Cotton and markets mix as New York opens steady on demand
New York cotton trading opens steady with March at 30.56 and near term strength aided by Liverpool tone and foreign political signals. Stocks and futures show ongoing gains in several months while other commodities and stocks display mixed movements amid varied market signals.
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New York
York
Liverpool
Texas Company
Industrial Alcohol
General Motors
International Paper
United States Steel
New Orleans Cotton Advances on Buying After Early Decline
New Orleans January 31 cotton futures rose on first call amid a favorable world political view. Prices closed barely steady with mixed moves, March at 29.41, July 28.57, October 297.17, nearby ranges 28.65 to 29.12 and 26.79 to 28.40.
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New Orleans
Vere Tee
New Orleans Spot Market Report Reading
New Orleans reports sales figures with prices and receipts. The entry shows middling prices around 30.50 and 29.25 for spot draws with partial numbers for futures and stock levels.
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New Orleans
SPO
Jan
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool market notes steady retail demand and prices with good ordinary at 21.63 and 2 000 bales sold including 1 800 American. Receipts 7 000 bales including 3 300 American. Futures closed quiet and steady with new contracts February 23.35 March 22.87 April 22.53 May 22.19 June 191 July 21.66 Noon closing 23.68. Old contracts quoted February 22.10 and January 21.90 for spreads.
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Liverpool
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago hogs show strong activity with receipts around 31.00 and bids from 16.05 to 16.70. Cattle receipts near 13,000 with native steers 8.75 to 14.15, stockers 7.50 to 10.75, cows 6.50 to 12.00, calves 9.25 to 15.50. Sheep receipts 15,000 with wethers 10.00 to 13.50, ewes 9.75 to 13.10, lambs 14.75 to 17.85.
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Chicago
Cotton seed oil market closes quiet in New York trades
The New York cotton seed oil market closed quiet with spot at 20.20, March 20.30, and May 20.25, and no sales reported.
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New York
Funeral for Mrs Florence Burriss Held at Bellevue
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3 30 from the Church of the Good Shepherd for Mrs Florence Burriss who died Wednesday morning. Archdeacon Thomas P Noe conducted the rites and burial followed at Bellevue cemetery. Large turnout and abundant floral arrangements marked the service with pallbearers from the Red Men organization.
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Florence Burriss
Bellevue
Church of the Good Shepherd
Thomas P. Noe
Bele
Red Men Organization
Willard Plans to Trim Four Challengers in One Night
Jess Willard says he can defeat Tinan Fulton Moran and Dempsey in a single night but refuses to rush the four fights. He would earn four times as much money if he fought them one at a time, rather than all at once.
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Jess Willard
Tinan
Fulton
Moran
Dempsey
Jess
Don’t Use A Tooth Brush
An investigating committee in greater New York finds that two thirds of people do not brush teeth or gums. Dentists warn against brushing gums due to abrasion and harp on finger massage for remedies. Pyorigg for riggs disease is sold as a medicated massage ointment for gums, $1, at Wilmington area druggists like Jarman and Futrelle.
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New York
N. Y
Best Drug
Jarman& Futrelle
Wilmington
N. C
Lawrence &Chicago
Elamy
Green’s Drug Store
Mission Famacy
Elvington Pramacy
Smith
Cold Wave Eases as It Shifts Across Regions
A cold wave stretches from the upper Midwest to Oklahoma and Saskatchewan with subzero readings. The nation remains very cold east of the Rockies with localized snow, while fair weather returns tonight and Friday east of the Mississippi. Moderate cold persists in West Virginia Maryland Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and along the Gulf coast.
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Washington
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oklahoma
la Paz
Saskatchewan
Rocky Mountains
Lower Lake
New England
Mississippi River
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
East
Tennessee
Middle Gulf Coast
Henry Horne Seeks Registrar of Deeds Nomination in New Hanover
Political announcement from Henry Horne seeks Democratic support as a candidate for Registrar of Deeds of New Hanover County in the March 19 1918 primary. Voters are asked to support his candidacy and official duties.
Victory Crackers Planned Wheatless Foods Named
Cincinnati January meeting of the Biscuit and Crackers Association reports a 30 percent wheat flour reduction for crackers starting February 1. Wheatless crackers to be called Victory Cracker and Liberty Cookie to be sweet crackers.
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Cincinnati
National Food Administration
Biscuit and Crackers Association of the
United States
United States Food Administration
Brockus -Morgan
Atlanta
Bert P. Strietmann
L. D. Manchester
Sioux Falls
S. D
President Sends Message to the American Farmer
President urges farmers to sustain war effort and strengthen grain and nitrate supplies. He praises Agriculture Department and lending programs, noting record plantings in 1917 and the need to expand yields and procurement to win the war. Public rallies support for continued sacrifice and innovation in farming.
Edwards Seeks Democratic Nomination for Register of Deeds
J. B. Edwards announces candidacy for the Democratic primary for Register of Deeds in New Hanover County and asks voters for support.
Labor Upheaval in Kaiser Germany Grips Hamburg Rally
Reports from Hamburg and surrounding districts describe widespread labor unrest in Germany with Kiel and Chemnitz strikes, calls to summon the Reichstag, and police and military controls. Berlin authorities halted public meetings as workers protest while leaders denounce reprisals.
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Hamburg
Altona
Wandsbeck
Reichstag
London
Socialist Party
Germany
Berliner Tageblatt
Amsterdam
Central News
Kaempf
Berlin
Tageblatt
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Politken
Kiel
Chemnitz
Saxony
The
Germania
Herr Walraff
Auction notice of property in Wilmington from 1918 decree
By decree of the Superior Court dated December 27 1917 in the case Larking et al versus Harriss the commissioner will sell at public auction for cash at the Court House door Wilmington on February 4 1918 at noon the described lot of land bounded by Queen street Second street and city blocks Lot 6 Block 74 according to the city plan This 3rd day of January 1918 William M Bellamy Commissioner
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Superior Court
Alice Larking
John Larkins
Thomas Harriss
Court House
Wilmington
Queen Street
Second Streets
Second Street
Queen Stret
William M. Bellamy
Social notes and community events in Elliott
Mr J B Sandlin from Elliott is visiting his brother Ed Sandlin at 114 North Highth street. City B Y P U meets Friday at Delgado changed to Calvary. 8 pm program aims to attract all members and friends. Red Cross patrol volunteers continue night duty with sandwiches and coffee as sugar and butter donations rise. German troop advances noted with 178000 captured by British to date. German postal authorities plan a telephone link between major cities and fronts.
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J. B. Sandlin
Elliott, N
Ed Sandlin
North Highth Street
Delgado
Calvary
B. Y. Pye
Red Cross D
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Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Baldwin Locomotive
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General Electric
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Illinois Central
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Southern Railway
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Studebaker Co
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U. S. Industrial Alcohol
U. Ss. Rubber
United Fruit
Utah Copper
Virginia Carp. Chem
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Westinghouse Electric
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