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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
3
The New York cotton market opened firmer with small offerings bid higher. Active months moved up about 30 points, January at 29.46 and March at 29.07, while later months saw limited trade and no Southern spot activity.
In New Orleans on December 18 the cotton market shows a bulge in ginning for the period reaching around 410,000 to 487,000 bales. Prices end the first period higher by 4 to 1 point with highs near 25.4 and closing around 28.25, 27.05, and 27.80 across varying grades.
Orleans December 18 spot cotton steady with sales at cot ton to arrive 2 970 bales. Prices quoted low mid and good mid steady with a basis around 28.88 for middling. Stocks listed at 338 248 bales.
York Dec 18 The cotton seed market closed steady with spot at 18.50 and the October-January at 18.60, March at 18.84. Total sales amounted to 3 964.
The Liverpool cotton market lists spot prices with good middling at 22.21 and low middling seed ordinary 20.69, receipts at 26,000 bales and American shipments at 16,500 bales. Contracts show January at 22.41 and March May at 22.51, with old fixed contracts around December 21.16 and February-March 20.82.
The report details opening prices in corn and hog markets with slight declines amid increased receipts. Prices for futures such as January and May contracts show mixed moves, while pork and other provisions see varied support and ending levels.
An old page lists wholesale price notes for cotton and goods, alongside Wilmington naval stores figures. It mentions spirits, rosin, tar, and crude prices, with scattered commodity listings and stock market remarks from New York trading today.
Chicago market summary shows hog receipts at 45000 with weak demand and price ranges from 15.00 to 16.20 for various hog classes, cattle receipts 23000 with weak bidding and calf and cow ranges, and sheep at 18000 with weak demand and lamb prices from 16.85 and wether prices 9.00 to 13.10. Key figures include native steers up to 14.50 and calves to 16.00 as buyers hold back.
Amsterdam reports two sailors were saved by German forces from the American destroyer Jacob Jones according to an official announcement received today.
Indianapolis dispatch reports Fred C. Milleh mayor-elect of Michigan City has been issued an alien enemy permit to enter barred zones in his city. The grant is needed for him to perform duties as mayor. Two Michigan City councilmen and two police officers also received alien enemy permits.
Ambassador Fletcher arrived in Washington from Mexico and conferred with Secretary Lansing ahead of conferences between Luis Cabaira and other Mexican commissioners and the War Foods Board on corn exports to Mexico.
Maria Cuevas and Silvario Silva were sentenced to hang on December 21 for murder. They died by hanging in the county jail here today, taking their own lives before execution.
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld rate increases on pine lumber from Norfolk Richmond Petersburg Norfolk Lynchburg and Roanoke Virginia. Rates rose 1 4 10 cents per hundred pounds to Pittsburgh and 19 8 10 cents to Buffalo. The North Carolina Pine Association’s complaint was dismissed.
Baroness Zolner, held in Chattanooga on espionage charges, sent her attorney to Knoxville to seek release in Federal Court on a writ of habeas corpus. She claims native-born American citizenship despite being the wife of a German officer, denies espionage charges, and challenges the legality of her commitment.
North Carolina representatives voted 8 to 2 in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban liquor traffic. The final tally was 282 to 128. Webb led as Judiciary Committee chair with a closing defense and warned liquor as a national danger. Small urged states should decide for themselves without federal dictates.
The North Carolina Insurance Department urges officials to resist lifting fireworks bans for holidays in 1917. It argues patriotic displays waste resources needed for war and risk fires that would endanger property and lives.
Mr J R Watson a Wilmington paperhanger says Ironized Paw-Paw cured his constipation nervous indigestion and stomach troubles after three doses. He urges sufferers to try the preparation and notes it can be found at Elvingtons Drug Store and Interstate Drug Co New York.
Savannah market figures show turpentine with 44 sales 117 receipts 77 shipments 208 stock 25606 and rosin with 168 sales 610 receipts 54 shipments 79448 stock. Quoted prices include B D E F 6.05 G H I 6.10 K 6.65 M 6.95 N 7.30 WG 7.50 WW 7.60.
London reports Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson first woman elected mayor of a town in England and a noted physician died at her Aldeburgh Suffolk home yesterday.
Rome reports new contingents called up by the government. Mobilized classes include all eligible fit men aged 18 to 43.
Washington dispatch reports priority certificates issued to Pittsburgh district power companies to supply electric current to indispensable war industries to ensure uninterrupted power for wartime production.
Washington December 18. A joint resolution by Senator Sterling calls for appointing a general freight traffic director to coordinate and utilize transportation facilities for the war effort. The measure was referred to the Interstate Commerce Committee for consideration.
Snow swamped Paris on Sunday December 16 halting railroad and telegraph services. City boulevards became quagmires as ground crews were unavailable to clear streets.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee ordered an investigation of the ICC's railroad transportation recommendations. The panel, chaired by Senator Cummins of Iowa, will meet during Congressional recess and report legislative recommendations.
Washington December 28 The Senate passed a resolution urged by Senator Harding Ohio ordering a full investigation by the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation into delays in building the American merchant marine amid criticism over the failure to deliver ships.
A Greenville South Carolina cotton mill worker, H A Burdett, narrates how Acid Iron Mineral cured his indigestion colic and kidney trouble after a fifty cent bottle. He reports two years of good health since and credits the tonic with improving sleep and appetite. A small bottle is advertised for reader purchase.
Illinois coal miners may cut the Christmas holiday period to maintain coal production. Harry Fishwick, president of the Illinois Mine Works, says the move follows a Federal Fuel Administration request for uninterrupted output.
Greenwood S C December 18 Hugh Wilson editor and owner of the Abbeville Press and Banner for nearly fifty years died at his home in Abbeville last night aged 60 years
The article cautions about frequent fires in temporarily unoccupied dwellings when occupants are away for short periods. It notes arson risks and careless practices such as loaded furnaces, unattended lamps, and drying clothes near heat, especially with children inside, as guardians worry over custody amid economic pressures.
Detroit evening schools offer special courses to prepare women for government positions. In New York City several women dentists reportedly earn $10 000 or more annually from their practice.
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