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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
9
Delayed or irregular use of Triumph Pills? Dependable relief and particulars free from the Wral Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Mail date May 13.
The officers and members are requested to attend the regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, July 23, at 7 30 o clock at the Y M B A Hall at Dauphin and Jackson streets. By order of A J Leibert and S B Pickier President Recording Secretary.
Montgomery July 22 The Macchu River Lumber Company has incorporated in Alabama with a subscribed capital of 50000 dollars to engage in general saw mill business at Brewton. Incorporators are listed in the filing.
The Mobile market closed quiet and unchanged with no sales recorded for several days. Exports for the day totaled 116 bales, up from 18 bales a year ago, per Mobile Official Report, alongside current prices for various grains and feeds.
July cotton collapsed in the New Orleans market with heavy long-contractor liquidation. Prices fell to 11.92, about 46 points under yesterday, a net loss exceeding $2 per bale. July contracts saw no demand and brokers moved cases after successive 8 point drops. new crop months declined 8 to 9 points.
An itemized list of various Alabama and regional bonds with issued amounts, interest rates, and maturities. Notable entries include Mobile bonds, Mobile County five per cent issues, city improvement bonds, St. Louis and Cairo gold four per cents, Gulf Coast Gas six per cent bonds, and Mobile Street Railway notes among others.
The market opened with activity but price changes were nominal except for Missouri Pacific Baltimore and Ohio and several specialties. Led by Steel and Reading, trading was heavy yet suggested continued professional activity with noted declines in New Haven convertibles and Wells Fargo. Independent steel stocks, especially Republic Steel, posted gains on a strong semi annual profit report amid broader losses in government issues. London prices rose but London quotes were received with caution.
Chicago Wheat eases after large receipts. September trades around 871-8 to 873-8 cents with minor changes. Corn shows firmness on rain absence but slips as selling emerges. oats weaken and provisions fall with pork at 21.50, lard near 11.82, ribs around 11.87.
A stock list shows prices on numerous issues led by American Sugar Refining at 111 1 2 and United States Steel at 57. Other notable quotes include Chesapeake and Ohio 54 1 4, Northern Pacific 108 1 2, New York Central 98 1 4, Reading 160 6 8, Pullman Palace Car 153, and Great Northern pfd 124 1 8.
A framed notice directs readers to find Madam Pauline a clairvoyant palmist and astrologer. The instruction gives Spring Hill Crichton area directions to a house sign marked Madam Pauline near Burton Avenue after exiting the Crichton post office.
The Pratt Consolidated Coal Company introduces an automatic coal barge ready for service Tuesday afternoon at Pier 4. The system coals ships at up to two thousand tons per hour and can handle any vessel size from tugs to liners in Southern waters.
London July 22 notes limited stock exchange activity but a cheerful tone on near east peace prospects. Nicaraguan bonds advance a full point as investors weigh early settlement hopes.
Cotton futures opened steady slipping 2 to 4 points on unsatisfactory cables and rain in the eastern belt. After the call, declines narrowed but futures traded lower with July down 7 points at noon. The forecast for fair western weather and showery eastern conditions spurred late buying while new crop months showed strength amid weather distress in Texas and Oklahoma.
New York July cotton opened with gains of 2 to 5 points on stronger Liverpool cables amid dry central and western belts. Selling pressure from Liverpool accounts and expectations of drouth relief in Texas and Oklahoma helped soften prices later. Spot cotton quiet at around 127 16, with 106 bales sold on the spot and 206 to arrive. Futures ended steady with mixed daily ranges across the crop months.
A flotilla of ships and cargo movements marked the port entries. The Antigua from Pernambuco loads lumber for South America. the Belize discharged 19 000 banana bunches at Pier 1. the Boniform from Cayman Brac arrived without cargo. Sherries cleared for Rotterdam with a large cargo. The Alice Lord carried 383 922 feet of yellow pine. Lord of Avon sails for St John with 318 868 feet of pitch pine. Claude towed her to sea. Donna Christina arrived from Porto Rico without cargo. Alm expected to sail for Jamaican ports. Comal prepared to sail to Tampa Key West and New York with freight. Carrie Strong shifted to Turner flattwell docks. American steamer Viator docked at Pier 1 with bananas. Karen arrived from mobile after New Orleans. Fort Gaines and Fjell due with bananas. General Whiting at quarantine. Sunny South and Mary S Blees set for Alabama and Tombigbee runs. Martha Hennen to receive Blees cargo transfer. Carib sailed for New York Key West and Tampa.
Chicago July 22 detective from New Orleans took Jules A. Zatarain thirty two charged with larceny of three thousand seven hundred dollars. Zatarain formerly owned a tailor shop in New Orleans obtained the cloth from a Chicago firm without paying and later disappeared. The wife tracked the couple to Chicago and notified police.
Liverpool spot cotton unchanged with mid and good grade levels quoted. American shipments of 3,000 for speculation and export. Receipts total 15,000, including 700 American. Futures closed steady with a full set of July through June contracts listed.
Thomas K. Hayden of San Francisco a associate counsel for the government in the Diggs Caminetti white slave case tendered his resignation to Attorney General McReynolds. He said he would be absent from California much of the trial and asked to be relieved. Sullivan and Roche will prosecute the case.
In Washington July 22 Associated Press reports Republican Leader Mann began a filibuster in the House to press Republicans’ demand for debate on the Digges Caminetti white slave cases of San Francisco. The move delayed approval of the journal from Friday’s session by an hour.
The Waukegan plant of Co Products Refining Company, employing 600 workers, shut today for an indefinite period. The superintendent declined to discuss reasons and did not know when the plant would reopen. The facility has stood here for twenty five years.
Weather advisory urges protection for 36 hour shipments moving north, east and west as temperatures near 94 degrees. Shipping entities should adjust containers, insulation and monitoring to safeguard perishable goods and maintain cargo integrity.
The Tombigbee river and branches are expected to stay near stationary over the next two days with a slight dip at Demopolis. The Alabama river is projected to rise during the period.
Weather conditions show a high barometer area dominating the eastern half with generally fair skies and moderate summer temperatures. Scattered showers persist along the east Gulf and South Atlantic coasts with a maximum 80 at Mobile 92 at Birmingham and 94 at Abilene. Low pressure brings warm winds along the north Pacific coast and scattered rain over the Dakotas and south Pacific coast. Showers likely for Mobile tonight and Wednesday. Albert Ashen Berger Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
City of Mobile requires pawnbrokers to file daily with the police chief a readable transcript of all items received, on forms provided. Reports of Saturday transactions due by 10 a.m. Monday. violations carry a fine of five to fifty dollars.
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