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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
12
I Price Williams Jr judge of the Mobile County Probate Court certify that the foregoing agreement of dissolution of the Bank of Wilmer was filed for record in my office. Dated 4241.19.95 Feo.
Deveraux R. Farnell of Smith's Bakery was bruised and cut on the thigh when his motorcycle collided with that of Richard Miller of Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Dauphin and Hallett streets around 12 15 PM. Farnell escaped serious injury and declined arrest. investigation led by Motorcycle Officer Noah Harris Jr. and Patrolman Malone.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company announces a special stockholders meeting at its Gulf Terminal Station office in Mobile Alabama on May 7 1913 at 12 noon. Items include approval to purchase the St Louis and Cairo Railroad and its properties and the redemption and refinancing of bonds including a 3 million dollar issue to be secured by a mortgage. Transfer books close April 16 reopen May 8 at 10 am.
In Mobile Chancery Court case No. 10 429, notice sets May 28 1913 deadline for defendants to plead regarding land in Mobile County described as the south half of the northwest quarter and related parcels. Publication required in The Mobile Item for four weeks. Also bond redemption notice for City of Mobile series D bonds retired May 1 at Peoples Bank.
The page reports mobile cotton prices with values for Low Middling and Middling plus daily and weekly receipts and exports. It shows last year versus this year figures, stock on hand, and US port receipts, alongside cash grain quotes for rye barley timothy clover pork lard ribs. Prices and figures are given for multiple commodities and markets.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to down with declines of 9 to 13 points for the day. Reports of heavy rains in the Mississippi valley and a bearish acreage estimate pressured prices while Texas cold weather sparked some fresh buying and then profits. Midday and afternoon trading showed volatility as shorts remained active and later gains were offset by selling.
Cotton opened steady with declines of 1 to 4 points on favorable weather news and easier Liverpool cables. Activity rose after the call, with July volumes pressuring new lows before mid-morning. Western frost forecasts and private acreage gains fueled nervous sentiment. later, prices firmed 3 to 4 points from lows on short covering and trade demand.
Savannah market report lists firm sales figures for turpentine and rosin and shows quoted price ranges for several product grades from B and D at 4.50 to WW at 6.50. The note includes firm sales figures 371-2 for turpentine and 442 for rosin and 777 for rosin firm sales.
A general public sale tomorrow morning will offer the contents of 658 St Michael Street. Auctioneer Bettner will handle the sale, presenting mahogany, oak, walnut and mission pieces, cut glass, two high grade oil paintings, a Wadsworth piano, and a Victrola with forty records. The collection is described as one of the prettiest ever offered, with antique works valued beyond easy estimation.
Market weakness persisted with many issues hitting new lows as shorts covered. Leading speculative stocks held steady with slight gains or losses while bonds eased and forced liquidations sparked unsettled values. Notable quotes include Illinois Central at 114 1 2 and Reading under pressure as sessions closed.
Liverpool reports steady prices with middling at 6.77 and good middling 6.95, sales total 6,000 including 500 for speculation and export 5,400 American. Receipts 2,000 all American. Futures opened and closed steady with spreads from April through March April values and weekly statistics show imports 43,000 bales and American imports 22,000, stock totals 1,186,000 overall and 993,000 American.
London trading steadied as American securities opened steady and unchanged. Canadian Pacific gained in the afternoon with Berlin support, while Wall Street offerings pressured other shares and left the close easy.
A public discussion of the new milk ordinance framed by the county medical society and submitted to the city commissioners will be held at City Hall Monday morning at 10 o clock in a special session. Mayor Schwarz announced the hearing date requested by the board of health and several dairymen. Both sides will be heard as commissioners invite all interested citizens to attend. Dr. C A Mohr will explain why health authorities deem certain provisions essential while dairymen will have spokesmen.
The Wheeler Manufacturing Company has received and installed a peanut sheller, reportedly the only one in Alabama and Mississippi except for a few oil mills in Mississippi. The machine will be adjusted and ready for operation next week.
Essen reports Herr Hugenberg Krupp board chairman aired anger over disclosures of bribery to German war office officials and subordinates to gain information on pending military contracts. He stated the bribe scale was substantial and under scrutiny by press and public.
The bulletin lists rainfall amounts across multiple Louisiana and Mississippi locations including Alexandria Amite Clinton Lafayette Monroe Natchez Cheneyville Brookhaven Kosciusko Hazlehurst Jackson Port Gibson Vicksburg Yazoo City and Batesville with values ranging from 1.30 to 3.70 inches. These figures indicate substantial precipitation across the region.
Remarks note heavy rains in the Vicksburg and New Orleans districts. Temperatures near normal along the Atlantic coast district and below normal in nearly all other districts. Albert Ashenberger, local forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Chicago grain quotes show wheat firming on frost relief and stronger demand while corn and oats ease with adjustable bid levels. May and July wheat steady to higher, corn edging up slightly, oats firmer. cash grain prices listed for No. 2 red wheat and various corn and oats grades.
The Norwegian steamer Karen sails Friday for Havana with general cargo. The American schooner Doris goes to Sagua La Grande with lumber. Stavangen and Harald expected with bananas. Bertha due with pineapples for James Gibboney. Agapito Gagiga arrives from Havana for Moragues Lumber Co. Disa arrives from Campeche with 650 tons of crude whiting. Beatrice Roberts and C W Mills dock in stream. Nordamerika moves from Pier 2 to Pier 6. Marga Titania Ruthwell shift to docks. Charlevoix moves to Turner Hartwell docks.
An 1912 testimonial extols Rheuma as a cheap cure for rheumatism sciatica and gout. The ad claims quick relief, reduced swelling, and restored muscle tone with a money back guarantee if results fail. It includes a customer quote and endorsement from C B Laphar. Also mentions Sherwin-Williams paints sold by Barney-Cavanagh Hardware.
In Brown's Photo Gallery a young man named Tad Parkis distracted two girls by asking about a long curl and then discreetly cut it with scissors from one girl's neck. The moment prompted comments on his daring impulse and the girls' reactions.
An endorsement from H. S. Pickett of Durham North Carolina extols Digestit for fifteen years of nervous indigestion. The ad cites Digestit Tablets and Digestit Elixir as stomach and liver aids and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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