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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
3
New York cotton edges lower amid heavy selling and profit taking. October stays relatively firm as new notices on first day of delivery show no issues and offers absorbed. Nearby declines widen and December fades while overall cotton prices remain barely steady in a tense market.
New Orleans opening offerings were liberal but not well absorbed. Prices fell for active months in early trading, with declines of 32 to 41 points from yesterday's close, while the market finished steady for the session with a general decline of 25 to 44 points.
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady to higher by 12 to 13 points with a sale of 715 bales and 300 to arrive. The market quotes low middling at 23.26, middling at 23.88, and good middling at 24.38. Receipts totaled 4,373 and stocks 95,246.
Liverpool cot ton market report shows spot prices down 15 points with good middling at 18.77 and low middling 18.27. Sales reach 2,000 bales including 1,300 American. receipts 7,000 bales with 6,790 American. Futures advance 10 points lower with forward prices listed from September to May June.
New York Sept 25 the cotton seed oil market closed with spot 17. bid, September 17.00, October 16.00, December 16.53, January 16.57, March 16.65. Total sales 56,800 barrels.
President Schulthess told the National Council that 2,350,000 Swiss citizens about one third of the population were receiving bread and other foods at reduced prices via government aid. Exports are restricted to tobacco and chocolate while all food resources go to home consumption.
Washington, Sept 15. A conference today with President Wilson and Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees decided no official Congressional delegation will be sent to Europe for the peace seat. No action will be taken before adjournment, invitations for the future are left open.
Sun rises and sets observed with limited readability on a Wednesday. OCR fragment shows unclear phrasing and missing location or event details.
Chicago brokers show little concern as Charles Comiskey plans to number world series tickets and trace each buyer. He intends to publish the purchaser’s name if tickets change hands, using full ads if necessary, to deter scalping.
New Orleans September 25. Five hundred striking negro union freight handlers return to work enabling full shipping at the port. Wages increases and piece work scale revision will be arbitrated by the local committee of the National Adjustment Commission.
Only one case was tried this morning, Edgar Anderson, white, charged with an assault. judgment suspended on payment of costs. The case against Ellen Jones, colored, for violation of the prohibition law, was continued until October 2.
Police were on duty at the Portland Steel Ship Building plants where about 4,000 workers struck to press for higher wages and a closed shop. City officials said picketing would not be tolerated. Federal mediator G. Harry said he had no official word from Washington on possible federal action to resolve the dispute.
Mr. P. A. Pounds of 908 North Fifth Street shows marked improvement after a period of serious illness. Mr. J Wallace Carmichael remains seriously ill in a Baltimore hospital where he sought treatment.
The stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina at eight a m yesterday measured 3.0 feet.
Officials urge hotels and restaurants to cut waste and substitute foods to help allies. Merchants and moviemakers join government propaganda, while hotels, clubs, dining cars, and ships are asked to reduce consumption and adjust menus. The plan aims to export surplus foods to France Britain Ireland and Italy as imports rise and domestic choices shrink.
Reports in August allege vast fortune of General Chang Hsun with estimates from 10.6 million to 160 million dollars. Precautions were posted at his German concession residence as security measures rose for feared plunder. Later it emerged his wives and relatives were abroad in the British concession without Chinese officials being informed.
Several deeds were filed for record this morning. L E Woodbury and wife transfer to Katie Estelle Snipeslot at Sunset Park for $100 and other considerations. P F B Price and wife transfer to McCoy Bowen for $100 and other considerations at a lot on Carolina Place. George B Applewhite transfers to Lott W Brown and wife for $10 and other considerations a lot 33 by 150 feet on the eastern side of Highth Street near Marstellar.
Property owners in Whiter Park Drainage District No 1 face taxes for a drainage improvement completed nearly two years ago. Sheriff George C Jackson announced the levy based on benefit to each lot, with classes set by degree of benefit. The district chairman is Pe teenven and attorney C D Wrecks.
In Petrograd the defense for General Soukhomlinoff, former minister of war, concluded today. The officers contended the charges of high treason were unfounded and challenged the allegations against the general.
A historical pest control claim states that every kind of insect can be killed by BE BRAND INSECT POWDER. The advertisement promises death is inevitable for flies fleas roaches ants and mosquitoes and urges use across offices and homes.
Captain Lauret ti piloted a non-stop Turin to London flight covering 656 miles in 7 hours 12 minutes. The Italian crew, with an observer, aims to surpass long distance records previously set on Turin Naples routes of about 900 miles.
Petrograd reports the treasury total for the Liberty Loan reaching 3 900 000 000 rubles as of September 25. The figure reflects strong public subscription and ongoing efforts to fund wartime needs through bonds.
In Toledo, Lucas County, F. J. Cheney Co asserts its senior member guarantees a claim of one cent for each case of a listed remedy. The ad promotes internal use cures and blood and mucous surface cleansing claims. It ends with a standard notice and sells Halls Pills for constipation.
A fragmented health notice claims miraculous recovery from malarial fever and list symptoms such as fever loss of appetite and headaches. It touts a remedy and urges readers to obtain the druggist’s bottle or prepaid direct option.
Why use ordinary cough syrup when Boschee's Germany Syrup has stood for fifty years in the United States for coughs bronchitis and throat trouble. It brings a good night's sleep free from coughing aids easy morning expectoration and helps soothe inflammation to aid recovery. 25 cent bottles sold by Given's store.
Bank condition report for The Americah Bank of Wilmington dated September 24, 1917. The statement lists assets including loans and discounts, mortgages, real estate, due from banks, cash items, and U S notes. Liabilities show capital stock, undivided profits, deposits, and rediscounts with formal attestation by cashier C Bethel and oath before a notary.
Lucy against Albert Lambs filed in Superior Court yesterday seeks separation on grounds of desertion. The summons indicates the defendant cannot be found in this county.
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