Cotton Markets Report From New Orleans
The New Orleans market shows cotton spots at 1.38 steady with 665 sales. Prices listed include daily highs lows and closes with figures for West and Dec futures around 29 to 31 cents per pound.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
6
The New Orleans market shows cotton spots at 1.38 steady with 665 sales. Prices listed include daily highs lows and closes with figures for West and Dec futures around 29 to 31 cents per pound.
New York stocks show subdued activity with mixed figures for key names. Prices for Vesty Mary and related stocks hover near closes, while bond and commodity indicators hint at cautious investor sentiment.
Harvard Cambridge June 17 marks Class Day with traditional rites after two war affected years. Seniors and guests attend prayer in Appleton Chapel and readings in Sanders Theater before processions to the Stadium for the ivy ovation led by Frederick Marcus Warburg.
North Russian general staff says Kronstadt fortress on the Gulf of Kronstadt northwest of Petrograd is afire, a Helsingfors dispatch filed Sunday reports.
An advertisement promotes Prescription C-2223 as a liquid blood cleanser that renews health by purifying the blood. It claims quick effects, including improved skin glow and enhanced vitality, and notes availability by mail order.
An advertisement extols Tanlac with claims backed by authorities of the Britannica and Potter's Therapeutics. It notes ten ingredients, modern laboratories, ethical formula, and vast sales. It cites digestion and appetite benefits and asserts Tanlac rebuilds the entire system. Also mentions Monroe Du Collen's Pharmacy as a retailer.
A bomb exploded last night in Chicago’s Gold Coast near broker W P D Austin's residence, damaging nearby properties and following warnings to remove Negro tenants from South Side properties. Reports say other blasts targeted buildings housing Black residents in that area.
Tuscaloosa Alabama reports twenty eight persons are known to have been killed or recovered in the aftermath of a disaster with authorities continuing search efforts and counting victims.
Police outline taxi fare schedules including per passenger, distance and time rates with options for distance or time hire. Additional charges apply for detentions and overnight periods. Also notes Hon. L. N. Larche returning from Hot Springs and Benny Isaacman visiting Monroe relatives.
Hon L R Powers departed after noon for Shreveport to attend the graduation tonight of his daughter Miss Celestine Powers at St Vincent's Academy.
Hon Thomas Campbell is the ex Mayor of Five Points not Five Joints as Monday's News Star stated. The topographical error misled out of town readers while locals know the historic section has figured in many ballots battles and public affairs.
Washington June 17 the House Judiciary committee rejected a motion by Representative Igo to repeal wartime prohibition as it affects sight wines and beer. Ward of Ohio and Classon of Wisconsin joined Igo in the effort.
Washington June 17 the House Rules committee moves the amended Senate telegraph bill to special order. Immediate government control ending action planned with a final vote before adjournment.
A classified note from De News-Star advertises finding renters for rooms. It promotes quick matches and local listings, urging readers seeking housing to contact the paper for placement assistance.
Advertisement lists a Ford Touring priced at 225 dollars with a storage battery and lights, located at 219 South Grand Street. Includes contact phone 21 and reference to the 17-31 issue date.
The new Allied terms arrived in Weimar at night and caused a mood shift among German leaders. Reports circulated that signing these terms seemed unlikely, with widespread pessimism and no public statements.
Winnipeg June 17 Ten strike leaders were taken from their homes by police in the early hours and driven away to an undisclosed location in the country.
A minister credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for curing long standing stomach trouble and constipation. He states the preparation clears catarrhal mucus from the intestines and reduces inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal issues including appendicitis. One dose proves its value with a money back guarantee. Phoenix Drug Store and druggists advertise nationwide.
Advertised chill tonic claims to rapidly break malaria chills in three days without calomel or purgatives. It is said to be preferred by dealers and prescribed by many physicians for malaria and ague, with a 60 cent price at all dealers.
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