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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
3
Trading starts with a sharp move up for the season as prices reach new highs. Prices show early gains and declines with October and January contracts around the 19.80 to 20.25 area amid tropical disturbance fears and selling pressure. Spot cotton in New York records middling at 21.30.
In New Orleans on September 13 the cotton market fell 13 to 17 points in early trading as drought fears in the Eastern belt and Gulf storm rumors weighed on prices. Futures closed steady with an ascent of 4 to 18 points. Spot cotton in New Orleans eased 25 points with 349 to arrive 100. Low middling 19.50 middling 20.13 good middling 20.63 receipts 2,882 stock 13.
Cotton in Liverpool on September 13 shows moderate demand with spot prices down. Middling 17.35, 16.90, 16.40. 3,000 bales offered, 2,200 ethan included. no receipts. Futures ease with September 15.77, Oct 15.47, Dec–Jan 14.40 to 14.06 for May–June. All prices fixed.
Cotton oil market in York closes firm on September 13 with spot bids and forward prices for September through April listed. Prices include September 16.15, October 15.?, November 15.32, December ?, January 15.42, February 15.44, March 15.52, and April 15.50 with total sales 26,700.
The Department of Commerce suspends certain shipping laws forcing built merchant vessels admitted to American registry to meet Seamboat inspection standards. The one year session expired September 1 and ships whose owners meet safety criteria may fly the American flag. This move aims to test the arrangements for vessels and owners seeking registry.
Sailor notes show Spirits at 39 cents and Tar at 3.50, Crude 2.60 to 3.60. Savannah market tallies include Turpentine and Rosin with sales receipts stock figures and quoted grades from B to WG. This price bulletin records firm 401-2 activity, daily totals, and bid ranges for turpentine and rosin.
Wet weather in Iowa and unsettled conditions in other corn states lifted the corn market with gains across all contracts. Opening prices showed mixed moves from 3-4 to 3-8 cents, December at 1.17 3-4 to 1.18, and May at 1.14 to 1.14 3-4, then higher by close. Provisions and oats rose, hogs weaker, flour outlook soft but not scarce, and wheat receipts expected to rise.
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela arrived at an Atlantic port aboard a Spanish ship from a Mexican port. He declined to discuss the purpose of his visit to the country.
Washington reports Argentina’s action in granting passports to Count Luxburg, linked to covert dispatches to Berlin via the Swedish legation. Officials see it as a preliminary step in addressing a dangerous situation, with Sweden expected to take the main remedial action to curb its diplomatic role.
Early trading showed smaller offerings and erratic moves as profit taking hit investment shares. General Motors, Texas Oil, Mexican Petroleum, Sugar, and General Electric led gains with short covering, while Pennsylvania and several rails drifted fractionally. Liberty bonds held steady near 99.90 to 99.96.
The case against Clifton Kay, colored, charged with criminally assaulting Annie Van Bavel, deceased, of Castle Haynes, was not heard this morning as scheduled. The grand jury may be asked to hear the matter this afternoon. Three defendants faced the Recorder. Steve Lawrence was discharged on costs, Arthur Holmes’s larceny case was left open with $50 bond, and John McCoul’s assault on a female had no judgment.
New York brokers warn that many ordinary savers especially in poorer districts and foreign-speaking communities are being persuaded to sell Liberty Bonds at far below market value. John Muir, a New York stock broker, says unscrupulous private banks offer first bids, despite a robust market with bonds closing at 9.71 dollars per hundred and 49.86 for fifty. The advisory notes such practices erode public confidence in government bonds and jeopardize future loans.
Washington report says lawmakers expect to close Congress by around October 1 with most major bills enacted. Optimism centers on the enemy trading bill and the eleven billion dollar war credits bill moving swiftly. Senate views on the soldiers and sailors insurance measure vary, with some favoring quick passage and others urging postponement to December if a vacation occurs.
A twelve year old youth who has endured war’s horrors speaks as a regimental boy of the Russian Army. He has seen battles in Poland and now endures trench life on the active Russian front, illustrating the soldiers’ schooling through hardship.
J D Minnis, about 35, a popular Coast Line conductor, died at Chadbourn after gastritis. He was living with Mr and Mrs J A Brown and boarded there. Funeral at Brown home with MasonIC honors. He served 18 years with the company on the Wilmington Columbia run and recently transferred to Conway. He was a member of St Johns Lodge AFAM and the Order of Railway Conductors.
The Raleigh News and Observer reports in the State Health Bulletin that Dr Edward J Wood of Wilmington argues healthy teeth prevent disease and boost national efficiency. He notes many men have lost war opportunities due to tooth problems and urges teeth cleaning to aid the war effort.
Preparations are under way at Camp Jackson to receive more than 12 000 soldiers of the national army from North and South Carolina and Florida when the next draft increment is ordered to report starting September 19 About 6200 will be North Carolinians and 3150 will come from South Carolina draft districts
The Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville North Carolina stood at 6.6 feet at 8 a.m. yesterday.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a remedy for hard and soft corns and calluses. A Cincinnati discoverer claims a few drops on a tender corn banishes soreness, shriveling the area so it can be peeled away with no pain. Keep a bottle handy to avoid corn or callus pain.
London report shows a weekly admiralty statement indicating fewer ships sunk by mines or submarines. Twelve vessels over 1,600 tons and under 1,600 tons were sent to the bottom, down from twenty and three in smaller lots. four fishing vessels were also lost. A rural English hamlet posts a notice during air raids cautioning crowds.
Petrograd dispatch reports intensified clashes on the northern front after heavy combat yesterday. Russian advance parties septuple fortifications near Lake Vincuda and Scheroten Silawaya as fusillades occur along the rest of the line. no reports yet from Romanian and Southwestern fronts.
A fragmentary note records sunrise and sunset times for Friday with unclear digits and missing context. The readable lines indicate partial times and a terse reference to the day.
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