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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
A WOMAN

Brandon, Manitoba, December 81
Emily Hilda Blake. a domestic, was
hanged here this morning for the muir
der of Mrs. Lane, her mistress. The
execution was private, only a few per-
sons obtaining the privilege of wit
Messing it.
Miss Blake, who was only % years
of age. walked firmly to the scaffold
without assistance and was the coolest
of the party, with the exception of
Hangman Radcliffe. She made no
statement The girl had confessed that
she committed the crime, saying she
did it because she loved Mrs. Lanes
children and was jealous Of the moth
er's love. The trial was very brief, as
she refused all offers of counsel and
pleaded guilty.
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NoRrH cARoLdNA 1EADs
The states in Number of New Textile
Mills for the Year.

Boston, Mass, December 27.-The
number of textile mills constructed or
contemplated in the United States for
the last half of 1899, as reviewed by
The American Wool and Cotton Re-
porter, is 1873; against 116 for the first
half of the year This makes a total
of 299 mills for the year, against 262
for 1898 and 155 forz1897.
The south still leads in the new mill
construction with a gain Of fourteen
mills over the number for the first half
of the year. The north has shown a
greater increase, having an accession
of fifty-three over the twenty-five re-
ported the first six months in the year.
North Carolina, a. usual, leads the
list, with a total of thirty-ene.
Georgia comes second, with a total
of 81. Pennsylvania shows 10, South
Carolina 16, Alabama 16, Massachusetts
10, New York 8, Rhode Island 8, Maine
8, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia
6 each, Texa 5, Connecticut, Louisiana
n New Jersey 3 each, Ohio 2 and u
linois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan,
New Hampshire, New Mexico, North
Dakota and Vermont l each.
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VOTE no CONSOLIDATE
Florida Central and Peninsula Stock
holders Agree to the scheme.

Jacksonville. Fla, December 2T.-A
meeting of the y STOCKHOLDERS of the
Elp4da Central and peninsufa Rails.
road Een1pany was held here today.
2Res6lutfo1is were passed authorizing
the classification sof that compang with
Lths South Bend railway the CONSOLE
DARED COMPANY to be known az the
FlortdaE Central and Peninsula Consol-
idatedSRaiiway Company.
ut rs supposed that this is the ,pri-
mary step TO the consolidation with
the sSeaboard Air lime, the local con-
S~6liaation being, opposed by the Dutch
syndicate Of minority stockholders,
representing 22,o0o shares. The eppos-
ing resolutions were. all defeated by the
majority s~toekholders, the vote being
in round figures 2ts,ooo shares against
$4,000.
Thomas +. Ryan. Of New YORK,
served notice on the soc holders that
suits were pending in thefederaf courts
Of North Carolina and Virginia TO pre-
vent considerations of roadsyfn Which
Ryan is interested With the tSeaboard
Air Line. r
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SPARKS.

A party of Ohio and Pennsylvania
Capitalists, have purchased $500 acres
Of oil, mineral and timber lands near
Allegheny, in the mountains of East
Tennessee. The property will be de-
veloped and oil wells sunk. The pur-
chase price is no known.
The Berlin Reichsbank statement
is regarded in German business circles
as highly unfavorable. 1t shows 71,0OO.-
900 marks less metal in stock h a a
year ago, "a, OOO, 900 marks in notes in
circulation and 241, 000,0 600 marks in dis
counts in excess Of last years figures.
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southern educational Association

Memphis, Tenn: December 27.-The
first session of the conference of the
Southern Educational Association IVES
held here today. When Chairman Cor
don, of the reception committee, called
the meeting to order, more than 700
delegates were i cir seats, repre-
senting the entire 18th. Quite a num-
Der of visitors have arrived from the
north, inc even from the New England
states.
The programme this afternoon was
begun with welcoming addresses and
their responses. President Junius Jor-
don delivered his annual address. He
said that the future of the negro, if ne
remains in this country, was in the ag-
ricultural world.
The feature of the evening session
was an address by DR.. William T. Har-
ris, United States commissioner of ed
ucation.
Hon. B. F. Johnson, of Richmond,
closed tonight's session with an ad-
dress on "A T%ripartite Education"
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coTToN.
Special to The Messenger.)

New York December N.-In cotton
a sharp rlae II LjaerpooI, a further inn
provement IN the stock market con-
tinued lightreceipts. buying for Liv-
erpool. southern. Wall street and out
side account. together with covering,
caused a rise Sto IL points early
in the day.
Liverpool rose 3-32d for spots, with
sales of 5000 bales. Futures advanced
5 to 6 points, but lost II to l Of the fise.
Manchester was firmer.
Spot prices, here declined Lice, with
sales of Is bales for spinnipg5 middling
uplands Z 9-16c, against SIC last year;
Csc last year. New Orleans, Savannah
and Norfolk advanced 1-16c and Mobile,
Baltimore and Augusta &c. New Or
leans sold 1000 bales, Mobile and Mem
phis 500 each. New Orleans advanced
= points for March. The port receipts
were 55,043 bales, against 3s,942 last
week and S2,218 last year; thus far
his week III, 80 bales, against 151 .944.
Receipts at thirteen principal interior
towns were %. 945 bales. against 25.041
last week, and 1854 last year; ship
ments 1882 bales. against 1850 last
week, and 40, 52S last ear
New Orleans expects tomorrow II, 200
to ID, 900 bales. against s.332 last week,
and 10,S35 last year; Houston $500 TO
1900, against 5,75s last week, and TO-
403 last year. The port exports were
20. 500 bales. The total semi-weekly re-
ceipts proved to be 47,13s bales, against
s.. 09s last week, and has asst year.
1t is admitted hat If light receipts
continue three weeks longer even the
big cropfestimaters will cut down their
estimates. Private cables say that the
market in Liverpool VIII be governed
more by financial and political condi-
tons than the receipts. but this may
be doubted.
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Caught After Nineteen Years.

Atlanta, Ca, December Ex-Governor
Gambler today received a telegram from
Governor Johnston, Of Alabama, stat
ing that James Hall, an escaped con-
vict, had been arrested in Birmingham.
Hail was convicted of simple larceny in
MuscOgee county, Georgia, in 1872, and
sentenced to fifteen a in the peni-
tertiary. He served nine years when
he escaped, and has been at liberty
nearly nineteen years. Recently Hall
had a quarrel with his brother, who be-
trayed him to Sheriff O'Brien, of Birm-
ingham. He will be returned to GeOr-
gia
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Raleigh Post: John Taylor and Rob-
'ert Fortune, the two Nash county ne
groes in Wake jail for safe keeping,
will in all probability end their careers
on the gallows.-News was received
here yesterday that Mr.. Robert Hes
ter, a Well known citizen of Nash coun-
ty,whom these negroes waylaid and
shot for his money, died yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock.-Elkin, N. c.,
December 26.-(Speciai)-Elkin was
visited today by a disastrous eonf1agra-
ton. The furniture factory of Green
& Gray and large lumber yards ad-
Joining We're totally destroyed. The
viii reach $4,000, with only partial
insurance. The cause of the fire is un-.
known.
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London, December 27.-The privy
council held a meeting at Windsor
castle today, at which Queen Victoria
proclaimed a warning to all British
subjects not to assist the inhabitants
of the Transvaal or Orange Free State,
or tu sell or transport merchandise
thereto under penalty of he law. The
proclamation was gaZetted tonight.
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Caught n Trestle by a Train.

Anderson, s.. c., December 27.-Whie
James Jones, his wife, two children and
brother-in-laW were walking on a high
trestle near here last night, a train
suddenly came upon them. Mrs. Jones
was killed, her body being horribly
mangled. Mr.. Jones with one of the
children jumped headlong in the swamp
below. The brother-in-law also jump
I'd and the other child fell through the
trestle. All were badly injured, but it
is thought they will recover
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SLsipPING INTELLIGENCE.
IN PORT.
STEAMERS.

IN
STEAMERS.
.Laurelwood Br.), 1856 tons, Bower,
Charleston. J.. H. Sloan.
Aquila (Nor.), 1,407 tons. Anderson.
Hamburg, Heide & Co.
Washington (Br.), 1920 tons, Dig
gins, Huslva, E. Peschau & Co.
BARkS.
Louisa .(Nor.), 621 tone, Tonnessn,
Hull, Heide & Co.
: BRIGS.
NC. Haskell, (Am.), $50 tons, Wing
field, Punta Gorda, Geo. Harriee. Son
SCHOONERS.
Percy and sIilly (Am.), tons. An
derson. Georgetown for New York.
Gee. HhfTise, Son q O.
e ]. Hazard tAm.), 373 tons, Batch
ford, Now York. Geo. Harri.s, Son &
AbhtS G.cole. IAm.). 2O2 tons, Cole,
New YpfE Geo Harriss, Son & Co.
Chafl6tsRsW. Miller (Am.). PAS. tons,
Higbess York, Geo. Harriss. Son
q Go. #%NxSA@LL
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SUICIDE OF AN ALDERMAN.

Milwaukee, Wis, December 27.-Al-
derman George Hill, of the First ward,
committed suicide at his home today
by shooting himself through the head.
Worry over a street railway ordinance
is said to be the cause for the act. He
was 80 years old and married.
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Use Aliens Foot-Ease in 1onr loves
A lady writes: 81 shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my gloves n rub a little
on my hands. 1t v my gloves py
absorbing perspiration. Tt is a most
dainty toilet powder" Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes.
Always use it to break in New Shoes.
1T keeps the feet cool and comfortaple.
and nurses 10 the absolute purity OF.
Aliens Foot-Ease. All drug nj shoe
stores sell ii, CSC. Sample sent Tree.
Address Allen S. O1msted, be Roy,
N. Y.
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ROBERTS AND KITCHENER.

Gibraltar, December 27.-The British
steamer Dunottar Castle, having on
board General Lord Roberts, OF KAN
dahar, commander-in-chief OF the Brit
fsh forces in South Africa, arrived here
yesterday evening.
General Sir n. Kitchener, who came
from Egypt to join General Roberts as
his chief of staff, embarked on oar
the Dunottar Castle and the vessel sail
ed early this morning for Cape Town.
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Arguing the Railway Assessment Case

Charleston, S. c., December 27.-Be-
fore Judge Simonton in the United
States circuit court here today is be-
ing argued the case Of the railroads
against the North Carolina state COR
pOration commission.
Judge SimontOn recently reduced the
corporation commissions assessment of
railroad tax values by SO, 600, 900. The
commission now claims it has the right
to fix such values and argues that the
federal court must accept the states
construction of it's own laws.
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THE DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, December 27.--The market
today at first hands has been without
4 Single new feature OF interest. New
business is ON a limited scale in all de-
partments, and prices are
+hroa1ghout in both cotton and wooden
goods. -Jobbers' c~learing-up sales are
going off well and will hardly last n
week u
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TIMBER
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH


New York, December 27.-MOney on
call steady at 4 to 5 per cent; last loan
at Az per cent; prime mercantile paper
at 6 per cent; sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills
at s4.S7A GA. S7h for demand and at
$4.S1@481A for sixty days; posted rates
at S4.S2k and s4.SS12; commercial bills
at $500 81; silver certificates~a at 5Sh0
So; bar silver at 585s; Mexican dollars
at 47A; government bonds weak; state
bonds inactive; railroad bonds strong.
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THE COFFEE MARKET.
Especial to The Messenger.)

New York, December 27.-In coffee
the close was firm, and generally I'M
changed, though some months We're 5
points higher. The sales were 1900
bags. Havre and Hamburg were un-
changed. Rio receipts for one day were
10000, Santos for three days is, 900. Rio
exchange was unchanged. Rio Janeiro
and Santos markets were unchanged.
Local buying sustained the general list,
but january was inclined to be a little
weak as notices are expected tOrnor-f
row. S. MUM. son e CO.
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THE PLAGUE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Sydnew, N. s. W., December 81
The British consul at Noumea con-
firms the report that the plague in a
severe type is raging n that many
deaths from that cause have occurred
in New Caledonia. The government of
Australia las taken stringent precau-
tions for quarantining arrivals from
NOumea. @
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It REQUIRES nerve to stand the strain
of nervous neuralgia, pains in the face,
head or any part of the, body. These
pains are quickly stopped by the use
of Perry Davis Pain-Killer. The re-
lief is immediate and lasting. Do not
suffer a moment longer, but use the
Pain-Killer as directed. Avoid subst1-
flutes. there is out one Pain-Killer, FER
nv Davis Price 25c and soc.
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Negroes Threaten to Burn a Town.

Jacksonville, Fla, December 27.-
There is much excitement at Fort
White a town thirty miles from here,
over the threats of the negro portion
of the population to burn the town. The
negroes are excited because of the
killing of Tom White, who resisted ar
rest, by the town marshal. h mar
shall acted in ~self-defense and the
shooting is regarded as justiiable. The
white people have armed themselves
and Aare on their guard.
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Reid-staton Marriage.
suecia1 10 me Messenger.A


Tarbero, N. c.; December N.-John
IT. Reid, assistant treasurer of the Nor
folk and Carolina railroad, and Mrs.
Julia NJ. Station married here to-
day. They left on the afternoon train
for "a tour north.
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MORE TROOPS REACH MANILA.

Washington. December 27.-General
Otis has notified the war department
of the arrival at Manila of the trans
ports Duke of Fife, and St. Paul, car
rying the Thirty-eighth infantry, and
the transports Ohio and Indiana car
rying the Fortieth infantry. There
were no casualties.
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No Protest Against British seizure a
American

London, December 27.-fnferviewX
made today by a representative OF IT.
Associated Press show that the AmcrfI
can ambassador. Mr.. Joseph III. Choaxal
has not yet received instructions fro-I
Washington regarding the seizure -
cargoes o. American flour by BriuSS
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THE DUKES FLORIDA PURCHASE

LeesbuTg, Fla, December 27.-Nhnety-
four thousand acres of land have been
recently purchased in Lake county, this
state, by the Dukes, of North Carolina.
They expect to cut off and utilize the
timber, plant the land in tobacco and
eventually run a railroad across the
country to connect with the Florida
East Coast railway q
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To Land Coffee from the j. w. Taylor.

New York, December 27.-President
Murphy. of the board of health, at the
meeting of the board today, decided
hat the coffee which arrived on the
plague infected vessel, J. w. Taylor,
should be permitted TO land. He de-
cided that the coffee should be roasted
in Brooklyn.
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A horrible wholesale murder has just
been Commute in Poland. Nine men,
bers of the family of a wealthy landed
proprietor were killed after frightful
torture. The house was robbed Of
everything valuable.
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ANOTHER FAILURE IN BOSTON.

Boston, December Pc. c. Hodges
& Co., bankers and brokers of SO State
street, suspended business today. The
firm is one of the largest in the city.
Its dealings nave been principally in
municipal bonds. No statement Of
assets and liabilities has been made.
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NAVAL STORES.

SdD4C XWXWH12 2SdE. ULxI.
NAyAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.- Steady,
machine barrels 4sc; country barrels
47kc.
RCsIN.-Ftfht q s1.1o and s1.15.
TAR-SteadYgat sl25.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm: hard
81. so; soft ESD.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentiie 42lze and 42c; rosin e7hc
and s1.02k. tar $40; crude turpentine
s1.90 and $3.50.
Receipts today-2S casks spirits tur-
pentine, LAT barrels rosin. 25S barrels
tar, 20 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last years.
casks spirits turpentine, 334 barrels
rosin, III barrels Tar. II barrels crude
tUrpentine.
sALT-125s. SIC: 1sc's. lac: zoos. SOC.
COUNTRY RRoDUCE.
PEA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -: vir-
ginia OF to &c.
RICE-Nothing dong.
CORN-52 to SIC.
|. CORN MEAL-49c.
COW PEAS-75c.
N. c. BACON-Hans,. 9 to loo
shoulders, I to 7hc: sides, s to Shc.
TURkEYS-Give) -
CHICKENSSlow; spring 10 TO lSc
hens, % to Csc; roosters. 10 to zoe.
EGGS-Ffrm at 15c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 five inch hearts
and saps. s1.50QS.1o: six inch. s2.5Oq
$50.
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{ : e RIDAH DECEMBER %, 1899.

Lie: middling uplands 4 e-16c: mid
ding gulf 4 13-16c: sales 81 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. December 27.-The leading
futures ranged rs follows:
Ope Q. High. Low Clos
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COTTON.

Liverpool, December 27.+ o. M
COttOn.-Spot, in moderate demand,
prices 3-32d higher. American middling
fair 4 21-32d; good middling 4 15-S2d,,s
middling 4 1920; low middling ND.
good ordinary 3 11-16d; ordinary 8 7-f6d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales.
Of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included $500 bales Ameri~
can: receipts since last report 40, 600
bales, including 80, 200 bales Americans.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet
at the advance.
American mfddling. low middling
clause: December 4 15-64d buyers; De
cember and January 4 13-64d sellers.
January and February 4 l1-64d sellers:
February and March 4 S-64G4 9-64d
buyers; March and April 4 7-64Q4 Sad
sellers; April and May 4 6-64d sellers.
May and June 4 4-64G4 Sad sellers:
June and July 4 3-64d sellers; July and
August 4 1904 2-64d sellers; August
and September 8 61-s4G3 62-64d buyers;
September and October 3 53-64Gs 54-64d
value.
NEw YORK MARKET.
New York, December 27.-Cotton
dull; middling z 9-16c; net receipts
2,115; gross receipts 1852; sales IS;
exports to the continent SIS.
Total today: Net receipts 5.43I; ex-
ports to Great Britain 81; to France
SIS; to the continent 2o,130; stock -.
Consolidated: Net receipts III, 80; ex-
ports TO Great Britain IA. 500; TO France
3ye11; to the continent 5s.59s.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts $3.50, 125; exports to Great Bri-
tain 966 ,125; to France Al, 1872; TO the
continent 1854. $40.
uture closed steady. December 7.27,
January 7.2S, February 7.34. March 7.3s.
Aoril 7-42, May. and June 7.46, July
Is, August las, September 7.05, Octo-
6.95. November $50.
tpot cotton closed dull at a decline of
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Cash QUotrlons we're as follows.
Flour steady. No. > yellow corn, STA
3lAc: No, ; spring wheat. lixN64c. No.
= red. 67lza69c; Nc. > corn. 30S. aisle:
No. ? oats. 22Ac, No. , white. 25iec;
No. 3 white, -. d2+Ac; mess pork, per
Dbl, $S.SodI0.20, lard. per loo lbs, s5.S0d
5.621ac: short ribs sides. loose. S5.-0n
5.45: dry s1}ted shoulders, boxed. s5.G7ls
q5.50; short clear sides, boxed. $5.a0d
$50; whiskey. distillers' finished goods.
per gallon. $12S12,
New York. December -1.-FLOUR.-
Rather steadier and moderately act. sc
in "A jobbing way at old prices. Winter
patents $3.55GS.75; do Straights, $5S5d
3.45; do extra $2.550..90.
WHEAT.-Spot firm; No. > red 14%c.
Options opened firm at lac advance and
a scattered demand from shorts.
! prompted by better cables and bullish
foreign crop news. Reacting a little
from top in the afternoon under the
small decrease in Bradstreet's worlds
stocks, the market closing steady al
A@@%c advance. January closed al
| 727sc; March closed AT &c; May clos
ed at 743sc; July closed at 75c; De
cember closed at 7234c.
| CORN.-Spot steady; No. , 40i2c f. o.
b. afoat and 39Ac elevator. Options
market opened steady with heat but
subsequently edsed under cables and
predictions of more liberal receipts
west; closed easy at u~nchanger prices
to sc net decline. May closed at 3Ssc;
December closed at 800.
! OATS.-Spot duh; Ne. , -. Options
neglected and easy.
EGGS.-Steady; state and Pennsyl-
vania 23M24c; western ungraded at
mark 15@20c; western 23c.
POTATOES-Steady; southern sweet
$1.25@1.75.
COFFEE Futures opened steady.
but partially } points lower and ruled
exceptionally dull with only local
speculation, while showing a generally
weak undertOne, the cables being un-
satisfactory and receipts at Rio and
Santos larger, with spot demand slug
gish and warehouse deliveries very
small; rallied sharply in the last few
n on a sudden squirt of cover
ing. The market closed firm with prices
net unchanged TO 10 points higher:
total sales 5000 bags, including jan
uary at s5.S0@5.S5; March $5.95G6.05;
May S6.10G6.15. Spot cOffee-RiO steady;
mild quiet.
SUGAR--Raw firm; refined steady.
COTTON SEED OIL.-In sympathy
with the jump in hog products and at
tended by further activity among
shorts, the market ruled firm and
rhigher today, closing quite strong.
EPrime crude barrels 29c nominal; prime
lsummer yellow 3215d33c; off summer
Iyellow 321Ac; butter grades 35G36c;
prime winter yellow 36@36Rc; prime
white 35@36c: prime meal s24. 50025. 90.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady. Turpentine
quiet at 51h@52c.
CharlestOn-Spirits turpentine firm
at 47Hc; sales 10 casks. Rosin firm at
SLO501.10; sales $50 barrels.
Savannah-Turpentine firm at 4740
4Sc,- receipts 1,447; sales 1,208; exports
142. Rosin unchanged; receipts 9,2O6:
sales none: exports 2,S06.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Wilmington, q C, December q.
ReeeIpt sof cotton t5day-1,527 bales.
same day last year-1,104
baIeA
This sEason's receipts 70 date-207, 327
bales.
Receipts 50 same date last year
269,13f baTEs.
The uuOtzsions posted at 4 o'clock
today at-tnekexchange: