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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1913
Page
10
Market activity shows shorts covering as 121,600 certificated cotton stocks and 92,448 bales trade amid a May turning point. Reports claim Patten to plead guilty in the cotton corner case while a big buyer transferred 200,000 bales. Orleans notes light spot demand with no pressure. bull support uncertain.
A fragmented record lists bale tallies tied to several Alabama cities including Mobile Selma and Gaillard with totals per party such as 16 bales and 19 bales. It names firms like Touart and Quinn and committees like Davis Wilson Gaillard and Bevill with various small allocations and totals.
A poultryman notes chickens moping wheezing and sneezing and recommends Monkey’s Roup Remedy feed by Dave Bauer of Dauphin and Conception.
In Mobile county the market presents a lively scene with vegetables on display and seafood supplies, including shrimp and large red fish. Butter sales average 500 to 600 dollars daily while cabbage shipments rise and flour remains a top wholesale item. Weather outlook hints at brief cold spell ahead.
Sterling at 4.82 percent, New York Light 75 cents discount, New Orleans Light par. Ocean freights show Liverpool 48 cents, Havre 56 cents, Bremen 5.60 dollars, Manchester 48 cents.
The stock list includes Amalgamated Copper 711 4, American Beet Sugar 36 1 4, American Cotton Oil 49 3 4, American Smelt Ref 713 8, American Sugar Refining 116 1 4, American Tel Tel 132, Anaconda Mining 36 3 4, Atchison 103, Atlantic Coast Line 129, Baltimore & Ohio 101 1 4, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 895 8, Canadian Pacific 236, Chesapeake & Ohio 763 4, Chicago Northwestern 1357 8, Chicago Mil St Paul 1101 8, Colorado Fuel Iron 37, Colorado Southern 29 bid, Delaware & Hudson 162 bid, Denver Rio Grande 203 4 bid, Erie 303 8, General Electric 401 4, Great Northern pid 128 1 2, Great Northern Ore ctfs 375 8, Illinois Central 1247 8, Interborough Met 181 4, Interborough Met pid 621 2, International Harvester 1117 8, Louisville Nashville 137, Missouri Pacific 401 2, Missouri Kans Tex 261 2 bid, Lehigh Valley 159 7 8, National Lead 51 3 4 bid, New York Central 106 1 4, Norfolk Western 105 1 4, Northern Pacific 118 5 8, Pennsylvania 119 1 4, Peoples Gas 112, Pullman Palace Car 160, Reading 162 1 4, Rock Island Co 22 5 8, Rock Island Co pid 39 1 4, Southern Pacific 102 5 8.
Funeral notice says Ferdinand Hall died February 11 1913 at 9 30 am. Friends asked to attend from 155 N Lawrence street tomorrow afternoon at 3 00 from Government Street Methodist church at 3 30. Interment Magnolia Cemetery.
The board discussed acquiring island property for a sand island dock complex with estimates ranging from 300 000 to 500 000 dollars. Residents debated public funding versus private negotiation as commissioners approved bills and postponed actions on tree cutting penalties and restaurant license caps.
Joel Eugene Sumrall 24 of this city died Sunday at 3 45 p m at his home on Bay avenue and Kelly street after a prolonged illness. He was a shipping clerk for Dure Company and leaves parents Mrs and Mrs N M Sumrall four sisters one brother and others. He was a member of Oakdale Baptist church. Burial of Joseph P Smith of Whistler held Sunday at 3 00 p m from his home with Local No 222 Carmen members and Rev Dolphy officiating. He rests in Whistler cemetery amid floral tributes. pallbearers were six Carmen members.
The funeral for Thomas W. McGinnis was held Sunday at 2 PM from his home 507 North Franklin and at 2:30 PM from St. Patrick's Church. Rev. Father Henry officiated. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery with pallbearers James Pratt John Boltz William J. McGrath John J. Dickens John F. Mallon Henry McHugh P. W. Kelly and Thomas F. Tyrrell.
Grace E. McCully Sprouse a Knoxville native dies Monday morning at her home 105 Madison Street after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband a young child her parents Mr and Mrs J W McCully a sister Miss Jessie McCully and brothers Walter and Cecil McCully along with other relatives.
Ferdinand Ha Hau a native of Baden and carriage builder in Mobile died Tuesday at 9 30 A M at his home 1655 North Lawrence street after a long illness He came to Mobile in 1864 and had resided here continually Surviving him are two daughters Miss Adele and E K Hall and other relatives
A southbound train of the Mobile and Ohio Railway is involved in a wreck near Tupelo. Details on injuries or cause are not clear in the fragment. Local authorities are assessing the scene and coordinating with railroad officials.
The City of Mobile adopts an ordinance to issue one hundred thousand dollars in sewer bonds to extend the sanitary sewer system. The bonds bear five percent interest, payable semiannually, dated November 1, 1912, and secured by the city’s faith and tax powers. Sections authorize bond numbering, signing officers, and enforcement with adoption on February 11, 1913.
A woman will bear the discomfort of dyspepsia with fortitude as long as it isn t the kind that makes her nose red. A dead beat could gain friends by dedicating his energies to the loan shark.
The Paris Medicine Co claims Grove's Sanare Cutis will cure any eczema case in 10 to 30 days or they will refund the purchase price. The product is advertised as clean and non staining and is available via mail order from St. Louis.
Timber and lands advertised for sale or settlement under colonial-era policies. Locations include Ballstown and Francia with contact via local agents and a St Ball exchange. Prospective buyers urged to inquire about terms, titles, and settlement opportunities.
Weather advisory urges protection against 12 degree cold for 36 hour shipments moving north, with exposure to 30 degree west and 38 degree east routes. Cargo handlers prepare insulation and monitoring as transport managers weigh seasonal risks.
A heavy fog on the bay and river kept harbor movements impracticable Tuesday morning. Several vessels were ready to sail but delayed down the channel. The British schooner Collector, 99 tons, from Barbados, arrived Monday night. Upcoming arrivals include the Norwegian steamship Viator from Puerto Cortez and multiple freighters bound for Antwerp, Montevideo, New York, and West Africa with cargoes of lumber, cotton, flour, and bananas.
A cold air mass centered over Montana extends across the nation west of the Mississippi. Temperatures dip below zero in the north and stay freezing to Oklahoma, with rain and precipitation along the western gulf coast and Mississippi valley. A low pressure system near the lake region brings precipitation east of the Mississippi while the upper Ohio valley trends warmer, with above freezing temps to western New York. Rain possible for Mobile tonight, fair weather likely Wednesday as high pressure lowers temperatures. Albert Ashenberger, Local Forecaster.
The Turner-1lart well docks transfer cargo to Pier 3 and Mobile and Ohio docks. The German bark Pamelia, Haig master, is due from Victoria Brazil after sailing December 29. The Norwegian bark Gudrum, Skaar master, is listed as homeward bound, having sailed January 25 from Montevideo.
A promoter dons a fur lined overcoat as the focal figure in a sharp play on trust. The piece contrasts his stylish exterior with the hollow schemes he pushes, warning readers about gullibility and hollow rhetoric.
A promotion asserts the common cold hides greater danger than minor ailments and urges taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief. It notes the remedy is for sale by all dealers and emphasizes its reliability.
The note announces a cash bargain day at Wein Acker's on Wednesday February 12. It highlights a special shopping event with discount offers available to customers on that date.
A short note announces cash bargain day at Weinackers on Wednesday February 12. The item prompts shoppers to visit for special prices and deals.
Officers aboard the Norwegian steamship Fjell of the Hubbard Zemurray line report a boiler tube explosion near Cozumel Island in the Yucatan channel. No injuries occurred as repairs were made over fifteen hours while the vessel hove to, then resumed its voyage to Mobile with the banana cargo in perfect condition.
A testimonial from J. R. Wells of Floydada Texas praises Dr King's New Discovery for relief from a severe cough and cold. He reports gaining 15 pounds after using the medicine and notes a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Purchases urged at all druggists.
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