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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
3
May 3 market notes weak and unsettled for cotton in Wilmington and other ports. Better weather in the South and liquidation with Southern selling push prices sharply lower after opening, with July futures slipping around 42 to 46 points. Orron closes steady amid mixed cable activity and end of hour losses.
A dated listing shows prices for eggs butter spring chickens beef pork and various fruits vegetables and byproducts. Items include oranges lemons apples bananas potatoes cabbage and peanuts with per unit or per pound prices and ranges.
In New York on May 3 the market showed quiet activity with middling demand for cotton trading at around 20.15. Prices appeared steady as traders awaited clearer signals from overseas markets and domestic crop reports.
New Orleans May 3 prospects of rain in Texas caused heavy selling in cotton today. Opening prices rose 2 to 10 points but soon fell 43 to 45 points from yesterday's close. By close the market was steady with declines of 24 to 35 points.
New Orleans May 38 Spot cotton remains steady with 3,868 bales sold on the spot and no arrivals. Quotations show good ordinary at 18.87, low middling around 19.37 to 19.56, middling about 14.75, and higher grades up to 20.30 with receipts at 1,966 and total stock at 329,600 bales.
Liverpool spot cotton rates vary with good middling at 13.10 and mid at 12.9, receipts total 3,000 and sales 8,000 including 800 for speculation and export. Futures show a steady tenor with May, August, October, December and January options listed and prices noted for various delivery months.
Raw sugar quotes steady with centrifugal 6.27 and refined 5.39. sugar futures opened steady then slipped to one point under yesterday's close, noon quotes one point lower. May 38, July 5.47, September 5.53, December 5.12 with sales at 3,650 tons.
The cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot prices at 16.20 and a range across months from May 16.25 to 16.32, June 16.30 to 16.58, July 16.36 to 16.87, August 16.35 to 16.38, September 16.37 to 16.18, October 16.09 to 16.10, November 15.58 to 15.61, and December near 15. (Note: OCR shows 13.55 to 15.59 as ETROIN)
Boston declared war on Dutch colonies in 1672 marking the earliest such act in American history. The matchlock musket traces back to Nuremberg in 1517, about 400 years prior.
Chicago grain moved higher with wheat and corn supports amid scarce offerings and profit taking. May at 2.75 and July at 2.22 to 2.25 1-2. Wall Street opened with broad weakness as United States Steel led declines and rails fell on discouraging foreign conditions. many industrials maintained losses while others showed minor rebounds.
Turpentine firm quotes 46 to 46 12 with sales and receipts 348. Rosin firm receipts 9.52. Prices range from B and D at 5.75 to W. W. at 6.20 with several firms listed including E and F G and H I E and M N WG and W G.
A humorous column by G. M. notes rubber heels could soften life but warns some people misuse others. It suggests workers in a boiler factory need calmer minds and jokes about a man returning home late causing headaches for his wife.
United Press reports a surge of first year players becoming regulars in the two major leagues. Reds debut three new regulars Cueto Shean Kopf join Risberg Fabrique Ward Wortman and others. Pitchers Oeschger Shocker Cadore Ehmke Mathewson Guisto Saier Ruetcher and Callahan noted among newcomers.
The High school bugle corps announces officers led by Staff Officer Mark Noble and 30 NCOs across Companies A and B. Major Wearner ordered the selections after days of early drills with praise for quick mastery of new commands.
A Carolina Film Producing Company film of John E Morriss lettuce crop from Acton Branch was shipped to Philadelphia yesterday and will be shown there. It will advertise the Wilmington area by presenting data on the crop and local conditions to movie audiences as the picture appears on screen.
Councilman L L Shepard of the First Ward explains his request to postpone the election of a chief of police, clarifying it was not an attempt to oppose Chief Nathan J Williams but to allow time for consideration by all members and officers.
Following is the only deed filed for record at the Court House this morning William Bryan transfers a lot on Orange street to J D Edwards.
The Seminole Indian war lasted seven years, costing the government about ten million nine hundred thousand dollars and causing the loss of one thousand four hundred sixty six lives.
President Wilson and former President Taft to speak at the dedication of the new American Red Cross building in Washington D C as a Civil War memorial. The $400000 congressional appropriation matched by private gifts funds the home with marble facade, memorial windows, and extensive office and library facilities.
The listers B. F. King and Walter Rutland will receive 1917 tax lists at the courthouse tomorrow May 1 at 9 o'clock.
The document lists large monetary totals including figures in the billions and trillions with percentages and tax designations. It references multiple line items, percentages such as 6 percent, and various large totals, suggesting a detailed ledger or financial statement from ATLA.
The article recalls ships built at Portsmouth in 1781 under John Paul Jones, mentions quarters for military medical units and nursing services, and notes that the Naval Observatory in Washington was founded 75 years ago. It highlights the era's organizational efforts and the early U S Navy.
A staged government portrait highlights General C. L. Fu and General S. Y. Chong as leading Chinese military figures. The article asserts the modern Chinese army could match any combatant for man and equipment and stands ready to join the war effort at a moment’s notice.
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