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THE -ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
wr.usKavAY. JAsrAnr *. iwh
First Session of New Year
Showed a Strong Un
dertone.
NEWS AND GOSSIP
;of tilt Fleecy Staple.
UPWARD GO PRICES
Movement Continues on a
a Liberal Seale—Absorb
ed by a Good Demand.
' N>« York. Jon. 1—At the npenlmr. Jim
tit %» *TO|i uptlolia Wfff III |{.hkJ delii
• ii advamr, wlillt* tlm uaar |Mirithiiii
lower Tl»* coutlwnt ««« g**ri |.«
III*' m w tron luuntiia In Llierpot
bnnM'B with mtilltN'IkHt* IH the hirttlll-msl
Kurojt- were Hip |turcha*frt lure.
The Aral aaaalon In the new year of the
Kew \..rk nUfon .•*.!»«hire wna unlnterett
jug to the apfeulittlve element. Il •#« n
dull affair, nntl. while n "trotix undertone,
■>rtee« were not materially n*!vam«'*l. the
• iKieiire of trading by the public bring tbe
ctTef eH 11». t*TT n very dull mtrkeT
IJvrrpnol at the ojH*nlng wan wlfhotit In
Alienee nil the miirkri* on tbla aide, tlmugli
rloalm: quotation* were bullish In char
■et#r. filial flgurr* showing advance* of
from 2#if*4 Hni«.
Following la the range In the active
■nontha III LUerpool today:
„ 0|*en. Illgb Low.
Jnttutrr FeVnofy If £»■» J-JJ
linr'li Alin f' 44 Mt 6 44
fi*»4un“ 6.4k 6 *• *6.47
July Augtat 5 494 & 01 6 47
Knot w$« tfliirkeil up 1 point to 5-kld for
middling, aplnnera taking •.«« tab-*.
The Sew York market held verv ateadjr
throughout the aoaalou. prl<-e« r showing aoinv
K/ln (Millila mil a nee at the noon hour.
Katlmnfed tomorrow IF**. I*f»
~KeW tTrTenna 11.^1 in 16.** 7.2
tlalvealuli tA'** 1 to 18."*»» 3.3*
Houatoii m.iM* to 11,(1*) 3.7)
61 oi em••lit nt Atlanta:
Heeelpla Daisy
Hpeelil to The Georgian from llufwird,
Vlek k Hark.
New York, Jan. 2.-Liverpool waa due
6$«J higher. Opeued ateady. Hit ndvnme
At 12:16 p. hi., ateady; net iii4 higher.
Knot* In moderate demand, I higher; mid
dung 5 kid; aalea ".«/*; speculation and •**-
tart. &«»; American &.•**', Itiqiort* 77,*V*
oalea, Ineludlug 57,ono American.
Th# Journal of Comment' Tesllle Hevlew
rat a. “ConantiiPtlon la well on the lie* la
of I'rodm Tlon; that the aunuly and ih-mnml
got orn-not rpc* nlr lb>r lug (’M|i IniPcrii
tlvrij m-MciJ. world haa i fwnn-h- l for
Other eAffon Oe|d«, tiuf without OOrreBB."
The New York Coninjer<‘!ttl: “The nett
thing that will Intereat Ho* market will he
the report of the renal)* lull t it II oil the
nmount of cotton ginned Aircmir the wIm*
working aw.ij. figuring I!
d«v law
fUil|<
-lay
Hiiine dajr !«•»t
8POT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta'- Htnnfb .* 194« -
New York-Steady. I" o*
New (trleana- Firm. I'*V-
Uver|M*ol- .Htendrf 5 Mil
Charleafott-FIrin. 9V-
Wilmington Ktrarit. U\c.
Iloatoli tjhlet. 1"
-l.ltHe Hock Ktrn.lv. 91118.
Augualn - Hteady. mV*.
Ht. I.ouIm - V'let. IUV* Aalea krt).
New ttrleana-Firm. U»V; I W up.
TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS.
Tbe following twhla abowa reeetpta at tba
Interior towna today, compared wltb tba
game day laat year:
na. a .
" Fort a.'
Near ttrlwai
Galvratuu. . .
Mobile . . .
Savannah. . .
(Tiarleatqu. . .
Wilmington.*. ..
Norfolk
wear V»*rk . •
kiMtnn
I'hlltdelohln . .
Tenaaroln. . .
Kmt Fraiul*. .! ,
Tort Arthur him
blue Faaa
1906
-*&r
M '4
Total.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Tba following table abowa rorelpta at tha
Interior towna today, compared wltb tbo
» day laat year:
~Twwii
Memphis
St lioula
Cincinnati
■w
-far
111>
HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
New (trleana. Jan 2 There waa no •»*>
eurremv tu the oiitalde world alno»* HmI-
urdwt to materiaUy off••*( tlte «“»i*«-.k
New York recorded aome ndrance Momlay,
and the mabketa confortneil t«* l« today,
flr«t tfndep here. Mug at Ml° indnta nl*«ne
the laat chuditg figurea Irndliig I* few
tnreleka. people a uniting development a A
mtur for fteadlhcaa U the agitation
agalnat the ayatem of tt*ed grade differ
en**ew 1A NYwYork, Innamurh aa It aug
geata rtnifloti od tin* ah**rt aide In the «IU
count montha there. Fort reeetpta. on the
other hand, continue very Iie«\y, Indlig
atMoit t?7.'»» for the Hirer da%«. ngnltiai
SXtCri Inal yem and I’.* 137 In i*C. Thta
leada lo unfavorable view a regarding the
ehoutng b\ the nett cenaua report, which la
lived for publication on the 9t|i Inatant. at
Ip in . a nd will give the nniount ginned
* * ry 1. TJie a|H»t market l« ateady
fnlr denmud. About ?.'»»• hnlea.
natll meilluin and lower grade*
fn Ji
with
•old during the holiday* (;.**d middling
lAvvrpnol la from bJ to 1* on January fu
turea
New York. Jan ? J. S Ita-be A Co
••The cot ton market thla f*«rvno.*« hn« cor*
tlnued the anno* dull hut atrong affair It
waa eu Monday Commteal.m heuae Dual
tie*. I* practically nt n aTnnd«tlll and pr«>
fraabn.nl "i*eratlo'na if ti»t leaning toward
the hull aide, have little or nothing hrarl%ti
In their purple, an fnr «a It i« dlacloae-l
While aome prominent Interest, me *1111
talking ngnlnat th- market, eontld.nee th.t
the worat hi* h«a*n *'011 I* growing in the
mind* of funnv. and the ptilillc la wait.ug
for the pn>rat.ed falling off in receipt a »e
mat*rlallvc From the public and prlvaie
irporu reaching u*. we nr» Inclined to
think the decline In the movement will
Boon Wi-otne apiuircnt. mtd nothing la ne.*.
eaaary more than tbU to cause an nd
I he g •iier.il »|du7on
figure* will have t«» allow m-.r. th.
l*al*'* glut e«l to have a U .e -u
Liverpool afnrta out with n l«*n
to our market of Monday, and we
for Setter prh-ea only «a a i*-.
^reaaed receipt* Km b h iimdlth*
tr to deyrdnn. na the Sonthf-m
eoeUtloli I* making renewed efior*.
It nhowt The lu*ara In Ihla ium -
ever, nrc Milt trring lu every
erratc a fcollug tint price* * <
%a w View the • eltuntloii. u.e
frntuiea hnv* -nil been al*eit *1I*<
All * often m.trheta will he
Weather rondlimn* are aa f-llmv
to ratnlng «»ver eaaterti ami eenti
< tel Atknttvn* t*M*jr nnd tomortT
ond ♦'♦dder «wer 'leva*. Uklu'uiuu
'I erritory
flint tin
II
•ffeet.’ -
Edited by
Joseph B. Lively
Hr. Llf.ir. tw.ntj-B».
XMra’ .iprrl.nr. of rd-
m.( mrk.t. In Atlanta
• od. Ik* BMtb baa mad.
him « rKWCOlud *«■
IfcortlT li bU.«p«rt*lt7.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
SAME or STOCK.
Hie TV
elute rnllrond
Ihrenten* to put aeveml of the rullrond*
lljto the
of
.. whlh. tin teg
ehortage alti.'ifion I* relieved
reiiaonuhle time
Cotton good* market enter* the
Jn verv jLtrting poslthnr.
y&r
Taken
•rveral thotiaand bafea.
Mnfkft 1* Very ateiidy In Ttew of re
eelpta. Short* do not like th* otithmk
The only Iking 1* that it mav turng fire
on account, of big movement, hut h»»k
for g«**t advance between till* and gin
liilltf re|M»rt day.
Parrott hl»| Jnnunry up oti the «*t»enfiig
finding very lltHo for, ante. Till* firmed
Hie litter mouth* Srhlll the ♦**•*! *etl<
King In night Trade amal) ami local
awoken m geuernl Intereat In the uinrket.
hilt believe the hlg movcinelit llliiat eulinl-
nnte Jn the near future. At the rale the
atdiiner* are taking rotten, any dccreaae In
tin* Into algid might lead to hlg reduetlnu*
In the vlaltde aupply.
6*all lllvcr. Mhm . wire*: "Nothing I*
offering from the .South of it grade Iwttei
than low middling tinged."
New Orh'iina. Jan 2— Hayward, kick A
Chirk: "Advance principally due to ngl
tntlon In New Y'ork to change contract
ayatetu" .
IlnttlealMirg. 611a*.. wire*: "Cotton gin
ned Hit- mdgiiiM.rliood from f>eeeml*er 1 to
lie. ember 13. Ilielliatve, 13$; |leeeillher 13 tu
January 1. hnlea.'*
Weil the- map allow* ruining nt Oklaho
mu. Fort Hiiiitli. MeinphU. I.lttle Dock.
Hh re report. I *il toting. , fife. Jilt
eontlnued ahowera In the *outliern nnd
ern portloim, fultowed by acvwr** cohl wav*
and clearing,
The advance In the market ' *
principally due to agitation
York to change the contract •
I louts, aclling July IVatui
la buying »*v llllly Mitchell,
the market tin. No notable lm
ard* Wllnnn nlao hilling
New
hale
(i«M*l deni of eelling
Hlg Hat* of nearly 2.«
of medium and low*r grade,
tirdnv after hour* to a large
Halnlug hard
Tev
t Fort Worth aud Taylor,
RfllO
(trleana market opei
up. Trading without anedal f«-ntnr<
New ttrleana: th**! looking around- hi
the *|**t market; ateady about iMihfr on
for gov*l tJverp***! middling
Nest rntaiM rejwvrt giving cotton glnm*l
to Jannarr I will t*e puhllahed nn the 9tb,
at 1 P- to . mtr Hme
THE WEATHER REPORT
/ LOCAL FORECAST. * .
F.w AHonta and Vtelnlty—Haiti and w*une-
that wanner toulghl; Tbuiavlny ralu.
wcather1:onoitions.
An area of high ».nrom.-»v|.- joe-pure e., v v
ra the country ea*t «*f He* Ml*«l»*lp|d river.
ladilM ecnftal over the lake region. Advanc
Ip* from fb*' we*t I* an aren of low proa
•bra rentral thl* morning In Nehmalui. The
Influence of th!« low I* muring bf/rtl •*•»»
were tore to the e»Hith and eaat of 14a renter
nd cloudlnraa over the aoutb and amith
•at. with rain throughout moat of th** anno*
territory. Kitth U fnllUur thla morning In
the weatern pdftlon of the Mlaalaalppl vnl
ter and anow at Itlamarck. N. I» . Sapid
City. H. !»., Hp**kane, t»n\, and Wlneuiucca,
Nev.
A oeenndary high Ip coming tu front the
trthweat. raualng tem|M*raturra of aero
..ad lower over Montana, the Inweat being
14 degrees, at Havre.
Tin* eaatwafd movement nf the mtnrm ren
ter* will rapae rain nt»d warmer weather
In thl* oecUott tonight; Thnr*duy nun.
Minifvium and Maulmum Tamparaturaa
and Rainfall.
Oltaervaflooi taken at • a. m.. TSth mrrh
dlan time.
ATLANTA...
Aldlene. . . .
Anmrllh* • . * .
Aahevllle
AnguMn . .
Hlnnliighittti . .
lllfuunrck . . .
ft nut on ....
tluffah*
Charleaton , . ,
•jtarlotte. . .
‘hlcago . . .
AmiJauuatod Cvmn
At la ntt- Coagt IJm. .
America* Sugar UiL .
Am. Smeltiag Kef. . .
do. preferred. . • .
Atchtaoa. ......
’do. preferred. • . .
American OoFen Ott.
Am. Car Foundry. • .
Hultlmora k UkW. • .
Brooklyn Rapid T. . -
Canadian Fadflc. . . .
Chicago k Northw'n. .
Cbeaapeaka k Ohio. .
Colorado Fuel A Iron.
Central Leather. . . .
do. preferred. . . .
Chicago A (lrear W. .
Chicago. M. A fit. F. .
Delaware k lludaoa. .
PUtlller'a Becurittaa. .
d&* preferred .* .* *.
Generaf Electrie. . . L
Tlllnoln Central
Am. lee S*«arit!ea. . .
l-odlarille k Naahvllle.
Mexican Central. . . .
Miaaourl Factfle. . . .
[llSiej JJf
iitJSi r-1
-* 1 ) ;»i
*
I 3
1 fit.
2**
-1
j
la
CH
il
a
SSS6,
iwi,
i .....
s
ir*v
! I it,
tr ti',
75%t 76*%' ! ' t ”
ii:-"! ii"' ; it.
HH, 143*5* i>-‘
K!»l «H( '.'1',
.iisi am*.
iru:
<4 g
-••4
i:-. iis
H"', l«4
■St
m
NAME OK BIOCR.
J». t.. Oil. A »,.»».
N.ttooil U«<1. ....
Nortb.ro net*.. . . •
N.w York <>.tr*l. . .
Nortoib * W-it.r*. .
Pw..jl...l*.
I'Mpl.'a (ii.
ITiwt Mint CM. . .
do. cr,(.rr«l. . • •
f Critic il.it.
RmiIIh.
ltd'll,T- IttMl. ....
Rack l^tod. .....
vnitSi VutV/llui'bM;
do. i>rc<MrMl. . ..
Sautb.ro l'.cldi. . . .
Mutb.ru lluliwt/. . .
«AEBgr:;:
?sh?&5sirr.;-.:
L'n!tSj , Su?r. stMt:;
do. prMurwd. . . .
T. X.r, CbMBlcml. . . ,
do. preferred. . • ,
Weatern Holes
Walts sh
do. preferred. . • . ,
VYlfeeofialn CentraL . .
da preferred. . . .
h
72*41 *24:
SS!i !*}'*;'
137*7' ii*.
ssSj tr..
6=Hi M J.
ii" : ut>..
*v >**i-
‘2S
'i'i
N^W YORK.
The following^ la the range lo cotton-fa-
urea Id New York today:
o
4
i
©
E
1
Sa
L
I!
Jnh
!••••»»
.Man’ll . .
April. . . .
May
.Inti*’.. . .
July.. * . .
Aug. .. .
9.34) 9.49
».m|’ 9.70
9.33
9.M
1.5
9.47-4*»; 9 36 34
AfirtAl* 9.49-61
9.fiT4ihl 9.6869
9.77 79 9.«-Tit
9.HJA4 9.76 7»J
9.HH-90, 9.79 SO
9.93 94 ! 9 V. WJ
9.04-85' 9.78-77
9.7«| 9M
‘ * o '9.9J
....!
9.73
'9!k3
9.43
LIVERPOOL. .
Tb. folknrtnf ftr»r- tb» op»otnc fid*.
• o l rtaw, romporol wltb J.iterd.y.
ciuaMl r.ry
Oprotox Prrrtou.
Iton... 2 p. m. C!o,i>. t’low.
.tomiory t.«t .5.(7 t.« IM f. IH
dull.-rib 6 47 -i.*s M7 5«4 .-.It
F. l, M.r, ..6.4" 4.47 ... r. IH :.
M ir April ..r,.4l 4.4U 6.43 6.47 .'.4.1
Al.rll M.y ...6,47 4.4764 .... 7.4H 6.14
Sit" .Jim, ... .6.4H 4.47 5.17 5 V* 5 IT,
Ji""' July ....6.60 4.49 .... 6 19 .VI3V4
J'll'A'Ill 5.4*644.48 6 46 619 5 4664
5 H
10
NOTES ON GRAIN.
Pointers on Provisions.
Hpcr-fnl tn The Ucurglnn.
• From Hayward. Y’lck k Clark.)
Chicago. Jim. 2-Harriett. Frailer A C
rlhgtnir Now that the holiday a
1 fie (Towrfi- IT. afrirlTual
m Mart ihe new .war with g»H»l
Hng. There la much
evietinh *• 'ad
**« roiigly In fav
•ng luN-reaf* hut
nr l.lv**r|**o| hm
with prltu-v alci
**• cahh**: "When I
dr. Dciimml citutluiic*
Ith a good ilemaud
ecelpt* continue n llttht lower price
m* on corn
Ibc purcliaae of ont* on nny weak
na though provlaloit* were alx*ut high
Ii. I .hurt think lord will wli mu
aa there do.-a not m.h-iii to he any I
In the atiM-k. Would take profits •
off. Don't think there will lx* any
*•*. Thl* la eertnlnly hulllah.
oka no. though corn would break about
. amrl» may come pretty quick.
. Id’* *lil|i|lielll* laat week were nnlj
4,<af»,iwfi, «liit h i* not enougli t«* aupply th*
4V6H<8i*i*ii4iiv»- * remand !.«*«k* na thmigh ther
would i*4 lighter this w»*k Thla nwvAua
thing, and that I* that they will
Mine for our wheat, nnd when the July
demand flora rnmo It-wJU he u g****! «»ne - CORN
Wr advtan pnrrhnae rf wheat on att weak Mar
«pnt*. -— —-—~ July
Kev*elpl* of eorii are large. Short* have "
*en pretty free buyer* f>>r the laat few
iv*. It Imik* to urn a* though the abort
Interviat I* getting pretty well covered. If
r*»»*elpta iiinuld continue large we might get
mile lower prices oil corn.
No Indleatlona nf any larger rpcelptn of
i>at«, and we ndvhe purchase of oata on
weak *1**1*.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Ho much ha* Iwen hennl In pro*|*eetlve In
other year* of tin* effect* on the world a
ei|*orf trade of famluea and abort crop* In
ItiiMria and ao little tin* uaunlly reaultevl
from such prouiliu-a that the trade hnn nat
urally become akeptlcnl. Nevcrthele** the
■hlpmetitf from Ruaria have shown pnch a
* elded shortage in the laet «t\ month! aa
mpnred with the nhtpiueuia «»f the pre
oiia year that the toug-delaycit prnmlaea
•w aeeih near u partial fulfillment.. For-
mi hu.ver* might earily l*»* >.i|rre*f from
...elr preaent apathy If they should nee n
falling off lu Uu«»lan *hlpmei.t. eolneldent
With tip* falling off from Am* rlea that la
sure to fnttow the amatFeaporr wntoirwf the
laat two month* The «*\|..-. i.-d large In
Mat. jttattoo rrenae In Argentine *hlpmen«*. would avail
little In Mulcting the fears of foreign toiyera
If the hulk of the hnrdrn aitppiitng the lm-
porting ivuintrte* felt upon Au* r-ttna atone.
Morn neilvltv in the way of e\p.»rt sales
ioiiIiI ho *e«*n In the Auierli in miirkelH
Hh the o|u'nlng of tin* new v»***r Material
•vlval riioiild «U" a*K»n 1*** *•*• n tu the flour
•ade lTile** h**H» auch reault* m*- attained
the market t* not likely P* cntii many
1 frleiula.
Memphis .
Meridian . ,
efttnl marketing*, howevt-r. were Itul
.1 fraction of ihe grain thit th«* country
*|i*ah*r would have f*»rvvnrd. d tf the car
mipplv had Iwen running free I rum ninny
|ii4'.-ilities it me report* that elev "..r* ware
full and lock*
had
.1 up l* o
ward the rlon
material Inipr
tot tp
uvnd for
dal. however. w«* i.m great
ke rare of a normal inn of the
\Ve*tem terminal* T!»*. trade
* that value* would have to
■•Hallv If then* vva* natural
lo niatki-t nitil m* further gain
III from the Foist. Fti*e» cue
*hoiild approvlmate ah«*ut
Fig Kept...
* i"*e<l steady.
WHEflfWAS STRONG
IN EARLY TRADING
Demand Hotter for Nearby Op
tions nnd Heavy Buying by
Hulls Intluenees.
NEW ORLEANS.
"Tb. foltnwfnf Ii tb. rant* In cotton to
turn lu N.w Orle.n. todaj:
1
Jan. . . . .
Fch
Manii. . .
April. . . .
MfiJ
June
io.02
lKio
i'o.x
July
31 S III
10.24-26(10.
I0.&MA. 3LJ2JO.I.7 14
ilOJI47U(UlH9
10.45-461 p) J7
LI-IAD GRAIN MKTS -
Chicago, Jan. 2.—The grain market flue-
tun ted very little today. Clmdng price*
were firm at a alight advance.
Clearance* for the day were WC.O'O huah-
ela of wheat. 2SI.GW huaheia of corn aud
waa above the arerafe of late.
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
(Quotations furnished hjr Southern Ex
change.)
Chicago grain aud provision qtiufatton*
for ti*lny follow;
rrarlool
Open. High. Low. Cloae. Close.
WHEAT-
May....
76'*
OH
76'^
76H
FORK
Jan... 16.104 15.s.'4 16. nj
May.. 16 374 14.C4 16.374 16 6.’
July 16. sj
LAHD—
Jan... 9.15 9.39 9 30
May.. 9.35 9.50 9.35 9.5*)
July : 5.67
May... S.S24
CHICAGO CAR L0T&
Tmlnr. row.
THE METAL MARKET.
New York. Jan. 2.—All grade* of copper
re re advanced 4<*-
Tin. lend and apelter unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Following were the opening and closing
price* on cotton seed olltoday:
Opening. Closing.
January. ft* -»»4*) 3944140
February. 3*4**394
March.
May.
July.
139 &\U39
. , ..»Vi 3*441 YSk,
Keptsmber 3s'^i39 3X4ii.tr,
.sale*. l'*0 July at r 1 May at J7\.
Cloee«l steady.
WORLD’S AVALABLE
SUPPLY OP GRAIN
New Y'ork, Jan 2 — llrndatreet'a weekly
statement: Wheat stocks east of tbe IpN-k-
lea In the I'nlted States lucroaaed 139.9"";
Canada stocks decreased 359,000. T«dal
4-Kfntnt nttH * 'anada rtecmiwe"t!*T mri:
afloat for ami In Europe decrease 1*m.ouo.
Total der-rearo* 1,090,000.
Corn stock In I'nlted State* and Can
ada liirreaae 77K.OOO.
Oata, Inrrenae, 1.293.000.
8T0CK8 AND B0ND8.
Hid. A*ked
Georgia Railroad 6s. 19P 104 log
(ieorgla 44a. 1915 no 112
Savannah 5* 19U9 PU4 P*24
A tin n to 5*. 1911 Iu2 1034
Atlanta 44*. 1922 PM4 106«,
Atlanta A West Point ISA '
Central lljr. of Ga. 1st In.mine. M
Central Ry. nf Ua. 2-1 ln**uiue. 74
Centrnl Ry. of (Ja. 3*1 Income. 71
Georgia Railroad... 200
156
•BY CHATTANOOGA DRUMMER.
Special to The Georgian.
Hcottshorn, Ala.. Jan. 2.—At Hte-
venann late Monday afternoon Frank
McMahan, a well-known young r.»nn
of that town, wna ahot and Instantly
killed by ThotnnH R Vance, a drutn-
fjirr .* ravelins -tur Card Brothow*, a
ChaUanooga fruit and prddure firm.
From rellablo InformAtlon received
here It appears that Vance was Justi
fiable In the act, and wgt/ It Is miW.
pleading wllh McMahan Hi desist from
assaulting him. McMahon was a
member of a prr.mInept family of
Jackson county and whan not drink*
Ing was a good citizen, hut a terror
when using whisky. Vane* Is well
nnd ’favorably known throughout thla
section, where he mokes frequent trlpH
In the Interest of his firm. Vance im
mediately surrendered to the authori
ties and waa brought here and placed
in jail.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
The Arm of quintan & Hyatt. Blue
Ridge, Qa., filed a voluntary petition
In bankruptcy In the bankruptcy dl-
vlslon 6t the Federal court Wednesday.
The firm bus engaged In a general mer-
Itandise business. Its liabilities we-e
chedtiled «t over. |l.0«0, while the as
sets of the two members of the firm
were about |3flfi.
TIPS FLASHED
From Wall Street
N,*r York. J.u, i.-J. K. Hitch, k Co.:
London market far Americana la quite
strong, a nuiuU-r of slocks abowlng 2 per
cent advance. Illinois Control, Northern Fa-
rifle, Baltimore and Ohio. Reading, aud Can
adian Pacific are leader*. The buying on
Monday aeems to have l**«*n of the right
klud. The weak holder* t»*ve I wen shaken
out. and the imaltlou of the market hua
Iwen atreugttoeiie«l. A further advance ta
looked f«ir ««*lny, and much higher figures
Indore tbe en*l of the muuth. - .
D*»w-Joiiea' summary: l^mdon higher 4
to 1 |*er cent.
London market cheerful, with afoeka gen
erally higher. Iiut stiff rnouey Is es|MHte«J
for a*»uie time yet.
Lomtuutlve firemen threaten to extern!
Kouthern I'av lth' strike to other ruuda. .
L Jt. Jlarrlmau wiii testify jit luteratat*
commerce conuuttte** meeting on Frhlay.
11 l«*ii FariltC' earnlii^* for January ex
.lallroad
lug lalmr to lay new tracks.
Katlinatcil atcel mill* will start 1**7 with
huatnm* on their lM*»ks valueil at more than
|&9u.0UU.r»A
Great Northern railway flle-l wlllt a«*ere-
tnry of Yflnuooitn notice of nddltlun.il Issue
of F'fi.OO *jfM i**ne
1 oii*o||<l*te4l Steamship f.li»e» Co.. inttli*u-
Ixetl capital IAA.tM0.4aai, organised lu Fort-
land. Me. Control* c. W. Morse line*,
afgike copper la bring 244** |***r |MMiud III
carlon*l« for Fehrunry delivery, while rvgu
hir cti«toui< - - -— '
tin* metal 1
for tir*t quarter are rec«dviug
The At
film r»if. ygfr h»* mufmrann-tr-wtthhr-ftn'
imunce«| Mourn time hi ndvauce in a more or
lea* off Urn I vvuy, nnd that the ntock will Ih>
put' on n 6 per cent hnri*. We also think
will pridialdy l*c right* gl
ntiona. serin Ilk P l.v in Hi*' atiM-k market* to.
the nrttrr ttwr-tff a«dfl «Fuf7iiud the
techufqiie I* good. * We woul *
.'ennsylvanla ahouh! go to 130 U-fore
me"»lng any op|Ni*lt|on. while New Y'ork
Central, while taking the 131 check, should
rise sharply.
United State* Steel has been exceptional
. well 1 .ought. Init meet* it little oppo
sition around 49. aud Amalgamated mu*’
take the 113* stock la-fore making good
strong hull tips.
-.L'nloii Pacific may he temporarily affected
l»y the talk of Investigation, hut ahould
work upward toward 182 uroic meet log
any checking. Them- Irjniea seem to u*.
with Baltimore nml Ohio, exceptlomilly
attractive to the hulllah o|»en»tor. There
la rejmrted to he very goml loivltig lu
Igiulavllle nml Nashville, Atchison. Southern
railway. Southern Facltlc nnd Erie now.
while accumulation la said tn he -currlug
fn St. Fa til and Atvorlritn Kmc.* ring. Imth
of which did not violate their extreme sup
port level*, even under extreme pressure.
There ahould he further short covering In
Heading, which la heavily oversold, hut we
would not neglect the good return* shown
from Monday a low levels, lu part, any
-ay.
ViV..pcllcYe— Airarnnda I* J« porifltm to
oik higher.
people* Gas la tipped f«*r letter levels
later.
The Information 011 Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit fr**m the old bull nouree 'C«uitinues
hulllsh.
SlMM’Inltles like Colorado Smitheru. Corn
PriNlurts and New York Air Brake are tip-
temh'ie .
the bulge*, we still think cotton
should 1m- sold.
tin soft spots, would regard wheat aa a
STM) HEW m
n era prices
Nearly All Issues Traded In
Made Material
Gains.
HILL STOCKS FEATURE
Atchison aud Baltimore and
Ohio Strong—Reading
Started Weak.
the main eonsliteratluu In the Wall atr«-t
dealings. Call money started at 2M per cent,
ami while subsequently offered at some ecu
cesslou. struck an extremely high averag*
for the fresh Imrrower aa a whole. Trio.*-
actions in ihe (hue tuotiejr mirtrerwere .u- -
11 rely nominal, and there seemed to h.- M
virtual deadlock Imtween tmrrnwera. itlio
refiiMHl to pay more than • per reut ami
lenders who resolutely held off for tatter
term*. The prevailing Idea of course wna
that continued atrlngencr for a few dava
-wu*-44+ ta expected, l>|wiH|fiHwftlr ah
tiuie for fh*' raat auma required fop dhl
dead* uud Interest to get Imek to the mar
ket. Accordingly the money movetmnt
produced no depression oh the at<*'k
rhnnge. For the moat part prices went
higher durliig the umrulug and ape« t il
strength wna shown In Reading. Norllurn
Fnclfic. the Great Northern laauei. Atcln-.o
and i’upper. Hut the general dla|Mmiu.tQ
wna to go very alow nl»out engaging fu u.-w
commitments until the money outlook ta
came clenrer. and while tbla In no wlac im
paired the market'* strong undertone It did
hold trading down to a small volume.
New York. Jan. 2.—The stock market
opened at general advances. The Initial
gains extended to 2 points tn Canadlah Fa-
rifle and Delaware and lludaoa^ Northern
Facltlc opened ** higher, Atchlaon and si
Paul a« up. Baltimore and Ohio gained 1
nnd <lenernl Electric %. Heading waa an
exception, declining \ ner cent.
The mnrket atarteil the new year's busi
ness with a general upward movenn nt
the prices of nearly all the Issuea traded
In mukJng some material gains In the flr*t
hour. The lllll stocks were prominent in
nrthitv nml strength. Atchlaon ami Balti
more and Ohio were atrong. Rending for
# time show**) weakness, but soon Joined
other tands strong.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
litti«-tv day* and six months •'» per reut.
I rate*, atcrl ng exchange RMWdi «A
-tual luialne** In hanker** bills nt
I4.M4o4.S44 fi»r demand and 4.79^4.7944 ‘)
sixty dava* MBs.
tiiuicrrlal hills 5fj7 fur sixty aud nine
ty day*
ltni silver 694c.
Mexican d'dlnra 64c.
Government bond* firm.
Railroad bonds Irregular.
IMPROVEMENT 18 EXPECTED.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wall Street Sntnnmry: "In nddltlou to
heavy profit-taking by nome of tta strong
est Investment uud speculative Intereat* In
lUuullwg, It-ta-wndceafood that the entm*
intereau ludulge tn short selling on n tltar-
nl scale. Hitherto these filter*'*!* have gen
erally been extensive buyers of Reading at
about m From Inti tin thuts receiver I dur
safe purchase
or * Ruhslniittnl advance until It reaches
bout 122; tin the other hand, large at«M*k
exchange Interest* which lisw tieeu net he
In Rending In some of the biggest move
ments conductimI lu that security, express
the opinion bint xvpelf fhnf The stuck could
hr hoqghr Mfriy «t about 13P. 80^ r»ir.'
however, the Int••rest* which are under
stood to lie heavily short nuU are looking
for'still lower prices have been the biggest
winner* In nil the campaigns conducted lu
Rending.
S|m*cIh1 algnlflcsnee waa not attached by
the largest Interests to the break In Kt.
Paul on Hnturdny. Now that It Is under
stood. that the holders of small utnounts of
lleved that the tendency of the stock will
be upward, rather than downward. It la
still the opinion of some of the lnrge*t
houses In the street that Northern Facltlc
and Great Northern will soon begin a very,
substantial recovery. I’ntll the firt>*ent IlK
smtlnn ncntnsr the Ttrest Northern Is set-
tle«l. It I* generally assumed that the move
ments In thnt stock will be more or less
erratic. Prominent ln*l«le Interests, bow-
*, expect thl* litigation to be-out of.the
wav In a short tlm<
■Koine of the most active operators
he greatly disappointed If monetary condl
SOUTHERN EXCHANGE
Oldest E.tabllKh.d office South.
COTTOI STOCXS BOROS 6RAIN
Ground Floor Oould Bulldlnc Dnlly
ranrkot letter and market manual
matted on application
tlnna do not nppear rnnslderahly easier
within ten day* nr rwn weoka nt the long
eat. The decidedly freer offerings «*f money
.on time, whbh we noted last Kntur<la>.
waa regarded a* extremely higultbniit ami
while there iiiiiv !*■ flurrle* in call money
tlurlns the next few days. It I* believed
that.the Muotutloii* /or both call nnd time
money will be on a lower level In the near
future.
"Il.inkltig lioiiae*. while admitting thnt
the bon I market Is fur from Hntlsfactory.
state that there arc rign* of impioveiueiit,
nml they bellei" flint within th*- next two
or three month* the bond burim-** will
l»e considerably tatter than It lut* taen for
many mouth* If the rate* for money are
lower. n*.lt I* ted they will |.e. it U
pointed out that n wry fair proportion of
tits Week
channels '
Into ItiVeotniellt
closed unchanged.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
KTorKfi-
1 fTrv.
n|rios «1**s
Amalgamated Topper ..
AtcUlaUU
d*» l prefertetl
It.iitlmore and t)hto
riieaapcnke aud (Milo
Thh'ago * " * ***
do. preferred
Illlmda Tentrnl
Kansas nml Texas . —
do. preferred
Loulxvllle nnd Nashville .....
New Y'ork Tentrnl
Ontario and Western -
Pominylvfitda
Phllndclphfa nml Reading .
Kouthorn Pacific
Thlc.. Mil. ami Kt. Paul
I’nlon Pacific
*h». preferred
rutted Ktate* Kteri
i|»*. preferwl
■m
;li5m
1 66
17H
i
Wn bush
preferred
• I 37S
1UH143H
1314 1314
1334
$
HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK'S
DAILY STOCK LETTER
New Y’ork, Jan. 2— Bartlett, Fruitier
A Carrington: l/vndnn seat a g**o*I list this
morning, advance* ranging from 4(f3 per
cent higher than our close Monday. There
was very little aHettthm paid t«> tbe verv
pessimistic Intel views published hr two
prominent men In the flunnrlnl world. The
severe decline of last month halt pretty
nearly discounted all the tight money **x
perleiired, and things wwre ntaut rlne fnr
n change. Money opened around V> P°r
eenf, nml '*ra«lually droppetl to 15 per cent
The New York governor's message ha* )•■*»
• onie to hand. and. while It may cause some
unsettling lii public aervtce, stocks tempo
rarily. there la nothing alarming, and th*
market should continue to Improve. Th*
short Intereat la Mid to be considerable,
nml will probably eover on any show- of
strength.
THE COFFEE MARKET.
The following table gl'e« the i>|terlng
range nnd close of the Nfw oYrk coffee
Btatket today:
Opening
Range Close.
nonary —tt
Vchrnary
March
April
Mnv
f. »6 «
... If)
June
July .. b¥'
August 5 fi'Afo
K 'i-temlp'r < l'*6 *0
IK‘1ol**r
Noveintar . •: a-
Ihrnnlitf '
Closed ateady. Kales C.Ouu
r
IVrtlalid. i»rc .
Nnvnnmth 8* ^
Kpokatie. IK :t
Tautpa j 5 s • N *
Taylor ; :k -i
Thomnsvllh? K' m
Vicksburg ! Nk t>
Washington -7. *-•
\\ iLtaltitUtfi, a 1 J -h ■ ***
T'lDilbBte# trie* uf r*tu or“*«. *w
J. II MAHIURY.
hVctlon Director.
Mrs. Almsda Gssr
The funeral scrvlcoe of M
Oaar w ere omducted \NVt|nm
trig h| her lute reridetire. .'"1 South
Pryor street The interment
West View centeterx
Mnv lird »h"igUt
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.,
HAYWARD, VICK 0 CLARK.
I COTTON, STOCKS. BONDS, COF-
FEE. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Carond.l.t and Gravi.r St,.. N.w
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AND AUDITORS
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*isr & Carrington.
PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS.
4% Compound Interest
Beginning January First We Will Pay 4 Per Cent
Interest, Compounded Semi-Annually, On All
DEPOSITS IN OIR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
This n|<ptit>s to old as well ns now accounts.
$1.00 Starts An Account
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS JUST COM
PLETED are the finest and most elegantly equip
ped in the South. Call and inspect them.
\Vt» nrc amply prepared to lu-oommndnte hunks, mmnil'iietur-
ers and individuals to the full extent justified by their hnliiuee
and respoimiliility.
Central Bank & Trust
Corporation
Capital $500,000.00
CaAdler Building
New York. Bolton. Chicago. Washington.
Baltimore. Atlanta. New Orleans. 3an Franclaco.
Philadelphia.
London.
The American.Audit Company
100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRE6TZ, C. P. A., Pree. O. E. MANWARINO, Vlea Pres.
THEO COCHEU. Jr.. Secretary.
The American Audit Company, chartered under the laws of New York,
la empowered tn examlno the »(fairs of. and make reports upon the finan
cial condition nf private nnd public concern! for directors, officers and In
dividuals. The preparation and Installing of systems a specialty.
ATLANTA HKANCH, 1015-1016-1017-1018 FOURTH NATL BANK BLDG.
C. B. BIDWELL, Resident Manager.
Telephone, Main 872. Cabla Addrata, Amdlt, New York.
L. H. Fairchild. - 8. J. Whits.
L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY.
NEW ORLEANS.
Members!
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange.
New- York ••"ttnn Exchange. New- Orleans Board of Trade,
New- Orleans Stock Kxctiange. Chicago Board of Trade.
LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Prtvnte wire, to NEW YORK and CHICAGO. Order* solicited for fu
ture dell—rv. on whove Exchange-. B. C. COTHRAN.
Freak newklna Preeldeet.
. T. Taenia C. Krwln. Asst Cashier.
. Car Met. R W. Syrrs. AaaL Caahlrr.
Third National Bank
Capital
Surplus
r. A. W. Calbona.
Iltee Dargsa.
ka W. Grant
McCord.
$200,000.00.
$300*000.00.
DIRECTORSi
E nk Hawkloo.
M. AIUma*.
rph A. McCord.
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