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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
9
The report covers U S cotton receipts and exports, New York cotton prices and futures, Liverpool spot and futures, and a New York stock list. It notes higher opening prices on optimism from Liverpool, with October and December futures up, and lists major shares and rail names closing firm.
A bullish view of the Mexican situation and showers for the east sparked a buying surge in cotton in New Orleans. Trading months rose 14 to 15 points in early trading, with prices up 19 to 22 points by noon and a 20 to 22 point gain by 1:30. Spot closed 12 points higher with middling at 12.81. Sales on the spot reached 1,595 with 755 bases to arrive. Futures closed 21 to 27 points higher.
The piece notes a shift from harsh cathartic pills to mild laxatives like Chamberlains Tablets. It claims these tablets provide agreeable natural effects, strengthen the stomach, and improve digestion, and are obtainable everywhere.
Daily low rate round trip tickets under long limitation in effect from Mobile to Healing Cullom and Bladon Springs leaving Union Station at 6 15 a m.
Chicago stockyards data show hogs at 9.60 to 9.90 for most sizes with strong receipts of 16 000. Cattle receipts also 16 000 with stockers 5.90 to 8.70 and cows 3.90 to 9.90. Sheep receipts 13 000 with m arket weak and lambs 7.50 to 10.20. In New York Wall Street a Mexican situation undercurrent remains irregular as Mexican Petroleum gains 2 points.
One quarter cash and liberal terms on the balance offer tract opportunities from 40 acres to 10 000 acres in Mobile County Alabama. Prospective buyers urged to contact George Kilborn at 409 North Royal Street Mobile near Union Terminal Station for maps and price lists. Rail companies cited among improvements led by Reading St Paul New York Central Rock Island and Norfolk and Western. United States Steel lags at first but rises to a substantial fraction with some of the cop
Turpentine firm reports 859 casks received and rosin firm logs 2,520 barrels. Quoted price grades B D E at 5.02 1 2, F G H 5.15, S 5.15 5.25, K 5.35, M 5.40 5.45, N 5.50, WG 5.65, WW 6.20.
William Battiste died at the city hospital from hydrophobia. It is noted as the first death from the disease in many years here. A dozen Mobil e physicians observed the case and autopsy, with brain examination confirming a genuine hydrophobia. No infection history could be traced. He wandered into the hospital Sunday night and died after a long period of agony.
In the courts, Smith chancellor lists Cunningham Hardware Co et al versus Mary E Kimball et al with the registrar's report read and laid over. Carrie Taylor versus Henrietta Franklin et al motion to dismiss set for June 21. Wm S Courtright et al versus Edmond Gaines Wilson et al former submission set aside and submitted on motion to several answers. Motion granted with submissions on pleadings and proof. Carrie Spurlock versus L Spurlock set for June 22 on motion to modify decree as to child custody.
The schooner Annie Ainslie arrived from Aux Cayes Haiti this morning carrying 420 tons of dyewood. She docked at Pier 3 after arrival and conveyed a cargo of dyewood. The steamship Alamo of Mallory Line sailed this afternoon after 3 o clock for New York via Key West and Tampa carrying many passengers and a heavy freight load.
The American schooner City of Augusta reached the harbor late yesterday from Macoris Cuba to load lumber for Cuban ports. She is consigned to the Cuban-American Lumber Company and anchors in the stream.
The Norwegian steamship Karen of the Munson Line reached the Pinto docks harbor yesterday afternoon with cargo from Havana Cuba and Key West Florida. She will load lumber for Cuban ports within a few days.
The Mun Place left Mobile shortly after 6 pm on its maiden voyage in the Mobile Cuban trade. The ship plans a round island Cuba run stopping at Antilla Cienfuegos and Havana to load a sugar cargo. Captain Cornell hosted Munson Line officials aboard and Captain Sidney A. Dorgan piloted the freighter down the channel.
The American schooner Sir Knight and the Mexican schooner Yalton, both of the same fleet, cleared for Campeche, Mexico, and left the harbor late Monday afternoon. They travel between bile and points along the Mexican coast and are reported loaded with lumber and general merchandise.
The Norwegian steamship Fort Gaines of the Orr Laubenheimer Company arrived from Belize this morning and discharged its cargo of bananas at Tropical Fruit Wharf.
The Norwegian steamer Angella of United Fruit Company sailed this morning for Tela Honduras to load a banana cargo. She arrived in port Sunday afternoon and will return with general cargo.
Shipping notes list numerous vessels in port including the Carrie Strong the Harrison T Beachem Elizabeth T Doyle Albert D Mills Emma G Lord Annie N Anstie and Sadie C Sumner at various docks and piers with repairs, quarantine status, or destination to Cuba Africa St Andrews Bay Mexico and Belize. Other craft include Yoskyl yacht and Karen steamer plus Fort Gaines Belize.
A list of vessels including Oranian bound for Mobile from Liverpool to load for British Isles, Sylvanian arriving for general cargo, San Cristobal to be rebuilt in dry docks at Puerto Mexico, and more ships such as Banan Belvernon Lamberger Ancon Perceler Springfield Georgia Gilkey Seemel Henry W. Cramp Edna V. Pickler tied to cargoes in Cuba Italy Genoa and Havana with lumber, repairs, and timber movements.
Final statistics from the census bureau place the 1916 cotton crop at 11,191,820 equivalent 500 pound bales the smallest since 1909 Texas Oklahoma and South Carolina led production Texas Ellis County led ginned bales Bolivar County Mississippi followed with over 100,000 bales produced The rise in linting accompanied higher fiber prices aiding smokeless powder and gun cotton manufacture.
M Painleve travels with General Antoine and staff along the Verdun front to inspect the offensive and defensive setup. The tour covers the Tenth Fifth and Third army corps headquarters, morale, supplies, and trench fighting as aviator photographs are reviewed for panoramic views.
Readable fragments show ships including Bodden Co Frieda from Rus to Hunter-Benn Lumber Co Sharersquare in November and Grace entwreed from Rus to Ge noa Italy bound for Hunter-Benn Lumber Co in Barcelona Spain and Genoa Italy.
Describes how aviators photographically map a war zone by grid squares, assembling them like a jig saw to form a complete view. When danger blocked edge shots, cameras on high poles above trenches captured grim scenes of ground devastation and wreckage caused by German batteries.
Baron Takaaki Kato former foreign minister told Kyoto Doshikai supporters that Japan must keep the Anglo Japanese alliance as its diplomacy backbone. He warned against overestimating peace conference gains and urged distrust of anti alliance critics while noting limits of Japan's war era aims to the Orient.
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