Market Review and Weather News From New York Cotton Market
The New York cotton market showed weakness due to favorable reports and showers in the southwest. August and September opened higher on light buying but limited selling for later months, with declines to 24.75 to 25.05 as the market remained weak. Wilmington naval stores list rosin, tar, and crude prices noted along with receipts figures for the region.
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New York
Ortoter
Mary
Marth
Shipping Board Contracts Expand Labor Peace Measures
The Shipping Board reports big progress in ship contracts and labor peace efforts. Seven ships are requisitioned for the War Department’s use in France, while Goethals staff changes and the Defense Council labor commission influence the industry. The National Shipbuilding Association forms with B. W. Morris as president and a roster of officers. Wall Street shows mixed demand with declines in steel and transportation shares, while tobacco and rubber issues hold strength.
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War Department
France
Admiral Capps
General Goethals
Goethal
Shipping Board
Proposed Defense Council
Labor Commission
National Shipbuilding Association
B. W. Morris
Groton
Conn
Thomas Hampton
Washington
D. C
Beaufort, N. C
New York Spot Cotton Quiet at 26 50
Spot cotton in New York on August 11 remained quiet at middling 26.50. Receipts totaled 153 with stock at 126,569.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Prices Fall on England Output Cut
In New Orleans August 11, cotton prices dropped 43 to 45 points in early trading amid weak weather and news of a 40 percent curtailment in England's spinning output. Demand was light and support scarce as losses widened through the session. Active months finished 52 to 57 points lower, with the market closing easy at a 3 to 4 point decline.
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New York
Wall Street
Tobaccos
Utah Cooper
United States Rubber and Harvester Corporation
New Orleans
England
Aective
Cotton Seed Oil Market Eases With Varied Futures Bids
The seed oil market closed easier with several active futures bids. August at 15.00, September 14.82 to 14.85, December 14.70 to 14.75, October 15.26 to 15.28, January 14.70 to 14.72, February 14.10 to 14.00, March 14.75 to 14.95, total sales 153,300 barrels.
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New York
New Orleans Spot Cotton Quiet on August Day
New Orleans spot cotton remained quiet at 25 points below yesterday's level. Sales on the spot totaled 13 bales with no arrivals. Prices ranged from good ordinary 26.00 to strict good middling 26.80, with several intermediate grades listed.
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Wilmington
Charle
N.C
New Orleans
Corn Prices Slide as Futures Dwindle in Chicago
Aug 11 Chicago reports a sharp price break for immediate corn delivery with No 2 mix bids around 1.95, down 17 cents from yesterday. Futures opened steady or down, then rallied briefly before sliding further, while wheat weakened on government price control concerns. Oats fell with corn as hog market gains lifted provisions prose.
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Chicago
Eggs and Poultry Market Report From New York
Butter receipts 10 255. creamery and extras 40 1 2 to 41. firsts 29 1 4 to 40 1 2. Eyes firm. eggs receipts 7 964. extras 41 to 42. extra firsts 49. firsts 36 to 38. seconds 33 35. Cheese firm. state specials 23 1 4. live poultry firm. chickens 70 and 22 1 2 to 24. turkeys 16 dressed.
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Amences Beet Sugar
American Can
American Car & Foundry Ce
American Smelting & Ref’g
American Sugar Ce
American Tel. & Teleres
Cnaconda Copper
Eave
Atchison , Ee Eee
Ewe
Atlantic Coast Line
Atl
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Crucible Steel
Brie Seem Enews
General Electric
General Motors Oseee
Great Northern Pfd
Great Northern Ore
Gulf State Steel
Wiineis Central
Inspiration Copper Eee
Int
Merc
Marine
Marine Pfd
Eenenw
International Nickelee
International Paper Eeewe
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Mexican Eetroleum
Midvale Steel
Missouri Pacific
Nevada Consolidated
New York Central
N. YY
N. H
Hartford
Norfolk & Western Aback
Northern Pacific
Ohio Cities Gas
Pennsylvania Ee
Eeu
Ray Consolidated Copper Ee Ee Rep. Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Pfd
Sinclair Oil & Refining
Sloss. Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
New York
Turpentine and Rosin Firms Report August Readings
Savannah reports for August 11 show firm 371-2 with receipts 450, shipments 129, stocks 31 869. rosin firm receipts 1 466, shipments 632, stocks 92 181. Quotations listed: B. D. and F. 5.15, G. and H. 5.20, I. 5.25, K. 5.30, M. 5.75, N. 6.25, W. G. 6.75, W. W. 7.00.
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Savannah
Rosin
B. D
G. and
W. G
W. W
Henderson resigns from cabinet amid labor party turmoil
The retirement of Mr Henderson from the cabinet sparks a rift as Lloyd George says no government member may attend the Stockholm meeting. The Labor party faces a critical stance, with George Barnes tipped as Hendersons successor after Henderson defends his conduct and vows to aid wartime prosecution.
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Kerensky
Henderson
Stockholm
Lloyd-George
Labor Party
George N. Barnes
Barnes
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Mosley Commission
América
United Press
Government engineer patents portable mine rescue cage apparatus
A U S government engineer patents and dedicates to the public a transportable mine rescue cage system. The device avoids reliance on standard hoisting gear and provides a safer, easily moved solution for emergencies in mines.
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United States
North Carolina National Guard Roster Names Members Across Counties
A lengthy OCR list enumerates numerous NC National Guard personnel and affiliated individuals across multiple towns including Charlotte Winston-Salem Raleigh Greensboro Wilmington and more. Names locals counties and units appear in dense sequence with ranks and placements as part of a compiled roster.
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Numan. Carter
Ruffin
Nollfe mM. Patton
Morganton
Jasper M. Groever
Gilkey
Jesse T. Pugh
Camden County
Hatticus H. Hatsell
Hebert
Wm. C. Clark
Council
John W. Gilchrist
Charlotte
Andrew S. Yeson
Lenoir
Hilton Hudwell
Washington, N. C
John H. Hall, Jr
Rockingham
Warren G. Davis
Wilmington
Wm. J. Black
Carthage
Asheville
Napoleon B. Tyler
Roxobel
John B. Woosley
Guilford College
John T. Thompson
Whiteville
William _B. Yelverton
Goldsboro
Salisbury
Luther A. Blue
Nash le Grand
Durham
Charles C. Mullan
Thomasville
Edgar P. Henderson
Burlington
McDaniel
Lewis
Kinston
Fitzroy D. Phillips
William M. Jones
Stephen R. Adams
Hiram K. King
Wm. C. Dartow
Rocky Mount
Edwin T. Cansler, Jr
Claude C. Cashwell
Robert S. Brinkley
Elm City
Godfrey C. Kimball
Statesville
Roy E. Cook
Waynesville
Jas. P. Lowder
Swansboro
Wm. C. Lee
Dunn
Hugh W. Perry
Louisburg
James A. Hardison, Jr
Wadesboro
Bolivar S. Hurley
Troy
Renn G. Honeycutt
Shelby
Rupert N. Caviness
Morehead City
James W. Keever
Hickory
Wm. S. Gehman
Glenn S. Strole
Chadbourn
Edward C. Harris
Windell
Bruce B. Hodges
Washington
Lawrence OC. Matton
High Point
Roland P. McClamrod
Greensboro
Edward Ll. Spencer
Uriah V. Hawkins
Lindsay M. Johnston
Pineville
Thomas H. Watson
Raleigh
John L. Loy
Robert B. Mason
James N. Coleman
Richard N. Lewis
Walter L. Scales
Jas. C. Cooper
Henderson
John G. Young, Jr
Winston- Salem
Rufus H. Shelton
George Hargrave
Laurel Hill
Harry J. Donnan
Marshall T. Spears
Lillington
Thomas W. Hancock
Winston-Salem
Hubert C. Teer
Jesse S. Anderson
Wilson
Virginius C. Hall
John, P. Robertson
Rowland
Wm. R. Ross
New Bern
Robert L. Hayes
Eugene D. Orrell
Fayetteville
Bascombe
Hensley
Marshall
Samuel I. Parker
Monroe
Samuel R. Keesler, Jr
Montreat
Louis H. Clement, Jr
John B. Mallard
Lincolnton
Fred T. Little
Henry C. West
Andrew L. Monroe
Wm. T. Cheatham
Benjamin T. Moore
Richard M. Lewis
Howell L. Smith
Frank L. Dunlap
Jessie H. Chappelle
Rich Square
Leon A. Adams
Four Oaks
Herbert C. L. Weathers
Fred M. Howell
Lonnie M. Upchurch
New Hill
Callie M. Little
Thomas L. Bayne, Jr
James E. Mendelhall
Asheboro
Hubert M. Smith
Hendersonville
Samuel S. Wolfe
Edward B. Webb
Johnnie G. Winston
Franklinton
Earl M. Thompson
Weldon
Meriwether Lewis
Wardlaw P. Thompson
John W. Walker
Staeford
Thomas F. Borden
Hillsboro
Thos. K. Cobb
St. Paul
Bryan
G. Cooper
Earl E. Davis
Samuel J. Erwin, Jr
Richard DB
Hildebrand
Edward H. Holton
Jas. S.mcdaniel, Jr
Morrison H. Caldwell
Concord
John N. Hackney
Reynold T. Allen
Harry M. Solomon
Frank P. Fonville
Warsaw
Paul C. Venable
John M. Wilson, Jr
James L. Crowell, Jr
Thomas C. Guthrie, Jr
Jas
C. L. Harper
Robert B. Taylor
Townsville
Wm. H. Gregory
John O. Ranson
Huntersville
Clement L. Stafford
Louis C. Ellis
Grover
Thomas J. Hyder
Allen
State thinks has vital witnesses in De Saulles case
The State claims two key witnesses, Susana Monteau and Joseph Doner, support a finding of premeditation in the Bianca De Saulles murder trial. Monteau testifies the defendant acted deliberately before shooting at The Box home, while Doner says she appeared calm and unexcited during the drive.
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United Press
New York
Bianca de Saulles
Jack de Saulles
Susana Monteau
de Saulles
American Socialist Barred From Mails
The American Socialist weekly, organ of the National Socialist party, was barred from the mails. Washington ordered revocation after three issues were deemed unmailable under the espionage act. The action follows the arrest of Adolph Germer, the party's national secretary, for alleged disloyal remarks about the United States recruiting service.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
American Socialist
National Socialist Party
Washington
Adolph Germer
United States
Unfair War Prices Hit Soldiers Equipment
Washington reports show that unfair retail price surges extend beyond food with small articles of soldiers' equipment rising sharply since the nation entered the war. Food Commissioner Hoover condemns the practice as an unfair wartime price hike nationwide.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
America
Goldsboro Tobacco Market Opens With Expected Record Season
Goldsboro North Carolina reports the tobacco market ready to open next Tuesday for the season. Officials and farmers anticipate the strongest season in local market history with diligent tobacco crop work and high prices expected for the yellow weed.
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Goldsboro
N C
New York Draft Board Scandal Brings Arrests
Two members of New York City draft board No 99 were arrested on charges of conspiring to defeat the selective service law. Dr S K Bernfeld and Louis Cherey were removed from their posts by President Wilson. Dr Henry M Groehl exonerated after statement to Deputy U S Attorney Knox. Subpoenas issued for the ousted officials to appear before the county grand jury.
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Beed Press
New York
Draft’ Board No. 99
Louis Cherey
United States
Knox
Jacob Skwirsky
Cherey
Whitman
Swann
New York County Grand Jury
Two Boys Arrested for Shoplifting in City
Hall Sumpter and David Ellerby colored boys were arrested after 9 pm on shoplifting charges and jailed to await Recorder Harriss trial. Sumpter accused of stealing a toothbrush from Woolworth. Ellerby accused of stealing shoe strings and tie clasps. Woolworth manager detained the smaller boy. police caught Ellerby after a failed leg bail offer. Excitement followed the arrest at Front and Princess streets.
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Hall Sumpter
David Bilerby
Harriss
Sumpter
Woolworth
Ellerby
Jones
Woolkworth
Hlerby Boy
Front and
Princess
Australia to study coal plant feasibility in Melbourne
Australia will dispatch experts to the United States to assess whether a power plant at Melbourne can be built using pulverized coal or lignite as fuel. The inquiry aims to evaluate technology, costs, and viability for the proposed facility.
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Australia
United States
Melbourne
Towa Inventor Patents Tire Liquid Claim
An An Towa inventor patents a liquid for tires that dissolves sulfur and purportedly softens rubber to improve elasticity and reduce liability.
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Towa
No Decision on Bellamy Case Delayed in Recorder Court
Lieutenant Emmett Bellamy faces resisting an officer while in duty in Wilmington. A ruling on whether a Federal officer can be tried by a State court was postponed. Trial for Bellamy likely next Wednesday. decision may affect military cases. Also noted were pending cases against William Green for fraud and two boys charged with larceny sent to jail for parole.
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Emmett Bellamy
Recorder's Court
Harriss
Bellamy
Burton
William M. Bellamy Esq
Wilmington
William Green
Caswell Township Seeks Bonds for Good Roads
Atkinson town and Caswell township push road and school upgrades. Pender County commissioners receive a petition signed by 90 percent of Caswell voters requesting a bond election for good roads. A separate petition seeks an election for school building funds.
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Burgaw
N. C
Atkinson
Caswell
Old Pender
Negro Farmers Plan Conference Near Wilmington
Prominent speakers will address a first Farmers Conference for colored farmers from New Hanover Brunswick and Pender counties at St Stephen's AME Church annex. Topics include canning demonstration farm cooperation education and food conservation with officials from Wilmington Burgaw and Greensboro among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. King
New ‘Hanover
Brunswick
Pender Counties
St Stephen's A. M. E
Fea
Natures
Pretlow
Pearl Thurber
P. Q. More
Wesley Jones
Burgow
James B. Dudley
Greensboro
N. C
J. P. Herring
Wilmington
Capt. L. BE. Hall
Whiteville
N.C
John D. Wray
Negro Boys’ Farm Club
W. A
McGirt
Food Conservation Committee
Janie B. Wood
H. A. Parris
Susette Sraith
Pender County
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Chichester
Hie Saar
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
Georgia
Mildred Rutherford
Savannah Naval Stores
MR. Henderson
Sernal
City
Emmett
Leo Justus
John Doe
Allie Williams
Hinnant
Caswell Township
Negro Farmers Plan
Gonferenge
St Stephens Church
Carolina
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Excellent Hotel
Accommoda
Princess Street
New Hanover
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