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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
2
In New York on June 16 the cotton market firmed after a private crop condition estimate put mid June at 71.8 versus 70.9 at end of May signaling under 1 percent gain. Reports of heat and dryness in the south fed mixed sentiment as July and October futures rose before selling off.
Spot cotton in New York on June 16 held steady at middling 25.30 cents per pound. Market sources show no change from the prior session as traders monitor demand and supply signals in quiet trading.
New Orleans June 16 cold weather pushed cotton prices up 25 to 36 points in early trading as Texas droughty conditions weighed on supply. Demand remained steady with a slender number of contracts available.
New Orleans on June 16 reports spot cotton quiet and unchanged with 373 bales on the books for sale or arrival. Prices show good ordinary around 23.81 to 24.00 for strict and good middling, with several entries indicating strict good middling near 24.56 to 24.74.
The cotton seed oil market finished firm on June 16 with bids around 16.35 for spot and June. August at 16.30 16.32, September 16.32, October 16.24 16.26, November 16.06 16.08, December 15.96 15.98, January 15.95 16.00. Total sales reached 19 300 barrels.
In New York on June 16 the Rio No. 7 coffee futures market held steady with prices marking 10 cent increments. Market participants noted supply considerations and global demand influencing the quiet session.
Chicago grain prices fell as the 60,000,000 bushel U S export estimate for July 1 looming over the market. July wheat opened at 2.21 and September at 1.94, then rallied and slipped again while corn advanced on strong demand. Oats firmed on frost reports and provisions mirrored warehouse stock bearish tone.
New York banks and trust companies report a reserve of 54,050,750 dollars above legal requirements for the week, down 14,668,450 dollars from the previous week.
Audubon Nursery advertises Japanese Iris for sixty cents per dozen with contact phones 28 and 258-1 for orders and inquiries.
Savannnah naval stores report shows turpentine firm 391-2 with sales 383 and receipts 383, shipments 16, stocks 17 706 while rosin firm records sales 993, receipts 130 and stocks 62 670. Market quotes list various grades from B at 5.55 to W.W 6.65 6.70 with central prices around 5.60 to 6.70.
Stage of water at Fayetteville North Carolina yesterday at 8 a m was 12.5 feet referenced for local river level conditions and navigation status.
The Ashton-Under-Lyne munitions factory explosion killed 41 people and injured 130, with 29 men 3 women and 9 children among the dead. Officials say the blast followed a fire and most workers escaped, including all the women. The manager was among the dead.
Washington reports the Senate approved the administration’s priority shipping bill without a record vote. It would bar obstruction of interstate commerce and let the President direct that essential wartime shipments receive transportation preference. The measure moves to the House.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will hold a regular social and educational meeting Monday afternoon June 18 at 5 o'clock in the church lecture room. Mrs Jas H Taylor and Mrs C D Weeks will lead the program and all ladies of the congregation are invited.
Tokyo reports on June 11 Japanese destroyers attacked a submarine in the Mediterranean. The destroyer Sakaki was torpedoed and damaged, towed to port, with many crew believed dead or wounded.
In the House of Commons yesterday afternoon the government announced it would release all prisoners taken in the Easter Sunday revolt in Ireland a year ago.
A special dispatch reports the opening of the Hotel des Artistes on West Sixty Seventh Street shifting New York’s artistic center from Washington Square and Greenwich Village. The building houses artists and writers with a public cafe, roof garden, swimming pool, and gym. Notables include Charles Dana Gibson and Stanlaws among residents, with nearby venues Central Park and Century Theatre enhancing the cultural hub.
The United Cigar Stores Company, operating 340 outlets in greater New York, begins training women to work behind the counters while they learn. Mayor Mitchel bans ragtime versions of national anthems in danse scenes after noting transpositions of The Marselaise and The Star Spangled Banner. An officer halted a band leader who played an improvised piece titled If It Had a Son for Every Star in Old Glory.
An American steamer reports engagement with a German submarine on May 28 near Brest, France. The steamer dodged two torpedoes, fired ten shots, and the U boat disappeared without a confirmed hit.
Telegraphic note says Henry Piaggio of Orange Texas will build five or more ships at Pascagoula Mississippi with nearly 500 men employed. A semi official note claims German submarine U 52 towed into Cadiz June 12 was operating outside that port. A Norwegian steamer torpedoed off Huelva June 12 and a Russian sailing vessel between Larache and Cadiz suggests a group of submarines blockading Cadiz and Huelva ports.
The defense council's aircraft production board outlines plans to use the United States as a primary training base for allied nations. It notes US can provide only training aircraft for several months but can meet all allied training needs in that period.
The Senate of Uruguay decided that American war ships visiting Uruguayan ports will be treated as non belligerents, signaling a stance on international naval visits during wartime.
Announcement at Princeton shows Miss Marion Cleveland youngest daughter of Grover Cleveland engaged to William S. Dell of New York City. Dell is on the editorial staff of the New York Evening Sun. announcement was made by Mrs Thomas J Preston Jr widow of the late President.
Governor Esteban Cantu of Lower California will be guest of honor at a Southwest festival of friendliness in San Diego starting next week. Governors from Texas New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada and California and mayors from about 200 cities will attend to foster US Mexico ties and regional goodwill across the Southwest.
The fourth annual convention of our league closes with thanks to Charlie Hooper of the Oceanic Hotel for support. New York editor W. Stephen Bush praised Wells and Warner on motion picture tax efforts, predicting progress for exhibitors in the South. A moonlit parade from the Oceanic to Lumina, led by the Wilmington Drum and Bugle Corps, marked the final day amid rain and festive atmosphere.
London June 16 Arthur J Balfour Foreign Secretary urged reading President Wilson's Flag Day address to understand Germany's Belgium policy. He said the remedy for Belgium is the defeat of Germany as relief plans, backed by US cost coverage, drew applause at the National Committee for Relief in Belgium meeting. Walter Hines Page thanked US supporters and noted the Belgian Relief Commission would stay intact. Paul Hymans praised Hoover's neutral effort guiding the commission.
In Lattington Long Island at St John Church Miss Frances T Morgan younger daughter of Pierpont Morgan married Paul Geddes Pennoyer of Berkeley California Harvard classmate of J S Morgan Jr The ceremony marked a notable June wedding in New York society with the couple tying the knot today.
An advertisement proclaims Ironized Paw-Paw as a powerful remedy to many ailments. It claims dramatic health improvements, building strength and restoring warmth, with testimonials from neighbors and a call for readers to trust druggists and try the tonic.
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