The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-03

81. S2h. Silver certificates $4,000; bar sill
yer 59as. Mexican dollars 46h. Govern
ment bonds firm; state bonds dull; rail-
road bonds strong.
STOCKS.
Atchison.......... 12AlW. & L. E.. 2s
Is. & O........... II w. & L.. E, pVe. 9
Ches & Ohio..... 21%fAdams Ex.. ....156
Chic. & Alton. .161 American Elk III
Chic. B. & o.. 961a(United States %. 40
Del. & Hudson...110 Wells Far. lilo
Del, L. & W.....154 Am. Cot. OIL. 231la
Fort Wayne..... 169A Am Cot Oil, pre-. 1914
Illinois Central. .1O2s4 Am Tobacco 49,. $685.
L. & N............ 55klAm Tobac, pre..11O
Manhattan L.. .102ss Peoples Gas . 941s
Mobile & Ohio. 2512l Con. Gas. ......1S6A
N. J. Central..... 81 Gen. Electric =. SSA
N. Y. Central. .1O73s Lead. 80. -. 81
PittSburg.........161A Nat. Lin. OIL. 10
Reading.......... 22A Pacific Mail 49,. so
Southern Ry..... 8 Pullman Pal ....172
South. Ry., pre-. 3OAfSilver Ger. ..... 59a
T. UP p. D. & en-: ~ T. e. & from. 81
Wabash, pre-. 1914 West. Union 80. SSA
COTTON.
Liverpool, December Ia p. m.-Cot
ton-Spot, moderate business; prices UNI
changed; American middling Sad. the
sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which
LOCO were for speculation and export, ana
including 7,4O0 American. Receipts 3l,OU
bales, including $500 American. Futures
opened quiet with a poor demand and
closed Irregular.
American middling, low middling clause:
December 3 9-64d buyers; December and
January 9-s4d buyers; January and
February 3 S-64d buyers; February and
March 3 S-64d, 3 9-64d buyers; March and
April 3 9-64d buyers; April and May 3 10
Cad buyers; May and June 3 11-64d, 3 L.
Cad sellers; June and July 8 12-64d, 8 13-
Cad buyers; July and August 3 14-64d buy
ers: August and September 3 14-64d. 3
Ibid buyers; September and October 3
15-64d, 3 16-64d buyers; October and No
vember 8 16-64d, 3 17-64d buyers.
New York, December 1.-Cotton dull:
middling 5 13-16c; net receipts 26S, gross re
ceipts S,301; exports to Great Britain 1886;
forwarded 4,614; sales none;. stock boss.
Total today: Net receipts 47,55S; exports
to Great Britain 4,619; to France Is, 1854;
to the continent 2.5s4; stock 1,O2s5S
Consolidated: Net receipts $3.50 ex-
ports to Great Britain 1854; to france
2,341; to the continent 81 ,357.
Total since September list: Net receipts
1854 SS: exports to Great Britain 1852. 016;
to France 349, 1872; to the continent 972,6S3;
Futures opened dull but steady. and
closed barely steady; sales 1890 bales:
anuar SOS; February 5.69; March 5.4;
April $40: May 5.S4: June $50; July 5.S;
August 5.9S; September 600; October 5.9s;
December SCI.
Spot cotton closed dull: middling up
lands 5 13-16c; middling gulf 6 Lice; sales
none.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Firm at 5Sc; net receipts
: 16. 3O1.
Norfolk-Steady at size; net receipts
sos.
BaItimore-Nominal at 5ssc; net receipt:
2,030; gross receipts 4,41.
Boston-Quiet at 5 13-16c; net receipt:
2,S14: gross receipts 5,22S.
Wilmington-Firm at 5asc: net receipt:
2.222.
Philadelphia-Firm at s Lie; net re
ceipts 405.
Savannah-Steady at 5hc; net receipt.
4.615.
New Orleans-Easy at SIC; net receipt
1889.
Mobile-Quiet at 5 3-16c; net receipt
1,S22.
Memphis-Steady at SIC; net receipt
4,554; gross receipts 5.00S.
Alphabetically at 5 1-16c; net receipt
,53o: gross receipts 1857.
CharlestOn-Quiet at 5 3-16c; net receipt
4,07s.
Cincinnati-Quiet at SIC; net receipt
,069.
Louisville-Steady at sac.
st. Louis-Quiet at 5 5-16c; net receipt
1,5S5: gross receipts II ,343.
Houston-Steady at 5%c; net receipt
Il, S1.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, December 1.-The leading fu
lures were as follows;
Open. High. Low. Clio:
Wheat
December =. 9is 964 81 9Sl
January ....... 92ls 92A a1A 81
May ........... 91s 91s 93s so
Corn
December =. 25A 25S 25A %