Shorts and Songs Market Notes
Shorts and songs a little more active today as Waters and Riordan lead principal buyers. Selling was pretty much at a market low for spots and Liverpool. Englishmen turned down everything offered. Cotton Belt, Springtime weather, fair skies, normal temperature. Hope in the future is strong. Selling of the actual is likely to reopen soon. Better attendance than usual at the local exchange. Intimation was that considerable short covering occurred. Bulls on the market seem to have gone out of vogue. last seen looked like a bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters
Riordan
Liverpool
Mobile Quotations and Steamer Rates Summary
Quotations show mobile exchange at 4.82 percent with sterling and commercial rates. New York and New Orleans sight rates listed as commercial and par respectively. Steamer rates: Liverpool 46 cents, Havre 66 cents, Bremen 48 cents, Manchester 46 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Exchange
Sterling
New York
New Orleans
Mobile Freights
Ocean
Liverpool
Havre
Bremen
Manchester
Cotton Receipts At Louisville and Mobile Rail Lines
Shipping totals show Louisville and Nashville Train 161 with 13 bales from Bevill Phillips Baker Lyons, Mobile and Ohio Export 29 bales, and American steamer at Steel’s Bluff with 5 bales listed by Davis Wilson Gaillard and WY M Ladd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Touart & Quinn
Bevill- Phillips Co
Baker-Lyons Co
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
American
Steel's Bluff
Ala—Davis, Wilson & Gaillard
WY. M. Ladd
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Rain Likely Good for Some Areas
New Orleans March 10 Cotton opened steady losing 3 to 4 points as cables fell below due and belt weather deemed BRvOranes. The map showed heavy rain in parts while the western belt is forecast fair, moisture seen as beneficial where ground was too dry to plow. End of first half hour shows prices down 4 to 7 points from Saturday. Spot cotton steady at fractional decline. Middling 12 3/4 cents. Sales on spot 700 bales. to arrive 250 bales. Futures closed steady with March at 12.12 and December near 11.59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
EAA Slaweses
Ars Telat
Sevceoee
Ican Bie
Sheer Sho Ates Ag
Cotton Futures Open Barely Steady In New York
New York March 10 Cotton futures opened barely steady to down as buying limited and selling remained general. News of favorable new crop prospects and slack demand pressured prices, though short covering and some trade buying steadied the advance. By afternoon session the market turned firmer and at 2 pm prices were 1 to 2 points under Saturday’s close with steady closes overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thompson Delivers Right of Way Sought for Drain
Frederick I. Thompson owner on Spring Hill avenue delivered a right of way to city commissioners for the proposed western drain after threats of condemnation. Mayor Laz Schwarz announced the voluntary action and noted Thompson signed the agreement following prior conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick I. Thompson
Spring Hill Avenue
Laz Schwarz
Thompson
Tompson
As Daughter Grows Up She Reflects on a Portrait in a Washbowl
A daughter, now grown, contemplates the faded image of her father posing for a photo in a washbowl. The brief reminiscence hints at memory and family history.
Mule Feed Demand Signals Strong Local Commerce
The text notes heavy demand for mule feed indicating strong agricultural activity. It cites shopper trends in the wholesale district with housekeepers preferring back door delivery despite higher costs. Spanish mackerel arrivals rise at the local fish market while heavy rains disrupt wholesale stocks and cause sidewalk flooding in places.
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Alabama
County contracts awarded for supplies and road debates
The board awarded painting for the Alabama Oyster Commission room to H. Lus cher & Sons for 26 dollars. Groceries bids ranged from 1 073.67 to 1 141.80 with J. Tyrrell the low bidder. A. D. Davis won fresh meat supply for the poor asylum at 14 cents per pound. other bids listed. Additional bids for filing cases and feed were referred to committees as road talks and beach road plans sparked a spat over spending and a potential sheriff involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Oyster Commission
H. Luscher & Sons
George T. Cowles
F. Zieman
Marx Produce Company
J. G. Tyrrell
A. D. Davis
Crowley & Sons
Laws Bros
Haas Bros
Gaillard
Bauer
Dixie Grain Company
American Grain and Fertilizer Company
G. Mertz
Coden Beach Road
J. C. Prichett
Coden
Beach
Hagan
Cohen
A. H. Bosarge
Bosarge
J. A. Joullian
Joullian
Prichett
Third District
Zune
Jissio Gaillard
Militant Suffragettes Torch Near London Station
A fragment describes militant suffragettes applying a torch near Croxley Green then near London, painting slogans like burning to get the vote and votes for women on a station signaling protest activity around the area.
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London
New York Stock List Snapshot
A dated stock list shows prices for multiple firms across railroads, utilities, and industry. Notable entries include Am 465, Am Smitg 671-2, Am Sugar 113, Anaconda Mining Co 35 1 2, Atchison 101, Atlantic Coast Line 123 1 2 bid, United States Steel 57, United States Steel pfd 107 3 4.
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Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ohio and North Western
Chi. Mil and
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Great Northern Oreatia
Illinois Central
Interborough-Met
Inter Harvester
Louisville and Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kaw
Texas
Lehigh Valley
National Lead
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Pullman Palace Car
Reading
Rock Island Co
Pfd
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel Pfd
Courts Schedule of Civil Equity Matters in Mobile
Law and Equity Court session lists Monday actions including Mary Armour vs Mobile Light and Rail Co for $100 and Monahan Plastering Co vsa G A Chamberlin with condemnations and payments into court. Equity calls Tuesday include Cleveland et al vs Southern Railway and Diamond Power vs Hieronymus Docks. Chancery notices Norma Aiken et al vs B F McMillan Jr supersede bond set at $1 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Et Als
Southern Railway Co
Diamond Power Specialty Co
Hieronymus Docks & Lumber Co
Samuel M. Perry
Geo
Sheldon McKinstry & Guardian
Chancery Court
Norma Aiken Et al
B. F. McMillan, Jr
Disputed County Road Funding and Dog River Bridge Report
A county meeting disputed a 4 percent road fund allocation for a minor road, with opposition noting its limited use and lack of public necessity. The Dog River Bridge contract report concluded no corruption by the prior engineer, recommended structural reinforcements and pile filling, and urged approval of detailed drawings and continued supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosarge
Gaillard
Dog River Bridge
Dog River
Mobile
Ala
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Nashville Bridge Company
Dew
T. D. Kemp
Kemp
Harry L. Fisher
Lane Cprisings
Ashville
Four schooners and two steamers bring little port business
Sunday arrivals brought four schooners and two steamers to Mobile amid heavy fog halting harbor traffic. The Lam pasas from New York docked at pier 6 with dry goods. the Reliance from Gulfport loaded heading for Europe. Havana schooners Harrison T Beacham and Jeanne A Pickles loaded lumber for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, while Robert A Snyder from Cardenas went up light for Von Heynigen & Co. The Georgian Gilkey from San Juan completed the quartet.
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Port
Mallo Line
Lampasas
New York
Key West
Tampa
Pier 6
Reliance
Candish
Gulfport
Europe
Mobile
European Lumber Company
Turner-Hartwell
Havana
Cardenas
San Juan
Porto Rico
Harrison T. Beacham
Jeanne A. Pickles
Nickles
Richerda
Beacham
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Wickles
Robert A. Snyder
von Heynigen & Co
Georgian Gilkey
Turner Or Hartwell
Radcliff Docks
Caesar
Earl of Aberdeen
St. Martins
N. O
Jeronymus Bevadne
Cuba
Aed Peon
Baltimore
Key Eas
Waag Do
Georgia
Bread winner's price trickles into other viands
The text notes that the bread winner is expected to come across with the price of other viands, suggesting a linked cost expectation. It implies shared pricing pressures affecting multiple food items.
Convention heads depart for three day Woodmen gathering
Charles W Tompkins leads delegates from local and nearby camps as they travel to Tuscumbia for the annual head camp convention to begin Tuesday and run for three days. John Wills asks Alabama Oyster Commission to share gulf coast literature. Boys Detention Home board set meeting for Tuesday at 11. Turkey hunters warned after anonymous tip. Henry Gillis to investigate. Carl Martin sues Southern Railway for 101 damages over a dog injuring. dog Don knocked from Steel's creek trestle. Bessie Clay and Elmore Smith plead not guilty to first degree murder in city court with special juries drawn.
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Charles W. Tompkins
Mobile
Tuscumbia
Carl Martin
Law and Equity
The
Southern Railway Company
Don
Steel's Creek
Martin
Bessie Clay
Elmore Smith
Clay
Joe McGowan
Smith
Betty Marshall
Attempted break-in at Ogburn Griffin Grocery on Commerce Street
Police report a Sunday night attempt to enter the Ogburn Griffin Grocery Company store on Commerce and State streets. Patrolman Speth found the main entrance lock cut but tampered and the intruder absent, presumed frightened away before completing the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogburn- Griffin Grocery Company
Commerce
State Streets
Speth
Commerce Street
Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound Kidney Remedy
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement claims Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound cleans impurities from kidneys and bladder. It describes relief from backache swollen eyes and ankles diabetes symptoms and frequent urination, comparing its action to hot water cleansing grease. It markets the remedy as a direct organ stimulant.
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Stuart
Flood Warnings As Rivers Rise In Alabama Basin
The Black Warrior and upper Tombigbee rivers will rise rapidly with the lower Tombigbee rising slowly over the next two days. The Alabama River at Montgomery will rise rapidly within 48 hours, and at Selma, rises are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. The Black Warrior at Tuscaloosa will reach flood stage within 36 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Weather Bulletin From Gulf Coast Rain and Wind
A low barometer area over the Mississippi region brings rain to the southern half of the Eastern U S. Mobile reports 38.26 inches and Pensacola 4.64 inches. Winds turn warm from the south in the south Atlantic states and cool from the north in the west Gulf region, Pensacola recording 40 mph. High pressure covers most western elevated areas and the northeast. Mobile will be cooler and generally fair tonight, fair on Tuesday as the low progresses northeastward.
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Mississippi
Mobile
Pensacola
South Atlantic
West Gulf
Cure a Cold in One Day Bromide Quinine Tablets
Advertises a cold remedy claiming one day cure with laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E W Grove signature on each box. Priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Shippers Forecast Warns on Cold North and West Routes
Forecast urges protections for 32 degree exposure on 36 hour northbound shipments and 36 degree exposure on westbound routes. Moderate temperatures expected in the east, prompting carriers to adjust packing and insulation strategies.
Personal notices from Mobile list visiting notables and enriched circuits
A Mobile social column lists A F Lane and wife from Lucedale, H H Lee of New Orleans at the Battle House, Mrs Elizabeth W Bradley of Winnetka, Robert S Brown and wife from St Joseph, Charles Gross and wife of Chicago, John McAvoy of Saginaw, President W F Owen on an inspection trip, Neil R Markle of New York Central, Harvey E Jones Jr of Mobile and Ohio, and T M Solomon and wife of New Orleans visiting Mobile. The piece notes Solomon’s first visit in 12 years and Mobile’s recent improvements, ending with a remark on men with cigars named in their honor.
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A. F. Lane
Lucedale
Miss
Mobile
Bienville
H. H. Lee
New Orleans
Battle House
Elizabeth W. Bradley
Winnetoka
Ill
Robert S. Brown
St. Joseph
Charles Gross
Chicago, Ill
John McAvoy
Saginaw
Mich
W. F. Owen
Neil R. Markle
New York Central Lines
Birmingham
Harvey E. Jones, Jr
Mobile and Ohio
T. M. Solomon
Managua
Limitation Fixed for Claims on Shipments
The Supreme Court ruled that railroad bills of lading for interstate shipments may include a ninety day limit for suing over lost goods. The Texas case was reversed, as federal law governs interstate shipment bills, despite prior Texas rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Rheuma Promises Quick Relief From Rheumatism
An advertisement claims RHEUMA dissolves uric acid and eases rheumatic pain within days. It markets a 50 cent bottle with a money back guarantee and features a testimonial from Prof. H. H. Kolling of Richmond Indiana dated October 10, 1912 praising its effects after long suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
H. H. Kolling
S. Ninth Sty
Richmond
Ind
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I. Oenee Oe
Consolidated
U. S
Great Britain
United States
Galveston
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Boston
New York Stock List
Mallory
Indies
John Wills
Gulf Coast
Oyster Commission
Boys’ Detention Home
Boys’ Club
Hugh Gillis
Gillis
Ni & Flag
Span
Fairmead
Paloma
Viator
Ovidia
Swed
Motley
Eeween
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Abilene Sree
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Boise
Erese Erevees
Brownsville
Calgary Wees
Stee
Chicago
Corpus Christi
Weese
Eae Denver Oeess Afene Cretee
Dodge City
Andy
Wee Galveston
Tee Ewe Ee
Hatteras Ten Ee
Housten
Knoxville
Little Rock
Louisville
Maconi
Memphis
Meridian
Reeve
North Platte
Oklahoma
Palestine
Phoenix
Pittsburg
Portland
Ore
Williston
Winnemucca
Aberdeen
Cochrane
Columbus
Demopolis
Gadsden Weewnwel
Wetumpka Eovee
Selma Montgomery
Oeesesnen
F. Walter & CO
Peters
Unite Fruit
Superior Passenger and Freight Amers
Colon
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Limon
Bocas
Belize
Barrios
Cortez
Cpiba
Tela
Bluefields
Pacific
Central
South America
Costa Rica
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
T. D. Nettles
J. J. Kelleher
Hig
Mobile, Ala
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. Willis
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