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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
10
New York notes a strong stock market opening with rail shares leading the advance. United States Steel and several steel and locomotive makers rise, while various rail and chemical stocks show firmer prices amid continued gains from yesterday.
Chicago May 15 hog receipts 19 000 weak bulk 17 10 17 40 light 16 90 17 45 mixed 16 90 11 40 heavy 15 90 17 25 rough 15 90 16 35 pigs 13 75 17 10 cattle receipts 5 000 firm native steers 10 15 17 70 stockers and feeders 9 90 12 85 cows and calves 9 0 6 90 14 25 sheep receipts 6 000 steady hogs 12 00 16 15 lambs 14 75
Favorable May weather set back corn values with limited demand from shorts. Prices opened lower and slipped further, with May at 12.734 and July around 14.21 to 14.27. Oats followed corn down as crop conditions favored bears. provisions stayed under pressure due to government price controls. Packers showed some buying at day’s end as declines limited by max allowed drop. Cash grain and livestock values shown for corn, oats, rye, barley, and pork products.
A Pittsburgh Pirates lineup note reveals an unusual change as the roster includes the name Wagner again after years without him. The sight marks a rare shift in the team’s composition and may signal new dynamics for the season.
The Massachusetts Federation of Omen's Clubs will hold its annual meeting in Boston next month. Organizers invite members to participate in the event and discuss upcoming programs and community activities.
Spirits sell for 48 cents. Rosin dull. Tar at 3 dollars 26 cents. Crude 4.26, 4.25 and 3.26. Marine Corps casualty list released by the Navy Department shows 138 names with seventeen wounded slightly and one reported missing in action.
Mercantile paper four months at 6 percent six months at 6 percent. Sixty day bills 4.72 to 4.71-3-4. Demand 4.75 1-2 cables 4.76 7-16. Bar silver 99 1-2. Time loans easier sixty and ninety days 5 3-4 to 6 percent. Call money weaker high 4 1-2 low 8 ruling 4 1-2.
Chicago receipts show hogs at 30 000 head with weak tone and varied weights. cattle receipts 13 000 with steady prices across native steers stockers and feeders cows and calves. sheep and lambs 18 000 with weakness and wide price ranges.
Chicago reports warmer weather expected to aid planting. Corn futures opened modestly higher then eased, with May at 1.275 to 1.27 3-4 and July at 1.45. Oats followed corn downward as weather improved and cash demand remained light. Trade was nearly local. hogs strength failed to offset grain weakness and provisions declined.
Hal Janvrin formerly of the Red Sox captains the Camp Devens baseball nine and expects to report to the next officers training camp.
The Atlanta champions opened with 11 straight losses while Little Rock surged, moving from underdog to hot start as the season began.
Jack Barry commands a genuine major league style lineup at Boston Navy Yardball aiming for a strong run in the big show. The piece highlights his leadership and the team’s top quality roster prospects.
On the Giants first trip to Philadelphia they scored 26 runs across three games while the Phillies failed to tally in any contest.
The alumnae of the State Normal college will hold the annual commencement gathering this Saturday instead of Monday as previously announced. The change aims to accommodate town teachers and others who prefer Saturday for attendance and convenience.
Knights of Columbus convene a special meeting this Wednesday at 8 p m by order of the Grand Knight W F Powell secretary.
May prices open lower as favorable weather supports crops. July falls to 25.15 and October to 24.38 amid cautious trading, with some covering triggering small rallies. May at 25.00, October 24.20, December 24.10, January 23.98 on the day.
The New York spot market on May 15 reports quiet trading with middling cotton at 26.70 cents per pound. No changing bids or offerings noted as dealers wait for clearer price signals.
Weather improvement across the belt quickened selling at the open of the New Orleans cotton market. By mid-session prices were 35 to 40 points lower, and by close the market finished irregular with declines of 69 to 74 points across May July October December and January futures.
New Orleans on May 15 reports spots quiet with no sales to arrive. Prices for low middling, middling, and good middling hold at 26.75, 29.25, and 30.50 cents per pound respectively. Receipts total 4,349 and stock stands at 427,248 bales.
In Liverpool on May 15 cotton prices were steady with good middling at 22.23 and 21.70 for middling. Sales reached 2,000 bales with 1,200 American, receipts 6,000 bales and no American. Futures closed quiet with new contracts May 21.60 and subsequent months down to 19.52. old contracts fixed May 20.45 and May-June 20.37.
In New York on May 15 the cotton seed oil market showed no quotations as buyers and sellers paused. Traders awaited clearer guidance while prices remained unchanged and activity was limited.
Bolivia North Carolina May 15. Lanvale high school faculty presents a benefit play for the Red Cross on Saturday May 18 at 8 30 p m in the schoolhouse Read by Harold Rutledge Carl Knox Marvin Ottaway Thad Walker Claud McKeithan Jasper Needham and others the program includes the drama Valley Farm and a pantomime Sweet Hour of Prayer Six pantomimists perform prior to intermission.
Fair conditions expected tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Moderate northeast winds. Cape Fear river at Fayetteville measured 7.6 feet at 8 am yesterday. Sunrise at 8 07 and sunset times listed.
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