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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1917
Page
3
New York and Chicago market reports show renewed selling pressure in cotton and commodities. Declines spread from cotton to copper and steel shares while turpentine and rosin hold steady. grain futures slip as warm weather and favorable conditions dampen rallies.
A vintage advertisement touts Black and White Ointment as a skin whitening remedy for freckles tans dark and sallow skin. It claims to lighten and smooth the complexion, treat eruptions pimples and blackheads, and costs 25 cents per box with bulk discounts. Plough Chemical Co. lists its address in Tennessee and Wilming ton drugstore as a seller.
The Dispatch runs an extensive Saturday contest offering 50 000 extra votes for two one year subscriptions. Campaigns run through Oct 6 with 150 000 extra votes per $15 in subscriptions. Numerous contestants listed across towns such as Acme Bladenboro Burgaw Chadbourn Clinton Belway and more are vying for certificates and votes.
Three German prisoners Carl Heatchcoll Gustav Hartwig and Paul Neibann who escaped Sunday from Fort Oglethorpe detention camps remain missing as search details patrol the area. The escape is under investigation and no method of their departure has been announced.
New Orleans market sees unsettled weather causing a price rise of 16 to 18 points early, followed by heavy selling and a quick break. By noon cotton traded 6 to 16 points under yesterday's close, closing steady with modest gains. October through January prices listed and spot cotton quiet with 42 bales sold, receipts 4,163, stock 1,102.
Liverpool on September 17 reports spot cotton in moderate demand with prices up 10 points. Good middling 17.45, middling 17.00, low middling 16.50, ordinary 15.05. Sales 7 bales, including 2,500 American. receipts 200 bales. Futures up 10 points with September 187 at 15.57, October-November 15.15, December-January 14.60, January-February 14.50, March-April 14.82, May-June 14.16. All prices fixed.
The cotton seed oil market stayed firm on September 17 in New York. Spot trade at 16.00 with September at 16.30 and October 15.82. futures for November December 15.33 January 15.35 February 15.7 March 15.46 and April 15.45. Total sales reached 23,600 contracts.
A nationwide railway strike disrupts service in Argentina with a 50 yard bridge wrecked blocking two lines. Heavy national troop reinforcements are sent to Rosario as disorders spread through the rail network.
The Marion county Superior court ruled the Indiana Woman Suffrage law unconstitutional and void. The state plans an immediate appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court before the November municipal elections. No restraining order was issued to halt women’s registration pending the higher court ruling.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a m yesterday was 6.2 feet.
Receipts show Cotton 526, Spirits 0, Rosin 0, Tar 267 1 2, Crude 15 at Wilmington naval stores. The data records commodity quantities for the day.
The Miss Alderman's School will commence on Monday October 1 1917 with plans for boys and girls to prepare for business or college. Special attention is given to backward children. The principal is Mary L Alderman located at No 12 NW5 Ave for particulars.
National Council of American Manufacturers issued a call for a Washington conference on October 5 to discuss ways and means to move cotton from the South to New England mills. Rufus R. Wilson said the meeting, approved by the Department of Commerce and the Railroad War Board, should include planters manufacturers and railroad representatives. The note cites U boat and war shipment impacts reducing export and coastwise cotton cargo space and forecasts rail shipments will be essential for northern manufacturers next year.
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