Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, March 13, 1920, Home Edition, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextCetton and Securities Hold Remarkably Strong Despite News of the Political Upheaval in Germany—Spots Here 41.40 Cents 'VEE’KS TRADE HERE GOOD, " DESPITE STRIKE AND RAIN anta bank clearings Saturday ... ... ... ....$10,644,160.65 : OSR WIS JOAD .. . .. coiis caiii ve. vee see HEWTRTRON | BIRORORNE v i s ke ey v BEEELUBERE edWlmW”k RSN e s e o BRIV v ey Weie wem 11,045,982.10. me dagl9lß Sl LL e O - nta bank clearings for week ..... .. ..\.....566,671,029.82 jfme week last year ... ... .................. 49,458782186 B NS . ebkel e RTINS * * - EEUNIE WOOID . G e e ke ale BRINLOOO 00 BN WORR ADIIB. ... L il il e e $5.710.00R 88 Atlanta spot cotton Saturday ....... ... ... ... ..... 41.40 c Jome dey s Week ... ... oL iR adlaeiess ALOOb DRI N IORE YOI vy s e i e BTN Y ADIB i o sy N s e nas i vB3 BbG * * - : Atlanta cotton statement Saturday: 1 E 1020. Last Week., 1919, 1918. Rdoeipts .. .. ... 94 924 652 1575 Shipments .. .. .. 033 1,022 612 1,878 Btocks ... .. ....81879 32,688 25,263 53,664 & e By VICTOR BARRON, Both cotton and securities held remarkably steady Saturday in view of | Ihe news of the overthrow of the German government. The cotton market Iso had to contend with the news that a strike of longshoremen on coast- | i wwewn Wise lines has been ordered. However, demand was suf- E _sx,~'v's:-“;>'~'_«;'::v : ficient to prevent any material setback, despite rather! F "\;‘;{% heuvy Se“ing‘ B *&Qq Futures at New York opened unchanged to 19 points o SRR R ; fi\%}\:’; higher, while the list at New Orleans was 1 point higher | «}\g‘, to 29 points lower at the start. Following a small rally '; .i:a"-"’.': @ from the opening range futures developed a reactibnary B O o ’{\ tendency, with Wall Street, ring professionals and com \,:\if’;{"{&\ mission houses selling freely. In addition to this, there | “2‘5&“ was active realizing over the week-end by longs. De g ?V<f g mand came from shorts and trade houses. May was in M good demand from shorts owing to the belief that the * bulls will put it up like they did March. The crowd ks B that hoisted March to 40 cents Friday was credited with ‘** ¥ buying 25,000 Mays Friday. There were several sus i taining factors, chiefly the bullish week-end statistics fSI and expectations of a bullish censys report on con- B B ¥ sumption, which will be issued Monday at the opening O Sy’ % of the market. In addition to this, demand also was en o v mmasea couraged by continped reports of increased demand for he actual and pessimistic news regarding new crop developments. There Iso was some buying based on news from the big dry goods houses of increased business, with distribution of goods much heavier than a year age. . CHICAGO, March 13.—The reported {t:"erthrow of the Geman government I#o a bearish offect on nearly all grains at the opening today. Locals pressed the selling side in corn, with starting prices showing " a decline of 1-2 to 5-8 cent. Trgde was moderate and mixed. There was scattered local selling and no buying support in oats, which opened 1-4 to 3-8 cent lower. ‘ Provisions opened easier on scat tered selling induced by the grain weakness, and with a slow trade. | ____ CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. ‘ | ‘l ' ‘n:oo Prev. | | Open | High | L.ow |A. M. | Close Corn ' Mar, Fh itk Dbl il i wwsl sany il 1 808 \(‘x; 1.47%| 1L47%| 1.47%/| 1.47%] 1L.48% J 1.41%| L417%| 1.41%( 1.413%| 1.42% Sept. 1.38%| 1.38%| 1.38 1.38 1.38% May 82%| .82%| .82%| .82%| ~.83% July % LT5%| .75%| .75l .T 5 May cmrcad vve vrelanisedl bk Sißo.ao July SR val Mecu sl e sVI sxww s SLBIN Yard ! - May [21.70 [21.70 [21.70 [21.70 [21.72 July (2232 (2232 (3232 [e232 (22135 Ribs | May 118.62 18.62 [18.62 [18.62 |[18.62 July 11910 [19.10 [19.10 {19.10- 19.19 FOREIGN EX(‘,HA.\'(;’./I!. NEW YORK, March 13.—Friday’'s clos ing rates of exchange on the principal for eign markets were: Sterling demand, 3.69; cables, 3.693%; bankers’ 60 days, 3.65; 90 days, 3.64; . France checks, 13.42; cables, 13.40; Bel gium checks, 12.62; cables, 12.50; Ger many checks, 1.41; cables, 1.41; Austria checks, .43; -cables, .45; Holland checks, f‘.: cables, 30%; Italy checks, 13.05; ables, 18.03; Swiss checks, 5.90; cables, 6.88; Stockhelm kroner checks, 20.10; ca bles, 20.10; Christiania kroner cables, 18.65; Copenhagen kroner checks, 17.10; cables, 17.25; Canadian dollars, $8.87. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotatioys: Closing. JERURPY i s de e yN ey .. 14.33@14.35 P TebTusly <. oo oo o 4 sa se +:14.30014.35, IAPEIE L irs e e wriSi 181NN ABADEIL <. oo oo s 0 se se es 2 14.26@14.88 MBY i va iy v e et e B ERLERL ITR A T R R «:14.52@14.58 R el e R o 14.63@14.65 | AURUEE i oo seiiesl ab ¥ W 14.62@14.54 September .. .. < 14 00 os L 1440@14.42 October G UE eit e 1. DR 16. 40 NOVEMPEr .. .. ¢ oo o 0 oo +:14.39@014.40 EIREAIY ~ .. viivs e v, s 163001440 ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET. ST. LOUIS, March 13.—Cattle, receipts, 550. Market steady. Native beef steers, *10.50@13.76; yearling beef steers and heifers, lﬂ.(loqrtl::."(!; cows, 9.76@11.75; | stockers and feeders, 10,00@11.50; cm\'es,l 15.50@17.00; canners, 4.75@¥%6.50. Hogs, receipts, 3,600, Market steady. Mixed and butchers, 15.56@16,00; good, 14.50@15.25; rough, 1L75@13.00; lights, 15.654016.00; pigs, 12.60@15.75; bulk, 15.66 @15.90. Sheep, receipts, 300. Market steady, Ewes, 12.75@14.00; canners and choppers, $.50@9.00; lambs, 19.00@19.50. 4 THE WEATHER. | WASHINGTON, March 13.--It will be much colder in the Atlantic States, while in the Ohio Valley, Tennessee and the Kast Gulf States it will be much warmer Sunday. Torecast By States, Georgia—Fair, colder tonight with frost in west portion, also in east portion, if weather clears; Sunday fair. North Carelina—Generally fair tonight and Sunday, colder toaight, with a cold wave, except In extreme west portions; Sunday fair and colder South Carolina——Fair and much colder tonight with a cold wave in interior, ex cept in extreme northwest portion; Sun ey fair. iyﬁ‘lorldw—-v‘nw tonight, colder except in 4 rxtreme south portion; possibly light frost in extreme north portion; Sunday fair Extreme Northwest Florida—Fair to night, possibly light frost in the interior, Sunday fair; slightly warmer. Alabama and Mississippi— Fair tonight, , possiblye light frost in the interfor; Sun day fair, warmer Tennessee——Fair tonight, warmer in ex treme west portion; Sunday fair, warmer * Louisiana-—Fair; frost in Interior; Sun dav fair and warmer Arkansas and Oklahoma—Sunday fair riging temperature, Jinst Texas, North and South, Wast Texas, North and South Fair and warmer <unday THE GEORGIAN'S MARKETS AND FINANCIAL NEWS ' At the lowest futures at New York showed a net declin2 of 14 to 37 points, with October showing the greatest decline, easing off to 31.58, against Friday's high of 31.97, while December reacted to 30.63 and Janu ary to 30.18. March reacted to 39.85, ‘May 36.70 and July to 3¢ cents, the ‘la'tter being 35 points under Friday's ‘hxgh. Kasier technical conditions also was responsiblé for the small re action. A similar recession occurred at New Orleans. ‘ Final prices at New York were § to 36 points lower than Friday’s, rest ing levels, while futures at New Or leans showed a net decline of' 13 to 52 points. ; Atlanta spot cotton was officially quoted 20 points lowar at 41.40 cents, 'whlle middling at New York and 'New Orleans was quuted unchanged 'at 41 cents. - % Demand for spot cotton is reported ‘better, with best grades commanding full quotations. J. B. Gordon, local representative of the Latham-Brad shaw Company, Friday bought 250 bales of good middling staple at Athens, paying 42 1-2 cents a pound for the lot. | / © The statistical position of the mar iket is growing stronger. BExports for the week, as reported by Hester totaled 223,000 bales, as compared with 83,000 bales the same period a vear ago—a gain of 140 090 bales. This ‘[hrouzht the total so far this season up to 4,740,000 bales, or 1,647,000 baies in excess of the same period the pre vious season., s . - * BUSINESS WELL SUSTAINED. That business conditions here dur ing the week was remarkably well sustained despite the strike of the street car me nand inclement weath 'er. as well as the fact that this is “hetween season period” in many llines of trade, was evidenced in the weekly statement of the Atlanta !Clearing House Association, showing |that clearings through member banks of the assoclation aggregated $66,- |671.029.82. or only $1,241,635.87 less ‘[ than the previous week. ~ However, the week's clearings 'showed a handsome increase of $17,- ' 929,247.66, as compared with the same period a year ago and virtually $20,- 000,000 ahead of the corresponding week two years ago. e i WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST, WASHINGTON, March 12.—The weather purean today issued the following forecast for next week: South Atlantic and East Gulf States— Generally fair weather indicated during the week, with nearly normal tempera t : u{:':m valley and Tennessee—Nßome pPros pect of rains Tuesday or We(ln«'srlny; otherwise generally fair weather. henrly] normal temperatures. S | Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys—Some prospect of rain by Tuo&-l day: generally fair weather gecond half of the week., Nearly normal temperatures. i CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, ; CHICAGO, March 13.—~Hogs: Receipts, 11,000; market, mostly steady: bulk, 14.50 @15.80; top, 16.00; heavy weight, 14.90@ 15.25; medium welght, 14.75@16.00; light weight, 165.40@16.00; light lights, 14.60@ 15:60; smooth, 13.00@ 13.50; rough, 12.25@ 12.85: pigs, 13.20@14.75. Cattle~—-Receipts, 1,500; market, com= pared with week ago, beef steers, 26 to 7be. Jower; butcher cattle, steady to 50c, lower; buils, 26 to ble. higher; veal cadves, 50 to 76¢. higher; feeders, mostly 26c. higher Sheep—Receipts, 2,000; market, ,com pared with week ago, wooled lambs, 26 to 40c. lower; fresh shorn lambs, steady; ‘yexunnn and sheep, steady to 2bc. lower. BANK STATEMENT, NEW YORK, March 13.—The weekly bank statement follows: ‘ Average Statement: | T,onng increase $15937,000; demand dee posits increase $3,444,000; time deposits increase $1,975,000; reserve incronse $7,~ 684750, Actunl Statement: loans inerease $27,052,000; demand de mand deposits increase $59,684,000; time deposits increase $2.873,000; - resecve in crease $26,341,360, et Columbia Graphophone = Earns $3.7 a Share | NEW YORK, March 13.—The Columbla | Graphophone Company in it annual state i ment for the year ended Decemher o 1 ;HH!,, cshows net income after all charges | and federal taxes of $3.624 202 equal after | preferred dividends, to £3.32 a share on the eutstanding 848 471 shares of common | gtock of no par value, NEW YORK, March 13.—The cot ton market opened steady today, un changed to 19 points higher, Wall street was » seller on legs favorable political news from Germany and on belief that ratification of the peace treaty would be further delayed be cause of the proposed Lodge amend ment, Week end realizing caused a some what easier tendency, after the start, but pressure was not severe. NEW YORK COTTON, | | ! lLu!\ ‘ Prev, —_|Open|High{ Low| Sale| Close | Close__ Mar, lxmorn.ss 39.85/39.85/39.75-80/39.99 May [37.00{37.10(36.76/36.90(36.90 36.95-05 July ‘34.41|34.45 31.00{34.02 34.02-06134.22-25 Oct. [32.00{32.00/31.58/31.58/31.59-60/31/956-97 Dec, 130.95]31.00‘30,63'30,65‘30.60-65)30.05‘. Jan. [30.63/30.53 3\7.]8‘30‘18 30.15 [30.50-55 Closed steady ‘ e SEW ORTBANS COTTON: oics 1 | | ILM(! ! Prev., . |OnenHigh| Low| Sale| Close { Close Mar, ’39.56‘3!.85!3'.42'39.42[39.42 39.65 May [37.35137.40(37.15/37.18[37.15 _ |37.15 July 134.40|34.67|34.34i34.38|34.37-38 34.68-71 Oct. 131.60{31,72/31.35/31.35(31.36-39{31.76-79 Dec. ‘30.70‘30.72530.55&30.56‘30.55 131,03 Jan, |30.45[30.45/30.13130,13/30.00-05/30.53 ~ Closed barely steady. ‘ oo b I S AMERICAN EXCHANGE. Following were ruling prices on tha American Cotton and Grain Exchange Inc. lsa(urduy: 4 ———— e } ’ { | {Prev., Open|High|Low|(lose(Close March .. ~ .. [40.00/40.00{39.80/39.90{40.00 May .. .. .. .. {37.02{37.10{36.74/36.92{37.03 July .. o .. L 134.41134.45{34.02 34.06|.’H.35 R R .]3100'32.00 31.61/31.61/32.00 Dea. oy sy {81.00{31.00 30.67[30.67‘31.00 SPOT COTTON. Atlanta Commercial Exchange otes basis good middling T;«k- New York middling .....~.........41.00c New Orleans middling (sales 676)...41.00¢ Savannah middling ................40.000 Liverpool good middling ...........30.66d NOrfolic: DOAGHEE .. ... 00 00 Augusta middling ..................40.00¢ Houston middling .................41.00¢ Philadelphia middling .............41.26¢ Boston middling ..................41.00c Charleston middiing ...............40.00¢ \Vilmlnflon middling ..............39.00¢ Memphis middling .................40.00¢ St. Louis middling .................40.00¢c Montgomery middling ....,........39.25¢ Little Rock middling ..............40.00¢ OulveSton midaling .............:..42.260 DNEAR MIOGIRE: <o .o oviivars. shss AROB MODS, MIBAHNE . .00 it o 30550 ie o A A COTTON SEED OIL. Cotfon seed oil quotations: e | Opening. | Closing. OBYCR v s oo 119.00@20.00i18.85010.10 APHL v vy e ve Joes i [15.00919.80 BERY o cve bR 20.10010.1111910&1!.82 WANe .. ~ Loies 20.10@20.50‘".90820.16 July .. .. .. .. [20.34@20.40{20.10@ 20.12 AUgust .. s 120.35020.60 20.10@20.40 September .. .. [20.40@20.67/20.10@20.33 October .. .. .. |18.50@19.50 18.25819.25 Closed weak; sales 15,200, HESTER’'S COTTON STATEMENT, Comparisons are to actual dates, not to 'rlgse of corresponding week (000 omit ted): Thousand bales SN Nlt TOR WEEIE ... il iiies ) 168 do. same 7 days last year ........ 126 do. same 7 days year before .... 212 40, Xor. the olth . .ovsiiii aBY do. same date last year ........ 214 do. same date year before ...... 334 l QO. Zop BSREOE- .Ll s i AR D 088 | do. sam edgte last year .....,.,... 2,992 | do. same date year before ..,.....10,074 Port receipts for gseason ......... 5,803 do. same date last year ........... 4,228 do. same date year before last .... 5,142 ’Ovvrlnnd to mills and Canada THP U 0 .. Bies i Pive, e 1S do. same date last year ~.... 1,071 do, same date year before ...... 1,118 Southern mill takings for season.. 2,873 do. same date last vear ......... 3,027 do. same date year before .......,. 3,103 Interior stocks in excess of Aug. 1 332 R T T AR e G g i 665 | I ORE TR L e e TR Foreign exports for week ........0.. 223 ‘ do. same 7 days last year ...... 83 | do. same 7 days year before ..... 80 O ORI s v edhe e s RTR ‘ do. same date last year ........ 3,193 dO. same date last vear ........ 1,607 Statement of Spinners’ Takings of Ameri | can Cotton Threughout the Werld. (TR WO &oi f s vuntarioininnimes 262 ' Same 7 days last year ............ 162 Same 7 days year before ......e.... 170 TOU KON ABE. X iey 1% 'Same daty lagt FORE . ici.ucivsape 5088 Same date year before ........... 8,298 Statement of World’s Visible Supply. Total visible this week ............ 5,978 A 0 RRE: BRI .o iciiesniaanae BilEl do. same dafe last year ........... 5,244 do. same date year bhefore ..... 4,567 Of this the gjotal American this week 4,456 do. laat week .......ievevivinse 4,662 Aoy IRNL JBRR Vi iiseanivviisaia 2089 a 0 I PUIRE .G il b e RN G 0 YORY BETOFS . .o, iirssibinataa 2880 All other kinds this week ........ 1,622 do. last weekt ........vieenvinnses 1,009 GO JANL PORP i vienirvenrabn i HBBS GD. FRAL DOROPS . iixiosvanih nsrie LiBBT Visible in the U. 8. this wek ...... 2,367 do. this date last year ........... 2,605 Visible in other countries this week.. 3,611 do, this date last year .......... 2,639 ATLANTA COTTON SEED PRODUCTS. Description— Price. Crude ofl, basis prime (tank 10t5)..518.25 Cotton seed meal cakes ....(not quoted) Cot. seed meal, 7 p. c. (100 ton lots) 66.50 Georgia, common r. p. (100 ton lots) 65.50 Clotton seed hulls, sacked (car lots) 17.00 Cotton geed hulls, loose (car lots).. 13.00 Linters, No. 1 (Joth) ... 5 aesvaennsi .10 Linters, No. 8 (lot#) ...........qh, 40'.:.‘ Linters, No. 8 (Jot#) ....... /cvesis 03 COTTON NOTES, The amount of American cotton afloat for Liverpool increased 27,000 bales this week, and is now 326,000 bales, Cotton afloat for the continent increased 17,1_'0" bales, and is now 246,000 bales. This in dication would seem to be therefore for continued heavy European mill takings. | - . . New York wires: ““The resumption of strike of coastwise longshoremen Is ex pected Saturday or Monday. The strike will affect 7,000 workers. . . . Washington wires: ‘“The census burean will [ssue a report on the consumption of cotton in February at 10 a. m. on Mon day.” - - . Spot cotton at Southern markets Fri day was unchanged to 60 points higher, prices ranging between 40 and 43,06 cents Sales at nine places totaled 14,000 bales > . - Thomson-MeKinnon & Co, say: “The re- | cent activity in October I 8 the result of concentrated buying and apparently of a very confident character A resourceful and successful long predicts some fancy prices for this option. 8o far these buy ers have all the advantage because 5o long us spot cotton is worth the price, the near months of the new crop are far too low. What the ultimate result will be will, of course, depend upoen the crop develop ments, but in the meantime the longs have the advantage on their sido’ - - . | The Times-Picayune »n{yu' “Renewed hopes for the final ratification of the pence treaty played an important part in ‘ Friday's market, although fluctuations and the weather were also important factors Continued unsettied weather kéeps nalive the fear that the crop wilk make a late start, and that fact, with the gearcity of ( labor, will make for a more moderate acreage than might otherwise he the cas The principal feature of influence in Fris | day's session was the large spinners’ tal ings of cotton the past woeek--262.009 versus 162,000 jast year-—-making {otal thus far thiz season 8,745,000, against 7,228 000 por 1,615,000 larger than to sven date, on "voar ugo with prospects of the excess over jast yeur increasing n the future. ' MANY COMPANIES CAN PAY STOCK DIVIDENDS The Crucible Steel Company is expected to be the first to declare a large stock dividend to its shareholders now that the Supreme Court has ruied that such distributions are not taxable as incame. The in créase in the capital stock of the company was for the evpress purpose of distributing a part of the large surplus earned during the war. Now that this distribation can be m ade without putting a burden on the stockholders some action should be taken shortly by the directors in this respect. Many other companics are in a po-+ sition to declare stock dividends should they see fit, These companies include not only industrial concerns but the Standard Oil Companies and some of the railroads. Whether or not sueh declarations wili be made by | the companies in a position to do so is ploblematical and all depends on the future gutlnok of the respective companies'as to earninge and whether or not directors would consider such distributions as conservative, The May Department Stores is ex pected o inaugurate a series of stock dividends aggregating 12 per cent annualr. These will be paid in the form of"a 3 per cent extra stock dis tribution quarterly. The Chandler ll\!otor Company and. Urated Fruit are ‘also reported to the planning sub stantial stock distributions to their ‘shareholders. ' While U. 8. Steel hag a bhook value ‘that would make it possible to pay a stock dividend of 100 per cent, no 'such dividend is expected because the company i# too much in the public ‘P_V(‘. The power, however, is a great constructive factor frcm the specula tive point of view, becguse when an other boom period comes the company can hand out stock dividends. Such dividends are of no value to the in- ‘ vestor because after he gets them he has nothing more than before he got them. To the speculator, however, tney are bullish in a vull market and bearish in a bear market. One im portant market interest that was very { bullish mr,ned bearish last Oectober because stock dividends ceased m“ be bullish. The outfit sold and got itself in a position so that when the | crash :ame nobody connected with it was hurt. Action of the market fol lowing the first stock dividend to be New York Stock Market l - ~ Market closed steady. : Stock sales, 493,300 shares N e 7,720,800 Stock sales, week, 7, " Bont 70,263,000. Bond sales, week, S7O, lwtﬁev.‘ lose RO 'IHQ"LI‘.O'_J_{SM%IQ‘:“ Eoe a 2 | 41% K| L l 185/ 18%| 163/ 18 A E s "{:::::::......_. 8 . ARlc ; i ...A.......,..... ﬁm Beet Sug. i “%’ :g% l;g% 1% O 'F&:r'y.'..sus 137 %143 45?;: Atn. Cot. Ol o swicharicha 413 ' Am. Cot. ! . ii el Am, Bl;no:;)tm 3 .. £ “ga gg‘% binl b A . 31 |l3l 129 = R of. .|l3l {l3l e A S bl s Byl Am, el sy A i ‘Am, “ooleg.. blt 1 Y lg:" i Am'GL":&mw i I§¥%tl§3“ 2!%* B &, O : . | ' Am. H. &L. . |22 103": ;g;,’gim Sl .lzsa ":3% 673|260 & oD, . . o 1 Am. gum. goos 66 L ee| 85% f;';% T l 8. * i i pegetdicaaadil s ﬁm Writ. Paper g sttt wiel viid 2322 Sy ™RTR o lloy te . : ...-.A..n..v4.~.‘5’ ,‘:luka Gold . <l vy g:* “ Anaconda . . L eanl senl i t Atc)(x}so[n §ia .‘ )%6 89KJ | A Lo, -"'”“""--i,:%l" ax Rukler . 1198 117% )1 By %an'; g 43| So%| 38 ":.E n. -‘ :> . ...4..A....1.‘.v. 25 B Beies - LRV HELY | h. tors : ¢ ‘ g::h. ;teel B ..‘ ;. el By ;g& B‘ R- up! S : : edos s v alecsselonsn '“ Rutia s,‘"’;— 3. I'% "‘! 1&! 2615 o Fewror .. 20 ;g*‘ 3 l"% Calif. s 00l R ME R B el . . R '!”"“‘"33&% ) Can. Pacific & . so%| 90% |gl e Chi. & Nor, . ;0180 51%‘3’%‘ 5% O & mmk.l. . 188 38"" i 5 R 18l Ism i el 8;,(?1' T 5 6{3&' 3w.l 24 0. T o 3 3 2 Chino Cop. ..vt 38 1 :'l‘;: t Con. Gud. . G o ¢ '36% iy Corn Prod. . v R ‘2s* iR xCoca-Cola 'l . Iso loogdt e (‘.ruc&glo fStee 5 g i e . ((v?xhnn Am. stlx.g. ’ uwlug “%{ :,‘i ; eTt Pioe i St 19 4 i Cast Iron Pipe sl BE Ri}f aBl 419 Central L. . . SIS h/!11"%nm% Onandor Mo, *. |18155j147 9% Ides r-hannl}:-r Mot. .PRPP ' B (:l( .- P. ) . sdosopalsnnv i 5 (‘grre-ﬂf‘l’u(‘o p !im%zs Cont. Can . , . ioB l(l%i i Cont. (‘,nnd‘.v . 48 '”" i Del. & Hud. , l, “H“' ;:9(1 it t b neie .0 i‘d 0t :5“ 2 T [106% 108 1108 0T Endl(-?y;.lnhn. . l 37%: 37%: 3”‘] zn% Fisk N p Y 2 Gen.” Clgar Sto. | sal Gakl 6ak) e “. . : ; ‘r.v...~<..A.<..”‘n Gon. Fice. . i 318 33114 320 fona, Ttun." ‘ R I}’%l 4941 811 Good. Rub. i 3 A 8411 82 {AI 1Y L. Nor:. . pto. ~ "RRV.J oy A i B e (lranne-a. e .-'“ [9O Gulf Bt. Bteel . - .]%’ pnl,‘! ?::? o 0 1. Central . A B! 5 Insp. Copper . ‘i_ : : o ”;”{ . Interboro . A shicl dol 2;‘“ bt Ind. Alcoho i { shel 121/..‘ :{ b Int. Nickel . .”“ httutnd Int. Harvester . . “g Securities Sales Company . Offering Bakeries Stock According to an announcement by Berry H. Collins, president of the Securities Sales Company, the investment securities con cern is offering stock in the Federal Systemn of Bakeries of the South, Inc., $6500,000 8 per cent, cumulative, sinking fund, first preferred stock and 5,000 shares of common gtock, no par value, com prises the issue put out by the bakeries concern, ATLANTA COTTON DIFFERENCES, (Atlanta Official Grade Differences, U, S, Government Standards.) MIBAIDE THIP ... covvnsiviionsiosi 300 ON Strict good middling . ..............2756 on Bood MIAAIAE 7. .. vicvesaiiises 300 00 YSR ePR | T Strict low middling ................300off EoNe . BUGHMEE. i 7L v ciiaa s ainiansTßß O Yellow Tinged. Goo® MIABHTE .. vuvvi coisis vl visßßo off Striet mlddlln# Sy &kP OTE ellow Stained, Good middling . &vl b i vk s DOO OFF i JACKSONVILLE LIVE STOCK, | Hogs—~Receipts, medium pl'n}l[m"!m | steady., Choice heavy, 105.75@i4.20; good | heavy, 13.76@14.00; rough heavy, 12.76% {12.25¢ lghts, 12.75@15.90; gheavy pigs, | 11.76@12.25; hght pigs, 10.60@ 12,00 | | Cattle—Reecipte, light, progpects, steady | Bteers, 7.00 g 11.00 bulls 800 R.OOO Veur | lings, 5,008 7.50; COWH GOO 6 8,00 00l Loatver, T.6o@ 11,00, canhers, 3.50 up Wil Uiameon & Dennis, Mareh 12 declared this spring will give a cue to the real nature of the present mar ket, If stocks advance there will be numerous other stock dividends im mediately, If the pioneer declaration breaks the market others will post- Ppone similar action. . © Following is a list. of industrial companies that report a sufficiently large surplus to warrant theé declara tion of stock dividends: | ' No. of Surplus | Common _per | Gnmkmny. Shares. Share. ‘ Amer. Car & Fdry........ 300,000 $lO4 American Locomotive ... 250000 91 American Linseed ....... 187,600 63 'Amcr. Sugar Refining ... 460,000 4 American Woolen ~...,. 200,000 98 American Brake Bhoe ... 46,000 211 American Tobacco .. ~.. 402,424 110 Baldwin Locomotive .... 200000 b 6 3 OW. Blies L a 0 98 Central Leather ......,.. 307,010 ki Chandler Motor ......... 210,000 34 Crucible Steel ........... 250,000 168 Cuban-American Sugar ~ 99 995 168 B, L adu Pont ..., .o 00 HORGSE 123 General Electrie ........1,182,824 44 General Chemical ....... 165,192 103 Goodrich Rubber ......., 600,000 68 Goodyear Tire ' :.......... 207,676 160 International Paper ..... 200,000 85 International Harvester . 800,000 85 Lackawanna Steel ....., 351,085 90 Liggett & Myers ........ 214961 92 - MOrtts & 00./ 4. i i viese 35,000 1,760 Mexican Petroleum . ..... 3593424 41 National Enameling ..,.. 155,881 53 National Biscuit ~....... 202360 60 National Lead .......... 213,15% 78 New York Air Brake .... 100,000 60 Pittabutg Coal v,...v.000 831,602 74 Republic Tron & Steel ... 300,000 113 Railway Steel Springs ... 135,000 85 Bwitt £ Co. .............1,800,000 66 Scoville Manufacturing .. 50,000 367 Texas COmMpany ......... 850 000 70 U. B Rubber . ... i 1 X$60:000 116 B Bl R GRS 91 United Shoe Machinery.. 1,286,013 20 Xlnitell. FYUIt .o 0 . 00ve BRI 82 Virginia-C'ar. Chémical .. 279,844 87 “Wilson & Co. ........... 200,000 8 - xHas since issued 360,000 shares at par ($100) a share. Low | Bale [Clees Lo B e INL. Papger . .ly 38%| 36%( 38Y% 1%0 BAy. Tie .. . . otz 121% 7 STE R T e B 17 Kan. & Tex. . 145 30 32 ::21/. Kennecott . . . 73! 73 7 H saen m Lehigh Val. . . Jdolewl 19yl 1 108 et et et i BT ol %ﬂnxwell Mot. . -‘;"’%l 2o | 29% ‘2% Mo. Pac. (new) . . 1837118236183 36 4 Mex. Petroleum . . 3614 ::3“ 3: ne . o s s 01 ol ped. ol | 35%! 36l 365 3t Hiamt Oovoae 00l 882 §%| e Ay c%.;g::' . arT] seml b 11 idvale t vt Eprl dav, ga?.lonal l,onﬁné; 9811 TR| A 8 ;'67% National Enamel . 76%( 76 | 76% ey N. Y. Central ® 365 | 34%| 36% 79 Bl ™ [TIAE T EAR T I VTR i i B o e 101 108 Nev. Con. Copper 104 {lO4 N . Aok r MM a Okla. Pro. ‘é y" it | syl iswl 43 Ohio Cities Gas . i iy M & Pennsylvania . . . 63%| 62%] 63% 75 Pierce-Arrow . . . 0 £0 80 Punta A. Sugar . . gsx 38%) 38% ¥ SRODAN SRR L LN reed ol 9 s gl;::;)ur! Coal . , . 93| 9214 93 ;g% Pan-Am. Pete. . . N S G iny| 15| 184 RRecrioacd | 4] g g 1R Repub 1. & Stesl .| 93%| 935 Il ra ook taana °O% 1| SBk 3| dud) 5 Rocdn, pfd. "?" v | ogig! iﬁ‘ .7;‘6 ::z{ K R M) B e 2 87% -Sheffield 9 §Bl%] 68 ::m\berig”s;rb, “ :1009& ;2‘4,",’2?,2 ;:}2 Sou. Pac i L aEaRY 81 F ailway . . 87%| 87 s COs gl 834§ 14,103 8% udebaker . . . X I 3 el irape. w 0 ] zxu‘ 3N N Stnclai of ™ ¥ ] ‘3“'1;;%}143 139 r ALy St Motor . ‘e ey el Tet fou| Ihn! 68| iw s- o i R T 7 Ton"produees || g 1 61 gll on Rith, Goneer .. BRI ei) Trant-Cont: ol | 1| 31 30870 oaih dosasCont Ol v o 88l SN 2| a 0 Texas g:‘lﬂ."'.. § '42 40!(; 4 108 Texas RO '. o éﬁiﬂo Ti 1 _Frait . / 191 12 Union Pacific . . .[liik 2| ::3; ;:% e R oL (REANSNY 1. 8. Ruhber . . -' 9RT4| 988! D“ 1113 e i |ONE R . pfd. . . . 78 & vnit Retail Btores’| ;:%[ Tav! 2% ;: Utah Copper . . . 7014] 70“’ ol \}m-ﬁn{. Chem. 87 gbl 22%" 8 "Q bash ... . R | s e g Al drul sou) a7l ;,& Bt - (A 3 1| 121 08 Westinghouse . . " R 17%! Rl%| R 174) ﬁ"l,‘ Worth, Pump . . .| 57%] 55%| 57%‘ 4 White Mom»; A |““L‘... Wilson Pkg. Co. . . NDS L LT L U. 8 Liberty %s. 196.20/96.2 190,74 W (kBT e, (TR 4 5018954 | do. et de. . 189, ROi2D. 50189 60189, B 4 534 Sl . 1183 odink e%l do. o 6 N 0 1190.94180.94180 . 213986 do. Ist 448, . ~'”"!':Rb.ﬂ7:R'.Bo{ln 14 do. 204 due, . 90.10/80.10/90 1 197 .38 do. 4th 4s, ..."7","7‘4(»'91.40:0_5-,;‘_’ o Bib $4 4TI e do. Gth 3%m. . ie i e i Call Mom-y_-__g e T x Ex, dividend, NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET. Sugar quotations: 7 Closing. MOY . Ay e e e e TR TTRD SNSRI N e ..m‘nzxo.lo JUEY o 0 o 0 eeiienlan e b 12197081089 AUWNt o 05 anianns by e s JSBERSE, TH Beptember .. ~ .. . .. ..16.65601080 ATUANTA COTTO NSKEED PRODUCTS, Desgeription— Price, Crude 011, hasis Frhm- (tank lots). . $15.00 ‘otton seed meal cakes . ...(not quoted) Cot. seed meal, 7 p. ¢. (100 ton lots 67.60 Georgin, common r. p, (100 ton lots) 66.60 Cotton seed hulls, Joose (car lots)., 13.00 Linters, Mo, 3 (Ot8) i . iiiiciiiis 0y Lingars, oNo. % (1ot8) . ivivv i 05 Linters, No. 8 (l1of8) ..vv.ioviviseas 03 CITIES SERVICE QUOTATIONS, (Quotatiens Furnished by Atlanta Office | Henry L. Doherty Company.) Bia. Ask, 1 Citles Service pfd, .......... To%® 71% Clties Bervice Deb, Q" ..., . 100 gl(l:}% ‘('ithm Bervice Bankeérs' shares 404% 41 { Cities Service common ~....591 @4Ol I Empire Gas and Fuel pfd...,. 88 & | Cities Berviee Deb. “D" ..., gwo CHICAGO CAR LOTS, CHICAGO, March 13.-~Fallowing are fe | eeipts for today: | Wheat cA NI REAO AN IS b e 9 !l'nrn, B EAN AN SR RSy 119 Onts LA IR RN et A sg A s W Hog= s o P <>+ 11,000 MONEY AND EXCHANGE, { NEW YORK March 16 «-Sterling og change wans epry, with business in bank fers’ hills ot 4T for Jdemand l NEW YORK, March 18.-There were many mixed movements at the opening of the stock market today although the general price trend was to higher levels, The motor shares were the most prominent issues, Chandler Motor vielding 1-2 to 147 and then advanc ing to 151 1-2. Gener*al Motors after yielding 4 points to 318 had a quick recovery to 324, Studebaker yielded to 95 1-4, a loss of 5-8 but soon re covered this loss, | Steel common rose 1-4 to 98 7-8 and Baldwin Locomotive after yield ing to 117 3-4 rose to 119. Crucible was off two points at 22. Republic Steel sold at 92 3-4 with a rally to 93 5-8. Reading advanced 2 1.4 to 86 1-2, Texas an 1 Pacific was ir demand ad vancing 1 1-8 to 45 3-4, while gains of 1 point were made 1 Southern Pa- ‘ cific and New Haven. Mexican Petroleum rose 2 points to 183 1-2. Pan-American Petroleum dropped to 92 3-4 and then advanced so 95 1-2. Texas Company was off 1 point at 198, | | Bid |Ask, Atlantic Steel (o, common..| 92 | 96 B 0 PO . ivisiinisvsineadd SRS Augusta and Sav. Railway..] 92 | 9 Atl, Ice and Coal Corp. ....| 81 | 83 B BPERY Ll ial oL s Atlanta Trust Company ....{llO {..... A. & W. P. Rallroad .......[IBO {l6O | Atlanta National Bank .....[3OO |3lO ‘ Bibbh Mfg. Co., Macon ......|2l¢ [..... Citizens' and Southern Bank.[27s |.....| Cent. Bank & Trust C0rp...[1565 Exposition Cotton Mills .....[4OO {450 | Fulton National Bank ...... 146 |..... Fourth National Bank ...... 378 [....« Empire Cotton Ofl, common.j 821| 85 09, B . istitetssci T IRI Bagle & Phenix Cotton Mille. (210 |..... Ga. Ry. and Banking C0......[226 [232 Ga. Ry. and Blectric C0.....{105 [106% do. § per oemt .is.....iv] T 4 76 Ga. Ry. and Power, Ist pfd.| 70 % Qo I pld. .G A 8 46 80, CoMMBN iiiiivaviat 18 13 | 50\-(:1&"“1"81:“ Railroad ...... l:g 9% ecurities es €O, ........ homb. ‘1 Atiantic Steel 68 ...........| 97%/108 ¢ Atlantic lce & ‘Coa) Corp. 6s.| 86 96 1% Ga. R. R. & Banking Co. 4s.| 78 |B3 Cen. R. R. & Bank. Co. Col. | Troast BE ..o ijnie ol e TG ATLANTA PROVISION MARKET, (Corrected by the Wlu)te Provision Com any. Cornfield hams, 13-12 average.....§ .34 Cornfield hams, 12-14 average .... .34 Cornfield skinned hams, 16-18 aver- ‘ BB ioo aks sassrniss Shuanisansar . pEE Cornfield glcnsc hameg, 6-8 average. .22% Cornfidld breakfast bacon, wide or PO LUR Ay aal sek Cornfield sliced bacon, 1-Ib. pack- U 1) VORI i v 88 \g;ornr-‘ bacon, wide or narrow ... .32 rufield pork sausage, fresh link ‘ OF BRI van et ek s cvl el Cornfield wieners, in 10-Ib, cartons. .22 Cornfield wieners, in 12-Ib. Kkits. ... 3.00 Cornfield bologna kausage, in 25-Ib, BERSE (LiC ik ainats Se By AF Cornfield smoked Ilnr sausage, in SSO, Dol ot i 2R Grandmother's lisd. tierce basis.... .26% Country style 1 , tierce basis...... 28 1B s PIDB 4vii o usvovsasiianss B 9 D. 8. bellies, light average ........ .20 D. 8. helliea, medium average...... .20 Compound lard, tierce ba5i5....... .26 e e e SUGAR REDUCED VOLUNTARILY, Recent reduction of ' cent a pound in price of refined sugar by the two leade ing refining companies, American and Na. tional, is not to be re'l!'nrded as an un favorable indication. The reduction was made voluntatrily, in view of the decline in the price of raw sugars, and was not foreed hy a fallifg off in demand for res fined, which continues urgent. ‘ Present quotations for Cuban raw sug ars ‘are about 11.41 cents cost and lrelsht.‘ duty paid, indicating a theoretical refin ers’ margin of about 2.31 cents for these two refiners, reckoning on their present melling price of 14.00 cents less 2 per cent, ‘ American and National, however, ate credited with having made considerable purchases of raw sugars ahead for future delivery last year at prices considerably below present quotations, and these sug ars naturally temd to reduce the average cost of their raws. Other refiners are still quoting as high as -16.00 cents for refined, j WESTINGH'SE INSURES EMPLOYEES, The Westinghouse BElectric and Manu fm-mu. Company has announced an in surante and savings plan which pro vides an insurance poliey certificate ofr SSOO for each employee who has heen in service of the company six months or longer. The savings provision gives em ployes the privilega of depositing 2 per cent or mofe of thelr earnln;t in a sav ings fund, upon which they ‘will receive 4% per cent compound Intereat, and in addition they will automatically have their insurance Increased each year they remain in gervice and continue their reg ‘ular deposits, TFor less than six years’ ‘service policies will he for SI,OOO, and SIOO will be added each year until $2,000 has been reached. This is the largest policy provided, The new plan invelves about $25,000000 insurance to cover 3500 policies ofr more than 40,000 employees. The amount has heen apportioned among weeveral instrance | companies. | GRAIN GOSSIP, . By JOSEPH F. PRITCHARD, | CHICAGO, Mareh 12, —Corn was undar | pressure Friday. A great deal of corn | was on sale, and buying was scattered, | with bear sentiment holding the upper | hand, Declines for the day were %o, for JMnrvh and September; % to %e. for May, ‘and % to %e. for July. Cash corn was “dull, sales amounting to only 5,000 bush els, with prices le, higher to le. lower, . a 0 B ! The claim was made by some that much ' of the pressure in the corn market eame from sales by Knglish interests. It (s known that Great Britain purchased 26, - 000,000 bhushels of corn in Argentina some time ago, nnd that at least 15,000,000 bushels of thim lr:ln still is in Argentina, . - Two years ago Great Britain “hedged”’ enormous guantities of corn in the Chis cago market againgt purchases In Argen tinag. ‘The selling at that titme was heavy and prokers acting for the English inter ests did not gquibble ;xwr the price, - . Rye closed steady, Bariey was I%¢o. lower, . . . Oats futures were unchangéd to %e. to e, lower, Profit<taking sales were one of the weéakening factors. (ash outs were unchanged to '4e¢. lower, with salées of 20,000 bushels, . . . Hog products were under presgsure with the selling scattered, Hontiment was against any uylur? lr‘\ vilues, | . \ Thomson-MceKinnon & Co, say: “Corn truders who have beenh bullish for twa weeks are Inclined to look for a reaction to around 1.45 for May before there Iu! any good on the buying side. They say such a bieak would put the market in | better shape, g 8 the buying =ide for the | moment has grown a little stale. As for the car situation, there is nn lmpl'n\,‘u-‘ ment, and none of consequence in axpected by the traffic and car officlals of the leading Wertern railroads What move- | ment of consequence comes from now on | muxt he mainly from interior elevators' i NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGS, NEW YORK, Mareh 13.--Cleéaring |vv-|lm.| exchntgen Friday were S$XlB 3240 640 STOCKS STRONG DESPITE BiG JUMP IN CALL MONEY : ' By BROADAN WALL. 7 NEW YORK, March 13.—-The fact that large shipments of gold are to arrive from lLondon in the near future Kept the stock market steady Triday in spite of an, advance in the call rate of 15 per cent. The bear party was at great pains to diseredit the report of gold im port but the original report was verified agdin. Geld is coming : als though the bankers refuse to name the exact date of its arrival. Moran and Company as agents of the British government have already pur chased great quantities of the Anglo-French bonds in the open m;m Gold for redemption of the bonds is not needed until October but those purchased must be paid for. Hence the gold. The gold now on its§ way is pursuing the usual route over which Great Britain send such shipments to New Yf's}tl‘k, that is by way of Canada. Owing to the dan ger of floating mines, treasure ships are convoyed to some extent and the Canadian route i 8 more convenient as well as shorter. The spirit of this gold is already in the stock market even though the actual metal may not arrive for some days. 2 . I Considering the faet that more: than $1,000,000,000 of taxes must be paid in New York City Monday a renewal rate of 7 per cent with sur plus loans at 15 per cent was con sidered very fair in Wall Street ¥Fri day. Millions of dollars have already been sent to the tax vollectors in the shape of certiffed checks and that ihas tied up the money until the mall 18 sorted and the checks are cashed, Stocks opened strong with Chan dler, Great Northern Railroad, Read ing and the petroleum stocks. most active. * This strength continued un til guotations of sterling exchange were made public, These represents ed a sharp decline from the previous day and immediately the bear part_vi got busy with denials of the _ gold shipment report. Heavy selling ol" stocks carried th markt down an average of a point or more. An other advance took place about noon that practically duplicated the high prices of the morning and in some places improved them, This mid day advance was due to the fact that renewals were made at 7 per cent. When money began moving up, striking 8; then 9, 10, 12 and fin ally 15 per cent the whole market fell away rapidly.. The close was irregular. An issue that displayed great vi tality was Reading. ~ The Reading Company ‘is in the courts where an attempt is being made to force 1t to d‘hpose of its coal lands. The street has been buying the stock on the theory that segregation of the coal and iron pragerties would be a bull ish factor since the stocks given to represent them would under the re cent decision of the Supreme Court not be taxable as income. But those clogest to the Reading Com pany are vuying the stock for the reason that they think the Supreme Court decision in the Steel Corpora tion casy makes it certain that Read ing will not segregate. oil stocks were gtrong largely be cause of the shortage of supplies as made clear by the government's-an nouncement that it would comman deer fuel oil if necessary. Prices of gasoline were also advanced. The lowe priced stocks that recently gave the market so much uneasiness by their collapse were in good demand.‘ Bradstreet Reports . Increased Conservatism NEW YORK; March 13s~~Bradstreet's weckly trade review says. “While business in wholesale lines con tinues at a gdod pace, a progressive tens dency to conservatism is reflected im the week’'s trade advices, and this, with in clement weather in many sectlons, has had an influence in bringihg q‘houl a quieter tone in retail @ trade. Purchas ing for immediate needs is reported as in general satisfactory, but theére s a more pronounced disposition to Hmit com nitments for the future. The main in fluence in inducing caution in respect to ‘providln( for more distant regyirements 18 the feeling reflected in ulll,\‘ahgma from ‘ many quarters that prices have about reached the top and readjustments in o downward direction may be looked for In the not distant future. ' | “It is, of ?ur‘he to be recollected that the present I 8 a betwern-geasons period, when the spring has not yet opened and When a quieting dowh of m,-uvl!';: in re ‘tall lines 1s naturally looked fors At tho ‘nme‘ time the distrigution of mln{ coni ‘modities for which the need fs fairly con atant, such as dry goods, Bhoes, gro ! ceries, ete., continues active In most places. T “weelly bank clearings, §8,212,734,000." “ CURB STOCKS, 5 The market opened amunwA - i st e sAI oA O STOCKS— Open. Close. AVURR RE, v crsidvsesiiis iSRG BN AWglo Amn, OH (..o 0. dvii. 27T @ 28 ‘Uunaulldnte‘l Copper ...vivmiv %@ 6 Cosden Ol waiiiopnsecnniss ' S%G 9 HUNION O ... i ill gl!ﬂ Tadinaa PP OGO eo 97 100 INter, Pote.’ i, it 180 0P TL | Lehigh Valley Coad . .....c0... 86, @ gl IMUBIR. . . s Bisiecaipnisny B 8 0 BE RATOONS i iv b b b'&% 5% Mereitt Ol Loiicasissinssnses SO LN }nn.lwm S e 1%2 2 Midwest Rol. ...i..,. veisini. 278 1756 North American Pu1p......... %4 6% S 0 S o ieinis iit ahis vnn iBY 33%() rivies DRL oia oty v B 0 SDRES Submarine Boat ........,.... 164 @ 17% B O, New YOre.|...ivsviiio, 88 ATS 8. O, New Jersey......& ..., . 798 804 8 O: Colifornis, .. .04 evsonsnv 340 @340 B O laadE . ... oninac I 8 BYID Union TaAR . ...... c.ivie, 008 0183 Victorta Ol O vig ity NS A Cons. ACIBOBB ...l ioiii s wz % NIDIIBE ... ivs..issavunneiery 200 11 Boston & Wyoming Ofl. ...... 1% & 3-14 060 Rook OM .....%......... 3% @ 8% lsland 011 & Transport. ...... 4@ 1% U, 8 Bteamship «.......«.... 28§@ 2% BOBUIDE . v iessaviscinangssanin, B 40 B ORE SRERY ... i ek W S BOOBD OH i ciiivcsrinarears S 4% ’HN\Z()I Tios ViR sy briers WD B BB OPPOR voiisionoinnnesiasy Bl 40 B 8 Blk Bodin ..ooooeipsvreiesnis 1000 10K, BRI . v viinriiisiineys BENED SE UNBRIY e TR 1 DIRE O (o s iskagveny RS TSN ’hilllnn ML ivoi onaninas BN B BILIDS PO . iivionnsvinas i 41%1 421 O, FroQutts ... cinnssnd 38 TBO Y POOBS OH. .. vl icauniiein ol 4 WBlte. Ofl ..ivi i iiisananinire DG 30 SECURITIES SALES CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES PHONE Direct wire so our New York Correspondent GRANT BLDG V 2200 Hayden, Stone & Compan ATLANTA ~ Members of New York Stock Excg'anQe. ‘ \ We are fortunate i having good stocks of nails of all sizes on hand, from which we can make prompt shipments. Worite us for prices. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO,, ’ ATLANTA, GA. e, . S e /iiw s ¢ : L] ¥ Business was brisk on Produce Row Saturday, with receipts light and demand - active. Celery advanced 60 cents a erate, to $4.50 to $5, and cabbage was marked s up 60 cents to $6.50. Bell peppers are extremely scarve, especially extra fanoy stock, which is bringing as high as 387 ° per drum, with other grades ranging: be " tween $4.50 and $5. Snap beans are cieaning up rapidly at $5.50, Cauliffower ~also i 3 scarce and selling on arfival at $5.850 per erate. Y Strawberries are in light supply. Me- Coullough Brothers reccived a fairly good shipment fromn Florida, which seold rap idly at from 75 to 80 cents ‘per quart. The berries showed up in excellent gual ity. Oranges are casier at $7 per bex. The varlation in eggs narrowed down some Saturday, with receipts continuing heavy and demand active. Prices pn fresh country receipts ranged between ‘gz and 45 cents, Oysters were lowered 26 cents a gallon on both stewsa and selects. ‘ Following are wholesuls prices te retaii era: POULTRY. BUTTER, NGGS, FISH, OYS TERS Batter. Fresh country, per pound .... 1 Bees. Fresh country, candled, dozen. . 42@ .45 Live Poultry, Hens, per pound. .. ivcivisine .26 Turkey, per pound .......,... 42 Stags, per pound ... 000 38 Friovs, per ppund ..| iviviove B 2 Roosters, per pound .........s 25 ,Puddle ducks, per pound ...... i; Geese, per pound ~......¢..00 220 Guineas, oach .iiei i bivesin .40 Fish, Byck Bhad, poutd ...........0 26 Roe Bhad, pound .... ... . isiis 2% Snapper, per pound .. ....ib.o. 25 Pompanoes, per pound ....e... A 0 Mackerel, per pound ....v.4..4 b Trout, DEP DIWRE &5, 0. .it .2& - Bottom fish, per barrel ...... 12,5 Mullet, per barrel . ... ... ivve 26.00 Oysters, Beélect, per gallon ........ccooo 250 Stews, per gallon ....... sy 2.5 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, Vegetables String beans, per drum (scarce) 5.60 Tomuatoes, per crate, owing O GUBMILY L%t ieesac BID R Caulifiower, per crate (scarce). 3.60 Canadian turnips, per pound. .. .04 Lettuce, drum (Cal. Iceberg). . 4.00 Lettuce, drum, owing to quals ity (Big Boston) ...........2.00@3.60 Cal. Jima beans, new crop, p. Ib. ¥ Black-eyed peas, new crop, per POUBE .. i e ohaerenieks OREE (N Celery, per crate, Pla. ........4.560@5.00 Bell peppers, per erate, owing . 0 QUANIEY ...k uniseis«iin B, 000800 " Onion, yellow, per pound .... 07 Irish petatoes, 150 poundsy... 9. T ‘Cabbage, per crate ...........5.00@5.50" " ° Sweet potatoes, per pound.... 03% | o 200 Oranges, per box, Florida .... 5 Strawberries, per quart ....... .752 g . Grapefruit, per box ...........3.50@4.00 femons, per box, Cal. ... R 7.00 ; Apples, fancy, owing to variety, "s,ox y36oo|u - Apples, fancy, owing to variety, DAPIOL . L. s i iensennsnss s DN ENDS Bananas, per pound . .......0. .06 Peanuts, (ancy, hand-picked, PEE POUNA i .isorvrmbenints Ja4 . it A ol N. 4. STANDARD OIL. L NEW YORK, March 13-—The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey applied to the New York Stock Exchange for permission to list $98,338,300 of ite common shares, as well as a dike amount of 7 per cent cumulative non-voting preefrred stock. This is aceepted by Wall street as an in dication that the dompany intends 1o seek a broader market for its securities, which are now limited to the curb mars ket - 1t is also believed that the application foreghadows an Intention on the part of the company to recapitalize the shares of subsidiaries with subsequent distribution of surpluses. Such action is regarded as a logical result of last Monday's Suprémv Conrt deeiston exempting stock dividends - from taxation as income s STUDEBAKER PROFITS, SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 18-—Net profits of the Btudebaker Corporation for 1919 were $8,312,283, compared with $3.-~ . 845,104 in 1918, aeccording to the annhual report. After preferred dividends theve equivalent to 19 per cent an the $45,000.- remained n balance from 1918 earnings 000 of common stock outstanding at the end of the vear, against a balance of 10.4 on $30.600,000 in 1918, NOTICE e The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad Company will be held in' Room No. 9 Atlanta Terminal ‘h.a tion, (Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday, April . 20th, 1920, at 12 o'¢lock noon. . W. H. BRUCE, Secretary. Safes and Vault Doors [f—=memn Bank and fireproof, nowg & und nsed. Agent foe Hall's, o | | Vietor and Underwriter's . I| | Tiling safes, Expert open. © i } ing und repulring. 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