Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-16
MARKET REPORTS

and in some parts 1t may be earlier han last
season. owing 10 the fact that cotton planted
Is coming up right away, whereas last year
Seed did not spnout on account OF the drouth,
and replantng was necessary as late as May
and June In Texas. The market opened
20 Il points lower. but steadied on public de-
mand. The feeling In regard 10 the weather
IS stih intense and even reference TO showers
In the government reports and forecasts causes
buying. The market, however did not hold
the advance well aud eased after the first de-
mand was filled. Advioes from New York are
not 50 uniformly bullish and several important
operators seem TO be in sympathy with the re-
Holiday in New Orleans market tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
CBy Associated Press.)
ST LOUIS. April 15.-CaSh: Wheat, No.
? red. si.l2AGiISAs; No. p hard. si.Os@
Com. No. 5. s2hassc; No. 3. white. ssa
oats. No. ?, soc; No. ?. white 5e@5she
CHICAGO, April 15.-Cash, grain; Wheat,
No. ?, red. sll0qll2ls; No. 2 hard SllOG
S1.12dL16; No. 2. spring, 1-lO@l.l5; velvet
chaff. 9scdS115.
oats. No. ?. white. 5sa5sAc; standard. 5s%
059Le.
RYE. No 2. Csc.
Barley. SOcGS1.Ss.
Timothy seed, $1,000 1920.
Clover seed. S18OOG21.60
KANSAS CASH aQO1AL4OAGs
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, April 15.-Cash; Wheat. NO.
2 hard, s1.OsG112; No. 2. red, $1.o7h@
Corn. No. ?. mixed and No. ?. white. s2he
Oats. No. .. white. s1a@Hc; No. ?. mixed,
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
ST. LOUIS. April 15.-Cattle-Receipts, p
600. including 800 Texans; 15c higher; alive
beef steers, IS -oOGs.T5; cows and hsi n rs
Texas ana Indian stores. IS. O057 IS; cows
aud heifers s.. 5oGe 90; calves in carload lots
F Hoss-Reeeipts. 5000; market 15a2oc higher.
Pigs and lights IS .50dT IS; mixed and butch
ers, s. .4Oas 90; good heavy, 7.soqs; 90
sheep-Receipts, 1850; strong. Native NUT
tons s.. GOA 90; lambs, Sc 25gS2o
WHEAT WAS ACTIVE AND EXCITED.
CHICAGO. April 15.-Buyers and sellers alike
were whip-sawed today In wheat. The market
swiftly Whirled up. then down, and up again.
over a range Of nearly cents. -,
Trading reached magnitude seldom equaiea'
except In wartimes-
News which had the greatest bull Influence
was from a crop expert who had previously been
disposed 10 minimize the effect OF supposed win
ter killing 10 the soft winter states. Today re-
ports from Decatur III. that between there ana
Mattoon III, virtually all wheat was dead, tnat
the fielsd were bare and would have TO De
plsnted 70 oats and corn.
Bears pointed out that at Liverpool and else
where prices had not risen In anything Ike the
degree recorded II AuACak0 aAN tAeA -
early to determine fully the damage TO the
T-Ssa- ne influence OF such radically opposite
ideas May wheat spun In astonishing tS halo,
over q limit OF price bounded By Si.Ot13 below
~ si fOlS on TOP. In less than a quarter OF
an hour both these levels were reaeheo, oue
there was no stability at either. The ssea yer
persistence was shown In the return % 'N'
market TO the upper plane.
AUSTIN & RAFT COTTON LETTER
NEW YORK, April live herewith present
a review Of our Mr.. Austin's trip as Tar d. NC
.sls-1ored from active touch and local flavor.
7 nav underestimate the strength OF TINS mat
kat and possible damage OF MISSISSIPPI I tOus;
Four states I have seen indicate unhouoteu
bsrtv.ananeSs through too liberal rains, but
which left soil In excellent conoluoh. 49,
seen only beautiful weather, excepting 49,
showers which softened up hard ground, pernlr,
ting ana causing diIigent planting; fairly wei
under way and entirely possible 10 make .s,, ols
crop yet. reduction In usage OF aerei', -
A. noted unless this Is made up By future aP-
nlications with each blowing as last year.
Consider the crisis now reached. Good weatner
win do wonders. but necessary 70 pave IT s,l
feet for a long time. Continued rams viii
render the situation actually critical. General
optimism noted in ali lines including grains and
stock and cotton healthy; position warrants
proportioate participation. but would protect
profits from a possible reaction on good weather
ana exercise cnservatism at this level
CARPENTER. BAGGoT & CO.'S COTTON
LETTER
NEW YORK. April 15.-Liverpool was weak
ana the selling on opening here was general.
The Waldorf crowd are said TO have solo
lot OF cotton for short account after hquidatng
their longs SPOT houses also sellers. The
buying came from commission houses, the ring
crowd. who had sold ii snort Saturday, also
bought. The original bulls, however, do not
seem TO give any support.
REFINED SUGAR DECLINES
CBy Associated lress.)
NEW YORK. April 15.-All grades OF re-
fined sugar were reduced Toe a hundred pounds
today.
All grades OF refined sugar were reduced
an additional 10 cents at noon. making the TO
tai reduction 20 cents a hundred pounds.
IRON AND METAL MARKET
CBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, April l5.-Standsrd copper,
quiet: spot. $15.50G15.I5; July, N9:6o4 1883;
Flectrolytic Ice; casting. 15h915&e.
Tin. firm, spot $4S2504s.5o; July S42.7S
Lead Lead. quiet; s415@A25. New York; s41o@
20. East st. Louis.
seplter, ss,7OGe-sO. New York; seSo@s.TO,
Sntimouv, quiet: Cooksons. $500.
Iron. steady; northern and southern grades
s1AT5d15.T5.
Bar silver, 5sasc.
SUGAR. PETROLEUM, HIDES AND LEATHER
NEW YORK. April 15.-Raw sugar quiet
museovadO 50 test, 3 As; centrifugal 20 TEST
g. ss: molasses. 81 test. S.2S; refined easy
Petroleum easy.
Molasses steady.
Hides dull.
Leather firm.