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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
9
In Savannah on April 28 turpentine held steady with 78 casks sold and 287 received while rosin saw no sales with 745 barrels received and 1 470 shipped, stocks totaling 6 595 casks and 59 342 barrels respectively. London Liverpool cotton statistics show 69 000 bales forwarded to mills with 58 000 American and 880 000 total stock, exports 4 800 bales.
Mrs J C Tucker of Georgetown recalls severe stomach and back pain from age sixteen. After ineffectual medical treatment, Cardui eased bloating and pain within a bottle and she gained strength, weight to 146 pounds, and improved color. Her story promotes Cardui as a tonic for young women and urges readers to ask their druggist for Cardui.
Cotton spot in Liverpool firm with good middling at 8.12d and middling 7.94d. Sales reached 8,000 bales for speculation and export, receipts 15,000 bales. Futures steady with May-June 7.71 and other contract points noted from July through March-April 7.40 1-2.
Hogs receipts total 19 000 head with a strong market. Prices: bulk .80 to 9.90, light 9.40 to 10.00, mixed 9.55 to 9.95, heavy 9.45 to 9.55, pigs 7.80 to 9.15. Cattle receipts 1 000 head, market steady. native steers 7.85 to 9.85, stockers 5.80 to 8.50, cows 4.00 to 9.20, calves 6.25 to 9.26. Sheep receipts 5 000 head, market firm. wethers 6.75 to 9.10, lambs 7.60 to 14.50.
The ledger lists cotton movements: 6 bales by steamer Peerless Baker Lyons & Co, 50 bales by M. & O. R. R. Exports compressed, 133 bales by A. TY. & N. R. R. Exports compressed, 55 bales by L. & N. R. R. Exports compressed, 8 bales by "Transit." Total 63 bales.
New Orleans on April 28 reports cold weather limits buying as trading months gain 3 points from yesterday’s close. Market maintains a steady undertone after the first half hour of business.
The report notes the Panama mission led by W G McAdoo arriving at Balboa and touring the canal to Colon with a dinner in their honor. It also covers New York cotton futures steady with July around 12.14 and October 12.31, and grain prices in Chicago with wheat and corn ranges and provisions.
Tracts of 40 acres to 10 900 acres offered with maps and price lists. Contact George Kilborn at 409 North Royal Street near Union Terminal Station Mobile Alabama. Bell Phone 967 J.
Mrs Ernest Ladd hosted a spend-the-day party at Dog River yesterday for Mrs FP W Bromberg of Birmingham. A party of fourteen drove to the Dog River clubhouse for luncheon and walks, with music from the club Victrola and visits by many friends including Mrs J E Radcliff and Miss Russell Ladd.
Mrs C W Harrington of Fulton Ala and Miss Judith Quafies of Mobile are hosted by Mr and Mrs G H Marsh in Birmingham. Delos Blodgett and daughter Helen enjoy grand opera in Atlanta. W P K Wilsons rent Dr Greene's cottage at Fairhope for the season. Beaumont Tex visitor Mrs T B Mortz visits Aunt Mrs George Toul. Mobilians attend Irene Moores nuptials at Perdue Hill. Moultons return from Birmingham to the University of Alabama for Easter. Mrs J T Schley and daughter plan Meridian visit to Dr and Mrs J R Sharman Sr. Florence Nightengale and Irene Huet back from Dauphin Island after Mobile trip. Carrie Roberts returns from Miffin Ala visiting Mrs G E Gavin. Mrs W L Kirkpatrick of Hazen Ala visits daughter Mrs George Stone. Edith Linn returns to Baldwin County from visit with brother M C Linn. Miss Gladys Murray heads to Birmingham as reunion sponsor. Miss Ella Packer Blacksher of Mobile visits Miss Bettie Poindexter in Winston Salem NC. Blackisher popular in Birmingham. Miss Marie Puppenheimer of Atlanta attended Mrs Tom Akers opening grand opera. Miss James Thomas of Long Beach Misses visits daughter Mrs E C Harris.
Died Thursday afternoon April 27 1916 William Thomas Malone aged 53 54 at his late residence Davis Ave. funeral 3 PM from Saint Xavier’s church interment Catholic cemetery Richmond notices also list Ann Richmond died Thursday evening aged 74 75 funeral 9 AM from No 10 Broister Street and Saint Mary’s church requiem mass interment Catholic cemetery. Also a colonial tonic advertisement mentions Growl’s Tasteless Chill Ton ic 50 cents.
J A Golliher Illinois Central car foreman of Birmingham lists health gains after using Tanlac. He reports severe indigestion gastritis and heart pain then loses crest weight but gains twenty pounds and says digestion improves sleeping steadies. He backs Tanlac and urges others to try it. Tanlac sold in Mobile by Van Antwerp’s Drug Corporation.
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