The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-05

Prime mercantile paper 3AQ4z per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bust
and at 81. S214@s4.s2A for sixty days. Post
ed rates A.S@4.s511s and As6q4.S6k. Com
mercial bills at A.s1%. Silver certificates
saa5s1s; Bar silver 5sA. Mexican dollars
bonds dull: railroad bonds weak.
STOCKS.
Atchison.......... 1875 w. & L. E.. 1
B. & O.......... 13 w. & l.. E, pre-. 11A
Ches. & Ohio..... 21B adams Elk. LEO
Chic. & Alton. 100 american Elk. LIE
Chic, e. & o.. 93Hl United States 80 40
Del, 1. n & VIE Am. Cot. Oil: SS,z
Fort Wayne......166 Am Cot Oil, pre-. "A
Illinois Central. .1O1 lam. Tobacco :. 81
L. & N............ 54A Am. Tobac, pre.1o911s
anhatt L.. 1OOAlChicago Gas 80. 95A
Mobile & Ohio... 251aICon. Gas ........203
N. J.-Central..... S8Al Gen. Electric :. 322
N. Y. Central. 1861 :. e. 33
Pittsburg. ........165 MAT. Lin. OIL. IL
Reading.......... 21A Pacific Mail 49,. 3O1s
Southern Ry..... 9RlPullman Pal. Ito
South. Ry., pre-. 29sss Silver Ger. 80. 81
Texas & Pacific. IL Sugar. -. ...1365s
U. P. d. & Co.. rs T. c. & Iron.... 255s
Wabash, pre-. IS West. Union go. S71s
BONDS.
y: s. n. IS reg.127hIL; & N: I'm As. saas
y. s. n. As cou..127kI Missouri 6s leo
U. S. As reg......113 N. ]. Cen. 6's...113
.. S. 2s.......... es1s N. Caro-. 4s....1Os
=. s. SIS reg-....114AlP Pa. IS, OF '95.::.1o2as
Ala. Class A.. 1857 South: Ry.. -. ssff
Ala. Class B.....10S Tenn N set 3's.. 1914
Ala. Class C......1O Union Pa. 1s...1N
Ala. Currency. SO Va. Gen.. ....... 81
La. N. con 4s.... 971slVa. deferred .... 4
COTTON.
Liverpool, November "A p. m.-Cot-
ton-Spot, fair demand; prices lower;
American middling fair 35sd; good mid
ding 3 13-32d; American middling 3 5-16d:
low middling 3 3-16d; good ordinary 8
Lied: ordinary 2Md. The sales of the
day were II, 900 bales, of which 1000 were
for speculation and export, ard includ-
ed 1880 American. Receipts %, 400 bales,
all American. Futures opened easy with
a moderate demand and closed irregular.
clause: November 3 11-64d, 8 12-64d sell
lers: November and December 8 11-64d, 3
12-64d sellers: December and January 3
11-64d buyers; January and February }
11-64d buyers: February and March 8 IL
Cad, 3 12-64d buyers; March and April 3
12-64d, 8 13-64d sellers; April and May 3
13-64d, 3 HID sellers; May and June 3
14-64d 9 15-64d values; June and July 3
15-64d. 3 1e-64d buyers; July and August
8 16-64d, 3 17-e4d buyers: August and Sep
TENDER 8 17-64d. 3 1s-64d sellers.
| New York, November 3.-COtton dull;
middling &c; net receipts none: gross re-
ceipts 1850; exports to France 1,043; for
warded 1855; sales 716; spinners 16; stock
65, 7S4.
1Oldl Oud NET IeCelDlS Co,SSO, -
to Great Britain 2,S43; to France 10, 760;
to the continent 5S1; stock $50, 1913.
Consolidated: Net receipts dip ZS3,sl2: ex-
ports to Great Britain 1880; to France
81, 1893: to the continent 60,623.
Total since September 1st: Net receipts
! 2,356, S11; exports to Great Britain 74, OS6:
to France 1914, 745; to the continent 500. 6S7.
| Cotton futures closed easy; sales 153, 500
bales: January $50: February 5.S3: March
5.S7; April SCI: May 5.S6; June $50; July
6.0; August 500; November 5.T; Decem-
| Der SIS.
Spot cotton closed dull: middling up
lands &c; middling gulf 6Ac; sales ZIG
bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Easy at 55sc; net receipts
Is, 6O2.
Norfolk-Steady at 5kc; net receipts
1870.
\ ceipts $50.
Boston-Quiet at &c: net receipts 1,2os;
J gross receipts 4.O6S.
I Wilmington-Quiet at 5Ac; net receipts
1,22S.
/, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 6Hc; net receipts
! 461; gross receipts 4,737.
| Savannah-Quiet at 6 5-16c; net receipts
| IL, $40.
New Orleans-Steady at 5 7-16c; net re-
| ceiptS Is, $50; gross receipts 16 ,494.
| Mobile-Easy at 52sc: net receipts $50.
Memphis-Steady at 5 7-16c; net receipts
Augusta-Firm at 5 s-1sc; net receipts
2,6O2.
Charleston-Dull at 5 5-16c; net receipts
2,s93.
Cincinnati-Quiet at 5zc; net receipts
l s,793.
| Louisville-Quiet at SIC.
St. Louis-Quiet at Size; net receipts
1,S4S; gross receipts 9.163.
Houston-Quiet at size; net receipts TO-
/ s07.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, November 3-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos
| Wheat
November =. - - a5-s
December :. SsA 9A 95h s5S
May ..."-.- ga 9A a2A sg;z
Corn
November =. ISIS 26is 25h %;
December -. 253s 25k ISL 2Sl
May 30A 3Gs 29z 20
Oats
December 49,. 1914 19Z 1871 1eL
/ MAY 21A 22L 21A 2I