ft.
to:
Charleston ' J -w--rtwi.l!! , - l $&I&gvQlt tb-eeaeralmtxtrtoT-re-
Sanah spot-0 I4J :
Norfolk spot 20.o. ,
( C. W Tjxmj,. jj,,,
York. April 10. The cpttoti
Jrket showed renewed; flrmsItlBf
mu r this Tnorniner. first Dricfeal -r .
rr, ith May selling at fan u-fl;roiatoei,
Vipiti;
.-o with
nptober at 19.27 on the caU. Buying
S stimulated by relaUvely;firm
hips and prospects for a renewal Of
Settled weather east pf the riverStflt
Se" advance met a good deal of real
;;;r and prices soon tunsd easier
under selling by Wall streetndyo
May eased off to 20.24 before; Ke end
nf the first hour, while October dctiij
a m 1S.99 or 6 to 12 points v&'ffiwit.
Private cables attributed the rmness3
Of Liverpool iu uuu imcuuu uujus yi. j
both old and new crop muntns. : .
Aftpr the early break to 20740 for
May and 18.90 for October, or abbutj
10 to
.insinc figures, the market becarnie
quiet and was steadier later in W1
tively firm on renewed covering;4 sell
ing up to 20.70, shortly after midday,
or 20 points net higher, while deliyer-
iP5 ruled some 4 to 5 points apove
last night's closing.
Spring Cmc&ensinec ;
; apfece ...Bob to fen
.-.25cta40cfsuniediaf -Weloi::irHay:''fia
losesTadlrig"i wasjTlargely of "pro
fesslorofigin, 'biirt "pfgns "of -further
pulWy ri(datipn
bWef the standa
t!veT issues, "'tfnited States Steel soon
yielded a point with 1 to 2 points for
29 points under last night's jUdes, Greeij ..
N.,UShoHldera and THia ik' 159.1.0.
Prages. qalior;;:,...v, ?30
ges, brio ; . ;r;; r . .$3io
Bftnas, ,7-8, bunch . ; . w$l.40 to $2,00
l?ns, fanciw -; 45
Apples, baftrer . . ; Y, . . $45 to $6jQ0
XOrnips, Canadlaa Rutabaga,' .... 3
1oj. per lb". .. ..-.14c
Cabbage, Florida, pound . . . . . .U2C
Onions, Spanish ... . ,.3JD0
Corn, per bushel .. .. . . ..$10
. ..;20c
' . mingtoiJb i t Une
.-m t' ' ;'. . ' 13 'to 14c
.9.0c
m r, otv ; W Betmefcem Bteel, "iithe .prominent
. .C?:rIams, ;pouttd . . . . . ...... 20;2imetals; nerican CahrCeiitral teaih
er, jtnd; SearSEoebuck an ar five--
pbint loss " for "Texas Company. ' Ship
pings ;drlis werVlifned to hold
except fVr a" further 'break ;6f "almost
four points 1 in' Deiaware Hudson, 7
-iJVVith the" eict i5elaware and
ftutfson tholoss as'ihcreased to more
than ix points. "Rails - made ' further
gains ";ia ;;the afternfiqii under leads of !
Pacifies and; Coalers. Jndtistrials and
active ' speciaities also hardened. ?
Allis-Chalmers .. .. .. . . ., 25 5-8
Ameirican Beeit Sugar . . . . . . 92 1-2
American Can;. ' ..... . . 43 i-2
American ;Car; jind :oundry . . 3 3-4
American ijocbinotiv'e . . . . '. . . 65 3-4
tteed SdltoaWkvmE j EiisvSftal
i.. '.-
ijniftgipf .9fTsIii: bpenj
to " 4 w ;wB-W -iie rnogwouid j
rbw: and suryive; jthe" keh cbmneti-
f ion f ib ni -
,lUg pttlyauJcpi, 9 f 1S...XO ap-1
xia toyauyi
. . . . . ,
Peanuts, N. C., i. ...... $1.40 to $1jB0' American Cotton Oil . .
peanuts, Virginia , . 60c to 80c A mei1Can ?me"ins ' "
Teanuts, Spanish .. .. ..11.26 to $llo 1 BW " "
Wnni ; J American Tel: & Tel. . . .
Wool
Beeswax .
J?ry Hides
2c
2$c
28c
..19c
May
July
October .
December
January. .
nGreen Salt Hidea .
The cotton market closed steady- l?",fw.: U':t-.:tj . ... .10c:
High. - Low. Close. YOoi ireelvlur, vi I ; . . 22 to 25c
0.68
20.3l WILMINGTON NAVAL STORESJ:
19.06. SPsv-,..,...,,. ,.. .. .. 46
uosm-. . v.v $4:80 to , $5i0
lar ..r .. $2.90 and 13e.i
. .UT 3.5&$3.50jand $2.50
.20.84
.20.60
.19.28
.19.35
.19.40
20.40
20.03
18.90
18.98
19.KT
19.08
19.14
NEW YORK $POTS,
New York, April 10. Spot cotton, j
quiet; middling, 21.05.
Cotton
Tar.
Receipts:
29
22
NEW ORLEANS COTTON. '
New Orleans, April 10. The cotton
market opened in an irregular way
today, prices showing gains of from
12 to 24 points around the first call.
The stimulating influence was" j
cables. Temperatures over tne eH
also were considered too low. Realiz
ing by longs met the improvement,
and at the end of the first half hour
of business the trading months .were
unchanged to three points down, com
pared with yesterday's close.
The reaction carried the market, 0
a level 9 to 22 points Under yester
day's close. Some selling developed
on expectations of rain in Texas. To
ward noon the market had a "better
tone, standing at a net advance of 4
to 7 points. . .
NEW ORLEANS SPOT. '
New Orleans, April 10. Spot cotton,
steady, 25 points off; sales, 1,151; to
arrive, 200. ' " "
Good ordinary, 18.62; strict ordinal
19.12; low middling, 19.62; strict low
middling, 19.81; middling, 20.0.0; strict
middling,. 20.19; good middling, 20:37;
strict good middling, 20.55.
Receipts, 4,144; stock, 370,565. ,
The cotton market closed steady at
a net decline of 5 to 8 points.
High. Low. Close.
May 19.95 19.$ J 19J?5
July 19.83 19.40 19.56
October 18.90 18.49 18.61
December .. ..18.S-0 18.64 18.173
January 18.95 - "18.86 18.74
SAVANNAH NAVAL. STORES.
Savannah, April 10. Turpentine,
firm, il6 l-24?r sales, r; receipts,
85 ; shipments, 288 ;; stocks, 9,825. ,
Rosin, firm; sales, ; receipts,
24; Ishjpmenis," 940; stocks, 98,468.
Quote: B; D and E, 5.55; F, G, H
and I, 5.60; K and M, 5.65; N, 5.70;
WG, 5,75; -5.80.
TL MONEY.
New York, April 10 Mercantile
paper, 4f4 1-2; sterjing -60-day bills,
4.7214. : Commercial eoday? bills on
bahks, 4.72. Commercial 60-day bills,
4.71 1-4; .demand, 4.76;" cables, 4.76 7-8.
Francs, demand, 68? cables, 5.67.
Ghilders; vjdenland; 40 3-4 ; " cables,
40 7-8. Lires, demand, 7.16; cables,
7.15. Rubles, demand," 28 3-4; cables,
28 7-8. Bar silver, 73 3-4. Mexican
dollars, 56 7-8. ." Government bonds,
weak." Railroad bonds, irregular. Time
loans, firm;. 60,days,.31-24r 90 days,
3 3-44; 6 months, 4 1-4. Call money
firm; high, 21-2; low, 2; ruling rate,
2 1-4 ; last loan, 2 1-2 ; closing bid,
21-4; offeed3&'--
EGGS AND POULTRY.
Chicago, April 10. Butter,
creamery 38 to 44
firm;
f - r. - u
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Later lightness of offerings led to
a decided rally in wheat, that in some
cases more than overcame the pre
vious decline. Renewed corn strength
and thei: high price being palcf ' by
mills for cash wheat weer .bullish fac
tors. .. The" close was unsettled at 3
cents decline to i-4c net advance, with
May at 2.061-4 to 2.071-4 and July United States Steel
American Tobacco
Acpnda Copper ,.
Atibisbhi;. ;vt I ''7-.
A c t: -
Baldwin Loconiotive . . . .
Baltimore & Ohio ........
Bethjeheni Siblf - -? . . . . . .
Cajtnidian:! acific
jCentral Leather ( Extra Diy.)
Chesapeake Ohio . . . . . .
Chico;.Mil& St. Paul
Chicago,' R. I. and Pacific Ry.
'eblora,db "Fuel & Iron ..
Consolidated Gas .. .. .. ..
Corn Products . . ..
Crucible Steel .... ....
Cuba Cane Sugar . . . .
.
General Electric 1 . .
Grea,$ "Northern pfd.
Greats Northern" Ore Ctfs . . . .
Illinois Cehtrar . .. .. .
inspiration :Copper .... . . . .
int. Merc. Majdne Pfd.
International" Nickel
International Paper . , ....
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper.. .. .. ..
Louisville & Nashville . .
Liggett &, Myers (bid)
Lorillard Co. .. .. ..
Maxwell. Motbrs .... . . . .
Mexican Peirom . . ..
National libad v . . .
Ne York Central .. .. ..
N; Y.; N. H: & Hartford ..
Norfolk & Western .... . .
Northern Pacific . .
Pennsylvania . . . .
Ray Consolidated Copper
Rtclni .
Republic Iron ,&'v;S tee! .
Seabpani Air Linie (bid) . . . .
Seabart.Air. Lipe Pfd. (bid)
SIossjBh .jLteel &7pn
Southern Pacific .....
Southern "Railway . . . .
Southern Railway Pfd. . .
Studebaker Corporation . .
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co. . . . . . . ..
Union Pacific .V. .
United .Fruit-...! .. .. ....
United iStat'es "Rubber ....
U. S. Smelting & Refining
orpine people i tto. pagonithem,and
hbWy&& wbidim4if buyijig
..98
110
123 1-2J
200
.781-8
102 3-8
114
' 52 3-8
. ! 76
136
-honie;-v
The jjispatch launched ? thl6 f uy-in-l
,$v1imtpnti'Mj WhJcti;lLas ihqi
loyal 'support of most. of our 'citizens. J
and- wh ;'ttr show.lby irrefutable
luwc s.ttwu4.iwiv vi senoias: our '
Isiioney- tb foreign markets-i;' ;V -. i
This npaMi"iues I its V readers- to;
jneoi ana to frgsm-Bysfy article pearmg
on Mt;-i" It wilt Jba for he upbuilliini; Of
lyilniingtbn anjiithis en'tirb eciibn. I
: We ask your careful . consideration
of this most important and "vital mas
ter, and will appreciate any sugges
tions that will tend tt aid this great
movement , in' our community. Wil
mington ban serve ou best. ,.
COTTON SEED OIL.
New York, ' April 10.-The cotton
seed bfl market j closed easier. "Spot,
15.00 bid. : ; . :
April . . . . . -ti . . ; . . .'.
157 5-8 " "
g - j uhg
58 1-8 iu!y V
-a o August . .
i7 4 o) J.ClJl.tlUJCl
Ut October
"lis NovemberN
i & November
;;.S2! Total sales .
.. 43 3"8 i TL. DI..I. Dln.A. i f -l Axim
. . .15jOO bid
. ,15.3215,33
.. 15.34 15.36
.. 15.30 15..2
15.27l5.52i8
..15.22(g) 15.23
. .14J?5(g14.80
J4.3314.35
f;14.33l435
46,300 barrels
ao t o i
-.ft - I KUUUCl, " it R
X -i o i called here today that , Louis Forde-
11V X-i
307-8
104
. 56
83 7-8
41 5-8
naux, on February : 1, declared that)
wnen a coai uicK. jiigwu yeraeu uui
UTs barn it would be an omen of war.-
. c He says it came and foretold the war
in 1914 and again when Italy plunged
' in in 1915. He says the bird hasi
4 ' ; roxantlv 7
20 3-4
.. 42 5-8
..228
..250 ny-n n
::l4lEDlfef
.. 94 3-4 ' ' .--r-,
. . 130 1-8 -pr .
..;93i-8iP "W: mi sr
. . 761-2 If J b ' j
- 5 iff k'i n
. 93 3-41
. 271-4
. 661-4
. 94
. 15 5-8
.209
.135 3-4
.138 .
.56 .
at 1.821-8 to 1.82 $-8.
In later dealings corn rose to above
yesterday's finish owing to continue
Eggs-Higher. ' Receipts- 43,840V?treh of the hog market and the
cases; firsts, 31 to 32; ordinary firsts,
30 to 31; at mark cases included 28 1-2
to .71 1-2. r
Potatoes Ixiwer; receipts "38 ears.
Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and Washing
ton. 2.85 to 3.00; Wisconsin and Mich
igan, 2.75 to 2.85.
Poultry Alive, lower; fowls, 22 1-2;
springs, 22 1-2.
Open. Close.
2.45f3-8 2.06 1-4
1.82 1-2 1.82 1-8
Kansas City, April 10 Butter, eeirs
and poultry, unchanged. -- - - ;
New York, April 10 Butter, strong r
receipts, 9,241. Creamery, higher than
extras, 451-246; creamery extras, 92
kggs-Strong; rrceipts; : 34,013.
frfsii gathered extras, 34 1-2(9)35;
gathored storage packed firsts;
"-4(5341-4; fresh gathered firsts,
32 1-433 1-2.
Cheese, irregular. Receipts, 6,422.
; ate' fresh specials, 25 25 1-2; do.
avrage, 24 1-225. : ; - i '
r.L!V poult,'y' firm. No prices are
'luoted. Dressed, firm; chickens. 22
fowls, 20 1;226;. turks, 1834.
SUGAR.
Aew. York, April 10. Raw sugar,
'"wmnal; centrifugal, 6.05; molasses,
7-nrfined' firm; fine granulated,
t.Sl,g1' futures were firni" and ac
"ve, due to the strength of the spot
'ket and reports fjorn Cuba that
smallness of available supplies of corn.
Advances, however, were not well
maintained. The close was nervous
at 1 3-4c off to 1 cent gain, as com
pared with yesterday's finish
Wheat
May July . .
Corn
May . .
j. July . .
Oatsr1
May ,
July . .
Pork
M.ay'" . .
July ..
Lard
May .
July . .
Ribs'
May
July
. 2.05 3-8
. 1.22
.v .63 1-2
. " .611-2
.36.50
.36.75
.21.15
.21.37
2.06 3-4
1.26 1-4
.63 5-8
.61 3-4
.19.75
.19.80
57.25
36.85
20.82
21.12
19.55
19.77
United States Steel Pfd.
Virginia-Caro. Chem. . . .
Western Union ....
.108 7-8
. 117 5-8
. 39
V 95 3-4
r
WEATHER" REPORTS.
' 4f
; April"' 10, 1917.
GrOVVS So! t & Silky
by aseinr
EXELENTO ?oa21
Vhich is a Hair Grower and stops f atl
iog hair, removes dsndruf f,c!c&ns and
feeds the scalp and znakesthe hair grow
very fast. This is necessary before short
n?Jpy Mnky heir csp be made straight
and long. Try a bcx, Prlc 25c by
mall on receipt of stamps or coin.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
WrKa For Particulars
W Write For Particulars .... ' ... jA
V ;; Atlanta, Cat. J J
fcOPTHlBimtPl rN -
imtmt Mmir-'i yttfjkn nwmm ) i "
Temperature.
WEATHER
t 8 a. m.
-n 2
t.
oi
-I
d
c
o a
4- y
sugar cargobs t Were ' being; ; t ied up
therei owing 10 ?the re'fusai"bf captains
to bail nhteBs 5aadi.onal war; risk in
surance ' was v placed bd hulls and' an
increase made & wages of the crews.
Prices atlnpbn were Vfjj!07 12 points
net hiefier. S :. 7 ":.-r.:T - -V- '
I Closed steady, 2 to 8 points higher.
Saies4o4nWMAy;84; Juiyr
,5.48; SetemerS December, p.ia
. . clear;
. . clear
. . clear
."".eiear
f. .clear
.cloudy
Asheville
Atlanta . .
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago ;'. .
Galveston
Jacksonville .clear
N. Orleans . . .cleaJ,
N. York ... , .pt cldy
Pittsburs -.. . .clear
Raleigh .clean
St. Lduis . . ... clear
Washington ... clear
Wilmington. . . .clear)
46
54
62
56
36
58
H
2
28
34
52
,30
40
46
36
34
58
50
5.0
26
26
3
38
30
38
0
0
0
0,
0
0
o
o
0
0
0
0
0
4. 4 r. 4
PfeRSONAL MENTION.
..... ,' ' .
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'Walter C. Sanders, . Esq., has re
turned - from a brief ousiness trip tq
Washihgton, D4 c. , '
apt' James' B' Lynch and Lieut.
Edward : H. Holmes,? of the Second
Company,1 Coast Artillery Corps, Io
caUy "known as the W. L. I., left this
morning for Greehsboro, . where - they
will' be- examined, for promotion.
Col. John' "Vang. Metts left this
morning for Goldsboro to join his reg
imeht ater spending a short while
in the'eity attending' to business mati
ters.
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Thouflbis.. On Taking a Bath.
Silver Jubilee of An Archblshojj. '"
Milwaukee. Wis.. April ' lO.In the
oneooesn t realize unui one geis. presence of one of the largest and most
in a. bath tub how inconveniently the ... . ,
middle of one's back is arranged. You 'notable congregations ever assembled
cant plimb up .oyer your shoulders in St. John's Cathedral,' the Episcopal
with a wash rag and get' at it.. You'jUi,iiee of the Most Rev. Sebastian
can dart under your armpits - find MttrfaniftK -cafho irchblshoA of Mil-
I !. rj "Vl"'. - , i T1 4-,1 J
any , satisfactof y -mjanner reach it. u iy. w j
TV uvuvuivui uau SLuuww -ra. vuumm
is inacc.ssjhjle. s
gam
rNlightsol
Verdict Fmm MP
nlgat througb with that intolera ltchun
caused y Eczema and await the coming r
5? 4 ZZifZrTk RiiflEereirv It will cool
?lJt f T,rt itfhlmr Klito. you
" Mr. Clarkson T. Hunt, who has been, ill be able to rest at night, awake In the
J;. ,iu whJ wohMi-Anifn'nf6wi1Lbe worth
de.rs, at 4th Street Bridgc.-Advt
spending a. period here with his broth- morning S"ife,
j er; Mr. Raymond Hunt, left Izst night! .SSS&SS'
to re-enter Lehin . university, at, WaH9yoare4gWK. xry aumuB
which college he is a student. .j eWCome bjoday.
f or 19 aeons
Smiieraeoy
Over 400 Hats received today. Every
one diff i one different, the very last word iri
'mvu---w(mkm vfMirMeaorirbwf "Reh-stvle. Make your selection now. Reni
der'sat 4th Street eridge. -kdv.
R. R. Bellamy; Prugist.
" ; Ma8achuett b.! A; R. A' .
Boston, Mass.," A$ril 10;T.oo old fof, :
active parUcipatid.n in the present con
flict, but filled with the same spirit of
patriotism that prompted" them to flglit
for the flag" intho 's, the f .Grand
Army veterans of Maaaestta round. ,t'
ed up In Boston tadajr tor. Jieir annual' :
State encampnjjent. cpmnjanaer. rran-
giving. . The occasion marked ie I U JS1 RoJctf Adam? , sailed the cath "
twflfth erairy of the lS"
x..' Jf i.ix.i ti'- t address. , Simultaneously the Woman a
Son Corps and other-amllated organ- .
rrrri' Kra Uons met in annual convention
Messmer himself. Representatives of
the clergy and laity from all parts "of
the archdiocese were in attendance.
' Somebody invented a , brush once
that you could lattach to a handle and
send, out after the middle of your
back with a ioftd jot soapsuds. But
either, the . brush sljpjs offi.or the- han
dle , is lost Or ;Uie h.andle, is . these
and the brush is gone. " t. .
Unquestionably, someone blundered
in locating the middle pf . man's; back.
Why couldn't it be aboUshed? We
don't use it for anything but to lean'
against, anyhow. v ! ; T
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II I II III 1 1111,1 .111 .1 II I II I I l'L"ll till
Wrtff'.-fe.'Sf:'- 1
r--'.. 1, K.J-;; j . .t' . f-..; - " 'V j-fvf
Cataiah' Ganjt Be Cured
frith LOCAL APJ?IATlQNS. 'n thcr ' cannot
ccb tb at (Uo lip.s Catvrrb U j loxl
cr coustitntional 0iiase, and in order' to urs It
roa mueit,Uke.lnt0rnal rfnUes.'.aU's Catarxi
Cure is tateu. intercaily, apd act directly QiHUi.
the bkKxi-jd triacow sarXaflei. :jaU' Caiarah
Cure is not a quack medicine. It was .. pr-
scribed by 'ue of tjie best physicians in tola
mT i9t jms.' Kv$ .) -ji jrexs0ac ipteaerlpion. ' '
it . la composed or toe lert toaica. known, con ,
lae'iita -tte tfest 4UmJ coriflara. acting 1-
rectly on. the,jaacaaa, aoriacea. The. prtct;
Somblastlon of toe two Ipgrsdlent 1s what pro.
uces each wdnleriaji Itaiit In CJirlnf catarrh.. -3ead
for testimonials, free. 1 - -
r. f. CP1J5. CO.. Prop., Toledo, O. ,
. A,Id by t?rvlsts; pricflf 7; . U i:": f
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