Sixth Cotton Ginning Report Shows Early Season Output
The Census Bureau reports as of December 1 1918 about 12.081 million bales of cotton ginned, 83.2 percent of the crop, with Sea Island and round bales totals and state breakdowns for Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and others, plus the next report date December 20.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Sea Island
FNS Besses
Eas
ICS Aewok
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
RTM
Aden
For Sale Attractive Cottage at Broad and Elmira Streets
Describes a five room cottage with large lot on Broad and Elmira Streets. features include wide hall high ceilings pantry bath china closet and a 67 feet front. price 4250 with cash options and balance terms. mentions unimproved property in lieu of cash and lists Groom & Sutton or J. E. McHugh Boerne Texas for inquiries.
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N. W. Broad and
Elmira Sts
Groom & Sutton
ST. Francis ST
J. E. McHugh
Boerne
Texas
House lobby panel approves revised McDermott findings
The house lobby committee finished its work and passed the revised conclusions on testimony about Representative McDermott of Illinois and other leaders. The bipartisan report says McDermott engaged in conduct improprieties but does not include recommendations. Rep. McDonald of Michigan completed a report agreeing with the facts while proposing lobbying legislation. The panel will present the report to the house.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
House Lobby Committee
Representative McDermott
Illinois
House
McDermott
McDonald
Michigan
Railroad Timetable Fragments Across Lines and Cities
A collection of rail schedule fragments lists departures and arrivals for lines including Ohio Mississippi Texas Ex, St Louis Cincinnati Limited, Mobile routes, Birmingham to Cincinnati to Mobile, and Southern railways with times such as 6.30 pm 16.20 am and 9.15 am daily except Sunday. It mentions Louisville and Nashville connections linking New Orleans Mobile and Chicago with various train numbers and service notes.
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Noa Ees Asserss
Ohio Railroad
Miss. & Texas
St. L.-Cin-Chi. Ltd
Mobile& Ee A
Bhm.-Cin.-N
Mobile & Say Sho
Sas
Fire damages dwelling on East Claiborne street
A one story frame house on East Claiborne street three blocks south of Morgan was damaged by fire started at 11 05 Monday from sparks. Louise Waterman Carpenter longtime DAR member and Roger Williams descendant celebrated her 107th birthday in Worcester Massachusetts with gifts and messages. An almanac printed in Newport in 1738 sold for 625 dollars in Boston.
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East Claiborne Street
Morgan
Louise Waterman Carpenter
Roger Williams
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Worcester
Mass
Newport
B.1
Boston
Maratine Matters and River News Highlights Busy Sunday
Monday on the water front was quiet after Sundays rush. Various ships including the Oscar G and Sylibia C Hall sailed with lumber pitch pine and general merchandise. Notable arrivals included the Comal, Vijell, and Bertha with cargoes for Cuban ports and Panama canal work.
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Oscar G
Owen Master
Bluefields
Nic
Pieroma
Advance
Cernicalo
Tarpon
Mobile Bar
Sylibia C. Hall
Sprague
Gibaram, Co
Comal
Mallory Steamship Line
New York
Vijell
Johanessen
Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Line
Puerto
Cortez
Hon
J. T. McCabe
Anna- Marie D'Abunde
Scott
Bocas del Toro
Pan
Bertha
Meyer
Matanzas
Cuba
Munson
Cuban
Ninian
Williams
Port Arthur
Tex
Liverpool
Eng
Fort Arthur
Fjell
Puerto Cortez
C. D. Pickles
Mark Pendleton
Cottonfield
Harrison T Beacham
Isabella de Sague
Mountby
Munsor Steamship Line
Cristobal
C. Z
Panama Canal
Ada F. Brown
Wallace
Galveston
John Quill
Alma
Demopolis
Selma
Eason
Railway conductor in Jackson Finds odd ten dollar bill
W. M. Crawford a railway conductor in Jackson Georgia received a ten dollar bill offered as fare. The bill dates from November 10 with a curious origin noted in the fragment.
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W. M. Crawford
Jackson, Ga
Market Quiet at Mobile with Cotton Prices and Receipts
Cotton market at Mobile shows quiet sessions with bales sold and price quotes for grades Good ordinary through Good middling. Receipts for the day reach 4606 bales, with week and season totals reported. U S ports receipts and exports to Britain and the Continent are detailed, along with stock levels and last year comparisons.
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United
U. S
Britain
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Lower On Dec 1 Ginnings
New Orleans cotton futures opened weaker after the census bureau reported 12,081,000 bales ginned through December 1. Prices firmed from early declines but closed the morning 2 to 3 points below Saturday, with spot cotton steady at 133 16.
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New Orleans
New
Neway
Census Bureau
Georgia
Texas
New York Cotton Market Sees Mixed Trading Amid Liquidity Pressure
The New York cotton market opened steady then weakened as heavy liquidation hit active months. Spot cotton stayed quiet while prices moved narrowly, with buying by spinners suspected. Futures closed steady with small declines from Saturday’s close and various months trading around 12.7 to 13.0 cents per pound.
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New York
Gulf
Usbir SS Ccs Cwkesek Vkane
Scene Reaper Sie
Sceee
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Trade in Early December
Liverpool notice shows steady prices across grades with 15 000 bales sold including 16 900 bales from America and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 9 000 bales with 2 000 American. futures closed quiet with multiple forward month figures listed.
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Liverpool
Cotton Receipts Totals From Multiple Rail Lines and Steamers
Shipping totals show 1 939 bales by rail and export, 459 on Mobile and Ohio, 1 715 on Steamer John Quill, 270 on other vessels. Companies listed include Farmers' Commission Company and Bevill-Phillips with several agents such as Baker-Lyons and Touart and Quinn.
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Cotton Receipts Southern Railway
Baker-Lyons
Farmers’ Commission Company
Jank M. Ladd
Touart and Quinn
Davis, Wilson, Gaillard
Bevill-Phillips
Blacksher
Total
Mobile and Montgomery Railroad
Bevill- Phillips
Elmore-Grame Company
James MacDonnel
Jones
Turpentine and rosin market report from Savannah GA
Naval Stores report from Savannah shows Turpentine firm at 43 and sales 80 with receipts of 773 casks. Rosin firm reports no sales and receipts of 2 172 bbls. Quotes list grades B D EB and other codes with prices around 3.60 and 4.50 and totals 910 75 and 93 621 3.
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Savannah
New York Stocks Open Sharply Higher on Cheering Money Market
Active bidding sent prices up at the open with Canadian Pacific up 2 1 4 and Union Pacific 1 1 2. Reading, Steel, Amalgamated and Can pac edged higher while New Haven slipped 1 1 4. Market later steadied near a new high level on improved sentiment and easing money rates.
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New York
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading, Steel
Amalgamated
Can
New Haven
Amalgamated Copper
American Beet Sugar
American Cotton
American Smelting & Bef'ng
American Sugar Refining
American Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadia Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
Chicago, Mil, & St. Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rilo Grande
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Money Market Rates and Bond Outlook
Money Market NEW YORK DEC 8 Call money 4 1 2 6 per cent ruling 5 1 2 6 per cent. Time loans easy sixty days 6 1 2 per cent ninety days 5 1 4 six months 4 3 4 5 per cent. Mercantile paper 6 1 2 6 per cent. Sterling exchange ready sixty days 4 8 1 16 demand 4 8 5 4 5. Commercial bills 4 8 0 1 2. Bar silver 58 1 2 Mexican dollars 45 1 2. Government bonds firm, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Weather map shows high pressure across much of U S
A large high barometer area dominates the central and western United States from the Pacific to the Alleghenies bringing fair but cold conditions. A distinct low pressure system over New England brings rain and snow with strong winds along the coast. Temperatures drop to freezing at Mobile tonight and Tuesday.
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Nebraska
United States
Pacific Coast
Allegheny Mountains
San Antonio
Texas
New England States
New York City
Hatteras
N. C
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Inferior Court Fines Noted For Various Offenses
William Washington fined 10 dollars for hunting on Abe Parker lands without a permit. Eben Brown penalized 1 dollar or ten days for striking Alfred Brown with a brick. Jake Ray fined 25 dollars or twenty days for betting Mary Johnson badly. Robert Jenkins ToNn cited on gaming charge.
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William Washington
Abe Parker
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Eben Brown
Alfred Brown
Jake Ray
Mary Johnson
Willie Williams
Ie. Jenkins
Robert Ee Re ToNn
Grain and Provisions Rates From Chicago and Elgin
Chicago market notes show cash grain quotes for No. 2 red and other classes with bid ranges and new crop prices. Oats, timothy, clover, pork, lard, and rib prices appear in the mixed market report. Elgin dairy market reports butter at 88 cents with a steady tone.
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Chicago
St Louis Grain Market Report Dec 8 1899
Wheat futures close at 89 1 4 for December and 92 5 8 for May. Corn futures at 71 7 8 for December and 72 3 8 for May. Oats at 41 for December and 43 3 4 for May. Market activity centered in St Louis grain exchange.
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St. Louis
Pleads Guilty of Theft from Laundry
Edward Sweeney indicted for embezzling 300 dollars from Imperial Sanitary Laundry pleaded guilty to petit larceny under 25 dollars in city court and awaits sentence. Frank Miller found not guilty of concealing stolen property. Haywood McCormick not guilty after showing good character. August Smith pleads to abusive language and is remanded. George case reset for December 3.
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Edward Sweeney
Imperial Sanitary Laundry
Frank Miller
Haywood McCormick
August Smith
George
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