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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary text from an OCR page mentions numbers and items possibly linked to a Norfolk market listing. The readable bits include prices like 33.00 and 108.88 and references to weights or quantities, but essential details and context are missing.
The New York cotton market shows renewed steadiness as traders await war news and a U S government conference on price controls. May climbs to 33.00, October to 71.18, with Liverpool and trade buying resuming and a 2.5 percent acreage report noted.
Spot cotton in New York on March 27 shows middling diet at 34.25 cents per pound. The report records the day’s price level for trading.
New Orleans cotton opened irregular then edged higher with an 8 to 9 point net advance as dry Texas weather boosted demand. Near months fell while distant months rose slightly, later closing steady with a 12 to 14 point decline. Spot cotton quiet with prices steady.
Liverpool reports steady spot prices in fair demand with specific grades listed. Sales reach 5,000 bales including 3,500 American, receipts 10,000 including 8,700 American, futures quiet with new contract figures for March through July and fixed old contracts for March to July.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Moderate east winds. Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville yesterday 9.5 feet at 8 am. Thursday sunrise 6 05. Sun to rise around 6 30 near the sea.
March 27 report shows brisk revival in New York markets with Raila leading gains in rails and various industrials. Crucible, United States Steel advance. Alcohol and Distillers rise. Liberty Bonds trade light. extensive list of equities and commodity prices appear with mixed gains and losses.
Jacob B. Altman, 53, admitted starting the Jarvis Warehouse fire in Jersey City by dropping a cigarette on inflammable materials. The blast damaged the warehouse and Erie Railroad repair shops, with losses estimated at 1.5 million dollars and no deaths reported. Federal, state, and city investigators continued probing the explosions and casualties among workers.
Tomorrow Holy Thursday services will be held at 9 pm with solemn high mass sung by children and a procession to the repository. Holy hour from 8 to 9 pm Thursday. Friday services at 8 am and 8 pm.
The seed oil market closed quiet with no spot sales. May futures at 20.25 asked and July at 20.50 asked. No transactions were reported.
Chicago on March 27 reports hog receipts 2000 with strong bidding. Bulk hogs 17.20 to 17.75, light 17.25 to 18.00, mixed 16.90 to 17.05, heavy 16.15 to 17.60, pigs 13.00 to 16.75. Cattle receipts 8000 firm with native steers 9.60 to 14.50, stockers 7.70 to 11.56, cows 6.75 to 11.80, calves 10.50 to 16.00. Sheep receipts 8000 firm with lambs 14.50 to 19.00 and sheep 11.25 to 16.66.
London reports that German tactics favor noncommissioned officers who lead with energy and tact, contradicting claims of their ineffectiveness. The correspondent notes NCOs drive men forward, in line with the German army’s weight-of-numbers approach.
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