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BY WILLIAM H. BERNARD.
WILVIXGTOS. N. C.
Wednesday AIorxixo, Oct. 25.
WHY MOSEY IS SCARCE.
Yesterday we published an ex
tract from an address by U. S.
Treasurer Roberts at the meeting of
Pennsylvania bankers in Scranton.
Treasurer Roberts is a gold man
and spoke from a gold standpoint,
even while discussing the defects of
the present currency system. lie
referred to the scarcity at times of
currency and gave a hint to the
national banks that they could do
much in emergencies to relieve the
stringency by issuing more notes,
even as a matter of accommodation
if not of profit, and intimated that
this might have a tendency to re
move some of the prejudice against
the national bank system. There
maybe and doubtless are individual
banks and bankers that do things as
a matter of accommodation to others,
bnt it would be rather too much to
expect the banks generally to issue
more notes than they might find
profitable as a matter of conve-
nience to grain buyers or cotton
buyers or to grain growers or cotton
growers. The banks are in busi
ness for the profit there is in it and
not for the accommodation of any
one or of any class.
All the gold advocates, however,
have not as high an opinion as
Treasurer Roberts of the utility or
effectiveness of the national banks
as currency furnishers. The Ne w
York Sun, for instance, a very able
paper when it does not permit its
partisan rancor to run away with its
sense or better judgment. While a
zealot on the gold question it con
tends that all paper currency should
be issued by the Federal Govern
ment, and is doggedly opposed to
retiring from circulation the green
backs outstanding, but favors issuing
more when more is needed to meet
the demands of trade.
The Richmond Times is a gold
standard paper, which differs from
the Sun in being as much opposed
to the greenbacks as the Sun is in
favor of them, and argues as zeal
ously for retiring and cancelling
them as the Sun does against it.
We cite these instances to show how
opinions differ on the currency
" question even in the gold camp.
The Sun' solution ' of the cur
rency scarcity is to issue more green
backs; the solution of the Times is
to get the greenbacks out of the
way, cease looking to the national
banks to do something which they
will not do, and let down the Car
riers so that State banks can enter
the field and do what is necessary to
be done. In a recent issue account
ing for the scarcity of money, and
pointing out the way to relieve it,
the Times says:
"The business men of Richmond say
the banks are calling them oa their
loans and charging them higher rates
of interest for what they lend. The
business men all over the country say
the same thing. If you go to a bank to
borrow money you will be told that
money is so tight it is doubtful whether
you can eet what von want
-Free coiners taunt us with this and
ask as how we explain it. If free coin
thin they would need no
lhey could explain it
way above paf and in always fluct
uating in value. If they purchase
to day at ISO and issue currency,
the demand for currency will be over
as soon as the crops are moved, and
then they will want to retire what
they hare issued. But the demand
for bonds will then be over also and
they will hare to . sell their bonds
at a loss. They stand aside,, therefore,
and see the country suffer rather than
throw themselves in the breach, and
they are very sensible in doing so.
But if banking were free, so that
each bank could put out its notes as
there was a need for them, the banks
would issue all that was wanted in
stringencies, like the present, and
take them in when the stringency
was over.
All this talk about silver men ig
norantly or wilfully misunderstand
ing or misrepresenting the situation
is rather far-fetched, for if we had
free silver we would have no such
dearth of currency as .we have now,
for while there was a demand for it
silver would go to the mints and
from the mints into circulation, and
it or the certificates that represent
ed it, as a matter of convenience,
would flow West and South to help
move the crops. It would not onlj
do that (and this onght to make the
advocates of State banks also advo
cates of free silver), but it would
facilitate the establishment of State
banks if the impeding laws were
repealed, for it would add to the
volume of metallic money which
the banks could use as a redemp
tion fund, and this would create a
use and demand for many millions
of dollars of silver. The Western
farmers and the Southern farmers
are not sticklers for gold, or gold
worshippers, and would gladly use
the notes issued on a silver basis
and accept silver dollars in ex
change for them if they wished to
convert them into coin.
While the .Times is off on the sil
ver question, it is sound on the State
bank system, and eminently correct
when it insists on this as the effec
tive solution of the question how to
provide for a system that will give
the country a flexible currency, pre-'
vent this annually recurring dearth
in the West and the South, and thus
make the West and the South inde
pendent of the Eastern banks and
independent of the U. S?Treasu7,
upon which the banks rely when
they get in a pinch. With such a
system of banks of issue, using
such banking assets as they could
command, and under such salutary
provisions and limitations as would
prevent "wild cat" methods, there
would be no scarcity of currency, for
every State could and would supply
all it needed, without depending
upon the banks of other States or
appealing to the Treasury of the
United States, which cannot always
help. ,
The article of the Times is some
what like a certain kind of sheep
found in Egypt and in portions of
Asia whose tail is the most valuable
part of it, because most highly
prized by people who are fond of
mutton.
TO BE TAKEN WITH RESERVE.
As might hare been expected the
reports we get from South Africa
bring accounts of British victories
over the Boers, one of the remark
able features of which is the large
number of Boers killed and wounded
in comparison with the killed and
wounded on the British side, not
withstanding the fact that the Boers
are conceded to be fine marksmen,
and stubborn fighters. The disposi
tion seems to be to minimize the
British casualties and exaggerate the
casualties on the other side, which
can be easily done, as the blue -pencil
censor is at his post and the re
ports of battles and progress come
through British hands.
Another reason why due allow
ance should be made for the reports
that reach na is the great distance
between places and the difficulty of
quickly transmitting news, because
of the tearing up of railroads and
the cutting of telegraph wires, both
of. which have been largely done by
the Boers. For these and other
reasons the reported great victories
for the British and the disposition
shown by some of the leading Boers
to ' unconditionally surrender,"
must, as one of the dispatches says,
"be taken with reserve."
We have no doubt whatever that
the British will ultimately triumph
because it is a fight of a giant
against a weakling in everything
bnt valor, stimulated by the con
sciousness that the issue is to be
self rule or absorption by the in
vader. J. hat s wnac to be van
quished, or unconditional surrender
means.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
AN OVERSHADOWING QUESTION.
Hon. F. M. Simmons is candid
enough to admit that he would like
to bo elected U. S. Senator to suc
ceed Marion Butler but thinks it is
somewhat premature to be discuss
ing that matter, and that there are
questions which, at present over
shadow the question as to who shall
be our next Senator. A letter from
him appears in the Asheville Citizen
from which the following is an ex
tract: "But there' is n6w pending before
the people a question which over
shadows the'question of who shall fill
this office, or any office, and ail offices,
upon which depends in a very large
degree, toe luiure peace ana pros
perity of the State and until
that question is settled, there
should b9 no dividing or distracting
scramble over this office. To the sue
cess of this great and beneficent meas
ure I shall devole all of such time as I
can spare from what is to me the ne
cessary work of making a living, and
leave the people to make their own se
lection of a Senator and in such man
ner as they may think wise and pro
per."
There are a
ers could
explanation
themselves.
fly?uId "a111" fall they
would find the same state of facts, and
if they would go back fall by fall for
thirty five years, they would find the
Th fa- istin each fall.
The reason for it is that in the fall of
the year the cotton crop of the south
and the gram crops of the west are to
be marketed and the money of the
fPf Ued for by the south and
the west to move these crops. It will
fwotn. inT center
two months. It is a little worse this
year than usual, because the business
of the country is more active than "
ever waa Arr.j; "
- - 1 MiuK more money I a " " w
tnererore, and the government, under I her house on the telescope plan
V. V WUUVJ AW
FOB HOME CONSUMPTION.
The frequency with which that
cable dispatch from Gen Otis comes
announcing a message from Agui
naldo, or some other Philippine
celebrity, with a request for a con
ference justifies the suspicion that
these dispatches are intended' for
home consumption in the States
where elections are pending and
tL. TL?1? ,
wucie tuu irnuippine racket is an
issue in politics. The dispatch pub
lished yesterday is substantially a
reiteration of one that was sent a
few weeks ago, and has been re
peated three or four times since.
The last published imparts the in
formation that the conference was
sought "to arrange the difficulties
connected with a delivery of Spanish
prisoners" and "to discuss a matter
of a particular character," the infer
ence from which is that the discour
aged Filipinos are contemplating
throwing up the sponge, and want
to make the best terms they can.
But perhaps Aguinaldo has heard
of that alleged proposition by one
of his generals to bag him and de
liver him to General Otia for the
small consideration of $500,000, and
is playing this ruse to gain time so
he can have that fellow corralled
and assassinated, as he is said to
have done a short while ago with
that other general whom he sus
pected of having designs upon him.
Whether there be any truth in
these dispatches or not, if they had
not been substantially reiterated so
often, and if there were no elec
tions pending in this country, a lit
tle more importance might be at
tached to them, but as it is they are
at least liable to the suspicion of
having been put up for home con
sumption. Miss Ella Ewing, of Missouri,
who believes in comfort, has had a
house built to comport with her size.
Miss Ella is eight feet four inches
tall, and still growing. She has
had a house built with doors ten
feet high and windows and ceilings
proportionately high. If she keeps
on growing she will have to hnild
number of honorable"
able and deserving gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned in this
connection. From what we know
of them, we feel safe in the predic
tion that there will be no unseemly
scramble for that position, and also
which ever one of these be chosen,
he will be a decided improrement on
Marion Butler.
Newton Enterprise: The walnut
crop this year is, we understand, very
short and what can be gathered are in
demand.
Qoldsboro Arqus: The Argus
regrets to chronicle the death of the
estimable wife of our venerable friend
Mr. Isham R. Faison, which occurred
Sunday evening, at their home in
Faison.
Webster's Weekly: There are
six men in Kociringnam county jail
charged with capital offences. Out of
this number there is only one white
man, A. O. Flynn. He is charged
with the killing of his brother,- Joe
UUJy Flynn.
Oxford Ledger: On Wednesday
we heard one of the progressive farm
ers of this county remark that if any
one would take his tobacco crop, not a
pound of which had been sold, pay for
the hire of one hand at $6 per month.
taxes and fertilizer bill, he could have
the tobacco strip. Verily, the farmers
of Granville are in a bad row of
stumps this year as the tobacco trust
has at last got them by the nape of the
neck.
Raleigh Post: George W. Jus
tice, an attorney from Asheville, who.
it will be recalled, was arrested here
while the General Assembly was in
session, on the charge of stealing law
books from the office of the clerk of
the court of "Wake county, attempted
to commit suicide by taking laudanum
a few days since at Marietta, Ga. The
case against Mr. Justice is now on the
criminal docket of Wake Superior
Court, and an unsuccessful attempt
was made to secure his extradition at
the September term of court, so that
he could be placed on trial. Mr. Jus
tice is under a $50 bond, which was
guaranteed by State Senator Franks
Mr. Justice went to Marietta about
two months ago from Anniston, Ala.,
where his family is now residing.
He intended to begin the practice of
law in Marietta, but had been ham-
iered by an attack of malarial fever.
t is the general presumntion that Mr.
Justice grew despondent because of
his illness.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr. W.
W. Freeman, after an illness dating
from July 4th last, and during which
little hope was entertained for his re
covery, quietly passed away at his
residence on Haymount Sunday morn
ing. A search of the prisoner in
jau yesieraay aiternoon resulted in
the finding of another file, this lime
an extra large one, on the person of
Eddie Johnson, the leader of the gang
, whose contemplated escape was frus
trated by Deputy Sheriff Moneghan
last Tuesday. Johnson who was ar
rested here circus day, is no doubt
a professional jail breaker as well
as all round crook, and his part
ner, Alf. Williams, who was also
arrrested that day, but recently liber
ated on bond, is thought be resposible
for the presence of these implements
in jail. Though he has not been seen
since he was turned out, the authori
ties have little doubt but that he is in
communication with Johnson by some
means or oiner. About every
day a queer procession is seen coming
up Gillespie street. The central fig
ure is a little sand hill steer, not much
larger than a goat, hitched to a di
lapidated miniature cart, on which
is piled a few sticks of black jack.
Following in the wake of the little
bull yearling, which crawls along un
guided with his load, is a tall, raw
boned, sallow complected white man,
his wife and five children, all as yel
low as pumpkins and as solemn as
owls. Thus they come to town almost
every day, dispose of the wood for 15
or 20 cems, and take their departure
as they had come. The man's name is
Butler, and he lives in the sand hills
somewhere between here and Hope
Mills. His only visible means of sup
port is what the little steer, assisted by
the whole family, brings to town once
a day.
PERSPIRATION ESSENTIAL.
Bvca If Excessive ft la a. Cditi
to Be Song-lit. ;
Perspiration Is "essential to health,
writes Edward B. Warman In . The
Ladies' Home Journal. A person In
good health never suffers from the
heat or the cold unless unduly exposed.
One may be Inconvenienced by ex
cessive perspiration, but It Is a condi
tion of health rather to be sought than
to be avoided. Too much of a good
thing, however, is not desirable. Prop
er care of the body, proper diet, prop
er exercise, with proper bathing, will
.produce the normal condition, In which
condition the heat will not oppress
any one. Let me especially caution
against too sudden checking of per
spiration. Millions of canals or tubes
from the inner part of the body open
their little mouths at the surface, and
through these channels, as ceaseless as
the flow of time, a fluid containing the
wastes and impurities of the system Is
passing outward and is emptied out of
the skin. This fluid must have exit or
we die in a few hours. If it does not
have vent at the. surface of the body, it
must have some Internal escape. Na
ture abhors shocks as she does a vacu
um. Heat distends the mouths of these
ducts and promotes a larger and more
rapid flow of the contained fluid. On
the other hand, cold contracts them,
and the fluid is at first arrested, then
dammed np, and then It rebounds. If
these mouths are gradually closed, na
ture has time to adapt herself .to the
circumstances by opening her chan
nels Into the great internal waterways
of the body, and no harm follows;
hence the safety and wisdom of cool
ing off slowly after any exertion and
the danger of cooling off rapidly under
the same circumstances. Encourage
perspiration under proper conditions
and with proper precautions. Always
keep the surface of the body warm
and clean, and at the end of the season
you will be mentally, morally and
physically sound.
Tbree Bladed Cultivator.
The utility of this implement Is so
manifest that it must sureIyDe covet
ed by every up to date gardener. The
shank's and blades are all steel and
. Bovr to Trefct Camned Goods.
- When ready to use, open the can two
covered for that time.5 This will often
dissipate the close, "tinny" taste so
often noticed In canned goods. In using
peas, asparagus or any canned vege
table, drain and throw away all the
liquor. Cover the vegetable with cold
water and let stand for at least half an
hour. Drain and beat over hot water,
adding a bit of butter and seasoning to
taste. Always empty cans as : soon as
opened. The majority of the cases of
poisoning from canned goods occur
through neglect of this precaution.
The best of wom
en may be the worst
of sufferers. Dis
ease is ho respecter'
of persons. Thei
regular periodic-J
al suffering of
many worn-!
en is -calcu-
lated as aggregating;
ten years 1
of the!
thirty
between
fifteen
and
forty- j
five. ;
Such a
tax of
pain and
time is utter-,1
ly unneces- '
sary.
In all "cases ',
the suffer-!
ines of wom
en due to irregularity and like causes
may be alleviated, and in most cases
they maybe completely cured by the,
use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, i
This wonderful medicine is not a cure-1
all, but a specific remedy for diseases
affecting the delicate womanly organs. ,
It cures, completely, irregularity, ulcer-,
ation, inflammation and female weakness :
and. gives the enfeebled organs health 1
and vigor.
Mrs. W. J. Kidder, of Hill Dale Farm, (Enos-1
burff Center). Enosburg, Vt., writes : " I cheer
folly send you the fouowing testimonial of he
great relief your kindly advice and medicines
brought me. During the past year I found I
was with child and in rapidly failing health. I
suffered dreadfully from bloating and urinary
difficulty. I was growing preceptlbly weaker
each day and suffered much sharp pain at times.
I felt that something must be done. I sought
your advice and received a prompt reply. I fol
lowed your directions and took twelve bottles of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and also fol
lowed your instructions. I began to improve
immediately, my health became excellent, and1
I could do all my own work (we live on a good
sized farm). I walked and rode all I could, and
enjoyed it. I had a short, easy confinement and
have a healthy baby boy."
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON MARKET.
PRODUCE MARKETS.
ill
STAR OFFICE. Oct. 24.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Nothing
doing.
ROSIN Market firm at 95 cents
Sir barrel for Strained and $1.00 .for
ood Strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.30 per
bblof280tts.
CRUDE TURPENTINE.-r-Market
firm at, $1.50 per barrel for Hard,
$2.80 for Dip, and for Virgin.
Quotations same day ... last " year.
Spirits turpentine firm at 3433t;
rosin quiet at $1.001.05; tar firm at
$1.10; crude turpentine firm at $1.25
1.90, $1.90.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine 43
Rosin 187
Tar 159
Crude turpentine 25
Receipts same day last year. 72
casks spirits turpentine, 441 bbis
rosin, 186 bbls tar, 19 bbis crude tur
pentine. COTTOW.
Market firm on a basis of 7c per
pound for middling. Quotations:
Ordinary. ; 4 11-16 cts lb
Good Ordinary 6 1-16 " "
Low Middling 6 11-16 " "
Middling. . 7H " "
Good Middling 7 " "
Same day last year middling 5c.
Receipts 2,580 bales; same day last
year, 3,196.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 85c; . extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05.
Virginia Prime, 55c ; extra prime 60c;
CORN Firm: 52 to 524 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c$1.10; upland, 6580c.
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
the bushel.
N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 10 to
11c per pound; shoulders, 6 to 7c;
sides, 7 to 8c.-
SHINGLES Per thousand, five
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25;
six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00; seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 perM.
" 3T TelesrraDh to the Morning star
New York, October 24.-F:
ousi
holders. Closed
tt no utukVA. auu acuujr auuvc WllQ DUE
naea VACivtftf'atfl Ytt 4 Via fiv(vnmn
r T j i x i c views of
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
WHOLESALE FHICES
CURREHT.
The following quotations represent
! Wholesale Prices generally. In making np
small orders higher nrlcee have- to be charged.
The quotations are always given as accurately
as possible, bnt the Stab will not be responsible
lor any variations from, the actual market price
of the articles Quoted.
BAGGING
2 t Jute
Standard
Burlaps
WESTERN SMOKED
Hams B
D1UWV W IflllMiMIII
Shoulders f) t ,
DRY SALTED
s
18
Sides ft..
Shoulders V
KIW GARDEN CULTIVATOR.
easily adjustable by means of set
screws. The quality of metal used
admits of the blades retaining an' edge
a long while, and their shape renders
them most effective. Tha amount of
work which can be done with this cul
tivator will surprise any one who has
been accustomed to single bladed tools.
TWINKLINGS.
Hackman Dncey, one of the ce
lebrities in hack circles in New York,
died of heart disease a few days ago.
Some of his pecularities were that
he was honest, and resolutely re
frained from wearing gloves, muf
lers, rubbers or other protection in
the worst weather, and was constitu
tionally opposed to using a curry
comb on his horses.
CURRENT COMMENT.
"Whn a tVo .
. ; .r."r mw wmes to un
derstand this he opens his eyes and
asks why more paper money U not ia
"dto "apply the vacuum made by
Uctr?W?nfhi,inoneyt The answer
"our iron dad system of currency
rLVermii i4- Ti"re is no law
lAT". d there never
m . are me
The sea Berpent has swung around
into lake Michigan and has been
disporting in view of Chicago. As
Chicago couldn't get Dewey
was bound to have something.
Being engaged at this time
in jumping on the Filipinos, Presi
dent McKinley does not feel justi
fied in protesting against Great Brit
ain's jumping on the Boers. Au
gusta Chronicle, Dem.
In spite of the fact that the
Boers shoot uncommonly well, they
appear to be losing about twenty
men to one British. It Should not
be forgotten, however, that the
British are sending the disDatches.
Baltimore Herald, Ind.
A Census of Cuba was taken
in 1897, and it gave the island a
population of 1,631,987.' The re
turn showed 65 per cent, white, 35
per cent, black and mixed. This
gave 1,060,000 whites and 671,000
negro and mulatto. The army offi
cers in charge of the census now be
ing taken, estimate the population
at 1,200,000, showing the probable
shrinkage, since 1897, to be, in
round figures, 500,000 Bince the
total must have been 1,700,000 when
the insurrection began. Not less
than 350,000 of the deaths may be
directly charged to "Weylers's con
centration tactics. Chattanooga
Times, Dem.
The Atlanta Constitution ar
gues, with great force, that a saving
of $100,000,000 per year might be
made in freights, commissions, ware
house charges and other minor ex
penses if instead of sending raw cot
ton 3000 miles away to England or
1000 miles away to New England to
be made into cloths it should be
manufactured in Southern mills lo
cated as near as possible to the cot
ton nelds. The money saved could
be suitably divided between the plan
ters, the operatives and the mill
owners, making them all more pros
perous. The Constitution is alto
gether sound in its contention. In
having the cheap raw material the
South has a solid basis of advantage
which puts her in the forefront of
competition. The cloth should be
made where the cotton is grown.
Philadelphia Record, Dem.
"What is renunciation, Uncle
Alexander?" "Renunciation is giving
up something you can't get." Chi
cago Record
Costigan Cossidy's married a
woman thot weighs three hundred
pounds. Casey Th' sly devil! He
knows nobody can fight at the weight
Judge.
"Clanbel, do you feel timid
much about asking your husband for
money?" "No. pa; but sometimes he
seems to feel kind o' timid about giv
ing it to me." Detroit Free Press
Mamma (to Maud) "Do you
realize that this year your golfing
amounted to more than our groce
ries?" Maud "Well, I've always
contended that necessities cost more
than luxuries." Judge.
. Patient "Doctor, I think that
bill you sent me is about twice as big
as it ought to be." Oculist "That is
only an additional evidence the en
larged vision for which I have been
treating you. Ohio State Journal.
"You didn't detect that first
irost or the season," said the citizen.
"No," replied the weather bureau ob
server. "You see, our equipment is
not complete " "What do you lack?"
"A man with fever."-Chicago Post.
The Chicagoan Great towns,
mine and yours. Pork and beans,
you know. See? The Bostonian I
perceive. Yet there is more of a dif
ference than is at once visible to the
thoughtless. We do not rear our
beans in the city. Indianapolis Jour
nal. "I never thought the time
would ever come when I should be
delighted to hear that piano going,"
remarked Fogg, as the "instrument"
in the next house was being carried
down the stairs to the furniture cart
Boston Transcript.
"Did you ever earn an honest
dollar in your life?" "Never," an
swered Meandering Mike. "Onct I
worked two hours fur a dollar, but
when I got it I found it had a plug in
it right over de head of de American
eagle. Dat's what embittered me life "
Washington Star.
This is a good time for becom
ing a vegetarian. Beef has gone up
almost as high as when the cow jump
ed over the moon. .By claiming to be
a vegetarian, you trot in the same class
as the woman who takes boarders "be
cause her family gets lonesome."
.icmson ijiooe.
Instinct Affected Only by Taate.
E. W. Scripture In Science states the
following observations of Instinct
aroused only by taste: A dead mouse
was given to two kittens 8 weeks old.
They showed no Interest in it from,
sight or smell, but as soon as they
were made to taste the mouse they
went into a fighting passion, which re
mained as long as the mouse was tast
ed. When they were forced to give
up the mouse, all Interest was lost and
could not be aroused even by smell.
Yet as soon as the tongue again touch
ed the mouse the kitten fell into the
same passion of fighting. One test
showed marked results. Giving the
mouse to one kitten, I held it, scratch
ing vigorously, in one hand, while with
the other hand I made the other kit
ten touch and smell the mouse and
finally taste it. As long as the second
one did not taste the mouse it showed
no Interestbut It began to fight vigor
ously at the moment of tasting. As
soon as the first kitten was made to re
lease its hold on the mouse it at once
ceasea to show any Interest.
BARBELS Spirits Turpentine
Second-hand, each 1
New New York, each
New City, each
BEESWAX V
BRICKS
Wllmlnsrton V M
Northern
BUTTER
North Carolina V ,
Northern
CORN MEAL
Per bushel, in sacks
Virsrlnla Meal
COTTON TIEb n bundle...
CANDLES ft
'Sperm ,
Adamantine
CHEESE V ft
Northern Factory
Dairy Cream
state
COFFEE V ft
L&aruyra
Bio
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, V yard
Tarns, f) bunch of 5 fts .
FI8H
Mackerel, No. 1, barrel. . .
Mackerel, No. 1, V half-bW.
Mackerel, No. 8, barrel...
Mackerel, No. & ft half-bbl. .
Mackerel, No. 8, V barrel . . .
muueta, y parrel
25 1 35
1 40
1 40
S3
5
6H
5 00
9 00
7 00
14 00
0 & 22
25 SO
47
47
& 1 15
18 25
8 11
15 16
16
13 & 14
12H& 15
7 Q, 9
5H
70
12M 15
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, October 24. Money
on call firm 'at 68 per cent., last
offered at 6 per cent. Prima, mercan
cantile paper 55 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady; actual business in
bankers' bills at 486M4&7 for de
mand and 482'483 for sixty days.
Posted rates 484484 and 488488.J4 .
Commercial bills 482. Silver cer
tificates 58j59. Bar silver 57. Mex
ican dollars 47 Government bonds
strong. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds irregular. U S. 2's, reg'd, 100;
U.S. 3's, reg'd, 107 ;;do.coupon, 108&;
U.S. new 4's.regist'd, 1287s" ; do.coupon,
129 ; U. 8. old 4's, regist'd. Ill i ; do.
coupon, 112 ; U. . 5's, registered.
110; do. coupon, 111; N. C. 6's
127; do. 4's, 104; Southern Railway 5's
108 Stocks: Baltimore & Ohio 52 ;
Chesapeake & Ohio 26 ; Manhattan
L, 110 ; N. Y. Central 138 ; Reading
21; do. 1st preferred 58 ; St. Paul
126; do. preferred 171; Southern
Railway 12; do. preferred 53; Amer
ican Tobacco, 42K ; do. preferred 92 ;
People's Gas 113; Sugar 150; do.
preferred 117; T. C. & Iron 116;
U. S Leather 21; do. preferred 81;
Western Union 87.
w.cu v . vv ncrtt
Spot easy: No. 2 red 753e;
opened easy at a decline of c uscW
disappointing cables and local raiding
later rallied on covering and moderafi
investment buying, chiefly pn -J
weather reports from the Sousthwekt
Again, however, the market turnii
easier upon the publication of Brad
street's visible supply statement . .1
closed easy at Jcnet declioe: No 2 red
March closed 79c; May closed 79 l
December closed 72c. Corn-',,'
easy; No. 2 4ttc; options opened 'cm,
at a decline of &c under lower cabiA
turned firmer when wheat advaucni
and improved tfc from the opn, J
prices, but again weakened under r
newed liquidation and closed easy
Xc net decline. May closed 38 "
December closed 39c. Oats-3w,t'
steady; No. 3, 29c; options dull and
nominal. Pork dull. Lard dull West
era steam $5 57 ; refined quiet pe
troleum strong. Rice firm. Butter
quiet ;Western creamery 1724c Rta
dairy 1621 Cheese quiet;'
white 1212i. Cotton seed oil 0lfn
and shaded a little through heavier
pressure from local sources; priai
summer yellow 28c prompt; butter
grades 3233c. Cabbage quiet- Lo.
Island 2 003 00 per 100. ' pc"ia
toes quiet; Jersey $i 12&i j,,.
New York $1 121 25; Long W,J,;
$1 251 62 ; Southern sweets 7-
Freights to Liverpool dull and u.vK.
cotton by steam 26jd. Coifee so..;
Rio firm; No- 7 invoice 66c; X 7
jobbing 6K6Kc; mild firm; Cord., va
6llXc Sugar Raw firm and held
higher; refined firm and more active
Chicago, October 24. After r:ihh
strong the greater part of the sessiou
to day, wheat finally succumbed m.dtr
neavy liquidation, and Pecen.ber
closed with a loss of ifc. A largt-r
increase in the world's visible supph
than was expected brought about the
change in sentiment. Corn suffered
from realizing and closed ic iower
Oats lost ic and provisions 2i(&5c
Chicago, Oct. 24. Cash quotain. ,
Flour steady. Wheat No.2 spring 0!) '
71c; No. 3 spring 6471c; No. 2 red 71
71c. Corn No. 2 32Jc. Om
24253c. Pork; per bbl, 7 M
7 90. Lard, per 10-:; e,s, fs 20
5 22. Short rib sides, loose, 70
5 10. Dry salted shouMers, $6' io
6 12j. Short clear sides, boxed, $5 40
5 50. Whiskey Distillers' lii,i., ..j
goods, per gallon, $1 24
The leading futures ranged us
lows opening, highest, lowest yu
dosing: Wheat No, 2 October
6969. 69, 69, 69c; December 7()
mi, 717lM. 70M, 70c;
7474. 75, 74, 74c. Corn-No
2 October 31 Ji, 31, 31, 31c; De
cember 3131. 31j31, Siys,
31X31Mc;May 3233, 3333,
32. 32c. Oats December 22,V
JH5S, 2222, 22c; May 24
4
Mallets, m pork barrel.
N. C. Roe Herring, keg. .
Dry Cod, 7........
22 00
11 00
16 00
8 00
13 00
4 (0
a 00
5
4 35
"WT nn Is Placed on Dial.
According to tradition the first clock
with weight and wheels was made In
1370 by Henry de Vlck for Charles
of France. This monarch, whose edu
cation had been somewhat neglected,
posed for.a man of learning and was
accustomed to criticise things he met
with.
"lour clock goes well," he Bald to De
iVick, "but the four on the dial Is
Wrong."
"How Is that?" was the question In
reply.
"Why, the figure ought to be formed
of four straight lines and not by one I
and a V, as you have made it."
"Your majesty Is mistaken," ventur
ed De Vlck.
"I am never mistaken," returned the
monarch excitedly. "Correct it for me."
The order was compiled with, and
from that time dials have borne the
character IIII Instead of IV. Jewel
ers' Circular.
FLOUK m
Low grade
Choice .
Straight
First Patent
GLUE V
GEAIN yytrashel
Corn,frOTQ store.bgs White
Car-load, in bgs Wntte...
Oats, from store
oats. Rust rroo:
uow peas...
HIDES 9 B
ureen saitea
Dry flint
Drv salt
HAT 9 100 K8
Clover Hay
Bice Straw
Eastern
Western
North River
HOOP IRON, 9t
ILLUMINA1NG OILS
Diamond White, bbls $ gal
Aladdin Security "
Pratt's Astral "
Carandlne "
LARD. 9
Northern'
North Carolina
LIME, 9 barrel
LUMBER (city sawed) 9 M tt
Ship Stuff, resawed 13 00
Rough edge Plank 15 00
West India cargoes, accord
ing to quauty 13 00
& 80 00
& 15 00
18 00
9 00
& 14 00
& 4 50
Cfr 3 50
3 as
& 10
& 4 50
& 3 00
& 3 60
3 90 & 4 00
4 25 4 50
12H X5
53 52H
& 50
38 & 40
& 45
35 60
& 6
10 & 12H
& 9
85 90
40 50
80 85
80 85
80 85
36 - 4
im
& 12
& im
& 13
7 8
18 10
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York. October 23. Roin
quiet. Spirits turpentine steady at
51X52c. i
Charleston, October 24. Soirits
turpentine quie't at 48c; sales casks.
Rosin quiet and unchanged ; no sales.
Savannah, October 24. .Spirits tur
pentine firm at48c; sales i, 041 casks;
receipts 1,451 casks; exports 367
casks. Rosin firm ; sales 1,386 barrels ;
receipts 4,548 barrels; exports 6,533
barrels: A, B. C. D. E. $1 00- F
II 07, G, $1 17; H, $1 20; I, $1 25;
K, $1 30 ;M, $165; N, $2 20 ;W G.$270;
W W, $3 55.
COTTON MARKETS
1 15 & 1 25
20 00
16 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00
Scantling and Board, coni'n 14 00
tommon mill s 06
Fair mill 6 50
Prime mill 850
Extra mill 10 00
MOLASSES V gallon
Barbadoes, In hegshead. ....
Barbadoes. In barrels
Porto Rico, In hogsheads. . . .
Porto Rico, in barrels
Sugar House, in hogsheads.
Sugar House, In barrels. . . .
Syrup, In barrels
NAILS, ft keg. Cut, 60d basis...
rvirn, v Darrei
City Mess 10 00
Bump
Prime
ROPE, 9 105
SALT, 9 sack. Alum Ch
uverpooi 75
18 00
& 2i 00
15100
6 50
& 8 00
10 00
10 50
25
12
14
15
! SO
25
28
30
30
14
15
25
00
On 125 B Sacks
LE8, 7-inch, per M 5 00
70
8HING
Common 1
60
Cypress Satw 2 so
suuau, v m standard uran'd
Standard A.
White Extra C
Extra C, Golden
C, Yellow
SOAP, 9 Northern
STAVES, M W. O. barrel.,
R. O. Hogshead..
5H
4
0 00
10 50
9 50
9 00
22
1 10
80
75
47
6 50
2 25
2 75
5
5
m
48
4
How to Blake
Brown pieces of
until very crisp,
pieces, and to two
Toaat Relish.
bread Id the oven
Break Into Inch
cupruis pour over
TIMBER, 9 M leet Shipping .
Mill, Prime
Mill, Fair
Common Mill
Inferior to ordinary
SHINGLES, N.C. Cypress sawed
9 M 6x84 heart
sap.
9 00
7 50
6 50
5 00
3 59
7 50
5 00
14 09
10 00
10 00
8 75
7 CO
6 00
5 00
5x20 Heart 3 00
Bhe I
QUAKTEM.Y MEETINGS.
mi. v. - w
more. They can i u , r ZZ. Tl ,
by purchasing Un r.T- QJZ
a backing for whit
Bat the banks say
bonds as
they put out.
the bonds are
COUCH SYRUP
Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough
Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives
quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes.
Or. uin P1U1 curt Biliousness. Trial, 10 for sc.
M. E. Church, South, wnmlnrton District
a8Jka0nTUle nd RlcManda- Blchlands, Oct
Bladen, Windsor, Nov. 4-8.
Clinton. Clinton. Kn ni a
Onslow, Tabernacle, Nov. 18-19
Burgaw, Uurgaw. Nov. s.
Kenangrlile, Wesley's hapeL Nov. 85-26.
Magnolia, Rose HUL Nov.
boou-8 HUL Scott's HUL TWt
Wilmington, Bladen. Street (at night) Doc'x
R. r. bOmpabT
Presiding Elder.
TICKETS GOOD FOR THIRTY DAYS
A Cheap Excursion Trip to Washington,
Baltimore or Philadelphia, by the
Seaboard Air Line.
You can buy of any Seaboard Air
Line Agent tickets to the Philadelphia
Export Exposition at the rate of one
and one third fares for the round trip
u wu owp over at Washington or
Baltimore, going or coming.
Yo?r Ucket w,i11 tcood for thirty
y) days from date of purchase, only
it must be used on or before Decem
ber 2nd.
. You can go by Norfolk and connect
ing steamship lines, or all rail.
Millions of dollars have been spent
on this mammoth Industrial Exposi
tion, an education itself.
Tickets nn nal Timor? a ar.A tpv.
day of each week until and including
Tuesday, November 23rd, 1899. f
the following: Heat one cupful of milk
to tne boiling point. When It boils,
stir into it a piece of butter the size
of a walnut carefully mixed with one
teaspoonful of flour. Stir until smooth.
Season with a saltspoonful of salt and
a dash of pepper. Cover all and let
stand a moment This is a very good
way to utilize scraps of stale bread.
sap 2 00
6x24 Heart 6 00.
" SaD s nn
XAXOiUW, v w
WHISKEY, gallon. Northern 1 00
North Carolina 1 00
WOOL nr t Unwashed . ... 15 5
8 50
6 OS
3 50
2 50
6 50
5 50
6"
2 00
CO
17
MARINE DIRECTORY.
How to Take a. Vapor Bath.
Place a pail three parts filled with
boiling water under chair with a
cane seat Have ready two hot bricks
which have been treated in the fire,
place them gently in the pail of water
and sit down upon the chair, covering
yourself entirely with a blanket let
ting the latter fall round the chair so
that the steam may be kept Have a
warm blanket ready at the end of half
an hour and wrap around you. Get in
to bed with it on.
Sad Truth.
"In the spring a young man's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love," he
said.
She sighed and shook her head.
"That's the tronble," she replied.
"They turn lightly instead of seri
ously. "
For she was a girl who had been
through several spring engagements.
Chicago Pes
List of Vessels in the Por or Wil
mington, n. C, :et. 25, 1899.
STEAMSHIPS.
Wraggoe (Br), 1,838 tons, Rome.
Maxfield,
Pearson,
Lewis,
Alexander Sorunt & Son
Barlby (Br), 1,599 tons,
Alexander Sorunt & Son.
Wandby (Br), 2,580 tons,
Alexander Sprunt & Son.
Aislabyr (Br), 1,798 tons,
Alexander Sorunt A: Ron.
Crathorne (Br), 1,695 tons, Williams
Alexander Sprunt & Son.
Slingsby (Br), 2,094 tons, Morck, J H
Sloan & Co.
SCHOONERS.
Georgie L Dickson, 510 tons, Ander
son, ueo uarriss, Son & Co.
W F Green, 215 tons, Johnsen,
, George Hamss. Son & Co.
BARQUES.
Rosenius (Nor), 532
Heide&Co.
tons, Bogerald,
BARGES.
Came L Tyler, 538 tons, Jones, Na
yassa Guano Co.
Bv.Telegraph to the Mornln Star
New York. October 24. In to-day's
market forotton futures speculation
was at no time active, while fluctua
tions were restricted to a range of but
six points. Investors manifested al
most total indifference and room
traders were reluctant to make a de
cided stand in view of the confusion
ot ideas prevalent, and an absence of
a decided change in the crop situation.
The opening was steady with prices
one to three points lower, following
weakness in Liverpool. Within the
first fifteen minutes lust night's prices
had been reached and left behind,
shorts having covered in a struggling
fashion on the news that receipts
would be light for the day. But by
the end of the first hour the market
had lost all its snap and tnergy and
for the rest of the session ruled un
eventful with the pit the most of the
time almost deserted. The bear ele
ment derived some comfort from the
unfavorable foreign news, the knowl
edge that the outside long interest
was a formidable obstacle to success
ful bull speculation and the reluct
ance shown by outsiders to futher
load Tip. Favorable featufes of the
market were bullish statements from
the cotton belt, these confirming
rumors tbat Northern spinners were
seeking supplies of raw material on a
large scale,, and that exporters and
October shor's were also in the market
for almost unlimited linR Th
future market closed very steady at a
ucb gain 01 x 10 4 points.
New York, October 24. Cotton
quiet; middling uplands 7 5 16c.
Futures closed very steady : October
7.02, November 7.02, December 7 04
January 7.08, February 7.11, March
7.13, April 7.15, May 7.18, June 7.18,
July 7.20, August 7.20, September 6.93.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 7 5 16c; middling gulf 7 9-16c-sales
624 bales. '
Net receipts 934 bales; gross receipts
4,253 bales; exports to the Continent
1,147 bales; stock 110,042 bales.
Total to-day Net receipts' 43,710;
exports to Great Britain 23,931 bales;
exports to France 11,490 bales; exports
to the Continent 1,147 bales: stock
819,858 bales.
Consolidated Net receipts 128 231
bales; exports to Great Britain 38'692
bales; exports to France 19,926 bales
exports to the Continent 37,391 bales'
since oeptemner 1st Ttft
ceipts 1,655,691 bales; exports to Great
k5P46 bales sports to France
Ito:825b1i2.;exports to the Co"
Oct 24. Galveston, easy at 7 l-16c.
net receipts 9,397 bales; Norfolk,
steady at 7 1-16, net receipts 2,352 bales;
Baltimore, nominal at 7c, net receipts
bales; Boston, quiet at 7 516c, net
receipts 242 bales; Wilmington, firm
at 1 nei receipts 3,680 bales ; Phila
delphia, quiet at 7 9-16c, net receipts
110 bales; Savannah, quiet at 6 13 16c,
net receipts 5,035 bales; New Or-
l?Lquiet at 6 13 16c net receipts
13,223 bales; Mobile, quiet at 6 13 16c
net receipts 2,490 bales; Memphis'
steadyat7c,netreceipts3,722 bales;Au
fL,?aieJLat, V-C net receipts
, 022 bales ;Charleston, quiet at 6 15-16c.
net receipts 2,344 bales.
24. 24, 24. Pork, per bbl -De
cember $7 85, 787K, 7 85, 787 : Jan
uary $9 37. 9 42, 9 37, 9 40. Lard,
per 100 lbs December $5 17 'A. 5 17V
5 17, 5 17&; January 5 32, 5 IJ5, .
5 30, 5 32H- Short ribs, per 100 tbs
December $4 70. 4 72. 4 70. 4 12' t
January $4 90, 4 92. 4 87. 4 9!)
Baltimore, October 24.-F.'our.
steady and unchanged. Wheat dull -Spot
and month 7070.c; Novhui-
ber 71f71Kc; December 72afe
73c. Southern wheat by sample 55
l&72c. Corn quiet Mixed, spot and
month 3838c: November aid
December 3737c; January 3t&
37 c. Southern white corn 404l?.
Oats dull and easy No. 2 whito 30
31c.
FOREIGN MARKET
Bv Ctthle to the Mornlr.fi: Star.
Liverpool, October 24, 4 P. M.
Cotton Spot quiet; prices cer.
American middling fair, 4 13-?2d;
good middling 4 316d; middling 3
31-32d; low middling 3 25-32d; good
ordinary 3 19 32d; ordinary 3 13 32d.
The sales of the day were 8.000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation a-i l
export and included 7,700 bales Amu-
can. Receipts 33,000 bales, -including
26,800 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
quiet. American middling (1 m. c.)
October 3 55 643 56 64d buyer; Oc
tober and November 3 54-643 55 64d
buyer; November and December 3
54-64d seller; December and January
3 53-64d seller; January and February
352 64d buyer; February and March 3
52 64d seller; March and April 3 52" 64d
seller; April and Mav 3 52 64d m-IIit;
May and June 3 52-64d buver; June
and July 3 52 64d buyer: Ju v and
August 3 52 64d buver: Aufl-us't and
September 3 50 643 51-64d seller.
RIVER AND RAH
BY
Receipts of Naval Stont- m? .1
Yesterday.
W. & W. Railroad 527 bales
ton, 3 casks spirits turpentine, 19-bar
rels tar.
W. C. & A. Railroad I K 17 iiwles
cotton, 4 casts spirits turDeutine. 12
barrels rosio, 86 barrels tar. 18 bar
rels crude turpentine.'
A. & Y. Railroad 289 h-iW
t0 ' 1 -.
n casus spirits turpentine. 9 barrels
tar.
C. C. Railroad 253 bales cotton, 9
casks spirits turpentine, 115 barrels
rosin, 29 barrels tar, 7 barrels crude
turpentine.
oieamer Urce3us 60 barrels rosin,
16 barrels tar. . .
lotal Cotton, 2,586 bales; spirits
turpentine, 43 casks; rosin; 187 bar
rels; tar, 159 barrels; crude turpentine,
no parrels.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Oneida, Staples. N
York, H G Smallbones.
Stmr A P Hurt, Robeson, Fay
etteville, James Madden.
Tug Alexander Joues, 69 tons,
Tampa, T B Lasseere, George Harris?,
Son & Co.
EXPORTS.
COASTWISE.
New York Steamship New York
235 bbls spirits, 39 bbls rosiD, 512
bbls tar. 208.999 feet lumber. 55 bbls
pitch, 40 pkgs cotton goods, 43 bal
yarns. 135 nkirs mdse. 100 bales deer
tongue; vessel by H G Smallbones.
GREAT OFFER.
Cut this out and take It to the druggists
named below and you will receive our
trial coupon bottle or Ukatine for 5 cents,
which Is one hair the size of our regular
SO cent bottle. Ukatine positively cures
all forms of Kidney difficulties, ujspep
gia. Constipation, Headche, Rheumatism,
puffing of the eyes. Ukatine cures pim
ples and blotches and makes tallow ana
yellow skin white. Do not delay, but taKe
advantage of this great offer, as thou
sands bear evidence of the wondertui
curative powers of Ukatine.
J.
H.
C.
HAKDIK,
MUiTDS.
aogssm
we
A SKILLED TRIO.
CaH 1 at No. V 8outh Front street, where yoa
will find K. W. Gulon, Cornelius Davis m
Henry Harris, three of the most accomplish
Barbers In the city. Send your children l to"
to have their haircut. Shave only 10 cem
Boys' haircut 20 cents.
Oct 17 tf GUION & DAVIS-