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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
3
The market opened with minor gains and declined slightly as December and January futures drew buying and selling interest. Prices fluctuated with decoupled moves in New York and New Orleans, ending with narrow net losses and a steady to firm tone despite late declines.
The column lists varied market items including potatoes onions wool and meats, with prices per pound or bag. It also reports Savannah naval stores results for turpentine and rosin with receipts, shipments, and stock figures, followed by New York stock market leaders and a long list of industrials and transportation stocks with bid and price levels.
New Orleans spot cotton closes unchanged with sales on the spot and to arrive totaling 635 bales. Prices show low mid high 21st, middling around 27.75, good middling near 25, receipts reported at 13,287 and stock levels noted amid ongoing market activity.
Spot prices ease with 2,900 bales traded, including 2,700 American. Receipts total 12,000 bales, futures show new contracts with fixed prices and small shifts. January February durations noted around 18.45 to 18.55.
Grain futures show mixed trades as moisture forecasts raise concerns about potential crop damage. December corn dips while May contracts edge up, with slight market offsets from shifting lard and butter positions and light trading volume at opening and closing.
York trade notes cotton seed oil closes strong with spot at 10.90 and futures for December 18.00 January 18.00 and March 17.85. Total sales reach 11,400 barrels.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia reports a record output of 72 locomotives in one week as demand for France bound iron horses grows. The plant employs about 20,000 workers, with annualized production exceeding 3,600 units. Last year saw 1,989 and 1906 a prior record of 2,666.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina rose to 3.6 feet by 8 a m yesterday from the previous level. Observers recorded the water level at 8 a m yesterday.
Uric acid irritates kidneys and bladder causing burning and frequent night trips. Simple treatment with Jad Salts or rad salts plus water before breakfast is claimed to neutralize urine acids, relieve irritation, and restore normal urinary function. Ad claims it is inexpensive harmless lithia water drink used by many.
Cris Miller of Winston-Salem was held on $6,000 bond by Federal authorities for the next United States Court term to face charges tied to the death of Corporal Carl Manenke found dead in his bed at Camp Greene. Miller, superintendent of a Winston-Salem rubber tire factory, allegedly gave Manenke whiskey as a visitor and later caused his death.
Secretary McAdoo rejected the Liberty loan committee’s proposal to designate tomorrow as McAdoo Day for a patriotic rally in Washington. He said he would speak briefly at a final Liberty loan rally but objected to a personal testimonial and urged service to the country instead.
Union rhetoric dominates street talk as Atlantic Coast Line clerks press for recognition and reinstatement of a discharged worker. Company says the situation is under control, positions filled, and many walkouts rehired without prejudice. Local meeting details remain cloak and dagger as officials align with either side.
Charlottesville Virginia October 48 John Armstrong Chaloner's Morris Mills estate in Albemarle County was levied on to satisfy judgments totaling eleven thousand dollars for lawyers who fought his bid to reclaim a New York property His New York holdings valued near a million remain under court control due to his presumed insanity Goods at Merrie Mills face auction within 45 hours unless debts are paid Thomas Sherman named by the New York Supreme Court oversees Chaloner's State property Writs of execution were issued in Federal court last month
Local banks stay open until nine tonight to accept subscriptions as soldiers lead a grand parade through Wilmington. The central Liberty Loan Committee urges prompt reports and marks the Caswell company to participate, with a fort band concert at the post office finale. The Boy Scouts aid the effort as the city aims to meet its quota by tomorrow night.
Chicago breweries and saloons announced that by November 1 policemen on the beat must pay for beer and whiskey like other customers. The Liquor Dealers Association cites higher costs and increased taxes as reasons for ending the long standing free drink policy.
Readable fragments note sunrise and sunset times for Saturday October 26 with vague references to times and a nearby hearing. The text is fragmented and provides no clear events or persons.
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