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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
3
Market review notes shifts in commodity prices tied to shipping and global weather patterns. Cotton markets show modest gains amid mixed forecasts, while dry bulk rates respond to port disruptions. Marine notices flag voyage updates and weather advisories impact loading schedules.
New York cotton prices tumbled early on renewed market nervousness with December slipping toward 26.50 while futures closed modestly lower. In Chicago, corn prices fell with weather signals delaying harvest and hog demand lifting some futures. oats eased as corn led the market and butter and meat prices showed mixed moves.
Gold prizes of 50 30 and 20 dollars were set to be awarded today by a committee named by the New Hanover Food Commission president and the bank president. The group will visit homes count containers and determine the top preservers among contestants men women or children who canned preserved pickled or dried the largest amount of perishable foods. The awards reflect heightened local interest in food conservation and farming activity.
American Railroad Engineers operate a frontline railway in France as the first American regiment under French command. They run shells and provisions on a formal schedule, wear US uniforms and pay, and face night air raids with no reported casualties.
New York trading opens with heavy selling and many new year low records. United States Steel again offered in large lots around 99 to 98, down 234 points from overnight. Equipments, shippings, coppers, motors, and oils fall 2 to 4 points while rails slide with Pacifics St Paul Reading and Pennsylvania about one point lower. rallies reach up to a point before 30 minutes.
New York spot cotton quotes show middling uplands at 28.75 cents per pound. The report notes limited trading activity with no further details available.
Liverpool cotton closes with improved demand and firm values. Middling price shown at 22.27 with related grades listed and 21.62 21.12 for other qualities. Receipts total 21,090 bales with 1,700 American. new and old contracts noted with various dates and figures.
New York November one cotton seed oil prices remain steady with 3,800 sales. Prime summer yellow quoted around 18.50 to 19.00 for November and December contracts, with January at about 18.30 to 18.40 and February near 18.50.
Colonel Ambrose Mone led the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in the United States Army. The note highlights his role within the early U S air service and his command responsibilities during the formative years of military aviation.
A person was found near Cape Fear River in Eville North Carolina at 8 a m yesterday authorities say the identity and cause of death are under investigation.
Official figures since the war start indicate 95 percent of wounded British soldiers recover and about 90 percent return to the firing line.
Strike leaders report 10,000 workers in 16 oil fields in Texas and Louisiana walked out at midnight with complete union participation, and by 7 a.m. headquarters confirmed every union was out in full strength.
King Alfonso in Madrid asks Antonio Maura former Premier and Conservative leader to form a new cabinet. Maura moves to lead government amid ongoing political negotiations.
A classified-style health claim asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the remedy, offering a $100 reward for untreatable cases. It cites F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio.
A court martial began at Fort Sam Houston for 64 enlisted men of the 24th United States Infantry charged with mutiny and murder in connection with a Houston riot that killed 22 people on August 2. Additional regiment members are held at El Paso for less serious charges.
New York reports widespread declines in stocks with both blue chips and speculative issues dipping to fresh yearly lows. United States Steel leads losses, down 4.34 points to 96 in early trading as market anxieties over Italy and federal tax burdens weigh on sentiment.
Richmond reports rapid revelations in the Chamberlain murder case with new facts almost daily. Authorities say the dismembered body of Judge Albert P. Chamberlain was found on a Goochland County farm near Elk Hill last week. The physician defendant Asa W. Chamberlain is charged and his wife is said to have been sent to Kearney Nebraska on the day of the crime.
Fragmentary OCR notes show dawn and dusk times with decimal marks and stray letters, lacking context. No persons, organizations, or places are identifiable in the readable text.
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