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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1918

Page

3

Cotton Market Turns Steady After Early Gains

New York and New Orleans cotton markets opened irregularly with July and October futures fluctuating as covering and selling moved prices. Washington talks on grade flexibility supported demand for lower grades, while profits and bureau reports weighed on near term activity. overall market closed steady after initial volatility.

New York Liverpool Authern Washington Ei Iy Kiel Annea

New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Hold Steady

Spot cot ton in New Orleans on June 28 remained steady with sales of 2,042 bales on the spot to arrive none. Prices quoted were low middling 28.85 cents, middling 31.00, good middling 32.73. Receipts 1,910 bales. stock 393,979 bales.

New Orleans

Cotton Prices and Sales Report for Liverpool Market

Liverpool market update shows spot cotton steady with good middling at 22.59 and low middling not quoted. Sales reach 2,000 bales including American, no receipts. New July contracts at 22.43 and August 13.5?. old contracts fixed at 21.34. Noon values note June new contracts at 21.10 and old at 21.44.

Liverpool Ico

Cattle and hog markets steady amid mixed livestock receipts

Cattle receipts reach 6,000 with calves steady and sheep at strong to steady levels. Pigs and hogs show bids around 16.4 to 16.9, while general tone remains near yesterday's values.

Crisago Dune

Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Quiet in New York

The cotton seed oil market closed quiet in New York with spot, July, August and September bids shown. July at 20.50, August at 21.00 asked, September at 20.75, with no sales reported.

New York Spot Jone

Naval Stores Price Snapshot

Spirits 63 cents, rosin 7.50 and 7, tar 3.75 and 17 cents, crude 5.50, 5.50, 4.50.

Turpentine and Rosin Market Figures In Savannah

Turpentine firm reports sales 65 cents with 180 sales, 471 receipts, 1 384 merchants, stock 23 840. Rosin firm shows sales 1 395, receipts 1 190, shipments 6 180, stock 80 110. Quote data lists multiple letter codes with price ranges and dates.

Savannah

Wilmington Weather Forecast For Saturday

For Wilmington and vicinity fair tonight and Saturday with likely showers. Light northeast winds shifting southeast. Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville yesterday 5.4 feet. Saturday June 239 near sunrise 6 03 am.

Wilmington Cape Fear Fayetteville N. C

Chicago Grain Advances on Heat Harvest as Corn Leads

Fresh strength in the corn market spurred by hot dry southwest weather. July corn opens at 1.46 1/2 to 1.47 with gains across grains, followed by a minor pullback. Oats rise with corn and provisions advance. government lard orders hinted. Cash quotes list corn No 2 yellow around 1.77 to 1.78, oats No 3 white about 0.79, lard near 25.37, ribs 22.70 to 23.50.

Chicago Grain Chicago Vocseveavisos Seweseeeana Auburt Cocccecceree Pork— Fly Cive Sss Pet

Taxes Due Tomorrow Schedule B Notice

Taxes for schedule B are due by tomorrow evening to avoid penalties. Liable persons must settle with the sheriff's office now. applies to soda fountains and similar businesses.

Sheriff's Office

British steamer Atlantian torpedoed and sunk

Private advices report the British steamship Atlantian torpedoed and sunk with no casualties. The disaster's date and location are not provided. The vessel was carrying munitions.

Gulf

Certificates Needed for Sugar Supply in North Carolina

Food Administrator Henry A. Page ordered wholesalers and jobbers with less than a 30 day sugar stock to apply for forms to obtain certificates ensuring a 30 day supply. All dealers and users including hotels restaurants and bakers must file by July 15 to receive certificates usable after July 1. Blank forms are available from the Sugar Division in Raleigh.

Dispatch Raleigh Henry A. Page North Carolina Sugar Division The Food Administration

Baptists Hold Annual Assembly Leaders Highlight Sessions

The annual Baptist assembly opens with Dr. V I Masters addressing the country church problem. H B Hinnant draws admiration for youth work while W D Hudgins and W R Cullom lead major lectures on Sunday school and church funding. Miss Margaret Frost and Rev J Dan Moore join in diverse sessions. The ministry of the spirit in evangelism caps the morning program.

V. I. Masters Baptist Home Mission Board of Atlanta H. B. Hinnant Wilmington France W. R. Cullom Raleigh W. D. Hudgins Tennessee Margaret Frost Sunday School Board of Nashville J. M. Frost Moore W. A. Ayers Durham H. T. Pope

Destroyer Craven to be launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard

Announcement at the Portsmouth Navy Yard said the destroyer Craven will be launched at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Frank Learned, daughter of Captain T. A. M. Craven, will christen the ship named for him after his death on the Monitor Tecumseh in Mobile Bay during the Civil War.

Portsmouth Navy Yard Craven Aternoon Frank Learned T. A. M. Craven Mobile Bay

Narrow Escape In Wreck In Danville Virginia

A large number of people narrowly escaped serious harm when thirty freight cars loaded with peaches crashed into a troop train in the Southern Railway yards in Danville Virginia. The collision lifted the freight cab onto the roof of the officers' drawing room car and delayed traffic for hours.

Danville Southern Railway

Church Should Do More for Foreigners in the South

Methodist leaders from the United States and Canada gathering at Lake Junaluska heard Bishop W. F. McCurry of St. Louis urge greater church efforts for foreigners in the south as part of a broad world betterment program.

Lake Junaluska N. C United States Canada W. F. McCurry St. Louis South

Bryn Mawr Plans YMCA Training School for Women

Bryn Mawr College in partnership with the YMCA will open on July 1 a school to train women for industrial supervision.

Bryn Mawr College

Paris Raid Kills Eleven and Injures Fourteen

Eleven killed and fourteen injured in a Paris raid as bombs dropped by German airmen caused widespread damage. President Poincaré sent condolences, and fire chief M. Teyssière died attempting to direct rescue efforts amid the bombardment.

Paris Poincare M. Teyssiere

Slavs Freed From Teutons Policy Stated by Lansing

Secretary Lansing issued a statement declaring the United States supports full freedom for all Slav peoples from German and Austrian rule. The move follows German and Austrian distortions of a May 29 declaration on Czecho-Slovak and Jugo-Slav aspirations signaling U.S. support for national self-determination of Slavic groups.

Washington United States Poland Lansing

Governor Catts backs Gamble on Muscle Shoals labor

In Jacksonville on June 28 Governor Catts told Robert Gamble he would stand behind him to stop the departure of Florida laborers recruited for work on the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant. A labor recruiter had been active in the state for weeks seeking workers, and Catts had urged government intervention to halt recruitment.

Jacksonville Fla Pat Catts Robert Gamble United States Alabama

War secretaries inspect Newport News camps

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and General Peyton C. March inspect camps in and near Newport News today. They will depart for Washington this evening.

Newport News Newton D. Baker Peyton C. March Washington

Prohi Law Upheld by Indiana Supreme Court

The Indiana statewide prohibition law was upheld by the state supreme court in Indianapolis. The decision was 4 to 1.

Indianapolis Indiana State Supreme Court

Allies Face Supreme Crisis of War Says Hughes

London reports Premier William M Hughes of Australia warns at a London chamber luncheon that the allies confront the supreme crisis of the war. He cites German foreign secretary von Keuhlmann and notes America’s effort shifting the balance, with German gains stalled and Austro-German offensives spent.

London Ottawa Wiliam M. Hughes Australia London Chamber of Commerce von Keuhlmann Germany Hughes America

Americans Cited for Heroism in Cantigny Action

Dispatches from General Pershing list American officers and soldiers cited for heroism in Cantigny by the French army command. The names appear as identified, with home addresses published, including Capt. R. Oglesby of Lynchburg Virginia and Lieutenants Moses E. Cox Gray Court South Carolina Frederick Hahn Savannah Georgia and Louis O. Landston Monroe Georgia.

Washington Cantigny Associated Press Pershing R. Oglesby Lynchburg Moses E. Cox Gray Court S.C Frederick Hahn East Thirty-first Street Savannah Louis O. Landston Monroe

Pershing Says No Major Frontline News From Amer i can Fronts

Washington dispatch reports no new measures of success or setback on the American fronts aside from repulsed hostile raiding in the Vosges. General Pershing's communique notes nothing further to report for yesterday.

Washington Vosges Pershing

Bankers Linked to Fake War Charity Scams Defrauded Public

A review presented to a special grand jury by District Attorney Swann alleges bankers ran fake war charity enterprises and soliciting schemes in New York City, defrauding the public of between 2 and 3 million dollars in the last year.

New York New York City Swann Awuony

Weekly Cotton Statistics Reported for Liverpool Mills

Liverpool June 28 weekly cotton statistics show totals awarded to mills 58 000 with American 37 000. stock 258 000 including American 106 000. imports 49 000 with American 27 000. exports none.

Liverpool

Centenary of James Lloyd Breck Noted Missionary

In New York on June 28 Episcopal church and missionary circles mark the birth centennial of James Lloyd Breck a renowned 19th century mission worker. The Philadelphia born Breck studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the General Theological Seminary and in 1841 began his notable field work.

New York Episcopal Church James Lloyd Breck Philadelphia Breck University of Pennsylvania General Theological Seminary

Intermountain Tennis Opens In Salt Lake City

Expert racquet players from several states appeared at the local tennis club for the opening of the annual Intermountain championships. The high standard of entrants promises spirited competition as the tournament continues through the week.

Intermountain Tennis Salt Lake City

Emmy Destinn Banned from Prague For Czecho-Slovak Agitation

Bohemian opera star Emmy Destinn is banned from the state in Prague for placing her services at the disposal of Czecho-Slovak agitation. She was slated to perform during a period of anti-Austrian demonstrations and a police order forbids her appearance.

Emmy Destinn Amsterdam Prague

Pension Plan Established for AP Employees

The Associated Press board created an employees pension disability and death benefits system effective July 1 1918. It set aside 100000 dollars in liberty bonds from its emergency reserve funds for the program.

A. P New York The Associated Press

Notice to Subscribers on Subscription Labels and Credit

All subscribers and agents are cautioned to check the paper label for proper credit. The label shows expiration and extensions after payment. If the label does not reflect the paid extension within days, notify the circulation department for immediate attention. Circulation Manager, The Dispatch.

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