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12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1306. COTTON PRICES HOLD VERY STEADY Efforts of Boars Are Not Ef fective iu Forcing Ma terial Decline. SPOT DEMAND HEAVY This is Sustaining Influence iu Keeping Futures at Present Prices. k Nftr York, Pee. 6.—Tlie cotton market Opened sternly thin morning. Wnll street was n buyer through several of the room broker*. mul the entiles displayed notable *»te*tllne*!« on position* beyond December. The weather in the South was seasonable and generally clear, The Liverpool market wru encouraging this morning. In that future* were better than due and spot 6 |M»lnt* higher at 6.03d for middling, sale* of 10,000 balea being re ported at the advance. The chme wna Irregular for futurea, De- cetnhcr allowing a decline of 1 point, while the Inter positions were 1(|3% point* high er an compared with yesterday’s closing. Following in the range In the active months to Liverpool today: Open. High. Low. December.. .. d.74 5.74 5.«7 January-February 5.67 6.67 b.62 March-April.. 6.67 6.68 5.63 MnyJun* 6.71 6.73 6.68 New York refused at first to follow the advance In Liverpool, opening unchanged to 3 points up. whereas the market was doe to open . Immediately after the first call, prices the leading room traders are simply lug aside and looking on. "The goods market continues firm, with price* being ndvnticod every day and the •pot markets of the South refuse to pay attention to the decline' In futures. The South la not selling, nt these prices—but somebody Is, and the somebody seems very confident, and for the moment appears to be able to control the market. •The one argument of the tiesrs seem* to lie that the forthcoming government re port* are to be very licarlsii. nod It la certain that a bearish glnners* and n very bearish government crop guess are totug discounted." In its “ration C’aiiserle," of the satin- date, the following Innoc.ciit Item appears “It Is said that n Wnll street crowd Is selling the market, and the name of .1. II. Iloadloy was used in this connection yester day." Is this the same Hundley who figured •»> prominently as u bull last year at top price*; the party that Induced the farmer* of the South to hold their crop foe If**, the minimum price fixed by the Southern Cotton Association: unloaded on them around 12<Ul2'$c and left them with tlu| bug tohnldV*^™ NEWS AND gOSSIP 'of the Fleecy Stapled Private Wire to Oltiert A Clay. New York, Hoc. 6.—Liverpool nt 13:30 p, in. was 3 to 5 higher. Was due aj*»ut 3 higher. On this basis we should oiwtf 3 Co 6 higher. IJverpool cables: “Recent spot sales In clude large purchases against c. I. f. con tracts.” t The glnners* report will be Ismik^Inxi Mon day .and tins guvurumeut crop enlmute 1 Rim',laii Mil IMS fur 5.000 jtitimtW Howard Wllwnnlnilllng the ntniket. V. Dick lire*, catIHtate the iinioiint gltnied to eeember I nl 9,066,000, ugaliiMt 8.631.000 up » November 14 and any: “With these fact* •fore us. It would make little difference If the bureau of statistics estimated the rop at 13.400,000, for It would seem that tore was no basl* for sueh a conclusion.” .National (tinner*' Association estimate of glnners 9.$59,000 up to Deeember 1. short covering still continues, and It s estimated that Price broke bout 26,000 bale* so far. We do they have anywhere near finished. iNitight >t think Expect later Iu day. Journal of Commercer-There Is leas dlspo- Itbui In the market to sell late contracts t price* materially lower than tin* prices naked for spot good*. It I* accounted for ►me measure bv the fact that the mills becoming well sold through June on / cotton line* and through April on the hearler sheetings and drills. Home very ’otton C'nuserle” In New York Cummer rial: The market seem* to have nlmut dis counted a government guess of 12,500,000. The hull* do not seem to have any fight left In them. It I* Up to the spot holders of the Houth to sustain the market. They show no signs of weakening. Local statisticians now figure on n week’* movement Into sight of between 540,000 and 660,000 bales, against 637,856 lost week, 444.- ljjMaat year, 515,448 Iu 1904 and 491,384 In It Is the general opinion that n glnners' of 10,300,000 would almut meet the market’s OoiJ paop 1 * expect at leuat . Naturallyi ' since the Hyde-IIolmrs ex posure, the market la very suspicion* «|>out government cottou figures. There 1* nn odd selling power In the market that the ring does not understand. It Is no wonder that the public Is keeping out of. the market till. Wt.ltIf Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively’s twenty-flvo years' experience of H* Ring markets In Atlanta^ and the South has made* him * recognized au thority In bla specialty. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME Of,' STOCK. g i 111 this week. New Orleans, Dee. 6.— Liverpool nt 3A3H «P *• a f«lr response. Was duo 2<&4 iioTnta higher. The large »pnt sales continue. Liverpool cables: '‘Market fiivoranly af fected by American and European buvtng order* during the present week. Continent al operator* ore buying heavily of the new crop.” The market Is steady on shorts cover ing. owing to the fear that glnnera* Monday will prove less than popularly supposed. Trice reported as covering freely In Now York. Spots are reported steady with only e fair business doing, which Is to some ex tent accounted for by the unfavorable light conditions for classing. No change as yet Is expected In quotation*. The western forecast Indicates fair and colder weather throughout tonight uud to morrow. G1BERT A^LAY’6 Da7lY~ COTTON LETTER AinaIg-miMted Copper. American Locomotive. do. preferred. . . . Am. Mmtdtiog Ref. . . do. preferred. . • . Atchison do. preferred. . . . American Cot*on Oil. . Am. Car Foundry. . . Baltimore A Ohio. . . Brooklyn Rapid T. • . Canadian Pacific. . . . Chicago A Northw’n. . Chesapeake A Ohio. . Colorado .Fuel A iron. Central leather. . . . do. preferred. . . . Chicago A Great W. . Chicago. M. A Ht. P. . Delaware A Hudson. . Distiller’s Securities. . Erie _ do. preferred. . . . General Electric. . . . Illinois Central Am. Ice Securities. . . Louisville A Nashville. Mexican Central. . . . Missouri Pacific. . . . 181% 99911 ti' Unit 32'4 A NAME OP STOCK. N. Y., Out. Sc Western. National Lend Northern Pacific. . . . New York Central. . . Norfolk A Western. . Pennsylvania. . . • . . People's Gas Pressed Steel Car. . . do. preferred. . . . Pacific Mall Reading Republic Steel Rock Island. ..... do. preferred. . . . United States Rabbet . da preferred. . . . Southern Pacific. . . . Southern Railway. . . do. preferred. . . . 8loss-8heffleld Tenn. Coal A Iron. . . Texas A Pacific Union Pacific United States Steal. . do. preferred. . . . Ye.-Car. Chemical. . . do. preferred. . . . Western Union. .... Wabash. . . ...... do. preferred. Total atoek sales today 663.600Shares; Private Wire to Gllmrt & Clay. New York. Dec. 6.—Marshall. Spader A Co.: "The market today should show strength, ami we expect the leadership to be in Copper and the coalers, though It Is conslNtcnt to ex|>eet strength In all of the western trunk lines when mouey rates per mit outside support." After the close «»f business yesterday, Secretary Hbaw announced thut on aceouut of the accumulation of treusury surplus revenue in November; and expectation of Kiirplus this month, he would prepay De- cfiultcr 15. Interest maturing January 1 and May 1, 1907, oil government Imnds. which Is expected to release about 312,000,900. Dow-Jones' summary: American* In Lon don strong per cent above parity, Bank of England rate unchanged. Labor KltuatTon In west threatens to re dtice copper production. Canadian Pacific ba* new equipment val lied at $13,06),000 on order In course of de- Hom’e demand for Reading, Union Pacific mid St. Paul In loan crowd, and New York Central continues scarce. Northern Pacific business now heaviest In Ita his tory. Fourteen roads for the fourth week In November show an average gross lucreasc of 7.91 per cent Twelve l ’ Twenty cent. . _ New York Financial Bureau: A ..-point love up 1* this morning predicted for Reading- Union Pacific Is displaying a much stronger tone, Mnd we believe It will ad vance materially, support not being Iso lated. Cent i from ihe closing lead. *We think Fuel will be put considerably higher on a shortage. There Is no reason to change the bull posh NEW YORK. tores In New York today: rjzrr Jan. . Feb. . March. April. May.. June,. July.. Aug. . Closed 10.52 10.62 10.33 steady. 3* >.52 10.46 >.67 10.49 >.4010.38 10.04-D6 10.04 10.18-14 10.21-23 10.30-31 10.36-38 10.42-43 10.4- * 10.12-13 10.29-22 10.28-29 10.36-37 10.41-42 10.46-47 If tlie above Item state* a fart, can It I that he will advise the farmer* to »e cotton, now that the prb*e I* above til on them nt the bottom, and thu* force them to ncrept another loss. In .order that he may further add to Urn riche The Southern farmers will not follow hi* leadership III hi* efforts for lower prices. Comparative receipts at nil IT. 8. ports: Net receipts today 66.81 Home day Inst year 38,61 Increase 28,81 Total receipt* for .five days 877,® Same days last year.. ..... " JO Increase Total receipts since 8epteuil>c 134,980 1.... 4.656.628 4.243.067 410,661 Home time Inst year.... Increase Estimated tomorrow: 1906. New Orleans 13,00® to 15,000 Galveston, 15,000 to 18,000 Houston. 17,000 to 19,000 Movement at Atlanta: Receipts today Bn me day last year Increase 8/4 Shipment! today Batne day laat year.. Decrease. Stock on hand today.. Same day last year.. Increase Trading during the afternoon waa very dull, though the undertone was stendA with the tendency slightly toward a lower level, up to the Inst five minutes, when profit-taking sales broke prices to nlmut the low point of the morning, the close being steady 1 point lower to 1 point high er than yesterday’* close. The New York cotton exchange will be closed December 24 and 23, and open De cember 31. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, steady; middling uplands 6.03d; gales 10.000. Atlanta, easy; middling 10%c. New York, quiet; middling 11c. New Orleans, stesdr: middling 10%c. August*, steady; middling He. Savannah, dull; middling 10%c. Memphis, steady; mlddllui: in 13 16c. Baltimore, nominal: middling UVa*'. Mobile, firm: middling 10%e. Norfolk, firm; middling 10%e. TODAY’8 PORT RECEIPT8. The following table shows receipts at th# Interior towns today, compared with the game day last year: INTERIOR RECEIPTS. New Orleans. Dec. 6.--The excellent de mand for cotton continues abroad, todnv’s sale*, while not ns large a* those of the two previous days, never!heir** amounted to 10.000 bales at 6 points higher. Options reflected the strength of the spot situa tion! and closed point* higher than yesterday’s level*. Speculative Interest In the market appears to be at its lowest ebb, and till* dlsIntcrcHtcdiic** bid* fair to con tinue until Impending events become crys tallised. The strength of spot*, the main- tenure of present prices, no more than holds It* own, and ft I* unlikely that any liithicio-c* of n diameter out of the ordf- nary will he furnished by thl* department until, nt least, the ontlmntc* of the govern ment become public property. The week end figure* tomorrow aye expected to cqii- flriu tho liberality of the prevent day move ment, but liifiiifdcc* siteIt ■ i(> • these gf- traet hut passing attention, and are to a large extent overshadowed by more Im portant events which the Immediate future holds. « AFRICAN COTTON HIGH*GRADE. Washington, Dec. 6.—In British Central Africa, according to iiartlculnrs given Iu the report of the commissioner of the protec torate, the quantity of cotton exported Iu the Infct fiscal year was 776,000 pounds, ns compsr«sl with 385,000 pounds In the preced Ing >vSV.‘' Experimental psrcols were first produced In 1901-02. The sreu cultivated contracted In the year from 21.900 to 10,000 •res. which represents the ellmlmitl NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Mia: "It hfKiiui to look a. ttaouul Duluth would be atrong bidders for toe movement of spring wheat throughout tho winter. They paid ns much or ftiore thnn Minneapolis prices yesterday to arrive dur ing December, which would Indicate they "'on d continue buying, and movement would bd divided between the two market*. Instead of nearly all going to Minneapolis, as Is usual." •The Importation of wheat Into France for the first three month* of this crop (flour ill havo figures * .mm. Iu the Inst ten jenrs—lnJ9U3l904 wltbJ2,058.1K) hec Ju wheat and exportation been 1.260.780 hectoliters. been larger only four tollte i 1992-1903 with 1.651.433 hectoliters. some pnreel! 1 bringing as much per pound, a* against an aversgo of from 14 to 17 cents obtained for Egyptian and American sorts. NEW yo.rRjcoffee market. Nety York. Dec. 6.—The announcement thatt he Hnotfjw government had positively arranged another loan of $15,000,000 with vhtch to take care of surplus coffee was re eked on the floor as n bullish factor, and the market advanced 10020 points. This tuny stop the decline for the moment, as ’* III furnish new power on which to bull .... *h, but It Is not going to hold the market until Its netunl effectiveness on available supply for consumption Is seen. It Is s safe paving Investment for the leridfr, who get* 6 per cent for his money, and receives as security $100 worth of cof- fee for every $80 loaned.—Olhert A Clay. Following • Is the opening range and close In the New York coffee market for today: Opening Range. Close. January.. 5.65J1.65 5.60-5.65 February 5.65-5.76 6.70-6.76 March 6.75-5.86 6.80 ‘ April 5.90-5.96 5.85 May 6.00 6.96 6.00 June. .. .. .. 6.16 6.15 6.00-6.03 July 6.30 6.10 6.15 August 6.30 6.30-6.25 September 6.33 6.23-6.35 October 6.40*6.46 6.36 6.40 November .. 6.45-6.50 6.40-6.45 December. ■ 5.46-6.55 5.56-5.60 *ed sternly. GROCERY TRADE NOTES. ,Yw York Commercial. Wnll street gave out n "tip” Tuesday to uv coffee and many people did just be- mine It was n tip. Imports of walnuts Tuesday numbered 533 ling* on the steamer from Southampton lid 800 ease* on the t'retle from Naple*. A cable advice from Sicily Tuesday quoted the full equivalent of 10c pound laid d< 1898-1899 with 2.649.125 hectoliters and In 1897-1898, when during the three mouths we had Imported 3.301,684 hectoliters. Imgau A Bryan xald: "The strength In the northwest markets, together with the active demand for the December wheat here. Is cau*lng nervousnesk among more or less of our local shorts and somo of them are coining ashore." official cable from secretary of agricul ture of Argentina says: “Wheat crop, 147,- 334.000 bushels; linseed crop, 27,000,000 bush-- el*; estimates growing eprp crop at 233,- 000,000 bushels. "Every sort of profit before sprltii taken by 8. 8. \ successful veterans of the provision trade. "We were bulling provisions a year ago. on the theory that high-priced labor had eaten up the surplus meats. This pros perity has been extended from n period of eighteen months to u period of about thir ty mouths, nnd the high-priced laborers In this country are still eating. One .must also not lo*e sight of the prosperity thnt prevails throughout Germany, where the “— *1C# |S IK of provisions will pay a inrlngr If held,” Is the view 8. Whltehouse, one of the LIVERPOOL. Th, fallowing figure, (Ire the opening ingo and clone, eompnrea with jreateruay: Future, opened e««y. Opening Prerlou, Range. 5 n. m. Cloas. Cline. .5.74 -572 5.70H 5.W f.g .5(8 .... fi.fc> 6.54 .5.(7 -5.54V4 5.(5 5.(314 J-Jlti .5.67 -6.(5',4 .... 5.81 5.62 .5.67 -5.66 5.66 5.64}4 5.62; .5.69 -5.67',4 5.68 5.664*, 6.64' .5.71 6.7044 6.11 *>.66’ .5.73 -5.72 .... 6.7044 6.67' .6.74 -6.7344 6.7244 6.7JV 5.66 December.. Dec.-Jan, . Jnu.-Feb. . Feb.-Mar. . Mar.-Apr. . Apr.-May. . May-June. Jtitie-July. . July-Aug. . Aug.-Hcpt ug.-Sept, Closed Irregular. PRICE OF WHEAT LEOJFf HIGHER Higher Northwest Markets aud Western Blizzard Were the Factors. iiuiibi nnvnuce, uiuuviicvu cmriv 17 •• higher market in the northwest und reports ' 1 aevre blizzard raging In that “**" NEW ORLEANS. Tho following la the range la cotton fu tures in New Orleans today: s» © JS M St 2 ill h 1II 10.50' 10.48-50! 10.57-58 1 10.43110.43-44] 10.52 -53 .... 110.4H-49110.57-58 1».54 10.53 54110.61 02 10.57-58 10.66-67 10.C7 10.67-68 10.76-77 .... H0.71-72IUS0-81 l»).73-80!l0.84.«> Dec Jan. . . . . Feb March. . . . April. . . . May June July 10.67110.63 10.6210.61 iawiiuo i0.7d|!0.S2 10.501 10.43 10.53 ib!«7 <'hated quiet. upper, er\le\ lull! tips from good sources on Morgan houses nre nlso friendly to Erie, Philadelphia I* reported bulling Pennsyl i n ala. St. Paul Is reported by a specialist ready >r another upturn of a few points. Wo are bullish on Cnnfidlan Pacific. Speculative profit-taking will be found In .tchlson on advances now. If Sugar'* pool will take the stock offer We are still bullish Louisville nnd STOCKS REVIEWED BY NEW YORK SUN CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Previous consumption of prod ties heavy. Ever; can be. „ ...... I was told tho same condltb England, although I was not there.” THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECA8T. For Atlnntn nnd Vicinity—Fair nnd colder tonight and Friday; minimum temperature tonight about 4u. WEATHER~C0NDITI0N8. I11 1*> i»4iiind bar I* are by an liisiiector here nt 64- 7v* per iKMind for iifferlnga of Id uotwl . f4»r large and tarn* day last year: Treasury will niitidpate Interest 0*1 l*>uds lue fnmi January 1 to May l. c»tlimited at i!*mt $12.(kfJdM'* The Minnetonka from London landed 1.300 alf Itoxt's of raisin*. 2.600 quarter cases. no»> bags of currants, nml 610,000 l*»xe* tea. world'* visible supply of «t»ffee |»e •r 1 wn* 1.1.8)8.836 Ihik*. against 13.163.- l’s Notcmlier 1 nnd 13.«4>-).349 bag* lie 1 ln*t year. The ittrrvniu* during ed fnlo. ... , Inches. The udvance of this storm has canned general rnlns to the south of Its track and snow* to the north. 8now Is fulling lit 8t. Paul, .Maruuettc, Portland, Me., urn! Boston, While ruin was falling nt Meridian. Birmingham. Nashville, Wash ington, Buffalo nnd Oswego. The greatest 24-hour falls occurred st Buffalo (1.14) and Chicago (1.12). Moving In from the northwest ta an area of high pressure accompanied by colder and clearing weather. The conditions favor fair and coldet Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. Observations taken at & «. m.. 75th inert dtan time. Dec.... May... July.... CORN- Dee May July OATS- I>ee May..... July PORK— Jan... lujfc May... Jan.... 8.55 May... 8.67H SIDES— Jan.... 8.10 Open. High. Low. Close. Close. T ft% I?*: 74% 79% 78% 74*4 77!$ 791, 78'. 74% 7s«: 77», 44 42% 43% 44', 42*$ 431$ 44 43»* GVj 42'i 43N 44 33*i m S5 33% k 3D»i 33',* 351i 33'i 15.47V* 15.06 15.80 16.33 8.67V4 8.67V4 8.75 8.62V* 8.56 8.574 “a ASH WHEAT— 754©76 nominal: No. 3 do 74i»75 nominal; No. 2 hard winter 754677 nominal; No. 3 do 73076 nominal. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat—Opened unchanged; nt 1:30 p. New York, Dec. 6.—The Sun says; “The opening rate for call money was 18 per cent, and It slowly advanced from this figure until It touched 32 per cent In the late afternoon. Loans In dribbling quantities by a single na tional banking Institution at 6 per cent were, of course. Without any effect whatever upon the ruling price of funds. Time money rates were again no more than the subject of nominal quotation, as there is very little time money offering at any figure. The stock murket seemed to be buoyed up yesterday, even more thnn was the case Tuesday, by the hope thnt strong measures of relief for the money situ ation would be put In force within the next twenty-four*--hours by the secre tary of the treasury. Dispatches from Washington reported the secretary ns saying that he did not regard the money situation In New York ns such thut Invited alleviation nt his hands, nnd In high banking circles the belief Was not entertained that the secretary would. In the near future at least, do anything to make money more plenti ful. It was nevertheless petslstently asserted throughout the day on the floor of the stock exchange und else where that the secretary of the treas ury would almost Immediately put a large sum of money Into the hanks, and predictions of this kind, though they did not result In particular advances In stocks, prevented any (declines of con sequence.”—GIbert & Clay. WORCESTER RESIGNS BU TAUTHORITIES WILL NOT ACCEPT ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. EGGS-C.nillfd, nctlT,. 59c. LIVE POULTRY—Hi*,,, nctlro, JJ443M* •nob: olilckfii. plentiful, 15ai*e '-udi; lu*-k«. Pekin. 36c ouch; puddle. 35010c men; ireev>. mil feathered. 66c each; tur key,*. dull. 14e pnnud. DRESKEP. POULTRY—Gene, undrawn, nettve. 10«1744c pound; turkey,, undrawn, nctlve. 151418c pound: lieu,, undrawn, tie- lire. 1244c lumnd; dneka. undrawn, faocj, 15e pound: fries, retire. 14c pound. PRODUCE—Tenneaiee rlln nnd hone,. Sc; Ten nt* !*«*’<* rarrnjr**. 9c; Inrd. 10c lit.: hnnie notlv*vl4c Hi.; «h*>uldemnetlre. 10c Hi.; elder active: 10c lb.; butter active, 15®22ttc lb.; heertvax. nctlve, 25c pound: Honey, bright, nctlve. gr pound; honey In 1-pound block,, active, 12c pound; cheatnut, active. *4.06 Im.liel; dried npnlm. 6c pound: white pea, f.etlve. *2.50 bd.hel; Indy pea*. *3.00; atoek, '’oAME-Qtmll. nctlve, lSe.eneh; doven, ac tive. 5c cnch: ducks, nmllnrd. nctlve. 40c inch: ducks inlied, nctlve. 20S2JC, each; **U(1 turkeys, nctlve. 16c pound; rahldtn. nc c, 10c cnch: nqulrreln. nctlve, 10c each; ■■•sum. dressed, nctlve. 1244c pound; opot- m II.-* nnllrn Hn TimUllt. ' MOVEMENT EARLY Strong Opening Was b Sales Induced by High Money Rate. LONDON WAS BUYEI Early Feature Was Wide Movement iu Great Northern Pref. Money on cnll opened at 22 per cent hi**, cat 3*. loweat 20; Iasi! quotation 25. Sew York. lice. «.-The ntock n.rrk,, opened at almost (eneral advances. “Jn?. dlnii Pacific started Ip 244 points b|/ b „ American Kmeltlng up 41, Xlolorndo V,2i nnd Chesapeake and Ohio 44 hl B li»r s/i! preferred and Pennsylvania up ', >n ,i pp. preferred and Pennsylvania up nnd p t u nnd A inn Ign mated 44 higher. New w? Central df.llncl 44 In all. The market movements during th.- net hour of the stock market were Irregular a strong opening was followed hr kiIc, *„ iluoed by continued high rale f„ r ',, i money. A fenture of the trailing wn« thi wide mnvement In flrent Northern ■, ,, ferreil, which fell from 250 to 236. i houses Imught 25.000 shares here, Steel^eoinmon nnd JJnlou Pacific. ,, unchanged, inhw nud Canadian Pacific. Ilnvermnent hoods hoods lower. MINING 8T0CKS. Ronton, Dec. 6.—Arcadian 10; Osceola 136; Allouel 4744: Conner Range SI; cii,[u. 73: Parrott 2S; .Mohawk 76; Daly Writ opossum. ----- . ... sum. live, nctlve. 8c pound. KIU’ITS—la-inons. fnney Jlcsscun, *4.50® 5.00 ll.'innn.'ie. per hunch, cnl s. nctlve, Mc®*1.00; straights. *1.60*1200. Plueapplaa. Florida stock, por crate. *2.00. Orniigea Plorhln atoek. owing to alio a^J conOltloa cn srrlrnl. per hoi. *1.5082.25. Apples. Choice. Ren Davla, *2.75113.00; fnney. *3.251 New York state apples, .winter vnrle- ties, choice per barrel. *3.M03.M, fancy, I3.75ff4.00 Grapes, New \ orlt state. I" ML baskets. Concords. 2082244c; Nlsgsras, 2244® 25c: Cetnwbas. M{f22’4c. Cranberries, f ■lark Cape . Cods.„ pcr barrel. Jj. GIBERT & CLAY'8 DAILY 8T0CK LETTER. New York, Dec. C.—After a strong opening following a higher London market, and the announcement from Washington that the government would anticipate payment of $12,000,000 i n . terest coupons, due before next Maw the market yielded again to pressure as a result of high call money rates and announced loss of nearly 86.ono.oo,) - to the banks through sub-treasury op erations. The price movement In Great Northern and ore land certificates is re-assurlng to holders of these issue** and while the advance in Canadian Pa- clfle possessed very little local signifi cance, It was nevertheless an assuring factor In the day s trading, largely the result of German and English buying If the action of the secretary of die treasury Is anticipating government bond Interest payments so far ahead be part of a plan to relieve the monev market; “If business conditions require It," his action Is much more signifi cant than the amount Involved In this particular Instance. There Is very lit tle else at this time under considera tion in the financial market. LONDON STOCK MARKET. ... . STOCKS- ’burrel^*’ & Grape fralt!'’ F» jjggjg;- nnd color, per box $2.00 Jerseys. '*11.00. J|'3.00.' °LlmeaI°Florida* stock, per hundred, 40c. Nuts, fnney mlird, In boxes, pet pounds. 1244814c. Coconmits. heavv rnltans, wick of 100. active, nt *4.60 anck. J'ennntsln •neks averaging 100 pounds each, owing to grade, per imuild, 444@Oc. VFORTAH1.— “ ‘ active. *3.oo LEB-Daets. iv.e pound; cnldiagc, barrels. 144c poulul; ike plant, nctlve. 12.50 crate; enctim- bers. *1.50 crate; touwtoes, fancy, active $2.60 crate; tomatoea. choice, active, *2.000 2.25 crate; beaus, round green, crate, onions dry. nctlve, .uc buihcl, ^'•h pu''' - toes, active No. J. Me bu.hel; celery, fan- cy. 657iso*- hunch; peppers nctlro. *1.75 orafp* akra, fix linnkplXi amallv $J.60 orate, caullli.iwcr. nctlve. 6®10o pound; lettuce, Ucnde.4. *1.0031.50 drum: sweet potatoes.job low. dull, 50c bushel: sweet jinfntoen,'white, dull. 40c bushel: kraut, half-barrel, *3.7*. rntnlinga turnips. 144c. Strawberries, 35«40c orate. Auffusta, Gil., D^c. 6.—The resigna tion of t’aptain Rupert Worcester, commanding Company I. Third Geor gia reglineiit, which was tendered sev eral days ago, has been declined and he „ ---...-.-g,- will -have to answer the charge pre- %?!!?' Mtlnt RE ferred against him by Colonel J. D. i ff £ Ij |4 aVandard patent, $4.2# half pat- Twiggs. I eut, $:' 90; spring wheat patent.Jf. Captain Worcester, who left the city I CORN—Choice red cob, 69c, No. 2 white, on October 23 on a leave of abaence. «c: No.^pKw «e; n^lxwl. TOr. old crop ty mixed,' 67c:’new Tennessee white, 65c; crack ‘ 70c. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. for tomorrow: Wheat. Corn. . Ost*. . Hog*. . THE SUGAR MARKET. ew York, Dee. 6.—l/v-nl refined aud raw ■ugar steady sud uncbsiifed. Loudon | M >ft steady. Abilene. . . Aumrllbt. . . Asheville. . . Atlanta. . . AuitUMtn. ■ ■ Blrinlnk’hniu. Buffalo riiarle*t«>u. . . Charlotte. . . CliiiHiro. . . . Cincinnati. . . . Corpus christl. Daveti|N>rt. . . (I’feelr- COTTON SEED OIL. Openlmr. <*lo»lnu •> .'N #f>' = S»i\<i17 3644i»; :>i «»»;», 3M,. 101 Muj 111 26. «»ah entotiM Havre. . . . JnckHonville. Jupiter. . . . Kansas City. Key West. . t.o* Atigelea. Macon. . . . Memphis. . . Merldlnn. . . Mibs Cl tv. . Mobile. ... Montumm-rj. Naslftvir Orient York. 76 j .10 ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ^ AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone. Main 88& ATLANTA. GEORGIA- Norfolk North Platte I *2 3” j ,12 Omnbn I | 34 .4»» Palestine 51 | 76 | .«^i Pittikburtf .1 40 j 56 i .63 l , ort!:in.l. Me. . .TT. 20 30 Portland. Ore j 46 .o»; St. IjoiI* 42 64 .% Pmtl I 20 :» } ,»>l San Fniticlsco II | 58 \ .•*». Spi'iani*.', . *. * * !l 24 3»i L Tampa I .4u ' M 78 p .00 Taykir 48 { 7* ] .»» Themnsvl.'le. . . . « i 74 f .T Ybk»biirc '.f. 58 ' 76 j . .iu .W««UlUBtoa. . * 48 .ts; Wilmington 56 1 61 j -U0 T ludicatc* trace ut rain or snow. * J. B. MAUBURY. Vcctloa Director. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Clileago, • Dec. 6.—Hog*— Estimated re ceipts* 56,000. Market strong to f** high er: bulk $6.2f>(j6.45; light hog* $6.15^6.45; inlxetl $6.l0Ct$-SO: heavy $5.9o$6.52H; mugh $5.9bh{|4.10; pig* $3.50<|6.35; yorkers K37Hf( 6.42^; good to choice hesry $6.404t6.52Vfc. Cattle—Estimate*! receipts 8.5 Sheep*-Estimated receipt* 16,000. Market strong to I tv higher: uunllty fair; native $3.4065.85: western $3.23S5.»i: yearling* $5.6) li6.4»); lamb* $4.7Mt7.sT*: western $I.7WT7.75. Coal Company Organized. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 6.—The Mn- na.sco Coal Company, of Townley, Walker county, with a capital st*H*k of $20,000. has informed the secretary of state of Its Incorporation. The fol lowing are the Incorporators: <\ W, Hickman, X. E. .Smith and D. T. lio- wlel. OaVb—Choice ' w'blt# clipped, BOe; No. 1 shite, 48c; No. 2 mixed. 4*c; lexns rust has not returned yet. and after thirty r days have passtnl after his leave *»f ab- S5Ji iw nushel, sence ha* expired und ho Is not here, an 1 -* '‘ L -‘— * Inventory of hi* goods furnished Coin-. .... pany I will be tuken and If found short proof. 52c. in any iiarticulai* Worcester’s bond of 1 MEA!*-*Plnln wster-grouuu, per litisp#l, 13 (in u til f 45o; iiolted, 140-npund Jute*, per Imshel 60c; $3,000 will be roi relied. Hborts. white. $1.60; medium, $L40; brown, . fi.36; pur* bran. $1.25; mixed brand, $1.15. DITTQDTTD/1 n r VfII L' 1 IIA\—Timothy, choice bale*, 11.25; I I. J mDlJKCi | do., . nolcc small bole*, $1.3; do., No. 1 Trr . r na ttMmvPLiu 1 '‘lover, mixed. $1.20; do.. No. 2 clover mixed HOLDS \\ ITXhSS II.IS. Choice Bermuda. 90c. u RYE—Georgia, $1.00; T*nne**ee, 90c. Bar New York, Dec. 6.—It I* learned that Ida V. Slmonton, the writer, whort* Dis trict Attorney Jerome wanted as a witness In the case against Harry K. Thaw, ha* not been to South Africa to study the language of monkeys, as re ported several days ago, but has been In Pittsburg with her brother. Hhe I* said to have come to New York Tuesday nnd made a statement to Assistant District Attorney Garvan concerning the Thaw case. It Is said Mis* Slmonton went to Paris at the request of Stanford White to see Evelyn Nesblt nnd her mother before Thaw und Miss Xcsblt were married.' I ty. price* are f. o. b. Atlanta. The aiKive price* at PItOVIBIONS—Supreme bntna. lie. Dor# bams. 15c. California ham*. $9.00. Dry salt extra rib* 9: bellle*, 20.5 pound*. 10.28: fat buck* 8; plate* 8; Supreme lard, 10.25; Show Drift compound 8.60. FI8H. Mullet. $9.00 per barrel; bream, 64$7c pound; unnppcr 10c per pound; trout $c per pound; blue fish, 8c per pound; pompnoo. !SG20c innind; mackerel. 12%c pound: mixed fl«Ii, 6c per pound; freah water trout. ttflOc pound. GROCERIES. SUGA R—Staudard granulated. $5.10. - ■ •*'- -■—je. New York teflued. i%.c; plantation, ic. COFFEE—Roasted Arhnckl*’*. $16 50; hulk III bag* or barrel*. 13*ic; green 11012c. RICE*Carolina. 4fcG7ttc. according to th* grade. CHEESE—Fancy full cream dairy, I6*£c; PILOTAGE BILL BEFORE HOUSE Washington. Dec. 6.—-Representative i $4!c5*« twins. 1 SUrwlded biscuit. |5 c***; No. 2 rolled out*. $3 case. Sack grit*. 92-pound bugs. $1.65. Oyster*, full Wfdght. $1.75 case; light weight, $1.10 o«»e. Evaporated npple* pv^- pound. Popper. 18c. Baking powder*. $5 ••rise. R*»d *alnmn. $5 case. Pink salmon “ '* S9c; ch«M*olatc -Tm*; mjuff. Littlefield’s pilotage bill was the npeclal! * ,-r.tn»* tho hntmo fmlnv ( omed l**ef. $1.30 ca*e. I ntsiip. $1.80 case, ruer or tne nou. e to«ta>. sirup: Now Orlonn*. 3oc gullou; corn JSi? ! gallon: Cuba 35c gallon; tb-orgia cane, 35<*. I Salt, 100-pound, 50c. Axle greax**. $1.75. I Soda cracker*. 6^c txiund; lemon 7Ho; or»- ter 7c. Barrel candy, per pound, 6c; mix. 1 itl. p*r pound. 6%c. Tomatoes, 2-|touud. ; $1.90 case; 3 ironnd, $2.25. Navy lieuus. $2; l.liim iH>.in*. i>>Ac. Hc*t matches, per gross. $1.65. Macaroni, 6U^7c per pound. Kar* I din***, mustard. $3.25 case. iNdash. $3.25f# l T80 case. Peanut*. RHc. Rope. 4-ply cot- do, preferred Baltimore and Ohio... Canadian Pacific.. .. . Chesapeake and Ohio. do, preferred.. .. Great Western.. .. fllhm!* Central .. . Kansas and Texas... do, preferod.. Louisville and > Mexican Central . . New Y’ork Central Norfolk ahd Western...*..... IQpn 119H and Nashville.. Northern Pacific Ontario aud Western.. .. Pennsylvania Philadelphia und Iteadlng.. Rock Island Southern Pacific fioutheru Railway ' do, preferred 8t. Paul. Union Pacific . do, proferrpil j.. United Hjn tc* -Steel <lo. preferred i?4 1» %14 * Dun’* Index nuinlmr shows cost of com rnislltles highest since February, 1884. STATE REFORMATORY IS OPENED AT LAST After month* of unavoidable but an noying delays the state Juvenile re formatory on the prison farm near MtU ledgevllle is to he opened at once for the reception of the youths of tho state. Governor Terrell will Issue a procia- matron to nuperlor court judges Thurs day afternoon announcing that the re formatory Is open, and youths not older than 16 vears may be sent there at the discretion of the judge. No prisoner older than 16 year* can be sent there, and any youth of that age or under may be sent to the re formatory for any crime except for a capital crime or one under a life sen tence. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest E-tabtlshcd OfiJce South. COITOI—ST0M3—BOIDS—6RAIN Ground Floor Gould Building. Dally market letter nnd market man) mailed on Application ton 13’*c. Soap. fl.STCH case. ARRE8TED FOR MURDER OF A CONVICT GUARD. Rlchmonil, Va„ Dec. 6.—Alonzo Good man. alias Jim Brown, colored, hm been arrested here charged with com plicity In the murder of a guard of the South Carolina penitentiary )a s t August when he and two other desper ate prisoners escaped. VIVA ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK CURRIER, Prealdent. A. E. THORNTON, Vlee-Pr«ald*nt. INMAN. Vlea-Praaidtnt. GEO..R. DONOVAN, Cathiar. JAMES S. FLOYD, AaVt Caahiar. ATLANTA, GA. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $500,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. iiUBBARD BROS &C0„ SSm . Atlanta Offices, 219-221 Century Building. Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Or leans Cotton Exchange, Liverpool Cotton Asso ciation, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cof- He exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Business solicited for the above exchanges. Direct wire service. Correspondence invited. Phones 451, Long Distance 39. A.S. Ilustnce. Mgr.