The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27

ness in bankers DllS at Si.o..00 for d.
mand and at s4.S4l25 to s4.S4 50 for sixty
commercial bills s4.S3h to s4S4. BAR
4S2s. Mexican dAL RS IS; CIV
eminent bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
Baltimore and 8Ih
and Ohio.............. 5015
Delaware and Hudson............ 173A
illinois Central ................ iii
Louisville and Nashville.......... l34h
l. l.!as
Metropolitan Street Railway...... 1.5A
Mexican Central EI1s
National r. r. of Mexico. ..... ,S1s
New Jersey Central .............. us
New York Central. 1s7N
Norfolk and Western............. !4k
Norfolk and Western pfd.-...... 90
Pennsylvania 1.Sk
Reading e1A
Seaboard *
SeabOard pfd f2A
Southern Pacific r3A
Railway .......-...... s.
Southern Railway pfd........... :4&
Union Pacific g
EMPRESS COMPANIES.
Adams Express 22o
american =
intel states ltV
Wells Fargo 80
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amalgamated Copper ............. 1884
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. ......... cSSs
Continental Tobacco pfd.......... n5A
Pullman Palace 2-5
sugar 80
Tennessee Coal and Iron........... Go
States Steel................ "Ss4
United States Steel pfd........... ssh
Western Union 1914
Virfinia Carolina h............... GtA
Virginia Carolina CIR pfd........... lis
BONDS.
United States refunding 2's reg. 1919
United States refunding IS cou... 1917
1ltad States 3s eg.............. 101
United States 3's 1914
States new 4 S reg......... 1875
States new As cou........ 1851
United States old AS reg......... 1D94
United States old AS cou......... 1874
United States SIS eg.............. 1C2S
'nICed States IS cOu............. 1929
T.. and N. uni. 1h01a
New Jersey Central 5's............ 132
southern Railway h's............. ll1k
COTTON.
Liverpool, February 25.-4 D. m.-Cot-
ton: Spot, in fair demand. prices 6
points lower: American middling fair
) ,S6; good middling 5.4S; miidling 5 80:
ow middling 5.2S; good ordinary sos:
ordinary 4.94. The sales Ct the day
we're 10. 900 bales, Of which 1000 We're
COR speculation n export and inc,ud-
led $500 American. Receipts 600
bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
lfeverish; American middling G. -. G:
February 5.14@5.15; February ana
March STA; March and April 1.14:
April and May Sis: May and June SIG:
!une and July SIG; July and August
I5.15@5.16; August and September 5.C5:
September and October 4 IS; October
and November ASS; November and De-
|cember 4.5O@4.51.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston strong at 9 13-I6c; net re-
lceipts 5,03S bales.
Norfolk firm at csc; net receipts
p $40 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 10c.
Boston steady at 1Oc; net rec -ipts
1854 bales.
Wilmington firm at SIC; net receipts
OPS bales.
Philadelphia steady at 1880; net re-
lceipts $50 bales.
Savannah firm at $3.50; net receipts
b, 1902 bales.
New Orleans steady at 9 11-16c; net
receipts 4,536 bales.
Mobile steady at 9%c; net receipts
Memphis firm at 9%c; net receipts
1873 bales.
Augusta quiet at 9 15-1sc; net receipts
l701 bales.
Charleston firm at 9 9-16c; net re-
lceipts 29S bales.
Cincinnati steady at oAc; net re-
Iceipts S29 bales.
Louisville firm at 9Ac.
ST. Louis steady at 9&e; ret receipts
Ii5O bales.
Houston steady at 9 1s-1ec; net re-
lceipts 5,026 bales.
New York, February 25.-Cotton
steady at 1905; net receipts 103 bales:
gross receipts 1888 bales: sales 500
stock 125. 694 bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
|ceipts 19, 1923 bales; exports to Gl.at
britain 27,432 bales; to tn. continent
IS,177 bales; stock S25.5S4 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re-
Iceipts 9S,245 bales; exports to Great
Britain 6S,002 bales; to France 10 bales;
Ito the continent S1.216 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all sea
lports-Net receipts 6,525,575 bales; ex-
Iports to Great Britain 1905. 056 bales;
to France 628. 426 bales; to the CONT
lnent 2,246. 40 bales.
Spot cotton steady; mfddling mp
iland 1905: gLlf 1890; sales Zoe bales.
Futures opened weak and closed very
steady; February 9.83; March 9S3:
April 9.S2; May 9.82; June S.62: July
I3.63: August 9.31: September SIS; Oc-
ltober S.48; November S.3S, Deem
her S.3S.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. February 25.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close.
! Wheat No. p
FEB. =. E. .- - - Nh
May. TIA 77& 1873 ~
July. -. . . . 1875 73k 1914 SS
Corn No. 2
Feb. =. . h.. !. 44K 4A 44A Al4
May. . ;. ASS 46A f5R lH