Cotton futures firm after bullish overnight signals and hedger liquidation
The market opened steady as bullish overseas and hedging activity supported prices. January rose to 31.79 on the call, with March at 31.25 and May around 30.80. new highs were seen while later months stayed relatively quiet amid scattered Southern selling and local profit taking. Local markets note naval stores prices and crude values in Wilmington.
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Lion
Nore
Cotten
New York Market Report Hints at Quiet Trading Day
Early trading on January 8 shows unsettled activity with modest gains and a quiet session in the New York markets. Prices hover around key benchmarks as traders await clearer signals.
Spot cotton markets hold steady in Liverpool trade
Liverpool reports quiet spot cotton with prices steady across grades led by good middling at 93.74 and middling around 23.22. Sales reach 3,000 bales, including 1,400 American, receipts 10,000 with no American shipments. Futures end steady with new contracts January 28.38, March 23.08, May 22.87.
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Liverpool
Chicago Grain Market Holds Firm With No Major Advance
Chicago on January 8 saw corn prices steady with little upward movement. Early quotes were mostly flat to slightly lower, while slight firming followed before some weakening in provisions. Cash corn prices ranged from nominal to 1.72 for No 4 yellow. oats and barley prices varied, pork and lard quoted nominal and around 2.95 to 3.25 for ribs.
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Chicago
Eee
Asne
Ee Os
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago livestock market notes January 8 with hogs 32,000 receipts slow activity. Bulk hogs 16.30 to 16.70 while light to heavy range 15.75 to 16.75. Cattle receipts 22,000 with native steers 7.85 to 13.50 and stockers 6.70 to 10.50. Sheep at 15,000 with wethers 9.50 to 13.25 and lambs 13.50 to 17.50.
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Chigago Livestock
Chicago
Tides Wednesday Readout
High water times at 10:13 AM and 10:02 PM for M'boro with 12265 port and 1:26 10:44 10:33. Low water times listed as 6:62 AM, 7:23 PM, 4:10 AM, 4:41 PM, 3:59 AM, 4:81 PM.
Wall Street Opens Mixed as Industrials Lead Gains
New York trading opens with strength in industrials motor oils and related sectors gaining one to six points. Rails copper and shipping rise moderate, showing revived speculative interest led by United States Steel and other majors amid firmer Liberty bonds and a broad list of quotes including General Electric, General Motors, Anaconda Copper, United Cigar Stores, and Willys Overland.
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New York
United ~ States Steel
American Car & Foundry
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refining
Atlantic Coast Line
Atchison
Paldwin Locomotive S
Sie
BS B
BOF
Spake
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Chicago
St. Paul
Ohio Cities Gas
Pennsylvania
Iazards Pace
Pittsburg
Chi. R. I. & Pac. Ry
Gino Copper
Col Fuel & Iron
Columbia Gas and Electric
Corn Products
Crucible Steel
Erie
General Electric
General Motors
Great Northern Pfd
Great Northern Ore Ctfs
Gulf States Steel
Illinois Central
Inspiration Copper
Int
Marine
Kennecott Copper
Onanoscistes
Mixwell oMtor Co
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper
Midvale Steel
Mo. Pacific
Nevada Copper
New York Central
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Ray Consolidated Copper Eeeene
Ceeeuseee Oa
Republic Iron and Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Slése-Shef. Steel and Iron
Sinclair
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Geeiasches Reeten
Tennessee Copper
Texas &O
Oheng Ties
EL Oe
Union Pacific
United Cigar Stores
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
U. S. Rubber
Steeeaneds
United Fruit
Cossras Ell
United States Steel
Utah Copper
Virginia Cara. Chem
Bid
Wabash Pidt
Westinghouse Electric
Willys-Overland
Savannah Turpentine and Rosin Market Report
Savannah market notes show turpentine and rosin firms with daily sales receipts shipments and stock tallies. Prices listed BDEFG K M N WG and weekly figures include Ww totals.
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Savannah
Stock market falls after president's address to Congress
New York reports a stock slump as the president's address to Congress is printed and the essential points become known. General selling, aided by short interest, follows the initial quiet trading.
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New York
Congress
Murchison Bank Elects Officers and Directors at Annual Meeting
The Murchison National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting this morning with reports from officers and the election of directors for the upcoming year. Directors include M. W. Jacobi J. W. Grainger H. C. McQueen J. L. Sprunt John F. McNair M. J. Corbett J. A. Springer M. W. Divine H. L. Wollers Walker Taylor and C. E. Taylor. Officers named are President H C McQueen First VP J W Grainger Second VP J W Yates Cashier C S Grainger and cashiers M F Allen W S Johnson and J W Grainger Jr. President McQueen reported record activity and a bright outlook for 1918. The bank also highlighted a savings and profits sharing plan for employees, funded by monthly salary deposits and a bank contribution based on profits.
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Murchison National Bank
Poate O
Messrs
M. W. Jacobi
J. W. Grainger
H. C. McQueen
J. L. Sprunt
John F. McNair
M. J. Corbett
J. A
J.W. Grainger, Jr
McQueen
Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed steady with spot at 19.80 bid. January 1985 March and May 1995 contracts noted. Total sales reached 500 units.
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New York
Jan
Marshal Dortch Arrives for Court Duties as Senate Reports Favorable
United States Marshal W.T. Dortch of Goldsboro arrived to perform duties during the district court sitting. This morning he received congratulations after the Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably his nomination by President Wilson for another four year term.
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United States
W.T. Dortch
Goldsboro
United States District Court
Dortch
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Standardizing Women’s Athletics Conference at Chicago
An effort to standardize athletics for women will be made at a conference of American college women to be held at the University of Chicago next April.
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University of Chicago
Deputy United States Marshal Appointment
Miss Lola Anderson of Pobelo Colorado has been named a deputy United States marshal in the official appointment.
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Lola Anderson
Pobelo, Colo
United States
Laundries Sanctioned by SAS With Wage and Hours Limits
SAS imposes a fixed minimum wage of 0 per week and a maximum nine hour workday for women employed in laundries. The rule sets a strict cap on daily hours while defining base pay. The policy impacts female workers in laundry facilities under provincial authority.
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Sas
Loud Talker Warned to Be More Careful
A man at Center Restaurant loudly criticized government graft and labor conscription, claiming war profits from questionable means. Special Agent Dorsey E. Phillips warned him to curb such talk, stating the government would not tolerate incendiary rhetoric. The man identified as Mr. Vaught of New Jersey, a Dupont powder salesman, was present.
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Dorsey E. Pillips
Phillips
Mr. Vaught
New Jersey
Dupont Powder Company
Negroes to Meet at Tuskegee Conference in 1918
Tuskegee Alabama January 9 1918 annual Tuskegee Negro conference to discuss meeting the needs of the war situation January 16 17 at Tuskegee Institute with topics on rural education farming and community life. Prominent educators invited. exhibits planned including war substitutes for food by Prof George W Carver. Dr R R Moton to provide conference information.
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Geo. F. King
Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Negro
Tuskegee Institute
Institute
Geo. W. Carver
Tuskegee Hi. Periment Station
R. R. Moton
Two Hundredth Anniversary of Esek Hopkins Heroic Naval Beginnings
Washington January recalls the 200th anniversary of Esek Hopkins the first American fleet commander. Hopkins led ships from Philadelphia to Bermuda and New London earning Congress thanks before disputes and a court acquittal. He died in Providence in 1802.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Esek Hopkins
Scitude
R. T
Providence
Stephen Hopkins
Rhode Island
Fox Point
Narragansett Bay
Essex Hopkins
Hopkins
New England
Congress
Washington
United States Navy
Alfred
Columbus
Hick Hopkins
Philadelphia
Lexington
Hornet
Wasp
Bermuda
Fort Providence
Marine Corps
United States Military Establishment
New London
Conn
Glasgow
John Adams
Paul Jones
Queen's August Flower Remedy Ad Claims Digestive Cure
An advertisement promotes Queen's August Flower as a remedy for stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It describes gentle laxative effects, digestion regulation, stomach cleaning, and bile purification. Available in 25 and 75 cent bottles at Freen's Drug Store.
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Freen’s
Adv
Government Plans to Mobilize Labor for War Effort
Washington reports the United States Employment Service will coordinate 8 million workers for agriculture shipbuilding and war contracts. The move aims to ease labor shortages and hasten the merchant marine program as part of wartime Mobilization. John B. Densmore named national director with assistants Robert Watson and Charles T. Clayton. Samuel J. Gompers named chief clerk.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
John B. Densmore
Montana
Wilson
Robert Watson
Massachusetts
Charles T. Clayton
Maryland
Samuel J. Gompers
New York
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