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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 5.-N. L. Car
penter q Co.: There was not much en-
thusiasm on the rise, and there seems to
be plenty of cotton for sale by bullish
interests who are understood to expect
higher prices, but for the time being to
FAVOR steady rather than a bull market.
The market was very quiet late in the
forenoon, business being hardly active
enough to impart a tone to the market.
Warehouse stocks in New York today
list, certiticated 92,91S.
Hentz, Mitchell, Orvis bid for March,
Wiggin, Hartcorn offered March; Leh-
man, Clifford, Parrot, Finn and Gwath-
mey bid for May; Wilson, Wiggin, Nc
Chez and Shearson offered May Wat
kins, Hanneman, Bashford and Munds
DID Tor July, Wilson, Schley and McCfhee
offered July. There was some profit TAX
ing, but spot brokers gave support which
prices worked up.
1t seems as if the local crowd are ex-
changing months and dollars, just for
past time,
Liverpool continues to report higher
cables, which encourages the bulls.
All the old recent bulliSh features have
been discounted and their are no new
ones.
Some say the confident operators are
DONG practically nothing in future trad
ing a present.
From The New York Commercial: How
the mighty have fallen! A former mem
Der of the alleged cotton pool is reliably
SAID TO owe various brokers' sums totaling
over $500 600
- Port receipts are today estimated at
10000 bales, exclusive of New Orleans,
compared with $3.50 last week and 50, 761
last year, against SS,37l in 1911.
Poitowng are II a. m. bids March
l2.S2. May l2l5, July l2.07 october 11.5l.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. .5-Hayward &
Clark: Map shows fair, except cloudy in
parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Freezing
temperatures except immediate coast
sections. Very favorable. This cold wave
VIII destroy much insect life as it comes
after a mild winter. catching insects in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON.
E1IIt17-ps pr,pr1a1 GtaaIy-
HAYWARD & CLARk'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5-Political de-
velopments over our holiday were unfa-
Yorabe War has been actually resumed
in the Balkans. Liverpool yesterday
weakened on futures closing about 5
points lower, but New York bull inter-
ests made a determined effort to coun-
teract the pessimistic political news by
strong support and succeeded in steady
ing the market. Liverpool this morning
shows futures about points better, spots
4 points higher sales 5000 bales
Weather conditions during the past
two days have been favorable. A good
cold wave with freezing temperatures,
except in the immediate coast districts
has caused the weather to remain fair
over the entire belt. Much insect life
had undoubtedly developed during the
preceding mild spells, and was probably
caught in an exposed state and destroyed
by this cold weather,
Indications are for another two DAYS
fair and cold weather, except in south
west Texas. where it viii be unsettled
and warmer. Frost to the coast in the
central and eastern states. our market
at the start gained about 9 points to con-
form to the change over Tuesday in the
other markets
Trading small: uudertone ensier
Support in New York still the principal
cause of the maintenance Of values.
Spots neglected and unchanged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
SMALL BUSINESS
IN COTTON TRADE
Price Movements Are Narrow,
With Market of Holiday
Character.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5-The cotton mar
ket opened barely steady TODAY at net
unchanged to points higher than last
nights close. in sympathy with better ca
ket abroad did not inspire any impor-
tant buying here at the outset, and the
market became easier, owing to scattered
taking. Later spot brokers gave
the market good support and this encOur-
aged a scattered demand, which resulted
in less pressure to sell Prices quickly
responded and within fifteen minutes a
gain of 3 to points was added to the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
FAVORABLE RAINS
SEND GRAINS OFF
Corn Trade Active Scotland
Buying Late on Unsettled
Balkan News. Il
ST. LOUIS Cash quotations.


CHICAGO, Feb 5.-Corn broke &c to
9sc this morning on the reported grains
in Argentine which were received by pri-
vate cable: Another private cable, how
ever, received from Buenos Ayres, said
that light rains had fallen in the corn
belt. The Broomhall cable the Ar
gentine corn situation described the
weather as dry and hot. Reports regard
ing corn are conflicting The exportable
surplus is between 100000 and 119,00O,-
900 bushels.
Wheat was 4 to asc lower Northwest
ern receipts were smaller than a week
ago, but larger than year ago. Good
rains were reported in India and Liver
pool was lower in consequence. Big Ar
gentine shipments are looked for
oats were a to sc lower in sympathy
with corn.
Hogs products were higher with the
advance in hogs at the yards.
The entire grain list was under more
or less pressure today, and while there
were fractional reactions and gains from
the lowest levels. there were net losses
for the day Of sc to &c in wheat. sac
TO- 12c in corn and isc to &c for oats.
There was a great deal of news received
from the Northwest, as well as other
sections of the country, telling of the de-
moralized situation in flour. Sales Of
cash wheat at Omaha to come to Chicago
was believed to reflect a lack of de-
mand on export account via the Gulf.
Kansas City reported a large carry-over
there of cash wheat on the tables, and
stocks increasing freely, Duluth and Chi
CaEO were reported as sellers of wheat
futures at Minneapolis. Primary receipts
of wheat today were $50, 600 bushels,
corn l,622,000 bushels and oats 703 900
bushels
Clearanees for the day were $40 900
bushels of wheat, with flour included as
wheat, and 1913, coo bushels of corn.
Provisions were higher early but they
declined for the day on heavy selling by
longs in order to secure profits.
bushels, corn 100000 bushels, oats 100000
bushels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.--Wheat dull: May
99& asst, July 971a bid, December 95Fs
May g7ls a97$s, red winter 1922 in ele-
1 corn anu ne No. r. IN i eev eT6Pri nominal
er So No. 55ia.
Oats firm, natural white 3719@S9, white
Rye steady; No. Western 67m6S C. t.
+. Buffalo, state nominal delivered in New
York
Barley steady: mailing 6o@7O c. j. f..
Buffalo, feeding 40 pounds, 5912 nominal
Hay quiet; No LOS. clover mixed rs
d1.05.
Straw quiet; No straight rye LOO.
Hops quiet prime to choice 25M2S,
Iacitie coast, prime to choice 22@23.
Flour dun; spring patents 4S0@5 10,
a. To- To- 's'''' "isi'S ''''" 0'OO clears 4SO
Beef quiet; family 24O0m25OO. Pork
firm; mess l9.75M20.25, family 21O0GI % 90
Lard irm; city lOas 0l012, Western
TaIIow dun; city dn hogsheads) 81
nominal, country Gin tierces) 606&.
Cotton seed oil frmer; spot 630m6. SO,
good off oil 615u6,24, winter 6.40m7 co.
summer white 6.45@700, crude South
east 39M40
Futures. February 6.38m6 80. March 6.34
1875, April 6.34m6.S6. May 6.36m6.37
June GS6@6.39, July 6.43m6.45, August
6,44m6 As, September G.46m6.4S.
Freights-OCean (steam) grain Az 05la,
Germany 70@S2h pfennig. France IS to
5s Cd. Holland lie. Geenral cargo, mod
crate demand.
Petroleum strong; crude PENNSYLVANIA
81 Turpentine steady; as. Rosin steady;
common 5.SOm5.90.
Wool steady; domestic fleece 29m32
pulled, secured basis 1900, Texas
secured basis 45d62.
Hides active. native steers 1920.
Coffee steady: options opened to 6
lower Rio No Z on spot 1874
Rice steady; domestic ordinary to prime
4tsm5as
AIoIasses steady; New Orleans open ket-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Of
ROADS PROBLEM
Stock Market Dull, Awaiting
Solution of Union and South
ern Pacific Affairs.
BY c. w. STORM.

NEW YORK, Feb. American Can
and lnterborough Metropolitan were
among the weakest issues on the list at
the opening of the stock market today.
Likelihood Of an investigation into re
cent dealings in American Can caused
selling of the common and preferred in
large quantities, The common was off
is and the preferred was off 25s
lnterbOrough Metropolitan was weak as
a result of the injunction which was
granted late yesterday, holding up the
contracts for new subway construction.
The common was off q and the preferred
was one point lower, The list was unset
tied.
Among the other declines were Union
Pacific Il, Liggett q Myers /, American
Smelling a and Colorado Fuel and Iron
Is. southern Pacific opened % higher,
but lost its advance and Reading was up
g, while Amalgamated Copper gained z.
United States Steel began a higher, but
later lost its advance and declined 81 un-
der Tuesdays final. Canadian Pacific was
y lower on profit taking.
The curb was steady
Americans in London were hesitant on
professional trading.
In the late forenoon the tone was I'M
settled and a great deal of nervousness
was SHOWN in the trading. American To-
bacCo was the most prominent feature,
declining 3ls points to 2S0l2, and then
moving UP to- 2S1le on the announcement
Of the declaratio% of the ex-dividend.
Later the price dropped to 2S2R. Frac-
tlOnal reCesSiOnS We're noted in Union
Pacific. Reading, Southern Pacific, Lee
high Valley, Utah Copper and lnterna-
uonal Harvester
Business on the stock market in the
last hour was on a small scale and chiefly
professional. Colorado Fuel and Ice was
u under its opening and Republic Iron
and Steel was also off. Canadian Pacific
was firm, advancing y over the noon
level. Southern Pacific was fractionally
higher, while Utah Copper declined.
The market closed heavy; government
bonds unchanged; other bonds steady.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Legal Notices.


sTATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
IFULTON-To the Superior Court of
The petition Of the American Finance
Company shows:
T. That petitioner is d corporation or
Eanized under the laws of Georgia Its
arter was granted by an order of the
.uperOr court of Fulton county on July
1907, under the name of Union Invest
! vent Company Afterwards, to-wit, on
larch u, 1903, petitioners charter was
lmended by changing it's name from
mon Investment Company to American
finance Company. and under this last
Fame petitioner has continued in business.
2 Petitioner shows that at a meeting
lslled for that purpose on December 81,
El2 At which meeting every share of
ltock was present and represented, the
blowing report was made by the. secre-
Ery and treasurer: That all indebt
ldness Of the company, including taxes
ICT 1912, had been paid in full, and all
Pc remaining assets and property of the
company had been sold and transferred"
ms statement was unanimously adopted
lnd ordered placed on the minutes AT
pa meeting, by a unanimous vote of all
r. stockholders, the following resolution
fS adopted. Whereas, This company,
" American Finance Company. has dis
y sea Of all its property and paid up in
4 u! all Its Indebtedness, and it being the
&AaHlIIpuS ueSlTe OF the stockholders to
1continue business; therefore be it re-
foyeG., that this corporation, the Amer
faE finance Company, do surrender its
Shafter and franchises to the state of
georgia and be dissolved as a corporation.
" II further resolved, that all stock be at
znce surrendered and cancelled. and the
PRESIDENT of the company be and is here
4 authorized and directed to file such
proceedings as may be necessary in order
II procure the necessary order of court
1 solving said corporation. This res
f4uQn unanimously carried
!. 3 petitioner shows to the court that
aa resolution has been fully carried out
4 every respect. ali the debts of the
4 rloTauon have been paid in full and all
assets disposed of. All the certificates
A stock in the corporation have been
irendered and Cancelled and petitioner
III discontinued all business.
Wherefore, Petitioner brings this pc
/ VI! ana prays the court to accept a sur
noeI OF It's charter and franchises and
IT, a' j., issue its order and decree declar-
H. petitioner to be dissolved completely
~ 'uIIy as a corporation, as by law
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

CHICAGO Feb. -Hogs-Receipts
80 900 Market to Zoe higher mixed and
butchers, L7OaZ9O, good heavy, 7754
100; rough heavy. 7.45uI70; light, 100
Cattle-Receipts $1,000, Market steady
beeves, 6.15091O; cows and heifers, 500
n z 40; stockers and feeders. 550U160i
Sheep-Receipts IS 600 Market steadyt
native and Western, t00G5.90; lambs,
6.00mSS5
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Wheat. No 2 red.
1.10@1.12H; No. 3 red, 1.02@1.OS; No. 2
9Oa95; No / northern spring, 92la; No,
northern spring, 90@9112; No. 3 spring,
S5M87.
Corn, No. yellow. 81; No. 3, 4S1h@491a;
No. white, 50l5 a 81 z: No. yellow, 4S1a
m5O No. I, 45& m4819; No. white, 4S@
so; No. 4 yellow, 46@48H.
oats, No white, 361a @37A: No.
white, 1874 M34; No 4 white, 32A 1857;
Standard. 341a Nt3484.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Legal Notices.
provided. CHARLES w. SMITH
Attorney for American Finance Com



provided CHARLES w SNITu
Attorney for American Finance Com
pany.
FULTON COUNTY.
personally appeared before me, J. c.
carton, who on oath says that he is
president OF the American Finance Com
pahy, ana that the statements in the
foregoing petition are true
j. c. CARLTON.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this
18th day of January, 1913.
The above and foregoing petition of the
American Finance Company read and
considered Let the same be filed and
published as by law provided. Let all
parties interested show cause before me
on the first Monday in March. 1913. or
as soon thereafter as the matter can be
heard, why the prayers of the petition
er should not be granted and said
American Finance Company dissolved as
a corporation in manner as provided by
law. This 18th day of January 1918.
W. d. ELLIS,
Judge Superior Court Atlanta Circuit.
Filed in office this January %. 1913.
ARNOLD BROYLES,
Clerk Superior Court. Fulton County.
1882
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS,

Logan & Bryan: We are likely to wit
ness narrow trading market
Miller q Co: We believe the chances
favor buyers on weak spots
Thompson, TOWle q Co: We expect to
see good scale-down buying through
out the list and anticipate a slow move
ment downward should a lower trend
prevail.
Morris H. Rothschild q Co: We do
not expect an extended advance
SteTnberger, Sim d Co: We advise
a trading position and would be satisfied
with small profits
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
FINANCIAL PAPERS ON STOCKS.

The New York Commercial says:
Rock island shares are firm and active
and traders seem to think that the
American Can crowd is devuting atten-
ton to making market for them
The journal Of Commerce says: THE
income tax by providing additional
sources Of revenue VIII permit greater re-
auctions in customs duties"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Real Estate For Sale.
Central Property.
Walton Street.

IND at Peachtree and look up Wal
street you w will LAMA ga1S INTO on 0ne o6 of
r. s.a the Empire building, Grant
il, g~ b. x a. office building; on
y. ~. - side the site of Healey 1S-
Pa v5L,N|lfDg. new postotfice and Wal
'to-E filings. Embedded right among
NJ ," s- If skyscrapers we have %
d, q 800 a foot; it is the first piece
+ 81 -, Ground YOU can put your foot
' ling from Peachtree, and is headed
y & GOO d foot.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
COUNTY BOARD ASKED TO
AID CONVENTION BUREAU

Wilmer Moore president of the
Chamber Of Commerce, appeared be-
fore the Fulton county commission to-
day and asked for an appropriation or
ST. 600 to assist i'm the establishment OF
"a convention bureau I'm Atlanta.
Tho matter was referred to the
finance committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By w. n. White, Jr. Of the White Pro
vision Company


vision Company
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week:
Choice to good steers, 900 TO 200 Z n
az 500: good steers. 800 TO 1000, 5.25Gi5 so.
medium to good steers. 700 to $50. 4 T58
525, good to choice beef cows, 800 to 500
4.5005.00: medium to good cows, 700
10 500, 375MA25; good to choice heifers.
$50 to $50, 4.50Ht5O0, medium to good
helfers, 65OU7 so, 3.75N40O
The above represent ruling prices of
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grades and dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to good steers, If fat 7OO0 500
A25d4.T51 medium TO common cows. IL
fat, 700 to 500, 3 50M4.00, mixed common.
600 to 800, 275u3.25; good butcher bulls.
3.25m3.75.
Prime hogs. 1GO to zoo average. 1904
: go: good butcher pigs. 100 to- lao, 7i0@
735; light pigs, so 10 100, G.75m7O0; heavy
rough hogs 200 to $50 $500 90
Above quotations apply to cornfed hogs,
mast and peanut fattened hogs. l to ~
cents under
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS.

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-Bartlett Patten &
Co: Wheat-Look for lower market to-
day.
Corn--Local buIlishness is still pro-
nounced and shorts continue to cover.
Oats-Oats sympathize with corn.
Notwithstanding on weak spots is Of
good character
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
COTTON SEED OIL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-N. L. Carpenter
q Co: The cotton seed oil market was
firm On scarcity of crude offerings and
speculative buying induced by nrmness
in lard. Later, however. prices eased
off slightly, under local realizing and lack
of COusumptVc demand
Cation seed OF ot1otatTopa.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

BOSTON. Feb. 5.-Opening: American
Telephone 1875, American Telephone
rights SO, Shoe Machinery SAY, Superior
Boston 4, Butte Superior 36i4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

Have you seen and read "the Business
Guide Of Atlanta II you have not, then
you are overlooking something that win
be oi great service and value C., You iu
every way, You viii nnd 10 with ono
glance lu the FIRST tWo columns VI he
Want al pages of Tho Georgian
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

Closed steady.
sPo1 COTTON MARKET.

Atlanta, quiet; mddling 12H
Athens. steady: middling 127s.
Macon, steady; middling &c.
New Orleans. holiday
New York. quiet: mlddliuE 1895.
Philadelphia, steady; middling 1920.
Boston, easy; middiing 1926.
Liverpool firm. middling 6SSd
Augusta. steady, middlug 1874
savannah, quiet; middliuR 1925,
Mobile, steady; middliug II 3-1G
Galveston, quiet; middliug l2L
Norfolk. uuiet. middlluE 1898.
Charleston, nominal ;middlinE l2L
Wilmington, nominal
Little Rock, steady. middling . 7-l6.
Baltimore, nominal, midaling 1884,
Memphis, quiet, middlinE 1874
81 Louis, quiet middling 1874
Houston, quiet, middliug 1919.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.

Wheat opened I'D higher; at 80 p. M,
the market was unchanged to Ad lower.
Closed sd to Hd lower.
Corn opened 1d higher; at 1870 p M,
the market was IA higher. Closed Ad
lower.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
GRAIN cLEARANcEs.

Following shows the Chicago grain
rearanceS for the week:
Wheat Abs, 900 bushels: flour, SO 600
Corn, 39l bushels.
oats, wheat and flour equal $40, 900
bushels.
pplMnpN MnArMrM-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
PORT RECEIPTS.

The following table shows receipts at
the ports today compared with the same
IIN last wear.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Power of Attorney
Railroad Schedule.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
premier CARRIER OF THE SOUTH"
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
PASSENGER TRAINS. ATLANTA
The following schedule figures are pub
lished only as Information, and are not
guara nteed:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.

Following are receipts for Wednesday
and estimated receipts for Thursday:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
MINING STOCKS.

Total sales, 236. 200 shares. x-EX-diy-
idcnd, ~ per cent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

Trains marked thus - run daily ex-
ccpt sunday
other trains run daily Central time
City Ticket On4ce No peachtrae AZ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05

sTATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
FULTON-To the Superior Court of
Bail County.
The petition of the American Finance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.

Coffee quotations:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-18
CLAUDE VISITED
BY MISS W|SLER
Sweetheart Calls on Condemned
Men and on Govcrnor-Evi-
dence Is Attacked.

Claude Swanson Allen. the murderer
OF Judge Thornton l.. Massie. VINO.
with his father, Floyd Allen. will die
in the electric chair on March Z, re-
ceived a visit yesterday afternoon nom
Miss Nellie Wisler, whom he was en-
gagged TO marry at the time of the
HillsviIle massacre. She called at the
State Penitentisry soon after o clock
and remained until about 80 O'Clock.
In the presence of a guard. MISS
WisIer discussed with Claude Allen
the refusal of the Supreme Court TO
grant the motion looking to new trial.
and the respite given the condemned
prisoners by Governor Mann. she
maintained her composure fairly wen
throughout the visit. and at no time
broke down.
AS soon as she heard Of the action OF
the court. Miss Wisler took a train TOT
Richmond TO bid Claude Allen good
nv She did not know of the respite
until che reached this city. At O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon she called at the
office Of the Governor. and thanked
him for his extension of clemency. he
told her he was glad he had been
enabled to do that much for the men.
The question of Communication of sent
ence was not mentioned during this
visit.
Miss Wisler. who is a niece of Mrs.
Victor Allen sister-in law of her sweet
heart is quite good-looking-
Certain OF the so-called evidence
last produced before the Supreme
Court in the effort TO get the case re-
opened is. IL Is learned. shattered on
investigation.