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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
3
New York June 28 markets opened firm then slipped as showers in the southwest suggested by reports. Active months gained early 20 to 30 points before retreating with October to 26.68 and December to 26.85. Prices closed irregular as traders weighed rain delays and demand, with wholesale prices for beef and butter listed and stocks edging lower in a broad market.
The Lumina Wrightsville Beach July 4 program lists events with Oscar Kellar as marshal and starter B A Thees scorer J B Huntington referee and J Utley King E E Graham and Harry Register as judges. Activities include dashes sacks running broad jumps canoes swimming races and novelty events with tickets awarded only if at least five contestants enter. Prizes include blue red and white badges with round trip beach tickets.
In New York on June 28 the spot cotton market stood quiet at middling 27.15 cents per pound. The report notes no substantial price shifts and steady demand for middling grade across trading floors.
The New Orleans cotton market opened with volatility as prices moved 12 to 233 points in response to bullish private condition reports, then dropped on expectations of rain in the western belt. By mid-morning, prices stood 4 to % points under yesterday's close and, at the day’s end, closed steady with a net decline of 18 to 27 points.
New Orleans on June 28 reports spot cotton steady up 12 points with 1,016 bales sold and 2,025 arriving. Prices show good ordinary 24.62, low middling 25.62 to 26.55 for various grades. receipts 107 and stock 203,721.
Spirits as 39 and rosin ranges noted with rosin at 4.90 to 4.70 dollars per unit. Tar listed at 3.00 and 15 cents. Crude prices shown as 3.70, 3.70 and 2.70 dollars.
Fragmentary OCR reads terms about crude cotton spirits rosin tar with unclear context. The readable fragment mentions substances and processing but lacks a clear event, person, or organization to anchor a complete summary.
Turpentine firm shows price 38 1 2 with receipts 326 and shipments 5 640 against stocks 206 429. Rosin firm reports receipts 1 072 and shipments 35 196 with stocks 65 942. Market quotes range from 5.30 to 7.00 with several grades and abbreviations listed.
Liverpool cotton prices hold steady in moderate demand with American middling scores listed from 20.13 for fair to 17.55 for ordinary. Sales reach 7,000 bales, including 5,400 American, with no receipts recorded.
New York raw sugar firm at 6.33 for centrifugal and 5.45 for molasses. Refined sugar firm with granulated ranges from 7.50 to 7.76. Futures opened firm on covering and outside interest with trade inquiry. noon prices up 19 points.
Chicago grain notes a dip as prospects of an embargo to curb exports to European neutrals weigh on wheat. July and September quotes ease before a partial rally emerges. Lard and meats shipments drop adding to a provisions bearish tone. Civil Service Commission announces July 21 exams for attendants at St Elizabeth's Hospital covering spelling writing arithmetic penmanship and copying.
War Department designates M W Divine A O McEachern and G O Trask as the county exemption board to review draft registration exemptions. Their duties mirror the city board of J A Taylor C C Chadbourn and Dr Charles Nesbitt, deciding who serves in the county company aiding the nationwide recruit effort.
A parade will greet Governor Thomas W. Bickett when he arrives by train on July 4 to speak at the Baptist Seaside Assembly. He is expected to be escorted by the Wilmington Drum and Bugle Corps the Sepa Grotto Drill team the Sudan Drum Corps and several local military units.
Potatoes fell to four dollars per barrel in New York yesterday from a peak around twelve dollars as rails and steamship lines from southern points dumped thousands of bushels into the market, triggering the decline.
Captain J B G Bartholf chief flying officer and Lieutenant Stevens of Langley Field near Hampton likely set a new army flying record by flying from Hampton to Mineola L I in four hours and fifteen minutes.
Dr John Roach Straton will deliver a Biblical chautauqua address at 11 45 o clock tomorrow morning at Seaside Assembly. He is described as a speaker of rare ability and will discuss Does God Answer Prayer.
A 1916 summary of Atlantic Coast Line Special Agents in the Wilmington district notes 382 passenger trains daily with 5 000 passengers and 2 500 freight cars. The department, including one Special Agent and five officers, earned 5 000 annually and secured 35 convictions from 41 arrests.
Peace warrants filed by J C McCoy target J S Barnes his father in law C I L Barnes and Octavius Barnes along with J C McCoy and the hearing set for 4 PM before Justice W A McGowan. J C McCoy faces assault charges. Lizzie Miller alias Pistol Pete arrested for carrying a concealed weapon near Wrightsville.
Mrs. Margaret Moss died at her son E. H. B. Moss's home on McRae Street. Funeral services were held at the residence at 5 p.m. Rev. W. V. McRae officiated and interment followed in Bellevue Cemetery. Pallbearers were B. D. Vogler A. M. Carpenter B. B. Bryan W. Swails J. G. Johnston and F. F. Davise.
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