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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1917

Page

3

Market Review Indicates Low Turpentine Demand Amid Market Slump

Savannah reports dull turpentine and firm rosin with mixed receipts. New York stocks collapse on German policy, with widespread declines across major issues including United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel.

Naval Stores Associated Press Savannah DE Fghi New York United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Marine Atlantic West Indies

New York Cotton Futures Bloodied by Sharp Liquidation

Cotton futures in New York plunged amid rapid selling and scattered rallies as March to December contracts moved sharply. Prices fluctuated with big point swings, May slipping to 14.80 and nearby months trading around 14.50 to 16.00, reflecting widespread market panic and liquidation.

New York Itty Associated Press York Stacks Opini Corton

New York Spot Cotton Prices Reported

New York spot cotton priced at middling uplands 14.75 cents per pound as of Reb. 1.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Prices Plummet After War News

New Orleans cotton opened weaker after Germany announced unrestricted naval warfare. March futures fell sharply from 18.50 to around 16.00, with May and July also declining and brokers feeling the impact of the crisis. First trades and early calls showed dramatic drops, erasing gains from yesterday.

New Orleans Germany Tony Rite News Sas Yeselavs Brokhers Toesterday

Orleans Spot Price Report in New Orleans

New Orleans spot cotton prices listed February 1 show values for good ordinary through strict good middling. Spot sale totals 507, arrivals 470, receipts 301 and stock 448 with 121 pending.

Orleans Associated Press New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Close Unsettled

Liverpool on February 1 reports spot cotton in moderate demand with good middling at 11.13 cents, middling 11.03, and low middling 10.85. Sales reached 7,000 bales with receipts of 1,000. Futures closed unsettled across the curve with several forward contracts listed from February through January.

Liverpool Associated Press

McCumber Calls for World Peace Aid to President

Senator Porter J McCumber Republican of North Dakota spoke on world peace reiterating opposition to German submarine blockade. He said the Senate should not invade diplomacy but must aid the President in securing peace.

Associated Press Washington McCumber Republican North Dakota Senate

Nine Vessels Sunk. Eight Die in Lloyds Report

London reports by Lloyds that nine ships sank with eight deaths and one injury. The Associated Press notes the loss occurred in a single incident, heightening wartime dangers at sea.

Associated . Press London Lloyds

Wheat and grain futures show wild swings in early trading

Chicago early trading produced extreme moves with wheat losing as much as 15 1-4 cents in the first minute and corn and oats plunging. Prices firmed slightly later but closed unsettled with wheat down about 4 1-2 to 8 1-8 cents and corn down around 2 3-8 to 2 3-4 cents as provisions also fell in value.

Associated Press Chicago New York Harbor Washington

Grain prices in Kansas City cash market

Cash Wheat No 2 hard 164 to 171 No 2 red 165 to 169. Corn No 2 mixed 94 to 95 No 2 white 94 to 95 1 2 No 2 yellow 94 to 95. Oats No 2 white 55 to 56 No 2 mixed 55 to 57.

Associated Press Kansas City

Sugar Markets React To German Note In Unsettled Trading

New York February 1 raw sugar unsettled by German note. Centrifugal price 4.89 molasses 4.02 refined quiet. Fine granulated sugar 6.75. Sugar futures fall 6 to 10 points at midday amid liquidation.

Ty Associated Press New York

Cotton Seed Report Shows Five Month Totals

Washington February 1 census bureau reports for the five months ending December 31 cotton seed receipts 3 834 518 tons crushed 2 313 101 on hand 1 535 746. Crude oil produced 700 714 302 pounds on hand 102 275 451 refined oil produced 509 924 081 on hand 190 772 950. Linters produced 626 629 equivalent 500 pound bales on hand 196 881. Imports of oil 2032 876 pounds exports 53 634 100. Exports of linters unbleached 57 559 bleached 39 233.

Washington Census Bureau Today Linters

Fragmentary Sun Rise Notice For Friday

Fragmented OCR shows scattered phrases about sun rise and sun set with unreadable remnants and a time 1208 linked to Grin Sothc, providing no clear event details or names.

Market Report Fluctuations Across Butter Eggs Hogs Cattle

Kansas City and Chicago market notes show butter eggs and poultry largely unchanged with varied hog and cattle prices. New York reports firmer butter and mixed dairy and meat prices including hogs at 45 to 47 and lambs up to 14.50, while eggs and cheese move higher with live poultry steady to unsettled across regions.

New York Chicago

Birth Control Leader Threatens Hunger Strike If Convicted

New York on February 1 Mrs Margaret Sanger head of the birth control movement says she will begin a hunger strike if convicted on the current charge. She expects a thirty day term similar to her sister Mrs Ethel Byrne who fasted six days in jail before being forcibly fed.

New York Margaret Sanger Ethel Byrne

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