Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS

NEW YORK, Jan. G.-Butter, steady; re-
ceipts, 5,1s3 tubs Creamery, extra C02 score)
33l9 qS4c; creamery, firsts (Ss-91 scoreJ,
2Sm32c; creamery, seconds. 1887 score,
I2o@2Ilac; creamery 90 thirds thirds 2t@24 &c;
higher scoring, 30Ad31c; creamery, helu,
firsts, 27d2Sl9c; creamery. held, seconds,
2412@2Glac; creamery, neld thirds, 2219@24c'
dairy good to prime, 2TM29l2c; State dairy
common to fair, 20d26hc; renovated, extras,
waited, lower grades, 2Oq22c; imitation cream
cry, firsts, 22la @2315c. Ladies, current make.
firsts, 21M22c; Ladies current makes, seconds,
1917 m20c; Ladies, current make, lower grades.
1Sd19c. Packing s;ock-Jhne make, fine,
1919 M2Oc; current make, fine, 191c; cur
rent make. No. 2 1sa@19c; current make,
'O Cheese firm; receipts, zoe boxes state,
whole milk-Flats, held, special, 17la@1Iac.
flats, held, average fancy, 1.AglI zee; fiats'
current make, specials. 17@17Ac; flats,
flats. current make, average. fancy l6l4@
1890; single Daisies specials, 17&c; Twins,
specials i7HM171ac; all STYLES, undergrades,
ia d17hc; cheddars. 11Aq1742c; double
daisies, 17hd17Ac young Americas, lsc;
state, skims-Held specials i5A@15hG; cur
rent make specials i41ac; choice, lS13@l4c;
fair to good, 12G13c; common, 5@11c.
Eggs steady; receipts a7sS .e CASES ss: Fresh
Srs1s mir frsts saaS4e; seconds,
3I@32lhc; thirds and poorer, 27@29c;
fresh, dirties No. l 22@23c; fresh dirties No.
! choice. dozen, zoe; fresh, culls and inferior
checks, 1S@19c; refrigerator, special marks,
fancy, 25c; refrigerator, flrsts, storage charges
raid 24@24hc; refrigerator, seconds, $50
23Ibc: refrigerator, thirds poorer, 1S@
21bc; refrigerator. dirties. lSd2Oc. Nearby
and white eggs state Penn; and nearby,
state Penn. and nearby. hennery, whites or
binary to good, 35644c; gathered whites, as
to size and quality, 35M46c; state, IA ana
nearby, small whites, 33G40c: western, gath
cred whites. 3S@4Oc; state, Penn ana
nearby, hennery, browns, 89@4Oc; state
Penn. and nearby. gathered, browns ana hllNeu'
tor whites 2JM27c; duck eggs state ana near
by, Indian Runner
JOHN F. CLARK CO.. S COTTON LETTER
sew ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-THE Liverpool hoard
this morning again presented an excited mar
ket showing futures much as II points
higher, and spot prices points higher. sales
10 600 bales Futures, however, receded Sharply
as soon as trading started on our side, Whlch
is an indication that straddles are peihg ul s
done on a larger scale, which Is suggestive Oh
the expectation of relief being nearer Tor Liver
pool As this relief can only he in the nature
of. release of tonnage for cotton, any easlness
in Liverpool should have bulllsh meaning Ior
There were no political developments over
night to affect the market but great satsfac-
ticn is felt in cotton circles over moves IN
congress to definitely establish the constltu-
tiOnnlity Of the Smith-Leyer contract law.
There is also a feeling of greater safety on
foreign relations with congress handling pending
Nearly all spot markets made good show
ing Yesterday quoting advances from 10 to p
points headed by Memphis with 5000 bales,
nddling 12.3S. and followed by Savannah, Ga,
with 1000 bales at 12A for middling. Hous-
ton quotes 1245 and Dallas y cents for basis
mddling. Whether this spot demand is merely
TO secure the Gotten on old export commitments
In order to establish legality or whether ex-
pert facilities have been secured or are in sight
remains to be seen. \ considerable portion Of
the demand may be for home mills which have
let stocks ran down during the past two months
The census consumption report next week Will
show Il consumption by our mills for December
greatly in excess of last year.
Dur market opened to points higher, hut
when Liverpool gradually dropped % points to-
wards close from the top, there was enough
Of selling based on it TO cause reaction here
to 10 33 for March The turn I'm Liverpool was
evidently not properly understood, as it should
he bullish for our side, suggesting the undoing
of Straddles and the expectation of relief in
spots meaning exports from side
Spot people reported broader demand.
An authority crop matters in the eastern
territory says: New crop preparations de-
layed acreage uncertain. DivcrsifiCaton has
taken hold of the entire county In the new
boil weevil districts particularly. the raising Of
cotton will be difficult and restricted General
tendency to consider the fact that the less
cotton is raised the better the price will be.
High fertilizer prices are also against raising
cotton"