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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1917

Page

7

Cotton market sees modest rise then demand shifts

Moderate buying lifts New Orleans cotton prices early then traders realize sales, causing a softer finish. In New York, thin trade and Wall Street buying keep futures steadier then a late price drop behind lack of outside bullish interest. Spot cotton quiet with a modest decline.

Associated Press New Orleans New York New Yor Jan Wall Street Ieee Osees

Wall Street Advances and Setbacks in Short Session

Trading drifted in a thin session with many declines led by United States Steel and rail shares. The day closed irregularly after about 214000 shares changed hands while bonds stayed firm and several blue chips posted gains or unchanged figures.

New York Bethléhem Steel Lackawanna Steel Atlantié Gulf and West Indies United States United States Steel Allis-Chalmers American American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel, & Tel American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Mil Erie General Electric Great Northern Pfd Great Northern Ore Ctfs Illinois Central Inspiration Copper Int Merc Marine Prd International Nickel International Paper Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum National Lead New York Central N. Y N. H. & Hartford Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Rep Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Seaboard Air Line Ptd Sloss-Shef, Steel& Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Southern Railway Pfd Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United Fruit United States Rubber Smelting & Refining Utah Copper Virginia Carp.Chem Wabash Pfd. B Western, Union Westinghouse Electric

Chicago grain and hay prices in early January report

The report lists bids and closes for wheat corn oats rye and barley, with prices for various grades and hay types. It also shows pork lard and other commodity figures, along with open and close prices and futures notes for January and May contracts.

Associate Press Chicago

Livestock Market Reports From St. Louis Jan 13

Hogs receipts and a steady to higher market with lights at 45, 10.75. pigs to 10.00. heavy hogs 10.85 to 10.95. bulk 10.45. Cattle receipts 1,100 head steady. native beef steers 7.50 to 11.50. yearlings 8.50 to 11.50. cows 5.50 to 8.50. calves 6.00 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 250 head steady. lambs 8 to 15. yearlings 9 to 12.25.

ST. Lovuis Associated Press ST. Tue

Vessels Sail for Cuban Ports in Friday Freight Move

The line steamer Munsila and the schooner Florence Thurlow left Friday afternoon loaded with cargo bound for Cuban ports.

Munson Munsila Florence Thurlow Cuban

Two Vessels Set to Sail From Port Today

Two more ships were scheduled to depart, the Munson Line steamer Port Antonio chartered from United Fruit Co and the schooner Lizzie Dennison. Port Antonio carries freight to Cuban ports while Dennison carries lumber to Cuban ports.

Munson Line Port Antonio United Fruit Company Lizzie Dennison Dennison Cuban

Richards to Pensacola Sail to Load Cargo

The schooner Louis M Richards departed this morning from the port for Pensacola to load cargo and receive orders to proceed to a Florida port.

Richards Pensacola Louis M. Richards Florida

Kenwood Brings Asphalt to Pier 2

The schooner Kenwood arrived Friday afternoon and was moved this morning from the stream to Pier 2. It delivered a cargo of asphalt.

Kenwood

Minto Brings Oil Cargo In Tow From Port Arthur

The oil barge Minto arrived in port late Friday in tow of the tug BP. L. Russell. The Minto is a tank steamer bringing an oil cargo from Port Arthur.

Minto BP. L. Russell Port Arthur

Allies reply seen as big step toward peace

The Corriere d Italia calls the Allies note a clear statement of aims and sees it as a map of Europe drawn for justice not conquest. Tribuna adds the language signals certainty of victory and regards the note as a decisive peace gesture.

Rome Wilson Corriere d'Italia Tribuna Europe

Tennessee postmaster sets a recruiting mark

Washington January report shows Phillip E Saddler postmaster at Silver Point Tennessee secured six recruits for regular service in December from a town of 100. The record follows a prior Tennessee postmaster’s achievement and notes postmasters of second and third class serve as recruiting agents under the national defense act.

Washington Jan Phillip E. Saddler Silver Point Tenn Tennessee

Artillery Officers Face Probe Over Spread-Eagling Incident

New York January 13 Discharge papers were refused to Col George A Wingate in command of the Second Field Artillery Captain Wilbur T Wright and Lieutenant Frank A Spencer of Battery T as the regiment was mustered out while an investigation continues into the spread-ogling of a private on a gun carriage last Tuesday in the regimental armory.

New York George A. Wingate Second Field Artillery Wilbur T. Wright Frank A. Spencer

Kansas City Livestock Prices At Auction

Kansas City cattle and hog markets show receipts of 800 hogs and 200 cattle. Hogs command 10.40 to 10.75 for bulk, with heavy hogs at 10.70 to 10.80 and pigs 9.25 to 10.06. Prime fed steers reach 11.50, dressed beef steers 8.50 to 10.50, cows 5.25 to 9.00, calves 6.50, lambs 13.00 to 13.75, yearlings 11.50 to 12.25, wethers 9.50 to 10.25.

Kansas City

Cotton Seed Oil Prices Steady in New York Exchange

The Associated Press reports cotton seed oil futures held firm in New York on January 13. Spot values for January through August show slight fluctuations with closing bids near 12.12 to 12.20 per 100 pounds and total sales listed at 4,800 barrels.

Associated Press York Cotton Sar Sones

Turpentine and Rosin Market Report from Savannah

Turpentine shows no sales with receipts 120 and shipments 118 leaving stocks 22 421. Rosin remains firm with no sales, receipts 840 and shipments 118 leaving stocks 9 980. Quoted prices range from 6.26 to 7.25 for various grades.

Savannah

Clearing House Figures Rise in Reserve Excess

New York report shows clear ing house banks and trust companies hold 141 million 433 thousand 620 dollars in reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of 40 million 997 thousand 180 dollars over the prior week.

Clearing House Fiigures New York

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