Market Review and Marine and Weather News
Overnight developments likely caused today's irregular opening with many active issues showing declines. Gains occurred in Crucible, Republic Steel, Central Leather, the paper group, and various equipment and specialty stocks, with increases from small fractions to over two points. coal shares led railway issues in the market recap.
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New York
Wall Street
Crucible and
Republic Steel
Central Leather
Paper Group
Weather and commodity prices in 1916 market notes
A garbled market brief lists Savannah naval stores Spirit and Rosin prices with wider ranges, followed by a Savannah receipts line for spirits and rosin. Chicago and general crude and lard figures appear in fragmented form, showing mixed commodity quotes and numeric values.
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Savannah
Chicago
Water stage at Fayetteville reaches 20 feet
Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina rose to a stage of 20 feet yesterday at 8 a m as reported for Thursday sunrise and sunset.
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Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Cotton Market Sees Early Gain Then Erratic Trading
New York traders pushed prices higher in early dealings on strong cables and bullish sentiment. Heavy selling followed government inquiry reports into a new submarine event, with a sharp drop checked by Washington saying no major action would occur before the election, leaving prices unusually volatile. Southern spot demand remained strong and a prior crop estimate below ten and a half million bales excluding linters was issued.
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New York
Washington
Mecklenburg to Set New Vote Record in County Election
Charlotte reports a possible historic turnout as Mecklenberg County prepares for next Tuesday’s polls. Registrations indicate the county could reach about 10,000 votes, showing sharp growth from 1912 and potentially 300,000 statewide.
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Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Mecklensure
Tugs Fail to Lighter Italian Steamer at Cape Fear
After a final futile effort to move the Italian steamer Idillio from the shore at Cape Fear bar the tugs and cutter Semi nole began lightering a portion of the cargo of steel in water to pull the vessel into deep water. The unloaded steel will be reloaded at Wilmington while the steamer loads cotton.
John Copeland Found Not Guilty of Murder
Galveston Texas November 1 The jury in the case of John Copeland charged with the murder of William Black the anti Catholic lecturer at Marshall in February 1915 returned a verdict of not guilty Copeland sat in a dentist chair with a striped shirt and checked suit and a vacant stare described as nobody home.
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Galveston
Texas
John Copeland
William Black
Marshall
Shepard Chemical Company Opposes A D O Brien Case Progress
Trial proceedings in the consolidated Shepard Chemical Company versus A D O Brien wrapped evidence today as Judge George Roun tree and attorney Thomas W. Davis opened arguments for O Brien. Lawyers expect the jury to hear only tomorrow morning. The scene shifts to a club question about limits as Blinks jokes about food.
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Shepard Chemical Company
A. D. O’brien
George Rountree, Esq
Thomas W. Davis
Esaga
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Erie
General Electric
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep
Iron & Steel
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Pro
Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron
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Southern Railway
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Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper Texas Co
Union Pacific
United Fruit
Allis Chalmers
American Car and Foundry
Atchison
Atlantic Coast
Baldwin
Jtrallese Ald
Bethlehem Steel Saddle
Atest
Canadian Pacific Ee
Great Northern Ptd
Great Northern Ore
Dtfs
Illinois Central
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Kansas City
Southernville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
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Norfolk and Western
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Refining
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Syarleston
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York
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Peacheews
Louis
Orvis & Bros. & CO
Rural Building (x Loan Association
Rural Building and Loan Association
J. Holmes Davis
Cc. C. Chadbourn
M. L. Starley
J.O. Reilly
Isaac Shain
DR. T. B. Carroll
W. S. Register
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A.G. Warren
W. D. M'Caig
Martin O'Brien Marsden Bellamy
E. M. Beery
Marshall Shrier
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O'Brien-Shepard Chemical Company
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Autocrat Coffee
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