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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1897, I "Leaf: It sneaks well rs of old "Warren .that Inmate of the countyjall. party writes- to a Wirlston t the "clothes line men" are in idson county, selling: lines for XI that an be bought In any hardware stor& for 8 cents. Smltheld Herald: Mr. Edward W. Pou has accepted an Invitation of the Ladles' Memorial Association, of Harnett coiknty, m ueuva an auuress at AverasDoro on : Mav 10th. f Raleigh Press: The meeting at theYay etteville Street Baptist church continues with .unabated interest. There were sev eral professions last night. : "Winston Journal: Dr. Battle and Dr, Parker, of Raleigh, are holding a farmers' Institute at Farmington for two or three days this week. From parties who at y"'fl i institute is both interesting and bene- . ficial ' Raleigh Tribune: Rev. W. C. Norman is conducting quite a gracious revival at Edenton Street Methodist church, and the services are constantly: increasing In in terest. Last night there were quite a number of professions of faith some ten . or fifteen and there were many manifes tations of interest on the part of the un saved. I Asheville Gazette: The Asheville street railway will furnish its conductors and - motormen with new uniforms free of cost. An altercation between Dave Hughes, white and Tom Bartlett, colored, occurred yesterday afternoon on North Court square, In which Bartlett received several ugly gashes. The parties were taken before Police Justice Carter, and Hughes gave $250 bond. "Winston Sentinel: Judge Purnell ex pects to hold his first court . in , "Wil-. mington. He will probably make his home in that city. There are 116 cases now on the state docket for the next term of court, which opens May 10th. This number will be largely increased before that date. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Stedman will probably deliver the address at the Guilford Battle Ground celebration , on July 4th. Raleigh News and Observer: Only two of the brothers of the governor are pro vided soft berths at the expense of the tax-payers. -If the asylums had been turned over, all the, family could have been quartered on the state. -A special from Chapel Hill of April 29th says: Dr. Alderman returned yesterday from Ra leigh, but will, leave - soon to deliver ad dresses in South Carolina and Wisconsin. Dr, Thomas-Hume; professor of Eng lish, has accepted an Invitation to deliver the commencement address before the.llt erary societies of the Woman's college, of Lynchburg, Va., June 9th. Charlotte News: Mr. C. J. Cate, former ly of Charlotte, but who now resides at Albemarle, played the heroic part on Easter Monday. A .party of young people were fishing in the Yadkin river. Two young ladies Misses Daisy Presson and Florence Spinks, fell in the river and would have been drowned had it not been for the prompt action of Mr. Cate. Mr. Henry Bryant, of Providence, while driv t ing to town this morning, was thrown from hi3 buggy and badly bruised about the face and limbs His horse took fright at a passing car in front of Mr. J. P. Wil- son's, on South Tryon street. Charlotte Observer: Making "mer- chandise of misery.' ' That is a pretty strong phrase employed by our Morgan- j hricado 'stand in cr around with waterv i mniitha tr Hivi.lA. im tho nffJrA fnnnpotpil ' with the state hospital. -The Presby- J terian' congregation of North Wilkesboro f pastor, Rev. C. W. Robinson. According X to The Associate' Reformed Presbyterian, North Carolina is to lose Rev. W. W. Orr as a citizen. It says that he has accepted the position of principal of the Corsicana (Texas hlsrh sahool. and will also have ' rhareo of t he Associate Reformed Pres- I byterian mission there - j Here is a story .which The Imboden (Ark.) Spring River News tells concerning : Fayetteville: At Batesville, last week, in; selecting the jury in the Russell Smith case, it developed that one of the accepted j jurors was a "Tar-Heel, from North Car- j oiina. jonn k. iioson,- iiisq., or ioxie, one , oi me aiLorneys 101 me utfteiise, is aisu a. "Tar-Heel." It is said that he was put to his wits end trj'ing to devise a scheme by which to make himself! known to the iuror without ; arousing- suspicion. In making his argument it Happily dawned i upon him to drop a piece of chewing-gum I on the floor and step on It, Hhus making it stick to his heel. He soon pretended to nn oa if Vila liool u-oe crlnoH tr tbo flftnr I The court was attracted by his queer ac- tions and called him down". Mr. Gibson ! explained that he was. a North Carolinian .1 Aaat- Kolnry o littlii Worm tha qt- h-iH bPtnin tn run nnrl bft was sturk. State pride came immediately to the heart of the "Tar-Heel" juror and the case was won. - Pittsboro Record: Senator John W. At- 6 water broke his arm a few days ago in l"1 ar!fnS f the day Wre rather a peculiar manner. He was knock- j ft iesVL7hlC f00 ,We fSoP?CUla" ing down cotton stalks with a stout stick. "n exPJ rt and inclu ding 7,300 Amer being left-handed, he was striking with j ij0'3'.1 American. mc r, pnH in snmA wav missed thfi Futuers. opened steady, with a moderate stalk and hit his right arm just above the wrist and broke the ulna or larger bone of the forearm. Baldwin township has a citizen who is 92 years of age and who has retained his vitality to a very remarkable extent. This old gentleman 1 goes fishing or anywhere in the neighbor hood that he sees fit. He is a strong con demnation to many men under 70 years of age who lie at home on Sunday and grunt, saying they do not feel like going to Sun day school, for he goes to his church o Sunday school nearly every Sunday, -There will be no election held here next Monday, as has been customary on the .first Monday in May. for mayor and -town commissioners. The failure to hold an election is due to an act of the legisla ture amending the old law and which was not known in time for the election to be held in accordance with it. Fayetteville Observer: The address this morning at ' the Presbyterian church by Rev. R. V. Lancaster, on "The Causes Leading Up to the Calling of the Assembly,'- and Rev. Dr.Hoge, on "The Personnel and Proceeding of the West minster Assembly," are pronounced to have been exceedingly fine by those who heard them; that of Dr. Hoge is said to have been especially eloquent and in structive. The opening exercises of the Westminster celebration at the Presby terian church last night were witnessed by a large congregation. Rev. Mr. Gra ham, in a few graceful words, welcomed the visitors, clerical and lay," in behalf of his parish, and then announced that the Rev. F. W. Farries, of Goldsboro, would preach the sermon. The reverend gentleman took for his subject "The Form of Sound Words," and for over an hour he held the audience spell-bound with his eloquence and learning. His sermon was in justification of the creed, not his creed only, but the creeds of all churches that had creeds, and in doing so he paid a line tribute to the Scotch-Irish for their share in formulating the Presbyterian ertcd at Westminster Abbey 250 years ago. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Henrv Wattersoh refers to "Mr. Cleve land's exasperating temper and incompe tency for leadership." It is refreshing to see a goldbug paper jump on a monopoly. But it is very in consistenti Nashville Sun. Cleveland's speech Saturday night seems to have pleased nobody, except, perhaps," the champagne soaked guests at the "Re form Club" banquet and the English papers. Nashville Sun. Ye gods! The Courier-Journal roasting Grover Cleveland: What next? Hast the man who betrayed his party to Wall street become so odious that even those who backed him in his .treachery scorn him? Nashville Sun. ' Now that Roger Q. Mills has said over his own signature that senators talk too much, we may expect a series of long and excitable speeches in denial of the accusa tion. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Evidently the Cleveland Admiration So ciety, limited, still regards itself as the only true national democratic party. This means that harmony is going to be a very scarce article for years to come'.'-f New York Mail and Express. moniGTon darkets. COTTON REPORTS. Wilmington, N. C, May 1. . Receipts of cotton today 6 bales. Receipts corresponding day last year 108 bales. This season's receipts to date-234,025 Receipts to same date last year 167,925 The quotations posted at 4 o clock today .-"-' vw.ov. Cotton firm. rrdlna.rv Good ordinary .- ...........6 Low middling Middling 7 Good middling 7 11-16 NAVAL STORES. ..Spirits turpentine nothing doing. ; Rosin firm at $1.25 and $1.30. crde turpentine steady; hard n.20; yel- Tar firm at jLlto. loZJ12L aRt vr-Snlrit. tnr. ' pent in e' at 25c and 24Vc; rosin $1.40 and $i:45; tar $1.20; crude tuerpentine $1.30, $1.70 and $1.90. Receipts today 62 casks spirits turpen tine, 125 barrels rosin, 54 barrels tar, 20 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 167 casks . . 4 nm " -4 OA snirits turpentine. 487 barrels rosin, 130 barrels tar, 27 barrels crude turpentine. Statement or Cotton and Naval Stores Month ending May 1, "1897, compared with month ending May 1, 1896. - RECEIPTS. EXPORTS EXPORTS Domestic, Foreign. 1897 1896 1897 1896: 1897. 189tf. Cotton... 1,821 3,683' 2,414 2,870 6,560 4,150 Spirits 1,358 1,92 1,038 2,457 6 Rosin.... 9.501 9,127j 975 521! 8,596 18,0! 6 Tar V 4,969 3,148 5,673 3,784' 4,757 Crude. 276 320 280 197 .... SEASON'S EXPORTS. SEASON'S RECEIPTS. 1897 1896. 1897. 1896. Cotton... Spirits.. Rosin.... Tar 234,025 1,358 167,9 '51 234,320 1,044 9,571 5.673 280 163,534 2.457 18,537 8,541 1,928; 9,127i 3,148; 320 9,504 4,969 276 oruqe 197 , STOCKS ASHORE AND AFLOAT. Total 1896 4,740 1,119 29,201 7,578 872 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. FNANCIAL. "New York, May" 1. Money on call easy at 14(5:1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 34 per cent. Sterling exchange stftfldv. with a ptna 1 hnsincoa r honbsm1 bills at S4.87V.fa4 sru. for iomQr,i $4.8604.86 for sixty days. Posted rates $4.87 and $4.88. Commercial bills at $4.85. Bar silver 61V,. Mexican dollar 48 3-16. easier, State bonds dull. Railroad bonds Government bonds weak. STOCKS. . -cnisonr. iu N. J. Central..... T7 N. & W., pre 22 N. Y. Central 98 Pittsburer. 160 AdamS JiiXpreSS. .150 American Ex 112 je r h""" T -v 1 1 16 I Pullman Pal 157 165Reading 17 Kicn. xer Rich, Ter., pre... Sug. Refin ...113 Chicago; Gas 81 Con. Gas .;........ 159 Jot. on Cer... 9 Tenn. C. & I 20 ief- fiuason... ..1U4 U. S. Express 40 iel: -lack. & W..148 Wells Far. Ex.... 101 ois Central" Lead Trust..... L. & N. . . l! & N.'a" Man, Consoi".!'.! Mem. & Char"..", Mobile & Ohio.". 162 West. Union 76 no -I W. & L. E W. & L. E., pre.. 2 Gen. Electric 31 Nat. Linseed 10 Southern Ry . .... 7 22 84 15 Southern, pre. ... 25 Tobacco 694 17 Nat. Cordage, Tobacco, pre. ...102 Nat. Cor., pre BONDS. New U S 4's reg. .122 Missouri 6's ...100 ...122 ...102 New U s 4's cou..l22 N. Caro. 6's. T r.r t.: N. Caro. 4's. ii g iTnv $1 1Z 55, iiof S. Caro. non-fu..-. Tenn. N. S. 6's.... 80 Tenn. N. S. 5's...l05 ITenn. N. S. 3's... Yra o. x c6 0 f' ot 30 Ui s " -i' J.iass Ala. VlaSS . . 104 106 ,105 101 100 Tenn. Old S 6's... 60 Va. Cen. 64 Va. deferred 5 L. & N. Un 78 Southern 5's 89i f-la" Vu.rrency' La. N. Con 4's... 97 N. J. CenG5's....ll0t COTTON. Liverpool, May 1. 1 p. m. Cotton Spot moderate business; prices firm; American demand,' and closed steady at the advance. American middling, low middling clause: May 4 12-64d buyers; May and June 4 ll-64d buyers; June and July 4 10-64d, 4 ll-64d buyers; July and August 4 10-64d sellers; August and September 4 6-64d, 4 7-64d value; September and October 3 63-64d buy ers; October and November 3 56-64d, 3 57 64d buyers; November and December 3 54 64d buyers; December and January 3 52 64d, 3 53-64d buyers; January and February 3 52-64d, 3 53-64d buyers. New York, May 1. Cotton quiet; mid dling 7c; receipts none; sales 437, all spinners; stock 201,996. Total today and consolidated: Net re ceipts 12,158; exports to Great Britain 259; to France 7.S50; to the continent 13, 509; stock 477,199. Total Since September 1st: Net receipts 6,426,531; exports to Great Britain 2,857,043; to France 667,773; to the continent 1,888,315; to the channel 5,481. Cotton futures closed steady; sales 77,600 bales; January 6.99; February 7.02; March ; April ; May 7.46; June 7.48; July 7.52; August 7.50; September 7.16: October 6.9S; November 6.95; December 6.95. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands 7c; middling gulf 8c; sales 437 bales. PORT RECEIPTS. Galveston Firm at 7c; net receipts 1,768. Norfolk Firm at 7c; net receipts 824; gross receipts 1,124. Baltimore Nominal at 7c. Boston Steady at 7c; net receipts 431; gross receipts 1.162. Wilmington Firm at 7c; net receipts 5. Philadelphia Quiet at 8c; net receipts 30. Savannah Firm at 7 7-16c; net receipts 745. New Orleansr-Firm at 7 9-16c; net re ceipts 1,674. .. Mobil e-Nominal at 7c; net receipts 720. "Memphis Quiet and firm at 7c; net receipts 160; gross receipts 235. Augusta Steady at 7c; net receipts 251. Charleston Firm at- 7c; net receipts 702. ,'-. Cincinnati Firm a,t 7c; net receipts 72. Louisville Firm at 7c. St. Louis Firm at 7c; net receipts 370; gross receipts 821. Houston Steady at 7c; net receipts 046. - . . - GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC. Chicago. May 1. The leading futures were as follows Ashore Afloat. Total. Cotton- 4,493 503 4.996 Spirits... 184 295 479 Rosin .. 19,045 147 19,192 Tar ..........h.. 3,453 327 3,780 Crude 276 5 281 Open. High. Low. Close. 71 72T4 71. 71' 71 -72 70 70 67 68 66 66 24 24 23 23 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 16 17 16 16 17 18 17 17 1S 18 1S 1S SS.45 $8.50 $5.43 $3.50 8.60 8.67 8.65 8.65 $4.17 $4.15 $4.17 $4.17 4.30 4.30 - 4.15 4.27 $4.62 . $4.67 $4.62 $4.62 4.67 4.67 4.62 4.65 4.70 4.70 - 4.70 4.70 Wheat iVXciy . . . . . July September. . Corn May.... .... July.... ..... September. . Oats -May.,.. .... July.... September. . Pork May July Lard July. September.. Ribs iVl3-Jr;. . v a July. September.. Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour steady; straights?4.30!4.40; spring specials I $4.50: spring patents $3.904.20; straights $3.603.90; bakers' $2.903.25; No. 2. spring wheat 6768c; No. 2 red 8790c; No. 2 corn 2424c: No. 2 oats 17c; No. 2 white 2223c; No. 3 white fob 2022c: No. 2 barley 8c; mess pork (per barrel) $8.508.55: lard (per 100 pounds) $4.104.12; short rib sides (loose) $4.554.90; dry salted shoulders (boxed) $5.2555.50; short clear sides (boxed) $5.005.12; whiskey, dis tillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1.19. New York, May 1. Flour steadily held, particularly for low winters; city mills 1 patents $5.05-55.25: do clears $4.854.95; Min nesota patents $4.15'g4.35; Minnesota ba kers $3.503.70; winter patents $4.604.85; do straights $4.204.35; do extras $3.25tf3.70; do low grades $2.60-52,90. Wheat Spot quiet and weaker: No. 2 red ; No. 1 northern 82c fob afloat; No. 3 liard winter -78c f o b a float: options opened easier because of rain in California rallied on higher cables and light deliv eries, but later ' sold off again under fine crop news and big northwestern receipts, closing c net lower; No. 2 red May 7879c, closed 79c; July 7777 13-16c, closed 77c. i Corn Spot easy; No. 2 29c elevator, 30c afloat; options opened weaker in conse- quence of fine weather and big deliveries. sold off -further with wheat and closed at c decline; May 2929c, closed 29c; July 30 30 13-16c, closed 30c. Oats Spot steady; No. 2 23c; No. 2 de livered 24c; No. 3 22c: No. 2 white 27c; No. 3 white 24c; track mixed western 22g25c; track white 25ft30c; options dull and weak, er with the other markets, closing c lower; May 2121c, closed 21c. Lard Dull; western steamed $4.35; May $4.35 nominal; refined quiet; continent $4.65; South American $5.00; compound 44c. Pork Steady; mess $8.759.50; short clear $9.5010.75; family $9.5010.50. Eggs Quiet: state, and Pennsylvania 10-llc; western fresh 9llc; southe ern 9c. Petroleum Dull; united no market; re fined New York $6.05; Philadelphia and Baltimore $6.00; do in bulk $3.50. Rice Quiet; domestic fair to extra 4 6c; Japan 44c. Molasses Steady ; New Orleans' open kettle good to choice 2329c. Cotton Seed Oil Quiet; prime crude 20 20c; prime crude fob mills 1718c; prime summer yellow 24(S24c; off summer yel low 24c; .butter grades 2729c nominalr prime white 2627c. Coffee Options opened quiet 10 points lower under local bear selling; cables were unsatisfactory: the market improved on Baltimore and local buying later in the session; receipts at Brazil were moderate, deliveries in this country small; closed steady, unchanged to 10 ponits advance; sales 10.500 baers. Including May $7.507.55; June $7.55; July $7.557.60; August $7.60 7.70: September $7.707.75; December $7.80 7.85; February $7.95; March $7.95; spot cof fee Rio firmer: No. 7 invoice-8c; No. iobbiner 8c; mild steady; Cordova 12 13c. Sugar Raw quiet and steady; fair refin ing 22 13-16c; centrifugal 96 test 3 3-16c; sales 2,400 tons Java 96 test 3 3-16c; re fined steady: No. 6 4 l-16c; No. 7 4c; No. 3c; No. 9 3c; No. 10 3c; No. 11 3c; No. 12 3c; No. 13 3 5-16c; No. 14 3c; mould A 4c; standard A 4c: confection ers' A 4c; cut loaf 5c; crushed 5c; powdered 4c; granulated 4cf cubes 4c. NAVAL STORES. , New York Rosin steady; strained com tnon to good $1.65. Turpentine steady at 3031c. Savannah Turpentine market firm at 25c; sales 390; receipts 1,027; Rosin steady for I and above and firm for H and below; sales 3.500: receipts 2,558: quote closing, A, B, C, D $1.-40; E $1.45; F $1.50; G $1.55; H $1.60; I $1.70; K $1.75; M $1.80; N $1.90; W G $2.05: W W $2.20. - Charleston Turpentine market quiet at 26c; sales none. Rosin firm; sales none; strained common to good $1.301.40. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. American stehooner Joel Cook, Frazier, Philadelphia, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. (At Southport with cargo or coal ror the gov ernment.) VESSELS IN PORT. STEAMERS. . BARKS. Attivo, (Ital.), 620tons, Trapani, Ger genti, J..T. Riley & Co. : SCHOONERS. Joel Cook (Am.), 381 tons, Frazier, Phil adelphia.-Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. Flora Morang (Am.), 242 tons, New York, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. R. S. Graham, (Am.), 321 tons, Out ten, Martinique, Geo. Harris, Son & Co. City of Baltimore, (Am.), 298 tons. Tawes, New York, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. Cott on Futures. (Special to The Messenger.) . New York, May 1. The campaign in cotton this week has been exceeding and decidedly in favor of the bulls. The professional traders here have been dis appointed in their hopes that the improve ment in the planting reports would be more potent in affecting values, than the amazingly strong statistical position and the eager absorption of cotton by the spinners of the world. Today there was a pause in both the activity of the market and the march towards a higher level of prices. Liverpool was better this morn ing, but the advice there was regarded as hardly adequate. Nevertheless, there were large Duymg orders here for the near months and they opened higher. The Chronicle reported the outlook in the south was construed as favorable and the late months were sold in consequence. They opened lower. Liverpool sold early and bought In the last hour. August opened at 7.55, declined to 7.48, advanced to '7.52, again gave way and closed at 7.50, with the tenor of the market steady. The general alarm was over the danger cf a great shortage In supply of cotton before the new crop begins to p,our in is certainly well founded, and thev speculat tors have begun to recognize the fact, As a result, the investment buying this week has been notable, and much cotton has passed from weak to strong hands. Only the boldest dare sell the summer months. Speculators and those who be lieve in low prices are confining their at tention to the new crop. Although the advices- from the sbuth have become more favorable, they are by no means glowing yet. and it seems to us poor policy to add to the already enormous short interest in the fall and winter months by selling them. Speculation in cotton has become more general, but thet advice this week has been due not to this, but to the posi tion and merits of the staple. Such an ad vance is more apt to.be permanent than rapid, and we rather expect to see some thing of a set-back next week. A de cline in prices will not add to the supply of cotton in the world, and if it comes we think it will present an advantageous opportunity to invest. The continued suc cess of the Turks in the war with the Greeks has led to a feeling of security in considering the effect of the war upon the markets of the world. RIORDAN & CO. (By Associated Press.) New York, May 1. The cotton market opened easy, with near months unchanged to 5 points higher and far. months 2 to 3 points lower. Trading was moderately act ive and fairly well scattered through the summef-and fall months. Favorable news from Liverpool caused the better feeling in the near positions on the call. The late months were weak under southern and Liverpool selling. Wall street was also a seller early in the session. Following the call a steadier feeling prevailed on shorts covering to even up accounts over Sun day, but the market again eased off later under local selling, and at 11 a. m. was barely steady at a net decline of 4 ta 5 points; sales 45,000 bales. C ASTORIA For Infants and Children. T&tfaa- New York Stock Market. - . New York. May 1. The close of the week's trading was marked by the same condition of apathy and almost of stag nation which has characterized the mar ket all through the week., This was ac- centuated by the fact that today was a holiday on the London exchange and by the definite announcement from Boston that the. shipment of gold to Europe on Tuesday next by a house there would be increased to $1,000,000. The market was left freely in the hands of professional traders, and was without feature of gen eral interest. The prevailing dullness was accompanied by the heaviness of inertia. and prices sagged even on the limited of ferings of shares. A few individual properties were subject to special unfa vorable influences and the general market showed Itself sensitive to the sympathetic effect of these, "though the fluctuations were within narrow compass. The aver age decline for the day .was something over . The Grangers were rather heavier than the general list, the decline in that group in the case of Northwestern extend ing to . The Coalers were pretty well held, outside of New Jersey Central and Reading, the former losing net after an initial rise or. 4. Tobacco fell only In face of the announcement of the withdrawal from the directory of a prom inent interest. The largest losses were in the specialties, a point each for Ten nessee Coal and Iron and Brooklyn Union Gas, the former on reports of prospective labor troubles. Western Union declined a further to 76 and Sugar lost . The only gains in the list were in Leather preferred, on covering, Pullman, Lacka wanna.and Consolidated Gas, each of which rose . The market closed unset tled and Irregular. The Coalers in stocks and bonds have been occupied all week almost exclusively with the gold export movement which has set in, and have manifested considerable uneasiness at the proportions assumed by the shipments. The gold movement has proved a puzzle to the best authorities and the inability to account for it satisfactorily has been as much the 'cause of stagnation in stock dealing as any positive apprehensions of its effects. Last Saturday the opinion was quite general that no exports of gold would be made until the then prevailing rate of exchange, which was $4.88 for short sterling, should rise above that fig ure. Yet, today, with the demand only just steady at $4.87, or c below the profitable point agreed upon by the ex change houses, a shipment of $1,000,000 ad ditional gold is announced from Boston to be made by next Tuesday's steamer. The doubt as to the gold shipment being in response to the exhaustion of our credit balance abroad grows out of the extraordinarily heavy excess of our mer chandise exports . over imports for the nine months of the fiscal year, an excess aggregating $323,000,000. Those who argue that the balance of credits has turned against" us assert that this excess of exports must be largely discounted on ac count of undervaluation of imports to evade customs duties. They point to the heavy importations of the last two months in anticipation, and the heavy obligations incurred for still heavier Im portations to come before the tariff goes Into effect; the larger volume of our se curities that has to be paid for; the charges we must pay to foreigners for our ocean carrying trade; the credits carried abroad by American travelers to be ex pended there; the withdrawal of foreign capital which was placed. In loans iri the New York money market, and payment of dividends and interest on American secur ities still held by foreigners. All these are received to amply account for the wiping out of the trade balance in our favor and a legitimate exchange demand for gold shipments. On the other hand, it is claimed with au thority that the sterling exchage on the basis of $4.87 for demand there is no profit In gold shipments, which must be due to the payment of something equiv alent to a premium growing out of a de mand for special causes. Austria has sold a number of treasury bills in Lon don which are payable in gold, thus in creasing her claims on London in much the same way our government did to re plenish the treasury gold reserve. Japan and Russia are also earnest seekers for gold for currency purposes. Paris ex change on London is at a point to require gold shipments from -London, owing to heavy sales in London of securities held in Paris. That this reflected demand for gold is an element in the explanation of our gold shipment is reasonable to sup pose. At all events, the fact hat $6,477,000 gold has been shipped o Europe during the week and that $1,000,000 more is already announced for the week has discouraged transactions in stocks and has unsettled the minds of capital to an extent that has brought the stock market into a con dition of stagnation and has produced a declining tendency in nearly all values. The backwardness of business generally and the continued absence of demand for the large stocks of idle money held are further influences to depress, the markets. With a large surplus reserve of gold in the United States this year and an un usually large stock of the metal in the country ouside the treasury, and with cur rent receipts of the government in excess of expenditures ;on account of heavy cus toms receipts, confidence is expressed that the ill effects of the outward gold move ment will not be severe nor long con tinued, even if the exports reach consid erably larger proportions and are con tiued for quite a time. In thejstock mar ket the stagnancy has restricted the changes in the standard shares to narrow limits either way. The bond market was devoid of fearure during the week, and prices of the leading issues show but little net 'changes. . The main trend of values was toward a lower plane in 'sympathy with the; Influence governing the share market, but the loss es are not extreme except in a few of the usually neglected mortgages. The total sales of stocks today were 35.595 shares, Including Sugar Refinery 7,200, Western Union 5, 100. . The Chicago Market. Chicago, May 1. Rain in California and favorable weather, present and prospect ive, for spring wheat seeding, together with an absence of export demand were the influences under which the decline of le for July occurred, today. Other mar kets followed the same course, corn de clining c, oats about he same and pro visions 2c to 10c. - Earthquake Shocks in Lima. Lima," Peru, via Galveston, Tex., May 1 A violent and protracted earthquake disturbance, lasting about one minute, caused great alarm here at 2 o'clock this morning. All the. church bells were tolled to call the people to prayer, as a serious disaster was apprehended. The shocks were also felt in the suburbs of this city. No loss of life or serious damage have yet been reported. Savannah, Ga., April 26, 1896. Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for impure blood and general weakness and having derived great benefit from the same, having gained 11 pounds in weight in four weeks. I take great pleasure in recommending it to all un fortunate like Tours truly, JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist, Orlando, Fla., April 20, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: I sold three bottles of P. P. P. large size yesterday, and one bot tle small size today. The P. P. P. cured my wife of rheu matism winter before last. It came back on her the past winter and a half bottle, JL00 size, relieved her again, and she has not had a symptom since. I sold a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend ' of mine, one of the turkies, a small one, took sick and' his wife gave it a teaspoonful, that was in the evening, and the little fellow turned over like he was dead, but next morning was up holloowing and well. Tours respectfully, j. n. Mcelroy, Savannah. Ga., March 17, 189L Messrs. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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