Market Review and Stock Declines on Initial Exchange Trading
New York markets opened with declines of 1 to 3 points across shipping, equipment, and war issue stocks. Trading was moderate as government restraint influenced sessions. no heavy industrial selling appeared. Marine preferreds fell three points, while United States Steel and related issues dropped one to two points. High grade rails stayed dull with minor changes except Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Marine Preferred
United States Steel
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Liberty
A. T
A. Cc. L
American
Car & Fo&undry
Wes
American Locomotive
American Smelt. & Refining
American Sugar Refining
Atchison
Baldwin Locomotive Gata
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chi
Mil
St. Paul
E. & Pac. Ry
Co Og
China Copper
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Bid
Columbia Gas & Electric
Crucible Steel
Cuba
Erie
Eam Od
CS Soearte
General Motors
Great Northern Pfd
Great Northern Ore Ctfs
Gulf States Steel
Nils
Ws Ae
Inspiration
Mer
Marine Pfd
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Maxwell Motor Co
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper
Midvale Steel
Ae Winks
Missouri Pacific
Nevada Copper
New York Central
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Ohio Cities Gas
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Coal
Ray “Consolidated Copper Jawt BS Reading
Republic Iron and Steel
SS. A. Ti
Sinclair Oil
Sloss-SheftSeel
Tron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Co
Oes
Sivas
Texas Co
United Cigar
U. S
U. & Steal
Utah Copper
United Fruit
Weoue
SOB Westinghouse Electric
Ee Willys-Overland
Car. Chem
Unsettled New York Cotton Market Adds Early Losses
Market sentiment in New York cotton remained unsettled over the fuel issue with early selling pressure. March dipped to 30.10 and May to 29.75 before a strong recovery as buyers and short-covering offset losses, leaving March at 30.27 and May near 29.95, with the session closing steady. Spot cotton was quiet at 31.75 middling.
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New York
York
Iatr
Mareh
Yay
Liverpool Cotton Prices Slip in Quiet Spot Market
Liverpool on January 18 reports spot cotton quiet with lower prices. Good middling 7s, middling 23.26, low middling 73, ordinary 21.74. 9,000 bales with 1,700 American. Receipts 32,000 bales including 8,300 American. Futures closed quiet and steady with contracts for January 23.24, March 19.85, May 22.08 and old fixed prices for January 22.11, January-February 22.01, March-April 21.65, June-July 21.59.
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Liverpool
New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Hold Narrow Drop
In New Orleans on January 18, spot cotton stayed quiet with a 25 point decline. Sales totaled 944 bales with 625 arriving. low middling 29.75, middling 31.00, good middling 31.75. Receipts were 1,846 and total stock 396,922.
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New Orleans
Chicago Board of Trade Opens With Broad Slowdown on Cold Day
On a frigid Chicago morning the Board of Trade operations slowed nearly to a halt as many brokers wore overcoats and Telegraph activity on the Exchange floor paused. Corn quotes stayed narrow before a late rally. oats showed more firmness. hog prices rose but gains were modest. Cash grain and livestock prices listed include corn Yellow No 2 to No 4 and oats No 3 white with various bid ranges.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Spirits Tar and Rosin Prices Report
The report lists rosin and spirits tar prices with prices at 8.75 and 0.17 for tar and crude prices at 4.25 4.25 and 3.25 dollars per unit.
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N. D
Liverpool Cotton Stats Report For Week
Liverpool reports weekly cotton stats with 81 000 bales sent to mills including 47 000 American. Stock value listed at 41 000 with 274 000 American. Imports 50 000 including 13 000 American. No exports recorded.
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Liverpool
Chicago Livestock Prices Reported for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 7 000 with firm to higher prices across classes. Bulk 16 50 to 16 80. light 16 00 to 16 75. mixed 16 20 to 16 90. heavy 16 20 to 16 90. pigs 12 75 to 15 50. Cattle receipts 8 000 firm with native steers 8 40 to 13 60. stockers and feeders 7 09 to 10 90. cows and heifers 6 00 to 11 90. calves 8 75 to 16 25. Sheep receipts 4 000 firm with web erg 9 85 to 13 40. lambs 14 50 to 17 80.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Weberg
Cotton seed oil market closes quiet in New York
The New York cotton seed oil market closed quiet with spot at 20.26, January 20.30, March 20.35, May 20.40. Total sales reached 400 barrels.
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New York
Epworth League Plans Literary Meeting at Grace Methodist
The Epworth League of Grace Methodist Church will host a literary meeting Friday at 8 o clock in the Lydia Yates class room. The topic is Young Christians Lifting Upward. Members will enroll for the mission study class and attendance is encouraged. Rev J S Crowley to preach at New Hope Presbyterian Winslow next Sunday with services at 11 am and 7 30 pm.
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Epworth League of Grace Methodist Church
Lydia Yates
J. S. Crowley
New Hope Presbyterian Church
Winnabow
Court House To Close Saturday For Lee Jackson Day
Court House offices will be closed Saturday in observance of Lee Jackson Day except the Sheriff George C. Jackson office remains open for operations and public needs.
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Close Court House
Court House
Lee Jackson
George C. Jackson
Tides Saturday High and Low Water Times
The report lists tide timings for Saturday with high water at 4 A.M. and 3:28 P.M. and low water at 9:36 A.M. and 9:57 P.M. for Wil and 12:37 P.M. and 7:08 P.M. for S'port with 12:55 P.M. and 7:24 P.M. as secondary slots.
Death of Mrs Galvin in Raleigh to be marked by funeral
Mrs A B Galvin died at her Raleigh home on Friday morning. Her remains will be brought to this city on a late train Friday night and taken to the home of her brother Joseph F Craig at 708 North First street. The funeral is set for 11 oclock Saturday from that home with interment in Oakdale cemetery. She was about 70 and a daughter of the late John B Craig. She is survived by two sons and two daughters.
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A. EB. Galvin
Raleigh
Joseph F. Craig
North First Street
Oakdale
Galvin
John B. Craig
Lee-Jackson Day Observed as Legal Holiday for Banks
Banks in the city will observe Saturday as a legal holiday. The day marks General Robert E. Lee's birthday and is celebrated in North Carolina as Lee-Jackson Day.
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Robert E. Lee
North Carolina
Lee-Jackson
Examination Registrants Monday Begin For Physicals
Exemption boards finalize classification and start physical examinations on Monday. White registrants go first Monday, colored registrants Tuesday, in alternating order. First class will be examined before other classes. The city examining board will likely be named Saturday with Dr. R. B. Slocum already serving on the city board. County board members are Dr. John C. Wessell Dr. G. E. Bowdoin and Dr. E. R. Hart. Saturday is deadline for questionnaire returns and boards may adjust timing for papers taking longer than seven days.
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R. B. Slocum
John C. Wessell
G. E. Bowdoin
E. R. Hart
Passed Away at His Home on South Eighth Street
P S W Russ aged 67 died this morning at 11 at 811 South Eighth Street after a two month illness. Survived by wife and four children C O Russ J B Russ Fannie Russ and L E Robinson. Funeral Saturday at 3 at residence with Rev J A Sullivan and Odis B Hinnant officiating. Pallbearers listed: G W McCumber John Thomas J S Canaday J E Robinson J H Holton A L Kelly.
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P. S. W. Russ
South Eighth Street
C. O. Russ
J. B. Russ
Fannie Russ
L. BE. Robinson
Calvary Baptist Church
Odis B. Hinnant
Southside Church
G. W. McCumber
John Thomas
J. S. Canaday
Mr Craig to Preach at Calvary Baptist Church
Rev W M Craig, former acting pastor at First Baptist, will preach at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday evening. He recently led meetings at Winter Park Baptist and serves as pastor of the First Baptist in Kinston. He will stop in town after a Fort Caswell visit to fill Calvary’s evening appointment.
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Calvary Baptist Church
W. M. Craig
Craig
First Baptist Church
Winter Park Baptist Church
Kinston
Fort Caswell
Calvary Church
Five Violations Reported in Chicago Under Fuel Order
Five alleged violations of the fuel order were reported to the U S district attorney by 10 this morning. The offenders were sent for and if explanations are not satisfactory they would be prosecuted.
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Chicago
United States District Attorney’s Office
German Raids Repulsed on Champagne Front
Paris reports two German raids on the Champagne front last night were repulsed. The war office declares raiding parties were driven back without success.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Hydro Electric Power Plants Not Exempted From Fuel Order
Charlotte report says mills using electric power faced negligible impact from the fuel administration order. Industries powered solely by hydro electricity operated normally with few idle workers in steam powered mills. Dr Garfield lacked authority to exempt hydro plants, but urged patriotic shutdown on designated days for all except explicitly exempted industries.
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Charlotte
N. C
Fuel Administration
Garfield
First heatless day brings cold in the East
Washington reports the eastern United States facing its first heatless day with low temperatures widespread. Weather Bureau warnings span West Virginia and Southeast Ohio with frost alerts reaching Central Florida. Expected continued cold across the Upper Ohio valley, east Lower Lake region, Middle Atlantic states, and North Carolina. Indiana also reports below normal temps.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Ohio
Florida
Ohio Valley
East Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
North Carolina
Indiana
South Carolinian Dies in France
Overseas forces report from General Pershing lists Private John Covington of the stevedores unit among the deaths. He died January 14 of pneumonia. His mother is Mrs. Leah Covington of Dillon, South Carolina.
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Washington
Pershing
John Covington
Leah Covington
Dillon
S. C
Train Jumps Track in Goldsboro Wreck No Major Injuries
An Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 48 derailed on entering the union station in Goldsboro North Carolina at noon. Conductor Haywood Clark and Engineer Will Horne managed the train. A defective switch is blamed for the wreck and about 15 hours were needed to restore traffic. No serious injuries, a few passengers with minor hurts.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Haywood Clark
Will Horne
Union
Bill to Create Munitions Director Unveiled in Senate
Washington January 18 A bill to create a director of munitions without cabinet rank but with wide authority to centralize war munitions control was favorably reported by the Senate Military Committee. A second bill to establish a war council was near completion.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Pep lac It. A Powerful Tonic For Elderly Health
End of life journeys inspires a claim that Pep lac It offers a remedy to revitalize sluggish organs and combat debility. The advertisement cites nervousness headaches backaches low spirits loss of appetite and insomnia as symptoms and says Pep lac It quiets nerves restores sleep and aids digestion. Available at R. R. Bellamy’s and leading drug stores in Wilmington and vicinity.
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R. R. Bellamy’s
Wilmington
Raleigh Entained French Delegation Visit
The distinguished French quartette led by Charles Edward Russell met Raleigh residents for lunch and heard Russell speak on the war. They toured Governor Bickett’s environs, were feted by local clubs, and were hosted at the home of Mrs. W. A. Linehan.
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Charles Edward Russell
Raleigh
Mr .Russell
Root
Russia
Mr. Russell
Bickett
la Republique
Marquis de Courtivron
King George
George
Marquis de Polignac
Marquise de Crequi Montford Courtivron
Marquise de Polignac
France
Richmond
Prince Camille de Polignac
Commonwealth
South
Acid Iron Mineral praised by Mrs Lula Lee Morris
A testimonial from Lula Lee Morris of Elizabeth City lauds Acid Iron Mineral as relief for digestion and weakness. She says after trying many remedies she began taking it and felt improved, now recommending it for stomach and blood-related ailments. A dollar bottle is available at most drug stores.
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Lula Lee Morris
Elizabeth City
Mississipi
Adv
Miller’s Antiseptic Oil Promoted as Pain Killer
A vintage advertisement touts Miller’s Antiseptic Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago stiff joints corns bunions and more. It claims effectiveness for burns bruises sore throat croup diphtheria and tonsillitis with a money back guarantee and price points of 28c 50c and 1.00 from Robert R Bellamy Drug Co. ad.
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Robert R. Bellamy Drug Co
Ady
Funeral of Infant Pickett Held At Home
Funeral services for 14 month old Robert Elmon Pickett son of Mr and Mrs J W Pickett were conducted Friday at 16 Orange Street by Rev J H King of the Eighth Street Free Will Baptist Church. Interment followed at Bellevue. The death occurred Thursday morning at James Walker Hospital.
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Little R
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