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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
10
Market notes sugar prices have fallen boosting purchases while households stock up on saccharine goods. Chickens are scarce in markets as country farmers slow poultry production. River freight rates drop to Montgomery and butter holds 38 to 40 cents per pound. Lemons trade around seven dollars per box with occasional spikes to 13 dollars.
Spot prices for Sterling commercial at 4.8214 and 4.82 percent. New York sight commercial with 5 cent discount. New Orleans sight commercial at par. Mobile freight rates show ocean steamer charges to Liverpool Havre Bremen and Manchester ranging from 46 to 56 cents.
New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad export 46 bales. Southern Railway Train 187 Farmers' Commission Company 7 bales. Baker Lyons 5. Davis Wilson Gaillard 2. F M Ladd 2. total 16 bales. Louisville and Nashville Train 153 Baker Lyons Co. 10. F M Ladd 2. total 12. Steamer James T Carney Eastern Shore Davis Wilson Gaillard 4 bales. no order 2. total 6. Steamer MaryS Blees Demopolis Bea ville Phillips Co 3 bales. Touart Quinn 2. Davis Wilson Gaillard 1. total 6 bales.
City Clerk John J. McMahon stated on Wednesday that he has not resigned. Reports say he will sever ties with the city to join a printing company, with an announcement withheld and an anticipated start around early April.
Shorts and longs slipped further as Schill and Waters stirred seller activity in New York. Traders noted uneven support with rains forecast across the cotton belt and the Carolinas clouding outlook. The bear view persisted on Memphis prices, but some said the market may be approaching a low, while the short side remained favored.
The Holberg Mercantile Company Richard Liquor Company J B Webster and Sigmud Kothman and Company cited to appear before Mobile excise commission March 18 chaired by Joel W Golds. Witnesses include Jack Newman of Mobile Register Company and John Maples of Mobile Light and Railroad Company. Peter A Venturini cited for selling liquor to minors. Commission clarifies that a quart means a full standard quart under the Smith regulation bill.
A city commission hears a complaint that a Black man named Dennison fenced a portion of Delaware street between St Emanuel and Royal and claimed it as his property. He allegedly secured attorney R T Ervin. Mayor Schwarz asks police to clear any obstruction and open the street.
Equity judge Berney notes Wednesday docket with cases Sam Brown vs Lula Powers a bill dismissal Dan Coleman re tax costs and guardianship minor disability petitions. Law side also lists First Degree murder actions with Ziliak Schaefer Milling Co and Marx Grocery Co demurrers sustained and Jackson v call for Thursday Brads proceedings.
The Mobile excise commission warns dealers about rule 19 prohibiting selling liquor on credit in less than one quart and refilling bottles without proper labels. It cites concerns that inferior liquor is misrepresented and sold as the advertised quality, vowing to stop the practice.
City Commissioner Harry Pillans says Birmingham is not studying an auditorium, contradicting local claims. He notes a Birmingham letter from James Weatherly denying the joint project and says the armory plan was abandoned. Maintenance costs would exceed income.
Thomas Cleveland pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined 101 dollars or seven months and twenty days hard labor. He faced a second charge of assault and battery with a knife, also fined 101 dollars or seven months' hard labor. Deputy Sheriff William Washington and Joe Turner were the complainants in the respective cases.
The city court jury found Elmore Smith guilty of the Betty Marshall murder on Wednesday afternoon and sentenced him to twenty years in the penitentiary amid a hush of the courtroom.
Manager Michael Finn expects four players to report at the training camp between now and March 20 and may add one or two recruits from New York or Cincinnati teams. Finn watches Tinker recruits at the park and may deal for a promising youngster.
The Mobile County school meeting reports per pupil cost for four months, noting salaries and expenses, plus a proposed conference on a bond issue. It lists average monthly costs by school, mentions unpaid payroll needs of about $15,000, and records staff transfers and new appointments in several schools.
George Morse, previously sentenced to six months hard labor for stealing four pairs of glasses from H. Kress Co., appeared in city court on Wednesday, pleaded guilty, and had the sentence affirmed on appeal.
The Swedish steamship Hilding, chartered by Seeberg Steamship Line, arrived to load cargo for Guadaloupe Martinique Trinidad and Barbados. A third vessel joins Alm and Atlantis in regular West Indian service as trade with Windward Islands expands. The Hilding, 1291 tons, arrived after a 14 day voyage from Wilmington and sails Thursday with a full cargo.
Two schooners and a steamer arrived Tuesday night and were shifted to berths for cargo Wednesday. The Burbo Bank from Gulfport berths at Pier 3. General Whiting from Porto Rico to Cuba loads lumber and Pendleton from Havana to New York loads cross ties at Turner-Hartwell docks. R. P. Pendleton is a 952 ton four mast schooner. Manchuria from Spain arrives with 2800 tons iron pyrites for Van Heyningen. D J Sawyer from M anzanillo Cuba arrives for cargo. Captain Morris and Captain Sanderson are noted.
Dr King’s New Discovery has been a trusted cough remedy for forty three years with over three million bottles used last year. It promises a cure or money back and cites J. J. Owens of Allendale South Carolina praising its effectiveness after twenty years of use. Suitable for coughs colds and lung troubles and priced 65 cents to 1.00 at druggists.
Steamships Pamelia of Norway and Mincio of Italy are listed among vessels in port with noon correction noted on March 12.
A reflective line contrasts beauty and value as living costs rise. The speaker ponders whether elevated living standards justify the price, inviting contemplation on aesthetics versus expense.
Observations at 7 am indicate the lower Tombigbee should fall while the upper Tombigbee and Black Warrior show little change over the next two days. The Alabama River at Montgomery is expected to fall tonight and Thursday with Selma starting to fall Thursday.
The text notes moderate temperatures across regions and remarks that women, who do not fight, are more anxious than men when a war cloud appears on the horizon. It highlights gendered perceptions of courage and concern during conflict.
The text argues that barbering sits as a fine art, distinguishing a good barber from a bad one and asserting barbering as a valued craft.
Generally fair weather with freezing temps in the extreme North and moderate temps in the South is caused by a high pressure area east of the Mississippi. A low pressure system over Colorado spreads rain from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi and will bring rain to Mobile tonight and Thursday. Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Coach Woodie Thornton of Spring Hill College baseball confirms a March 15 game with the C A C team and an Easter Sunday matchup against the Crown Theatre team. Thornton, a former Southern League player, may return to baseball if an offer suits him.
An advertisement offers a free 50 cent package of Rowan's Pastilles to readers who mail their personal history, age, and occupation. It claims to cure backache, strengthen kidneys, fix urinary irregularities, rebuild worn tissues, reduce uric acid, and aid rheumatism, skin diseases, Bright's disease, and diabetes.
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