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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
7
The New Orleans market saw a sharp Liverpool driven rise with prices at highs since 1913, then a midday reversal, leaving spots quiet and futures steadier. New York futures followed swings on Liverpool gains and Texas heat, testing but closing near previous levels with December around 14.07 and January 14.14.
Daily low rare round trip tickets under long limitation in effect from Mobile to Healing Cullom and Biladon Springs. Leave daily from Union Station 6 15 m.
Liverpool August notice shows spot cotton firm with Good Middling at 8.73, Middle at 8.57, Lower Middling 8.41. Total sales 7,000 bales with 1,500 for speculation and export. receipts 22,000 bales. Futures unsettled with several near term spreads listed.
Chicago cash grain markets show No 2 red wheat at 1.35 full, mixed No 3 red 1.33 1.34, No 2 hard 1.32 1.35, corn No 2 yellow 88 84 1 2, No 4 yellow 82 3 4 88, No 4 white 82 1 4 82 3 4, oats No 3 white 43 43 1 2 standard 43 3 4 44, rye No 2 new 1.08 1.04, barley 65 80. Hay Timothy 8.50, clover 7.00 14.50. Provisions pork 25.50 25.75 lard 12.90 ribs 13.27 13.87. Open and close figures listed for futures with various corrections.
At the New York opening on August 4, secondary quotations show general improvement led by shipping issues and gains in Motors and accessories. Metals war shares and fertilizers advance while American Agricultural climbs 2 points. Rails stay flat aside from minor upticks for New York Central and Soo. United States Steel holds steady as trading remains nearly motionless after early dullness.
Savannahl Ga August 4 Turpentine firm quotes 42 1 2c sales 99 casks receipts 540 casks Rosin firm receipts 1130 barrels. Quote B 86 D 6.00 E 6.10 F 6.30 etc H I K M N and WG 6.50 WW 6.7.
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 13 000 head with strong prices. bulk 9.20 9.85 and heavy 8.85 10.05. Cattle receipts 1 000 head with strong tone. native beef cattle 6.70 10.35 and calves 8.75 12.25. Sheep receipts 9 000 head with firm market. wethers 6.75 8.25 and lambs 7.50 11.00.
Weekly cotton statistics show imports at 81,000 bales with American 69,000. stock 661,000 including American 530,000. forwarded 63,000 with American 55,000. exports 700 with sales 29,000 and American 24,000.
Spot 9.25 bid and futures quotes show January around 8.39 to 8.40, February 8.39 to 8.48, March 8.48 to 8.53, August 9.40 to 9.50, September 9.33 to 9.35, October 8.81 to 8.82, November 8.40 to 8.41, December 8.39 to 8.40. Total sales reported 27,100 barrels.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Pillans Gaines wife of George S Gaines was held Thursday at 4 30 PM from the family home 906 Government Street with Rev Howard Walker officiating at the house and grave Burial occurred at Magnolia Cemetery where floral designs shaded the tomb Pallbearers were B F McMillan William Cowley T R Foster George Harris William Stewart Henry Wright H D Lesesne and Dr P J Howard
News from Mobile reports Mrs Frederick Rudolph died at St Louis Missouri after a heart attack. She was eighty one, native of Baltimore and wife of eighty four year old Mr Rudolph. She celebrated her sixtieth wedding anniversary May 20 and is survived by five children and eleven grandchildren plus three great grandchildren.
Mrs Malissa Stringfellow of Wilmer Mobile county died Friday morning after a long illness at the family home. She was 74 and survived by eight children and other relatives.
French offensive over three days retakes ground along the Meuse from Souville to Hill 320 and approaches to Thaumont woods. French bomb throwers seized Vachesauville area and Vignes ravine while German resistance at Fleury resisted before falling.
Paris reports on August 4 that fighting along the Meuse right bank north of Verdun intensifies near Thiaumont and Fleury. French forces briefly entered Thiaumont earthworks but retreated under heavy German bombardment, taking eighty prisoners. The Germans repeatedly attacked Fleury and gained a foothold in its southern portion while French Marines hold the north.
An official Belgian war office statement notes the right wing has taken Kigoma in Ujiji district on Lake Tanganyika, the lake’s rail terminus from Dar Es Salaam. German efforts to dislodge the French at Fleury and Vacherauville were repelled with heavy losses in the night.
The Russian war department announced that Rudka Mirhynskaia on the Stavok, a left tributary of the Stokhod, has been completely captured. The village lies nineteen miles east of Kovel in the Petrograd region.
London reports minor operations on the Somme front yielded ground west of Pozieres. The war office announced today that the British forces gained some ground in limited actions conducted last night.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the U.S. district court by Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company. Liabilities amount to 121,522 dollars and assets total 126,400 dollars. Judge H. T. Toulmin adjudicated the petitioner as bankrupt and Referee R. T. Ervin was assigned the case.
Aug 4 report states the Italian steamer Citta di Messina of 2545 gross and 300 feet long has sunk. The vessel 40 feet beam and 15 feet depth was built at Sunderland in 1894.
The British steamship Median of the Leyland Line, in port since Monday, departed for Liverpool shortly before noon carrying cotton, crossties, and general merchandise. It was loaded at Pier 2 by Mobile Liners, Incorporated. Karen to Cuba departs harbor with general merchandise for Havana and other Cuban ports on Munson Line vessel.
The American three masted schooner Alice 3B Philips arrived Thursday night about 8 o clock from a Cuban port in tow of the tug Mary Wittich. She anchored in the stream opposite the foot of Government street upon arrival and will take on a lumber cargo for her return trip.
The British steamship Janeta of the Maclay Line filed clearance papers in U S customs for New Orleans. Mobile Liners Inc handles loading a general cargo bound for Glasgow Scotland. Departure expected in the late afternoon.
Advices in Mobile indicate two United Fruit Company vessels with bananas are due to arrive the week ending August 12. The Mount Vernon from Tela, Honduras docks Tuesday and sails back Thursday, while the Belvernon from Tela arrives Friday and departs Sunday. Both unload at the M and O fruit wharf.
The Norwegian steamship Bluefields cleared for Tela, Honduras, this morning. She carries a cargo of general freight back to the tropics under the United Fruit Company banner.
A list of vessels in port detailing statuses and destinations including Fort Gaines with Orr Laubenheimer Line Belize repairs at local dry docks. Janeta bound for Glasgow. City of Tampico unloading at Munson Line piers. Goldfield loading for Progreso. Esbern Snare Genoa loading. Frieda and Grace Edward docking at Hunter Benn Lumber Texas Oil docks. repairs on Else at Ollinger Bruce Docks. multiple schooners loading Cuba and Caribbean harbors. river packet Charles May on Tombigbee river landings. and other ships at Turner Terminals and nearby docks.
A list of vessels including Henry T. Scott and Thyra Menier reaching New Orleans and New York with lumber cargoes for Bahamas Timber Company. Several steamships headed to August 17 and August 26 deadlines. Sabine due Sunday and Tarpon due Monday. Also notes schooners Three Marys Springfield Georgia Gilkey Edna V Pickles and repairs at Bruce Dry Dock.
Alabama's first bale of 1916 cotton sold at Montgomery cot ton exchange for 18 cents per pound. Grower J. C. Carter from Montgomery county produced the bale. Last year's first bale brought 10.5 cents.
Rome reports the Italian government plans a decree forbidding all Italians to conduct business with nationals allied with enemies of Italy. Any agreements made against this rule will be void and violators punished.
The Serbian government has decided to convoke the parliament. King Peter of Serbia and the Greek government have been advised of this intention.
In a terse notice the Havana based schooner voyage from Havana to the Bahamas Timber Company is recorded. The brief entry names the craft and route linking Cuba with Bahamian timber trade interests.
Military and civilian navigational notices describe wreckage and derelict vessels in Atlantic waters. Reports note a 16 foot white deckhouse west of Fire Island on July 27, a sunken wreck near South Passbuoy on July 29, and a Danish bark Claudia with masts and wreckage on July 20, with a Spanish steamer sighting the hull of an old ship on July 12.
Legal notice offering carbon scraping valve grinding and carburetor adjustment on Ford for 3.50. Auto repair shop provides mechanical and electrical work, tires changed free. Bell phone 326 contact at 308 St. Michael Street between Jackson and Cleghorn. Jos. L. McKay, manager. 6-23 tf.
Notice identifies National City Bank in Mobile Alabama closing operations and directs note holders and creditors to present notes and claims for payment. President E C Hughes signs dated March 9 1916 with multiple publication dates listed.
Frank Neubrik died Friday morning August 4 1916 at 6 30 o clock aged 80 funeral arrangements to be announced later preserved in local obituary notice
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