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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
3
Rains in Texas and favorable private bureau condition reports sparked selling in New Orleans today. The market fell 9 to 28 points in the first half hour, with moderate activity. Cotton closed steady with a net decline of 16 to 23 points.
New Orleans reports quiet spot market with 99 bales sold and 50 to arrive. Quotations show low middling at 21.87 cents, middling 22.50, good middling 23.00. Receipts total 3,157 and stock 68,435 bales.
The page lists Wilmington spot prices for Spirits Tar and Rosin with multiple bids. It includes numerous commodity quotes and stock listings such as American Beet Sugar and United States Steel, alongside Chicago grain prices and futures movements. The column mentions firms and markets like Anaconda Copper and Atlantic Coast Line with bid figures and closing ranges.
New York reports indicate improved crop prospects in Texas and Oklahoma fueling a selling movement in cotton. Early sessions show October around 22.05, January 22.04 with later quotes mixed as weather and Houston district forecasts influenced prices. Spot cotton in New York steadies at 23.40 for middling.
Savannah naval stores report shows turpentine firm at 37.5 cents per gallon with 36 volume sales and rosins totaling 1,331 units. Quotations include B.D. and BE 5.17.5, F. G. and H. 5.20, 1.6.26, M. 5.75, N. 6.65, W. G. 7.00, W. W. 7.15 to 7.20.
Special to The Dispatch reports Warsaw township schools set to begin Monday September 3 for the fall term. The city schools name Rev. E H Creel as new superintendent and principal, arriving from Hope Mills, with the existing faculty returning. Lane Field school retains Mattie Herring as principal and Mary White Carroll as assistant.
New York on August 29 reports stock trading resuming with gains and losses across sectors. United States Steel eased to 118 1 8, then rose to 119 1 4 while Bethlehem Steel inched up before fading. Rails copper and allied industrials steadied. oils, shippings, and motors firmed, ending the first half session with a firmer tone.
Liverpool spot cotton to higher prices with American middling at 19.42 and middling 18.45, no receipts and 2,800 American. futures up 19 points with August at 17.25 and later months easing to 15.31. The above are fixed prices.
New York August 29 The Coffee and Sugar Exchange will be closed Saturday September 1.
The cotton seed oil market ends firm with spot at 1495 vid. January 14.98 February 14.95 March 15.14 April 15.15 September 15.00 October 15.11 November 14.95 December 14.6. Total sales 48,700 barrels.
Copenhagen reports that the Schwartzkopf Torpedo Works foundry in Berlin was burned on Sunday. Rumors say the blaze caused substantial loss of life.
After a brief adjournment in Austin, the Texas Senate extended the Ferguson impeachment trial until 10 o clock tomorrow morning. The report notes ongoing testimony and formal proceedings as they resume in the high court.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved existing rail and water rates on pig iron from Birmingham Alabama and nearby districts to Philadelphia Baltimore and interior East markets. The ICC also upheld a rate of 4.60 dollars per long ton on pig iron from those points to Boston and Providence R IAC.
Paris dispatch reports 65 year old American McLellan a former Louisiana Senator was lightly wounded in Lyons when a hotel guest shot him after McLellan refused a $200 loan. The victim had gone to France to enlist in the foreign legion and was awaiting medical examination.
Italian aviator Captain Laureami set a nonstop distance record flying from Turin to Naples and return, about 920 miles, using a new S. L. A. machine. He departed at 10 07 a m and landed at 8 40 p m, surpassing prior 807 mile flights by French Lt Antoine Marchal and the later Ruth Law 590 miles.
The Food Administration has arranged release of 12 Dutch ships sailing from an Atlantic port with corn and wheat for Belgium and the Dutch government. First shipments will be split for Belgium and Holland. Some cargo items under embargo require breaking and unloading, delaying sailings from the original plan of 30 cargoes.
Sten women protesting at the White House for the National Woman's Party were fined 25 dollars each in police court today. They posted 100 dollar bonds and gave notice of an appeal before being released.
In recorder's court Roy Hawkins, a young white boy, was charged with damages but found guilty of forcible trespass and was paroled for 12 months with Probation Officer Hinman. Annie Revist, a colored defendant, had her case postponed until tomorrow.
Government orders require the steamer Wilmington to leave the city tomorrow at 8 o clock instead of 9 30. The vessel will resume its regular schedule on Friday after transporting troops.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina measured 3.4 feet at 8 a.m. yesterday. The name Lew De Bwes appears as the source label or reporter credit for this short river level note.
Telegrams from Bijorneborg Filan describe heavy street fighting between Russian garrison troops and locals. Several killed or wounded amid Finland’s defiance of the dissolution order. Kerensky warns Moscow that the government will block any reopening of the Diet and secession plans.
Washington, Aug. 29. Ten women carrying suffrage banners and quotes from President Wilson were arrested in front of the White House. Six banner carriers were released on bond while appeals proceed. fines of 25 dollars or 30 days jail were imposed in a prior demonstration. All were bailed to appear today for trial. Among those arrested were Mrs. Pauline Adams and Miss Maude Jamison of Norfolk.
Thomas P. Flynn of Chicago was elected president of the American Federation of Catholic Societies in Kansas City succeeding John Whalen.
The War Department orders that five percent of each state's draft quota move first starting September 5, to reduce railway congestion. White men with military experience or cooks are preferred and local boards to send about one percent daily over five days.
The Brooklyn club under Wilbert Robinson shifts from relying on power to building a faster lineup. Cadore and O Rourke join after McGraw releases Krueger, while Dell and Mowrey moves create new spots. Dodgers aim to improve base running and pitching while maintaining strong hitters.
The United Press reports a lighthearted take on swagger sticks in the U S Army. Officers note the stick helps officers keep hands out of pockets and maintain a straight military posture. The piece jokes about swagger sticks being a blunt weapon and satirizes overzealous display.
Delegates gather for the American Bar Association and uniform state laws conference with jurists and leaders from the United States and abroad. The program includes talks on uniform laws, criminal law, and government regulation of private enterprises, with notable speakers from Sing Sing to Brussels.
A terse report notes a French sergeant involved in a bombing at Essen is connected to a three year history as a hardware merchant, suggesting a background outside active combat. The item hints at a troubled past without detailing motive or outcomes.
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a strong cure for rheumatism and pains, claiming it can end distress within weeks. It markets a no-cure-no-pay policy and a large bottle at low cost, asserting widespread physician support and relief after two days of daily use.
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