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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1917

Page

3

Cotton drops amid mixed reports from market and weather

Market Review reports conflicting era and crop news restricting cotton trading. Prices eased with October at 26.37 and January 26.53, amid private reports of 70-1 versus 72.8, while futures activity referenced reopening prospects and limited guidance from traders. Naval stores and grain sections show mixed movement across spots and futures.

York Condip Tare Vegula Misiks Aid Zou

New Orleans Cotton Market Sees Heavy Selling on Bad Rains

Good rains in the Western belt trigger heavy selling in New Orleans after early trading. Prices drop 28 to 48 points amid bearish sentiment as traders weigh drought relief and spot activity. Sales totaled 1,671 bales with arrivals of 343, and receipts reach 2,370 with stock at 202,916.

New York Wall Street Saldwin United States Bethlehem Steel Sinclair Oil United States Steel New Orleans Texas Fee Peedeeree Ric

Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady as Sales Reach 6000 Bales

Liverpool on June 25 reports steady spot cotton prices with American shipments. grades listed include good middling at 6. A total of 6,000 bales sold, of which 4,500 were man. Receipts stand at 18,000 bales with 18,500 American found.

Liverpool

Coffee Rio futures steady on June 25 report

New York notes coffee Rio No. 78 futures were steady with September at 11.00 and December at 7.77 as of the markets open.

Coffee New York

Cotton seed oil market closes easier in New York

The cotton oil market closed easier with spot and deferred bids posted. January 15.92 to 94, July 16.33 to 34, August 16.32, September 16.29 to 1, October 16.20, November 15.95, December 15.90 to 41.92. Total sales 24,500 barrels.

New York

Fourteen Guardsmen Arrested for Aiding Escape

Asheville N C June 25 Fourteen national Guardsmen have been arrested at a camp near Ridge Crest by cotenant Trescott for alleged participation in the escape of three men from the Black Mountain jail Saturday. The three escapees were recaptured and placed in jail in default of $300 bond each. Trial dates are expected at the next term of Superior Court.

Asheville N. C Ridge Crest Cotenant Trescott Black Mountain Superior Court

Mob Lynches Negro In Mall Texas

An armed White mob bursts into a jail in Mall Texas and takes Chester Iwyer a Black man accused of assaulting a White woman from custody. He is hanged near the town limits by the mob early today.

Texas Associated Press Galveston Chester Iwyer

Egg and dairy market report from New York

Butter steady as receipts reach 10 923. creamery higher than extras 39 1 2 to 40 1 4. Eggs steady with 15 050 receipts. fresh gathered extras 25 to 36 and firsts 34 to 34 1 2. Cheese steady with 1 639 receipts. fresh specials 23 to 23 1 2. Live poultry and fowls quoted 20 to 25. arks 18 to 35.

New York

Sugar futures slip as July leads decline in liquidation

Raw sugar prices in New York opened steady with most contracts near Saturday's close. By noon July futures fell about two points on liquidation while other varieties remained steady. note values for refined and granulated sugars are listed with typical market grades.

New York

Stage of Water in Cape Fear River at Fayetteville

Stage of water reported in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a m yesterday stood at 8.3 feet indicating current river level readings for the day.

Cape Fear River Fayetteville N. C

Russia Faces Urgent Demand for Locomotives

Washington reports Professor Lomenosoff, Russian railroad minister, says Russia needs 1,000 10 wheel locomotives to activate idle cars, another 1,000 with cars to ease congested terminals, and 850 more annually to cover shortfalls. He calls the United States Russia's hope in this vast program as negotiations proceed.

Washington Russia Lomenosoff United States

American Ship Fights Off German Submarine Off Ireland

An American passenger liner near the Ireland coast was attacked by a German submarine. American naval gunners repelled the attack, with a torpedo missing its target by less than 20 feet.

Associated Press Ireland

Negro lynched for assaulting woman near Punta Gorda

Shep Trent, colored, was seized from officers four miles from Punta Gorda and shot to death after being arrested for attempting to assault a white woman on Saturday night. The mob took him as officers rode toward Arcadia and killed him.

Associated Press Punta Gorda Fla Shep Trent Cleveland Trent Arcadia

British Steamship Ottolan Sunk by German Submarine

Montreal reports survivors say the British steamship Ottolan of 2145 tons gross owned by General Steam Navigation Company London was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on June 14 three crew members died. An American vessel nearby aided in the rescue and fired at the submersible.

Associated Press Montreal Ottolan General Steam Navigation Company London

More Airmen Needed in Training Schools

Washington reports the government will expand air service training. Eight hundred students are in preliminary schools with about 200 enrollees weekly. By September 8 about 1,400 will be flying, with thousands more needed to sustain and grow the program.

Washington Committee On Public Information

Big Lumber Plant For Hustling Florence

Florence gains a large band saw lumber plant from Giles Bay Lumber Inc. The 32 acre site joins Pee Dee fair grounds and sits on Seaboard and Coast Line tracks. Expected start within three months. employment for 50 to 100 workers.

Florence Florence Chamber of Commerce Giles Bay Lumber Company, Inc Louis H. Meares Pee Dee Fair Grounds Seaboard Coast Line

Sunrise Ando Sunset News Clip

Unclear OCR text describes sunrise and sunset times on Tuesday with scattered letters. Mentions June 25 and a boys event but specifics are unreadable.

Berth for One More City Boy at MacRae Farm

Five city farmer boys are camped at Rocky Point aiding the nation’s food emergency. A berth is available for another boy who wishes to work on the MacRae farm. See C Watton Johnson of the Y M C A to be sent there. The experiment has been successful and there is an effort to expand the program to employ more boys out of school.

MacRae Farm Rocky Point MacRae C. Watton Johnson Mr. Johnson

Satisfactory Returns From Potato Crop In Duplin County

Special to The Dispatch Warsaw June 25 The Irish potato crop in Duplin has been an unprecedented success with high yields and strong prices Calypso district saw large plantings Demonstrating earnings a village bank with 10000 capital reported deposits of 285000 from the sale of the crop The only deed filed at the Court House that morning Edward Register to L L Motte a lot on South Fifth street near Church

Warsaw Duplin Court House Edward L. L. Motte South Fifth Street Church

Russian Committee Welcomes Mr Root in Moscow

The American mission led by Elihu Root visited the War Industrial committee headquarters in Moscow. Root praised workers for longer hours and said America would summon 10,000,000 men and soon fight half a million more, aiding Russia by supplying locomotives and cars. They also visited the Moscow Bourse committee, Peoples Bank, and munition workshops amid warm receptions.

Moscow War Industrial Committee Elihu Root Mr. Root America Root Russia M. Tretiakof Peoples Bank

Boston Miracle Fad Fades After Short-Lived Popularity

The piece notes that the so called miracle trend in Boston was temporary and discarded after a brief surge of interest. It identifies Boston as the center of the fad and suggests its decline in public attention.

Miracle Boston

Pompeian Hair Massage Promises Soft Lustrous Hair

The ad touts Pompeian Hair Massage as a non oily pre amber liquid that stops dandruff and scalp itching. It claims massaging awakens hair roots and opens scalp pores for the liquid to work, promising quick results and healthy attractive hair for women and men through barber shops.

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