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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
3
New York June 13 Cotton opened nervous and irregular. July, October, and December contracts moved from declines to gains as buying returned, aided by a favorable weather report but pressured by liquidation. Spot prices and U S Steel led a buoyant mood in New York and Wilmington markets as rails and other industries followed.
In New Orleans on June 13 the cotton market opened weak as active months fell 33 to 38 points. Demand rallied the decline, producing a late first-half-hour gain of 82 to 36 points and closing steady with a 25 to 61 point weekly advance, despite heavy realizations.
New Orleans June 13 spot cotton shows firm tone with a 19 point rise. Sales for the day total 500 bales with 550 bales arriving. Quotations list good ordinary to strict middling grades, with receipts 2,271 and stock at 212,155.
Liverpool reports strong cotton with 1072 point gain. Good middling at 17.35, low middling around 1.00. Sales reach 8,000 bales with 1,000 for speculation and export. Receipts irregular and unsettled. Closing prices listed for June to March-April, indicating a fluctuating forward curve.
The New York coffee market shows No. 7 Rio and futures steady with futures for September at 0.80 and December at 8.00. Market notes indicate easing demand and stable port prices.
Savannah reports turpentine firm sales receipts 640 shipments 75 stock 16058 and rosin firm sales receipts 1278 shipments 1777 stock 61663 with market quotes across grades B D T F G H I K M N WG WW ranging from 5.55 to 6.60.
Chicago wheat opened 1 to 3 cents lower with July at 2.30 and September at 2.07, then rallied briefly before turning down again as an expert cited Dakotas and Minnesota grain output near 160 million bushels, up from 88 million last year. Corn fell after opening unchanged to 11-4c lower, then eased further before partial recovery amid warm weather.
A fragment urges readers to get blood checked for iron deficiency and claims strength could improve by 300 percent in two weeks with treatment. The text is garbled and includes misspellings and stray phrases.
New York June 13 Butter receipts 13 847 creamery and extras prices 38 3 4 39 1 2 Eggs receipts 23 001 fresh gathered extras 32 1 2 33 1 2 storage packed firsts 31 32 fresh gathered firsts 30 30 11 2 Cheese receipts 1 530 State fresh specials 23 1 2 23 1 4 do average run 23 23 1 4.
Seed oil market closed easier with spot and futures posting modest bids. June at 16.20, July 16.40 to 16.47, August 16.28 to 16.29, September 16.28 to 16.31, October 16.26 to 16.30, November 16.00 to 16.03, December 15.91 to 15.93, January 15.91 to 15.95. Total sales reach 21,300 barrels.
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission recommends pooling news print paper production and importation under a government agency to distribute to publishers at a fair profit. It urges Canada to join a similar arrangement and seeks emergency legislation to implement the plan. The commission warns 1917 costs could rise to 105 million dollars, driven by increased producer profits and limited competition.
In Gothenburg Sweden June 13 survivors of the Swedish steamer Harold testified before a magistrate court that a German submarine sunk the Harold in the North Sea on May 6 without warning. The crew struggled to abandon ship in a heavy sea and lifeboats were destroyed by shells as the submarine continued firing after the ship stopped. The captain and four crew members drowned prompting widespread indignation.
Miss Lorena Shelby of Harrisburg is guest of Mr and Mrs W nes Yarborough at 20 North Fifteenth street. Dr W B Hunter U S Medical Corps en route to Gastonia, formerly practiced locally. Army air service student aviators are joined by officer candidates from 16 training camps with weekly detachments planned. Arthur Klein set a new 25 mile automobile record at Lincoln Nebraska in 30 minutes 47 seconds, surpassing Wild Bill Endicott's 32 minutes 47 seconds.
The Berliner Tageblatt reports Wilson’s note to Russia as a mouthpiece for the Entente against democracy. It mocks Wilson’s stance calling it a tight rope performance by Franco British order aiming to detach Russians from their position. The piece questions Russian judgment and warns of the gulf between words and reality.
Rome June 13 AP says a sudden cabinet crisis emerged days before parliament reopens on June 14. Baron Sonnino vetoed several foreign mission appointees prompting talk of resignation and delaying selections while Albania's independence under Italian protection created further strain. Hope remains for agreement before the chamber resumes.
The Italian mission led by Harico Arlotta arrived in Atlanta on June 13 for its first stop, welcomed by a committee including Mayor Asa G. Candler. Ceremonies at Terminal Station, a Fort McPherson parade review, and a Chamber of Commerce luncheon closed the day before the group heads to Birmingham and then New Orleans.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville N C yesterday at 8 am was 18 6 feet and falling. The reading indicates a receding flood level for the region as authorities monitor the river conditions.
London reports Lady Maidstone as a leading American-born war worker. formerly Miss Margaretta Drexel of Philadelphia, she married Viscount Maidstone in 1910. Her husband serves as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Kent Yeomanry, and is the heir of the Earl of Winchilsea.
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