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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
9
The Mobile market closed quiet and unchanged with no sales today after several quiet days. Exports for the day were 130 bales, compared to 6 bales last year, with receipts 96 to 7 this day and 1189 to 68 for the week.
New Orleans July 9 Cotton futures opened steady with gains of 1 to 7 points on good cables as weather remained cloudy and dry. Market bulletin notes rain needed in the belt, but fears of no rain in July and August capped larger advances before midday as European politics influenced short-term selling. Prices rose to 4 to 6 points over yesterday at noon and closed 6 to 10 points higher.
Wall Street reports Canadian Pacific led declines in early trading after rumors of a $60,000,000 stock issue. Union Pacific Reading Lehigh and Amalgamated mostly held, while heavy selling shifted toward Canadian Pacific. London sellers and Pittsburg liquidation weighed on the market as Bearish pressure grew.
New York cotton opened steady with 6 to 100 point dips on covering and modest foreign demand for early new crop. Liverpool spot sales reached 10,000 bales with 9,800 American, futures closing steady amid quiet activity and scattered buying from Southern and local sources.
The department of agriculture released the July 1 crop report at 2 15 p m detailing winter wheat 81 6 percent normal with 15 6 bushels per acre and 483 0 million bushels produced spring wheat 73 8 percent with 11 7 bushels per acre and 218 0 million bushels produced all wheat 78 6 percent with 14 1 bushels and 701 0 million bushels produced corn acreage 196 884 million with 86 9 percent and 27 8 bushels per acre yielding 2 971 0 million bushels. oats 76 3 percent with 26 9 bushels and 1 031 0 million bushels. remaining wheat on farms 35 515 million bushels.
New York reports butter gains with receipts of 13 988 pounds and creamery extras around 28 1 4. cheese remains steady with 7 217 boxes sold. Kansas City notes butter at 26 for creamery, eggs firm for firsts at 17 and seconds at 0 1 2, poultry prices advancing.
Apples per box eight dollars, Ganos and mete items priced two to two fifty. Oranges California Valencia four fifty to five dollars. Lemons per box extra fancy 360s seven sixty to eight dollars. Grapefruit per box assorted sizes, unavailable description.
A partly furnished four room house with bath at Zundel's Wharf offers $25.00 a month rent. Details focus on accessibility and price for prospective tenants.
Owner anxious to sell offers last price for a combined storefront and residence at the northeast corner of Canal and Franklin Streets. Premises suitable for business or rental income. Immediate possession possible.
Cash deal offers a four room house on a 50 by 200 foot lot in Oakdale. Buyer can pay $200 upfront with remaining balance on time and avoid rent. See the seller for details.
Desirable bungalow offered for $300 cash with $30 monthly balance. Owner currently staying on the premises and lists personal reasons for selling.
Special notice to owners who want to sell property advertising service promises to place placards in windows and attract buyers. Claims success with prior clients and asserts ability to sell transient and home buyers.
The Knights of Pythias building located at 158 St Francis Street is noted in the street directory. The entry records the address and building association without additional details.
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