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1 ,1 THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1 3, 1918. VAGE NINE.; GOMPERS yiarftet r Political Announcements MESSAGE TO RUSSIA t . - vr 1 i p. If COTTON. 1 t t ,. . V 4 . (an nti .. .. ' ..313-4 . ... . . . . . .Z " ' .. . .. ..r..32 ; ".::.. 31.75 cavannah-Charleston NEW YORK COTTON. vrt. March 13 There ',.bh switching rent was from old to new cr0P M-ktt today with March and toa hnwin" declines of four to eight the start while July and pW ,nnth were 9 to 16 points high late'"01' tradG Tjuying of July deliveries which i pun 11 ' the market a steady undertone cnid uo to 31.75 after the Mnil points net higher while la '3 ontlis held well up to the initial ,e l'e This bulge seemed to meet f'8nl .j ,oaii rills' however, and' re- sC5ns of a few points followed with Je market rather unsetled. -.Livet-m was a moderate buyer of July, fewer orders from that urce tnau icuw, o tee was quiet. High. .. ::2.30 .. 31.80- .. 31.39 . . . 30.36 . . 30.1S" LOCAL MARKETS. v t 4. (Wholesale PriMt.) Eggs (scarce) .. .... . ..35c Butter .. .. .... .. .. ....48c Spring chickens , . 40 tc 60c Grown chickens . . .. .. .. 70 to 90 Puddle duck. ... .. 60c Guineas 40c Deef (dressed) v. IS to 14c. Irish potatoes ((bag) . 15.00 Irish. potatoes Maine grown, Irish Cobbler seeir potatoes, 150 lb bag .. .. $U5 N. C. Hams. ID .. .. .. .. 32 to 35c 2s. C. shoulders and ribs .. SO to 32c Cabbage, 100 lbs. (scarce) .-. ..$4.50 Hides, greenvv.: .. . . 17c wool, rree oi burr, .. 6oc. Corn, busuefc,yw. .. S2.00 Koes wax 30 to 32c Salted hides' . . .. ISc Tallow .. .. .." Onions (2 btishls) . . . Peanuts, N. C. and Va. Peanuts, Spa&Ufc .. Ap;iles, Winesap, b'L, Oranges, box. Cotton .losed 10 to 12o $4.25 $2.252.20 . 52.15 . . . .....$5.23 ' STOCKS. - yarcti . !ay ; July October . December Low . -32.00 31.45 tJltfO 29.85 Close .31.71) Z1M 30.35 29.70 3t).14 NEW YORK SPOT MARKET. Vew York.. March 13. Cotton Ispot 5i;ady; middlig, 33.30; :K NEW ORLEANS COTTON. ; Xew Orleans, March 13. Dry weath ' in the Western sections of the belt Dd the better freight situation caus ed moderate buying of cotton here to- Jo' Tl lUC iil ol uaii uvui -uuu Cotton Tar . Receipts. (ex. NAVAL STORES. "Tar $2.90 and 12 cents. Crude $3.50, $3.50 and $: .50. iA 4a 1 J nninto Cotton closed steady, points up. March . . July .. October. . December High. .31.79 .30.82 .30.27 .29.27 .29.07 11 to 27 Low. Cfose. 31.53 31.78 30.45 30.76 29.93 30.25 . 28.84 29.25 28.65 29.05 CHICAGO GRAIN. Chicago, STarch 13 Bearish feeling predominated in- the corn market to-day-owing partly to the fact that one of the leadili'gfelevator concerns was a conspicuos7rSteller. Futures, which opened a shade 1-8 to l-4c lower with May 1.27 to l327n-8, held steady, later inside the initial range. Reports ot'lafge sales to the sea board rallied the oats market from a sag which took' place at the outset. After opening unchanged to 1-4 to 3-8c off prices rose, to above yester day's finish. i A sharp - advance in the hog mar ket lifted provisions. Trade, however, was light. NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON. Xew Orleans, March 13. Spot cot ton steady and unchanged. Sales cn the spot 789, to arrive 976. Low mid- dling 30.75; middling 32.50; good mid dling 33.50. Receipts 5,578; stock: 464,72 9. . LIVERPOOL COTTON. Liverpool, March 13. Cotton: Spot steady ; prices firm. Good middling 24.15; middling 23.63; low. middling K.10; good ordinary 22.10; ordinary 21.5S. Sales. 4,000 bales, including 3,500 American, fto receipts. Future8, pet. New contracts March 24.16; April 24.09; May 03r; Jime23.S3 ; July 23.82. Old contracts, fixed prices. March 22.48; March-April 22.39; - May June 22.23; Jung-July 22.13. Grain an Corn March . . May . . . Oats March .. May . . . Pork May . Lard May . . . July . . Ribs May . . . July . . . 143 vision rrices: New York, March 13. Trading was extremely ligkt at the opening of to day's stock market with the usual mixed changes. Advances of a point in Western Union, American Sugar and American Telephone were balanc ed by recessions of as much in St Paul preferred and United Cigars. Southern Pacific yielded a substantial fraction, while Reading hardened. United States Steel and Industrials were irregular. Among specialties, Tidewater Oil rose two points and Sears, Roebuck lost 1 3-8. Liberty bonds were variable. American Beet Sugar American- jan An. Car & Foundry American Locomotive (bid) Am. , Smelting & Refining . , Am. Sugar Refining Anaconda Copper Atchison . ; Baldwin Locomotive b. & o. Bethlehem Steel "B' 355 , Canadian Pacific . . . 1 , P.fttitri! T.eathpr . C. & O. . . Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul . Chicago, R. I. & Pac. Ry., Chino Copper Col. Fuel & Iron (bid) .. Columbia Gas and Electric Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar jbiirf 6 ' General Motors ; Great Northern Pfd. .... Great Northern Ore Ctfs. Inspiration Copper .... Int. Mer. Marine pfd. 4 . , , Kennecott Copper L. & N. (bid) Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum 96 1-4 Miami Copper 30 1-2 Midvale Steel 44 3-4 Mo. Pacific . .... 23 Nevada Copper (bid) 18 1-4 New York Central .... .. ... 72 3-8 Norfolk and Western 104 1-8 Charleston -m?Probatiy fGet Shipyard and Aviation " 'A School . , .. K ': Open. Close. 1.28 . 1.27 l!27 1-8 . .911-8 .915-8 . .88 3-8 .89 .48.40 48.50 255.95 26.7 26.27 .2,4.87 , 24.92 255.27 25.30 . 81 . 40 1-4 . 761-2 65 3-8 , . . . 80 3-4 . . . 106 . . . . 63 1-i .. .. 84 1-2 . . .. 76 5i) div.) 76 5-8 . .. 145 3-4 69V-8 . .... 58 3-4 .. .. 42 . . , . 21 3-8 40 3-8 .... 38 . 33 . 35 3-4 . 62 7-8 . 311-4 . 151-4 123 13 .'91 . 28 5-8 .. 45 . 97 3-4 . 313-4 . 1121-2 .. 281-2 Expresses Sympathy to ( Rus sian : People ,in iTheir' Ef- ? fort for. Liberty r ) " i i Washington, - -March- 137 Samuel Gompers, president of' the American Federation of Labor, on behalf of ttie American ; Alliance for Labor, and de mocracy, today forwarded" to the'Rus- sian Soviet Congress at MjQscow , a message of sympathy "to the Russian people in : their struggle to safeguard freedom-" " - 4 , ? Mr. Gompers message said : ; . "We . address" youip - the name ;of World Liberty. TWe assure 70U tbiat the people or. the united States re pained by every blow at Russian free dom, as they would -by, a; '-blo at- their ; own. The American people desire , to be of service to the Russian people ;in their struggle . to safeguard freedom and realize its opportunities. - We de sire to be informed as to how we may help:- "V ' ! "We speak for a great organize movement of working people who arj devoted to the cause of freedom ana the ideals of democracy. We assui-c vou also, that the whole American na- Washington but expects to depart at -tion ardently desires to be-belpful to once for the South Carolina city whe Rnasj8, ;and awaits with eaeerness lari he will superintend the construction indication from Russia as to', how help of the Duuaings. -s may most effectively be extended. , ' j "To all those stirive for freedom we , ,norc ifDXTivii7Krr sav courage. Justice must trlump js URGES GOVbKNMENT all free people stand united againse rTiMTPrH np CC AI ' autocracy. We await your- sugges yww --jtion." u " . Washington, March 13. Plans lor two more . ship puilding yards on the J?rulji ;Attaniic,i coast, ss they now stand before the Shipping Board,' Aould give lone ff tiie yards to Char lestp.tt.1 JJieiocation of .the yards, hab not been, decided finally, buX it . ?3 said to be probable that one possil- ly a f ourway y ardr-will go . to Charley-1 ten and the other-to. a point -further SOdth.: ; ..:: ?a V .'" ' Also Aviation School. v ' Washington, Mareh. 13.-EstabliBh- rnctfit of an arnly. aviation school at Charleston, S. C, has been authoris ed by the War Department and plans are being made for , its opening as soon as possible. The plans were ap proved . several , dayn ago but" no-tn-nouncement was ntade until today. The ' (department has designate Colonel W. P. Chitty, now connected with the aviation school at San au tonia, to take charge. He is now m FOR 10USE OF REPRESENTATIVES L. Clayton Grant 2-1 7-H For Sheriff Geo. C. Jackson Any effort of yours in my behalf will be appreciated. 2-8-tf. il W. B. COOPER ' '. For State Senate -. Will Appreciate Your . Support 2:14:tt FOR SHERIFF S. P. COWAN Your support will be appre dated- : t Cash: Corn, No. 2 and No. 3 yel low, nominal; No. 4 yellow, 1.52(g) 1.65 Oats, No. 3 white, 93 3-4941-4; standard, 94M5. Rie, No. 2, nom- J -r-f , - A' Oman oo rni v. -r. 5.Q08.25. CioyfiT, 28.0031.00. Pork, nominal. Lard,, ,25.77. Ribs, 24. 24.50. WEATHER REPORT For Wilmington and Vicinity; Cloudy and continued warm tonignt and Thursdav with "brdbably local rains. Moderate to fresh Jsouth ana outhwest winds. Stage of Water, Stage of water in Cape Fear riTer it Fayetteville, N. C, at 8 a. m. yes terday, '6.0 feet. 1 Thursday. Sun rises ... . . .6:24 sets ,6:19 Weather Bureau Reports. WEATOTSB it 1 1. m. Temperature, W 0 O te An 53 9 Asbeville, raining .... . Atlanta, raininer ' Charleston, pt. cloudy ujarlotte,- cloudy . .. fwgo, cloudy . . I Galveston, clear .. .., Jacksonville, clear ... Orleans, pt. cloudy w York, cloudy . . . . Pittsburg, cloudy .. ,gn, cloudy .. -....f 68 Louis, cloudy .. ... 74 Wmington, ot. cloudy f 67 58 I 52 0 66 1 CO .08 70 i' 58 ! 0 1. 1, 66- 64 76 72 80 48 52 50 36 68 60 70 44 50 60 64 ( 52 0 0 .14 .01 0 0 0 .26 0 CHICAGO' LIVE STOCK. Chicago, March 1. Hogs, 38,000; unsettled; bulk; 16.60 17.40; light, 17.1517.85; 1 mixed, 16.3517.70; heavy, 16.0017.15; rough, 16.00 16.15: pigs. 135 17.40. Cattle, 9,000; strong; native steers, 8.90 14.15; stockers and feeders, 8.10 12.00; cows and heiieis, 6.85i2.oo; calves, 9.5015.00. Sheep: Rfeceipts, 8,000; strong; sheep, 10.901P13.9O; lambs, 14.&0 18.30. - . " Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Gas Pennsylvania Pittsburg Coal Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Republic Iron & Steel . . . Sinclair Oil 33 Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Co. Tenn. Copper Texas Co Tobacco Products Union Pacific United Cigar Stores .... U. S. Industrial Alcohol . U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel .. Utah Copper Wabash. Pfd. "A" Westinghouse Electric .. Willys-Overland .... A. T. & T Ills. Central (bid) A. C. L. (bid) Gulf States Steel (bid) . S. A. L. (bid) Sloss-Shef. Steel and Iron United Fruit .... .... Va. Car. Chem. (bid) .... Gen. Electric . . , Am. Tobacco ... A. G. & W. I. 86 38 3-8 44 7-S 55 1-5 23 5-8 80 3-4 79 Washington, March 13. Legislation empowering the. President to take over coal, oil, irdn and timber lands arid water power and to sell products from them at cost, was urged before the House Interstate Commerce Com mittee today by former United States Senator James E. Martine, of New Jer sey; Representative M. Clyde Kelly, of Pennsylvania; Benjamin C. March, of New York, chairman of the exec utive committee of the American com mittee on the high cost of living, and others. FRANCIS REPORTS NO DEVELOPMENTS 3-41 Washington, March 13. A cable gram today to the State Department from Ambassador Francis at Vologda 86 3-8 indicated no new developments and 24 1-4 made no mention of any intention by 461-4 the American and Allied embassy 16 1-2 staffs to leave. The message told of 143 . la dinner given to the embassy by the 50 5-8 mayor of Vologda. 121 3-4 Princess Patricia 01 Jonnaugh, is a clever milliner, and her sister, tiio Crown Princess of Sweden, has af,ten looked charming in hats which sha has trimmed herself. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Cunty of New Hanover, In the Superior Court, Nettie M. Blair . vs. Andrew Blair, Jr. NOTICE. The defendant above named will take notice, that an action entitled as abore has been commenced in the Superior Court of New Hanover County, for an absolute di vorce from the bonds of matrimony on the grounds of fornication and adultry; and the said defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the term of the Superior Court of said County, to be held on the 1st Monday in April, 1918, at the Court house in said County, in Wil mington. North Carolina, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to tne court tor the relief demanded in said complaint. This 19th day of February, 1918. W. N. HARRISS, Clerk Superior Court. 1 a w 4 w. For State Senate W. D. MacMILLAN, JR. Your Support Solicited, and Appreciated .2-20-28U. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS : 6. F. RING 1 Your Support Will Be Appreciates, , SERVICE EFFICIENCY M j , -r-- f :l .' lit: run REGISTER OF DEEDS s HENRY HORNE 2-6-420.' To the Democratic ' Voters of 'New Hanover County: I beg to announce myself a candi date for the Office of Register of Deeds of New Hanover County at the Primary x Election t6 be "held March 19tb, 1918, and will appreciate any support given me. JOHN HAAR. ' 2-2-27t-j. f e ' .. 85 . 1201-2 . . 54 1-2 .. 91 .. 80 .. 42 3-8 .. 411-2 .. 181-2 . 102 7-8 .. 95 .. 90 91 ... 71-2 .. 531-2 . 127 .. 40 136 1-2 153 1-2 111 1-8 SUBURBAN SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 4TH, 1918. WINTER PARK, WRIGHTSVILLE, WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH EAST BOUND. WESTBOUND. COTTON SEED OIL. New York,; March 13. The cotton seed oil market closed quiet. Spot 20.25 bid; March -20.00; May 20.10; July 20.15. No sales! TWO GERMAN PLANES CAPTU3RED IN FLIGHT INVESTIGATING LOSS OF FOURTEEN CARS Amsterdam, V February 22. (By Mail). . How. a .British air squadron captured two 'German airplanes in full flgiht near Ghep.t' Belgium, is told in a telegram fromUhe Dutch-Belgium frontier. :. , , . The British airmen being in heavy numerical stipjSr surrounded their opponents. OTfeiyQ'ermana saw ther$ was' no chaS&fr; escape. Rathe h9 flet . toirieritable . death, the two German 'ipilots -hung out white A- a.nd rmeeklttflew- toward, the British lines, , surrounded by a flocx of British planes. Many American women are study ing chemistry -wjth 5 a, view to mamas It tneir proieseiuii.; - Norfolk, Va., March 13. Officials of the New York, Philadelphia and Nor folk railroad here are today invest! gating the cause of the los of 14 freight cars loaded with lumper rrom New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk, barge -No. 2, last Sunday. The barge was in tow of one of the company's bie tuars and was crossing the Ches apeake bay from Cape Charles wheii the cars slipped overboard, t is said that no one on the ship was Hurt, This is the first accident of the kind that, ha sever, happened in Chesa- neake bay, although the New York, Philadelphia , ana ruprcoiK nas neen towing its barges from Charles to LpKt. Norfolk for. more than twenty yeSrs. Two More to Aid Baker. Washington, March 13. A House bill creating two additional assistant secretaries of war was passed today by the Senate, which, however, in creased the salaries from $4,500 to fg.OOO annually. 'Leave "Electric Center" for Water Fk 17:30 .S:Pt 18:S0 19:91 !irf)o ..rse StM StSO o4:10 ..4:Si 4:M :8t xSilt :4f Vtlf S:lf tlS .lt:li mis Ieave "fileetrle Centre" fer Wrlfhtavn Leave "Electric Centre" for Beach !7:30 " J8:30 9:9fj - ftf - 111 ' lit T. M. ItSS S:efl - 4ise StS - xeiie " :4 7ti ' Btll " ttlS MllS 11:15 1 '!8:So" lt:i 11:80 - 111 P. M. .S:B0 P. M.I 4ttt r. ui Leave Beaen for Wilminffton 4 10:45 ' IS &1S 11:45 Hit - . ........... .......... Leave Wrlgbtav'le for Wilmington Winter Prk fei Wilmington :1S A. M.I x7:W " !8 :00 " s:M - 19:25 " :! " 110:30 " 10:55 " 12:25 T. 1 xl:M M Ut " :25 ote - '"9'u"m tU i x:4f n at St4S :U ltt4S 1 o 11:45 628 A, VL x1tl m !8:11 " 8:41 M 106 - 9:41 " !10:41 11:06 " 12:80 P. M. S1 tta " t-M m oS:ll o8:S0 4:t o4:SO 5:10 - StSS M 8:11 " SsM lit! 7:58 M SiW - 9:50 10:56 " 111:30 u 11 :56 " SPECIAL PO SfJNDATS Leave Front and Princeoo strooti wry liaif ixour from 2 to i P. IL Leave Beach every half hour from 2:45 P. M. Dally except Sunday.' ISundoy only. xBeach transfer ear connects with this train at Wrifhtsrille. -fc oSupercedtd by half-hoot schedule Sunday afternoons. FREIGHT SCHEDULE: (TUESDAYS, THURSDA YS. SATURDAYS ONLY) Leave Ninth and Orange Street 3: 00 P. M. Freight Depot open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, from 2:00 to 3:00 P. M. rpeciaL NOTICE This table shows the time at which trains py be ex pected to arrive it snd depart from the several stations, but the arrivals and de partures are ao umv. . T. BURTON or- for REGISTER OF DEEDS Walter H. Blair Your Support Will Be Appreciated l-30-23tj. Edgar D. Williamg For Bouse 0! Representatives Your Support Will be Appre ciated ' i 2-20 to 3-18J.- l-r4 c: soxiciTor XODNTT Will Appreciate Your Support. 3-10-9U. t5 FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. To the Democratic Voters of New Han over County: I am a candidate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the will of the voters in Primary to be held March 19th, 1818, and will appreciate your support. JOHN A. ORRELL. 2-10-sun, mon, wed. fri. CLERK SUPERIOR COURT.- .V I beg to announce to the public -my candidacy for the office of , CLERK SUPERIOR COURT- ; -And will heartily appreciate your : ' support. . - - W. N. HARRISS. . O'8-an-tf '.' : ' ; I J To the Voters of New Hanover County. . sil Gentlemen, friends of Mr. Henry.?i Home, the popular candidate for Reg-' J ister of Deeds, desires to inform you that he has served as deputy register : ' s of deeds of this County for. about four ; i years and is thoroughly familiar with f the duties of the office. ' He is a young man, thirty-eight j , years of age, and is thoroughly com-,? petent and worthy to be trusted with the affairs of the office. : : - H VOTE FOR HIM. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER To the Democratic Voters of New Hanover County: I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of County Commis sioner, subject to the voters in the Primary Election to be held March J9th next Your support will be appreciated. J. HERBERT JOHNSTON. Sun Mon Wed Fri-25-tJ. For Register of Deeds C. H. WHITE 3-10-IOti. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER G. W. TRASK Your Support Will Be Appreciated 1 SI!' t 1 1 For County Commissioner JOHN R. 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