Wholesale Prices and Market Rows in Wilmington
The page lists wholesale prices for butter eggs and various produce including spring chickens grown chickens puddle ducks guineas cabbage hides wool corn and cantaloupes. It also notes Wilmington naval stores spirits rosin tar and crude prices and provides coffee and stock market snippets with numerous company listings and bid figures.
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Widwington
Charleston
Nori
Citine Sea
N. C
Wilmington
Quiet Opening in Cotton Market Declines and Rallies
New York July 18 cotton futures opened quietly amid continued southwest rain and Texas drought tensions. Early trading showed 1 to 5 point drops with October climbing to 25.36 and retreating to 25.17 as trade buying and Liverpool support influenced prices. By hour end the market steadied near guide test levels, closing irregular with July around 26.85 and December near 25.39 on the day.
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New York
Wall Street
Canadian Pacific
Drouth
Texas
Priest
Liverpool
New York Spot Cotton Price Report
New York spot prices report middling cotton at 2.25 cents per pound on July 18, noting current stow market values for the day in the local market.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Sees Early Gains After Imports Weather
Cotton in New Orleans opened modestly lower on Texas rain and rumors of selling but strong support kept futures rising. By midmorning prices were 8 to 14 points above yesterday, 15 to 25 points above the session’s low, with weekly government crop notes broadly favorable but not decisive. By noon, net advances reached 9 to 10 points and the market closed 17 to 20 points higher from the previous close.
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New Orleans
Texas
Estes
Savannah Naval Stores Turpentine and Rosin Prices
Turpentine firm 363-4 to 37 with receipts 240 and shipments 555 and stock 25 373. Rosin firm data shows receipts 1125 shipments 702 stock 76 69T. Prices quoted for grades B through WW range from 5.00 to 6.90 per barrel.
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Savannah Naval Stores
Savannah
Wwe
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Steady
Liverpool July 18 cotton market shows steady spot prices with 2000 bales sold including 1800 American. Prices: American middling fair 19.68, good middling 19.30, middling 19.00, low middling 18.55, good ordinary 17.60, ordinary 17.10. Futures unchanged with fixes for July to May-June contracts.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Eggs and Poultry Market Report for New York Prices
New York market report shows egg receipts 21 840 with varied grades. Butter receipts 16 134 with creamery price levels, blank quotes for dressed poultry and live poultry. cheese unsettled with 4 186 receipts. no prices quoted for most items.
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New York
Batting Averages Hover Above .86 Percent Across Leagues
Recent batting averages show every team in the American and National leagues has at least one player hitting .86 percent or better, highlighting wide spread offensive consistency across the majors.
Sugar market steadies after midday gains amid liquidation
New York July 18 raw sugar prices opened firm and higher but eased with liquidation and noon quotes near yesterday's close. Refineds firm, then steady to 8 points lower by close. Sales totaled 17,150 tons with September at 5.51, December 5.32, January 5.00, March 4.89.
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New York
Corn market swings on crop outlook and weather fears
Chicago traders faced a volatile session as expectations of record Missouri corn and strong yields in Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and Illinois sparked early gains before a broad retreat. Wheat oats and provisions moved on weather and labor signals while corn hit new high prices on Texas Oklahoma and Kansas damage reports. The Giants look like clear favorites to win the National League title under McGraw.
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Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Illinois
Montana
Texas
Decision Pending On Women's Suffragist Appeal
Final decision awaited at suffrage headquarters on appeals by 16 suffragists sentenced to 60 days for participating in the Bastile Day demonstration before the White House. Prisoners wore heavy dress and were at work in the DC workhouse at Occoquan. Dadley Field Malone testified for the prisoners and met with President Wilson, reportedly resigning as New York port collector to support the case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Suffrage
White House
District of Columbia
Occoquan
Dadley Field Malone
Port of New York
Wilson
Funeral for Miss Hettie S. James Held Thursday
Funeral services for the late Miss Hettie S. James were held Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock from St James Episcopal Church.
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Hettie S. James
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Fox Trot Contest at Lumina Next Monday Night
Advertisement notes a Fox Trot contest to be held at Lumina next Monday night the 23rd.
Attacks on Government Policy in Senate Over National Guard Training
In Washington on July 18 the Senate debated War Department policy for training National Guardsmen in Southern camps and the army craft quota estimates. Senators Lodge LaFollette Watson Iso Knox Wadsworth Weeks Fletcher Overman raised concerns about camp relocations and perceived political influence on camp locations.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Senate
Lodge
New England
Massachusetts
LaFollette
Watson Iso
Watson
Knox
Plattsburg
Atlanta
Wadsworth
Weeks
Wood
Gorgas
National Guard
Fletcher
Florida
South
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Weekly Report on Cotton Condition
The National Weather and Crop Bulletin notes above normal temperatures from Texas to South Carolina with cooler conditions in Arkansas Tennessee and North Carolina. Rainfall favored Mississippi and parts of Alabama Georgia and Florida though northern South Carolina and the Carolinas show slow progress. some local weevil damage reported in Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas while Texas reports minimal insect damage.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Texas
South Carolina
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Monkey rum still found near Saint's Delight
A fifty gallon still used for monkey rum production was located by Sheriff R. H. Lane and Deputies E. J. Bayliss and Thomas Smith near Saint's Delight on the Half Moon road. The plant was hidden in brush. raiders destroyed beer, buckets and bottles, and left without detaining operators.
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Bert
Saint’s Delight
Half Moon Road
R. H. Lane
E. J. Bayliss
Thomas Smith
Lane
A Lane
Morehead City
Naval District
North Carolina Ship Building Company
New Bern
Messrs. Dill & Hobgood
Dill Tobacco Warehouse
B. Hobgood
L. A. Barker
Kentucky
W. C. Arnold
H.S. Styron
Colorado special session opens for wartime measures
Denver July 18 Governor Gunter convened an extra session of the Colorado Legislature to consider wartime measures. Lawmakers will decide on funding National Guard mobilization expenses and review bills on food conservation including granting cities power to establish municipal markets.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Gunter
National Guard
Colorado Legislature in special session on state constabulary plan
The Colorado Legislature met in a special war session to debate compulsory state constabulary service replacing the National Guard for police and guard duties. Labor leaders are expected to oppose the proposal as a bitter fight looms.
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Colorado
National Guard
Wilmington Seeks Government Ship Work Opportunities
W C McGowan district officer of the United States Shipping Board spent hours in Wilmington conferring with local officials and business leaders on shipbuilding potential. He said Wilmington could play a lasting role, urged civic readiness to build yards, and noted sites are important but not sole essentials as Goethals seeks broad cooperation and capital. He left for Charleston with data on Wilmington as a port.
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W. C. McGowan
United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
Goethals
Gideons Plan Bible Distribution for Soldiers in War
In Chattanooga plans surface for Bible supply to front line soldiers. At the eighteenth national Gideons convention held there, the group aims to boost total distributed Bibles to 1,000,000, ensuring a Bible in every soldier’s haversack despite higher paper costs.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Order of Gideons
Christian Traveling Men’s ‘Organization
The
Gideons
America
Water stage at Cape Fear River Fayetteville N C
Stage of water in Cape Fear River at Fayetteville at 8 a m yesterday was 7.5 feet. Mid week dance bonis at Lumina advertised.
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Lumina
Adyt
Cape. Fear
Fayetteville
N. C
Advt
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Market Review
Marine and
American Can
TB Amer, Car & Foundry
Amer, Smelt
Amer, Tel
Tel
Atchison
Atlantic
Gulf & W. I. S
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Central Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chi
Great Western
Mil
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Crucible Steel
Cuba
General Electric
General Motors
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Gulf State Steel
Illinois Central
Inspiration Copper
Marine
International Nickel International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Mexican Petroleum
Midvale Steel
Missouri Pacific i
Nevada Consolidated
New York Central
N. H
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Ohio Cities Gap
Pennsylvania
Eee S. A. L
Sinclair Oil & Refining
Sloss. Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker “Corporation
Ae Fees
Wernag Co
U. S. Ind
S. Rubber
Iess
Atest
Car. Chem
Bid
Wabash Ptd
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
Wa OO
Giants
McGrawites
Ette
BY McManus
Senator Lodge
T1 5
Fifty Gallon
Craven County
Morehead
Trinity College Durham
Polic
R. L. Flowers
Colton
Weare
Taylor Commission CO
Healey Bldg
Atlanta, GA
Ship Board
MAN
CITY
McGowan
Stockon
United States Navy
Cramp Ship Yard
Delaware River
Commodore Stockton
Ut Po
McCormick & CO
Baltimore
Princess Street
Felton Head
Superior Court of
New Hancover County
John H. Whiteman
John H. Whitemans
law-Gw
J. B. McCabe & CO
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