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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1917

Page

8

New York Cotton Market and Wilmington Prices Report

The New York cotton market shows reduced activity with an earlier selloff paused by covering and modest buying for Liverpool and France. Prices for May through January show sharp intraday moves and a weak close as Wall Street liquidity shifts. Local markets list varied farm and fresh produce prices, while Wilmington naval stores report spirits and tar trading and receipts.

New York Liverpool Shorts Wall Street

Memorial Services for T. G. Landen Planned at Fifth Avenue Church

Memorial services for T. G. Landen, longtime steward of Fifth Avenue Methodist Church, will be held at the church this evening at 7 30. Congregation and public are invited to attend in honor of his devoted service to the church.

T. G. Landen Fifth Avenue Methodist Church Landen

New York Spot Cotton Quiet with No Sales

New York March 31 Spot cotton quiet at middling uplands 19 20 with no sales reported.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Ends Mixed as Shorts Cover

Cotton opened lower but rose through the morning in New Orleans trading as lack of rain in Texas spurred shorts to cover. By mid-session active months gained 7 to 12 points and finished with gains of 13 to 26 points. prices closed steady to higher across several contracts with firm spot demand noted.

Chicago Kansas Oklahoma New Orleans Texas

New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Steady on March

New Orleans on the spot March cot ton steady and unchanged with sales totaling 1 248 to arrive 114. Good Ordinary 17 25 strict good ordinary 17 75 low middling 18 25 strict low middling 18 50 middling 18 75 strict middling 18 94 good middling 19 135 strict good middling 19 37. Receipts 84 383 stock 384 259.

New Orleans

Cotton Seed Seed Oil Market Closes Strong

Seed oil market closes strong with a 14.00 spot bid observed for cotton seed. Trading window noted from April 14:14 to 14:30 with May unspecified.

Cotton Seed New York

Savannah Naval Stores Turpentine and Rosin Figures

Savannah March 31 reports turpentine firm sales and receipts with 7 shipments and 152 shipments, stocks 11 169. Rosin firm sales 200 receipts 1 487 shipments and stocks 103 456. Quoted prices range 5.55 to 5.80 depending on grade.

Savannah Rosin

Market report notes barrels and monthly price ranges

The record lists price changes from June to November with rates around 14.39 to 14.40 and 13.70 to 13.71, and states total sales reached 18 500 barrels.

Sugar futures rise on Cuban buying in New York market

Sugar futures were fairly active with near positions firm as Cuban interests cover and buy. May 505, July 513, September 522, December 487. Raw sugar steady, molasses 50%, centrifuge 589, refined fine granulated 725 to oi.

New York Unea

County commencement program set for April 6 in Whiteville

Special to The Dispatch lists a full Columbus county commencement program in Whiteville. Events include morning prayers and songs, welcome and response, spelling and reading contests, a parade of school children, band music, year-end summaries, a lecture by Dr. W A Harper, grammar certificates, prizes for English work, and afternoon athletics and recitation contests. Schools are urged to bring lunches and meet judges at 10:30 AM. Special trains requested from Tabor and Wilmington.

Whiteville N. C Columbus County A. H. Porter America W. H. Phillips G. Herbert Smith Carolina Smpt F. T. Wooten W. A. Harper Elton College C. R. Spencer Tabor Wilmington Fair Bluff Boardman

Boys Division Reports Strong Training And Outreach

The Wilmington Young Men's Christian Association outlines a four fold program proving effective in character building for boys. Highlights include 13 437 gymn classes 24 362 building visits 3896 lobby games 208 personal interviews and No. 301 boys at Bible classes 142 hikes and camps 35 socials with 1 244 attendees 95 volunteer leadership roles 50 in training and a busy night school for business boys with 361 attendees.

College of Sie Hino Beaf Intereot de Kadi AS Weich Business Boys Lake Watcaimaw Masonboro Sound Sion Wilmington Young Men’s Chian Association

Local Notables on Brief Visits and Moves

Mr. C. B. Newcomb returned from brief visits to Kinston and Goldsboro. Mr. C. J. Becker of Clyde Steamship Co. is on a business trip north. Mr. R. D. Marshall now works in Detroit with Hudson Motor Car Co. Mayor P. Q. Mdoré traveled to Baltimore to visit Mrs. Moore recovering from a recent operation.

C. B. Newcomb Kinston Goldsboro C. J. Becker Clyde Steamship Company R. D. Marshall Royal Theatre Hudson Motor Car Company Detroit Mich P. Q. Mdoré Baltimore Moore

Rev J D Moore to Speak at Local Y M C A B Y P U

Rev J D Moore state head of the B Y P U will speak at Calvary this week at 7 o clock delivering an address to the local union urging members to work for the year The most efficient union will receive the state banner.

Calvarys J. D. Moore

Gotham Prepares for Billy Sunday Dedication

New York March 31 Whitman who led the Billy Sunday campaign has accepted an speak at the edications of the ndnde for the local Sund day camipalg tomorrow afternoon. The dedication is the occasion for a rolling demonstration as a prelims to the opening of the eve campaign one week later. A tion of the tabernacle. Members of his staff will deliver addresses while the choruses participate.

New York Whitman Nnde Tabernacle

Dry Jesue Vote Heads to New York City Election

A fragmented notice indicates New York City faces a dry vote after years of prohibition. Residents of Realyn township and Nostead area push to decide at the upcoming election, with Raines law rules guiding township referendums every two years.

New York New York City Realyn Nostead North Zai

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