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10 SPOT HOUSES BUY STOCKS RALLY ON OLD CROP MONTHS 00D MEXICONEWS ' ' This Steadied the Market and There Was Little Cotton for Sale—Map Unnfavorable. NEW YORK, April 18, «Influenced hy Pearish weather reports from the beit and disappointing Liverpool cables, the votton market opened barely steady to day, with prices 2t a net decline of 1 to 4 points from last night's close. Trad ing was light and was practically all frofcsahmal and there was little outslde nterest. After the cali the ring crowd seemed inclined 1o sell, and caused the list to #ell off 1 to 3 ypointzs from the opening range. laten. nowever, the market de- Veloped a steadier fone through active buyving by brokers representing McFal den interests, basced on forecast for bad weather in the western belt, which forced scattered covering, causing 4 rapld recovary of the garly decline On the rally, Ma yreached 1245, or 8 points from the early l6w point, and July and other {msltlnnu also =cored 8 points, Sentiment in local cotton circles were Jess bearish than for several days past, owing to unfavorable advices from the western belt to the effect that in many Bections of :’hu State the rmr was about thirty cdaye late. lln addition ti this, the weather map indicated increased cloudiness in West 'Texax, clear in Nyrth Texas and unsettled and colder in the interior, The entire belt shawed Increasing cloudiness, which will prob ably develapn inte further raine delay ing crop preparations further, Cable advices from the Northern Spin ners' District said that long cotton was very scarce and prices ara advancing, and the general opinfon in cotton cir cles {5 that New England mills have not bought 88 much cotton against their summer needs as usual. . Conzequently, a more active apl:n%ng business in cot tou is anticipated if mille continue to Tun as at present The principal feature in the market during the early trading was the huy ing of May and July for the larger spot heuse., This steadied the market and there was little cotton for sale, ‘lt i sald that some cotton is being tec#ived here from Liverpool to he de liveted on May contract aßnd 18 now Boing through the process of inspec: tion, The amount of this cotton will be received is doubtful, as it is hard to f;r:t definite information, but the belef & expressed in conservative quarters that a great deal of it will ba rejected, as the classification 1s very striet. At the close the market was steady. with prices at a ner advance of 1 to & {-ants from the final quotations of Wednesday, Following are 11 a. m, bids in New York: May, 12.44; July, 12.32; August, 12.€698; October. 11,62, Following are 10 a. m. bids In New Qrieans: May, 12.7%; July, 12.65; Au gust. 12.86; October, 11.63. | Lstimated cotton receipts: Fridas 1918, New 0r1ean5........ 1,700 to 2,700 2,784 Gatveston .......... 3,600 to 4,200 4.107 _ RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURRS. ’ € £ » i ""’lS"‘* F] : - 2 s 1z 3104 & | &5 ik i e irn M’: 12,40 12.46/12.37/12.4712.46-47/15.41-42 ™ -8l T Sy 112.26112,38112.2541&8 12.33-8412,20.30 AF }13‘31512.11'13.01‘ 2‘09‘13.09-11112.05-07 Bp 11.78/0176011.74/11.74111.74- 76 11,7375 Oc 1157 11.88111.56/11.6511.62-63/11,59-80 De 911‘52'IU_IT‘;‘T.M’U.30111.60»01111‘55-00 dn 1148 1104/ 11.46/11.65 11.61-55)11.48-49 b 1154115411821 6411.63-040. .., .. .. Closed steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, April 16.- Due 14 to 3\? points higher, this mariket opened quie at a net advance of 113 to 2 points. At 1216 p. m. the market was dull, % tot 15 points higher. li(fi)t cotton steady, at 1 gglnt advance; middling, 7.28 d; sales, 8000 bales, in c!udln{ 7,400 American. Al the cloga the marker was steady, ;;t‘th pl!'i;:elfll a"?e( ‘ad;unce of Sl to nts from e closing quotations of vy:dmsdn\\'. y Futures opened steady. Op'ing 2P M. Close (l"'ru, M. C . Close auel . J:l 892, 693 &:‘ April-May . . 688% ...... &!42: 6821, May-June. . 682 681 68215 68014 Jupe-July . . 692 872 673 871 July-Aug. . . 668 6.67 B 6Rly K6B Aug.-Bept. . 654 ;, ..... 655" 682 ! SRR et . . v AN 0.2“ - Cct.-Nov. | 8.26% 6.268 6074 6244 Dawabec. . &30 ... 821 &8 Tec.-Jan. . . .8.18 e BARNG 81T Jan-Feb. . . 6183 618 6.10% 6.18% Closed steady. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER REW ORLEANS, April 18 »Tth morning press shows that the leading | Furopean {»ollt!cal opinfon is in sympa thy with \’uhlnfton's latest move in the Mexican affair. This removes all apprehension of friction and complica tions. Old crop futures in the En{nlh mar ket are 100 to 120 points over New York, winch is 30 to 40 points above normal, and makes the steadiness of Liverpool particularly conspicuous, Partly cloudy to fair and warmer weather prevalled over the cotton belt in the past 24 hours, and there was no precipitation of consequence. Indica. tiong are for unsettied and rainy weath- | er coming on the Western and Central Siates, while generally fair weather will | continue for a day or two longer in the Atlantics ! The development of a cold wave for- | mation in the Northwest |is be!nx} watehed i The into-sight for the week looks! around 132,000, against 144,517 bales last | Year, and we compare with mill takings | of 227,000 bales for this week last vear, | Takings this year may be affected by ! the Easter holiday period | Our market opened a little ecasler, but | presented a sold-out appearance. Sell ers were scarce and a little demand based on the weather outlook, firmness of spots and expectation of bullish | weekly statistics to-morrow soon caused | a rally of 10 points ‘ RANGE (N NEW ORLEANS FUTURES “ e | { : | | T‘.l‘li\“-f S V 52 1218 183 i 3 0| T |Jidwf 0 | Ag Ap : . e N Ny 112.66/12.7512.64/12.74/12.74-75/12.66-87 Jea 12.70-72 12.63-6 b Jiy (12591267 12.57112.6612.64-65/12.61-62 Ag > 12.36-837112,32 Bpt , . 11.78 Oc 11.6711.6511,57.11.65 11.61-63112.61.62 Nv 11.81-83.12 56-58 e 118118 !"’-“ 1.59'11 80-61{12.8%.50 Jn 11.61-62 12 AB-41 Cloged sieady o PORT RECEIPTS. The following tuble shows receipts ai the poris to-da compared “Hfl the same day lazt{ vear T L s New Orleans, . 2927 4,994 Gaiveston i 0.08% 2304 Mobile. e 4y 04 savannah, . . . 1,336 1.402 tharieston . |, . 218 185 Wilmington. . . 635 746 Norfolk i 307 122 Boston. .., . 70 ar Various i 411 02 _ Total 18,285 13,849 £ _‘«HE_'[ENOR MOVEMENT, . 1914 1918 Houston . , . . 2.140 2381 Augusta. | . 5 213 104 Memphis 1155 (3 %] Bt fouis Rot Cineinnati 841 291 Little Rock 184 TOIRLE L S o $7OO | ik Bear Pressure at Noon Was Short Lived—Mexican Petroleum Led General Upturn. S{ CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, April 16.~The chief fea ture of the stock market at the npenms to-day was the sctivity of a number o {mportant {ssues afier they had opened fractionally under ‘Wednesday's final Amalgamated Copper began U 4 lower, but at the end of fifteen minutes had mage up this loss. Canadian Pacific moved in the same manner. Reading, after opening ‘s lower, rallied and re covered, and then scored a net gain of Iy, United States Steel common was alsn % lower at the beginning, after which it made up the decline on small transactions, and at the end of a half hour reudl Y% above Wednesday's last figure, ; Union Pacific acted in the same man ner, recovering a ioss of 4 in a few minutes, Chesapeake and Ohlo began un changed at 81% and then Jost %, Among the other declines were Stude baker ', Rock lsland common !4 and Great Northern preferred 4. Utah Cop per. ‘naconda and St. Paul were frac tionally up on their first sales. New Haven was exceptionally strong, ad vancjug 'a. The i’exlcun situation had liitie effect and the rallies were r-hiefl;;_ due to cov ering by professionals. he pressure from houses with wire connections threughout the country, which has been Prewnt for scveral days, was greatly essened. The curb market was heavy. Americans in London were heavy, chiefly Louisville and Nashvile, whieh was apparently sold because Charles H. Steele, of 1. I’ Morgan & Co,, resigned from the directorate. During the late forenoon the tone was frregular, strength being shown in some issues and weakness in others, Union Pacific was the most gsmmlnen!. heing offeresd from 156 to 154%. New Haven gained a point, but weakened and fell off. Amalgamated Copper rose ig agd. Caandian Pacific 3. Reading yleld ed . Call moaneyv loaned al 18, A better tone prevailed throughout the stock market in the last hour, due tp the more favorable turn in the Mexi can sityation. New York Central, which had sold around 8814 earler in the aft ernoon, advanced more than a point, and a number of other imporiant is sies ratlied from their low range. lLe high Valley was under pressure, nelllng around 140'a, 8 net los3a of - neaily 2 Eolma on the day. Steel held arount Rlg. the same price at which it sold at mictdu). ‘l'he market closed steady Govern ments unchanged; other bonds firm, ‘ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Btock quotatious: Cles, Prev, ETOCKS -~ High. Low. Bid. Closs Amal, Copper, 735'. Ty 3% 0% Am, Agiioul. -., csavii DBYS -B4 Am. Beet Sug., 12% ooty 22 42% American Can, 28 N 1N 81 go, peaf.. . . v BOBE . BUM Am. Cay Fay. 4 488 483, by Am. Cot, 011,, 413 4% 41 41 Americdn lce, 201 y 8% 29 87y A, Locomns, ~ o 8 31 Am. SmclUnT 668 y RETIy KBTIy 6Edy Am. Bug. Ref. 00% 09% 698 901 Am. T.sl 000 120% 0 140 100 1204 Amc‘andu e 30% 0 BBN B 8 334, Atchison ..... 93% 98% 987, 98% &L L. 1% 12045 121% B.and O .... 881 815 883 &8 Beth. Steel.. 39 3R BN i BT ..., L Wy By Can, Pacifie.. 19938 1084 200' 1987 Cen. Leather,, 247 44 34‘{; 34& L. anao, ... % Biy B il Colo. F. and 1. &9 ] 288 y 280 y Gole. Bouthers. .+, o p 81 alle Consol, Gas.. 139 130 128 129 Corn Products sng 83, Sty D.and H. ..., 140% 1481 y 1004 104 Den. and R. G. 184 139 12% 13% Distil. Secur.., 16 ]6(: i 6 10 Tty ... BY D 284 §Blp do, pref... 44% 44% 44 “ Gen. FElectric. 144 144 1441, 14415 G, North, CUre, 132 121% léd%¢ 121% | ti. North, Ore, 3% Sl% 381% 31 O Westernn. ~ ~ o 1a 18 Il ‘Central.. 110 l 110 110 110 Interboro .... 4% 144 14t 147 do, pref..." 60% 60 601 y 600 y Nt Harv, (o) .. .. e o fowa‘Uentral,. ... i A 6 oK M 24 24 i M. Kad T 13 16 Ll aO, DNet.”. . fa A | L. Valley, . . 140% 13908 1408% 141% | Lana N .. b oo 18006 184% Mo. Pacific. . 24 23 24 234, N. Y, Central 88% 865 877 881, Northwest., . 132 131% 131% 132 Nat, Lead . . 481 434 14 481 N, and W, ~ 108 108% 108 108 No. Pacifie. . 10938 108% 110 100% O, and W, . . 8% 26% I 8 PLE Penna. . 110 y 1003 110 110 Pacific Mail . 284 2382 ‘2216 oy P. Gas Co. 131 11974 181 1314 P, Stes! Car . 43 42 421 y 417, Reading . . . 168'% 162 183% 183 R. 1. and Steel 21% 21% 22 22 do, Yro(. .8% 82 824 S Rock lsland . 3% Y 3y 3% do, rref . b 51y Sla 5% S.-Sheffieki, - (v AN By, Pecific, . 92 201, 014, 238 80. Railawy . 244 y 28% 344 24 do, pref, . 80 80 81 70 Bt Paut . . . BN OTy 0814 LR Tenn, Copper. 33% 38!y 3887% 38% TeEAE Banille .0 o Ui AN Third Avenue .. .. i 4% 42 Union Pacific. 1655 1534, 154', IBb . 8 Rubber. 58 57 08 5 U. 8 Steel . . bBBY 870 ORay 88, do, pref, . oo IOR 1008, Utah Copper. Bb e ha B 4 Y.«C. Chem. . 28% 08% 8% DL Wabash . . . % % s s do. pref. . 414 4 415 41y W. tUnion . H 2 611 y il fg Rty W. Maryiand . 4 150 205 y W. Eleotric . 73% % 2% L W. UCentral 3\ A. Tobacco Wy 225 Tl 138 Cal. Pet 5 i 2w 18 (3. Motors Sty 80 do, pref 31, 82 5. Ruhber . Wiy 21N RT% 8N Mex. Pet.. . . M 4 82 841 y 62 New Haven . 68§% 87 RBTy 8T Woolworth, . % 07 Total saies, 120,000 shares. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, April 16.—Money on call. 24, time money unchanged., 60 ‘tlu.\n. Sle@ady, 9% days, Wi, six months, 4 per cent | Posted rates: Sterling exchange, ' 4.8550 m 4 8750 with amctual business in | hankers' hills at 4.8685 for demand and | 4.KRIO@ 4 8515 for dO-day Dbills. . ! Prime mercantile paper unchanged. METAL MARKET.! NEW YORK, April 16 The metal market was firm today Quotations: | Standard copper, spot to June 13 509; 14,10 lead, 27561 3.85; spelter, 5.1505.20; i tin, 36.12% @36.25. |iA e i BAR SILVER, | AONDON, April 16 -—Bar siiver was 126 13-18 d ¥ i NEW YORK, ,\‘rru 18— Commercial | bar silver, §B'. Mexican dollars, 4bls. | SPOT COTYTON MARKET, | Atlanta, steady; middiing 18% | Athens. steady. midaling 13% { Macon. stemay: middling 17 'a. i New York, quiet: middlln, 13.10. | New Orleans, quiet: middiing 13 1-16, | Boston, gulet; mld«mr:" 13.10 liverpool, steady; middiing 7.36 d. | savannah, steady: middiirf idg. | Augusta, steady: middling 13% Char'reton, stendy 'widdiing 1344 | Nortolk, quiet: middling 12c. | Galveston, steady: middiing 13 1-18, | Mobile, firm; middling 1% 11-18, | Little Itock. autet. middling 130 | Raltimere, nominal: middling 12%. | 8t Louls, aulst; middling 184, Memphis, steady; middling 1315, Houston, steady; middling 18c, i Louisville. irm. middiing 124§ i Dallas, steady; middling 11 15-16. PP oA I PPN SM O : ! Local Produce Notes | { A Florida vegetables are again moving rather freely and local dealers say busi ness {s hecoming much hetter than for the past few weeks, lHowever, the weather, principally cold rains, has been against a good trade in fruits and vege iables, though Florida shipments have heen more regular and more ample since j.aster, because I astern buyers have Jeft the market, which enables Atlante iobbers in securing back orders. Vege tables by express, also hy freight, were heavy Wednesday and the demand was excellent avervthing zomnfi asg fast as received at sali«factory prices 5N J° T, Elder, of Kidelity, reports good business, and says the call for green stock is heavy, but their market is full of evervthing in the line of fruits and vegelables I'hey received a car of to matoes Monday, and wili receive an other car {o-day, which have hecome rather scarce the past few days and prices were ralsed slightly to 32@2.50 per crate, with indications pointing to an advance of 25 cents a crate within the next few days. v » - Fidelity has again become dealers in bavanas and report heavy demand for this variety of fruit. Ridelity, while they were in their old guarters on RBroad street, had 1o cast aside their banana room, on account of the crowd ed conditions, but since they moved into their new building on Prodiice Row they have erected a Targo refrigerator and are now considered one of the largest dealers of (his variety of fruit in At lanta. . - - Well Bros received two cars of cab bage Tuesday from Florida. Bell says the egg situation is practically un changed from a week ago, with the ex vortlon of much larger receipts, KEggS sold Tuesday at 17@ 1) cents per dozen. “The weather is simply against the egg market at present, and while 1 do not look for any further decline in prices at the moment, 1 do not expect to &ea them sell higher,” says Mr. Bell. “If we have a spell of ¢old weather, it may stimulate a hetter demand, but with present weather wconditions and large receipis, I look for a dull market, Any way, this 1s the time of the yedr for cheap eggs. During the sprinf hens are laying in full blast and therefore farm ;rs have to ship, causing a weak mar cot.!” . Mr, Elder sats there it plenty of fancy head lettuce coming in from Marion, Ala.., which is selling av top prices. Snap beans, cucumbers and squashes are beginning to come {in from South Georgia. and 1t is expected that the vegetuhle "roF in that portion of the State will be large. ‘The land between Macon and Savannah within ten years will develop into a beautiful garden of vegetables,” says Kider. ‘‘Already buy ers have f(mo into that section, know ing that the Florida crog is nearly ex hausted, and have, bought hundreds of carloads of ruch vegetahles as snap beans, cucumbers, Fnglish peas and squashes.” - - - Turner Bros. say the call for all kinds of fish is holding up well, with the supply gradyally bainf cleaned up, and it is feared that shipmenis from Florida and the Carolinas will he very annll for the next week, owing to trou ¢ on the coast, and higher prices are iooked for toward the end of the week. - ” » Fancy Florida tomaloes are In heavy demand and receipts are rather plen tiful. * " » Snap beans. English peas, celery, beets, inustard, shalots, rßgishes, tut nips gnd squashes are in more liberal demand and selling at satisfactory prices. - * . Cauliflower is wanted by the trade, but there is none on the market. » v » Other green vegetabies sell well However, at present there is but lit tle good sound eggplant and bell pep pers on the market % - * Asparagus is a trifle lower, owing to increasing offerings. - - » r’niurnles are in light su?ply with the call active. A few dealers have orders waiting to be filled and expect the supply to be mpre liberal next week. . - * Limes and lemons are slow, nwing to the cool weather, but as offerings o both of these fruits were none too heavy prices show no decline. - - » Grapefrult is mnvlnf readily at steady prices. Florida furnlshes the bulk of the offerings. » - » Oranges are in light supply, but prices remain unchanged at $2.50 to $3 per hox, Florida oranges are becom ing scarce and the bulk of the stock Is coming from California, ‘I ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Company.) Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1,200, $6.509 7.25. Good steers, 800 to 1,000, $6.35@T.00‘ *@?"fom"m to good steers, 700 to 850, $5.50 @8 50, Good te cholce beef cows, 800 to 900, “"503.&“' 31 fum to good cows, 700 to 800, $5.00 @8’.75. :_,;m&»d to choice heifers, 750 to 850, $5.35 @6 25, | Medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, $4.50@5.60. | The abhove represents ruling prices bt - good quality beef cattle, Inferior grades and dairy types selling lower, Medium to common steers, if fat, 800 to 900, $56.50606.50. | Mixed to common cows, if fat, 700 to 800, $4.30@5.50. AMixed' common, $3.50@4 50 ' Goond butcher bulls, $4.25@5.25. | (;ood butcher hogs, 140 to 160, $8.50@ 380, Prime hogs, 160 to 200, $8 704 RBO $ Good buteher pigs: 100 to 140, $8.40@ | 8.50, Light pigs, 80 to 100, $3.008.50. ' ;!e(n‘n‘,\‘ and rough hogs, 200 to 300, $7.75 @8.50, Above quotations apply to cornfed hogs, Mast and peanut fattened Ilgc¢ to 20 under. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS, lLogan & Bryan: ‘“‘Until planting op erations are well under way and some thing more definite in the way of a fa \‘nrxSfle growing conditions is known, & steady undertone ig to be expected. 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LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. , Wheat—No. 2red .............98% @942 CoM~—-NO. 3 . biviis 0% | ORIE--N0."2 ... i iisaiei il i I CHICAGO, April 16.—Wheat was off | e to e at the opening of the grain | market to-day on rather bearish re~‘ ;mr!s from the Southwest as well as the act that Canadian and Australian wheat | is pressing on the Liverpool! market. The weather in America is favorable for seeding. On account of increased offerings of eorn the prices in that commodity were b 6 to e lower. Oats were fractionally lower, holding up berter than the other grains. P’rovisions were iower, | Graln quotations: ] Previous High. Low. Cinse. Closs WHEAT-- May..... 93% 91% 93% ag3; | Ju1y..... 88% Ry 881, ECEA Segvv. . 8814 808, 887 8614 ORN-~ May..... 61% 68 RE By 681 Jul . eßia a 5 il eail He‘gt . 654 85 6514 6514 ATS-- May..... 3% 363, 367 3% July. .. 373% 35% 371 s 37l Sesl,. . 38Y 35% 3574 361 | ORK - - May..., 20.27% 19.80 19.95 20,35 July.... 20.86 19.90 19.971% 20.40 Sept 20.20 10.8215 20.00 20,40 LARD-- i May.... 1030 10.15 10.17% 10.32% July.... 1047 10.37'%% 10.371%¢ 10.50 | Hegt. .. 10.67% 105215 10.55 10.70 | IBS— May.... 10.97% 10.80 10.85 10,074 Jutv,, ~ 11.17% 11.00 11.05 11.15 Sepct.... 11.90 11.12% 11.1§ 11.30 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, A‘pril 16.-~-Wheat: No. 2 red, 94, @9 ; No. 3 red, 92% @93'3; No. 2 hard winter, 921 @927%; No. 3 hard winter, 91'/;(%91%; No. 1 Northern spring, 95% 96%; No. 2 Northern :s’:2"B' 941 @95%; No. 8 spring, 93% @ " Corn: No. 2, 68@69%; No. 3, STmesi; No, 3 yellow, 67T@67%; No. 4, 65‘,3@6 i ;:’?m 4 white, 66, No. 4 vellow, 66% @ ‘Oats: No. 2 white, 40: No. 3 white, 38@38'%: No. 4 white, 374 @BB, stand ard, 30@39%. . CHICAGO CARLOTS. Following are receipts for T'rnurnl! and estimated receipts for Friday. [Thursday.l Friday. Whiet .~ .. . T Com .. v . ‘ 48 | 42 GRts o i 84 | 96 Hol® . . .. 16,000 12,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. e = - e e e+ e e i e WHEAT | - 193¢ | 1918. eceipts . . . . . .| 280,000 | 4,000 Shipments . , . . .| 275,000 | 501,000 CORN— - 39%4, i 1818, Receipts ~.. . .| 341,000 | '231‘,660’ fijnn?em, e ! 519,000 | §98.000 BT. LOUE CASH,. §T. LOUIS, Apri! 18.-~Wheat--No, 2, 92, @9415; No, & hard, 90% @94; No. 3 hard, 881,@@9."- Carn—No. 2, 69%; Neo. 3, 87;@68; No. 4, 86@&5%: No. 2 yellow, 70@70%: No. 3 yvellow, SR@6B, No. 4 vellow. 65'?; No. 2 white, 70%&71; No. 3 white, 68@69; No. # white, 88, Qats—No. 2 39%: No, 3, 3#; No. 2 white, 40, No. 3 white, 38%@ 39, No. 4 white, 38, standard, 394. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. LIVERPOOL, April 18,-—~Wheat open ed 134 lower to 44 higher. At 1:30 p. m. the market was ‘4 to 5%d lower; closed 15 to ®id lower. Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. m. the market was !4 to Jd lower; closed ®d lower. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed 01l quotations: | ngln!. | Closing. Spot . . . .. ol enenis 740 Aprll . . . . JTOOOIO | 1.4207.52 M&Y . + « ~ . T4A2@T43 | T.44@7.45 June ~ , . . 4 749750 | THIQT.62 July . ~ .0 1.56@7.86 | 7.58787.68 August . , ~ | 7.66@7.66 | T.66@7.68 September . . ; .| 7.86@7.68 | 7.67@7.680 October . . . .| 716@7.26 | 7.16@7.30 November . . . . 676@6.68 | 6.80@6.91 Crude Southeast! ......... | 6.47@6.58 Closed firm; sales 19, barrels, N oo ivt NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: L | Opening. | Closing. January. . . . . 318 1 9.15 1t February. . . .| 9.3 9.213 9.23 March. . . . . .! 9.30@ 9.33; 9.28@ 9.30 ADIMH v v ¢ s v] RS 800 MY . . i BW | 8.53@ 8.54 FUNe .. GG a 1 iy, . ... L 0 AT 800 11 Atgust. . .« o BDE 30D September. . . . 8.87 | 8.85@ 8.87 Datobas. . . . . 498 $.93@ 8.95 Wovembah: . . .| ..o F ROIE BAB December. . . .| 9.10 1 9809 9.10 Closed quiet. Sales, 24,250 bags. LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, April 16, ~Hogs: Receipts. 16,000: market 10c lower; mixed and butchers, 8.60@8 75: 'fsmd heavy, 8.60@ £.70: rough heavy. 8.35@8.55; light, 8.50 @Bl5 plgs, 6.60@8.65, bulk, 8.80§@8.70. Cattia: Receipts, 5.000; market steady; beeves, T.20@9.65: cows and heifers, 3.73@8.25: stockers and feeders, fi.:bxs.om Texans, 6.50@8.40; calves, 850 10.00. Sheep: Receipts, 15,000, market steady; native and Western, 4.50@6.85; lambs, 5.756@ 8.40, " Tin APRIL, 1914 ime c : 13|| l ' | l : i | | | i ! 0 o’Clock | SUN. MON. TUES.| WED. THURS. FRI | SAT 1 | { | it Sharp ¥.2 34 | | | t!! - ! ' 5|6 | 80 10 31 “? 2| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17|18 2713 4618 16 17 ' | | i | | , i } 19 | 20 | 2T \22 Ezg,E 24 | 25 | | ~|\ { I _ 26 271 28 29| 30 | W Ist. The result of contest depends upon the work you and your friends do up to the closing time. 2d. Exert every effort possible right up to the last moment if you wish to be one of the PRIZE WINNERS. 3d. Contest closes promptly at 10 o'clock, on the night of Aprii 18. Absolutely no extension of time, nor any SPECIAL OFFER of votes will be made up to the close. Ath. All vote baliots and subscriptions from City Contestants must reach the contest department at that hour. sth Country Contestants must mall subscriptions and votes in the first out-going mail after the closc of contest. Envelopes will be examined for the postoffice stamp showing that this rule has been complied with. 6th. No checks accepted on the last day unless certified. . 7th. The close of contest wiil be in the hands of prominent Atlanta citizens—all final subscriptions will be re ! ceived and counted by them. L : , Bth. Every contestant will be assured of absolute impartiality, and it will be votes, and votes alone, that will WIN. 9th. Don't overlook getting extensions on the subscriptions already turned in, besides securing NEW SUB- | SCRIPTIONS. . 10th, Every extension gives you the same votes as if you had turned in the full amount at time original sub scriptions were received. 11th. ANY SUBSCRIPTION FROM THREE MONTHS UPWARD SECURED PREVIOUSLY IF EXTENDED TO FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE CLOSE OF CONTEST WILL GIVE YOU THE SAME VOTE—EN TITLING YOU TO THE SAME BONUS AND CLUB OFFER AS IF THE FULL FIVE YEARS WAS TURNED IN ORIGINALLY. i 12th. Work for extensions—buiid up your votes to a number that no one can reach. Diligent work and un tiring efforts will make any of the GRAND PRIZES possible. 13th. Don't be over-confident, don’t underestimate your opponents—the greatest surprises in our lives are the ones that come suddenly. DISTRICT NO. 1. Pmbraces all territory in the city of Atlanta east of the east side of Mari etia street and north of ihe north side of Kidgewood avenue, and the north side of Hardee street, including Druld Hills, FEdgewood, North Kirkwood, Oakhurst am{ Decatur. - District prizes to be awarded in this district are one $360 Plano, one §lOO Diamond Ring, one $6O Chest of Silver, one $55 Busziness Scholarship, one $4O Gold Waitch, one $26 Bicycle, one $lO Solid Leather Suit Case and five $§ Dia mond Point Fountain Pens. Votes. .. 1. Brown, Euclid avenu5.....199,785 James Bedell, 305 Juniper street.. 36,795 R. L. Bowen, b 1 Ponders avenue.. 59,125 P. T Bloemfisld . .......cifi.vi.. BO@NO Clyde Brannon ......ceeesssesses 42,250 Frank F. COOPEr .....e0cn05.....,189,630 F. 8. Cowart, 79 West Peachtree. 78,780 William Coney, 14 W, North ave.. 35,650 Miss Nellie Crawford, 194 West Fourteenth street .............. 37,985 Miss Nellis Dumas, 8uckhead....189,850 R. I. Laßlance, Pine sireet .....199,680 P. H. Donnelly, Jr., 455 Court- IR BEEeRt i s 86,000 Mrs. Lula Daggres, 117 Court- Tan@ ptreet i ... ciesneeasn 189,685 Charles A. Ewing, 245 Inman Cir- O . eT e paIRRRE Miss Luclle Ferrell, 42 West Lin- A 6 BVANUS . 101620 Mrs. M. P. Hunter, Wellington Apartments ...........05......125,326 Miss Emma Glasscock, 136 West Peachtree street .............. 36,095 Harold Hollowell, 20 Home Park RUARMS e s 0L Mrs. W. M. Hairston, New York AVARUe . G e 0 Mrs. W. W. Harden, 38 Oak street, Decatur, Ga. ...........199,680 J. . Kelton, 124 West Pine street 20.240 Vincent Johnson, 11 Willilams St. 28,365 William Leng. 9 Prospect place.. 41,250 Frank Meador, Fast Lake ......206,585 Lavon Miller, 230 Courtland St... 53,695 Mrs. C, Helen Plane, 645 Ponce TEaON .. 0 e S Miss Hattie Patterson, 130 Eliza- Beth Bireat ... a 0 B 8 RS Miss Eva Rary, Buckhead ....., 197,690 Billy Smith, ORY .. ..o 0000000, . 200,625 Fain C. Thompson, 74 East K 1115.195,276 Scoville Higginbotham,, Leland Hotel .. i aoatiaa JEe Mrs. F. S. Whiteside, 46 Columbia SVORUR . whn ey N DISTRICT NO. 2. Fombraces all territory in the city of Atlanta lying south of the south side of Edgewood avenue and south of the south side of Whitehall street and Cen tral of Georgia Railroad to Dill avenue, including South Kirkwood, East At- Janta, Ormewood Park, South Atlanta, L‘ag;nol View and Lakewood Heights. tstrict prizes to be awarded in this district are one $360 Piano, one $lOO Diamond Ring. one $BO Chest of Silver, one $65 Business Scholarship, one ;40 Gold Watch, one $26 Bicycle, one §lO Solid Leather Suit Case, and five $5 Diamond Point Fountain Pens. - Votes. John Fichter, 76 Doane 5t........198,825 B A Allen, 41 Wall 8t..,....... 85,29 1. P. Bevel, 81 DeSoto Ave....,.. 50,250 Miss Bertha Bushae. 338 Whitehall 35.690 Mrs. T. G. Conn, 175 0rm0nd....204,650 W. A. Dougherty, 444 Whitehall, 42,680 B AJRAnaer. .. :.oiiviihs 201500 Miss Katherine Fussell, 683 Edge-: WOOd AVE.... ... coiavisiaeave 300,680 Miss lda Goldstein, 68 Whitehall WOEPEL® ... i ik 00010 Miss Oceal Herndon, 36 Oak EEUE Ryy e s DR 1. W. Huey, 533 8, Moreland..... 62,660 AMiss Daisy Jackson, 267 Pu11iam.200,265 Mrs. H. A Loftan, Ormewood R e ORI e Harold M. Loeb, % Windsor 5t...175,6560 AMiss Lillian Mewborn. #2O Grant, 200,260 TReginald Rives, 256 E. Fair...... 51,250 Mrs. J. P. Roquemore, 130 West Hardee 8b.... i didiia 0000 Willilam D. Roper, 328 Washing ton St e s s DBO BB Miss Myrtle Stone, City.......... 17,270 Miss Bessie Silverman, 33 Capitol : Contest Department 1315 ‘Empire Bldg. Ave .o s Miss Sarah Strauss, Union Sta tlon, At1enta........ 0. . divq 4'2.;‘30 Julian Starr, 305 Ormongd 5t...... 30,218 Raymond Smith, Citye.. ...... . 38125 Miss Mozelle Thompson, sio Capi- " B6] “AYE. o i e 1000008 Miss Marie Wagner, 124 Garnett. 110,315 Mrs. W. B. Walker, 229 Central o e DISTRICT NO. 3. Embraces all territory in the city of Atlanta lying to the west of the west side of Whitehall street and Central of Georgia Railroad to Dill avanue to the west side of Marietta, including Oakland City, Fort McPherson, Fast Point, Col lege Park, Inman Yards and all stations on the River car line. District prizes to be awerded in this district are one $350 Piano, one $lOO Diamond Ring, one $6O Chest of Silver, one $56 Business Schol arship, one §4O Gold Wateh, one 325 Bi cycle, one $lO Solid Leather Suit Case and five $ Diamond Point Fountain Pens. Voles. G. S. Alexander. 51 West Fair.... 2303,000 Mrs. Lila Brannen, 264 5imp50n..202,685 Miss Mary Caldwell, 224 Oak $t.184,200 Miss C. C. Clark, West End.... 152,976 B. F. Fontaine, 26 Gordon 5t...,191,723 Mart Fishback, 873 Gordon 5t.....138,956 Charles Goldstein, 119 Davis .... 34,690 W. A. Herron, 136 Jones ........151,600 Mra. H. C. McDonald, City ...... 87,488 Fisher McDonald, Bolton, Ga. ....185,685 Miss Ellie Perkins. Chattahoochee.l3l,7so John Rozetta, 7 nglna House ..203,400 Gus Rodgers, 114 Windsor 5t..... 31,640 Morris Thompson, East Point, Ga. 53,705 Mary K. Simpson, 311 Whitehall.. 28,120 Miss E. Richardson, College Park. 202,77% DISTRICT NO. 4, Includes all territory in the State of Georgia not included in Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 3, and lying north of the Cen tral of Georgla Rallroad running be tween Macon and Columbus and north of the Central of Georgia Railroad run ning between Macon and Savannah, and ll;ncludin; all towns and cities on these nes. District prizes to be awarded in this district are one $550 Plano, one $lOO Diamond Ring, one $6O Chest of Silver, one $55 Rusiness Scholarship, one $4O Gold Wateh, one $25 Bicycle, one $lO Solid Leather Suit Case and five $5 Dia mond Point Fountain Pens. Votes. Thonias Adair, 237 Barber Bt., . ALRONR OB o iiivii i 20000 B. C. Adams, Contpton, Ga....... 39,690 Prof. J. I. Alman, Toecoa, Ga... 180,000 H. D. Austin, Lithonia. Ga...... 199,640 Mrs. A. G. Blackstock, Rome, Ga. 202,025 Mrs. J. M. Burns, Scarboro, Ga.. 207,005 J. P, Bowen, Tifton, Ga......... 48,350 (. F. Claxton, Bartow, Ga........ 45,755 Miss ®thel Cobb, Ellijay, Ga...... 201.275 Miss Julia Corless, LaGrange, Ga. 49,65 % C. Cagle. Ball Ground, Ga.,... 3828} /. B. Couch, Douglasville, Ga.... 198,225 Clayborn Cash, Clayton, Ga...... 185,760 Mrs. 8. N. Clary, Cedartown, Ga. 203.725 Frank Dabney, Smyrna. Ga...... 195,760 Miss Minnie Donald, Ball Ground, Bl G e, e Mrs. E. W, Evans, Siloam,, Ga... 196,275 True L. Freeman, Ingleside, Ga. 185,275 Maceo H. Gammage, Pineview, B i e Misgs FElizabeth Hackney, Blue e 06..... ... I Miss Hester Hargrave, Millwood, B Ll e taiviis s FLEDG W. H. Irwin, Elberton, Ga....... 197,605 Bennett Jaffares, Tucker, Ga..... 36,085 Miss Annile Kate Yoy, Griffin,.. 180,275 Miss Mary Hanna Kimsey, Corne- W .. i ID Russell Lygart, Nashville, Ga..... 28,975 Miss Lois Lathem, Woodstock, Ga. ?02135 Charles Loyd, Covington, Ga..... 155.000 B. W. Milner, Newnan, Ga....... 20,290 Miss Minnie Merritt, Gainesville.2o6,2so Ira B. Moncrief, Storie Mountain, TR AR S R R RODart NaWbY: .. ..o didiides 3008 L. E. Noble, 1546 Twelfth St., Co -2 10mMBUR, 88, i sav i iiiaiis e 3000 HEARST’S Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American $12,000 Subscription Contest R. A. Rodgers, Athens. Ga....... 203,125 Glynn Pendley, Lithonia, Ga..... 145,000 Pied W. Reid, Kenwood, Ga.....lsa.fi'&g et ey s S s O RLENG Miss Tilla Rooker, Calhoun. Ga... 212,276 Miss Grace Robertson, Douglas- NHIN O iRI Robert Redding, Smyrna, q;a.....z00.5r:_. Mrs. D. R. S. Reace, Carr011t0n..209,795 Frank Simpson, Noreross, Ga. . 167,600 Miss Alice Roberta Taylor, Tallu o e R e H. H. Sneed, Morrow, Ga......., 124,965 Miss IL.eone Swanson, Marietta, . i 1R 0 Percy Tuck, 147 Strong St., Ath- SO OB ke Robert McWhorter, Athens, Ga.. 201,795 Miss Gertrude Yarbrough, Bu -00, OB ... e e 100,000 DISTRICT NO. 5, Includes all territory in the State of Georgia not included in Districts Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4, and Iying south of Dis triect No. 4. District prizes to be awarded in this district are one $350.00 Piano, one $lOO.OO Diamond Ring. one $60.00 Chest of Sil ver, one 2355.00 Business Scholarship, one $40.00 Gold Watch, one $25.00 B?. cycle, one $lO.OO Solid Leather Buit Case ;Imd five $5.00 Diamond Point Fountain Jens. . Votes. Mrs. W. A. Adams, Fitzgerald, B T Miss Ethel Bass, Dublin. Ga.....,208,195 W. B. Bankston, McDonough.Ga.l99,7so Mrs. 8. I. Bennett, Waycross, oA e R e T Miss Nina Love 80vee.......... 41,450 Cobb Boynton. Pelham, Ga....... 194,275 8 B Brown, Wray, Ga........... 100,680 Miss Ethel Brantley, Coolldge, B e Will Brinkley, Louisville, Ga..... 45,860 Clarenee Crowley . ............... 49280 Miss Kathleen DeMilly, Valdosta, O s e 100090 Miss Esther Dußant, Thomas- P 8 OR. .. a 0 AR Miss Rosebud Englis ............ 44,590 W, GnntJ Forsyth, Ga........,200,250 Miss Jannie®Handly, 24 Braner Nt Wavcross, GR...7. ... ..\..... 130,250 Mrs, P. E. Hamil, Waycross, Ga.. 202,175 Wesley Harrigon ................ t 0.280 Miss Syhil Johnson, Winterville, Ve QR .. AR D Miss Aline Jones, Vienna, Ga..... 42,580 Conrad Kickllsfihter o B 1. Leslie, Shellman, Ga........ 199,650 Migs Pauline Monroe, Cordele, B 8 P Do | U'room Patridge, Tallapoosa, Ga.. 175.600 WO e . i oo 18300 Wallace Pedecord, Fort Valiley, B i e 0 LOROOO Miss Nellie Phillips, Crandall, @R vl IR 8. D. Phillips. Wray. Ga.......... 26,965 Miss Zulu Shephard, Mecintyre, B Lo (‘harles Simmons. Americus. Ga. 200,000 Mre, Sidney Smith, Blundale Ga. 202,100 Miss Juanita Smith, 314 Society St., Alheny. Ga................ . 806,380 Miss Eleanor Wagner............ 38,250 DISTRICT NO. 6. Includes all territory in the States of North Carolina and South Carelina. District prizes to be awarded in this dimtrict are one $350.00 Piano, one $lOO.OO Diamond Ring. one $60.00 Chest of Silver, one 3555.00 Business Scholar ship, one $40.00 Gold Watch, one $25.00 Bicycle, one $lO.OO Solld Leather Suit Case and five $56.00 Diamond Point Fountain Pens. Votes, Mrs. R. 8. Booth, Hickory. N. C. 46,860 Miss Ruth McLean, Abbeville, BoCiii e oo .00, 198,000 W. P. Black, Liberty, 8. C...... (208,150 John Will Brissey, Anderson, $.C.185,065 Mrs. Walter H. Cobb, Greenwood, U 00l oo Mrs. R. L. Darnall, Williamston, B O ioiscana e (. V. Donald, Charlote, N (~..,101,250 Walter Fant, Anderson, 8. ~.., 20,150 Carl Frederick, Lilesville, N, (... 36,860 Mre. K. M. Glass, 201 ¥, Tyrank- Mn St Gastonia, N, C........., 1,000 Miss Eula May Hanks, Iva, §. C. 36,750 Frank Harling, Inman, 8. €...... 39,480 ‘\\'. L, Martin, Greenville, S. C,., 34,456 H. A. Neeley, Clinton, 8., C....+. 12,650 | Miss Margaret Nunnally, Greens bobare, N, Coiiisi e 6 b Mary Olephant, Blacksburg, 8. €. 60,150 Edward Richlong, Liberty, S. C. 66,500 ! Morehead Stack, Monroe, N, (... 28,680 I"Albert Scriven, Hardeeville...... 56,860 lMlss Kathleen Sanders, Orange oo 8. i et .36,150 A. R. Vaughn, Seneca, S. C...... 180,250 Carlton Winn, Clinton, 8. C......, 42,1560 | Mrs. L. M. Woodruff, Enoree, LB ie e 'Mrm R. E. Wood, Murphy, N. C., 42,650 J K. Barshall, Spartanburfig, 8. C. 100,750 C. W. Edwards, Sumter, 8. C.... 40,125 Jim Croswaite, Asheville, N, C.., 98,275 Edward Mullan, Colunbia, §. C... 99,150 Carlin Smith, Darlington, S. C... 98,780 Wilard White, Sumter, 8. C...... 50,000 DISTRICT NO. 7. Includes all territory in the States of Florida and Alabama. District prizes to be awarded in this district are one 3350 Piano, one $lOO Diamond Ring, one $6O Chest of Silver, one $65 Business Scnolarship, one 340 Gold Wafch, one %26 Bicycle, one $lO Solid T.eather Suit Case and five $6 Diamond Point Foun tain Pens. Votes. ('. B, Daffin, Tallahassee. F1a....203,150 Mr. Topsey Brown, Jacksonville, Y ... B Miss Annie Brown, Lake (ity, B, vicdiib i i Hm Nl Miss M. Goddard, Anniston, A1a.,201,675 Miss N. Clemmons, Simpson, Ala. 39,680 Cecil Hall, Lanett, A1a...........185/620 Hazel Hertzberg, Gadsden, Ala.,. 39.680 Milo Hickox, Montgomery, A1a,...189,260 John Holland, Marianna, F1a.....160,500 Miss Millicent ¥, Harrls, 501 East Duval, Jacksonville, F1a....... 43,680 Miss Etta May 5tr0ud............ 13,300 Russell Jones, Montgomery, Ala.,. 32,000 Reuben Jennings, Lanett, A1a.....203,275 Mrs. Jack Love, Opelika, A1a....201,125 Bdwin Orrett, R. F, D., Montgom- WY 00l et a B 1T R Verna Pace, Apalachicola. Fia.... 33,620 Miss B. Warner, Blrmlnfha.m.... 61,310 Miss B. Peecler, Jacksonville, Fla,. 79,680 Bert Swigert, Birmingham, A1a...101,250 Arthur Smith, Mobile, A1a.......125,350 Henry Wylie, Gadsden, A1a....... 26,820 C. T. Williams, Birmingham, R. B oD ek oo 80,000 Russell McHenery, Birmingham..lBB,2so Carl 'V. J. Schmidt ... ivei 1308840 J. C. Fitch, Birmingham, R. F. D. 86,150 DISTRICT NO. 8. Includes all territory in the States of Tennessce and Kentucky, and all ter ritory mot included in the other seven districts. District prizes to be awarded in this district are one $350 Piano, one $lOO Diamond Rlnf, one $6O Chest of Sil ver, one $55 Business Scholarship, one $4O Gold Watch, one $25 Bicycle, one $lO Solid Leather Sult Case and five $5 Diamond Point Fountain Pens. ¥ Votes, Harry Andry, Knoxyille, Tenn... 101,010 Georfie W, Austin, Bristol, Tenn,lBl,oBo P bR .o BN ¥. A. Sparks, Chattanooga, Tenn,203,280 will Brinhenrz-. Academy street, Loulsville, KY, iv i 0.3 Mrs. C. Dayton, Grayville, Tenn.. 31,150 Lawrence Kessing, Chattanooga, WO oGy TN Henry C. M. Martin, 2156 Foster street, Nashville, Tenn. ........ 15,69 Charles Orelaman, Memphis, MEND. ... st ciinain 1l 00 Qliver Searing, R. F. D., Chatta- : L NoOBR. AR ki iIB 000 Emma Dininger, R. F. D.. Tenn.. 110,250 Mlflgsuah Ann West, Meridian, . BN i s iveie sks BN Miss louise Allen, Meridian, Miss. 30,250 Rhea Martin, Dayton, Tenn,.,.,, 15.280 J. P, Hill, Harriman, Tenn. ...... 38,280 Miss M. McCay, Copperhill, Tenn. 25,585 Miss D, Gillilam, Copperhill, Tenn. 30,125 b Au%ulth. 127 Lenoir street, Knoxville, Tenn. ....c......... /0L 008 H. D, Jackson, Athens, Tenn,,, 175,650 A. J. Bnyder, Nashville, Tenn..... 200,280 Frank Pal Mer .. ...oc.oo0ii00:6 38,080 G. G. Prothero, R. F. I, Tenn.. 86,500 Contest Department 1315 Empire Bldg.