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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1916

Page

5

Friday Markets Cotton Receipts and New Orleans Trading

Friday markets report cotton receipts by rail and river shippers led by L. & N. Railroad Transit and Southern Railway Baker Lyons with 52 bales total. New Orleans open sells under pressure from weaker cables, with spot steady and futures slipping 4 to 7 points by noon. Wall Street shares surged early while cotton and Liverpool markets displayed mixed, cautious movements amid drought and export demand signals.

Southern Railway Baker-Lyons & Co Baker- Lyons & Co F. M. Ladd & Co River Packet Peerless Clarke, Davis & Co

Cotton seed oil market closes firm with modest gains

In New York on March 17 the cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot bids around 10.50 and futures from 9.61 to 10.85 across months. Total sales reached 8 900 barrels. Weekly Liverpool cotton statistics show American imports at 91 000 bales and exports at 18 000, while U.S. forwardings to mills tally 88 000 bales. Butter and eggs markets mixed with firmer creamery butter, weak fresh eggs, and steady cheese while live poultry markets softened for several classes. Chicago hog prices opened with varied results as trading began.

New York Liverpool South Georgia Wall Street Savannah Cantile Marine Can Ted States Crucible Steel Reading Great Northern Crucible Bethlehem Steel Express Mexican Petroleum Kennecott Copper Allis-Chalmers American Beet Sugar American Can American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel. and Tel Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central N. Y N. H Rep Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Ptd Sloss-Shef. Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Wisconsin

VESSELS IN PORT Port entry list of vessels and cargos

Ships and steamers at Ollinger Bruce and U S docks with destinations repairs and loading details. Vessels include Fatmaewee Harrison Mary Hale Clara Randall Gypsum Empress Philip M Brooks Bessie Whiting Mary Dantzler V Pickels Joseph P r Carmela L & N docks river packets municipal docks and bay steamers. Several cargoes bound for Cuba Vera Cruz Havana and Martinique with lading at Mobile and Moraques Lumber Co. berthings listed with master names and destinations.

Harrison H. Beacham Mary C. Hale Clara E. Randall Philip M. Brooks Bessie Whiting Mary Dantzler V. Pickels Joseph P. R Carmela U. S S. B. Holabird L. and N. Docks Municipal Docks Dauphin Daupht St. Oet Lala Dauphin Street Nepos Vera Cruz James Gibboney & Co Nicosian Mobile Liners, Inc Pcisoners Rebecca R. Douglass Ladd Meroceries Carrie A. Lane Marston Martinique B. W Josephine New York Wandran McDade Havana Moraques Lumber Co Emma 8 Lord Moraques Lumber Company Fane Prescott Irma Bentley

Ostrich Boas Spark Spring Fashion At Fashion Art League

The ostrich feather returns prominently in spring attire with graceful boas for semi dress wear. The ruff of ostrich, tall and regal, rivals royal styles and gains favor from the Fashion Art League of America this season.

Fashion Art League of America

Receipts and prices across livestock and commodities market

Receipts show 25,000 cattle a slow market 1,000 cattle steady and 8,000 sheep weak. Native beef steers 7.60 to 9.95 stockers 6.00 to 8.25 cows 3.80 to 8.75 calves 8.25 to 10.75. Pigs 7.75 to 8.85. Turpentine steady in Savannah receipts 66 casks rosin quiet 324 receipts. Chicago cash wheat 1.06 to 1.10 3/4. corn 0.70 1/4 to 0.71 1/2. oats 0.43 to 0.46. pork 22.80. lard 11.12 to 11.15. ribs 11.25 to 11.75. Fruit and vegetables quiet with wine sap apples and oranges arrivals. bananas and cabbage prices listed. various produce prices for peanuts beans and other items.

U. S U. S. Po Savannah Chicago Begala Iulyisccchs Cavicracks Becceveses Cileryones Co Ae Varney Fruit and Produce Company Florida Mr Dot Cccceasteiscescssee Indiana Reds California Mobile Chamber Ofmmerce D. S Creamery New York

Wife Disappears From Rooming House in Mobile

E Bailey of Waco Texas searches for his wife and year old daughter who vanished Friday afternoon as he prepared to depart Mobile for Jacksonville Florida. Bailey says she left from 11 N Jackson Street where they stayed and he seeks police help and any information on their whereabouts.

E. Bailey Waco Texas Mr. Bailey Mobile Jacksonville Fla

Red Cross lectures on first aid and life saving efforts

Red Cross field agents Dr H W Shields and Commodore Wilber E Longfellow conducted lectures in Mobile. Shields demonstrated first aid to police, firemen, and YMCA athletics staff with Bell Telephone and other company officials. Longfellow organized a Mobile life saving corps of ten charter members to patrol beaches and wharves, offer free swimming lessons, and provide weekend and holiday rescue demonstrations.

H. W. Shields American Red Cross Society Mobile Y. M. C. A. Athletic Department Cawthon Hotel Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Home Telephone Company Mobile Electric Company Postal Telegraph Company Shields W. B. Hahn Jules Delhomme The Bell Company Collie Morris Charles Reynolds Wilber E. Longfellow Red Cross Red Cross Society Mobile Corps Ed Overton R. I. Ashman H. Price Williams A. E. Marriott J. C. Metzger R. E. Williams C. Kirchner E. Ash W. L. Cope E. M. Curtis

Carmela at Ollinger Bruce yards for engine installation

The Carmela, owned by Captains Booth Pearce and Bayless, sits on the main docks at Ollinger Bruce for oil engine installation after a long rebuild at Pinto Island. Captain Pearce of New Orleans arrived to oversee machinery fitting. the vessel aims to be among the finest of her era.

Carmela Ollinger & Bruce Yards Pinto Island Booth, Pearce Bayless Pearce New Orleans Wayfarer Ollinger & Bruce

Senate approves Wilson Mexico punitive expedition action

Senator La Follette introduced and the Senate adopted without opposition a resolution endorsing President Wilsons punitive expedition to Mexico. It states the effort is strictly punitive and aims to reassure the Mexican people about the purpose.

Washington Senator la Follette Senate Wilson Mexico

Kanawha Sinks at Sea. Passengers Rescued by Santa Marta

News from New York reports the steamship Kanawha, en route to Rio Janeiro via Norfolk, sank at sea. A boatload of gallers aboard the Kanawha was rescued by the steamer Santa Marta.

New York Kanawha Rio Janeiro Norfolk Santa Marta

Notice of National City BankClosing of Mobile Affairs

The National City Bank in Mobile Alabama closes its affairs. Note holders and creditors are urged to present notes and claims to the association Hughes press dated Mobile March 9 1916.

National City Bank Ie Mobile Eec Oe Hughes Mobile Ala

Notice of Lost Stock Certificate Mobile and Ohio Rail Road

Public notice cautions against negotiating stock certificate No. 26575 for $100 held in Walter B Barker name. Card notes the certificate is lost and will be reissued after 30 days under by law, dated February 18 1916. Frank A Critz Jr administrator Clay County Mississippi.

W. J. Korn Santenetan Annie EF. Smith Probate Court Mobile County Alabama Annie E. Smith Mobile Ala Whistler Favre Palmetto Street Dearborn Street Pee Tur Willie A J. W. Tharp Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Walter B. Barker Frank A. Critz Clay Co Miss

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