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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1913
Page
22
The document lists commodity quotations including corn and oats prices, hay Timothy, bran, meal, and corn meal. It also provides fruit and vegetable prices such as apples, lemons, grapes, bananas, cabbage, beans, peas, codfish, mackerel, and various box and crate pricing details.
Two 10 acre truck farms four and five miles west of county court house with dwellings barns and fruit trees in high cultivation are offered for sale cheap. Inquire with manager Mr B F Adams at Southern Realty Company 104 St Francis Street.
Cotton spot quiet in Liverpool with prices unchanged for all grades led by middling at 7.15 and good middling 6.81. Sales reached 8 000 bales, including 1 000 for speculation and export and 4 500 American. Receipts 1 000 bales, including 600 American. Futures opened and closed quiet with various forward-month quotes from June to May–June.
The Riverside Bungalow promotes fishing and hunting on the Fowl River as a bargain quick sale. Listings include city homes and business properties with ERGULO at 156 St. Francis St Bell 2365.
Cattle receipts around 1,000 head in St Louis with Texans among buyers. prices steady for native and Texas steers and cows. Hogs receipts near 4,000 head with higher bids. pigs and lights up to 8.85. heavy hogs around 8.70. Sheep receipts 1,500 head with steady mutton values. Kansas City reports gains in hogs and steady cattle and sheep markets. Louisville shows steady cattle and hog markets with modest ranges.
Local contractor W. P. Roberts & Co advertises farm and land opportunities from the Masonic Temple address 112. The notice highlights consulting and listings for buyers seeking property in the area.
Butter in New York steadies with firm creamery extras at 28 cents. Choice, firm state whole milk varieties white pale and colored specials 14 1/4 cents. Eggs steady and unchanged.
The weekly statement shows banks and trust companies hold 27.208 million in excess of legal reserves, down 89 thousand. Loans 1.195 billion, deposits 1.764 billion, circulation up 220 thousand, total cash reserves 424.621 million with 57.918 million held by trust companies. Smaller totals for Greater New York state banks and trust firms show 567.19 million, down 2.105 million.
Cash prices rough mix for wheat corn oats rye and barley in Chicago. Wheat No 2 red at 1.01 to 1.04, corn No 2 around 58 to 58 1-4 cents, oats No 2 white about 41 to 41 1-2 cents, rye No 2 roughly 63 1-2 cents, barley 50 6S8e, fats pork 20.05, lard 11.12 1-2, ribs 12.00 to 12.75. Market opened higher on good business then closed steadier with July futures up modestly before profit-taking pared gains.
London stock market opened soft with American securities down and Canadian Pacific leading a continued decline. Prices closed easy, trading 1/8 to 3/4 point below parity.
Florida lawmakers consider Floyd and Tomlin resolution to end the house and senate and create a 16 member commission government. Governors would be elected from among commissioners with salaries of up to ten thousand dollars yearly. members receive three thousand dollars. A special voting day at Gabriel's tomorrow invites neighbors to participate.
A catalog of municipal and corporate bonds including Alabama issues such as Mobile refunding 4s and new 4s, Tennessee State bonds, Mobile County five percent issue, Mobile and Ohio Railroad securities, General Mortgage 4s, St. Louis and Cairo gold 4s, collateral trust 4s, bank and street company bonds, and mortgage bonds from Meridian Light and Power and other issuers with listed prices and quotes.
New York May 31 reports molasses steady while hides and leather markets stay firm and quiet with little price movement across commodities.
Patrons attending the Summer School at the State Normal College Florence from June 5 to July 18 are urged to buy round trip Summer Tourist tickets to Florence valid through September. If unavailable locally, buy straight tickets to the nearest coupon office then return on round trip tickets. Insist on Florence tickets and checks, and take a Sheffield trolley past the Powers College, signed by President Jas. K. ag.
A Norfolk style ad lists cottages and houses with prices on Lexington Avenue Royal Street Broad Street Ann Street Myrtle Avenue and Charles Street. Small suburban cottages available with cash options and financing notes.
Voney Market NEW YORK May 31 Prime mercantile paper 51 2 per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills at 4 86 10 for sixty day bills and at 4 86 5 for demand. Commercial bills 4 82 1 2. Bar silver 59 7 8c. Mexican dollars 48c.
Sav annah Georgia dated May 31 reports Turpentine firm 361-2c with 50 casks sold and 778 casks received. Rosin firm shows no sales but 1 966 barrels received. Bid quotes list grades B to N with varying per gallon and price ranges.
New York metals closed quietly with dull activity. Electrolytic prices ranged $15.75 to $15.87 per unit with a 1-2 cent spread, casting at $15.50 to $15.62, iron prices unchanged.
A two story modern residence on Main Street near the bay in Fairhope offers bath, toilet and running water inside. Property includes fruit trees and outbuildings with improvements only for sale priced at $1,600.00.
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