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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
7
The market closed steady with sales nominal and prices around 14.29 for January and 13.62 for Good Middling. Shorts demand eased late afternoon, triggering modest point adjustments, with October to March futures listed and opening highs and lows recorded.
This year and last year show receipts at U S ports for five GRYR osteos with values 32 029 and 18 156. Exports to Great Britain and to Canada reach 26 842 5 987 and 29 163 24 878. Stock this day lists receipts at U S ports since August 1.
Liverpool reports strong cotton trading with good middling at 8.40 and 8.56 for other grades. Sales reach 6 000 bales, 300 for speculative export, receipts 8 000 bales. Futures stay firm with nearer months around 8.32 to 8.27 and later contracts near 8.22.
Heavy buying dominates New Orleans trading as shorts cover and long positions rise. Prices gain 30 to 34 points, with December at 14.07, spot cotton firm, and Hester’s record American cotton consumption for the season cited. New York follow-through supports gains amid southwest heat concerns.
New York reports firm cotton seed oil trading with spot bid at 9.35 and futures ranges from January to December. Notable quotes include January 8.32 8.34 and August 9.40 9.54. Total sales reach 33,500 barrels.
Liquidation of automobile shares led. Some issues hit new lows while gains appeared in Industrial Alcohol American Locomotive and Crucible Steel. Union Pacific recovered from a setback United States Steel held firm Bethlehem Steel fell five points. Closing was irregular with dull final hour.
Turpentine firm 421 4 1 2 cents. Receipts 604 skg. Rosin firm receipts 1 832 barrels. Quote: B 5.80 D 6.00 E 6.15 F and G 6.35 H I K M N WG 6.50 WW 6.65.
Hogs receipts 22 000 head with a weak market across categories. Cattle receipts 2 000 head. market firm with varied values for native beef, stockers, cows and calves. Sheep receipts 7 000 head. market strong with wethers and lambs showing upper ranges.
Virtual failure of the Canadian wheat crop from Brandon to Estevan triggers a sharp advance in Chicago trading. Black rust blamed as the disease spreads across fields with prices rising on open and early session gains.
The Senate approved a 540000 relief appropriation for flood victims in Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee. The House adopted the measure by voice vote after Republican Leader Mann withdrew opposition. The plan funds aid, army rations, tents and medical supplies for up to ninety days and allows use of wartime logistics to grow quick crops and employ the destitute.
After a Jersey City meeting with railroads, officials vow to oppose a ban on shipping high explosives in the city. A smoldering fire from sugar storage on Black Tom Island threatens two freight cars loaded with high explosives, while syrup floods the area and debris explosions force laborers away under a police deadline.
Mr. A. M. Palmas, chief inspector of the United States customs service, left this morning to spend the day in Gulfport Mississippi and will return to the city tonight.
The Norwegian steamship Bluefields arrived from Tela Honduras with a large banana consignment and began unloading at the M and O fruit wharf. She will load general cargo for return within the week. The Paloma Munson line sailed for Havana with general merchandise and plans another voyage before month’s end.
The Leyland liner Naperian is scheduled to reach the harbor August 12 from Liverpool England. She is under charter to Mobile Liners Inc and will load a general cargo for return to the United Kingdom.
The American steamship Dorothy is due to arrive in Mobile midmonth from eastern ports to take on a lumber cay%e for the Bahamas Timber Company, according to an announcement this morning.
Announcement says the steamer Charles May will leave Mobile Saturday after noon at 8 o clock for Naheola Tom Bigbee River and Way Landings. It is docked at the municipal wharf and will receive freight Friday and Saturday for the trip.
A list of vessels at various ports including Leyland Line in the United Kingdom Nov Fort Gaines Orr Laubenheimer Belize Janeta Maclay line Glasgow Pier 2 City of Tampico Munson Line Havana Pier 8 Karen Munson Line Havana Pier 8 Bluefields United Fruit Tela Hond unloading M and O wharf City of Baltimore dismasted unloading Pier 6 Goldfield to load Pier 3 Carmela Turner Terminal docks Esbern Snare load Genoa Grace Edward Genoa Texas Oil docks Frieda Russian port to Hunter Benn lumber docks Else repairing Ollinger Bruce Docks Henry W Cramp harbor Joseph P Cooper harbor Henry Crosho Port Spain Fannie Prescott Cardenas harbor Rena A Murphy Sagua harbor Bahamas Timber Co load U S C G C Tallapoosa L and N docks River packet Charles May Tombigbee river landings Municipal wharf.
A list of steamships schooners and barks with origins destinations and cargos. Vessels include San Cristobal Henry T Scott Thyra Menier Dorothy Sabine Tarpon Three Marys Springfield Georgia Gilkey Edna V Pickles Henry 8 Little Inveramsey with ports such as New Orleans New York Pensacola and Cuban and Italian ports and notes of lumber cargo repairs and dry dock rebuilding planned.
Washington Aug. 3 The treasury department notified internal revenue collectors to accept offers of 10 from corporations and 5 from individuals in compromise of penalties for delinquency in making income tax returns for 1915. The order modifies another imposing a 20 penalty for individuals and corporations.
A bottle found on Deer Island Biloxi carries a note reading help on an unknown island and mentions Captain George Duggan and crew. Relatives confirm the handwriting, and search plans target the Chandeleur island group for the lumber schooner Emma Harvey crew of five. Rescue efforts consider the uncharted salt marsh isles and recent rains aiding survival chances.
In New York on August 3 a volley of shrapnel shells exploded aboard the four masted schooner George W. Elsey in Erie Basin causing widespread alarm. One fireman was injured by shell fragments. Fourteen crewmen jumped overboard and swam to safety as flames reached the hold containing ammunition and salt. The ship had been towed to Erie Basin after an earlier explosion on Black Tom Island.
London officials say the Deutschland faces a high risk of capture or sinking on its homeward voyage. A British admiralty official declined to outline any policy toward the liner but vowed to arrest her if possible and reasserted Britain will not recognize the vessel as an ordinary merchantman.
Senator Jones proposed an amendment to the District of Columbia appropriation bill to prohibit actions related to drying up the capital. The ruling on the point of order by Senator Walsh stood without a vote after Jones did not appeal.
Died Wednesday August 2 1916 Bernhard Kahn aged 75 requests family funeral from 250 Church Street Friday afternoon at 4 Interment Hebrew Cemetery Died Wednesday August 2 1916 Mary Pillans Gaines wife of George B Gaines funeral from 906 Government Street Thursday at 4 30 Interment in Cemetery
Samuel Lewis, attorney for Dr. Chiari, protested the recent Panama election that chose Ramon Valdes as president. The Chiari party claimed fraud and violence and urged the United States to set aside the result under treaty terms. U.S. officials say the treaty allows only precautionary measures, not overturning outcomes.
Frederick D. Gardner of St. Louis won the Democratic nomination for governor in Missouri after primary voting. Complete returns show a decisive lead of about 34,000 over John M. Atkinson with counties counted. Henry Lamm and John B. Swagner of Sedalia were runners up for the Republican nomination.
Federal Judge Waddill set Monday for a hearing on the British libellants request to release the prize ship Appam to them under bond pending Lieut Berg’s appeal to the supreme court. The judge had previously ruled the vessel should be returned to her former owners on the grounds she was not a legal prize.
Foreclosure sale of J O Strickland and Mary Strickland rights on August 19 1916 in Mobile County Alabama for Lot 3 4 5 in Square 3 of McGrath Tract at Portersville excluding 30 feet by Bayou Coden. Also probate final settlement for Georgia V Williamson minor with guardian resigning and August 26 1916 appointment date. Public notices include Auto Fixery offer and National City Bank closure with claims due.
Help wanted advertisements list positions for a lady solicitor in a wholesale district and four workmen at a mercial printing company on Michael street. Additional notices seek 25 tie cutters at a wage of 1% and 15 cents per tie near Camp 12 miles north of Evergreen by Conecuh Naval Stores Co. Mark Booker Routé B x 78 Ever angl 6t.
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