WILLIAM H BSRlfARD.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Friday Mohkixo, Apbil 10.
WHY WE LEAD.
When . the advocates of the pro
tective tariff system discuss that
question they invariably take the
position that protection is necessary
to protect the American manufac
turer and workmen from '"the cheap
pauper labor of Europe," as if this
were the only factor involved. But
they are not honest in this conten
tion. If thev were they would be
content with the amount of protec
tion that would cover the difference
between the wages paid in other
countries and injthis. If, as Mr.
isabcock said in the extract we
made from an interview with him a
few days ago, the cost of produc-
ing an article is twenty-five per
cent, less in competing countries
than' in this, then twenty-five per
cent, tariff protection should be
enough for the American manufac
turer of that article. But instead
of a tariff to cover the difference in
the cost of production they ask
and receive two or three times as
much, and sometimes more, and
they protest against any reduction
as if it meant ruin to them.
When President Roosevelt refers
to tariff revision he says go slowly.
When Secretary Shaw talks on it he
says beware lest you bring disaster
to our industries and turn our work
men out in idleness. When Secre
tary Boot talks about it he protests
against "tariff tinkering" as danger
ous. When Senator Hanna talks
about it he says ' 'let well enough
alone." When Hon. Chas. Grosve
. nor talks about it he calls the advo
cates of revision "free traders."
And so it is with all of them. And
yet the principal and strongest plea
made for the present tariff rates was
that they were necessary to protect
against "the cheap pauper labor" of
other countries.
But the cost of labor in European
countries, while it is less than in
this country, is a very small factor,
in fact no factor at all, because it
is more than offset by the larger pro
duction of the American laborer.
The American skilled workman
will produce in a day two or three
times as much in value as the less
paid English or German workman
does, so that the cost of production
in this country is really no more if
not less. European manufacturers
are catching on to this, and many
of them, especially in Germany, are
importing and introducing in their
establishments American machinery
and are employing expert American
workmen to take charge of the
machinery and act as " superinten
dents and foremen.
Within the past few years, since
the so-called "invasion" of Euro
pean markets by American manufac
turers, a good many skilled Euro
pean workmen and others interested
in the Industries across the ocean,
have come to this country, visited,
our industrial centers, gone through
our manufactories and studied
cioseiy me metnoas, ana witn a
cleverness characteristic of the
American, they have not only been
given every facility for this, but
were voluntarily given much infor
mation that they had not thought of
asking for. These visitors were all
experts In these respective lines,
more than ordinarily Intelligent,
while some of them were nota
bly so.
One of these is John Foster, who
has recently spent some time in this
country, studying the industrial
situation and progress, as compared
with the industrial situation and
progress in England. While here
he spent some time in several of our
industrial centres, studied what he
saw, came Into contact with the men
whose brains and money are operat
ing these industries, and has given
the result of his observations and his
conclusions in an interesting paper
on the industrial development in
this country, the contrast in the
prevailing methods here and
In England, and the reasons why
this country leads. In commenting
upon this article the Washington
Times thus summarizes some of the
leading points:
In England, he says, much store la
set by experience. In America, on
the other hand, it is youthful enter
prise that counts.
In England the man who has been
in business the longest is thought to
know most about it In America a
man who has been at it too long is apt
to be considered fossilized and as un
able, or, at any rate, unlikely, to keep
abreast of the needs of the times.
Ia England a young man is always1
more or less under tasptdou, If thrown,
into a place of responsibility, of prob
abiymaiing a man of tt. In America,
Mr. Pester tUnki, responsibility brings
ballast and an eager desire io prove
that responsibility was not ill-placed.
And, on the whole, Mr. Foster be
lieves, the American ia right "Time
and time again as I have gone
through the workshops of the United
States," says he,' "1 have almost been
staggered at the - mere boys who are
managers and heads of departments;
not the sons of proprietors, but yonng
fellows who have started at the bot-
energy, and been pushed on to high
position. It Is not at all unusual to
find a man of twenty-four years hav-
inr the control of hvdpiI ihnnnnH
men. t And the fact t that, a . man, is
young and. unmarried is no reside, in
the employer's - mind, why he should
receive comparatively small salary.
The " question of ' how cheap you can
get such . men Is not considered. : No
price is too big to give a lad who has
brains and adaptlveness. It is recog
nised that by paying him well, appre
ciating him, you firs his enthusiasm."
And 'yet the tariff coddlers tell
us that the industries which by
their clever management and suc
cessful methods won the admiration
of this observant Englishman could
not cope with their old, antiquated,
go slow competitors in European
countries without tariff protection,
and a big lot of it.
CAMPING IN YELLOWSTONE
PARK.
President Roosevelt is now, with
a few attendants, camping in Yel
lowstone Park, where he proposes
to take a sixteen days rest before he
tackles the remainder of his political
swing 'round. The time not given
strictly to "resting" will be devoted
to. studying the habits and pecu
liarities of the wild quadrupedal in
habitants of that picturesque pre
serve. We hope that he will have a
good rest and abundant opportunity
to cultivate a close acquaintance
with the wild "varmints" he is in
terested in. -If
due provisions and the efforts
that have been made to prevent
breaking into his solitude succeed he
should certainly have all the rest he
seeks, for we are told that "every
trail leading to the Park has been
closely guarded" to prevent any one
from sneaking in to bother him.
But doesn't all this look like over-
doiDg the business?. Isn't there too
much of the spectacular about it?
He is escorted by military to the
entrance to the wild domain
given over wnoiiy to ana maae
sacred in a sense to him for the
sixteen days in which he desires to
sequester himself, not like the Sul
tan of Turkey, for instance, to wor
ship at a shrine, but to rest and study
wild animals. To wind up the
spectacular part of the business he'
rigged himself up in coBtume har
monious to the occasion and mount
ing his horse made a short speech
from horseback. Of course the
hustling camera man was around to
take a snap shot of the orator on
horseback, for such a unique inci
dent as that should not be lost to
pictorial history.
While we hope Mr. Roosevelt will
have a good, comfortable, restful
time up there among the geysers and
the crag8,-and the wild animals that
he delights in pursuing (although he
does not propose to murder any of
them on this occasion), we do
think that some of this parade and
spectacular business might be dis
pensed with as scarcely in keeping
with "democratic simplicity," with
out in the least lessening due re
spect for the President of the Re
public. rSSTRTJCTIOH IS BOAD BUILD
ING.
Year after year interest- in the
subject of good roads has been in
creasing in this State with the re
sult that we are now making more
practical progress in this direction
than ever before, although compar
atively little has been done as yet,
save in a few counties, which sev
eral years ago entered earnestly and
systematically on that work. No-
tably among these are Mecklenburg, I
(the pioneer) Wake, Forsyth and
New Hanover.
These are furnishing object les
sons as to the value of good roads,
while nearly every other, if not
every other, county in the State
furnishes even more impressive ob
ject lessons on the bad results of
bad roads. They have cost the
dwellers in country and town many
thousands of dollars during the past I
Winter, when for much of the time
many of the public highways were
closed against traffic because impas
sable. The State Agricultural and Me
chanical College, fully realizing the
importance of good roads, is co
operating in the work and doing all
it can by giving Summer courses of
instruction on road building to
those who desire to avail them
selves of it, and hence as a matter
of interest we clip the following
from the Raleigh News and Ob
server'. Instructions will ba civn in lnr.
tion, grading, construction of road
bed and the use of the varlana mate
rials for the road covering. Road
making machinery will be dlientswd.
and the advantages and disadvantages
?nC? "pl,! m, " y-
Ing to the different localities of our I
Bute, practical instruction will be
given in such use of the level instru
ment as Is necessary to the road
builder, and also such draughting as
is essential to his work. Visits will
be made to the places where roads are
being built around Raleigh.
The course will be in charge of Pro-'
feasor W. a Rlddick, O. E., who will
be assisted by Mr. O. L. Mann, B. C.
E. It will last from July 1st to July
Slst Expenses for whole course,
board and room, $10; tuition and reg
Istration, $6. Reduced rates on rail
roads. For additional information ad
dress W. O. Rlddick. Professor of
Civil Engineerinir, A. and M. College,
Raleigh, N. C.
There seems to be trouble brew
ing in old China. The Kunong Si
rebels are besieging Lin Chun, ar
mies are bearing down on Kwellin
and Yunnan, and Kul Chun has fall
en into hostile hands. Trouble for
China, but if this thing keeps on it
win mean trouble in the newspaper
offices too.
Out of 21,433 enlisted men in our
na?y last year there were 3,037 de
sertions from which it may be in
ferred that the army enlisted men
are not Infatuated with life on our
warships.
T aT 3d. V m v
Th8 Kind Yoa Haw Aiways.PosgM
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APPET
ITES
Created and Maintained
by-Vinol. j ,
THAT THE FOOD IS DIGEST
ED IS ASLO EQUALLY
NECESSARY. i
We Recommend Vinol as an
Appetite Creator.
WE GUARANTEE THAT; VINOL
WILL AID DIGESTION.
Vinol is the greatest aid tojdigestion
that we hare ever known.
It is because Vinol acts so beneficially
npon the stomach that it accomplishes
so much good. j
Vinol contains the active!, curative
principles that are found in! cod-liver
oil, without any oil or grease.
These medicinal elements act so
favorably upon the stomach, .that this
organ obtains for itself the elements
necessary for creating new flesh, muscle
tissue and for making rich red blood.
When the stomach acts easily and
naturally, a desire is created, for good
simple food and a good appetite is the
sure result. I
With cod-liver oil as formerly taken
the medicinal elements which it con
tained were too often unable to
counteract the harm that was done by
the obnoxious grease that enveloped
them. i
. Now that in Vinol we hdve those
same elements separated f ronj the vile
tasting fat, we have a tonio and re
builder that is simply marvelous in its
action. . !
The following is a letter tht will ex
plain itself : '
" This is to certify that I have used
six bottles of Vinol, and have found it
of great value as an appetizer and
tonic in general debility. Ij have re
ceived so much benefit from its use
that I gladly furnish this testimonial
in order that others may be induced to
give it a trial and prove to themselves
its recuperative powers." Mbs. Eliz
abeth Fiim,' Waterbury, Conn.
We want every one in this place to
know more about our Vinol, how It
cures and what It cures. Certainly
the greatest tonic and rebiiilder we
have ever cold. i
We therefore, cordially invite any
one interested to call upon us; and
we want an to bear in mind that we
win gladly refund to any one who is
not satisfied with the action of Vinol
very cent they pay for it. j
ROBT. R. BELLAMY.
There is a rumor that Dr. Crura
may resign the Charleston collector
ship, that he has had hints that
it would please the President ij he
did, and that he might get some
thing "equally as good" or better,
where there would be no race fric
tion. We do not see how that could
help Roosevelt, although jit might
prevent taking that case; into the
courts, as has been suggested, to
test its constitutionality, j
The advocates of the irrigation
bill which passed the last Congress
buncoed some of the men who
voted for it by asserting j that the
j cost would not be more than $5 an
acre. Now the Secretary of the
Interior figures out that it ' will cost
a leat $12 and acre and j probably
more.
CURRENT COMMENT
President Roosevelt is ap-in'
the Lilly Whites in. Alabama, and
for 'em in North Carolina Is this
a matter of climate, or of moods, or
of pure, unadulterated expediency?
Macon Telegraph, Dem.
got a negro collector of customs: we
leasted Tillman and got a tongue
lashing. Maybe we will get better
results if we "hoe our own row"
hereafter, and harvest our crop of
accomplishments for the market.
They will come to us then and it
shall be our word that is last.
Charleston Post, Ind. !
"For the first time in years,"
says that thick-and-thin Republican
organ, the Chicago Infer Ocean,
"the people of Illinois now have at
Springfield a Legislature which is
dominated by decency and is ad
ministered with honestv." And fnr
years the Legislatures at Springfield
have been dominated and admin
istered by the Q. 0. V.-Louisville
Courier-Journal Dem.
. ThePhiladelphiairorAwr-
ican remarks that, although the Pres
ident's fourteen-thousand-mile tour
mav seem HnmpwVmf mnniV..t i .
the casual observer, there is no doubt
that its ultima
that its ultimate destination in w.)..
ington, D. C. Judging by speeches
that have been made thus far we
should say this is a verv con-ant rUr.
nosis of the case, and the Chief Mag
istrate does not ever seem to let the
ena escape Him. Norfolk Ledger,
Dem,
i A Tkna-htrai man. -
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind.,
knew what to do ia the hour of need.
His wife had mrh n i ...
Stomach and Liver trouble physicians
C0!i1Jl5tJielD h6r- He thought of
and tried Dr. King's New) Life Pills,
and she got relief at once and was fin
ally cured. Only 25 cents, at R. R.
Bellamy's drug store. i t
ror ovr mmw Ttui
Mas. WubloWb BooTHiaa Stbtjp has
been used for over sixty years by mil-
uwu oi motners ror their enuaren
while teething with perfect success.
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 mm little sufferer
immediately. - Sold by : druggists In
every part of the world. ; Twenty-flve
cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for
"Mrs. Wlnilflw'i Soothlne Brrnii.'
na use no oie? rm
DR PIERCE'S
MEDirAX
- - rOR THE
BLOOP.LIVER.HJiyCS.
GnuaDE.m
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Chatham Record: The con
tinuous rains have greatly delayed
the farmers, and tbey will be behind
in pitching their crop this spring.
There was considerable frost and
fcoaae ice last 8unday morning. There
are conflicting reports as to the dam
sge done to the fruit crop. Some per
tons aay that nesrly all their fruit is
killed, while others say theirs is not
much hurt .
Rocky Mount Motor: The
Rocky Mount Machine Works has just
completed a patented machine for Mr.
J. O. W. Gravely to distribute and
cover guano. The flow of guano can
to regulated perfectly and whereas by
hand distribution of guano a plow has
to follow and cover up the row, this
machine does all the work at one trip.
Mr. Gravely has been working on the'
machine for years, and at a recent
test everything worked satisfactorily.
Mr. Gravely says he would not take
1100,000 cash for the patent.
Salisbury Sun: Within the
past two months 1,800 persons have
been vaccinated in Salisbury and the
county. The compulsory vaccination
law was put into speedy effect. The
Salisbury canning factory, which was
operated several months last year, has
indefinitely been closed down and the
owners of the machinery are advertis
ing it for sale. This will be a loss to
Salisbury, as the factory employs
about 40 hands in season. There is
some talk of organizing a company to
purchase the plant and continue the
factory.
Durham Sun: A Durhamite
tells ui a story which illustrates the
persistency of Englisn sparrows. A
couple of the little birds took a notion
to fill up a bole in the roof of the
woman's washhouse and build a nest
in it The hole had no bottom, and
consequently the stuff brought by the
birds fell to the floor. Just to see how
much the birds would put into the
bole, the woman placed a bucket under
it, and in a week th sparrows have
dropped an even- peck of featherr,
sticks and and straws, and are not dis
couraged yet.
Cape Fear Pilot: Decidedly the
largest enterprise of Harnett county
is the Erwin Cotton Mil), located near
the banks of the Cape Fear river, five
miles west from Dunn. The mill is
the largest investment of outside capi
tal which has ever come to our county.
It is located on about three thousand
acres of its own land. Already a beau
tiful little town of fifty houses has
sprung up around it as if by magic, and
many other houses are under construe
tion. The town will number several
thousand by the time the mill
is in operation. The mill Itself
will consist of two huge build
ings, each about 500 feet long by 200
feet wide. These are the spinning
and weaving rooms. In addition to
this there will be many warehouses,
shed?, eta, surrounding the main
buildings, and these, as well as the
factory proper, will be of brick.
The Harnett Lumber Company will
build their road to within a few miles
of Lillington at once. The grading is
finished and the crossties distributed
to the Upper Dittle River. While
this road is primarily intended as a
logging road, it Is well built and the
iron ushd of heavy weight. This is
done with a view of extending it in
the future.
Raleigh News and Observer :
Four men broke jail at Carthage Tues
day night Barrett for murder, and
John and Jim Shaw and another col
ored man for stealing. Barrett had
been convicted of murder and was
awaiting his death sentence from the
Governor. George Dunlap, a col
ored boy, sixteen years of age, was
shot to death Wedhesday night at
Soathern Pines by Kelly, another col
ored boy about the same age. 'tis
claimed by young Kelly that it was an
accident, and he has given himself up
to the authorities. The boy killed was
an inoffensive youth and had been
boasting of having considerable money.
xne various departments of the
A. and M. College are almost daily in
receipt of inquiries for draughtsmen,
engineers, electricians, and machinists,
The former graduates of the college
are all in good positions and the pre
sent senior class spoken for. The col
lege is unable to fill the demands made
upon it A giant lemon, as big
as a cocoanut, was In the office of the
Department of Agriculture yesterday.
It was grown by Mrs. W. A. Thom
son, of Faison, and is'a specimen of
the "American Wonder." When it
was pulled it weighed thirty nine
ounces. An authority on the subject
said yesterday that the lemon would
make a barrel of lemonade.
TWINKLINOS
We do not believe there is any
thing duller thanlthe brilliant conver
sation among the characters of a book.
Atchison Globe.
Mrs. Newly wed Come and see
the baby, Colonel. It's just cut its
first tooth. Colonel Thanks. Let
me know when it cuts Its last and I'll
be round. Comfort,
Master (gently to new boy)
"Smithers, my boy, can you tell me
what a noun is?" New boy (anxious
to please) "No, sir; but I'm sure my
father could." Punch.
You say your playing created
a great deal of talk! said the friend.
Yes, answered the pianist, but unfor
tunately it was mostly during my per
formance. Washington Star.
Harry, said a mother to her in
corrigible son and heir, did you bring
that mud into the house. Nc, mamma,
replied Harry; it just stuck to my
shoes and came to itself. Life.
"What do you think the great
est need of the modern drama 1st"
And after serious thought Mr. Storm-
ington Barnes replied: "Liower rail
way fares and better hotels." Wash
ington Star.
Mrs. Brown "You used to
say that you would risk your life for
me, and now you are afraid to dis
charge itie cook." Mr. Brown "It
isn't death I fear; it's mutilation."
Glasgow Evening Times.
The Schoolmaster Does your
son study Greek in college! Farmer
Spareribs Does he? Borne of the
things he learns by heart are: "Krack-a-cack-cackt
Boomge, boom-gee rah
rah." He says it means hip-hiphoorsy
in English. Yonkers Herald.
. "Are you working for the con
tractor of the road!" asked the inquisi
tive party of the laborer, who was
driving spikes. "Faith, an Oi'm not,"
was the reply, "Ol'm workin' for th'
ixtender av it" Buffalo News.
A Great Sensation.
There was a big sensation in Lees
ille, Ind., when W. H. Brown, of
that place, who was expected to die,
had his life saved by Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption. He
writes:- 'I endured insufferable ago-
un irom aiums, out tout JNew Dis
covery gave me Immediate relief and
soon thereafter effected a complete
cure." imuar cures oi uonsumptlon,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are
numerous. It's the peerless remedy
for all Throat and Lung troubles.
Price 60 cents and $1.00. Guaranteed
by R. R. Bellamy, druggist Trial
bottles free.
Bean th . Iha Kind You Haw Always Bougtf ;
Can anyone suppose
that we would double
the necessary cost of
our brewing without a
vital reason?
Would we spend so much on
cleanliness ? Would we cool the
beer in plate glass rooms ? Would
D: all the air that touches it ?
ould we age it for months ?
Would we sterilue every
bottle?
We do it to attain
absolute purity to avoid
the remotest possibility of germs
to make Schlitz Beerhealthful.
Why accepf a com
mon beer, brewed with
out any of these pre
cautions, when Schlitz
Beer costs no more ?
Your dealer may prefer to fur-
I nish a beer that pays a little more
profit ; but does it pay you to per
Imit it? Isn't pure beer Schlitz
iBeer worth asking for ?
Ask for the Brewery Bottling.
Sol. Bear Co., 20 Market St.,
'Phones, Bell No. 196, Interstate
No. 203. Wilmington.
NOTES OF NOTABLES.
Miss Robinson was married to Mr.
Cruso In London the other day.
The late Potter Palmer paid more
taxes than any man In Chicago.
General and Mrs. Lew Wallace cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
Itveddinsa few days ago.
United States Consul Ayme, who
Bent the first news to Washington of
the St Pierre disaster, is a Chicago
newspaper man.
Jacob Edwards of Boston has offered
to give a library building and site upon
Which to erect the same at a cost of
550,000 at Southbridge, Mass.
General S. E. Browne of Denver re
cently celebrated his eightieth birth
day. He was bora in Franklin county,
Pa., and graduated at Franklin and
Marshall college.
Hon. Clarence Hale, who has been
appointed judge of the United States
district court of Maine, is a brother of
Senator Hale. He takes the place of
Judge Nathan Webb, who retires after
a service of twenty-five years.
B. W. Callis of Martinsville, Ind., is
the oldest printer in point of service in
his state. He was born in Flemington,
N. J., and published a newspaper in
Mount Holly for several years and an
Illustrated paper In Philadelphia for
two years.
King Edward has once more shown
his preference for American artists by
asking Robert Lee Keeling, the Wash
ington painter, to come to England and
paint a miniature of himself. Last
Bummer Mr. Keeling painted a minla
jture of Queen Alexandra.
Major E. P. Pellet of Barranqnilla,
Colombia, has presented a library of a
Ithousand volumes to the Norwich (N.
17.) High school. Major Pellett is a
(veteran of the civil war and has served
as United States consul at Barranquilla
ror thirty-six years.
Patrick William Carey and his four
tons of San Jose, Cal., measure among
them 31 feet 8 inches of stature, the
tallest and shortest being two sons who
stand 6 feet 6 and 6 feet 2 Inches
respectively. The father is 0 feet 4.
Hheir combined weight Is 1,055 pounds.
I
THE HORSES.
Pixley, 2:0S, Is booked to Baron
billon, 2.12.
' The pacer Frank Bogash, 2:03, has
been tried and found wanting.
Emily, 2:11, by Prince Regent, 2:16
has a bay colt by Prodigal, 2:10.
I Has Eckers has Coney, 2 .-02, in train
ing at the Empire City (N. Y.) track.
Minnie Hunter, dam of Dorothea J.,
2:1214, is in foal to Rustam, son of Az
mon,2:20. I Swanhild, dam of W. H. Moody,
2:1214 has been bred to Todd, son of
Bingen, 2:12.
( Hesperus, 2:1194, by Simmons, 2.28,
will be in the stable of H. J. Jamison
again this year.
j J. S. S warts of Wingham, Ont, who
pwns the pacer Harold H., 2.-04, was
recently offered $8,000 for him.
I Clay, 2-25, the sire of twelve 220 per
formers, has been purchased by Georga
Stevens of Lancaster, N. H. He will
;maln in Kentucky for the present
lowever.
Theodore H. Coleman Is trying to ar
range a special race for the pacers
fince Alert 2. -00. and Anaconda.
!:01, to take place during the Syra-
:use state fair.
THE FASHIONS.
The newest -millinery combination is
f dark blue and bright green.
An applique of white pique In a.
large scroll design trims the front of
ityusu shirt waists of. white madras, '
'Al BYhlte ostrich boa flecked at rejru-
a Intervals . Rrtth . cross ? strlnea nf
right green is one pf the pretty things
01 be ovorn with a ereen and whlta
tat
Handsome materials for the woman
'ho wishes to dress richly In black
re the fine embroidered India cranes
Lth small figures coverlntr them nl-
LOst solidly. ;
The new summer blouses are In the
isual fashion, slightly full and droop
ing just in fronts close and very shape-
py unaer tne arms, but decorated In all
ftha ornate and beautiful Vays that
jFrench ingenuity, can devise.
I Fashionable color combinations far
.flelicate silks, mulls, trimmings and
IfashlonahlA mliiinorv win tu
Wl green, black and white, cream and
pink, rose and gold, pink and green,
aJe blue and ecru and violet and re
seda. - - -
COMMERCIAL
WILMINGTON M AKE, -v
ry noted officially at the closing by the chamber
oi uommerce.j
STAR OFFICE, April 9.
8PIRITS TURPENTINE -Nothing
doing.
ROdIN Nominal.
TAR Market firm at $1.65 per bar
rel of 280 pounds.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
quiet at $3.00 per barrel for hard, $3.50
for dip, $3.75 for virgin.
(Quotations same- . aay last year
I Spirits turpentine firm at 45c;
rosin firm at $1.101.15; tar firm at
$1.20; crude turpentine quiet at $1.35
2.50. 1
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine. 19
Rosin 223
Tar.. 243
Crude turpentine 59
Receipts same day last year 9
casks spirits turpentine, 93 barrels
rosin, 322 barrels tar, 9 barrels crude
turpentine. -
COTTON.
Market firm on a basis of 9c per
pound for middlincr. Quotations:
Ordinary. 8J cts. tt
Good ordinary 8M "
Low middling....... 9 " "
Middling 9 " "
Good mTddlinz 915-16 " "
Same day last year, market firm at
8c for middling.
Receipts 23 bales ; same day last
year, 53.
f Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce
Commission Merchants, prices representing
those paid for produce consigned to Commis
sion Merchants.!
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina, tiroi.
Prime, 65c; extra prime, 70c; fancy,
75c, per bushel of twenty-eight
pounds. Virginia Prime, 55c; extra
prime, 60c; fancy, 65c. Spanish (aev),
6570c.
CORN Firm, 6567Kc per bushel
for white.
N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 14
15c per pound; shoulders, 1012&c;
sides, 12c.
EGGS Dull at 1213c per dozen.
CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 20
35c; springs, 1525c.
TURKEYS Firm at 1313c fur
live.
BEESWAX Firm at 25c.
TALLOW Firm at 5K6c per
pound.
SWEET POTATOES Firm at 60c
per bushel.
BiCKb' CATTLE Firm at 2i5c per
pound. 4
FINANCIAL MARKETS
By Teleeranb to the Morning Btar
-Saw Tobk. April 9. Money
on
call was firmer at 510 per cent., clos
ing at 78; time money steady 60
days, 5X5x per cent; 90 days, 5
per cent ; for six months 55jtf
per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per 556 per cent Sterling ex
change steady at advance ; actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at 486.65a
486,70 for demand and at 483.60
483.65 for sixty day bills. Pos ed rates
were 484 yi and 487J4. Commercial
bills 483&483X. Bar silver 49!
Mexican dollars S8X. Government
bonds firm. Railroad bonds
U.8. refunding 2's.ree'd. 106U :U.8. re.
funding 2's, coupon, 106&; U. 8. 3's,
registered, 107; do. coupon, 108jtf;
u. B. s, new registered, 1S5J ; do.
coupon, 135X; U. 3. 4's, old, regis
tered, ; do. coupon, 111 ;
U. S. 5's, registered, 103X; do.coupou,
103 tf; Southern Railway, 5's, 115.
Stocks : Baltimore ft Ohio 90K;
Chesapeake & Ohio 44 tf; Manhat
tan L138X; New York Central
131H; Reading B7H; do. 1st preferred
83; do. 2nd preferred 69; St. Paul
162; do. prefd, 183X; Southern Rail
way ouk; uo. preru ai; amal
gamated Copper 63 Hi People's Gas
100K ; Sugar 100& Tennessee Coal and
Iron 63; U- S. Leather 13; do. pre-
prefd, 92; ; Western Union 85X; U. a
Steel 35 Ji; do. prefd 85; Virginia
uarolina Uhemical Co., 62; sales
shares; do. preferred, 121& bid. Sea
board Air Line, common, 23 i ; do. pre
ferred, 39)6; bonds, fours. 8054
Atlantic Coast Line.common. no sales:
do, preferred, no sales.- Standard Uil
6S0 bid.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS
Bt Telegraph to the Morning Btar '
Maw Yobjc, April 9. Rosin steady.
spirits turpentine nominal.
Charleston, April 9.-Bpirits tur
pentine quoted nominal; sales casks.
Hosin nominal ; sales casks; A, B, C
D, E $190; F, $1 95; O, $2 00; H,
S2 30; I, $2 75; K, $2 90; M, $3 10; N,
s so; w i, 3 so; w w f l cu.
SAVAJTSAB, April 9,-Spirits turpen
tine was quowa arm at cue: re
ceipts 611 casks; sales 80 casks; ex
ports 187 casks. Rosin firm ;; receipts
van narreu; sales 317 barrels; exports
90 barrels: A, B, O, D, E,. , 2 00;
F, $2 05; Q, 12 10; H, $2 40; I, $2 85;
uu; bl, so zu; , S3 35; W O,
13 40: w w. ss 6U.
COTTON MARKETS.
as zalecraDtt to the Homing Btar
bw xobk, April . 9. The cot
ton market opened steady at an
advance of one to four points and fol
lowing me can ruled generally firm
under, continued covering by May
shorts and fresh purchases by. the bull
pool. But while as a result of these
operations a new high record for the
season was established in the .May
option trading was comparatively
quiet wiin me developments in May
and July attracting almost exclusive
attention. The initial advance was
encouraged by cables that were just a
trine better than expected, but it was
In the face of full port receipts of the
aay and continued favorable weather
in the South. Outside condition?,
however, appeared to have little atten
tion, and the bulk of the day's busi
ness represented nine men man a
lresn scare or May shorts. The ap
proacbincr holidays had naturally
some influence, as manv of the room
contingent - apparently nref erred env.
erlng to carrying their contracts on the
soon aide over until Monday and risk
possible unfavorable climatic devel
opment. The buying was accelerated
around midday by moderate estimates
ror to morrow's receipts at leading
1 X . .. ..
puiftncrn points ana snoriiy after noon
the high 1 evel of the day and of the
season was reached when May sold at
10.44c. July, however, selling no
higher than 9.98c, was at this time one
point under the previous high price.
From this level there was a slight re
action towards the close, due to real
izing, ana me market was finally
sieaay, net one point to nine points
uglier, xuiai aaies estimated at 150.
000 bales. .
"w obk, April 9. Cotton quiet
at 10.50; net receipts 50 bales; gross
sues; siocx s,U80 bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet and 5 points
higher; middling uplands 10.50c; mid-
muuk kuu v.ioc; saies.guu Dales.
Futures market opened steady and
cioseu sieaay. Uiosng quotations:
April 10.Sl.May 10.39, June 9,98, July
9.96, August 9.45, September 8.80, Oc
tober 8.49, November 8.S9, December
8.87.
Total to-day, at all seaports Net re
ceipts iu,bi2 bates; exports to Great
Britain 3,038 bales; exports to France
3,680 bales; exports to the Continent
13,785 bales; stock 350,097 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports Net
??t6H8.bles exports to Great
Britain 43,136 bales; exports to France
2,6S0 bales; exports to the Continent
46,951 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all
seaports Net receipts 8,140,826 bales;
exports to Great Britain 2,548,699 bales;
exports to France 725,104 bales ;exporu
to th Continent 2,646.456 bales
A pril 9. Galveston, firm at 10 1 16,
net receipts-1,683 bales; Norfolk
steady at 10Xc net receipts 85 bales;
Baltimore, nominal . at 10 Jic, net re
ceipts 894 bales; Boston, dull at 10.45c,
n-:t receipts 168 v bales'; Wilming
ton, firm at 9X0, net receipts 23 bales;
Philadelphia, steady at l&.75er net re
ceipts . 37 bales? ' Savannah, quiet
at 9c, net receipts 1,672 bales; New
Orleans, quiet -at 10 116c, net re
ceipts 5,736 bales; Mobile, firm at
9 c, net receipts 45 bales; Memphis,
firm at 9Kc net receipts 732 bales;
Augusta firm at lO&c, net receipts 128
bales; Charleston, firm at 9c, net re
ceipts 4 bales.
PRODUCE MARKETS.
By Telegrapb to the Mornina star.
Nsw Yobx, April 9. Flour
was
firm and held 5o higher: Minnesota
patents $3 904 10. Wheat Spot firm ;
No. 2 red 80.54c. Options closed- H
c net higher. Sales: May closed
?9sc; July closed 77C; September
74?ic. Corn Spot dull; No. 2 nomi
nal. Options closed partially Jicnfet
iower: April closed a; ' May closed
50jfc; July closed, 49 e; September
49s. Oats Spot: dull ; No. S, 894c.
Options sold off ?ith corn ; May closed
33c Lard was dull; Western steam
at $10 25 ; refined quiet Pork steady ;
mess $18 0018 50. Butter stead; ; extra
creamery 29c; do. State dairy 1727c.
v heese was firm; State full cream,
small colored, fancy fall made 15c;
do. white, fall made 14jc. Peanuts
quoted quiet; fancy hand picked 4 X
4Kc; other domestic 8&4c. Cao
bages firm; domestic, per barrel, red
new Southern $2 50S 00. Freights
to Liverpool by steam 12. .Potatoes
sieadj; Long Island $2 00; South
Jersey 'sweets $2 7503 75; Southern
$1 502 00; State and Western per 180
lb., $1 75180. Eggs strong; State
and Pennsylvania, average" best 14
1 5Uc Southern 14 . ' Tallow steady.
Coffee Spot Rio quiet; No.. 7 invoice
5 !c Kice steady. Molasses firm.
Sugar Raw steady; refined firm. Cot
ton see j oil was. firm and higher:
Prime crude here nominal: prime
crude L o b. mills 8334Kc; pritre
summer yellow 41j42e; off summer
yellow 37 &38c; prime ;hite 45c.
prime winter yellow 45c r prime meal
$26 5027 00, nominal.
Chicago, April 9. The wheat mar
ket experienced another day of manip
ulation and prices had a strong up
ward movement, My closing lis
higher.- May corn was off J f e and
oats were down f ie. Provisions
were easy, the May products closing
unchanged to 15c lower. '
vJHiOAGO, April 9. Cash prices:
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat No. 2
spring 7879c; NO. 3 spring 77c; No.
2 red 74 75c. Corn No. 2 42Ho;
No.2yellow 42Hc Oats-No. 2 33
32&e ; No. 2 white c; No. 3 white
32X35Mc RrefNo. 2 493c Mess
pork, per barrel, $17 6017 65. Lard, per
V fis, $9829 85. Short rib side-,
loose, $9 659 65. Dry salted ahoul
derp, boxed,$875887Jtf. Sbori clear
side?, boxed, $10 0010 25 Whiskey
ttasts of nign wines, $1 SO.
. The leading futures ranged s fp!
lows opening, highest lowest an.
ciosing: Wheat tio.2 May 751f&75J.
76M, 75tf, 76tf76c; July 71,
71 Jf, 72H, -71 Jf; 7172cr September
6969K, 69f, 69, 69ifc. Cdru-No.
2 April 42, 42J,, 42. 42ic; May 43
43K, 43, 42K42jf, 4212&c;
July 43&, 43&, 43, 43$c; Septem
ber 43K43tf, is, 43, 43e. Oats
No. 2, April 8232c; May 33
33H, S3H, 32, 32X32c; July 30 H
30i, ojt 29. 29c; September
27K, 27, 27, 27fcc. Mesa pork,
per bbl May $17 75, 17 76, 1750, 17 65;
July $17 25, 17 27, 17 22, 17 25;
September $16 95. 17 05, 16 95, 17 00.
Lard, per 100 lbs May $9 85, 9 87K.
9 8a, 9 85; July $9 80, 9 80, 9 75, 9 77 ;
September $9 77. 9 77, 9 72, 9 75.
Short ribs, per 100 fits May $9 67.
SI 70, 9 65, 9 70; July $9 60, 9 62, 9 60,
9 62; September $9 65, 9 60, 9 55,
9 57H-
F0REI6F4 SAR&E f
3 Oabie to the Muru:;: H'hi
Ltokpool, April 9. Cotton: Snot
in limited demand, prices steady;
American middling 5.40d. - The raIpb
of the day were 6,000 bales, of which
yu oaies were lor speculation and ex
port and included 5,700 bales Amer
ican. Receipts 15,000 bales, includ
ing 14,100 bales American.
Futures opened auiet and atAadv
and cloaeo steady; American mid
filing (goc): April 5.24d: April and
May 5.24d; May and June 5.25d: June
and July 5.25&5.26J: Julv and Au
gust 5.25d; Au crust and SentAmW
5.155.16d; .September: and .October
4.79il; uctober and November 4.f9
4.60d; November and December 4.52d.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Highlander. TtrariahBor
Fayetteville, T D Love.
Clyde steamer Geo W nivdn. Rfoh
Georgetown, S C, H G SmaUbones.
CLEARED.
Schooner Eatelle. Hutchinson Nw
York, by master.
Steamer Highlander, Bradshaw,
Fayetteville, T D Love. .
, Steamer Sanders, Sanders, Little
River, 8 O, Stone, Rourk & Co.
EXPORTS.
. COASTWISE.
New York Schooner Esteiu sis .
000 .feet lumber; cargo by Cape Fear
uumuer kjo; vessel oy master.
MARINE DIRECTORY.
tYlat ofVesseuin tit tort of W limine.
ton, R. April 10.
SCHOONERS.
M C Haskell, 299 loar, Wingfleld. to
master. '
Ella M Storer, 437 tons, Haskell, to
master. '
Flora Roarers. 357 ton. nnm.
master, ' . ' "
. BARQUES.
Brpderfolket, 638 tons, Klouman.
ueiaectco.
99
THE ff ST WRITING PA
PER HADE.
We keep also a full line
of School 8upplies.
The Stationer,
Hurds
ROBERT C. DeROSSET.
mr 19 tf
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BY RIVER AND RAIL.
Roselpfs el
Haval Stares
Yesterday.
sod Con-
O. O. Railroad 3 casks spirits tur
pentine, 15 barrels rosin, 60 barrels
tar, 5 barrels crude turpentine.
W. & W. Railroad 14 bales cotton,
11 barrels tar. .
W., C. 8c A- Railroad 9 bales cot
ton, 2 casks spirits turpentine, 19 bar
rels rosin, 63 barrels tar, 38 barrels
crude turpentine.
A. fc Y. Railroad 2 casks spirits
turpentine, 70 barrels rosin, 4 barrels
tar, 2 barrels crude turpentine.
Steamer Highlander 4 casks spirits
turpentine, 14 barrels rosin, 46 barrels
tar, 6 barrels crude turpentine.- .
, 8teamer Whitlock 7 casks spirits
turpentine, 93 barrels rosin, 5 barrels
tar, 9 barrels crude turpentine.
Schooner Argyle 1 cask spirits tur
pentine, 12 barrels rosin, 12 barrels
tar.
Steamer Lachiquita 42 barrels tar.
Total 23 bales cotton, 19 casks
spirits turpentine, 223 barrels rosk,
243 barrels tar, 59 barrels crude tu -pontine.
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