 192. December 16, 1916.
s2,soo—Miss Emma Langley to Mrs.
Jda F. Stern, No. 1656 Pulliam street, 34
by 134. July 15, 1910.
$125--John G, Morgan to Habersham
A. Norman, lot 450 of subdivision of T.
L. Johnson's Rockdale farm, 50 by 140.
August 30, 1916,
sl,soo—George W. Hawkins to Willie
Mann, No, 46 Plum street, 42 by 100.
December 11, 1916.
slso—-Mattie McDonald et al. to Alick
McDonald, 1 _acre in northeast corner
land lot I§l, Fourteenth district, in Col
lege Park, December 1, 1918.
$4,600—P. G. McLean'to H. P. Wood,
No. 186 Park avenue, 50 by 180. No
vember 10, 1916. '
s6o—Greenwood Cemetery to T. K.
Balkcom, lot 3, column 30, section A.
August 2, 1916,
s6ls—G. H, Bonnell to Lindsay Hop
kins, lot northwest corner Ormewood
avenue and Naoml street, 56 by 175,
April 27, 116,
s6ls—lnterurban Development Cor
poration to G. H. Bonnell, same prop
erty. Octiber 8, 1913,
$5256-—Mrs. Rosalie Barth et executrix
estate of Mrs. Annie M. Robingon to J.
L. Nash (by administrator), Nos. 44 and
46 K:l%neuw alley, 41 by 100. August
31, 1916,
§l5O-~Herbert E. Biger to Mrs. M. J.
Blackburn, one-sixth interest in lot on
northeast corner Simpson and Mangum
streets, 50 by 100, December 6, 1916,
s6so—Mrs. Mollie O. Martin to same,
one-lt‘ul\éf interest in property. December
12, 1916.
SIOO and Other Considerations—T. J.
Fady to George A. Speer, 34% acres on
west line of River Car line, at intersec
tion of south line of land lot 251, Seven
teenth district. December 15, 1916,
S7SO—N. C. Doss to Mrs. Trances K.
Doss, lot 9 of Keenan subdivision, on
ngfénan avenue, 5 Oby 120. October 21,
1916.
Loan Deeds.
$4,100—8. C. Baker to H. K. Stand
ard, lot 188 feet east of southeast cor
ner of North Boulevard and Greenwood
avenue, 42 by 1656, due 6,9, 12 and 15
months, 8 per cent. July 27, 1916.
s2,397—Same to same, lot on mnorth
gide of a 20-foot alley, 102 feet east of
a 15-foot alley, 65 by 33; also lot south
side of a 15-foot alley, in land lot 48,
Fourteenth district, 1788 feet east of N.
ATLANTA MARKETS
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POULTRY, BUTTER, EGGS.
(CORRISTID BY THE FIDELITY
FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.)
Butter—Fresh country, 20@25¢ per Ib.
Eln—l‘ruE country, candled, 4bc;
cold storage, 37c.
Undrawn Poultry—Drawn, head and
feet on, per pound:
Turkeys—27¢ per pound.
Friers, 25¢ per pound.
Hens, 18¢ Iper gound.
Roosters, 12@13¢c per pound.
IT‘W.i( Poulgy: 5
urkeys, ¢ per pound.
Hens, 15@16c per pound.
Friers, 22¢ per pound,
Roosters, 10¢ each.
Puddle d‘;ox- 30¢.
Guineas, 25@30c each.
FRUITS.
GRAPEFRUIT-—53.00 per box.
bo(;RANGES—-Florlda. $2.50@3.00 per
LIMES—SI.OO, 2
BANANAS—3: a pound.”
LEXONS—-;0.00.
APPLES—Fancy, owing to varlety,
box, $1.75@8.00; barrel, $3.50@6.00.
SPANISH MALAGA GRAPES—S6.OO.
RED EMPEROR GRAPES—S§S.OO,
CRANBERRIDS—4Oc per gallon; $lO
per barrel.
VEGETABLES.
EGGPLANT--$2.50 per crate.
BEANS-—Bnap, 82.0032.50 per crate.
LETTU;E—%OO@& k
CELERY—SI.OO@I.2S per dozen stalks.
BELL PEPPERS--Six-basket crates,
310%2.25.
TRIEH. POTATORS. 4500 per. b
LS---80. per ag.
PA%SLE(Y)-M r dozen.
CABBAGE—{:.Bgeper 100 pounds.
TURNIPE—2%%6.
SWEET POTATORS—SI ver bushel,
GROGERIES.
(CORRECTED BY OGLESBY GRO
CERY COMPANY.)
SUGAR-—Per pound. standard granu-
T —————
POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK
I A PPN I I P B S
CATTLE.
A A A A A A AN AN AP AP AP
SOME especially fine young shorthorn
“bulis for sale. shedXen glrml. Ray
mond, Ga.
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LIVE STOCK.
NI I TSNS ISP
REGISTE Holstein and Jersey
GMJO fiéltar«! Berkshire hogs.
jev prices with quafity Jasper Stock
. Motley, Va.
HORSES,PONIES, MULES, VEHICLES
A AA A A A A
WANTED-Light buggy or phaeton f:
hDO‘ny horse; also No. 20 ov? 2K Pnrk:;
lwfilun. Address Gabe, Madison, Ga.
ANTED—To rent horse, wagon and
harness. Mdst be reasonable. Call
Atlanta phone 6018-A or Bell Main 4483.
TWO draft horses for saie &t & sacri
fice. Inquire at 206 Grand Bldg.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
Mmm.m,mmm
THE EFFECT OF REDUCED PRICES.
; .Since making reduetions in prices in our Stewart avenue sub
division, we have closed sales of eight lots in one week.
Buyers are beginning to take advantage of reduced prieces of
real estate, realizing that they now receive good value for every
dollar paid out.
How can you go astray in buying a eity building lot, 50x200
(with sidewalks, water and sewer), at $6507 This is in a good
neighborhood, close to a $40,000 city sehool.
FORREST AND GEORGE ADAIR.
Boule 48 by 52, due in and 8§
months. August 2, 1916, s |
sl,ooo—Mrs, Mary J. Blackburn to
Samueél M .Barton, No. 277 Simpson
street, 50 by 100. December 13, 1916,
S7SO—A. J. Cloud to Mrs. Margaret P.
Smyth, lot south side Belgrade avenue,
10 feet east of Woéall avenue, 50 by
140, 3 years. December 15, 116,
§4oo—Fred A. Hansen to Ulysses Lew
is, as guardian, No. 192 D’Alvigny street,
30 by 100, 5 years at 8 per cent. De
cember 16, 1916.
s2,ooo—Hugh M, Dorsey to Mrs. Kath
erine B. VxArren. lot south side Wesley
avenue, 470 feet east of Habersham roa
200 by 300, 4 {'ears at Bper cent. De
cember 16, 1916. :
$2,600—J. H. Whisenant to Charles C.
Harrison, No. 80 Biue Ridge avenue, 50
gyllg%. 5 years at 6 per cent. December
§2,6oo—Same to same, No. 76 Blue
‘Ridge avenue, 50 by 198, & years at 6 per
cent. December 9, 1916.
. $2,500-Same to same, No. 88 Blue
‘Ridge avenue, 50 by 19‘. 5 years at 6
per cent. December 9, 1916.
_s2,6oo—Same to same, No. 84 Blue
‘Ridge avenue, 50 by 198, 5 years at 6
per cent, December 9, 116.
’ Administrator’'s Deed.
~ s4,269—Estate Willlam C. Richards (!g'
administrator) to R. W. Davis, lot E,
block 45, Atwood property, south side
‘West Fourteenth street, 284 by 150. De
icember 13, 1918,
| . Quitclaim Deeds. |
84 and_Other Considerations—Mrs.
Dora W. Biggers to M. J. Blackburn,
lot at corner Simpson and Mangum
streets, 50 by 100. June 27, 1903,
~_sl—Atlanta Savings Bank to Realzty
Trust Company, lots 7 and 9, block 24,
Ansley Park, north side Maddox drive,
75 by 334. January 15, 1916.
$5-—Manufacturers’ Finance Company
to Railwya Postal Clerks' Investment
Association, No. 302 Magnolia street,
40 by 90; also lot south side Howell
street, 153 feet north of Houston street,
41 by 97. west side McDaniel street, 2560
feet south of Rockwell street, 26 by 110;
also lot of one and one-half acres in
land lot 57, Fourtefnth District, at
northeast corner of/property known as
the Todd, 10 acres reservation; also No.
201 West Mitchell street, 27 by 117; also
lot north side Markham street, 230 feet
east of Maple street, 33 by 117; also lot
southwest corner_ Jonesboro road and
Bagfzfl avenue, 50 by 120. September
5, ;
$5—E. L. DuPree to Lott Warren, lot
southeast corner Hunter and Gordon
streets, 183 by 244. November 15, 1916,
s6—Hibernia Havings, Building and
Loan Association to Mrs. Ida F. Gross
man, No. 156 Pulliam street, 34 by 140,
December 15, 1916,
sl,2oo—People’s Home and Snvir;q;s As
soclation to Azarlag\ o a%ller 00, 152
Holderness street, 65 by . December
9, 1916, -
Mortgages.
S6SO—W. P. Anderson to Muma‘ Loan
and Banking Company, lot east side
Helena avenue, 427 feet north of Greens
ferry avenue, 50 by 155; also west side
Helena avenue, 285 feet north of
Greensferry avenue, 50 by 157. Forty
eight monthly notes, December 16, 1916,
§l,lso~—Frank H. Moses to 8. F. Par
ham, lot northwest side Fairview ave
nue, 241 feet southwest of Central ave
nue, 53 by 144. December 14, 1916,
e haries 8t
s7o—Barah and arles Simmons vs.
S. H. and W, H. Venable, building
known as “Temple Court.” No date.
lated, 7%; New York refined, 6%; plan
tation, Te.
COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle's), 19%;
green, 1401:?&
~ RlCE—Head, 6c; fancy head, 6c;
Blue_’ Rose, %c. according to grade; domi
no, c.
LAgb——Sllver Leaf," 1% Ib.; Scoco,
14c 1b; Flakewhite, 14c; Cottolene,
11.00. FISH
.
(CORRECTED BY TURNER BROS.)
Pompano, 30e per zound: Spanish
mackerel, 17%ec: *rou drawn, 15¢;
zrouger. 10c; neadless red snapper, 13%:
bluefish, 15¢; whiting, 131 ; mango snap
per, 9c; mullet, 6%c: smail channel cat
and perch, Bc¢; mixed bottom fish, 7e.
FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC.
FLOIJR. SACKED, PER BARREL.
Victory, in 48-Ib. towel 5ack5......510.50
Nell Rose, best Puent............. 10.00
Nell Rose, self-ri5ing............... 10.00
Gloria, snif-rislng sssbsensenssccces 1000
Monogram, best patent............ 9.?0
Pienie, Dot PALENE. .. iv.civiviss.. B
CRrtol’s DOBE PREABE ...icovinieeivn BIR
Postell's Elegant, best patent...... 10.25
White’s Lily, self-ri5ing........... 9.75
Royal Flour, self-ri5ing............ 9.75
Puritan, highest patent............ 975
Paragon, hfghest PROBEE. .. covneios TN
Home Queen, highest patent....... 3.75
Pride of Denver, highest patent... 875
Dixie Flyer, hlfhest patent........ 9§50
White Cloud, high patent.......... 9.50
White Daisy, high patent.......... 8.50
Ocean Spray, good patent.......... 9.3
Southern Star, good patent........ 8.3
Sun Rise, good patent............. 9.88
MEAL, SACKED, PER BUSHEL.
Meal, Plain, 144-Ib. sacks .........$1.13
Meal, plain, 96-Ib. sacks .......... 1.13
Meal, plain, 48-Ib. sacks .......... I.l§
Meal, plain, 24-Ib, sacks .......... 117
GRAIN, SACKED, PER BUSHEL.
Corn, cholce, White.....;ci0i0004.4.00.20
Oats No. 2, white c1ipped........... .75
Oats, No. 2 white c1ipped........... .74
Qats, No,. 3 While..ci..cooooevivesee T 8
RIS WD . ocoivsessirvicrcnieisve oI
ORtE MIROE +u.o.ovivinvabiossnsnsise 4P
SEED, SACKED, PER BUSHEL. }
BOOE "EBE v ipevoissoitsvencnssoprbesss 20D
Bancroft seed oats .........ccoeooooo 98
Appler seed OAtS ......cccooivnviescess B 0
UFE DEER .. .iiivsizosivesrasteserin A
Texas red rustproof oats ........ .85
PETERS’ PROVEN PRODUCTS,
Arab Horse Feed .....cccv000....52.30
Re-Peter Horse Feed ......0000000. 2.25
Rlni Corn Horse Feed ....000..... 3.15
Rabbit Mule Feo% 1.90
Alfal-Fat Dairy Feed .............. 1.85
GROUND FEED, PER CWT, |
A D C FOres FOeg cooicisvivoes L 9
Regal Horse Feed ........ccooo.ooo. 1.88
mandnr’l SOHNS DO ..i.ocicosvocne BIP
Oat Rashun Fefl ;.00
Sucrené Dairy Feed...........00v.. 175
Alfalfs Meal, No. 1 ...isoocoooveees 1.7
Boot PUIP coccvstccssotoveciscsseses LI
SALT, |
Salt, brick (me”), per case ......35.25
Salt, brick (plain), per case ...... 2.40
READ YUK FRUFIT—GEURGIAN WANT ADS—UDE TUNRN BRESEDJUVLID
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This Compares With 87.7 Per
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‘ Acreage 40,050,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The erop
reporting bureau of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates of the United States of
Afrlcl_xlture this afternoon made the
following estimates from reports of its
correspondents and agents:
Winter Wheat—Area sown this fall is
2.3 per cent more than the revised esti
mated area sown in the uil of 1915,
teq:lvtlhlenit gtl) atndlncrulse of tß’7iooo :oc
res, € indicated total area bein, -
090,000 acres. .
Condition of December 1 was 85.7,
agalnst 87.7 and 8.83 on December 1,
1915, and 1914, resgectlvely, and a ten
year average of 80.2,
R"—]Area sown this fall {s 21.3 per
cent "more than revised estimated area
Sown in the fall of 1915, equivalent to
an-increase of 740,000 acres the indicated
total area bein% 4,214,000 acres. Condi
tion on December 1 was £B.B, against
91.6 on December 1, 1915, and a ten-year
average of 92.9.
Six More Extra
" Dividends Ordered
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—More pre-
Christmas cheer was added to the lot
of shareholders Saturday by the declara
tion of extra dividends
In addition to these extras, the Chat
ham and Phenix National Bank an
nounced a quarterly disbursement of 3
per cent, placing the stock on a 12 per
cent basis. It was formerly paying 10
per cent a year,
Following are the extra disbursements
ordered: \
Ingersoll-Rand Company, S2O on the
common stock.
Prairie r;?e Line Company, at Inde
pendence, Kans., $6 per share, in addi
tion to the regular quarterly $6.
Laclede Gas Light Company, St. Louis,
10 per cent on the common, in addl
tion to the regular 7 per cent.
Trussed Concrete Steel Company, of
Youngstown, Ohio, 15& per cent in cash
and 10 per cent {n stock.
Ohio Iron and Steel Company, of Low
ellville, Ohto, 5 per cent.
Keystone Tire and Rubber, 1-8 of 1 ?er
cent on the preferted stock, in addition
to_the regular quarterly 2 per cent.
Northern Securities Company declared
a 3mper cent dividend compared with
the last disbursement of 2 per cent.
Bl .
Big R. R. Buying
~ Of Rails for 1018
} a
Peace pr_olpouls from Germany, ac
‘cordmgßto he Iron Age, came just as
Great Britain and France were puttin
forth greater efforts to get our steef
One sale of 30,000 tons of eighty-two
millimetre rounds was made for deliy
ery in the first quarter of 1917.
_ Out of 2,500,000 tons of steel orders
‘booked by the United States Steel Cor
poration in November less than 10 per
cent, it is stated, can be classed as war
:exfiort businesa. |
| ailroads have purchased some 450,-
000 tons of rails in the Chicago dlstrict
for delivery In the first half of 1918, An
additional 20,000 tong have been taken
by the St. Paul, making its total 60,000
tons, while the f’ennsylvanln is soon ex
pected to Place orders for 200,000 tons of
ralls for 1918 deliver
Blast furnaces have had to be shut
down and shipments of finished steel
roducts have been delayed owlng to
{’ha shortage of coke induced by the
freight car shortage. In pig iron there
is a slackening in the demand owing to
the high price levels.
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Bradstreet's Notes
Gain in Conservatism
1 Bradstreet's weekly trade review fol
ows:
“‘Germany’s peace proposal thus far
hag not exerted any (rartlcular effect
upon either trade or industry, though it
has superinduced sharp breaks in the
stock market as well as in cereal and
flour prices and hrou%’h! greaser cau
tlon among financial interests.
_ “Incidentally, a more conservative un
dertone seemg to be developing in other
‘directions as regards far future trade,
‘and naturally there is considerable dis
cussion as to readjustments if negotia
tions looking to peace actually come to
‘pass, although at the moment it is
doubted that a feasible basis for a
speedy settlement will readily be found.
Nevertheless, the high altitudes to which
commodity prices have risen dictate ?ru
dence in the light of possible develop
ments."” |
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Roads’ Sept. Earnings
‘ Were $107,910,814
WASHINGTON, Deo. 18.—Net eu'n»‘
ings of 187 princirnl raflroads of the
‘United States during Septembér werc\
'5107,010, 814, the Interstate Commerce
Commission announced today. During
eptember, 1815, they were $97,507,783.
Atlanta Securities
| STOCKS. -
Rig. Asked.
Atlantic Steel Co., com... 133 143
| AT TAeT Ry 1;0
Atl, Ice and Coal Corp..., 7 *%
Atl. Ice and Coal Corp, pt 9!
AASY. TR RE....... 1B 180
Atlanta National Bank... 200 8&
Atlanta Trust Company.. 90 1
Cent. Bk. and Trust Cor.. 151 156
Aug. and Sav. Railway... 102 106
Fourth National Bank.... 298 300
Fulton National Bank.... 112 116
Emfilre Cotton 011, com... 63 65
G.Ry.and E, pf. 6 p. c.. 93 03
G. Ry. and E, srp. Siiies 11N 132 y
Ga. &\ and P. Co., Ist pf. 97 99
Ga. Ry. and P. Co., 24 pf. 30 3
Ga, Ry. and P. C 0.,, com.. 156% 1815
Lowry National Bank.... 244 22744
Southern lce Company... 10
B B ssitesiciisrinee D 53
Trust Co. of Ge0rgia.......202% 2074
Third National 8ank......215 220
Atlanta Con. Bt. Ry. 6a... 101% 108.?
Atl.-Charlotte Alr IL, ss...Basis. Agked.
BONDS,
Atlanta ...............4 D. . basis asked
Atlanta, l?n. 1988, .. .4 p. ¢, basis asked
Ga. Ry. and P. Ist mort.. 3 zl
Atlantic Bteel Co, 65....., 1 101
Anglo-French .....,.... At market
LIVERPOOL SPOT COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Cotton futures
closed steady. Spot cotton easy, Busi
ness moderate. Sales 10,000 bales,
American middling fajr, 11.50; low mid
dling, 16.58; good dellng, 10.09; good
ordinary, 10.28; ordinary, 9.99.
METAL MARKET.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—~Lead dull; spot,
T%@7%; January, T%@7%. Tin quiet;
spot, 42% @42%, Spelter unsettled; prime
‘K:l(ern spot, 10&; first quarter, 9";‘0
10; second quarter, @93, Copper quiet
and unchanged; first quarter, uv&u;
second, 33%; third, 3294 @33; fourth, 31%%
@32,
COMMERCIAL BAR SILVER,
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-—Commercial
bar silver is upMe, at 7680,
LONDON BAR SILVER,
LONDON, Dec. 18.—~Bar silver un
changed at 36 13-16 d.
FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS
Strength of Stocks and Wheat
Inspire Heavy Selling Near
Close—Demand Light.
- NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Trading in cot
ton was small at the opening today, but
the tone was firm with prices 9 to 14
golntl net higher. Operations were con
ned almost exclusively to commission
houses, althoufi: some uptown buylns
was noted and Liverpool sold March an
purchased October. After the call the
‘higher prices induced some selling and
as a result prices reacted 2 to 8 points
before the end of the first fifteen min
utes’ trading.
_Prices at Liverpool were 13 to 14
points lower,
_ The market developed a strong tone
during the early forenoon on renewed
buying by spot houses and continued
absorption by commission houses. Trada
houses aln?( were among the buyers.
Prices quickly rallied to a net gain of
20 to 2ssgolnta. The tog levels were
maintain throughout the late fore
noon.
The strength of stocks and wheat was
thought to indicate that peace still is
far off. Thig resulted in heavy profes
sional selling late in the afternoon after
the market had held fairly steady ear
lier in the afternoon. Demand was light
and scattered. Prices broke 9 to 10
points net lower, or 17 to 39 points un
der the early hf‘h levels.
Bpot advices continue of a bulllsh
character.
~_Exports today were 78,697 bales, in
cludlng 13,272 coastwise.
At the close the market was barely
steady, with prices at a net decline of
9 to 19 points from the closing quota
tions of Saturday.
New_ York 11 a. m. bids to leorfiool
were January ‘18.15, March 18,88, ay
18.57, Jul?r 18.69, October 186.75.
New Orleans 10 a. m. bids to Liverrool
were March 17.94, May 18.16, July 18.32,
October 16.47.
- Estimated cotton receipts:
Same day,
| Tueldtg'. 1916.
New Orleans ... 9,000 to 10,500 18,004
Galveston .........12,760 to 13,750 30,452
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- New York Cotton Futures.
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HANEN
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Do [17.98(18.02(17.87/17.87]17.70-7317.85-93
Jn [18.06(18.16/17.76(17.76(17.76-78(17.95-98
B LAt ol ol AN 1808
‘Mr /18.30/18,40{18.03 18.03/18.08-05|18.19-25
Al L e AIRD .iR
‘l\& 18.48118.59)1811]18.21 18.21-2818.37-38
Je .....'...A.5.....‘.....19.25 (u.u
Jy |18.62/18.63 18.25/18.25(18.25-26|18.38-45
LAB Lveoosloansslsonadleoe oo [17.85-88(17. 8508
S ‘ljfimel |16.70
Oc_ |16.85/16.76/16.46(16.46/16.46-48.16.55-60
Closed barely steady.
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
s S Fis o ® >
4] syl 1| 3
o Bl 3143 B ab
T ¢ .56(17.66/17.26-30/17.5
Jn |17.68/17.66|17.31]17.31/17.31-34 17.61-63
B oo cnlis Salvi i 17.41-44{17‘71-73
Mr (17.82|17.95(17.56/17.55/17.56-58/17.83-89
2P .....'..........‘.....17,62-65'17‘95-97
y |18.13[18.17/117.76/17.75/17.76-78/18.10-11
B el l 17.71-84/18.16-18
Jly |18.29/18.32' 17.91/17.91{17.91-94/18.26- 27
AR L calialaaglin s Tal
Oc |16.82 16.47116.17‘18.17[16.11-13;16.32-23
Closed steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Due 12@16
points lower, this market ogpenad lrref
ular, at a net decline of 5@9 points. t
12:18 p. m. the market was quiet, 11@
14 ints net lower.
S}:(‘)t cotton in moderate demand, at
20 points decline; middling, 10.904;
sales, 10,000, including 6,000 American
bales; Imports, 47,000, of which 37,000
were American bales. ‘
Futures opened irregular.
Futures opened irregular. |
At the close the market was steady,
with prices 7 points higher to 1 point
lower than last Friday's close.
.~ Prev.
Open. 2P. M. Close, Close.
Dee. soie: BB BD
Dec.-Jan. eens 10.79 1076
Jan.-Feb. 10.68 v IS 10.34
Feb.-Mch. .... wie. B 0
Mch.-Apr. 10.80 10.86 16.87
Apr.-May 10.83 10,91 10.92
May-June 10.90 1081 10.97 1097
June-July 10.86 . 10.9¢ 10.98
July-Aug. 1089 1080 1096 10.94
Aug.-Sept, 1060 10.53 10/67 10.66
Bept.-Oct. 10.15 sese JIOER INN
Oc?.-Nov. 10.09 9.99 1019 10.12
Closed steady.
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta Commerclal Exchange quotes
good middling steady 18.20.
i Atlanta Warehouse Company quotes
good middling steady at 18'{;:.
New Orleans, steady; middling 18c.
~ Liverpool, steady; middling 10.50(!.
Philadelphia, quiet; middiing 18.60.
~ Savannah, quiet; middllnf .75,
Boston, quiet; mlddlins 8.03.
Charleston, quiet; middling! 191.
Au{uuu. steady; mlddnnf 8.38.
- Little Rock, quiet; middling 18c.
Wilmington, steady; middling 18%.
| ynbfle. quiet; middling 18e¢.
| orfolk, quliet; mlddltns 17.75.
Galveston, steady; middling 18.35.
Houston, steady; middling 18.15.
gL Louis, steady; mlddlln, 20%.
allas, steady; middlln’ 17.75.
Montgomery, steady; m ddllng 18.75.
Memphis, steady; middling 18.50,
The following shows receipts at the
ports today, cgmparoz“vm: the same
day last year:
1916.
’ew Orleans .. .| . 16,003
Galveston. . . . | 11,697 11,069
ABORS: s i ¢ ¢ b 0 864 126
Bavannah. ... .| 2,450 2,852
Charleston. . , , .| 284 727
Wilmington . . , .| 208 b 49
BUPTE: .ol B 4,902
BUR TR & s ¢ ihssonntnios 63
N, ..> b 4 ;.ou 2,036
Pacific Coast . . .| 13,786 |...........
URCINS. . ¢. o 4,600 |...........
(ROl . L N BES T MY
INTERIOR MOVEMENT, e
‘ i INE T 1K
UREEB. v b e NI 8
Augusta. . . . . . 3 1,508
Memphis. ~". .| 6,994 | 8849
B SN, . ¢ sin s 6,686 | 1,308
Cincinnati, ~. l 490 1,406
Lattle Rock. . . . 460 1,609
OB .sc2o o 1 BNTIB | UIAVY
~ ATLANTA COTTON STATEMENT.
Monday. [Bales
gacalpts covspgsenserectsssacesssesl BTN
RAPIRORRIN o 6 ¢ sosctvobsetsnsovesss] 3oiBS
Btocks fresaressesenasnensaseiisss 84,644
ATLANTA COTTON SEED PRODUCT.
—
Basis Atlanta current morth:
Bi 4. Al}.fl.
CS B Civisissssniinid u $ .85
Meal, 7 per cent........ 25 37.00
eal, Qr‘per eent...... 36.50 ;uo
eal, P 6 protein... ...., 9.00
ulls, loose ............ 15.50 rso
Hulls, uckrd bessvsiove SR 8.75
‘L!mlouhul-.....‘.“.12.00
Linters, 1 cut h, grade. .0% 11
IR PUB ,ocecviicrnnese M o 7
Cotton N ‘
) |
\
E\ and Notes E
Lsinnmemamannanamsamananannannnal |
| ‘
~ Based on 12:30 p. m. prices in Li'vor-‘
pool, the New York market was due to
open 3 to 12 &oints higher on old crops
and unchangeéd on new.
- * -
Saturday’s sharp break near the close
was due to nelllngl of 10,000 bales of May
for a New York house and was thought
to have been 8, stop order for Southern
‘account,
‘ .80
_ Cotton goods reviews show bullish un
\derlylng conditions. Mill agencies hold
prices very firm, as there are few goods
Mo be had for an early delivery. Spring
goods being rushed out, a great volume
of merchandise being on order. Some
of the largest mills mnkinfimblmkets.
~ete.,, would not have more than 50 per
‘cent of normal production to offer for
' next fall season, due to uold-u? condi
tions and the volume of exports. The
‘movement of cotton goods, especially
heavies, and spring merchandise contin
ues very large.
. e
Kofler, of New Orleans, wires: “The
Census ginning re{))ort on Wednesday,
giving gianings to December 13, will, in
my opinion, be bullish and show a mark
ed falling off from last year.”
* e
JFall River and New Bedford cotton
brokers say that the last week was the
quietest they had seen for ma,n¥ months
from the standpoint of bales to the mills,
With the drop in the contract markets
and the %uleter goods business, spinners
ttopged uying cotton almost entirely.
Southern shippers, however, did not low
er their prices to any extent and ot!er-‘
ings were light.
- . - ‘
Hubbard Bros:»& Co. say: ‘“‘Exchange
brokers here state that it is with great
difficulty that war insurance can be ob
tained; a fact which seems to be inter
fering with the demand for exports.” i
i g
London cables to The Journal of Com- ‘
‘merce gay: ‘‘Cotton yarns remain un
isemod by cotton accumulations. Some
spinners are conceding half {)ence on
‘the week. Others who are well booked‘
‘ahead are refusing the concessions, par
ticularly in the medlum warps and fine
counts. As to cloths, business in staples
18 restricted. Buyers are requirlnidcon
~cessions and are reducing their bldding
\umm."
| . e+
~ Low grade cottons are eommanding
record premiums in the Southwest, ac
cording to cotton men from that region.
It is said to be almost impossible to buy
them. In some cases they are com
manding a price almost even with mid
dllm cotton. Spot firms have sold these
rr es and must deliver them, but ow
\ ng to the scarcity of them, it is neces
sary at times to buy as much as 2,000
‘balel of cotton to securel®® bales of low
grades, such as strict low middling. The
crop I 8 said by this authority to grade
around strict to good middling.
. - - -
Montgomery, Ala., r%ported that hold
ers there continue indifferent and are
offering a price almost even with mid
dling cotton, ‘
- - -
R. K. Mac Clea has completed his an
nual estimate of cotton consumption in
the United States for the season. He
es the total this year 6,850,000 bales
com&%red with his own estimate of 7,-
216, bales a year uio for tx prevf—-
ous season and an actual con m?tlon
last season of 7,279,000 bales, Explain
ing his reduction of 400,000 bales from
last year In spite of the increase month
by month so far this year and an a‘r
{arem increase of nearly 7 per cent in
otal yardage of cloth, he says: “Re
turns from principal centers throughout
the country, figures compiled from lead
ing concerns, show surprising increase
in sales. tI {l, however, the high prices
of Foods that foot up large, not 80 much
welght as yarda{e. In fact, the various
compelled substitutions to fit price
ranges have so often almost discontin
ued sales of one old standard by replac
ing with lighter weight goods as a new
standard, that it has been very difficult
to reach the final conclusion. The ac
tual decrease in average weight of goods
in all classes to fill a certain demand
runs all the way from 5 per cent to 20
per cent without decreasing yards or
dozens as it applies to cloth or knit
Foods. This is exactly the reverse to
last year at this time and is easily over
looked. Over speculations has been com
pelled by the constant early crop of mill
agents and other first-hand factors to
the effect that if wholesalers did not
'buy early they would not get the goods.
This was reflected more severely umon;%
retailers and made many somewha
‘panicky’ to secure good for spring.” |
g. & 1
lee;pool cableg: ‘“Little hedge sell
ing. hink liguidation over.”
-. . \
Pacific Coast cleared 12,785 bales of
cotton to Japan Monday. ‘
- - -
‘Weil Bros., of Montgomery, say: “Very |
little remalns in first hands. Merchants
‘and shippers’' stocks held are either to
cover forwarq commitments or hed‘fed.
It will be hard to shake out holders.
Binee peace proposals holders are mcre
tenaclous than ever. 'No preparations
made for next crop. Good deal of land
sown in oats and other grains. While
many are inclined to look for a big
increase in acreage, the independence
and advantages gaineq by diversgifica
tion are so well appreciated that the
policy will be continued.” .
J
John F. Clark & Co.'s
Daily Cotton Lett
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.—Liverpool
barely conforined to our reaction of g:l
--urdu; and shows a better tone general
ly. utures recovered all the early loss
toward the close, and the larger spot
sales show that cables predicting larger
demand from mills on the decline were
well founded. With the liquidation and
decline in all markets over the Bureau
publication, technical conditions are of
course much sounder and the spinning
margin has Increased, which makes mills
more willing buyers of spots,
Cotton goods reviews show that the
flourishing conditions in the textile in
dustry have not changed. There was
nothing definite in politics over Bunday,
but a more (‘onclllltar( attitude to peace
is noticeable In certain quarters.
The Census report next Wednesday
givtn% ginnlni‘s to December 13 may be
ullish, as the h{urcs compare with
603,000 bales for the same period last
year, with 10,306,000 bales total ginnings
to December 13 last year and I'-‘!.972.030
bales in 1014,
Washington says the publication of
the seed crushers’ report is indefinitely
delayed,
Weather map Indicates fair and colder,
freezing to coasts of the Western and
Central belts, unsettled with rain and
snowstorms in Alabama and Atlantic
States, followed by clearing and much
colder toward Wednesday,
Our nmnlnf was Irrafiular 10 points
down to 2 points ”F followed by some
easiness and a rapid recovery to 17.95
for March, but support was not strong
enough to hold gains. The approaching
holiday period Is telling in Jn trading
and narrow scalping markets are prob
able, The underlying intention, gmw
ever, seems easier to read. Holiday
duliness seems to be relied on by hoth |
factions to get it possibly mmewhut|
lower, the bears to cover to better ad
vantage and the bulle to construct a
line for the future hdy ahsorbing con
tracts gradually as depressions might
provide,
ATLANTA BANK CLEARINGS,
Atlarta bank clearings Monday were
$5,251,378.08, agnln-t 53.506.%3.41 the
same day of 1315, an increase of sl,-
665,285.67. \
NEXT GINNERS REPORT, |
The next cotton ginners' report will
be issued at %, m \Vednel«rmy, De- |
cember 20. 3
. . '
Active Demand Develops in Final
' ' '
Hour, Causing Rapid Rise.
Texas Co. Leads Advance.
By CHARLES W, STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The new week
started in with brisk advances in nearly
all the important issues {n the stock
market today. Within a few minutes,
however, the atren%th disappeared ana
before the end of the first fifteen min
utes’ trading the opening gaing were in
nearly all cases lost and some stocks
t:nen ranged slightly below Saturday's
close.
United States Steel common was in
uu;)ply from the start, declining 589“)
113%. Utah Copper advanced 3% to 1091,
from which it (Sropped to 1084 and Ana
fonéia’.‘ after advancing % to 88, declined
o 0 873 g,
The railway issues ranged higher in
the initial dealings, and then reacted.
Reading opened up % at 109%, frem
which it reached to 108%.
Erie, after opening up % at 37%, de
clined to 37‘?. Southern Railway ad
vanced 3 to 36%, which was lost on the
next few transactions. The preferrod
rose % to 72%,
Anaconda, after deollnmi from 88 to
was sustained In Industr al Aleohol,
BG‘?. rallied to 87. The greatest loss
which dropped 9 ints to 107, followed
by a rally of a\l’O{mum on the next
few transactions. nternational Paper
dropped from 47 to 43, rallied to 456% and
then -reacted to 44%. Similar move
ments were noted in many other active
specialties. 'The rallway issues, after
austalnlnf losses of around a point from
the initial levels, recovered part of their
losses.
Southern Railway declined from 86%
to 86%, rallied to 36% and then de
clined to 86.
Money loaned at 4% per cent.
Strength was shown in the late after
noon trading on utler demand and vig
orous advances were recorded in many
fssues. Steel common rallied to 113%.°
Anaconda advanced to 883%. Movements
in the rallway Issues was very narrow.
Texas Company rose to 206, against
19916, the previous close, a gain of 6%
points. |
The stock market closed Irrefiular.
Government honds unchanged; rallway
and other bonds steady. ‘
Stock quotations: ‘
{ | 2Clns.’Prev3
STOCKS— High [Low.|Bid. Cl'se
Allis-Chalmers ...| 20%) 82 28 20,
B 0 PERE. . .iiloicd il ONER
American Zinec ...| 47 6% ....| 49%
Am, Agricultural | ~..| ....| 90 93
Amer, Beet Sugar.| 99 97| 98 9914
American Can ....| 51%!| 501%| 508 617
Am, Car Fdy.....| 69% 08%] 69 693
Amer. Cotton Ofl .| 50| 50% | 60 |6O
Am. Locomotive .| 80% 79 |79 81
Amers Smelting ..{IOB% 1067 1073 (108
Am. Steel Fdy. ...| 65 | 63 l 63 |64
Am. Sugar Ref....[111%4/111% 1112|1118
Amer. T. and T... 126% 126% 126; 1267%,
American Woolen |49 los;g 47 u:z
Anaconda Copper | 883 | 863 87 87
Atchison 7..........|106 Ll% 11043, 11047
Baldwin | Locomo..| 9% 6714 68 )0912
B. undho. cooennn) 85% ) 8531 86% |BB
Bethlehem Steel..| ....| ....| ....|678
BML avinones bel il R LD
Cal. Petroleum ...| 2§ 24 24% | 23%
Can. Pacific .......[l6Bl, /166 M‘lzt
(c. NS S T 67%| 66%| 66%| 667
S 5 IR I iicicviiel il naned L
Colo. F. and 1.....| 41% 46& 4654 41&
C., M. and St. P..,( 94| 9315( 94 |93
Coltl, Southers ...l ... ... .:d B
Chino Copper .....| 59%| 66% | 67%| 58
Consolidated Gas .[133 1133 133 1328
Corn Products ....| 24%| 24%/| 24% | 24&
Crucible Steel .../ 69 | 662" 663, |6B
Distil. Securities .| 841/ 1% 31 ’ 3414
B . IR 36%( 36% | 37
do, Ist pref. .. ....] ....| 513} b 1
Gen. Blectric .....[ ....] ....[1711,2|m
Goodrich Co. ......| 681 6414| 63%]| 6
"G. Northern, pfd..[ll7 117 (117 "1
G. Northern Ore ..| 40%| 39%! 40 401,
Nlinois Central ...[lO6 106 1061|106
Inspiration Copper | 59% 53\/,1 6815| 5914 .
Interboro ..........| 17 | 18%| 17%| 17
do, pref ’ sioil id il 72% 12 |
Gulf States Steel.| ~..| ....| ....[lB6 |
Amer. H. anq L...| 14 Nt ...l 1
GO L ...l 69141 ... 693
Int. Harvester ...| ..., ....vmz. 131
Central Leather ..| 96i4| 93%| 93 9422‘
K. C. Southern ..| 278 2714| 27 | 2744
M., K. and T......| 13%] 128§ Ig 12%
do. i:ref. sessss| 24441 24 23%| 23
Lack. Steel .......| 90 ;87 88 88
Lehigh Valley ..., 81%/ 81 | 80%| 80
Miami Copper ....| 40%| 30% 40 ‘ 40
L oand N. ........] ....] ....184 | ...,
M. Mo. Ce. 1 ptd.. sl 00l T ] B
Missouri Pacific <, 19% ) 1914 I!4‘/” 19
Mex. Pet, .........[IOO% |9B 1100, | 903
N. Y. Central ..,.|lO6 |106% 1067 10614
N. Y. N. H. & H.| 65%/ 66 | 55‘/\ bb
National Lead ...| 63 | 61%/ 615 ok
N.and W, .......[137 !136% /187 llz‘l
Northern Pacific .|llO% /110 [llO% /110
B Y. 0 mdW.1....] ..... BET'
Pennsylvania ..... 56','.’; 5614 5% 6‘%
People's Gas .....| .. ..[ ....|IOB (10455
P. Bteel Car .....| 7614/ 76i| 7641 8%
Ray Consol. .......| 285! 28 "| 28 xz
Reading .H.,.,..,A,1M%Z1M'A 107% 10!
R. 1. and Steel ...| 81% | 7815 79%;| 81
do. prfif.,,...J....\.,..1M
Rock Island ......| 39% 3!54.] 38% 3917
8. -BBheffield }66 ;es 66 | 6614
Southern Pacific .| 99% | 93%‘ 08541 981,
Southern Rallway.‘ 36% 35%i 3514 | 363
80 prof. ..l TR 173 IT2 72
Btudebaker Co. ..,\115%;111%,112:{{115%
Texas Co. ........|2OB 1198%5/208 11991,
Third Avenue ....| 49%| 49%| 60 50
Union Pacific ....:140:2}145 (148 l:‘sg
U. 8. Rubber .....| 6614| 6515/ 651! 651
U. 6. Steel ~......[114%4[1121{ 113 ‘114;2
do. pref. 5 iles] 20..(119% 1119 ‘
Utah Copper .....[IOO% /10614105 ’loß"’2‘
V.-C. Chemicai .| 45%| $ |6 ' 4
Western Unlon ../10114 101% 101 (1005,
White Motors ....| 50 |SO | §0 ‘
W. Electric ‘ 55%!| Ba% | 55| 651
W.-Overland ......| 87 ‘ 36141 3614 37y,
Kennicott ......m| 48 47:2‘ 47% 0!3
Marine ............| 37%| 34%| 36" | 364,
do. pref. ~....|1061,/108 1108% 106
Bales, 1,064,600 shares. Bonds, $3,387,.
000.
NEW YORK CURB MARKET,
Curb market opened firm and closed
frregular,
- BTOCKS- Opening. ‘Ylnulnf.
Atlantlc Steel .125 140 126 140
Chevrolet ......144 150 142 147
Brit.-Am, Tob. 20 21 20 21
Canada Copper.. 1% 2 1% 2
United Motors.. 51 n 3 Y 5014
(Alaska ........ 46 50 45 50
‘Hecla Mines..... 7 T% 7 %
Oklahoma ...... 11 11% 11 114
Jumbo Exten.. 24 27 <7 20
Kathodlan pfd... 4 6 1 6
Lake 80at....., 9 10 8 @lO
‘Manhat. Tran.,. % 1 % 1
(AONIOON ... 9 3y 3 £
l EX.DIVIDENDS MONDAY,
STOCKS-- Pet.
American Locomotive ............. 1%
B DR iia s ciesdinsnanes TR
American DUDOPD PPOE. . .coccsencesss
| Amerfcan Tob t 1
Distillers’ Becurities svsessesosness 39
‘Mn,\’ Department Stores pref......... 1%
Sloss-Shefrield ..... ... sesisnses BB
| i pstines
| MONEY AND EXCHANGE,
| NEW YORK, Dec. 18 —Call money on
the floor of the New York Stock Ex
change today ruled at 4% per cent;
‘Mgh, 5 per cent; low, 3% per cent. Time
mone}' was normal. Rates: Sixty days,
“%Q Y% per cent; 80 days, 44 @4% per
cent; four months, 4@4% per cent; ‘vo
monthe, 4@4% per cent; six months, 4@
| 4§§r per cent,
he market for prime mercantile -
\per was quiet. Call money in lnmmn
| today was 4% per cent Sterling ex
change was steady, with business in
| banker® bills at 4.75% for demand: 4.71
for 60-day bills, and 4.89 for %0-day bills.
‘MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916.
eet e e e e ee e
; of Finance ;
NEW YORK, Dec, 18.--Lsopold Zim
merman, of Zimmerman & Forshay, lo
cal bankers with important German ?on
nections, says by end of 90 ‘days bellig
erents will be well on way to agreement
as to terms of lasting peace,
. s e
Bank statement shows surplus reserve
increased $20,000,000, bringing that item
now up to ssl,«i,oo:). 5
President Lee, of tralnmen’'s brother
hood, says progress toward compromise
of railroad wage dispute is being made
which may result in withdrawal of test
case before Supreme Court.
v & ¢
The average price of twenty indus
trials 99.11, u{> .Yll; twenty acfivo ralls
107.68, up 1.31.
- - -
Cambria Steel Company has announced
an increase In the price of tank Flatu
of $5 a ton, efl:ctlve at once, It also
announce? that $2 a ton had been added
to the price of light steel rails.
* = 9
City of Yonkers has awarded to Far
son Son & Co. $316,000 44 per cent
bonds at 101.06 and‘ |n:erelt.
.
Amerfcan Locomotive will build a to
tal of 150 and Baldwin Locomotive the
same number of large engines for Rus
sla. The purchulnfi government has
also reserved space with both comp-.nh”
for possible (urtfiler.on:erl. |
)
Commercial fallures last week in the
United States, as reported by R. G. Dun
& Co. are ”‘. against 333 the previous
week, 247 the procedlnfuweek and 381
the corresponding® w:d:. t year.
-
United Verde Consolidated Copper
Company has started dil{nond drilling on
its Mahurin tract, 4 miles from Camp
Verde. |
w LI \
Knickerhocker National Bank of New
York has wlled for a charter. It will
have SSOO, capltal. “
. . .
Sinclair oil Has }
| . |
‘ NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—~The Sinclair
'Ol and Refining Corporation reports for
‘the six months endsd October 31 last
a surplus of $3,177,487. The cash ag
count expanded from $860,028 to $3,273,-
786. Gross income for the half year to
taled $5,108,958, ‘
The corporation r-%ru satisfactory
progress on its new -mile pipe line
from its ?roperuo- to Chlcn{o. Work
is also being pushed on the three new
refineries, which when completed will
double the company's daily production to
‘40.000 barrels,
Crude Oil Ad
vruae U 1 vances
——
TULSA, OKLA., Dec. 18.—The price
of Oklahoma and Kansas crude ofl was
advanced 10 cents a barrel today,
brlngm’ the price up to $1.20,
This is the third advance in the last
three weeks.
LIVE BTOCK MARKET,
CHICAGO, Dee, 11.-—Horl: Receipts,
.6,000; market slow and steady: mixed
and butchers, 9.60@10.15; good a
250, Viteh '“?gi%;o o's"u'humn'}y'iu;b‘%
.80, it, 8, 85, plgs, . 0035
bulk, § T 0610.10.
Cattle: Receipts, 28,000; murut weak
to 10c lower; beeves 0.00?!1. ; cOws
and helfers 4.”?10.‘0; stockers ,nd
feeders, 6.50@8.36; Texans, 7.40@9.75;
calves, 10.00@11.50.
Sheep: eceipts, 25,000; market
steady t 6 10c lower; native and Western,
5.00@10.00; lambs, 9.25@13.15.
ST, LOUIS, Dec. 18.—Cattle: chelrtl
8,000, including 1,000 Southerns; market
lower. Native beef steers, 7.6081!.76;
yaarlln! steers and heifers, 8.60@11.50;
cows, §.60@8.50; stockers n&g feedars,
6.30@17.75; calves, 6.00@12.00; Texas
steers, 5.50@8.00, prime Bouthern besf
steers, 8.00@9.00; cows and heifers, 4.50
@1.50; yenrmfi- and helfers, 7.50@8.00.
Hogs: Rece rln, 12,500; market 6 to
10¢ higher; mixed, 9.75?!0.35; good
10.30@10.55; lights, 9.75@10.26; pigs, 8.26
@9.25; bulk, 9.90@10.30.
Sheeg: Receipts, 8,600; market lowu;
ewes, .O%gl 76, yearlings, 9.50@11.25;
illmbl, 8.00@13.25.
- HUTTON & CO.’S STOCK LETTER.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—People’s minds
are turning toward rallroads. Although
no one expects peace at the present
moment, we know that there is some
thing in the alr, and it may come and
will come sooner than was belleved.
Southern Rlllwar has shown the specu
lator that there Is mono{ to be ‘made in
other things than war stocks, and when
you buy the rallroads you are buylng
into the bifxelt business In the worl
at its mos Fro-pcrou- ‘nflod and at
prices lower than when the companies
were elrnln’F half the money that they
are today. he hard times have brought
about an efficiency 'of management
which has made, a stock like Southern
Rallway show 9 to 10 f" cent, where
In former vears it was lucky to show 1
to 2 per cent. There I 8 merit behind
these moves, and merit always brings
rofitable results to those who recognise
['. Chesapeake and Ohlo {s another
property that is on the brrnln counter,
Don't overlook Western Unlon. It sells
ex-dividend 2' per cent Weadnesday.
Brokers, monei lenders and a good
many customers have had r pratty soofl
dose of war stocks. We feel confident
that the next b'fi market will be In
raflroads and we should not be surprised
if the one we have been temn! you to
buy for the past two weeks oes n?t
continue to make good—Southern Rail
way.
v{'e ars told to sell the motor stocks.
STOCK MARKET OPINIONS.
Chapin & Co.: "“The course of the
stock market will depend I;ran on
Lloyd George's speech to be ma % to
Parliament on Tuesday as to whether
the Allies will a&fie to confer with the
Central powers on the oOvertures from
Germany,
{- - -
Finley, Barrell & Co.t “Untfl some
fresh influence develops we would use
‘bulges to sell stocks.”
| . .
| Ware & Leland: “Take advantage of
further rallies to sell stocks, as we be
lieve you can replace them lower.”
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
E., F. Hutton & Co.: “We expect a
scalping markst until gomathing more
definite results from peace negotia- !
tions. "’
Chapin & Co.: “With the spesch of
Lloyd George, the cotton market may
be expected to continue its wide and er
ratic fluctuations with no strong ten
dency either way.” ‘
. . L
Harris, Winthrop & Co.: “Just now it
i a nervous market, which co&nv as
near being a purely trading affalr as
anything else, pending further develop
ments.”
GRAIN EXPORTS LAST WEEK,
Bradstreet's reports the exports of
gruln for I;athwl:ek, 'l,;ihl comparisons,
gures in bushels, a ows: Wheat
fiour included, 8 583088, n,flnn 8707
603 the previous week and 11,138,970 the
same wesk last year; from July 1 to
g;fin 17%948,213, ror:\o%;red with 1‘0.“!.-
in the same per! a year O
301,301, contrasted with Xll.ll.“?no p:'o':
vious week and 590,603 the same week a
year ago; from July 1, 22,945,663, against
5,632,129 In the corresponding time last
year.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN CABLE.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Wheat open
ed unchanged to 23 lower,
Corn opened 1% @24 higher,
¥
1%
L
i 4N
. . v ik
Commission House Buying Stead
. Ty 3 1 A
ies Market After Initial Break
on Peace News, | |
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Wheat was
slightly easier at % to 1%4c lower on the
opening today on scattered selling in- &
duced br the peace news, O the
break b F commission houses bought
and a rally of more than 1 cent followed.
Trade was not large and May mg
within a range of 2 cents. * it
Short covering on December corn g}'!
it to about a level with May en:!l’{‘ D=B
ferings were light. Local sh nd
commission houses bought May ‘fi" the
market avel‘lfies fractionally higher.
May oats fell off fractionally and . De- /
cember rose slightly at the start., T de
was of fair proportions. b e
Provisions were lower. b o
Grain prices all closed at l.g‘*;é 41
1% to ld&g‘ l‘or §.wh?nt; lt? to 2%’ for
corn, an 0 %c for oats, i o
The cash sale shere were: Wfi«
5,000 bushels; corn, 10,000 bushels,
oats, 50,000 bushels. b
Hog products closed unchanged to lg&"
higher for ribs; 214 c lower for lard,
10 to 16c lower for pork. et
Grain quotations: 3 il
EATHI:!:. Low. mm
Dent fisé 1.61% 153 x.fll@f &
AR R
WY ocoss o . o .
CORN~— " W
Dee...... 08% 914 93 %
May...... 933 91$ 93 Y
Ju1y...... 93% 91 92 %
OATS— 3 >
Dec...... W%, 49 49 ?W‘{.
MAY..ooos 58;2 b 2 63
L R b 0 51 . b
PORK-— A
Jan.... 2680 2665 26.80 zc.” 2
May.... 26.66 26.46 26,50 26.
LARD— -3
PBd.oiv s 18, -
Jan..... 1606 i 592% 1600 1 b
M:tymé;_m.os 1695 16.03 !
Jan..... 1376 13.63% 13.72% 1
May.... 14.10 14.80 umn 1'&3&
PRIMARY MOVEMENT,
gi ! %
Receipts— Mond'y. g
cfifioat Ve hsenaN bR s },m. !, %
OI ¢oovcvnensineseess 1008, ,208, :
OBEE .05 tiivsinsiiisd UILUNIEES i
Shipments— j
WHOAL: «ciicsvaisviosce] DD 1 5 g
COPI +evvvvenvasncnnn,.| 585,000 405000
OBLS o osonsocinsrsiinecs] 400 780,000
se e <
| WORLD GRAIN SHIPMENTS,
e :
| ‘ This Last
Week. zm *fi«’
Wheat .......icie00..8,968,000 13, l:. v
COPR ..issvorennnses 8,800,000 B.‘B. 5
Oats ................2,936,000 1,850,000
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES,
Tp— R is week.
Wheat, m0reue.........x.0c:;x,%0 bu:{m i
Corn, increase .......... 953,000 bushels 4
Oats, increase ..........1,156,000 bushels :
%HICDAOO CAR LOTS, é
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Following are re.
ceipts for Monday: '3
Whe1t.......................,..... :
SIB s o diniasesevraascoediiiiciian lg .
B §ss6Bossnerboshnnseeitniiotint 3
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, '
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Butter—Receipts
4,984 tubs. Creamery, extra, 3815, ex
tra firsts, 37% @3B; firsts, 34% @35; pack
lng_ stock, 82@“'@. 4
UEES—Receipts 2,474 cases. Cyrrent §
receipts, 32@40; ordinary firsts, l‘tQ“; :
Mirsts, 89?40: extra, 44@45; checks, 26
@AB2; dirties, 27®29. 7
Cheese—Twins, new, 24; dairies, 25;
fi)unt Americas, 26; longhorns, 25; brick, §
a'v. Poultry—Turkeys, 25; chickens,
14217; springs, 18; roosters, 13; Beese,
14@16; ducks 16@18. 7
Potatoes—Receipts 25 cars. Minne
sota, Dakota and Ohio, 1.30@1.60; Min- 4
nesota, Wisconsin ang Michigan, white,
1.40@1.60. E
i G RS ;
CHICAGO CASH quon'noa‘,. 3
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Wheat— 0"3 L
red, 1.60%; No. 2 hard winter, 1.64: No.
4 hard winter, 1.35; No. 3 spring l.lt ;o
Corn—No. 2 mixed, 93; No, 2 white,
spg@s i No 3 yellow, 0234 894; No, 5
mixed, ‘4098%?’; No. 3 white, 9#%’ .
93%; No. 3 yellow, znwfiszw g :
mixed, smsz%; No. 4 white, b1%4@98;
No. 4 yellow, 1?92%. @
uflltl»gfo. 12 mhfted. 5511‘2 Ns(; 3 mu‘ ;
: 0. 3 white, :
wh?te, 51@51%; standard, ?1%‘&52%. 4
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN. i
KANSAS CITY, Dec, 18.—Wheat—No
2 hard, 1.64@1.66; No. 8 hard, l.fl?l. £
11\13 2 red, 1.62@1.67; No. 3 red, 1.5 é
64, 4
Corn—Nbo. 2, 8314 No. 3, 89;: No. 2 yel
low, 80@89%; No 2 white, 89. ]
Oats—No. 2, 83%@54%: No. 3, 8@
63%; No. 2 white, 54@54%. /
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS,
Ware & Leland: “It bégins to look as
though the ?rply and demand sitya
tion will assdrt itself and ruvom any
gccnnu below recent levels, In case
emand is normal, we favor purchases of
wheat on iood declines. We favor sales
of corn and oats on further ufuneo. .
.- . ]
Harris, Winthrop & Co.: “Wheat adty
nervous and unmpthe rorelfn lltu‘rt:n ;
cleArs some we think caution {n new
commitments advisable,”
COTTON SEED OIL, 4
Cottonseed oit quotations: ‘*
i |_Opening. T Closs. ~
00l o L RS
January , , , .112.16 12,»113.;3 1 g
February . , . .[12.10891230/12.13@19.20
March . . ~ . 12.16@12.16/12.16@12.1T
Aprll , . . . ~ .[15.220012.23013. 4
May . . . , % .|12.26@12.2512.84 {g :
June ~, ~ , .[1225@12.35'12.27 3 1
#‘ly il b A .013.29 12.11112.2! 1281
ecember . , . .112:20®12.25/12.25@12.50
Closed steady; sales 5,400 barrels,
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET,
Sugar quotations: :
|_Ovening. T Closi
Ty Tao g
February ', , ; 3.70@3.80 | 3.81 i :
MO . s 08 | 3.78 )
Aprl .oy 00l L., | 300088 8
MAY . si. , . .| 380 | 3.83Qg3.84
S%&e Ne W siecnirane | 3.87@3. i
dJuly ... o 4 . 390 3.91@3. 8
SUENSS .. s IO | 3.93 l.g 3
September , , .| 3950@3.92 | 3.94@3.9)
Ostober . . . .[......... | S4GBO »
November ~ . sasrases | l.l’ i
December .. .| 420 | 4.169418 =
} Closed steady,
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET,
~Softes quotatiors: ______, &
g S Opening. | Closing,
{_tnunry © o e o] ceveneses | SICOLIE S
'ebruary . . . o sevennis | 5,356 36
March , . . .4 ) coornenea | 5.438
c‘pm § 64 b 6 ol aeai i [ 8.50G8.51
RY .4 v oo us ceenenes | S.EOOOBF
8'«65 o¢ ol cetnaatm ‘ 8.60 B
Y . ooy 6w tr 10
August . . . o eerenrens b I 8 3
eptomber . o o it .7 l, 5
(‘)r{nhor ooßa] e naiarien X N
NOVORDOr . « f ssivni ) 4
ll__ucom!wj_ st ol ssiineeii IB t} !
Closed steady, o~ il
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