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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1918
Page
6
The New York cotton market opened firmer with January at 31.59 and March near 31.15 after a night rally. Traders cited Liverpool demand and New England buyers while bullish spot tone persisted though prices closed irregularly as rain prospects and warmth influenced the deck.
Spot cotton in New York opened quietly with uplands trading at 32.40 cents per pound. The market showed limited movement as traders assessedupply and demand dynamics.
Liverpool reports weekly cotton figures with forwardings to mills totaling 62 004 bales, American imports 66 000 bales, American stock 299 000 bales, overall American exports none, and general stock 454 000 bales. Figures cover January 5 and include American and other imports and exports.
Cotton prices opened higher in New Orleans with early gains of 10 to 15 points as rain forecasts in Texas tempered declines. Active months traded 6 to 8 points under yesterday’s close by mid session, and by the first half hour the market steadied with a net daily decline of 1 to 3 points.
Spirits Rosin and N to N D Rosin priced at rosin and tar ranges. Tar at 3.50 and 16 cents, crude offerings shown at 4 and 3 dollars. Market appears local with varied bids and slight fluctuations across products.
New Orleans spot cotton held steady to firm with gains of 25 points. On the spot market sales reached 1,671 bales for immediate delivery plus 930 arriving. Low mid fine at 30.00, middling 30.88, good middling 31.33 per hundredweight.
The New York market closed quiet on January 5 with no spot sales reported. Prices for January 1980 and future contract months March 1985 and May 1985 are listed, but total sales remain none.
Chicago market wrapped as hogs 20 000 receipts unsettled bulk 16 15 to 16 50 light 15 55 to 16 35 mixed 15 95 to 16 50 heavy 15 85 to 16 55 rough 15 85 to 16 05 pigs 12 00 to 15 25 cattle receipts 4 000 Monday 18 000 weak native steers 7 50 to 13 50 stockers and feeders 6 50 to 10 40 cows and heifers 5 80 to 11 40 calves 8 50 to 15 60 sheep receipts 5 000 Monday 17 000 steady wethers 9 30 to 13 20 lambs 13 25 to 17 10.
Bearish pressure dominated the New York and Chicago markets on January 5 with varied declines across industries. Reports show heavy turnover with Liberty 4s and 3 1/2s near session lows while numerous industrials and commodities logged sharp recessions. a weak close reflected broad selling across stocks and futures.
A 1916 letter from the Eureka Drug Co. owner B L E Bishop endorses Kilmer Swamp Root, citing cases of gravel and liver troubles improved by the preparation. The note urges sending ten cents for a sample and a booklet, and notes availability in drug stores with regular and large bottle sizes.
Hillsboro January report on Dr. J E Jackson pastor of St Stephen AME Wilmington who spoke to the Western North Carolina Conference of the AME church. He praised Black patriotism, detailed Germany's aggression, and described Black enlistment and war support, urging continued unity and vigilance at home against sympathizers.
A fragmentary editorial voice defends a Black individual labeled disloyal by opponents. It asserts the subject proved loyal, condemns anti Negro hostility, and extols enduring devotion amid a racially mixed government. The piece frames loyalty as a patriotic obligation and anticipates justice through collective national conscience.
In the Superior Court of New Hanover County by order of Judge, L. Clayton Commissioner will sell at the Wilmington courthouse on a January day in 1918 at 12 noon the Lot 60 by 60 feet in Block 88 along the Southern line of an alley from West to East, bounded by Second Street and Church Street, to the highest bidder free of liens.
An old advertisement claims August Flower is a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, clears the stomach and intestinal tract, and stimulates the liver to purify the blood. It promotes 25 and 75 cent bottles from Green's Drug Store.
The text notes Joe Stocher and Hart dock in Uncle Sam's service with wrestling titles in contention against Waldek, a claimant, suggesting an early date for a possible title bout.
In a New York flat Ted Barrett defies Aunt Rachel's rules using a lariat from Uncles Jack’s trunk. A dangerous climb ends with Ted saved by Jack and a plan to move west to run a ranch, settling the boy’s discipline and the family crisis.
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