!
THE SEIZURE OF
AMERICAN FLOUR.
Senate Adopted the Resolution
of Inquiry Offered by Mr.
Hale of Maine.
THE GOLD STANDARD BILL.
A Final Vote on the Measure to Be Taken
February 15thThe Philippine Quei
tloa DIscHised'-Honse Proceed
logs Gap's Report.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, January 17. With
out difficulty and within fire minutes
an agreement was reached in the Sen
ate to-day to take a final vote on the
pending bill fixing gold as the standard
of value in the United States. Sena
tor Aldrich, chairman of the Finance
Committee, suggested February 1st as
a suitable date for the vote. Senator
Jones, Democrat, Arkansas, named
February 15th, and his proposition
was accepted by Senator Aldrich. In
the intervening time the measure will
be discussed.
After several days of debate the
drag net resolution of inquiry regard
ing the conduct of the Philippine war
was adopted. It was introduced by
Senator Hoar, Massachusetts, and was
adopted as a general substitute for,
resolutions of a similar but less ex
tended character offered by Senator
Pettigrew and Senator Lodge. Beyond
a vigorous speech by Senator Petti
grew the resolution aroused no debate,
and it is within the discretion of the
President to send or not to (end any
of the information requested.
The resolution offered by Senator
Hale, Maine, as to the seizure of flour
by the British authorities was adopt
ed, but only after a spirited debate and
after the resolution bad been material
ly amended.
The Philippines.
' When the Hoar resolution, amend
ed by Senator Lodge, calling for gen
eral information regarding the con
duct of the insurrection in the Philip
pines was taken up, Senator Pettigrew,
South Dakota, spoke in favor of its
passage. He c eel are d that he had re
ceived information since the introduc
tion of his resolutions that assured
him of the facts he had asserted. "The
blood of every soldier," said he, "who
has fallen 'since the war began, is oat
the hands of the administration. The
blood of tho bixty soldier boys of
South Dakota who lost their lives af
ter being conscripted into an unwill
ing service after their terms had ex
pired, lies at the door of the adminis
tration and there is no escape for it.
"I charge that the censorship of the
press and the suppression of facts are
for the purpose of advancing the
political ambitions of Mr. McKinley."
Vlf this action," said Senator Pbtti
grew, "puts the administration in"a
hole, as was stated," it was not his
fault. The resolution was then passed
without division'.
Seizure of American Flour.
Mr. Hale, Maine, called up his reso
lution requesting of the Secretary of
State information relating to the
C0i7iipa find flotonflnn t( A m arinnn
flour by tho British authorities in
Delagoa bay, South Africa.
Senator Davis, of the Foreign Rela
tions Committee, moved it be referred
to his committee, saying it was prema
ture, in view of the present diplomatic
negotiations. It is a question to be de
termined whether the flour is for the
use of an active hostile. Senator Davis
thought the real question now under
consideration is whether the matter
cornea within the province of interna
tional law. He said it did not become
the Senator (Sir. Hale) to introduce
such a resolution at this time, and, re
ferring to the paragraph that further
detention will be considered as with
out warrant and offensive to this gov
ernment, he, ventured to say that no
pronunciamento upon, so important a
question was ever made by a govern -
ment until trte diplomatic negotiations
"relating to it had been completed. It
is a statement which is made only on
ine verge 01 iimsuuues.
Senator Hale replied that the reso
lution was limited to one of inquiry;
that the country was entitled to know
the situation and that he deemed it
perfectly clear that the seizure was
not of contraband goods. It needed,
he thought, no investigation by a com
mittee to determine that flour was not
contraband of war." "A majority of
this Senate can stifle this resolution,'
said senator Male, warmly, "but it
cannot be suppressed in any other
way." He said one of the things he
was trying ' to have answered was
whether the lour seized was Ameri
can flour, the property of American
shippers.
The discussion of the question as to
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traband of war was precipitated by a
question of Senator Lodge. Senator
Hale questioned it very decidedly in
the case oi tne Hour, but he could con
ceive that it might be in certain cir
cumstances. Such an admission would,
in his opinion, however, be fraught
with great danger to the United States
now and in the future.
A Threat of War.
lieved the resolution as introduced
was a thinly worded threat of war,
Oar relations with Great Britain ought
not to be disturbed unless for very
errave reasons
Senator Tillman, South Carolina,
called attention to the shipment of
mules to the British forces in South
Africa from ports of the United States,
the government taking no pains to
prevent it.
Senator Piatt replied that there was
. no inhibition against the shipment of
such supplies to the British. The
shippers made the shipments at their
own risks.
Senator Foraker suggested that the
resolution be directed to the President
. instead of the Secretary of State, but
Senator Hale heatedly declined to ac
cept further amendments. Senator
Foraker then moved that the resolu
tion be amended as he had suggested
and the motion prevailed.
The Resolutions.
Without further controversy the
resolution, as amended, was passed
Aa passed it reads as follows:
"Whereas, It is alleeed thatnron
erty of citizens of the United States
not contraband of .war has been lately
seized by the military authorities of
Great Britain in and near Delagoa
bay, South Africa, without good rea
son for the same and contrary to the
accented principles of international
.law; and, whereas, it is alleged said
property is now unjustly detained by
tne military autnorities oi Ureal unt
. ain, in disregard of the right of the
owners of the same : therefore, be it
"Resolved, By tho Pen ate of the
United States that the President is
hereby requested toend to the Sen
ate, if ia his opinion, not compatible
witn me public interests, all inform a
tion in possession of the State Depart
ment relating to said seizure and de
tention, and also to inform the Senate
what steps have been taken in re-.
guesting the restoration of .property '
taken and detained as aforesaid.' ,
It was then determined that when
the Senate adjourned to day it be until
1 o'clock to morrow. . .
Senator Pettigrew's resolution, call
ing for information from the Secretary i
of War as to the fiscal operations in j
Cuba, introduced yesterday, was ;
passed without debate.
The Financial Bill.
At 2 o'clock the Financial bill was '
laid before the Senate. It w s finally
agreed to vote on it February 15th;
that two days intervening should be !
devoted to ten minutes' debate on
amendments to the bulj and that the
measure should be considered on each
egislative day, after 2 o'clock P. M.
Senator Teller, Silver Republican,
of Colorado, then addressed the Senate
on the Financial bill.
Senator Teller contended that the
history of the American people showed
that they were favorable to bimetallism
and that until within very recent
years the two parties had contended
with each other in their advocacy of
the cause. He renewed his charge
that the Financial bill is practically a
caucus measure, and had been accepted
from the junta of ignorant men who
constituted the Indianapolis conven
tion. This he denounced as an amend
ment of the legislative function, and
surrender to outside influences.
Still, he - was satisfied that the
bill would be put on the - statute
books as a law, because they
were unable to resist the influ
ence behind the measure, noth with
standing the bill was contrary to the
convictions of some Republican Sena
tors and notwithstanding that as late
as 1890 the Republican President had
upheld bimetallism. The President had,
as a member of the House, vofed for
the coinage and for the passage of the
Bland Allison act ove the then Presi
dent's veto. He concluded with an
elaborate argument based on the de
claration that silver dollars had been
maintained in full value.
The Senate, after an executive ses
sion, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House had another inning to
day over the sale of the New York
custom house by Secretary Gage. Mr.
Sulzer, of New York, the author of the
resolution for an invest! era tion of the
secretary's transactions with the New
York banks, started the ball rolling
by charging that the mandate had al
ready gone forth to suppress it. Mr.
Sibley, the Pennsylvania , Democrat,
formerly a radical advocate of free sil
ver who is now out of sympathy with
the Democrats in the House,' warmly
commended Mr. Gage's course. These
wo speeches precipitated a debate,
which lasted almost three hours.
Mr. Hepburn. Republican, Iowa.
assailed Mr. Sulzer for some of his'
extravagant statements and declared
there ought to be some way .to rebuke
member for slandering honored
officials. Later in the day, during
the discussion of an appropriation for
the army, Mr. Cannon, in charge of
the bill, challenged any member to
move to strike it out.
Mr. Williams, Democrat, Missis
sippi, replied to Mr. Cannon in an
eloquent speech, in which he affirmed
the loyalty of every American citizen
to the flag and charged Mr. Cannon
with .shrewdly issuing a challenge
that he knew would not be accepted.
He maintained the right, however.
of members to criticise the policy of
the government, asserting that loyalty
to the flag was confounded with
oyalty to a policy of the government.
The Urgent Deficiency bill was
passed with only one important
amendment. In Committee of the
Whole to consider the Urgent Defi
ciency bill Mr. Sulzer, Democrat, of
New York, took advantage of the first
opportunity to call attention to bis
resolution to investigate the charges
against Secretary Gage. The commit
tee to which it had been referred had
not acted. "I understand," said Mr.
Sulzer, "that the boss of the Republi
can party says these charges are 'all
rot,' and that the President does not
want them investigated, and that noth
ing more is to be done wi.h the grave
charges." If that was so. he continued.
the minority was entitled to know it.
There was a remedy, he declared, and
that remedy would be applied. He
quoted President McKinley, while
a member of Congress, in criticism of
the course of Secretary Fairchild in
keeping government funds in national
banks.
Mr. Sulzer concluded with the state
ment that Secretary Gage had made
the humiliating confession that he is
and was the mere agent of the Stan
dard Oil trust.
Mr. Sibley. Democrat. Pennsyl
vania, said that while he had supported
Mr. Sulzer for the leadership of the
House and the second place on the
Democratic national ticket, he could
not agree with him in Lis attack upon
Secretary Gage. Mr. Sibley said -he
was satisfied with Mr. uage's answer.
Sev- ral amendments by Mr. Lent z
and others to increase the appropria
tion for rural free delivery were voted
down. The committee rose and the
bill was passed without division.
The House then adjourned until 1
o'clock to-morrow.
THE SMALLPOX SITUATION.
Eight Cases In the City of Greensboro
Many in the County Ten Cases De
veloped in Rockingham.
- By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Raleigh. N. C. January 15.
to-night made the following statement
in regard to the smallpox situation
there:
''Inspection to-day by a govern
ment expert shows only eight cases of
smallpox within the city limits, con-
hnea exclasrvely to the negro dis
tricts. A thorough inspection of the
city will be made at once and all cases
sent to the hospital, aa well as those
who have been exposed.
"Our population was thoroughly
vaccinated last Spring and compulsory
vaccination will again be enforced
with all who have not been success
fully vaccinated within the past
twelve months. No excitement what
ever and we anticipate no trouble.
(Signed) 4Z.V. Taylor, Mayor."
The disease, however, is not con
fined to the city and over one hundred
cases are reported in tbe county by Ltr.
Wertenbaker, of the United States
Marine Hospital at Wilmington, N. C,
wno has been ordered mere to mane
an investigation.
Prevents Prltcbard Speaking.
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Raleigh, N. C, January 15. The
campaign against the proposed consti
tutional amendment in this State was
to have been opened to morrow at
Rockingham by Senator Pritchard.
An outbreak. of smallpox will, how
ever, prevent his speaking. Ten well
developed cases were discovered there
to day and the speaking has been in
definitely postponed. Court, which
was in session, has been adjourned,
and neighboring towns have quaran
tined against the place.
The East Carolina Real Estate
Agency will sell for cash, or will ex
change for desirable house and lot in
Wilmington, a farm of 272 acres.
three miles from Rose Hill. Address
R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N.C. t
; If you wish to sell 'a farm or city
property place it in the hands of the
East Carolina Real Estate Agency.
. u-. waay ec wo., Burgaw, in. u. t
Suffering
Exhausts Nerve and Strength
PAINE'S
Celery Compoun d
H. R. Perry, Sr., Free
"I have been troubled with
physicians in our State without any
used half a bottle, I was relieved,
case of rheumatism."
MOVEMENT OF
BRITISH FORCES
Buller's Troops Cross the Tugela
River and Surprise the
Boers.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
London, January 18, 4.30 A. M.
General Buller's complete surprise of
the Boers on' Potgieter's drift hills
tends greatly to restore confidence in
his tactics. It is shown his forces are
concentrated. In Cape Colony Me-
thuen has made a demonstration in
forces shelling the Boer works. Ga-
tacre is skirmishing around Molteno.
French is shelling the Boers at Rens
berg. Colonel Plumer is moving to
the relief of Maf eking, from Bechuan-
land, with less than 2,000 men. Maiek
ing is in a bad way; the siege is being
pressed with determination and the.
Kaffirs are deserting. Plumer, on
January 11th, was 100 mites north of
Maiekiner.
The Times publishes the following i
dispatch from Spearman s farm, dated
V7th; 9 :20 P.M. :
"Tne force marcned westward on
January 10th. Lord Dundonald, by
a dashing movement, occupied the
hills above Potgieter's drift, fifteen
miles west of Colenso, taking the Boers
completelyTry surprise.
"The same evening tbe infantry fol
lowed. General Lyttleton's brigade
crossed the river yesterday and to-day
shelled the Boer trenches beyond with
howitzers.
"General warren's force is now
crossing rricnarote emit, nye mnes
above. He is not opposed, although
the Boers are holding a position five
miles from the river."
A Fight on tne Tagela.
A Pietermirnzourg dispatch to the
Mail lateY Wednesday evening, the
17th, says arrivals from Estcourt re
port that there was a ngnt on me iu-
gela to-day. General Littleton, after
crossing the drift, seized ridges a mile
beyond and effectively shenea me
Boers. Warren also lodged two miles
beyond the Tugela toward Sproen
A Durban dispatch says smallpox
is reported to have broken out among
the Boers.
Boers Repulsed by French.
London, January 17. The War
Office has received the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts, dated Cape
Town, January 16tb, evening:
"On the 15th the Boers made a deter
mined attack upon French's advanced
g)st held by the New Zealand Mounted
ifles and a detachment of the First
ima Thn Knnro otai-a renulsed.
having twenty killed. Their wounded
estimated at not less man mty; Tne
attack was preceded by a long range
fire from one gun. Otherwise the j
situation is unchanged."
General French s success, consoling
to the British, is recognized as being
onlv a side issue. The country is
grateful to learn that the British losses
1H mis BDJJBIjcuieiiii were uiuj dia urau
killed and five wounded.
The news that two transports with
troops have been orderad from Cape
Town to Port Elizabeth indicate! that
substantial reinforcements are on their
way to General French.
An Artillery Duel.
Rennesburo. Cape Colony. Tues
day. January 16. The Boers opened
an artillery duel this morning, using
a captured Untisn 15 pounder, wmcn
the British gunners ultimately si
lenced. The British kept up a search
ing fire . all day long on the Boer
kopjes, and also dragged up another
gun to the summit of Coles' kop.
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SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Salisbury Index: Lexington is
to have another inr mense cotton mill
soon. The mill will be capitalized at
$150,000 or $200,000 and will be one of
the largest in that section.
. Durham Herald: The safe of
Rufus Massey was robbed Monday
morning of about ?500. The robbery
"was evidently made in broad day
light. At least it was made after 4
o'clock in the morning. .
Fayetteville Observer: The La
Fayette Knitting Mill Co., composed
of Messrs. W. S. Cook, H. M. Pember
ton, J. P. Cook and A. J. Cook, has
been organized and will be incorpo
rated for the purpose of the manufac
ture of ladies' and children's hose and
men's half hose and such other knit
goods as they may wish.
Charlotte News: Wm. Trues
dale was again convicted of the mur
der of Janie Brown in the Criminal
Court Tuesday. Tbe jury was out
less than an hour. Judge Battle
named February 8th as the day for the
execution to take place. There seems to
be but little doubt but what the execu
tion will take place on the day named.
Snow Hill Standard: There is
no longer room for reasonable doubt
that Snow Hill is to have a railroad.
The right of way from Tarboro to
Snow Hill has been bought, paid for
and surveyed, and the road is now un
der construction, about one-third of it
being already completed, and before
the close of the nineteenth century
Snow Hill will be in gear' with the
outside world.
Statesville Landmark: For
some time Messrs. J. G. Shelton and
W. A. Thomas have been working
quietly but effectively on a furniture
factory for Statesville, and their work
has been so far successful that they
have secured subscriptions amounting
to $14,000, enough to make the factory
a certainty. It is hoped to get at least
$1,000, and possibly $2,000 or $3,000
more, making the capital stock $16,000
or $17,000.
Roxboro Courier: Col. John
S. Cuningham, executor of the late
John C. Terrell, with his lawyers,
Major J. W. Graham and J. S. Mer
ritt, have made a final settlement with
the county of the Terrell estate. After
taking off the appropriations for the
27 school houses to be built, the pub
lic schools of the county get"the sum
of $55,000, the interest of which will
go annually to the running of the free
schools. The money and bonds have
been turned over to the trustees,
Messrs. S. A. Long, John S. Cuning
ham and J. S. Bradsher.
Kinson Free Press: Word was
received at Kinston that Joe Porter,
a negro, was burned to death, in the
calaboose at Grif ton Friday night. He
was put in the calaboose in a drunken
state. Parties passing discovered the
building on fire about 12:30 o'clock.
Effort was made to extricate the negro
from the burning building, and one of
! me party, was aoie mj rci uujai ui
leg; but before he could drag the
negro gut, was driven back by the
flames. The negro set the building on
fire in attempt to make his escape and
thereby brought his horrible fate upo n
himself.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Senator Beveridge, of Indi
ana, may be a very bright young
man, but what shall we think of the
judgment of one who declares that
men now living wilP see Manila a
greatef port than Liverpool? Bev
eridge" is fresh. Attlanta Journal,
Dem.
Our contemporaries- at Lon
don explained in the beginning that
General White's first duty would be
to Btop the incursions of the Boers
into British territory. It seems the
whole war has now reached a stop
ping point with the enemy resting
on British grounds. 'Jacksonville,
Fla. Times-Union and Citizen, Dem.
The British in their fatuous
adherence to obsolete methods of
warfare complain that the Boers are
cowards because they seek all avail
able shelter. We haven't yet seen
anything, however, about Britain s
reducing the thickness of her battle
ships' armor plate or dismantling
the Gibraltar defenses so as to give
her soldiers a better chance to laugh
at death. Denver Times, Rep.
TWINKLINGS.
Jagsby (after the show) "The
antics of the comedian were certainly
laughable." Mrs. Jagsby "Yes; and
I Buppose you went out between the
acts to smile, didn't you?"
Mrs. McCarlem -"That piano
lamp ye sold me is no good, an' Oi
want yez to take it back." Dealer
"Eh? Why ?" Mrs. McCarlem "Luvii
a chune con we git out it."
Kentucky Teacher (of infant
geography class) "Tommy Blood may
tell us what a strait is." Tommy Blood
"It's jis' th' plain stuff 'thought nothin'
in it." Ohio State Journal.
A Misapprehension "Was that
your dog that was howling all night?"
"I guess it. was." "Why in thunder
don't you feed him?" "Heavens, man,
it's indigestion that makes him howl !"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"We might just as well come
to an understanding right now," said
the angry husband. "It's hard for you
to hear the truth, especially from me.
but
"Indeed it is." interrupted
the
lent -wife. "I hear it so sel-
HAVAL STORES MARKETS.
ey Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New Yore, January 16. Rosin
no report. Spirits turpentine steady.
Charleston, January 17. Spirit
turpentine firm at 50c; no sales.
Rosin firm; sales barrels. Prices
unchanged.
Savannah, January 17. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 50c; sales 650 casks;
receipts 397 casks; exports 3,153 casks.
Rosin firm ; sales 2,871 barrels ; receipts
2,840 barrels -.exports 3,451 barrels. A, B,
C,D,$120;E, $125; F, $130; U.S140;
H. $1 70; I, $1 90; K, $2 00; M, $2 25 ;
N, $2 65, W G, $3 15; W W, $3 65.
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WILMINGTON MARKET.
STAR OFFICE. Jan. 11.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
steady at 50 cents per gallon for
machine made casks and 49 cents
per gallon for country casks,
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per barrel for strained and $1.25 for
good strained.
TAR. Market quiet at $1.25 per
bblof 280 lbs. -
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
steady at $1.60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip, andf for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine, nothing doing;
rosin quiet at 97jc$l 02 ;tar steady
at $1.10; crude turpentine quiet at
$t302.30, 2.30.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine. . . 45
Rosin 513
Tar 129
Crude turpentine. 84
Keceipts same day last year. 33
spirits turpentine, 359 bbls
rosin, 245 bbls tar, 27 bbls crude
pentine.
COTTON.
tur-
Market steady on a basis of - 7c per
pound for middling. Quotations
Ordinary...... 4 13-16 cts. Ib
Good ordinary . . 6 8-16 "
Low middling 6 13 16 " "
Middling 7J " ' "
Good middling.'. L . . 7 " "
Same day last year middling 5c. ;
Receipts 1,993 bales; same day last
year, 332. -
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 85c. Extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05
Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime,
60c; fancy, 65c.
CORN Firm; 52 to 52 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c $1.10; upland, 65 80c.
Suotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
le bushel. "
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to
11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousanoVflve-
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25;
six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00: seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M.
STAR OFFICE, Jan. 12.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 50 cents per gallon bid for
machine, made casks and 49 cents
per gallon bid for country casks.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20-
per DDI ior strained and fl.55 for
good strained.
TAR. Market firm at $1.25 per
bblof 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market I
i&ay - at $i.do per Darrei tor nam,
$2.9lTfoTdip and for virgin.
. Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine nothing doing;
rosin quiet at 97c$l 10 ; tar steady
at $1.10; crude turpentine quiet at
$1.352.40.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine
Rosin
Tar
42
402
154
00
20
Crude turpentine
Keceipts same day last , year.
casks spirits turpentine, 397 bbls
rosin, 214 bbls tar, 19 bbls crude-turpentine.
COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 7c per
pound for middling. Quotations:
Ordinary 4 13-16 cts $ ft
Good ordinary b 6 lb
Low middling 6 13-16
Middling 1
Good middling 7SA
it
Same day last year middling ojic
Receipts 114 bales; same day last
year, 255.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 85c Extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05.
Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime,
60c; fancy, 65c.
CORN Firm; 52 to 52 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c$1.10; upland 6580c.
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
the bushel.
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to
11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, five
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 . to 3.25 ;
six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00; seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M.
STAR OFFICE, Jan. 13
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 51 cents per gallon for. ma
chine made casks and 50 cents per
gallon for country casks.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per bbl for strained and $1.25 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per
bbl of 280 lbs,
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
steady .at $1.60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine nothing doing;
rosin quiet at 97jc$1.02K;tar steady
at $1.10; crude turpentine firm at
$1.353.40.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine l 41
Rosin 680
Tar 276
Crude turpentine ,. 45
Receipts same day last year. 59
casks spirits turpentine, 464 bbls
rosin, 256 bbls tar, 5 bbls crude tur
pentine. COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 7&c per
grand, for middling. Quotations:
rdinary -4 13-16 cts $ lb
Good ordinary 6 3 16 " "
Low middling 6 13-16 " "
Middling 7 " "
Good middling 7H " "
Same day last year middling 5&c.
Receipts 770 bales; same day last
year, 484.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime 85c. Extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05c.
Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime,
60c; fancy, 65c.
CORN Firm: 52 to 62$ cents per
bushel for white,
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
watert 90ca1.10: upland. 6580c.
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
thebusheL
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to
11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, five-
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25 ;
six-inch. $4.00 to 5.00; seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at 13.50 to
9.00 per M.
STAR OFFICE, Jan. 15.
SPIRITS TURPENTJNEMarket
firm at 51 cents per eallon for
machine made casks and 50 cents
per eallon for country casks.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per barrel for strained ana fi.o ior
erood strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
steady at $L60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip and for virgin.
(Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine, nothing doiag;
rosin, quiet at 97jc$1.02 ; tar. steady
at $1.10 ; crude turpentine firra-at $1.35
2.40. .
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine ....r. . . . . 26
Rosin...... .....d.... ...... 152
Tar . J...-. 195
Crude turpentine ... J "7,.
Receipts same day last year. 30
casks spirits turpentine, 365 bbls
rosin, 296 bbls tor, 1 bbl crude tur
pentine. COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of
7icper
pound for middling.
Ordinary...
Good ordinary
Low middling
Middling
Good middling
(Quotations:
4 13-16 cts. $ lb
6 316 " "
6 13 16 " "
7U " "
7H
name day last year middling 5 34 c.
- Receipts 1,034 bales; same day last
year, 123.
COUNTRY PBODUOB.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 85c; extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05.
Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime,
60c; fancy, 65c. '
CORN Firm; 52 to 52 cents per
bushel. 1 .
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c $1.10; upland 65 80c.
Suotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
te bushel.
N. C. BACON steady; hams 10 to
11c per pound ; shoulders, 6 to 7c ; sides,
7 to 8c. I
SHINGLES Per I thousand, five
inch, hearts and saps, $2.25 to $3.25 ;
six inch, $4.00 to 5.00; seven inch,
$5.50 to 6.50. I
.TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
$9.00 per M. I
STAR OFFICE. Jan. 16.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 61 cents per gallon for ma
chine made casks and 60 j cents per
gallon f 01 country casks.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per barrel for strained and $1.25 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per
bbl of 280 fts.
, CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
steady at $1.60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip, and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine Bteady at 412
41Xc; rosin quiet at 97&:$1.10X;
tar steady at $1.10; crude turpentine
firm at $1.35 2. 40.
' RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine
82
Rosin 1 643
Tar 1.. 331
Crude turpentine...; 00
Receipts same day last year. 68
casks spirits turpentine, 762 bbls
rosin, 289 bbls tar, 00 bbls crude
turpentine. !
COTTON.
Market firm on a basis of 7c per
pound for middling. Quotations:
Onlinary 4 13-16 cts $ ft
Goodjordmary j.
Low middling. ..... L
Middling j.
Good middling .... I
6 316
6 13-16
7
7H
Same day last year middling byc.
- Receipts 951 bales; same day last
year, 410. i
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 85c. Extra prime, 90c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05.
Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime,
60c; fancy, 156c. I
CORN Firm; 58 to 52 cents per
bushel for white. I
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c$1.10; upland, 65 80c.
Suotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
te bushel.
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to
11c per , pound; shoulders, 6. to 7c;
sides, 7 to 8c j
SHINGLES Per thousand, five-
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25;
six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00; seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50. 1
TIMBER Market steady af $3.50 to
9.00 per M. !
STAR OFFICE, Jan. 17.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing. i
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per barrel for strained and $1.25 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per bbl
of 280 lbs. '
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
steady at $1.60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine steady at 41
4lXc; rosin quiet at 97$1.10 ; tar
steady at $1.10; crude turpentine firm
at $1.35$2.40. I
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine I . . . '. 24
Rosin 311
Tar 308
Crude turpentine 5
Receipts same day last year. 45
casks spirits turpentine, 456 bbls
rosin, 343 bbls tar, 37 bbls crude tur
pentine, i
COTTON.
Market firm on a basis of 7c per
Srand for middling. Quotations
rdinary. 4 13 16 cts.
r j j: ! a o 1 e
fib
uruuu unuuorv ...... v
Low middling....... 6 13-16 "x "
Middling 7 " "
Good middling...... 7H " "
Same day last year middling 5c.
Receipts 1,568 bales ; same day last
year, 382.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 62c Extra prime, 67tfc per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 75c.
Virginia Prime f50c; extra prime,
55c; fancy, 60c. ! '
CORN Firm, 52 to 52 cents per
bushel. 1
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c$1.10; upland, 65 80c
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
tne bushel. . ,
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to
11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c I
SHINGLES Per thousand, five
inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25; six
inch, $4.00 to $5.00, seven-inch, $5.50
to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M. j
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, January 17. Money
on call was easier at 24 per cent,
last loan at 2 per cent, ruling rate
cent. Prime mercantile paper 5
6 per cent ! Sterling exchange
strong; actual business in bankers'
bills at 487)4 487 if for demand and
at 483 K 483 for Bixty days. Posted
rates 484VT and 488. Commercial
bills no report Silver certificates
5960. Bar silver 59if. Mexican
dollars - 47. i Government bonds
firm. State bonds easy. Railroad
bonds firm. U. 8. 2's, reg'd, 102 ;
U. S. 3's, reg'd, 109 ; do. coupon,
110 ;U.S. new 4's, reg'd, 133; do. cou
pon, 134; U. S. Old 4's, reg'd, 114; do
coupon, 114 ; U. 8. & registered,
in t 112; do. coupon, 113; N. C. 6's
127: do. 4's. 105; Southern Railway 5's
107. Stocks : Baltimore & Ohio 58 V ;
Chesapeake & Ohio 30; Manhattan Jj
92H ; New York Central 134 ; Read
ing 17 ; do. 1st preferred 49 ; St Paul
117M; do. preferred 169; Southern
Rail way 11 ; da preferred 54; Amer
ican Tobacco. 99J4T do. preferred 133
People's Gas 103J4; Sugar 118 ; do.
preferred 113;! T. C. & Iron 84K;
U. S. Leather 17 ; do. preferred 75 ;
Western Union 86.
COTTON MARKETS.
!
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
I f
New York.: January 17. Cotton
quiet and steady; middling uplands
7 ll-16c. t
Futures market closed steady:
Jan -
ary 7.36, February 7.32, March
7.35,
I April 7.86, May. 7.38, June 7.38;
j 7.40, August 7.38, September 6 89
: tober 6.75, November 6.71, Decsmt
6.70. . - "T
fcjpot cotton closed quiet and steady;
middling uplands 7 1116c; middling
gun 19.10c; saies iw Dates.
Net receipts 300 bales; gross receipts
7,396 bales ; stock 123,729 bales.
Total to-day Net receipts 41.224
bales; exports to Great Britain 12,589;
exports to the Continent 22,464 bales;
stock 985.600 bales.
Consolidated Net receipts 113.362
bales; exports to Great Britain 39.111 ,
bales; exports to France 8,438 bales;
exports to the Continent 51,716 bales.
Total since September 1st. Net re
ceipts 4,309,481 bales; exports to Great
Britain 1,144,108 bales; 'exports to
France 477,433 bales; exports to the
Continent 1.321,977 bales.
Jan. 17. Galveston, steady at 7 5-16c,
net receipts 5,053 bales; Norfolk,
firm at 7c, net receipts 1,193 bales;
Baltimore, nominal at 7c, net re
ceipta bales; Boston, quiet at
7c, net receipts 253 bales; Wilming
ton, firm at 7c, net receipts 1,668 -bales;
Philadelphia, firm at 7 15 16c, re
ceipts 401 bales; Savannah, quiet at
7 5-16c,. net receipts 4,500 bales; New
Orleans,- steady at 7c, net re
ceipts 10,523 bales; Mobile, quiet at
7 5 16c, net receipts 744 bales; Mem
phis, steady at 7s, net receipts 1,271
bales :Augusta,steady at 7 7-16c,net re
ceipts 357 bales; Charleston, firm at
7 5-16o, net receipts 481 bales.
Chicago, January 17. Light do
mestic receipts and the small decline
at Liverpool in the face of tbe heavy
slump had yesterday resulted in a firm
wheat market to-day. May closing
f c improved. Unseasonable weath
er gave back-bone to the corn market,
May closing. ifo over yesterday.
Oats at tbe close were iic higher,
and provisions a shade lower.
Chicago, Jan. 16. Cash quotations:
Flour steady. Wheat No. 3 spring 60
62Kc; No. 2 red 65$66Jic Corn
No. 2, 31c Oats No. 2 23 Jf 23 c ;
No. 2 white 25 26c; No. 3 white
25X26c. Pork, per barrel, $9, 35
10 72. Lard, per 100 fts, $5 82tf 5 90.
Short rib sides, loose, $5 655 85.
Dry salted shoulders, $5 505 75.
Short clear sides, boxed, $5 95
6 00. Whiskey Distillers finished
goods, per gallon, $1 23 j.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows opening, highest, lowest and
closing: Wheat No. 2 January
63tf,,622, 62M, 62X62c;May 65,
65. 6666H. 6565J4, 65c; July
66, 66. 66U&66X. 6666Hc.
Corn No. 2 January 31 31, Sltf ,
31i31M. 31M; May 3333,S3,
33, 33 ; July 34Ji34, 34, 84X,
84Xc Oats January 22X, 22, 22J4,
22c; May 24, 24, 24, 2424,
Pork, per bbl January $10 65,
10 70, 10 65,1 10 70; May $11 00,
11 07 10 85,! 10 92. Lard, per 100 fts
January $5 92, 5 92, 5 82, 85;
May $6 05, 6 07js, 5 97, 6 02. Short
ribs, per 100 fts January $572, 575,
5 67ji , 5-70;May $5 80, 5 85, 5 75, 5 80.
Baltimore, January' 17. Flour
easy. Wheat " easy spot 69 69c;.
month 6969c; February 69
70c; May 7272tfc; Southern wheat
by sample 6571c. Corn firmer .
Spot and month 3737c; Feb
ruary 3738c; Match 3838Xc
Southern white and yellow corn 33 )f
38c. Oats dull No. 2 white 30&
30c; No. 2 mixed 28285c.
HOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
Tbe quotations are arways given as accurately
a Doeslble. but tbe Stab will not be reeDonslble
tor any variations from the actual market price
of the articles Quoted.
far The following quotations represent
Wholesale Prices generally. In making up
small orders higher Drlcea have to be charged.
BAGGING
s l Jute.... ....
Standard........... I6ft&
Burlaps 6 O
WESTERN SMOKED
Hams V 1H C
Sides 5ft&
Shoulders 9 , O
DBT SALTED
Sides ft - 6 a 6H
Shoulders tt B O 6
BARBELS Spirits Turpentine-Second-hand,
each 1 15 1 SO .
New New York, each & 1 85 .
NewCity, each & V&5
BEESWAX V S5
BBICKB
Wilmington V m 5 go
700
14 00
so
a so
Northern
9 00
BUTTER .
North Carolina p s....
Northern
CORN MEAL
Per bushel. In sacks ...
Virginia Meal ...
COTTON TIEst bundle.
CANDLES V
8 Derm
18
27
46 Q
10
ss
11
18
18
15
l
70
15
18
8
10
14
18
8
Adamantine
CHEESE V xv-
Northern Factory
Dairy Cream.....
State
COFFEE VJ
Lag uyra...... 4. .......
Bio
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, V yard........
Yarns. V bunch of 5 lbs ....
EGOS V dozen
nsH
Mackerel, No. 1, barrel . . .
Mackerel, No. 1, half -bbl.
Mackerel. No. 2. V barrel. . .
14
80 00
15 00
18 00
9 00
Mackerel, No. 8 V half -bbl
Mackerel. No. a
1 barrel
14 00
Mullets, V barrel ,
4 00
a so
Mullets, pork barrel
N. C. Roe Herring, V
Dry uoa, n
Extra
Low grade .
Choice
Straight....'."........
First Patent
GLUE V
GRAIN bushel
Com,from8tore,bgs White
Car-load, In bgs White...
Oats, from store
Oats, Bust Proof
Cow Peas.....
HIDES
ureensaitea
Dry runt.
ury sait
HAY V 100 vs
Clover Hay........
Bice Straw
Eastern .,
Western
North River
THOOP IBON, V
LABD, V -
Northern
North Carolina
LIME, V barrel
LUMBER (city 1
, (city sawed) fl M ft
JtufC resawea
snip stun, resawea
auuKumiKoruuiti.il
West India cargoes, accord
ma to Quality
18 00
18 00
83 00
15 00
6 50
8 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00
Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00
Common mill ............... 5 00
Fair mill. 6 50
Prime mill 8 60
Extra mill 10 00
HOLA88E8 V gallon
Bar badoes, In begshead. ....
Barbadoes, In barrels
Porto Rloo, In hogsheads.... 88
Porto Rico, In barrels 25
Bngar House, In hogsheads. 19
Sugar Bouse, In barrels.... 14
Q&Byrnp, in barrels 16
NAILS, V keg. Cat, 60d basis... 8 M
10 00
10 50
run, Darrei
UHY mono...
10 00
Bump
rame....
10
HALT, v sacs. Alum
nvrjrjK, -p v..... .................
Liverpool. 90
American. 85
On 125 W Sacks
SHINGLES, 7-lnch, per M..... 6 00
uommon ...... ....... iw
Cypress saps s bo
BUGAB, V fc-etandard Oran'd 5
Standard A. 0
White Extra 0
Extra o. Golden .
O, Yellow
SOAP. Northern
STAVES. M-W.O. barrel.... 8 00
R. O. Hogshead.
TIMBER. M feet-Shipping. . S 00
MinTPrlme 7 60
Hill, Fair 8 60
uuuuium iiuu.... uv
Inferior to ordinary......'... 8 50
SHINGLES, N.O. Cypress sawed
V M 6x24 heart
u Sap
7 60
500
8 00
8 00
6 00
500
5x20 Heart.
- Bap.
6x94 Heart
.
' Sap
TALLOW.
WHISK. JCY, v gallon, Monnern
a 18 KEY, v gallon, Hortnern iiw
North Carolina 1 00
1100
WOOL per Unwashed.
14
S3 00
11 00 Ok
18 00
8 00
8 09
8 75
6
keg.. 8 00 8 85
k ck in
...... w
4 35 4 60
8 00
8 50 ;
.. 3 75 8 90
4 25 4 60
12H '15
58 53Hi
60
S8 40
45
60 65
10 .'128
19
85 90
40 50
80 85
80 85
80 85
3M 4
8 6
8 10
1 15 1 25
18 00 SO 00
15 00 16 00
i
The East Carolina Real Estate
nirmit:. uuuo . mn in ha.w .11. vw
Tt includes over one million feet of
fine Croress timber. See advertise
ment i t