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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
3
York market opened with slight declines of 10 to 25 points amid selling under pressure. Prices recovered after private spot support and bullish advice from the South, with near-months rising 10 to 15 points and the market steadying by session end. Weather remained fair in the West and East while South Georgia saw local rains.
York October 16 spot cotton middling priced at 28.45 cents per pound.
Vic Orleans Oct 16 spot prices opened steady around 15 to 17 points higher before heavy selling pulled values down. First half hour saw prices around 49 to 65 half? Irregular close at 49 to 65? New Orleans spot cotton unchanged with sales of 721 bales data. Receipts 12,797 bales. arrivals 1,655 bales. Low middling 27.50s. middling 27.13. good middling 27.66.
Spot cotton unchanged with good middling at 20.22 and middling 20.22. US receipts 3,000 bales including 2,400 American. Futures show January 19.30, March 18.95, War 18.73. Oil contracts fixed prices Oct to Dec 2025 18.20, Jan-Feb 18.10, March-April 17.76.
The cotton seed oil market ended quiet with spot at 7.50 bid and futures at 18.20 for October, 16.80 for January, 16.60 for March, and 15.50 for May. Total sales reached 6,000 barrels.
The German forces claim full possession of Oesel at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga after a four day operation. The Russians are isolated on the Sverd peninsulas while Germans report capturing 2,400 Mieters on Oesel along with 21 machine guns and several planes.
The National Association of Railway Commissioners holds its annual meeting in New York. The event began October 16 and will continue through to Saturday with sessions and discussions on railway regulation and policy.
Chicago trading opens with strong corn gains as large house buying supports prices from December to May maturities. Oats rise on scarce supplies while hogs ease. In New York, rails led a broad stock surge with United States Steel advancing briefly before a swing to mixed gains across industries and many industrials hitting new lows at the bell.
Premier Kerensky, recovered from illness, will return to Petrograd and open the provisional parliament now set for October 20, delaying its opening from October 18. Parliament will suspend work before the Constituent Assembly, enjoy immunity, and require 30 signatures to adopt any measure. War Ministry orders commissioners to plan winter troop revictualing.
The prisoners of war conference opened in Copenhagen with officials from Russia Austria Germany and Turkey discussing prisoner exchanges and food parcels for soldiers in enemy countries. American British and French delegates were not present while the Romanian Red Cross and Danish and Swedish Red Cross organizations were represented.
England informs Washington it has started cutting wheat consumption for the coming year to under half of prewar levels. The move is tied to wartime food controls and aims to ease supply strains as the nation prepares for ongoing military demands.
The Women’s Railway Shop Employes Union has been organized in Pittsburg.
In Petrograd on the hundredth anniversary of Kosciusko’s death M N Terestchenko declared the Entente will insist that any peace recognize Poland as independent and indivisible. The posture contrasts with Russia’s March autonomy proposal under Russian guidance. Diplomatic corps attended Polish ceremonies as Francis links American and Russian revolutions in tone.
Washington police courts imposed six months in the workhouse on four militants of the woman’s party for picketing the White House. The defendants, arrested yesterday, declared there would be more protests.
Virubova known as the female Rasputin of Russia has returned to Petrograd with other exiles sent from Helsinki Finland by the provisional government. The group was barred from staying in Finland by the Helsinki council of workers and soldiers delegates after a month in Finland. They endured periods on a former emperor’s yacht and with prison lockdowns while guarded by soldiers to prevent attacks from locals.
News of the death of Mrs Lena B Melton 39 wife of C W Melton of Masonboro Sound occurred at James Walker Memorial Hospital at 1 30 this morning. Funeral services are expected to be held from the home tomorrow morning at 10 30 with arrangements not yet finalized.
Thousands suffer rheumatism before symptoms warn. Rheuma, a new remedy from herbal and drug blends, is sold by pharmacists and R. R. Ballamy with a 75 cent bottle price. Advertised as costing five cents a day to treat rheumatism, it offers money back if not satisfied.
The Democratic National Committee announces a regional campaign system with eight zone subcommittees dividing the country. Meetings begin in Denver and Boston with further sessions to follow. Zone leaders include Hollister and Jamieson, directing regional operations from Washington.
More than 40 Atlantic Coast Line clerks in Richmond strike after the dismissal of a member and refusal to withdraw from the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks. Officials in Richmond doubt the strike and fear possible spread to other cities as many ACL officers are in New York for a board meeting.
The ad claims hair age can mislead by baldness or greying and promotes Parisian sage as a cure for dandruff and hair restoration. It touts scalp health, non greasing formula, and a money back guarantee from R. R. Bellamy, with Giroux's Parisian sage as preferred.
An advertisement touts Pompeian HAIR Massage as a treatment that stops dandruff and revives hair through scalp massage. It claims rapid results, a clear amber liquid formula, and availability in 25c, 50c, or $1 bottles common in barber shops from Maine to California.
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