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5 - THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1903. ' ' f 1 1 i I ft ON NF,W TEAR'S DAY. G New Year's Day, Folks often say, I'll quit my naughty ways; A new leaf turn. All evil spurn. And be good hence always. Fve seen 'em stand, "With glass in hand. And pay: "This is the last. Take this with me. No more you'll see; My boozing days arc past." Yet ere a week, You'll see him sneak Into a beer saloon; And with a leer, Say: "Give me beer" His dryness over soon. The smoker, too, 17111 inform you; He's "done with the vile weed. No more he'll puff The rasty stuff, It is his last indeed!" His will is strong, But not for long Does he forsake his puff; For in a week, Yeu'H hear him squeak: "Of this I've had enough." Ad so it goes, As each one knows. Who has turned o'er a leaf; It makes me sick. 1 iThat's why I kick My mind must have relief. .0, friends, I ple td. et all take heed And let not any scoff. his year let's do metbing quite new Vd swear off swearing off. T!tpas O. Clark, in Baltimore Sun. LiARTER TG BE AMENDED Fa-yet villi- !tt- i:iar:;e- Election an inNtalliition ol OOlcerK, r ' (fecial io The Messenger.) Paye.eville. N. C, December 31 Ap plication will be made to the next legis lature :-!r an amendment to the char tor of "ayetteville, and one thing in view Is extension of the town limits, so as toiake in the western suburbs of HaymOLit. This will give the residents ' f the bssii district electric lights : ther ci:i' advantages; but it depends on tbe itrnount of taxation as to how the proj" rty owners will receive the proposition. Fayettt.-viile Presbytery was in session j Mere yestenlay, with the following pres- j t: ltev. Dr. II. G. Hill, of Maxton; j .Revs. II. T. Graham and V. G. Smith, ; f Favetttvilie; P. It. La w, of Lumber ter; W. it. Uoppedge ai.J M. A. ile Tfer. of Kockingham; Dr. F. Smith and Mr. TY. D. Smith, of Dunn; Messrs. John Bint, of Aberdeen; A. D. McGill, mC GalaLs.: L. McDonald, of Itockfish. Rev. V. 1:-. Smith vas admitted into Presbytery, and Mr. Martin Ray was received into its car as a candidate for the rainmry. Crcua Crook Lod-ce No. 4, I. O. O. F.. aeld its ek-ction for officers for the en- uinfr ten i Momay evening, with the followin: result; J. M. Graddy, N. G.; j David Ga-ter. V. G.; W.J. Boone. R. S.; W. D. Gaster. F. S.; H. R. Home, treas- uier; A. D. Vann. J. G. Ochrl. J. B. liucklagBiai, trustees. The install -" will be held Monday eveninr. January j x. Last eTeiiimr Past Grand W. P. Tfemysa in? railed the officers of Phoenix Lodge Ho. 8, A. F. and A. M., as fol lows: H. L. Remsburg, W. M.; R. A. uthla,j. S. W.; J. A. Barnes, J. W.; 1. W. Clark, treasurer; T. T. Mc Gilvcrr. secretary; L. W. Seawell, S. D.' J. B. W !son, J. D.; John Johnson, tiler; C. LL T.'atson J. M. Graddy, Stewards; John Q. Ocrhl, marshal. Refreshments wero served after the installation, and the eve-iag was very pleasant. Curalerland Lodge No. 5, Knights of Pythias elected the following offic-s last ertcing: I. C. Bond. C. C; J. M. Graddy. V. C; Rev. H. T. Graham. - D. A. McMillan. M. of W.; R. G. Haigh, M at A . J. O. Hollings worth. M. of E.; H. O. Sedberry, M. of F.; W. C. Hol taad. X of R. and S.; R. F. Amos, I. Q.; D. II. Fairley, O. G.; J. W. Atkin son. Krshal. There was work in the secoad degree, and at the next meeting: there .U be work in the first and ' " I 4egreu The installation was post poned ti Tuesday evening, January 12th ien it is expected that members f tfetT&nd lodge will be present. Bepaning tomorrow, there will be an etfid teet of ten days of the electric light lan t, when, if it is found satis factry. it will be turned over to the mun.pal government. XI r George Otis, representing the Wal Street Journal, was registered it tho Eotei LaFayette yesterday, on his retti from Bankers' convention at Ne Orleans. La. He visited ahe F'"'k aac cotton oil mills ana other notable ladtries of the place, and was pleased to sprees himself much pleased with th notarial advantages of Fayette vill. STEAMERS IN COLLISION Hew Orlrjins Crashes Into the GnliXy Ort Sparrow's Point. ;altImore. December 31. The steamer vr Orleans of the Merchants and jUiners Transportation Company's lleet wriahed into the British tramp steamer 1) ildy last night, while the latter vessel x lying at anchor in the Pataps;o v r.-er off Sparrows Point. Both steam- ra were badly damaged. An immense le was in the Galdy's stern which was wn lose and her steering gear was imaged. She was towed to Sparrows olnt today. The New Orleans, Cap- iin Peters, had a triangular hole torn n tier pun uun una h. snmiiei iiuic mocked in her starboard side. The Galdy arrived off quarantine late esterday from Benlsaf, with a cargo hf iron ore. ana ancnorea. xne :ew rjrleanfl left here last night for Savan- iah with a heavy cargo and a few pas- bengera. Her cargo was transferred to the steamer Lexington, which sailed today for Savannah. The Caldy will probably repair at Sparrows Point. The 'Frisco Syten to Orleans. Enter "evr New Orleans, December 30. President Yoakum, of the "Frisco and W. H. Ly- ford- counsel of the Chicago and East ern Illinois, spent the day in a tour of the various terminals of the roads en tering this city. All the necessary pa pers will be signed providing for the entrance of the 'Frisco into New Or- eacs. One of the high officials of the F1 ttgtem aIso stated that his line ti txunk line from Minneapolis, xew crrieans oerore i i1 1 I 1 I 111" i i - i " racsn?; c. In all its zxz'.i -.hero J?,kt-.rcv Z&sB S.lO E cleanses, soothes andhcala 4 ue disced nccibrire. it cares catarrh and drives 6w:t a cold ia tlie Lead Cream Balm 13 placed Into the r.o-in'. r-,:tz rrer the nembrsae and is absorbed. T.c :tte :aa cedato and a cure f ollows. It i not cryirr; lc-j jot produce sneezing. Large Size, 50 eon: e: irrtf. pats or by mail; Trial Size, iO cenU y ci,. ELY BROTHERS, 55 Wrea Street. Sew Ycv TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION Representatives of Various Cbara ner of Commerce to Meet. ' (Special to The Messenger.) : Greensboro, N. C, December 31. i President John W. Hanes, of the Win ! stori-Salem Chamber of Commerce an- nounces this morning that there will J be a conference of representatives fiom various chambers of commerce of the j cities of North Carolina, held at j Greensboro, on next Tuesday, January j 6th, to devise means to prevent dis ! criminations in freight rates against j North Carolina towns. It is expected ; that' each town will have from five to I ten representatives at this conference, . and the following have notified Prsi- dent Hanes of their sympathy with the ; movement and intention to send deie . gates: New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro, j Wilmington, Wilson, Tarboro, Fay ; etteville. Greensboro. Reidsville, Mon ! roe, Concord. Salisbury, Charlotte, Statesville. Asheille and Winston- ttalem- At Xk same time and place it is an- j i nounced that the cotton spinners of the principal mills of the state will : hold a conference, on the same subject, and it is probable that they will join ; in the meeting of the representatives of the board of trade. The merchants and manufacturers' of the state have ineffectually complain ed of freight .discriminations, individ ually, and they propose now to meet collectively, while the legislature is in iJ " ie-e&sai :uiv me ya sage ot some law mat may relieve ! them from the unjust freight discrirn- ination in favor of Virginia, Tennessee j and South Carolina cities in the past. THE RALEIGH & WESTERN ' " 11 Cbief MuKim'or Mnctlrcpror Gives Account of Prosrew BeiiiK Mnrte. . (Special to The Messenger.) Greensboro, N. C December !1.- Chief Engineer George C. MacGregor. of tho Raleigh and Western railway, arrived last night from 0 trip to New York, where he has b-en in conference with those composing the corporation and with representatives of one of the J largest railway construction firms in the country. He reports that the sur- veyed line from its connection with ihe Seaboard Air Line at Colon, :9 miles . r, . . . t uthwest of lialeigh, to Greensooro. has been finally located and adopter, That of the line, eight miles between Colon and Cumnock mines, are now in operation and fifteen miles addition-'.! toward Greensboro are graded. The two iron bridges of 160 feet span, each, one for us? at Cumnock, the other at Ramseur, at both of which points Ihe line crosses Deep River, have been bought and are now on the ground ready for erection. The line to Greens boro is 76 miles, to High Point 72 miles, to Winston 90 miles. Mr. MacGregor gives the important Information that the company at its session in New York made arrange ments to purchase the Cumnock Ccal Mines, will operate them on a large scale, the object being to supply coal to the new markets on the new road, at a cost he thinks of not exceeding $3.00 per ton. He says the construction company will soon get to work. They oan concentrate an immense force on the work and rush it to an early com pletion. FAILURE RECORD FAVORABLE Bradatreet's Report for 1002 Will, on tlir Whole. Show Improve uemt. New York, December 31. In epite of some crop shortages, added to reoo:d breaking strikes and reduced foreign trade, Bradstreet's January 3rd, wil'. report that the failure record for the past year is on the whole a favorable one. In only one section, the south, was there an increase of casua'tis over the record of 1901. and -in onl two, the south and central west, was there an increase of liabilities. During the year there were report ed 9.971 commercial failures, with lia bilities of $105,633,623 and assets of S50. S70.S00, a decrease in number of fail ures of 5.5 and 7 per cent, are shown, but comparisons with prior years are markedly in favor of 1902. In liabili ties nn even better showing is made, those for 1902 being the smallest re ported for 20 years. While the propor tion of assets to liabilities was 4S per cent, in 1MV as against 46.9 in 1901 r.nd 47.2 in 1900, it is lower than in any proceeding year since 1SS5. With two exceptions the number M failures was the smallest in fourteen years, despite the fact that the num ber of concerns in business is growing steadily, the increase since 1S92 aggre gating 19 per cent, the annual "deatn rate" is shown to be only .SO in 1D02 against .8S in 1901. and .S3, hitherto the lowest records made in 1&00 and lS'J-9. A 100 PER CENT. DIVIDEND Suffolk and Western Declares a Bis Stock Dividend. Baltimore. December 30. The Suffolk and Carolina Railroad Company has de clared a stock dividend of 100 per cent, for the year 1902. The present carl stock of the company is $400,000. This railroad is entirely owned by Baltimore capitalists, and runs from Suffolk, Va., to Edenton, N. C. on the Chowan r?-or a tributary of Albemarle sound. An extension now being built will carry the road to Elizabeth City on the Pasquo tank river. The difference between happiness and pleasure is the difference between being be clc.;:i.t-sr. IL '; ;' .vi' " Plan to Benefit Workmen (Continued from First Pag.) uously in the service of the corporation or of one or another of its subsidiary companies for five years, the stock shall be delivered to him and he may do as he likes with it. Second. That if he dies or becomes totally and permanently disabled while in the employ of the corporation or- of one or another of its subsidiary com panies, the stock will be delivered to his estate or to him. Third. That he can draw the divi dends declared on the stock while it is held for his exercise and he remains in the employ ol the corporation or of one or another of its subsidiary com panies. Fourth. That if without previous consent voluntarily he shall have quit ted the service of the corporation or one of its subsidiary companies, he shall forfeit ail right to this stock and in such case, it will be held in a fund which, at the end of five years, will be divided among such employes us shall have complied with all the con ditions. Thus 25 per cent, of all the money set aside in this profit sharing plan will be held for five years and will be given to such only as at the end of that period shall be in the employ of the corporation or of one or another of its subsidiary companies from and 3ince January 1st, 1903. High officials of the steel corporation declined 'today to discuss the reported approaching retirement of President Schwab. THE SECTIONS MEET More Papers wril Discausious IJefore ANHoriatioii tor Advancement of Science. Washington, December 31. Today's proceedings of the American Associa tion for the Advancement of Science consisted almost entirely of meeting of the various sections, the general ses sion being devoted to routine business. The main interest centered in the social and economic science section. Frederic Emory in a paper on the consular service and foreign trade con tended that the United States consular service has been found to be superior to those of other powers as consular offi cers being average Americans, as a rule hav had more business aptitude than any other quality and have seldom been deterred by social considerations from giving their attention to "trade.' Assistant Secretary Ailes in his paper on the operations of the treasury de partment said that for more than a half century it had been the established pol icy of the government to relieve the money centers, when the lockup of mon ey in the treasury caused stringency. Ho described the measures taken by the treasury to relieve the money market and said that "by tho time the crop moving season was over the amount ot cash actually locked up in the treasu-y had been reduced by nearly $50,000,000 and there was left in the treasury vaults only a little over $50,000,000 which tradition and practice have established as a fair working balance." Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States, in his paper on "Effects of the Inflow of Gold" said in part: "The in flow of gold has since July 1, 1897, added an average of $78,233,512 every year to our circulation. Here lies possible peril. Inflation of currency in cites to dangerous expansion of busi ness. No one will suggest that the in coming of gold shall be stopped; but cannot paper currency be reduced in dull seasons?" The address of Director of the Mint Roberts was devoted largely to the mat ter of bank note issues. He said in part: "The objector to note issues without special security wants first of all to di vest himself of the Idea that note re demption depends solely or primarily upon the gold reserve in the banks." The proposition to issue notes on bank assets, he said, was but a development of the clearing house idea. A Fiht Will be Wnged on Hard ware Trust. Chattanooga, Tenn., December 31. Wholesale hardware dealers in this city have received advices from the head auarters of the East Tennessee Hard ware and Improvement Dealers Associ ation to the effect that the policy has been adopted for the leaders in the asso ciation to refrain from signing the new contracts presented by the International Harvester Company of America, other wise known as the Trust. A fight against the allied concerns has been an nounced here by the local representa tives of the McCormick Company, who state that they will transfer their alte eiance to another concern not in the trust. Fire In Sew York Destroy a Lar&e llulldlngr. New York. December .31. Fire today did damage to the amount of $200,000 in a seven story building, N0.1 167 t. 171 Wooster street, occupied by small factories and printing establishments. The occupants of the building, includ ing many girl?, had narrow escapes and a number of firemen were xnock ed down by an explosion in the baso rr.ert. The firemen were leaving the scene, thinking they had th'i file ex tinguished when it broke out afresh. The second blaze .caused the greater part of the damage. mmm Modern LnnaaKe Association Elects Oftleers. Baltimore. December 31. The Modern Language Association of America to day elected Professor George Hemple of the University of Michigan, presi dent; John B. Henneman, of the Uni versity of the South. Walter D. Toy. of the University of North Caroli na, and Alcee Fortier, of Tulane Uni versity were chosen members of the ex ecutive committee. The Plague Epidemic In Almost Stamped Oat. Laredo, Texas, December 30.- -A Ma'i- atlan dispatch says: Confidence is being restored among the inhabitants of the city and less fear Is felt on account of the supposed plague epidemic. There has been a marked decrease in the disease and few new cases are reported. The ener getic measure taken by the authorities to stamp rut the pnidemle havA 1 excellent results. Therp hnv hn onlv t a few deaths in addition to thns ni- THE TINGLEY TIMES TRIAL Store Witnesses Testify to Happen ings nt Point Loma. Sandiego, Cal., December 31. The cross examination of Miss Matilda Kratzer, who testified that she was overworked as house maid at Point Loma was commenced when the Ting- ley-Tim es trial resumed today. She said that money was not paid to the in stitution for the maintenance of her self or her mother and that she expected to do some work in return for education. Miss Kratzer said again that her own Greek robe was made of cheese cloth. The robes were cut, she considered,) f-.i v,jv, t , , 1 fairly high in the neck from the base of the neck she said. The arms were bare from a point aoout midway be tween shoulder and elbow. The plaintiff introduced a letter writ ten by Misg Kratzer to Mrs. Tingley af ter she had left Point Loma. In this letter Miss Kratzer expressed thanks for kindness extended to her mother, her sister and herself, saying that she would always remain a theosophist and signing herself "lovingly," etc. Willis Freeman, of Auburn Park, Chi cago, was next called by the defendant. Describing his duties, witness said he stood guard, tended the herd of seven cows, scrubbed floors and set and clear ed the tables. Witness Freeman described the morn ing and evening ceremones substantial ly as they have been described by other persons. He said that in attending imjuic ui mem, me men wore sneets draped about their bodies and over th iir other clothes. Dorothy Gird, a 13 year old girl, who with her 15 year old sister was at Point Loma for a time, testified that she got up e-Tly in the morning and sat with the others while the sun rose. She said they did not have enough to eat. me RALEIGH NEWS LETTER nti-Saloon League to 3Inke Certniu Recommendations; Charter Grant ed Professor Xoble Improving;. Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, December 31. The North Carolina Anti-Saloon League has made a plain declaration in favor of a law which will prohibit dis tilleries save in incorporated cities and towns. It is learned that Governor Aycock's recommendation will be along the same line. There are now lawM against distilleries in more than half the counties. This state has, strange to say, never made any move against illicit distilleries, but has left that mat ter entirely with the federal govern ment. A change as to this matter will be urged and the state will in all prob ability take action which will tend tr stamp out illicit distilling. A charter is granted the Carpenters Lumber an-1 Commission Company, of Thermal City, Rutherford county, to deal in lumber of all kinds. Dr. R. J. Noble, of Selma, arrived here yesterday to see his brother, Pro fessor M. C. S. Noble, of the State University, who for several weeks has been in th hospital here. He had a long attack of typhoid fever, o.nd after wards a surgical operat sary. which w:is very s ion was neces- successful. He will leave here for Wilmington in a day or two. Among the arrivals today were T. AT. Washington, S. W. Smith, Wilson Rev. J. T. Gibbs, who was presiding elder of the Raleigh district of th: North Carolina M. E. Conference, suc ceeded in raising funds and buying a district parsonage. He now goes to Durham and a church there gives a site and $2,500 for a building, so he will have another district parsonage. Lieutenant Colonel T. J. Winston, of the Third regiment, State Guards, haa resigned, for business reasons. REFUSE TO RECOGSIZE DEVERY. The Name of Person Contenting flis Seat in Not Given Oat. New York, December 30. William S. Devery was refused recognition by the executive committee of Tammany Hall tonight. Who the person is that has contested Devery's seat is a matter of conjecture. Leader Murpny who was seen at Tammany Hall after the meet ing said: "The name of the contestant will not be given out at this point in the matV ter. The matter will go to the com mittee on credentials immediately. No body knows who the contestant is, but the name will not be made public un til later." The general committee named these officers: President, J. Sergeant Cram: vice-presidents. John T. Oakley and John Tt. Hasslocher; recording secre tary, P. A. Whitney, reading secretary, Thomas F. Smith; corresponding sec retary, Gustavus A. Rodgers, treas urer, John McQuade; sergeant at arms, John V. McCloeky. W4 - - DEATH OF DR. LINSC0TT Irofesor of l,ntin at the University Passes Awny nt Chanel Hill. (Special to The Messenger.) Chapel Hill, N. C, December 30. Dr. Henry F. Llnscott professor of latin in the University died at 7 a. m. this morning at his home here. The imme diate cause of his death was conges tion of the lungs. He has been m wretched health for more than a year. His body will be taken to Thomaston, Maine for interment. Mr. Barr llexijnM from the Seaboard (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, December 30. It is stated here that General Manager N. D. Barr, of the Seaboard Air Line, has resigned and on January 1st he be comes General Manager of the Nor folk and Western railway, and that Vice-President Barr's chief clerk. Towsley. will succeed ' him. New Aftsistant Commimtioner of the Land Office. Washington, December 30. John tt. Fimple, of Carrollton, O., has been se lected as assistant commissioner of the general land office, to succeed ex-Gov ernor W. A. Richards, of Wyoming, who has "been selected to succeed Bin- ger Herman, of Oregon, as commission er. Botn Mr. Kicnards ana ifimpie were slated for these offices by the late Pres WILMINGTON MARKETS. Wednesday. December 31. Receipts of cotton today 443 bales. Receipts same day last year 794 bales. Receipts of the season to date 275,220 hales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock te iav at the exchange: COTTON Firm. Ordinary Good Ordinary Low Middling Middling txood Middling Same day Uat year 7c. A AL STOUUS. 74 OS SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm 52V4- V. A TAK irm at i.ov. CRUDK TERPENTINE Firm: hard 51.75; virgin J3.M. Prices same day lapt y?ar Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin 95c and J1.00; tar $1.35; crude turpentine $1.99 and S2.ce. Receipts today 23 casks spirits tur pentine. 540 barrels rosin, 213 barrels tar 95 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 23 casks spirits turpentine, 3S1 barrels rosin, 144 barrels tar, 38 barrels crude turpentine. HItODlCE. SALT Prices car loal lata 2Ws Liv erpool 77c; F F Table SC to $1.15; 18Ts Liverpool 70c; 100 F F C ftne 37c; 200's A.merican 75e; 100 C extra 4$c; 1S Ajscrican 6Sc: 240 Roek Cattle- S1.40. BUTTER 35c DRY SALTED STDKS Wi&i9. COFFEE 8 to lie FLOUR Straights $3.Qfl?2.ii; pat ants $3.M$4.C9; full 14 25Tl$4.f t. MOLASSES S. Hut; 14c; New Or teams Erlghts C0i5c. Porta Rieo 3tc: Cub Sic. BUG A R Granulated $: tO, T7. C. X. N. 5, $4.C5; N. T. $4.i; IN. !. $4.45; 11. $4.25. LARD (Tierce Bariv Pure lle; r.i0und 9aC COUNTRY PRODUCE. POANUTS North Carolina 70QS; Yirsrfeta. W U 7; ld 05c. now Spanish 79 t 75. BEESWAX 25 cents. CORN $ t 82. CORN MEAL 589W. EGGS 22c TURRETS 135c per pound. CHICKENS- Hens 2i:c. rotstara 253te; epriBg PORK 6c pr poum4. N. C. BACON Hams irc; shoulders 12; sides 12c SHINGLES Per 1,00; D-inch saps C2.0; 5-inch hearts, $2.5$;. 6-inch saps SS.0): S-ineh hearts S4.C0. TIMBER: Per M fet Extra milling . .S7.007.5O SOU prime $6.006.50 Mill fair 54.5005.50 Common mill $4-004.50 Inferior to orwmary $3.5004.00 flARKHS BY-TELEGRAPH New York, December 31. Money on call firm at 9 to 12 per cent., closing of fered at 9 per cent. Time money easy; sixty and ninety days 6 per cent., six months 5 .per cent. Prme mercantile paper C per cent. Sterling exchange heavy with actual business in bankers bills at $4.87.50 to $4.87.55 fo demand and at $4.83.10 to $4.S3.15 for sixty days; posted rates $4.84 to $4.87; commercial bills $4.82 to $4.83. Bar silver 4S. Mexican dollars 384 ; government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm. Atchison 34 Baltmore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio Delaware and Hudson Illinois Central Louisville and Nashville Manhattan L Metropolitan Street Railway. ... 100 ... 48 ... 172 ... 146 ... 127 ... 148 ... 140 ... 25 . . . 17H Mexican Central 1 National R. R. of Mexico... New Jersey Central 175 New York Central 151 Norfolk and Western 73 Norfolk and Western pfd 92 Pennsylvania 15554 Reading Seaboard 284 aske 1 Seaboard pfd 44 bid St. Paul 178i Southern Pacific 65 Southern Railway 34 & Southern Railway pfd 92 Union Pacific 100 r.XfRKSi COMPANIES- Adams Express 200 American 230 United States 137 Wells Fargo 225 MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Copper 63 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 67 Continental Tobacco pfd 117 Pullman Palace Car 22S Sugar 12Sy2 Tennessee Coal and Iron 59 United States Steel oC United Hates Steel pfd 85 Western I nion 88V2 Virginia Carolina Ch 62 Virginia Carolina Ch pfd 122 BONDS. TT.viiMd States refunding 2's reg.. United States refunding 2's cou.. United States 's reg United States 3's cou 1081, 108 103 106 135 135 1'nited States new 4's reg United States new 4's cou Lnitcd tvates old 4's reg.... 109V4 United States old 4's cou.. ... 110 ... iwv, ... 103 ... 101 ... 135 ... 119 ''niteS States 5's res ITr.it States 5's cou.. . I., and N. uni. 4's N-w Jersey Central 5's Southern Railway 5's COTTON". Liverpool. December 31. 4 p. m. Cot ton: Spot quiet, prices 2 points higher. American middling fair 5.26; good mid dling 4.S0; middling 4.64; low middling 4.52; good ordinary 4.40; ordinary 4.2S. The ;al"3 of the day were 2.000 bales of which 500 were for speculation and export and included 6,000 bales Ameri can. Receipts 23,000 bales, including 11.500 American. Futures opened easier and closed fairly steady. American middling G. O. C: January 4.67; January and February 4.60; February and March 4.60; March and April 4.60; April and May 4.604.61: May and June 4.61; June and July 4.62; July and August 4.61; August and Sep tember 4.55. - The tenders for delivery at today's clearings were 6,000 bales new dockets. PORT BECEIPTS- Galveston quiet at 8 5-16c; net receipts 8,946 bales. - Norfolk steady at 8c; net receipts 3.813 bales. Baltimore nominal at 8c. Boston quiet at 8.90; net receipts 1,206 bales. Wilmington quiet at 8c; net receipts 443 bales. Philadelphia quiet at 9.15; net receipts 27 bales. Savannah firm at 8c; net receipts 7.784 bales. - : ' New Orleans firm at 8c;snet receipts Mobile firm at Sc; net receipts 3,072 bales. Memphis steady at 8 -16c; net re ceipts 2.475 bales. Augusta steady at S 9-16c; net receipts 253 bales. Charleston firm at SUc; ne't receipts 32 bales. Cincinnati steady at Sic; net receipts 749 bales. Louisville firm at Sc. St. Louis steady at Sc. Houston steady at Sc; net receipts 9.5S5 bales'. New York. December 31. Cotton quiet at S.90; net receipts 836 bales; gross re ceipts 6,405 bales; sales 3,200 bales; stock 159.S9S bales. Total today at all seaports Net re ceipts 55,191 bales; exports to Great? Britain 11.006 bales; to France 4,421 bales; to the continent 29.72S bales; stock 1,101,329 bales. Consolidated at all seaports Net re-, ceipts 200.655 bales; exports to Great Britain 61.409 bales; to France 6.6SS bales; to the continent 76.730 bales. Total since September 1st. at all sea portsNet receipts 4.901.12S bales; ex ports to Great Britain 1.573.619 bales; to France 409.S35 bales: to the continent 1.468.3S3 bales. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands 8.90; middling gulf 9.15; sales 3,200 bales. Futures close dvery steady; January S.67: February S.56; March 8.61; April S.59; May 8.60; June S.59; July S.&; Au gust S.41; September 8.08. -KAl.t AD PROVISIONS. Chicago, December 31. The leading futures ranged as follows: Opn. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2 72 44 44 43 31 33 17.50 16.372 10.071& .3.97 Jan May Oats No. 2 Dec (new). . 44 4314 May.. .. no- . . Oo is Mess pork, rye" bbl Jan 17.35 17.50 May .. .. 16.30 16.42 Lard, per 100 ibs Dec .. .. 10.00 10.0714 1 .C" 16.30 10.0$ 9.90 9.50 Jan 9.00 10.00 May .. .. 9.50 9.57Vj Shore Ribs. rer 100 lbs Jan S.45 S.47 May .. .. 8.60 S.67 Cash quotations were Flour quiet but firm; S.40 S.42 S.60 8.67 as follows: No. - spring wheat 73 to 74; No. 3 69; No. 2 red 72 to 73; No. 2 corn 44; No. 2 yellow 44; No. 2 oats 31; No. 3 white 32H to 33; mess pork per barrel $17.25; lard per 100 pounds $10.00 to $10.02: short ribs sides (loose) $S.37 to $8.62; dry salted shoulders (boxed) SS.25 to $S.50: short clear sides (boxed) $9.00 to $9.12; whiskey, basis of hirh wines $1.31. New York. December 31. FLOUR Dul but steady. Rye flour steady. WHEAT Spot steady; No. 2 red 79. Options: The big crop figures caused further liquidation in wheat today, ex cept December which belated shorts ad vanced sharply. The general market was dull and easy all day and closed c net lower. May S04: July 78. CORN Spot easy; No. 2, 59. Option market also experienced heaviness un der the influence of crop report figures, coupled with favorable weather condi tions. Liquidation was a feature and the market closed to c net lower. January 54; March 51; May 4S. OATS Spot quiet; No. 2. 38. Op tions dull and weak with other markets. LARD Nominal. PORK Easy. ; . RICE Firm. . MOLASSES Quiet. . " ' SUGAR Dull. BUTTER Firm. Extra creamery 2S to 2S; state dairy 20 to 26. CHEESE Market firm; state full cream, fancy colored, fall made 14c. small white fall made 14c. EGGS Firm; state and Pensylvania average best 2S. POTATOES Easy; Jerseys $1.75 to $2.00; state and western per 100 pounds $1.50 to $2.00; Long Island $2.00 to $2.25; South Jersey sweets $2.50 to $3.75. PEANUTS Steady; fancy handpick ed 4 to 4; other domestic 3 to 4. CABBAGES Easy; domestic white to red per 100, $2.00 to $4.50; Norfolk, bar rels. 75 to $1.00. COTTON SEED OIL The cotton seed oil market was very dull and practically unchanged. Prime crude here nominal; prime crude fob mills 30 to 31c; prime summer yellow 38 to S9c; off summer yellow 3Sc; prime white 41 to 42c; prime winter yellow 42c; prime meal $27.00 to $27.50 nominal. NAVAL STORT53 New York, December 31. Turpentine firm. Rosin firm. Savannah. December 31. Turpentine firm 52; receipts 1266 casks; sales 565 casks; exports 61 casks. Rosin firm; re ceipts 2,536 barrels; sales 1,135 barrels; exports 2.331 barrels. Quote: A B C T $1.45; E $1.50; F $1.53; G $1.70: H $2.00: I $2.35; K $2.S5: M $3.35: N $3.55; W G $3.80; W W $4.20. Property of th v Orlenna and Xorthwesris TZn--ul Sold. Matchez, Miss.. December 31. C. K. Ratcliff. receiver appointed by the fed eral court, tonight issued a statement giving notice that the Natchez and Southern railroad had purchased from Edwin G. Merrian, purchaser at a fore closure sale, September 20th, all the railroad property in Mississippi lately owned by the New Orleans and North western Railway Company. Possession of the property was given today. The proDerty consists of a depot and several miles of track. The purchase price is said to be $250,000. It is generally believed that the Goulds are interested In the deal. Rev. John Reid Jr, of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a positive cuhe for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pa3tor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. After using Ely3 Cream Balm six weeks I believe myself cured of catarrh Joseph Stewart, Grand Ave.. Buffalo, N. Y. - - The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by drurgists ot 50 cts. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York, will mail it. MISl .DKRSTANDIXG OP ORDERS. Head on Collision Occur on Penn sylvania Railroad Near Went Mid dlevex. Sharbn, Pa., December 30. In a head on collision on the Pennsylvania rail road.Jone and a half miles west of WestJMiddlesex tonight, the engineer ot the jlassenger train. Neal Daugherty, of I?ie, was killed, four were seriously injifled and almost a score hurt. The accfAent was caused through a misun- deitanding of., orders. Both engines we if. rtemousnea ana are lymts u moir s.in the ditch while the- express. 'gage' and smoking cars. are almost Dec 7334 May 76 July 73 Cora No. 2 Dec 44A 73?; 72 76 76 73 73 44U 43 44V. 44 43 43 32 31 33 33 sid taJ 4 . A V. asieep ana aeaa. ready reported. 22,223 bales. ' . lly. wrecked. 7 irV ;1 ident McKinley. 'tola