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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1917

Page

2

Cotton and market notes from Wilmington and New York

Market review lists wholesale prices in Wilmington and Charleston spot rates for eggs butter and poultry, plus hogs and beef. New York reports heavy liquidation in cotton with Liverpool close amid trade talks. futures end steady with October around 25.59 and December 25.54. Wilmington naval stores prices for spirits rosin tar and crude are given.

Wilmington Wes Ps Wholesale Prigés Ciatleston Sivannah Norfolk Bae Guineas Ws Cabs Cr Bevstate

Wall Street Mixed as Industrials Lead Early Trading

Markets opened with modest gains as industrials carried the session led by United States Steel Westinghouse and American Sugar higher fractions. Parkman dropped two points while rails drifted with limited activity alongside a busy list of blue chip quotations and new price levels.

New York Wall Street United States Steel Westinghouse American Can W.ee American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Smelt American Sugar American Tel Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Bid Atl Gulf & W. I. S. S. Lines Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake& Ohio Chicago Great Western Chi Mil St. Paul Pac Colorado Fuel & Iron Ees Cuba Brie Iit Et We Ans SEGB General Electric OES General Motors Great Northern Pfd Great Northern Ore Gulf State.Steel Illinois Central Inspiration Copper Merc Marine Merc. Marine International Nickel International Paper Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Louisville & Nashville Bia Mexican Petroleum Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific Nevada Consolidated New York Central N. Y N. H. & Hartford Covert Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Gays Pennsylvania Republic Iron & Steel Gts Seaboard Air Line Sinclair Oil & Refining Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron Southern Railway Southern Railway Ptd Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Teras Co Union Pacific United Fruit Ind United States Rubber Utah Copper Ef Ee EOS Virginia Care. Chem Virginia Coal and Coke Wabash Pfd Sii So Sre Ee Western Atok Se

New York Spot Cotton Prices Quietly Hold

New York spot cotton closed steady at middling grade 25.80 cents per pound with quiet trading on June 20 in the domestic market.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Market Slides on Liverpool Dept Closure

In New Orleans on June 20 the cotton market fell after liquidation tied to the Liverpool future department closing. In early trading Morris declined 63 to 90 points from yesterday's close, while Ting showed only moderate activity amid the drop.

New Orleans Liverpool Future Department Morris Ting

Liverpool Spot Cotton Prices and Futures Table

Liverpool reports steady cotton spot with good middling at 19.65, mid 19.39, and low 19.00. Sales reach 8,000 bales including 800 for speculation and export. receipts show unclear text. Futures show July August 18.30, Sept Oct 17.67, Oct Nov 17.25, Dec Jan 16.70, Jan Feb 16.60, and Mar Apr 16.42.

Marth Liverpool Ile Ane Monk Tata

Liverpool Cotton Exchange Closes After Sensational Rally

The Liverpool Cotton Exchange closed temporarily after a brief trading session as prices surged in recent days. Unusual advances and gains of 148 to 182 points were reported, with the Cotton Association deciding to halt trading amid the volatile movements.

Associated Press Liverpool Cotton Exchange Liverpool Cotton Exchange Exchange Cotton Association

Rail freight car shortage drops after board action

The American Railway Association announced that the freight car shortage was cut by about one third since May 1 when the board took the situation in hand. The shortage stood at 148,627 cars on May 1 and 105,127 on June 1.

American Railway Association

Orphans to Perform at Academy of Music Tomorrow

A concert by the Orphans class from the Odd Fellows Home will entertain at the Academy of Music tomorrow evening. After the performance the children will be hosted in local homes including those of Katte Walker Frank Walker Joe Jacobi, Beulah Westmorland Juanita Taylor and others across Goldsboro, with Miss Lessie Perry directing arrangements.

Academy of Music Children of Odd Fellows Goldsboro Katte ‘Walker Frank Walker Joe Jacobi Helen Wiggins Louise Shaw Thomas North Second Street Beulah Westmorland Juanita Taylor L. W Market Street

Funeral for Infant Joe Lee Cowan Held at Bellevue Cemetery

The funeral of sixteen month old Joe Lee Cowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cowan, was held yesterday at 3 30 from the family residence 419 North Pearth Street. Rev B C Sel pastor of Bladen Street Methodist church conducted the service. Interment followed in Bellevue Cemetery.

Joe Lee Cowan J. &.’Cowan North Pearth Street B.C. Sel Bladen Street Bellevue ‘Cemetery

Savannah Naval Stores Turpentine and Rosin Totals

Savannah reports turpentine business with firm receipts 664 and shipments 77, stock 18 796, while rosin receipts 1 667 and shipments 1 805 with stock 63 768. Bid quotes list several grades from B to N with values ranging 5.46 to 6.85.

Savannah Turpentine Rosin

Sugar futures firm on covering. prices gain at noon

In New York on June 20 raw sugar stayed firm with centrifugal at 5.96, molasses 5.08, refined steady and fine granulated 7.50. Futures rose 3 to 4 points net by noon on scattered covering.

New York

Water Stage at Cape Fear River Falls to Nine Feet

The stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina measured nine feet at 8 a m yesterday. The report notes the height as nine point one feet and records the time of observation.

Capé Fear River Fayetteville N. C

Social News Highlights and New Jersey Wedding

Local social notes list many visitors and guests from Wallace Bolton Warsaw and nearby towns as they travel through the city. The piece also reports the marriage of W Bernard Turley to Sadie Dr Hurlburt in New York City on June 10 with the couple residing at the bride’s parents’ home in New Jersey.

T. Q. Hall Wallace A. L. McGowan Hazel Harriss Bolton Nellie Kennedy O. L. Perry F.J. Stricklen Warsaw J. W. Dale W. J. Watson Council New Jersey W. Bernard Turley W.oh. Turley North Fourth Street Sadie Dr. Hurlburt John W. Hurlburt Highlands Park New Brunswick N. J New York City Purley

Tucker-Davis Engagement Announcement

Mr and Mrs Robert Down Tucker announce the marriage of their daughter Eunice to Mr Kenneth Norwood Davis on Tuesday afternoon the third of July 1917 at two thirty o clock at 308 Grace Street, Winston Salem North Carolina.

Tucker-Davis Robert. Down Tucker Eunice Kenneth Norwood ‘Davis Grace North Carolina

Blizzard Couple Registered at Seashore Hotel

Mr and Mrs W A Blizzard of Dillon South Carolina are among guests registered at the Seashore Hotel during the coastal visit.

W. A. Blizzard Dillon,s. C Seashore Hotel

Building and loan men visit Wrightsville Beach group

Mr George Wooten of Hickory joins other building and loan men at Wrightsville Beach while Mr and Mrs Armand de Roscett Myers and Mrs E S Steele of Charlotte visit the area for a stay at the beach town.

George Wooten Hickory Wrightsville Beach Armand de Roscett Myers E.S. Steele Charlotte

Beach Week Lets Raleigh and Zebulon Bunns Enjoy Coast

Mr and Mrs J W Bunn and nine daughters Nancy of Raleigh and Mr and Mrs F E Bunn of Zebulon spend the week at the Beach.

J. W. Bunn Nancy Raleigh F. E. Bunn Zebulon

Seashore Hotel Welcomes Charlotte Party Guests

Miss Mary Bryson and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watts join Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Burns of Charlotte as recent arrivals at the Seashore Hotel.

Mary Bryson W. W. Watts W. B. Burns Charlotte Seashore Hotel

Jolted Justice to Premiere at Lumina Tonight

A ripping comedy film Jolted Justice will inaugurate the moving picture program at Lumina this evening and will be accompanied by the educational film Reel Life for showing audiences.

Lumina Reel Life

Bankers at Wrightsville Beach Convention

Among Charlotte bankers attending the Bankers' Convention at Wrightsville Beach are W. W. Rob ards of the Peoples' Bank & Trust Company Capt. A. G. Brentzer of the Commercial National Bank W. C. Wilkinson of the Merchants and Farmers' National Bank W. H. Twit ty of the Charlotte National Bank and B. O. Anderson of the Independence Trust Company.

Charlotte Bankers Wrightsville Beach W. W. Robards The Peoples’ Bank & Trust Company Capt. A. G. Brentzer Commercial National Bank W. C. Wilkinson Merchants and Farmers’ National Bank W. H. Twitty Charlotte National Bank B. O. Anderson Independence Trust Company

Arrivals at Seashore Hotel List Local Guests

Yesterday's guests at the Seashore Hotel include J. H. Gamball of St. Louis S. A. Blackwell of Dillon S C G G Tucker of Winston Salem W G Pool of Lamar M K Lee of Monroe A B Blaylock of Wadesboro H Clements of Mocksville A C Fore of Maysville M W Lewis of New Bern W B Cole of Monroe O M Stack of Monroe E C Cayente of Monroe J W Weathers of Atlanta.

Seashore Hotel Messrs. J. IL. Gamball St. Louis S. A. Blackwell Dillon S. C G. G. Tucker Winston- Salem W. G. Pool Lamar O. M. Stack E. C. Cayente Monroe J. W. Weathers Atlanta

Lumina Opens Open Air Theatre Season With Jolted Justice

Lumina open air theatre launches its season with nightly screenings of the latest pictures for the throngs. Opening night features a two reel comedy Jolted Justice as a special attraction alongside the best and newest films available this market.

Lumina

American Resolve and a Man in War Speech

Major Gordon's wartime address urges rapid national preparation and mobilization. He calls for telling the full war story from Belgium to Lusitania and stresses business leadership, eight weeks of training being insufficient, while praising American resolve and German-born Americans like Frank Baackes alongside Teddy Roosevelt.

Land Belgium Edith Cavell Fryatt Rheims Germany Lusitania Red Cross Charles F. Gordon Ralph Connor Black Rock Glengarry Doctor Gordon No Man’s Land Broadway Astor Hotel Canada United States Russia Eee Teutons Roumania France Vy.c Jimmy

Lumina Theater Tonight Show Promises Pleasing Burlesque

A lively program on Lumina's east veranda offers bathing girls and Hula Hula dancers backed by a flirtatious judge and his wife, Purity League leader, described as a roaring entertainment. Also featured is Reel Life from Mutual Film Magazine, billed as educational and instructive.

Purity ‘League Lumina Reel Life Mutual

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