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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1917
Page
3
The New York cotton market opened steady with gains for new-month contracts as buyers held firm. Prices ranged with January at 27.02 and December near 27.42 while October deliveries rose to 28.74, amid cold weather concerns and heavy short covering.
The market roundup notes Wilmington naval stores with spirits and rosin values and Chicago grain showing weakness in corn due to expected anti high price trading rules. It covers December and May corn futures movements, oat lines, and broad equity activity including rails, United States Steel, and several industrials.
New York spot cotton prices reported with middling at 29.50 cents per pound. Market notes indicate steady demand and routine fluctuations in the fiber market.
In New Orleans on Oct 23 buying moved cotton prices 20 to 24 points higher in early trading as cold wave fears buoy demand. Offers were evenly split between demonstration and fresh short sales, helping the market drift higher then close steady with gains of 22 to 49 points.
Liverpool on October 23 reports steady cotton prices with good and fine grades quoted around 21.02 to 20.02 and middling levels. Sales reach 3,000 bales, 2,300 bales on American. Receipts show American figures and new contracts list March at 19.27 and May at 19. plus various bid ranges for December to May.
Mr John A. Livingston is on a covert speaking tour in Sampson County. He has been seen addressing communities as more people gather. He is expected to return to town on Thursday.
Readable fragments note water stage on the Cape Fear River at Wallersville North Carolina and a reference to Wednesday October 23. The text includes sun rise sunset times and stage observations but lacks complete details.
Savannah tabulates October naval stores data with Turpen tine firm showing sales 49, receipts 317, shipments 594, stock 24 846 and Rosin firm recording sales 501, receipts 1 942, shipments 2 216, stock 78 906. Quotas list multiple grades with prices from 5.95 to 7.50.
Wholesale grocers meet at Chamber of Commerce electing J Allan Taylor president and Louis Hall secretary to send representatives to Washington. They will confer with Mr Hoover on price fixing believed to be harming business and tax revenues. Taylor and Hall depart tonight for the debate meeting arranged with Hoover.
An advertisement extols Edel weigs urging readers to try a bottle to discover its appealing flavor. It frames the product as something not to miss and uses a casual promotional tone.
American jackies prove handy ashore at Aldwych YMCA hut. During a recent entertainment, the charwoman struck and the jackies cleaned the floors and kept the show area orderly afterward.
Only one case heard this morning in Recorder's Court. John Smith, colored, faced a charge for parking ordinance violation and was required to pay costs.
Boaschees German Syrup marketed as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds settled in the throat with claims of better sleep and easier ex pectoration. Available in 25 and 75 cent bottles at Green's Drug Store.
Senator F M Simmons appeals to North Carolina citizens to back the Liberty loan campaign. He urges immediate patriotic duty, explains borrowing via bonds rather than taxation, and cites the war’s defense of democracy and civilization. He hopes newspapers will publicize his message to spur widespread investment.
By power of sale under a 1914 mortgage to Ida B. Gooding the property in Harnett Township Seagate is offered at public auction at the New Hanover Court House on November 23, 1917. The tract of about 5.5 acres lies along Lee's Creek and in East line of A W Pate, with boundaries tracing to Baggett deeds and Creek corner markers.
The fragment asks if the reader has sampled a bottle of Hrel weiss and implies a claim that not knowing it excludes tasting it. It reads as an incomplete inquiry likely from an advertisement or note about trying a beverage.
A young participant earned a five dollar prize in a nationwide contest for a cann related project. The event featured entries from multiple regions and drew attention to youth creativity in the competition.
An ad touts Ironized Paw-Paw with added Iron and Nux praising its tonic powers. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. I. M. Mizzell of Windsor North Carolina dated August 15 1917 and notes availability at Ivington's Pharmacy Wilmington and Interstate Drug Co New York with a one dollar price per bottle and a mailed order option.
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