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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1916
Page
7
New York opens steady as heavy weekend rains influence the eastern belt. October slips to 13.04 and December to 13.20, with later gains on bullish South Atlantic crop hints. Spot cotton remains quiet at 13.15 middling upland, while alcohol and steel shares show mixed moves in the broader market.
Cotton opened soft in New Orleans with large selling of October futures, eroding gains despite favorable news and wet belt weather. Prices dipped 1 to 3 points at the call, then firmed two points above Friday close. Georgia bale receipts slowed buying, while New Orleans buyers stepped in later with a 12 point net gain for new crop by 1:30. Spot cotton was steady with 12.70 bales sold.
Spot cotton unchanged with good middling at 8.13, mid at 7.97, low at 7.81. Sales total 6,000 including 500 for speculation and export. Receipts 9,000. Futures quiet with prices listed for successive delivery months from July to June and the near term around 7.7 to 7.8.
New York trading resumed with strong volume and higher prices After a week of gains led by United States Steel which jumped 34 to above 87 Other industrials Lackawanna General Electric Munitions and Zinc stocks rose Motors remained active led by Maxwell United Fruit stood out in shipping and rail shares.
In New York on July 24 the cotton seed oil market finished easier with spot at 9.20. Bid quotes for January through December show various nearby and deferred positions, led by January at 8.10 to 8.12 and July at 9.45 bid, with total sales totaling 21,100.
Savanna h July 24 Turpen tine firm receipts 438 Rosin firm sales 239 receipts 2417 Quote B 6.20 D and E 6.30 F and G 6.40 H I K M N 6.50 WG 6.60 WW 6.90
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 27 000 with prices 9.25 to 10.10 for various classes. Cattle receipts 12 000 with native beef 6.80 to 10.60 and western steers 7.70 to 8.90. Sheep receipts 9 000 with wethers 6.75 to 38.30 and lambs 6.50 to 10.30.
New York July 24 Hutter steady with receipts 8443. Creamery extras 92 up to 30 in places. Firsts 27 to 28 1 2, seconds 25 to 26 1 2. Eggs steady with 11255 receipts. Fresh gathered extra fine 27 1 2 to 29, firsts 26 1 2 to 27. Cheese unsettled with 1799 receipts, fresh specials 15 16 1 2. Live poultry irregular, no prices quoted. dressed quiet, broilers 22 to 31, fowls 17 3 4 to 22, turkeys 25.
The report lists grain and provision prices in Chicago with detail on wheat No 2 red new No 3 red and hard grades, corn yellow No 2 and No 4 yellow, oats white and standard, rye No 1 new, barley, timothy clover, pork products lard and ribs with quoted bid and ask ranges for each item.
Marriage licenses were issued by the probate court on Monday to Maxi millian A. Von Lieb and Mary Henshaw Ewing white, and to Henry Hayes and Willie Green colored.
Captain Joseph Newell and First Officer Coffey completed their testimony before the naval board of inquiry into the loss of the collier Hector. They provided details of the ship's loss while a photograph shows the vessel broken in two with bow and stern on separate humps. The gunboat Paducah and the supply ship Sterling stand by to salvage the Hector.
Flood alert renewed in South Carolina with local officials planning to centralize funds under the governor for distribution. Few appeals have been received locally as the city and county prepare to address immediate conditions and meet tomorrow to discuss reconstructing highway bridges.
Asheville reports nearer to normal with gas retorts tested and power restored for tomorrow. Electric power expands and cinemas reopen this afternoon. Southern Railway to run Asheville to Spartanburg trains tomorrow though Knoxville division traffic and Old Fort routes remain suspended for weeks. A $150000 industrial rehab corporation gains momentum as a Governor Craig led mass meeting plans to outline community aid. Passengers face limited service Saluda to Tryon. western farmers urged to plant millet and Sudan grass for forage. A soil expert will visit to aid reclamation.
The Greek steamship Livatho from St Vincent arrived Monday morning just before noon and berthed at one on the upper piers of the Mobile and Ohio.
The Tarpon of the St Andrews and Gulf Line arrived Monday morning about seven o clock from Pensacola and St Andrews Bay Florida with about twenty passengers and a good freight. A portion of a resin shipment was consigned to the Mallory Line and will sail east on Tuesday aboard the Lampasas. The Tarpon is set to depart later today at dusk for Florida points.
The Maclay Line steamer Janeta of 2279 tons under Captain Risk arrived Fort Morgan Monday morning per wireless reports. Mobile Liners Inc acts as agents and is assembling iron ore cargo at Pier 2 and Municipal Docks for shipment to Glasgow Scotland. The ore is consigned to Walsh Stevedoring and Contracting Co and the Janeta will discharge at Pier 2.
The United States coast guard cutter Tallapoosa will stay in port for several days after arriving at the harbor Sunday night.
The Lampasas of the Mallory Line will depart at daylight for New York via Key West and Tampa. It arrived Sunday from New York with a good passenger list and freight for Alabama river merchants. The Peerless will leave this week and provide regular Mallory Line connections.
The British steamship Asian of the Leyland Line in port for Mobile Liners will depart Wednesday or Thursday for the United Kingdom with a large cargo from Pier 3. The Menian is likely to be the next Leyland Line vessel here, while the Oranian scheduled this month has been diverted.
Shortly before noon Monday the Danish steamship Olaf of the Munson Line sailed from the harbor bound for the lower bay en route to Havana Cuba with a general merchandise cargo. The Norwegian steamship Karen is due to the Munson Line from Havana.
The British steamship Eskbridge loads a railroad crosstie cargo at Municipal Docks for delivery to Turner Terminal Docks tomorrow. Hunter-Benn Lumber Co also has the Grace Harvard and Frieda in port.
The American schooner Joseph P Cooper belonging to Moragues Lumber Company is repairing at Ollinger and Bruce Dry Docks and will load a lumber cargo after repair completion.
Edward E. Britton, chairman of the fund committee for flood relief in eastern North Carolina, said reports show rapid growth. Durham alone reported about 7500 dollars subscribed after a local call. Messages to mayors outside the flood zone urge cooperation amid destitution in affected Yadkin and Catawba river districts. No additional casualties were reported.
The tug W. A. Bisso, returning to harbor Sunday afternoon, said the British schooner Albert D. Mills again ran aground after breaking several hawsers while in tow. The Mills drifted to the eastern end of Ship Island during high winds and will be removed when weather allows. After refueling, the Bisso stood by the schooners in the lower bay.
Reports from Paris describe a German fort on the Somme front being destroyed after an order to open fire. In six hours more than 2,500 shells pounded the position and the fort fell. Bavarian officer mortally wounded and said to have killed thirty-two men before collapse.
Jun port record shows multiple vessels loading and repairs at Turner Terminals and Ollinger and Bruce Dry Docks. Ships include Bluefields Tela bound Carmela Norstjerne Frieda Grace Harvard and others visiting Genoa Bilbao and Port Arthur with cargoes of lumber phosphate and cargoes bound for Cuba and Cuba.
A list of ships and cargos sailing to and from Liverpool and other ports including mobile destined lines. Vessels and cargoes include steamers bound for Mobile Liners Inc. Naples and Naples loaded for Hunter-Benn & Co. schooners to Cuba and Italy and other destinations, and vessels due in July and Wednesday with freight to Beim Munson Line and United Fruit Company.
The Clyde line steamer Huron carrying sixty four passengers went into Jacksonville Florida port Sunday after striking jetties near Mayport while outbound to New York. Although not believed seriously damaged, Captain Chichester ordered inspection.
A mixed classified from a Pennsylvania ad page lists storm damaged Dry Goods sold at half price and damp shoes, plus notices for mail order guidance and piano service. Names Geo J Reif of Freedom, Pa and A W O Seneca St are shown with contact hints and a Mobile Rigging Co. entry.
Partial OCR shows a scattered list of train routes and times among cities like Louisville Nashville Cincinnati New Orleans Pensacola and Montgomery with daily and Sunday notes and multiple departures and arrivals across several lines. The readable items reflect an era rail timetable fragment.
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