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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1918
Page
3
Readable data shows spot prices for Wilmington and Charleston markets. Normal Savannah price listed as 34.00 and Charleston spot at 34.00 with unclear context or date.
New York reports a sharp opening decline of 8 to 88 points with July at 30.30 and October 28.80 amid selling by Southern long lines and fears of spot liquidation. New Orleans echoed a $3 drop early, with May at 29.83 and October 27.65, closing slightly steadier after heavy offerings.
The New York cotton market shows spot activity subdued with middling cotton priced at 32 dollars and 20 cents per unit. No major price moves reported and trading remains calm in the current session.
New Orleans on April 13 reports spot cotton quiet and unchanged with 193 bales sold on the spot and 167 on arrival. Prices show low middling at 32, middling 34, good middling 35.25.
Hogs receipts 17,000 with varied bids from 16.40 to 18.00 per cwt and 17.55 to 17.90 typical. Cattle receipts 2,000 with native steers 10.40 to 16.40, stockers 8.50 to 12.50, cows and heifers 7.29 to 13.50, calves 10.00 to 15.00. Sheep receipts 2,000 with sheep 13.00 to 17.85 and lambs 16.50 to 21.00 per cwt.
Cotton seed oil market shows no quotations as of April 13 in New York. No price indications or trading activity reported for the day.
Evidence of increased corn supply and expected larger receipts next week drags Chicago prices down. May and July futures fall further after opening declines. oats and provisions weaken. Cash quotes show No 2 yellow corn and No 3 oats mixed, with pork and lard also firming in tentative trading.
The New York clearing house banks and trust companies report a reserve of 66,066,290 dollars above legal requirements for the week, an increase of 21,418,650 dollars from the prior week.
Savannah reports April 13 quotes with firm turpentine at 5.25 to 6.90 per unit, rosinesteady 5.65 to 6.90, and activity including sales receipts shipments and large stock totals for turpentine and rosins.
Miss Ellen Nathalie Matthews, newly appointed assistant director of the child labor division, is a daughter of a former Boston mayor and has long been a prominent lecturer on economics and social legislation. The article also lists prices for naval stores including spirits, rosin, tar, and crude.
Hamlet notes Mrs. Elizabeth Baucom of Wadesboro is visiting her son H. H. Baucom for a week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bowen and ...
In a historic yet constrained debate, Danish women press for voting rights while the nation contends with constitutional limits and social expectations. Activists argue for equality, while opponents emphasize tradition and political feasibility.
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