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COMMERCIAL WILMINGTON MARKETS. STAR OFFICE, Dec. 3. SPIRITS TURPENTINE j Market, ctpadv 38 l-2c. ROSIN Market, nothing doing. ARMarket, firm, $1.80. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market -rm $2.00 per barrel for hard; $3.00 dip and $3.00 for virgin. Quotations same day last year oirits turpentine steady 44 1-4; ro in $2 60; tar $1.60; crude turpentine firm $2.00, $3.00 and $3.00. nr RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine 28 gosin -H 123 Crude Turpentine 100 Receipts Same day last year, 63 casks spirits turpentine; 90 barrels rosin;; 255 barrels tar; 32 barrels ,rude turpentine. COTTON MARKET. Market Steady, 8 11-16 cents for middling. Same day last year Steady, 11 1-4 cents. Receipts 2,378 bales, sanie day last year 3.532 bales. PRODUCE MARKET. (Quoted by W. J. Meredith, Novem ber 29th.) PEANUTS North Carolina prime 6575c; extra prime, 75c; fancy, 30c; Virginia, prime 6065cr extra prime 70"5c: Spanish, 7580c. CORN Firm, 97 I-2c per bushel for white; 92 1-2 95 for mixed. N. C. BACON Steady; hams, old 17c. shoulders 11 12 l-2c; sides 12 l-2c EGGS Firm at 25 per dozen. CHICKENS Dull at 1535c for large springs; growns, dull, 35c. BEESWAX Firm at 26c. TALLOW Firm at 5c per pound. BEEF CATTLE Dull at 2 to 3 l-2c per pound on foot. HIDES Dr.flint, 10; green, dull 6c per pound. IRISH POTATOES New 80 and 90c per bushel. SWEET POTATOES Dull a Kftc per bushel for yams. WOOL Free of burr, 15c; burry wool 10 to 21 l-2c. TURKEYS On foot 12 to 13c net; 14 to 18c dressed. Dull demand. GEESE Dull 50c per head; dressed 50c PORK Good demand 6 to 8e; corn fed 8c. " THE COTTON MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. The cotton mar ket lost an early advance closing barely steady, unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were estimated at 150, 000 bales. The market opened steady at an advance of 3 to 6 points and dur ing the early session sold 7 to 9 points net higher, owing to better cables than expected, talk of steadier spots in the South, renewal of yesterday's covering movement and a moderate show of bull support. But the con centrated December long interest or some of its following, seemed willing to sell around 9.30, quickly weakened tfiat month, and exerting a sympathe tic effect on later positions, which be came . easier and sold off several points from the best during the late trading under realizing by scattering longs and local bear pressure. The close was at practically the low point of the day. Southern spot markets officially reported were unchanged to 1-8 c higher with the exception of one market, which was nominally l-4c lower. Exports are remaining a lit tle lighter, but December engagements are said to be very heavy and clear ances are expected to increase after the middle of the month. Accumula tions of cotton are reported in the in terior of Arkansas -and Mississippi, and it is claimed that offers for prompt shipment from these sections have recently been somewhat lower. Receipts at the ports today were 67,809 bales, against 54,202 last week and 54,566 last year; for the week 425,000 bales, against 436,107 last week and 373,627 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 20,545 bales, against 15,644 last year, and at Houston 17,601 bales against 12,0TT6 last year. Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands 9:35; middling gulf 9.60 ; sales 1,600 bales. Futures opened steady and closed barely steady. Month. Open Close. December 9.25 9.20 January 8.96 8.91 February 8.'87 March 8.94 8.88 April 8.83 Mav 8.99 8.93 June 8.87 July 8.95 8.87 August .: 8.78 October ...8.66 8.58 Mexico 863. PORT MOVEMENT. (By Wire to the Morning Star- Galveston Steady, 9; net receipts 19.224; sales 600; stocks 303,510. New Orleans Quiet and steady, 8 7-8; net receipts 20,545; sales 2,475; stocks 313,133. Mobile Steady, 8 5-8; net receipts 1.569; sales 1,55.0; stock 72,829. Savannah Firm, 8 11-16; net re ceipts 11,260; sales 851; stock 168,709. Charleston Quiet, 8 3-4; net rc cfipts 1,066; stock 27,808. Wilmington Quiet, 8 11-16; net re wipts 2.378; stock 25,205. Norfolk Steady, 9 ; net receipts 4,502; sales 1,395; stock 47,799. Baltimore Nominal, 9 1-8; stock 23,-495. New York Quiet, 9.35; net receipts 223; sales 1,600; stock 99,016. Boston Quiet, 9.35; net receipts 9 Philadelphia Quiet, 9.60; net re ipts 70; stock: 4,330- : Pensacola Net receipts 242. San Francisco Net receipts 6,621. Total today ,at all ports, net receipts 7,809; Great Britain 15,477; France 242; Continent 12,175; Japan 6,621; Stock 1,101,305. : Consolidated, at all ports, net re ceipts 394,208; Great Britain 128,209; France 60,058; Continent 54,902; Ja Ian 8,603. A j Total since September 1st, at all its, net receipts 4,793,603; Great Britain l,203,28$r fcranjde 463,152; continent 1,512,367; Japaa 43, INTERIOR MOVEMENT. A . r(fWIreto the Morning Star.) iTSTiTT4?' 9; net receipts 17,601 stock 129,531. Augusta Quiet and steady, 9 1-8; net receipts 2,609; stock 96,431. Memphis Steady, 9 1-16; net re ceipts. 3,691; stock 168,045. - ?; Jjcnis--Qutet, 9 1-4; net-receipts 1,444; stock 29,841. Cincinnati Net receipts 1,768; stock 17,770. . Louisville Firm, 9 3-8. Little Rock Steady, 8 5-8; net re ceipts 1,760; stock 47,762. Total today Net receipts 28,873. LIVERPOOL MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) Liverpool, Dec. 3. Spot cotton quiet prices A points higher. American mid dling fair 5.52; good middling 5.16; middling 5.02; low midling 4.82; good ordinary 4.31; ordinary 3.91. The sales Of the day were 6,000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and ex port and included 5,600 American. Re ceipts 27,000 bales including: 17.300 American. Futures opened steady and dosed quiet. Decembei-4.76 1-2; December and January 4.75: January and Febru ary 4.75; February and March 4.74; March and April 4.73 1-2; April and May 4.74 ; May and June 4.74 ; June and July 4.74; July and August 4.73; Atrgust -and September 4.68: Septem ber and October 4.63; October and .November 4.57 1-2; November and December 4.56: December and Janu ary 4.55 1-2; January and February 4.55. THE DRY GOODS MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. The dry goods market holds steady with the demand in the primary division less active. Jobbers are doing a seasonable trade. In the men's wear division stacks of fancy overcoating are at a low ebb, and serges for fall 1909 have been sold freely by one prominent agent. Raw silk is unchanged. Staple hosie ry for Fall 1909 will be opened next week. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. The constant fluctuation of prices in today's stock market made it puzzling to discern the prevailing tone of the speculation. The pressure to sell was much less pronounced than late yesterday. This fact formed the basis for some efforts to get prices to a high level, which as often were frustrated by the dying out of the demand as prices got dear er. On the occasional declines there developed a sufficient demand to check the tendency and rally prices. News of events did not indicate any marked change in conditions govern ing values. The money market show ed the firmer tone which developed early this week in connection with the December settlements, the requisi tion on banking resources on account of new security issues and the gold exports. Call loans advanced to 3 per cent. Government operations through the sub-treasury have taken from the banks since the last bank statement $5,682,000, including a with drawal of Government deposits with the banks early in the week. New bond issues continue to be an nounced and bankers report a large demand for their offerings, indicating the good appetite of capital for these investments. A $10,000,000 participa tion by New York bankers in the Bra zilian coffee loan was announced to day. The St. Louis and San Francisco financing was also decided today more on its merits and aside from the speculative excess of the effect of the incident yesterday. The good in fluence of the means thus assumed for sustaining a widespread and impor tantly connected railroad property was recognized in its bearing upon general conditions as well as upon the property immediately concerned. There was selling here of stocks for foreign account in spite of the easier tone of the London discount market based on the failure to advance the official discount rate of the Bank of England. Incoming reports of railroad net earnings fol October indicate that the September rate of improvement was not fully maintained at that time either in the gross or the net. The decrease in gross being larger and the increase in net by curtailment of operating expenses smaller than in the earlier comparison. The latest returns of gross earnings for Novem ber, also show no growth in the rate of increase over earlier periods. The early movement to market of both grain and cotton is supposed to be responsible in part for the slowing down in the rate of improvement. United States Steel sold below 54 for the first time since the week of the national election. No reason was giv en for the special strength shown by tibe Gould group, Great Northern pre ferred and a few others. In most cas es last prices were but little changed from the day before. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, were $5,578,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Total sales of stocks today were 876, 700 shares, including 600 A. C. L. FINANCIAL MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. Money on call firmer at 2 to 3 per cent., ruling rate 2 1-4, closing bid 2, offered at 3. Time loans somewhat firmer, ' sixty days 2 3-4 to 3 per cent., and ninety days 3 per cent., six months 3 1"2 per? cent. Prime mercantile paper 3 3-4 to 4 1-2 per cent. Sterling ' exchange steady with actual busines in bankers bills kt 4.8465 for sixty day bills and at 4.8670 for demand. Commercial hills 4.84 1-4 to 4.84 1-2. Bar silver 48 1-4. Mexican dollars 45. NEW, YORK BONDS. U. S. refunding 2s reg. . tJ. S. refunding 2s cou . U. S. 3s reg... .. ... tL St 3s cou tJ. H. 4s reg. ex Ins . . . Tf: S. 4b cou ........... Amr. Tobacco .Co. 6s .. . Atlantic Coas; Liii.4s. ltlmore & ynio. s . . k . .f . J . ...102 3-4 . .104 ...100 3-4 ...100 3-4 ...120 1-4 ..121 ...1Q6 3-4 .., 95 3-4 ..100.1-8. L. & 2. Unified 4s '. ' . . I .101 1-2 Seaboard Air Line 4s ......... 60 Southern Railway 5s ' . . ... .. .107 3-8 U. S. Steel 5s .. 7 102 J.-4 Closing Stock Lists. Amalgamated Coppsr 83 3-8 Aimr. Car & Foundry 46 1-2 Amr. Car & Foundry pfd 107 Amr. Cotton Oil Co. .42 Amr. Locomotive 55 1-8 Amr. Smelting & Ref 92 Amr., Smelting & Ref pfd 106 1-4 Amr. Sugar Refining ex div...l31 Amr. Tobacco pfd 92 1-2 Atcnison as j.- Atchison pfd 101 3-4 Atlantic Coast Line 110 Baltimore & Oh.io 107 3-8 Baltimore & Ohio pfd 92 Chesapeake & Ohio ex div... 50 1-2 Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul ,...150 1-8 Colorado. & Southern .. 52 1-8 Erie 32 3-8 Erie 1st pfd . . . . 47 1-4 Erie 2nd pfd . . . 37 1-4 Grsat Northern pfd 141 7-8 Kansas City Southern 34 Kan. City Southern pfd 66 3-4 L. & N ...121 7-8 Norfolk & Western . - 83 5-8 Northern Pacific . . 141 3-4 Pennsylvania 128 3-4 People's Gas .. 100 Reading 137 7-8 Rock Island Co 24 1-2 Rock Island Co. pfd 60 3-8 Southern Pacific 117 5-8 Southern Pacific pfd 121 1-2 Southern Railway .. . . 25 1-4 Southern Railway pfd 53 1-4 Standard Oil Co 655 Union Pacific 179 7-8 U. S. Steel . . . , 54 1-8 U. S. Steel pfd 112 5-8 Va-Oar. Chemical 43 1-4 Va.- Car. Ctosmical pfd 114 Western Union 68 1-2 Westinghouse Electric Co j88 1-4 NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. Flour dull but firmly held; receipts 25,832. Rye Flour and Corn Meal Steady. Buckwheat Flour and Buckwheat Dull. Wheat Spot irregular; No. 2 red 1.12 5-8 to L14 1-8 elevator. Options closed 1-8 to 3-8ia net lower. Dec. 1.14 1-4; May 1.16. Corn Spot easy; No. 2, 70 to arrive elevator, closed net unchanged. Dec. 70,1-2; May 70 3-8; July 70 1-8. Oats Natural white 55 to 57 1-2; clipped white 56 to 61 1-2. Lard Easy. Pork, Tallow and Molasses Steady. Rice Quiet. Sugar Raw steady; fair refining 3.42; centrifugal 96 test 3.92; molas ses sugar 3.17. Refined Quiet. Coffee Spot quiet; Rio No. 7, 6 1-2; Santos No. 4, 7 7-8 to 8 1-8. Mild Dull; Cordova 9 1-4 to 12 1-2. Futures closed steady net unchanged to 5 points lower. Butter Steady; creamery third to firsts 22 to 29; held creamery common to special 22 to 29; State dairy com mon to special 21 to 29. Cheese and Eggs Firm, unchanged. Cotton Seed Oil Firm for spot and nearby, but. a shade easier for later months. Prime crude 30; prime sum mer yellow 38 1-2 to 39; prime white 40 to 42; prime winter yellow 45 1-2 to 47; off summer yellow 37 1-4 to 38 1-2; good off summer yellow 37 1-2 to 38 3-4. , Potatoes Steady; Southern sweets per barrel 1.75 to 2.75. Cabbages Quiet, unchanged. Peanuts and Freights Unchanged. mi fe a IF Pork in any form is indigestible, and most people cannot eat it without sub sequent discomfort. It therefore follows that food prepared from lard, which is nothing, more or less than hog-fat, is of necessity indigestible. Cottolene is made from Cotton- Seed oil refined so perfectly that it is abso lutely neutral in odor and taste. You know how rich and nourishing Olive oil is. Do you know that cotton seed oil and olive oil are almost exactly the same in chemical properties? Olive oil is too expensive for general use in frying and shortening Cottolene gives the same results. Having no odor or flavor, and taking up none, Cottolene once melted up can be used over and over again. COTTOLENE iS Guaranteed Your grocer is hereby au , m-m.mM.immmmMmm thonzed to refund your money in case you are not pleased, after having given Cottolene a fair test. Never Sold ill Blllk Cottolene is packed in pails with an air- tight top to keep it clean, fresh and whole some, and prevent it from catching dust and absorbing disagreeable odors, such as fish, oil, etc. Cook Book FreO For a 2c stamp, to pay postage, we will mail you our new "PURE FOOD COOK BOOK" edited and compiled by Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, the famous Food Expert, and containing nearly 300 valuable recipes. Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago "Nature's Gift from the Sunny South" CLEARED. Str. C. W. Lyon, Bradshaw, Fayette ville, C. P. Love. BY RIVER AND RAIL. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) Chicago, Dec. 3. For the third suc cessive day wheat for the May deliv ery established a new high record market for the, season when it sold on the local exchange today at 1.10-5-8. The market closed firm at almost the top with prices tip 1-8 to 1-2 to 5-8c compared with yesterday's final quotations. Corn and oats closed strong but provisions wena weak. Opening. Highest. Closing. Wheat Dec. . . 1 05 1-2 1 05 7-8 1 May . . 1 10 1-8 1 10 5-8 1 July . . 1 03 3-8 1 03 3-4 1 Corn Dec. .. 61 1-8 61 3-4 May .. 62 5-8 63 1-4 July .. 62 1-4 62 7-8 Oats Dec. . . 48 5-8 49 1-2 May .. 51 3-8 52 1-4 July . . 46 3-4 47 3-8 Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton Yesterday. Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 3, 1908. C. C. Railroad 199 bales cotton; 18 barrels tar; 2 barrels crude turpen tine. W. & W. Railroad 450 bales cot ton; 13 barrels tar; 11 barrels crude turpentine. W. C. & A. Railroad 1,192 bales cotton ; 4 casks spirits turpentine ; 11 barrels rosin; 44 barrels tar; 12 bar rels crude turpentine. A. & Y. Railroad 524 bales cotton ; 8 casks spirits turpentine; 48 barrels tar. Str. Alice 21 barrels tar; 30 bar rels crude turpentine. Str. Whitlock 10 bales cotton; 16 casks spirits turpentine; 97 barrels rosin; 42 barrels crude turpentine. Str. Black River 15 barrels rosin; 18 barrels tar. Str. Wonder 3 bales cotton; 10 bar rels tar; 3 barrels crude turpentine. Total 2.378 bales cotton; 28 casks spirits turpentine; 123 barrels rosin; 172 barrels tar; 100 barrels crude turpentine. oooooooo oooooooooo MENM B WOMEN MARINE DIRECTORY. 05 5-8 10 5-8 03 3-4 61 3-4 63 1-4 62 3-4 49 1-2 52 1-4 47 3-8 15 97 1-2 16 22 1-2 9 20 9 40 8 35 8 57 1-2 follows : Mess Pork, per bbl. Jan. . .16 02 1-2 16 12 1-2 May ..16 32 1-2 16 37 1-2 Lard, per 100 lbs. Jan. .. 9 27 1-2 9 27 1-2 . May . . 9 45 9 47 1-2 Short Ribs, per 100 lbs. Jan. . . 8 40 8 42 1-2 May 8 62 1-2 8 65 Cash quotations were as Flour steady; No. 2 spring wheat 1.07 to 1.10; No. 3 98 to .1.07; No. 2 rsd 1.05 to 1.06 7-8; No. 2 corn 62 to 62-1-4; No. 2 yellow 62 1-4 to l-2j No. 2 oats 49 1-2; No. 2 white 51; No. 3 white 48 1-2 to 51; No. 2 rye 73 1-2 to 74; good feeding barley 59; fair to choice malting 61 to 64 1-2; No. 1 northwestern 1.44; prime timothy seed 3.85; clover, contract grades I 9.30 ; short ribs, sides (Loos3) 8.12 1-2 j to s.&u; mess porK, per ddi. 4.&u to 14.62,1-2; lard, per 100-lbs 9.12 1-2; short clear sides (boxed) 8.75 to 9.00. NAVAL STORES. List of Vessels Now in Port of Wil mington, N. C. Steamers. Atlas, (Br.) 1,994 tons, Sargent, Heide & Co. Str. Hillbrook, (Br.) 2,535 tons, San tos, Alexai der Sprunt & Son. Str. Langoe, (Br.) 2,466 tons, Nisbet, Alexander Sprunt & Son. Str. Helena (Br.) 2,708 tons, Kelley, Alexander Sprunt & Son. Str. Cardigan (Br.) 2,689 tons, Davis, Alexander Sprunt & Son. Schooners. Horace P. Shares, 392 tons, Flynn, C. D. Maffitt. ' Crude Turpentine. - Distillers quote crude turpen- tine as follows: $3.00 for dip land virgin, and $2.00 for hard. nor 22tf SMOKE Cuban Blossom c CIGARS! WHY (By Wire to the Morning Star.) New York, Dec. 3. Rosin quiet. Charleston, - Dec. 3. Turpentine firm 39; sales 40 casks. Rosin firm; sales 150 barrels: Quote: ABC, 2.95; D, 2.95; E, 2.95. Savannah, Dec. 3. Turpentine firm 39 1-2; sales 430; receipts 8,800; ship ments 60. Rosin firm; sales 3,548; re ceipts 2,639; shipments 1,300; stock 15454. Quote: A B, 3.00 to 3.05; D.3.00 to 3.10; E, 3.00 to 3.10; F, 3.00 to 3.10; G, 3.00 to 3:15; H, 3.40 to 3.45; I, 4,-15; K, 5.10; M, 5.60; N, 6.15; WG, 6.40; WW, 6.50. MARINE ARRIVED. Br. etr. Cardigan,- 2,6?9 tons, Davis, Philadelphia, Alexander Sprunt &.Soiu Str. City of FayetteTillei Smith, Fay etteyille, C. P, "Lore. ; Because It is the Best Cigar for the Money. H. L. VOLLERS Wholesale Grocer. HOPKINS & DAVIS Offer you the best and only the best. Cut and fixed -ready for your table by Expert Cutters. ! Both N atlve and Western Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal, Country Pork, Genuine all pork Sau-? sage, Turkeys, Chickens,: Eggs, But ter Sliced Hams, both raw arid boiled. Breakfast Bacon, Bologna,7 German Metwurst. If ypu can't come 'phone usryour orders. FRONT STREET "MARKET. Four Stalls. 'Pbones 141, and 12S. norS tf. . ,; - ' v- who know the value of a dollar, and know how to buy more goods and better goods for their money can best invest it at 0 GEO. 0. GAYLORD'S STORE He has situated here in your midst a store that fully covers 40,000 feet of floor room, and is conducted strictly under busi ness principles. Your money's worth every time. The assort ment of goods that are on display and each article is seeking customers, and has been marked especially for the cash buyer, and the price is figured as a small margin so as to make your money go as far as possible. This great store is no stranger to you, it has grown up iere in your midst like the small acorn drop by the brook, its shelter is a home for all buyers, in almost every class of goods. Clothing for Men and Boys that give -you service and keep you warm; dresses for little girls and i their mothers to suit all classes from the tiny baby to the ribe old age. Ladies' Cloaks and Furs, the display in these two lines will be sure to please. Ladies' long Cravanette Cloak at $5.00. Good long grey Cloak at $3.50. Trimmed Beaver Cloak, black, tan and castor trimmed in silk braid at $6.00. Then the young lady that wants a sporty coat with the new f angle sleeve; she knows what she wants, we have got it from $8.00 to $15.00. New assortment of Tailor Made Suits, satin lined throughout, have been $18,000, now only $12.5d. Tell the girls, we received today 200 in all shades, great big satin Hats, the kind that we sold for $3.50, bought under value, sold for less, now only $2.25. Beau tiful satin Liberty Ribbons, five inches wide, in shades to match the hats, the kind that was 35c, now only 18c. This is a story I love to tell, and the good things that I have to talk about would fill the paper. It takes money to buy land and so it does newspaper space. Take these few good things I have mentioned and remember every Department in the store has been carefully looked after. Toys. Well, I will tell you all about them next week. The display we propose to show will be sure to put the other fellow on the go. There is one thing that I know, that is how to buy toys, and take it from me, to sell right you must buy right, and I am now in the position to give you the opportunity. Walk down the street and look at our windows, and Gee Whiz, see the baby jump for joy. Remember STORE ON FRONTST. GEO. O. GAYLORD, PROPRIETOR. 7 -fVCOPYRlGUTi WHEN MISFORTUNE COMES, whether at Christmas time or any other time, and you need good, effi cient and prompt carriage repairing, let this be your rock of refuge, wher every appliance, skill, experience aal good workmanship is at your serrite. J, O. BROWN 13 North Third Street nor -24 tf - Phone 284. 7!? I'c1 'I v WeBecommenoT r- ' POVVER COMPANY'S STOCK - as a safe and rofitale InvestaieAt. 7 HUGH r.lacRAE ; & cBWPATJY. The Preferred :ttock pay monthly dividends? ff 'norvtijptble In Wjh. ton, the Company -paying the taxes. Will b sold In'lot to ult;the wish to Invest eum f hm1$5ff tip to $1,000. 1 " ' " ' ' -' ') 8pecIa!hformatibir upon application. . . Jul IX tt I ! 4 t i