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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1913

Page

18

Grocery Price List with Meats and Staples

A historical price table shows bacon rib sides at 15 cents per pound, shoulders 12 1 2 to 18 cents, meats by cut with varied per pound rates, ham descriptions, butter prices, cheese from N Y Creamery, coffee per bag, patent and straight varieties, lard tierces and tins, molasses, kerosene, pork per barrel, rice grades, salt types, and sugar figures. Prices reflect multiple weights and pack sizes across categories.

N. Y Louisiana

Mobile area bond listings and mortgage notes in Alabama

A compact list of securities including Alabama refunding bonds under sections 101 102 and 102 103, five and four percent bonds, and various mortgage and railway bonds. Notables include Mobile County Five Per Cent bonds, General Mortgage 4s, St. Louis and Cairo 4s, Collateral Trust 4s, Bank stock notes, and Meridian Light & Ry Co first mortgage bonds, with prices or case references scattered.

Macartney & Schley Alabama Mobile Mobile & Ohio R. R. Co Cascada Seed General Montgomery St. Louis and Cafro Gold van Antwerp Hae Battle Meridian Light & Ry Co Consolidated Seccesore Seecocden le Mobile Street Railway Co

Labor Day Celebration at Monroe Park

Monroe Park hosts a Labor Day program with a band concert free movies picture shows dancing and a grand display of lights or fireworks as part of the town’s holiday activities.

Monroe Park

New High Prices Span Cotton Market On Rising Demand

International News Service reports a week of rising cotton prices driven by short covering and speculative buying amid fears of drought in Texas and Oklahoma. Estimates foresee a 14 million bale crop with consumption surpassing that, while government forecasts hint at a 69.9 to 70.0 condition index.

International News Service New York Longs Liverpool Shorts Dreath Texas Oklahoma New York Exchange Europe

Clearing house banks show large reserve excess despite weekly drop

New York banks and trust firms report an excess legal reserve of 5 089 100 dollars, down 17 084 050 from last week. Loans total 1 964 241 000, deposits 1 813 194 000, net deposits up 20 403 000, circulation 5 143 000. Trust reserves stay strong at 62 924 000 with overall cash reserves 415 619 000.

New York Clear House

Death of Hunter Collie Driver at Local Infirmary

Hunter Collie a noted colored driver for the Yeend Potter Company died of appendicitis after a five day illness at a local infirmary. He was a native of Selma Alabama and had lived here six years.

Hunter Collie Yeend-Potter Company Collie Selma Ala

Corn Market Rallies Amid Strong Demand and Limited Deliveries

Chicago brokers report strong cash demand for corn with buyers absorbing nearly all supply and prices rising. Wheat shows mixed signals as lofty September deliveries loom and some farmers hold. futures for oats and beans also shift as traders assess carry and demand.

Chiefs to Guard President Visit in Mobile

Chief of Police Frank W Crenshaw will invite five chiefs and a detective from Alabama and nearby states to Mobile for a planned visit by President Woodrow Wilson and other dignitaries at the Southern Commercial Congress. Plans call for a guard of honor to accompany the president during his stay, arranged by the public safety committee responsible for his safety.

Frank W. Crenshaw George W. Bodeker Birmingham James W. Reynolds New Orleans William H. Taylor Montgomery Frank D. Sanders Pensacola William A. Pinkerton Mobile Woodrow Wilson Southern Commercial Congress Alabama Recgeve Committee of Public Safety

Liverpool Cotton Spot Markets Show Dull Tone

Liverpool cotton prices ease with mixed futures and a 4,000 bale sales day. Middling fair at 7.57, good middling 7.29, middling 6.97, lower grades down, receipts 1,000 bales including 300 American. Futures close irregular with several near term spreads noted.

Liverpool

Memphis Market Spot Cotton Opens Steady at Mid Dling 12 3 8c

In Memphis Tennessee on August 30 spot cotton closed steady at mid dling 12 3 8 cents. Cotton seed oil products price checks show oil 7.55 cents per pound meal 31.50 to 382.00 dollars per ton linters 21 8 to 33 4 cents.

Memphis Tenn Baeis

Chicago cattle and sheep market report dull and uneven

Aug 30 market figures show large hog receipts at 15 000 with dull demand and wide price ranges. Cattle receipts 500 with mixed to heavy weights trading around 6.75 to 9.26 for Texas and beeves and cows 3.65 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 56 000 with slow trade and native lambs 6.85 to 8.10.

Chicago Texas

Farm and Dairy Prices and Market Notes

Kansas City reports dairy prices with butter at 27 cents firsts 26c seconds 25c packing 22c. Eggs and poultry prices listed for various items. Chicago notes cheese potatoes and poultry unchanged with 40 car potatoes received. New York markets show butter and eggs unchanged with thousands of cases received.

Kansas City Chicago New York

Wheat and grain prices in Chicago and Kansas City markets

Chicago and Kansas City market summaries show cash wheat and corn bids, with No. 2 red wheat around 88 1 8 to 89 1 2 cents in Chicago, No. 2 hard near 87 1 2 cents, and oats and barley quoted at varying levels. Kansas City reports September wheat about 85 3 8 cents and corn near 74 5 8 cents, plus cash bids for No. 2 hard and white wheat and assorted corn and oats quotes.

Kansas City

Grain Prices Reported From St Louis Market

In St Louis on August 30 cash grain quotes show No 2 red wheat at 89 92 1 2 cents, No 2 hard wheat at 85 1 2 to 90 cents. Corn No 2 at 74 1 2 to 74 3 4 cents, No 2 white at 75 cents, Larson 2 at 41 41 1 2 cents, No 2 white at 41 4 4 2 cents.

ST. Louis Larmer

Simmons Charged In Diamond Ring Theft Case

Sarah Simmons was arrested Saturday night on grand larceny charges. Minnie Simmons Cora Hill Lonny Vance and V Semansky are held as suspects. Detectives Boltz Berge Murphy and Lacey report a diamond ring valued at 300 dollars taken from C T Schley. Semansky had two rings at arrest, claimed as Simmons property. Recorder's court will hear the cases Monday morning.

Sarah Simmons Grandarceny Minnie Simmons Cora Hill Lonny Vance V. Semansky Boltz Berge Murphy and Lacey Simmons C. T. Schley Semansky Recorder’s Court

Turpentine and Rosin Receipts Reported in Savannah Market

TEIWIVd Savannah reports turpentine firm at 29 1-4 cents with 715 casks received and no sales. Rosin shows no sales but total receipts of 1,£38 barrels. Prices listed by brand range from 3.95 to 6.25 dollars, with various grades noted.

Naval Teiwivd Savannah

Tariff Bill Seen As Economic Reform By Clark

Champ Clark spoke in SKOKHEGAN Missouri praising a Democratic tariff bill and Glass Owen currency reform. He argued the tariff would reduce living costs and fund government with a fair income tax, and urged currency reform as a needed improvement to the national system.

Champ Clark Congress Byron

London Stock Market Quiet on Holiday Trading

London August 30 saw a small attendance on the stock exchange with holiday mood trading. Consols and gilt edged securities held firm while speculative issues were neglected. Mexican stocks slipped as dull American trading due to Wall Street holiday left prices 1-8 to 1-2 lower than yesterday's New York close.

London Stock Exchange Wall Street New York

Metals Market Quiet as Copper Holds Near $16.50

New York August 30 metals market shows quiet trading with Lake copper at 16.26 to 16.50 and electrolytic iron steady around 121 2, valued at 15.75. Market remains nominal with little price movement.

New York Lake

Maritime and River News From the Port

The Italian steamer chartered to Eide Steamship Co arrives to load cargo including 14 867 staves and cotton. The British schooner D Pickels sails for Havana and the M J Taylor for Progreso. Norwegian vessels Glance and Glitre sail or near port with lumber and pitch pine. The Sesna and Harald under charter to United Fruit sail or await arrivals with banana cargo and a voyage to Puerto Barrios.

Eide’ Steamship Company D. Pickels Weisner Havana Cuba M. J. Taylor Dakeshaw Progreso Mex Glance Amundsen Vesages Las Palmas Canary Islands Wang New Orleans United Fruit Cone Glitre Gunderson Buenos Aires J. J. Feore Sesna United Fruit Company Bocas del Toro Harald Puerto Barrios

Marine cargo exports and ship movements listed in transit report

A busy ledger lists ships and routes including Nor ships Pederson Cratheun and Morrell New Orleans, Br Forestmoor and Georgiana Roop, Am Oscar C Bluefields and Motley Banes, with exports to France Bordeaux and various ports. It records flour barrels lumber timber staves and gasoline shipments, plus cross ties and general merchandise across Caribbean and European trade lanes.

Br. Se Rosebank New Orleans France Nor Mercator Kaisen Puerto Cortez Hon Crathens Kross Montego Bay Forestmoor Metcalf Grimsby Eng Georgiana Roop Pit Man Gardenas Cuba Oscar C Newman Bluefields Nic Bre Motley Edwards Banes Grateus Am. Sch Oscar G Grmaby Cardenas Br. Sch Puerta Cortez Hon.—Per Nor. Ss. Mercator

The Best Pain Tiller Bucklen Amica Salve Claim

Bucklen Amica Salve is advertised to instantly relieve pain from cuts, bruises, sprains, burns and skin injuries. E E Chamberlain of Clinton Maine testifies it stops bleeding and pain on skin injuries and says the product is effective. The ad cites Van Antwerp Drug as seller and promotes the remedy for general skin wounds.

Bucklen E. E. Chamberlain Clinton, Me Uly van Antwerp

Speech Attacks Bankers and Calls for Democratic Support

A speaker denounces bankers as dishonest yet human, noting they pursue self interest sometimes beyond morals. He appeals to the audience to back a Democratic candidate in Washington, urging support for Wilson's administration and Congress.

Democratic Congress Wilson Washington

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