WILm:v'TON. n c.
Fuoai MoaataVS. DaSCaUaaaa IS.
UffUQAf COSFMUOV
iamumTZcmc JmT otter day.
i r - tao aartf is eaawfr
oaadslt of too Disaglaj urtff saw
thai fitootTT Homo boo giToa It oat
t-u too RoFoWiooo party will of i
p,M Hi pjioil Hilff, oroo if II
is isfra saseaaaasof U f
pesessje of too DtssjVey WU
If too frtessde of the esrt-esVdats
tnf mo ooigoioff t rsvaatjtths)
1 1 siasasgs estd ootLo poor jgr
o oallod "fres trade" est, nor
- it b istriseeeiel to ooj Aseori
oo ledestry taat ooodo pi ill
.-lTss7i i the iebotJ ;a the
oJhoj isr. ths lia Dsss 1
ocretJe pol.cy u for tariff for
pMWfltioa,
or
la-
ay Haorinoa
ooo bo
withou: prsjedice to tbo iot
the baads of
ssocratk party.
It is safs
if tboDaaoooaaUeporty isgiveo
tbo opfortodty it will pat tbo peon
is fcaUb tela tbo tariff abort it will
bart the trusts aad oaoo ap tbo bor
of ths over -taxed dsokms wba
Mod by art.tosJJy
srs a
la .vainc to
Tbo Ropabttaa ary to
too of tea tariff amat bo loft to tea
'nasi i of protection. The SU of
agbt to
pfteji
STOCK
by
tea Wbito
on
of tea United Statoa.
zewrpnpar, wbicb
io a good
tr.i iut-
aaodfaor rsvstfcoa at
to roitotobo, however.
"eattaa ownteataran far
May yworo botfo bad tbotr clover
tisss, bwt aaw tbo coitoa giowero
are getting taetr 111 ill I deee. Tbo
trwota bava friod tbo fat owtof tbo
tao people trU have a good abonoo
teat roria-
tbo pooodo, boa
-.is: the eooteMi
M It the :riato
sagtBTBLT aum
jokbiko
Tbo Pbiiodolpbio Prtss contoino
a aTaobiagtoa apaatol aaaaaactaa
teat Proardact Boaaaralt, Ihiaaffi
to tbo ooajabantoa to W up on the
noaataol otaat whtoa ba boo boon
aataaj at tbo Wbito Howoa. Tbo
Too ST a boo aaworol ttaaoa oUadwd
to tea n il 1 patttoal otoeb
1 BBBb . A SBBk SUL a
oMao s5pt" 'aad Ube be wow Id na-
To tats absard stafamiol, the
J sa rills, V. . Rewister makse tail
wat ssan of taaaw will do to toU
awaswoO y js"1raoTsJKTa
1 r JI'VlLJfr.l wbsa hs was being raited
dowa aad eat with s satis at'rlanna'a
baaaast as rofawaa. Several otaar
TBI IIOHT OF 7111 MITD- Betasrw waits Rssssbllcaas did ths
dines tbe Est. J. C. Masses, a the "lUd -
"w'sassseVmll right, baasjt ills ul nrnVVeJfij'biSi.
- -STZ . ' L-i-i. Baa dowa systssas IB lift aarticwlar-
aDow sase wao has be sgalnst ,y iio ssaad alswadlat aches
it to sseit a howl ta tao offset that Tsaaak suttfsr ass minalis sad taor-
aaa toatBSBsaaswd artiest Itghll'l ho way asTssMjesssm PeotrteBttaars ts
oofaly taoattsaitism hf matls
wWai sat ssflaar aat to deal with i,,ilsm!lj mm ; owrssTwid j9Lsi
aow oasl Issaa, wa wwald go dawn aad is to asat rssassty for dlsvaat
.a taw awssaawa am aj eosors fly- JJjJjJjJ 2tsr5awT5
uaa Maw, jlsssaj oV sgs tao svwry ssatoMaoworil wwatj Are
wtth tao nght of free apasch vmmi. tir?9
v
COaTTLICATIOaTe
OBOWIIO
At loo banquet of the Qoill Clob,
koMottfco Hose Moo hot ton, Nov
Wday sight. Assistant
of Stoio F. B. Loosais
plausible things In
Js.'en of the sctlon of tbo
with
to the
ropoblic oad tbo oa-
mI policy
ot Roeeevelt. Asaong
j notify in r prompt ae
tion by tbo Rooeevslt regiase. Mr.
Loosen said, roforriof to tbo ioton-
of Colo bio to wait two yaort
by ozptro'
too oaaal oioosssisci to the
Fraorb Caaal Cowpoay
it taot
to Par: I
that lbs WMtmWOm Of tbe rrenco
a rraaoa
Fwabfibafo
ba lotbnoo md
at CoJoa and
teo habau to ro
11m of lb easel to
its aad papas If of
TOfre WOog jPJ all
tat
ttosabta, or
foltboraalf
Fras
to hold tbo kaaaaos for a
I. Thii woaldhTajrroobt
if Moaroc JcctriD?. and
Mdoabt bava found our-
ao W.th anoojlor
Froaob warsaips
mem followed by
laad and llollaod . aad
tbo Balkan rJlalss. m!ht
Mba
waU bare
xpertad to bare rar
to aat belf tbo world
Kor aoa-what like the um
a tbot Mr. Loaoaia foon teat
wonli bare poo need down
oa tea toteojojo, tea latatt develop
Batata are that Groat Britain aad
Holland will complicate tblago far
on the ittbmna, now
it io hie. A correspondent
Hofwo aaya it la reported there
hn botb Holland and Great Britain
that the BopabMc of Panama
liability for !&,-
000.000 of the jlomb'.an debt.
if Paaaata refuses to ac
ta tbai demon d, aad Groat
Briteln and Holland, acting
jointly and becked by other to-
start ta land
la aaanal tooni
deaaanJ. mode ta
aad Holland copi
a bo are interested in Colom-
All this boainsso bos a very eeri-
aspoet for tbc Utaatfait eaaajn-
letrotioo. bat doubtless itwawid got
rid of a little moasmeo like tbat
by tratopartoa: into tbo oor of Pan
ama ta agree to pay tea 116,000,000
wfl foot tha bill
LTKBLT TO I BAT A aTMBO COB
lantxlsr, wbo is in Washington eon-
tesUng Mr. Lover's swat.
The Washington Pott reports that
daring the hearing of evidoaoo in
tat oootost a few days ago before
House ootamlttoo on privileges
elections, DanUlsr was nodding
s-. '. ro ir. sj:p dnrinr the
portent part of the
This stirs up tbo Columbia Record
to rttaark: "If the cosamrttoo re
ports in fovor of such a coatoaiant
then we may as well gist np all hope
of justice ever being done by the
Republican party to far ot tbs Sooth
is ecncerne-1.
It Is just such infamous
ingsao last
party tbat
might win support from toast good
wbo are aat ia accord with the
party but wbo r
to twos sit a tao
standard and assure decent and
Intelligent government In the South
ern States.
CAPBBJ MlfalD HI! BAI8II0-
Jean 6. Capers, the Swath Caro
lina mttabar of tbs
Vat tonal Committee, la the son of
the late Bishop Kllteon Cspers, who
t Confederate
era! and a port, good and true
We wonder "whar waa John at"
? Says the
Colombia Record:
'Jssars W. d. O B. Robinson ;s lbs
York, oo 1
ooM ooooo very
aeostee with this
aasjatwA EsojUah
Tito Otinmbla, S. C, Record tz
protBtt tosao apprehension that the
Bopnblicas congress is bent on un
seating Oootissttttn Ltvor, of
Swath Carolina, tad swatfng ta We
ttoad a ajsomy bawdod negro named
social I
BBaaaOaWaW
Pure and Unmixed I
H Delicate Aroma.
I Really Cheapest In Usa. V
SPIRITS TURPENTINE
Tarboro SotKrrur : One of the
largeet pore hoses of cotton by one
buyer was effected bore Saturday by
A. W. Hart, bit aggregate parcbaaee
being t4 1.000.
John Carter, aged 8, who wot
killed in a railroad wreck Sunday
morning near Cumberland, Md.,wna
from Kinaton, N. C. He wot a
member of St. Toba't Lodge of Ma
sons.
- erenue officers on the night
of December 12te, oaptnrod a huge
illicit distillery near Little Hirer
church in Orange county, where so
many stOla bare been captured of
late.
Red Springs Citum: Tbs ma
chinery has boon put in motion and
Bod Springs can boast of another
todaaiiy. Tbo college laaodry it
aaw turnine ont largo qoaotities of
work In the moot approved style.
Greece boro TeJsprwm It looka
at if the two parties are roinc to
bare a hot race to see whioh can
boat tbo other to it with a atroog
tariff reform plank. Bat tariff ro
form (a Dmocratic doctrine, and
Republicans should leare it alone or
become Democrats.
Salisbury .Sam: Salisbury is to
hare an other ice factory, and it ia
to have a capitsi stock of $25,000
"sals' aft1 .frtt sr
bribers being Mr. N. B. McCanless
aad Own. C. L. Welch. The plant
of the now company will be ready
for operation before next rum a
Lamberton ft ode toman; "The
steel and iron-work for the new jail
has am red. The building will bo
constructed alsaost entirely of steel,
cement and brick, rendering it ab
eolutely fire proof and as nearly
TTOO'.
oe no
ine. rhere win
ceiling or other
its bnming
Durham 3um: Daraatt it to
bars a new enterprise io the abape
of a naadj maanfactonng plant.
Tat parties will do a general whole
sale aad retail business. Oor
W. 8. O'B. Robinson, sx-judge. is o
daisy, lie oartainly has the cour-
ago of his ooovicUona. With all of
his eccentricities ho stay now bo
called "Gentleman Williaxt."
Greensboro Record: The South
ern and the Norfolk A Western do
not gee boos any more at Walnnt
Cove. A drummer yesterdaj came
in oa tao Norfolk aad Western to
take the Southern, baft was told if
hs wanted his trunk rocbeoked he
would have to pay for bringing it
only few feet to the Southern, and
he had to do it or leave his luggage
behind. May bo tbe corporation
commission will stand for this, bnt
we don't believe it.
CURRENT COMMENT
it would take tbe ravens a
long time to make ap Dowie'a short
age, bnt they anil be neiped oy toe
jtyt. Montgomery Advertiser.
The way for a girl to have a
a a t rZ. st t .
nice, rosy rompisxion is ior ner to
try to climb a fasseo send gat caught
with half her on one aide and half
on the other.-.V. Y. Press.
Already the papsus up North
Panama bow she shall
spend bar tlO.000,000. This is tbe
kind of bossing any fool republlquita
baa to stand wbsn abe gets under a
atwtoctorate. Mexican Herald.
We have been waiting to
some of the prominent ad ro
of the Cuban reciprocity bill
tbat tbe rise and fall of sugar
according to tbe status of tbe
said bill In Uwawress, is a mere co
incidence. .VorreV Landmark.
Latest market rtportt
Nebraska : Post masters hips,
bid, 1500 asked; nostoffioe jobs
hoary, no sales; land rights aotivs
and higher; last sale, 28 per oent ;
closing bid, 264 par oent. sf fhsafai
Aooordlng to the Turkish
rersion of tbe affair. Consul Davis
sod his American escort assaulted
tbe police force of Alexaadretta.
Tbe survival of tbe Alexandretla po-
Uot force saakat this vtrtion an ab-
aardity on its face. Kansas City
a CMir
Blu
vary sx-
OsessioasllT life itself it
the price
of a mistake, bat you will
usssj it you take Dr. Kiss's
New
Llfs Pills res Pis wis, Disal-
Ltvor or Bowel trou
pe goo Us, yet thorough.
st R R. BaiXAWT'a drag
store.
t
Foe ths Chrlstmss Holidays the Al
lan Uo Coast Llns announce a rate of
owe aad oas third oneway f area plus
fee for the round trio bstwiaa all
po4bU south of tbe Poteesee aad Ohio
Rivers sad east of the Mlaaaaafasjl
River Ttsawts on aast Deoesaber
fsrd. 94 in, fotai also twts). fist and
Jaaaarr 1st. 1904. with Baal limit Jsn
a ary 4ih, lf04
fas tao aosommoriitlon of stud en u
snd teachers of aebools sad oolle
lbs Atlas tie Ooast Lias has tawesged
trip rasas as shove,
lltb to a ad, vrtth laal limit January
of tao Atlaatle
Use ts aaoxoeilod. For tickets
fall lalssasslion apply to Ticket
W. J. Caaio,
I
I
Wllasisf ion
Lsxva
IERCES
FAVORITE
RIPT10N
latock1,
mm
IBESC
; am row wxaat
rWINKLINOS
America's meaaage to a certain
South American Republic- "Wail,
Colombia!" Punch.
Capitalization hat proved to be
asomswhat unsatisfactory snbttitate
for capital. Puck.
Ha - Wat that yon I kissed in
tbo conservatory laat night? "About
what time wot it?" Life.
First Bostonian Did yon meet
any Americans aboard ? Second
Bostonian No, nothing bnt New
Yorkers. Life.
"She hat money," they said.
"Seme of nt," retorted the spiteful
one, "can get married without It."
Chicaqo Eveninq Pott.
Kitty I believe yon think
just at much of Minnie Htwha as
you ao or me. ueorge wny, i
actually abominate her! Kitty
yon are
such a dear. fie
OS-
pt.
"Everybody aaya the baby looka
like yon. Doesn't that please yon?"
"I don't know," replied Poploy, "but
I toll yaa what; I'm glad nobody
thinks of saying I look like the
baby." Philadelphia Ledger.
Miss Saintly Now, children, I
will girt a silrer dollar ot Cnriatmas
to every boy wbo has a perfect mark
in conduct: 'Billy" McGinnis-Say,
teacher, IH take a quarter now, V
-
Hloks I suppose yon heard
that our house was robbed? Wicks
Tot, I understand the way the
thievea rsntaokod the place simply
beggared description. Hicks Not
only that, bat it very nearly beg
gared me. Phil. Ledger.
Proprietor Why is it tbat
there is so much kicking in the oar
pot department? Jfloorwalker
Because that department is oper
ated according to rug bug rules.
Baltimore American,
Mr. Stonefront What I Ask
me to servo on a jorv ? Me? On
a Caller But this is for a jury
at a poodle show. Mr. 8 tone front
Ob, ah ? Of course. That's another
ttttttr ! I'll serve with pleasure.
Chi coco Daily News,
Tbt tminent surgeon who had
officiated ia the oar grafting case
was explaining the process to an in
.airing friend. "Of course,'" be
ssid, "I bod to remove the ear with
a knife. I could have found plenty
of saaa who would gladly bava talk
ed ana tar off, but the method I
used involved lees suffering."
Chicago Tribune.
"Finished experimenting on
your new breakfast food yet ?" asked
tbs inquisitive party. "Yet," re
plied tao inventor, "and white it is
a trait success, the hard eat part ia
yet to come.'
'What's tbat
queried the inquisitive party. "In
venting a name for it, answered
the modest genius. Chicago JVsws.
MARINE WKtLlUKV .
usssrwi
Deroaahire, (Br) 3,84 tons.
Couli.
Alexander Sssunt dt Boa.
Mawal DarUog, (Br) 111 tons, Sweet-
Ins;. J A Bpringer Ac Co.
Adele Tnackars. BIB tons, McKses,
C D Maffltt.
Damloua aad Joan a 274 tons, York,
O D Maffltt
Robt H StevsntoD, 1,018 tons, His bee,
C D Maffltt.
BRIGS.
8ul lives. 39B tons, McNeil, J T BUsy
ot Uo.
BABQUaB.
TalefoB, (Nor) 711 tons, Olson, Helde
at us.
V KivtR AMD RafL.
Stselpti st flaral f tares sad cottos
Tssaawtwy.
W. At W. Railroad fff bales cot
ton. If barrels tar, 6 barrels crude
turpentine.
W , C. 4 4. Rellroed-406 bales
dtOB, 84 barrels rosin, 81 barrels tar,
78 barroleerudo turpentine.;
a. ft Y. Bail road 5 bales cotton,
I casks spirits turpentine. 87 barrels
reels, 84 barrels tar.
City of Fayotteville ft
cotton, 8 casks spirits turpen
tine, f barrets tar.
Total 698 bales cotton, 27 casks
sinis turpentine, 71 barrels rosin,
Tf barrels tar, 71 barrels crude tur
ps tine.
Bsllalrt, Gen. Wood's press
goat, would bo a valuable com
modity before the Senate's Investi
gating committee at the present
time. Ine man wbo was able to
displace two army officers aad to
place one must ho too big a man to
effectually hide himself from Sena
tor Banna's tempting calls. Boston
Old Friends
Are tbe Best.
Sometime ago I took what it
known as a Summer cold. I tried
several remedies, bnt without muoh
relief. Finally, I retorted to my
old standby, Cheney's Expectorant,
and waa cured by a few doses I
have groat confidence in this mem-
tdy.
sJOB HOWARD.
Macon, Miss.
For tals by J. C. Shtpard.
, n. c, winssia it is.
BTKAJfXRra
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON MARK XT
Qnouxi officially at t&a closing try t be Chamber
ot Commerce.
STAB OFFICE, December 17.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doiog.
ROSIN Market firm ot $3.10 per
barrel for good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.70 per bar
rel of 880 pounds.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
arm at $3.25 per barrel for hard, $3.80
for dip, $3.80 for virgin.
Quotations same day laat year
Sptrito turpentine firm at S0c;
rosin ateady at $1.801.35; tar firm at
$1.40 ; crude turpentine firm at $1.75,
3.80O$.80.
BBOB7JPT8.
Spirits turpentine 37
Roein !7r. 78
Tar. 78
Crude turpentine 79
Receipts mmmm day last year 33
casks spirits turpentine, 113 barrels
rosin, 68$ barrels tar, 59 barrels crude
turpentine.
OOTTOO.
Market ateady at 13 He per pound
for middling.
Same day lost year, market firm at
7Kc tat middling.
Receipts 699 bales; same day laat
year, 1,474.
f Corrected Rarj
nnmmlMlnn 1
j by Wilmington Produce
lants. prices representing
Sam PaW for produce ooasttBSO to Commis
sion bswomsoj i
OOUNTBY PRODTJOB.
PEANUTS North Carolina, firm.
Prime, 70c; extra prime, 76c; fancy,
77c, per buahel of twenty-eight
pounds. Virginia Prime, 60c; extra
prim, 66c; fancy, 70c Spanish 86c
CORN Firm; 6570c per buahel
for white.
N. a BACON Steady ; hams 16A
l$e nor pound; shoulders, 12 c;
tides, 13Xc.
BOOS Firm at 3323c per dozen.
CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 35
40c ; springs, 1535c.
TURKEYS Firm at 12 13c for
lire,
BEESWAX Firm at 35Q34c.
TALLOW Firm at 5c per
pound.
SWEET POTATOES Dull at 40$)
46c per bushel -
BEEF CATTLE Firm at 23c
per pound.
FINANCIALMARKETS
ov taianasa to tern moroias star
snw Yoax. Dee. 17. Money on
call was steady at ttBoJi per cent ,
closing bid 4 par cent., and offered at
per cent; time loans were easy;
sixty dsys,6 per cent ;ainelj.dsys 5Q
6 per cent. ; six montao tsaJM per neat.
Prime mercantile paper 6 per cent
Sterling exchange was strong, with
actual business in bankers' bills at
482.40484.75 for demand and 481.10
481 40 for sixty day bills The post
ed rates were 431 K482 aad 485
483 X. Commercial bills 4800481.
Bar sUrer 55. Mexican dollars
43. O. 8. refunding 3 registered,
lutM; U. 8. refunding fa. coupon,
106; U. & S't, reg'd, 107; do. cou
pon, 107M; O.8. Anew, rog'd. If S;
do. coupons 188 ; U.S. 4a, old, rog'd,
109; U. a 4's, old coupon. 110; U. a
registered, 101 V; do. coupon,
101M; Southern Railway, fa, 114.
rJtooaa: Baltimore A Ohio pref 'd 87)4 ;
Chesapeake 4 Ohio 3S ; Manhat
tan L 140 H: How York Central
118; Reading 43S; do. 1st preferred
76 h ; do. fnd preferred 58 ; St. Paul
141; do. prefd, 172; Southern Rail
way 80S; da prefd 77; Amaira
mated Copper 47; People's dot
97 H; Tennessee Coal and Iron S3;
(7. a Leather 7U; U. a Leather,
preferred, 76 ; Western Union 87;
O. a Stool 10; do. preferred 58;
Virginia Carolina Chemical. 26;
sales snares ; da preferred, closed
94 bid; sales shares. Standard Oil
662 bid.
BsxTTjiosa, Md , Doe. 17. Seaboard
air Line. common, IS asked; do. pre
ferred, ; da bonds, fours, 72 72 .
allanlie Coast Line, common. 107
4)109; da preferred.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS
i to UMC Btorstas I
if aw Yoax, Dec. 17. Rosin
firm.
Spirits turpentine quiet.
CWABLBWTOB, Dec 17. Spirits tur
oentlne steady at BBKc: sales casks
Rosin ateady ; sales barrels: A, B, C,
tf 10; D, S3 10. K, 93 10; F. tf 10; O,
tf If; H, ft ft; L ft 46; K, $3 70; M.
tf 80; N. S3 96; W Q. ffjlS; W W
43 40.
Hav jlssab. Dee. 17. Spirits turpen
tine was firm at 56 We; receipts 890
sales 189 casks; exports 91
Rosin was firm: receipts 1,378
barrels; sales 8,249 barrels; exports
6,9X4 barreJa Uuote: A, U, C. S3 30; U.
S3 20; K, S3 30; F, S3 SO; Q, S3 25;
B,S2 85; I, S3 66: K. S3 80; M, S3 90; N,
S3 05; W O. ff 34: W W t3 SO
COTTON MARKETS.
SW Paissrasa so ass atoratas sou
New Yoax, Dec. 17. Tbe cotton
market waa strong at an advance of
teventeen to twenty seven points on
excited covering and bull support, fol
lowing a sensational advaooe in Liv
erpool. The market had boon expect
ed to abow a trifling decline. It open
ed uncharged but afterward shot ap
tike a rocket with prices st about tbe
time of the local opening some
eighteen to nineteen English points
net bisber. Private cables explained
the advance on tbe ground of a scare
of shorts in consequence of American,
continental aad Egyptian buying,
with tbe imprests oa snore or lorn
prevalent that tbo New Orleans bull
leader bad helped tbe upward course of
prices. Whatever the cause, bow
ever, the foreign gains started aotlve
covering In the local market and for
the first few minutes buying orders
came pouring in from every side In
harp contrast to tbt holiday at
part of tbe recent times. Naturally,
tbe advance, carrying tbe later months
over the previous high record, at
tracted heavy realising of outside ac
counts, but all offerings were
promptly absorbed and only un
important set-backs occurred during
tbe whole session, with tbe bull leaders
supporting tbe market aggressively
on every sign of weakness. Tbe high
eat point was late ia the ssesJon, when
Jsnusrv sold st 18,59; March at 18 80,
May 13.90 aad July at 12.93; these
being net gaina of thirty-five to forty-
B a a as aa m
i wo points, not nana or newa was
circulated oa tbe advance. Mosaagns
were received in great numbers from
the South, elaimlag approaehlag ex
haustion and a very bullish disposi
tion smong holders, with some private
advices alleging that Southern spot
handlers had defaulted on their con
tract to ship spot cotton abroad, thus
contributing to tbo advance lo Liver
pool, where It was claimed toot people
were protecting themselves by pur
cbasat of futures against those
failures of expected supplies;
while other messages were of
difficulties smong spot cotton houses
at Bremen and Havre and added to
the general feveriahness of sentiment.
Receipts for the day were liberal and
tbt estimates for to morrow fall, but
tbese fsetors had no Influence and tbe
market closed at nearly the top
figures or at p net gain of thirty-two
to forty-one points on tbe general
list, with the tone firm. The Southern
spot markets were generally firm aad
higher with New Orleans reporting
aalea of over eleven thousand bales at
an advance of one-fourth oent. Locally
the spot market waa twenty-five points
higher at 18.70 for middling uplands.
8alea of futurea in the local market
were eatlmated at 1,000,000 bales.
Maw vobk. Dec. 17. Cotton quiet
at 13.70c: net receipts bales; gross
receipts 676 bales; stock 68,731 bales.
Cotton futures market closed firm:
December 13.58. January 18.56, Febru
ary 18.67, March 12.79, April 13.85,May
18.89, June 18.93, July 18.98, August
18 56.
Spot cotton closed quiet and 25
points higher; middling uplands 13.70;
middling rulf 18.95c; sales 1,085 bales.
Total to-day, at ail seaports Net re
ceipts 45,488 bales; exports to Great
Britain 11,251 bales ; exports to France
bales; exports to the Continent
15,353 bales: Mexico balm; stock
916,886 bales
uonaolldated, at ail seaports Net
receipts 80,145 bales; exports to Great
Britain 88 631 bales; exports to France
18,105 bales ; exports to the Continent
76,888 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all
seaport- Net re elpts 4,581,730 bales;
axporta to Great Britain 1,344,730 bales :
exports to France 471,561 bales ;exports
to h (Continent 1,356,698 bales.
Dec 17. QaJToston, firm at 12Jc,
net receipts 17,086 bales . Nor folk, st eady
at 12 tfc, oet receipts 1 540 bales; Bal
timore, nominal at 13.37c, net re
ceipts bales; Boston, quiet at 13 45,
net receipts 161 bales; Wilmington,
ateady at 18Jfc, net receipt! 699 bales:
Philadelphia, firm at 12.85 c, oet re
ceipts 195 bales; Savannah, firm at
18 5-16, net receipts 9.581 bales: New
Orleans, firm at 18 7-16c, net receipts
13,929 Tales; Mobile strong at 12c, net
receipts 767 bales; Memphis, ateady
at lSife, net receipts 8.444 bales; Au
gusta, firm at 13Xc, net receipts
1,691 bales: Charleston, firm at 13&c,
net receipts 330 bales.
PR00UGE MARKETS
Br TsiearaDb to tbe Morning eta;
Now Yosx, Dec. 17. Flour was
fairly active, closing ateady. Wheat
Spot steady ; No. 3 red 90 Mc. Options
opened steady and advanced for s time
on bullish Argentine crop news snd
small net receipts West. After a s-t
back following heaviness is ousaide
markets, prices recovered on export ru
mors and closed partly He net bigber:
May closed 85c ; July closed 81c; De
cember elootd 90H- Cor n Spot steady ;
No. 8 63c Options market advanced
early on steady cables, light arrivals
at Western points and covering. Later
yielded under real zing, but closed
steady with wheat: May closed 49fic;
December sitfe. Oats Spot quiet;
No. 2 4134c. Lard steady; refined firm.
Butter, unsettled ; extra creamery 24c;
Bute dairy 15421. Cheese quiet ; State,
full cream fancy, small colored, Septem
ber 13c; late made 10c;small white, Sep
tsmber 12c; late made 10c Peanuts
quoted steady; fancy hand-picked 4X
ffSc; other domeetic 3j5c Pota
toes firm; Long Islana S3 18&3 35;
Jersejs S3 00f3 86; Jersey sweets
SI S043 50; Btsie and Western sacks
S3 102 25. Cabbage firm; domes
tic, per too S20 00O 30 00; per 100
$600010 00. Freights to Liverpool
Cotton by steam If. Pork steady.
Eggs strong; State and Pennsylvania
nearby average beat 35c Molasses
firm. Rice quiet. Cotton seed oil was
firmer snd active at advaeeieg prices:
Prime crude, f. c b. mills, tdOtfK ;
prims summer yellow S63c: off
summer yellow nominal; prime white
88gt89e ; prime winter yellow S8O40c
Chicago, Dec 17. Increased part
business at the seaboard aad small
receipts held wheat stesdy to-day in
tbo face of dullness suggesting tbe
holidays May wheat closed at pre
cisely the final figures of yesterday.
May corn closed iOt : lower. Oats
are off is. Provisions were firm, tbe
May products closing from five lo
seven and a half cents higher.
UBXOaoo, Dec 17. Cash prices :
Flour dull and easy. Wheat No. 3
sprier 82; No. S spring 77080c ; No. 3
red 8 1 H 85 X e. Cor n No. 3 48c ; No.
t yellow 46c Oats No 8 37c;
Nc 3 white 3638c. Rye-No. 2 53c.
Mess pork, per bbl, $11 37ll 50.
Lard, per 100 fbs, $6 870640. Short
rib aider, loose, $6 006 86. Dry
salted shoulders, boxed, . Short
clear sides, boxed $6 25 6 37. Whiskey-Basis
of high wines, $1 87.
Tbe leading futurea ranged as fol
lows opening, highest, lowest an
closing: Wheat No. t December,
aow,78f,078M, 79X, 78. 790; May
81081M, 81X, 81381. bltf
81c. July 76jf76X. 75, 7676K,
78 76 He Corn-No. 9 December
48K48tf, 43. 41M041X, 4iaje;
Ma? 43X43H. 43H. 43; July
4SX04SM, 43. 48, 43H4Stfc
Oat 1 No. 8 December 36, 35S5H,
34, 54XC; Hay 36 37. 37. 36,
B6MO86X0; July 34, 3434H, 33,
S4Hc Mem pork, per bbl January
$11 87. 11 4tM, 11 87. 1187; May
$11 73. 11 80, 11 73, 11 80. Lard,
per 100 fie January 66 87, 6 37,
6 88,6 87; May $6 67. 6 60, 6 65,
6 67. Short ribs, per 100 lbs Jan
uary $6 10, 6 10, 6 07. 6 10; May
$6 ff, 6 80, 6 33, 6 80.
NEW YORK COFFEE FUTURES.
Naw Yoax, Doe. 17. Coffee Spot
Bio area; refined steady. Toe market
for coffee futures opened ateady at an
advance of 5 to 10 points and after
wards sold up to a level net 20 to 30
points higher, oa bovine by Wsll
street interests aad covering of shorts.
Toward the close there was afatr reac
tion under realising, but the market
was finally steady at net 10 to 90 points
higher.
H A RIN
t-
CLEARED.
Scbr Wm P Hood, Philpot,
C D Maffltt.
Boston,
Bohr Ob as C Lister, Moore,
York, O D Maffltt.
British steamer Scar 1 hoe. Hall,
New
Bre-
bjsd, AJexanuer onrunt or Son.
Norwegian barque Kampfjord,
Ohriatensen, Bristol, Heide & Co.
COASrWISE.
Boston Scbr Wm P Hood, 560,000
feet lumber; cargo by Cape Fear Lum
ber UO; vessel by U U Maffitt.
Naw Yoax Scbr Cbas C Lister,
300,000 feet lumber; cargo by Cape
Fear Lumber Ob; vessel by O D Maf
fltt. FOREIGN. v
Bremen British steamer Seartboe,
13,95a bales cotton, 6,815,744 pounds
valued at $870,000; vessel and cargo
by Alexander Spruot & Co.
Bristol Norwegian barque Kamf-
iord, 7,686 barrels rosin, valued at
17,885.64; cargo by Paterson, Down
log ox Co; vessel by Heide ox Ob.
FOREIGN MARKET
Br Cable to the Morning Star.
Liverpool, Dec 17. Cotton : Spot,
in limited demand; prices 16 points
higbor; American middling fair 7.18d:
good middling 7.09d; middling 6.93d;
low middling 6.86d; good ordinary
6.76d; ordinary 6.56d. The sales of
the day were 5,000 bales, of which
500 bales wore for speculation aad ex
port and Included 4.500 bales Amer
ican. Receipts 7,000 bales, including
6,700 bales American.
Futures opened steady and closed
Irregular and unsettled; American
middling (g o c): December 6.78
6.7dd; December and January 6.74
6.76d; January aad February 6.70ta
EXPORTS
6 71d; February and March 6.69d;
March and April 6.67d; April and
May 6.66d; May and June 6.65d;
June and July 6.68d; July and Au
gust 6.60d; August and September
6.47d.
D, H BARKER,
8HEBIFF OF CHATTANOOGA,
TENNE38EE.
Another Prominent Man Finds in Vino)
the Only Cure for Stomach
Troubles.
Hon. D. H. Bsrker, Deputy Sheriff
of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes:
"As I have suffered for years with
dvapepaia and stomach troubles, and
Vinol has driven that dreaded disease
from my system, lam only too pleased
to state my experience for the benefit of
others. My sy stem became ao enfeebled
by indigeation that I waa unable to work
hlf the time. Msny remedies were
given a trial, but Y doI waa the only
mediciae tbat benefited, and finally
cured me completely. I am ao grateful
to be rid of this trouble tbat I trust
this testimonial will come to the eyes
or other suff -rers wbo may ba bene
fited as I have been by Vinol."
What Vinol did for Mr. Barker, our
druggist, Mr. Robt. B. Bellamy.of this
city, guarantees it will do for every
parson in Wilmington suffering from
a tired, over taxed, or worn oat stomach
which cannot properly digest food.
HON. D. H. BARKER.
Through tbe digestive organa tbe
blood receives Its body building ma
terial, and strength and vigor is riven
to every organ in the body. Vinol
strengthens and tones up the weskened
nervea of tbe stomach, and soon en
ables tbe sufferer to digest with esse
tbe very foods that once caused dis
tress.
Vinol containa bo drugs, and no
nauseating oil, but it does contain tbe
vital principles of cod liver oil wbicb
will heal snd tone up irritated, worn
tired stomachs.
If any person in Wilmington tries
Vinol for stomach troubles, for a run
down, debilitated condition, to give
strength to tbe wesk, to gain flesh, to
invigorate old people, to make rich,
red blood and build up tbe convales
cent, to cure bard colds, stubborn
coughs or bronchitis, snd it fails o
give satisfaction, I will refund l&e
money paid for it. Robt. R Seliamy,
Drueeist.
SEALED PROPOSALS
Will be received at the office of
the City Clerk and Treasurer at the
City Hall of the City of Wilming
ton until December 29th, at 11 A.
M , at which time all bids will be
opened.
Tbe proposals above referred to
shall be for furnishing the Fire De
partment of tbe city of Wilmington
with one thousand feet of cotton
Fire Hose; said hose shall be gum
and wax treated and rubber lined,
and shall ba 2i inches, internal
diameter and ia length fifty feet
Said hose shall be coupled com-
plete with Wilmington Fire Depart-
ment Standard Couplings, same
thread as now nsed, pattern of which
can be obtained by application to the
Chief of the Fire Department of tbe
city of Wilmington. Said hose shall
be delivered F. 0. B. Wilmington,
N. C. The hose shall be capable of
withstand i g the pressure of fonr
hundred pounds to the square inch
when delivered and must be guaran
teed not to fail in efficiency within
five years after date of purchase
All bids shall be addressed to the
Chairman of the Fire Committee of
the City of Wilmington, N. C, care
of the City Clerk and Treasurer,and
shall be endorsed thereon with tbe
name of the bidder and the address
of same.
Right reserved to reject any or all
bids.
P. Q. MOO BE,
Chairman of the Fire Committee of
the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Wilmington. dec 16 3t
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Will be received at tbe City Clerk
and Treasurer's office in the City
Hall of the City of Wilmington nn
til 11 A. M. December 29tb, for the
purpose of furnishing and equipping
a JTire Boat to be used by the City
of Wilmington. All bids must con
form strictly to the terms and con
ditions set forth in tbe contract ap
proved by the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Wilmington on De
cember 6tb, 1903; a copy of which
may be seen by application to the
City lerk and Treasurer. The
right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. All bids must be address
ed to the Chairman of the Fire Com
mittee of tbe City of Wilmington
and deposited in the City Clerk and
Treasurer's office before 11 A. M.
December 29th, and must have en-
dorsed thereon the name of tbe bid
der and the address of same.
P. Q MOoRE,
Chairman of the Fire Committee of
the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Wilmington, dec 16 3t
SHIPPERS NOTICE.
The Steamer Highlander will
leave Mondays and Thursdays, and
the Steamer City of Fayetteville
Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 P. M. for
Fayetteville. Gate will close at 3:30
P. M., and no freight will be re
ceived for steamer leaving at 4 after
3:30.
T. D. LOVE, Agent,
JtyQfi Atlantic Transit Co.
napontad Peach s
AND APPLES.
100 Bxs New CropEvap Peaches
40Bxs New CropEvap. Apples
500 Bags Rice, rare bargains
1,000 Boxes Tobacco.
We have some excellent job lota
at Rock Bottom prices.
2,000 Cases Canned Goods
Prices are right. Our line covera
over fire hundred articles. We are
in abape to take care of your buni
ucoo, uittLLurs not how
small.
or
Send us jour orders.
D. L. GORE CO.,
Wholesale Grocer and Importers
de 13 tf Wilmington, N. C. '
FOB XMAS GOODS
we are In position to offer lowest p-lces ana
bestqu Hry. Fair dealing aid fa"larni au-n
tlon 10 your Interest Is onr -mbtt;on. Tn our
' WHITE KNIGHT"
BRAND CIGARS
By rar tba verv best cooda oiva
aboxXmas.,
THE F. E. HASHAGEN CO.,
de 6 tf Distributors.
SEEP
YOUR FEET DRY !
WEAR
Rubbers.
You ought to see our latest w th
the thick extension het-I; they mar
twice as long as the ordinary kind.
Sold at
Solomon's Sbte Store.
dec 13 tf
and Novelties
Holiday Gifts in great variety.
I NPW Flf HA
1 lUUVil j
Latest styles in Stationery in Fancy
Boxes.
Juvenile Books,
Games, Toys, Etc
Fancy Calendars.
Christmaas Cards.
An endless variety of pretty things
for Christmas Presents at
C. W. YATES & CO,
dec 12 tf WilmingtoV N. C.
GROCERIES
SO Bbls Sti k Candy.
200 Catet Salmons.
IOO Boxes Oetgon Soap,
200 Bag Green Coffee
1 00 Boxes Borax Soap.
IOO Boxes A k Soap.
IOO Cases Sardines.
IOO Bbls Mnlteta.
IOO Bstsrs Peanut
85 Bbls Host's Vinegar,
80 Bbta Mott's Cidor.
HnlaanMt. flvrntm n.nd a nomnlete line of -ro
oertea a ,d Tobaccos for sie at lowest prl es.
SAM'L BEAR. SR., & SONS.,
Wholesale Gr cer'e ,
18 M iet dtteet.
oct8tr
Silver Salt
It's a pleasure to clean Silver,
Goid. Cut Glass or anvthini; that
shines with
SILVER SLT
Makes water do the work. Guar
anteed positively harmless; 25 cts at
HARDIN'S
Palace Pharmacv.
136 South Front Street.
cc 14 Botb 'Phone? 55
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What Ads Moat to a. Gentleman's
Prose
All agree a nice STYLISH HAT!
Then go to
HAMME, THE HAFTER,
Latest Styles and Lowest Prices.
nov 28 tf. 24 Front Street.
Proposals Invited.
is will be received nnll noon.
D-C.
1Mb.
IDS 'ce James ot turner
mo-
rial Rrimttal dnrlntf the ensuing year who
. lUilUOUlU. T . . .
Jorm or proposals may oeirom.
eUJ. Ullia. - -.- r
Tbs
.ore at office 01 v. n , 1 ao,'
1 rSerVed to reject any or all wds,
0 13 St.
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