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PRICES REITER AT WEEK'S END Large Mill Takings Was of a Bullish Character. CABLES WERE HIGHER Thcnd Has Been Steadilj Downward on Bearish Guess by Government. N>w York. Dec. 1&-The strength dis played hr tie cotton market at l.lrcrpool at the close wss not followed closely by the local cotton market this morning on sc- roant of pressure credited to Wall afreet Interests. First prices here were only 15 to 9 points higher and after the call the ad- rsnre wss reduced to about 4 points. The Liverpool market Saturday morning showed unexpected strength in tne futuret department, though the advance was attrib uted to manipulation. The close was 3 to 4 points higher with the tons called firm. Following is the range In the active months in Liverpool today: Open. m*h. Low. December ».3-j JjJ-j January-February f*JJ 6.4JH 6.32 March-Aprli 6.M Ml 5.M May-June 6.37 5.45 5.87 Spots were marked down 7 point" to 5.72 for middling, aplnnera taking 0,000 bales nt ^Tbe^New York market did not fully re spond to Liverpool’s advance on the theory that the rise was manipulated In that mar ket, henre the American market only par tial! y followed. . . . . The week has been one of bearish one ceseea and prices have suffered a decided •et back. The highest quotation* occurred on Monday and the lowest on trlday. The following table gives the high. low and closing quotations Saturday and the close on Bfcturday, Decemtwr 8: r Close. Close. High, Low. Dec. 15. Pec. 8. December 9.98 9.14 9.80-82 9.88-90 January 10.15 9.25 9.38-39 10.00-01 March 10.35 9.49 9.63 10.17-18 May 10.46 9.66 9.78-79 10.29-30 July 10.51 9.75 9.8991 10.38-39 The cloae today waa steady net 6# 11 points higher, as compared with 1* rlday a dose. Estimated Monday: ^ m New Orleans 19.000 to 22.000 14.037 Galveston 19.000 to 22.000 16. .34 Houston 15,000 to 16,000 11,365 Atlanta’s receipts have been Increasing rapidly the past month, and today passed the Hw.Ow mark, aggregating 100.056, against 108,791 on the same date inat year. Movement at Atlanta: » Receipts today 1.448 Same day Inst year w»4 Increase Shipments today J.700 Same day laat year Ljg Increase 077 Stock on hand today 16,606 Same day last year 8.3X2 Increase ".224 8POT COTTON MARKET. .. ng 1014c. New York, steady, middling 10.65c. Galveston, quiet: middling l0 3*16e. Wilmington, quiet: middling Me. Memphis, quiet: middling 10 7*16c. Baltimore. nominal; middling lOftc. , I’UiluUelphla, steady: middling 10.$Ue. TODAY'8 PORT RECEIPTS. * The following table abowe receipts at tba Interior towna today, compared wltb tbs same day laat year: 1906 1906 New Orleaua Galvaaton Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York Boeton Philadelphia Port Arthur and 8a* bine Paaa 17264 20677 1212 12923 671 765 2500 294 814 6757 6436 6602 1123 4458 800 #><» 3442 iwi 8467 Total (incomplete)... 63677 21678 8. INTERIOR RECEIPT 1906 180( Houston Augusta Memphis Ht Louis Cincinnati 19839 1523 4816 lono 3150 4306 913 313 1333 Totals ............... 12326 14872 WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT The world’s visible supply of cotton, aa complied by Secretary Heater, of the New Orleans cotton exchange, ahows an Increase for the week Just Closed of 135,371, against nn Increase of 126,324 laat year and nn increase of 130,998 year before last. The total visible la 4.738,499, against 4,603,128 last week, 4.997,891 last year and 4,448,312 year before laat. Of this the total of American cotton la 3,848,- 499, against 3,693,128 last week, 4.- 005.891 laat year and 3,778,312 year be fore laat. and of all other kinds. Includ ing Kgypt, Brazil, India, etc., 890,000, against 910.000 last week. 992.000 laat year and 670,000 year before last. The total world’s visible supply of cotton as above ahows an Increase com pared with last week of 135.371, n de crease compared with last year of 259,- 392 and an increase compared with year before laat of 290,167. Of the world’s visible supply of cot ton as above there Is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,206,000, against 2,406,000 last year and 174,000 year before last; In India. 358,000, against 511,000 last year and 272,000 year before last; and In the United States, 1,970,000, against 1,- 912,000 Inst year and 1,776,000 year before last. CHRONICLE’S WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT New York. Dec. 15.—Telegraphic advices to Tbe Chronicle from the Houtb Indicate that the weather dnrtng the |Ht»r week has been generally favonthle. wltb light rains, licking has been completed In sotue sec tion*. ami the movement of eottou to mar ket hns been liberal NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Private wire to Glbert A Clay. New York, Dec. 15.—Liverpool, dosed 3 to 4 higher, waa expected 2 to 3 lower. On this basis wc abonld open 10 to 14 higher. The advance In Liverpool Is due to the large mill takings during the week. Following la the statistical position of cotton on Friday, December 14, aa made up by The New York Financial Chronicle: This Last Laat week. week. year. Visible aupply ....4.802.534 4.644.386 4.938.684 American . 1,910.634 1,754.386 4,002.684 In sight for week 557.5*0 574.886 396.574 Since September ..6,821.437 6,263.867 6,239.844 Port receipts 4U8.984 431.469 264.806 Port stocks 1,336,338 1,238.286 1,172,696 Export* 272,125 303,871 277,319 Interior receipts .. 332,577 347,254 216,124 Interior stocks .... 6*0.111 641,367 738,424 Interior shipments 293,823 307,130 180.665 Total mill taking* 530,832 409,530 422,186 American mills .... 401.432 336.530 326.586 So. consumption.. 47,000 47,000 46,000 Nor. spin, takings ‘ 116,296 89.434 116.543 New York Commercial: Trade waa gen erally more quiet for the day, although a few large buyer* representing western Job- tier* were In the market. The cotton yarn market la generally strong, although more uncertainty In different directions was ap parent yesterday than for some time. Buy ers are complaining loudly of the prices they are being naked for spot yarns, and the mills are not yet ready to go much beyond June on «*oniracta. New Orleans. Dec. 15.—Liverpool at 3 to 4 up Is aa much higher as It wss expected lower. We should open altout 16 up. Liverpool rabies: “Market feela the In fluence «f Jobbers caught short; small mar ket.” Another cable says: “Blundell A Son were the principal buyers; local operators cov ering; tnnrket was manipulated.” The evident manipulation of the foreign market at the close has been the primary cause for the failure of the American mar kets to respond fully to the Improvement due. Trading Is very dull, some few aborts are covering nml holding prices steady, but keta nt the present time, fitoeka In other positions must lie bsdly depleted or there would not be much pressure for prompt shipment, while the olfAcuity encountered In endeavoring to obtain needed supplies hns changed the attitude of purchasers from the hand-to-mouth policy to an eagerness to avoid a repetition of the present Inabil ity to supply the trade.” The Western forecast Indicates partly elottdy with probable showers in the south ern portion of the belt and fair and colder weather In the northern portions. HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Secretary Hester, In his weekly state- ment of the movement of cotton, shows an Increase In the movement Into sight, compared with the same week last year of 15,000 In round flgures, an Increase over the same month year before last of 108.000 and an Increase the same time In 1903 of 154.000. For the 14 days of December the to tals show an increase over last year of 146,000, an Increase over the same pe riod year before last of 191,000 and an Increase over the same time In 1903 of 222,000. For the 105 ftaya of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 105 days of Inst year 586,000, be hind the same days year before last 199.000 nnd ahead of 1903 by 938,000. The amount brought Into sight dur ing the past week hns been 569.205 bales, against 394,677 for the 7 days ending this date last year. 461,047 year before last and 414,909 same time In 1903; nnd for the 14 days of December tt has been 1,160,658, against 814,193 last year, 969,705 year before last and 939.051 same time In 1903. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 5,127.196, against 4,560,666 last year, 5,229,212 year before last and 4,- 435,922 same time In 1903. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto mac rivers to Northern mills and Can ada 406,620, against 351,905 last year, 431,284 year before last and 353,769 same time In 1903; Interior stocks In excess of those held nt the close of the commercial year 511,288, against 571,959 last year, 663,177 y<Aar before last und 467.937 same time In 1903; Southern mills takings 849,000, against 831,277 last year, 777,266 year before last nnd 705,922 same time In 1903. These make the- total movement for the 105 days of the season from Sep tember 1 to date 6,902,054. against 6,- 315,707 Inst year, 7,100,939 year before last nnd 5,963,550 same time In 1903. Foreign exports for the week have been 268,901, against 298,491 last year, mnklng the total thus far for the sea son 3,463,009, against 2,976,722 last year. An Increase of 486,287. Northern mills takings and Canada during the past 7 days show a decrease of 1,680, os compared with the corre sponding period last year, nnd their total takings since September 1 have decreased 122,421. The total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 1.793.270, against 1.898,166 last year. These Include 932,999 by North ern spinners, against 1,055,430. Blocks at the seaboard nml the 29 leudlng Southern Interior c-"*er» hive Increased during the week *’ >51 bales, against a decrease durtn. ' corre sponding period last season of 72.994 and are now 68,185 larger than at this date In 1905. Including stocks left over nt ports und Interior towns from the lust crop und the number of bales brought Into sight thus fur from the new crop, tho supply to date is 7,199.824. agulnst 6,- 760,238 for the same period last year. COTTON MOVEMENT DURING PAST WEEK The movement of cotton for the week anil season, a, compiled by Superin tendent Klnjr, of the New York cotton 1907 MARKET PAGE —will be even better than we have given heretofore. The Georgian has four member ships in the new Chamber of Com merce Market Exchange, and our own wire direct from New York, and will continue to make its mar ket page the best we can produce. Remember—Mr. Lively, our market editor, has had over a quarter of a century experience at his business. His markets are reliable. Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr, Lively’»twenty-lira years* experience of ed it! nc markets In Atlanta and the Booth has made him a recognised au thority In bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAUB OB STOCK. Amalgamated Copper. Atlantic Coeat line. . America* Huger Bit. . Aiucom/iv .•••••' American Locomotive. do. prs(erred. . . . Am. HmeltiM ltet. . . do. preferred. . • . Atehler.il. do, preferred. . . . American Cotton OIL . Car Foundry. . . ltnore * Ohio. . . Brooklyn Rapid T. . . Canadian pacific. • . * Chicago fit North* a. . Chceapeeke A Ohio. . Colorado Puel & Iron. Central Leather. . . • do. preferred. . . . Chicago A Oran* W. . Chicago, M. A Ht P. . Delaware A Uudaoo. . DtatUlcr'n Heeurltiee. . Brio do. preferred. . . • Orneral Electric. . . • Tlllnole Central Am. lea Securities. . . Loularlllo A Naahvlll,. Mexican Central. . . • ourl Pacific. . . • l.M% MIH 1341k 33J — .sa 115* US ' US 104% 104% 104% 118% 118 118 147% 114% 131% jit 1% NAUB or STOCK. N. OnL a Weatero. National Lead Northern Pacific. . • • New York Central. . . Norfolk A Weatero. . Pennsylvania People’s Gae. ••••.. Pressed Steel Car. . . do. ’preferred. • • . Padfle AlalL Reading. ........ Republic Steel Rock leland do. preferred. . • . Bloes-Sbeffleld Trim. Coal A Iron. . . Texas A Padfle Union Pacific. ..... United States Steel. . do. preferred. . • . Ve.-Car. Chemical. . . do. preferred. . . . Western Union Wabash do. preferred. • • . Wisconsin Central. . . do. preferred. • • . *88 exchange. Is' us follows: Weekly Movement. This laist Year. Year. Port rrrelpts Overland to mills nml 415,815 256,325 Canada Southern mills’ tak- 59,141 43,004 Ings (estimated) . Gain of stock nt In- 69,000 66,000 terlor towns 35,589 29,351 Brought Into sight for the week 579.545 394.6S0 Total Crop Movement. Port receipt* f», 143,680 4.607.684 Overland to mills and Canada Southern mills’ tak- 401,968 325,993 Ints (estimated) . Stock at Interior 816.000 773,000 towns In excess of September l 610.728 545,517 Brought Into sight thus far for sea- son 6,872,276 6.232.193 ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone. Main tbfl. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. NEW YORK. The following Is tho rang* In cotton fu tures In Now York today: lit i n i V ti Dec .In Sob.:: :: April .. .. Mny June .. .. July Aug 9.29 9.41 Mi 9.76 9.89 9.71 9.321 9.29 9.43 9.36 *9.66 *9.68 9.83 9.75 '9.96 *9.86 9.77| 9.71 9.31 9.39 9.62 9.78 9.90 9.71 9,36-32 9.38*39 9.49*51 9.61 9.69*71 9.78*79 9.83-85 9.89 91 9.72*74 9 19-21 9.32*33 9.41-43 9.54455 9.63-62 9.70-71 9.75-77 9.81-82 9.64*66 Cloned steady. LIVERPOOL. The following gives the opening range and close, compared wltb yesterday. Futures opened steady. Openlug Prevloue Range. 2 p. ro. Close. Close. December 6.19 6.11 5.41 Dci-eiuher-January Jauuary-February February-Mnrch March April 5.33 Aprtl-Mny 6.35 5.4.1 5.39 Mny-June 5.37 6.45 5.41 June-Jnly 6.38 5.4«Vi 6.42V* July-August 5.39 6.48 5.44 Angust-Septaniher ....5.42 6.42 6.39 o.«i d.«j •y ....5.36V* 5.41V* 5.38 y ....5.33 5.40** 6.37 5.32 5.40V* 6.37 Clotted firm. NEW ORLEANS. The following Is the range In cotton fu tures In New Orleans today: \ i * 3 1 ><‘1* Jan Feb Mar April May .Tune July 9.96110.07 9.90 10.07 'awlio.’io io.68|hU9 i,6.25*i6.'33 9.U0 9.96 *9.98 ibios i6.» mg M 10.07 10. OT 1 10J 10.08 10. 10j l". 10. 10.1X £ 5 O.X7-8X 08.8- 9.89-90 9.91-92 9.98-99 10.01-02 10.06-07 10.15-1 r, NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provi*ion». Private wire to Glbert A Clay. Chicago, Doc. 16.—Hull Interoata .till atatiil pat anil probably add to their lluoa on .oft apota.' Cobl weather favorable for eorn move ment. In Ituy event do not believe that eorn eon bo forced much lower. Phis will be ink nit noft apota. .... Chleago Ursulas Coat: Following to llnl- Imnl. warren A chandler front their Min- non polls house: "Ktroinr demand for winter wheat. Mills buying heavily to arrive and taking nil spot in light. Wheat that could not got over 78c for yo.tenlay being .nap ped np nt 7S%e today." .... . Morris ttehwnbaehera estimate of provi sion stocks In Chicago was a. follow.: Pork.. 13,600 brla old and 8,000 hrln new: lard, 11,M0 tea old. 10,500 tea new: rllw, none of the old nnd 1.600.000 Ilia new. The change, thus Indicated altue a week ago were &» l.rls decrease In the old pork. 5.000 brl. Imwenne In the new. 3,000 tei decrease In old lard nnd 500 tea decrease lu the new. luO.OOO lbs decrease In old riba and 600,000 lbs In- ereane In’ the new. SPINNERS’ TAKINGS AMERICAN COTTON Secretary Heater given the takings of American cotton by the spinners of the world as follows: This week 414,000 this year, against 327.000 last year, 259,000 year before lust. Total since September 1, this year 3.969.000, against 3,953.000 last year und 3,789,000 the year before. Of this Northern spinners and Cana da took 433,000 bales this year, against 1.055.000 last year and 1.011,00<l the year before; Southern spinners 860,000, against 843,000 last year nnd 787.999 the year before; and foreign spinners 2,- 176.000, against 3,066.000 last year and 1.991.000 the year before. COTTON 6EED OIL. Following were the opening and closing prices on «*ottoii aeetl oil today: ^ member 41ftfc4.l Jit it it.i rv IVhnmry. .. .. SfcftfrS March S7ft£i37ft May 37H4I37H July .. .. STftfciSft Sales: 200 Jauuary at Sift am! 300 May nt 37ft. Closed steady. WHEAT OPENED FRACTION LOWED Pit Traders and Profession al Operators Were Heavy Sellers Early. Chicago, Dec. 15.—The grain list on the board of trade wits easier, float figure* showing losses of VtGVic In wheat, in corn and V*c In oots. Hog products 2ft$# and corn 618.000 bushels, compared with 767.000 and 901,000 bushels, respectively, a yesr ago. Clearances were large of wheat and flour, totaling 860,000 bushels; coni 270,000 bushels, nml oats 6.000 bushels. Cash sales here.were 15,000 bushels wheat, 45.000 bushels corn nnd 145,000 bushels oats. The aenltonrd reported 15 loads wheat, 5 loud* corn nnd 50,006 bushels oats. THE COFFEE MARKET. close lu the New York coffee marl today: Opening a linage. January 5.35-5.40 February 5.4*1-5.50 Mnrcli ...5.9)5.66 6.655.7S .....5755 85 5.855.16 6.00 6.00-6.10 6.15 6.20-6.30 6.256.40 April i I June July • August .. I September I Oetotier .. Novenilicr Close. 5.505.66 5.605.65 5.705.73 5.905.85 l*..066.10 6.105.20 *5.206.25 6.265,30 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago groin anil provision quotation, for today follow: . I’revlon, WHEAT-'”"’ * *’ C|M ' C|0 «- Dec 73% 73% 73% 73% 73% May Tgg 784 78 * 78% 7*S "* Dec 41% 41% 41 41 41% M«>' P* “H «%, «’i 43% July 44 44 43% 43% 44 OATH- Doc 34 *4% 34 34 34% May 38 38 .1574 35:4 38 JU K)iiK J 3 * 33 51% 33% Jan... 15, M 15.96 15.M 15.92% 15.80 Ma^... 16.12% 16.27% 16.12% 16.27% 1C.10 Doc... 8.70 8.70 8,65 8.65 8.65 •Inn... 8.75 8.75 8.70 8.75 8.65 May... 8.Si 8.87% 8.86 8.85 8.77% KIDB8— Jan.... 8.52% 8.55 8.60 8.52% 8.47% May... 8.66 8.72% 8.65 8.70 8.60 CAHII WHEAT— Nn. 2 rod 74%4?75'4 nominal: No. 3 red 737174 nominal; No. 2 nnril winter 73%ft75%; No. 3 ilo 7W174. GIBERT A CLAY’S DAILY COTTON LETTER New Orleans. Dec. 15.—Options In Liv erpool closed 3 to 4 points higher, when due to show a simitar decline. Toward the dole manipulation was plainly apparent, final prices advnnctng 4 points over the next previous quotation. Considerable liqui dation, however, was indulged in by shorts on' the bullish aspect of the visible state ment Insofar as spinners' taking* for the wefk were concerned. Spot quotations were 7 |*>lnts lower, 6,(X»0 bale* having been sold. Today's market showed an unmistakable Improvement in the undertone, although . .. _ p r | c< »a were only half way reapon- mculng live to CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Below Is given receipts today nod esti mated receipts for tomorrow: Tofibyr. Tomor. Wheat «3 1P5 THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. STOCKS AND BONDS. Georgia Railroad 6s 106 107 Georgia 4V*s. 1913 112 114V* Savannah 3*. 19W 102V* 1**4 I Atlanta 5s, IfU !03 104' I Atlanta 44*. 1922 lo? logv* I Atlanta and West Point 1*0 155 •Atlanta and West Point del*.. no if. It. C.. 1st Income ... IC. It. 2d Income 75 IC. It 3il lueome ;i Georgia Railroad 2C2V* 267 ve to the udvaucc nbroml. Nevertheless, the week-eud statement of supply was con st rued In the light of a bullish report, primarily on account of the large mill tak ings. which, after all, are uo more than natural In consideration of the marked ac tivity that the spot market has but lately expcrletice.1 and which continues fairly *t*wdy nt the present lower levels. On the other band, the large e*tlmated receipt* for* Monday for both New Orleans ami lloustou a* compared with last year, ami the actual weight of moving eottou recorded today, are nil ImUcntlou* of the HUfflcieuey of prevailing supplies aud shows the ab solute necessity of an equally effective power of absorption If present levels are to be maintained. WEATHER FORECAST. Georgia—Fair Saturday, except rain In northwest iwrtlon; Sunday fair aud cooler. Louisiana nml Mississippi—Showers Satur day: Sunday fair. West Florida and Alabama—Showera nnd colder Saturday; Sunday fair. Kast Texas—Showers nnd much colder In south: fair In north portion Saturday: Sun day fair aud colder. Arkansas. Tennessee and Kentucky—Fair and decidedly colder, preceded bjr colder Saturday; Sunday fair. Daw-Jons*' summary: Northern Padfle announces $96,000,000 new atook issue to be offered to stockholders at par with install- meuts, payable over several years, increas ing if# capital to $$0,000,000. Mexh-nn government formally announcei acquisition of tgajorlty control of Mexican Central. Greene Consolidated Copper passes to control of Amalgamated Copper Interests. United States Steel earnings show large gntim. « Car shortage In west creating serious dis tress. Indications point to a strong bank state ment. Eighty-eight roads for October show an average net increase of 10.95 per ceut, and for four mouths 11.45 ner cent. Slxty-two roads for November show .aver age gross Increase of 5,36 per cent. Dun's Review notes some irregularity In collections, due to high money rates aud failure to uuike the crop*. Banks lost on week's currency movement $1,494,800. Bmdatreet’s says prices of staples made further advance Id November, mnklng its fifth consecutive monthly gain since the middle of the year. , Twelve industrials advanced .72 per cent. Twenty active railroads advanced 1.80 per cent. / New York Financial Bureau: Brooklyn Bnprd*Tronilt Is tipped for 90 next week. Htrong foreign buying accompanies a pointer from high sources to buy Copper, which Is worth more than the price. Union Pacific may meet a little stock toward 188, owing to speculative realising orders. Kt. Paul nnd Canadian Pacific should be lK)ught ouly on recessions, nnd but for turns now. We continue bullish on Reading, believ ing It destined for much better figures. A London bull tip Is noted this morning on Anaconda. United States Steel Is ready for a good If’ Rhode Island pool will take tho 33 stock, we think It can Ite put much higher. We tmlleve Louisville and Nashville should be Itought. Kouthern Is also a good purchase. Pennsylvania was wqll supported, and Philadelphia is reported bullish on it again. Kiueltlng can extend the rally. - the In tegrity of Its 151 support having been maintained well. . Atchison. Erie, New York Central and Southern Padfle are still In the trading po- altlon. Fuel Is tipped for a further rally. The Hill stocks should be bought on n commensurate reaction only. ... Mexican stocks should l»e subjected to renllxlng on further advances. BELL BROTHER8' FRUI'T AND PRODUCE LETTER. Atlanta, Oa.. Dec. 15.—The holiday rush la now on In full b!a»t. Fruit* poultry, eggn and email green vegeta bles are playing the moat Important part*, and all are extremely active, with more or leas scarcity In all the various article*. Egg* have ruled higher and more regular than lor several year* paat, with no prospects of a change In prices the coining week. Chrlatmae turkey*, from present In dlcatlon*. will be In normal supply, and we look for select stock to be held firm. A* a rule, smaller fowls are more or less scarce during Christmas week, and we look for a very substantial de- mand. .. , Rib* and bones are In light, supply, and all receipts are dlspoeed of readily at outside quotations. Field peas of every known variety are scarcer and higher than they have been for years, with prospects of still higher prices after New Year. Sweet potatoes In limited supply, with the market well cleaned up. while Irlxli are extremely dull and plenti ful. . . Cabbage market well cleaned up, and have advanced In the paat ten days three or four dollars per ton at ship ping points. Oame of all kinds In very light sup ply, and selling readily at quoted prices. Apples In liberal supply on such varieties as Baldwins and Ben Davis, and selling for less money In propor tion than Is being asked by the grow er*. A car of fancy Colorado boxed apples will be on the market the com ing week, and will command higher prices on 'account of the superior quality. Present Indications . point to an ex treme scarcity In oranges the coming week, with a probable advance of 25 to 60 cent* per box. In fact the mar ket is already 25 cents higher than dur ing the first part of the week. Prac tically no tangerines at all are coming, nnd fancy prices Is the order of tho day. drape fruit dull and plentiful, espe cially small sizes. Pineupples In liberal supply, and prices being obtained are not remuner ative to the grower*. A few crates of fancy strawberries for Christmas trade will command pnylng price*. Cranberries and celery ruling high, and will continue so throughout the holidays. Small green Florida vegetables, such as egg plants, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans and head lettuce are in light supply, and advancing rapidly. Trade condition* the preeent week have been very heavy, and the heaviest Is yet to come. Taking everything as a whole, produce dealers are all smiles. LIVE STOCK MARKET. f'hlengo. Dee. 15.—lings—Estimate re* ....hits today ll.OO. Market strong to 6c hlKlu-r: hulk W.OGCI.M; light 867/6.22%; mix ed $6<i6.27%: henry «6.S(%»6.27%; rough 85.80 <16.36; pigs 96.4066.80; ynrkers 86.157j6.20; good to eholce heavy 86.151/0.27%. Csttle—Bstlmsteil reiidpts 300. Mnrket steady; beeves 83.M687.40: rows 81.25684.60; heifers 32.307/5: rslve# 80®s; good prime steers 85.404/7.40; msir to medium 83.906/5.35; Stocker* and feeders 32.4'J684.40. Sheep—Estimated reeelnta 2.000. Market steady; natives 33.206/5.80; western 83.20$ 5.75; yearling* 85.50fi6.25; latnh* 34.756/7.85; western 34.75687.75. Ill EIHLI THil There was Very Little Pressure of-Long Stocks for Liquidation. PROSPECTS BRIGHTER Bank Statement Slightly Better than Expected, Re serves Gaining $5,000,000. N *. W *° r *[• PtS• M—Todsy'l hank n*»nt ATCpnilml tha mnat ens. 1.1.. . * •long nstural lines of relief wn/stmi; p5 demonstrated by the reduction of 317 ounts In the loan account while, owing to the in! elusion In the statement of a greater ,h.,. of the special government deposit* than h«J been looked for, cash holdings lnor M i,i 31,200,000. In consequence the surplus was raised by 35.000,000 and ltn w»55 deficit reduced to tl,400,000. The Itock’mh' ket exhibited Irreiulxrlty, but In the S,’i an advancing tendency Op to the public., tlon of thp bank flgures. In the la.t half hour, howerer. the customary profit tekln. on good newt began to nuke Itself fel; »ej prices sank off nil through the list. Th. declines were moderate and the nelllne not Important. It merely testified to the that the market Is completely under proles, slonnl influences and aa aucb It pretty tot to more by contrasts. ' Now York, Dec. 15,-The atoek market opened with s majority of Issues ahowlu advances, Brooklyn Itapld Transit was n* %, Atchison and Amalgamated %, t'idoa Pacific, Beading, Colorado Fuel v,. Panl and Steel common %. Great Northers ore certificates advanced 1%. 1 NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. The weekly atatement of the New York Bunk^iAasodotion show* the folluwlnj Heservei, Increase, 85,008,126. 24300? u ®Ued States deposits, Increase, 13,. Doan*, decrease. 817.002,500. Specie, — Murals. i. uecrease, /1/,WZ,DW, opcrie, decrease, 314.900: M-gala, Increase, il.2S8.900. Deposits, decrease, 815,116,100. Circulation, decrease, 8189,800. THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. 8TOCK8 Amalgamated CopperN Anaconda Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Canadian pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Dourer and Rio Grande Erie do, preferred Great Weatero Illinois Central Kansas and Texai do, preferred Louisville and Nashville Mexican Central New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Padfle Ontario and Weatero Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific Southern Railway Uo, preferred 8t. Paul " Union Pacific United 8tates Steel do, preferred Wabnah do, preferred 115ft .... SM » luM; 103*1 118ft) 200ft 1196* 156ft! 43H[ 44’, US Sam! 148*1 ilS 29ft 133ft 133 91ft 211*4 47ft 138'* 1171 148ft 14$j 31 ft | 95ft !«*, 34ft 94ft I 1&7 197ti 186ft] 184 r 49‘,4 105ft 104ft \m SLEEPER 18 DAMAGED ON BIRMINGHAM TRAIN. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Oa., Dec. 15.—Two small wrecks occurred In the yards of the Central of Georgia railway yesterday. Passenger train No. I, from Savan nah, was aldeswlped by a switch en gine, which damaged the Birmingham sleeper on that train, and a little later a freight engine crashed Into an empty caboose. Nobody waa Injured In either smash- up. TOO BU8Y TO ATTEND BLUE AND GRAY REUNION. Washington, Dec. 15.—They're going to have a big celebration of the Blue and Gray at Fort Flaher, N. C„ on January 15, and the people want Pres. Ident Roosevelt to attend. The president said he would be very glad to go If he could, but there would be so much public business to attend to at that time that the Journey was out of the queetlon. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldeat Established Office South. COTTOII STOCKS BONDS—SflKIH Ground Floor Gould Building. Dally market letter and market manual mailed on application. C. E. CURRIER, Praaldent. A. E. THORNTON, Vloe-Preildent. H. T. INMAN, Vlce-Preeldsnt. GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAME8 8. FLOYD, Ate’t Cathler. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $500,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. V J) HIBBARD BROS & CO. COTTON I; MERCHANTS Atlanta Offices, 219-121 Century Building. Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Or leans Cotton Exchange, Liverpool Cotton Asso ciation, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cof fee Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Business solicited for the above exchange*. Direct wire service. Correspondence Invited. Phones 455, Long Distance 39. A.S. Hustace. Mur.