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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1918

Page

5

Chicago Grain market eases as railroad blockades clear

Chicago reports easing corn receipts expected Monday and Tuesday to steady prices after indications blockades ease. Openings show declines and modest rallies with mixed futures. hog receipts higher than anticipated weigh on pork. cash corn and oats bids listed with prices for No 2 yellow and No 3 white.

Chicago Grain Chicago Ats Winnipeg

Cotton Market Steady Rises on Short Covering and Rumors

New York cotton futures firmed as local shorts covered ahead of the holiday on Monday. New Orleans and New York exchanges showed renewed buying interest while liquidation of concentrates appeared absorbed. March rose to 30.64 and May to 30.30 with gains of about 18 points.

New York York Oliday New Orleans Prday Jong Hin

New York Spot Cotton Prices

New York on January 19 reports spot cotton at middling and highlights price of 32.30 cents per pound.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Rose on Short Covering Move

New Orleans January 19 saw a 20.1 point rise in cotton as buyers including shorts sought to even positions ahead of a holiday. It was announced the cotton exchange would close Monday due to fuel regulations.

New Orleans Cotton Exchange

New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Hold Steady

New Orleans spot cotton unchanged with sales of 768 bales and 600 arriving. Prices: low middling 29.75, middling 31.00, good middling 31.70.

New Orleans

Cotton seed oil prices ease with quiet market

New York cotton seed oil trades muted as bids hold at 20.30 to 20.35 dollars per barrel for January March and May. Dial sales noted at 100 barrels.

New York Dial

Chicago live stock market report January hogs cattle and sheep

Chicago stock market notes January 19 show hog receipts about 4000 with weak demand. prices ranged from 15.90 to 16.85 for various weights and pigs 12.75 to 15.50. Cattle receipts around 3000 with weakness. native steers 8.50 to 18.85, cows and calves 6.00 to 16.50. Sheep receipts 5000 with weak trading. wethers 9.40 to 12.80, lambs 14.50 to 18.00.

Chicago

New York Clearing House Reserve Drops This Week

New York January 19 The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows a reserve of 67,676,230 dollars in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of 10,896,780 dollars from last week.

NEW York Clearing House New York

New York Writers Predict Giants Tie Split Next Fall

New York baseball writers speculate that the Giants will again split the spoils with their rivals next fall. They hint at a balanced season and continued contention for pennants amid strong division competition.

New York Giants

Local Market Prices From Wholesalers

Wholesale prices listing eggs butter limes spring chickens grown chickens puddle ducks guineas beef Irish potatoes shoulders and ribs cabbage hides wool corn bees salt tallow onions peanuts apples winesap oranges and more with unit costs and measurements.

N.C. Hama BOF Conic Lon

Wilmington Naval Stores Market Report

Spirits at 4 6 with Tar at 3.75 and 17 cents Crude prices listed as 4.25 4.25 and 3.25 in this naval stores note from Wilmington market.

Wilmington

Savannah Market Turpentine and Rosin Prices Report

Savanah January 18 Turpentine steady with 89 sales 355 shipments 99 receipts stock 25 994 Rosin steady with 639 sales 356 receipts 1 240 shipments stock 89 361 Quotations list grades B D E F G H I 640 K 6 55 M 6 80 N 7 15 WG 7 40 WW 7 70.

Savannah Savanah Turpentine Rosin

Markets Drift in Dull Session as Copper and Oils Lead

New York stock trading opened dull with copper, oils and select specialties showing modest gains of one to five points. Transport and steel issues edged higher in late trading while Marine stayed weak, with volume around 226,000 shares and prices listed for major issues including American Sugar Refining, Anaconda Copper, General Motors, and U S Steel among others.

New York Marine Preferred Liberty American Car & Foundry American Smelting and Refining A. As & U. Wel American Sugar Refining Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chicago Mil St. Paul China Copper Col. Fuel & Iron Columbia Gas and Electric Crucible Steel Cuba Iada General Motors Midvale Steel A. E Pacific Texas. Co Union: Pacific Westinghouse Electric Gen. Electric Central Bid Nevada Copper United Cigar Stores Willys-Overland Wes Great Northern Veese Inspiration Copper Marine Kennecott Copper Oma Oe Sinclair Oil Southern Pacific Great Northern Prd Cal Gulf State Steel New York Central Norfolk and Western S. A.L Sloss, Shef, Steel and Iron Southern Railway Studebaker Co Tenn United Fruit U. S. Industrial Steel Acorn Utah Copper Car. Chem

Honor Roll Lists From William Hooper and Union Schools

The Union and William Hooper schools publish honor rolls across grades from 2nd to 8th. Students like Bender Davis Faulk, Blizzard Hart, and Mansfield receive spelling perfection praise, with teachers listed as Faison and Harriss. War savings talks and thrift stamps are noted, plus a Liberty bond purchase by the school.

Hemenway School News Editors Named

Aida Butler and Lillie May Britt are identified as editors for the Hemenway School news section.

Aida Butler and Lillie May Britt

Hemenway School Mobilizes War Savings Societies

The Hemenway children learn The Marseillaise and memorize Genesis creation in a patriotic opening. Captain Edgar Williams visited the school with a mastodon tooth and curios. Nine War Savings societies operate with student presidents and secretaries across grades.

Hemenway Edgar Williams The War Savings Society Clifford Cooper Nathan Jacobi Viola Murrell Eunice Williams Benjamin Sneeden Oliver Hutaff

High School Hosts French Aviator Arthur Bluetenthal

The school welcomed Arthur Bluetenthal of the French aviation corps as a guest. He spoke on his ambulance corps service and front experience, presented his bravery medals, and the students sang the Marseillaise afterward. Later Willian Sanders, ex-classmate now at Fort Caswell, was honored with the Pangled Banner, and plans for a Boys' Club minstrel show were announced.

Arthur Bluetenthal French Aviation Corps Ambulance Corps Blue Thal Bluetenthal Willian Sanders Fort Caswell

Cornelius Harnett School Grade Roll Call

A reader list from Cornelius Harnett School shows second through seventh grades with teachers, students, and officers. The document also records three War Savings societies and their elected officers and supervisors.

Miss Pickard Wilbert Cherry Henry Flowers Emil Sell Elizabeth Fullwood Myrtle Hamilton Inez Hopkins Bessie Jackson Mildred Peterson Virginia Savage Helen Sellers Endora Snell Lena Lyndall Miss Smith Earl Tolar Leon Abramowitz Samuel Rubin Bennie Schwartz Preston Roane Mary Brinkley Will D. Johnson Pauline Turbeville Mabel Garrell Miss Carpenter Adrian Casteen Earl Smith David Craig Raymond Smith Ruth Britt Eloise Casteen Louise Lewis Odell Merritt Dorothy Holmes Florence Whitehurst Mrs. Clarke Harold Wilson Jesse Peterson Harold Cavenaugh Leo Harrington May Belle Casteen Elizabeth Rogers Iues Thompson Lois Lucas Virginia Woolard Louise Peterson Addie Wilson Sell Inez Fulwood Katherine Kuhl Wilhelmina Schulz Myrtle Sox Grace Hopkins Mrs. Williams Rodolph Harrington Frank MclInness Jesse Brinkley James Brimesley George Duke Elizabeth Harrison Mary Brown May Singletary the Turbeville Ray Presson Ruby Matthews Elizabeth Dew Miss Kelley Fred Dingin James Street David Peterson Hazel Hawkins Elma Teachey Carey Mote Eunice Johnson Mildred Pridgen Drum George Nichols Marion Merritt Ruth Griffin Alicia Kuhl Doors Antway Crews James Grimsley Leo Smith Bell Rudolph Harrington War Savings Societies Cornelius Harneil Eunice Johnston Kenneth Lee Louise Sullivan

Honor Roll Names From Fifth and Third Grade Classes

Fifth grade teacher Miss Springs lists students on the honor roll including William McGlaughon Charlie Graham Thomas Harper Frank Hall Robert Colwell John Wessell Glennard Blomme Rupert Trollinger Lillian Styles Anna Love Thelma Batson Mary Pratt Louise Blitchingtorn Miriam Weeks Elene McGirt Jean McCabe Helena Bleecker Dorothy Mills Frances Jones Nancy Taylor Third grade teacher Miss Pauline Williams.

Mattie Stach Carrie McLean Taylor Lucy Hall Evelyn Justice Hampton Davis Jane Russell Carolyn Price Aliene Hopkins John Cantwell Duncan Whitted Loita Cox Jennie Mae Hartsfield Tom Wright Valerie Simon Lucy Gaylord Marlen Creasy Lucy Nash James King Sarah Wells Eugenia Mason Elizabeth Dock Edna Mincy Marjouria Brittain Margaret Blitchington Katherine Price Dorothy Pickard Daisy Richardson Helen Althea Orrell Elizabeth Parsley Dorothy Price Thelma Ryan Margaret Sellers Evelyn Tilly Stanhope Dunn William Mebane George Cameron Kenneth Ellis Beatrice Mintz Grace Clemmons Corinne Cox Elizabeth Walton Jean Divine Margaret Johnson Arnold Arnie Lucile Sharp Mary Beanes Ila Moore Elizabeth Montgomery Ruby Simmons Alma Mason Agnes Straing Lillian Salmon McClellan James Wenberg James Meier Thelma Herring Andrew Griffeth Henrietta Sparrow Hugh Little Winnie Byerly Carl Hill Robert Falls Edison Miss Cook Miss Springs William McGlaughon Charlie Graham Thomas Harper Frank Hall Robert Colwell John Wessell Glennard Blomme Rupert Trollinger Lillian Styles Anna Love Thelma Batson Mary Pratt Louise Blitchingtorn Miriam Weeks Elene McGirt Jean McCabe Helena Bleecker Dorothy Mills Frances Jones Nancy Taylor Pauline Williams

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ee Scene Irs Market Review Marine and Aan the Tides Vere Esa Ake William Hooper School J. Faison Roy Blizzard Hathleen Bussiss Vera Barnhill Mary Rosewell Mae Miller Martha Mansfield Lena Davis Lucile Mason akKte Faison Carl Bender Thurston Davis Rollie Faulk Herry Huffman Bennie Kins Mary Bell Edna Bordeaux Mary Lilly Hines Dora Mayerly Hines Dora Mayer Anniebell Pershake Evelyn Rowan van Allen Ffiffi Virginia’’Allen Kenneth Anderson John Brown William Brown Wayland King LeRoy Lennier Robin Southerland Pearl Batten Pearl Barber Roby Harvard Janie Hobbs Isabel Kivett Christine Knowles Nellie Matthews Mary Mallard Nell Bowden Ralph Coley Sam Hatch Wilbur Hamilton Ira Hill Maurice Miller Edna Lee Avant Edna May Craig Virginia Jackson Gladys McCartney Isabelle McCartney Annie Windham Anna Florence Singletary Louis Ward Annie Williamson E. E. Harriss B.claud Blizzard Sidney Davis James Davis Carl Eegle Andrew Eubanks Buddie Fowler Nathan Jordan Allie Potter Elma Barnhill Christine Blake Roby Cannady Lawrence Coley Frederick Hhtch Walter Hatch Abe Hobanasky George Klander David Ormsby Roy Sidbury Tom Willard Emma Lee Barber Margaret Brown Katie Bunch Bessie Burnett Myrtle Dukes Loree Greer Susanne Hewett Pauline King Myrtle McGowan Jnnie Pershake Margueritte Potter Pearl Rivenbarx Gracie Rivenbark Monroe Pridgen Janie Pershake M. H. Wood Arnold Brinkley Edward Brown Harry Burnett Allen Burriss Herman Hanchey Wukkuam Rhodes Allison Sellers Leon Sellers Josh Skipper Thelma Coker Jane Curtiss Eleanor Edwards Mary Horne Annie Shipp Mary Stokley Lillian Weaver Jean Wood Mr. Little Fred Watch Mr. Hinnant Dr. Stovall Miss Cutchins Union School Berlin Hemenway School ‘News James Howard Marguerite Bell Mary Lacy Boney Robert Platt Elizabeth Hart Annie McNair Johnny Jenkins Alice Phelps Mary C. Bissinger Idolea Crocker Robert Garrett Jack Thomas High School News Rible Fisngt Read Iguiltn Corneilius Harnett School Emneth Clayton Virginia Edith Graham Rachel Hurt Jane Lynch Mary Whitfield Pearson H Salling Lillian Salling Annie McLaurin Weeks Frances Weeks Louisa& Williams Margaret Stockard Thomas, Hall Macon Wombleble Elizabethij Symes Doris Batson Ella Birmingham Neelie, Brown Louise Fonville Mar Grant Elizabeth Grant Annie N Comb Pearl Paggette Edith Aie F. Williams Margaret Gwendolyn Salling Eldric Barn Ruth Davis Sarah Womack Love Ann Slocum Beatrice Edward Hunt Matila Klein Leta Appleberry Ivy Hart el 5Abeth King Helen Mills Eloise Sherd Helen Windley Henry R City Livery Co Kryptok Tarva
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