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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1917

Page

3

New York Cotton Market Mixed But Steady Close

New York July 25 news describes an irregular cotton open with losses then steady finish as October and December gain. Prices fluctuated with market support for October and further buying on short covering amid favorable forecasts and varying crop reports from the eastern belt and southwest. Also listed are commodity prices for meats Wool and naval stores receipts and related market notes.

New York Liverpool

New York Spot Cotton Quiet at Middling 25 45

The New York spot market quotes cotton at middling 25.45 cents per pound as of July 25, with quiet trading conditions and prices unchanged. The report notes no notable price movement and steady demand.

New York

Irregular Start in Cotton Trade Pushes New Orleans Market

Irregular opening in cot ton led to a early loss before a net rise of seven points on October. Other months slightly under yesterday. Weather and crop opinions unsettled. Spot sales totaled 1,306 bales with receipts 1,294 and stock 180,165.

New Orleans Yester

Liverpool Cotton and Sugar Market Notes July 25

Liverpool spot cotton mixed with American grades shows values for various middling ranges and 3,000 bales sold, receipts 11,000 all American. futures steady. Sugar in New York firm with raw and refined prices rising intraday and futures closing higher. notable sales 19,450 tons with September through March contracts listed.

Liverpool Aarch-Adti New York

Stocks End Mixed as War Contracts Support Final Hour

Stocks swing through a session with losses in United States Steel and rail shares like Union Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio. War contracts aided short covering in the final hour, yielding a firmer close as Liberty bonds moved around 9.45 to 99.49 amid widespread swings in industrials and utilities.

New York Wall Street Atlantic Gulf and West Indies United States Steel Union Pacific St. Paul Reading New York Central Baltimore Ohio Liberty Bonds

Savannah Naval Stores Turpentine and Rosin Figures

Savannah daily report shows turpentine firm sales at 371 2, receipts 625, shipments 365, stocks 27 210. Rosin firm sales not listed, receipts 16 111, shipments 2 027, stocks 78 135. Price quotes include multiple grades from B to N and WG WW with varied cents per gallon.

Savannah Rosin

Bearish turn in Chicago markets after favorable weather

Favorable weather and improving crop reports eased prices across grain futures. Corn opened near yesterday's finish 3-4 cents lower with September at 1.63 1 4 and December at 1.14 to 1.14 1-4. Wheat and oats followed suit while Belgian relief commission inquiries supported provisions.

Chicago Dakotas Minnesota Belgian Relief Commission

Coffee News Brief Signals Rio 7's Prices

New York July 25 Coffee Rio 7s quoted at 14 dollars. Futures steady with September at 7.78 and December at 7.89.

New York

Children's Night at Lumina Event Tonight

Lumina hosts Children's Night Friday from 8 30 to 9 15 with a regular dance to follow. Agvt.

Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Strong With Broad Activity

The cotton seed oil market in New York closed strong on July 25. Spot and July bids stood at 13.90, with August 13.90 to 14.00, and other months posted minor variances, ending with 48,100 total sales.

New York

Stage of water at Cape Fear River Fayetteville

The stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville yesterday at 8 a.m. was 24.2 feet and falling.

Cape Fear Fayetteville N. C

Children’s Night at Lumina Ad for Friday program

An advertisement announces Children’s Night at Lumina on Friday from 8:30 to 9:16. A regular dance session follows the event.

Lumina Advt

Old Stanford partners lead U S food conservation and control

The text recalls the lifelong partnership of two Stanford graduates Wilbur and Hoover. It notes Wilbur headed the food conservation department while Hoover led food control, highlighting decades of mutual trust and service with no material gain. Their friendship endured across distance and public duty.

Dr. Wilbur Uiversity Leland Stanford England Herbert C. Hoover United States Food Conservation Department Hoover Food Control Department

Children’s Night at Lumina

A children’s night event at Lumina is scheduled Friday from 8:30 to 9:10. The program invites families to enjoy a themed evening with kid friendly activities and continued entertainment.

Utah to Be Bone Day Next Week

Salt Lake City July 25 county attorneys and sheriffs met with Attorney General Shields to agree on a uniform plan to enforce Utah’s statewide prohibition law. The act, to take effect in a week, bans manufacturing selling or possessing intoxicating liquor with limited exceptions and includes search and seizure rules and provisions for destruction of seized items. The Governor may summon peace officers to aid enforcement.

Salt Lake City Utah Shields

Market Report Eggs Butter and Poultry Prices New York July

New York July 25 Butter barely steady with creamery items higher. Eggs irregular with fresh gathered extras around 38 39 and firsts about 33 35. Cheese steadier with state fresh specials at 213-4 22. Dressed poultry firmer with chickens 18 26, fowls 15 25, turkeys 18 82.

New York

Transfer of Lot From J G Todd to J M Lewis

Record shows a deed filed with the Register of Deeds Hoar transferring lot No 6 in block 513 from J G Todd to J M Lewis and wife for a consideration of 10 dollars and other valuable considerations.

J.G. Todd J. M. Lewis and

Child Labor Law Debates In North Carolina Mills

North Carolina mill owners and labor officials met to discuss the federal child labor law set to take effect September 1. Speakers addressed proof of age, computation of hours, and enforcement, with D Y Cooper and W A Erwin proposing changes to how hours are calculated and to avoid unjust detention of children at plants.

and Publi Unit South Children’s Bureau Julia Lathrop Wilson Cabinet Board D. Y. Cooper Henderson N. C W. F.carcelon Boston J. M. Moore Philadelphia C. E. Lippe Reading W. A. Erwin J. S. Carr Durham J. 8. Lawrence David Clark Charlotte Cooper H. L. Holden Rocky Mount Mills North Carolina Holden Southern W.T. Shaw Weldon J. F. Taylor Kinston

Epige and Okseed Visit Troops Amid Bavarian Affairs

An Associated Press dispatch reports senior officials including Benes Hoffmann and Major Franér visiting troops amid Bavarian concerns. Prince Leopold's chief staff accompanied the entourage as tension rises in the region.

Associated Press Bethan Episige Okseedie Sraperpe Prihoe Ae Bf Bavaria Benes Hoffmann Prince Leopold Franér Af Ord Corps Trlerin

Property subdivision right of way in Wilmington 1917

A legal notice describes a street and alley right of way in Wilmington preserving a 110 foot east end of lot 4 in Block 240. The draft specifies boundaries along Dickinson Street Rankin Street and an alley line while noting the right of way extends 15 feet from the original owner and parallels the northern Rankin line before returning to the point of beginning. Mortgagees OWN TOON & CO publish the notice dated July 1917.

Walmington Hanover No '`Ara- Hina Ana Dickinson Street Ranta Street Eas Wilmington OWN, Toon & CO Law- Sh Mortagees

Elastic Regulations Hoped To Aid Children And Families

A speaker urged making school regulations more elastic to help children and their families who often depended on flexible rules while discussing work conditions and the possible home delays affecting attendance.

Obituary notices from 90 Prine Street funeral details

Brief obituary note records a death and funeral attendance at 4:15 AM. Burial followed at a cemetery with interment conducted this morning. Names and dates are unclear due to OCR errors.

Prine Stregl Ates

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