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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
3
New York prices opened steady at a 10 point gain on wage demand and railway fallout hopes. May around 17.97 and October 17.17 later firmed with shorts buying as weather and Russia signals supported the market. spot in New York at middling 18.20.
Wall Street opens firmer with US Steel, Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel showing strength while railway stocks are weak. Reading advances modestly amid a general uptick in copper, motors, and other industrials. Prices for farm goods and commodities are listed with oats, butter, and citrus highlighted.
Containing a playful look at buttons in 1920s style, the piece notes a nationwide craze as coats, dresses, and collars brim with an array of new button styles and materials. It highlights square and novelty buttons, from pearl to tin, and cites large counts like 185 stitches on a blouse while poking fun at fashion’s clingy obsession with buttons.
The New Orleans cotton market opened with limited selling pressure as rail service concerns weighed on sentiment. Active months gained 10 points early, later sessions showed 24 to 29 point advances with late trading near 21 to 28 points higher, closing steady.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on March 17 stayed steady with arrivals of 950 bales. Prices ranged from low middling to good middling with strict low watting around 17.58 to 18.25 and good middling at 18.00.
New York sugar futures opened steady with gains on covering but faced selling pressure and closed little changed. Trading saw 600 lots with March at 440, May 451, and other contracts around 461 to 527 with refined and molasses steady.
In Money New York on March 17 mercantile pillar rates show various 60 day bills and demand figures across banks and cables, with yields listed for several instruments. Coffee market in New York also notes steady prices and futures with May and July quotes. In Chicago grain trade wheat fluctuates amid strike talk while corn and oats trend lower and hog prices push provisions higher. transactions are sparse.
Turpentine quiet with 4, 5, and 13 receipts noted. Rosin sales 0 and receipts 6.60. Quote shows firm prices for grades B through K at 6.00, with nominal pricing for M N WG WW.
Market reports from New York Kansas City Chicago and other hubs show butter and poultry largely steady with mixed egg movements. Fresh gathered eggs plus firsts and fancy grades quoted, while live poultry prices hold or edge slightly higher in some regions and dressed products stay steady.
The cotton seed oil market closed firm in New York on March 17 with spot at 18.65 bid and futures ranges from March to October quoted. Total sales reached 12,400 units.
Members of pennant winning teams rate their services highly and many refuse to sign. The Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Robins, last year’s champions, are shy several players who will not accept the offered salaries.
The note lists sunrise and sunset times with a 6:18 p.m. reference and records the Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville North Carolina as 8.7 feet at 8 a.m. yesterday. It quotes manager William Donovan humorously noting risky seasons if luck sidesteps accidents for the Yankees.
Attractive aging hair care ad touts Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkening gray hair. It promises natural looking coverage, simple application with a sponge or brush, and a youthful glossy effect. The copy notes the product is not a disease cure.
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