The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-17

Oils $7cSL3. SIittT SeTlli1CdlcS DtISNbos
bar silver 57;. Mexican dollars 4Sls: gov
eminent bonds easier; state bonds dull;
railroad bonds steady.
STOCKS.
Atchison.. ........ 131aIW. & L. E.. 2
B. & O............ 10 w. & l.. E.. pre- 10
Ches. & Ohio..... 22B Adams Ex.. ....156
Chic. & Alton. ..l62 American Ex lis
Chic. b. & o.. $685. United States E. 10
Del. & Hudson. lila Wells Far. lib
Del. & L. W.....154 Am. Cot. OIL. 22a
Fort Wayne......17O Am Cot Oil, pre- 75ls
Illinois Central. .10l14 Am. Tobacco 81
l.. & N............ 575s Am. Tobac. pre.111
mia L.. 1923. Peoples Gas =. $685.
Mobile & Ohio. % Con. Cas-. ....ll5
n. J. Central. SS2s Gen. Electric =. 1874
Observation-Disclosures Nat. Lin. OH. 1874
| Reading.......... % Pacific Mail go. 80
Southern Ry..... 9ss Pullman Pa lib
South. Ry., pre-. 1895 Silver Ger. -. 5Ia
Texas & Pacific. liz Sugar.. d. ~...13S2a
L. P. d. & c.. 713IT. c. & Iron.... 2oas
Wabash, pre-. 1SAlWest. Union -. 90la
BONDS.
U. S. N. As reg. 1898 L. & n. Tn As. s67s
u. S. N. AS cou. 1293s Missouri 6's.. LOO
Y. s. As reg....1ls n: J; Cen; es...llS
.. S. 2's........... 9siei N. Caro-. 4s.....1os
U. S. SIS reg......1l4h Pa. 6's, of '95. .lO2sas
u. S. SIS cou.....114hlS Caro-. non-fu. 4
/ Ala. Glass A.....10 S South. Ry... e. 9iA
Ala. Glass B.....1OS Tenn n set 3s.. 911a
Ala Glass C.....1O Union Pa. Is...1O2A
Ala. Currency. 80 Va. Gen.. ..... 6SLs
La. n. con As. .101 iva. deferred -. 312
COTTON.
Liverpool, December 15.- p. m.-Cot-
~ton.-Spot in fair demand; prices firm:
American middling fair 3 19-32d, good
middling 3 11-32d: American middling
8 7-32d: low middling 3 Lied; good ordi-
nary 2 15-16d; ordinary 2Ad. The sales of
the day were 1900 bales, of which 1000
were for speculation and export and in
Guided 1890 American; receipts $4,000
bales. including $4,000 American. Futures
opened quiet with a moderate demand
and closed barely steady.
American middling, low middling clause:
December 3 9-64d buyers; December and
January 3 9-64d buyers; January and
February 8 9-64d sellers: February and
March 3 9-64d3 1O-64d sellers; March and
April 3 10-64d buyers; April and May
8 11-64d buyers; May and June 3 12-64d
3 13-64d sellers; June and July 3 13-64d
@3 Had buyers; July and August 3 14-64a
3 15-64a3 16-64d buyers; September and
October 8 16-64G3 17-64d buyers; October
and November 3 17-6ia3 1s-6fd buyers.
New York, December 15.-Cotton quiet
ceipts 1881; exports to Great Britain
1891: to the continent AS; forwarded
1883: sales 107. all s%pinners; stock 81, 132.
Total today: Net receipts 20, 1872; exports
to Great Britain 81, 2H; to the continent
"a, 697; stock 1,12S.049.
Consolidated: Net receipts ga, 298: ex-
ports to Great Britain 81, 1874; to France
IL. 973: to the continent 101 $50.
Total since September 1st: Net receipts
4.726, SIS; exports to Great Britain 1,4S1
657; to France 1882; to the continent
Los, 036.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed dull: sales s.. 300 bales: January
$50: February SIP; March SIC: April $50
May SIS: June $50: July 5.94: Angus
5.es; September 5.97; October 600; De-
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands 5Bc; middling gulf Csc; sales 10
bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Steady at 5 7-1sc; net re
ceipts 1s,241.
Norfolk-Steady at SIC; net receipt.
6,132.
Baltimore-Nominal at 5ssc; gross re
ceipts $50,
Boston-Quiet at 57sc; net receipts 3,2s1
gross receipts 5.44.
Wilmington-Ffrm at 52sc; net receipt
4,004.
Philadelphia-Quiet at shc; net re
ceipts 242: gross receipts 446.
New ~Orieans-Steady at SAC; net re
ceipts 1882.
Savannah-Quiet at 5 3-1sc; net receipt
1873.
Mobile-ouiet at 5 s-isc; net receipt
1,07.
Memphis-Steady at SAC: net receipt
4,5s9: gross receipts 5,202.
Augusta-Firm at size: net receipt
1.196.
Charleston-Steady at 5 3-1sc; net re
ceipts 3.014-
Cincinnati-Quiet at Sic: net receipt
ala.
Louisvile-Steady at 5 5-1sc.
St. Louis-Quiet at 5 5-1Sc; net receipt
1.223; gross receipts s,S3.
HouSton-SteaGy at ) 1-1sc: net receipt
7.s11.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. December 1.-THE leading fu
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clio:
Wheat
December ..... gTH 9Sz 81 81
dnuar ....... 20 S31 2 SO
May ........... ahz slA SoH 81,