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Itf == THE ATLANTA OEOHOiAN. tiAXi-UUAl'. JwLU -t, Uv?. LIVERPOOL BETTER THAN EXPECTED!: NEWS AND GOSSIP-' 01 tho Fieecy Staple. Futures - Detriment t)id Folly ■ Respond > toV-j (^relay’s Decline. - SPOTS - SOME LOWER Close .in Yew York Was Steady. At Small Changes . .. From Yesterday. to0(n.,tra4ef0« who were all - >u» of? evening, up for New York,-Oct. 27.—The cotton mar ket opened steady 4 to 7 points advance. Considerable - liquidation, * due to^ calls for •mai'jlrw. w&s offset by covering &monfethe**od{n. i tr f»\ort|ohdjdestfpus Changes In prices of cotton for future de livery were Insignificant. On some covering the quotations were held steady, though the opening advance' of 2@<5 |»olnts , wag mostly u l<fctT ■*■»©«*< timrn, krtHM* UM. slon. the close to 2 points higher. « A somewhaCOistter- Liverpool than-ex pected was rrtrponsfble tor the hotter open ing In New York. The continuance of fn- roraldc weather and heavy movement were factors for the slight slump. Colder weather Is predicted for the belt, wftn.light frost east of Texas tomorrow. Tb*.-l*rlde makes thfe condition of * the* cron to October'20, 69,. against 63.9 last month ’rlrate Wire to Glbert ft Clay. Jlitw low eg. neai* to 13 t Weather predictions are lorfafr today and Ujmt'rruv^uail colder In western belt. 1 olluffing*la the statistical pmdtjou of cot “ p b,r „ Till, l I-aatJ” Last Visible supply 3,014,«7 2,133,0(0 A6S4. 173 American 2.TO4.6TO l,!36.«o z.mz,17» 111 light 3,s67,!3i 3.-M.333 2.WM51 for week ■ 670,433 &J0.0H0 411,734 ffcrt receipt. 454,743 871,653 IVJ.WO Stock. 501,701 030,350 343,337 Eiport. 370,383 334,307 300.086 Int. receipt. 330,018 334,437 360,360 lut. otoefa 340,377 331.733 460,803 lut. shipments £ff,87u ail,440 203,291 ___ cables by the trade calling for cotton. Today being tiaturdsy, It Is very likely that some Improvement In market prices may occur on covering by shorty, who ore not desirous or having their Interest extend through Sunday. On any such Improve- is that may occur the sale. of . cottou attractive;. •ty .* • The.Journal of Commerce reports of Ala bama: “The M-UHoh ls into*and picking Is behind,-ouly about 60 to « per ceut being gatheredr us ngalust 77 In 1906 and W In 1904." The Joarnal of Commerce says of Geor gia: "The top crop has been largely taken by frost, but the plant In a uumoer of sec- ‘.laps Is reported uninjured. Excessive pie ■IgltHthMi/ima catiaefl boll rpttlut-fcud de iljVfl'pt' Ming. the crop -said to l>© Hpproxl ustvlt 70/per cett tntUerekt This is less Jhait two prevlogg years, wheu it was and 79 pOr cent picked resixectlvely. 1 bur Is scarce and cotton Is sold as fast as gathered, with few captions." The weather map today is Ideal, wot. a drop of ruin nor even cloudiness Jn any purt of the belt. Indications are for u 'continuation of these favorable* conditions. The western, forecast indicates fair aud 1906. 11,467 17.166 18,634 kfondayi * * * . M - o. 1906. *' Niv Orleans.* .. **.-.14.000,to47,000 8P0T COTTON MARKET. speculation and export 600; receipts 2,400, mlffinrlfrtdV.t 10s*.-„ New York, quiet at 10.<5c. Ngw Orleans, easy «t*109-16c. • *** fes-iffe."- : . . TODAY’8 PORT.RECEIPT8. 1 •' Tbe-followlngtabl* i»o*i r«f!pH at'the jLtl New Galveston. * Mobile. V. . . . Havannnh. • . Charleston. . . Wilmington... Norfolk. . . . Boston. . ... . Jacksonville. Jotalw (Incomplete). , r ..INTERIOR MOVEMENT. The following table nh/itrs receipts nt the Interior towns today, <oiupnred .with the sainf day last year; HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT (ester's woekly statement of dement of rattoushows an Incrensq — jtoYinVnt Into sight compared wltln the seven'days eudhig this date Inst year In round figures of 159,000, an Increase over the same days year tofore last of 44,000. and Ou Increase over the snnw time In 1903 o* 142,W0. For the twenty-six' days of Ortotwr. the totals show an Incresse inst year of 220,W ■ 97,000, behind the last 617,000, and fore Inst u.... .... . the same time In 1903 of 329,000. For the llfty-six days of the sensdh that bare elapsed, the fifty six days of last y> same days years Left •besOLof 1906 by sn.OUOTM M ■ |Th»* amount brought ‘iitto' sight during thp* i -t »R»©lt*\fa*s .-beep . 602,018 tyi*s, Rgaltisi»*442 a r>3s/for> < 1 the <sefen’ days eisltng tiisYdkte 1 as r year, 6W,wo>yesr before last ■M**4«<fc432*74mo tlme*ln 1903. and for the 'twenty-six. days of October It has been' 1.8S2.3Q, 1 agalsst 1,661,?*.* last year, 2.034,002 year before last and 1,662*799 same-time In b Itates |»orts 2,174,* 5,078 Inst year, 2.635,080 year erore tan aim 1,686,10 same time In 1903. hrfcrland across the Mlsslstilpid. Ohio and totomac rivers to Northern'mills and Cau da 72,700, against 72.871 last year, 96,740 year •fors last and 47,441 same time In ]903; lu- trior -stocks; In * excess-of those held at tie close of the commercial year 207.619, 425,000,' against 419.216 last ip ' before * last and 317.376 ipi 1 to,date, 2.679.789. against 2,976.780 last year, 3.33<CQ8 year before last and 2,303,032 same Fofeljra>sporta for the week ha vs been 272.1 <L ngsinst 199.001 last'year, making the total thus.fir for. the season 1.314,456. against 1J51^74 last year, an, increase.^/ Northern mills takings and Canada dtir- Ing the* past seven days show- a decrease of 24.609 ns compared with-Hie correspond* Ing period last year, and tbeTr total takings slnci? September 1 liave decrease 49,812. The total takings of American mills. North, Mtutb and Canada, thus far for the seasou bfete been <99,704.* agnlnat 74M19*laat year. Them* Include 261,736 by Northern spinners, against 327.550; Stocks at* the aestmard and the twenty- PP Jesdlog 44dutberu interior centers have In«*reQs«>d during the week 322.459. bales, against an Increase during the correspond ing |>erfnd tart season of HI.420, and nre Bow 231.227 smaller than at this date In 1906. Including stocks left over at porta sod Interior towns from the last crop and the miqitwr ,,f bales brought Into sight thus far. from the new crop, 'tie supply to'date Is 3,177.5.7*. against 3,421,320 for'the saute period last year. WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT The world’s visible supply of cotton, nc cording to Secretary Hester; of the New Orlenus Cotton Rxchange, shows an. In crease* for the week Just closed of 360,231 against an Increase of 113,994 last year and an Increase of 236,248 year before last. The total vlslblejs 3,000,000, against 2,640, 047 last week, 3,066,216 last year and 2,927,140 year before Uit, , Of this the total of. American* cotton js 2,^60,288,* against 1,829, 047 Inst week,o2,942,216 last y^ar on/i 2,436,140 'year l»eforo last, and of all other kinds',‘ In* eluding Kgypt, nrasll, India, etc., 760,000, against 748,000/ last week, 724,000 last year And 491,000 year before last. . The’total vialble Ripply of; Cotton, aa nlKive,* shows> an Increase compared tHth last week of ,300,251. a decrease compared with last year of 666,918 and an Increase “Dmpared with year l»efore last of 73,168. Or the world's visible supply of cotton, ,.s alKive. there Is now afloat and held In Great Britain and continental Europe 1,312,* against 1.802,000 last year and 1,449,000 oar before Inst; In I^g/pt 106,000. against ;,000 Inst year and 106,000 year before last; in India 290,000, against 378,000 last year nud - 190.000 year before Inst, and la the (’lifted mates 1,191.000, against 1,400,000 last year and 1,182,000 year before;Inat.; SPINNERS’ TAKINGS AMERICAN COTTON Heorotnry Hester's stateluent, nf tb« tnk- Egs or American cottou by the world’s spinners Is ns follows: Isiweek r' if andJ since ft! Inst yrnr^ojld rtnetir i ties this year, ags last year, and 3li.090*the year before. SVmtli* spinners 428,000, ngnlnst 423,000 last year -uuu n 38UHp. Abe. Jjpnr liefore. nml foreign frniiMH’Swil'.OTO. ngnlnst 932,000 last year aud '•MmlOamwfi^fv-u : fV - WEATHER IDEAL Oct. 1 ; . Nor. . . , I»ec. . . , Jan. . . Feb. . . March. . April. . , May.. . . June. Jul; Itoher 30—at 4«Hr WV, .M.6QWW, bajM.. H^urae<k out to 1 Ifh.dujn ho hiM iBjiwSlj 1 S&Si-Slj 1 mate ns yet, but tliere was an Impression that he had, whether,any piihltc announce ment of It was Intended nt this time or not, and certainly It happened that people very close to him .were regarded us henry sell ers. It Is understood that his estimate, whatever It Is. will be.given out this morn- October and even the Novem ber movement «*f the crop may turn out to be very deceptive, as It certainly was In 1901 Mr. Price Ii understood to have sold heavily, closing out most or all of h!» hold Edited by 'Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-five years’>xperlence of ed iting markets In Atlanta and the South has made him a recognised au thority la bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK .STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Anna lee mated Copper. Atlantic Coast Line. . American Sugar Bef. . Anncondit. . , . .* American Locomotive. do. preferred. . . . Am. Smelting Ref. . . do. preferred. . • Atchison. ...... do. preferred. . . American Cotton Oil. . Am. Car Foundry. . . Baltimore ft Ohio. . , Brooklyn Rapid T. • . Canadian I'sciUc. . . , Chicago ft Northw’n. , Chesapeake ft Ohio. , Colombo Fuel ft Iron. Central Leather, do. preferred. .•tatlller’s Securities. Erie do. preferred. . • . General Electric. . • . Illinois Central. . % . . "ecurltleSr . . ft Nashville. Mexlcau Central. . . . Jlseourl. Pacific. ... 5? K o.‘ IIIGII. Bt ‘ s a 73 0 *J u w HP 110 81* S& 1MVS iir »i«% iii* 153% iii 1544 :::: 101% *43% Ml 174% 2014 674 51% 36% JMli «' 17494 B »% 101 ’«% 78^ 174 i 101H I ss :::: m 2164 69 «4 V # 43H M 216 vV; 93% i 94 173% 894 1434 21 • 984 94 NAME OF STOCK. 1 la N. y.. Oat. ft Western. . . National Lead Northern Pacific. . .... New York Central. ... * Norfolk ft Western. . . . Pennsylvania People's Gas. .*.,'*. I . . Pressed Steel Car. . ^ . do. preferred. . .... Pacific Mall Reading Republic Steel Rock Island do. preferred. ....... United States Rubber. . . , do. preferred Southern Pacific. ...... Southern Railway. ..... do. preferred Sloss-Sheffleld Teun. Coal ft Iron. . . Texas ft Pacific . Union Pacific . United States Steel. .... do. preferred. . ..... Va,-Car. Chemical Western’ Union. . . Wabash. ...... do. preferred. . Wisconsin Central, do. preferred. . ! M Total stock sales today 240,000 shares.' NEW YORK. The following Is tb* range In cotton fa- The following Is tb* ri tnres In New York today; illy.. . . . 10.70 Closed ateady. 151630 10.20-22 10.21-23 10.24 10.22 10.40-42 10.60-61 10.51-53 10.58-69 10.1678 10.22-34 10.11-32 10.39-41 10.48- 49 10.49- 61 10.58-69 10.69-81 10.66-88 LIVERPOOL. TLe following table gives the opening range and close, oomnared with yesterday's dose; Futures opened steady. Opening Range. ..6.71 ...6.66 . .6.62 , :k •iS* . .5.77 5.74H October.. .. Oct.-Nov. . Nov.-Dec. . Dec.-Jnn... , Jan.-Feb. Feb.-March. Marcb-Aprll. April-May.. Closed steady. .6.74 Prsvlona Close. Close. 6.71 6.82 6.66 6.77 6.61 6.nt4 6.61 6.72^5 6.634 « 6.76 5.66 6.774 6.684 6.80 6.70U 6.82 6.74 6.96 ; NEW ORLEANS. The following I. th./ranff. In cotton to- tnrwi In N.w Orlf.n. twl.y: l'o.sS' lo.iSi Oct. ... Jan. . Feb. . March. April. .Jlny.. June. . July.. , Closed barely steady. i£27]l5:2£26lU2-4! Ml I I....10J3-14 10.15 10.16-18 10.24110.24-1 10J0.3I 10.44 10.44-45 10.49-60 10^810.57-69 10.62-63 .Il'J.W 10.30-32 10.32-33 10.42- 43 10.43- 66 10.62 10.67-i 10.76-' 10.81-1 10.87-88 NOTES ON GRAIN Pointers on Jfrovlilons. of rolling -stock In the country If the the average dally, run of n freight car. In- eluding time lost on side-tracks and from other delays, la only fifteen mlleo. If thin ear were made to run ten miles an hour there would be freight cars to burn. It now takes about ten days to get a freight train through from Chicago to New York, If op- eratlng conditions war —*— tlxed and the through I era ting conditions were properly systema tized and the through freight not held back by the pick-up business, shle-tracklug and switching en route, there would b© no rea son why a through freight could not get through In four days.*' The Minneapolis flour output last week icreased 12,000 barrels, according to the Northwestern Miller, ns wired to Logan ft Bryan. This made It 168,000 barrels smaller than In 1906. Ths quantity of flour turned out was 316.730 barrels, against 474,196 In 1936, and 292,896 In 1904. Three mills were Idle today, and the week's output la likely to he arouml 325,000 barrels. Home leas flour was sold Inst week by Minneapolis mills. The fact that three mills are Idle and that the output la 150,000 barrels short of n year ago la pretty good Indication df the unsatisfactory coudltlon of the flour trade. The volume of business done by different groups of mills fluctuates from week to week, according to their customers' seeds* o( flour. 'Foreign business for the Vhelrwas light. Only a limited quantity of itent won sold by Minnesota mills. Minneapolis mills made 2,828.480 barrels of flour during August and Heptember, com pared withI?.MMiOO barrels daring the same period last ywir,, Flfty-elght country mflls made 1.4721000 barrels during the same pe riod this year, against 2,236,000 barrels list year.. — Heptember 1 to October 16 Inclusive imetiti of- durum wheat from Duluth ,W,000 bushels, of which 3,997,000 bushels were No. 1, and all of it with the exception of 90,000 bushels went for export. THE DRY GOODS MARKET. .New,York, Oct. 27.—Selling agents tiaVa made such extended forward engagements that they are welcoming the present quiet. There Is still a large business being (lone, but there is less flurry In the trade and disposition to* hold There Is still n larc hut there less flMPQHmMNSPVM more disposition to* hold things steady In ftftMMg of values for next year's goodsi lgh«r prices will I* named even any by naming them at this moment or for some weeks to come until there are more goods In sight. • COTTON MOVEMENT DURING PAST WEEK Following Is Superintendent King's state- ** *h«* week * and season's *»«■■«»»*»»»* Into sight: Waekly Movement. rings were n bit ntnaaed nt pre after all. was n fair stage of the game. lasting Influence « •ontrsry notwithstanding. With perfect weather as a bearish siitir, the staple a In placed squarely on .the defensive, a | tlori from which the Interior has rescued the cotton cron nmuy times in the reoent past, a fact which the nvernge bear Is ever- Inclined to forget. Ignore or pass lightly over when things are going his way.—Glbert SBC ALABAMA *▼. OI BERT & CLAY STOCKS, BONDS. COTTON. CRAIN. COFFEE. PROVISIONS, MEMBERS: ATLANTA. CA Galveston Cotton Ex. 4 ; / . .PRIVATE Will LA TO ALL EXCHANGER. JLm.1 *nd Long DuUnc. Telephone 5208. C. E. KEPLINGER, Manager. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS I AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone. Main 86& ATLANTA. GEORGIA WHEAT OPENED HALFJCEHT HIGHER Very Little of the , Cereal Was for Sale at the Advance. Chicago, Oct. 27.—Reports that several Minneapolis flour mills would ahut down took the edge off the wheat market after a sharp advance early today. Closing prices were %®4c higher. Corn at the end was Ann to 401c up, and oats steady to He better . Provisions were eas ,t the ’Close. Finn! quotations were un changed. to 24e lower for 6ork, lard changed to.lOe nud ribs 24025c lower. Primary receipts of wheat were 976 ..—7J96.00C — a 258,00 ltls co feport . __ ffflftOQO bushels, against *2,236.000 bushels last year. Clearances were 268,000 bushels wheat und flour, 266,600; bushels .corn aud 237,000 bush els of oats. * . Cash bosl bu.hi'li wheat, 106, 000 bubal* oat* . ' Se*bo*nl Mile, -wore .11 load, wheat, load* corn al*l 166,000 bethel, oat,. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Chicago grain and prorlaloo quotation! for today follow: , . i •.,. /. , .. .. Previous Ojjen. tilgh. Low. Cloao. Cloao. ..... 76% 76% 76% 76%. 76% toa * and' Their■ position was confirnuMl by WHEAT- Dec May July CORN- Dec 43% May 44 July.... 444 - OATS— Dec 33% May 34% Jan.... 18.90 May.. 13.85 LARD- Oct 9.75 Nov.« 9.374 Jan 8.374 BIDES— Oct.... 8.30 Jan.... 7.60 May... 7.66 GIBERT & CLAY'S DA/LY COTTON LETTER New Orleans, Oct. 27.—Sentiment abroad Is not fully reconciled to the belief that thf winnings report lately published has no par ticular bearing on the ultimate yield. Re sistance Is dally shown to any .marked dei dine In the American markets and options are only fairly responsive, In consequence closing prices today showing a loss over yesterday of 11 to 12 points, while spot sales amounted to 6,000 bales 13 points down. The weather and Its controlling luflueuce as fo the movement of cotton Is largely a factor In shaping’ the course of price changes. The Ideal weather lately prevail ing has given considerable Impetus to fur- The bearishness of the week-end statement Incrense for the week the corresponding period year before last and. 246.000 bales greater than last year, while the comparative Inactivity of splu* fore Inst. While Influences at the moment nil greatly favor a lower level for values, it must not be forgotten that the suscepti bility of the weather to chnugo may find a responsive* ally In tbo sentiment of ths L. J. ANDERSON A CO.’S COTTON LETTER Now York, Oct 27.—The cotton future market was active today, and while the trade was well distributed there was a disposition on the. part of bears to close 43H 4314 U8 M g* m 83% S3 13.90 13.86 9.66 9.374 9.40 IM 8.30 8.16 7.60 7.65- ?:8h 8* m & t.n 0.35 ».17K «.M T.5T ?.« 1900. 1906. Fort rvcelpti Overlnnd to iuIUb bd«1 Can- Southern mill iaktri*'(estt'-' mntiHl) ...... Galt) jOf atock at Interior . IJ^ou^ht Into sight for the„ 467,416 19.492 65,000 48.442 690.349 293,863 20,720 62’000 44,680 • 411,243 1 ■ Totel Crop Movement. ■' ■■ 1 riiSTSor Fort receipts Overland to mills snd Can- 2,174,429 72.328 375,000 290,530 2.822.287 2.226,735 75,361 353,000 334,073 2.948.168 Southern mill takings (estl- Stock st Interior towns In excess of September 1... Brought Into'sight thus far for scasoh CHRONICLE’S WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT elsewhere the rainfall has t»een light or NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. The weekly statement ef the flew York Bank Association shows ths following changes: Increase. Decrease. lie serves 3 627.273 Loans 20.025.300 Specie 6.048.100 ' -lls 1.389.100 . oslts 27,634,500 Circulation f 252,900 WEATHER FORECAST. Florida—Fair Saturday and Sunday. Hast Texas—Fair Saturday and Si colder lu northern portion Sunday. Sunday; ijr; colder Sunday In north tntrtlon. Arkanaat— Fair Saturday, rolder lu‘north western portion; Sunday fair and eoHter. Teiiuessee—Fair Saturday and Sunditjr; colder Sunday. . T. IIOLLEMAN, President. F. J. PAXON. Vice-President W. L. KEMP, Treasurer. J. W. ANDREWS, Secretary. UNION SAVINGS BANK Four Per Cent Inter est Paid on Deposits ASSETS $150,000.00 One dollar starts an acoount Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sat urdays till 9 o’eloek at night DIRECTORS t Tnos. J. PEEPLES. W. B. STOVALL. K. J. PAXON. W. O. FOOTE. J. T. HOLLeSiAN CLYDE BROOKS,J. M. JOHNSON. which suggests that the consumption - ■ " ' lai •ndltloua, at a whole, were favorable for the continuance of picking operatlona, and already there are olnlnia that the next gin- nera’ report will ha bearish. The spot mar kets were dull today, with snlnners Inclined to told off for a clearer Idea with refer ence to the probable extent of dnmngo and general quality of the crop already gin ned. Further good trading opnortunttlea are expected to be offered In the market for aome days to come, and scalping oper atic 1 — •“ TI^S FLASHED From Wall Street New York, Oct 27.—Daniel _ __ “We think market may have further rnl ly today. In which event would sell for turn. Do not expect decided movement until after election." Dow-Jones* summavy: Loss of currency to the Interior since outward movement began now 361,690,000, befog 37.2l4.000 more than the total loss for any previous cron movement period. united States Steel statement, to be Is sued next Tuesday, will be highly favora ble. but change In dividend less probable. Vanderbilt lines order 85,000 tons steel rails, making orders for 150,00) tons placed by railroads this week. Minneapolis and St. Paul surplus for year equal to 36-10 per cent on common stock. Mexican National surplus for half year equal to 1.48 per ceut on first preferred stock. • Some slackening In demand for cash at the West and South. Banks lost on week’s currency move ment 87.1K.2C0. Dun's Kerlew saya traffic delays, high money and labor markets and labor onrest have uot checked commercial progress, on the whole. » Hrndstreet's says trade la unprecedentedly actlre for the season. Twelve Industrials advanced .04 per cent. Twenty actlre railroads advanced .12 per cent. THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Jttgh__ rainfall for the past 24 hours. Beyond the limits of the cotton belt there was Vain In the lake region and upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, caused by a atarm area of considerable Intensity over the lakes. To the south and eaat of this storm tempera tures as a rule are higher, being 10 degrees to 18 degrees higher In the Ohio valley and slightly higher at moat points In the cotton states. Following the storm from the west la a high pressure area now central over the south os northern Texas and eastward to COTTON REGION BULLETIN. at 8 a. m., 73th STATIONS OF ATLANTA •Atlanta, clear. . . •Chattanoogn, clear. f oluiubu*. clear. . . nlnesvllle, clear. • Ireenvllle, clear. . « Irlfftti, clear. . • . , •Macon, clear. ... Montlcello, clear. . • Newnau. clear. . • • Rome, clear Spartanburg, clear. . Tallapoosa, clear. . • STOCK MARKET UNDER PRESSURE Traders Were Agg on the Bear Side This Morning. ssive tin CAUSED LIQUIDATON Fractional Declines Mad ia Majority of List in th\ First Hour. New York, Oct S7.—The ellmai of n. puzzling situation In the mon.j o ar 8 was reached today, the bank renerre U Ing entirely effaced, as tho preliminary fll S&PLSrSKft *hat C account°* J In loans 1ms coinpletelr chsntca ths chir netrr of the statement from what h«(i ho«>n AvnAnlixl All Ih.l **n k. „!•***' - been expecteil. All that can be said this reninrkn|,le_ disclosure Is, flrsr, ths! of Inst week’s stock exchange liquidation hi. boon much heavier tban appeared in ,f! surface, and that the loaa* closed out thi. week In London have not yet been ?• placed by equivalent bank credits hir. Today’s stock market opened duir. and re, the first half hour lay Idle. Thei iE hhit of the bank showing was suggeihi lif n slow hardening of prices, which aucceeded after the appearance of the tvl ares by n sharp rally. Some active corej Ing took place In tho last few minutes A the trading, especially tho Steel stocks! The Mezlcan isauea wero again coasolcl uonsly strong. * \ New York, Oct 7?.—The stock market 1 ipened dull and Irregular, with tho malorltr \ if shares, however, showing advances o'f 1 HOH.per cent The strongest .tocks weri Iteadlng and Great Northern preferred, which were up *» each. Adraacee of 'l per cent, were ncored In Baltimore tad Ohio, Atchlaon, Southern l’aclde, steel and Sugar. Pennsylvania lost H. Union Paclde » per cent and Canadian Pacific off % tad rooklyn Ilapld Transit U. The stock market waa under pressnrs —I- with -he room trailer* aggreulre on the bear aid* and Important liquidation at the early part of made fractional declines In tbo majority of the list. Other bonds qnlet. Gorernment bonds unchanged. hour. . I" LONDON STOCK MARKET. 'yilnlmum remperatnree are for twftre-honr period ending at 8 a. m. this date. Light frost at Amerlcna, On. STOCKS Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda Atchison do, preferred ,’ 101 Baltimore and Ohio ..1113' Denrer and Rio Grando. , J, *•' Csuadiin Paclie.V*..* Illinois Central. t ..... .. ~ Kansas and Texaa.. CENTRAL STATION. Atlanta. . Augusta. ...... Charleston. . . . . . Galveston Little Hock Memphis Montgomery. New Orleans. Oklahoma. savannah. . Vicksburg Wilmington. !r Indie* tea ' Mu. Min. «r inappreciable rainfall ■ REMARKS. of the li*lt and considerably higher over the western nnrt. Clesr weather predomi nated over the entire belt, with no min ions may safely bo Indulged In. COTTON 8EED OIL. October November. , . . December. . . . . January March May July. Closed atendy. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Established Office South. C 0 TTOB— 1 —STOCKS BONDS GRAIN Ground Floor Oquld Building. Dally market letter and market manual mailed on application. L.J. ANDERSON & CO Baokers and Brokers, COTTON,- STOCKS, 6RAIN Corraspondint's Capital 3250,000 REFERENCE. THE NEAL BANK PHONE 1417. PRUDENTIAL BLOC ■Hipjfijj •mm HUBBARD BROS & CO., mSants Atlanta Offices. 219-221 Century Building. Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Or leans Cotton Exchange, Liverpool Cotton Aaao- elation, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cof fee Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Business solicited for the above exchanges. Direct wire service. Correspondence Invited. Phones 4M, Long Distance 39. A.S. Hustace. '* Temporarily I CHICAGO CAR LOT8. . Today. Tomor. Wheat 84 TO Uorn :.. 9» 234 Oat 60 382 Uogt.. WOO THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. hi tm e0t-OP * nWl unch * n **’J; closed He blghe?—OP* ne<1 dosed KGHc • do. preferrod.. .. > .’!i." .. I. tonlsTtno snd Nsshvlllo... . «(. t VJ ..orfolk snd Western Northern Paellle.. .. Ontario snd Western ~~ ylvsnls elnhla Rock Island.. Southern Pndfle Southern Railway.. ,. do. preferred.. .. St. l’nul.. Union l'nclflc.. .. United State. Steel., do. proterred.. .. . Wabash do, preferred., .i Great western Ml l«7i , 8EABOARD AIR LINE. Following ware the cloilag quotatl Seaboard Air Lina stocks and bond! / Bid. , Seaboard Air Line, common.... 24H do, drat preferred r do, second preferred.. ..... I do, 4a I do, throa-year 6, 1 do, ten-yoar 6*.. .. .. ..,’,..11 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKEl Following la tbo oMolnr range A dope of tht Naw York ooS# market) today; ' Opening January.. , . M . . , . . X«'*' &K , February 8.40A.4S 6.45«! March .168 «.(8Ai April •.604.70 K.m.\ ■ ATO 4.734.) .. .. .. .. .. ..S.7S-&8S ATO4.il .... ..2 m .. ..... ..ASSAM AIM.)) $?Jg«.riMS rember.V. I!a»4J0 emebr.. .. .. .. .. ..A30A3S Safe Deposit Boxes For rent in our oaulls in ibe basement of thi Empire (Building for only $5.00 each per annum. ( V Absolute Security and all Modem Conveniences \ You should not be without one. We incite you to call and inspect them. Title Guarantee and Trust 3i % Compound Interest DEPARTMEN°T r of m0nay Wl " d ” W lf de P 0,lted ,n th » 8AVINC CENTRAL BANK AND TRUST CORPORATIOI CAPITAL $500,000.00. CANDLER BLDG. STRONG-, SAFE, CONSERVATIVE Yo . u ,nv ' ,ed t0 eal1 * nd !n*pect our quarter* and Inveatlgata bank*** * ** *° ,erve you ‘ * hearty welcome awalte you at this A8A G. CANDLER, President. W. H. PATTERSON, Vlee-Pree. A. P. COLfes, Cashier. JOHN S. OWENS, Vice-Free. WM Dl OWEN8, Ae!lt Ciehler. r ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA. u T . A ’ B ’ THORNTON, Vice-President H. T. INMAN, V'ce-Prealdont. QEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES S. FLOYD, Aee’t Cashier. Capital 3500.000.0C Surplus and Undivided Profits....... 3500,000.0i We Solicit Your Patronage.