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!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1917
Page
3
The Chicago wheat pit collapsed after directors fixed maximum quotations. July wheat slid to 2.63 before a rally to 2.70 while September hit 2.37 then recovered to 2.40. Corn and oats rose sharply on covering shorts, while provisions showed modest gains. Brokerages began dismissing telegraph operators as the pit grew quiet by noon.
New York May 14 active covering in the corn market as reports from Chicago of further grain export restrictions boosted demand. July contracts rose to the 20 cent level and October jumped about 86 points from last week’s close amid nervous shorts and favorable goods news.
The report lists Savannah and Wilmington naval stores prices for rosin tar spirits and crude, with receipts and stocks. It notes May 14 trading in New York commodities and a sharp stock market dip followed by a late rebound, detailing several major companies.
New York spot cotton closed with the market showing quite middling lint at 20.30 cents per pound. The report notes no significant change from the prior session and highlights stable demand conditions in the fiber market.
New Orleans reports cotton prices rising in early trading as cold weather and strong selling dampen gains. Spot cotton closes higher with good middling near 20.12 and receipts totaling 5,214 while stock stands at 274,519.
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed firm with spot at 16.25 and futures up to 16.72 for July. May to December quotes ranged around 16.40 to 16.73, total sales 48,600 barrels.
New York reports May 14 price levels for Coffee No.7 Rio at 103-8 with futures quoted easy. July futures at 8.25 and September at 8.37, indicating a softening market.
May 14 market notes show butter receipts at 5 619 with creamery extras 388 1 2 and 39, eyes firmer with 23 047 receipts and fresh gathered extras 37. Cheese firm receipts 6 828 with state fresh specials 2634 27 and average run 26 1 2. Poultry dressed quiet with quoted ranges for chickens 24 36 fowls 20 1 2 26 and turkeys 18 35.
The proposed internment site for Germans near Asheville moves to review today. Hampton and O Donnell visited the Waynesville location yesterday and will present the plan to Secretary Wilson. A 500 acre tract near White Sulphur Springs Hotel is ready to hold about 500 inmates with no local opposition reported.
William son David M died at his home 1302 Market Street early Saturday. Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 o clock at the late residence with interment at Prospect Baptist Church. He was an esteemed citizen and is survived by a wife and two small children.
Mrs. Cuthbert Martin and Mrs. S Mendelsohn officers of the local Red Cross chapter were notified by telegram from Elliott Wadsworth in Boston that a War Council had been formed. They were urged to make an immediate public appeal for the sterner necessities of the present war.
Beginning today, county sections host speeches by notable figures urging food conservation. May 14 Middle Sound speakers J. O. Brown and W. Catlett, May 15 Myrtle Grove Sound speakers J. A. McNorton and Milton Calder, May 16 Oak Hill speakers W. A. McGirt and Z. W. Whitehead, May 17 South Wilmington speakers W. Catlett and Milton Calder, May 18 Scott's Hill speakers J. A. McNorton and J. R. Eddy.
Memorial Day observance in Warsaw Sunday featured Rev. A. O. Moore as speaker. Hon. R. D. Johnson delivered the oration, comparing the present conflict to the Civil War and praising veterans and civic roles. The Daughters of Confederacy and Children of Confederacy decorated about 30 graves at the local cemetery.
Rev William Black evangelist of the Synod concluded a series of meetings at Topsail Presbyterian church with growing attendance and strong interest. Pastor J S Crowley led services as Miss Irene Jones played organ and Mr Andrew Burr directed music. About forty five professed faith with thirty seven joining the Presbyterian church. Eleven pledged family worship and eighty five vowed daily Bible reading and prayer. A $43 61 collection supported the Synod Home Mission work.
Two months of campaigning for a million gardens in the United States drew the attention of more than 30,000,000 people to food production. German Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg left Berlin Saturday night to confer with Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Czernin von Chudenitz in Vienna.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.