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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1918
Page
3
The New York cotton market shows firmer tones with weekly world supply figures and favorable spot advice prompting buying. New Orleans follows with gains as near months rise, July to 28.90 and October at 27.38, while spot cotton sits at middling 30.75.
End of week trade in New Orleans cotton shows a sharp rise as covering and colder belt weather fears boost futures. Spot cotton remains nominal with limited sales and buyers scarce, while exporters anticipate larger shipments from the port.
Hog receipts 5 000 unsettled with bids from 13 26 to 17 85 for pigs and 16 25 to 17 50 for leavy cattle mixed hogs and light. Cattle receipts 2 000 weakness natives 11 00 to 17 25 with feeders 8 40 to 12 75 cows and heifers 7 60 to 13 90 calves 14 75. Sheep 5 000 ready with 13 00 to 17 88.
Savannah market report for April 20 shows turpentine steady with receipts 18 and shipments 423 leaving stocks at 8 948. Rosin remains firm with 48 sales, 125 receipts, 823 shipments and 94 827 stocks. Prices quoted for grades B 5.15 DE FG HI 5.30 K 5.50 M 5.70 N 6.25 WG 6.70 WW 7.
A fragmented wholesale catalog lists prices for chickens ducks beef cabbage wool corn hides tallow onions and peanuts with various unit counts and brands. The itemized page shows ranges like chickens 40 to 600, cabbage 100 lbs at 4.6 8, wool 65, corn 3.00 per bushel, and peanuts varying by origin, reflecting a mid era rural market report.
The Weather Bureau reports the stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina as 8.4 feet at 8 a m yesterday. The sun rises at 6:34 and sets at 7.48 with temperatures 64 to 72 degrees and a 7 mph wind indicated at 3 a m.
Armenian refugees continue to arrive in Palestine from Central Turkey and Syria. In the week after Easter 5 500 reached Jerusalem. The American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief opened a hospital and an orphanage already taxed to capacity.
An order from the Bolshevik government directs Vladivostok to ship shells explosives metals and machinery to European Russia. Freight and passenger traffic are to be suspended as needed to carry out the move.
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