Market Review and Local Tax Rates in Wilmington Area
Market review notes mixed price movement amid crop advisories and weak commodity bids. Norfolk and Wilmington readings show slight declines with December futures near 82.46 to 89.86 and January around 22.10. local markets list varied prices for butter eggs chickens and other groceries. Wilmington naval stores report spirits rosin tar and crane ranges for the period.
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Une
Asie
Is Oyer
Apnort
Cotton Spot Quits at 23.20 in New York Market
In New York on August 25 spot cotton closed at 23.20 cents per pound after trading activity noted in the day’s market report. No further details on price drivers or specific lots provided.
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New York
Cotton
Cotton Market Opens Higher on Weekend Cover but Dips
New Orleans reports weekend buying pushes cotton futures up to around 15 points early trading. A private bureau crop report showing central belt improvement spurs fresh selling, sending prices down. First half hour declines range 17 to 22 points from yesterday's close. market ends steady with mixed settlements across futures months.
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New Orleans
Shorts
Cs Ve Ee
New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Slip Slightly
New Orleans spot cotton quiet with 7 point decline. Sales 95 bales on the spot. arrivals none. Prices at low middling 0.997, middling 24.00, good middling 24.00.
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New Orleans
Cotton seed oil market closes weak with mixed futures
The cotton seed oil market in New York closes weak as spot bids at 14.50 and futures range from 14.60 to 14.96 across January to December. Total sales amount to 26,400 barrels.
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New York
Chicago Grain Market Opens Mixed Amid Bearish Tone
Chicago on August 25 notes a softer corn start as bearish sentiment and favorable weather weigh. Wheat holds steady at the close on the final trading day before government wheat handling. September ends down 1/2 cent to 2.11 1/2, oats ease, and hog market weakness drags provisions lower.
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Chicago
Mercantile Rates and Bond Status Reported in New York
Financial bulletin from New York dated Aug 25 notes Mercantile on Paper at 4 3 4 to 5, Sterling 60 day bills around 4 7 12. Commercial 60 day bills on banks near 4 71 8, demand at 4 75 9 16, cables 4 76 7 16. Bar silver at 8 1 2. Mexican dollars 68 34. Government and railroad bonds steady.
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Financial
New York
Mercantile
Receipts Record Crude Tar Parcel in Unknown Entry
Fragmentary OCR note records receipts related to crude tar with unclear dates or parties. The readable portion mentions a parcel or item code but lacks decisive names or locations. Further legible text needed to identify involved persons or organizations.
Savannah Naval Stores Market Notes and Quotations
Turpentine firm sales 266 receipts 378 shipments 159 stocks 35324. Rosin firm sales 1590 receipts 1161 shipments 2849 stocks 94629. Quoted prices list B D and EB 5.20 F and G 5.20 to 5.22 1-2 H 5.22 1-2 to 5.25 T 5.25 to 6.30 K 5.35 M 45.76 N 6.50 to 6.65 W G 7.00 to 7.07 W W 7.15 to 7.25.
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Savannah Naval Stores
Savannah
Turpentine
Rosin
B.D
W. G
W. W
Banks Condition Shows Reserve Excess at Week’s End
The week’s condition of clearing house banks and trust companies reports a reserve of 68,776,920 dollars above legal requirements, down 7,679,070 from last week. The report reflects the current liquidity position of New York financial institutions.
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New York
Crowd disperses as street preacher attacked in New York
A Madison Square crowd routed Russell Dunne after he called Jews slackers and traitors. Joseph Friedlander, a National Guardsman, confronted him as police attempted to restrain the mob. Dunne fled to an automobile and was driven away amid shouts.
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United Press
New York
Madison Square
Russell Dunne
Dunne
Joseph Friedlander
Subway Grinds To Standstill In Coal Shortage
New York August 25 The war effort caused a coal shortage at a power station that tied up the subway for two hours this afternoon. Officials blamed railroad delivery failures as the cause. Surface and elevated lines were overwhelmed.
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United Press
New York
Treasury certificates oversubscribed by 20 percent
Washington reports the issue of 250 million dollars in treasury certificates of indebtedness was oversubscribed about twenty percent as subscriptions closed. Certificates mature November 30, 1917 with interest at eight and one half percent per year.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
Stocks Endure Dull Session Amid Mixed Movements
New York trading opens with a subdued mood as weekly short- contract closures dampen activity. Oil, tobacco, steel, and rail issues show strength while hoppers and higher-risk shares pull back. Rock Island gains and United States Steel hover in narrow ranges with broad participation totaling about 126 million shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
United States Steel
Cohol
Anconda
Women Peace Party Demands War Terms Defined
The Woman's Peace Party of New York calls a mass meeting of mothers to demand that the government define its peace terms. The group plans gatherings on Wednesday nights at the Garden Theatre to press for clarity on ending the war.
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United Press
New York
Woman’s Peace Party
Garden Theatre
Russia May Ignore Pope Peace Move
Rome reports Russia plans to ignore Pope Benedicts peace note. Corriere d Italia calls the stance inexplicable, noting the papal proposal rests on the Russian formula no annexations and no indemnities.
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Russia
United Press
Rome
Pope Benedict
Corriere d'Italia
Baseball Gossip and Tennis Rules Discussion
Baseball gossip notes that Cubs players nickname Fred Merkle Muscle while Pirates show little chance to rise in the standings. The piece also discusses the National Patriotic Lawn Tennis Singles Tournament rulevaried match formats and the likelihood the U S N S T A will adopt a three or five set standard, aligning with Davis Cup practice.
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Cubs
Fred Merkle
Pirates
Beach Visitors Registered at The Seashore Hotel
A column lists numerous holiday guests and visitors staying at the Seashore Hotel and Atlantic Cottage. Names include Mrs B S King and child. Mr and Mrs 8 W Owen. Dr and Mrs T A Smoot of Richmond. Fitzhugh Bethea and children of Dillon South Carolina. Sallie and Mattie McCullers. P J O Berry of Goldsboro. C M Paul of Kampfolis. Mrs E B Gibson and son. Mrs Earl Best of Warsaw. F B Danby and child of Ansonville. Jessie Brewer of Danzville. W H McGlamery and children of Greensboro. F W Dunlap and Fleetwood Dunlap of Wadesboro. G A Evans of Baltimore. They will be there several days.
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8. W. Owen
Cireton
Seashore Hotel
Mrs
T. A. Smoot
Richmond
Mrs. Fitzhugh Bethea
Dillon, S. C
Atlantic Cottage
P. J. O’berry
Goldsboro
E. B. Gibson and Son
Earl Best
Warsaw
F. B. Danby and Child
Ansonville, N. C
W. H. McGlamery
Greensboro
F. W. Dunlap
Dunlap
John W.,jr
Fleetwood Dunlap
Wadesboro
G. A. Evans
Baltimore
Weekend Guests at Seashore Hotel Listed
The Seashore Hotel hosts a weekend roster including F. E. Carlyle Limberton M. W. Hinton Oxford F. J. Claude C B L Claude Hamlet W N Pharr Gastonia W B Broughton Kinston John P. Cooper Mullins J R Humphries A G Greenville H L Lambert Evaares EB Palmer via N Barnes New York Ole Fort Caswell EB W Sita Giathion B F Buckley Lexington Ky J P O Berry Dudley W S Houston Greensboro W F Mitchell Charlotte.
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Seashore Hotel
F. E. Carlyle
Limberton
M. W. Hinton
Oxford
F. J. Claude
C. BL. Claude
Hamlet
W.N. Pharr
Gastonia
W. B. Broughton
Kinston
John P. Cooper
Mullins
J . R. Humphries
A. G.réenville
H. L. Lambert
Eva
EB. Palmer
Via
N. Barnes
New York
OLE Fort Caswell
EB. W. Sita
Giathion
B. F. Buckley
Lexington
J. P. O’berry
Dudley
Houston
Greensboro
W. F. Mitchell
Charlotte
Kneisel Orchestra Concerts at Lumina This Afternoon and Night
The Kneisel Orchestra performs concerts at Lumina with a varied program. Afternoon at 3 45 features marches waltzes operetta selections and a cornet solo by Claude Elam. Evening at 8 45 offers Mendelssohn Intermezzo selections from Faust a Sousa march Novelette and an overture with the Star Spangled Banner to close.
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Kneisel Orchestra
Lumina
V. L. Schertzinger
George Trinkaus
Frederick K. Logan
F. von Flotow
Edmund A. Kneisel
Mendelssohn
Love
Czibulka
Victor Herbert
C. H. Gounod
Boy Scouts of America
John Philip Sousa
Hilenberg
von Suppe
National Defense
J. B. Lambe
Insurance Companies Oppose Government Soldier Insurance Plan
Representative Adamson charges private insurers seek to defeat the government plan offering a $10,000 policy for $80 for soldiers and sailors. He blames an advisory committee asked by Secretary McAdoo for aiding in drafting the bill, accusing them of backstabbing while posing as friends.
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United Press
Washington
Adamson
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Chare
The
Treasury
McAdoo
Greenwood welcomes J Blanding Haman as club secretary
The Daily Commonwealth reports J Blanding Haman, formerly of Wilmington North Carolina, elected secretary of Greenwood Mississippi Young Men's Business Club. Haman, city editor of the Daily Commonwealth, idly reflects on his home town and promises to boost Greenwood Leflore County with member cooperation. He starts duties September 1, with M Andersen Jr replacing him at the Daily Commonwealth.
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Greenwood
Daily Commonwealth
J. Blanding Ha
Busines Club
Jophany Frie
Haman
Dispatch
Star
The
Commonwealth
J. Blanding Haman
Young Men's’ Business Club
Kandy
Webb
Oftenheimber
Evening Dispatch
Morning Star
Wilmington
N. C
Hamish
Yarden
Miss
Jefferson
Centerville
Young Men’s Business Club
Daily Commonwealth Reé G
Leflore
Young Men’s ‘Business Club
M. Andersen, Jr
Soldiers Die in Train and Car Accidents Near Montgomery
Stanley Warble of the Rainbow Division and bound for France tried to ride a freight train to Birmingham to bid his mother farewell. He fell and both legs were severed, dying later in hospital. Harry Mackenzie, also of the 167th, was on a running board when another car struck him, tearing out two ribs and piercing his lungs. he remains in critical condition.
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United: Press
Montgomery
Ala
Stanley Warble
167Th Regimnt
Rainbow Division
France
Birmingham
Harry Mackenzie
167Th
Big Ship Contracts Ready to Be Signed
Washington reports 452 standardized steel ships to be built in yards at Chester Hog Island and Newark. Bidders include the Merhatt Ship Company International Mercantile Company and Submarine Boat Company. Contracts totaling 455.5 million dollars await congressional funds to start next week.
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United Press
Washington
Chester
Hog Island
Newark
N. J
Hurley
Shipping Board
Mer@hatte’” Ship Company
International Mercantilé Company
Submarine Boat Company
Congress
Aans A Sompenieaere P. i W. A
Purser Remainder to Be Buried at Oakdale
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy E. Purser 70, widow of Noah P. Purser, will be held this afternoon at 4:30 from her residence at No 216 church. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery.
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Purser
Oakdalle
Nancy E. Purser
Noah P. Purser
South
Ww. ‘Wieden
Oakdale
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Fred
Trinity Park School
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Pe Ae Aldridge
North Carolina
Trinity College
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R. L. Flowers
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American Smeling & Ref
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American Tel & Tel
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Atlantic Coast Line
Colorado Fuel & Iron
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Wealey Sn
General Electric
General Motors
Great Northern
Gulf State Steel
Illinois Central
Inspiration Copper
Marine
Int
International Nickel
International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Bid
Mexican Petroleum
Midvale Steel
Missouri Pacific
Nevada Consolidated
New York Central
N. Y
Ities
Pennsylvania
Ae Po Ee Ray Consolidated Copper Coves
Rep
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Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sinclair Oil & Refining
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper Peeps Ee
United States Rubber
United States Steel Pfd
Utah Copper
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel “B
Virginia Carp. Chem
Virginia Coal and Oke
Wabash Pfd
Western Union
Westinghols Electric
Wrightsville
Baseball
B.S. King and Child
Or ‘Leake
Gpa Sektis
Sallie
Mattie McCullers
McCullers
Jessie Brewer
Danzville
Wilmington Minn
Honnet
Conservative Progress
American Bank. and Trust CO
Wilmington, N.C
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