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IHWRSDAY. APRIL 9. Todays Financial and Commercial News AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling closed today at 13 y a fc. Ton? steady. Middling last year 12 9 16c. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Good ordinary U 3-8 Strict good ordinary 11 7-8 Low middling 13 f'-S Strict low middling ... 13 1-* Middling 13 1-2 Strict middling 13 3-1 Good middling 11 Tinge*, let 13 1-1 Tinges, 2nd 12 6-1 Previous Day’s Figures Good ordinary 13 3-8 Strict good ordinary 11 7-3 Unv middling 12 6-3 Middling... 13 1-2 I.ow Middling 12 t-l Strict middling IS 3-< Good middling , 11 Tinges, first 13 3-1 Tinges, second 12 8-8 Receipts For Week •ais*. as N. Ship! Saturday . . . 551 ISO 1329 Monday 1082 171 672 Tuesday BOS 138 1352 Wednesday . . . Ssl 260 1293 Thursday . . . 1312 188 852 Friday Totals .... 1632 977 6005 Comparative Receipts 1913. 1914. Saturday 667 6*7 Mondav 710 Tuesday 792 690 Wednesday 11l Thursday 686 Friday *— Totals 3169 2669 NEW YORK COTTON New York.—Cotton opened steady to* day, with Apri: 22 points lower and other months 2 to 5 lower. Cables were disappointing and prospects we'o for better weather in the south. The big fluctuation in April represented little ntore than a selling order for a month In which there is very little interest. .Later deliveries sold 7 to 9 point 3 net lower during the trading. New York.—There was just about enough buying by prominent spot house brokers to absorb offerings on the early decline and trading later became vety uuiet, with prices steady a, a rally of 3 or 1 points front the lowest shortly after midday. The market turned easier during the early afternoon under realising, some of which seemed to come from recent prominent buyers. Active months arid about 7 to 11 points net lower. High Low Close May •• .. •• ..... 12,7 ! lldd 1268 July 1218 1238 1239 August '1221 1217 1216 October 1172 1166 1163 December 1176 1166 1169 LIVERPOOL GO i TON Liverpool.—C tton spot sternly; good middling. 7.80; middling, 7.36; low (fid dling. 6.96. Sales, 8,000; speculation and export. 500. Receipts, 1,000. Futures, steady. April 6.99% April and May 8111 May and June .. -6 J 9 July and August •>■«!> August and September 6.61 October and November 6.34 December and January 6.26 ajnuary and February 6.26 NEW ORLEANS COTTON New Orleans, La. —In the face of rec ord-breaking cold weather, cotton opened five to nine points down and worked to seven to ten points down In the early trading. Heavy selling for short account and large real zing sales over the holi days from longs were the reasons for the fall. Reports of freezing weather in Texas caused buying. After going to a level unchanged to Ihreo points down prices fell before noon to 2 to 6 polntß down net. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, 111. Cold weather southwest helped wheat prices. Opened 1-8 to 1-2 higher and the market afterward scored a further advance. Corn started a sixteenth off to 1-4 up. then materially gained all around. Oats rose with other grain. Larger receipts of liogH at western points weakened provisions. First sales were a shade to 5c lower and there was no sign of any Important rally. Tightness In May wheat contracts In timldated short sellers, but deferred de liveries suffered a decided reaction, longs being disposed to avoid holiday risks. Closed weak, y-Sat-4 to *"8 up. compared with last night. Liquidating sales more than wiped out corn's gain. Closed weak at 3-8 net de cline. WHEAT— Open. High. f.ow. Close. May .... 91 96 H 90% 90% July . . • . 36% 87 86% 86% CORN— Mav .... 69'', 69% 68% 68% July .... 68% 69', 68% 68% OATS— May .... 39% 39% 36% 36% July .... 39% 39% 38% 38% PORK— May . . • .2092 210.7 2092 2093 July . . . .-100 2107 2097 2097 LARD— Julv . . .1075 1077 1072 1072 K e p t 1090 1092 1090 1090 » RIBS— Mav . . .1120 1122 lidS 1116 j u , y ;. , . 1140 1132 1132 THE DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT. She—Oh. there goes Peggy Brown! Isn’t she lovely? I wish I was half a* good looking! He —Oh, but you are?—London Opinion. "At what period In life should man s income'be the largest.?’’ "It is usually reported to he largest at the period of his life in which his wife tries to show the court how much alimony he could pay.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gibbs —What do you think of this idea of counting ten before you speak ansrrv? Dibbs—Well. I know this, that counting out 919 when my wife is an gry has a mighty soothing effect.— Boston Transcript. Stocks and Receipts Stock in Augusta, 1913 60.663 Stock In Augusta, 1911 18,980 Itrceived since Sept. 1, 1913 ~..323,63# Received since Sept' 1. 1911 355,71 > Augusta Daily Receipts 1913. 1911. Oeorgla Railroad .. .. .. 17 229 Southern Railway Co 73 85 Augusm Southern Ry 7 1 Augusta-Aiken Ry C. of Ua. 105 Georgia and Fl(Vida 30 6 C. It W. t\ Ry 98 A. C. L. Ry 37 Wagon ... 6 1 Canal —* Net receipts 283 133 Thhuigh 103 383 Total ... 686 822 Port Receipts Today. Last Yr. Galvrston 4483 48ft l New Orleans Mobile 275 1639 Savannah 2883 2731 Charleston ..••• 474 Wilmington 38ft 46/ Norfolk 1319 Total ports (est.) 17000 1 26)6 Interior Receipts . Todnv. Last Y r Houston e. • a 3679 1733 k Augusta Memphis 413 St. Louis Cincinnati ..e.— iiß6 Little Rock Weekly Crop Movement. End ing Friday, April 3, 1914. 1911. 19U. 1912. Shipments . 103.028 59.946 129.011 Stock 608.687 668,341 401,379 Receipts . . 64,335 34,660 87,636 Came in St. 142.292 142,186 135,785 Crop in St. 12,620.871 11.916.916 13.850 "32 Vis. Sup. .. 5,715.578 5.126.927 5.521, 161 LIVE STOCK MARKET Chicago, lll.— Hors: Receipts, 17.000; steady. Bulk of sales, 8.75*8.85; light, B.ttaß.B7 1 4; mixed, 8.65a8.67%; heavy, 8.40*8.85; rough, pigs, 7.65 a 8.70. f’attle: Receipts, 4.000; steady. Beeves, 7.05a9.50; Texas steers. 7.30a8.35; stock ers and feeders, 5.60a8.15; cows and heifers, 3.75*8.65; calves, 7.00a10.25. Bheep: Receipts, 17,000; steady. Na tive, 5.40a7.00; yearlings, 6.80*7.40; lambs, native, 6.30a8.10. Americans Real Men, Frenchmen Peacocks, Says Yankee Girl .V fit - \ \ I MISS ALICE BREWSTER. New York.—Miss Alice Brewster, a young society girl of Elizabeth, N, J . who is very popular in the best circles of New York, Philadelphia and Newport, believes that Mme. Jolre, the French expert in women's styles, iH away off the mark in her declaration that American men are mere "rag pickers” and in most respects the inferior of Frenchmen. Miss Brewster haw just returned from Paris and expressed herself on the fash ionable man of the French capital is no uncertain terms. "Why the Frenchman living in Paris is more like a peacock than anything else,” said Miss Brewster. He takes an inordinate pride in such trifling thing as whiskers. He will stand for half an hour at a stretch before a mirror and brush and brush and brush and then bemoan a cruel fate that will not allow him more time in whten to arrange his hlrstute adornment. American men? Ah, they are the real rr,en of the world. There la not the slightest doubt about it.” NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York.--After torelgn and local .citing of certain stocks the slight ef fect on the general market encouvaJ«il some long trading ventures ufter noon, but the list did not gain much. 1 luring the morning London sold Cs nudlnn Pacific. Steel and Kansas and Texas and room traders let go of stock. Block* of 1.000 to 2,500 shares of Steel were unloaded and the effect was shown In the gradual spread of heavi ness In oilier quarters. Losses of the favorite shares were no* severe, but wide breaks occurred among the specialties and weal.er rnII- Voada. Prcugure on Kansas and Texas was due to reports that the preferred dividend might be passed later In the month, ttomls easy. Closed heavy. Weakness of Industrial* caused the standard Issues to lose ground with particular heaviness In Great Northern. AUGUSTA SECURITIES. BONDS AND STOCKS (Correetad WcaMp for Th* An Cuata Hsrald hr Marti* ft Uarratt) Bank Stock!. Rid. Ask Augusta Savings Bank 150 Merchants' Bank 217 226 National Exchange Bank of Augusta 135 138 Planters Loan ft Savings Rank (par value 10) 41 45 Citizens A So. Bank 240 250 Union Savings Bank (par value 26) 75 85 Railroad Stocks. A. A W. P. R. R. Co 145 150 Augusta A- Savannah Ry. Co.. 130 104 Chattahoochee & Gulf R. It. Company 102 Ga. R. R. A Banking Co 257 260 Seaboard pfd slock 50 63 Seaboard (Jonmftn Slock 20 22 Southwestern RTU. Co 103 105 Factory Bonds. Augusta Factory. Ist ss. 1915 M. & N 98 99 Eagle & Phoenix Mills Co. Ist ss, 1926, J. A J 95 106 Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist 5s 1923, M. A N 90 92 Sibley Mfg. Co., Ist ss. 1923, J. A J 90 91 Factory Stocks. Aiken Mfg. Co *1 Granltevllle Mfg. Co 125 FUNERAL NOTICE BF.NSON—MRS SARAH JANE, died in North Augusta, S. C., April 9. 1914, at the age of 65 years. Funertl services from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. B. M. Youngblood, Pine Grove avenue. North August 1. tomorrow ((Friday) morning at 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends arc Invited to he present. Interment In City Cemetery. IHt AUGUSIA HERALD. AUGUSI A, GA. Krazy Kat Copyright. 1914, International News Service ITS “H” TO BE ENGLISH Hu es\ 1 HIS T kAK.J 1 —, I HL UJEVr) ! «U OM ER A IjmsAwS) * «fflt © — . tV / 'THEAJ Mfc ] M CAMfc. / r oy&t \ 4v I'ThisA 1 p \WAY-J (3). Isautes* IVHosTWia) S™/ VOU'RR tr \ \T*MXON&) \ \AW-wA)t J * * **“Bs. * ©1 * J li' * y * 1 ©, n f a! V n For a few tips on early Sum mer fashions see Polly tomor row. The Week Before Easter—Shop in Augusta WINNERS, ALL! With every woman is the knowledge that *hr can inakt* some man wear his head over his shoulder if she is feeling up to the mark, and if her clothes are right. That is why the human male head is set on a pivot. Because, other wise, the human male would bo obliged to twist liis iftad off, if it, wouldn’t turn. How wise is Nature ! How much we owe her for her tender care ! Now, this happens to he the turning period <d‘ the year. Women have the knowledge, and they are getting the clothes. It is simply wonderful to watch the stores these days—to see the throngs going in like poor black winter worms and coining out like butterflies. Everywhere you go new hats are bobbing in the crowd; new dresses are catching the sun and throwing it back into your eves. Every woman is getting something now. Every woman is making herself moro attractive than she ever was before. Make up your mind to be one of this great happy crowd today. Don’t put it off. It isn’t worth while. (Jo through the advertising in this paper. T’ick out the prettiest tilings von can afford. Study every announcement. You will find everything advertised here, from the costliest to the most, moderate. That is why this paper can be of so much value to you now. It fits all needs; it answers all desires. * Begin now and you’ll have some man walking backward before another sun even if it’s only your own husband. WHEN SHOPPING IN AUGUSTA, BE SURE TO SAY: “I SAW IT IN THE HERALD.” IT WILL PAY. Daily Pattern <96*B I U J 9648.—PRACTICAL KITCHEN APRON. Ev.ry woman whether she hue to do the work about the house or not, will find use for a simple practical work apron, such ue the one hero pictured. It allpa on and off eislly and la the sitnp laat of anrmante to make. Bcaldea It la Infinitely nttracilvn and hecomlnß with It" lon* llnca and ac|ii»ro cut neck. The iiaoal apron moterlala are aoltabln f-r reproduction, ailch na linen, Kintrhmn, holla no and percale. The pat tea-n la cut In three "Izes: Small, medium and lar*<. II require* 3 3-8 Varda of 36-Inch ma terial for the medium alze. A pattern of thla Illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 centa Iri silver or stamps. No. Slaa Nam* «•••*••••• •••••• •” Street and No City *taU / X i i 'NjißSs ~'-m (jsif 1 lit mi 9 } ox il i' jl ~ ' xTr ISSSWn Fiqht Duel? Non, Non; So Vedrincs Pays Fine •; ' i : 4 l v •.¥? • ’ l - K JULES VEDRINEB. Cairo, Egypt- -Rather than accept the challcnKc to n duel IhHiiod hy lilh rival, Roux, Jtilew Vedrlnea, the noted French aviator, hua (laid ten dollars fine to the CotiHiihir Tribune for slap pin* Roux’s face Roth men had made successful aerial fllKhts from I’urlH to Cairo. On Vodrlnes’ arrival hero Roux was oric of the first to offer his con- Kratulatlons. Vedrlnea replied to Rouxs welcome hy slappin* the latter across the fare. Houx Immediately rhalhuiKcd. Vedrincs refused to ac cept. Rene Quinton, president of the French Aviation League, ordered Ve drlnes to flKht Roux. Vedrincs re plied that he would not fl*ht Roux but that he would cn*a*e In a duel with Quinton. The latter scorned the challenge. GEORGIA RAILROAD (Effective January 25, 1914.) No. Arrive From— *2 Atlanta, Macon. Athena and Washington 2:3opm •4 Atlanta 7:o6am 112 Macon and Oamnk B:4sam •28 Atlanta, Macon, Athena and Washington 10:20pm •92 Athens, Macon and Wash ington 11:46am Pullman Bleeper find Parlor Car Sorvlce. ~ ,*,■ Nub. 3 and ,t, Augusta and Atlanta. Nos. 3 ana 4, Charleston and Atlanta, Nos. 1, 2 27 and 28. Broiler Buftei Parlor Car, Augusta and Atlanta. J. B BILLUPS. Q. P. A., C. 0. M’MII.I.IN. A. O. P. A. 801 BROAD STREET. PHONES 287, 881 and 228* ELEVEN AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. 8. K*g. 11l bn. 60-ib 12% D. 8. I(«k 8-lb. av 11% l>. 8. Clear Hu ten lu% I>. S. Bellies, 2ft-lb .12% I earl Cilia. 90-lb., ail sizes ..... 2.90 Yellow Corn .91 Bed Co > White Corn 95 Best Peed Ofttl 58 Beat While Oats 67 Medium Henri Bice .Oy Japan Il#*/id Hire 011% Taney (Been Coffee 14% Choice Green Coffee .14 i-air Green Coffee 12 Tencent Itoaaied Coffee. 100 pkgs. .07% Arbuckle'e Coffee, pr ch, 10-ib. 20.00 Arbuekln’s Ground Coffee. 36-I bn. 20.80 It. A. .1 Coffee. 50-lb. pkgt 16% Meno Coffee Ground, 100-lbs 20 I*. H. MoloNHofi, bbls 20 Pecan Hyrup, blna 27 Cuba Mol.'ismcm, bbls 28 Hebolhd Ga. Syrup. % bbls $0 Va. Peanuts . i 05% N. Y. Gr. SuKiir, bbls or bilk nags 4.35 N. Y. Gr. Huger, 4-25 bags 4.40 N. Y Or. Sugar. (24 5-Jb. ertns) pr Ib 4.55 N. Y. Gr. Hug nr (80-2 ertns) per lb 4 65 12-o*. Evaporated Milk 2 60 Peerless 6c Kvap. Milk. 6 do*... 2.85 *4 - Oil Sardines, 100 5c cans .65 1-lb. Churn Halmon .85 1- Pink Salmon 90 2- Tomatoes 70 3- Tomatoes 95 No. 2 1 .lints Beans 90 New Argo fiamon, per do* 1.60 2- Tomatoes ... - .70 3- Tomatoes % 95 New Argo Salmon, per do*. ..... 1-60 HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degrees 6AM 47 7 A M 16 8 A. M. ... 44 9 A. M 48 10 A. M 52 11 A. M 54 12 Noun 51 1 I*. M 55 2 P.'M 55 CLOSED TOMORROW. New York. Governors of the New York stock sxchnnge Inday voted to close (lie exchange on Good Friday, but declined In grant a petition to suspend business on the following Hat unlay. No. Depart To— • 1 Atlanta, Macon. Athena and W«etilngton B:3oam •3 Atlanta 12:IBnt 111 Camak and Macon 6:lSpm •27 Atlanta. Macon and Wash ington 1:18pm •91 Athens and Washington 4:Sopm • Dally. IDally except Sunday. TIME SHOWN ABOVE IS EASTERN (CITY) TIME.