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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1918
Page
10
New York March 12 The cotton market shows irregular but generally steady to firm values in early trading. May and October near-deliveries drift higher after the call as buyers appear, while Texas dry conditions boost early new crop deliveries. Spot and futures move with southern spot trends and rail shipping activity, with some declines toward midday.
New Orleans on March 12 reports steady spot cotton with gains in early trading from dry Texas gathering and optimistic concep tion figures. Futures moved 9 to 16 points higher, with close steady to down a few points. Spot quotes show low middling at 30.75, middling 32.60, good middling 33.60 amid receipts of 5,457 and stocks 459,804.
Liverpool March 12. Cotton market quiet with easier spot prices. Good middling 8.0?8, middling 23.55, low middling 20.5, good ordinary 22.03. ordinary tail. Sales 4,000 including some American. Receipts 12,000 including 5,000 American. Futures quiet. new contracts March 24.18, April 24.13, May 23.03, June 23.93, July 23.77. Old contracts fixed: March 22.40, May-June 22.31, June-July 29.07.
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed quiet with no sales. Spot March 2000 May 2010 July 15.
Stage of water reported for the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a m measured 5.4 feet on Wednesday. The forecast and tide data appear to be part of a daily hydrological update for the region.
Chicago reports March 12 hog receipts 45 000 with slow trade. Bulk 16 50 to 17 25, light 17 00 to 17 80, heavy 15 70 to 15 85, pigs 138 50 to 17 30. Cattle receipts 15 000 steady natives 8 60 to 14 00, feeders 7 70 to 11 25, cows 6 60 to 11 75, calves 8 75 to 14 50. Sheep receipts 10 000 firm with lambs 14 50 to 18 00 and sheep 10 85 to 13 85.
Tar price listed at 2.90 dollars and 72 cents per unit, crude variants shown as 3.50, 3.50, and 2.50 dollars. The note presents a concise snapshot of naval stores market quotes.
Austin Texas March 12 Texas will practically become a dry state April 15 as a result of a special session bill creating dry zones within 10 miles of army camps. The measure received a two thirds majority in both houses and bans saloons and liquor importation into zones except for sacramental scientific medical or mechanical uses. Transportation of liquor into zones is forbidden. A statewide prohibition bill is likely to pass and take effect about March 27.
Chicago traders faced unsettled weather with liberal receipts and weak demand for futures. Oats and hogs edged lower as May contracts slipped while corn held near prior levels and pork and lard prices fluctuated, creating a cautious trading day with scattered selling.
Aiken South Carolina March 12 Major Thomas Hitchcock of the American Aviation Corps said at noon today he has no new information about his son Tommie Hitchcock. A New York dispatch last night claimed he was believed captured by the Germans, but no later confirmation has been received.
Hickory North Carolina March 12 Two small children of Remus Harris were burned to death when their Bridgewater home was destroyed by an early morning fire Harris was badly burned but there is some hope for his recovery.
Napoleon warned that a footsore army halves its strength. Training camps and camps in general suffer blisters and sore feet. The Comfort Kit should include Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes. It freshens tired feet and heals blisters. Plattsburg Camp Manual urges daily Foot-Ease use. Sold everywhere for 25 cents.
President Wilson personally studied the War Department plan to publish the names of American soldiers killed or wounded in France without home addresses. Protests mount over fears the home data could aid the enemy yet supporters argue the lists boost patriotism and aid families. A weekly or twice monthly release could still reveal addresses, raising security questions.
A mysterious woman held by Federal agents in a New York hotel, believed by officials to be a neutral rather than a German secret agent, was detained by the Department of Justice as she planned to depart the country. No evidence of meetings with enemy agents was disclosed.
Washington March 12. The War Department announced the appointment of a committee to survey the government's aeronautical program in relation to industrial conditions. It will include Snowden Marshall former United States attorney at New York Edward Wells of the Babcock and Wilcox Company and a third member to be named later.
The Rotary Club held its bi monthly luncheon at Carolina Packing Company with ten minute talks by J P Herring King and Galvin on hog raising and meat handling. An exhibition by Louis Shrier D C Love and Swift Boatwright showed catching and throwing a 400 pound hog. About 25 farmers attended as guests.
Chicago reports that pitcher Alexander, who has been holding out for a $10 000 bonus for his transfer from Philadelphia, advised President Weeghman of the Chicago Nationals that he will join the team on the way to the Pasedana California training camp in Kansas City tomorrow. Weeghman declined to comment.
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