r_i, CHABLOTTPNliWB, DECEMBER 20, J9 I Late Market Reports Complete Cotton~Stocks--Giaiii-Provisioiis»IVIiscellaneoeus Southetn Spot MatKCt ^ . a. Oa., l'>ec. 20—Spot cotton Macon G».. Hec. 20.—Spot cotton. S 1-2. r! ■ ‘ '* . S. C.| Dec. 20.—Spot cot- ancah, 20.—Spot cot- t,a V -Mihlf Tenn., Dec. 20.—Cotton . dy. unchanged; middling 9 , aton. Te\. Dec. 20.—Spot cot- M.mf. unchanged; middling 9 ton ' • • thOTlOltt Cotton - j niia 'ling 8Vi V . J 27c Liverpool Cotton Market . ; = r' Uec. 2('.—Closins: , f, - |irv= in fair demand, prices , - Iv lior. ^ mirtdlin? fair .... .^.7.'^ I'Minti ■ 5.3o ‘ o.OI* i 4.9;^ liliaiy 4.57 s of thr day were S.OOO bales l.i'iio wore fir f=pecul8tiPn y t and includerl 6,S00 Ameri- i bales, including 44,- . an. - op ncd quiet and.steady and , any. 4.95Va 4.93Vi , 4.94 . 4.95 \:.ril 4.98H , .'i.OO’v- 5.021'j Vu 5.04VS 3 ' 5.05 . r* 5.05 • 5.05 Vj Aeo^ York Cotton New York, Dec. 20.—Cotton opened Bteady at a decline of 2a3 points and sold 4 to 6 points net lower under li quidation and local bear pressure. There was, however, very active sup port on I he decline bdih in the way of covering by old shorts who are tak ing profits for over the holidays and in the way of continued buying by leading trade interests. This demand proved sufficient to rally the market and during the middle of the morning prices were about 1 to 3 points net higher. WheneveT the buying slackened prices showed a dispositioB to dip but the undertone seemed steady and prices at midday were about un- j changed to 2 points above the tlnai figures of yesterday. Spot quiet; middling uplands 9.50 nominal. No fresh feature developed during the er.rly afternoon but the tone ot the market was steady and prices rul ed about 3 to 6 points net higher on covering and continued support from leading bulls who bid for blocks of January, May and July. Close ^New York Spots, New York, Dec. 20.—Cotton spot closed quiet and liS points higher; middling uplands 9.65; do gulf 9.90; sales 2,100 bales. Open New York Futures. New York. Dec. 20.—Cotton futures opened steady. Jan. 8.84a86; Feb. 8.87 bid; March 8.9Sa99; May 9.08a09; June 9.10b; July 9.17alS; Auc;. 9.17a IS; Sept. 9.20a21; Oct. 9.26 bid; Nov. 9.27a2S; Dec. 9.31a32. A'«m? York Stock Market ihcogo Grainr JSIOTIE m H[RS[LF 1 GIFT h. It Aev Orleans Cotton ■•■It has au opportunity—a . , .UP securing for herself a X:~A» gilt that will make her happy -'i additionally prosperous for a cy- ;e of time. -jpportunlty is the securing of v^rf.rk Southern railway. ' thp interurban and the Norfolk s • :ern '» start off the new year— , the Queen City would mark an in epoch of progress that would put i;er in the class of the largest cities '':ie ?-'iith. proposition before the city is A tree si'e for passenger ani freight lienof and the free right of way into 'He city. There are rumors of purchases of fi^ei for ihe depots. I' is Bti'eet talk, or “it is understood’’ » the news from the white house is 'aced. that the Southern Real E»- 'tte Loan and Trust Company had rurthased a site for the new railroad on East Sixth and the railroad. .M’’ \V S. Alexander, of the compa- " r>3; asked about it today." He ” "T'he company has a lot on Sixth ’’"eet that we would sell, of course, the railroad site. There arc several ways that the 'd could enter the city, but abso- ' *?'y n >thing has been done yet. The nv't p atipointed to see what the * voiild do will begin active work ?'ter Xma».’ Mr. Duncan Talks. Mr. E. *’arl Duncan, of Raleigh, one ' 'he directors of the Norfolk South- ■ ra 1 ay, spent a few hours in the psterday afternoon in confer- “ ith the committee which w’as »'I'^inted to look after securing of r -;ht of wav for the road inside the its corainE; to Charlotte being con- ii >ned. as stated, on the donation of i rep richt of way within the city lim- and '• ith a site for depots. Mr Duncan stated that the report -I* !i'o road would enter Charlotte at ’ ea ly date was erroneous, for the : that nothing had yet been done ’he lo-'al committee as to securing - c-h of way and the depot sites. ■ F iinran expressed the hope that would meet the terms on road's entry to Charlotte ‘ '--'ditioned. T e plans of the Norfolk Southern ^o| IP. arordlng to a business man of ' fi'y, who is keeping in close touch ’'i i: til: developmentR of the new ^ 111, are the building of a road •rom Raleigh to Charlotte via Fu- f'prings over the Mills road, om F'uquay Springs to Colon, a dis- / " e of 2^ miles, another road will be ‘It h-’nce it will go to Star and 'oni Star to Nor^ aad and on to Mt. 011- ■ ■ Tioy over the Page road. id that the road will be con- ‘ ’ 1 directly to Charlotte from Mt. " ‘' =f1 i) way of Norwood, leaving Al^ MiarU. which already has the South- tifi the Southbound. It is said ■'■’hfr That if tiio Norfolk Southern ' 11 - fkif'filv from .Mt. Gilead to that a y,)ur line will be o (onnpct with Concord. _ extension ^ aiM e from (’harlotte to Raleigh i ‘ !».■ 'ji mile.^ shorter than by Soal)oard or Southern. cards for JANUARY 3RD, Thf foiiov ing cards were received i'y today, rp Irene March at M honor of your presence ■ >' marriage of her daughter •Mary Alma . to Crawford IJttle esday afternoon, January third, fl'e p. m. c. al’ier January IS. are prominent and ‘'■ilHant 0*^ niarriage will b« a New Orleans, Dec. 20.—Cotton fu tures opened steady at a decline of 1 to6 pointB on the bearish news of the census bureau report on ginning to December 13. The figures, 13,759,652 bales, were practicaly as high as the highest forecast. That mort selling and a greater decline did not resule was due to the approaching holidays, which restricted trading and to bad dire service owing to damage by 'last night’s storm. A the end of the first half hour of business prices were 5 to 6 points under jesterday’s close. On the decline determined support was offered the market by the bull side. It was the bossip of the exchange that spot houses were buying and the bull leaders were buying every point down. Bears charged that the market was being maintained. Th^ December line was gradually recovered and a net advance established and on this ad vance very little profit taking was done Uy the long side. The comment of the trade on the census figures w-as to the effect that the government had again underestimated the^total yield but this had little effect on the course of pric es. At noon the trading months were 4 to 6 points over yesterday’s close. Open New Orleans Cotton. New Orleans, Dec. 20.—Cotton fu tures opened steady. Dec. 9.17a; Jan. 9.02a; March 9.04a05; May 9.12al3: July 9.24a25; Aug. 9.3>2a24; Oct. 9.19 a21. New York, Dec. 20.—Opening chang-> es in stocks w’ere irregular with an up-' ward tendency on the part of mo'st of the leading Issues. International ' Harvester was the strongest stock,' j rising 1 1-4 in response to active bid-1 I ding. National Lead and Great North-1 ern ore ctfs. rose 3-4 and American: ^ Beet Sugar a point. UAlon t*kcific and j Lehigh Valley opened 5-8 lower. i } Lehigh Valley fluctuated widely. The directors met today and the Street be lieved'that some action might be taken to bear out recent reports of a possi ble extra dividend distribution to stockholders. After opening 5-8 lower! at 161 7-8 it mounted to 183 1-4, react-j i ed to 181 3-8 and returned to 1821 j 5-8 before 11 o'clock. I The entire list v.-as moving upward j strongly at the end of the hour. Va- } rious specialties exhibited independ ent strength and some of the Standard i railroad stocks also made a go6d show-| ^ ing. Union Pacific, C. & O., Amalga-. mated Copper, American Cotton Oil,, j Virginia Carolina Chemical, Generali } Electric and Wes^tinghouse Electric &d- j vanced 1 to 1 1-4. . I While dull, the undertone was somewhat firmer after noon. Union I Pacific advanced to near top figures of the morning, j With no decided impetus the stock market moved irregularly this morning j United States Steel touched a new I high point for the movement. Lehigh j Valley’s fluctuations somewhat dis turbed the general market early in the day. The stock reacted tw^o points because directors took no action over extra distribution to stockholders. Profit-taking sales repressed j;he up ward swing in the general market. Bonds irregular. Littleb usiness was transacted in stocks in the afternoon. Wabash, pre ferred, yielded 1 1-8 to 14 1-4, a new low figure. The market closed steady. Speculation w'as at a low ebb in the final hour and there was scarcely any movement of prices. The feature of the day in the monetary situation was i the continued efforts of German finan- ' cial interests to obtain money for ^ year-end requirements. Some loans w'er,e negotiated at 7 per sent and as ' much as 7 3-8 was offered later tor accomm odations. / V Chicago, Dec. 20.—Belief tliat re ports of crop damage in the Argen tine had been exaggerated brought ^out a decline today in wheat Open ing prices here were 1-S to 1-4 lower. May started at 99 3-4 to 99 1-2, a drop of a s^ade to l-8al-4 and ffell to 99. Corn was firm but demand was light. May opened unchanged to 1-8 higher at 64 5-8 to' 53 3-4 and reacted to 64 3-8al-2. Oats weres low. May started 1-8 down at 48 3-8, touched 48 3-8al-2 and sagged to 48 l-4a3-8. Provisions w^ere weak. First sales ranged from last night’s figures to 7 1-2 below.'' May delivery was 15.97 1-2 to 16.05 for pQi'k, 9.42 1-2 for lard and 8.60 for ribs. C^ar Lot Receipts. Chicago, Dec. 20.—Wheat 30 cars, two of contract grade; corn 155 cars, none of contract grade; oates 107 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneapolis and Duluth today were 432 cars compared w’ith 352 cars last week and 441 cars the corresponding day a year ago. London Stock j London, Dec.. 20.—American eecuri- , ties were quiet and steady during the early trading today. At noon prices * fanged from unchanged to 1-2 higher than yesterday’s New York closing, j In the afternoon light Wall Street I support strengthened the market and I the list advanced under the lead of I Amalgamated Copper. The close was 1 steady. Naval Stores. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20.—Turpen tine firm 49 l-2a50. Rosin firm; F and G 6.75. Chicago Provisions. Chicago, Dec 20.—Butter steady, creameries 26a35, dairies 23a31. Eggs steady, receipts 16-96 cases; at mark, cases included 22a28 ordinary, firsts 25a27; firsts 28a31. Ch«es« irregular.v Daisies 15 l-2a3-4. Twins 16 l-4al-2. Young Americas 15 l-2a3-4. Long Horns 15 l-2a3-4. Potatoes strong, Wisconsin 78a82, Michigan and Minnesota 83a85, re ceipts 26 cars. Poultry steady, turkeys live 14, dressed 18, chickens live 10 1-2, dress ed 10, springs live 10 1-2, dressed 10. Veal steady, 50 to 60 lb. weights .a 11, HOME LAST ! NIGHT. ^ ^ , Miss Sarah Brockenbrough returned last night from Columbia, where she visited the delightful home of Col. and Mrs. David Cardwell. VISITORS FROM MANNING. ^ ^ Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Smith of Man ning, S. C.. will spend Christmas with Mrs. W. H. Smith. ^ COMING FROM MISSOURI. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Jamison and little daughter, of St. Louis, will a^ rive here this afternoon to spend tne Christmas holidays with Mrs J, VV- Jamison and Mrs. their home at Elizabeth Heights. GUESTS AT THE CHATHAM HOME. Mrs. .T. E. Kavanaugh is here to spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. PPaPul Chatham. Mr. Kavanaugh joins her Saturday MRS. EVANS Mrs. T. C. Evans and lovely baby aie here for Christmas. Mr. Ev^s comes Saturday. By their coming Christmas day at the Hutchison home on Tenth avenue will be a^ery happy one. Miss Louise Burkhead, ^^^^me tomorrow from Davenport college to spend the holiday^ fassifern ^'Th^fpassifern girls. Misses May Lon don Amile Colt, Alwilda Van Ness and Kiuie Constabl^ will come tonight tor the holidays. ^ “LOVE IN ^ Tw(7^oui^ couples are to start hoLeke^lng* the «rst the Jear^JJ two pretty bungalows near BUzal^th CYiieee Mr. and rMs. Wilson Wal^ce, “ X latter, Miss Mary King, daughter of Dr and King, of Elleabeth and Mrs. Jame» I^timer McCIintock, the latter Miss Beatrice ler of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. BlaUe. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Latimer were married in Novemoer. I Call Money. I New oYrk, Dec. 20.—Money on call ' steady 3 3-4a4 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid 3 3-4; offd. at 3 7-8. Time loans stronger; 60 days 4 1-4 per cent; 90 days and 6 months 4a4 1-4 I per cent. i Prime mercantile paper 4 l-4al-2 per cent. Sterling exchange steady w'ith actual business in bankers’ bills at 483.25 for 60-day bills and at 486.50 for demand; commercial bills 4S2 1-2; bar silver 54 1-2; Mexican dollars 46. Government bond» steady; railroad bonds irregular. St. Louis Grain. St. Louis, Dec. 20.—Cash: Wheat No, 2 red 97al00; 2 hard 98 al08. Com No. 2, 65 1-2; 3 white 62. Oats No. 2, 47 1-2; 2 white 48 l>-2. Cattte Marktt Chicago, Dec. 20.—Cattle, receipts estimated at 15,000, market steady to shade up. Beeves 4.60 @ 8.90 Texas steers 4.20 @ 5.75 Western steers .. . ^ .. 4.50 @ 6.80 Stockers and feeders .. 3.25 @ 5.75 Cows and heifers .. .. 2.00 @ 6.50 Calves 5.00 @ 7.50 Hogs, receipts estimated at 36,000, market slow. Light 5.60 @ 6.10 Mixed .. .... .. 5.75 @ 6.25 Heavy ' 5.85 @ 8.25 Rough 5.85 @ 6.00 Good to choice heavy .... 6.00 @ 6.25 Pigs 4.50 @ 5.70 Bulk of sales 5.95 @ 6.55 Sheep, receipts estimated at 25,000, market strong. Native 3.50 @ 5.70 Western 2.70 @ 4.00 Yearlings .. 4.00 @ 5.25 Lambs, native 4.00 @ 6.10 Western 4.25 @ 6.10 CHARtOTTE PRODUCE, £ggs> per dozen 25 Turkeys I7c Hens, per ID 12 Chickens, per lb lOo Butter, per lb 25c Ducks, per tb.. .. 10 Geese, per Ib 08 Corn, per bu 96 Oats, per bu 65 Crude Cotton eSed Oil. Atlanta, Dec. 20.—Crude cotton seed oil 31. THE BIG TAR HEEL TEXTILE SUITS. Company will give its employes a ban- Greensboro, N. 42., Dec. 20.—The scene of litigation involving the Amer ican Wareshouse Company and its sub- Saturday night, Dec. 30th, siidiary companies shifted from the- rpj^^ auditorium has been speiirpii state to the federal courts yes L QUET OF SO. POWEOGO. ) In accordance with its custom of six pears past, the Southern Powey The auditorium has been secured for the event, there being no other hall terday when application was made ^^jin the city of sufficient size to seat certain creditors for an order of ad-j^jjg ^qq jjjgjj jqj. covers are to judication in bankruptcy and the ap pointment of a federal receiver. Judge Boyd allowed the ^defendant company be laid. The Power Company is the biggest corporation in this part of the count- until December 27 to appear before Charlotte has him and show cause why bankruptcy pj^ce that will accommodate all papers should not be signed arid ^•sked i^j^g employes of this great company, that J. L. Clement, the receiver ap- industrial ‘"500”, should be a pointed by the state court appear oe-j civic pride, fore him tomorrow and make a state-. The men will come from all points ment of the affairs, tl is understood^^ Carolinas. This will be the larg- Mr. -Clement will be the receiver banquet ever held by any one or- the federal court. The American Warehou&e Company is a large cotton holding corporation and the present litigation involyes more than |2,000,000. ganization of company in the two states whose material progress Is so dependent upon this gigantic enter- prize. Mr. W. S. Lee, general manager of / the company, will be toast master. ANSWER IN/THE Some of the best speakers of the tw'o PLUMBING SUIT.present, j All the directors and officers of the l>os Angeles, Cal., Dec. 20.—An an-1 invited. It is probable swer to the government suit to dis-|^.j^g^ several will come from New York ^Ive the so-called Plumbing Trust attetnd he banquet. Avas filed in the United States district j There is no special purpose to this court today by former United States other than goodfellowship Senator Frank Flint, attorney for the ^mong the employes of the company national committee of the Federate j and to give them a chance to know Supply Association. The answer ad-'ga^cjj other. mits that the defendants publis-hed aj “blue book” but denies it was for the qff TO FLORIDA purpose of aiding a boycott of inde- thENCE TO AUGUSTA, pendents. Dr. and Mrs.)Chas. R. Fisher, of the Flint said the action w^as friendly School of Music of the Presbyterian on both sides. He added that the college leave tomorrow for Florida to books of the organization had beenfgpgnd very nearly all of the holidajs. submitted to the federal grand jury, T»jey wiil leave there in time to spend and full investigation of its affairs in- a day-and night in Augusta, Dr. Fisher vited by the members when the inqui- having been asked to give an organ rv \vas ins-tituted. ^recital in that city, on the occasion of ' We have no desire to violate the the installation of a new organ. The law,’’ said Mr. Flint, “and we want ist of January will find him and Mrs. to be enjoined from any act which Fisher in route home. mav be construed as an infraction.” j ♦ — — I MRS. JONES WOMAN OF UNSAVORY REPUTA-jWlLL SING. TION MAY NOT RECOVER CHIL-I Mrs. H. S. Bryan whose resignation DREN. las contralto in the Second Presbyteri- jan church choir was announce^d in the Special to The News. iNews several days ago, will continue Wilmington, Dec. ^20.—James E.'to sing until Feb. ast, when Mrs. Ew'ers, Esq., attorney for the Massa- Frank Jones will be secured to take chusetts Society for the Prevention I her place. IVirs. Jones has a beautiful of Cruelty to Children is in this city.voice, of the same lovely quality as gathering e-idence to show cause Miss May 0%tes’. She is a pupil of why that organization should not Mrs. Minnie wHston. Smith, and deligh- have to release the children of Mrs. fully exemplifies her comprehensive Guseie Greer, which are in the home instruction. in Boston. Mrs. Greer, whose reputa-i —— tion ait an underworld creature in MRS., M'CLUNG’S this citv is not savory, is in Boston MOTHER HERE. to recover her offspring.v She has m-, Mrs. W. H. Lithgow, df Danville, Ky., stituted habeas corpus proceedings, arrived in the city last night to spend The evidence to be garnered here some time with her daughter, Mrs. will very likely result in the society s j. W. McClung. Mrs. Lithgow was a retention of the two daughters, one Charlotte visitor last ye^h*, and is most of wbom is about 17 years of ag^i pleasantly remembered. United States Department of Agriculture t HQRJiAU WUUiJlS L. M'^ORE. Ctu«i V 3 .Co-- •'oi'sas; & w!Sff£ wSii ® ® r^; ^ mw; • report missing. Ap» irSuiT JS? ^ temperature lor pM 12 houw; ♦ THE WEATHER. ♦ Forecast for North Carolina. Rain tonight and Thursday: warmer tonight in interior. High northeast winds. Weather Conditions. The mairt feature of the weather map today is a marometric disturb ance central over Oklahoma this morn ing. It is exerting an influence over the Weather conditions of the South ern states, causing heavy rains, cloudy weather and high winds. A destructive storm is reported from Pensacola, Fla., the highest wind velocity being eighty miles per hour. Tho-^ind was blowing forty-eight miles per hour there, at 8 a. m. A difference between this state and Oklahoma, of an inch in barometric pressure, is resulting high winds over intervening territory. The indications are for rain in this vicinity tonight and Thursday, with somewhat warmer tonight. O. O. ATTO, Observer. Weather all Over the South. New Orleans, EteC. 20.—Forecast: Lojuisiana, tonight and Thursday gen erally fair, cooler tonight; moderate south to west winds. Arkansas, tonight fair, preceded by rain in northeast portion, colder; Thursday fair. Oklahoma, tonight fair, colder in east portion; Thursday fair. East Texas, tonight and Thursday fair; Might to moderate northwest winds. Georgia, rain tonight; Thursday fair in west potaion; brisk northeast winds. Alabama, fair in south portion to night: Thursday fair and colder. South Carolina, rain tonight and Thursday; warmer tonight in InteHor; j high northeast winds. I Florida, rain tonight, colder in ex treme northwest portion; Thursday rain except fair and colder in north west portion; brisk to high east winds becomind variable. Boys* Wagons Girls’ Tricycles Also Automobiles and Irish xMails We have them to sell and we will ^ sell them. SEE US before buying. WEDDINGTON HARDWARE COMPANY Twenty-Nine East Trade Street/ 65—PHONES—75 ♦ Mr. E. E. NewcQjrib Dies In Panama Special ♦ ♦ Mr. Albert F. Newcomb received a telegram this morning announcing the death at Christobal, Canal zone, Panr.ma, of his fathei’, Mr. George K. Nev.comb. The telegram contained no details of the death. The remains will beb rought to Washington, D. C., on the twenty ?seventh of the present month and the burial will* be in Ar lington cemetery. Mr. Newcomb was a citizen of Charlotte > for a number of years. He and his brother, Mr. John Henry New’comb, both of whom were na tives of New York state, cam^ to Charlotte in 1879. They put in operation the first bel lows factory Charlotte ever had, and which is still in operation. Mr. John Henry Newcomb died about 20 years ago. Mr. George Newcomb left Char lotte 15 yeara ago and went to Dan ville, Va. From there he moved to Washington. His health failed recent ly and be went to Panama, hoping to be benefitted. Deceased was an uncle of Mr. George Newcomb and Mrs. E. W. Benyhill, of this city. j S1.50 SUk Half Hose 75c Blacks and colors In Wilson Bros, best $1.50 pure thread Silk, with ^ lisle heel, toe and sole. ONE-FOURTH OFF ALL SWEATERS THIS WEEK John Davis Behind ; The Station Bars Patrolman R. H. McKnight this morning arrested John Davis, a negro who has been around the city a good while lately and who so far has not shown that he has any visible means of support. The officer made a richer haul than he had anticipated. Davis hft.ri on his person, concealed, a fine new Smith and Wesson* pistol. Ofllcer McKnight found him in the colored pool room on East Jrade street. Davis will probably be tried be fore Recorder Smith tomorrow morn ing on a charge of carrying concealed wea.pons. Men’s, Women’s and Children’s, the newest styles for Fall 1911. > SMART SHOWING FELT SLIPPERS Ladies’ and Misses’ $1.25 and $1.50. Men’s House Slippers, $1.50. X Indian and Bath Room Slippers $1.50 to $2.50^ LEATHER GOODS NOVELTIES Pockcii;tO '.o, Cards in Leather Cases, Bill Books, Whiskey Fl&sks, Clothes and Military Brusbes, Cc-athangers in Sets, Collar Bags and Boxes. Sox and Ties to match in leather cases. Port Folios, Traveling Bags and Suit Cases; $5.00 to $8.50 Sample Umbrellas, choice $4.^5; Walking Canes. Silk Muffler and Initial Handker chiefs, Silk Suspenders, Paris Garters in Holiday Boxes,*' toter- woven Sox, Ladies’ “Onyx” Silk Hose, 50c to $2.00 / Auto Dress Gloves $1 to $6; Suits for Boys $1.25 to $10.00; Overcoats for boys; special low price $2.50 to $7.50; Michaels-Stern Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats for Men: Shoes for all, $6.00 and $9.50; Nettleton Shoes, $5.00. H. C. Long Cov —The Ladies’ Aid Society of the, Westminister church will have a sale j of cakes, breadsand candies on Sat urday at the ifest Room on West j Trade street. - ,'v ; —Cotton receipts 244 bales at 8 1-2 cents as against 119 bales at 14 1-iJ cents iMt yeur-on thA oAma Job Dept Phone 1530