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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
7
The report presents daily and weekly receipts exports and stock totals. It lists receipts this day and week, receipts since August 1, exports this day and since August 1, and stock for the day and period, with separate figures for U.S. ports and international trade. It also notes exports to Great Britain and to the Confederation with corresponding stock and totals.
New Orleans opening saw cotton prices slip as December shipments from American mills weigh on the market. Snow forecasts and cold weather across the cotton region dampened demand. Futures closed steady with declines of 60 to 67 points from the prior week, while spot activity remained quiet.
New York cotton traders see initial 8 to 12 point gains fade as December figures from the census bureau spark selling. May futures fall to 17.74, then rebound to end near 17.45 with spot cotton quiet and Middling Upland at 17.45.
Liverpool cotton market shows good middling at 11.11 and middling 10.95 with low middling 10.77. Sales total 8 000 bales with 800 for export speculation. receipts 12 000 bales. Futures list a downward drift from January February through December January ranges.
St Louis livestock market notes cattle and hog receipts with price ranges. Hog prices range around 10.45 to 10.85 for various classes. cattle bids show native beef steers 7.5 to 11.5, yearlings and calves listed. sheep receipts about 1,200 with lambs and yearlings also priced.
Ad for Exelente Medicine Co. promoting Exelente Quinine Pomade as a hair grower. Claims long straight hair after several uses. Price 25¢ by mail with stamps or coin. Agents wanted nationwide. Write for particulars from Atlanta Georgia.
A morning rally in United States Rubber and a dip in Central Leather set the tempo as most stocks held modest gains. Major advances included Steel and Reading with severalIndustrial leaders posting 1 to 2 point moves while United States Steel touched 113 and U S Rubber at 59 1 4 as market mood remained cautious through the early sessions.
Chicago markets report mixed commodity quotes on January 15 with wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, hay and provisions showing varying price levels. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat around 1.89 1 2, corn No 4 near 96 97 1 2, oats No 3 white about 56 3 4 to 57 1 2, pork around 29.50 and lard near 15.62.
The cotton seed market in New York ends the session upbeat with quotes around 12.20 for January and 12.24 for February and 12.16 for March. Trading activity totals 24.40 across contracts.
The Georgia market shows turpentine at 43 cents with 25 casks sold and 109 received, 218 shipped, and 22 312 casks in stock. Rosin shows no sales with 832 barks received, 3 7380 barrels shipped, and 7 32 barrels on hand. Quotations include DE 142, Hand 1 6.32 1 2, K 6.5, M 6.70, N 6.95, WG 7.00, WW 126.
The schooner Lizzie Dennison sailed Sunday morning with a cargo of lumber bound for Cuban ports. The Tarpon of the Pensacola St Andrews Bay Line arrived on schedule, discharged cargo, and prepared for the return voyage.
The Norwegian steamer Fort Gaines is due in port today to Orr Laubenheim Co from Livingston with a cargo of 20,000 banana bunches.
The schooners Sullivan Lanwin and Margaret B Roper anchored in the harbor in the afternoon and will load cargoes here. They are light and will shift to loading berths during the day.
The government lighthouse tender Sunflower arrived this morning for supplies and will depart within a few days. The tug Marion of Mobile Tow ing & Wrecking Co fleet, after being in Gulf Dry Docks, was launched Saturday and is back in commission for harbor towing. Notices announce buoy relocations in Mobile Bay and gulf waters by B B Berry inspector eighth lighthouse district. A lantern light post No 6, destroyed by fire January 9, will be replaced soon. In Paris the Vardar positions endure bombardment amid bad weather hindering operations according to the war office.
White Hubert Blacksher and Frances E Hirshberg were issued a marriage license along with Emmet Dukes and Cora Smith, Willie L Jones and Aurchva Chromitz in the colored section.
The article describes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, noting that over 350 000 pounds of herbs are used annually. It explains herb gathering at peak season, strict cleanliness, perfect percolation, sterilized utensils, and pasteurization before bottling. The combination of herbs and careful preparation is credited for the medicine's fame and use in female treatment.
An old advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment eases cramps and soreness after colds or grippe, roasts rheumatism lumbago strains and sprains, and penetrates the skin without rubbing. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at all druggists.
Large manufacturing concern seeks top mechanics for boring mills lathes planers and assemblers. Positions offer steady eight hour days and up to five percent raise after short training. Physicals at employment office. Apply in person or contact the Employment Office THE GOODBO TIRE & RUBBER Co Akron.
A garbled OCR passage shows names such as D. P. Bestor Jr and Louis Forch in what appears to be a corporate or financial report. It references capital stock, surplus and undivided profits, bills payable, rediscounts and deposits, with multiple names and roles including presidents and vice presidents, but the text is fragmentary and unreadable in places.
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