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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1917
Page
3
New Orleans and Chicago markets report nervousness in cotton with July and new crop deliveries at declines early, but prices steady by session end. Spot cotton listings show various grades and modest gains, while eggs, butter, and grain futures move on supply receipts and weather cues.
New Orleans April 14 saw small and nervous fluctuations in cotton as weather and March Census Bureau mill figures offered no clear bias. Prices rose briefly then slipped 8 to 14 points below yesterday's close, with the market closing steady down 2 to 4 points.
A brief item reports sunrises and sets for Sunday, noting times and general guidance for daylight hours. The fragment presents no additional names or places.
Water level in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina measured 17.6 feet at 8 o clock yesterday morning.
In New Hanover County Superior Court the Board of Viewers final report is accepted and the court schedules April 27 1917 at 12 noon to pass upon it. A copy of the order will be posted at the courthouse and five public places within the Drainage District and published in The Wilmington Dispatch for two weeks prior.
Notice to mariners from the Bureau of Lighthouses Sixth District officer Inspector H L Beck. A temporary fixed white light of 60 c p established April 13 at Cape Fear river entrance new channel range front pending the rebuilding of the damaged structure and re establishment of the regular light.
The statement on banks and trust companies for the week shows a reserve of 128,819,600 dollars in excess of legal requirements, a decrease of 34,759,360 dollars from prior figures. This reflects the current health of the clearing house and the banking sector.
At a Southport Red Cross meeting Mrs J Arthur Dosher was elected financial secretary and Miss May Phelps commissionary sergeant. New members joined as the effort to secure a charter continues and expand units through Brunswick county.
A G M style piece muses on life after death and the feather duster as a turkey's idea after Thanksgiving. It laments modern waste and fading institutions while praising the duster for its day to day usefulness amid reflections on mortality.
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