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BY WH-iulAHX BU BaKHARD. '
WILM XNttTUA. JS . C.
May 14.
THE RECIPBOCITY HUMBUG
The leaders of the Republican
party who realize the necessity of
iv doing something to placate the op
position to the Trusts which has
been growing lately in the Repub
lican party will talk riciprocity to
try to humbug the people and make
them believe that is what they want.
But that is an old dodge. Blaine
played it in 1890, when the McKin
ley protectionists were as much op
posed to reciprocity as they were to
free trade, for they thought that
. would interfere somewhat with flie
monopoly they enjoyed and which
the McKinley tariff would increase.
Blaine insisted that there was noth
ing in the McKinley tariff bill that
would open a market for another
bushel of grain or barrel of jwrk,
j and after hard work and smashing
a silk beaver in the warmth of his
argument he prevailed upon the
committee to attach a reciprocity
tail to the McKinley kite. But it
' never amounted to anything.
So now the McKinley protection
ists, including McKinley himself,
think there ought to be more mar
kets for American products and as
sert that reciprocity is the way to
get them. And they will call this
tariff reform and a step in the direc
tion of regulating the Trusts. But
i it will simply be a move to humbug
the people while playing into thev
hands of the Trusts, which will be
- the gainers by the kind of reciprocity
4these Republican tariff reform
schemers will devise.
Of course when they get to work
elaborating the reciprocity idea the
agents of the Trusts will be on hand
with suggestions to help the
schemers, and when they have got
ten through we will have a reci
procity scheme which will come
about as near suiting the tariff pro
tected Trusts as if they had framed
it -themselves. They will get re-
ciprocity with countries from which
they import raw materials which
cannot be purchased in sufficient
f quantities in this country, while in
return fr hese goods they will ship
their manufactures for which they
will ask and receive as much as they
do now. They will thus be enabled
to do a larger business in those
countries, getting as high prices for
' their exports as they did before and
;also getting the raw materials they
want free of duty, which on many
.articles makes a reduction of from
25 to 50 per cent, on the present
price. Thus the Trusts will gain
both ways, on the increased trade
'growing out of the large use of Taw
materials of countries they ship to
and the reduced price of those raw
materials.. That will be a splendid
thing for the Trusts and the McKin
ley tariff reformers, who say we
should and must have more markets,
will call it tariff reform on Republi
can lines, which will ruduce the
tariff without nnduly shocking the
protective system.
But they will take, mighty good
care not to run the reciprocity busi
ness to any great extent with coun-
. tries with whose manufacturers our
manufacturers have to compete. It
will not be in the scheme, for that
might unduly jar the protective
system, and interfere somewhat with
the monopoly of the home market
which the Dingley tariff gives them.
We may, if the reciprocity scheme be
adopted, have lots of reciprocity
with South and Central America,
from whichjwe import nothing that
competes with our products, natural
or artificial, save wool and hides,
and the Trusts would get the benefit. I
of the reciprocity on these. There
may be reciprocity with China and
Australia for the same reason, and !
with some other countries which do
not give much attention to manu
facturing, but there will be very
littleof it with the leading manu
facturing countries of Europe, or
with Japan, or with Canada, on our
border, for the Trusts fear competi
tion with her in steel making, in
lumber, wood pulp, paper and some
other articles which the Canadians
could or do make with success, and
could sell at prices to compete with
our manufacturers with the tariff
duties off.
They don't want ,Mx. Babcock, -of
Wisconsin, to push his bill , for the
repeal of the duties on articles con
trolled by Trusts, for nearly every
m article on the tariff rlist of any im
portance is controlled by a Trust,
and this would open up the whole
tariff question and there would be a
cutting down all along the line.
This would put the Republican
'statesmen between the devil and 4he
deep sea, with Babcock and- his
backers on one side and the Trusts,
which so loyally stood by the party
in its Congressional and - national
campaigns, and chipped into Hanna'a
hat so freely, on the other. To go
with Babcock would be to go against
and antagonize the -Trusts, whose
money will be needed - and . to go
.with tha Trusts would be to antago
nize thousands of anti-Trust" Repub
licans, whose votes will be needed. .
j They can't resort to the dodge
. o the money question to divert the
attention of the people from, this
issueaa.they. did in the two past
Campaigns, , and j aai they Xcan't do
? that they- will t do the only i thing'
' - . - ' '4 KlinnDUTIMLI . . I ' " ' I . . ""Hier -5.'
left them which will be to resort to
the reciprocity fake as the means to
open up more markets, for American
products, natural and manufactured.
This they think may placate the
people whom they have heretofore
succeeded so well in humbugging
without alarming the Trusts, whose
monopoly of the nome market will
not be interfered with by any sys
tem of reciprocity the McKinley
market builders may . deviser. They
will find, however, when they come
to handle this reciprocity scheme
that it will not be as easy a job as
they perhaps anticipate.
TOO THIN.
One of the gentlemen who have
recently appeared before the In
dustrial Commissioner at Wash
ington is Mr. . Charles M. Schwab,,
president of the billion dollar steel
combine, who testified Saturday
and told all he cared to tell about
the great steel combine. The rea
son he gave for the consolidation
was that although the Carnegie
company, with which he was identi
fied, mined its own ores, transported
them in its. own vessels and controll
ed twenty-five per cent, of the steel
business of the country, it was found
that there was conflict, that the
other plants uld not be controlled
and therefore it was thought better
to combine and act in concert. He
says this is more in the nature of a
partnership than a combine, as it is
commonly understood to be.
This is doubtless a correct version
of the reason for consolidation,
which simply means that it was for
the purpose of stopping competition
and enabling the respective steel
makers and workers to make prices
under the common management.
He also gave tA reason why the
steel combine sells its manufactures
cheaper in foreign countries than it
does in the home market, which
was substantially this: The steel
plants desired to keep running
without loss of time, or reducing
their forces if that could be avoided
To do this it was necessary to find
foreign markets because the plants
produced more than the home mar
ket needed, and to secure foreign
markets they had to sell at prices
which would tempt purchasers,
which means that they had compe
tition and had to get under the prices
of their competitors.
Isn't this rather thin when they
are laboring all to build up this for
eign trade and are boasting of their
ability to manufacture at less cost
than their foreign competitors? If
they can do this and can afford to
ship goods abioad and undersell
their competitors, why should they
persist in putting the screws on the
home purchas simplf because
they have a monopoly of the home
market, which the foreign competi
tor is ' practically prohibited from
entering?. They do not ship goods
abroad without making a profit on
them, and they should be satisfied
with a corresponding profit from the
home purchaser. Mr. Schawb's ex
planation is too thin.
THE GREAT CONSOLIDATES.
J. Pierpont Morgan is the greatest
industrial consoldiater this or any
other country has ever seen. He
has improved on his predecessors by
picking up their consolidations and
fusing them into a gigantic combi
nation. The result has been a
combination of railroad combines,
embracing about half the railway
mileage of the country; a combina
tion of the principal teel plants of
the country into one stupendous
whole; a combination of the coal and
iron mines, putting the most valu
able of them under one control, and
finally a combination which cont&ls
the principal steamship lines dogtig
business between this country and
Europe. -
One would think that wOh all
this Mr. Morgan had his haofts full,
but he finds time to work ap other
combines in an incidental way, such
as the consolidation of the
salmon fisheries, to monopolize the
salmon canning business: the
watch making combine, embracing
the principal watch making plants
of the country, which proposes to
compete with little Switzerland and
knock the bottom out of her watch
business. . He has been manipulat
ing a dry goods combine, and it is
said he has been looking to a com
bination of the cotton manufacto
ries, which he may probably try to
work -uplater when he has gotten
some of the others where they will,
not. require any more of his atten
tion. : " -t: :.-- V
Where this thing will end no one
knows. It will probably go on un
til there is a big break somewhere.
They are carrying the inflating busi
ness to the bursting point, and when
it will be reached is only a question
of time. .
The Congregational church a Mill
burn, 111., is short $100,000 and also
a pastor. The pastor was formerly
a Chicago lawyer, and the "congrega
tion, which seems to have had con-;
fidence in his cuteness, entrusted to
him from time to ; time for invest
ment, sums aggregating $100,000.
The investments I disappeared, and
now the pastor has been suspended
but not by the neck, as might have
been the case if he had operated on
the frontier. ' i: i,-:-:.
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lbs Kind Ypn Haw Hlways BotsJV
V-' ' VT7
FOR A CHILD
who is 'not doing well' the
condition occurs now and then
with all children. .
" Scott's emulsion of cod-liver
oil is a food that begins to
build you up at once -of
course, it don't $how.at once, 'j
"Not doing well" means
that the child is hot getting
the good of his food. Not
today, or this week; k may
have been going on for a
month; before it begins to
show in the child's condition
You want him to get back
to turning his usual food into
strength.
You. want the food that
begins to build, up at once.
Wt'll Mad yoa UttU to try, If you Ukt.
SCOTT & BOWNK, 409 PmtI tmt Ntw York.
BOOK NOTICES.
The leading tooio of discussion in
the My number of the North Ameri
dan Review it "Industrial and Bail
road Consolidations," by Russell Sage,
James J. Hill, 0. M. Schwab and
Charles R. Flint Mr. Sage points out
the dancers of the Trusts and oonsoli
dations, while the others, who are pro
motors of them, argue that they are
beneficial. These are but a fe of a
very interesting list of contents.' Ad
dress North American Review, Frank
lin Square, New York.
The May number of The National
Geographic Magazine contains some
very instructive papers, among
them, one on "The La tin-American
Constitutions and Revolutions," by
John W. Foster, ex Secretary of State;
one on "Mexico of To-day." by the
Mexican Consul General at New York,
and one on "The General Geography
of Alaska" by Henry Gannett, Chief
Geographer of the'U. S. Geological
Survey, all of which are very inter
esting. Published by McClure, Phil
lips & Co., New York,
CURRENT COMMENT.
immediately alter the inaug
uration of our tariff war with Bus
8ia, the value oi American manu
factured exports (for the month of
March) declined $10,000,000. 'JUne
foreigners have found the weak spot
in Dingleyism. Retaliation is taking
the place of reciprocity. Norfolk
Landmark, Vem.
Senator CuUom wishes it
understood that he would not have
too high a tariff against Cuba, nor
too low a tarift "What he wants,
tne unicago unrontcie Kinoiy ex
plains, "is something- that will be
about right," and it thinks that' the
Sugar and Tobacco Trusts know
what is needed and will provide it.
Charleston News and Courier,
Vem.
Much interest is aroused now
and then by the announcement that
this or that new combination is be
ing formed to fight the Trust in the
same line of business. This means,
of course, that the hope of the
consumer lies in the posibility of the
restoration of competition in spite
of the tariff which was made to de
stroy competition; but, the hope is
probably in vain, because the new
combinations are not formed to fight
tne lrusts but to hght their way in
"on the ground , floor." Brooklyn
Citizen, Dem.
British merchants and manu
facturers are ready to sell ships or
anything else to anybody who will
pay a fair price for the same? What
enables them to sell ' ships in this
country is the fact that the profits
of building American ships for the
coast trade (in which there is no
foreign competition) are such that
American builders have not strong
enough inducements to compete
with European builders for con
tracts involving smaller- profits.
Accordingly it is proposed to estab
lish a system of steamship subsidies
which will , bar out competition in
building American ships , for ocean
trade as well as for coast trade.
Philadelphia r Record, Dem,
Presiding Elder's Appointments, Wilmlof
too District.
Scott's Hill, Bethany, May 11, 12.
Fifth Street, May 12.
Magnolia, Magnolia, May 18, 19. '
Elizabeth, Purdie's, May 25, 26.
Bladen, Deem's Capel, May 26, 27.
- Kenansville, Warsaw, June f, 2.
Grace, June 2, 3. - -
Onslow, - June 7.
Jacksonville and Riohlands, Jack
sonville, JuneS, 9.
Waccaxnaw, Zion, June. 15, 16.
Whiteville, Cerro Gordo, June 17. -
Market Street, June 23, 24.
R..B. John.
t A Powder mill Explosion
Removes evervthin'e in kie-ht: so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous, "h. Don't dynamite
the delicate machinery, of your body
with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills,
when Dr. King's New Life Pills, which
are gentle as a summer breeze, do the
wors: perfectly. Uures Headache. Con
stipation. Only 25c at R. R Bei-:
lamy's Drug Store. r . -t
To AOOOUMOPATS those who are
partial to the use of atomizers in ap
plying liquids into the nasal passages'
for catarrhal troubles, the proprietors
prepare nay's Liquid.; Cream - Balm,
Price, including the snravim? tube, is
75 cents. Druggist! or by mail. ' The
liquid embodies the medicinal proper
ties of the solid preparation. Oream
Balm is auicklv absorbed bv the mem
brane and does, not dry up the secre
tions, but changes them to a natural
and neaithy character. Kir Brothers.
56 Warren street, New York. : t l-
-I. i Ot FUty Tcara iV';:'
Mrs. Wdtslow's Soothuto Stbup has
been, used for over fifty years by mil-,
lions of mothers for their children
while teethinff with nerfact iucmm.
It soothes the child, soften the gums,
and allays all pain ; cures wind colic,
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
It will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by; druggists in
every part of the world. t Twenty-five
cento a bottle. . Be mn tnd uk fw
"Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Rm
and take no other kind, . y F ,
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Littleton Reporten The safe
blowers who robbed the. safe of Mr. S.
j. stalling! were; sentenced to fifteen,
sixteen and seventeen and a half years
each in the Stale prison. They con
ffsst-d guilt to burglary iu the seoood
degree. . ;:'.- , :A-':V
i Greenville Reflector: The Swift t
and Calico aeetions nfv the" county
had a heavy hail norm Friday even
ing. Mr. Job .Moore tells us that a
little below him the hail was six Inch'
es deep in some places. We have
heard of this kind of a curiosity be
fore, but never until this morning did
we see an egg in an egg. Mrs. R - L.
Smith sent it to the Refiebtor, , It was
a large duck egg that was accidentally
broken in handling. But it was the
breaking of the outer shell that dis
olosed the curiosity. Inside of It and
surrounded by only the white of an
Goldiboro Argusi New IIopo
andSaulston townships. were visited
again Friday by a moat destructive
wind and hail .storm, that was sweep
ing in Us devastation and destroyed
all growing crops on many farms.
Several tobacco barns and other build
in ss were blown down and a fine mule
killed by lightning. The hail was
till lying on the grounds there Satur
day, and persons coming in town as
late as Saturday afternoon brought in
large congealed lumps of hall picked
up at random in that neighborhood.
Winston Sentinel: The forest
fires are doing great damage in the
country above Elkin. It broke out
May 1st and burned for a week, de
stroying much property and timber.
They have been the most damaging
la the history of the country, and
will run ap into thousands of dollars.
Heroio efforts have been made by the
people to stop the fire, and about 800
people have been doing all they could
night and day. In Elk township, in
the mountain section, the fire swept
that whole section from Lewis' fork
creek to Buffalo, in Caldwell county.
Fencing and forests were destroyed
in its rage. It covered some 9,000
acres and destroyed several hundred
panels of fencing. All the smaller
timber is killed. Friday, during the
wind, burning particles of bark were
blown to the distance of a mile, set
ting the fire in new places. It became
so dangerous that fighting, was aban
doned. -
Mount Olive Advertiser'. This
section was visited last Tuesday by a
hail storm that wrought great damage
to strawberries, potatoes, beans, eta,
that were in its path. From what we
can learn Mount Olive, experienced
only the edge of the storm; the real
thing began to get in its destructive
work about half a mile southwest of
town, and all berries wffre literally
beaten into the ground. Between the
berry rows the hail was three to five
inches deep, the hail ranging in size
from oelleta as small as peas to irregu
lar shaped masses of ice as large a?
hen eggs.' A peculiar feature of the
storm was the fact that while one
man's crop was almost entirely de
stroycd, the ; berries in an adjoining
field escaped with little or no miary
The path of the storm was about hal
a mile wide, and outside this zone the
injury is too small to consider. The
total damage in this section is esti
mated at frAb $10,000 to $15,000.
TWINKLINGS
Little Willie "Pa, what's preju
diced v fa it's something a man
don't want to be. but can't help being
Blobbs Hello, Slobbs! What's
worrying yout Slobbs I'm afraid
can't keep up my dues in the Don't
Worry Society.
Mrs. Homer "My oldest boy
is getting to be just like his father."
Mrs. Gad boy "Is that complimentary
to the boy, or otherwise,"
- Bess "So you are going to
marry young Hardup, are you?" Nell
"Mercy, no I I'm only engaged to
him. I'm going to marry bis rich
uncle."
Artist "It took three weeks
to complete that scene." Wederly
"fsbaw, that's nothing! My wife can
create a bigger scene than that in half
a minute.
"I don't see how you can be so
desperately in love with a girl whom
you have known suchjg short time.'.'
"Of course, you don't know. But I've
been loving that girl all my life before
l met her."
Crawford Come around to the
house and have dinner, old .boy
Crabshaw Not on your life.
Drought you nome when vou were
drunk, the other night, and your wife
got a good look at me.
"i believe sprocket is going
daffy' jover his bicycle." "Believe
so myself. Why, he actually had the
hours erased from his watch and
miles substituted. Looks just like
cyclometer."
"Your scythe is out of date,"
said the mend; "why don't you carry
a modern lawn-mower?" "Tut I tut 1"
exclaimed Father Time. "Why, if
carried a lawn-mower every jokesmith
in the universe would write about my
neighbors borrowing it." -
"Here is a picture of the old
brindle cow on the farm where I
boarded," explained the artist. "It is
a water color." ."Well, you can make
very natural by having ..the milk of
the same color," said the friend: ' "I
ought to know, for I boarded at the
same place."
Tb Elfet Wm the Same.
John Raskin was a fearless critic and
made many enemies by his radical
Views. He never considered -the man or
the. friend in . his criticisms. ..It was the
work itself that concerned him. He once
criticised, in his fearless way. the work
of a well known painter, who was mach
gtieTed at the effect. V On hearing- of the
sorrow he had caused he wrote to' the
artist that he regretted be could not
speak more favorably of the picture, but
.hoped it"would niake no difference in
their friendship. w It is said fthe artist
wrote in reply: " '
i- Dear RubHjj Next time I meet you I ihall
knock you down, but I hope tt will make no dif
ference In our friendship.
- ; Make the Kffort.
. Few things worth having come with-
ont trouble, strife or effort. . The best
most, be battled for. ;! Neither fruit nor
flowers can be. gathered unless Jhe. hand
be stretched out to pluck them. So with
knowtaige and culture: -- there must be
(hff ffir.t. the reaching . ont of the "mind
to grasp thefjutb aDd the unknown.
f , Ro Blent to fjgijaess, .
The , woman who is lovely in face.
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and . all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable.-If she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her.
impure blood, will " cause" pimples,'
blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion . Electric Bitters lis the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify k the blood. ' It ; giver strong
nerves, bright eyes,' smooth, - velvety
skin, rich complexion. It will make
a good-looking, charming woman of a
run-down , invalid. Only 60 cents at
B. B. Bxllaxy's Drug Store. - t
The Kind tog Haw Always Bougft
Bean th-.. : yf
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Admiral Porter as a Suitor.
That Admiral Porter was not afraid to
brave the ire of an unpropitions parent
doubtless raised him in the esteem of his
ladylove. 'When a midshipman on boa d
the flagship of a commodore who was ac
companied by his family, which included
a young and lovely daughter, young Por
ter allowed no parental commands Jo
frighten him. The orderly was told not
to allow the midAipcian to enter the
cabin without special permission.
Young Porter, however, managed to
contiuue his visits to his fair oa. One
bright moonlight night the conrmodo: ,
rousing up from an after dinner nap, d.s
covered young Porter and his sweetheart
behind one of the windows of the stern
ports.
"Young man," thundered the commo
dore, "how did you enter this cabin?"
The midshipman replipd. "The orderly is
not to mamc: i came over tne mizzen
chains ami through the quarter galley
window."
Midshipman Porter through , the bal
ance of the cruise was regularly admitted
to visit the 'cabin, ami on the ship g ar
rival home the marriage took place.
Kansas City btar.
Gave Ills Address.
The following f:om an English paper
will be enjoyed by- speakers who have
found themselves called ajKm to address
audiences already wearied by excessively
long speeches:
A. certain man was invited to speak at
a local gathering ami. ln iug nobody in
particular, was placed last on the list of
speakers. Moreover, the chairman intro
duced several speakers whose names
were no on the list, and the audience
was tired out when he said, introducing
the final speaker, "Mr. Bones will now
-give as his address."
"My address," said Mr. Bones, rising,
is 551 Park Villas. S. W., and I wish
yon al good night." ....
' Wpa a Man Sews.
Some of the delights of single blessed
ness were discovered by a Brooklyn
bachelor who was sewing a button on
his overcoat without a thimble. When
the needle was partly through the" cloth,
he would force it farther by pressing the
shank against the wall; then he would
aid the movement by dragging the needle
forward with his teeth.- He was engaged
in the latter part of the performance
When his teeth, slipped from the needle,
and he fell backward from his chair to
the floor, breaking his collar bone;
Tke Red Caps. .
The military mounted policeeof Eng
land is the only corps that has no pri
vates, every member being of noncommis
sioned rank, so that the striking of a "red
eap." as each member is called, is all the
greater offense ifl the eyeis of regimentaj
law than were the attacked not a wearer
of the chevrons. . . '
BY RIVER AND RAIL.
Receipts , of " Naval Stores and Cotton
Yesterday.
W. a & A. Railroad 3 bales cot
ton. l&casks spirits tttmentine. 28 bar-
rels rosin, 6a barrels tar, 14 barrels
crude turpentine.
A. & Y. Railroad 3 casks spirits J
turpentine, ii barrels tar. ;
W. & N. Railroad 23 casks spirits
turpentine. 10 barrels rosin. 14 barrels
crude turpentine.
O. U. Railroad 6 casks spirits tur
pentine. J - v' -J; ,
Steamer Driver 1 bale cotton. 6
casks spirits r turpentine, 50 barrels
rosin, 66 - barrels tar, 3 barrels crude
turpentine. . :. : '-r-.i . . . ...
Total Cotton. 3 bales: anirita tnr-
tlne, 50 casks; rosin, 88 barrels; rosin,
140 barrels ; crude turpentine, 29 bar
rels.. - : -
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BAEGAIH : '
HERS, '
Is the title ol onr. lafcest letter to
the : publics. It will be ready for
distribution oh Monday, May 13th."
Every person interested in the Stock,
and Bond Market shonld read i C
Sent free on " application. '.x Address
onr New York office - 7 A , ' ;.
53 BRODWAT, N. Y;;
HAIBHT& fflEESE sC0;
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eTwet j r rarioua sizea
I If your dealer doetnot have them,. i -
mm write to the nearest agency of U I ' .
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COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON MARKET.
rQuoted officially at the closing by the Produce
Exchange.
STAR OFFICE, May 13.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.00 per
barrel for strained and $1.05 per bar
rel for good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per bbl
of 280 lbs. -
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
quiet at $1.10 per barrel for hard,
$2.10 for dip, and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year
Spirits turpentine nothing doing;
rosin nothing doing; tar steady at
$1.40; crude turpentine steady at $1.85
2.0.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine 50
Rosin 88
Tar.... , 140
Crude turpentine , 29
Receipts same " day last year 76
casks spirits turpentine, 194 bbls
rosin, 95 bbls tar, 48 bbls crude tur
pentine. COTTON.
Market firm on a basis of 7 He per
pouna ior miaanng. quotations:
urainary.
Good ordinary .....
Low middling r.
Middling:
Good middling
5 716
6 1316
7 7-16
cts$B
8 316 "
Same day last year middling
firm
Receipts 3 bales; same day last
year, .
Corrected Regularl
by Wilmington Prod nee
n Merchants. 1
- OOUNTHY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina, dull.
Prime, 65c; extra primes 70c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, Ttc
Virginia Prime 50c; extra prime.
55c; fancy, 60c. Spanish, 85c
CORN Firm, 65 to 70c per bushel
for white.
N. a BACON-Steady ; hams 12 to
13c per pound; shoulders, 8. to 10c;
sides. 8 to 10c. -
EGGS Steady at 18
dozen.
to 12c per
CHICKENS Dull. Grown, 22W to
27Kc; springs, 12X&22Xc
TURKEYS Live, dull at 9 to 10c;
dressed, 10 to 12c .
BEESWAX Firm at 25c
TALLOW Firm at 56Xc per
pound.
SWEET POTATOES--Firm at 70c
; FINANCIAL MARKETS.
By Telegraph to tne MornlnjT Star..
NirW York, May 13. Money
on
sail arm at Sm6 nnr mii
loan at 3K, ruling rate 6 per cent
Prime mercantile paper 44 per
cent. - Sterline exchanm firm Jm
actual : business in CanW wn
at, 488M488X. for demand and at
484K484 for sixty days, r Posted
rates were 485 i and - 488Ji 489
Commercial bills 4833a4fii v i&iJZ.
certificates 60. Bar sUyer S9& Mexi
can dollars 48X. Government bonds
irregular. ; State bonds inactive. Rail
road bonds quoted strong. U.-8. re
f undingj's registered, 106 ; U. S. re -fund'g
28, coupon, 106 U. S. 2's.
reg'd, ; U. 8. 8's. reg'd, 109; do
coupon 109 ; U. 8. 4'a. new reg'd '
Y' rr : "vr v3 u xwot , oo. coupon.
; Southern H Railway 5 lie
8tocksf Baltimore & Ohio 100; Ghesa"
peake & Ohio47X ; Manhattan I 113
N. Y, Central 151 ; Reading 89
da 1st nrefdTSM; U.&W&3?&
do. prefd 187X; Southern R'way285?j
dfVi82; AncanTo1tao
i22X; do. prefd j People 'a GasUOi
Sugar 143 j do. prefd : T?CJ
ironr 56H : U. a Leather M-- do
preferred 75 ; Western Union 921rf r
United States -Steel, coupon, 44 ; do.
preferred 92; Mexican , NaUonat 111;
Amalgamated Copper Standard
OA 810812; Consblidated Gas 216.
NAVAL STORES : MARKETS
r By Telegraph to the MornW Btar.
Qr NbwYobk, May 13. -Rosin duli.
Strained common to good- $1 .
Spirits turpentine duli, 83X34Vc
H CtoAjaasTO May l Spirits tur
pentoe firm at 80c; sales casks.
Rosin firm and unchanged. -BAYASfAB,
May 13. Spirits turpen
'not be B
Die f
":vr: : - j
Mil -
COK'-'-,Jl
tine quoted 310; receipts 1, 564 casks
sales 2.135 casks: exports 110 casks.
Rosin firm ; receipts 2,559 barrels; sales
z.ids narreis; exports 2,965 barrels;
irriees unchanged. .
COTTON MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
New York, March 13 The cotton
market to-day was narrow and tame
wun iraae tesinciea cnieny to room
settlements. Prices were predisposed
to decline, there being almost nothing
in the -way of a speculative support.
while the regulation bear influence
stood in tne path of any material
improvement. On ' the opening
tne reeling was -steady with prices
unchanged to Tour, points lower
and this ruling proved to be
about the best level of the-day.
European caoies were unfavorable.
receipts at the ports were heavy, the
weather south was more favorable.
...
ana rains were reported in Central
Texas. Estimates for large receipts
again to-morrow led to fresh selling
for both accounts in the earl v after
noon under which July sank to 7.55.
While there were reactionary periods
later, on profiutaking, the market
appeared heavy and in shape to again
weaaen under tne slightest provoca
tion. The South and West continued
to unload cotton purchased some time
ago, in the belier that a July "corner"
was in store. - The marfcet was finally
: -. -. i - .... . J
quiei who pnce8-.net inree to nine
pon ts lower.
s us w York, May 13. Uottou dull;
miaanng upianus a 1 16c
.Cotton futures closed quiet: May
o une .as, j my 7.B6, August 7.Z4,
September 7.09, October 7.02, Novem
ber 6 98. December 6.97, January 6.99,
Spot cotton closed dull ; middling
uplands 8 1 16c; middling gulf 8 5 16c;
sales 1,500 bales. . ' . -
Net receipts 500 bales; gross receipts
toov oaiea; stucE IiJJJ,14o Dales.
rotai . to-day Net receipts 10,279
oaies; exports to ureat Britain 1,022
bales ; exports to France 7,741 bales ;
exports to the Continent 16,097 bales;
oj.,fo Daies.
Consolidated Net receipts 18,731
bales; exports to Great Britain 20,956
bales; exports to the Continent 7,741
UM1BS.
Total since- September 1st. Net
ceipts (5,895,641 bales; exports to Great
onuun a. vaa,uuu bales ; . exports to
prance 680,043 bales; exports to the
uontinent 8,229,39? bales.
May 18. Galveston, steady at 7Hc
net receipts . 3,501 bales; Norfolk.
null at 7 c, net ; receipts 445 bales ;
uuxumore, nominal at Be, net re
ceipts . -- bales; Boston, quiet at
qe, net receipts -1,213 bales; Wil
mington, firm at 7c, net receipts 3,
bales; Philadelphia, dull at ? 5 16c,
net receipts 20 bales; Savannah, easier
rc, net receipts 2,346 bales; New
o i8, easy ak 7 fr-16c, net receipts
p.198 bales; Mobile, easy at 7fc, net
receipts 65 bales; Memphis, quiet at
(He, net receipts 876 hales; Au
psta, quiet at 8c, net receipts 282
bales; Charleston, quiet at 7c. net re
eeipls 78 bales. .
PRODUCE MARKETS.
, By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
; Nw . York, May 13. -Flour was
in a steadier position and father more
active, following the rise, lar weat
Wheat Spot stronger; No. 2 red 82 ;
options opened easy : under cables and
foreign selling, but speedily turned
strong by bullish Southwest crop news
attended later r by Bt. Louis -buying
andj general locals covering, v Large
seaboard clearances and a rally at Liv
erpool also helped the afternoon mar
ket, - which closed - strong 4 at H&
? , nei-advance; May closed 8Qc;
July 78c;, September . 76c Corn
Spot firm ; No. 2, 51c ; options were
weak at first under liqliidation, but re
covered with wheat and had a strone
day, .being; also influenced by a large
Visible supply . decrease, liberal clear
ances and a late Liverpool rally, clos
mg strong and fcc higher. Sales were
May closed 51c ; July closed r 48 Xc ;
rflfc48 ' Oats-Spot quiet;
ftJ optOM - quiet but firmer
with corn. Lard easy;Western steamed
30; refined easy continent $8 85f
bouth American $9 25-, compound 65c
S?28 w6k ?State and Pennsylvania
14o ; Southern c? CheeseMarket
as ;quiett fancy ilarge whiter 107
lOHcj do, small white UMa Butter
steady :
other domestic
Vnee-8not p.-"" tl
on ' "cle.V ,..
Mc; mild aiJ W
4c. g
TAfi ninr
Market o,,i; . "lo ea3l
ton . "e lis
oiyii is Tf t ; WBlli
pria e nTj
mer vn
prime meal $24 oo W
- fnue
Chicago, May 19 ,
ion toward a bety-riS'
the grain market Vel
being helped by dl'Q
tial July Wheat effli
July corn IcupanajS
proved. Provision. ,ulJ tt
12c higher SInscl08edr
CHIOAGO Ma,i. 1
Flour-Marked irC
bprmg
"Ill
7lc.
yellow 5iK52c: o;
29c: No. 2 nV?r-Naii
88X29!c.R..M!aJLn
pork, per barrei;$i4 i!X
shoulders, boxed M
Short 1ao .!al W.l
moi gaiion. fi 28.
The lead in cr f l
lows-openmVhiZt
closing: W&PM
70.71,70, Tlltifts'A
May 51, 52, 51? 5?
May tU 57; jju jSJk
14 52U. U7lrH!Uj0j
14 52J4, 14 72T8eptemW.,jif
14 25, 14 45. Lard r mh
7 85, 7 87, 7) H
7 87K, 7 85,7 87X;8eDten;iS
7 90,7 87,7 904o
may f8 05, 8 10, 8 05 sfl
$7 85,7 85,78017 85.SeDil?
7 80.7 771 7wi ,aePN
FOREIGN fSARKEn
BTOaWetotawMornta,,,..
- Liverpool, May I3,ipwj
Spot moderate business, M
good middlinff4 916d;mi4i
3 15 16d ; ordinary 3 U-16cL B
of the day were 7,000 kk'o
500 bales were for speculation!
port and included 6,400 bale
ican. Receipts 12,000 biieti.
90f bales American.
Futures opened qaiet
quiet and steady; American a
(L m. c.) May iimmm
May and June 4 lSUlUia
June and July 4 14 64d buro
and August 414-64415.Jk
August and September 43
September 4 9-64d seller; Odo
o. c) 3 60 643 61 64d buyer;
and November 3 59-64d selk
vember and December 3 57-6
iun uuuuiid? 4 A-1 hri a
64d buyer.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Stinr Driyer, Bradshai,
ville, T D Love.
Swd barque Edward, 665 tos
sen, Liondon, ijjjTjbee, m
Swd halque Aurora, 532 tt
sen, Cape Town, via Tybee,
C
CLEARED.
Stmr Driver, Bradshai,
rtlle, T D Love.
MARINE DIRECTOR1
List or veakeU ta U f"
SCHOONEBg
Ida C Schoolcraft, 304 tow,
Clunrirc Harriss. Son fc Ca
John R Fell, 319 tons, W
George Harriss, Son&Ui
Julia A Trubee, 392 torn.
George Harriss, Son&d
BARQUES.
Edward, (Swd) 665 tons, Porsetf
fir On I
Aurora, (Swd) 532 tons, Nilstt
Towd, Heide oC lo.
50 Bbls. Large M
50 Barrels Medina 1
100 Baes Qreen Co?e
1 CafAlSMghtJl
200 Boxea Damaged!
onn Patob Snnnd ToDK
25,000 Ctffr, retail tij
20,000 Cigar, retau
40,000 Choroote.
100 Boxes soap
100 Cases Lye.
En P.... Ovaterl.
. nn n-- Din pAlcbM1
25 Cases Table rtm
50 Packets aiee.
25 Barrels Cider.
50 Barrels VinegW'
These Goods for saje at prices W
apr
5 it
Full Lines
Flour. MealA!
Iron, NaU,
3nan starch. Lye,
Tobacco, Snuff, Ma
Butter, Cbeese, Cam "J
Goods, etc. J
rwrpsnondence soia
Vv I
HALL & PE
(INCOBPO
WHOLESALE GI
ma S tf
FIRST
aun PAT. ft.
91
Sugar
a -rr vi in uorui
Meal. Grit,'
arrive-J
In stock, not to
Aya WorV lllUCU
c;Q1 attention rfl-
ments. n t&
ap l tf
2727, 27'27 irfl
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