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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1917
Page
6
New York trading opens steady as January advances about 10 points amid Japanese and continental buying. March touches 30.05 and October gains. late positions see weekend selling and strong South spot interest. Spot cotton quotes middling at 31.85 with related products priced.
Reports of strong demand push cotton prices higher at the market open in New Orleans. Active months rise 17 to 21 points in early trading, with cotton closing the first session 14 points up and steady. Spot cotton remains steady with 13 points gain and notable arrivals.
New York reports closing prices with spot unavailable. January bids at 19.30, March at 19.45, May at 14.40. Total sales reach 3,800 units.
Chicago market notes show corn prices strengthening as unfavorable grain movement conditions develop. Opening bids ranged from unchanged to 1 4 higher with January at 1.26 1 2 to 5 8 and May at 1.24 to 1.25, followed by a general uptick. Oats reached the season’s high, while hog prices fell briefly but provisions stayed supported by grain strength.
Chicago markets report Dec 29 show hog receipts 12 000 steady with various classes priced from 15.75 to 16.80, cattle receipts 3 000 steady with native steers 7.50 to 14.25, stockers 6.60 to 10.20, cows and heifers 5.20 to 11.30, calves to 10. Calves and hogs include mixed and heavy lots. Sheep receipts 4 000 steady with wethers 5.10 to 13.10 and lambs around 12.75 to 15.75.
Philadelphia reports that George Paskert, famed Phillies fly chaser, will join the Chicago Cubs next season. The trade, completed today between Moran and Ross Mitchell, also involves Cy Williams, with experts calling Moran a good bargain if Williams avoids draft implications.
Washington December 29 United Press Moran assistant chief of the Secret Service was tonight appointed chief by Secretary McAdoo Moran will succeed W J Flynn who resigned and he will assume office January 1 He has been connected with the service 35 years
An official statement notes heavy medium artillery action near Paris with gunfire at Beaumont and surrounding sectors in France. The report highlights intensified shelling over the greater part of the frontline tonight.
London reports Ambrose Donen, a laborer, arrested for stealing confidential naval papers from the pocket of a United States navy gunner. The incident occurred in London with authorities stating the charge is theft of official documents.
Turpentine firm sales 48 1 4 with 173 receipts 117 shipments 18 stock 26 314. Rosin firm sales 1 589 receipts 552 shipments 108 stock 8 873. Quoted values: BDEF G 6.10 H 6.12 1- H 6.15 K 6.75 M 685 N 7.25 WG 7.45 WW 7.55.
London reports rising speculation over Admiral Jellicoe’s retirement as first Lord of the Admiralty amid recent British destroyer losses off the coast. The Admiralty announced three sinkings by torpedoes or mines, with Hague dispatches claiming German attack, though unconfirmed.
Six prisoners battered a wall section with a pipe and escaped from the Birmingham city jail late tonight. A seventh man was nabbed while attempting to follow. Among the escapees are Charles Williams F H Obrack B G Menik deserters likely from Camp McClellan and A J Wright Frank Lowe and James Thomas charged with larceny, all still at large.
Chicago December 29 Jess Willard says he must work for a living and is selling his circus outfit. He declares he is now a fighter by business with no other employment and plans to locate in some form of business though he will not continue fighting as it is a young man's game and he nears his limit.
Ludwik Grascia, former secretary to Paul Beikra, Austrian consul at Wilkes Barre, is under arrest in Chicago on a presidential warrant. He faces internment as an alien enemy and denies the charge claiming Polish descent. Grascia says he resigned when the US declared war on Germany and that an attempt to force him into the German army led to intervention by Secretary Lanning.
The American association sets a ban on the spit ball and other freak pitching deliveries, signaling that the two major leagues will follow suit to outlaw illegal pitches.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange ends with an irregular close after gains earlier in the day. United States Steel and several industrials show marginal moves while munition and motor shares rise, with heavy turnover around 450000 shares.
In Petrograd the anti Bolshevik press denounces a peace offer while repressive orders halt Constituent Assembly meetings. Social Revolutionaries publish letters urging defense of the assembly and mobilization to Tauride Palace. War prisoners also protest a separate peace with the Central Powers, urging unity against imperialists.
Eastern North Carolina farm demonstration agents will gather in Wilmington January 22 to 24 for a midwinter meeting. About 50 men will attend with R W Freeman aiding final arrangements after the Wilson poultry show. Experts from state and national agriculture departments will discuss training and the goal of boosting food crop production amid a world food shortage.
AP reports in France that Germany plans to treat American prisoners as unworthy and to use them in low labor. The notice mirrors German handling of Russian POWs, describing brutal conditions and dehumanizing treatment that has drawn neutral protests.
Geo W Irwin alias Brady, named among the million dollar swindlers active in New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Detroit, is jailed in Kansas City awaiting New York extradition after jumping a Chicago bond. He pleaded not guilty in federal court to conspiracy and had bond set at 20000. The gang used a variant of the badger game with a marshal and commissioner, rather than a husband.
Tokio reports that the era of the narikin the war boom millionaire is over. Government shipping controls and foreign embargoes reduce imports and hurt the economy. The stock slump hits Nippon Yusen Kaisha, halving its value and stoking fears for year-end settlements.
The Hague, capital of the Netherlands, is linked to more treaties and international understandings than any other city. The city’s diplomacy hub status has produced a vast array of agreements shaping global law and cooperation.
American manufacturer introduces a new line of shoes for electrical workers designed to withstand up to 20 000 volts without harming the wearer. The durable footwear targets linemen and electricians exposed to high voltage work environments.
Special to The Dispatch. George B D Parker wealthy citizen of Duplin county shot by Walter Cottle near Chinquapin injures include kidney and hip areas. Parker recovering with hope. Cottle, a Navy recruit, killed himself at the scene. Additional medical care and local support noted.
New York December 29 Paul Richter described as the son of a German military surgeon was interned tonight on Ellis Island as a dangerous enemy alien.
This notice designates American Bank and Trust Company as administrator of the Augusta J Bernds estate. Creditors must present claims by December 3, 1918 or be barred. Debtors should make prompt payment to the administrator.
A promotional ditty extols Gets It as a primer for corn and callus removal. The catchy hook promises easy, complete peeling with a smile using the banana-peel method.
A Chicago focus claims McAdoo’s ruling shifts traffic westward, easing congestion in Chicago as lines forward freight to eastern cities. The note mentions tax issues and rail pressure, with peripheral oddities about medical catgut usage and kangaroo tail references.
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