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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1914
Page
9
Market steadiness noted with cotton grades Good Ordinary to Good Middling quoted. Daily receipts 1,487 bale and 1,034 exported to US ports. year totals show 341,373 received since Sept. 1 and 298,441 exported. stock at 51,011 on hand and 1,186,729 at U S ports.
New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad-Export comp lists 393 bales. Mobile and Montgomery Railroad Train No 130 Baker Lyons 8 Touart Quinn 6 Bashinsky 7 Weil Bros 5 export comp 395 total 421 bales. Mobile and Ohio Railroad R P Pope 5 export 178 export comp 476 total 659 bales. Steamer Alma Gainesville Bevill Phillips 4 Davis Wilson Gaillard 2 Baker Lyons 2 Touart Quinn 1 total 9 bales.
The New Orleans market opened with covering of short interests as stronger overseas cables lifted prices 7 to 11 points. Early trading saw active contracts rise about 11 points on fresh long buying amid expectations of a reaction. Futures closed steady to unchanged, with values around February 12.31, March 12.33, May 12.40, October 11.52 to 12.49.
Better cables and profit taking kept the market steadier after yesterday’s sharp break. Opening prices rose 8 to 13 points, active months up 11 to 18 early. liquidation continued, jobbers report active week ahead as cotton futures end steady.
Special to The Item. Montgomery Alabama February 10 For inefficiency shown at annual inspection last Thursday the infantry company of the First regiment at Headland was dismissed from the service by General Sculley.
In the matter of Samuel E Kostmayer of Mobile, bankrupt. On February 7 1914 he was adjudicated a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held at Mobile on February 21 1914 at 2 oclock p m to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business.
New York stock prices open February 10 display overall weakness with declines in Denver and Rio Grande Rock Island and several rail and commodity shares. Some rallies occur later but fail to gain ground as weak low priced issues dampen sentiment amid broad losses and selective gains.
Feel miserable out of sorts and in back pain. Electric Bitters advertised as a guaranteed liver and kidney remedy with a money back offer. It claims to cured Robert Madsen of virulent trouble after eight months and four doctors failed, urging readers to keep a bottle for liver and kidney complaints. Price 50c and $1.00 from H E Bucklen & Co.
Cash grain and provisions quotes from Chicago and St Louis show wheat No 2 red 94 to 95 cents No 2 hard 90 to 92 and a half cents No 2 Northern 91 to 92 and a quarter cents No 2 spring 91 to 92 cents oats No 2 white 40 to 41 cents hay Timothy 3.75 to 6.35 Clover 12.00 to 14.50 pork 21.87 and a half lard 10.77 and a half ribs 11.12 to 11.62 and a half.
Mrs Julia Butt Stewart wife of William 8 Stewart Sr died Tuesday noon at her home after long illness. Daughter of Cary W Butt and Anna Herd Butt she is survived by her husband a son W 8 Stewart Jr and a daughter Mrs T O Young.
A fragmented timetable lists southbound and eastbound connections among lines including Mobile, Chicago, Nashville, New Orleans, and Cin Ltd. It notes arrival and departure times, limited Sunday service, and various through services like Coast Accommodation and Mail Ex. The garbled OCR shows multiple station pairs and class codes with approximate times throughout a travel day.
The Spanish steamer FP Asternar arrived at the tie station after passing Sand Key on January 22 and will moor with the Lapwing Tug Company assisting. The Norwegian steamer Monsen, under United Fruit charter, arrived from Uula with 000 bunches of bananas. Fort Gaines from Port Limon with 12 800 bananas. American steamer Comal sailing with cargo. British Crown of with lumber sailing to Liverpool. Mercator under Hubbard Zea charter sailing for Puerto Cortez with merchandise and cross ties.
Old Standard general tonic Groves Tasteless Tonic advertised to drive out malaria and build up the system. Described as a true tonic and appetizer for adults and wives.
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