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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1915
Page
13
George W. Guthrie, American ambassador to Japan, returns home after four months' leave. The page also lists mixed market quotations for wheat, corn, hay, pork, lard, ribs, and other provisions from Chicago and New York, with prices and ranges.
The New Orleans cotton market shows a week’s decline of 67 to 77 points with middling at around nine cents and sales totaling 2,919 bales. In early trading Saturday prices rebound 15 to 16 points before easing, ending with a net rise of 10 to 12 points as rains in the eastern belt curb demand and spot sales reach 2,025 bales.
New York May 8 The cotton list remained generally steady amid lingering effects of recent demoralization. Short buyers and trade houses paid higher prices while unsettled political conditions limited outside support. Spot cotton quiet with middling uplands at 9.85 and no sales. futures closed steady with May near 9. aspire
In Liverpool on May reports traders note easy to good middling prices with 5.15 for low middling 4.71. Sales reach 4 000 bales with 400 bales for speculation and export. Receipts total 17 000 bales. Futures show quiet trading across May through May June at 6.06 and June July at 6.11 1 2 with several other monthly spreads listed.
Savann ah market notes show quiet turpentine with 441 203 fe receipts 605 casks shipments 349 stock 21 208 Rosin activity with receipts 1704 barrels shipments 1307 barrels 70 565 barrels and varied prices listed for grades B D E F G H I K M WN We Wn IN CLEARING HOUSES NEW YORK bank reserve statement shows excess reserves at 162 393 840 down 7 786 530 from prior week continuous summary of industry and banking figures.
Early stock dealings show United States Steel at heavy selling. Westinghouse trades block at losses while Amalgamated Copper, American Smelting, and Mexican Petroleum stabilize prices. About 400,000 to 500,000 shares traded in first half hour as investors lighten and then buy for investment amid fluctuating prices.
After overhauling for summer trade, the bay steamer Apollo returned to the river yesterday and will depart this morning for bay points. It will resume its weekday 3 p.m. afternoon schedule. The Barney-Cavanagh City League team faces Spring Hill College tonight at Hill. Manager Jordan predicts a Barney win.
Secretaries Marbury and Palmer will meet with the S. S. committee to discuss the upcoming conference. The event centers on planning and scheduling activities at Cawthon. Delegates from local groups are expected to attend.
D H Marbury of Marbury Alabama and Leon C Palmer of the Alabama Sunday School Association will speak at a conference for men in the Rotary Room at the Cawthon Hotel at 6 45 PM next Tuesday. Refreshments will be served. The luncheon is under the Mobile County Sunday School Committee with W W Middleton as chairman and J W Glasgow. Men interested should notify Secretary Glasgow at 169 Dauphin Street by Tuesday morning.
The moving picture serial The Tourist Girl is shown after filming, offering Item staff members a chance to see themselves on screen. Director J Laws Siple selected the day for shooting at The Item office, producing a local publicity event.
President John T. Cochrane of the Alabama, Tennessee and Western Northern Railway returns from New York amid business optimism. He notes New York papers warned of a threat to the Lusitania and cautions that readers ignored the warnings. He praises Mobile interest in Lock No. 17 celebration and mentions plans to visit Tuscaloosa before leaving Wednesday for the Druid City.
The criminal aide of the city court will be in session on Monday May 17 to draw the June term grand jury and the jury for the week of May 31. It will also draw for the case of Mrs. McBroom set for June 3.
Last Friday during Lusitanis horror an extra edition of The Item went to press while newsboys, led by Jake, shouted from the doors. Filming captured Miss Mabel Hartwell as The Tourist Girl taking the locomotive throttle and driving to Superintendent Randall’s car. more scenes at Terminal Station followed with a staged fire to come next week.
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