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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1916

Page

7

New Orleans Cotton Market and Prices and U S Ports Receipts

Daily market notes show spot cotton firm at New Orleans with Middling close around 12.68 to 12.82 and futures mixed. U S ports receipts to date total 7,188,473 bales since Aug 1 with exports to Britain and other destinations rising. naval stores prices in Savannah range with turpentine 88 cents per cask and rosin steady. Also listed are New York stock list quotes for major industrials and rail carriers.

U. S G. B Con

Cotton and grain market reports from Liverpool and Chicago

Liverpool spot cotton weak with good middling 8.48 and sales 5 000 including 1 000 for speculation and export. Receipts 49 000 bales. Futures steady to easy with July to August 7.95 1 2 and other months cited. Chicago grain notes list wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley prices and open and close levels. Chicago live stock reports show hogs strong and cattle weak with receipts around 26 000 hogs and 18 000 cattle.

Liverpool Chicago Revere Bept

Moderate Weather Promises Cooler Thursday

The forecast predicts thundershowers tonight and Thursday with a high near 86. Cooler air moves in as a high pressure system rests over the northern United States east of the Mississippi. Abilene and San Antonio reached 96 yesterday while Phoenix held a 102 high. Mobile sees similar summer heat.

Mercury Mississippi River Upper Lake Region Texas Middle East Gulf States

Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway Low round trip fares

Daily low rate round trip tickets under long limitation in effect from Mobile to Healing Cullom and Bladon Springs. Leave daily from Union Station 6:15 a.m.

Mobile Healing Cullom Bladon Springs Union Station

M and O Railroad Lands Offer in Alabama and Mississippi

One quarter cash and liberal terms on balance for pine land tracts in Mobile County Alabama. Property ranges from 40 acres to 10 000 acres with elevated soils. Write George Kilborn at 409 North Royal Street Mobile Alabama for maps and price list or call Bell 957 J.

Alabama Mississippi Mobile George Kilborn North Royal Street Union Terminal Station Ala Bell

Dredges Set to Deepen Rigolets Channel to Lake Pontchartrain

Southern Dredging Company machines will depart to widen the Rigolets channel for deeper drafts and increased tonnage. The channel serves small vessels between Mobile and New Orleans and will aid coal barges traveling from Alabama fields to New Orleans via Lake Borgne canal.

Southern Dredging Company Lake Pontchartrain Mobile New Orleans Alabama Coal Fields Lake Borgne Canal

Government to recover $927 from Union Naval Stores

The United States government will collect $927 from Union Naval Stores Company for naval stores unlawfully procured from government timber. The turpentine and resin were bought in good faith, but a recent Supreme Court ruling requires the government to recover the funds. The suit was filed in district court for depredations that happened years ago.

Union Naval Stores Company United States Government Naval Stores Company Supreme Court United States District Court

Spanish River Bridge Permission Sought by Congressman Dent

Congresssman S H Dent reports he has written the Chamber of Commerce asking for federal permission to build a bridge across the Spanish River with the War Department chief engineer. He will advise on progress. Delta Highway requires government rights to cross streams linking Mobile and Baldwin counties.

S. H. Dent Chamber of Commerce Spanish River War Department Mobile Baldwin Counties Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County Board OF Revenue and Road Commissioners O. A. Alvarez

Three Liquor Cases Continued in Inferior Court

Ardoyne John E Adams and Joe Simonson faced arraignment in the inferior criminal court on prohibition violations, with cases postponed until June 21 due to absent state witnesses. Grant Burden was tried for assaulting his wife Aline Burden and received a fifty day county road sentence.

Ardoyne John E. Adams Joe Simonson Inferior Criminal Court Grant Burden Aline Burden County Road

Will McKinney Assault Case Continued Until June 21

The case of Will McKinney charged with an assault to murder was called in inferior criminal court and continued to June 21 due to absent witnesses. He is alleged to have cut and wounded Frank Richardson on May 20 near a pool room in Prichard. Richardson survived lengthy hospital care.

Will McKinney Inferior Criminal Court McKinney Frank Richardson Prichard Richardson

Shipping Notes At Port Highlight Several Vessel Movements

In Port various vessels are listed including steamship Carrie Strong bound for New York from Pier 4 and schooners Harrison T Beacham Elizabeth T Doyle Cilla West L N Sadie C Sumner Andrews Bay and Yalton with routes to Cuba Haiti Africa and Mexico. Also Fannie Prescott docked for West Indies Bahamas Timber Co and the Carmela being rebuilt at Ollinger Bruce Dry Docks. Sir Knight laid up for sale.

Lampasas New York Carrie Strong Cuba Harrison T. Beacham Elizabeth T. Doyle Africa Cilla West Haiti L. N. Sadie C. Sumner Andrews Bay Yalton Mexico Fannie Prescott West Indies Bahamas Timber Co Sir Knight Carmela Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks

Shipping orders bound for Mobile port description

Bound for Mobile. Perceler (Br.) schooner to load lumber for Cuba. Albert D. Mills (Am.) schooner to bring sisal from Yucatan. Oranian (Br.) steamer from Liverpool to load for British Isles, Sylvanian (Br.) steamship here for general cargo.

Mobile Perceler Cuba Albert D. Mills Yucatan Liverpool British Isles

Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey cough syrup advertised

An old advert touts Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey cough syrup as a pleasant soothing remedy. It lists a mixed formula including pine tar aconite hyoscyamus and ipecac with honey glycerine and mandrake and claims instant relief and phlegm production.

Dr. Bell Dr. King

Marine News Dilla Leaves Port

The Dominican schooner Dilla sailed for Cuban ports with a large lumber cargo after delivering a dyewood shipment to Mobile. The Munson liner City of Tampico is due this afternoon from New Orleans to load flour and grain for Cuba. The Munplace cleared in New Orleans for Mobile to head to Cuban ports. The schooner Sadie C Sumner was hauled out for overhaul at Gulf Dry Docks and will load at St Andrews Florida for Cuba.

Dilla Mobile Munson City of Tampico New Orleans Cuba Munplace Sadie C. Sumner Gulf Dry Docks St. Andrews Fla Sumner

Tug M. Carney Carries Two Coal Barges on Warrior River

The tug M. Carney departed late yesterday with two large coal barges bound for Maxines on the Warrior river. A return trip is expected after delivering the load.

M. Carney Maxines Warrior River

City of Mobile Departs With Large Cargo for Montgomery and Selma

The Alabama river packet City of Mobile left last night carrying a sizable cargo bound for Montgomery Selma and way landings. The vessel will traverse toward central Alabama ports with a heavy freight load.

Packet Alabama River Packet Mobile Montgomery Selma Way Landings

Alma in Service After River Pack Sails for De mopolis

Announcement says the river pack at Alma will depart this afternoon for De mopolis Tuscaloosa and Way landings. It will run on the steamer John Quill schedule. The Quill struck an obstruction and sank near Tuscaloosa Monday.

Alma Demopolis Tuscaloosa John Quill

Board to Elect Teachers at Monthly Meeting

City and county teachers will be elected at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of School Commissioners scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The session is set to address several important matters.

Board of School Commissioners

Tanlac testimonial from Tennessee farmer aims to spread

A Tennessee farmer near Ashland City extols Tanlac after relief from stomach and kidney troubles claiming renewed strength and energy. He says the medicine, marketed in Mobile by Van Antwerp Drugs and Dave Bauer, helps digestion and sleep, and urges others to try it.

Lake Tanlac A. J. Livingston Tennessee Ashland City Nashville Mr. Cooper Taniac Mobile van Antwerp Drugs Dave 8 Bauer

National City Bank of Mobile Closes Affairs Notice

The National City Bank in Mobile Alabama announces it is closing and asks note holders and creditors to present notes and claims for payment. BE. C. Hughes serves as president with the date March 9 1916 and publication dates listed.

National City Bank Mobile Alabama C. Hughes Ala

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