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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Now York Stock Market.

New York, December There was a
comparatively narrow market for
stocks today and the tone was not well
defined at my time. Large and conf
dent buying of a few railroad stocks
was in evidence, but this was partly
offset by the shape weakness of a num-
Der of industrials and s~pecialties, and
the whole market turned downward
with the appearance of the bank state
ment and with the additional influence
of a 3-point break in Sugar. The no
table demand for railroad stocks look
ed to shares of companies operating in
the southern region. Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Southern railway stocks
were taken in large blocks and Mobile
n Ohio was wound upwards 81 points
out of a dormant state.
Sugar was heavy throughout on
doubts regarding the approaching divi-
dend, which rumor has proclaimed
would be increased. Reports current
of a projected new refinery nea New
York had a marked effect on the stock
and helped to break the price in the
final dealings. Peoples Gas, Glucose,
Smelling and Anaconda also weakened
early in the trading. American Tobac-
CO showed a strong ecove from re-
cent depression and the coalers a
rise on the cold weather.
The bank statement was a surprise.
The heavy loan expansion is supposed
to be due largely to preparations for
interest requirements for December LIST.
but the usual December preparations
for January 1st are expected to be-
come effective soon, and the revival of
the interior demand for currency to-
wards the last of the week suggest eau
ton in the borrowing OF money for
speculation The gain in cash OF 81 .s42.-
300 was unexpected and served as a
welcome offset to the increase I'm re-
serve requirement of 49, 54, 800, grow
ing out Of the large addition Of I'LL
77S,OO0 to deposits. The inroad of 81
412,e00 upon the surplus would other-
wise have been much larger.
The continued large demand for bonds
at an advancing price was a noticea-
bic feature of the trading. The bond
market has been less unsettled this
week than tocks. Business has been
increased and prices have
Junior or ~refunding and
ton bonds have been the fayorites. es-
pecially new issues.
United States refunding 2s advanced
! the old As and SIS 4 and the 3s and
the new As Y per cent over the can
prices OF a week ago The total sales
OF stocks today were 1856, 600 shares.
Standard Oil was re to us.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
The Coffee

New York. December THE market
for coffee futures opened steady at an
advance OF 5 points. Later. the ad-
vance was Increased TO Is 10 20 points
ON active local covering and European
buying orders which followed much
better cables than looked for. a modcr-
ating dn Brazil and steadie spot hold
ings. The market closed firm at Is 10
20 points net advance. Sales We're 81
go. bags. including December at
Sc 10, January $50. March $685. to $3.50.
Spot teady: No. : invoice ~; mild
market quiet; Cordova ga TO lSAc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
December Weather for Twenty-Five
Years.

1e2FS.
Mr.. George w. Felger, observer of
the weather bureau, has furnished us
the following data, covering a period
of twenty-nine years. having been
compiled from the eathe bureau rec.
ords at Wilmington:
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature As degrees. The warmest
month vas that of 1879. with an aver
age of sc degrees; also 1889; HI coolest
month vas that of 1876. with an aver
age of SO degrees. The highest temper
allure was IS degrees on the oath, 1879.
The lowest temperature was 10 degrees
on the S0th, 1880. Average data on
which killing" frost occurred in au-
tumn, November Sth. Average date on
which last killing" frost occurred in
spring, March 3Oth.
Precipitation - Grain and melted
snow)-Average for the month 2.96
inches. Average number of days with
.01 of an inch or more. 10. The great
est monthly precipitation was 7.1S
inches in 1877. The least monthly pre-
cipitation was OILS inches in 1889. The
greatest amount of precipitation re-
corded in Any "a consecutive hours was
was 2.9S inches on the 29th. 1917. The
greatest amount of snowfall recorded
in any "a consecutive hours (recorG ex-
tending to winter of 1SS4-S5 oniy) was
20 inches on the 26th and Nth, 1885,.
Clouds and Weather-Average num-
Der of clear days, u; partly cloudy
days, 10; cloudy days, 9.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southwest. The highest
velocity Of h wind was As miles from
the northwest on h 18th. 1876. also
from the west on the 30th. 1895.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

Total since September Net re-
ceipts s.40i .3ss bales: exports to Great
Britain 1.266.465 bales: France e5S,45s
bales; continent S16.11{ bales
Futures closed steady: December
e.S4: January S.7s; February e.7s:
March SIS: April s.s5: May 9.e3: June
s.sI: July s-5s; August s.35: September
$40.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 19hc; middling gulf 1oLc.
sales none.
PAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. December 1.-The leading
futures RANGED as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Saved a Man From Drowning

Last night at $50 o'clock at the foot
of Princess street, Peter Pickett, color
ed, got an icy bath and came very a
ly being drowned. He fell into the riv-
er between two flats and would certain
" have gone down had not Hooper
caught him and held on for dear life.
After Hooper got hold of him he had
to call for help for V minutes, as he
was unable. to pull the man out by him
self.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
The DRY Goods Market.

New York. December 1.-The week
closes with quiet business IN progress
In cotton goods. generally. n n slack
demand for wooden worseds. In cot
ton fabrics. the tons continues general
ly firm without further change in
prices. Cotton yarns are easier. with
some pressure TO sell from stool and
more disposition TO accept orders for
forward contracts. Wooien and wor-
sted yarns are dul and irregular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Marsden Bellamy, Jr., Esq, Elected
TruStee.

A meeting of the creditors of Mr.. H.
l.. Fennell, who filed a petition in
bankruptcy November 18th and was ad-
judged a bankrupt November 18th, was
held yesterday in the United States
court room in this city. S. H. MacRae,
Esq, of Fayetteville, referee in bank
rupcy for this district, presided, and
claims to the amount of s13, 900 to S14,-
900 were represented and proven. The
creditors elected Marsden Bellamy, Jr.,
Esq, as trustee and he will Immediate
ly take charge of the assets and dispose
itors.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. December 1.-The weekly
statement of averages OF the associated
banks for five days hows: Loans sS0i.-
49S. 100. increase s11. as. 000: deposits
1864. 40. 900. increase s13. 0l9. 600; circula-
ton $50, go, 900, decrease SIS. 200; legal
tenders 500. 073. 400, decrease 1910. 200:
specie s166. S95. 900, increase 81. 152. 500:
total reserve s226, 96S. 400. increase ST.
S42, 300 reserve required s126. I02. 725. in
crease s.. 254, 900: surplus reserve si0.-
S65, 675, decrease 81. AZ. 500.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Ladies Can Wear Shoes.

enc size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken in
to the shoes. It makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery Of the age. Cures and
prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous
and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease Is a
certain cure for sweating, hot, aching,
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores.
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress. Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. NY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
swept by Flames

Fulton, KY, December Twenty
business houses We're burned here to-
day. The aggregate losses are esti-
mated at $500 900. Boyd Reed was ia
tally hurt in jumping from a third
story window.
1t is believed the fire was started by
burglars who, owing to lack of fire ap-
paratus, were able to loot half a dozen
houses. The buildings destroyed in
cluded the Kirk dry goods house, the
opera house, h postofice and the
Meadows hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, December 1.-Wheat dec1in-
ed on liberal receipts and speculative
dullness today, but closed steady. jan
uary &c lower. May corr closed un-
changed and May pats Il to &c down.
Provisions at the close were u~nchang-
ed to 5 cents depressed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

Large shipments of CLANS are now be-
ing made from here to the northern
markets. AS many as six car Dads
were forwarded one day the past week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

Flour dull: winter patents $3.b5GS-S0:
straights $3.l0G3.60; clears s2.9oN3.3o.
spring specials $3.50: patents s3-ioG3S5;
straights s3.00G3.40: bakers sZ.20G2.75:
No. 3 spring wheat 660e6sc: No : red
11G13c: No. 9 corn 3512c; No. 2 yellow
35k@35Ac; Nc. 2 oats 22A G2Sc; No. 2
white 26AG26&c; No. 3 white 2ih0
26kc; mess pork per barrel $11.00G
1850; lard per 100 pounds s6.97h9Io0:
short ribs sides Qoose) $500 700: dry
sailed shoulders (boxed) s5.S7kG6.1213;
short clear sides( boxed) s6.60Q6.70:
whiskey 1927.
New York. December Flour
Easy and generally 5 to 10 points lower
to sell, with demand poor. Winter pat
ents $3.60G3.90; Minnesota patents $3.50
@4.25.
WHEAT-Spot steady: No. . red
TIC; options opened steady and ad-
vanced a little in spite of rather liberal
deliveries on December contracts ana
lower cables, being stimulated by fur
Their unfavorable Argentine news and
rumors of export business. A final re-
action u to pressure in the late de-
liveries made the close easy al k@Lc
net decline. January closed 76kc:
March 7SBc; May 7SAc; December 76c.
CORN-Spot firm; No. 2 45Ac; OPP
tons opened dull and barely steady;
influenced by continued fine weather
49, - " an LCS IL
ceipts, the lower cables n moderate
unloading. Later it rallied on sharp
covering of December, helped by small
deliveries. Closed firm on covering at
a partial 1sc net advance; May closed
41Bc; December 43Ac.
OATS-Spot dull; Nc. 2 26hc; options
quiet and abou steady.
LARD-Firm; western steamed $3.50.
Refined firm; continent $3.50: South
American $S.25; compound s5.S7h66.O0.
PORK-Steady; family s15.5 0616. so;
short clear 14.0O617.O0: mess $4,000
1870
CHEESE-Firm; large September
10A @11c; small September 11d11hc.
EGS-Steady; sGtate and Pennsylva-
mia 25@28c; western regular packing
20@24c.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy handpick-
ed 4A@5c; other domestic &C.
CABBAGE-Long Island per 100 $500
@4.5O.
POTATOES-Quiet; Jerseys $1,000
Island s1.50@1.75; Jersey sweets s1.750
2.75.
PETROLEUM-Dull; refined New
York 1925; Philadelphia and Baltimore
s7.2O; do in bulk s4.65.
RICE-Firm; domestic fair to extra
s4.37k66.50
COTTON SEED OIL-DulI and about
STEADY. Pr1me crude DarrelS ZSH2C.
nominal; prime summer yellow 3115c:
off summer yellow Sic: prime winter
prime meal SCOOPS. 80.
yellow 37@37hc; prime white 25c:
SUGAR-Firm; fair refining 3 15-16c:
centrifugal SO test 4 7-16c: molasses
sugar 8 11-16c; refined steady; stand
ard A $40; confectioners A $40;
mould A $5.S5; cut Loaf $500; crushed
$500; powdered $50; granulated $500:
cubes 1915.
The National Refining Company ad-
vanced tn eprice list Of its fine granu-
lated sugar today to 5.53 cents per
pound.
V STORES.
New York-Spirits turpentine dull at
42k@43c; rosin quiet; strained, common
to good $1.65@1.70.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

The best prescription against fevers,
pneumonia, dipththeria, etc., is in
building up the system with Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
WILMINGTON MARKETS
Wilmington. December /.

Wilmington. December 1.
Receipts of cotton today 3.2ss bales.
Receipts same day last year 2.06s
bales.
This seasons receipts TO date-lso. s12
bales.
Receipts TO same date last y-sr-
169, 400 bales.
The quotations quoted at 4 O'Clock
today At the exchange:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

SOO1 IlluuAuR .. a.. -. - - y lo-lc
Same day last year-1Ac-
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE = Nothing
doing
ROSIN-Firm at $1.2O and SIPS.
TAR-Firm at $1.55.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Steady az
$40 and $40.
Prices same day last y~ear-Sphits
turpentine 4Sc and 47hc: rosin $l.02h
and $1.07h; tar $40: crude turpentine
hard $1.So: soft $3.50.
Receipts today-112 casks Of spirits
t~urpentine., 1,004 barrels rosin, 1872 bar
rels tar, 10 barrels crud ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-137
casks Of spirits ~turpentine. All barrels
rosin, 324 barrels Of tar. "A barrels of
crude turpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT.-100s. 49,: lz5's. 5s11c, lS,ss.
SIC: Zoos. Sc; zoos F. F.. $1.30.: In less
than a load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7A to 7Bc.
BUTTER.-24 10 26c.
COFFEE-10 to l1hc.
BAGGING.-2 ID. basis, sA To sac
COTTON TIES.@S1.40 TO sl.5o.
FLOUR-Straights 800: End patents
$4.26; full $3.50.
MOLASSES..-S. House, 15c: New
Orleans Brights. % to CSC: Porto Rico.
~ 10 soc, SuDo, 70 TO 6lS.
SUGAR@(New York prices, freight
TO be added) granulated $500; w. X. c.
No. 5 $50; No. 9 $4.75: No. IL s4.65.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Carolina. fancy.
soc; prime so to zoe; Virginia soc TO Soc:
Spanish so to S5c.
CORN-61h to 62hc.
CORN MEAL-57kc.
N. c.. BACON-Hams. 12kc; Shout
ders SIC; sides 10c.
CHICKENS-Dull; spring s to 1Sc;
hens 20 to Csc; ROSTERS 1Sc.
TURKEYS-(ive) s to &c per pound.
EGGS-Firm at 10 to zoe.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps.
$3.50; 5 inch hearts. $2.25: 6 inch saps.
$3.50; 6 inch hearts $3.50 {.
TIMBER
Per M feet-Shipping $1,000 800
Mill. prime ................ $500 7.50
Mill fair 5000 500
Common Mill ............. 1000 500
Inferior to ordinary ...... $500 4.50
Statement of Cotton md Naya. Stores
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

YOUNG MEN WANTED, WITH FAR Ed
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egraphy. Railroad and Type
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04

The non-irritating cathartic- Pr
CT. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass
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Statement OF Cotton ,nd Nava Stores
Month ending Dec. LIST, 1900, compared
with month ending Dec. 1st, 1899.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14
TO the School Beyond.

Little Sarah, daughter OF Mr.. and
MRS. ). d. Still, OF Blackioot, departed
THIS lie Tuesday night after u briei
sickness with pneumonia. The beloved
little one has been transferred to the
school In the Great Beyond.
Her funeral WAS conducted from the
Baptist church, Thursday afternoon, IL
The presence of large number O
mourning friends and her remains wers
laid TO rest 10 the Odd Fellows GENE
terry 10 sleep until the summons at tn,
Judgment Day TO all the little ones
Come unto me-" The afflicted famil,
has the sympathy OF all Blackfoot.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14
Birdie 8assett Passed Away.

A telegram from Boise City, Tuesday
afternoon, announced the death OF
Birdie Bassett, the eighteen-year old
daughter Of Hon. J. g. and Mrs. Bas-
se,t. The immediate cause OF death
WAS heart failure.
Blaekfoot was deeply pained at this
sudden sad news. Birdie WAS fayorably
known To our people. Her parents
resided here from the time of her birth
10 fifteen months ago, and her intimate
friends and associates are found In the
Sunday schools aud among the Older
pupils OF the public school. Her death
will be mourned by all who knew her
and the sympathy OF our people go ou'
TO her parents and the family becaus,
of the sad affiiciion which has come u
them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14

A mild case Of small pox has made its
appearance near Basalt. Young Reu-
ben BeIlnap who escaped from quar-
anline camp In the Payette country, re-
turned 10 his home near Basalt. and
was Immediately taken down with the
ioathsome disease.
DR.. Myers, county physician. has
qnaraniined the home and taken pre-.
csuiionary steps TO prevent its spread
ing. i, is unfortunate, II not criminal,
that young men should take such risks
ln spreading diseases and causing sc
much anxiety In communities through
which they pass and wherever the,
may stop. II Is to be hoped that thi'
will prove to be the only case in th,
county.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14

Ii will be impossible TO avoid the rush
10 Cape Nome, no matter how early one
goes this spring, for still earlier pros
pectors have proceeded the present
travellers. 1t is estimated that 1900
people spent the winter at Cape Nome.
The place Is therefore likely to be
overcrowded, and there Is reason to
fear that there will not be gold enough
to 60 around.
The price OF food at Cape Nome, rs
reported In the latest letters, must he
about as high as at Ladysmith before
the relief Of that town. Board and
lodging at $40 day is considered cheap.
Other prices are these; Stake, sl.5o to
!: reindeer stake, 81; pork chops, sl.0;
boiled mackerel, sl.5o; coffee and
douuhputs, 80 cents: hot cakes and
maple syrup, 10 cents; corned oee'
hash. 81: pickled pigs feet, VI; mush
and milk, 80 cents: sardines, per box,
Al: pork and beans, 10 cents; cheese
with any order. IS cents: ham and eggs
50: three eggs, 81; fruit and jams, all
kinds, each 80 cents; coffee, tea OF
chocolate. q cents; one loaf OF bread
s5 cents; shave, 81; hair cut, sl,5O: bath
A.; cigar and drink, so cents each
I,opgshoremen have received " al
hour for their labor: carpenters, sl.a
AN hour.
From these figures 1t looks as though
the man who carries large stores o
provisions to Cape Nome will strike
gold mine without the necessity OF goin,
20 the trouble OF washing the sand
Virginia. Nevada, Enterprise.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14

The Democrats OF this county VIII
no, want two conventions to elect dele
gates to Lewiston and Pocatello' Inc
dime for primaries and the convention
xfl be busy one, and the voters
should not suffer the loss of time and
expense of attending two primaries
.nd two conventions when the needed
,.ort can be done at once. 20
In almost every ueighborhood there
is some one whose life has oeen saves
bv Chamberlain's Colic' Cho.era a'u
nisrrhea Remedy, or who mas oeeo
ourcd of chronic diarrh"" oy tue use
Of that medicine. Such persons MAKE
. point of telling of 1t whenever !. . opp1r, y,
unity offers, hoping that II may oe
The menus Of saving other lives fo'
,ale BY Hull h Woodruff
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS, RESIDENTS. |
i frceholders and heads of families, Of the |
Backfoot School District number eight 49,,
County OF Bingham, State OF Idaho, Will take
notice that an election will be held at the
School House I'm said district number ts.i on
the 18th day OF May, 1900, between the hours
of 90 aud $500 p. m. of said day. for the pur-
pose of deciding the following questions,towit;
First, Shall the Board of Trustees OF school
district number eight a. bingham County,
State OF Idaho. be authorized aad empowered
to issue coupon bonds TO the amount of Four
Thousand Dollars tst.o0oool and bearing inter
est at the rate of six t6l per cent. per annum,
payable annually. payable and redeemable as
follows
one-tenth C1-lol on the first day of January,
1911 and one-tcnth Ci-loi ON the first day of
January of each and every of the succeeding
years unit II paid.
Said Four Thousand Dollars f$i,e0oool to be
used by the said Board of Trustees for the
purposes Of building an addition to the main
| school building of said school district number
eight az said addition to be OF two t2l rooms,
to suitably furnish with all necessary furni-
turc the said two rooms, and to purchase a
furnace for the purpose OF heating the said
school building.
| Second. Shall the Board of Trustees of
school district number eight 81 Bingham
County, State of Idaho, be empowered aud
authorized to issue coupon bonds to the
amount of Ono Thousand Dollars !o0
| and bearing interest at the rate of six t6l per
cent. per annum. payable annually, payable
and rcdcemable as follows:
Oue.tcnth tl.10) on the first day of January,
1911, and one tenth u-l0l on the FIRST day OF
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14

The worst after effects OF influenza
arise from deranged functions of the
liver. Clear the blood at once with
HERBINE, for it will strengthen the
liver TO withdraw from circulation the
biliarly poisons. Price 20 centsat Hull
& WoodrufTs drug store.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14
5000
New Patterns
WALL PAPER,
Just Received,
HULL & WOODRUFF,
Pioneer Drug Store.
A Friqhifui Blunder

Will often cause horrible burn, scald.
cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica salye,
the best in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures old sores
fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns
all skin eruptions. Best pile cure or
earth. Only 25c box. Cure guaran
teed. Sold by Hull g. Woodruff, drug
pists,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-14
Money 10 Loan

On improved farms In Bingham COUP
it.-sI 200 loans for Eve years made up
on liberal terms. Apply personally, OF
write to JNo. w. JONES, .IR.,
Blackfoot, Idaho.