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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
4
W N Keener is managing editor and J Prawley business manager. Telephones listed as North States Phone Call No 12. The paper is entered as second class matter at High Point post office under the 1872 act.
A Harris, Winthrop study surveyed 4 500 business leaders across the United States to gauge the impact of Europe peace on prosperity. Of 1 710 replies, 728 expect direct effects, 750 do not. prices rising have not curbed demand. Most favor the Federal Reserve act and tariff reform, with support for preparedness and mixed views on Mexican intervention.
New York cotton prices moved little with a slight advance as buyers were scarce. October and December futures fluctuated and early lows gave way to modest gains, while overall activity remained light and prices edged higher before slipping again.
Irregular tendencies at today's market open with international issues and shipping shares dipping. Some gains of a point or more were seen in Reading, American Smelting, Motors and other inactive stocks while Baldwin Locomotives fell on deferred dividends. Trading was light and limited.
Wheat prices moved higher in Chicago trading as reports said western Kansas crops were deteriorating. Opening quotes showed July and September futures up slightly before a sharper setback as the session progressed.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, recently divorced from Harry K. Thaw, and her dancing partner Jack Clifford returned to New York after a hurried trip to Baltimore. They announced they had married in Maryland, confirming a discreet ceremony.
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