yyyfT.TAM H. BEBHABP.
WILMINGTON, N.
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SUNDAT M0BSTK6 JAKPABY 3.
THIS WOMB'S SUPPLY OP
COTTON
Cotton is more eagerly sought
now than gold. The great manu
facturing nations are searching the
earth's surface for. lands on which
cotton can be grown, jnugiouu,
Germany and ?rance , aire experi
menting in cotton growing where
ever they think there is a chance
01 IluCUDg BUU OUU wuua
to the cultivation of the fleecy
'tinfo. The search is being prose
cuted more eagerly than is the
, sWeh for lands that will yield
gold. This Is because 01 wnai u
heaved to be a shortage in the
American cotton crop and the high
price of cotton. There is also an
impression that the limit has been
reached in the American crop.
This impression is an erroneous
one. On Tuesday, in Atlanta, uoi
: S. W. Eldridee, of Hillhouse, Miss.;
..m tiiaHiia nran this vear was about
8,000 bales, and that in good cotton
years he got about 10,000 bales on
" the 10,000 to 15,000 acres which he
Dlanted. He also stated that if he
could eet sufficient' help he could
raise all the cotton necessary to sup
ply the mills of this country. Heis
the lareest cotton planter in the
world, and has, of course, given a
great deal of attention to the grow
ing of cotton.
He meant to be understood that
there was land enough in this
country adapted to tjie growing of
cotton to supply the "demand of the
oat fni nnt.t.rm ' Ail tn&c is neeueu
- ... j j
is labor. And why shouldn't that
be forthcoming? Hundreds of
thousands, of immigrants are com
ing to this country every year.
They are Crowded into Ithe sweat
shops of the great cities, and, owing
to n u nan i vary r aufwauuiu
deathrrate is alarmingly large. Why
Tinnliln't ft YiATf'flTltAO'fi Of theSB iltt-
- migrants be" placed upon the cotton
lands of the South, where they
could soon-make, comfortable bomes
for themselves? If this policy were
AifanfoA fhnv wnnld ha hetter off
-j
and the world would be benefitted.
In the New York Sun of Tues
day last there is an article giving an
account of a Pole who came to this
country for the purpose of engaging
111 lUIlUUgj 1U VWU f vi US, VI
coming a farm hand. , He was an
intelligent man, and no doubt ex-
. pected as soon as ne accumulated a
little money to begin farming for
himself. Borne of his - friends in
New York eity tried to persuade
him to remain in that city, but he
persisted in going to the country,
and ho ia'nnv pst.ftWialind nn a farm
earning good . wages, and In the
-mamws Af A f nnr waavs tkA anil 61.A
owner of a little farm.
More than half of the cotton pro
duced in this Country is the product
of white labor. The bid-time idea
that only the black man can work
in the cotton field has been proven
to be erroneous. Germany, England
and France can accomplish far more
towards increasing the world's sup
ply of cotton by encouraging the in
telligent and thrifty men and women
who leave their shores to seek homes
here to locate in the cotton-growing
- aotfiATt .Viti -f.Tiov mii k oaarnViiner
for new cotton lands in Asia and
Africa., And there is nothing in
the way of their giving this encour
agement. They have only to have
"the necessary information as to the
advantages of settling in the cotton
States scattered among the classes
of their people from whom the im
migrants come.
And our own government could
: do a great deal to direct the class
of immigrants to the South that
would do well in the cotton growing
section. At present there isn't one
immigrant in a thousand who knows
anything about the South and her
advantages,
There is no better time -than the
present to agitate this matter.
The whole1 world is talking about
cotton. Almost as many people are
interested in it as are interested in
, grain from Which bread is made. As
already stated, not half our cotton
- lands are under ' cultivation, and
those that are could be made to pro
duce much, more abundantly.
Savannah News.
-' -. be m bw m r"w u n rm nwa 'toti i
CAROLINA-
-' Among the new books just out is
"History of North Carolina," "by
John "' Lawson, Gentleman." The
book is from the presses of the
Charlotte, N. 0., Observer, and it is
, a reprint of the copy now in the
North Carolina State Library at
Raleigh, which copy was presented
by President James Madison,in 1831.
The book, which the Observer
publishes, is neat in typography and
contains a better, cleaner and larger
sprint: of the -early , map which
ia found in Lawson's history. It is
indeed a very 'valuable publica
tion, and should, be in the
hands of every intelligent North
Carolinian. . The publisher deserves
commendation fr reproducing this
publication, as it will be the means
I ,Vaerring ; a most "quaint ana
luseresung mstory of Carp
- ln tne early days of the colony.
' the: compiler says in his
jrf;ce that it amy truly, termed
"the first real history of North
Carolina.''.
The compiler is Col. Fred" A.
Olds, the well known Raleigh news
paper man, and he has done a good
work In his efforts to thus place with
in reach of the people of the State
historical faets which very fewTJaro?"
linians have had an opportunity to
learn. : :
Lawson's history, of which the
Observer's book is a reprint, bears
date of 1714, which ante-dates the
settlement of Wilmington. It ap-
peard that after Lawson gathered
the notes and material for His his
tory, he began its publication in
parts as early as 1708 at London
and there are some copies dated
1710. 'The particular, copy ' from
which this, reprint is compiled by
Col. Olds was presented to the State
of North Carolina in!831 by Presi
dent James Madison, and it is pre
served in the. State Library at Ral
eigh. Truly it is a book more
marvellously interesting ' than fic
tion.
CURRENT COMMENT.
- The South, of course, would
delight to see one of its sons pre
ferred and to witness the restora
tion of its early presidential leader
ship; and that time will come, for.
Southern statesmanship will again
prevail when these latter day ad
ventures have brought their bitter
fruit of disappointment. But hard
ly in this generation. Meanwhile
the South is content to hold np thie
ancient principles which had the r
birth in the Southern colonies and
their dedication in the Declaration
of Independence and the constitu
tion. Houston Post, Bern.
' -In? the course of political
conflicts it has become plain that no
man can be elected President mere
ly by the united votes of his own
party. Above parties there is a for
midable political element that arbi
trates between them and turns the
scale of victory. What is already
clear is that by the Panama ; trans
action Roosevelt has forfeited the
votes of all but the regular troops of
the Republican party, and they can
not elect him. It remains, then,
for the Democratic party to make
such a nomination for President as
will harmonize all itseloments and
at the same time secure the support
of independent voters. Then will
victory not only be certain, bnt its
results . will be auspicious and en
during. Phil. Record, Dem.
The complaint against the
railroads' discriminating practices
upon the commerce of South Caro
lina merchants will be heard by the
State railroad commission next
week. A very clear case of unfair
hampering of this State's trade has
been made by the associations in all
parts of South Carolina which have
made ; common cause in this very
worthy and essentially important
fight and it seems impossible that
the commission can pass the com
plaint without redress of its present
ed grievances. If it does the Gen
eral Assembly will soon be in session
and appeal to that representative
body of the people's interests should
bring right results --Charleston Post,
Dem.
With an epidemic of pneu
monia raging throughout the coun
try, the timely warning of the phy
sician should receive obedient regard
by those persons who would escape
the disease. It is an infectious dis
ease spread through the respiratory
passages, and while the severe
weather continues there is great
danger of a terrible death rate un
less due precautionary measures are
taken. The.conditions are so alarm
ing in the big cities, where the
malady has seized the people in its
grasp, that the health authorities
are -necessarily concerned and are
urging the public to beware. Ex
posure and the free use of liquors, to
gether with many other causes, tend
to help its spread, and there is no
safer way to escape it than by regu
lar habits, ample clothing and clean
linesB. Greenville (S. C.) News,
Dem.
Council Bluffs, Ia., has had
a taste of the desperate negro and
came very near having the expe
rience of a - double - lynching. It is
altogether creditable to the Iowa
mob, however, that it was amenable
to reason and that before 'commit
ting the crime for which it was or
ganized the leaders listened to wise
counsel and dispersed. Two negroes
had criminally assaulted two respect
able white women, and their worth
less necks were only saved through
the courageous interference of lead
ing citizens. Let us hope that this
incident will lead the citizens -of;
Council Bluffs to view with some
thing more of charity the Southern
sentiment that calls for the sum
mary punishment of the perpetrator
of this beastly crime. Thev mav
not condone the lynching, but they
may understand, with somewhat
more readiness the provocation that
leads their Southern fellow-citizens
at times into such bloody excesses.
'Chattanooga Times, Dem. i t
A Xmtj Close Call. " '
"I stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain," writes G. W.
Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of
Burlington, Iowa. "I was weak and
pale, without any appetite, and all
run down. As I was about to give
up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters:
and after taking it I felt as well as I
ever did in my life." Weak, sickly,
run-down people always gain new life,
strength and, vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by
B. R. Bellamy, druggist. Price 50o
a bottle. t v.
- Wr nwmr sixty Tua
Hm. WnrsLow's SoOTBura Stbup nas
been used for over sixty yean by mil
lions of. mothers tot their children
while teething with perfect success.
It soothes the child, of ten the gums,
and allays all pain; cures wind colic,
and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
It will rf Here the poor little sufferer
Immediately. . Sold ; by druggists in
very part of the world. Twenty-five
bottle. Be sure and ask for
and tak no &i t? . , .
' OjSLOT(
of
SUNDAY SERVICES.
8oathfckJe : BaptUt Ich'ucrh: Service
to-day at 11 A. M. nd 7:30 P. M
St.. Thomas' church: First 4nat, 7
A. M. ; high anataaitd ermon, 10:80
Aw M. ; vespers and sermon, 7:45 P. M.
First Baptist church, corner Fifth
and Market streets :8ervices to day at
11 A. M and 7:30 PfM., conducted by
the Bev. Osoar Powers, of Kentucky.
- - St Paul's Lutheran chiircb, -Bev.
C. W. Kegley, supply pastor: San
day school at 3:30 P, M Preaching
at 4:30 P. .M. Public coidlaily ln-
St. John's church, corner Third and
Bed Cross streets. Bev. J. Carmichsel,
D. D, rector: .Second Sunday after
O&ristmas. Litany,' sermon and holy
communion at 11 A- U. - Sunday
school 4 P.M. 8eats free. Straogers
eordialiy invited."
St, Matthew's English' Lutheran
churchy North Fourth street, Bev. C.
W. Keg ley pastor: 8unday school at
9:45 A. M., preaching at 11 A. M. Ser
vices at 7:30 P. M. Sertices -Wednes
day at 7:30 P. M. Every person well
come. - :
Grace M. E. church. South, Fourth
and Grace streets, Rev. N. M. Wat
son pastor. Services, at 11 A. M.,
conducted by Rev. W. L Herbert, of
Columbia. & C. and by the pastor at
7:30 P. M. Sunday school t 3:30
P.M.- i ;
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
uurchison National Bank building,
first floor, Chestaut street entrance.
Services at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sub
ject of lesson sermon : "Life." Alliare
Invited to attend.
"No one should ever Judge
that man by the company- he
keens." "Why?" "He's the war
den of ourjau." Troy jsuaqeu
The Man Didn't you promise
to love, honor and I obey me ? The
Woman Didn't von promise to en
dow me with all your worldly goods?
Chxcaqo Tribune.
Mr. Subbubs "Dear, yon
needn't get me that lawn mower
for Christmas." Mrs. Subbubs -
VWhynot?? Mr. Subbubs "Mrs.
Nexdore is going to give her hus
band one" -Philadelphia Press.
Willie Pa, you : don't get
chestnuts until after, there's a frost,
do your Pa Except in the case of
a farce-comedy, my son. Then the
chesnnts come first and the frost
afterward. Philadelphia Press.
"Cheerup, brother," said the
preacher to the sick man, "there a
a warm welcome for you over yon
der !" "Parson," i gasped the man,
"which way do you reckon I'm
a-goin'?" Atlanta Constitution.
"We had planned ah ideal life
love ma cottage, and all that,
you itnow." "well, wny dia you
not carry it out (" "The man who
owned the cottage insisted on rent
in advance." Houston Post.
"Say, Parker, why don't you
move out in Mossville?" "Too much
malaria." 'Did you have subatan
tial proof ?" "Should say so. I asked
the grocer the price of some white
peas outside in a hamper, and he
said they were quinine pills." Chi-
caqoJVews,
.i "Don't you! know," said the
tall ma a at the free-lunch counter,
"I'd be satisfied with the world it I
could find a pearl in this oyster
soup." "some people want so much,
sighed the little man; I'd be satisfied
if 1 conld find an oyster. Phil. Be
cord. . , I
. "That's the local weather fore
caster who just passed us." "In
deed ? He isn't a very healthy-look
ing man, is he ? " "No, he says the
climate here doesn't ; agree with
him." "I wonder if that's why he
keeps ' changing it so much?"
Philadelphia Press.
' 111- .Sprc-lnl I.I&JL
"Did your son speeiiitiz alons any
particular line?" somebody " asked of
the college graduate's proud mother.
" "Oh, yes," was the reply. "I heard
one of his friends say that he made a
great record for himself on the rush
line the last two years he was in col
lege." Syracuse Herakl.:
' Another Reformer.
"Yes, sir," said the gentleman bood-
ler, "I believe the great trouble in
this country is that we are too slow In
having the law take Its course. There
should be less delay. I am in favor of
having the statute of limitations take
effect within twenty-four hours.
Chicago R-rt-Rerald.
- Dosmstle TronklM.
It is excentional to And a family
where there are no domestic raptures
occasionally, but these can be less
ened by having Dr. King's New Life
Pillar around. Much trouble they save
Dy ineir great work in stomach and
liver troubles. They not only relieve
you,: but cure. Only 85c at B. B. BD
lahy-s drug store. i
CkrlstsKks HoUdav Batss. .
For the Chriaimar Holidays the At-
LBifeCtaaBiXfn4mtiiHA ratA nt
one and one-third ; one way" fares plus
SSe tor . tht roniui- Mn. kotvun all
points south-of 4he Potomtoand Ohio
stivers ana - east or tne Mississippi
tuver. Tickets on sale December
83rd, 24th, 25th : also SOtb, Slat and
januayist,i04, with final limit Jan
uarv 4tb 1904. I -i
i For the accommodation of students
ana teachers; of schools and colleges
round trip rates -as above,-December
iota to Mna, witn nnai limit January
OLO. J.UUS. l
The train service of the Atlantic
Coast TAnm la nnneallMl . HV tfVt
and full Information- apply to Ticket
aganm. ; i w. J. UBAlu,
Gen'l Passeneer Art.
t j Wilmington, N. O.
WEST
THE SIERRAS.
Cheney's Expectorant iahe hat
cough; medicine in the- world. My
I little child was- subject to violent
attacks of croup until I obtained a
bottle of . Cheney's Expectorant.
Une dose .eoothesthe throat mem
, branes and pfodnces'rest. -
G. E. CAMPBELL.
San Francisco, Cal. 1
For sale by JVC. Shepard.
I ssSi-AV, ITU;:;-, .
OF
WILMIN(iTOK.WOMENlINfEBESTED.
Miss Julia M. Beu, Overworked ancf Her
vous, Tells of Her Remarkable
Cure-by. Vi not.
How many women rleht here in
Wilmington are in her condition
dragging out a weary existence f - They
are not sick enough to lie m bed, out
tbey are overworked, tired out, ran
down, thin, nervous and miserable.
Bach women will be interested in Miss
Beu s letter.
Miss Beu writes: "I .was nervous
and weak, having constant headaches,
ana that general worn out, over
worked, tired-all-the-tlme feeling.
Vinol was recommended to be as a
wonderful cod liver oil restorative for
weak, tired women. . I tried it and It
has made an entirely different person
of me. -1 am well and strong, and can
do my work with ease and -without
fatigue. It gives me great pleasure to
recommend Vinol to over worked, tired,
nervous women, as I believe it is
without an equal in its wonderful re
storative powers.!'
! Mr. Robert A. Bellamy, druggist,
states that Vinol never fails to cure
HISS .JULIA H. BEU.
and build ud such women, and he of
fers to every one In Wilmington,
health and strength if they will but try
Vinol on his guarantee. Because vi
nol contains the active curative prin
clples of cod liver oil actually taken
from fresh cod livers; it works in har
mony with nature, make rich, red
blood and strengthens in a natural
manner every muscle, nerve and or
gan ln the body. It Is the greatest
Titalizer and strength creator known
to medicine.
: It gives new life and strength to the
aged: it cures stomach troubles, hard
cold, hanglng-on coughs, restores lost
appetites, and 'gives strength to the
IrVUfMCSlbOUIs
If it fails to give, satisfaction Mr.
Bellamy agrees to cheerfully refund
the purcosse money. i
Co-operation scored" a great success
ln England and Scotland during the
past year, according to the report sub-
mitted by the board of control to the
cooperative congress at Doncaster. The
movement embraces nearly 1,700 socie
ties, with a membership of 2,300,000.
The value of the shares in the various
enterprises amqunts to ?130,000,000
During 1902 the sales aggregated
$430,000,000, an increase for the. year
of $20,000,000. Profits increased $2,-
500,000 and aggregated $50,000,000. Be
sides engaging in the sale of merchan
dise the co-operators undertook such
industries as the manufacture of cot
ton, linen, silk, wool, shoes leather,
metal ware, hardware and woodwork
They also conducted with success
building, quarrying, printing, book
binding, flour milling and baking.
Maxwell's Talisman.
Antarctic Eccentricities.
Some of the seamen returned to New
Zealand from the Discovery, who have
had experience of both the arctic and
antarctic, say that the cold in the lat
ter Is less severe and the atmosphere
drier. A curious phenomepon they did
not expect and cannot explain .is the
fact that the cold winds in the antarc
tic were usually north, while the com
paratively warm winds were southerly.
They saw Icebergs of the most fantas
tic shapes, resembling houses, church
es and steamers. The sledge dogs
struck work peatedly, and the men
had'to do quite as much pulling as the
animals. In the western sledge jour
ney an lee slide was descended in 1
minute and 10 seconds. It took three
days to ascend the same slide on the
return Journey, the . sledges being
hauled up by block and pulley.
Swiss Mountain Railroad.
- A protest is being raised in Switzer
land against the construction ' of so
many mountain railroads and particu
larly of the line which Is slowly creep
ing up the Jungf rau. The Wengern
Alp, It seems, once sacred to the beau
tiful gentian, la speckled with the shells
of bard boiled eggs, rows of ladles read
penny "society" papers at the edge of
the Eiger glacier, and at the Sheideck
a gramophone has taken the place of
the "Ranz des Vaches." Happily there
Still remain a few resorts of the old
Style, known to the elect, but they be
come fewer every year and the proj
ects of the engineers are so Ingenious
and extensive that on the Bernese
Oberland, at all events, another decade
Will probably see the last of them In
vaded. Kvldently TVell Fixed.
Farmer Greene Ol' Bill Jenkins must
bev money enoagh tew retire an' live
comfortable.
Farmer Brown That's right - No
man would work eighteen hours a day
an' live on buttermilk an' pertaters
like Bill does unless ' be bad th'
"dough." Judge.
BtiKsrestinar a Switch. - .
r Uncle John How do you like the new
minister, Tommy?
Tommy I don't like lm.. I think he
must 'a' been a schoolteacher' onct..
Uncle John Why do you hink 6o5
Tommy'Cause whenever ;he talks
to me he always holds his hand behind
'lm. Philadelphia Press.
-. His Argument. "
- ""George, your watch should be worth
a mint of money to you." ,
"Why so?" i
"Gains time steadily."
"Yes."
"Well, time is money . Yonkers
Statesman. '
Crashing; Sarcasm.
Sharp Featured Woman No; I have
nothing to give to tramps. :
Eaton Jogalong (with a low bow)
Next time I do myself the honor of
callln' on ye, ma'am, I'll come in my
autymobul. Denver News,.
' The practice of economy in the earlier
years of a man's life sometimes devel
ops Into stinginess as the man gets old
er,' This Is bad." As between the use
fulness of a lazy man and a stingy one
there is not much to choose, save that
the litter can bejneaner in his stingi
ness than the former In his laziness. '
- We have seen a barb wire fence st '
aratlng two , droves of hogs, : one of
which was exterminated by the chol
era, the other with never a sick hog in
It. " We have, also seen a wire fence di
vide two cornfields, one of Which yield
ed sixty-five bushels an acre, the other'
Jwentr-five' bushels, - wire fences arer
great things. - - ,
2
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON m. AH S K
(Quoted officially at tne closing or the Chamber
ui uuiomerue. j . ... .-
- 8TABOFFIOE, January 3. .
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothins-
doing. .-.;
: ROSIN Market firm at $3.10 per
barrel for good trained.
g TAK Market firm at fl.0 per bar
rel of 280 lbs.
CBUDE TURPENTINE Market
firm at $3.35 per barrel for hard, $3.80;
for dip, $3.80 for virgin. .
(Quotations same day last year
Spirits . turpentine - firm at 53c;
rosin firm at $1.851.40; tar firm, at
$1.60; crude turpentine firm at $1.78
BIOISPFR.
Spirits turpentine . ............... 58
KOStti.. 163
Tar .; (. 320
Crude turpentine ; ; 8
Receipts same day last year 651
casks spirits turpentine, 60 barrels
rosin, 40 oarreis tar, 47 barrels crude
A. , a
turpentine.
OOTTOH.
Market nominal. r
Same dav last vear. : marVAt Arm at
8Xc for middling.
Receipts 370 bales; same day last
year, 304.
Corrected Begolarly by Wilmington Produce
Commission Mercfiants, prices representing
gwegaWforproduoe consigned to Commls-
COUHTBY PBODUOE.
PEANUTS North taurolina, firm,
.xuu, vii um pruue, toe; itucy.
77Hc, per bushel of twenty-eight
pvunos. Virginia tTime, : euc; extra
prime, 65c: fancy, 70c. Spanish 85c.
CORN Firm; 57 A 60c per bushel
for white. ! -
IN. O. BACON Steady1; hams 16
16c per pound; shoulders, 12c;
uaes, ize.
EGGS Firm at 25c ner dozen.
CHICKENS Dull. Grnwn. 15ft
80c; springgj 3025c.
r TURKEYS Firm at I813e for
nve. . .
BEESWAX Firm at S5&36r
:i TALLOW Firm at &Xt'Ac psr
oonnd .
SWEET POTATOES Firm at 50
55c per bushel.
BEEF CATTLE Firm -at 33c
per pound.
Cotton and Naval Stores.
MONTHLY STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS,
for month of December, 1903.
CoUon. Spirit. Rosin. Tar. Ottds.
0,871 99 . 8,44 7,164 ; 1,899
' EECEIPTS.
For month of December, 1908.
Cotton. Spirit. i Rosin. . Tar. Crude.
mjeai isa t v,oui 8,5 1,853
V EXPORTS.
For month of December, 1903.
Cotton. Spirit. Rortn. Tar. Crude.
Domestic... 630 858 - 697 8,186 188
roreign.... bi,sh .... 14,738 ....
64,76? 868 15.443
8.1S6
133
EXPORTS. '
For month of Deoember, 1902.
Cotton. Spirit. Rosin. Tar. Crude.
lkmimbuc... IB 1,497 241 338
roreiga..., os.utu .... 7,513
64.8C0 1,497 7,764
STOCKS.
3,079
33
shore and Afloat Jannary J, 1904.
' Athore. AJtoaL Total.
Cotton... 7, 7.808
eptrltB., .,.,,.,,, 696 46 748
tuxm 3i,661 409 83 070
lar 8,473 . 855 8,783
Crude 723 .... 783
STOCKS. -Ashore
and Afloat January ,'1904.
Cotton, fipfrtts. Rosin. Tar. Crude
18,691 498 89.553 4,604 5491
FINANCIAL MARKETS
BV Telearanh to the Xoralnse Etat
-Nnw STobx, Jan. 2. Money on
call nominal; no lnana iriniitlnni
time loans were steady; sixty days,
5X5 per cent ; ninety days XQ5
percent.; six momns o per cent.
Prima mercantile nanar SWAI! nr int
Sterling exchange wss steady, with
actual business in bankers' bills at
484A484.S5 for demand and afil AMI 98
for atxtv-dav bills. Posted ntM 81 Um
483 and 85185H. Commercial bills
450X4S0X. Bar silver 56. Mexican
dollars i3Jrf. U. & refunding i s, reg'd,
ex int, 106 ;U. S. refunding 88. coupon,
iuo; u. a. s i, teg a, iuo; oo. cou
pon, J.uoj; u. o. -s, new, reg'd, 133
da coupons 133X: U.S. ', old, reg'd
exlnt,107;U.8. 4's,oldcoupon, 107 J
U.a 5's, registered; 101X; do. coupon
101K; Southern R'y, 5's, ex int.,113X
tftocxs: Baltimore A Ohio nref'd 88
Chesapeake A Ohio 83; Manhat
tan iv 141; New York Central
117; Reading 43; do. 1st preferred
7tHi do. 2nd preferred 68; SL Paul
ih; ao. prei a, i76;Houthern Uau
way lTKi do. nrerd 77V: Amlr.
mated Copper 47H; People's Gas
96V: Tennessee Ooal ind Imn RKU.
U. S. Leather 7H; U. 8. Leather,
preierrea, 7B ; western union 86)4
U. a Bteel da preferred 55
Virginia Hamlfna (DiitmlMl 9R
sales shares; do. preferred, closed
vo; saies snares, ttundard oil 660.
RAI.TTKnRH!- Mn . .Tan 9 Huhnarrl
Air Una. enrnmnn. lOAII An nn.
f erred, 21 v 22; do. bonds, fours, 71
oio. a.uanuc uoast une, common
107108; da preferred. .
COTTON MARKETS.
By fsiesraeh to the Momma Btat .
New Yobs, Jan. 8. Cotton Holi
day; Galveston, holiday, net receipts
18,154 bales; Norfolk, holiday, net re
ceipts 8,000 bales ; Boston, --qriet at
is ouc.net receipts i6 baler, Wllhaing
ion, nonaay, net receipts 370 bales
New Orleans, holiday,, net receipts
e.Z44 oaies;, uoniie, nominal at 13c,
net receipts 147 Dales: mempn s. noli
day, net receipts 3,103 bales; Augusta,
nonaay; unaneaton, nominal, net re
ceipir, two aays, eei oaies.
PRODUCE MARKETS
Bs Telesranh to the If orntns stai
Ksrw -Yobk, Jan. 3. Holiday
in
the grain : and provisions markets.
uutter nrm ; extra creamery 23xe
Bute dairy 14020. Cheese steady -.State
full cream f ancy.small colored, Septem
her ISe latn mmdm irvBmall nrM
tember 12c; late made 10c Eggs State
and Pennsylvania nearby average best
oic uioer maraeia nominal.
Chicago, Jan. 2 Pessimistic ad
vices from European capitals in re
gard to the possibility of war in the
Far East caused an advance of So in
May wheat, 2vs in corn and75o in pork
to day. While all of the advances did
not hold closing prices near -were the
top. : : -- - f.V: l
Chicago, Jan. 2. Cash prices:
Flour -Market strong. Wheat No.
3 spring c; No. v8 spring 7378c;
No. 8 red 8387. Corn Na 8 44c:
No. 8 yellow 45. Oats Na ,8 862ic:
No.3 white 86S8. Rye-No. 8 52 5tf.
Mess pork, per bbl, $13 2513 S7H.
rd, per 100 lbs, $6 907 : 00. Short
rib elder, loose, $6 606 62X. Dry
salted shoulders, boxedf . Short
clear sldes.boxed, 18 87H6 50. Whis
keyBasis of high wines, $1 37.
The leading futures, ranged as fol
lows-opening, highest, Uowest :and
closing: Wheat No. 3 May 843.
87Si&84, 87cj JjiTj8081X, 82ji
80, 88XS3Xc; September 78, 80X, 78
80a, Corn No 3 January 43H, 43H.
ant izx ; Hit aca& d
46, 48347 j July 45j&45, 47j
43K, 47X04740. Oats No. 2 Jaott-
ber S6X.S6K. S5c; Mat
83H. 39, 38, 88Xc; Joly &ZX, WHS
35H, 86e. laes pork, per bbl Janu
ary $13 07 X, 13 20, 13 7QX, 13 30; May.
$13 07jtf, 13J83K,a&-07J. IS M.
Lrd, per iuu.! EM-r-siaauary fo e,
7 03X, &H 6 3HMay $706.
7 37, 7 05, 7 17. Short ribs, per
loo Ds January is 7K. 6 e7j ,
6 57J ; May-$647K; tmt Ttft 30
NEW YORK COFFSK FUTURES.
Nkw Yoek:.: Jan. 3.-Ooffee 8pot
Rio - firm ; No. 7 invoice 7ic: mild
firm; Cordova 8XO130. , Futures
opened steady at an advance of 5 poin s
and ruled very active and closed
steady at aa advance of 15 to 30 points
With sales of 85 000 bass. .
-CLEARED. - '
k Sohr Helen G Uoseley, Gray, New
xors, uiiMmtt.
Clyde steamer Nsvahoe. Johnson.
New York; H G Smallbonea.
EXPORTS.
COASTWISE.
New Yo&Krr-Scbr Heiea G Mosuley,
895,349 feet lumber; cargo by Angola
Liumher Uo ; vessel bv U D Msffltt.
MARINE DmhCIuH;
List ofVuMU la ! fort of WUmlas.
ton, R. O., Jannary 3.
SCHOONERS.
Jno J Hanser, 556 iocs. Wood, C D
Mamtt.
Longfellow, 228 ton?, Spencer, C D
Maffiit. '
Edward Stear, 353 ton, Mitchell,
C D Msffltt.
Jerrnie Lock wood, 876 tbus, . Haicb-
horn, O U Maffitt.
EiiZi A Scribufr, 357 ton, Dodd, to
master.-'
Herald, 474 tons, Summons, O D Maf
fitt. Aetna, 297 tons, Chipman, C D Mai -'
flu.
Mabel Darling, (Br) 111 tons, Sweet
ing, J A 8pringer & Co.
, BASQUES.
Carl,.(Ger), 573 tons, Vols, Held &
Co. .
NORTH CAROLINA
Rnst Proof Seed Oats.
Excellent quality, Very low
price. . .
We have some extra fine
Rough Rice,
suitable for seed.
BAGGING AND TIES.
FUh, Che8se, packers.
Grain and Hay.
Salt and Ualasses.
Samples andpriceBon application.
THE WORTH CO.
0C 89 tt '
FORTY TDBS FANCY
Renovated Butter.
Twenty-two Cents per Pound.
Beady for delivery th!a (Thurs
day) morning. -
THE F. E. HASHAGEN CO.
deo24;tt ' I
- L
Silver Salt.
It's a pleasure to clean Silver,
Gold, Cnt- Glass - or anything that
shines with
SILVER SALT.
Makes water do the work. - Guar
auteed positively harmless; 25 cts at
HARDirJ'S
i Palace Pharmacy,
126 South Front Street. ,
OCM Both Thonee 65.
,k"oii''cr
What is the nicest present to
make a gentleman Amaar Go to
HARH3E, THE HATTER,
he will tell you. - '
; Latest Styles and Lowest Prices.
deoJStt 84 Front Street.
NOTICE!
All persons are Hereby warned against
gathering, collecting or bartering In the botS
ties of the nnOemgned companies. The com
panies will not pay tor collecting their own
bottles asd win not purchase bottles from any
person or persons. Any person dealing in or
selling any of the bottles belonging to tne an
deralgneawul be prosecuted to the fallest ex
tent of th law. I
BOBXBX POBTHIB BBKWIKO CO.
U HOME) BBEWIN CO.
eOTTUXB BAUXBSSCHkliOT BTHiUB
flecMlw :.. BSWn?QOO.
BUTTER,
APPLES, ORANGES,
CANDY, COCOANUTS.
RAISINS,
HALL ;rfPHAIlsALL.
nn
Soecial Notice:
V
Doposito mado with us on or before Satur
day, January Snd.
Will bear interest from that date t
poundei quarterly.. ,
The Wilmington Sailngs Trast Co.,
'108 Princes Street. - i &
C.
TATI.OR.jrr Caairs
oeo t9 tf
Did You Do Your Duty?
If not. I have something with which to beautify your homer ad so
gladden the hearts of your loved ones, and yon can term it a "NEW
YJflAR'8" ?ift. Clothes to wear, disfies to eat nff oiffo . are ECESSI
TIES, bnt a handsome piece of Furniture is a jay aW beauty forever and
nothings will please a woman so much. -
Fifty ladies to one-man is the actual count 01 my Jimas customers. .
fj. F. Porkor, CO 6
CASH
Your House Furnished from top to bottom
de27tf
Just
Received
' A bis: line of Suits to retail at $10, neat designs and handsome
patterns. ; : '
Sole Agent for Fechheimer FIsbel & Co.'s Line Tailor-made
Suits Frcrn $ 1 2.50 to $20 Per .Suit ? 5
Pants i to Bt anybody, any, siza and length.
You can save money by seeing our jine before purchasing, j . -
anus to oraer irom 913.00 up.
CTz -W.
!
We sell for less. ' .
: dec ltf ,
REPORT OF THE CON.
DITION OF
-Wlimington,iN. C.
Atdoeeof baslnws Nov. 17. 1W3.. (Began BoslneaeiMarch 1st, 1839.)
BE80USCSS: 1 LIABILITIES:
Loans and Dlwoanta...,... ..fl.Wl.998M I Capital I SCO.eoooo'
u. h. uonaaxav par)........ ......... sro. oo o
Bank Bonding 89.800 00
OaahonhandanaiaBaDka.'.... "7181 6 84
8S8S9t,68 98
- ' OomparatlTe statement of aepoelts.
NOV. 17th, 1901, 167808 88. -
WOV. 17th, 1MB, SS14M.0C0 06
. NOV. 17th, 1903, 81.687,149 88.
h. u. PcuutEM, president.
novsin
Cuban Blossom!
AND
RENOH CIGARS.
These Cigars are better than evei
SILVER C0INw
V.
It is the BEST ever ground; guaran
teed, H. L. Vollers.
A. C. L Crossing.
jy26tf
Candy and Crackers,
Southern Department Candy.
Mixed Candy in 30 lb. Pails.
Broken fJixed Candy, 50 lb Tubs.
Excelsior Caramels, 15 lb. Pails
Violet Kisses in 10 lb. Boxes.
Chocolate Sweets in 5 lb- Boxes.
Penny faixed Cakes
Pearl Lemon Cakes.
Crown Soda Cakes.
GemCrackefs.
Oyster Crackers.
..Call on ns or send jour orders.
-S. P ricHAlR,
jan 1 tf Wi'mlnpton, N. O.
Extended to all onr friends and
patrons who gave ns this season, the
bes.t holiday trade we ever had. We
tnank yon sincerely, and kindly ask
all who wear Shoes to help ns and
onr Cash On-Approvul system, make
1904 our banner year..
Bespectfnlly,
ClERCER & EVANS CO.
Bame Old Place.
Janstt
Southern Almanac '
For Vlrsinla aid North Caiolina.
- f Price by mail 7 cents. .
Circulation - 80.000.
n Weather prrd'ctlons without a rival.
Specisl prices on application.
1901... . NEW. ....... i. ;1901
Yircinla State Gxit(eer will be? pub
lished FaU 1504 Piio 5 00. v
; uFor.forthec information address '
ft oixxncrcinr company,
"-bo wh tuensaond, v, ,
FLOUR
i
rate of 4 per cent, per annum, com. ..
Worth Front "Street.
,CBEWT.
S. FITCHS.
Head to Foot Outfitters.
'Phone 800 '
' . .. ;. .
The Unrcbison national Bank,
' Bnrplas ana net pronts... ...... . lo.,6oe 60
Circa latiou... 80,000 0
DepoeltB.M.... 1.687 149 68 .
. SS.8S9.06B 98
J V. GRAINGER, Cashier.
Commissioner's Sale:
Br l"n of flor.-e f the ntiprlo Court
m de tn the special proeeedine of Mary B Wilis,
Executrix of J W. a 1111s vaM. E IlllRetnl.
r toe undersign d -omml8floner will expose for sala '
mi uirne oiaaer at paouc auction ror casn t
the Coort onse door in the eity of : ilmington', N.
O.vat Is! o'clock M , on Saturday, die SOih of Jan
nary 1904, the following lot. of land situate ln
said cltyr , i .
1st. Lot beginning at a point m northern line of
Wooster street, 18 feet wrest of W. line of- Ninth
street, runs we t with said line Of ogter street
67 feet, north parallel' with iehth street 6 eet, '
east parallel with Woorter 67 feet, south, parallel
with Eighth street 60 feet to beginning. P it IM
6, Block 66. '
. 2ndx A lot beginning on the N line of Wooster
street at a point 130 feet west of W. line of Eleventh
street, runs thence -north parallel ithsaid line
of Eleventh auvei 66 fret, west 65 feet south, 64
to oosvr street, E. with norther line of Wooster
street Wieett .beginnings Part of Lot 6 Block 8
8rd. ot beginiiuur at a point in Lot 3, lock 38.
84 feet from western line of Ninth street, north,
pand el w th Ninth treet 8-. feel, with Dawson 83
feet, thence nnt& JB mile with Ninth street 88
feet, eaet paral erWilh Prison street, 88 feet to
begnning. - j-
4h. A lot beginning at the no thwestern inter
section of feulberry and Fonrteenth street
"with western line of Fourteenth street ll4At, ,
west parallel with Hulbet y street 80 feet to sirfEil
branch southeast with -the tun thereof to nor h
linof Mulberry street, thence with north Une of r
Mulberry street. eastwardly to the beginning;
ame being teas by 10 feet, on Fourteenth street 1
than -the whole lot and being east end of L-,
.block 470. WALTEK P. G AFFORD,
dec 191m Commissioner.
cAypv
5 GENTS PRLB.
CHOICEST LINE IN THE CITY
10c. per pound.
BETTER & BIO BE. DILI CIO US.
15c per pound.
-STILl. UBDEB- S
AND STILL MORE PALATABLE
Tunny's aDu Lowney's
i
-THKIB BEST ; IN BE UTI FULLY
DESIGNED BOXES.
FRUIT
Best stock ln the city acd being re
ceiTea aauy. v
THE PLACE
J. VV. Plummer, Jr.
No. 204 Princess Street.
Bell 'Pbono 680. dc 20 tf
CHeiSMAS GOODS.
Our line Hjf Xmas Goods is all I
open and ready for your inspect1
and consists of all the latest and
most popular Novels, ;
Illustrated Books. Pictures;
Fountain Pens
and a larcre line of Fannv Gonrla.
'Call and see ns at our iew Store.
ROBT. C DfROSSET,
-. The Ftationeer.. !
tie 13 tf 32 North Front St. 1
Salt, Salt,
1,000 Bags Salt.
Immediate Shipment.
W. B. COOPER,
$i " 1 : : ' .
de 30 tf , Wilmington, N. C.
FOB BALE.
I own sixty building lots la tho Bonthern di
Uon or the Olty of wiimlnstOD which wilt sell
ror-aasa, priota ringing rrtm ta tofse. I will
give warranty deeds for same. For funhT
varttenlars yon may see my attorney. 8to. EL
oweU, at Uf PrlaoMs street,
dec 87 lin . VAST KOI. BABBIES.
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