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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
7
Liverpool notes spot cotton steady with good middling at 5.28 and middling 4.98. Sales reach 5,000 bales with 400 speculative/export and 9,400 receipts. Futures hold steady across May-June 4.81, July-August 4.88, October-November 4.98, and January-February 5.02.
Naval Stores Today from Savannah on January 27 shows turpentine at 42 cents with receipts 179 casks and rosin dull with receipts 1,490 barrels. Prices listed include B D B at 3.20, F H at 3.25, K 60 at 5.25, N 5.30, WG 5.70.
Receipts for the week total 4907 with daily receipts 469 and cumulative receipts since August 1 reaching 109829. Exports for today 7 278 and since August 1 about 4874. Stock levels listed as 62030. Data reflect Mobile Cotton records showing activity and stock movement.
U S ports receipts for five days 306971 this year 208585 last year. Exports to G Britain 77320 this year 85530 last year. Exports to Continent 111812 this year 110494 last year. Stock this day 2038838 this year 1100106 last year. U S port receipts since Aug 1 6801969 this year 8185717 last year.
The New York cotton market opened quietly with prices down several points then steadied near yesterday's close. Spot activity remained light as May futures saw buying on a rally while local selling and weak Liverpool demand kept downside pressure. Middling uplands traded around 8.50 cents with about 400 bales sold.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a rapid cure for nasal congestion, head colds, and catarrh. It promises instant relief, calmer air passages, and a quieter night, claiming the small bottle suffices to end misery and cure related sore throat and discharge.
The Crowns beat the Emeralds 31 to 11 in a YMCA game with Crawford and Fink Bohner leading for Crowns and Emeralds players like Martin and Murphy finding scoring moments. Next week Emeralds meet Empires while Royals face Crowns in a double header.
United States Steel dividend changes unsettled the market on opening. Steel fell from 51 1 2 to 48 with light trading, preferred stock dropped 4 1 4 points, and losses spread to Reading, Canadian Pacific, and trans-continentals. London Americans range higher, but Steel remained heavy. Circuit and Law and Equity Courts report several judgments and upcoming cases, including Meinhardt versus Leather t and Lavinghouse versus Mobile Brewery.
A reader notes a homemade hair darkening method using a basic mixture. The instructions describe applying the solution to cover gray strands and restore a natural color, with common tips and caution about messiness.
The New Orleans cotton market shows a drop of 4 to 6 points amid bearish dividend news from a large corporation. Spot middling at 8 1/8 cents with 1,100 bales sold and 860 bales to arrive. futures listed for March May July and December with mixed quotes. Also includes health remedies, probate notices from Mobile County Alabama and chancery notices involving Deakle and related parties.
In Mobile Chancery 1916 order states Judge Shamburger age over 21 non resident of Alabama with presumed address in New Orleans. He must answer by Feb 23 1916 or bill may be confessed. notice to publish weekly for four weeks in Mobile publications. Also includes Commissioner sale notice for real estate in Mount Gulf area February 15 1915 details unclear due to OCR.
Advertises Moose Auditorium rental with large floor space and reasonable rates. Provides contact names and phone numbers, and notes cleaning and maintenance, plus several garbled lines about local notices and legislative actions.
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