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The Washington times., 1906-10-18
.DINOTHERIUh BONES
IN NINE AT JOPLIN
Large Transparent Scales
Taken From Mud Far
Below Surface.
EXISTED BEFORE MASTODON
Bustle Spikes Found by Miners
After Blast Had Been
Set OF.

JOPLIN. Mo. oct. 1S.-Sc0res. of visi-
tors are hocking daily 10 the L. l.. mine
on The Tecl land. near Prosperity. in
which the colossal bones of some huge
extinct animal Were recently found the
mission OF the visitors being 10 secure
a glimpse OF the wonderful remains
IL is asserted that instead of being the
bones OF "a mastodOn. as had al first
been believed. the pieces found are bones
OF dmOtherium, reptilIan monster
supposed 20 have been extinct thousands
OF years before the mastodon ceased 10
exist The mine superintendent is in
ruenced in this belief through the fact
that huge scales. as large as big plat
ters We're found I'm the mud in the
vicinity of where the prehistoric bones
We're discovered He had with him a
piece of one OF the scales. which was
thick. but Of q semi-ITaHspaTent nature
The scales were unearthed by Frank
Beer and a man named Browning,
miners at the l.. l.. plant These same
miners uneaTthed the remains of the
monster week or more ago.
The nnd is attracting much atten-
tion." said Superintendent Means and
when IL is taken into consideration that
nothing of the kind has ever before
been discovered I'm this district 80 is
readily seen why people are taking such
a deep interest i'm the matter.
Means says that the bones of masto-
dons had been unearthed in mines at
Lehigh twenty years ago. but that the
remains of a diuOtheTium had never he-
fore been discovered here, while the dis
C0veries OF such remains anywhere nave
occurred only al rare intervals, the near
est being i'm Texas.
The bones were found at q depth of lll
feet soon after a blast D al been put
doubt, to the force of the explosion. For
this reason it has been impossible 10
patch the pieces together.
Spikes as Well as Scales
in addition 10 the discovery of the
scales the miners also ueaT,hed huge
spikes, which Means at first mistook
Tor pieces of petrined wood. Under "A
maEnifying glass the spikes resembled
peJrded sycamore wood. but on very
close examination the spikes proved %
be something other than vegetable mat
ter. This find strengthened Means be-
lief thar the bones Were no those OF "a
mastOdOu AIasJOdOus did not have
spikes. nor We're they covered with
scales. ON the other hand. science as
SerLs that the species llno-hgTlum. such
as has been found i'm Texas was pos
sessed of both spikes and scales a por-
tiOn of the neck of the reptile being
coated with scales while "a name of
ed the monsters neck and portion of
IFS FnlEr
The Washington times., 1906-10-18

honor by the Boston Scientific Society,
on which occasion 500 punch bowl WAS
presented to the distinguished guest.
After having UeeH presented To the
President yesterday afternoon. Sir VIII
liam was the s-est Of honor last night
at "a smoker given by the Chemical So
cicry. the president OF which, Post
master General Cortelyou. presided.
Secretary CoE,ely0u welcomed the
guest Go the country and the CITY, Gu
logizIug the work accomplished by him
which has won him fame throughout
the world Sir William. in responding,
gave au interesting talk on coal tar and
spoke of LIs Impressions oi America.
other addresses were made by Dr. H.
W Wiley. chief of the Bureau OF Chem
i-Jry. Dr. HIdrbrgud, president Of the
American Chemical Society. Prof Nun
rl Of George Washington University
and Prof 81. Is. NuyeS-
I'm his call ar jle White House, Sir
William was accompanied Dy Lady Per
kius the Ahs-es. Perkins and Sir James
WoaIholEe- NJ T. They were presented
Uy Capt j. t. q. Ryan the r-ush
ma sal lttacHe.
The Washington times., 1906-10-18
WILLIE HOPPE IS SILL
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

NEW YORK. oct. 1S.-WiIHe Hoppe,
the phenomenal boy billiardist, last night
proved his right 90 the championship OF
the world at ISL balk line billiards by
defeating Jacob Schaefer. the Wizard, OF
Chicago, iu a 500-poiut match at Madison
Square Garden Concert Han
For f0rty-seven innings Gf the liEeiest
kind of billiards the two masters of the
green cloth struggled. and then finally.
when Schaefer had only 2S points more
To go 10 get victory, the boy ran out
his 500 points. making the score 800 TO AZ
The prize for the victor was the
worlds Isl Balk Line Billiard Cham
pionship emblem, huge gold medallion,
and 81 900.
The Washington times., 1906-10-18

old. ne was sent to the city School OF
London where he found TO his delight
that lectures We're given in chemistry
and natural philosophy. The Instructor
i'm chemistry seeing the BOYS great IN
tertst iu the science. allowed him To-
assist i'm preparing for experiments,
cleaning and uNias his retorts and test
tubes HIS father was disappointed, as
the outlook IaE a chemist was very
poor.
William fitted out rough laboratory,
where he worked Ia the evening and
iu vacation times. He studied under
Dr. Hoffman. iu the London ROYAL Col
IeEe of Chemistry. from 1888 90 l>'6 fue
wear be mad. his great discovery SIT
William was aJ IHis time only eighteen
and 4s "a minor Le secured mis- patents
for 49,. new DIVES only through the era
ci0uSuess of Queen Victoria
After few wears. with the aid OF
Messrs. Puuar. a weII-knoWH frm OF
dvt.s. enough capital was obtained 10
start th.. young chemists Industry
Sir William ana his wife and ms Two
charming daughterS have been eHten-
siveiy entertained iu this country Ia
Boston q banquet was given In his
The Washington times., 1906-10-18
Noted English Chemist in CAPITAL:
Tells of Coal- Tar Due Discover
Sir William Perkins Enter
tanned by Chemical So
Ciety at Smoker.
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
Came to America to Attend Conventions
Held in Interest of Coal
Tar Industry.

Sir William Perkins, the famous Eng
Ush chemist, is now i'm this city. He
came To America TO attend the con-
ventions held in Boston and PhHalel-
mia i'm the interest of the cOal-tar in-
dustry.
Sir william is the discoverer OF the
process of dyeing by the use of coal-tar
products. His discovery, which has de-
veloped a vast industry, was the result
of an accident while the chemist was
engaged i'm an effort To extract quinlne
from coal tar.
In spite of opposition and ridicule OF
scientists. Sir William erected dyeworks
near London and invented method 20
manufacture madden coal-tar colors ON
a commercial basis. More than 200 colors
have been developed from coal tar, the
latest being artificial indigo
Sir William has been of service TO thu
world in many other scientific ways
Smokeless powder. cheap cyanide Of
potassium for use in extracting gold
from low grade ore, and suiphate OF
ammonia. are notable developments
from his discovery.
Tells Of Lifework.
In an interview with a Times reporter
this morning. Sir William said.
"As long as can remember ,he kind
of pursuit 1 should follow durius my
life was always matter of grave con-
sderation for me.
My father was a builder, and
thought at first I would follow in has
footsteps, and l used To watch the men
at their work. Al times 1 would Try
my own hand at carpentry. i Away
took "a great deal OF interest in meChdu-
les and engineering l remCmber / used
90 spend hours studying an old DOCS
The Artisan which described tnt
steam engines ia use Ia those days
once / tried 10 make AN engine and
made patterns for casting. but had JC
stop there for lack OF appliances ] Was
always fond of drawing, ana copied
plans for my father who was very uHN-
iOus for me 10 be an architect. bat
had IL In my head 20 be ~u artist ana
spent most of my u-n- Iu painting H
OIL.
FINALLY a young friend showed me
some chemical experiments. The pos
Silility of discovering new Things
strucx me and / made up my mind tnd'
/ would be q chemist. Pretty soon
collected many bottles of chemicals ioI
experiments
When Sir William was fifteen year.
The Washington times., 1906-10-18
CUTICURA A BLESSING
To Skin-Tortured Babies
and Tired Mothers.

The suffering which Cuticura Soap
and CuticuTa Ointment have alleviated
among the young, and the comfort they
have afforded Worn-out and worried
parents, have led TO their adoption in
countless homes as priceless curatives
for birth humors, milk crust, SCALED
head, eczemas, rashes, and every
form Of itching, scaly, pimply skin,
and scalp hmmors, with loss Of hair,
Of infancy and childhood. Guaranteed
absolutely pure.
Sold hssuFH5ut the world Cu+icu7s Soap, &c, OiuS
tvHt 5e h~royrHf soc isn form u Ch0eo.Eie Coates
-, per via o. co., may BE- had o. al dTgEghA
Potter Drug Chem Corp, sole Frops-, Boston MEss-
Hz-AELed Free, 4" How - Cure EEeTJ HumoE-"
The Washington times., 1906-10-18
LICHTENSTEiN WINS
IN GAMBLING SUIT

NEW YORK, oct lS.-Iu the supreme
court. at Flushing. yesterday. a Jury
returned "a verdict i'm favor Of Sol Lich-
tenstein. the bookmaker, who had been
sued bv Frank $. Waite. of Jamaica,
who claimed that ne had bet and lost
s. 900 the hard-e8rued savings of life
time. with Sol IichteusJein and other
bookies at the track Brighton Beach,
in October 1904.
Waite claimed that he lost $3.50 of II
with Lichteustein. During the trial
Justice Marean questioned the plaintiff
very closely on Jh- point as 10 whether
or not he had been on the track the
day mentioned After the jury had rem
drred q verdict i'm favor of the book
maker the justice ordered that the pa
peus and exhibits be handed over 10 the
district attorney of Queens county for
Investigation.
The Washington times., 1906-10-18
WoMANS WEAKNESS.

4 PHILADELPHIA minister told this story
af the conversion TO religious lII, of q
worldly woman 'I used o. be- sine
said. foolish and vain. WorldI.' -ie-- e
ure- and fashions were my only
thoughts 7 was desperately fond Of
silks frweIry. ribbons. laces, autOmobll-
ing, etc. But, my friends, ] soon found
that these worldly things were dragging
ma down To pcTditiOu. So ! gave them
all 20 my dear mOther-iu-law-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
NEGRO FISHERMAN DROWNED
Small Boat i'm Which Were Two Fish
ermen Hit by Steamer Wilmington.

On Friday night while on her way
to Southport, the steamer Wilmington
struck a small boat in which were two
negro fishermen. One of them, William
Brown, jumped from the boat and was
drowned but Francis Gore, a younger
negro, was rescued.
The accident occurred opposite Fort
Fisher. The negroes were rowing
across the stream and endeavered to
cross the Wilmington's course. Warn
ing was shouted to the fishermen but
they evidently did not hear it. The
steamers engines were reversed and
the helm put hard TO port in an efor
to pass the boat astern and this would
no doubt nave been done had the men
kept on rowing, but they suddenly
ceased and their boat remained direct
ly in the steamers course.
The vessel did not strike the boat
q nard blow, only enough to break
in one side slightly. Gore remained
in the boat but Brown leaped out. Life
preservers were thrown to him but he
seemed TO sink at once and did not
appear again.
When taken aboard the Wilmington
Gore said he cautioned Brown about
e~ndeavoring to row across the channel
but he evidently got frightened and
did not know what he was doing.
Brown was a we'll known fisherman
from near Reaves' Point, Brunswick
county. He was about so years of
age. His body has not yet been recov-
cred.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York. March 3.-FLOUR dull
and lower. Minnesota patent $40 20
$3.50; Minnesota bakers $3.50 to So
SIS; winter patents $500 to Sass: Rye
-four quiet $3.50 TO $500.
CORN MEAL-Steady. fine white
and yellow s1.15; coarse s1.93 TO ST.
05; Kiln dried s2.65 to S2.75.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY-Dull: mailing $40 TO
$500.
WHEAT-Weak: No. 2 red SAX ele-
vator. Options broke sharply reaching
new low records. May S54s: July S5&;
September S4s.
CORN-steady: No. 2 40 elevator.
Options partly sc net lower. May
Asa; July 49A September 49A.
OATS-Steady: nix 341a to 35.
BEEF-Steady; family $3.50 to
$500 mess $500 to $1,000: beef hams
$4,000 to s21.50: packet s10.50 to
$11.O0.
CUT MEATs-Firm; picked bellies
ga to 81; picked shoulders I to IA;
picked hams 10A to 10h.
LARD-Firm; middle western
prime s7.s5 to $3.50; refined steady.
compound 6 to 6&.
PORK-Firm; family $500 to
$3.50: short clear $500 to $3.50;
mess s16.25 to s16.75.
COFFEE-Spot Rio quiet No. ! in
voice s 7-16: mild quiet: cordova ga
to 12A. Futures quiet. net unchanged
to 5 points lower.
SUGAR-Raw. quiet. fair. refining
2B to 2 1916; centrifugal SO test 3as
to 3 7-16; mOlasses sugar 2s to
> lille. Refined quiet; confectionery
A $4.45: mould A s4.95; cut loaf S.
80: powdered s4.70; graduated $3.50;
cubes S4.S5.
BUTTER-Steady, unchanged.
CHEESE-Quiet, unchanged.
EGGS-Barely steady, unchanged.
POTATOES-Easy. unchanged.
CABBAGES-Dull, unchanged.
PEANUTS-Quiet, unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL-Was firm and
moderately active. Prime crude f o b
mills 24k to 25. Prime summer yell
low 80 to 32A: prime white 34h to 35:
prime winter yellow 34La to IS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
w. Il. I.
Company Will be Inspected Monday
Night-Visiting Officers Will be
Carried to the Beach While Here

Inspector General T. H. Balm, of the
North Carolina National Guard, and
Captain Schley. U. S. A., will arrive
in Wilmington Monday morning and
that night will inspect the Wilmington
Light Infantry. This is the regular an
nual inspection. The company has
been ordered to be at the armOry
promptly at $3.50 as that is the time the
inspection will begin.
Captain Robertson says his company
is in good trim and he has no fears
about them standing a creditable in
spectiOn. There are about forty-five
men in the company, not including the
commissioned officers.
Tomorrow morning soon after the
Inspector general and Captain Schley
arrive in the city they will be taken
to the beach where an oyster roasts
will be served. Those accompanying
the visiting officers will be Captain
Robertson aLG the officers in Wilmins-
ton who are members of the state
guard. Captain Schley is a nephew of
Admiral Schley, the hero of the Bat
tie Of Santiago harbor.
Among the officers who will be pres
emf at the inspection tomorrow night
will be, Lieutenant Colonel T. C. James
of the Second regiment; Colonel
Charles H. White, assistant inspector
of small arms; Captain J.. Van B.
Metts, regimental adjutant of the Sec
ond regiment and Lieutenant E. A.
Metts, adjutant of the second battalion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06

Liverpool. March St p. m. Cotton:
Spot good business lone, prices Il
points higher. American middling fair
6.44: good middling Go; middling
$50: low middling SIS: good ordinary
SIS: ordinary Sag. The sales Of the
day were $4,000 bales. of which Loco
were for speculation and export and
included 800 American. Receipts g.
600 bales. including 2.100 American.
Futures opened firm and closed firm,
American midd.in G. o. c.. March s.
TT: March and April SIT; April and
May SO: May and June $50: June
and July 5.S4: July and August 5.Se.
August and September $50: Septem-
Der and October SIS: October and No
vember 5.64; November and Decembe,
$50,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
THRIVING SECTION OF COUNTR,
Wilmington Merchants Doing Larg'
Business Throughout Eastern Sec
ton Of CaFOlinaS.

Ex-Mayor s. II. Fishblate has just
returned from a business trip through
out eastern North and South Carolina
and he reports business fine. He has
been with the American Tobacco Com
pany for some months now and was
recently made district manager OF the
Dukes mixture department for the
section adjacent to Wilmington and
also a portion of eastern Carolina.
Mr.. Fishblate says hat throughout
the eastern section of this state anu
also South Carolina that the progress
during the past few years has been
something wonderful. Places that a
few years ago were mere country
villages he says are now towns of sew
era1 thousand inhabitants. Mr.. Fish
blate said it was very gratifying to
him in his travels throughout the 8
tern section of the Carolinas to see
many travelling men representing
Wilmington wholesale houses and he
says they don't fail to be getting the
business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
New Directory Published.

A new directory covering the names
Of residents living on rura free dcliv-
cry routes in this vicinity has just been
issued in cloth bound form by the d.
rectories Publishing Company of Nor
folk, Va. The book seems complete
for the ground 1t covers. and while
there appear some mistakes in the
spelling of names, for a first canvass.
the directory appears to be all that
could be expected. Routes from here,
Rocky Point, Burgaw. Wallace, Rose
Hill, Currie, Atkinson, Ivanhce, Le-
land, Phoenix, Lumberton, Clarkton,
ETC., are covered. The book can be
purchased from the Norfolk Office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06

be at Book Store of C w. Yates &
Co. This Week.

Mr.. w. E. Jones representing David
Bendann, of Baltimore and New York,
will be at the stores of c. W. Yates and
Company from March 8th to 18th with
a fine collection of etchings, engrav-
ings, old English prints and water
colors.
Mr.. Jones was in Wilmington
last spring and many visited
the book store of c. W. Yates
and Company and viewed the fine
collection of pictures. Many were sold
in this city and the news of his re-
turn this spring will, no doubt, be
learned Of with much pleasure fer
many more will be anxious t. purchase
some rare old English print or beauti-
fu! engraving. The local book stores
at all times carry q large collection
Of pictures. but they, Of course, can
not afford to keep in stock such a
collection as Mr.. Jones brings with
him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
Fertilizer Sales Large.

Mr.. William S. Rhodes. OF Philadel-
phia. manager Of the fertilizer depart
ments Of The D. B. Martin Company.
was in Wilmington YESTERDAY. Mr..
W. B. Cooper, represents The u. B.
Martin Company in WILMINGTON anu n :,
sells a large quantity CT fertilizer
all " the eastern Sc ton of thu
Carolinas.
The sales of fertilizers this season.
Mr.. Rhodes states. are very large and
although there is an increase each va
he says the percentage IF INCREASE this
season is far larger than usual. IL
furthermore states that the farmers
( are buying a high grade CT fertilizer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
Interior Movement.

Houston steady at 10 lille; net re-
.ceipts 2,24S bales.
Augusta steady at II: net receipts
43S bales.
Memphis steady at 10 1916; net re-
ceipts $40 bales.
st. Louis steady at IL; net receipts
42S bales.
Cincinnati nominal; net receipts
444 bales.
Louisville firm at 11A.
Total today; net receipts 4,168 bales:
gross receipts 6,791 bales: shipments
S,S3S bales; sales 1878 bales; stocks
299.997 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
WILMINGTON MARKETS

Saturday. March ;.
COTToS-Steady 10h
Receipts Of cotton today-147 bales
Receipts this season to date -
2S1.s11 bales
Receipts same day last year-15:
bales.
Receipts last season to same date
2S0.248 bales.
laval STORES
SPIRITS IF TURPFNTINE-
Nothing doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm $3.50.
@RUDE TURFENTINE-Fm: hard
s3-25: dip, $500: virgin. $500.
Receipts TODAY.
80 casks spirits ~turpentine.
6ss barrels rosin.
259 barrels tar.
9 barrels crude turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME LAY LAST YEAR
IS casks spirits ~turpentine.
81 barrels rosin
102 barrels tar
81 barrels crude turpentine.
PR,D-1E
7 =. :: 10 ~
.,DFFEE-sH to &c
FLOUR-Straixi. q $500: secon-
dletltS N1-E0. tuki patents 3o.oU.
5AL-T-Prioes car Ioad ou-1o0 ihs
=. z. sec: 200 lbs c. I. 7Sc. 210 lbB
:. F. sc. Less han car lo~d lots-10O
os c. F.. AZ: 200 lbs c. E. In cotton
,lcks sec: 600 LIS F. F. $1.05.
MOI.kSSES-S. House IA: New Or
a. B-iRhts % to IS: Porto Rico 20
tuba %.
sUGAR-Granulated ss.lo; ". C.. x.
80. 5 $3.50: No. I sS.7c: No. 9 $3.50:
30. II. $40.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure SIS cents:
rupound 81 cents.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
TURKEYS-(live) Is: dressed Is to
roc.
FIELD PEAS-SGc.
BLACK EYES-$1.50.
PEANUf S-North Carolina prime
so: extra prime So. fancy 90 to 95.
Vagina. rhine AS to so: fancy so to SIS.
BEESWAX-25 to 27n.
EGGS-Dull at 16c.
CHICKENS-Hens 80 to 35: spring
iull Is to %.
SWEET PCTATOEs-45 to SO.
n. c. BACON-Hams (old) 16 to
=: shoulders 20 to IL: sides 10 to lie.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: t-inea saps
; 200; 6-inch hearts $500: s-inch saps
$500: 6-inch beasts s4.OA>
TIMBER
Per II Extra milling.
Mil prime
Mi; 1alf ............... o'0yx,s've
emo mili Recommendations
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
.tsFJPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, March 3.-TotaI today,
at all ports, Net receipts 1902 bales;
exports to Great Britain 5,303 bales;
exports to the Continent 4.132 bales:
exports to Mexico s bales; stocks S11.-
504 bales.
Consolidated, at all ports. Net re-
ceipts 1902 bales; exports to Great
Britain 5000 bales; exports to the
Continent 4,132 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all
ports, Net receipts 6,267,72S bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain ~2,169,639 bales:
exports to France 5S1.152 bales;
ports to the Continent 1,7S5.09e bales
exports to Jaman $500 bales: exports
to Mexico 2,414 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston firm at 10A; net receipts
4,326 bales.
New Orleans firm at 1OA; net re-
ceipts 5.O66 bales.
Mobile firm at 1925; net receipts 139
bales.
Savannah steady at Il: net receipts
1,847 bales.
Charleston firm: net receipts 210
bales.
Wilmington steady: net receipts LAT
bales.
Norfolk firm: net receipts $50 bales.
Baltimore nominal.
Boston steady; net receipts 223 bales.
Philadelphia firm; net receipts "A
bales.
Jacksonville: net receipts so bales.
New York, March 3.-New York
steady; gross receipts 5,446 bales;
192.447 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
The Popular pike, Cafe.

Mr.. Edward P. Dudley announces
in today's paper that he has purchased
the interest of MI. John W. Batson in
the Dixie Cafe and that in the fu-
ture the business will be conducted by
Mr.. Hergenrother and himself. Both
of these are popular young men and
they Will no doubt do a large business
The Dixie" Cafe is very popular and
never closes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
ii.,SyNG nr COTTON.

New York. March Spot cotton
closed steady. middling uplands 11.30:
middling gulf 11.55; sales none. Fut-
lures opened firm: March 1887; April
1853: May 1875: July 1898: August
1888; October 10.2S: December 1910.
Futures closed steady: Pa-ch Io.Eo;
April 1867; May 1880: June 1868:
July 1898: August 1897: Septemher
1o.46: October 1896: November 1887;
Decemher 1898
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06

New York, March 3.-Money on call
nominal. no loans. Time loans steady:
sixty days and ninety days 81 per
cent: six months 5A. Prime mercantile
paper 5 to So per cent Sterling ex-
change frmer with actual business in
bankers bills at $4-83.75 to $4.S5.S5
for demand and at $4.s2.50 to $4.82.So
for sixty day bills. Posted rates $4.-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
RECEIPTS CT COTTON.

New York. March 3.-Receipts Of
cotton at the ports today We're 1909
bales. against 1899 last week and
20,477 last year For the week (esti-
mated) at 10000 bales. against 104.-
Oe1 last week and 169.664 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans g.
O66 bales. against 4.467 last year and
at Houston 2.24S bales. against G,8l3
Ia ST wear