vyiLMINGTON,
ra. c.
:Fbidai; MoRjrare
jtotg. Dxc 31.
JAPANESE C
; rro2iBiiTrATio3r.
The governments; cotton bulletin
(Sows that cotton ginnera -up: to
December 13 exceeded that ginned
last year to the same date by 3-
100,444' commercial bales. In hit
, forthcoming "Cotton' -Pacta Colo
nel Shepperson; the New York cot-
ton statistician, mows inat, memo.
Ing 'linters' and factors', samples,
and allowing for difference In the
- weight of bales, the Korernment es
timate of the crop, issued December
3rd, ia equivalent to 12,860,933
' bales of the weight of last jear. He
. says: s zi zl- r ' " V,j 7
"In the previous years the
stent's estimates of yield hare been
cfuite uniformly below the final re-
salt of ; the f "commercial crop J
They were 1,485,000 bales below for
the season of 19dl 3, and 2,013,000
far the season of 1897 8, and an an-
nual overage of 1,114,000 less than
the commercial crops for the fiTe
seasons from 1897-8 to 1901-2.
The Philadelphia Eecord giYea
some interesting statistics and 1 of-
' f ers some words of defense for the
' cotton crop reports at Washington.
, That paper sarar - -
- "Cotton has dropped below seven
cents In New York:; and the Jndigi
nation of the South at the" crop fig
ures siren out by the Department
of Agriculture two or three weeks
a?o is risinsr to white heat. - Con
grewman LlTingston, of Georgtai
has demanded a Congressional - in
Testijration of the methods - of crop
reportinz and the demand has come
from the South that the publication
of reports from ginneries -be aban-
.. boned.,; &;:-tTZ-&
i "In reply to the complaints of some
- of the New York cotton ' men that
the department's figures were habit
ually too low. secretary wiison
some time azo wrote a letter sayinz
that the department was giving sat
isfaction to the producers, and lntw
ma tin or thai If tn middle 1T1 ATI WfllA
not satisfied it was mot of much im
nortance. f it was shown that ac
cording to trade figures of consump
tion the department had been con
stantly estimating the crops too low.
In the grain trade there is no dissent
from the opinion that from 1830 to
1902 the department t estimated : the
wheat crops too low, for the same
reason; all its Information came
from the producers. s: iz.ff
"The department has recently been
getting reports from the ginneries,
which enabled it to check the esti
mates of production by the actual
statistics of cotton ginned. .The
presumption, then, is that the ? de
partment is now nearer the truth
than it used to be, but Is still more
likely to underestimate than to over
state the ertm. Tha area nlanted
- a - -
was m oeptemoer esumasea as near
ly 1ft Dflti tViti ara mAK-ilttn in
mm AWBwwwawvw wfca ajaavwavaa Pllfil - a
1898, when the crop was 11,235,000
deteriorates from the early part of
f saasAH Mas vwt f mtftAWftrf wiwAv1 1
midsummer or later. For exam- i
pie, The - New York Journal ? of
ucmmereo reporiea tee condi
tion at the end of July to be 83.2
against 79. 8 at the end of June, and
the condition September 26, as re
ported by the Department of Agr
fi51 at tia aama rlafn In IQnR anil
"Tn nf fheaa finwi of in
and condition; the-habit of the de
partment to estimate crops too low
(proved by the census as well as by
trade estimates), and the fact that
the amount of cotton' ginned is def
Initely known, the presumption is
Tery much against the Southern
outcry, .x; The area and condition
figures pointed-to- a crop much
larger than thai which tha depart
ment has announced, and the South
ern propositions to burn a million
bales, onto hold the crop back on
the farms, look as if the Southern
people themselves knew that they
had a record-breaking crop. - '-v
- If it is true that the lae increase,
in acreage and the betar crop con
ditions of 1903, hare resulted in a
13,000,000 bale crop, it yet ; appears
that the decline in r price ; of from
17 cents last year to 6 cents now is
not warranted. The crop is v net
much more, if really it is any . more,
than the mills of Europe and Amer-
The cotton producers of -the. South
may have overcropped themselves
but they can resxedV that the com
- ing crop year. r : x-"f -. -
It wfll be remembered in this con
nection, and llr. D; North,
director of the' Census Surean at
Washington, calls attention to the
. fact, that the provision'; for gather-.
Ing cotton statistics was Inserted in
the law at the instance of Southern
Coogressaen, on the plea that it
was necessary for the protection of
'eotton producers against the specu"
Iators sad. others interested in de-
pressing the price-cf -the staple for
their own profit. lr. North is cor
rect. - We remember when the South
was urging V that tfie ; gOTernrrest
should gather the statistics and that
there was reiolcinz when the proti
sion was incorporated in thebill. It
was urged as a''rea8on that the gor
nment should ; ffatter tiesa ttatfal
tics, that enormous losaes reiultei
frora the untrustworthy e:tiaites
pa& forth - every yean by speo
clitors andthejsgentriof the
IjS and trustwcrtSj; JScial in?
fcrration regarding the slza of -the
crcp wcsld protect the fzzrsfc : aia-
azxa the speculator and manipulator
asd penaiit tha law cf supply and
demand to regulate the price, as
'- -.7 :'Ttri:zt; . fctticticf ;i:ur- ts- it
: . . ti3 tyzizn adcptcd . ty it?
I overnnezt. It cozis tha govern-
ment more than$t25,CCO year; to
rather and disseminate these sta
tistics. -V"
',D03rTASB7BlL.
The Washington - Post, ' which
keeps weather eye out at the naU
ional capital, is in a position to find
out how thinzs take. : The Post on
Thursday aays: :
It President. Booserelt, in foans-
Garfield's paper on' Federal control-
01 ail corporations engagea in inter
state business, intended to use that
document as a feeler, and if, since
its trftnamiaoinn - tha President baa
followed Abraham Lincoln's habit of
'keeplu? an ear to the rrond, we
feel confident that : neither the
Fifty eighth nor the. Fifty-ninth
Conzress will receive an Executive
communication recommending the
adoption of the Garfield plan.
If, as has been currentlyreport-
4, sne uaruem report naa cue xau
MiunimiiM tit ThrdmU crnt RonajlYAlt.
we think the reception accorded the
aocumenx oy tne press ana paouo,
and Mneeisllr bvthe Indicia! mind.
must have convinced the President
that another occasion for a change
of Executive views has arisen.
So radical a departure from ex
istinz business methods and from
thn Mixtion hitherto, exiatin? ba
tween the general government and
the governments oz tne several
Statea mnat be billed for a distant
future If it is ever to happen. If
tnn.h mntml of Mimnereft between
the States as the Constitution con
fers o tha Federal anthoritv cannot
ha had witnant tirtnallv.wininsr out
nearly all State-charters, it will not
. 1 m .
do oaa as au ior a long urns o come
This, at least, has been demonstrat
ed by the country's reception of the
Garfield 'document. : It iawelli
therefore, that the President sent
that paper to Congress. - Publicity
is a great enlizhtener. - J
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and readers always find it an, enter
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contains numerous ably written and
valuable contributions. : and there
are poems, book notices and other
features that make this publication
always desirable. The subscription
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3 Park street,, Boston, Mass.
The January number of The Cos
mopolitan has tome to hand. The
editorial department is as interesting
and practical as usual, and the num
erous writers on current subjects
contribute a large list of articles that
are timely and Instructive. One of
the contributions Is ; on. the much
talked of "Jefferson Bible.- There
are many things to interest and ben
efit. Subscription price, tl per year;
per eopy, 10 cents. : Address, The
Cosmopolitan, Irvington, New. York
: CURRENT CUMidriNT.
Ur. La waon is Everybody's I
friend. Boaton Globa:
The President has C decided
not to remove six Mormon post
masters in Idaho who are known to
be polygamists. lit Is claimed that
they are not working at i It now.
Washington Post.
The official Hrkrea on tha re
sult of the election, now being pub-
a mm. . m u
usuea, roo ine aaministration of all
tha " credit for the ir.tnrv- wTtfoh
seems to have been won by default.
wasungcon rose
' Former Attornev General
John W. Griggs says the Federal
government has no right to ' usurp
the functions of the States in deal-
Ins: with corporations. Still there
is a suspicion that the "corporations
would rather- take their chances I
with the Federal government - than
with governor like Van Sani and
lia FoUette. Washington Post.
We cannot timidly admit
that We are not altojrnther nlpocAd
with Senator Platfs takine eharre
oi oenator iepews nght for re elec
tion. We trust that this does not
oreaaffe a, radical ehansm in tfc a
."southern policy" of the latter gen-
uemaa snouia j ne win one . we
would like to know where he stands
on the .Piatt reduction of repxesen
union piu oexore we lend' him any
more editorial assistance. Charleei
ton jxews fir Uourier.
- The legal authority of ; the
the State board of dispensary direct
ors to close a disoensarr ia now
squarely before the Supreme Court.
juie question comes np ior decision
rbout the time the legislature meets.
and , It would be to the interest - of
the State should: the question be
given an early solution by the court.
Whatever it may be, it will no doubt
nave-its umsuten imanr imrnfuud
legislation in reference to the disk
Penssrj. Oolnmbla Becord.
rThe Portland Oregonian,one
of the ablest Bepublican journals In
the country, suggests that if thet
President desires to accurately gauge
the quality of public sentiment oa
the race question he shall follow up
his appointment of a negro Collector
Of Customs at Charleston. Smith
Carolina, by the appointment of a
negro Postmaster at Boston. The
Oreganian opines that; the roar ot
protesB zrom aiassacttusetts would
make the South Oarolina. dfmnnt a
squeaki by .; comparison. PMIadel
pma xecora.
a X Wa s - .-.... -.. J '
o Baralauaai Saaaarjaaatu
A anre aiani of
trouota m your system is
Bervonsneaa, sleeplessness or stomach
ucsela. Electrin mm... i .t.i
wtauiotue- - wonnieanma Mtnaae:
it never raiia r. tnn. u
reeuiate tha kidneys and bowel, stirn
niate the liver and clarify tha blood.
oon sown systems DC-E-t puUcular
ly, and. all theP usual atlanilne aches
vanish under its amarehfnar and thn.
ouzh effectiveness. .. Electric El"srs
is only KOc, and that ia returned if it
don't give perfect satisfaction. s Guar
anteed by H. 12. ' Rrrximr. :i!ni
tt h wpertor to Copaiba, Cabe o? Ip W
tSccu, and free trois lul tad anted ar ouaa
IUBUUfOKIUXa - - "-
uj h t , 1 1 Li -fcn
( (, wujk bar til. asm. ia tuct'.-Mi
ee ? n 'f rr
nri
mm
. : z- -
TO nriY DUE PR0VIWG THAT
THE F0LL0yiMS
NOT BASED ON
sTHE" PA3T YEAR". 'HS3i'
THE THIRD VEAE IT17AS
OFFERED TO CHE17ERS
THAW THE
USEES IN THE- UW TED
STATES OF
OF TOBACCO CLAIi-IED
TO BE SUN CURED.
dec23tf .
th sa tu
rWINKLINQS
"Didn't von o to sleep-daring
the classical programme?" asked
Mrs. Cumrox, severely. "No," an
swered her husband. "No such
luck." Washington Star'
Edna What made von marrv
a man with such a homely name?
llav Ton oueht to sea bow beanti
fnl it looks when.it is . siorned to i
check! Detroit Free Press.; ; ;
"JlT sakes I How well vonr
nusoana is trained, now did yon
ever do ur- 1 didn't. He was a
widower when I rat him " Tfc mim
a lot of trouble." Chicago Becord
HeralcL ,,5 r;'-iu titM-ii
"If that man Liawann wanta tn
denreaa the market thern's a. mivhtv
fine way . for him . to- make himself
popular, "now is tnatr'. Liet
him. iamn on tha nreaent nriea- of
eggs. uieveiana nam xreaier.
"What von need." said the
"That will be all rifht." answered
the patient. "PU -probably begin
walking 2 the floor ? when your bill
comes in."-r Washington Star.
Do yen mean to tell me that
when Muntoburn's daughter started
avav on bar . veddlncr tonr tTiAT
threw Inmps of coal at the carriage?"
- xes; eyeryooay saia rice was too
cheap and common.1 Chicago Tri-
Aunt Jane No, Clara. tou
aren't nrettv. Bat I snniMsa the
young man who calls upon yon tells
M . a - a m
yon yon are cne moss eeanuzui wo
man in all the world. " Clara Tea.
but it Is after I have lowered the
gas light. Boston Transcript.
Whv do' So manv aetora iniiat
on plavinz ShakesDeare ?" I ana.
pect," answered Mr. Stormington
Barnes, "that it's because they can
and blame the public's lack of lit
erary taste if thev falL" Washinir-
ton Star. - - .
Miss Johnson: Tra. aha did
say something about you but I
don't know whether it was meant
to be complimentary -or not. Mr.
Kellow: Oh, I fancy 1 1 impressed
her. Miss Jenkins: Well, she ' onlv
commented on : - vonr hloomin ir
cheek.? Philadelphia .Public
uedger.; ; 'jzr.
Ascnm Ta it trna th&i von ar
engaged to Miss Oldenrieh? Kraft
vt n a wea a .
no. one Bays iu nave to give up
my club if I marrv her. Aacnm
WeU? KrafP-WelL mv onlv idea
in marrvine her was to avoid the
necessity of giving up my club. I
am behind In
my dues. Philadel-
phia Press.
SUlPHUa'S TIIIEIY USE PEE-
VEHTS DISORDERS.
IItU Salfku
aj ChKb taw PracraM
afnaayllla.
The - use of this sterllne remadv
serves to reader the skin soft and
healthful, and-confers a clear and
beautiful eomnlexion that moat vain.
able charm.
an adjunct to tha bath: Has-
I cook's Liquid Sulphur is at oaeea
luxury and a tonic of laatiofr value.
Hi"ynr't T.fftrm httisitttd r
TTatare'a 'greateat germicide rectifies,
raTB ana cures acne, Darns and
scalds, canker, catarrh, diphtheria,
herpes, itch, pimples, prickly heat,
ringworm aaa ulcerated condition,
whether of tUe scalp, eyelldr, noe,
i mouth or throat. . c
Bold bv leadlnv dravrtabL ' Tain.
tjTa booklet mailed upon request by
Hancock Uqald Salpbar Co., Balt
more, MdV: v t -
,.swaririniynf.:;?
- Mrs. Wlntlow Ronthlair Rvrant haa
- been used for over 60 years by mll
1 lions of ' mothers for their children;
While taethior. with nerfmt nmitn
III soothes the child, softens the gums,
araysau pain, cures wina eoiic, and is
i uw nan remeay ior uiarrnees. It will
relleva tha nntvr littla inffiMr Immi.
ately. Sold by Draggista in , every
part of the world. Twenty five cents
bottle. .Be aura and aak Inr HVi.
Winsuww 8oothlaa S-rran." ami t.Vo
no other kind. . .. , . . .
IaETltE SAT IhlTCHwitRlTnfiMm
Balm for catarrh and can thoroughly
recommend it for whstit claims. Very
truly, tttev.j LL v. Maths wsj, ELu
beth. N. J.S T"'W'.;..3.i -t :i 1Z -- i
I Tsm Elv's Cream Balm and ta
all appearances sm cured of catarrh.
The terrible hrrdaehea from .which 1
long - suffered are. gone. : "W.'
mushceck, Iste llsjor TJ. 8. YoK and
A. A.- Gen., Buff !o, N.!Y. i h
The Baini does not trrltata or rann
sneezing.: Sold br druggists at sa ctsU
or rnsued by Ely Brothers, S8 Warren
CASTOR I A
' ror Infants and ChOiren. -- -
Tl3 KLJ Yrf 1I2T3 A:.vzt3 C:rtt
-Bears tha
Z3&tureof
. - - - or w -
MO
mm .
STATEMENT IS
ACTUAL FACTSs.
AMOUWT
AWV BRAND
qMMEHciAi::
-Ml LMINOTON MAKKST
(Quoted officially at the eloshu
- -. ? ot Commerce.
by Ouuaber
STAR OFFICE, December SU
SPIBIT8 TURPENTINE Nothing
dolor. -
ROSIN Market steady at 83.40 per
barrel for rood atraJnad. -
TAR Market firm at tL60 per bar
rel 01 zaupounas. - -
firm at $3.80 per barrel for hard, 13.70
ior aip. t ; : - ; -,,
Wtoiaaons same day last year
Spirits turpentine firaa at 55e;
roam nrm at axio- tar firm at 81.60;
eruae turpentine arm at f3.25G3.80.
Spirits turpentine. ...... . 51
j -a a -- -9-m w--y a a-aia a '. 88
Xjala sa a a a- -a a- -o-a a a a- a a s a a a a a a a ' " 1 6(1
Crude turpentine. . . . . 124
Receipts same day last year S3
casks spirits turpentine. 295 barrels
roatn, 78 barrela tar, 55 barrels erode
turpentine. "
O0TTOK.
liarkel nominal. ,
Same day last year,' market firm at
ior mMoungi
Beceipta-aoi: bales; same day last
(Oorreeted Rarolarlr br WHmlmrton Prruinm
Uwmtaaioo Marcfiants. prtoea repreaanttng
iJii0?1 eonatgnea to CJommia-
- oansTBr aanmw
PEANUTS North Carolina, firm.
Prime, 90c: extra prime, 95e: faaev.
LOO, per bushel of . twenty-eight
pounds. Virginia Prime, 80e; extra
prime, 85c; fancy, 90c Spaniab, 85
90S. -v-v,, -,-;:..:'- ' . .
CORN Blrm; 6065c per bushel
ror white. - . - . ,
N. CL BACON Steady; hams 14Q
15e per pound; shoulders, 11c; sides,
- EGGS Dull at 25c per dozen.
UHICKENa fPirm flmara
S5c: rorinn. 1SA1&.
TUBKEY8 DaU at 12tfe for uTe
4S. m a
AOTjc ior aressea.
BEESWAX Firni at Maffe.
TAliIiOW Btrm at Btftii m
SWEET POTATDTCa IR aft SO a
60c nar bnahal.
BEEF OATTIaE Dull at SAite nev
FlNAnClAL fJAFiKETS
v TeteTaBt ta UMKoratnc Star.
Naif YOKX-Dae. SO Iffonaa nn ali
was quoted strong and higher at SOS
per cent.; closing Did a per cent:
onerea at x per cent.: time loans
were easy and dull: alxto dava S
DCr naL: nlnatv dim a m
six monthsJ5X3X per eW Prime mer
cantue paper oa per cent. (Sterling
exchange closed steady, actual bust
ta haafcera btlia aT lOAiST ft r
demand and :S1.80O3.85 for sixty
eay oui. rosted rates were 4&S)6
and 488. Commercial billa oantful at
485- Bar aUrer 61. : lfexiean
dollars f-- 48. TJ. 8. ,v refundins; S
resdv : 104Jtf ; do. coupon, 1043a;
U. 8. ra. reciatered. 10434 : Atr.
coupon, 104: U. S. 4. new.
registered, lSOVi TJ. 8. at new.
eoupon, ISO; TJ. & aX old,
reeiatered, 105; do. eoupon, 108W;
Atlantic Ooast Line V 10lJ;
Loutsrtlle & Nashville, unified
4V104K: Norfolk Jk Waatera ana.
sol 4's Seaboard : Air Lino 4 .
85; - Southern Bailway i'a. 120.
ritocxs: Baltimore ft Ohio prefd 9S$i ;
wneaapeaxe cc UhlO 48; ; alanhat
tan . h AUXi New York Central
143V Riadln. Wlt.. t rn.ru
91; do. and nref d 84: Bon th era
Bailway S5):da. nreTd StAmaiM.
mated Copper 71: Peoola'a Oaa
107K; Tennessee Ooal and Iron 71U;
D. a. Leather 13; TJ. Br Leather pVa
ferred. 101; Western Union 92lf:
U. S. Steel SOr da Dref erred 93-
r- r - .anii ww
11 na OhemleaL r nl
do. nreferrecL closed .
hares. Standard Oil 625. -
Nsrw York. TW. sn flHii
Air Line, common. 180184; do. pre
ferred. S7l4g&38tf do. hnnda fmm
Atlantic Coast Line, common .
H AVAL STORES d ARK ETS.
jrc bv Taiegrapii to the: HwalncBtar.
Narw Yoax. Dm an -rm
o trained common ta rood ta sst
Dpinw turpenune quiet at 03.HU&3C.
uaAsuBTgs, ut. SU.H3pinu tur
pentine and rosin nolhin dotBr.
BavurxAH, Dec SO. Spirits turpen
tine was quiet at 49Xe; receipts 345
CMS 403 exports 44
fas 11 -Roam waa firm txi.t. ia.
parreis; sales 3,201 bbls; exports 584 !
ooia.a, o, u. u sxa 55; D, 2 57X :
f, w, ... w a oa; w w j j5 .
COTTOri DAnXliTtJ. : '
! as taiazranfe to the starmnz etu
New York. De- sn Th
market was much less active but while
very irregular was steadier on the
whole, elosina: today with a moderate
reCQTerv Of recant Inaaa. fK-
ing was firm at an advance of twelve
to twenty points which wss hardly a
full resnonsa to thn r, Ma. -
. - wiaajj ail
advasea of twelve to thirtean points
for futures and ortoarteen points for
spot - cctton " la the English
market while r. private csbles
reported small ELathera n ?..,.
and fresh buiiar ss a canaanr ih.
strength. After the call here there
was, a gradual renewal of bear press
ure and by midday prices had strzed
oa to about cr a littia usi!:r the eiot
la taral nf cti !k. - .
" - J ..j . uig b&U in
' tt?;ment J lhe dinners report w at
Iiirrrciatiss t eca cf tha esaHer
Bhcrts &ho &&d reckonln.T on the
ill . . . .ill ii en
report snowiss- eiisnuy tesr x,
000,000 ; bales ,nA - may. have
bean responsible for some covering.
Ia a general - way it had no effect,
however, although the market during
the afternoon ruled generally steadier
on & demand that- waa credited to
Wall street shorts and was finally
very steady net ten to fourteen points
higher. Sales were estimated at 250,
000 bales. The Into eight ; figures for
the week came to only bales
against 434.278 bales last year and the
oatloos :i for- "receipts "j for the Im
mediate - future seems to be
tight, but this does- not seem to
be bavin the effeet of discred-
Itlag the the siaaers report, although
that document Is meetins with some
criticism. ' ' . 'i
The market will ; be; cloned to-mor
row (Saturday), aaa will not re-open
aatil the Taesdsy after New f Year's.
The Liverpool market as well as New
Orleans will sleo"ie loeed on- these
ssiw Yobs. Dec Sa Cotton The
market was quiet at 6.95c; net receipts
222 bales; gross receipts li15 bales;
stock bales.- -y'- A-3k'. s . :
8pot cotton closed unlet and 10
points higher; middling uplands 6.95e;
ouKHUing gall 7.SWC; sales 835 bales. .
Fatures closed very steady: Jan
uary ff 59, February 6 70, March 6.75,
April 6.84. May 6.89. June 6 93. July
7.t3, Aogast 7.04, September -, Osto
Oer 7.Z0,-Jv; .; .... , K:t v;. v
Total to-day, at au seaporta Net . re
ceipts 80,061 bales; exports to Great
urttalB 15.210 bales; exports to France
bales ; exports to . the Continent
80,551 bales; exports to Japan
bales; exports to " Mexico bales;
stock 1,058,612 bmlAr::
Uonsondatad. at all r seaports ft et
receipts 234,208 bales ; exports to Great
Britain 41.199 bales: exports to France
28,194 balea;exporta to Ooatinaat 90,354
bales; exports to Japan 13.745 bales;
exports to Mexico bales.
Total since September 1st. at all sea-
poru Net receipts 5,871,403 bales si-
ports to Great Britain 2L075.005 bales:
exports to France 455,468 bales exports
to ihe lionunent 1,575,946 bales; ex
ports to Japan 63,756 bales; exports to
Mexico 13,893 bales. ;
Dee 3a Galveston;; steady at 6fg,
net receipts 6,134 bales; Norfolk,
nominal ; net receipts 1,162 bales ; Bal
timore, nominal at 7, let reeetpta 1,916
bales; Boston, steady at 6.95c. net re
ceipts 344 bales; Wilmlggtonrnomi-
naL net -receipts 481 - bales: Phil
adelphia, stetdy at 720e, net receipts
203 bales: Savannah, quiet at 6Xe, net
receipts 3,183 -1 bales;. 'New Urleans,
steady at 6Jsg, net receipts 9,744
bales; Mobile, steady at 634. net re
ceipts 183 bales; Memphis, quiet at
6Xe, net receipts 1,833 bales; Augusta,
steady at 6 Me. net recelDts 628 bales:
Charietton,qaiet at 6e, net receipts
86 bales. "-
I PRODUCE GARRETS.
h tiuzniulo (a ttti. ; :
Narw ; Your. Dec. SO. Flour was
quiet but steady. . Bye flour steady.
Wheat Spot irregular: NoJred nom-
lnaL Options market jCc net lower,
except-Lfecember, which was lc net
higher :Mav closed 81 141. : July closed
$1 02 -.December eiosed $1 23& Corn
Spot steady; NowS 55c, nominal.
Options partly X net lower; May
closed SIX: December closed 54tte.
Oats Snot aaiet:mixed.28aS2 noonds.
S5H38Jc Pork quiet. " Cheese
was nrm: Bute, small, colored, a&d
white, 10O120. Eggs steady: nearbv.
selected S5538e; Western selected 28c;
Southern 2027c Potatoes Market
steady ; Long Island, in bulk,per 180 Jb
tl 7502 00; Bute and Western $1 25
1 50; Jersey sweets S3 00Q3 - 60.
Batter firm: .creamery, eommoo to
extra 18028c: State dairv 16A26&
Cabbages steady; flat Dutch, per 1U0.S2
03 00. Freights to Liverpool Cotton,
1SC20& Peanuts steady; fancy hand-
Picaed BM&SX : other doaaaatU aradaa
SXOSXe. Molasses firm. Tallow quiet.
eager raw steady ; refined steady.
Lard easy; Western steam 87 19; re
ned easy; continent 87 15: compound
SJiOSXe. Cotton seed oil was weak
bat active at prices: Prime crude, f.
o. b. mills 16Q15e; prime summer
yellow 22Q22XcioB summer yellow
nominal; prime white 28e27e;prime
winter yeilow 28XC27c. ;
Cmoaox). December 33.-Haa
i:quMauoa by a prominent holder to
day entirely wiped out a sharp ad
vance la wheat prices. - The market
eiosed weak with May down 5-8e &
3 4c. Corn, data and provisions were
practically unchanged. z? U
UBloano,' Dec. : 80. Cash t nrleaa-
Flour Tha market to-dar was onntnd
steady. ; Wheat No. 2 spring $1 10
CU 160i&3 spring 98eA21 12: No.9 rd
$1 15XQ1 18. Corn-No. 243Xe44er
No. 3 yellow 43J,044e. Oats No. 3
39X; No. 3 white. ; No. 3 white 31
S3 Rye No. 3 75c Mess pork, ner
bbJ.,SU 05O1141S. Lard: per 100 ft.
abort rib sides; loose. 88 13Un
6 S7X- Dry salted shouJders, boxed.
no msrsei report, snort dear sides.
bOxed,U6ZX&675. Whisker Raala
of high wines, $1 24. t'X:- :Xv
The leading fatures rural u fnl
lows openlne. hlrhest. ; laweat an,-.
closinsr. Wheafc-No.3 December $1 13 ,
I 14J 1 13. 1 15: Ma M
15t. llSl 18X. 113J4
98, 93Xc Corn December 4R 4R
H. 5X; July 45i 46, 45X.
459.450. Oais-l)ecembe?T29M,
29X. 29ae29 23 Ke? Ma S1K
, MJftOaiXi siMesiMc.
less pork, ner bbi Jmnir eta as
H ot.il May $127714;
IS 8234. 12 75. 12 77U. Lard aar mnrxl
TZ?!8, tTTX ; May
m, w, iu, 1 w. t ujf - Short riba.
ner 100 Ibs-Januarv rt5 0. sn as
6 S75.S My IS 87),. 6 70, 6 65, 6 Vt.
NEW YOKK COFFER FUTTJBESL
Nrm Yomt. TW
BtO Steadv. Tha marant tnm MCL
aiorea waa steso w and
unchanged to
poinu higher.
tFOREiai. OABrtETS. - -
-. BvGWtdetotlMMonilnaStar.
Lrvmpoor. Dee. an rvitrn.. o.
In fair demand, with prices 14 points
higher; American middling f sir 4.11d:
oodmlddllu S 87d; nilddliBg 3.77d;
lomiddling 3 65d;i good ' ordinary
3.51d; ordinary S.S5d. The sales ot the
day were 8,000 bales, of which ram
bales were for speculation and export
and Included 7.Km .faa?M a
Becelpts 42,000 bales, tnclading 37,400
. Futures opened stead' en A 'inmmA
steady; American middling (roc):
January 3.60dr January and Febru-i
ary 8.M4rFebrnary and Uarch S.65dt
May 3.72d:i Mav art KtT. o iSi
mw - a mmtmmmmm, -,. mmi VS aji - S BT afA Z'
Jane andJaly 3.78i; July and An
J:8"5 TAugMg and September
I
uBimuuogr ana uatoher SL85d
October and November 3.83d.
MARINE v
Eimr A J Johnson. BlaeV
Clear
Dlyde steamer - Carib, Chlchesl
Qeorsetown. 8C.no GmallS.
. - - - CLSAKI3X
ttinr A J Johnson,
Clack, Clear
Korwe-ian
CAca ZTaTn Tew C-e-Cj-
- Sosd T7it a. TTllcUtr- r
You may hesliite to listen to the
ad'vice of stransrers. but the tcstl
mony of friends or residents cf
minzton Is worth your most carezui
attention. It Is an easy catter to
investigate ah pi3ihis. The
evidence must be conclusive. - Head
tha following? I
P. CL lie Ifovne. - contractor. , cf
223 North Seventh street, says: "I
did not know that the trouble with
my back was caused oy my kidneys
not anting; properly, although I no
ticed the 'secretions from those or
gans were dark and very Irregular,
sometimes free and at other times
scanty. I saw Doan'e Kidney Pills
aaverusea sua veot.Mi ueuauij
drag store and got a box. I was sur
prised at the result, for I have not
had backache since I used them. I
also cot s box of Doan's "Ointment.
I have had itching hemorrhoids or
piles for years, and. tried everything
I knew of without-benent. Uoan's.
Ointment save me instant relief. X
heard about Doan'a Kidney Pills
in England some yeara : tgo; and
until now I was under the impres
sion that thev were . made only in
England." In addition to ray back
ache being cured lhe kidney secre
tions have all cleared up and become
normal since using; the ruls. -
For sale bv all dealers - Price 50
cents." Foster-Mil burn Co.; Buffalo,
New aYorfcL sole ta2ent8ior the
United -Statesvvv:" -
X Bemember the . - name Doan'a
and take no substitute. - ;
BT KVtsTaND.R4ll.
Bssslpis ef
Jf aval :i Stares
?f Taslsraay. -
tsi Tettoa
J a a Ballroad 14 bales cotton. 20
casks spirits turpentine, 53 barrels tar.
21 barrels erode turpentine.
W.4fc W. Bailrod-14 bales cotton.
10 ban els crude turpentine. :;
W. a & A. Railroad 426 bales cot
ton, 3 casks spirits turpentine. 24 bar
reis rosin, 20 - barrels tar 14 barrela
crude turpentine.
A. & Y. Railroad 6 bales eoUonU
casks sptrtta turpentine. 8 barrels tar.
W. ct N. Bailroad 11 bales cotton.
85 barrela crude tuipeaUBC.'-"
Steamer EL A. Hawes 10 bales cot
ton. 6 eaaks spirits turpentine. 40 bar
rels rosin, 63 barrels tsr, 32 barrela
crude turpentine. : 4 ;
Bteamer. A. . J. Johnson 3 casks
soirlts turpentine, 150 barrela roais,
7 birrels tar. : :,. -: 7 -
8teamer Franslin-Pierce 9 barrels
Ur. 12 barrels crude tarpenune.
Raft 224 barrels rosla. -
Total 481- bales cotton, ' SI ? casks
spirits tarpenUne, 488 barrels rosin.
1BU barrels tar, 124 barrela crude tur
pentine. ; -
MARINE DIRECTORY.
Llstjcf Vessels in Part f Wilaajjaw-
tan, rJ.ODeeesabar 81.
" STEAMERS. -
Juantta North, (Br) 2.233 tons. Fox,
: Ajexaeaer Bpruat cr; Son. -.
SCHOONERS. -
Young; Brothers, 852 tons, Qsbielsev,
- O D liaffiift, :
Mabel Darling, 112 tone, Saunders, to
maat-r.
An oe Lord,
afafnit.
248 tons, Bustell, O O
Eliza J Pendleton,
ODMaffitt.
672 toss, Dodrry
BARQUES.
Fram, (Nor) 699 tons, Andersen, Heida
ccCo.
Musselcrar, (Br) 1,871 tone, Robinson,
oetae cc uo. - -.. . -----
Castjy niataaie.
oiunaera are someumes verr ex
are sometimes verv
pensive. Occasionally life Itself is the
price of a mistake, bat youll never be
wronr If you Uke Dr. Klnr's New
Lare ttUS for Dssnenaia. IKn'nm .
-Headache, Urer ov Bowel troubles.
xoey are sjeatie, yet thorough. Only
a cents, at u. is. KaXLAStT S dru
store. ' -
The Sivasa
opes EVENnros, '
Turkeys, Cranberries, Celery,
.:..,:z Nuts; Baisins, Figs, Dates,
. - - Candy, Oranges
Beady for your Xmas orders.
W.OANDBIIO.
aeessu
Ail. the latest Novels, Illustrated
Sr',Ac.er .waterman" Ideal
u"'" -eua, - uric Brae of every
wHvrivuua, S MCy tX)Z f SDCr, Usln-
n Uarda, and a beautiful
mo 01 reamer goooa. .
C. DeROSSET,
-J" Bookseller and Stationer.
dec 10 tf 33 North Front 8tT
We Cordially Mte
r -. - 1
eucTSf3SSl
, -S3? ?. to ue inta-tS
fecares an adtfltoaal
aoMry.
ttegia,Bttreer a call irom Ssalffi
iwmancyoara resyeetratty,
p.
wmiowaigptty. , aee 1 tf Si
IM6R0GBRY STORE
f 14 riAi:x:T.cn:nr?, :
Between. Front .andJT7atrfc
fresh fre.mir.'.V B U'ai
Mm,. ...
. -f .1. a. - -
... . tea rruaes and - -
:iA:;:
ZJ.
: - - 02ANQE3.
7-' ; '.xiAciiiicTari'An. -
noiiB grou:: by,
CZ---.J,
TLr:3
Izzli tzr
17a sn
Jta,aAAaaZ
nil Crcra CLcc-c.
Ealaon, Sardines, r
I rnun TOIXATO
, Only best quality, of fcoda
handled. Living prices.'
Mr i-fasriTf 1 'if
I UU.VJfaVU k. war
' l WUmingtonl U. C. " ,
aeeSitf- -
nou; Ilany Ticoa Have
4" - ' you asked has the " -
Yes, and a portion oi the Orsses
are at the Ladiea Store. ' Price
jnst right' : v:. '7.- L
3 Lb. iizizi L Rcisfcs 2Es.
Ccrrssts 9c p:ci::3. ;
Big Cc::rials.T - - - :A
fresh Tcd:.- i - .1
Carpsnter; Gfccofi.
dec 24 tf : - -
Announcement!
We are now Agents for the Fa
mous Atkins Saw and' can furnish
you from the smallest Rip and Cut
Off to tne largest -
Clrcfllarand Band Saus
from our stock at a moment's notice.
with this and our other reliable
i- " - . .... . . . .....
imes,we are prepared to serve
" at .
Jon. .
T. D. LOVE COaPAWY,
Machinery, Mill, Steamfitters,
Yacht and Plumber's 8nppUes.
;204, S06 North Water St ,
de 28 tf ?- WUmlngton, N. C.-
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Ueflir. CRf aiMf MM Vaad. w .
6Iy csrinized T.yqeIi. .
Glycsrifiizei lauPrfc&V:
Gtyceri&izsd Ivsry Pdziz,
Vci3aitis3 Stisljj.
r; (adults aaacaiPflwwi.j
i f'Ontar ha. ...... ....
rttotSsradar:"
by return
lor rrtncesaatreec
oeottu
on
Ti:ic::LYr;:oTr.u
d8" lrlC31Iarktitrt;
w..w...aa
BTj -r r:3r""-i a
ela v nr 5
f ;' s not p"'t I j do1-V cr 1 . .
MoSes
ale!
Ced xzMk Horse'
1
GzzS cr Tlbn.resrj.
-X, Crzztzt VArzzrz;
fc,
cafejslsifestore.
9 and 11 80, Fron t St.
dee 18 1
Kczpteg Ut Stock
; wanEnowii cibars?
They are as good as ever.
Oilvor Coin Flour
Oan'tiboboat
Wholesale Grocer
and Distributer
dec 18 tf -
SQggestiODS for Xm s
' . ' .u v " ' 'VZ' ,
A Dinner S8t -ATcItet
Cot. '
A'CfcrccIata Set
AFiihSftt
A. lie?. r7 1
in Ucbrella StaBd. rf
A Fancy Yata. "
A Pisco cf Cat Glass.
Saver Knives. Forka . nnitnm
Ladles, etc. and mans other tmida
on display, 'j 4. -" .
F. A. BISSIKGER,
de4tf
119 Market street.
BEIJEUBER !
In , addition - to manniactvrio g
Stffla for Turpentine and Spirltine
ants, we do all kinds of repair
wrk'smd Brasin in Copper. ' 'Also
we do Plating In " .
Bepalrfnar work of mn VimA in
MetaUolicited . - .
-Wo bay aU of your discarded - 811
er - Plated wara. Alan m Rmh
Candlesticks, Brass Andirons and
an Jdnda of old metal.
dec 15 tf
C!i Yea Ever Ore? la
Tfcarz!::s!53Caf8?
C;p3alta Postofloe, The ccitett atniBS
S??"1 ot wnuunston. n. c.
rrampt serrtce, cleaslineai aad attend-.
rmt.m.
I Tsil Xkrved for the Ladtes.
OUT da&r Stemt ta nnrMani am.
ar Dioaers serrea from is tot. 'aaona an.
cectitf . - -
Yc-rCrc!:r3 fsr
ciyen our prompt attention
-
Xiet ns hare then.
-s -
Gufoari
Blossom
"rr"
ay. it was u anylhiag a LiUa
EAli'cre, CcJia & Co. ' ,
r. n aov ss tf
ItxcosrOsUTKD.