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A Pleasant Evening gives a delightful finish to the day. Noth ing Is more agreeable than music when It emanates from the which are the finest home instruments in this country. Everyone who has pur chased a Piano from us Is highly pleased with the result. It's quite impossible for n inferior piano to masquerade as some thing better. It has neither quality, tone nor durabiltly. The Stieff Piano sells on fts own merits.' Standard Organs. " - .' j Tuning and repairing. v Accommmodating Terms. CHAHI.ES m. stieff. BALTIMORE 9 N. Liberty St. WASHINGTON-621 Eleventh St, N.W. fJORFOLK, VA. 416 Main St. CHARLOTTE, N. C 213 N. Tryon St. no 24 3m - A CHANGE ; WE ADMIT A CHANGE IN THIS SPACE IS NOWIN yK DEK, AS THE PROSPECTS ARE NOT. SO BRIGHT AS THEY WERE. WE WILL . HELP YOU OUT IF YOU WILL SEND US YOUR ORDERS FOR oi - REMEMBER, OUR MOTTO IS TO PLEASE OUR CUSTOMERS. McNAIR&PBBSALL oc 24 HE 1 lam . A FEW MORE CUSTOMERS WITH FIRST CLASS BDTTEL AI30 NEW CHEESE, 20 pounds aver age, fresh and sweet, fresh FRUITS, COFFEE of all grades, CAND Yin bar rels, boxes, tubs, CAKES in : barrels, boxes and half boxes, CHEWING GUM, any style, TOILET SOAP to suit every, body, DRUGS, INKS. PENCILS, WRAP PING PAPER, TWINES, paper and cot ton, FISH, FLOUR. Use good Flour to make good Bread. PILLSBURY'S BEST is what to use. It makes Cakes just right R. W. HICKS. WHOLESALE crfOCER. S. P. McNAIR, i WHOLESALE GEOCEEAKD Commission Merchani C:j N. Water:st.,:WUmington. N. C. L" Offers to the Trade : FEED OATS. FLOUR. NAILS. SHOT SUGAR, CANDIES. CRACKERS, CON CENTRATED LYE, BUTTER, MOLAS SES. VINEGAR. PEANUTS, CORN. FISH, BAKING POWDER, MATCHES CANNED GOODS, COFFEE, SPICEB AND RICH cm oaf sue fis ol imp pnces cna Term in i a-r j NORTH CAROLINA.' Durham Sun: Jodie Seagraves was fool ing with an old pistol on Chapel Hill street. While trying to take a cartridge out of the cylinder it went off and the ball lodged in one of "his fingers., Raleigh (News and Observer: The Ra leigh chamber of commerce did well to protest against the propaosition to make the important matter of (building good roads leading out of Raleigh a political job. Mr. McMackin, who has "had charge of the work from the beginning,? 'has done excellently. Charlotte Observer: -Mr. John Query, son of Mr. R. W. Query, of Newell, has one toe less this Christmas than he 'had last. He went out . hunting Tuesday. While putting a cap on -his gun he rested the gun on his foot. The hammer slip ped, the gun went off, pouring the lead into Mr. Query's toe. He will know bet ter next ( time. Charlotte News: General Smith D. At kinson, of Freeport, Illinois, arrived this morning to spend the holidays with his daughter and eon-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Cobb, who have recently moved to' Charlotte. The general lis a union vet eran, tout is much .attached to North Carolina, he having married a daughter Of the late Governor Swain, of this state. Winston Sentinel: One of the RoanoKe papers learns from good authority that Rev. Mr. Broughton has accepted the call to the Third Baptist church at At lanta and will go there in the near fu ture. He was taken suddenly ill last Sat urday evening. During that night and a part of Sunday he was consider ed dan gerously ill and two physicians were kept constantly at his bedside. Monday he was reported as being better and slowly Improving. Klnston Free Press: Mr. W. B. Carl ton died Saturday morning of internal Injuries received in attempting to lift a heavy box. He was 36 years of age, and leaves a wife and one child. A few minutes to 10 o'clock on Thursday the alarm -was again sounded. It was th bar of 'Mr. J. D. Sutton, on Gordon street. The loss to ex -Sheriff Sutton is between $1,000 and $1,500; insured for $550. The building was owned 'by Mr. W. C. Fields and was prcbably worth $400; Insured for $200. The Boone Democrat says Mr. J. M. Brown, who was postmaster at Sands, Watausra county, for fifteen years, but wat removed "by the present administra tlon. has received from the postoffice de partment a draft for i cent in final set tlement of his- accounts. The Democrat adds that this is a record to he proud of, In Anson county a negro infant was left sleeping in a eradle in front of the fire. A coal of fire popped into the cra dle, set the child's clothing on fire and burned H so severely that It died in a few hours. Shelby Aurora: On Tuesday mornln an . unusually heavy electric storm, for midwinter, passed over Shelby. The res idence, of 'Mr. C S. Caveney, at Belmont 'Mills, was struck by lightning and the in side torn to pieces, wit, Strange to say. no one was hurt. Mr. Vaveney s moth er and sister were in a r&wra Tyhieh was splintered to pieces, but they were not hurt. Every room in the house but one, and both sides of the passage, were shattered, and some of the doors torn from the fastenings. The heavy bolt of electricity was closely followed by ahard shower of rain and hail. Raleigh Post: At'.last one of the popu list bolters who voted for the re-election or Senator Pritchard at the last session of the legislature is to toe rewarded with a federal office. Frank Brown, the rep? resentative from Jones county, Is . the man. He. is scheduled to succeed Mr. Hannah as deputy clerk in the office of the United States marshal jf this dis trict, when Mr. H. C. Dockery, the new appointee, takes nold. The salary of the office is $1,200. Mr. Dockery has selected as his other clerk, the chief deputy. State 'Senator Sharpe, of Wilson eounty, The position. is now filled by Mr. J. Clifford Carroll. The salary is $1,600. .' Asheville Gazette: On the re-conven ing of the circuit court yesterday after noon it took up the charge against Andy Hunter for an assault with a goose-neck hoe ihandle on the Gaddy family in French Broad township. The defendant's pounsel insisted that Hunter was justi fiable Jn the assault . because of the vio lent and dangerous character of Mrs. Gaddy, whom he -represented to the eour as a woman of powerful muscle and the will to use it. He stated that if the court would give him time he woulcl. fetch WILfflNGTOH BASKETS. COTTON REPORT. ; (Wilmington, N. C, December 24. (Receipts of cotton today 2,025 bales. r IReceipts same day last year 7,55 bales. This season's receipts to date 259,687 bar. .... Receipts to same iate last year iw,ws bales. " The quotations posted at 4 o ciocit ioaay at the exchange. Cotton eteady. . Ordinary Good ordinary. Low middling.. Middling , ...... 2 15-16 '...4i4 ' ........ 4 15-16 Good middling .6 Same day last year, 6c INAVAL STORES. SDirits turpentine Machine barrels steady at 30c; country barrels steady at 304c. - ' - - Rosin firm at $1.15 arjd slzu. Tar firm at $1.05. Crude turpentine quiet; hard $1.40; yellow dip $1.80; Virgin $1.90. Prices same day last year topims tur pentine 24o and 24c; rosin $1.45 and $1.50; tar $1.05; crude turpentine $1.40, $1.80 and $1.90. Receipts today-l. casss spirits tur pentine. 303 "barrels rosin, 744 barrels tar. 136 barrels crude turpentine. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Peanuts North Carolina, prime 5560c per bushel; extra prime. 65c; fancy 72c. Virginia Extra prime, 4045c. Rice Uplands. 65S0c; lowlands, $L10 $1.15. - j. Corn 7gS0c. " North Carolina Bacon Hams, 10llc; shoulders, 66c; sides, 78c. Chickens Dull; spring , 1013c; hens 18 25c; roosters, 1822c. Turkeys, (live), 7c to 10c per pound. Re-Era Dull at 17c. Shingles Per '1,000 flve lnch, hearts and saps, $1.052.10; six Inch, $2.503.5U. Timber ait $3.00 too $5.00 per 1,000 feet. MARKETS BI TELEGRAPH FINANCIAL. New York, December 24, Money on call firm at 34 per cent.; last l&an at 3 per cent, and closed at 23 per cent.; prime mercantile paper 3&4 per cent.j sterling exchange closed firmer with actual busi ness In -bankers Ibills at $4.844.844 for demand, and at $4.8144.81i4 for sixty days; posted rates $4,824.83 and $4.85 4.86: commercial bills $4.80; silver cer tificates 5768; 'bar silver 574; Mexi can dollars 45; government toonds weak; state bonds dull; railroad bonds- firm. STOCKS. Atchison..,.,,.,,. 13 W- & I E 8 B. & O..... 13 W. s L. E., pre 10 Ches. & Ohio 22V8 Adams Ex.. ...158 Chic. & Alton... .162 American Ex ..116 Chic. B. & Q.... 1001-4 United States .. 38 Del. & Hudson...ll2 'Del.. L, & W.....156 Fort Wayne 168 Illinois Central.. 103 L. & N.... 56 Manhattan L....109 Mobile & Ohio.., 28 N. J. Central.... 97 N. Y. Central.. ..107 Pittsburg 168 Reading.. r.,,,... B3 Southern Ry . 9 South. Ry., pre.. 32 Texas & Pacific. 11 . U. P. D, & G Wabash, pre. Wells Far.. ..,112 Am. Cot. 'Oil.,.. 23 Am Cot Oil. pre 75 Am. Tobacco ... 87 Am. Tobac, pre.112 People's Gas ... 97 Con. Gas.... ....182 Gen. Electric ... 33 Lead. .. . ... . ... 36 Nat. Lin. Oil.,.. 16 Cotton Seed Oil tuil: prime "crude '13 18c; do yellow 2122c Rlee steady. Coffees-Options steady .t unchanged fmti & c:v Trade SmUit: - "" : "New'Storlc, TXcamber. 24. IL O. thin & Co' wceicir review txt trade eays: prices to an advance of S points! ruled . ivni, nun -ra-rL-xt, aYumr Kxrwawina.viiltf quiet and featureless with steady under-1 - r , . . tone under local covering, buying check' ! large non-aay craue ai raanj points, toa ed fcy larger Brazilian receipts and weak largest for five yar. Mordver, et the spot market, selling checked by ezcep- . - -. . . tlonally large United states warehouse ; Bt .wBea wjiuiesuB .uusiites uum deliveries; closed quiet ana steady with prices -unchanged to & points net ad vance. Sales 6,250 toags, including May at $8.25; ; February $6.10. Spot coffee Rio easy; No. 7 -invoice 6c: No. 7 jobbing 7c; mild quiet; Cordova 81dc. ' . "Sugar 'Raw strong; xalr ronmng 5c; centrifugal 86 test 4c; refined strong. NAVAL STORES. New York Rosin steady. Turpentine firm. Charleston Turpentine- firm; sales none; 30c 'bid, 30 asiteo. iosin unchang ed; sales none. Savannah Spirits turpentine -firm at 31o; sales 618; receipts 637. ' Rosin- firm; sales 2,238; receipts 3.667. Quote: A B C D $L20; B F $1.25; G $1.35; H $1.45; I $1.65; K $1.80; M $1.95; N $2.30; W G $2.65; W W $3.15. . . - , - ; Shipping , Intelligence ; CLEARED YESTERDAY. British steamship Magdala, Read, Bre men, Alex. Sprunt & Son. . ; ; - EXPORTS FOREIGN. For - Bremen, per steamship Magdala, 11,856 bales of cotton (5,838,716 pounds) valued at $350,322, cargo and vessel - by Alex. .Sprunt St Son. - . VESSELS IN PORT. STEAMSHIPS. - , Hawkhurst, (Br.). 1,538 tons. Watson, Rl'o Janeiro, Alex. Sprunt & Son. Yearby, (Br.), 1.664 tons, Goldsworthy, Hull, Alex. Sprunt & Son. . - Fram, (Br.). 1,405 tons, Tyffeuid, Ham burg, Heide & Oo. . Lucerne (Br.), 1,227 tons, Wallace, Glas gow, J. H. -Sloan. - BARKS. Falcon, (Nor.), 3S9 tons, Henriksen, Banal, Paterson, Downing & Co. . Poseidon (Nor.), 544 tons, . Pattersen, Pernaimbuco, Heide & Co. Hans, (Swed.), 546 tons, Ebbersen, Bris tol Heide & Co, ? SCHOONERS. Uiara-(Am.), 281 tons, . Hatch, Punta uoraa, tieo. riarriss, son & Co. JD. J. Sawyer, (Am.), 326 tons, Kelley, Philadelphia, Geo. - Harrlss, Son & Co. Cora, M., (Am.), 137 tons, MltoheH, ChraJles'ton. Geo. Harries. Scm- A On - Mable Darling, (Br.), Ill tons, Roberts, Dunmoretown, Baihama, Geo. Harrlss, Bessie Brown (Am,). 220 tons. Smith, "Jwea, wt, xrrriss, son sc to, itoger Moore (Am.), 277 tons, MUler. Paeifie Mail .... 29 L Pullman Pal ...171 Silver Cer. . . . . . 57 Sugar.... .. ....141 6IT. C. & Iron.... 24 18 j West. Union ... 80 BONDS. L. & N. Un 4's.. 87 Missouri 6's.. - ..100 . PN. J. Cen. 6's... 113 N. Cam. 6'fe 125 N. Caro. 4's...?.103 Pa. 6's, of '95... 102 S. Caro. . non-f u. South. Ry... ... 94 iTenn N set 3's.. 91 Union Pa. Is...l02 Va. Cen..'.. ..... 69 Va. deferred ... 3 U. S. N. 4's reg.,128 U. S. asr. 4's cou..!28 U. S. 4's reg......!12 U. S. 4's cou 114 U. S. 2's.... 89 U. S. 5's reg....,.114 U. S. 5's cou 114 Ala. Class A..... 108 Ala, Class B..,..108 Ala. Class C..,:.1Q0 Ala. Currency. . .100 La. N. con 4's... 101 4.v COTTON. Liverpool December 24.-4 p, TO, Cot ton JSpot fair demand and prices firm; American middling 3 7-32d. The sales of the day were 12,000 bales, qf . which . 3;500 were for speculation and export and in cluded 11,100' American; receipts 25,000 bales, including 20,400 American. Futures opened and closed quiet with a moderate demand. American middling, low middling clause: December 3 ll-64d touyers; December and January 3 ll-:64d buyers; January and Feibruafy 3 ll-$4d sellers; Fetoruary and March 3 ll-643 12-64d sellers; March and April 3 12-64d sellers; April and May in sundry able bodied and muscular men 1 3 13-64d value; May and June 3 14-64d buy- whom she had disposed of in imzsimmon ers; June and July 3 16-6ld sellers; July Fresh Goods JUST AEBIVED BY STEAMER, style. Judge Bwart gave him the request ed opportunity to 'bring in his men and show the court the condition of their solar plexes after their encounter with Mrs. Gaddy. 1 Fayetrtville Observer: Last Wednes day night Mrs. Marion Smith died at the residence of Mr. J. A. McNeill near Lumber Bridge, after a short Illness. The deceased, who was a Miss McNair, was in her 90th eyar. Mrs. -Smith leaves a large connection in Richmond county, South Carolina and Texas. It is grati fying to learn that a Faygttevjlle boy, Mr. Charles G. Rose, led the Sophomore class, of forty-five students, at David son college in the recent Christmas ex aminations." Thi.s is the habit of the Roses, as the records -of Davidson ccU lege will show from way baok before the war. Mr. Jas. Kirkpatrick arrived in the city Wednesday afternoon with two pistol ball wounds in 'his body, which he soon had dressed ty a physician, tie re- Edam Cheese, ? Roquefort Cheese, English Dairy Cheese, Neufchatel Cheese, Twiss Cheese. Fresh Ginger Wafers, Fancy Cakes. WE ALSO HAVE A SELECT AS SORTMENT OF Miiitta WosnlitQion Flour Go-"s Gdqbs THEY ARE HIGHLY RECOM MENDED AND WE WOULD LIKE THE TRADE TO TRY THEM. CALL AND SEE OUR NEW GOODS i L Bit 11 15 AND 17 S. FKONT STBEET. Bo tli Phones No. 14. no 17 HOW ABOUT YOB ? and August 3 16-643 17-64d "buyers; Au gust and September 3 17-643 18-64d buy ers; September and October 3 J8-6i 3 19-64d buyers; October and November 3 19-64 3 20-64d value. The tendency of' today's deliveries were 900 bales new dockets and 1,200 bales old dockets, v 'New York, Decem'ber 24. Cotton - mar ket quiet; middling 5 15-16c-; net receipts 843; gross receipts 5,430; exports -to- the continent 1,496 ; forwarded 2,784; sales none; stock 105,517. -.- Total today: Net receipts 54,884; ex ports to Great Britain 18.112 , to If ranee 434; to the continent '20,152; stock" 1,134, 217. Consolidated: Net receipts 358,834; ex port!? to Great Britain llO.OCls to France 4Z,iz; to tne continent liu.aao. -.Total since September 1st: Nt-receipts 5,200,121; exports to Great Britain 1,667, 222; to France 484,575; to the continent 1,365,962. - - retotiA tlia wounds at-his farm in Grafs Wtures - fid steady ; sales 12,800 . - -' - ' ' V . 7 - ' . . 3. I Ivn1na . k wnen nereacn- 1 . Creek and was, very weaS ed here." Mr. Kirkpatrick said that yes terday morning he ordered a negro em- poye oft his place when the negro turn ed upon him with a pistol and fired five times, at a distance of hot "me're "than twenty yards. Two of the 'bullets took effect, the other three went wide of the mark. After emptying his pistol the ne gro fled. He 'has not yet been captured. His name is Wm. Wilson., January 5.78; February 5.80; March Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for impure blood and general weakness and having derived great benefit from the same, having gained 14 pounds In weight in four weeks, I take great pleasure in recommending It to all un fortunate like Yours truly, JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. McEIroy, 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 rneu- matism winter before last. It "came sack on her the past winter and a half bottle, $1 slse, relieved her again, slnd she has not hal 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 tea spoonful, that was in tfte eVenJr and the little fellow turned over like b . was dead, but next morning he was hollow ing and well. Yours respectfully, j, n. Mcelroy. Savannah, Ga., March 17, 1891. ; Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, ! Ga. Dear Sirs: I have suffered from rheumatism for a long time and did not find a cure until Ifound P. P. P., which completely cured me. Yours truly, ELIZA JONES, 16 Orange St., Savannah, Ga. 5.85; April 5.90; May 5.96; June 6.00; July 6.04; August 6.08; September 6.09; October 6.12; November 6.14; December 5.77. Futures closed dull, sales 120. 700 bales January 6.74t February 5.77; March 5.82 April 5.87; May 5.92; June 5.97; July 6.01; August 6.05; September 6.04; October 6.05; November ,6.07; December 5.73, Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up lands 5 15-16c; middling gulf 6 3-16cj sales none. j POR RpCBIPTS- Galveston Firm at 5c; net receipts 12,232. Norfolk fFirm at 5c; net receipts 3,786. Baltimore 'Nominal at 5c; net re ceipts 2,547; gross receipts 5,226. Boston Steady at 5 15-16c; net receipts 1,132; gross receipts 7,840. . - Wilmjngtgn Steady at 5cj net re- iptsce 2.os. " ' ' '"' : ihliadeipftia wuiet at 6 3-16c; net re ceipts 186. Savannah Steady at 5 3-16c: net re ceipts 8,419. New Orleans Steady at 5c net re peipts 19,643; gross receipts 20,156. r Mobile Steady at 5c; net receipts 1,342. Memphis Firm at 5 5-16e: net receipts 2,iU9. - Augusta Firm at 5 9-16c: net receipts c'narieston ouiet at 6 s-iec; net re ceipts 2.604. . Cincinnati Quiet at 5c; net receipts Louisville Quiet at 5cs, St. Louis Quiet at 5c: net receipts i,-zy; gross receipts 6,iao. Houston Firm at 5c; net receipts D.1U3. :. GRAIN AND PROVISION Chicago, December 24. The leading fu tures were as iouows: Open. High, Low. It Is not only fashionable, but extremely easy to cry- down mo nopolies and trusts at the present time, but the average business man Tell as thg average .working man, is ohly consistent as far as the crying i3 concerned, and then he stops. ; They wlir spend several hours in discussing the hold mo nopolies have on the people, and what remedies should be adopted, and then they give the preference of their trade to the very monopolies they have been howling against.The different attempts which have been made in . the oil business is an ex ample which can well be cited. Every time an oil company has started in this state, the business men have promised them their sup port, and every time when the Standard Oil Company came In and cut prices in order to freeze out their rivals, the tfcsiness men. en masse, have deserted the new com pany and gone, bag and baggage, io the old company and assisted them In doing their dirty work. nly to suffer even more, eventual ly by having ' prices raised still ihigher aftetr the competition is throttled. This Is a matter of rec ord, throughout the entire United States, and the Standard Oil Com pany, knowing the weakness of the ittiTifss men in this respect will poutinue in the future, as jiave in the past. they Man ! WW r r Ml 0 III! - - An Indiana preaeher and this is not to toe construed as anything against the stntft of Indiana: there nave Deen 1001s on earth ever since the days 01 oiomon managed to introduce a new style of or atory not long ago, ,tie preacnea on in text. "Pat a Kne to tny tnroat, it tnou be a man given to appetite." The text has its application, of course but the ap- olication should De very careiuny maae. It should not be expounded, ror instance, as meaning that if a man is greedy he should eat with his knife, becanse he can eat more in tnat war an agiypi time. Neither should it necessarily be taken to meaffe4hat every man who eats more than Jhe knows is good-for him should go straightway and cut' his throat. Washington (D. C.) Times, Wheat Decem'ber January May Corn December January .. 'May ....... July ....... Oats- December May 99 99-v WlA 95 94 94 . 26 26' 26 ' 26 29 29 30 .30 22 22 23 23 Mess pork, per bbl Decem'ber - . January 8,70. 8.73 Biay 8.o S.aife Lard, per 100 lbs Decenhlber ; - January ....... ,4 52 May 4.70 95 94 26 26 29 30 22 23 8.70 8-92. Clos, 95 94 26 - 26 29 : 30 22 2Z $7.70 8.75 8.97 4.40 4.55 4.45 4.57 4.72 4.42 4.42 4.57 Flour C7R3 TO STAT CURED, Thousands of voluntary certificates received during the past fifteen years. certify with no uncertain sound,-that Botanic Blood Balm. (B. B. B.) will cure to stay cured. Rheumatism, Ca tarrh, Ulcers,-ores, Blotches, and the most malignant blood and skin dis eases. Botanic Blood Balm la the re suit of forty years experience of an eminent, scientific and conscientious physician. Sena stamp for took or wonderful cures, ana learn wnion is the best remedy. Beware of . substi tutes said to bo "just asT good" and .buy the long-tested and reliable Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) Price, only ?i.og per large bottle. EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE. vnr over two . years I have been a .oV onfforpr from "Rheumatism, af- fectmg coin suum'o vu awu u. c. ient that I could not put my coat on without help. Tbe use of six bottles of Botanic Blood Balm,- B- B. B., effected an entire cure. I refer to "Rev. -W. W. Wads worth, proprietor Coweta Adver tiser, and to all merchants or Newman. Newman Ga. 7 fof site "by. ftU druggists. ' V - ' Cotton Fntares :' (Special to Th iMessen'ger.) . New Yortc, IDecemner 24. Ohrlstmlas week has rwitnessied' a, tr'ifle miore ac-. 'Uvity in the cotton iniarke'fc, and tftie indlcaitions are that taie dull s'pell can not last anuch longer tvo-w. Owinig to holiday lnidiaitlon, in, wnldh-unitM ito- short covering has foeen the princi pal 'feature, ' prices nave; akivanoed slightly. Today 'tttie tatoles were turn ed, 'and instead of sftiiorta being the chief liquidators, the lon'gs were un loading. A decline df l-64d in Liver. pool started tlhe selling and prices here (were 2 points lower at the opening. 'After the opening there was a fair de mand and sellers were in the majority and the market had an easy tone throughout tlhe session. iReoeints were very heavy. May opened at 5.96, ad yanced to' 5,98, declined to 5.92 and closed at 5.92 . to 5.93, (with the tone of the market dull. The snort -covering tih'at has occurred this weelt has un- idjoufbtedly left the m'aTket poorly forti 'fl.ed to resist an enormoois movement in January, should such a movemenit (be forthcoming. The "mills, however, are not iworrred and dlaim Itihat export ers all over the south are shomt of Im mediate deliveries and they will sitnd reauy to take the cotton if it is-recedv ed, and prevent a feeavy -movement ex- ertinjg any gpeat effect. The way the market toas held up under -the stagger ing movements of Novemfber and De cember, has converted many operators to the opinion 'that present prices dis count any possible outturn of this croei !but It muat .not he f orgofeteh that (dur ing the last eight weeks -the volume of invesment buying ihas Jbeen enormoua ankl unprecedented. 'Every one V with otton for sale lias found.ithrough the medium or the excthanges, some one to buy it, and usually come one not identified with Che trade. This Ibuvintff toas so far 'been the bac'Kbo.ne oif the market; whether it will kep up suf ficiently to ihioild prices from now on la pjio.bleimatical. If the January move inemt should be as large as the tndkia- tiQns seem to promise, -we do not think tt will. With the comfpliments of the season, we remain, (RTOR!DA!N & OO. (By Associated Press.) New York. Decemlbep 24. With; ' a pfQ, & eyen'iup outstanding contract ton mailkets of New York, New Orleans anki Liverpoo.1, there was a natural de sire 10 even up aurstanamg eon tracts arid to avoid rWk i "maikln'g new ven tures. Today's market, therefore.while opening steady, at a decline of 1 to 2 points, ruled irregular "and moderaitetty active. Jinigiish cotton market Iccmi'jtjts were not as good as ihsojped for, while receipts were inclined to foadeai out. rhfich. led' to a little local Hquidationi increasing the decline tto 3 to 5 points. Sellers wea conservative, however, and at'oest tt was a small market. The close was dull, at a net loss of 5 to 6 points, 3y shrinks, the pressure of (demands tor Imjned'iate deliveTies,:, which results from unpreeddentevi distrtbution, to consumers, keeps many estaJbMshmeflts at wwrk that usually "begin tihetr yeaurly resting, spell somewhat earlier. Instead: of- 'decreasinig, the demand for. pro ducts show an "unexpected increase in several wrtportanit - brantohea. Fwreigti trade conthiues satisfactory, even - 4n comparison wttia the remarkable rec ord of a year ago when exiporta - ex ceeUedf 117,000,000 "to . December. The (bank failfures at Philadelphia, due : to 'individual operatioms, cause 110 disturb ance and commercia'l failures for the month have "been less than. hatr. last year's to he same' date. : The outgoing flood of gTain -Is not checked by Chicago speculation, though more corn than wheat (has been mov- ln!g. Wheat exports, .flour includekl. have "been 3.698.921 bushels for the (week, Taigalinat 3,568,805 the previous tweefe and 1,546,443 a year ago, auxi In four weeks 15,766,895 wishela, against 9,039,587 last year, r while torn exports for the week 4,540,828 bushels, agjafnat aj5l,740 last" year have -'been in, four weeks -14.420,151, against 8,176,073 - last year. TJaat year com Tnovement was Iby If ar the greatest ever known, and tma year wat' iMOvement for itihe half ye'ar. nearTy nde"d has been close to the max him reached in 1891. Wheat has varied little, .dosing 3 cents high er xor tne week, arter deliveries of sur prising magnitude at Chicago, and corn (closes nearly a, oent higher. CSoitton 8ms a-lso. .been movtag largeay and has risen a sixteenth of a cent : Cotton goods have f urbher declined In (prices of (bleached, which meet ac tive southern competition,, and the FaM River spinners Insist Upon a reduction of one-ntoth -dn .wages, other - (New England mills Jbintag. Out of 101 New England works, 45 have ipasseki - divi dends, 14 at Fall River, with 15 others paying 1 pea- cent, for the last quar ter. Whe fall in the r price - of cotton when the mills were holding heavy sitocks of goons pladed. this industry in a most embarrassmW posltlonWool en mills have Ibegun buying domestic wool heavtly, especially 'Montana and terrdtoryj. as If assured of large (busi ness for the season about to open. Contracts of unknown' magnitude toave (been made, It is said, many at prevdoas prices, (but others at a moderate ad vance. Wool is more firm, traders hav ing "disposed of 3,300,000 pounds terri tory ankl 1,500,000 -. other donnestlc at 'Boston and sales at three cities real-di ed 7,809,100 pound. There is a stronger demand for IrOn and its products. Bessemer rising tto $10 and grey forge to $9 at Pittshurg and the Eastern Bar Association has advanced' the price to 1.1 cents for re fined and 1.02 tor common. Owing to possible changes in freight rates south erh pig is offered 25c lower., (A striking leanure is tne unusual demand for the season in building cars, of which 4,000 ahve been ordered" at Chicago by one trunk line and -rails there have ad vanced Uo $20 in new business, with sales here of 8,000 tons for home use arid 2,000 tar Mexico Build'ing con traicts In unusual number for the sea son come up and contracts for three drainage canals at Chicago.- The Illi-mois-steel woriks1 have eight monitha' husiness (booked with more orders of fering. Pipe is dull, and weak, tout roda are quite active fend billets have ad vanced about 50et The output of Coh neilsyille coke (155,121 (tone) is the larg est for any week this year and con- tracts to supply a Mahonying furnace at $1.60 for half next year have been made. Anthracite coal is 10 Cens stronger, with colder weaker, - OFFICE OF - OOT P. LOYE L CO., DEALEBS IN . . HUinriRL GDILERY. 6DSS. SC. : WILMINGTON, N. C. - Dec emb e r 10th, 1897 Santa Claus ' , Dear Sir, Replying to your query would say," we have the largest line of Carving Knives, Scissors, Razors, Brsss Fire Dogs and Fire . Sets, Wrought Fire Sets) Five 0 Clock .Teas , Chaffin Dishes, Guns,: Pi s tol s , Hunting Coats r Leggins , Caps , Pocket Knives , Loaded Shel Is, v- . . ; - ;i:ov.;:;j,v.,v:.;.; Cartridges, A Full Line House Furnishing Goods, Wilson Heaters", " . ' Cooking Stoves, Ac, .Ac, in the City, and we would be glad to have you make your selection from us. With compliments of the season, ' - -.' . ' ' - - " " ... - Yours truly, : : - ' ' ' ' " OWEN ;F. LOVE & COl ' county, necessarily knows nothing aibout highland farming. TUce sheavea, 'With exacting thirst for water, refuse to, reward toil in any soil of firmer con sistency than may be found in a mud hole ; mat the 'best results are not at tainable unless irrigation be an avail able method of culture. Now, Russel, having farmed 'below such aqueous con ditions as are wrought 'by irrigation, or, if not, 'then, in a solution of water and dirt, which singularly enough, since the process of irrigation 4s not invoked, ds called raising 'Mghlan-d rice," ibut, af ter all, is hut a. lowland venture, could not possibly know anything about up land! farming. Put -Russell with a young Kentucky mule and a plow, on the same farm in Wayne county, where Jno. R., the new presiding elder, got rich raising persimmons and exporting bottled I sassafras -tea to 'France, and the result would he that tooth Russell and the mule would perish and the plow wouHd have to 'be sold to pay funeral expenses. 'It Is Russell's capacity ag ricultural Instinct, not his general knowledge of farming, that enables him to recognize the poetry of agriculture in human nature whenever it stirs' In a human ibreast. Jno. P. (Morris in Ra lejgh News and Observer. - r , Tbe Chicago Market 'Chicago, Decem'ber 24. Buying by the (bull clique and covering by the traders not wishing to remain short over the holidays made a Strong spec-' plative wheat market today, May clos ing c to c higher. December was. a triflle weaken and declined c. Corn arid oats (were firm, corn advancing c, while oats added c to c (to its former tprice. Provisions barely held their own. : . ---v '- - Re leniofl Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec., 19, 1896. Messys. Ely Sros.;-I have used Ely's Cream Balm a number of- years and find it works like a charm. It has cured one of the most obstinate case of cold In the head in less than 48 hours from the time I felt the cold coming on, I would not be without it, - 232 Hart St. PRD'K FRIES. Cream Palm is kept by all druggists. Full size 56c, Trial slse 10 cents. We mail it. ; , ELY BROS.. 56 Warren St N. Y. City. DR. KOTT'S KERVEHIHE FILLS. The great reme dy for nervouf prostration am all nervous dls eases of thetren y&of either sex sucn as Kervous S&ProstratioE unto msd irrtit isisa - Falling or L.os Manhood,Impoteney,NightlyEEiissions,Youth lul trrors. Mental wej?ry, execsslve 3se of To bacco or Opium, wWch lead to CoPiumptiOn anc Insanxts, W tth every $5 oricr we give a writ ten gpuarantea tc cure tr refund ie monev aorrs caE3t:t;iL 'mPAv. nCiaad omo For Sale by W. H. Grceni& Co. We Are Ready For Christmas - - With the most varied and complete stock of -' . - - - u -5 IE3 1 .A-2ST O S f Ever exhibited la the city. Every instrument has been . carefully selected and tn prices - are within reach of all. . : "402 NORTH FOURTH STREET. . i OPES EVENINGS. FOR RENT r TWO HOUSES ON SIXTH BE- 13 lit tween Dock and Orange,; modern im- provementsi. . , - House on Dock between Seventh and Eighth. - - ' . House on Eighth between Market and Princess; modern improvements. House on Third between Walnut and Red Cross streets. Two stores on Water street. Store corner Fourth and Nun streets. House on Princess between Fifth and Sixth; modern improvements. House on South Second street between Dock and Orange; 10 rooms. . Apply to - . D. O'CONNOR, de 15 tf ; Real Estate Agent. I..UKR COIR. Turkeys and Gslery. Cut Prices This Week on PURE LEAF LARD. S. W. SANDERS, FOE. S-A-IjB ! QNE COMPLETE PIANINO OUTFIT and Dry" Kiln; also 14-inoh Swin TUr ing Lathe. Latest Improved.' machinery and kiln; Terms and price MtUfaotorjr Apply tO V :'..' JNO. T. McNETLC. dec 6 2w - Red Springs, N. -O. FOB BOTTOU PRICES COCQANUTS, CANDY FLOUR Meat, Coffee, &c. r. SXJ"3T OF D. UVIcEachern ' i WHOLESALE GS0CE& -. 11 mti OH AND AFTER MONDAY, OCTO- Leave Wilmington 4.57 4.5" 4.72 4.70 Short -ribs, per 100 lbs December - January 4. ' 4.42 May ,.i i 4.5o , 4.57 Cash quotations were as follows: firm; winter -patents. $4. 70S4.80: stralerh'ts .zik&4.w, spring specials. 55.50 j sprmg patents, straignts. 4.104.40 ibakeps, 53.503.80; No. 2 spring wheat, 8990c; No. 3 spring wheat. S291c No. 2 red, 99c: No. 2 corn. 2727ic: No. oats, 2626e: No. 3 white, f. o. t.. 244 24c; mess pork, per bbL, $7.707.75; lard, per 100 lbs., $4.574.60; short ribs sides, loose, f4-"fa4.47; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $4.624.75: short clear sides. boxed. $4. 65 4.95: whiskev. distillers' fin ished goods, per gallon, $1.1$. . ; New York. December 24.-Flour dull and entirely nominal: winter natents $4.S(BS.15:" Minnesota $5.155.45; "do bakers 'Wheat Spot fina; No. 2 red tlMSk L o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern New York" $1.03 f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba $1.04 afloat. Options opened firm on "better private Uyerpobl cables and were generally 'firm all day on covering, closed entirely nominal at &-c net advance. xno. i. rea, uetem Der ciosea at $i.oic; May closed at 95c. Corn Spot, firm: Ko. 2 3Sc t o. - b. afloat. Options ' opened i Item and ' ad vanced on covering closed -nominal at IWMo B6't advance. May closed at 34 34c; December closed at 33. V Oats pot,' nominal; No. 2 28c. Op tions firm all day with a light trade, elostnsr c higher. Decerrrtx-r iki t 28ci May-closed at 2Sc. - Lard-teaay; western steam U fSU.: Decem'ber $4.S0 nominal: refined continent $5.15; sou tn American .. Pork-JMill. - fE?gs Firm; state t and Pennsylvania New 'ork Stock Market , 'Cfar York, Decvmlber 24. The loca" sti-eet raiSway comptanies" shiares,wfeich hiaye .been sUcih a notable ifea(tiure in the stock market all h& weeik, opened, with a, further bounid upwards th'ia morn ing, and though there were sharp re action's during the day on profit taking,- tnese stocKs clos'ed at the highestThird venue made a gain of 22 ooinfcs tor 'the week. The week gains were also extended, in .Metropolitani to i9 and in 'Manhattan to "5. The great buoyi ntay n these "specialties - vpv&A ittotdaigh (the lty : level of prices tkroUSfy the list. ;The" level of prices of one time from 1 to 2 points albove last night's close. During the af ternoon ithem arkt tookon. a holiday charag ter an'd fel at ;tlme into Btaignation. "I'iiere , wa -'no artiouilax news to ac-i connlt for the irnovementi of prices, .though the bank statement, witth "its further decrease of Qver J4,O00,OQO In th'eyrpl'Ui? reserves, h'a the effect of checking Itihe activity in the market for the, time 'being. In ifact the miarket did not . take on tihtei same animation again during the remainder olf the day, even when tthe announcement - was .miade of the engagemenit for shipment from1 Ehgianid (by tomorrow's steamer of $500,000 in gold. Today's shipment ot gold, fehile it in dieates certain relte'f 'aVaflable In case of unldue stringency in the local mon ey: marke't, Mso todicates !the belief thaJt the present hardness of .money rates is iiKeiy to enoure ior & constoeraiioiie time 'Without relief. Tt has come to be ener-jelly recognized that large im porits "of gold will he necessary to set tie our exisjbingtrad'e "balance with 'Europe as the trpeted import moes ment of merchaji5l.?2 "does not develon. Bu "the preseau hardness, of moaey. It was supposed, wfsuid ibe of short dura tion and would thus Vlefer the gold movements as long as high rates con .tinue to prevail in London and. Berlin. Dealings have averaged less than 200,- 000 shares a day and the-movement of prices has been sluggish and narrow, excep t in special cases. -This cohd.tjim was oiue, in part to the natural dispo sition to olOije tip accounts at the end ot ithe "year and partly' to t!he neglect of business' in' f avor-of preparations tot the holidays.- .-. ; ' ' ' . The markeu weakness of foreign ex change, which 1? nofr at ii aow'a' polnt 3 'as reaphSd; during the goM move ment ox last September, has proved sufficient to bring gold, as shown fey today's anoKnincehaeniC pi; $56 8.00Q com intg from London.' In view' of the high money rate in tne Berlin and ' Londoni marxeis, asms comes as soraething er a surprise. thWffh a- heavy- ' import of gold later alomg was considered certain. In ithis connection It is to -be considered that gold received at San , Prancisco since August' 1st and now in transit from Australia, amounts to $11,875,000. The. bond : maFket has J 4eea'imicfi more- queft ' thls; week than for ' some time ahfl iirices are little changed. Gov ernment bonkis have "been weak. The new 4's were tup 1 and the registered 1, old i'a regsterea and the 5' , "4 The Republican party in the stateal ways steeped dn the deepest disgraces, (makes plunder and pillage its watch words. With its sullen, sleeqsless eyes St watches for nw opportunitea of dis astep and quickly" embracea them, gff ering no excuse save ithe gluttony of office. The populist party stands for (barter with, anyone and for anything. It doea not strive to tbe a force within itself but hitches on the tail end of something else; and its organs. excuse this cowardice and perfidjty 00 , the ground that other parties are unscrup ulous an cannot be trusted. It never trfes to win anything itselt.'but s con- . stantly -endeayoTing.t-( beat something or somebody. The voters In the pop- uMst party ' have very little voice in its councils, since nearly all lines of action are prepared by men who are designing politicians and have ends to meet Which they accomplish. by Influencing 'the pre judice pi their followers.4 Concord Journal. . BER 4. 1OT. DAILT EXCEPT 8UNDAT. at 2:30 ,p. m... B:S0 Leave Ocean View 8:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m. : SUNDAY TRAINS. ,'.. Leave Wilmington S at 2:30 "p. m., 6:0) P. m. p i Leave Ocean View at 5:00 n. m. Extra train Christmas day leaves Wil mington at 9:30 a. m.; returning leaves ucean. view at 11:00 a. m. "... . R. O. GRANT, oc S Superintendent. !I fm WNL-mSL WW GUN AND SPORTING- SUPPLIES: SILVER PLATED KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS; BUY USEFUL PRE8ENIS And Add to the Comfort ot Your Friends. SEE OUR ATTRACTIVE LINE. N. JACOB! HARDWARE (I0I3PM a .GO.. SFBIUKIE Bcotvna'Orani 7 USEFUL HOLIDAY ltl PUBLIC OPINION ThP renort made to the commissioner of Indian affairs of the management of the Indian Industrial senooi at arusie. Pa.. 1 a most interesting showing. It demonstrates that there Is a very con siderable range Of training for which the young Indian shows as mucn aaapiaon- Ity ag 10 Otner young Americans, mat tho Indian youth can play foot ball is tirottv eMierallT conceded: hut that In dian boys and girls are "as competent in the field and shop ano in nousenoia mat ters as the young Anglo-Saxon," under the Impetus of proper nanaiing ana as sociation, the puhlic has not been able to concede.- Tn: experiment at varnsie, however", goes far to establish, .the f act. Philadelphia Record. I ' Successful politicians of the partisan tjP&" j'aifis very 'common both here : and. raelL Chamberlain, among others are Of this "type, but in all these cage it has been found that thl3 ps.tiins'hip was in compatible .with literary success, in any field ' but" nctidn. In fiction a writer does not need to he' conscientious. Nobody ex Tects him to nut any conscience into his -work unless he chooses. -What he has to do Is to make his hook ea and not out rage decency. Consequently, "It Was easy enough for Disraeli tQ "write successful novels.'anig Ohambrlatn and Quay might readiiy eampose a "Utopia" or a "Voy age td the Moon," without drawing on any qualities of character except dili gence. But if any of these men choose to write history, or moral or phllisophici essays, the question of their sincerity and truthfulness would at gnee. eo'ihe up. Do they believe what they say Are they j in the habit of making "statements for other purpose? 1 tfia diffusing opinions honest"' fornie4, l" and" honestly L held? Would' they "knowingly misrepresent .a fact for the purpose of achieving conceal ed ends? New York .Evening Post. - . J Something tnow f It may he Tyorth. something to know that the' Yry 'best medicine tor resAof-. inghe tired out neryoiji systera to a healthy t Weetrtettera, This Triegine is purely : vegetable acts hy giving tone t? the nerye Centre in the stomachy ." gently t tevlates : the laver and Ki4hey3, and aids these organs In .throwipg off . 'Impurities In the Wood. Electric, Bitters improves the, appetite, alda digestion," and is pronounced, by those who lhave tried it as the very to est Wood purifier and nerve tonic, ry t. Sold for 50c or $1.00 per pottle at it it Bellam's drug ftt8W, SXATK PRESS. , Nohody hut Russell, a" great fan himself, -could have -m-ade a selection eo choice -as &no7 R. Of course iRus se'iheing 'Tic? farmer tn BrunswluK are the ones that will be appreciated and are the moot constant reminders of the giver. What could be a more acceptable girt than a nice pair of R.USSELL.U CAR VERS or a nice pair of BRASS AND IRONS? One of our elegant KENEL- WORTH RAZORS would make the re. cipient happy. We also have a full line of nice POCKET AND TABLE CUT LERY, FRUIT KNIVES, OYSTER FORKS, Etc. We are headquarters on Hearting and. Cooking Stoves. Calr and examine our . PENINSULAR STEEL I RANGE, the best made at prices 25 per 1 cent, less - than inferior Ranges are sold" for. Give us a trial and we will convince 1 you. ; . : u." II, Ours is not especially Thanksgiving s COAL, nor Christmas GOAL, better still, it is every day COAL, seven days to the week but is parties larly adapted to good cold weather, such as we are likely toiave from this time on. . v . For high grade hard COAL, both Red Ash and White Ash : in Egg, Stdve, Furnace and Range sizes well screened' and promptly deliv ered; also for Tennessee Lump Coal your orders are respectfully solicited. Our COAL .will not only cook turkey in great shape, but : it is quite as good for cooking hog and hominy. - J. W. ETORCHISON J. A. SPRINGER & CO. fOETON BUILDING. Liverpool and American, Coarse and Ort V Jtae. Fresh Packing, full welghtsj3 Dn rrrri ri rr All Weights of New Jut", and A&&111& 2 pound Sugar Bg Bagging : " ..... . . caeapi - - v TSrto Standard 41 pound and Unpalnted 40 1 a a wo pound bteel Ties. Strong anJ uea. Our facilities for filling orders promptly-are nrst class, prices on application, j ij Hall & Pearsall, " WHOLESALE GROCERS, ." Kutt and Mulberry Streets. Special to Purchasers. TTT E INTEND MAKING A CHANGE VY - - - in our business in a soot wnne, wiu m order to reduce our stock as much - as possible before hand, we will sear you anything you need In our line at prices much tower than heretofore. It will pay you to come and see us- We would like to call your special, attention to wir Mii-VijnpT-v fnartm(nit ami bv Hie way, if you are to buy any Toy? you toad best be nirtolr .nTirf trc thorn "FMrat - COTOB, first served. - Yours for great values. W. H. Gaylord & Brd., Proprietors 0? Dee Hive. del9. - ' - ' r&t YOURSEtFf 0ae Big 1i for nnnatnn. d iHChnrgea, iafiimmuioiii, irritation, or ulceration oX mncoDi mem brana. Prtnui caaiagiaa. , Pftiufess, nd not UtfiC THtMSCEUiClCO. eI or Poisonous. .... U.S. A. v i or cnt ia Plain wrapper . , 1 by eipres. prepaid, fci -v -- I fi.no, or J; bottle., 2.75, . --"V M Circular not recast F- la 1 to I rdM'J AflA ca stridors. - mranGTonfl.::a IUCU STOVES GEXEKAL- AGENTS 1T0B THJ5 . CJfiLi3fiATED . - and m: f rm .0 . Have sold more of these good past year than has been' done t7 all tl? dealers in Wilmington combined ot H IGH -CLASS GOODS." ; .Only White Enameled Lined Oven sand-Doors that will ahsolatCy ti" " These we will warrant In every paxU cular. ; 1 vi.a. PURCELL OUILDIMG, VILMTOkV s. 4
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 25, 1897, edition 1
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