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■H / ak%i4B .lifts w TRADE LOOKING TO JEW YORK New Orleans and Liverpool Exchanges Were Closed Monday. NEW YORK VERY DULL Transactions Light, With Fluctuations Confined in Narrow Range. New York, Dec. d.-Burinera *t the onei Ins of the locnl cotton market aria aloi The Liverpool nod New Orlenna cotton eii-hansce were cloted Monday. The New York market bail thln*a to It- aelf, and tradlns during the entire aeaalon Indicated that opcratora did not rare to be held responsible /nr decided rhaugra. either up or down. In prices. Cwraequently, fluc tuation, were very narrow, with trinaac- tlona on a decidedly small scale. All exchanges will be closed loeadij. The movement at Atlanta la atlll run nlng behind test year, the receipts from Heptembrr 1 to Uecemlier SI, liiclualve. (tmt- I tig np I0»,477 boles, against 114,914 — *'- same date last year. On account of hoi.—„ — at the porta were not recelvi l ‘t!aIveaton, 'ESdlS: Mobile, l,tS4; Brrannab, 6,515; Charleston, M2; Wilmington, 274; Nor folk, 3,790; Baltimore, 3.K4; Boaton, »7; Philadelphia, 1M. „... , , Kstlmated at (2,000, agalnat 10,416 actual TlraNew York market for fnturaa dosed steady, 3 to 10 poinU net higher. NEW YORK. The following In the range In cotton fo The following Is the rai tores in Now York today Feb. • • i March. . April. . a Mey.. . . June.. . . Jnlje. . . r I I i II I Si 1 *" ii, i 9.22 ‘ri* (.61 9.69 ais 9.36 *9.69 9.63 9.78 988 9.21 •:» 9.81 9.67 *9:87 9.3C *s»‘ds 9.63 9.76 TiS& 9.49-61 9.6W9 S:S:?S 9.79-80 9.85-88 9.78-77 9.26-26 , ssaa 9.634S ** 9.71- 72 b 9.76-77 J 9.72- 78 „ SPOT COTTON MARKET. New Orleans, ho—,. New York, steady; middling 10.C5C. Atlanta, steady; middling 10116c. Galveston, steady: middling 1014c. Memphis, quiet; middling 1014c. TIIE DRY GOODS MARKET. The New York Commerrlnl: “It woe np parent the latter part of the week In the wholesale diy goods market that buyer# were- intent upon winding up the year's business and tearing town for their re. apeetlre homes. The Hoeing of tnanv siunll contracts which have l»een imaging Arc wni reported In the primary circles, nnd alto, getber the day was an active one lu cot. ton and woolen*. More Interest la licliig shown In forward delivery good* In the coarse yarn constructions than was the case during the I Mist few days. It Wats stated that on sheetings, from 3.3 to 5 yards, there were bids for more good* than could l>e delivered for the neat six to eight weeks. On more remote delivery*, buyers asked for i‘onee*rions which the trade would not consider. Ill the woolen tradt, cureful attention la being given to tha controversy between the American Woolen rouiimny and the National Cloth* lers’ Association. The most serious com* plaints which are being made regarding the quality of manipulated fabrics by tlotb- lers comes from the trade In the west which during the past year or *0 hare boon tha heaviest pi— grads 'cotton* worst* WEATHER FORECA8T. jouth winds. becoming weeterl. Virginia anil North t'arnllnn—Rain anil warmrr Mumlay; Tuaaday partly clouily nml somewhat colder; fresh east to south winds. South Carolina—Bain Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy; colder In northwe.t portion; freah tooth wlnda, becoming waaterlr Alahama, YVeatyrn Florid*. Mlsal Louisiana and Raatern Texas—Fair Monday and Tutaday; aomawbat colder Tueaday freah weat wlnda. Kaatem Florida—Rain Monday; Tuewlajr fair and colder In northwest portion; freah south arlndiahlftlna to west, and “needs : Partly cloudy Monday *\aanraaaa 7 ‘Falr and aomawbat colder to day and tomorrow. Arkanaaa-ralr and somewhat colder Mon NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Special to The Georgian from IlcvwanJ, Vick A Clark. New York, I)cc. 3L—'With Liverpool aa«l New Orleans both closed today, we may expect a dull market. News of a ciinrac ter to Influence prices Is scarce, but Incline to the belief that cotton will do buy now on reactions for a turn any way, and the possibility that the market may do pcnnanetly better with easier money con ditious- and n realisation of the predicted falling off to the crop movement during Fall River salej of print cloths for the week estimated nt J00,j00 pieces, of which 150,000 were future* nnd 40,000 pieces spots. Production 180,000 pieces; deliveries 206,000 r 'lores; furtber reduction In no. Manchester cloth market reelewa says more Inquiry reported from China for shirtings and fancy cloths. Otherwise business restricted by holidays. The Hosing session of this year's Sf ulatlve market haa reflected a Ann jiiuJ tone, and a change, though slight, perha for the better innrketwfse. Nothing L developed to substantially change sentl ment, and nothing was expected. There Is practically nothing doing on the pushed last week. Dears are making much capital out of the movement, and the fig ures of next month's receipts will go far mrd permanently shaping public opinion to the also of the crop. The bull aids reveals strong spot markets nnd nu enor mous consumption, with prices low enough to invite Investment buying. The New York Commercial: “A spot man or thirty years' experience aaya that the low grade cotton this year la of the best spinning quality, grade ?*»r grade, that he has ever known. lie says that the staple and body la good, and were It not for off colors, tinges nnd stains It woald have been a high-grade drojp. According to lath and ^shipped . now that the markets have loos of at least fkmtbern mJJJs are trying low gri ...... find them working very satisfactorily."— Pearsall’s Bulletin*. • It was cTalraed at a meeting the other day that about 70,000 bales of tbe local stock was uusplnnsble, and that some of It had been In Block here for fifteen years. It was also said that only 10,000 bales had been sold ont of the local stock this season. In the light of these state ments, the following official figures arc Interesting: Stock or Inspected cotton malnlng In New York on October 7, 1 shipped 181 ales. Inspected cotton shipped for exp ad domestic consumption during motith _ entemlier, 1901, 8,263 bales; October, 1908, 1.500; November, 1908, 4,700; twenty-sever ays i.f December, 1906, 6,990; total, 31, B». Tbe secret tiehlml the attempt once rondo v a committee of the exchange to censor ie press was tbe fact that aome things ltd Wo s * E5i change are Baying n the same subject. Hton exchange will tronger things im inn anuin Huigri’Y. The New York cotton exchange will live through It all, and will cotno ont of the fight that Is now being Jnst started against It: s bigger, hronder-niinded business In stitution with the Idea that an exchange Is ■ Hub, most beautifully eliminated. Notice* were issued by people who dU not cirre to lose the cotton. It Is said that Midwood drew out of the carrying pool, (ioobl filling the gap, nnd that this shifting of Interests among the Liverpool crowd Interested In the locnl stock necessi tated tenders to effect the shifting of in terests. Thor which ns nothing. Ilefore it Is over there will be not only n searchlight turned upon everything In the cot on business, but microscope will lie used In on gffort to de tect something wrong. What effect'this light Is going to have on business question. The market wITT undergo a great chnugo during the coming year, for It seems cer tain that In another twelve months “wire business,“ as the term Is now used, will tie thing of the past. PRICES PROFITABLE TO THE FARMER final trading session of the year 1908W • ottnn market coQlll'ons anchnnged. Thus far this season the farmer and the in terior merchant have been too closely en gaged In the transfer cf actual cotton nt sireiltahle mhes from {he fields to the ndlls in devote attention nnd good money to Ithe speculative possibilities of the maiketi consequently speculation has suffered sel verely. Hplenuid profits, however, have COTTON SEED OIL Following were tha opening nod doting prices on cotton saed oil today; Opening. Closing. Janaary February. ..... March May July. ........ September. ...... Closed steady. SALES OF LOOSE TOBACCO ARE REPORTED AS LIGHT. Petersburg, V«., Dec. 11;—The re ceipts and sales of loose tobacco at the several warehouses In Petersburg for some weeks past have been com paratively light, but the prices have been well maintained. Nothing has been done In the tob&rco market the past week owing to the Christmas holi days. The aalea will be resumed at the warehouses about January 2. It is es timated that a little over one-fourth of the crop of tobacco raised In the coun tries contiguous to Petersburg has been marketed. , Uni varsity Gats $32,000. .Treasurer A. L. Hull of the Univer sity of Georgia was a caller upon State Treasurer Park at the capltoi Mon day morning and when he returns to Athena he will carry with him 632,000 in checks for the use of the university and ft* branch institutions. This money Is part of that which will be r.aiu to tho University of Georgia dur ing the new year, and will be used for the university, Tech, Dahlonega and the other branches. figure out the merit of the several contention* affecting the liquidations of the remnant. The forthcoming dinners’ report will probably prove a potential doc tiiuent. The excessive proportion of lov grade cotton may prove a weight on the market unless the demand for this class of cotton hrondon* ns the supply of tbe more desirable grades diminishes. Agita tion In behalf of nn Improved New York contract may develop poworful proportion* during the early days of the now year, but such Influence as It may exert will not ad versely affect the value of cotton. “On the whole, tho planter and the tnanu* facturrr may look back upon the results or the year's business with tnnrli satisfac tion, a privilege uot granted tbe specula- live ring*. , •'From week-end to week-end. New Or- leana gained 2 points on tho March cot ton. and lost one-sixteenth of n ceul on middling spots." New York, Dee. M.—The Run says: “II was a dull market.Saturday, with outside business reduced to a nilnh'-tii. Liver pool was a disappointment •* the hulls, and tbe market ehowed hut '1" • strength, nlthoufh there scented to U* no one par ticularly anxious to sell. Tho opening was at an advance of 106 polut*. but the nd vance would not hold, end the market Hosed at a 2b6-point decline. The bulls are predicting that, with the ushering In of the new year, there le going to come a sudden and very* great falling off In the movemett, but that cotton will begin to pile up at New York very rapidly. They, assert that the congestion In the Hontb has made it necessary to neglect the shipment of cotton this wey to got the cotton for ward that had to go to the mills, and that very shortly now the low grade cot ton will begin to move thl* way. Few traders teem to believe that there will lie a revision of grade* at this time, although the fight to aecure one seems to hpve only tiegun. The disposition seems to I* to switch straddle business to distant months as much am possible, and this does not look as If the men who ore doing this expect a revision. Doth J.ivorp<H>l uud New Orleans will be closed today, and once again will New York have the field to Itself." Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-five years' experience of ed iting markets In Atlanta and tbe South has made him u recognised an- tho.By In his specialty. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. 31.—The 1 rilx RANGE OF NEW. YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS vllfe L., NAME OF STOCK. AiunlK'iiuuted Coppet. Atlantic. Coast lane. . Americas Sugar Hit. . Anaconda American Locomotive. do. preferred. • • .. Am. Hmaltlng Ref. . do. preferred. . • . Atchison. ••••»•- uu. preferred. . . . American Cotton OIL . Am. Car Foundry. • . Baltimore A Ohio. • . Brooklyn Itapld T. • • Canadian Pacific. » • . Chicago & Nortbw'o. . Chesapeake A Ohio. . Colorado Fuel & Iron. . Central Leather. . . . do. praferrad. . . . , Chicago A Orent W. . , Chicago, M. A St. P. . , Delaware A Hudson. . . Distiller's Securities, . . Lr!" „ do. preferred. . . . , General Electric Illinois Central. . • • . . Am. Ice Securities. . . . Louisville A Nnshrlllt. . Mexican Central Missouri Pacific NAME OF &IOCK. N. Y.. tint, a Western. . Nutluiiu! Lena. . . • • • Northern Pacific New York Central. . . . Norfolk Ac Western. . . I'eiiusylvuda People's <iua. ...... Pressed bteel Car. • • • do. preferre<i Pacific Mull. ....... Kruding . • . , Republic .Steel. ..... Rock Island. ...... do. preferred United Statca Rubber. . , do. preferred. . . . . , Southern Pacific bouthern Hallway. . . . , do. preferred Sloes-Sheffield Term. Coni ,v Iron IVaos A Pacific Union Pacific United States Steel. . . . ao. preferred. . . . . , Ya.-Car. Chemical do. preferred Western Union. ...... Wabash. . . . do. preferred. . . . . . Wisconsin Central. • . . . NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Hpecttt to The Georgian from Heywald, Vick & Clark. Chicago, Dec. 31.—Heavy commission louse selling led by Wrenn, Pringle and local longs. Buying was entirely on resting orders In bands of commission house*. Wagner and Updike leading sellers of . lay wheat at 76ftc. Armour brokers and scattered commission bouses buying. Aside from scattered selling of |»ork and >me foreign selling of July riba and lard t the opening offerings were, light and demand good, especially tar lard. John Cudahy has taken M*v pork and lard since opening. Market quiet nud steady. ■HHl -- —--- _ --;nmission house m . p| selling by Mar shall and Ware A LHand and the weak ness In wheat. The old crowd Is bearish. Seems to Im fair commission demand for Chicago Rocord-IIornbL elgn wheat at rate of 16,000, annum. Several other countries are buying heavily. Report! from Odessa nnd NlcoUileff “ ie to speak of very light supplies, ^sufficient to till contracts, nnd buy- ■V..Jwestern Europe who are relying on supplies from said eoutracts will need to exercise a vast amount of patience. “If ear* were available I could sell 60.050 bushels of standard ont* to the East at a profit of lc per bushel,” said one of the local cash grain brokers. “It Is hard for the small *lilp|>er to get car* If he wishes to move grain out of public elevator*, ns ho usually finds that the elevator owners them selves have a standing order lu ahead of mini for more cars than are to be had." One of tbe London. Eng., newspapers printed an official rejmrt from India that Iho area under wheat was 1,000,003 acre* larger than last year. There wna a marked revival In the export demand for corn nt the* senbourd. Freight room for 120,000 bushels nt n rate of l%d was closed for January loading, hut eximrt houses did not believe that thl* low figure would he available long If the demand kept ni> at anything like yesterday's promise. The delay In the arrival of grain at the At-. Ilsntlc s«nlM>ard has made the European buyer a little anxious, particularly lu vlesf of tbe firmer prices asked by Argentine corn shippers. The trade wns hardly dlspoiMMl to attach much Importance to the fears ex pressed In the Argentine cables that locusts would damage tho corn crop, hut nevertke- less noted the firmness In English market*. 8. C. Love's Now York qisn wired: “Agent for ouo of America's largest manufacturers of farm Implements Just back from Argend tlnn says tho large Importers are not nnxl Ions to pise* contracts at present, rearing serious damage to corn crop, ns the young loensts have appeared I11 such enormous volume. They will nwnlt development of damage l>eforo placing orders, lie traveled] over bOO miles and found the country full I of locusts." F. Leader* A Co., of London, lu their b»t- |tcr of December 13, comment on the large quantities of wheat that are going from Russia nnd the Danube to Mediterranean Iports, where the demand Is big enough to shut out most of the bids from English] operators. ■ Urnlist rent’s reports weekly clearances of WHEAT OPENED SLIGHTLY LOWER Liquidation on Pressure From 'Professional Bears. Chicago, Dec. 31.—December wheat ruf- fered a sharp break Inte on lack of de- main! 10 absorb the offering.*. 'The more deferred mouths were weak Tu sympathy. The Hose showed prices ns Is©%c up to ttc off for the day. corn lc off to %c np; oats %<3Uc off to ftc up. Provisions un settled. There were Increases In the visible *up- Clearnnces weie 313,000 bushels of w'heut. 699.000 bushels of corn and 6,600 bushels of oats. ATLANTA MARKETS FRUITS AND PRODUCE. EGGS—Cn ndled dull. 27c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, active. 32ttff33e each; chickens^ active, 23Q30c each; AY—Gessi. tindrnwD, RCtiT,. lOflmie pound; turkejri, undrawn, nrti«>. 170180 pound: hen., undrawn, ac tive, 13c pound; dneki, nndrawn, fnne/, 16e pound; frl—, active, 16c pound. PRODUCE—'Tenneeie. rlbv end iwne*. 3e: Tenneuee uunp. 9c; lard, 16c ll>.; hum. active. 14c lh.; •hontder, active, 16c Ih.; sides nctlve. 16c lb.; butter kctlve, ISCMtfce lb.; lice,wax. «ctlve. He pound; noney. bright, nctlve, 9c pound: honey In 1-pound blocks, nctlve. lie pound: chestnuts nctlve, 13.66 bushel; dried apples, 6c pound; white pen. nctlve. 12.(0 bushel: Indy peas, 13.00; stock, ^OAME-Qwill, nctlve, lSe each; doves, ac tive, 6c encti: ducks, mnllnrd, nctlve, 40c Mcli: dnek. mixed, xetlve, 25c each; wild turkeys, xctive, 16c pound; rabbits, nc tire. 12',4c eneb; squirrels, nctlve, 16c end): opossum, dressed, nctlve. lie pound; opo»- sum. live, nctlve. Sc pound. FBUITS—lesmon,. ftney Messem. (4.660 — Bnnnnnn. per lmnrh._ culls, nctlve. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET (Quotations furnished by Southern Exchnngc) Chicago grain uul provision quotu" for toddy (olloiyt Pre nigh. Low. Close, c y.’.V.'. : 76, 2 This week loist week Cor. week last year. Wheat aud Flour. .... 2,496,000 .... 8,204.000 .... 3.448.000 . 93,827,000 . 65,110,000 Corn. 1.861.000 1.828,000 4,807,000 Thl* week »7W0 1.113.000 least week l.WO.000 1.439.000 Cor. week last year 976.000 TM.OW Hlneo January \ W.732,000 96,448.000 lod last year..110,704,000 84,980,000 Winter wln*nt 8a mo perk The Modem Miller says: torv for th»» season < tlnlnts of consequence are nearu. iieurn- ioiis are for a freer movemeut «»f wheat." Northwest wheat storks show 1.200.000 bushel* Increase this week, compared with 1.347.000 bushels Increase last week ami 2,- 508.000 bushels Increase the correspondliig week last year. MliiueniNdls Inereased 800,- 000 bushels and Duluth 400,000 bushels To- Open. WIIEAT- Dec. May. .. July CORN- Dec 40' May 43 ! July 44 OATS— Dec 33» VoUib-* Jan... 15.85 May... 16.8714 16.50 LARD— Jan... 9.12J4 siny.:; m 73% 77 76H m m 77 76H 73 77 7GH 76? s p ss **% 40Ii 8 %% 85 8* 15.95 16.60 15.75 16.30 15.80 16.374 8:8* 8.12Mb 9.85 IM w 9.15 9.30 8.80 8.87H i:S» m VISIBLE SUPPLY OP GRAIN. u«»rn—I^ist week '4,819,000; previous week 4.506.000, last year 11,877.000. Oats— Last week 18.011.000, previous week 12.967.000, last year 28,063,000. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Liverpool, Itcc. SI.—Whcnt opencit U In er: corn opened uuchnugcd. Whcnt closed Wtbid lower, corn Cloned (p| THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. (,’hlcsgo. IBs,, Hoc. 11.—Ilogn— Knl lum-„ receipt, tmtny 22,060. Market cnncrullv ; ; llcht 16,157741.35: inlx- ed Id.l57id.45: heavy «6<764S: miigli w - pin. (5.S»4i6.1(: rorkrrs (6.M06.H: rhulci. heavy 96.4606.66. Cattle—K.llmnlrd receipts 2X.69). Market .tchily; quality fnlr: Iwcrcs tHiiS.M: t 71.35714.70; bein'r. (2.76*5: cnlvc? 15.5.16 gofwl prime rtcers SS.46716.90; pmw to .n„- dlmn *1(73.40: storkars mm fiotcra (2.730 t4hcc|>—Estimated mvlpti 71.60C. Mn.kct •tendy; unlive (3.607i6.94; western gt'r 6.*: yourlliijn (S.76776.6J; lamb, (5.737(7.8 HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK. COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COF FEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. C.rond.lct nnd Grnvinr St,., N,w Orl.nns. MEMBERS New Orlean. Cotton Bxrhongc. New York Cotton exchange. Cnlvctoo Cotton exchange. Houston Cotton pxehnnge. New orlran. Future Rrakera* Asneclntlnn, Now Orleans and Chlragu Hoard, of Trade. Now York 4'olTee Exrliaugi'. . Ase.H'bto Mruitwrs Liverpool Cotton An’u. New \otk nnd Chicago Correspondent.: J. S. Bach, A Co., nnd Bnrtl.tt, Fra sier & Carrington. PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. ALOHZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS W Eiupire Buildin?. Bell Phone, Main ATLANTA. GEORGIA. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE GRAIN LETTER. ChteifO, lire. 31.—The wheat market evl delicti ronstdarable we*kn«**tf, iMsed «m» lower tables and Argentine figures making surplus 3.000.000 bushels III excess of last ('•nidltioits nt this time hardly warrant any concern over the future «f wheat prices. Foreign markets In excellent condition. t'orn steady. Mild'weather through the west and devHnnment of low lutromcter in the mmthwest favorable Influences. Kytn oduecil lower offered, thus lwing unable to hold the hlgt level attaint*!. Extmrt demand haa iiawnl away and there I* nothing to Induce active support nt this writing. SQUADRON ANCHORS OFF NEWPORT NEWS Newport News, Vn., Dec. SI.—Rear Admiral Kvnnn* flagship, the Maine, and the battle.hlpa Ketmrgv. Ken tucky, Iowa and Illinoln are anchored off the Cape Chnrlee llghtnhlp waiting for the fog to lift. The hattlenhlpa Rhode Island and Mlxourl came In yesterday and Joined the Indiana, Alabama and Connecticut. It will be the tr.on powerful squadron of American war vexxela that ever gathered for any occuton. Tbe .hln, go .out!) from here for the winter maneuver* In and around tbe . Wear Imllex. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE COTTON LETTER Mggnl * little, though Houthcrn .pot murki-t I. Inrllned to aonic heavlneu, though receipt, are heavy. The Intnalght cottnu for the wrak eatlnuitnl 466.000 Iwlev, ngalnat 220,606 In.t year, nml the mmunit brought Into right Jnnunrv 1 t* criltnnted nt very nearly wiiuil to thnt yenr when the erup wu U.600,000 lulc. There I. nothing In the near future thnt we ran are to Ju.tlfy in advanee apart from the crop cellmate,, which now ate tbe ••ellef that there will Ie 13,000.000 Iwle*. The Imineillnte aupplle. are mr.eli nlmre tha capacity of mill., nml under the condition, .peculation, will bar,I- ty work to advantage In .u.tatnlng the MANY DEER FOUND ON CUMBERLAND ISLAND. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Oa. Dec. 31.—A party df eight Brunawlckant have Juat return* ed from a four day** hunt on Cumber land Ialand. They bagged nine deer be.Idea a quantity of nmall game., They report deer more plentiful on Cumberland thl* aenaon than for aev- eral yean past. iiolce nrn liatlk B.2&BS.65: fancy, 'ftp ns « 26c: C«tawb«a, tWVfc.- Cranbarrle*. I«*7 dark Cape Coda per h.rrel, (U.» Jeraeye. (11.00. . Ornne fruit. Florida •tock, owing to rixe nnd color, per box (1.60 772.60. Mine., Florida xtock. per hundred. 66 cci.ti. Nut*, fanrjb.ml7ed.fn lmxc«.r»'r pound.. lUTOlte. Coc6«nnt«. heavy rulune. lack of Ilftactlv*. at K60 aack. Peanutaln uck. averaging 130 pound, earb, owing te *”l?TAKI’lSsLti.' eabhaee crate*, nctlve. (2.50 crate: cabbage, .tandard crate.. 2c pound; cablaige, barrels. 2c pound; egg plant, active. (2.00 crate; cucum ber.. (1.50 crate: lomatoe*. fancy, nrtlve, 12.66 crate; tomatoex. choice, active. (1.000 2.26 crate; bean., round grren. (2.60 crate; onion,, dry. active. Heboabel:Jriab l»t*' toca. active. No. 1. 857190c buthel; celery, fancy. 75«S5c bunch;, neppera, active. (2.25 crate: akra, alx baaketa .mall, (2.60 crate; raullliower. active, 17710c pound: lettuce, headed, 71.W2 dram; aweeF potatoea, yel low active, 76c liuehel: nweet potato** white oetlve. 60c bu.bcl; kraut, bnff.barrel, ftWV rutnliaga turnip,, IH*. Utrawberrtei. 3SO«0c VI,-k A New Ye In tbe London mnrket morning, Cau^dlan !•*■ lleudiiiL' anil Lo.ntivillc 8ti Paul nnd Copper %, l _ eru Pnclfie %. There wns not uiucb nul- mutton. * In our opinion. stoOks will have advance next month. There Is nn un«*nsy feelluif. however, over ihissIUIc tliniiichil troiihlt'ii. and It ml^ht he wise to licid off a day or two until we see if nnythlutf Is wroii;;. Private Wire to H. H. Brown. Mj New York. Dee. 31.—Early LomL- for Amerhuus this roornlus are mostly higher, 8t. Paul hUowIuk an advance of % per rent. The foreign market la very quiet, with no special feature*. • Ieocal seutlment over the holiday* Is somewhat mixed, owing to the outlook of tbe money market. It wn* rumored Sunday thi^t Harrltnnn wns a very sick man. Stock market prices today will likely be Irregnftr owing to holidays. Cliesiiiienke nnd Ohio November net earn* lug* $798,752, n decrease of $1(6.46; five months' net $3,994,47?, increase of $77^83. Canadian Pacific November net earulngs $2,263,122. decrease $98,188; five months' gross $31,472,376. Increase $5,509,581; five mouths' not $12.325.273, Increase $2,479,456. Private Wire to 8onthcni Exchange. New York. Dec. 31.—Town Topics: We enn see nothing In the present,situation thnt would in/hice the* ouylng -of stocks bv conservative Investors, .except on renc- tlous more or less marked from tho level.; ow obtaining. The monetary situation is still, of course, the great drawback to higher prices, a fact that Is admitted abroad, as well ns here. Such stocks ns Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Copper. Steel and even the liar* limans, despite the government action to he Iteguu tills week, as weli as tbe III1I stocks and 8t. Paul ot tbelr new values, are being bought, and, !n the eveut of further reaction In the market, we be lieve that careful purchases of such se curities will return p profit, bat we do not look for anythiug but n trading mar ket for some weeks to come. On any further bulge, cotton, In our opin ion, should be sold, but wheat subsequently m *uu 11,11 «ra- BUIH, ihii WU bring higher prices. THE WEATHERREPORT LOCAL FORECAST. FAILURES FEARED IN ST0CK_ CIRCLES Interest Centered In Devel opment at Clearing House Settlements. UNEASINESS INTENSE Caused eclines in a Number of Active Stocks During the First Horn 1 . ' J WEATHER CONDITIONS. With the exception of the central and west gulf states the weather today Is cloudy aud unsettled over most of the country. In the last 24 hours rains have been general over the eastern half of the United States, heaviest In Mississippi, Ala bama, Georgia and Tennessee, snow Is falling at a number of stations In the north west. The pressure Is highest over Montana and the Dakotas, while there are three areas of low pressure, one central uear Wlnnemacct, Sex., another over northern Michigan and a third near Boston. la the southeast and on the Atlautlc coast the temperature continues high, while over the rest of the country It Is somewhat colder. The condition! favor fair weather In thla section tonight aud Tuesday; some what colder tonight. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. Observations taken at 8 a. ru., 75th merl* (Ran time. New York, Dec. 31.—Interest In today's dealing* centered In two matters which had been left in considerable uncertainty n» the closo of business last week. One was whether there would be any foundation for the ugly rumor* which were current on Saturday regarding tho position of one the local brokerage flrmB. The other was the course of money rates under the wrap, orations which were In full swing todav for tho new year corporation disburse ment.'. On the first point rcnRRtiranee wn* fjiitlv complete after the first half hour of the stock market. No trouble at nil wns re vealed. ns tho broker’s sheets went through the clearing house. As for luoncv, tic opening bid was 10 per cent, which was quickly raised to 20 and then to 29 per cent. Tills latter proved to bo tho hlgli figure of the morning, and It was not, utiilei- the circumstances, considered unduly high. American shares were Irregular In Lomlou nnd for the first hour here what appeared to be left over liquidation caused a further sharp fall In certain stock. union Pacific, Reading and the HOI shares were the weakest. Elsewhere prices held up fairly well. By mbl-dny the press ure had ceased, and a moderate Improve ment set. In, accompanied by n general re lapse Into dullness. Most of the Interest In the market this morning centered In the devlopments nt tin* Hearing house settlements, nnd news os t*» whether all clearing house sheets would through or not wns anxiously waited for lmtli on tho floor of the exchange niui on the street. It wns current gossip lu im- portnut circles thnt ono house had borrow ed $7,000,000 on Saturday and had taken over the accounts of two Important firms handling live and large speculative m counts for soma time, and It wns thought thnt this arrangement had furnished suf ficient relief to tide over the crisis with out announced embarrassment. There was enough uneasiness to cau«4> «i«>. cilnes In a number of active issues. At the end of the Arts hour the majority of stocks showed slight losses compared with Kutur- Min. Max. Ration MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York, Dec. 31.—Money on call 1^20; time loans firm; tlxty days, ninety il.ns and alx months, 6 per cent. Posted rates, sterling exchange firm it actual business lu bankers bills at $1831^ 4.8436 for demand nnd $4.7840 for slvty dnv hills. Commercial bills. 67J7 for sixty to nlm-ty days. B*r .diver, ,60Sc.. "lower, but Arm. MINING STOCKS. FLOUR. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. FLOt.'R—Utfbcct PCtCDb *.W; h«t p«t- «t &S ^&U8%£rkr i uini-vuuHc rad cob, me; No. 2 white, 64c: No. ( yellow. 67c: mixed, «2c: old crop choice, 66c; old crop No. 2. 64c: uewTonnra- «ee wtltc,_63c; crack corn, per bushel. 76c. clipped, 60c; No. 2 white, .sc; ««• - im.cd. 47o; Tex., ruxt- i,roof, 54c: Golden Ml*. 47c; Hurt. 76c. 1 ...... m.ln waler.opniinil It, MriAi.—risin r,»c; I tolled, 140-n Bhorts. white, $3 ’W’S&Sr nimnn. ; mixed lu iraltil,' 11.11 • balex, X 'lover, lulled, (1.20; do.. No. 2 elorer mixed -US I'holce Bermuds, 90c. Chicken fee, 50-nonnd racks, 60c. RYE-Oeorgls. (1.00; Teouetsee, 90c. Bur- PnoVISIONR-Soprrm* hsniri 16c. Dot* bsmsT 16c. CrilfornUhsraj.J9.00. Ury sslt extra ribs, 9.6714, bellleo.'ftmjjounds, 10.3; fat backs. 8.00; pistes, (.00: «fgprerae I 10.I7V4; Snow Drift compound, 6.(6. FISH. Brcttn. (B7c pound; strapper, 10c pound; trout, (c pounl: blue »th. ie pound; pom- pone, 26*- jiounn, mackerel Sc tMuml. mix id flsh. 6c pound: frcih wtner frout, V— pound; bar slrad, 60fl60c: rock stud, 2K GROCERIES. StJQAB—Sisnasro xranuisted. xs !•. Ns* York i,fined. 4Xc: plsot*Ues, *c. COFFEE—Rraxted Arbuckle's, J16J6; hulk lu base or l»mli Wlc; (reen 11012c. BICE-Curollns, 4Htf7Hc. nccordln, to tt C CIIKFIIE-Fxncy full cream dairy. lSKc; twins, 16c. Shredded blecnlt, K case; No. 2 rolled wits, (3 case, ftack srlts, fi-mound bars. 11.15. Oysters, full welxht. (1.76 esse; Ueht weight. (1.16 case. Eruporated apples /Vc pound. Tepper, lie. Bakluf powders. |l case. Red sulmon,68 case, pink salmon Ite ffi '5S5: Corned beef. $1.»1 esse. Catsup, $1^3 case. Blrup: New Orleans, Me gallon; corn Sic gallon; Cuba 36c gallon; Georgia cant, 3>. Balt. 100-pound, Wc. Axle grease, $1.75. fWxIn crackers. $Hc Dound; lemon 7Vic; oys ter 7c. Barrel candy, per pound, <c; mix ed. per pound, Tomatoes, 2-pound, riJO case; 2-ponnd, $2.25. Navy beans, $2; Ini a beans, 5Hc. Beat matches, per gross, £ 1.86. -Mscaroui, €$H$ic per poand. Bar- Inca, mustard, $3.25 case. PoUeh, $3.25® 10 case. Peannta, M4c. Rope, 4-ply cot ton llHc. Soap, $1.5® case. Atlanta. . . . , Abilene. . . . . Amarillo. . , , , Asheville. . . . Augusta Birmingham. . . Bismarck. . . . Boston. . , . . Buffalo. Charleston. . . Charlotte. ,., , Chicago. . . . • Cincinnati. . . Corpus Christ!. Davenport. . . , Dodge City, . , El Faso. Fort Hmlth. . • Galveston. . , • Havre Jacksonville. , * Jupiter Mnron. . . . . , Meridian. . . . Mile* City. . . Mobile Montgomery. . . Nnabrille. . . . New Orleans.. . New York. . . Norfolk North 1'lntte. . Omaha. .... I*nlestiue. . . . I'ittRhnrg. . . . Portland, Me.. Portland, Ore.. Ht. Louis. . . Ht. Paul Han Francisco. , Hnvnuiinb. . . . Spokane. . . . Tampa Taylor Thoinnavllle. , . Vicksburg. . . Washington. . . Wilmington, . . T indicates trace of ■ Boston, Dec. 31.—Trinity 18*4; Quine „ 111: Arcadian Michigan 21*4: Cqi'L'UL « -jg M..b:.wk v .*72 .84 84 .1.62 10 LONDON 8T0CK MARKET. 40 .01 (Quotations furnished by Southern Exchange) 1 STOCKS— |Opn|2pm[Clo8,ci( Araslgsmsted Copper •.! (ill Atchison v.....’l03H 103H'103H 1o, preferred ~’ Baltimore nnd Ohio .. Cbea&pesko nnd Ohio . Chicago & Grant W..„ Canadian Pacific Erie do> preferred ...... Illinois Central Kansas nnd Texns .... a it New York Central..., Ontario nnVi Western , Pennsylvania ..11 I’lillniTelpbln and Read.. 1 Southern Pacific Chic., MU. and St. P.. Union Pacific do, preferred 71b 142-ta>ll2\ 11.'' 13nt #( 130\ 130* \VVx 1374ili37% 1374 - 8TOCK8 AND BONDS. Georgia Railroad Is... Georgia 4%a, 1915 Savannah 5s, 1909 Atlanta ik 1911..., •}* Atlanta 4Hs. 1922 Atlanta & Weat Point...,, Atlanta A W. P. debentures... C. R. C. 1st Income C. It. C. 2d Income. Section Director. LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Designated Depository 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. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Established Offlco South. COTTOR—STCCfS—BOROS—GRAIh Ground Floor Gould Bulldlnc. Dally market letter nnd market manual mulled on application. _ _ _ Frank Ilavrkln,, Frerifient. *• **i (WIft * F Thorax, ,0. Erwin, A,eL Ctibler. Joceph A. McCord, CuMer. n. W. »yera. Ant. Ct.Uer, Third National Bank THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY Home Office. 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFKENTZ, C. P. A., President. C. E. Manwaring, Vice Prexident, Theo. Coeheu, Jr., C. P. A., See. and Tre»«. Capital Surplus Dr. A. W, Calhoun. Milton Dargan. John W. Grant. McCord. DIRECTORS! Frank Hawkins. H. M. Atkinson. Joseph A. McCord. $200,000.00. $300,000.00. NEW YORK—Waldorf-A,tori*. BOSTON—Exch»n*e Building. WASHINGTON—Colorado Bulldlnc. NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Bulldlnc. ATLANTA—Fourth Nafl Bank Bide. CHICAGO—Marquette Building. PHILADBLT ::i A—Bellevue-Strutford. SAN FRANCISCO—Belden' Bulldlnc. LONDON. ENGLAND—7 Klnc Street. Cheapilde. ATLANTA BRANCH 1015-18 Fourth National Bank Building. 0. B. BIBWELL, BesiHcnt Manager. Telephone. Main *72. * Cable Addres*. Amdit. N. Y. L. H. Fairchild. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY. NEW ORLEANS. Members; New York Coffee Exchange. New Orlean* Cotton Exchange. New York Cotton Exchange. New Orlean* Stock Exchange. New Orleanu Board of Trade. '1 NE '£ ™ RK nnd CHICAGO. Orders , llrllrd for fu ture delivery, on above Exchange*. u. Q_ COTHRAN.