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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1917
Page
3
Cotton steadies with liquidation and mixed futures. nearby months rally to 27.92 amid tentative optimism, while spot cotton sits around 39.40. Daily market items include eggs, butter, poultry prices, and assorted produce like Irish potatoes, cabbage, onions, and wool.
The cotton market opened with declines of 15 to 27 points, trading in a wide range as speculative activity remained muted. End-of-day quotes show December around 27.83, with nearby months posting losses before a late rebound toward 27.32.
New Orleans spot cotton on Nov 21 shows loans and sales at Hotsap Sales. Spot prices report low middling around 23.25 and good middling near 19.514 with a stock level of 266,262 bales.
Spot prices for Liverpool cotton held steady with middling at 22.05 and good ordinary at 20.00. Volume includes 60 bales with 2,500 American points listed. futures show January at 21.56 and May at 14.30 amid unsettled contract tone. Old contracts dated November and December show varied figures as February–March rises noted.
The cotton seed oil market closed quiet in Cork Nevada on December 21. Spot prices were unchanged and the market reflected steady trading with little activity observed.
A fragmentary report notes a demand by Cepmans for removal from Washington and a controversial declaration dated April 6. The text references naturalized citizens and a call to leave, with unclear details about the issuing authority or location.
An advertisement from Nori Carolina merchants touts a hog remedy claimed to prevent cholera and improve digestion. It asserts dramatic health benefits, offers a trial dose, and lists a one dollar package price with distribution through McRachern & Sons in Lieton, NY.
Trading on Chicago and New York markets fell as transportation doubts and possible new trading restrictions dampened activity. Corn and oats slumped despite hog gains. broad declines in steel and multiple industrials weighed on the list while select issues like United Cigar Stores and Union Pacific held firmer.
Robert Myers, a Black man about fifty, serving a year on the county roads, escaped from the camp on the river today. County officers searched into the afternoon. he had been convicted last month for an assault with a weapon on another Black man and was briefly recaptured after an earlier escape while being brought to the city.
President Wilson and other high officials attended the funeral for Warren S. Young, a 36 year White House social secretary, who died Sunday at age 73. The services were held Sunday in Washington.
University of Chicaso women forego fraternity dances this winter and redirect the money to war relief efforts.
AP dispatch from Italian HQ in Northern Italy reports Austrians signaling surrender at cemetery road to lure Italian gunners into a trap. Italians wait until close range then unleash deadly fire, mowing Austrians down and driving the rout at Sega Mill and along the Piave.
New York City faces a temporary salt and matches shortage as rumors of scarcity trigger hoarding by panicky housewives. Dealers report depleted stocks and some areas cannot buy salt at any price, but trade leaders expect relief within a few days as transportation issues are blamed.
Premier Lloyd George addressed the Anglo American war council noting Russia's collapse and Italian reverses heighten the need for rapid American troop deployment across the Atlantic. He spoke in London on November 21 in the session for the first time.
A solid carload of rutabaga turnips from Canada arrived for the Bear Produce and Merchandise Company. Weighing 30 000 pounds the shipment is described as fine quality and will be offered on the local market immediately.
London November 21 The British forces in Palestine have advanced five miles northwest of Jerusalem the war office announces.
Buffalo November 21 Congress of the American Federation of Labor blocks Socialist delegates from attacking Postmaster General Burleson over press suppression. The Resolutions committee notes the espionage law threatens press freedom and reports on two anti suppression resolutions. A separate motion supports woman suffrage and equal pay for equal work. The convention adopts the committee’s adverse report on labor peace conference representation and labor clauses in any treaty.
Washington presents an autographed photograph of King Albert of Belgium to Herbert Hoover. The gift comes with renewed gratitude for the Belgian relief commission's work for Belgium’s people.
The stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina measured 4.5 feet at 8 a m yesterday.
The sixth annual Cape Fear conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church opened at St. Luke’s AME Zion in Wilmington with Bishop A. J. Warner presiding. Bishop J. W. Hood assisted as senior bishop. Rev. A McCallum delivered the fellowship sermon as bishops administered communion. The afternoon session featured reports from ministers and tonight’s program includes a welcome by Mayor P. Q. Moore and the annual sermon by Rev. B. P. Coward. Conference continues through Sunday night.
A special session of the Wilmington Presbytery met at First Presbyterian Church and dismissed Rev. Robert King to the Holston Tennessee Presbytery effective December 1. King led James Sprunt Institute and served as evangelist. Other actions include ordaining Rev. J. R. Phipps for Pollocksville December 5 and Jacksonville December 6, and moving Rev. J. M. Mathis to Clinton with supervisory duties over Roseboro Oak Plains Bowden South River and Powell's Chapel. The meeting adjourned for December 4 at 11 am with a large attendance.
Washington on November 21 reports the Food Administration called on turkey raisers nationwide to let immature birds mature before slaughter. The administration expects a full supply at reasonable prices and warns that killing immature flocks reduces weight, risks market glut, and lowers prices.
Swedish press reports say General Kaldenes with Cossacks is moving on Moscow amid riots in which 8,000 people were reported killed. The State Department has no official confirmation of the reports.
Petrograd reports Leon Trotzky has assumed control of the foreign office as Lenine plans a workers and peasants government. Military staff headquarters are largely idle except for army supply operations. The Volna Narodna says official negotiations may begin with foreign governments soon.
The Weather Bureau reported a slight disturbance off the South Carolina coast on Tuesday moving east northeast and now trends up the coast according to today’s bulletin.
Historical note states that prior to 1870 women faced a ban on all positions within the U S government, reflecting restrictive hiring practices of the era.
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