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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
3
New York and New Orleans cotton markets opened with limited activity due to service delays and a cautious stock market. January and March futures eased while census figures showed higher mill consumption. traders eyed Briton plans to protect the cotton industry and awaited further developments.
New Orleans on December 14 reports spot cotton prices with sales for future delivery, showing low middling around 12. middling near 29.00 and good middling around 25. Receipts total 5,594 with stock levels noted.
Dec 14 Liverpool cotton market notes steady spot prices with good ordinary at 20.70 and middling 22.37. Sales total 2,000 bales with 4 American. October 11,000 bales including 5,400. Futures show New Orleans January 22.57 March 22.55. old contracts range December 21.16 January 20.82 April 21.55.
The York cotton seed oil market closed steady with December and January positions around 18.60 to 19.60 as traders report limited sales and firm bids.
Market notes show corn prices softening as weather hints ease the supply glut. Hog and pork values weaken with provisions dropping while oats and barley face pressure. The text also hints at wrestling rankings and football season wrap up.
The market report lists assorted goods including beef, butter, poultry and vegetables with unit prices. New York stocks show no clear trend at the open with modest advances and declines across rails and copper shares. Liberty bonds ease slightly. Wilmington naval stores and a long roster of industrials follow with varied quotations.
The Census Bureau reports November cotton consumption at 599,763 running bales, with 2,278,180 bales for four months. On hand in consuming establishments 1,400,327 bales, public storage 3,745,485, spindles active 33,604,650. Foreign imports 7,038 bales. November exports 418,685 lint and 9,700 linters.
The Clerk of the Superior Court received state pension checks totaling 4 985 for New Hanover County veterans and widows. Checks are distributed at Major Harriss office in the courthouse with classes ranging from 120 yearly for one disabled veteran to 45 yearly for 104 widows. total funds slightly increased by the last Legislature.
Mrs W T French died at 8 30 this morning at 11 North Sixth Street after a brief illness. She was 76 and widow of W R French former Superior Court clerk. Survived by son R S French of New York and brothers A T McLaurin of Marietta and Anthony McLevarin of Lumberton. Funeral 3 20 tomorrow from her home conducted by Rev William Milton and Archdeacon Thomas P Noe.
The Southern Textile Association will hold its semi annual session in June at Wrightsville Beach after selecting the site at a Greenville session today. The body with nearly 1 000 members comprises cotton manufacturers mill superintendents overseers and machinery men of the South. The convention draws 70 to 800 members plus representatives from mill supply and machinery firms.
Recorder Harriss sent Johannes Ostertag a German suspect held weeks for loitering near the waterfront to Clerk W N Harriss for a lunacy commission. DA J O Carr US Commissioner A S Williams Special Agent Dorsey Phillips and Mr W H Sprunt testified. Other cases saw judgments or costs assessed for Kidd Jones Weaver.
The Wilmington audience laughed through the entire performance of Mary’s Ankle at the Academy of Music last night. The comedy features a well balanced cast with Bert Leigh as Dr Hampton and Miss Eilleen Poe as Mary delivering standout contrast and solid ensemble work.
The latest German newspaper extracts telegraphed from Holland report rising confidence amid the Russian armistice and other factors. Travelers say Germans expect a major western offensive, while The Tageblatt and Koelnische Volks Zeitung emphasize the Western front as the sole battle area and war aims.
Bolshevik forces claim a Korniloff led Cossack defeat near Bielgorod with 50 killed and 80 captured. Korniloff reportedly disappears as Rostov fighting ends with gunboats shelling a neutral Cossack detachment. Kaledines seeks negotiations to avert more bloodshed around Rostov.
Washington December 14 The Department of Agriculture expects to distribute nitrate of soda as fertilizer to North Carolina farmers early in January through government agents. Secretary Houston said the government will buy nitrate from Chile with a 10 million dollar appropriation and arrange shipment, aiming for a price lower than in years past. Shipping and port details remain unsettled though Wilmington was urged to be the loading point.
Jess Willard remains waiting for public outcry to push a fight. The public shows little interest in whether he takes the ring or not.
Harry Ah Chung, a Chin, and Gene Gianni, an Italian, staged a six round bout in Salem Massachusetts as part of a lively boxing program with local interest.
County Auditor J. 4 Orrell presents figures showing Sheriff office profit of 5056.33 and Clerk of the Superior Court profit of 4134.10 for 1913 1917. Register of Deeds shows a deficit of 910.20, constable 974.24 deficit, and bond costs 1849.90. Overall county netted more than 6000 in four years despite reduced real estate activity and lower business in several offices.
A bill introduced by Senator Overman proposes appointing an additional judge for the Western judicial district of North Carolina. The measure was referred to the Judiciary Committee and is expected to be reported back favorably with promptness. The circuit docket is crowded, and the extra judge would aid Judge Boyd, who is over 70.
Petrograd dispatch reports Olga, daughter of the former emperor, seriously ill in Siberia. The fragment notes the distressed condition and location as the war era era report.
M A Ennis of St Albans West Virginia sings the praises of Acid Iron Mineral. He says it cured his stomach troubles after other medicines failed and that the tonic is effective for stomach kidneys rheumatism and blood. Neighbors in the town spread the remedy and even cattle and horses benefited.
The national league and the American League seek a shorter schedule next year. The mood is cautious as owners prepare to push changes while markets and profits top the agenda.
Trustee C B Griffin will sell at public auction for cash at the Courthouse door Wilmington New Hanover County NC on Friday December 28 1917 at 11 A M. The land lies on Carolina Beach and is lot 2 block 29 Southern section Carson Beach per J L Becton plan recorded in New Hanover County. Deed of Trust registered Book 96 page 11. Nov 28 1917.
In a war era note the Red Sox keep a slight enlistment lead while the White Sox under Eddie Collins begin arranging for the big game to boost support for the draft and national service.
The bleacherite will pay 30 cents instead of two bits for heat at the Polo Grounds next season as a war tax funds. The change raises ticket area costs and reflects wartime financing needs.
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