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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
3
In New Orleans Aug 24 cotton prices slid in early trading on weak interior spot markets and light Texas showers. Demand was limited and the market closed with a net decline of 78 to 86 points despite some late steadiness.
New Orleans spot cotton quiet with 25 points off. Sales on the spot 2 bales to arrive 100. Low Middling 41 2, middling 24.75, good middling 9.05. Receipts 3, stocks 76,003.
Liverpool spot cotton eased with good middling at 18.90 and middling 18.45 while sales reached 2,010 bales of which 1,700 were American. Receipts totaled 6,000 including 3.5 American. Futures closed lower with August at 17.75 and subsequent spreads down to January February 16.05.
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed steady with spot at 1490 bid. Futures ranged with January at 14.94 to 14.95, February 14.95 to 15.03, March 15.05 to 15.15, August 15.15 bid, September 11.17 to 15.20, October 15.14 to 15.20, November 14.94 to 14.97, December 14.91 to 14.93. Total sales reached 10,000 barrels.
Light corn offerings pushed prices higher briefly then retreated to opening ranges 1-4¢ lower to 3-8¢ higher. December about 1.09 to 1-4, May around 1.07 to 1-4, with December peaking near 1.10. Wheat opened 3¢ higher at 2.10 September then eased. oats showed scattered buying with firmness. provisions slipped modestly. Tracing activity was light.
New York cotton prices opened lower as reports of freely offered spots weighed on the market. October and January futures fell to around 23.00 and 22.96 cents before covering pushed prices back. the session closed steady with spot middling at 23.40 cents.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a m yesterday stood at 3.0 feet.
Advices received here yesterday stated that Sergeant F N Parsons brother of Mrs Theodore Empie of this city a member of the Third Canadian Machine Gun Company British Expeditionary Force was killed in battle on April 6th The message was brief and the exact battle is unknown Sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs Empie Information Sent Maps of the water front depth channel depth at bar berths and available storage facilities have been filed with Secretary Moultrie Hitt of the Southern Ports Efficiency Commission recently organized in Atlanta and of which this port is a member by the Chamber of Commerce Suit Started Southern National Bank sues Germania Manufacturing Company Atlantic Trust and Manufacturing Company trustee Ordered to Long Island Alex Millican recently joined Troop C Cavalry and appointed to a Pharmaceutical Company to proceed to Long Island
New York August 24 coal stocks were the strongest feature of today’s early dealings. Read ing Lehigh Valley Norfolk and Western and Delaware and Hudson rose one to two and a quarter points. Steel ships oils and tobaccos also advanced about a point on the session.
Liverpool reports weekly cotton statistics with 46 000 bales forwarded to masters 39 000 of which are American. Stock stands at 224 000 with American 126 0. Imports total 39 000 including 24 000 American. Exports show none.
Edward D. Johnson indicted for embezzling funds of the local Maccabee organization waived examination before Justice W A McGowan and was bound over to Superior Court on $200 bond. He failed to furnish bond at 3 pm but authorities expected action later in the day.
The Standard Oil tanker Navajo was destroyed by fire on August 15 while returning home. After an hour long engagement with a submarine, the Navajo sank the enemy vessel with its guns. Twenty seven crew members arrived here today aboard an American steamer.
Dr. Aristine P. Mann Recht a Bryn Mawr graduate has been appointed as the first Dean of Women at New York University reflecting a milestone in university leadership and gender inclusion.
Mr. George H. Hutaff Sr. suffered serious injuries when his car, driven by son George H. Jr., rear ended another vehicle on the Carolina Beach road between the seven and eight mile posts. The elder Hutaff was treated after being taken to his cottage. the touring car was abandoned.
A group of prominent Wilmington men, including J. F. Harris Jr and Fowler Morrison, depart by special cars for Fort Oglethorpe via Atlanta for three months of officer trainee training. The list also includes Kenneth Burgwin, Orlando Brown, W. L. Alley, J. R. Eddy, and many others from local firms and civic groups.
Rev George F Hill assistant to Rev Dr William H Milton rector of St James Episcopal church will leave tomorrow week to take the rectorship of St Pauls Episcopal church in Greenville North Carolina. He has served a little over a year and won broad approbation from parishioners and others.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and phrases related to sunrises and sunsets but lacks coherent data. No clear dates, locations, or events are readable to identify a structured report or person involved.
State of North Carolina in New Hanover Superior Court notices an action for absolute divorce between Mamie E Davis Wes and Robert H Davis. The defendant is to appear at the September 1917 term in Wilmington to answer the complaint or risk relief requested by the plaintiff.
A Washington man named Steve Vasilakos, a World War II era stand owner on Pennsylvan ia Avenue near the White House, displays a sign pledge to give his entire weekly proceeds to the Red Cross. The scene shows him with a whistle and a stack of posters as volunteers gather.
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