Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Wilmington Dispatch in Wilmington, North Carolina

We have 6,272,067 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1918

Page

10

Cotton market eases amid weak early prices and exports

Cotton prices opened lower by about 19 points with weak momentum before recovering some. Census sowing data show February demand and exports shaping a cautious tone, while spot cotton in New York held steady at 33.65. Various farm and commodity prices, including corn and pork, moved on lighter volume and mixed signals.

Gar Ees Ag&ww.i Siscagwaraikek American Car & Foundry Amer. Smelt. & Refining American Sugar Refining American Tobacco Atchison Pact Scaces China Copper Colorado Fuel & Iron Columbia Gas and Electric Ee Sae Crucible Steel Cuba Erie General Electric General Motors Great Northern Gulf States Steel Gusewy Illinois Central Inspiration Copper Int Marine Kennecott Copper Louisville & Nashville Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Lmiami Copper Sawewetss Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific Nevada Copper New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Gas Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Coal Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Eo Ais Republic Iron Steel Scala Ae Pe Seaboard Air Linte Sinclair Cid Pas Montehead Sloss-Shef Steel & Iron Southern Pacific United Cigar Stores U. S. Industrial Alcohol U. S. Rubber United States Steel Sitles Pera “Dees Utah Copper Virginia-Caro. Chem Wabash Pid Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland

Fluctuating New Orleans Cotton Market on Census Data Uncertainty

New Orleans reports show early trading flat with no clear trend as debate over February census bureau mill statistics confuses direction. The market slips initially but recovers to near yesterday’s close, ending steady with small gains. Spot cotton in New Orleans is steady with prices listed for low middling through good middling and ample receipts.

New Orleans Maryn Census Bureau

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report

Liverpool market notes steady prices for good middling and other grades with 4 000 bales traded and 7 000 receipts including 2 200 American. Futures close quiet with new contracts March 24 April 23.97 May 23.89 June 23.76 and old contracts fixed at March 22.48 March April 23 8 May June 22.28 June July 22.15.

Liverpool

Liverpool Weekly Statistics Report Distinct Totals

Liverpool daily statistics show total forwarded to tills 58 000 bales with American 48 000. stock 474 100 bales of which American 293. imports 70 000 bales with American 4 100. exports none.

Liverpool

Chicago Live Stock Prices on Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago markets report hog receipts around 17.00 to 17.70 per cwt with varied loadings and weights. Cattle receipts near 9,000 with steady bid levels for native steers stockers and feeders cows and heifers and calves trading from 10.50 to 16.75. Sheep arrivals total about 10,000 with steady demand and lambs around 14.50.

Chicago

Cotton Sled Oil Market Quiet In New York

In New York on March 15 the cotton market closed quiet with spot bids minimal. No sales were reported for March 2000, May, or July contracts.

New York

Storm Warnings Ordered Displayed Across Ports

Washington dispatch reports weather notices ordered up for storms affecting Southport North Carolina Eastport Maine and surrounding waters with March warnings and signal priorities in place.

Washington Southport N. C Eastport

Weather report for Wilmington area and Cape Fear river

Fair and colder tonight with frost. Saturday remains fair with strong northwest to north winds. Stage of water at Fayetteville measured 6.5 feet at 8 am yesterday. sunrise and sunset times listed.

Wilmington Cape Fear River Fayetteville N. C

Two Recorder Court Cases Continued to Hear Evidence

Two cases were docketed for trial in Recorder's court Friday morning and were continued until tomorrow to hear evidence and dispose of the matters. Rebecca Cherry was charged with receiving stolen property and Roy C Johnson with larceny. Bond of 100 dollars was required to ensure Roy Johnson's presence in court.

Recorder’s Court Rebecca Cherry Roy C. Johnson Bond

Sternberger Son Enlists for Medical Corps Service

Clarence Bear Sternberger son of Mr and Mrs Svl Sternberger of 119 South Seventh street left yesterday for Greensboro to take his medical corps examination He will train at Fort Thomas Kentucky if he passes This is the third Sternberger son to volunteer for army service

Clarence Bear Sternberger Svl Sternberger South Seventh Street Medical Corps Greensboro Fort Thomas Sternberger Army

Greece imposes church and monastery taxes

All churches in Greece must pay a tax of three percent of their annual income, while monasteries face a five percent tax. The directive outlines the levy as a revenue measure impacting religious institutions nationwide.

Greece

Also Mentioned on This Page

Market Review Marine and York Eges Maine General Commission House Sehish Lenda Baldwin Locomotive Bethlehem Steel American Can Marine Preferred American Car Central Leather Union Pacific Reading New Haven Liberty Bonds Hivington Interstate Drug Co., Inc Adyv Weather Report Wei Sun Eo Lee Ee Sentir Asheville Atlanta Charleston Charlotte Galveston Raleigh St. Louis Effest Winter Park Wrightsville Wrightsville Beach Leave ‘Electric Center” For Leave “Electric Centre Rightav'la Beach Wrightsvile Riaa Easuereenses Front and Princess Streets Ninth and Orange Street Geo. C. Jackson S. P. Cowan B. F. King OF Representatives L. Clayton Grant State Senate W. D. Macmillan, Jr New Hanover County Register of Deeds John Haar FE. T. Burton Ford John A. Orrell J. Herbert Johnston Sun Mon C. H. White Vg “Arte BY McManus Maggie Captain Smith Eomcbnis Henry Horne Walter H. Blair Edgar D. Williams House of Representatives Clerk Superior Court W. N. Harriss W. P. McGlaughon G. W. Trask John R. Morris
Search Courier

Search the Wilmington Dispatch Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Wilmington Dispatch?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication