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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-04

New York. April 2-The cotton mar
ket opened steady. with prices 2 to
points higher on 4 furry OF covering
and light Wall street buying. prompte5
by firm Liverpool cables and light port
receipts. Yet soon after the con the
bear leaders took advantage OF tam
speculative support to depress the sum-
mer months. May was sold down u
S-74 and July to SIS before buyers o.
consequence could be induced TO sup
port the market
Liverpool responded TO the heaviness
here by declining q bare half point
which was. later. regainsd and Europe
bought near months here TO undo strad-
dlers made several months &
The south sent bullish reports as To
the temper OF southern spot markets.
and advicss from spinning centers were
most encoCrcgIng so far as demand Tor
cloths and warns were concerned. A
light estimate for tomorrow's Houston
receipts made little or no impressio4
on the market at the close OF the first
hour and il was not until midday thai
decided strength was manifested
Spots then appeared TO get wind OF a
light estimate for tomorrow's New Or
leans receipts. not due to appea until
1890 o'clock. In attempt TO cover, prices
advanced TO the opening level. For the
res; of the session. the tendency was
steadily upward. with the advance par
ticularly active in the last hour. when
shorts were driven in by export clear
ances Of 1900 bales. these following
yesterday of $4,000 bales n
being three times larger than port re-
ceiDtS. The close was very STEADY.
with prices net 3 to Z points higher.
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SEVEN TO ONE

Sometimes the weight goes
upthat way when taking SCOTS
Emulsion. Seven pounds OF
new, healthy flesh from a one
pound bottle of SCOTS Emul-
sion is on record.
SCOTS Emulsion brings
everything to its aid good ap'
petite, strong digestion, rich
blood, new body strength, and
above all the power to get all
tie good out CT ordinary food
For these who are in reed
of ! &C flesh there is nothing
better. Thin folks-try It'll
Wen send yog a li,;ic; 20 Try. if you Ike.
SCOTT Z DoYNE, 1oo Pearl street. New Yoek.
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GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
Methodist M~issionary Conference.
Presbyterian Presbytery I'm SEES
sion Delightful Musical Enter
tainment-Two

CORRESPONDENCE Of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. n. c., April 2.
A missionary conference Of the New
Bern district Of the Methodist church,
south will be held at Dover tomorrow
and the following Methodist ministers
from this city will be in attendance:
Rev. NJ. BRADSHAW. OF St Pauis c--uTcI.
Rev. ]. L. Thompson. OF St. Johns
church: Rev. j.. z. Trip. OF the Colds
boro circuit and DR.. F. -. Swindell, the
presiding elder of the district, together
with Rev. 7. P. Bonner, of Mt. Olive,
The Presbyterian ministers of the
Wilmington P~resbytery are assemble
In convention in the Presbyterian
church in Mt. Olive. the homes OF WHOSE
hospitable citizens have been thrown
oDen for the accommodation of their
distinguished visitors. The Presbytery
will be IN session tonight and tomor-
row and possibly Friday. The officers
OF the church will furnish subject mat
ter for their elaboration.
Elder John w. Gardner, of this city,
left today at noon for Fremont, where
he will his afternoon officiate at the
marriage OF Mr.. w. r. Hooks, of Ere
mont to Miss Sarah Copeland, the pop
ular daughter of Mr.. Dempsey Cope
n who resides near Fremont. Elder
Gardner will return to the city tomor-
row.
The music class of Mrs A. B. Free
man delighted their parents and friends
last night with a musical programme
which was rendered with surprising
efficiency and to the qualification 81
their cultured teacher. The entertain
ment was given at Mrs. Freeman's
home and marked the closing of the
music session. The programme was di-
vided into two parts. the younger pu-
pills taking the first part and the older
ones the second.
The marriage of Rev. Mr.. Jackson, the
popular pastor Of the Second Baptist
church In this city. to Miss Addie
Raspberry. occurred this evening at 1880
O'Clock at the residence of Mr.. B. T..
King on James street. where the bride
had been a boarder for some time. AT
ter the the bridal party were
served with supper In the Handsomely
decorated dining room. At $3.50 o'clock
the happy couple boarded the north
bound train for a short bridal tour,
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FREEZING
Mercury at Raleigh Down to Thirty
Two Degrees-Close of d Eel
lows Fiscal f~ear-Sreps to Secure
q New HoteI-Libraries for Public
Schools.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. G., April ..

Raleigh, n. G., April ..
The temperature this morning here
was %. the freezing point. The air was
very dry anC there was wind all night
As a result the weather bureau said no
frost had been reported. though therr
was a heavy frost at Wilmington am
New Bern. and some at Charlotte. The
dryneSS of the air saved this section, as
II did during the severe cold snap late
IN March. when the temperature fell to
u degrees.
The fiscal year OF the G Fellows
I'd Monday and the grand secretary.
b. H. Woodell. has turned over to tne
grand treasurer. r.. j. Jones, OF Will
mington. SIl,l31.32. as the years re-
ceipts. This is over 10 per cent In
crease as with the previous
year.
Major p. T.. Jones is assigned TO the
command of the battalion OF the Third
regiment In the provisional regiment
which goes to the Charleston exposition
nxet week, taking the place of Major
Il. J. Winston. Assistant Surgeon Har-
riII. of the Second regiment, of Tarboro,
is ordered to go with the regiment.
Governor AycOck and State Superin-
tendent j. Y. Joyner are invited by
Robert q. Ogden. the president OF the
southern conference OF education, to AZ
LeEu the IlIn ANNUAL UleeIlH5, dl ALI
ems. Ga. April 24th-27th- They have az
cepted. and both will attend. The con-
ference last year was held at Winston
Salem.
An earnest movement to give Raleigh
better and larger hotel accommodations
was put on foot yesterday by the bust
ness men. 1t is probable that the ma
iority OF the stock will be taken her,
though some may be taken by persons
at other points. Special care is to be
taken in the selection of a site and also
of a design. 1t is currently reported
that one site has been bought by per-
sons who oppose the building OF a
hotel because of interest in present
ones.
George A. Grimsley, of Greensboro,
chairman OF the library committee OF
the State Literary and Historical Socie-
ty. calls ON that committee to meet at
Greensboro April 4th. 1t is to consider
to rural public schools. to mill villages
and to cities and towns.
The State Association Of Music
Teachers met this morning at the Bap-
fist female university. where there was
3 musical.
Thus far twenty-five counties have
failed to establish n libraries for ru-
raj public schools. In the other y
counties almost 500 such libraries nave
been esta bIished. The state appropria-
ton of S.. 900 for this purpose is nearly
exhausted.
The dramatic association of the state
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here will play THE Rivals at Colds
boro and Durham. The presentations
of the play have made a decided hit
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The Wilson Easter German.

CORRESPONDENTS of The Messenger-)
Wilson. n. c., April 2.
The Wilson german club did itself
proud last night. The Easter dance
was voted by oil the most successful
ever given in Wilson. The dance was
led by Mr.. T. ID. Martin. He intro
duced during the evening many beau
tiful figures. During the evening a de-
IightfuI lunceOn was served to all
present. This part of the evenings en-
tertainment was under the direction
of Mesdames W j. Boykin, Alex Green,
w. j. Jones. .Ir.. H. @. Common. and
7. NJ. Washington.
Among those dancing were the fol-
lowing: Miss Hammond, of Baltimore,
with f.. B. Graves Miss Ollie Clark,
with Mr.. Will Graves: MISS Eliza
Hodges. with Mr.. Thns. Dawnin a!
Richmond: Miss .Iollife. of Baltimore,
with Mr.. BendaI: Miss Helen Gray, Of
KinstOn. with Mr.. Guy W-hn. Miss
Applewhite. with Mr.. HoSe III win. OF
Kinston: Miss Pauline Woodward. with
Mr.. Chatham Woodward: Miss Janet
Dnrtch. Of G~olushnro. with Mr.. F'ei
MAILER. Of Raleigh: Miss Kate Oar
den, with Mr.. Harper. Of GoldshorO;
Miss blanche FnOte. with Mr.. 6. l..
Burwell: Miss Sue Selby. with Mr. :.
Is RelSOn. AilSH B1IIie. OF hdlSlSn.
with MIR. las Whitehead; Miss
blanche Blake, of Raleigh. with Mr..
Fetzer. of Charlotte; Miss Julie Her
ring. with Mr.. w. r. Whitehead; Miss
Dorthy Carr. With Mr.. ]. G. Eagles;
Miss Mary Farmer. with Mr.. n. ID
Martin: Miss Matte Farmer. with Mr..
7. A. Fulghum: Miss Envy Green. with
Mr.. Buie Gray: Miss Lamb. of VIII
iamston. with Mr.. Will Harriss; Miss
Annie FOy. nf New Bern. with MI.
John a. Moore: Miss Mary Hadiey.
with Mr. Gordon Williams: Miss BeS-
sic Harriss. with DR.. G.. a. Thompson:
Miss Page Morton. with Mr.. b. r
Peoples Miss Annie Simpson. W.T.
Mr.. T. s. Pace: Miss Fannie Brodie.
with Mr.. Frank Taylor; Miss Julia
Gastex, with Nr. Tom Hayden, of
Richmond: Miss Daisy Weaver. W ia
Mr.. Robert Barnes: Miss Daisy S..Iifh,
Of G~oldshOrO. with Mr.. q. r. Strnnach.
Miss Minnie FoOte. with Mr.. -. IT.
Harriss; Miss Sallie Graves. with Mr.
Ruffin Woodari.
The ChaperoEs were Mr.. and Mrs
E. F. Nadal: Mr.. and Mrs. F.. T
Rarnes: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hodges:
Mr.. and Mrs. y +. Weaver: 1)r. md
Mrs. w. ]. Jones. Jr.: MIR. and Mrs.
w. j. Boykin: Nj. and Mrs. TORI
Washington: Mr.. and Mrs. Howell
Whitehead: Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Green
The stays Were Messrs. Joe Johnson.
Z. A. Williams, Harry wainwright, Jas.
Crawford, Jas. Morrfsey and DR..
Whitehead. of Tarboro-
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EoRTdBoUEp FROM HaxrF7

Train 10 leaving Hamlet at Sic a. m. takes
PasseHsers from tratL 81. leaving New York at
lHD 3. m; Baltimore at 5:45 %. m: wa.bInyty.
aIo p M Richmond lo:4O .. m: port<up utL
500 p m; Norfolk S:3o p. N: Raleigh 3..E5 q.
m arriving at Dan'er at CID q. u. FROM
Tain aS. leaving Atlanta 500 p. IN: Athens
iI3 p. NJ; Chester zoo a. N; Charlotte 49,
p m =
Prom Train &C leaving Jacksonville sos ?. m.
Savannah 1910 q. n. Columbia 3:55 .. m; ar
irving Hamlet sos a N
Through Pullman sleepers from Hamlet TO alb
points North. Suuth and Southwest
For tickets. Pullman reservations. etc. apply
To Thomas ID. Meares. General Agent. whining
ton. n. G.
z. z. L BuECH,
General Passenger Agent.
W. 81. LEASAH frame Manager.
Jas. Il BARR. List Vice Pres. and 6en1 0aA.
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NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm at ass
bid.
ROSIN-Firm at s1.10 and s1.15.
TAR-Firm at s1.20.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
s1.35; soft $3.50.
Prices same dav last year Spirits
turpentine SAC and S3Ec; rosin s1.15
and s1.20: tar s1.15; crude t~urpentine
s1.10 and s1.20.
Receipts today-32 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 1913 barrels of rosin, GLIB barrels
tar, Il barrels crude ~turpentlne.
Receipts same day last year-50 casks
spirits ~turpentine, 342 barrels rosin, 13e
barrels tar, 6 barrels crude ~turpentine
PRODUCE.
SALT-1O0's 45c: 1905 7Sc; zoos S5c
F F $1.35; In less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES--3a to SIC.
RUTTER-24 to CSC
COFFEE-S to lie.
FLOUR - Straights A.25 TO $3.50;
End patents $3.50 to 81 IS: full s4.75 to
S5.00
MOL ASSESS. House. 1Sc. New Or
leans Brights. - to 15c: Porto Rico 80
co 3sc: Cuba. % to 4oc- IT.
SUGAR = GranyIated s4.s5: w.XC.
No. s. s4.45: No. Z. $3.50. No. . S4-15: No.
IL, $4.05.
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MAJOR wALLER'S TRIAL
A Private Testiies to the Shooting
of Twelve F~ilipinos.

Manila, April AT today's session
OF the trial by court-martial OF MAJOR
Waller, OF the marine corps, on the
charge OF killing natives OF the island
Of Samar without trial private MCGEE.
OF the marine corps. testified tha
twelve men We're shot. eleven on one
day and one the next day.
When called uron to clear up certain
points Of his testimony McGee refused
to answer, on the ground that it might
incriminate hiIu.
The court viii await the arrival here
of General Jacob H. Smith, in COM
mand on the island nf Samar. before
hearing any more witnesses.
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Every Healthy Boy

to get himself into places OF dan
ger. Hence bruises, strains and sprains
Mother scolds and brings out h bot
tie of Perry Davis Painkiller and rubs
it on the injured spots with an energy
and frequency depending on the SER
iousness of the ase. There Is nothing
like Painkiller to take put the sore
ness. There Is but one Painkiller,
Perry Davis. Price Is and Soc.
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GRAIN md PROVISIONS.

Chicago. April Publish sentiment
upheld grains today and induced good
investment buying in wheat. The up
turn in wheat was all that relieved the
board of a day of very dull speculation.
At the close May wheat vas q to &c
higher. May corr &c up and May oats
higher. Provisions closed pa to
TIC up.
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THE DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, April 1.-The market re.
mains quiet and unchanged at previous
quotations. The advance in cotton has
not as vet resulted in stimulating or.
ders, the average mou OF bushes:
being transacted during the day.
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Why Take Any Chances

with some new and untried medicine
for such serious troubles as diarrhoea,
cramps, ~Gysentery. When you should
know chat for half a century Pam
killer has cured millions of cases?
Look cut fo- limitations, there is only
one genuine, Perry Davis"
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WIFE COFFEE MARKET

New York, April 1.-THE coffee mar
,:et was steady and unchanged. caDle
news from foreign markets being abouf
as expected and receipts in the crop
country quite as large as predicted ry
bear leaders. Total sales were 10. 52a
bags. Spot Rio quiet. No. 7 invoice
BIC; mild market quiet: Condova 81
tn nc
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LARDAfTierce Bssis, sre I9Iic:
Compound SSc-
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PEANUTS-North Carolina . TO soc:
Virginia Gu to Csc: Spanish sUc-
CORN-S0 To SIC.
CORN MEALS to TIC
N G. BACOS-}Ia-S Is shoulder.
&C.: sides 10 to lie.
caICkENS-Dull: hsns - tu Zse
roosters 20 TO z5c: .pr.nz 8 10 lSc
EGGS-Duu at lie.
SHINGLES-Per LOS. Linen san
500: 5-inCh hearts. L.50: 6-Inch saps
$500 6-inch hearts 500
TlAi br ~
Irr NJ feet-Extia milling. s1.5ogS.5G
Eli prime st-0nef .Oa-
Ailt fair S5.00Is. 90
common mill s.. u,gG :. ga.
inferior to ordinary ......... 81 00G.00
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coughs. colds. Group. grip. bronchitis.
throat and lung troubles quickly cured
by One Minute Cough Cure. Draws
u the inflammation and o the
u or the disease. Absolutely safe.
Acts at nce Justice Of the Peace J.
q. Hood, Crosby. Miss. My wife could
not get her breath and vas relieved
by the first dose. It a long been
benefit TO all my family" R r. Bell
NM.
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hARKElS BY TtLtGRAPN.
FINANCIAL.

New York, April Money on call
steady at 3A TO 4 per cent. closing bid
and asked 81 TO 4 per cent. prime mer-
camille paper AZ to 5 per cent; sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S7B for demand and
at $3.50 for sixty days; posted rates
Sass n s4.sShc; commercial bills
s4S4& TO s4.s5A. bar silver 53B: gov
eminent bonds steady; state bones in
active; railroad bonds firm
e.
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SAGE day last year-7kc.
AANAL STORIES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Quite; ma
chine barrels 45c; country barrels 44c.
ROSIN-Firm at s1.10 and s1.15.
TAR-Firm at Stu.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-ouiet: hare
s1.35: soft $3.50.
Prices same dav LAST year - Spl is
tu%rpentine 34c INC 33Kc; rosin - anG
-; tar s1.15; crude turpcntine s1.1t
and $40.
Receipts today-17 casks spirits tur-
p%entine, 123 barrels rosin, $40 barrels OF
tar, "a barrels of crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last yeal-92 casks
of spirits of ~turpentine, $40 barrels OF
rosin. S31 barrels of tar, So barrels OF
crude tu%rpentine
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's 45c: lSU's 1Sc: zoos S5c:
F F s1.S5: in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9A W9kc.
BUTTER-24 10 26n.
COFFEE-S to lie.
Notwithstanding Sf.25 to $3.50; 2nd
patents $3.50 to s4.15; full s4.I5 to So. 90.
MOLASSES-S. House 15c. New Or
cans Brights. 90 to Csc: Porto Rico &c
10 CSC: Cuba IS to 4Oc.
SUGAR-Granulated s4.y5: w. X. {
No. 5 s4.45; No. I 1870: No. 9 s4.15: No
IL. s4.05.
LARD-(Tierce Basis1 lure 101&c:
compound sac.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina Is to soc:
Virginia 60 to Csc: Spanish sue.
CORN-S0 to SIc
CORN MEALS to Iibc.
n. G. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
&c: sides 10 to 1lc-
CHICKENS-Dull; hens % to CSC
roosters 90 to Csc: spring s 10 1Sc.
EGGS-Dull at lie.
SHTNGLES-Per 1000; 5-inch saDs
50 100: 5-inch hearts, $50: 6-inch saps
So. 90: 6-inch hearts s4.0n
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Wednesday, April 2.

Wednesday, April 2.
Receipts of cotton today-67 bales.
Receipts same day last year-10S bales
This seasons receipts to date-26I,2 0i
haleS.
Receipts to same day last year-252,-
152 bales.
The quotations posted at 1 O'Clock
today at the exchange:
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Tuesday, March 81.
Receipts of cotton today-92 bales.
Receipts same day last year-5S2 bales
This seasons receipts to date-266, 993
bales.
Receipts to same day last year-252.-
PIP bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to
day at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
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WILMINGTON EARKEfS.

Tuesday, April /.
Receipts OF cotton today-50 bales
Receipts same day last year-1 bales.
This seasons receipts to date-267.1 49,
bales.
Receipts same day last year-252,0 Oh
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange:
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TLANTIC COAST LANE q. ID.
Schedule In Eject January Is. i9oa
Department from wilminEtca-
NORTH BOUND.

DAILY NO. 4s-Pa<<~nSer Due Magnolia fisos
$50 A.. II . IN Warsaw ~ - -. IN. Colds
boro 1927 .. n. wtlsnn lis D. a..
Rocky NDunt "a q. u. Tartsro II
p IA. Weidun }+2 p IN. Petersburg
GIU q. IN. Richnuud ~ p. N. Ssr-
folk SIS p. IN. WashluEtno ft|a p
n. Baltimore LIS q. N. Philadrf-
phIa Aus a. IN. New York 7:i3 G. Ia
ssB<tuu 500 . tn
DAILY NO. fo.-Passenger.- Due Maguolis
zoe P. NJ. SD p. IN. wsrszs $40 o. H.
GoldSboro 9:yT p. ~. Wti-ou 1882
o. IA. ..Tarboro o:3+ a. IN. Rscky
Mount HISS y. IN. weld.n isJs a.
m. .sNorfuiE 1i p. N. PrtcrShurg
BIS q. m. Richmond $50 n. H.
Washington IN q. IN. Baltimore
9:uo a. m. Philadrlphia ii:i2 a. "a.
New York i:t3 pm. B<tna pno p IN
DAILY NO. e2.-PzSSen<er.-Due JacSsoavilis
ex Sunday 4:l3 q. IN. New Bern $50 o. "a.
n.nL u
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NAVAL STORES.

same day last year-thzc-
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm at 45C
ROSIN-Firm at s1.1O and s1-15.
TAR-Firm at $40.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; HARD
sl.35, soft $3.50.
Prices same day last yea - Spirit:
turpentine 34c and 33kc; rosin - and
-: tar s1.15; crude ~turoentine Sill
and s2.10.
! Receipts today casks spirits tur
pentine; 215 barrels rosin; l79 barrels OF
tar; IS barrels Of crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-16 casks
OF spirits of turpentine, go barrels OF
rosin; rs barrels Of ar; 43 barrels OF
crude turpentine-
PRODUCE.
SALT-1OOs 45c: 1905 7Sc; zoos S5c:
F F Sl.35: in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9A to 91Ac.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-S to lie.
FLOUR-Straights 1925 to $3.50 End
patents $3.50 to s4.75: iull s4.75 TO $500.
MOLASSES-S. House 15c: New CT
leans Brights. % 10 :5C: Purto Rio 20
to 35c: Cuba % to 4Oc.
SUGAR-Granulated s4.95; w y. G
No. ) s4.45; No. Z $3.50: No. 0 Si.15: No
II. s4.05.
LARD-rTierce Basis> Pure 1915
Compound SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina as to soc:
Virginia GO to Csc: Spaulsh soc.
CORN-S0 to SAC.
CORN MEALS to TIC.
n C. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS Dull; hens % to Csc:
ROSTERS 20 to Csc; spring 8 10 1Sc.
EGGS-Dull at lie.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-Inch saps
$500; 5-inch hearts. $3.50: 6-inch saps
800: 6-inch hearts s4.J0.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. s7.5O@S.5n
Mill prime S6.0O@7.Ou
Mill fair SIS. @6. on
Common Mill ............... S4.0O95.O OF
Inferior to ordinary.......... SS.OO04.OO
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PORT ~RECEIPTS-

Galveston firm at S7sc; net receipts
2,471 bales.
norfolk firm at sac; net receipts LIS
bales.
Baltimore nominal at &c: net receipts
1,161 bales.
Boston Quiet at &c. net receipts 129
bales.
Wilmington firm at S5sc; net receipts
81 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at sic; net re-
ceipts so bales.
Savannah steady at 8 9-16c: net re-
ceipts 32S bales.
New Orleans steady at s 9-16c: net re-
ceipts 3,254 bales.
Mobile nominal at SIC: net receipts 5
bales.
Memphis firm at s1h"; net receipts
10 bales.
Augusta quiet at sac: net receipts 16S
bales.
Charleston firm at s 9-16c; net receipts
SO bales.
Cincinnati steady at sac; net receipts
497 bales.
Louisville firm at S%c.
st. Louis firm at SI5c; net receipts
go bales.
Houston quiet at sFsc; net receipts
1,156 bales.
New York. April 2.-Cotton dull at &c:
gross receipts 6,075 bales; stock 1S5, 791
bales.
Total today at all U. S. ports-Net re-
ceipts 1886 bales: exports to Great
Britain 1,501 bales; France lSS bales; to
the continent SO. 1859; stock o55,65S bales.
Consolidated at all u. S. ports-Net
receipts $4,000 bales; exports to Great
Britain S,725 bales: France 1882 bales;
20 the continent so, o44 bales.
Total sine September. 1st at all U. S.
ports-Net receipts 6,341. IA bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,I24. 724 bales:
France 644.eO7 bales; to the continent
1885, $50 bales.
Futures closed very Iteady; April SIS.
Macy S.S1, June S.S4, July s.S4, August
8.64, September $50, October sic. Nov
ember S.07. December SOS, January SOC.
Spot cotton closed iull; middling up
lands &c; middling gulf sAc; sales none.
sAVAI sTDtsse~-
Charleston, April 2.-Turpentine and
rosin unchanged.
Savannah, April 2~.-Turpentine firm
4kc: receipts 40 casks: sales 100
casks: exports 23s casks. Rosin firm
receipts 1854 bbls. sales 1.10I bbls., ex-
ports 1856 bbls. Quote: A B C
SIPS; E s1.30; F s1.35: G s1.45: II. s1-50;
/ Sis; K s2.45; NJ Sass; n sS.25: w G
$3.50; w w s3.S5.
New York, April 2.-Turpentine dull.
Rosin steady; strained. to
good s1.67h to s1.7o-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-04
COTTON.

Liverpool, April 81 p. m.-Cotton:
Spot moderate business. prices easier.
American middling 4 27-32d. The sales
Of the day were 1000 bales. of which
500 were for speculation ana export and
included 5000 American. Receipts %. Goa
bales, including 20, 700 American.
Futures opened Cuiet and closed
steady: American middling G. O.. C:
April 4 4S-64d sellers; April and Nav
47-e4d@4 4S-64d buyers: May and June
4 4S-64d@4 49-64d buyers; June and July
4 49-64d sellers: July and August 4
49-64d buyers: August and September
4 45-64d@4 46-64d sellers: September and
October 4 35-64d buyers; October and
November 4 30-64d sellers: November
and DecelnEer 4 9I-e4d SELLERS