Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-30

labor and small planters doing their own work
cannot intensely cultivate large acreages. In
many portions OF South Carolina and Georgia.
cotton Is not yet up aud lack OF rain is ass
surninr an alarming condition. or course.
some portions OF the belt have been favored
with better conditions. but on the whole "
VIII require exceptional conditions 70 1dstify
lower than lSc for the new crop.
This letter yields place 20 no other source
Of comment for the insistence with which the
optimistic side OF the harket-both cotton and
stoeks-has been defended, and while the Nav
ana July options have shown weakness last
week during liquidation The new crops AR, are
will cause many a scare and rush % cover, and
we stin believe in the long side.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH. Ca. May 2a.-spirlts steady
5sL G56B. Resin firm WV, Si404 zoos
VIC. $40; \, $3.50: n, sT.l5; X, S7lo; l.
e.a5: Z. So sOae.s5; D. 6e,T0@6.77i5; B, $40
ae52H. Receipts spirits, '915; rostn. 2.4e4.
COTTON OIL MARKET. II.
Open. Close
lime ..6.fSR6.55 $50 $50
TuIv :. ..6.5oa6.52 6.5566 Sc
Angus. ). ..6.5S16.57 6.6066.6l
sentember ..6.s5d6.56 6.5S66.5s
october -. ..6.1d6.16 s.13d6.1S,
November =. :. :. ..5.s595.S7 5-S795-S9
December :. -. ..5.SSl5.S6- b.S540.S
January 5.So95.s9 5.s565.s9
Tone steady; sales 1900
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO. May 2a.-cash grain: Wheat. No.
? red. a2Ges14e; No. red eo9eie; no, ~, 2
No. 2 DO. a5aesc; No. ? spring. l9599Te; vel
vet ehaff. e39e6c; durum. sT9e5c.
Corn: No. 2 and No. white. 6S&0o4c;
70 Oats. se Ne ssa sslfc; standard. ssz assc
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
ST LOUIS May 2e.-Cash: Wheat lower;
trsek No. ? red, SO9sslse; No. hard, Goa
csn lower; track No p 5sc; No. white.
. osss 1i lover: track No 2. ssHas4Ise; No. ,,
KANSAS CITY CASH QUOTATIONS
KANSAS CITY, May Cash. Wheat IA
Ie lower; No. hard. s7@sse; No. red,
Corn 'Heze lower; No 2 mixed and white.
Oats steady to &c lower: No. ? white
s5h as6c; No. 2 mixed. 34d35c.
KANSAS CITY BUTTER AND EGGS
KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Putter: Creamery
zoe: firsts, nc; seconds. 15c; packing stock
EEE-E1tras. 1sHe; firsts. l4c; seconds
slEc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. May 2o.-Butter steady; cream
EGGS steady: receipts. 81, 331 cases; at mark
cases included, 12012he; firsts' lac; prime
css.se steady; daisies, 1kG11&c; twins
1OikalOHc; young Americas. 11h9nAci long
horns. 11L011hc.
Potatoes firm; new. 81 .1o91 10; choice to
fancy old, 40G42c: fair to good old. S8B3sc.
Poultry steady; live turkeys, 12ci live fowls,
l2c: dressed springs. 26c-
Veal steady; 20 TO so pound weights. 2 a. se;
60 to IS pound weights, sd9c; 50 to 10 pound
vrsfxhtx aT1Oc
Observation-Disclosures CROP REPORT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 2e.-rhe first OF the
seasons cotton crop reports from correspond
ents OF the C0mmercial-Appeal OF date Of May
% and "a indicate that there IS an increase In
the area planted TO cotton IN 1911 over that
planted IN 1910 Of approx mately 40 9fonr and
ski enthsl per cent, which IN rouho Asures'
i IS. 100000 acres in all
Over SO per cent OF this area the cotton has
come up to n stand. Planting Is praeteany
completed, save in western Oklahoma, where,
n rain falls soon eats land will be put IN
cotton This compares with s. per cent 10
stand on May . last year -.
OF line somewhere between the 3od and 54tn
narsIlel the crop Is somewhat later tnan last
year. owing to the fact INT tne sso oeH south
of that lire the rains have been sulflclent %
start the crop off well. and 1t Is nourishlns
a IltoTether. conditions are well above aver
.ee and perhaps better than last year, as tners
Is no complaint from any cause save dry weatner
-~aess The use OF fertilizers east OF the MS
ssssspDi Aver is the greatest ever known, ana
there a a tendency 70 better land preparation
ana 70 the employment OF improved maehin ,5
Therp Il return TO cotton In the olaer
,eeTl-infested districts OF the Mississippi valley
mt decrease IN the sections newly invaded
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, May 2e.-Butter steady at
the advance: receipts. $500. Creamery spe-
Gals a5ik 126c; extras, 2oc; firsfs, so
%. seconds. 20922e; thirds. 1s9lsei
STATE dairy finest 24d24hc; goo dto prime.
- = : - Zoe. extras lsa1she; firsts. IT
1l7ize. seconds, 15hd16izc; factory cur
rent make firsts, 17hc; seconds. 16A@l4c.
Cheese firmer; receipts, 1sS21. New state
whole milk specials. 1O1Ac; DO eoioree is sLey,
white fancy. ezG10c; do. lower grades col
ores sKdp&c: do. lower grades white.
81 aalkc: do. dairfes. best. 10Ae; old state
whole milk fancy colored, 1S9l3Ac; DO.
White. f2a1sc; do. colored. lower grades, IL
Sfsstc. a. white lower grades. 10d11c;
old skins ed1Oc; new do, 2U44e.
Eggs high grades firm, low weak; re
CENTS. q. coz Fresh gathered extras, COG
a1c: extra firsts. III q is aei iirsts, ie9
fresh gathered dirties. No l, 1SisG14c; No
q 12GIsc; do. poor 10 fair. 10911c; fresh
gathered checks. good TO prime. 1lQl2c;
DO. poor to fair, eaioci state Fennsyis wanna sia
cred white. 1s921c; western gathered white.
ia lee: DO hennery brown, 20c; do. gath
ered brown and mixed. 17@1Dc.
SUGAR, COFFEE AND PETROLEUM
NEW YORK. May. 2o.-Raw sugar steady;
Muecovado. 50 test 1886; centrifugal, 90 test.
g. Sc: mclasses. 50 test, $3.1l. Refined
Petroleum and molasses steady.
Coffee, spot quiet