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10 MONDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1*6. THE ATLANTA UjSOKGlAN. CROP ESTIMATES NEWS AND GOSSIP of tho Fleecy Staple. Tmies-Heiiiocrat and Miss Giles Make About tlie Same Estimates. BEAKS ARE JUBILANT Loin's Disn«’'ointed and Li quidated—Bears Were Confident. OCKK>OOOOOOOOtKJO'VJl>C aoooooo O TIME8-DEMOCRAT O O ESTIMATES CROP. O O 3 0 New Orleans, Dee. 3.—The O O Time*-Democrat estimate of the O 0 cotton crop for the year 1906-’ f ‘* ? n 0 I* 12.450.ooo bale*. The estimated crop b> # states Is: 0 Alabama, 1.125.00ft. 0 Arkansas. 950,000. O Florida. 60.000. O 0 Louisiana. 900,000. O 0 Mississippi. 1,500.000. 0 0 North Carolina. 600.000. O 0 South Carolina, 900,000. 0 0 Tennessee and Oklahoma, 700,- O O 000. O 0 Texas and Indian Territory, 0 0 4,000,000. O 0 These figures are obtained from O 0 special correspondents and arc * 0 an estimate of the actual growth Q000000000000000000000000O 10 ml cables: “Market lower. Du this basis 14 low .if 'w'll7n“ . (minted nulls. Tin* disposition to follow the drift of f!»»■ market Is general, hut tho situation re mains unehanged and cotton should be pur chased on all declines. We hear about 20.000 not lees are out. Our Llverjiool friends should W. I*. 12.310.000 bales, bn apondfiita illstribt Edited by . Joseph B. Lively MARKETS ✓Mr. Urely'a twraty-Bra years’ experience of cd. I ting markets loAtlsu.s sod the South has mads him « recogDtccd su. thority lo bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Amnli&injated Copper. and falr togiNHl yield balance of til'. Miss lilies* estimate of tho crop is 12.500, by seller sir of steady confld rf of Iniye and rnl resiguatlii rth •uk' naimei The latte the anlltl. Immediate ii believe they will lie able I re red. They e (be . timin' »T g,n»h* i»«w under order Just as fust ns It comes forward, and their chief fear Is the me* of delayed deliveries at the opening °f the season, when Jobbers must begin MMidlug out tlielr goods. New Orleans. Dec. 3.—Liverpool at 9 down Is dlsapimiiitlug. Was due 2 imlnts down. Cables attribute the decline to Times Demoerst estimate, lower figures having been Illillclpated. , l.lverjHsd cables: “Decline due to dlsap pointing hopes of bulls, the estimate tielug expected 12.000.000.“ New York wires: “Think llquhlnth iver: expect an Improvcuient.” It Is said that next to nothing Is being lone In spots owing to tlie unsettled con IIf|ou of the contract market. The eastern forecast Indicates partly tonight ami tomororw with ' ..'••j,,, western tlr w< •older weather •cast Indicates generally fait New York. Dee. 1—Hetty pressure mark cd the opening of the cotton market todny, After the coll January touched 10.17 and polntt bales _ _»jr — corering. Notices < were reported The New Orleans Times Democrat esti mates the cotton crop for the season ol 1906-1907 nt 12.450.000 bales actual growth. These figures were known to the cotton world early this tnornlg, having lieeu put early on the wires nut of New dries ns as 6 o’clock. In order that Liverpool use them ns It saw fit on Its opening, and thereby set the pac" * * kets. • the America of the local v changes says: . “The Times Democrat estimate doe* u Include lluters. re packs or other ndilitlo of the sort, and considering that In t rent years they have lieeii well under tl R r r _.. r - I be sufficiently large meet consumption requirements." The construction |*uf upon lit lit bit of J» formation In Liverpool was bearish, anil the trade acted quickly on the theory. stated In the above wire, that the oiiornu consumption of the world could be fully met. and a scramble for cotton I spinners was naeless at present prl- The estimate consequently was re*p« — ‘ — — ’Mine In that t»y the ter. • for a sharp opening decline In that ceil- •.at 12:30 being 8® 10 points lielnw Hut ur- r’s finals fof futures. The dose was nnreij sicnoy, ncnr m day. «4ill point* low, Hattmlny. Following la the mouths lu UveriKtol X (n the nctlvi f. Open. High. Is»w. ,.5.«7 5.67 5,62 ..5.73 5.73 5.67 In the spot market middling dedliUHl 10 point* to C.0thl on sales of 8.000 bales. New York opened some 3fM point* lower thafi due ou Liverpool** showing, the nr- tire mouths starting the session 13&19 points down, whereas Mild points lower prices were due. In the first few minutes there was a slight hesitancy, tint the trade was nervous, with sentiment strongly In clined to the side of lower prices, due nt and notices were to be circulated. At a limit this time, a crop estimate by Mis* Giles was announced at 12,490,00). re sulting In a rapid decline, prices declining some 134132 imlnts from the dose on Sat urday, with Theodore Price a free seller. 8h«rtly after the noon hour, the market .steadied on stopping of notices by Weld and Rich, and a reaction of some 34)6 points oecarred. Hetiflmeut was still bearish, how* The Times Democrat, In Its summary of the situation on Sunday morning, soys: "Prospective heavy tenders at New York and the rather geueral belief that price opponents are prepared to put tip a siren noua fight, no matter what the nature of the crop Information brought to light to morrow morning, marred some otherwise fa vorable cotton market conditions, and the week came to a do** with futures fur ther than ever out of line tilth the trad ing value of actual cotton. November ex ports from New Orleans were 297.221 bales, and from Galveston 514,715, a total of S15A96, the record for that month. These ports exported 594,000 bales lu Decetulwr of last year. Det ember export* this year will probably exceed tbnt figure by 2 *).<**> "On the week. New Orleans gained 7 imlnts on the Mareh option ami seven- sixteenths of a cent o U middling spots. "Tomorrow morning. The Times Demo crat will publish Its estimate of the: growth from the 1906 cotton crop. The fig ures should h«*t lx* confused with commer cial crops. At about midnight tonight, the estimate will l*e bulletined In front of The Times Democrat** office." The severe ilsdlne today I* attributed by •DBte entirely to The Time* Democrat's es timate. lu that It was a d(*np|Kilutment to the bulls and gaie the bears greater con- " fldence, and caused a cessation lu tlie de mand for the spot article. TEe dose was steady, net 241(27 points lower than Hatnrdny's final*. Comparative receipt* at all United States ports: Net receipts today.,..'... M.364 Same day lust year 45,251 Increase 39,113 39.113 Total receipts for two day* 143.Sol partly cloudy for. Arkansas. For jmlnnee cloudy weather with showers probable to- ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUITS ^NO PRODUCE. KGOS4^-UnmHed r active, 2fc. —LIVE POULTRY—Hen*. active. 32%«tic each: chickens - -plentiful, IGt*25e each; ducks. I'ckln, 35c each; pud-lie. 25®30c •nch; geese, full feathered, 66c each; tur* keys, dull, 14c pound. • Dressed POULTRY—undrawn, active, 10«1Z%e pound; turkeys, undrawn, active, iMjrlUe laiiiud;' hens, tipdrnwu. ac tive, 12%e pound;’ ducks, un.dntwn. fancy, 15c pound: fries, active. 14c pound. » PRODUCE—Lard, 10c th : hams active. 14e lb., shoulders active. 10c lb.: aides active. 10c pound: Imtter active, I5022%e pound: beeswax, active. 25c pound; bonpy. aright, active, fc iKiund: honey In I pound lilorkr. active. 12c pound; chestnuts active. Ji.'A bushel; dried apples, 6c pound; white MM sethre. $2.60.ha«bel; lady^pcna, 13.00; stock, " GAMK-Quall. active. ISr each: doves, ac tive. 5e each: ducks, mallard., active. 40e each: duck* mixed, active. COffEte each: wild turkeft, get I veg 18c pound: rtlAlt*. ae live, 10c unch: squirrels, active, 10c each; opossum, dressed, active. 12%c (Mund, opds- sum. live, nctive. 8c pound. ' FROITA—Lem6n*. fancy Hessfaa. 55.00® 6 50. Br.nnnns. per bunch, culls, active. 90cfffl.no: straights, fl.5002.00. Pluespples. Florida stock, per crate. $2.00- Oninaea Florida stock, owing toslaeam* condltfo*. arrival, per box. $!.60fr2.*5. Apples. k “ ‘Invia, f2.750f3.W: fancy. *3.25- Am. Smelting Itef. do. preferred. Atcbiscn. . . . . . lo. preferred. Americau Cot* on Oil. Am. Car Foundry 45% Baltimore St Ohio 119% Brooklyn Rapid T. *0% Canadian Pacific. 1S5% Colorado Fuel A Iron. Central leather. . . . do. preferred. - . . Chicago A Great \Y. . Cbleag*. .V. A Hf. I». . Delaware * Hudson, . Distiller's Securities. . Erie do. preferred. . . . Geueral Electric. . . . Illinois Central. Am. Ice 8 Lontsvlllr Mexican Central. Missouri Pacific aft eourltles. ...... J. *8% A Nashville. ... 146% >ntrsl. . 25% Pacific j SC .46*4 5$ 'I 119% NAME OF STOCK. National Lead. . Northern Pacific. . New York Central. . . Norfolk St Western. Pennsylvania 1'eoplo‘s Gaa. do. pr Pacific Mi KcadlQj it.pubifr Rock Island. . , 6losa-8heffleld. . . . Tenn. Coal A Iron. . Texas A Pacific. > . Union Pacific. , Western Union. , . . Wabash do. preferred. TIPS FLASHED From .Wall Street. 'WEEK OPENED Private Wire to Gtbert A Clay. New York. Dee. 3.—Marshall. Spader A Co.: While activity in our market today la not to be logically expected, most things point to steadiness, and lu some directions strength. boW'JotWB' summary: Americans lu Lon don strong. »4 to % flbore parity. Congress meets today. President’* mes sage comes nt *inid-day tomorrow. Lake ore shipments this year will break all records. .Southern Pacific quuual report expected In early future. Grucnri trade never so active, ami manu facturer* driven to the limit to make good ^lielr sales. Northwest officials coufplaln «f car short-, age. but suy that It In educating railroads to make the most of their facilities. Guggenheim* refuse to exercise Niptsslug option, sacrificing f1.700.000. National City bank shows principal loss In cash In statement and First National shows largest Increase In loans and cash. by Twenty-nine ro November show of 6.09 per «*cnt. Twelve Industrials adraueed .04 per cent. Twenty active railroads advanced .29 per New York Financial Bureau: A mov Tola I stock salc» today 721. loo Shares. "NEW YORK. Aprl May ii i in .... 10.J2-34M.6M8 9.38 10.38.39l 10.64 65 10.41-4310.67 69 10.47; 10.46-47(10.70-71 Closed ‘steady. » iu.qmiu.4ii 10.41 9)10.30 lft.30!10.30!10.25 LIVERPOOL. The following gives the opening range ind dose, compared with yesterdoy. Futures opeu«»d easier. Deceinlf Itnnge. 2 jv^rn. ciaae. Dec.-Jan.. . .5.67 "-568% 5.M 5.66% Feb. . .5.67 -5.65% 5.66 5.63 Mar. . .5.68 -5.66 .... 5.63 Mar.-Apr. ...5.69 -5.66% 6.67 Mar.-Apr. ...5.69 -w.66% b.#T i».64 o.»«' April-May. ..5.70 -5.67% 6.69 5.66 5.78' Msy-Juue. . .5.73 -5.70 5.69% 6.67% 5.80! Junc-Jnly. . .5.72 -5.71 ..y 3.68% 5.11 5.71% 5.69% 5.82»i dosed I si rely steady. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointer* on Provisions. choice, lien Dnvls, basket York state, lu IK • ban I3.75#4.00 u Grapes. Ni UroiB»crrlet' , frtnc^ Florida sf«sk. owing to slxe and color, per no* ttW #(3.00. -Limes. Florida stock. in;r hundred, 40c. Nuts, fancy mixed, lu box**. pounds. 12%€14< on nny da- Private Wire to Glticrt A Clay. Chicago, Dee. 3.—Believe win purdinqe now and n lad ter on dine. Ildleve corn/ under any <Niudltloii. Is low enough. One iif the features of the wheat market this morning Is the aclllug of July by local nlid .northwestern elevator Interest* at %e below May prim. Packers bought vlbs ami sold lar<l. Stin k* of ribs alarmingly low and shorts covering freely. Considerable pressure mi lard. Chicago Kveiling Post; c. R. L*wla. of MlimeniMdls. wires: “A canvass of twenty of the largest country elevator lilies In the Northwest shows nine have 54115 per rent wheni lu tlielr country houses than nt this time Inst year. Five have more, but will nor state how much. Six have about the same. The increases are nil In northwestern North* Dakota.” dark Cape Cods. CiHoiimits. heavy rultantf. *„ck of 100."active, at $4.5o sack. Peanuts In ■neks averaging 100 pounds each, owing td grade, per pound, 4%<ft6c. VFgKTAiILES—fli letlve, 13.00 crate; ei %e iMiuiid; cabhag< •«g plant. els. IV pound; omn . beaus, onions, dry. sctl' choice, active, 12.090 . active, 16c bushel; irisn iwin- *. active No. 1. 80c bushel: celery, fan* dr.'l. I2.00ff3.00 crate; pepper* active 91.79 te- nkru, six baskets, small. 12.50 crate; ,illi over, nctive. 8CKV* pound: lettuce, iiended. tl.0001.60 drum*, sweet iM»tntoes, yel low. dull. 50e bushel: sweet potntoes white, dull. 40c Imshd: kraut, hnlMmrrtd, S3.,5; rutabaga turnips. l%c. Esltmstcd tomorrow; srtJK ltsft. New Orleans 16.000 to l\iW) 17. I d Galveston 28.000 »•* ni.oa6 22. Houston 24.000 to 25,000 18.924 FLOUR. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. FI.OUR—Highest patent. $5.50; best pat- tut 94-W; standard patent. 94.9V half *mt- tut. K 90*. spring wheat patent, 16. UOHV—Choice red cob, C9c; No. 2 whit*. 67« So. 2 veijow, 67c; ihlxed, 6,c; old crop ehslee. 6S.-; old crop No. 2, 67e; old crop mSSd. 67e; new Tennessee white, C5c; ertek corn. |»er bushel, iO**. OATH—Choice white clipped, 50c; No. \ white, 4Sc; No. 2 mixed, 47c; Texas rust proof. 52c. MP.Ale-Plain water-ground, per Imahel. Kie; holteil. 14) pound Jute*, per bushel 80c; Hborts. white. 91.60; medium. $1.40; brown, tl 35: pure bran, 11.25; mixed brand, ILL*. HAY—Timothy, choice large bales, 91.25: • ■ ■ -H bales. 91.36; *•» v " * 9LI6. nlxol, 31.20; do.. No. i’hole, ’ mixed It Y E-Geo 90e. Bar- tarns. 15c. (fallfomlM hams. 39.00. Dry salt extra ribs 9: ladlleH, 20.5 pounds, 10.23: fat extra no* ini backs s; plates 8; Supreme lard, 19.25 . 6®7i pi Ift compo.itid 8.50. FISH. Mullet, 39 00 per barrel; --- pound; snapper 10c per pound; trout Sc per pound; blue fl*h, 8c per pound; ;>ompano. !S020r t>ont)d; mackerel. 12%c pound: mixed fish. 6c iwr pound; fresh water trout. WlOc pound. GROCERIES. ffttGAft—Standard grarmlsteti, 15 10 New York leftned. 4\e‘. plantation, 6c. COFFEE—Roasted Arbuckle a. 816 50; bulk ^BlSEcIroUmb sccordlng%o the CHEESE—Fancy full cream dairy. 16%c; Vina. 15c. Shredded biscuit. }j cast': No. 2 rolled — •” “ick grits, 92pound bags, II Weight. 31.75 ease; light Red wUnm 14.r. cam*. C< 1 (Miuml jars. H.10 «as.. Eva unrated apples f\v Pepper. l>»c. iRtking iMnvders. ed wilniou. 35 ease. Pink salmon uni Im Sirup: V date 35c: . * be«*f. $1.3) case, f. 3l.» case. Catsup. $1.80 ess**. Mi 25** g»lh orgln 31.75. t^ime day last year. 615 Increase 1.3)1 Shipments tinlay 2.000 ntm 35e gallon; | Salt. 18) pound. 5ile. Axle g Uxlii erio-kers. 6%.* poiiud; lemon i've; o>s er 7c. Bnrnd canny, |*er |n»uml. mix- d. p-r |Miuml. 6%c. Tomatoes. 2 pound. 1.90 ease; 3]Kmnd, $2 23. Navy Itcnii*. 32; i..... Ui.» *»•—* tii.-itehes. per gr-*-- , 1.M6 Same day last year.. Increase Stork on hand today Same day last year SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, liarety steady; middling up lands at 6.U&I. Atlanta, quiet: middling 10V New York, qnler; middling He, By; middling ilty*. Baltimore, nominal; middling 11V- MempbU, steady: mbMIlug 1015-1*--. Galveston. stHnly; mbblllng Augusts, qtilet; middling IV. 11.65. 1*0 ••ase. I‘-a nuts. 5%.\ 4-ply cot- COTTON SEED OIL. if? MS Sale*. 30) Ha THE SUGAR MARKET. THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. Ider tonight aud ' lie eastern lake region, causing snow lu S'ew England, western New York aud llnvr Mont. An area of high barometer portim ...... J of the country and precipitation has occurred at most stations east of the Mis sissippi except ou the south Atlantic cmist. There has been n general rise In tempera ture except In the southwest, where but little change lias occurred. The conditions favor fair weather III tlda section tonight and Tuesday; somewhat colder tonight and Tuesday. Minimum «nd Maximum Tsmpsratures and Rainfall. Observations taken at 1 a. In., futh meri dian time. Amarillo. Asheville. Atbiutn. . Augusta. Charles to Chariot it ’Idea go Ineliiuntl. . . . Corpus Chrlstl. Davenport. . . Podge 4Tty. . . El Paso. . . . Fort Smith. . . Galveston. . . . Havre Jacksonville. . . Jupiter Key West. . . TRADE IN WHEAT LIGHT IN VOLUME Opened a Fraction Lower— Later Rallied With the Fluctuations Narrow. NEW ORLEANS. The following Is the range In cotton fu- tures In New Orleans today: £ * Jan. - , . . Feb March. . . . CIowmI steady.' I9.56|l0.66 io.72|iaii 3 13* 10.46ll0.48 iACffia ianliix I 1.44 M 10.47-49 10.64-M IS -si 9.76-77 10.63-64 10.70-72 10.74-76)11.14-16 GiBERT & CLAY'S DAILY MARKET LETTER New Orleans. Dec. 3.—In Liverpool, op- (foil* under the fnfluemv of long liquidation broke rather sharply until closing prices were lower by 12 points than Saturday’s fluul ierels. Spot quotations likewise lost 10 points, 8.000 bales having lieeu sold. The Issuance of un unofficial but Influential es- Ihe Times MSdnjEv-%;— ip etaoln nllu tlmate through the puldlcntlon of The Tlmcs pemocrat’s figures of 12.450.000 bales an to the actual growth, less Raters, etc., of this season « crop, tends to confirm lu 11 measure the large crop Ideas that pre viously ex 1st*J. sud which of late have lM*en subjected to material curtailment, oi lug to the iieralsteney with which reeci estimates of glunlugs by the cux*eriiuiei t’lilcago, Dec. 9.—The Sidney Lovi house was a bl* trader in wheat in the way of undoing a spread between the Chicago and Minneapolis markets. The movement was In the way of taking profits by making the purchases here and selling In the northwestern market. The market dosed 1-843j-4c higher. The market looked as If the selling had been overdone. Corn closed tame at advance of l-84i> 1-2. Oats l-8c better nnd provision Irregular. There was a light business In cash grain, the seaboard reporting 8 loads wheat, 4 of corn and 30,000 bushels oats. Local houses reported 30,000 wheat, 25,000 corn nnd 8,000 bushels oats. There were decreases In Die visible supply of the week of 88,000 wheat, 68,- 000 corn ami 207,000 bushels oats. Primary receipts of wheat 1.384.000 bushels nnd corn 498.000 bushels, com pared with 917,000 and 773,000 bushels, respectively, a year ago. Clearances for the day; Wheat 1,- 176,000 bushels, corn 1,710,000 bushels and oats 5,000. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chlcnga grain and provision quotations for today follow: Open. 7$ iHjrk- Jan.... 14.65 May... 14.95 im. 32% 8.62% 8.67% 8.62% 8.67% 8.45 8.47% 8.17% 74‘s*j75%; No. 3 da McmphlH. Meridian. Mobile. . Montgnmei Nashville. r New Orb* York. Norfolk. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE North Omaba. . . ■ Pub-Mine. . . Portland,.Jftro I •..Hit.. ,1.1 ' \l,. Oldoat Established Oirire South. COTTON STOWS—MIOS—GRAIN Ground Floor Gould Building. Dally market letter nnd market manual matted r»n application. weight of the Infiuem-e finds much strength also In too fnrt that prerfous Ideas emanat ing from this sunn* source for n year or so mirk have eventually proven very conserva tive. riicse figures for. the time Ih*1iis have completely changed the n*|M»ct of tlm trade. stroDL - turn hr professionals. Pacific Mull Is tipped for further Improve ment; also Pressed Steel Car. We are favorably disposed toward the long side of Putou hnelfle and Rending. .... Ing to certain Information, and to their re- Hpieetlva merits. of It. New York Central _ _ garded In Ysuderbltt (louses. Smelting should be bought oil any further still favorably re- recessions. Information Is still hultlsh on Brooktyu Rapid Transit for n few point*. w*e*k. Foreign houses tip Cannillnu *’aul may Im* Iniught for turns wlieu voqld hold /xmlsville nnd Nashville. Dull tips elrenlate still In some houses on Co|ora«lo Fuel mid Iron. We continue bullish on Rock Island. Slid think It should do better. Advances .Were Fractional and Some Declines’ Shown At the Start. MONEY WAS HIGHER Southern Pacific Advanced on Higher Prices in the . London Market. Money on call ranged between 10 and 25 per cent, the latter latest. , -New York, Dec. 3.—Today** mffrket wax again strong, with generally ad vancing prices, under conditloha which ordinarily would be a severe test of tho speculative situation. Call money loaned as high as 18 per cent following the unfavorable Saturday bank state ment and the continued outgo as re ported again today at the sub-treasury*. Xiplsslng stock, on tpp of its 10 p«r cent drop last week, opened down an other 21-2 today, but at the low’er levels it quickly became apparent that the stock had pretty thoroughly dis counted the unfavorable developments In regard $o the property. The price of the curb leader thereupon rallied Ab ruptly. Canadian Pacific, the coal shares, the Southern stocks, the Cop per and various minor specialties Ab sorbed attention, but the buying never theless covered h wider range than at any time lapt week. trading WEEK REVIEWED IN NAVAL STORES Savannah, tin.. Deo. 3.—Tin* spirits ti IMMitlm* mnrkct showed n not doMlm- for IL_ xvook ending Friday of %«• a gallon, having oponed Saturday at 67c ami closed Friday at 6*}«4C. The lowest point touched was 66c. slid prices fluctuated lu narrow limits. The receipts an* still behind those for last year, though there was some picking up noticed the jwst week. This was due. so the factors c to tip*, open i — „ .erlng of the than usual, and celpts only Indicate' flint season, which be exhausted sooner than usual. The rosin market ehrned the week marked decline for the two top grades. up inside for . grades. nnd CD 5c higher. 5c J for F nnd G. Inside mt only dim|dte these factors. • enacted either way linage In prte._ until, at -fi-nst, the gm-ernnieut makc^ known Its quantitative estlumie of the crop Monday, next, unless the census re port. which Is expected Saturday, should contain unlooked tor developments. trsl was strongly supported, ns also were the ( opper shares, and a recovery In Smelt* — * 4epr#«sto~ ■ * titre of the trading. Rending was also made strong|and Brooklyn a Rnphl a Transit con tinued Its upward trend, based on reports of the elimination of the convertible clause from future imnd Issues. Special news of the day Included favorable reports from Loudon on the mouetnry situation and the securing of (665.000 by the Bank of England with lower money rates on the outside market. Our own bunks appear to lost nearly 92,<)00,0d() through the suh- Krhln.v, mul call touched 17 per cent, without. however, proving sn adverse stock market Influence. The discussion of the expected message of the president was ou still more favorable lines thnn prevailed Inst week. The very light pressure of stocks on the market nppenrs to us significant of a fur- NEW YORK COFFEE. Following show* the opening nmge and lose of the “ ~ * “ ” - New York coffee market for Opening March... April.... May 5.95-6.0U 6.05-6.10 6.14-6.20 >ff Inside for F. in the late trading Friday, a tendency was shown to advance the two top grades mid also K and Im-Io . » ^— * »n Nctlvi . Fo r — — ... water hit? nnd. window glnss. mid nt Tuesday*i for the siHit cotton situation has A number of buyers Imre been he ly t lost Its aggressiveness Unlay, I bidding i»r supplies during the week, s also re<-orde«l » cessation of d‘e- « time there was a elog lu sales of opening these two grades posted nominal. On tho same day. In an effort feel the market ami force a quotation, m xporter fainted an offer of these grade a quo ._ r . .... iffer Of tb«_ . nt u reduction on the last quotations, with out takers. The following day another porter posted M and above nt reduetious. WEATHER FORECAST. Monday and Tuesday; light cloudy Monday, ... ...junta I ii “ *'* * day fair nnd colder, fresh with Virginia—Partly ...... snow flurries In mountain districts; Ti .. .. . .... - - • rnt to gouth- west winds. North f’nrolinn. South (.’nrollua. Eastern Florida. Western Florida, Mlaslsslppl Aiahmua^-Falr Monday nnd Tuesday'; light west winds. Louisiana nnd Eastern Texas—Fair Mon day and Tuesday; light variable winds. Western Texas—Showers Monday In north and west portions; fair In southeast; Tues day fair. Arkansas—Fair Monday id Tuesday and Tuesday. ** * Virginia—Unln Monday; Tuesday CHICAGO CAR LOTS. lR i B«yen rccylpts today and tail- Today. Totnnr. mated receipts for tomorrow Wheat. alter .. Novendwr... . December. .. 9BS99SSSS9^P L J. ANDERSON & CO Bankers and Brokers, COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN Gomspoiiteal's Capital $250,000 RCFCRCNCC. THE NEAL. CLANK PHONE 1417. PRUDENTIAL. BLDG Boston. Dec. J.—Tccumseh 21%. Alhiuex 43, A sea rd Ian 12%, Frnukllii 23 1 ,*. Mohawk 75, I tah 65. Xortli Bntu* 112. Winona 11%. MINING STOCKS. LONDON 8TOCK MARKET. JpJ( Amalgamated C'opp«T Anaconda.. Atchison do. preferred.. Chesapeake mid Olilo. Great lllluo mils Central KniiNis and Texits do. preferred Louisville and Nashville.. Mexican Central.. Norfolk mid ’ Northern Pacific Ontario mid Western.. . I'eunsylvunla.... St. Paul.. .. L'nlon Pacific do, prferreil... . 1'nltcd States Steel.. do, preferred,. Wabash.... do. preferred.. .. Minneapolis. . % PRIMARY MOVEMENT. > bushels Inst year. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat—Opcued % lower; at 1:30 p. m. v % lower; closed unchanged. Corn—npciicd unchsiigeil; at 1:JM |t. tu. ( , lower; closetl % lower. Broomhnll estimates that I he world’s ship* icnts of wheat for Monday next will be nlHint 10,800.00) bushels, of which quantity Europe will take almut 9,200,u00 hurheis. The actual shipments Inst week were II.- 310,001) bushels nnd thos«* of a year ago I3L« 936,00.) bushels. Arrivals of breadstuff* lut.i the the quantity of hrouilstuff* on passage. Tin sttlpmeids from India this week will tit iiImiui 4*3.0<ji) bushels, against 282.0'S) bushels last week and £'3,uo>) bushels last year. WM. L. PKEU FrasMsot. ROBERT P. MADDOX. Vies Presldsat THOMAH Jam eh g J rRKVt.ES. Cnthler. 4DHOK. Assistant Cashier WADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY. CAPITAL $200,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS . . $500,000.00 Accounts, small as well as large, invited. 3 1-2 per cent interest paid and compounded semi- -annually in our Savings Department. HI. I'liul. San From Sava iteah. Spokane. . LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Designated Dcoository of the United States. CAPITAL $500,000.00 SURPLUS 400,000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 140,000.00 A general banking business transacted. Foreign exchange, Letters of Credit. Corresponds direct with the National Bank of Cuba. CENTBAL BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION. liulivbliialK, firm* « r ccrpurntbiu* . out.- changing their present mm. are Incited call t« extend them every courtesy and c«iustflcratl< 3% Per Cent Ciiui|)«iiind In'crcs : opening a bank • us. nnd we wit! pleas itctil with mm ii I bnuking. In Gar RAVINGS DEPARTMENT. ALONZO R9CHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone, Main 853. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table «bow* recelpti Interior towns today, •-otupsrcd w name day last year: Capital S503.CC:0.00. OFFICERS: >•* G. Candler, President. Wrn. H. Patterson, Vice President- A. P. Coles, Cashier. *" I Prc ,J — *■' “ ‘ John 8. Owens, Vic# President. Win. Cf. Owens^Astt*. Cashier TRUSTEES: ^ ! MUnpHip.’. ; Ht. 1. Y. Sage. John N. Goddard, San D. Jones, F. B. Dancy, Normsn C. Miller, George E. King, Isaac H. Mirsch. M. Nixon, Cuccre R. Black, J. P Williams, Charles Q. Grodrich, Dr. J. Scott Todd, As* G. Candler, William H. Patterson, John 8. Owens. THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY Home Office. 100 Broadway, Sew York City. F. W. LAFERENTZ, C. P. A., President. C. E. M.nwsrlng, Vic. President. Th,o. Cocheu, Jr., C. P. A. Sec. and Treai. BRANCHES: NEW YORK— Waldorf-Antorix . ATLANTA—Fourth Xafl Bank fildr. BOSTON—Kxchaneu Building. CHICAGO—Marquatte Building. WASHINGTON—Colorado Building. PHILADELPHIA—Ballevue-StartforiL NEW ORLEANS—Ht-tm.ii Building. RAN FRANCISCO—Belden Building. LONDON. ENGLAND—, Kmc Strpnt, Chtutnldr. ATLANTA BF.A.NCH 1015-13 Fourth National Bank Building. C. B. BID WET,T.. Resident Mansger. - Ttlaphor.t, Main S71 Cable Addreaa. Admit N. V, NORTHWE8T CAR8. The following figures give thr northwest cars nf today, last week ami Inst year: nmvetnrut of wheal mul eorn: Wheat—Ueeelnts today 1.384,000 busheU; last week 1,192,000 liushels, against 917.000 bushels last year. Hhlpuients toilay 1,120.- 000 liushels; Inst week , 1.081.003 hnsbels, sgnltist 921,000 liushels last year. Corn—Receipts today 498,000 liushels; Inst week 391,000 bushels, against 773,000 liushels last year, Shipments tmjny 283,000 bush els; last week 333.000 liushels. ngnlust 419,- 000 ■--*