STATE GUARD UNITS GOOD CONDITION Engineers and Signal Cavalry* Corps Ready to Go For ward, Wilson Says. , Feb. 2.—The cavalry, en ' r’s ji.nrt signal corps of the North p ' 1 na national guard all are “in r‘lj ...oirtition and ready to go for work this year.” ac lietter 'var'1 a report of Maj. S. M s to Adjutant General J. Van B. )!!,;' imiight. n cavalry units a marked im n,..u has been noted in the man which the stables are run. the an,: condition of the horses and C>TP nt." the report reads. “This . •' V,. ii particularly' noticeable since -,|S ....,, fmm camp last summer. ;l" i'v those who were at the last en n; and saw the work that was ' really appreciate what a good Vsion these troops made on all 'r;lini, in contact with them. The the troops, cavalry, engineers 5iL-n;i: corps, was the subject of ' favorable comment, not only ' instructors on duty with from the camp authorities, »r irts'l' thrill. uiar army officers, the reserve the R. O. T. C., and the C. M. ,! " "wi,,, were in the camp at the T ' .r0 11;is been noted a very mark . j;l,|,rovi im’nt in the paper-work of 1 1 rt-'canization*. the rendering; of re 8 time and especially in the rntimi of payrolls. This is par " 'u.'ir!v true for the quarter juet end 11J '' \Vi payrolls for these organiza ’* ,'n<’ have been forwarded and this 1 „'nt ,,ne of them had to be re 1 ’ from the instructor’s office for '•ilrivction. This means that the men ’."jll'receive their pay in a reasonable vneth of time and it also shows that organization commanders thor "understand the preparation of new.rolls. Payrolls in the future -iiouM he easy and should, come In on pn„. correctly prepared. If this is ,(U11 it will help the drill attendance well as the spirit of the organiza tim ’lien don’t get their pay in a psoriatic length of time, they know i,lios,. fault it is. although they may r.... express themselves openly.” XF« YORK COTTON LETTER. XE\\- YORK, Feb. 2.—The cotton irkrt's improved tone which began tvstt-rdav continued throughout to Y'v's session with the exception of a -eactionarv feeling which began early iii'js morning in consequence of unex pectedly weak cables. A report came • rom London that Turkey had signed mare terms and that there Is less re sistance in the Ruhr in consequence of iiiminishing food supplies. These fea tures were taken by the bulls as lend ing a constructive outlook consequently Sunshine Laundry Camp Wash Ser vice. Call 1T2.-A.dv. R.W. DIXON K AMT ARY PLUMBING Wilmington, N. O. 117 South Front Street Phone 2296 ♦‘Always on the Job” they appeared in evidence as buyers, week-end figures were first construed as bearish but when traders reconsid ered that spinners’ takings must dl 'minlsh on account of supplies a rever 8gl_of sentiment by then was noted and had markets influence In the cloth and yarn markets there }a * slowing down of business as it is felt that prices have been moved up 100 rapidly. Sales of only 100,000 pieces of print cloths in Fall River this week denote the slackened demand. In worth street the price of goods is down to 10% cents for the basia con struction or % off from the high which more than corresponds with the lower price of cotton from the extreme highs based upon tonight’s forwardings from Liverpool to that market this week. Those favorable to the market believe that purchases should be made bn re actions and some who think the ad vance may have culminated in the re cent highs are of the opinion that sales on bulges are advisable. We favor purchases on reactions. ORVIS BROTHERS AND COMPANY. BRADSTREET’S REVIEW. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Bradstreet’s to morrow will say: Events of the week have been mainly favorable, this characterization at least covering fairly well most domestic happenings. Spring trade with jobbers At the larger cities has expanded, col lections are a little better, and indus try has kept up the fast pace previous ly noted. Relatively, most activity is noted in large eastern markets and in central and southern centers. Retail trade has, relatively speaking, tended to lag, which is only natural at this season, but still exceeds a year ago, and reports from the large markets were quite unanimous that January showed a big surge forward in jobbing and wholesale buying as compared with January a year ago, gains of 25 to 50 per cent, being instanced. Weekly bank clearings 57,025,243,000. «KW VOK.lv BU.l LIS. , NEW *ORK, Feb. 2.—All classes of bonds registered considerable gains in today’s market, foreign securities lead ing the advance in response to further marked improvement in exchange rates and more hopeful news from abroad. French 7%s and 8s closed higher and more than a score of active railroad mortgages closed higher, some of the leaders being Union Pacific 4s, Dela ware and Hudson refunding 4s, Illinois Central refunding 4s, Virginia Railway 6s and Central Paciflo 4s. Northern Pacific refunding 6s and Atchison ad justment 4s, stamped, were heavy. Sugar company liens made the best showing in the industrial group. Liberty 3%s dropped 10 cents on $100 but the other active United States gov ernment advanced 4 to 14 cents. Total sales, par value, were $11,673,000. DRY GOODS MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Cotton goods markets were steady today with the buying of finished goods more active than unfinished lines. Yarns were steady, sales of knitting yarns being more active. Silks were steady. New lines of fancy worsteds are being bought. Burlaps were irregular. Job bers reported a steady trade. COTTONSEED OIL. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Cottonseed oil advanced 6 to 8 points early on scat tered buying by commission houses and shorts, but later weakened under sell ing by refiners and local pressure, prompted by the easier ruling in lard. Final bids were 7 to 9 points net lower. Sales 9,400 barrels. Prime crude 10.00 asked; prime summer yellow spot 10.76: March 10.83; May 11.17; July 11.31, all bid. 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Offerings were con sidered light enough to suggest that the market had been pretty well liqui dated before the close of yesterday, and prices quickly turned firmer on covering and renewed reports of trade buying. Steadier late cables from Liv erpool aocompanied by rumors of a more favorable turn in near eastern affairs and the steadier tone of foreign exchange rates probably increased the disposition of recent sellers to coyer or replace long lines and there were comparatively few contracts for sale. The market consequently, responded quite readily to moderate buying or ders, .and while there were spurts of realising on renewed liquidation dur ing the afternoon the advance ext^hd ed to 27.65 for March and 27.45 for July during the afternoon. The supply of contracts seemed to Increase somewhat as the market approached the 28 cent level for May, and there may have been a little selling on the smaller spinners’ takigg for the week, but offerings were readily taken and last prices were within a point or 2 of the best. New crop positions were relatively quiet and seemSd to be held back by continued talk of new crop proportions erpool-jsaid the earlier declines there were due to a less active spot demand and further liquidation but that ral lies had followed on covering. jTL i if vr viuor March }.27 65 27.15 27.64 May .27.95 27.46 27.90 July .27.45 27.02 27.42 October .25.17 24.83" 25.07 December .24.80 24.55 24.77 * NEW ORLEANS COTTON. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2.—Covering of the recently created short interest was the dominating factor in making prices in the cotton market today. On Lie opening there was a break of 4 to 13 points but this was quickly replaced by a net advance which gradually was widened. Heaviest buying was met in the early afternoon and it put prices 16 to 36 points higher than the close of yesterday, Match rising to 27.44 af ter having traded as low as 26.93 a pound. On the close March stood at 27.38 with the list at net gains of 12 to 31 points. Covering by shorts appeared to be stimulated by reports of a very strong spot situation in the Interior and by favorable rumors from both Liverpool and, London, concerning the attitude of the Turks toward allied proposals. The opening decline was due to a poor Liverpool market and to further rains in the Western cotton belt. Around the middle of the day small recessions oc curred. of about 10 points, because the rather small mill takings, 217,000 bales for the week against 240,000 this week last year. October, the only really active new crop position lagged behind the old crop at the advance because of scores of messages from the belt, particularly the western portion to the effect that crop preparations were well advanced, and that the indications were a con siderable increase in the acreage. Oc tober was under no selling pressure but it did have the strength of old crop positions. High March .27.45 May ....27.42 July . 27.16 October .24.76 December . Dow 26.93 26.95 26.76 24.53 Close 27.37 27.35 27.11 24.71 24.46 I DAILY COTTON TABLE. Port Movement. New Orleans: Middling 27.62; receipts 4,004; exports 1,445; sales 1,308; stock 207,600. Galveston: Middling 27.85; receipts 3 988; exports 6,912; sales 2,266; stock 338,873. „„ .■ Mobile: Middling 27.50; receipts , 2; stock 10,002. Savannah: Middling 27.72; receipts 346- exports 550; sales 443; stock 69,885. Charleston: Receipts 566; stock 68, f^Wilmington: Middling 27.75; receipts 45; stock 19,247. Texas City: Receipts: 10; stock 15,998. Norfolk: Middling 27.88; receipts 1, 559; exports 2,200; sales 204; stock 99, 1 ^Baltimore: Stock 1,9 57. Boston: Middling 27.40; receipts 38; stock 9,057. Philadelphia—Stock 5,288. New York: Middling 27.76; exports 100: stock 70,269. Minor ports: Receipts 1,176; stock 9, 78Tptal todfly: Receipts 11,724; exports 11,207; stock 913.304. Total for week: Receipts 137,301; ex ports 132,822. „ . ^ Total for season: Receipts 4.600,40,; exports 3,292,158. Interior Movement. Houston: Middling 27.63; receipts 4, 057; shipments 4,000; sales 1,474; stock 285,985. Memphis: Middling 28.13; receipts 896; shipments 2,506; sales 1.800: stock 143,446. Augusta: Middling 27.98, receipts 849; shipments 1,400: sales 400; stock 68,063, St. Louis: Middling 28.00; receipts 3, 386; shipments 3,266; stock 13,720. Atlanta: Middling 28.00 Little Rock: Middling 27.b0; receipts 344; shipments 400; sales 583; Btock 53,022. Dallas: Middling 26.86; sales 272. Montgomery: Middling 27.81. Total today: Receipts 9,032; ship ments 1,560; sales 565,236. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Cattle: Receipts 4 000 fair active; beef steers and beef heifers 10 to 15 higher; spots mors on beef steers; killing quality plain; top yearlings 9.90 best matured steers 9.88; bulk beef steers 8.00 to 9.00; bapf cowl, canners and cutters strong: bulls weaj to 15 lower; other classes about steady; bulk canners 3.00 to 3.15; bulk bologna bulls around 4.50; few desirable heavy kind 4 65; beef hulls mostly 4.50 to 5 00- bulk veal calves to packers 10.00 to 12.86; shippers upward to 12.60; bulk beef heifers 6.00 to 7.00. Hogs: Receipts 49,800; closed weak around 25 lower; 200 to 225 pound aver ages off more;”bulk 140 to 180 pound averages 8.25 to 8.40; top 8.45 early; bulk 200 to 225 pound average 8.10 to 8 25- bulk 240 to 300 pound butchers 7*90' to 8.05; weighty packing sows 6 75 to 7 00; desirable 100 to 120 pound pigs mostly 7.75 to 8.00; estimated hold OVIheep-0° Receipts 8,000; fat lambs un even, generally steady; top 15.26 to shippers 15.10 to packers; bulk fat woSled lambs 14.50 to 15.10; clipped kind 12 00 to 12.50; summer shorn up to 13 00; practically' no yearlings or aged wethers offered;..Sheep Steady to strong; choice 114 pound ewes 8.00; two loads less desirable ewes 7.60; heavies generally 5.50 to 6.50; feeders quiet; around steady. JACKSONVILLE NAVAL STORES. JACKSONVILLE, Fla,, Feb. 2.—Tur pentine steady, 1.35; sales 3,661; receipts 220; shipments 1; stock 2Q..248, Rosin, firm; sales 2,286; receipts 1,229; shipments 122; stock 180,176. 8 Quote: B to G.4.60; H, 4.47% to 4.50; I 4 60- K, 4.55; M, 5.15 to 5.20; N, 6.55 tb 5 60; WG, 6.85 to 5.90; WW. 6.60 to 6.65. LIBERTY BO?iD PRICES * NEW YORK. Feb. 2.—Govern ment, bonds closed: Liberty 3%s, 101.45; first 4s, 98.10 bid; second 4s, 98.10; first 4%S, 98.48; second 4%s, 98.12; third 414s, 98.74; fourth 414s. 98.28; Uncalled victory 4%, 100.52; United States government 4%s, 99.93. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Cold, ways .pre diction, together with anticipated pas sage of the Lenroot farm credits bill through senate had strengthening ef fect today on yie wheat mafket. The close was firm as the same as yester day s finish to 10-8 higher. May 1.18 to 1.1814 and July 1.12% to 1.12%. Corn gained % to % to 1 cent and oats % to %. Provisions, closed 2 to 10 cents off. Open High Low Close WHEAT May . July . Sept. . CORN-r Alay ' . July . Sept. . OATS— May . July . Sept. . LARD— May . July . RIBS— May .. 1.17% 1.12 V* 1.09% .73% .73% .73% .44% .42% .41% 11.35 11.37 1.18% 1.12% 1.10 .73% .74% >74% .45% .42% .41% 11.37 11.42 1-17% 1.12% 1.09% •73% ■73% .73% • 44% ■42% .41 11.27 11.37 1.18 1.12% 1.09% .74% .73% .74% .44% •42 •*, .41 y 11.30 11.40 .10.85 10.86 10.82 10.85 SOUTHERN MILL STOCKS Quoted by R. S. DICKSON AND COMPANY Gastonia, N. C.—Greenville, 8. C. Corrected February :*, 1938, |Bid [Auk Acme Spinning Co. Arcadia Mills. American Spinning Co. Am. Yarn and Processing Co. Am. Yarn and Pro’ing pfd.... Anderson Cotton Mills . Arlington Cotton Mills. Aragon Cotton Mills S. C.).. Arcade Cotton Mills . Arrow Mills . Augusta Factory . Belton Cotton Mills. Belton Qptton Mills, pfd - Beaumont Mfg. Co. Bibb Mfg. Co. Brogon Mills . Clara Mfg. Co. Clifton Mfg. Co. .. Cabarrus Cotton Mills ........ Cabarrus Cotton Mills, pfd . . Chadwick-Hos. Co. (par $25.) Chadwick-Hos. Co., pfd .... Chiquola Mfg. Co. .. Chiquola Mfg. Co., pfd . Calhoun Mills . Cannon Mfg. Co. (par $10). . .. Clover Mills . Climax Spinning Co 116 300, 125 103 129 215 230 Crescent Spinning Co.\152 Columbus Mfg. Co. (Ga.). Converse, D. E. Co. Darlington Mfg. Co. Dixon Mills .. *. Drayton Mills . Dresden Cotton Mills .. . Dunean Mills 121 60 66 87 250 180 122 101 141 136 103 19 103 209 92 156 13 100 190 196 130 96 120 70 225 140 Dunean Mills, pfd .I 102 % Durham Hosiery pfd Durham Hosiery "B’ .. Eastern Mfg. Co.. Eagle and Phoenix (Ga.) Efird Mfg. Co. Enterprise Mfg. CO. (Ga.) Erwin Cotton Mills Co. Erwin Cotton Mills Co., pfd . Flint Mfg. Co. Gaffney Mfg. Co . Gibson Mfg. Co. ••••••••••• Globe Yarn Mills (N .C.) ... Gray Mfg. Co... Glenwood Cotton Mills . Gluck Mills.. ... Greenwood Cotton Mills ... Grendel Mills .. Grendel Mills, pfd. (par $50). Graniteville Mfg. Co.. Hamrick Mills .. 80 19 97 ' 140 147 85 116 103 165 94 105 62 220 125 131 190 124 47% 120 140 125 soi 105 131 251 97 126 88 124 145 106 200 211 183 100 235 144 86 20 101 151 95 106 96 69 250 136 130 104 m 225 100 125 100 229 135 109 250 100 180 235 140 98 100 165 140 90 275 100 133 127 85 100 200 100 100 92 112 170 135 117 96 123 204 100 150 148 99 126 115 60 125 130 87 72 176 183 119 99 131 164 152 101 129 118 64 86 Hanes. P. H. kbiiuhb lu..... Hanes. P. H. Knitting Co., pfi Henrietta Pfd. .;a*‘v***1 Hillside Cotton Mills (Ga.) .. Hunter Mfgr. Co., 7 pet pfd .. Inman Mills . . *—_. Inman Mills, pfd .. Jennings Cotton Mill ........ Judson Mills ... ..* • • * * Judson Mills, pfd .. King, Jno. P. Mfg. Co. Lancaster Cotton Mills . Limestone Mills . Linford Mills . Lola Mfg. Co. . Locke Cotton Mills Co. Laurens Cotton Mills . Marlboro Cotton Mills . Mills Mill .. Mills Mill, pfd • • ■ • .. Monarch Mills, (S. C.) . Mollohon Mfg. Co..... Musgrove Cotton Mills . Myers Mill . Myrtle Mills .. •••. National Yarn Mills .. Newberry Cotton Mills . Orr Cotton Mills .. Orr Cotton Mills, pfd. Parkdale M1113 . Paoolet Mfg. Co. .. Pacolet Mfg. Co. pfd. Pelzer Mfg. Co. .. Piedmont Mfg. Co. (Sk C.J .. Perfection Spinning Co. Poe., F. W. Mfg. Co. Poinsett Mills .. Priscilla Spinning Co. ... Ranlo Mfg. Co. . Rex Spinning Co. .. .. Rex Spinning Co. Pray...... Riverside Mills (par 312.60).. Riverside and Dan River • ■; • Riverside and Dan River, pfd Rowan Cotton Mills Co. .. Roanoke Mills, 1st pfd . Roanoke Mills, 2nd pfd .. Rosemary pfd . . Rhyne-Houser Mfg. Co. . Saxon Mills . . • • • ■ Seminole Cotton Mills Co. Sibley Mfg. (Ga.) . Spartan Mills .. Sterling Spinning Co. Superior Yaj-n Mills ■■■■ Toxaway Mills, (par 325.00).. Union Buffalo Mills • •Union Buafflo Mills, lst.p^a Union Buffalo Mills, 2nd pfd Vietor-Monaghan Co. •••••• Vlctor-Monaghan Co. pra. Victory Yarn Mills Co. - Victory 8 per cent, pfd - Ware Shoals Mfg. Co. Watts Mills, 1st pfd . Watts Mills, 2nd pfd . Winget Yarn Mills Co. Wiscassett Mills Co. . Williamston Mills ... • -- Woodside Cotton Mills .... Woodside Cotton Mills pfd Woodruff" Cotton Mills .... The stocks Quoted above represent prices at which we have buyers, and prices at which we can sell. -A-ll Quota tions subject to change without notice. When interested-in buying or selling any stetks not Included In this list, write or wtro us for prices. _ Stocks snd bonds bought and sold In all markets. . , Yours very truly, R. S. DICKSON AND COMPANY, By .. 11% 321 104 112 101 100 115 64 170 101 88 10% 310 102 103 103 99 99 98 110 102 59 168 132 98 36 71 93 48% 116 110 96 100 190 92 no 77 150 185 . 1251 130 92193% 170 180 94% 49% 117 100 100 SUGAR AND COFFEE. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Spot coffee un changed; Rio 7s 12% to 12%; Santos 4s L5% to 16. . ‘ . Raw sugar strong and active; apot Cubas 5.53 for centrifugal. Refined sugar firmer; fin# granulated 6.80 to r.oo. . , . SEA ISLAND COTTON PRICES, SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 2.—Sea Island market quiet and steady; extra choice 87%; shipments 25«;. stock #02; crop Jnt sight- 1,893.. STOCKS NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Encouraged by several construction developments, in cluding a further . brisk recovery in foreign exchange and foreign bonds and higher prices for steel products, Mid-Continent crude oil and sugar, speculators had little difficulty in bid dins up prices In today’s stock market The demand embraced very nearly all .aebtiohs of the list but was most ef fective in the steel equipments, oils, sugars and food specialties. Railroad shares also made marked progress but -the gains were less extensive than ;th«se .in the Industrial group. Thetfe were a few isolated weak spots, notably Allies Chalmers pre ferred, "Soo” preferred^ Virginia Caro lina Chemical and Brooklyn Union Gas. United States, Crucible, Gulf States and Republic Steels moved up. Buying of this group was stimulated by the announcement of higher prices for tubes and the predictions of additional Increases by Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. Baldwin was of the most active of the standard industrials and other equipments improved in sympathy. Squeezing of the recent short inter ests In Fisher Body was reflected in a jump in that stock of 12% to 165. Oils were heavily bought, some of the lead ers being Pan-American “A” and “B” California-, Petroleum, Phillips Petro leum and Royal Dutch. American Beet Sugar led the advance in those shares. Some of the other industrial strong SDOts included Associated Dr. Goods. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, Postum Cereal, Nash Motors and United Retail stores, all up 2 to 3 points. Foreign exchanges were strong. De mand sterling sold around 4.67; French francs* gained 32 points to 6.24 cents, and Belgian francs were up 36 points at 5.47%. German marks were quoted at .0027 cents. Day’s total sales 836,000 shares. Twenty Industrials averaged 98.70; net gain .99. High 1922, 99.42; low 96.96. Twenty railroads averaged 86.63; net gain .66. High 1923, 87.20; low 84.S3. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. N a m e. Highl Lovy Last Allied Chem. and Dye Am. Beet Sugar .. American Can ... Am. Car and Foundry Am. H. and L. p£d Am. Inter. Corp. . Am. Locomotive . . Am. Linseed. Am. Smelt, and Ref. American Sugar .. Am. Tel. and Tel .. Am. Woolen - Anaconda Copper . Atoh. T. and Santa Fe Atl., Gulf an* W. I. Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel, B. Canadian Paoific . Central Leather .. Chandler Motor ... Chesapeake and Ohio Chic. Mil. and St. P. Chic. Rock I. and P. Chile Copper . Coca Cola. Consolidated Gas . . Consolidated Textile Cosden and Company Corn Product#. Crucible Steel . Cuban Am. Sugar .. Cuba Cane Sugar .. Erie... Famous P.-Lasky .. General Asphalt .... General Blectrfcc .... General Motors .... Great Northern pfd Gulf States Steel . . Inspiration Copper , Inter. Harvester . .. Inter. Mer.' Mar. pfd International Paper Kennecott Copper .. Louisville and Nash. Middle States Oil .. Midvale Steel . Mo. K. and T. (new) Mo. Pacific.. New York Central N. Y., N. H. and H. Morfollr and Western 74% 39 y, 83 179 68 2614 123% 32% 68% 78% 122% 95% 47% .101% 20 133% 47% 62% 143% 70% 65% 75 23% 34% 29% 75% 110% 11% 55 133% 72% 27 14% 12 86 44% 190 13% 74% 84 34 90% 40% 51 36% 131 11% 27% 15% 17% 95 22 113% 74 38% 82% 179 68 25% 123 31% 57 77% 121% 95% 47% 101% 19% 131% 46% 61% 152% 70% 64%, 74% 23% 34% 29% 73% 108% 11 54% 130 71% 25% 13% 11% 84% 43 188 13% 74% 82% 33% 90 40 51 36% 131 11% 27% 15% 17 94% 21% 113% 74 39% 82% 179 68 25% 123 32% 58 78% 122% 95 % 47% 101% 20 133% 47% 62 142% 70% 64% 74% 28% 34% 29% 74 110% 11% 54% 133% 72% 26% 14% 11% 86 43% 188% 13% 74% 83% 34 90% 40% 51 36% 131 11% 2T% 15% 17% 94% 21 ¥ 113% Northern Pacino . Okla. Prod, and Ref. . . Pacific Oil . Pan-Am. Petroleum .. Pennsylvania.. • ■ Pure Oil . Reading. Republic I. and Steel Reynolds Tobacoo B. Royal Dutch, N. T. St. L. and' San Fran. . . Seaboard Air Line pfd Sears Roebuck . Sinclair Oil . Southern Pacific - Southern Ry Southern Ry. Pfd ... - - “11 Standard Oil of Cal. .. Standard Oil of N. J. .. Studebaker . Tennessee Copper . ... Texas Company. Texas and Pacifio Tobacco Products, A. Union Pacific. United Frtflt. United Retail' Stores .. U. S. Ind. Alcohol - U. S. Rubber. U. S. Steel . Utah Copper . Virginia Caro. Chem. Western Union. Westlnghouse Elec. .. 75% 2% 43 87 % 46 27% 77 47% 65 46 23% 10% 9oy4 29 66£ 66 _ 39% 115 11% 47% 22% 79% 137% 159% 65 64% 67% 104% 62% 21 112 62% 75% 2% 44% 89 1 46% 28 77% 48% 65% 47 24 10% 86% 32% 91% I 30 68 57% 40% 115% 11% 48 22% 79% 137% 160 67 65 % 68% 105% 63 22% 113 62% NEW YORK BONDS. Fore^n Bond*. Argentine 7s . Domin. of Canada 5%s, 1929 .... 101% French Republic 7%s .. 90% Kingdom of Belgium 7%s . 97% Kingdom of Denmark 6s. 97 Swiss Confederation 8s .. }l» Un. King of G. B. and I. ,6%l, 1937 103% U. S. of Brazil 8s. 94% U. S. of Mexico 6s .••• 50 Railway and Miscellaneous Bonds American Agric. Chem. 7%s American Smelt, and Ref. 6» American Sugar 6s ■■. American Tel. and Tel. cv. 6 Atchison gen. 4s •• •• •• •• Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s .. Baltimore and Ohio cv. 4%s 104% 90% 102% 114% 89% 88 79% Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s . 93% Central of Georgia «s Central Leather 5s ... Chesapeake and Ohio cv. 5s - Chicago. B. and Quincy ref. 5a .. Chic., Mil and St. P. cv. 4%s .... Chic., R. I. and Pac. ref. 4a - Chile Copper 8» .. Colorado and Southern ref. 4%s.. Erie gen. 4* ..■■■■■. Goodyear Tire 8s, 1931 . Illinois Central ref. 4s .. Int. Mer. Marine 6s Ka'ns. City Southern ref. 5s 100 98% 84% 99% 65% 79% 99% 84% 45% 102 86% SS» 85% 98 Tda-gett and Myers 6s. Louisville and Nash. ref. 6%s .. 103% Mexican Petroleum 8s ......-107% Mo. Kan. and Tex. pr. lien 5s .. 81% Missouri Pac. gen. 'ts . 60% New York Central deb. 6s .. 103% Norfolk and Western cv. 6s-113% Northern Pacific 4s . Pennsylvania gen. 5s . Reading gen. 4s -- St I* and San Fran. adj. 6s ... Seaboard Air Line con. 6s . Southern Pacific cv. 4s . Southern Railway Bei .. Southern Railway «%s . Union Pacific 4s . 93% U. S. Steel 6s . 102% Wabash 1st os - --- 98% Wilson and Co. 7%s . Seaboard Air Line.5a . ^8 Southern Railway 4s .., 67% 86 100 86% 77% 60 si 92% 95% 101% Sunshine Laundry Damp Wash Ser vice. Call 172.—Adv. Orton B. & L. Association's new leries Is going with a rush. Get your i ihare stoday.—Adv. U. S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 3, 1923. Meteorological data ror me 24 hours ending at 3 p. m. yesterday.) ' Humidity Record Dry Wet Relative bulb nulb humidity ;»mc. temp. per cent 8:00 a. m. 59 5S 92 12:00 noon. 74 67 69 8:00 p. m. 63 ^ 60 85 Tempeaature: Maximum, 76; mini mum. 58; mean, 67. Rainfall: Total for the day, .00; total since first of the month, .00. Sun rise^ .7:08 a. m. Sun sets .5:44 p. m. Tide Tahiti High Wilmington .11:16 a.m. “ ..11:35 p.m. Masonboro Iniet .. 8:46 a.m. “ " .. 9:08 p.m. Low 6:18 a.m. 6:50 p.m. 2 :46 a.m. 3:18 p.m. Stage of river fct Vajeffe rille at 8 a. m. yesterday 14.6 feet. WEATHER BUltEAl HEt'OltTS. •TATXeWS— Teunerature: to Asheville ....cloudy Atlanta....clear Birmingham ...cldy Boston ... 1.. .cloudy Charleston.clear Charlotte ...pt cldy Jacksonville ...clear Memphis .rain N. Orleans .. .pt cldy New York .rain Raleigh .cloudy Savannah.clear St. Louis .rain Washington -rain S ►» a* 51 £ •1 ts 3S 0 o S* qOt i £ * 72 70 76 40 74 74 78 68 80 44 70 74 46 46 50 60 34 60 62 62 64 66 34 58 62 32 38 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.42 ' .00 .00 .00 .oo; .01 .02 HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT. 30 35 91 8,876 Comparisons are to actual dates, not to' close of corresponding weeks. In thus, bales. In sight for week .. 141 do same 7 days last year ...... 137 do same 7 days year before .. -is do for the month . do same date last year . do same date year before . .. do same date last year . . ..8,Oo7 do same date.year before -7,63e Port receipts for season .4,tuu do same date last year do same date year before last ..4,-26 Overland to Mills and Canada for do same date last year.1.133 do same date . year before ••••138 Southern mill takings for season. .2,839 do same date last year ■ • •.3,63d do same date year before ,.l,»al Interior stocks in excess of bep tempber 1st . do last year . Foreign exports for week . do same 7 days last year . 133 do same 7 days year before .... 307 do same date last year .3,464 do same date year before ......3,01o Northern Spinners takings and Canada for week ----. do same 7 days last year . - do for season .......-•••. -do to same date last year.1,712 Statement of r Spinners’ Takings of American ' Cotton Throughout the World. This week • ■ • • .-. oJA Same 7 days last year . 240 Same 7 days year before . Total since September 1 . ,’"{5 Same date last year .. cjamfl date year before .. ^Statement of World’s Visible Supply. Total visible this week .4,744 do same date last year ..6,00 - do same date year before -•••■■6,371 Of this the total Am. this week..3,111 ■do last week . do last year . All other kinds this week .Hin do year before .,.j.tso Visible in the U. 8^ this week . . . .1.307 do this date last year • • • ■ IT,’,:2’371 Visible in other countries this2>93(. r6thi«‘ date' 'last year .3,633 Everybody’s doins it! What? Cer ( tainly' They're subscribing to the new series of the Orton B. & U Association. —Adv. RED cross mattresses ISOLD BY w. MUNROE & CO, furniture I 15 8. Front St. 1 „trv Wortb AImtip Insurance % - tty* rHAhi ’ALU ' 1 ^/NOTOt1 Transfei^Day or Nl^cht Service CITY TAXICAB COMPANY Phone 15 Shipping News VESSELS IV PORT Str. Javary (Am.), 756 tons, C. D. Maf ltt and Company. Str. Lake Fannin (Am.), 1,637 tons, r'apt. T. W. Dow, Clyde Steamship com pany. Schr. City of Baltimore (Am.), 286 ions, C. D. Maffitt and Company. Str. Java** from Jersey City, N. J„ with cement consigned to W. B. Thorpe md Company. Str. Lake Fannin from New York with general cargo of merchandise for local and ‘nterior distribution. SAILED Str. Polarine, Capt. A. C. Shermuller. in ballast for Baton Gouge, La. Wilmington Markets NAVAL. STORES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE—Nothin* <50* ! Ins. 1 ROSIN—Nothing doing. ' PINE TAR—Per gallon 15c. PINE TAR—In country pine barrel* ►„.60. CRUDE TURPENTINE—Virgin and yellow dip 55.25; scrape 51.2V PBOPGC& CORN—J1.10 Is. BEEF—6c to 8c. VEAL—7 c to 9c. PIG PORK—Small ptg* 12c Incorporated ) Spanish, farmers' ai ock. Market Irm. $2.25 per bushel. ?• Virginias, Farmers stoik Market firm. Fancy Jumboes—7He per lb. ■ Prime Jumboes—6He per lb. Virginia Runners—Second grads 6o ; ^Virginia Runners—Second grade 5’HfJ . per lb. Shelling Stock—5Hc Per lb. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. i NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Foreign ex ihanges irregular. Quotations in cents:, Jreat Britain, demand 4.67; cables; 1.67H; 60-day bills on banks 4-64 16-16; France, demand 6.24; cables 6.24H; .. Italy, demand 4.81 H; cables 4.82; Bel-A Hum, demand 5.47H; cables 5A8; Ger nany, demand .0027HI cables .0028;: aolland, demand 39.30; cables 38.37; r Morway, demand 18.52; Sweden, demand * !6.40; Denmark, demand 18.49; Switzer- .. and demand 18.76; Spain, demand L5 68; Greece, demand 1.22; Poland, de mand .0026H; Czecho Slovakia, demand 2.92; Argentine, demand 37.12; Brazil, iemand 11.55; Montreal 99 29-32. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb. 2.—Call money iasier; high 4%; low 4%: ruling rate [%■ closing bid 4%; offered at 6; last can 4%; call loans against acceptances 1H- time loans Arm; mixed collateral iO to 90 days 4%; four to six months ,prime commercial paper 4H to 4%. We pay you money while you are laving. Subscribe to our new series. Irton Building and Doan Association— Vdv. Strong, safe, conservative—The Or on B. & L Association. Get in the lew series today.—Adv. HARDWARE BLAKE- BROWN CO. 129 Princess Street i ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Phone 232 r Sunday Schedule of Steamer Wilmington Lv. Wilmington .. ;9x30 A. M. Lv. Southport .2:30 P. M. PARK SUNDAYS SI.00 ROUND TRIP Special Rates to Parties on Week Days W. C. MANSON MANAGER Lewis L. Merritt CIVIL ENGINEER No. 30 Odd Fellows' Building Wilmington, N. C. COAL "FSoi?E I8»_ BCILDlbSt’ SUPPLIES w. B. THORPE & CO. sv Tax Exempt Preferred Shocks Paying from 7% to 8% Why be content with a lower rate of interest when we can invest for you any amount from $100 and upward in pre ferred stocks of well managed and successful North Caro lina corporations paying from 7 to 8 per cent, viz: Hunter Mfg. & Commission Co. 7 per cent preferred. ’ Tidewater Power Co., 8 per cent Preferred. Stonecutter Mills Co., T per cent Preferred. Rosemary Mfg. Co. 7H per cent Preferred. Dividends on all of the above are earned by a large^ margin of safety, and they are free from Federal, State, County and City Taxation^ ..... Healers in High Grade Bonds and Preferred StocKs. C. P. BOLLES & CO. Telephone No. 26 606 Murchison Bldg.