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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
HARD COAL ROADS
FEATURES
International Harvester Is Also
Very Strong and Higher.
Hill Issues Active.
Rv cHARLEs M. sroRM.

NEW YORK, May Despite reports
from Washington that the proposed in
crease in anthracite prices is to be inves-
tigated by the government the hard coal
carrying and owning railroads were
among the strongest stocks al the open
ing of the market today Lehigh Valley
opened = higher. and within fifteen min
utes its aggregate gain over last night
more and Ohio made a similar gain.
Trading was quiet and prices moved IN
slight variations Some stocks ranged
higher through an absence of supply rath-
err than because of increased demand
Canadian Pacific opened at 26S7s for a
loss of IS but later rallied and in ff-
teen minutes had risen to 2643s.
The New York traction stocks were
a 60s4, gain of p. [. S. Steel was up
=. Amalgamated Copper was up Il.
Erie common was "a higher
The curb was easier
Adjustment in Canadian Pacific caused
dullness and declines in that issue in the
London market Americans in London
were steady
lrregularity marked the trading in the
late forenoon. International Harvester
was active and strong advancing points.
and gain OF more than point was made
in Lehigh Valley Pittsburg Coal was
fairly active and strong A few special
ties were under pressure. however. Amer
lean Tobacco declining 3 points. The
Hin stocks were active.
The earlier dulness became more pro-
nounced as the session advanced and III
the afternoon trading was at complete
standstill The public was not represent
done was in the nature of switching OF
contracts by the professional floor ele-
Iment.
Governments unchanged other bonds
Stock quotations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF TIE FIeeCy Staple
lFrom HAYWARD & Clark

NEW YORK, May 2s-Carpenter. Bag
got & Co. Spot people buying and short
covering causing advance. Selling scat
Dallas. Texas. wires Texas, western
portion clear balance generally cloudy
high south winds cooled. oklahoma
generally cloudy and cooler
Special reports to The Journal of Com
merce on crop conditions
North Carolina-Cold wet weather re-
tarded planting ten to fifteen days and
much cotton is not yet up Reductions in
acreage are moderate and no reports oil
replanting are heard. Cool nights nave
retarded growth, but stands, where OBJ
tanned. are generally excellent. But rev
Complaints have come in 50 far, and per
centage condition will probably hgdre ou'
quite as good as last year. Prospects
are quite up to the average.
South Carolina-On account of wei
weather planting was much delayed anc
the crop is ten TO fifteen days late. COT
ton IS not vet all planted, and some cor
respondents consider it too early TO es-
innate acreage or condition with any &C
curacy Soil has been poorly prepared
but two weeks of favorable weather has
allowed work to progress satisfactorily
and estimates OF percentage condition
compare faVora IDLY with last year, wher
1t was 74Go. Early planted cotton show
good stands. and the plant is generaIIS
healthy Conservative estimates Of acre
age reckon on a to 1919 reduction, bu'
there are quite few correspondents VINO
anticipate higher percentage.
Florida Heavy rains have injured the
prospects in the low lands and the out
look at present is rather poor.
Following are II a m bids: July II %
October 11.19, December lies, January
NEW ORLEANS. May 2S-Hayward &
Clark Weather developments continue
very favorable. The map shows very
favorable conditions Partly cloudy tC
fair; general showers in the Atlantics. In
dications are for increasing cloudiness
generality, probably some scattered
showers, cooler in the western belt.
New Orleans Times Democrat. Neither
the Federal government, The Times Dem
ocrat nor any other recognized authority
has found it possible to gather accurate
information concerning the 1912 cottor
acreage so early in June. Nevertheless
lin spite Of the backwardness of the crot
and the fact that planting is not vet nm
ished bearish operators generally accept
ed a rumor to the effect that Memphis
man had guessed. would guess or may
guess the condition as 1874 and the acre
age as 10 decrease. and a tangible bit q
elect. and acted accordingly. However
the long promised avalanche of selling
cost the price only about 81 bale. The
weather continues favorable and the
weather man promises warm weather ant
showers during the week. Such com
bination will help the plant. II Will als(
give rise to a further bearish confidence
and within a day or two talk Of declines
on legitimate influences may become gen
eral. Under these circumstances the
claim will be made that levels low enough
TO attract fresh trade buyers alone VII
suffice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
THE WEATHER

Conditions.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-CnsettleGd,
showery weather will prevail generally
tonight and Wednesday over the esatern
and southern portions of the country with
somewhat lower temperature over the
northern districts.
The winds along the New England coast
will be brisk southwesterly. on the At
lantic coast brisk southwesterly on the
South Atlantic coast moderate south and
southwest: on the east gulf coast moder-
ate 10 brisk south and southwest
General Fosecast
Virginia Showers late tonight or on
Wednesday; slightly cooler Wednesday
in western portion.
North Carolina South Carolina, Gepr-
gia Alabama and Mississippi II Local
showers tonight or Wednesday
Florida Showers tonight or Wednes-
Louisiana and Arkansas Unsettled
with showers tonight or "Wednesday
Oklahoma and West Texas Fair TO-
night and Wednesday.
East Texas-Cloudy tonight. Wednes-
fair
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
1000 At BIC CUE
BOOST HIGH WAY
Georgia and Carolina Road En-.
thuSiastS IndorSe AppaIaCh-
ian Project at CorneIia.

CORNEL1A. Ga. May 2s--With more
than a thousand persons from three states
in attendance. monster good roads
meeting and barbecue was held here to-
day TO further the proposed Appalachian
highway through the mountains of Geor-
gia. the Carolnas and Virginia
The proposition is TO construct an au-
tomobile highway starting at Noreross, in
Gwinnett county. and passing through
Hall, Banks. Habersham and Rabun
counties, up the Tallulah river TO Frank
lin, \. c.. and thence through the Lit
tie Tennessee and French Broad valleys
by Highlands and Ashevile, N c.. to a
point in Virginia This would give d
dry route between Virginia and Geor-
gia, as there would be but two or three
small streams to cross. At Norcrass, on
the south, and Al a point in Virginia, on
the north this road would connect with
the National highway
Among the cities and towns represented
here today are Greenville, Seneca, Spar
tanburg and Walhalls. S. c.; Franklin,
Highlands and Ashevine, ~ c.. and Toe
Goa, Clarkesville, Commerce. Clayton
Gainesville, Demorest, Mount Airy. Tai
lulah Falls. Buford and Noreross.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, May rs Wheat easy,
]gly sl$ 81 lS lS@ spot No d red si2l
No in elevator nominal. export No 2
S4i4 o. b., steamer nominal, export No
nominal oats tirmer natural white
s. as. white clipped 62M651z Rye quiet
No nominal + o. b New York Bar
ley steady; mailing $l16Ql.2 IS G. l. f.
Buffalo Hay steady, good to prime 81 &c
dull. spring patents $5.6O@elO. straights
s505 80. clears $4S505.10, winter pat
ents s5.90n6l0, straights $3.50 SO
clears 81 75M5.
Beef firm. family $51Sd1850 Pork
steady. mess $40 % a 10. family $50 % q
Il 25 Lard steady; city steam l0a1oi4
middle West spot 1886 bid Tallow quiet
CITY Gin hogsheadsl So nominal. country
Gin tierces) 57sG6S4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
10y w. Il. While, DR.. OF the White Pro.
vision Company.1

VISION GompahJ.l
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week:
Choice to good steers, 1000 TO 200. 70
az. 80; good steers. 500 to 900. 5.5006 90
medium to good steers, 700 to $50, 5 0060
3 so; good to choice beef cows, 500 to 900
5OT 5 90; medium to good beef cows 700
to 800, 425G475 good to choice heifers.
$50 to $50, 425q5.25; medium to good
heifers $50 to 750 400@475-
good quality Of beef cattle Inferior
grades and dairy types selling lower
Mixed common steers II fat, ZOO to 500
425m47 rs. mixed common cows. If fat 500
to SOC. 400m4 90 mixed common punches
10 fair. 500 TO 800, 2.75G350 good butch
eT bulls. 325a4OO
Prime hogs 100 to 200 average. 725@
7.75c: good butcher hogs l40 to $50, 7250D
Z so. good butcher pigs, 100 to 40 70On
%. light pigs 80 to 100 6.00d6.25 heavy
rough hogs 200 TO $50, 6.75@7.25.
Above quotations apply to corn-fed
hogs Mast and peanut fattened hogs, a
115c and under.
ket barely steady on best grades with
but little demand for inferior grades at
lower prices.
Mr 4 n Brown of McDonough. Ga
was on the market with a load Of choice
1000 pound steers from his feed lots.
and was probably one Of the best loads
Of cattle received in the Atlanta Yards
during the year Mr.. Brown put these
steers on cotton seed meal and hulls on
December / ard they have been fed all
they would take since He is proud of the
the next ten days and expects to feed
more extensively another season
Hog receipts light market steady to a
fraction lower
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
ROADS AGREEING TO
CUT OUT EXCURSIONS
FACE PROSECUTION

CLEVELAND. OHIO. May % Five
railroads entering Cleveland face prosecu
ton under the criminal sections of the
Ohio anti trust law for refusing to run
Sunday, picnic and weekend excursions.
Representatives of the roads-the
Pennsylvania, the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern, the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Erie and the Big according to
Attorney General Hogan. met in Chicago
and agreed TO do away with the excur-
sions Hogan has filed action a Column
bus summoning the railroads to show
why they should not be prosecuted for es-
tablishing an Illegal combination in re-
strant Of trade.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.

WASHINGTON, MAY % Light precipj-
tation occurred in scattered localities in
northwestern Texas northern and west
ern Oklahoma. northwestern and central
Arkansas. southeastern Louisiana. north
ern and central Mississippi. extreme east
ern and extreme western Tennessee
northern and western Alabama ano
northwestern Georgia Along the Allan
tic coast the precipitation was moderately
heavy. However over the greater por-
ton of the cotton region there was nc
rain. The greatest weekly amount, 5iV
inches. occurred at New Orleans
Weekly mean temperatures We're from
to s degrees above the normal through
out the cotton region, the greatest excess
being in Oklahoma and northwestern
Texas The mean tempera ture ranged
from SIS 10 so degrees over the eastern.
from IS To 7S degrees over the central
and from 10 to 81 over western portion
Of the cotton growing states The high
est mean temperature 81 degrees oc-
curred ~ Del Rio. TEXAS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
TEXAS WEATHER
BOOSTS COTTON
High Temperatures, With No
Rain in Sight. Causes ADJ
vance Trading Quiet.

NEW YORK. May 2S Steady Liver
pool cables and need of rain in Texas
and Oklahoma caused the cotton market
to open steady today and the FIRST prices
were J TO points higher.
spot was active in Liverpool and flu
lures there were quiet but firm.
ana ue upg iae, We We Hu,e'
Spot houses were best buyers. causing a
rally. The rings Is against the market
however. and is ever ready to sell on adj
vances. Cordill reports conditions in Tex
as excellent With all the bearish in
huences the markets holds remarkably
we'll
In the afternoon the market was
steady , o'clock prices showing advances
Of to u points over the previous close.
Temperatures were very high in Texas,
nine stations reporting maXimums Of 100
to 1876
Al the close the market was steady at
advances of from Z to II points above the
closing quotations of Monday
RANGE In NEW XORk CCEJEES
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
R. R. TICKET AGENTS OF
SOUTHEAST MEET HERE

Passenger agents from all over the
Southeast, including many general pas
senger agents of various railroads. are
meeting in Atlanta today. c. B. Ryan,
general passenger agent Of the Sea
board from Norfolk. Va, and a num-
Der of other visitors reached this city
last night.
Following their session at the Eaui-
table building the entire party had
lunch at the Capita City club Auto
mobile rides and other entertainments
have been arranged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
SOME HAIL IN THIS
KENTUCKY TOWN OF
MANNING, Ell, WHAT :

HOPKINSVILLE KY. May 3S-sayl
1t would hustle an ostrich to lay eggs az
big as those hatlstones Listen,
Comes now Manning, state of Kentucky
county of Christian, being duly sworn
deposes and SAYS:
That the said hail fell upon and beat
UP the said town Of Manning, smashed
through the roofs OF the buildings, formed
a drift feet deep, broke the right arm
of Eugene Childress, fractured the hand
of Payton Parsons. killed numerous head
of stock, to wit; calves, hogs and chick
ems; injured slightly number Of citi-
zens and left ice enough in chunks-9
inches long by 8 inches wide by inches
thick-to make the ice trust Jealous, and
that the drifts are still in the street to-
day And further deponent sayeth not
7. S-What more could ne say?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
new YORK GROCERIES.

NEW YORK. May Is coffee steady.
No Rio spot 14S@144 Rice firm do
nestle, ordinary to prime 43s ass Mo
la sses quiet New Orleans open kettle
35aA5 Sugar, raw steady centrifugal
1895 muscovado, 1885. molasses sugar
80. 35 refined steady standard graduated
5.25. cut loaf, 500 crushed 500 mold A.
a. 5 20. confecuoners A. 5.05: No /. 05.
No > 5 90 No. 3. 95 No 4. 4.90
Cheese weak white milk specials. IA &,
specials 1la1tA SKINS, fine, 9Au1o4
fun skins G07iz
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
KY. to Instruct
For Champ Clark

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nav 2S.-The
Democratic state convention will be
called to order here al noon Wednes-
day Champ Clark will get the in
structions for president. but there is a
bitter fight between Governor Nc
Creary and the administration on one
side and between Senator elect James.
Henry Watterson and their support
ers on the other for control of the state
convention and the party organization.
The fight seems close and both sides
are claiming it, Governor McCreary
and Senator elect James will be put
forward as the rival claim candidates
for convention chairman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
pouLreY. eurrga ANp goes.

NEW YORK. Nav Is Dressed poultry
steady turkeys 13d22 chickens t702S.
fowls lttbu1512 ducks. 13n22 geese
Hale Live poultry irregular; fowls,
l55si turkeys; II asked ROSTERS, 1Ols
tasked)
Butter steady creamery specials, 27m
ga. creamery extras. 260261g state
fbidl
Eggs Irregular nearby white fancy.
80 tbidl nearby brown fancy 20tad2ls
extra 6fsts. 2l02l - hrsts, t71aQ 1919
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
I aft Men Bolt
Texas Convention

FORT WORTH. TEXAS. May IS Taft
delegates 10 the Republican state conven-
ton bolted before the session was called
TO order at ! o'clock this afternoon. Their
action was taken after the steering com
mittee reported to them that 175 delegates
from contested counties had been seated
without giving their names or submitting
credentials. This makes it certain that
the Texas delegation will be contested in
Chicago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
BURGLARS TAKE ENTIRE
$4,000 JEWELRY STOCK

CLEVELAND. OHIO. May Is Burglars
Who thought they could find use for
every little thing cleaned out the jeweIry
store Of C. II. Kinnaman. on Cedar ave
nue. today The entire stock ~ the place
was carried away The loss is estimated
at So 600
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28

CHICAGO. May % While May wheat
was sc lower this morning the July op-
ton was up 2sc and September was off
small fraction Liverpool, which had
been closed since Friday came a TO Id
lower today on favorable crop conditions
abroad and the excellent crop promise in
our own Northwest and Canada few
showers were reported in southeastern
Kansas and northern Nebraska and Mis-
souri,, Illinois and the Northwest
Corn was 4 to Is higher for the list,
and this too, in the face of a sharp drop
at Liverpool
oats were &c higher to &c lower
Hog products showed but little change
Following a sharp early slump on weak
cables and general rains in Illinois and
the Southwest there was a sharp upturn
on bad crop reports Realizing sales on
the upturn caused q moderate reaction
and final prices showed net gains of Sac
on July, 1c on September, while May
closed with a net decline Of 1i4c. the
low point for the day
While corn was weak. early prices raj
lied late in the session on good demand.
oats opened weak, and, like corn,
strengthened late on good buying
Provisions closed higher on a good de-
mand generally credited to Western pack
ers Comparatively trade was of moder
ate volume.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
METAL Markell

NEW YORK. May IS At the metal tx
change today further strength was shown
with fair activity in the dealings
Quotations. Copper. spot 16.20di6.50.
MAY and June. 1625d1650 July, 1890
66215. August 5000 1850, lead. A. Ia n
425 spelter. 90q70o. tin, 46.95a41 TO-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. May rs Hogs Receipts
u. 600 Market slow mixed and butchers.
S7.15G765: good heavy $750d So rough
heavy. $710d740 light, s710d752 pigs
s5.15M655 bulk. s7.45d760
Cattle Receipts $4,000 Market steady.
beeves So 00d9.40. cows and heifers
s.. 50mS26 stockers and feeders. IS 90 a
SIS. Texans s6.50dS.25; calves, 81 sou
S75
Sheep Receipts. $4,000 Market steady
TO strong native and Western. So 00n IS.
LAMBS, s. S5dg25,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28

Liverpool cables were due az TO II
points lower Opened quiet but steady
at points decline At 12.t5 p m was
quiet at a net decline Of Sta 10 81 points.
Later cables were l point higher than
the above quotations Fair business done
in spot cotton at 4 points decline, mid
ding 6,32d; sales 5000. including 100
American speculation and export 500,
imports $1,000, including %, 100 Ameri-
can.
AT the close the mcrket was steady 8
to 9ls points lower than the previous
close
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.

Following shows the weekly visible sup
ply changes in grain for the week;
Wheat decrease 2,342,000 bushels.
Corn. decrease 73l 900 bushels.
oats decrease $4,000 bushels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
SPOT COTTON MARKET

Atlanta. steady. middlng liz
New York. quiet, middling ] l.50
New Orleans. steady. middling ! | 9-l6
Liverpool. easier middling $500
Savannah. quiet, middling II =
Augusta. quiet: middling &c
Mobile, steady: Kidding 11h.
Galveston. easy, middling 1916
Norfolk, quiet, middling 1l9s
Wilmington, nominal
little Rock. quiet; middling 11ss
Charleston. nominal: middling liz
Louisville. firm; middling Tx
Philadelphia steady; middling HIS
Boston. quiet middling 150
Baltimore. nominal middling 112@.
81 louis. steady. middling liz
Houston, steady. midding l17s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

May %, 1912 Atlanta Ga Lowest
temperatupre. 64 highest temperature,
S. mean Temperatures, Is: normal tenn
perature IL rainfall in "a hours. 0.75;
excess since first of month. 0.21; excess
since first OF year, $40.
REPORTS From VARIOUS STATIONS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET

Wheat opened i4d to SD lower: at / 80
?. n was Nd 70 Id lower Closed I'D
Corn opened sd to a4d lower. at 1870
p. m. was 17sd TO I'D lower. Closed lsd
to H. d lower
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
MINING STOCKS.

and arizona, Is. Greene Cananea, a.
Lake Copper 3S94 Miami, 264; United
STATES Smelling preferred. 49,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
PORT RECEIPTS,

The following table shows receipts at
the ports today compared with the same
daV last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28

Capital is on trial II knows that If IT
does not act squarely vengeance VIII be
taken in one form or another. For the
nresent however. the suggested twenty
ave bnlion-dollar holding company and
other schemes for naturalization can be
held in allegiance don't you think?
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-18
AmdgaInated Pi0Che
PROPERTIES ARE THE Scene Of
Considerable Activity

That the interests which now con-
troi the Amalgamated Phoebe Mines
mean business. has been plainly in
dicated this week by the manner In
which work is being prosecuted at
the No. | aud Greenwood shafts.
No. shaft has been mwatered id
Oh Thursday werkmen reached the
winze In the old Raymond and L y
1900 drift which, many years ago,
penetrated the Raymond and Ely fis-
sare below the water level and
exposed some OF the richest ore ey.
9r extracted from what was then the
Saymond and ELY mine, These ore
reserves, as well US tne famous Bla k
ledgc, still remain practically UNI
touched and make up all immensely
valuable asset of the Anna. gamatea
.ioohe company. 1t is the purpose
+ the present management to delNe
-ntc the greater depts Of the winze--
90 feet below the 1900 Level FOR
lie purpose Ct examinatlcn while
aew exploratory work vii he un'
iertaken TO further demonstrate tht
tml rtance OF 't'R sIGat reserve.
The workings CT the Greenwood
have Penetrated the Black ledge. bu
J., property having peen Idle fol
!, N,ral wears, SONG bad caves will
have to he caught up before the
ores are again available,
Conulting Engineer Allan H. Roger
| arrived Thursday Morning and ex
poets 10 remain here indefinitely,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-18
siSHoP CREEK DAM HAS
BEEN COMPLETED

Lpst Saturday, to mark the COM
pietion ct the big dam of the Pacific
Rec anna, Zion company In Emigrant
canyon, Lottle of champagne was
broken CNor tic face OF the dam q
speech being made later ON.
The adln has teen completed, the
contractor. L. j Moran, having met
all tds requirements OF the plans and
Spel'hlauahs aId nuving laid off all
the men employ ed on the Job. There
is nov over thrty feet Of water at
thp hGadSatcs. and It Is backed up
the canyon a cistal CO OF about two
and three quarter miles
Mr.. Moran arrived Sunday from
Salt Lake City to inspect the work.
Leiore turning the dam over to the
Pacific Reclamation company. He
expressed himself as being we'll
pleased with the work, While It has
not been very profitable piece Of
work fr Mr., Moran, he has construc.
ted a dam that will stand the raw.
ages Of time for centuries. II IL re-
ported by all who have seen 1t to DO
splendid piece CT work.--Wells Her,
aid,