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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
7
In Mobile and New Orleans markets rains threaten crops as prices slip 5 to 12 points. Spot cotton steady to down with Middling around 12.94 cents. Futures slide after early losses, then recover slightly amid weather worries and demand signals. Liverpool market shows limited gains as export and speculation persist.
By L. and N. R. R. Magnol ia Compress Co 128 Weil Bros 83 Baker Lyons and Co 1 Peoples Bank 3 Total 215 bales By M and O R R Exports compressed 28 bales.
New York May 22 A less optimistic peace view and eastern rainfall spurred liquidation in the cotton market today. Liverpool prices softened while New York opened barely steady with May up about 6 points, generally unchanged to 7 points lower. Active months traded 3 to 8 higher or lower as buyers and sellers moved to balance supply and demand.
The New York market resumed activity with rails leading gains. Union Pacific moved up with large volume and strong early price advances, while Canadian Pacific rose. Reading, Lehigh Valley, St Paul, Atchison, New York Central and New Haven traded higher as United States Steel held at recent highs and copper and leading specialties advanced.
Turpentine firm in Savannah reports 38 1 4 cents price with 50 casks sold receipts 466 casks shipments 49 casks stock 8 772 casks. Rosing firm shows no sales receipts 1 136 barrels shipments 440 barrels stocks 56 362 barrels. Quotes list multiple bids from B through WGe with varied price ranges and terms.
Chicago livestock market data shows hog receipts around 41 000 head with bulk prices 9.80 to 10.00 for typical grades and 7.40 to 9.50 for pigs. Cattle receipts about 16 000 head with native beef cattle 8.15 to 10.30, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.90, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.60, yearlings 8.00 to 11.25. Hogs cattle and sheep markets all noted as varying by class and weight with mixed directions.
Wheat and corn futures listed with bid prices across grades. No. 2 red wheat around 1.11 to 1.12 per unit, No. 2 yellow corn near 74 to 75 cents, No. 3 white oats around 41 to 43 cents, rye No. 2 about 98 to 99, barley 62 to 77.
A compiled list of current stock quotations across industries including copper, sugar, canning, railroads, steel, oil, tobacco, and utilities. Notable figures include American Telephone and Telegraph at 129 1 4, United States Steel at 85 1 4, and New York Central at 1973 8. The data spans diverse sectors from Anaconda Copper to Westinghouse Electric.
In Port. Vera Norway steamship Horduras at Pier 1. Karen Norway steamship to Cuba. Conniscliffe American schooner to West Indies at Ollinger Bruce Docks. Emily S Malcolm British schooner to West Indies. Evelyn W Hinckley American schooner to Rosario at Gulf Dry Docks Co. W Mills American schooner to West Indies at Hieronymus Docks. Lizzie E Dennison American schooner to West Indies at Gulf Dry Docks. P J McLaughlin British schooner to Cuba. Oliviger Bruce Dry Docks cited. Beatrice British schooner to Cuba at Pahama Lumber Co. Louise E Richards American schooner to West Indies at Pier 3. Strathcona British steamer to Cuba. Ollinger Bruce Dry Docks. Rena A Murray American schooner to Cuba inland stream. Susan B Dantzler American schooner to Cuba stream. Fannie Prescott American schooner to West Indies at Gulf Dry Docks. Sir Knight American smack for sale at Ollinger Bruce Dry Docks. Clara C Scott from Hon for West Indies stream. Camera Mexican bark being rebuilt. Oscar G American schooner under repair at Pier 4. Explorer British schooner repairing at Bahama Timber Co.
The American schooner Rena A Murphy owned by Captain J George Murphy arrived Sunday from Progreso Mexico with 795 bales of sisal and will discharge today. She plans to load lumber for Cuba. Master reports fine weather. The schooner Susan B Dantzler also arrived from Yucatan with 550 bales of sisal and waits for discharging berth. Both consignments go to James Gibboney Co.
The Norwegian steamship Vera of the United Fruit Company arrived Sunday from Honduras with a load of bananas, discharged at Mobile and Ohio pier 1. The Vera will return to Mobile with a cargo of fruit.
Captain H. P. Hansen of the Galveston tug John Sealey, with two oil barges from Port Arthur, reported an eighty mile per hour gale near South West Pass early Friday. Awnings were torn away and all loose gear went overboard as seas rose high. the blow lasted about thirty minutes and could have been a hurricane if it were hurricane season.
Captain Joe O'Toole, who lost the schooner Mary E. H. G. Dow off Cuba's west coast, sailed Saturday night with his crew aboard the tanker Nelson to New York to confer with his men about salvaging the Dow. Shipping men think the recent Cuban coast blow likely drove the schooner onto the beach.
Captain Proctor A. Hagan, well known here, left Saturday night to visit his family in Bath Maine. He is part owner and master of the four masted schooner that sailed from Pensacola last week for Sevetdeo. He hired another skipper to take her out so he could visit his family.
Oscar Whilden of New Orleans becomes owner of the American schooner Louise M. Richards and has chartered her to move a large logwood cargo from Kingston to Mobile. After delivering lumber to Cuba, the ship will sail to Jamaica for dyewood.
The American schooner M. Achorn is loaded with lumber bound for Cuba and ready to sail but delays from unfavor able winds hold departure. Captain Rush plans to sail late this afternoon or Tuesday morning.
The Munson liner Karen arrived Sunday with a large shipment of pineapples from Cuba to be discharged at Munson docks. This is the second pineapple cargo of the season following Paloma’s early shipment last week. The piece also mentions "The Mysterious Society Lady in the Black Mask" and poses the question of who she is.
Bound for Mobile. Meltonian (Br.) steamship to load cargo for the British Isles. Sylvanian (Br.) steamship to load Perceler (Br.) schooner to load lumber for Cuba. Albert D. Mills (Am.) schooner to bring sisat from Yucatan. Elizabeth T. Doyle (Am.) schooner from Africa to repair here. Frieda (Russ.) schooner to load lumber and timber cargo here. Cerinto (Nov.) steamship with bananas from Central America.
Equity court calendars show Essie Harrison v. Maud Simpson reset for June 5. Decrees pro confesso enter in Mary Crabtree v Viwell Crabtree and Harrietta Improvement Co v John Gray. Bills submitted in Bloodgood et al and Bressler et al cases. Circuit court sets June 1 and June 2 dates for State of Alabama cases.
A ready made cough syrup is offered in 25c bottles under the name Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey. The formula includes pine tar acdénite sugar hyoscyamus sarsa fras peppermint ipecac rhubarb mandrake capsicum muriate ammonia honey glycerine and is touted as pleasant healing and soothing while aiding phlegm and giving quick relief. Buy from your druggist and ensure the package lists the formula.
Long list of law and equity court settings for June with names of plaintiffs and defendants across many firms and companies. Entries cover numerous complaints against Mobile Light and Railway Co., Gulf Coast Fair Association, Maryland Casualty, Coca Cola Bottling Co, and others with dates from June 5 to June 39, detailing case titles and opposing parties.
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