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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1917
Page
3
New York trading saw further declines with October and January contracts sliding to new low ground amid 12 to 17 point gaps. Gains were limited by rain in the South and reports of easing spot demand, though large exports supported late-session buying and a cautious rally formed near the close.
August 21 in New Orleans saw a continuation of yesterday’s selling move push cotton higher after rains in Texas failed to appear. By late morning the front months gained 9 to 11 points, closing with steady to higher quotes and notable gains of 26 to 27 points from yesterday.
New Orleans spot cotton held firm with unchanged tones. On spot sales tallied 181 bales with no arrivals expected. low middling 25.37, middling 26.00, good middling 26.50. Receipts 2,524. stock 89,979.
Liverpool cotton shows limited demand with prices down 35 points. American middling fair at 20.23 and various grades quoted from 17.45 to 19.80. Sales reach 3,000 bales with 2,500 American. futures 35 points lower across August through May contracts.
The cotton seed oil market closed strong with spot bids at 16.00 and futures trading from January through December ranging from 15.10 to 16.23. Total sales reached 46,700 units.
A disturbance of unknown intensity lies off the North Carolina coast. It may move northeast toward the New England coast overnight. Caution is advised for all vessels navigating waters around Southeastern New England east over the next 24 hours.
Hogs in Chicago advance to 20.00 per hundredweight marking a 33 percent rise over 11 days. Government bacon contracts are based on 20 hogs with price tables showing steep climbs from 8.90 to 20.90. Monday hog receipts were 18 000 against a 30 000 norm as higher prices prompt earlier slaughter and a shrinking total pork weight.
The Associated Press reports British casualties for the week ending today total 14,243 officers and men. Among them 2,873 soldiers were killed or died of wounds, with 325 officers and 2,548 men killed or died, and 846 officers and 10,524 men wounded or missing.
A United Press report from July 30 describes British artillery crews near Lens amid shells and planes. A Canadian major calmly directs six inch howitzers while gunners snack, joke about jam, and discuss leave, food, and shows as they continue fighting through the day.
Washington states the Navy will seek immediate funding to expand shipyards and engine plants to meet wartime needs. Secretary Daniels says private builders will supply trained crews and added staff, with surplus facilities later sold or used by the government. The destroyer program aims to maximize new ships built.
Associated Press reports the second increment moved from September 15 to 19 and the third increment from September 30 to October 3. The first increment remains September 5 as announced. Postponements attributed to delays in local boards compiling quotas for service.
Huntington West Virginia August 21 District Attorney F W McCullough proposed to the federal agriculture department that confiscated intoxicants be re distilled and used to manufacture war munitions. Large quantities of liquor are seized daily and disposed of by pouring into rivers or sewers.
Argentina fights fuel scarcity by urging use of quebracho native wood as a substitute for Cardiff coal. Government experts say local coal can run boilers and gas plants if transport costs are managed, with quebracho priced around 20 pesos per ton and two and a half tons of quebracho equaling one ton Cardiff coal.
The Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville stood at 47 feet yesterday morning at 8 o clock. The level indicates current water conditions affecting navigation and local flooding risk.
Fragmentary World War II battle note cites dawn and dusk, urges persistence and practice. Mentions French British and American forces steadily facing enemy fire while coordinating shots and passes.
A Reuters report from British headquarters in France describes a planned simultaneous assault by Canadian and German forces near Lens at 4:30 this morning. The clash became a fierce hand to hand fight, with Canadians pushing through gray figures in heavy haze. Germans retreated after their last stand on the trench parapet.
Miguel Almereyda editor of the Bonnet Rouge died in prison after an apparent self strangling with shoe laces. Three medico legal experts reported the death as suicide while prison officials faced discipline for related lapses and false reports.
Two aviators Charles III Wall Jr and Richard H Meade died when a smoke bomb plane caught fire during an experiment. Wall, a civil engineer in the air formation service, and Meade, an aviation instructor who had come from Mineola Long Island for training, perished as the aircraft fell to the ground.
The Cotton States Merchants convention opened in Memphis Tennessee with delegates from many Southern states. Governor Thomas C Rye and Mayor Ashcroft gave welcomes and Joseph W Folk of Missouri spoke on Patriotism in Business as the gathering plans southern merchandising and agricultural cooperation.
Copenhagen reports the Bavarian government bans tourist congestion in the highlands. Visitors face one week limits and hostels must expel outsiders suspected of buying food. Winter season to be discouraged at mountain resorts.
Browns manager Jones believes a lucky gs combination of Shotton Smith Sisler Sloan and Severeid could win with proper lineup placement.
An old advertisement touts Pompeian Hair Massage as opening scalp pores to stimulating liquids, reducing dandruff and itch, and making hair healthy and attractive. It claims no discoloration and urges purchase of a one dollar bottle today, with men offered barber shop availability.
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