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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Cold Weather and the
Approach of Holidays
THE REASONS
While Retail Business Thus Improves
the Jobbing Trade Expands with
Recorders to Fill Depleted Stocks.
Agricultural Staples
Stronq.
(By the Associated Press

10Y thC <ASSOS4dbCu 1851
New York, Dec. 4.~-Bradstreets tomor
row will say:
Better feeling-approaching optimism in
some lines-is due to Improvement IN re-
tail trade, stimulated by cod weather,
the advent of the holiday season and the
more normal tone of public sentiment.
Jobbing trade in bic goods has
also expanded as a result of recorders TO
fill depleted stocks. Back of these. but
with an apparently close connection in its
effect upon sentiment, is the strong posi-
ton of the agricultural staples. Cold
weather has also stimulated the coal trade
East and West.
More confidence is also shown in the
market for the cruder forms Of iron and
prices are steadier. Railway operations
are still active, with IN increase Of about
5 per cent. shown in gross receipts over
November a year ago.
Evidence accumulates that Southern
iron has, for the time at least, struck bot
tom and this week a Slight rebound III
asking prices is noted.
Business failures for the week ending
with December 8 number 239 against 185
in the like week of 1902.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York. Dec. 4.-The following are
the total net receipts Of cotton at al
ports since September list:
Galveston, 1,435, 202; New Orleans. 92f,
355; Mobile, 13O,475; Savannah, 716, 564;
Charleston, 121, 7O2; Wilmington. 246,472;
Norfolk, 254,675; Baltimore, 4,977; New
York, 16,349; Boston, 4,746; Newport
News, 659; Philadelphia. 2,453: Brunswick.
800: Pensacola, $3.50; Port Arthur,
24376; Port Townsend, 7,1O3; San Fran
cisco, 4,476; Ell Paso. 400; Eagle Pass,
4,143, Laredo, 4,440. Total, 1905, 105 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
SWINGS WITHIN
A NARROW ARC
Realizing in Cotton Was
Very Heavy.
ALL OFFERED Is TAKEN
AHer a Net Gain of One to Four Points
the Market Eased off, Closing
Three Points Lower
to Four
Higher.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 5.-The dry goods
r,a,ket flows some signs of settling down
,r1.a few more quotations are available,
INIT the future is still very hazy and pre-
7sa+,o4s are not made with any certainty
Inv manufacturers or sellers. The business
NJ the day was not larger, although IN
mllrjes were frequent from those who
have not supplied their wants to the full
lest extent for the coming spring, and
those. are particularly anxious about
prices.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Dec. 5.-Sentiment before
the opening Of the cotton market today
seemed to favor a reaction, owing to the
rrlmen that. outstanding accounts had
probably been pretty we'll evened up, while
cables were distinctly below expectations
and the outlook was for heavy receipts.
Rejecting this, the market opened steady
at a net loss of 3@15 points. A good de
mand developed at the lower level, howev-
er. and while realizing continued heavy,
offerings were promptly absorbed and
prices rallied to about last nights finals.
Trading was fairly active but fluctuations
comparatively narrow.
After showing at one time a net gain
Of about 1@4 points the market eased off
& little toward the close under realizing
and was finally steady net 8 points lowe!
70 + points higher. Sales were estimated
at 10000 bales.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
1905 bales, against 1854 last week and
1888 last year. For the week $40, 600
bales. against 373,S50 last week and 261,-
724 last year. Today's receipts at New
orleans were II ,946 bales. against 11,133
last year and at Houston 14,763 bales,
against 5,643 last year.
New YORK, Dec. 5-COtton spot closed
firm 20 points higher, middling upland, l2.6:
gulf II 9 sales 100 bales.
Futures firm strong and CLOSED
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STOCKS n BONDS.

New York, Dec. The was q tone OF
doubt and hesitation in today's stock mar
ket. which quite naturally followed the
appearance in yesterdays market OF signs
of a elimination of the rise. Yesterdays
large volume of dealings and the small net
changes in price pointed both to heavy
realizing and to large short covering.
While the realizing is a strengthening
factor of the market the reduction OF the
short interest deprlves 1t OF a technlcal
factor Of strength. A renewed advance OF
Brooklyn Transit followed IN the general
list. A selling movement followed which
carried a number of the leaders, sucn as
Pennsylvania, United States preferred
and Amalgamated a point under last
night A feverish and irregular recovery
succeeded upon the publication OF the
hank statement. The gain Of half a million
dollars in cash reserves was an agreeable
surprise compared with the expectation OF
q decrease of several hundred thousand
dollars. and it is supposed to be due to
the making up of former
the other way. The increase in the loan
item of a little over a million dollars was
not disturbing. The market closed STEADY
and not far from last nights level. Inc
sterling exchange market was weak ana
declined further to q level when assures
the movement towards New York OF any
available gold supply in foreign money
markets.
The bond market has been somewhat II
regular. but has grown stronger in sym
pathy with stocks.
United States IS and the new As de
clined IA per cent below the closing cal
of last week.
Total sales of stocks today were 35O,O Ot
shares, including Atchison, 12,4oo; Baltl
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Cash quotations werea as follows:

cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents. $40: StraiohtS
s3.70@3.7 70; bakers s2.5og3.4o; clears s3.3593.5 80:
spring specials $40; spring patents s~3.oOa4.40:
wdeat; so SS; z co sRring, i; No no g. 78Y@; No,
A oats, No. 2, 33zs@34;No. 2 white; No white
5 81. ryel No. 2 5iM good feeding bar
prime timothy seed, 2.85 mess pork per Dbl,
lI22@id 25M; lard per loom. $685. 10; short
ders (boxedl, 7.75@.s7; short clear sides
(boxed) 6l2@6.2j whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, -; clover, contract grade. HOO
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5-Flour-quiet; winter
patents S4.W@4.35; Minnesota patents 1850
Rye ~four-quiet; fair to good So. 20@3.40
choice to fancy S2;9003.25.
Buckwheat ~1Our-dull; 81 .N62.l5.
COrn-meals steady; yellow western Sl.02.
Rye-nom.; Nc. 2 western 81.
Barley-steady; feeding 42H; mailing e.
wheat@ e NO, = va; May'o7a' sep
Corn,spot firm; No ?, i9; May, 1871: Sep
tember, SIX; November, -; December 5lA.
OatS-frmer No. 2, 40%.
Beef-ste tdy; family SIC. U@1l 90; mess O.O0@
$50; beef hams 29.N@22.0O; packet l0.5o@ll.
Cut meats,quiet; picked bellies 5ha@5A,
Lard-steady; western steamed, 700; refined
quiet; continent 7:3O; compound 6N@654.
Pork-steady; family 16.25@l6.25; short clear
l3.25@l5.50, mess u. 75@l3.50.
Tallow-quiet; city per package AZ, country
1907.
Rosin-frm; strained common to good 2.45@. =.
Turpentine-easy, 60@6OR.
Rice-stcady; domestic, fair to extra,4A@61a
Japan 4s4@5A.
M~olasses-steady New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 3l@39.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet, No 7 invoice 5M,
mild firm, cordova 7I@l2.
S~ugar-raw, steady; fair refining 81; molas-
Ses 3d, refined, quiet.
Buttel-frm; extra Gamer 25--, state dairy
l5@2I.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored 1lA, white fall made, llM.
Eggs-firm; state and Pennsylvania BIG.
Potatoes-Long Island 2.0092.37, new South
era, Nd, Jersey sweets .5O@2.l5.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 4I@5,
domestic 3@4M.
Ca~bbage-steady: domestic per 100 S4@8.
Freight to Liverpool log
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. o. b. mills 25@M, prime summer vel
low $40. off summer yellow, prime white
80: prime winter yellow 39, prime meal 21OO@
27.5O nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. -Flou quiet: winter
patents, 81 2O@4.4O spring satents S4.6594.90.
W~heat-frm; S7@S7A, Southern wheat by
sample 73@o7M
corn 80 ais q.
Oats-steady; No. 2 white 40E.
Rye-firm; No. 2, 59%.
Butter-frm; fancy imitation 1903, fancy
creamery @23.
Eggs-steady; fresh 30@..
Cheese-firIn; 12A, large 12M@.
Sugar-steady; fire and coarse graduated
1867.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Dee. 5-Turpentlne moth
560; receipts As casks.
Rosin-firm at 2.20 receipts 2S3 bbls.
Tar-frm, 80; receipts 2Sl bbls.
Crude-irm, 2.25@3 S0@3.S0; receipts 3ol bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 5-Turpentine steady
Ouote A.. c. 2I5:D, 2.I5 E. 2.15; F, 2.l5: g, go;
1928; l, $50; +, 30; NJ, $50; n, 800; VIC, BIS,
WV, $40.
Dec. 5-Turpentine steady:
Sc: receipts 3S5 sales 800. eXports73S.
sin firm; receipts 33il sales 4C6 exports
Quote A, B, c, Esd, 2.25; f, 2.25; F, 225:
$50; III, 2.4O; 1, :. 80; X, $50; Nj, $50; N, 2.90: WIG,
:. 81: WV, $50.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. Dec. 5.-The statement of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for the week shows:
Loans 1882, 0O2, 800, increase $1,162,60o.
Deposits $S42, 900, 400, increase $1,34S,4Oo.
Circulation SAG, O5S, 100, increase $21,6oo
Legal tenders $685. AIS, 800, increase SLAB
500. Specie $151 Gil 900, decrease S6Z9, ooo.
Reserve s217, 030, 400, increase S317,2OO. Ike
serve required $40, 725, 10o, increase $780,
100. Surplus Sc, 3O5, 300, increase $1SO,lo0
Ex-U. S. deposits SIS, sos, 575, increase $177,-
Q50
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chlcago, Dec. 5.-Liquidation by loca'
longs and an i~ndisposition on the part
OF traders IN general to open new nc.
counts to carry over Sunday resulted in
a setback to grain prices today. though
May wheat closed hc. higher. May corr
and oats were each down Ac., while Jan
uary provisions closed firm from ~ to
TIC. lower.
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Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to be 3,472,1S2 against 1911,
996 last week, and 3,463, 243 last year. o.
this the total American cotton is 1916, 1872
against 1920. 9o6 last week and 2,942,24c
last year. and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC., 496, 900 against
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Ss Dec. Cotton futures
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Receipts Yesterday. :. . y. . ..115 bales
Prices yesterday. >. :. :. ..12012 81
Receipts year ago yesterday ..2O6 bales
Prices year ago yesterday. /. q -
Receipts last week s. ..oS2 baleS
tecelptS same week last season.iS 5 Dalea
The average on the market here Iot
spot cotton yesterday was II IA cents a
pound. Four bales were bought at II "A
cents a pound. The receipts were llga1
and indicate that this section IS wen
cleaned of cotton. The market was steady
and many sales were made at Y L
cents. No backward movement is ex-
Fccted this week and some predict an
advance to 10 cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

The Presbyterian church at YadkInv.llo
Is nearly finished. 1t IL a neat building
and viii be dedicated shortly.
Fayetteville, y. G.. Dec. AT the home
OF his mother on b street, near the ialf
way bridge. Mr.. Edward Phillips, died
at eight o'clock last night. lie was a
young man = years old and Of good char
acter.
Snead, y. G. Dec. AT old Richmoai
Mill VIII Parish wa- accidentally shot
and killed by his friend. Daniel Deatoa.
Parish was under the influence o. liquor.
Deaton was trying TO ct the gun away
from him when It went of.
Wilson. y. e, Dec. 4-Cncle Tor
Hooks, a respectable negro. about sixty
years old. was found dead al hI- home
iI the extreme western part 81 Fremont
Tuesday with hI- face IN the fire It
j. supposed that he had fit and fell IN
the fire.
Elmore. y. e, Dec. 4-While at work
at Buchanan ]. McNeih's saw MIL. near
here, Jim Scott, a colored laborer. was
caught in the belt which had slipped III
the great driving wheel and hurled
against the top OF the building. dying in
stantly.
Fayetteville, y. c., Dec. 4-Last night
Tom Monroe. ~colored. who had Just been
- the city and sold a COW, was returning
home, on the Hope Mills road when two
negro men approached him with pistols
and knives and held him, robbing him
Of 80 in money. hia coat, hat, a rope
and a pair Of gloves.
Reidsyille, y. C., Dec. AIRS. Sallie
Macon Smiley, widow Of J. A. Smiley.
died at Houston, Va, in the 18th year OF
her age. She leaves four sons. Sam V.
Smiley, OF Benson. y. c.; Chas. H. Smiley.
OF Reidsville, y. O.; DR.. w. Macon Smi-
ley, OF Houston. Va. and Paul T. Smiley,
Of Seattle, Wash. Ter r. rs were
brought to her nome bore anu Inferred in
the Reidsville cemetery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

more and Ohio, 945; Chesapeake and Ohio
l.o2o; Erie, S,100; Louisville and Nashville
S'4o0; Missouri Pacifs, L, 1916: Norfolk and
Western. $50; Pennsylvania, sc. 300: Read
ing, 1850; Rock Island Company. 90. coo.
st. Paul, $3.50; Southern Pacifs. COPS.
Southern Railway, $500; do preferred. 800.
Onlon Pacific, 1S,725; Copper. 30. 80: Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 1910: United tSate,
Steel 1880; do preferred, 1850.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Il COSTLY MISTAKE.

Blunders are sometimes very expensive.
Occasionally life itself is the price OF a
mistake. but you'll never be wrong II you
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills for Dys-
Ipepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or
Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet
thorough. % cents at all Drug Stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, Up. m.-Money on call
firm at ..5@6La, closing to time money
easy 60 days, s: 90 days, 5ha@A six moths
5h6sI: prime mercantile paper 6M; sterling
excl. Stronger; with actualbussiness IN bankers
bills at 4s2. 100 1913. -, for demand, and at I9.o
for 80 day bills, posted rates 4Si@4s4.;
dollars 42H. Gov. bonds weak, Railroad bonds
irraOular
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
A Blessing 70 Yadkin.

Yadkinville, y. c., Dec. 5.-All Is quiet
in Yadkin. If anybody doubts the effc-
iency of the Watts law to effect sObriety
let them come to Yadkin to learn a les
son.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
s. A. l.. STOCKS AND BOND,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5-Seaboard Air Line
common, l2344l34. preferred 2ls4@.".
BOndsA's @7l5s.
Atlantic Coast Line common lO6@1O9@ pref
erred 9SM No sales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

This Last
Year. Year.
Port receipts .374, 755 346,213
Overland to mills and
Canada ................. oi,ZlZ 4o,l5U
Southern mill takings les
timatedp ................ $1,000 $500
Stock at interior towns. 5,O85 1866
Brought into sight for the
week .474,112 49,, ST.
Total Crop Movement.
Port receipts ..........4,O 13, 0S6 3,913,2oo
Overland to mills and
Canada ............. 2o4, PIG as5,72o
Southern mill takings
estimated ............ $4,000 597 900
Stock at interior towns
in excess Of Septem-
Der 1st ............. 431 ,269 459, 1862
Brought into sight thus
far for eason........5,2 2S,5 81 5,310,S6l
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Dec. 4.-For the week ending
Friday, December 4th, 1908: Net receipts
at all United States ports during week,
$3.50. GA; net receipts at all United States
ports same week last year. 323,391; total
receipts since September 1st, 4,006, 105;
total receipts to same date last year,
:. sol ,545; exports for the week, 3%46,449;
exports for same week last year, 209, 611;
total exports since September 1st, 2,S2O,-
1873: total exports same date last year,
>. $50. 75S; stock at ell United States ports,
S53 ZIG. stock at all United States ports
same time last year. 1864. S26; stock at
ali interior towns, 27S,O20: stock at all
interior towns same time last year. ooo,-
$40: stock at Liverpool same time last
wear. 433. 600; stock of American afoat
for Great Britain same time last year,
227, 900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
OF COTTON.

The following statistics on the move
ment of cotton for the week ending Fri
day, December 4, were compiled by the
New York Cotton Exchange:
yuo1llr NGoro,oon+
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5, 4 p. m.-Cotton spot
quiet .....p,iGas 4@6 points lOWerer,
american middling fair, 7.OS; good mddling;
G.tS; middling, 6.73; low middling, go: good
ordinary, 6.tl; ordinary, 5.42. The sales of the
day We're 5000 bales, of which 300 Were for
speculation and export and included 2.4OO Am
erican. Receipts 900 bales, including 500
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State News.

The Presbyterian church at YadEInvslle
Is nearly finished. 1t IT. a neat building
and VIII be dedicated shortly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

To the Editor: Tarboro in all of it's
existence, never had a boom, but in the
last few years its growth has been very
satisfactory. and 1902 was no exception.
During this time, % dwellings at q cost
approximating 100000 have been built,
varying from a house for the laboring
man to him of opulent means; four hand
some new stores, brick and stone. modern
in all their appointments have been
erected, costing $4,000.
A new series of the Local Building &
Loan Association has been subscribed to
over SIS, 600. One entirely new manu-
featuring plant, The Consumers Oil Mill
has been erected, with the capacity of 40
tons Of seed daily, costing $37, 500.
Another oil MILL belonging to the
Southern Oil Co. has been practically re-
built, necessitating an outlay, estimated
at 1000 or more. During the year the
Runnymede Hosiery Mills have doubled
Their capacity, which cost them $4,000.
While the future for 1903 looks bright.
and it is expected that Tarboro will main
tain its present growth, we are not dis
posed to enumerate poultry prior to par
turition. JAMES FENDER,
Mayor.
Ta-bCro. n. c.. Jan. l. 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

To the Editor: The progress of this
city during the past year has been a
steady one and the outlook for 1903 is
most encouraging. If certain hopes in
regard to an entirely new and vast
manufacturing enterprise be realized, q
great addition to our population and bust
ness will follow; but there is enough
aside from that. to assure unprecedented
progress. The new capital invested here
during the last year, on a very conserva-
tive estimate, exceeds s85S000 exclusive
Of the increase in the plant of the Stan
dard Oil Company, which distributes to
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, the amount of which l do not
know, and exclusive also of the new Cape
Fear Fishery Company's investment of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

To the Editor: The population Of San
ford has increased in the year 1902 over
33 per cent. There has. been invested aP-
proximately $150,000 in new industries;
building water works plant, doubling ca
pacity of cotton mills, charging and
building new furniture factories, electric
light plant.
The outlook for 1903 shows cotton
seed oil mill with $50, coo capital a ma
tional bank with 5000 capital, a chemi-
cal works with $4,000 capital, and the
headquarters of a new and strong rail-
road system. All these are assured and
will be organized and in operation before
the middle of the year. No place in the
country offers better facilities for manu-
featuring than Sanford. We have one
of the best water systems in the State,
with the best water for any purpose found
any where The supply will furnish A.
zoe, 900 gallons per day. Free sites for
enterprises employing labor.
A. l.. McNEILL,
Mayor
Sanford N C. Jan. l. 1903
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

al new additions to the plant, and has
its new bleachery in operation.
The Gibson Mfg. Co. has nearly
doubled its capacity by a new addition
and by adding a new dye house, the total
cost about 100000.
Capt. j. NJ Odell has completed his
new mill for the manufacturing of fine
fabrics. This is a new departure in the
mill business in our town. The other
mills have made new additions and put in
new machinery
The furniture factory is increasing its
capacity and is on a great paying basis
In fact, all enterprises in the town are
increasing in their building and extending
business More dwelling and store rooms
will be erected the coming year.
The town of Concord has made much
progress in the last year in building and
adding TO its industries.
The town, itself, has layed over three
miles CT sewer line, put up two large
school buildings, one at cost of $751;
600, and the other at a cost of $4,000.
These buildings will accommodate TWEEN
ty-two teachers, besides there is a large
assembly hall that will seat a thousand
people.
The town is also building a new city
hall at q cost of ten thousand dollars.
This Will furnish q home for the officers
a fire department and an opera hall, that
will accommodate at least six hundred
people. Two nice library rooms has also
been provided for public library.
Our merchants have been very active
and added much to the town.
Cannon & Fetyer Co. has enlarged their
store rooms until they have 100 feet front
on Main street They have now a very
handsome department store. The re-
modelling of their building has been at q
cost Of $4,000.
Business has been very active, no fail
ures, crops fairly good, good prices and
farmers in q coed condition.
We have every promise of good bust
ness year for 1903.
NJ. b. STUDLEY,
Mayor.
Concord, N. c., Jan. l, 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

To the Editor: No special enterprises
were inaugurated in our town during the
year 1902 though significant development
has been observed. Tobacco being the
predomir ating enterprise OF our town,
much time and money was expended in
the erection of large and commodious
prizeries. and also stemmeries and heat
ing plants were installed. A strong in
dustrial interest was promulgated by our
citizens and hearty efforts manifested to
build up and promote the Industrial wei
fare of the town.
Youngsville is now recognized all over
the county as being strong competitive
point. The outlook for the year 1903 is
happy and encouraging
l.. A. ALFRED,
Mayor.
Youngsville, n. c., Jan. /, 1868.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

Editor News and Observer: New Bern
has made Industrial progress during
1902. The large number mills have been
running fun time all the year. and same
can be SAID of other industries. Our
merchants are progressive and New Bern
bids fair at an early day to rival any
Of the towns of tie section IN the ex-
tent of it's tobacco business. It's two fine
Warehouses are admirably equipped ard
the past successful season give promise
OF a greatly increased business Tor the
present and succeeding years. The physi-
cal Improvement of our city during the
past year las been marked and crafty
ing. The number of handsome modern
residences erected and in the course of