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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, AUGUST '1 1902. 8 DELIBERATE SUICIDE OWEH C. BURRISS SWALLOWED TWO OUNCES OF LAUDANUM He Said He Wan Tired Living He UouRbt the UruR Under I'retence of Wanting: It to Rub Ills Side He Leave u Wife and One Child To e IJarled Today on 31yrtle Grove Sound The Coroner Did ot Hold an lnineit. Owen C. Burriss. a veil known young carpenter who resided at Fifth and Vright streets, died Monday night about midnight from the effects of two ounces of laudanum administered by his own hand- He told some one he had been drinking and did not want to live any longer. About 5 o'clock Monday afternoon Mr. Durriss went into Mr. J. M. Hall's drugstore at Fifth and Castle streets and called for a bottle of laudanum. Mr. Percy Hall waited on him and sold him an ounce bottle. He left without say Ing what he wanted with it and after staying away a while returned and called for another bottle, saying he had . roken the other one. Mr. Hall sold him a second bottle and while he was waiting on the young man, Mr. Burriss told him he wanted it to rub his side. "When he got to the door, he looked back and asked Mr. Hall if there was enough in the bottle to send him to Heaven. Mr. Hall thought he was joking and told him that half of it would be a plenty to send him there. He replied, "well that's where I'm go ing." Mr. J. M. Hall, proprietor of the drug store came in just as Mr. Burriss was leaving and the other Mr. Hall told his borther what Mr. Burriss had said. Sergeant G. H. Ward and Policemen John A. Martin and W. H. Temple standing on the opposite corner, and Mr. Percy Hall went over and told them that Mr. Burriss had bought laudanum and had said he was going to take it. J Sergeant Ward told Policeman Martin he had better follow Mr. Burriss and watch him. By that time Mr. Burriss had gotten nearly a square away going towards Sixth and Castle streets. "When he got to Sixth and Castle streets, he went into Mr. J. W. Capp's grocery store and saloon. About the time he got there a drunken man was put out of the door into the street. Officer Martin went on to the store and after staying there a while he saw no sign of the rash man's taking the drug. Aninking no more of the matter he went on about his duty. Mr. Elijah "ioJi who clerks for Mr. Capps says Mr. B irriss came into the store about 5 p. m. and sat down on the end of a flour barrels. He remarked several times that he was tired of liv ing and wanted to die but everybody thought he was joking. He also said ho had been drinking heavily bii Mr. Todd says he did not hae chat appear ance. After a while Le called for some whiskey. He poured a little In a glass ar.J then poured something out of n beetle into it. Mr. Todd picked up thi gh.ss and would not let the man diink it. Mr. Burriss told him that it was nothing but some cough medicine. Mr. Todd took the glass and poured the stuff back into the bottle and It over ran the bottle, having had a little whiskey added to it. Mr. Burriss then stood around a few minutes, pulled an ounce vial from his pocket and emptied its contents into his mouth and swal lowed it. Mr. Todd got after hira to know what it was ana he laughed and said it was only eougn medicine. He says Mr. Burriss then left and went to wards Fifth and Castle streets. In a few minutes he returned. When h went out that was his second trip to drus: store. Mr. Todd says when he came back to Mr. Capps store the sec ond time he stood around a few minv.tes and then pulled out the other bottle, swallowed its contents and threw the bottle into the yard. He went into the yard picked up the two bottles and saw from the label that It was laudanum " that Mr. Burriss had drank. He then sent word to Mr. Burriss' parents a few blocks away that he believed t.at their son had taken laudanum and that they had better look after him. Mr. Burriss immediately left the store after swallowing the second bot tle of laudanum and went to his fath er's residence, on Fifth and Wright streets. When he got home he was stupefied with the drug and before a physician could be called he was un conscious. Dr. G. Kirby Collier reacn ed him about C p. m. an hour after hv had swallowed the drug, and put in three hours of hard work to save his life. The members of the family and some friends also worked v:gorously. Dr. Collier left him about 9 o'clock and called again between 10 and 11 p. m. and administered other antidotes. All the efforts of the physician snd others were in vain. The young man died about midnight, having never re gained consciousness. Mr. Burriss was the zc t f Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Burriss, most respecta ble people, and was a nandsome young man about 2S years of age. He le&ve3 a'young wife and one child. Dr. C. D. Bell, the coroner was noti fied of the suicide, and alitr viewing the remains and inquiring into the facts, he decided that no inquest was necessary, as it was a rUin case cf suicide. , Mr. Burriss remains were, taken to Myrtle Grove Sound for burial. Th funeral services took place t the family residence yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The Shah In London. London, August 19. The Shah of Per sia -who reached London yesterday as the guest of King Edward was enter tained tonight at the Empire music halL vrent to the nail In a carriage accompanied by the Prince of Wales and escorted by a detachment of the household cavalry. The Shah was re ceived with loud cheers when he enter ed the building and be apparently en joyed the ballet, the animated pictures and the other attractions offered. Today the Shah gave a reception to the members of the cabinet ana the for eign diplomats in London and this af ternoon, be took a long drive. He r.ry L- Schmelz. of Hampton, who was elected to the presidency of the Jamestown Exposition Company has tendered his , resignation because not physical.'' capable of undertaking the work. Who his successor will he is not known. MAVTXE OP CAPE FEAR CHIVALRY A Correspondent Seem to Think It 1 Liowt and Want to Know Who Will Retrain and Wear It The Ef fort In Dehalf of Public Purity In Wilmington. A lady who is deeply interested in the praiseworthy effort to rid the city of some of the objectionable houses in the city, on yesterday received the following communication from a well known gen tleman of the Second ward, and she highly appreciates what he so aptly says: "Alas! The long cherished and much lauded mantle of Cape Fear chivalry seems to be lost. "Who will recover it and be worthy to wear it In these latter days? "It is a crying shame on this entire community that respectable people and large tax payers should be foroell to fight daily to shield their children from indecent sights and language and to beg in vain for protection from the powers that be. The mayor says hf is power less to give any aid. Iu this Instance, he could exercise the despotism of, the czar of all the Russias, end there would not be a true man in this town who would not -uphold him In his actions. "The feeling of indignation i3 daily in creasing throughout the town against the existing state of aXfairs in the neighborhood of Fourth and Castle. If the city judiciary is exhausted , (as Chief Justice Pearson ocico said of the state law. and this remark remains to his everlasting shame) then-it is time for the people to make a law unto themselves as they did at the time of the November troubles. This time ik will not be a war between the races. but one between- immorality and inde cency, and decency and the taxpayers. "A SYMPATHIZER From the Second Ward." The following note was handed to The Messenger for publication Jn this connection: "The Infamous Josie Drew who was expelled from town in May last by in dignant citizens has returned, and con tinues to be guilty of most shameless conduct. When ordered to cease her in decent behavior, her reply to the gentle man who lives near the house in which she resides was as follows: "I have a gun and am ready for you or any one else who intei feres, with me, " Ills Lift Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a promuinent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder ful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu monia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bot tle gave great relief. I continued to use It, and now am well and strcng, I can't say too much in its praise." This mar vellous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all throat and lung trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at R. R. Bellamy's drug store; every bottle guar anteed. CONFEDERATE SURGEON DEAD. Dr. W. W. Gaiilicr Dies After a Few Days Illness at Shallotte, Bruns wick; County He Was a Sargeon In Vance's Old Regiment. We regret to learn of the death of Dr. W. W. Galther which occurred about midnight Monday night at Shallotte where he has resided with his wife for several months. Dr. Galther formerly resided in this city and also at Rocky Foint and Bur gaw for a while. He came here from Charlotte where he lived for many years. The deceased was a cotifedeiate veter an and during the civil war was a sur geon in Vance's regiment, the Twenty sixth North Carolina. He was a doctor of medicine and was widely known in different parts of the state. He is sur vived by his wife, now residing at Shal lotte, and by a daughter And one son, Miss Mary Galther, who is In Charlotte, and Mr. E. W. Gaither, who has been a student for two years at the North Car olina college of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts, at Raleigh. Mr. Gaither came down last evening and will go to Shallotte this morning. We learn that Dr. Gaither was about 70 years of age, and had been sick only a couple of days. He was a native of Caldwell county N. C. His friends sin cerely sympathize with his family in his death. The interment will be made at Shallotte. The general standard of measurement for womanhood is "grownup-ness." When a girl is emancipated from school and arrives at the dignity of trailing skirts and elaborate hair dressing she is looked upon as a young woman. But nature knows nothing of such stand ards. When the womanly func tion is establish ed womanhood is attained ac cording to her standards, and there is need of womanly care and caution. It is girlish ignor ance or neglect at this critical time which often resuks in long years of after misery. Mothers who perceive the evi dences of func tional derange ment in young girls should promptly have them begin the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It establishes reg ularity, tranquilizes the nerves and tones up the whole system. "My troubles started daring my girlhood," writes Miss Flora I. Greer, of ioj Howe Street, Akron, O., "but did not prove serious until 1893. From that time I did not see a well day. I suffered at every monthly period with terrible headache, irritation of the s?ftne and pains in my heels. I had soreness through my hips and ovaries all the time and- constant backache. One doctor would tell me one thing ailed me, another would say something altogether differ ent, but they only relieved me. I then wrote you and followed your advice. I took five bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, four of 'Golden Medical Discovery and five vials of Pellets.' Have not had a single symptom of my old trouble so far. Can sleep good, work hard, and eat solid and substantial food with out distress." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver. COLUMBUS TELEPHONE CO. THEIR LIKE TO REACH VILMIIIG- Tflll IH TV0 WEEKS Southport Connection to be Com pleted br October 1st Will Also llnild a Line to Keith's and Fort Caswell Metalic Service Delns Pnt In Wilmington to Talk to the Towns in all the Surrounding Counties. Mr. E. A. Perry, of Chad bourn, secre tary and treasurer and general manager of the Columbus Telephone Company, was here yesterday, having come up from Southport where he had been in connection with the construction, of the line which his company will build be tween Wilmington and Southport. - Mr.' Perry told a Messenger repre sentative ''yesterday that the contract for the line had been completed and that tKe people of Southport subscribed for stock in a most liberal manner. The The Cape Fear Towing and Transporta tion Company subscribed $500 to the stock of the company. The line will be built from Southport to Navassa, where it will connect with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company's line running into the city. Poles for six miles of the line have been already delivered at Navassa and work on the line will be commenced at once. Four gangs of hands and electricians numbering thirty or more, are now out building the various lines of the com pany. One gang is now five miles be yond Cronly building the line this way from Councils station, connecting Wil mington with Whitevilie, Chadbourn, Conway, Wananlsh Lake Waccamaw, Clarkton, Abbottsburg and otner places. The line connecting Chadbourn, Wana nishnmd Lake Waccamaw has already been built to Clarkton and will be ex tended to Abbottsburg and thence (to Elizabethtown. The line to Elizabeth town will be built as soon as the line is completed to Wilmington. The line will be completed this week to Abbottsburg, where one of the company's exchanges will be located. Then? will be ex changes at Chadbourn, Abbottsburg, Whitevilie and probably Southport. While here Mr. Perry also closed a contract with Mr. B. F. Keith to con tinue the line from Cronly to Keith's and Point Caswell, Bladen county and other points. Hr. Keith lias -subscribed $500 to the company's stock, and the Keith connection will bo made by Sep tember 1st. Twelve miles of the line from White vilie ito Shallotte have already been built, and. work will soon be commenced on the connection to Cerro Gordo and Fair Bluff. The service out of Wilmington will be on a toll basis in connection with the Bell Company's exchange here. The toll for a talk of (three mmutta will be 13 cents, and other tolls will be in pro portion for longer time. There will be over 500 phones in the comDanys cir cuits, and it will connect Wilmington with all the towns practically in a ra dius of over one hundred miles of this city. FIRE IX THE COURT HOUSE. Stubborn 111 nr. e lint Finally Extin guished Confederate Veterans Arriving Con rlbutlon from a e- Kro. (Correspondence of The Messenger. Greensboro, N- C, August 19 At 3:20 o'clock this morning the court house was discovered on fire, and so dense was the smoke in the court room it was with great difficulty that the lo- L cation of the smouldering blaze was ac complished. By the time the fire com lymy arrived it had been located in the judge's privaie room at the north eri'd of the building in the partition be tween it and the passage. It burned stubbornly, but was extinguished with a loss of not mo.e than $250.00, the par tition being demolished and the floor cut up. Professor W. J. Homey went to Chapel Hill today to assume his duties as principal of the Chapel Hill High School. 1 v The Eckle's Giove presents the ap pearance of a sure enough camp .this, morning, but the streets and buildings' on Elm street look as if a King Edward coronation was on the tapis, as waving flags and bright colored bunting- can be seen everywhsre Aj good many old soldiers ,came in yesterday and last night, and every train today brings a small Quota . Reinforcements 'sure enough will begi 1 to arrive and by noon tomorrow the town will be In the pos session of visitor. General Carr and his staff are expected this afternoon. The old Vets, are around .the tents this morning and look lonesome with out a camp fire. The young men of the city will give the sponsors and maids of honor of the Confederate re union a complimentary ' dance next Wednesday nignt at Lindley Park. So far sixty couples have been booked, and the young people will have almost aa uig i nine ls iiic uiu v cis. The following letter, enclosing a lib eral check was received last night by Chairman J. W. Scott, of the Veteran reunion local organization. It breathes a splendid spirit and deserves publica tion as a true index of the real senti ments of our better class of colored citizenry towards their. white friends: I "Greensboro, N C, Aug. 18. "Dear Sir: Observing in Saturday's papers that you and your committee are apprehensive as to the sufficiency of the preparations made for the re ception and entertainment of the Con federate veterans In a manner credit able to our city, permit me, a negro who has geen so generously treated all my life, by so marry Confederate vet-, erans, some of whom are or will be in your midst, to tender the enclosed small contribution to assist in making their stay in our city alike, pleasant to them and satisfactory to us. "While rejoicing that the union is preserved and that slavery no longer hinders the progress of the south, or of my people, I admire the devotion of the Confederate veterans to the cause they had been taught to revere, and I respect every effort made to render their declining Tars happy in the sec tion they so faithfully served. . "For other reasons and because fur ther of my desire that everything that Greensboro undertakes to do shall be 'well done' I ask you to accept for the purpose indicated the -enclosed contri bution of "A NEGRO- FTUEND." WILMINGTlhN MARKETS. Monday, August 18. , Receipts of cotton todiy 2 boles. Receipts same day last year I bales. ' This season's receipts to date 277.SS5 bales. Receipts same day last tar 260,012 bales. The Quotations posted at 4 o'clock to day at the exchange: COTTON Firm. Ordinary f . . Sts 9 1-1G Good Ordinary Low Middling Middling Good Middling Same day last rear i'c. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Steady 43 ROSIN Steady at $U0 to il ia. TAR Firm at $L50. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm: hard $1.40; yellow dip $20; virgin $2.6 Prices same dav last yea Spirits turpentine firm 33 and 224. rosin 93c and $1.00, tar $1.50, crude turpentine $1.10 and $2.10. Receipts today 73 casks spirits tur 1 pentine, 152 barrels rosin, 203 barrels tor, 101 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day laat ycar-r73 casks spirits turpentine, 10S barrels rosin, 1S1 barrels tar, 120 barrels crude turpentine. SALT Prices car load lots .SCO's Liv erpool 77c; F F Table 95 to $1.15 ; ISO's Liverpool 70c; 100 F F C fine J7c; 200's American 75c; 100 C extra 40c; ISO American 68c; 200 Rock Cattle $1,40. DRY SALTED SIDES -llfcc. BUTTER S5c , COFFEE 8 to lie FLOUR Straights $4..-. to $4.50: 2nd patents $4.50 to $4.75: '.: 54. 7: to $5.00 MOLASSES S. Bouse. ; leans Brights, 2$ to 25c; 1 to X5c: Cuba. 28 to 40c SUGAR Granulated $4.7 .Sew t Rico W. C. ? No. 5, $4.25; No. 7, $4.10; Nc 9. $3.95; N" 11. $3.85. LARD (Ti Basis) Pure llc. Compound 9y COUNTRY P P. O l '. C PEANUTS North Caiclin, 77 to S2c; Virginia 63 to 73c; Spait-h 70 to 75c. CORN 83 to 85c. CORN MEAL 77. EGGS Steady at 13c. CHICKENS Hens SO to 35c; roosters 25 to 30c; spring 10 to 23 N- C. BACON Hams 1 shoulders 9c: sides 10 to lie SHINGLES Per 1.006. t.icfc sap $2.00; 5-Inch hearts, $2.50: r.. nob saps $3.00: 6-Inch hearts U.v TIMBER: Per M feet Extra milling:.... $7.007.50 Mill prime S6.006.50 Mill fair $4.50c.50 Common $4.004.rj Inferior to ordinary $3.S04 00 Tuesday, August 19. Receipts of cotton today 45 bales. Receipts same day last year None. This season's receipts to date 278,030 bales. Receipts same day last year 260012 bales. The quotations posted at o'clock to day at the exchange: COTTON Firm Ordinary 6 Good Ordinary 7 Low Middling 8 Middling 8 Good Middling 9 1-16 Same day last year NAVAL STOIIES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Steady 43 ROSIN Nothing doing." TAR Firm at $LE0. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm; hard $1.40; yellow dip $2.50; virgin $2.60. Prices same day last veat SDlrits turpentine 33c and 32c; rosin 95c and! $1.00;xtar $1.40: crude turp-ntine $1.00 and $2.00. Receipts today 33 casks spirits tur pentine, 297 barrels rosin, SO barrels tar, 79 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 62 casks spirits turpentine, 222 barrels rosin, 118 barrels tar, 62 barrels crude turpentine. : PRODUCE. SALT Prices car load lots- 200' s Liv erpool 77c; F F Table U3 to $1.15; ISO's Liverpool 70c; 100 F F O fine 37c; 200's American 75c; 100 C extra 40c; 180 American 6Sc; 200 Rock Cattle $1.40. DRY SALTED SIDES llc- BUTTER 35c. COFFEE 8 to 11c. FLOUR Straights $4 1C to 4.25; 2nd patents $4.50 to $4.75; full $4.73. MOLASSES S. House 15c, New Or leans Brights. 23 to 25c; Porto Rico 30 to 35c; Cuba 28 to 40c. SUGAR Granulated ?4.'.5; W. X. c. No. 5 $4.35; No. 7 $4.25; No. 3 $4.10; No. 11 $4.00. LARD (Tierce Basis) Pure llc; compound 9c. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina 75 to 82; Virginia 65 to 82; Spanish 77 to 80. . CORN 80 to 82. CORN MEAL 75c. N. C. BACON Hams 13c: shoulders 9c; sides 10 to 11c. EGGS Dull at 11 to XI. . CHICKENS Hens 27 to 35c ; roosters 25 to 30c; spring 12 to 20c SHINGLES Per 1,000 ; 5-inrh saps $2.00; 5-inch hearts, $2.L": - .. u saps $3.00; 6-lnch hearts $4.0u TIMBER: Per M feet Extra milling $7.0037.50 Mill prime $6.006.50 Mill fair $4.505.O0 Common mill $4.0004.50 Inferior to ordinary $3.5004.00 Wednesday, August 20 Receipts of cotton today 65 bales. Receipts same day last: yeat None. This season's receipts to date 278,095 bales. Receipts same day last year 259,161 bales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to day at the exchange: COTTON Firm. Ordinary 6 Good Ordinary 7 Low Middling ' 8 Middling 8 Good Middling .., 9 1-16 Same day last year 8. - NAVAL STORES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm 44c. ROSIN Nothing doing. TAR Firm at $L50. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm: hard $1.40; yellow dip$2.50; virgin $2.60. Prices same day last year Spirits turpentine 33 and 32c: rosin 95c and $1.00; tar $1.35; crude turpentine $1.00 and $2.10. Receipts today 101 casks spirits tur pentine, 485 barrels rosin, 107 ' barrels tar, 78 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 58 casks spirits turpentine, 133 barrels rosin. 6 barrels tar, 68 barrels crude turpentine. EGGS Firm at 17c PRODUCE. SALT Prices car load lots 200's Liv erpool 77c; F F Table S5 to tt-15; ISO's Liverpool 70c; 100 F F C fine 37c; 200s American 75c; 100 C extra 40c: 180 American 6Sc: 200 Rock Cattle $L40. DRY SALTED SIDES Uc. BUTTED 35c . COFFEE to lie. FLOUR Straights $t5 to $4.50 2nd patents $4.50 to $4.75; full $4.75 to $5.00. ' . : MOLASSES S. House 15c: New Or leai Blights, 23 to 2"c: Po:to Rlc& 30 to 2ic; Cuba 2S to 40c SUGAR Granulated $1.73; W. C. X No. 3 $45; No. 7 $4.10; No. 5 J3.S3; No. tl $3.53. - ,,,, LARD (Tierce Barb) Pure llc; ojniound 9Yc ' ' PEANUTS North Carolina to S-c; Virginia 63 to 75c; Spanish 70 to 75c CORN 83 to S3. CORN MEAL 77Hr- EGGS Firm 17c. HICKENS Hens -0 to ZZc: rosters 2i to 30c; spring 10 to 2Cc. C BACON Hams 12c; shoulders c: sides 10 to He SHINGLES Per 1.000: 5-lnch saps $2.00; 5-lnch hearts. $2.50: 6-lnch saps tZ.vO; 6-lnch hearts $ I. CO TIMBER: Per M feet Extra milling ....$4.0037.50 Mill mime $6.0036.50 Mill fair .. $40C-W Comi on mill ,4 00O! S Inferior to ordinary $3.5084.00 MtfKETS BY TELEGRAPH FIXASCIAL. New York, August 20.-AIoney on call teady at 3 to 4 per cent. Closing offer ed at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile pa per 44 to 5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business In bankers bills at $4.87.10 for demand and at $4.84.35 for sixty days. Posted rates $4.S5 to $4.85 and $4.SS. Commercial bills $4.83; to $4.S4. Bar silver 52H- 1 Silver certificates 10,000 ounces sold at 52. Mexican dollars 41U- Govrnment bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds'flrm. STOCKS. I Atchison i Baltimore and Ohio I Chesapeake and Ohio Delaware and Hudson 92 109 54V4 179 Illinois Central 168T4 Louisville and Nashville. 157 Manhattan L 135 Metropolitan Street Railway 147 Mexican Central 20i National R. R. of Mexico 19 New Jersey Central 184 New York Central 163 Norfolk and Western 70 Norfolk and Western pf-J... 93 Reading 664 Seaboard 34034U Seaboard pfd 53?i54 St. Paul '. 16S Southern Pacific 73 Southern Railway 41 Southern Railway pfd 9S Union Pacific 109 Union Pacific pfd... 92 EXPRESS COllPAMES. Adams Express 210 American 250 United States 136 Wells Fargo 230 MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Copper C6 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 66 Continental Tobacco pfd 121 People's Gas 104 Pullman Palace Car 240 Sujrar : 132 (Tennessee Iron and Coal 69 United States Steel 40U United States Steel pfd 90 TfW A. T T t fT western uniuu ?-7g Virginia Carolina Ch 68 Virginia Carolina Ch pfd 128 BONDS. United States refunding 2's rcg 107 United States refunding 2's ecu 107 United States 3's reg 105 United States 3's cou 105 United States new 4's reg 132 United States new 4's cou 132 United States old 41 i.g 108 United States old 4's ecu 108 United States 5's reg 104 United States 5's cou 104 L. and N. uni. 4's 101 .New Jersey Central 136 Southern Railway 121 COTTOX. Liverpool, August 20. 1 p. m. Cotton : Spot moderate busines. prices firmer. American middling fair 5; good mid dling 5d; middling 4 29-:2d; low mid dling 4 13-16d; good ordinary 4 ll-16d; ordinary 4 7-16d. The sales of the day were 7,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export and included 5,100 American. Receipts oOO bales, in cluding 500 bales American. Futures opened stexdy and closed quiet and steady. American middling G. O. C: August 4 44-64d4 45-64d buy ers; August and September 4 40-64d sel lers; September and October 4 31-64d4 32-64d buyers; October ard November 4 23-64d4 26-64d sellers; November and December 4 22-64d4 23-64d buyers; De cember and January 4 2164d buyers; January and February 4 20-64d4 21-64d bueyrs; February and March 4 20-64d4-21-64d sellers; March and April 4 20-64d (ui 21-64d sellers; April and May 4 20-64d (u 4 21-64d sellers. PORT RECEIPTS. Galveston firm at 8 7-lc; net receipts 3,119 bales Norfolk quiet at Sc; net receipts 70 bales. Baltimore nominal at 0c. Boston steady at 9c. ' Wilmington firm at bc; net receipts C3 bales. v Phialdelphia steady at 9c; net re c . ipts 50 bales. Savannah steady at Sc; net recpfnts 413-bales. New Orleans quiet at 8 7-15c; net re ceipts 453 bales. Mobile nominal at 8c; net receipts 113 bales. Memphis quiet at 8c; net receipts 7 bales. ' Augusta-quiet at 8 5-iCc, net receipts 417 bales. Charleston quiet; net receipts 8 bales. Cincinnati quiet at 9c, net receipts 9 bales. Louisville firm at Sc. St. Louis quiet at 8. Houston steady at 8 7-16c; net receipts 2,146 bales. New York. August 20. Cotton quiet at 9c; net receipts 70 bales; gross receipts 1.013 bales; gales 118 bales; stock 82,434 bales. Total today Net receipts 4.367 bales; exports to Great Britain 1,5C9 bales; stock 145,691 bales. - Consolidated Net receipts 14.785 bales; exports to Great Britain 2,753 bales; to the continent 12,452 bales. Total since September $. Net receipts 7.3S9.332 bales; exports to Great Britain 3.011.574 bales; France 741,661 bales; to the continent 2,082,085 bales. Futures closed steady; August 8.53; September 8.09; October 7.?5: November 7.86; December 7.88; January 7.91; Feb ruary 7.88; March" 7.87; April 7.87; May 7.88. Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up lands 9; middling gulf 9; sales 118. . StAIV AJTD FSOTlslOSJ. Chicago, August 20. I he leading fu tures ranged as follows: Open.. .High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2 Sept.. .. 70 70 69 70 Dec. 7. .. 67 67 67 May.. 69 W4 69 9 . Cora No. Sept 52 a2 52 52 Dec.:...- .. 4. 41 41 41 41 May.. ...... 39 39i 23 23H Oats No. 2 Sept (old). 27 27 2t 27 Sept (new) ., 33 234 ' 22 ' 33 Dec (.new) ..29 SOS H 20. May '..SOU 30 Mess Pork, per bbl -Sept .. .. 16.07 16.23 16.07 , Oct 16J5 16.40 16.13 16.40; CV Jan 14.42 14.52 14.4i 14.50 Lard, per 100 lbs X-.V Sept .. .. 10.42 10.60 10.42 10.57V Oct. .. .. 9.57 9.77 .37 9.77 Jan S.S3 S.37 i.33 S.33 Short rib, per 100 lb Sept 9.70 9.90 5.70 9.90 l Oct 9.22 9.12 9.22 9.42 v Jan 7.33 7.37 7.t5 7.57 Cash quotations were as follows: rinnr steady: No. ? srirmir wheat 72 to 73; No. 3 70; No. 2 r d 69 to 70; No. 2 rn TJL- Va 2 vellow Gd'-v to 1 No. S oats white 34 to 33; mess pork per bar- N $10.43 to $10.47; short ribs sides (loose) x $9.70 to $9.S0 dry salted ahoulciers (boxed) S to ST: short clear sides (boxed) 10 to iV. wniSKey oasis or high wines $1.31. Vaw.- VnrW AUETUSt 20. FLOUR s i-ad- ier and more active with limits raised on spring patents, Minnesota patents 4 $3.80 to $4.00. WHEAT Snot firm: No. 2 red, 75;. The close was firm at to Tic net ad vance. May closed 74; September closed 74: December closed "2. CORN Spot firm; No. 2, 65 closing lc net higher against slight advances otherwise. May closed 44: September closed 60: December closed 4C. OATS Spot unsettled, new No. 2. 23. May closed 36; December closed 36. LARD Firm; western steamed $10.&0: refined firm; continent $11.15; South America $11.75; compound to 8. SUGAR Raw steaay; isjr reumnt, 2; centrifugal 9 test 3: refined t EGGS Steady; state and Pennsylva nia 20 to 20. POTATOES Easy ; Jennys si.mi to $1.25; Long Island $1.00 Ho $1.25: southern- sweet $2.00 to $2.73. PEANUTS Barely steady; tancy handpicked 514 to 5; other domestic 3 to 5. CABBAGES Weak; Long Island per 100 $2.00 to $2.50. COTTON SEED OIL A trifle steadier in tone; prime crude fob mills nom inal; prime summer yellow 42 to 42; off summer yellow 41; prime whlta 46 to 47; prime winter yellow 47; prima meal $27 nominal. 5AVAL STORES. New York. August 20 Turpentine and rosin steady. Charleston. August 20. Turpentine and rosin unchanged. Savannah. August 23. Turpentine firm at 44; receipts 1.253 casks; sales 537 casks; exports 2,055 casks. Rosin firm; receipts 4,299 barrels; sales 3.633 barrels; exports 7.530 barrels. Quote: A B C $1.03 to $1.10; D $1.10: E $1.15; F $1.20; G $1.25: H $1.60 to $1.63: I $1-85; K $2.45; M $2.95; N $3.40; W G $3.50; AV W $3.70. . t coTTOS rti'tit: New York, August 20. The cotton market opened firm and 2 to 3 points higher on active buying forboth ac counts, led by prominent short Inter ests and the Wail street bull element. It was seen that Liverpool fully re sponded to the firmness In the local market of the previous day and that the high temperatures in the western belt continued general, leading to fresh expression of alaim from that quarter. The orders from the Bouth. Europeeard , spot cotton interests nearly all "vwyj to the long side, and, following the'calX the tendency of the market was quite steadily.- upward on support from all branches of the trade. There was a healthy growth in public operations and the bull faction gave no sign of turning for profits. The private crop reports were very unsatisfactory as a general thing and demand for spot cotton in the south was officially shown to be increasing. , The receipts were Jarger. but had been discounted to a degree- Later, cables from Liverpool reflected changing sentiment in that market where the bears for some time past have .stubbornly resisted all ef forts from this side to bring about a higher market. During the afternoon the market ruled firm in the absence of urgent selling pressure and on fair bull support, until Just before the close when many of the smaller holders made a quick turn to secure profits. This pressure, with a falling off In public support, resulted In a reaction of 3 to 4 points, with the close, however, steady and Viet unchanged to 3 points higher. Total sales were estimated at 225.000 bales. The Xew Orleans Market. New Orleans, August 20. There was. a good inquiry for spot cotton, but the scarcity of supplies checked trading. Quotations advanced l-16c. on all grades. There was a moderately good business In contracts today during the morning hours, but thereafter the mar ket quieted doivn considerably and lit tle further Interesting developments in the situation were noted. Liverpool .cme in with an advance on spots and worked up 3-64d on deliveries, eliciting a response In opening call of gains of 3 to 5 points. The market showed added strength after the first call, moving up 2 to 3 points additional, but' at that level the advance was checked. Thereafter prices merely packed and filled over a , narrow range showing at the close nef A. gains for the day of 4 to 5 points. a- MCIirjIY St CO-. COTTOX IETTi:il. New York, August 20. Yesterday's . bullish bureau icport on cotton failed to accomplish more than lead to 2 to 3 points advance in the early cotton market today. Later, there was a 2 points further u!vance. Leading ex porters bought freely of August and September. Cables throtieh nrivaia sources did not attach !m the less favorao.c advices now coming ! In as to the croD. hut rtnn9i cerns here wera disposed to regard them as partly Hue. In fact, specula tors have all along been looking for a setback, to cover their short commit ments, but thU does not necessarily imply a bull market ahead Just yet. for the reason that receipts are picking up rapidly and from now on each week Is expected to show a movement far in excess of last year. At the present time expectation is for a September bureau report anywhere from 5 to 7 per cent below August. Mall reports of th Texas crop failing are daily multiply ing. The market hinges largely on thn doings of the Wall street operator who has been bulling of late. No less im portant is the question of rain in Texas, want of which In the next ten days may cut-off the crop as much as 500.000 to 750.000 bales. Receipts at ttday TOe 409 oales. against 2.500 last year. MURPHY & CO. (Inc.) Volcanic Ervptloas , Are grand, but skin eruptions rob Ufa -f Joy. 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