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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
8
Cotton in fair demand with prices steady. American middling 7.31, good middling 6.9, middling 0.7, low middling 6.5, good ordinary 6.05, ordinary 5.1. Dales 9,000 bales with 7,300 American and 2,000 for speculation and export. Receipts 2,000 bales including 800 American. Futures closed steady.
Money on call nominal with no loans. Time loans steady at 60 days 4 4 1 2 percent, 90 days 5 percent, six months 6 6 1 4 percent. Sterling exchange firm in bankers' bills at 4.83.10 for 60 day bills and 4.86.60 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Bar silver 59 18c. Mexican dollars 47c. Government bonds heavy, railroad bonds steady.
Naval Stores in Savannah Georgia report shows Turpentine firm 351 2c with sales 763 casks receipts 1386 casks shipments 11 stock 27837. Rosin firm sales 979 receipts 3376 shipments 71 stock 153173. Quotations list B through K and WG WW price ranges from 3.90 to 6.35 per barrel.
Chicago notes butter unchanged with receipts totaling 13 550 cases and potatoes at stable receipts 50 cars. New York reports butter and cheese steady with 9 451 tubs and 2 880 boxes, no exports. Kansas City lists varied butter firsts 26 seconds 24 packing 2012 and eggs firsts 16 seconds 10, poultry figures for hens roosters ducks and broilers.
New York state clearing house banks and trust companies report reserves of 20,272,200 dollars above legal requirements for the week, up 857,400 from last week. Other Greater New York banks not in the clearing house reported loans at 548,740,800 dollars, down 1,779,400, with specie 65,421,400 dollars, down 79,000, legal tenders 7,593,500 dollars, down 159,500 and total deposits 623,644,500 dollars, down 2,875,000.
Mobile Bond List reports futures for coffee remaining steady with September at 9.09 and March at 9.50 as of the latest listing.
New York July 19. Desultory profit taking pulled prices down about a half to one point led by Canadian Pacific Amalgamated Copper and Union Pacific. United States Steel traded actively and declined. Government securities fell amid banking and currency bill questions. Cuba pact with local bankers announced to finance short term notes up to 20 million. Week end statistics showed generally encouraging business.
Dee Walsh shortstop with the Mobile club last season is signed by Manager Elberfeld of the Chattanooga club and will report in Memphis today. An extensive shakeup is planned for the Chattanooga team as Walsh previously played for the St. Louis Browns and had a stint with Indianapolis before returning to Stovall.
St Louis July 19 Manager Griffith of the Washington Americans sent star pitchers Johnson and Boehling to Chicago to rest before the series with the White Sox opening Sunday. Washington remains confident of overtaking Cleveland before ending the present trip with strong pennant aspirations.
Nap Rucker, Brooklyn left handed pitcher, has a light neuritis affecting his throwing arm. He has left games early after only a few innings in several recent appearances, and his condition may keep him from action for a few days.
The Paris club catcher Moore has been purchased by the local American Association team in Kansas City Missouri. He is expected to report here tomorrow for the new season with the Texas league connection noted.
An ornate mobile advertisement proclaims the "Just a Little Different Studio" at 165 Dauphin Street run by Boyle. It boasts an elaborate portrait production and an illuminated nightly display to attract customers.
July reporting from Chicago notes export takings of wheat at seaboards were large, with Atlantic and Gulf markets the strongest of the week. Canadian crop reports and U.S. receipts indicate bullish northern conditions but cash corn and oats show weakness. July pork and nearby lard futures hold, while overall provisions market shows steady to firm tones amid mixed cash trade and ongoing merchandising expectations.
Mrs Hannah Johnson aged 79 a native of Ireland died late Saturday at her home Delaware Street after a long illness She had lived in the city for sixty years and is survived by a number of relatives
Mrs Mary FE Anderson aged 29 from Mobile County wife of O L Anderson died Saturday afternoon at 6 at the family home on Dog River and Bay Front road after several weeks illness. Survived by her husband two children and her parents Mr and Mrs W R Jackson with other relatives.
Anderson Mary E wife of O L Anderson died Saturday July 19 at 6 p m in her twenty nineth year of age funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Cash grain and market quotes from Chicago Kansas City and St Louis listing wheat and corn prices for No 2 red hard and white varieties, No 2 mixed and oats No 2 white with several bid ranges and July futures levels across the three cities. Prices include lead and spelter in St Louis and poultry and egg cash figures in the same markets.
Big values and smart prices headline the sale now underway at L. H. Meyer & Sons. Customers are invited to take advantage of discounts across menswear and home goods as the store promotes clearance pricing.
The author argues for eliminating disease sources in flocks by quarantining sick birds, screening coops with mosquito netting, and cautious disinfection. Advice covers water treatment, avoiding overuse of disinfectants, burning or burying dead birds, and practical egg production during meat shortages. Also notes social topics and humor about poultry care and local life.
Mobile hosts a striking display titled Boyle's transparent portrait presented by Boyle's Studio. From seven to twelve PM locals and leaders in portraiture attend the event showcasing innovative illumination and artistic technique.
Orange Texas July 19 prospects for a bumper era for yellow pine manufacturers rise as building activity grows in the interior. Mills check stock while prices slow demand. East road orders for lawn cross ties and car building material come in, exports to Mexico and the Americas keep old contracts, though Orient and European tensions dampen export demand.
The Seymour Club of the fourteenth assembly district approved resolutions thanking President Wilson for prompt action in averting a railroad strike and calamitous disruption. John McKeon introduced the measure. speeches by McKeon, President Tully, and Counselo ra Rosenson followed. The group plans to unseat State Senator Daniel Carroll as district Democratic leader.
International News Service reports in Lawrence Massachusetts that the coroner's jury found negligence by public property superintendent John O Battershill caused the June 30 bathhouse accident in which 11 boys drowned. Judge Mahoney called the connecting walk unsafe.
Jefferson City Missouri July 19 Governor Major announced he had been advised fire insurance companies intend to resume business in Missouri around August 1. The statement signals a possible recovery of the insurance market after a pause.
Bert Hoffman president of the Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company drowned while swimming in Lee's creek near Dora Ark today during the extreme heat. The incident occurred in Fort Smith at mid July.
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