Cotton Prices Move Up as Holders Step In
New York May 24. Cotton prices rise 5 to 8 points on freer selling after a weekend pause. Market buoyed by stronger Liverpool cables and firmer domestic dry goods mood. Official and private reports hint at a 3 percent acreage rise and a potential full yield if June and July weather cooperates. Limited stock and unsettled speculative tone cloud near term.
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Keynational News Service
W York
Liverpool
National Ginners’ Association
New York
Turpentine and Rosin Markets Reported in Savannah and St Louis
In Savannah on May 24 turpentine firm 371 4c with 50 casks sold receipts 1159 casks six shipments stock 28608 casks. Rosin firm sales none receipts 2582 shipments 212 barrels stocks 76063 barrels. Prices listed from D to WG and WW. In St Louis poultry prices show chickens 16 12 c, springers 26 32, turkeys 16, ducks 12, geese 7 and butter 24 27c. Eggs 17.
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Savannah
ST. Louis
Stock and Bond Market Strong on Settlement Rumors
New York May 24 reports an advance in stocks led by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific on rumors of a settlement. Reading and Steel rose while Frisco stock improved. broader lists remained firm though some caution due to a Minnesota rate case decision.
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Minnesota
Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seaboard
Amalgamated Copper
American
American Cotton
American Cotton Ofl
American Smelt & Refng
American Sugar Refining
American Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado &Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Pfd
Great Northern Ore Diss
Illinois Central
Interborough Met
Inter Harvester
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Lehigh Valley
National
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Mobile Cotton Market Eases to Steady Close
Mobile market finishes steady with 25 sales and 6 886 exports for the day compared to last year. New York spot quiet with no trades. Liver pool and New Orleans futures steady. grade table shows ordinary to good middling ranges with overall market steady.
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Mobile
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Wall Street in Despondency
Wall Street sits in despondency as politics unsettle the nation and foreign debts loom. The piece notes $2 billion in new capital needs, heavy gold exports to France and South America, and Americans spending abroad while imports and tariffs cloud the outlook.
Wheat Market Hinges On Kansas Crop Outlook
Chicago and St Louis report wheat trading tied closely to Kansas crop conditions with possible yields ranging from 85 000 000 to 120 000 000 bushels. Mixed forecasts, profit taking by large houses, and a cautious cash market characterized the day as oats and corn also moved with thin buying and some hedging.
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International News Service
Chicago
Kansas
Southwest
Missouri
Nebraska
Illinois
Northwestern
Northern
ST. Louis
Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady on May Day in Market
Liverpool reports dull spot prices with middling at 7.22 and good middling 6.98 while sales reach 4,990 bales including 400 for speculation and export and 2,800 American. Receipts total 2,000 with no American arrivals. futures open quiet and close very steady with near term quotes around 6.56 for May and 6.55 for May-June.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cathedral Boys School Closing Exercises At McGill Institute
Invitations issued for the Cathedral Boys' School closing exercises set for Tuesday afternoon at 4 oclock at the McGill Institute. Marriage licenses issued Saturday to George Ellis Malone and Mabel Burnett of Chandler, Ala and others. R W Taylor vice president general manager of Mobile and Ohio left for Marion Ala to deliver the baccalaureate address at the diamond jubilee celebration.
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Cathedral Boys’ School
McGill Institute
George Ellis Malone
Mabel Burnett
Chinchula
Ala
Willie D. Edwards
Effie Mae Corbett
John J. Bogue
Gladys Bobe
R. W. Taylor
Mobile
Ohio
Marion
Maccabees Review Erupts in Mobile With Elections Planned
In Mobile on May 22 at the Toggery hall on Dauphin Street, Maccabees held a large meeting. Twenty five applicants were elected for initiation, ten candidates were initiated, and the degree team completed all three degrees. A semi annual officer election is set for June 12 with several contenders.
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Maccabees
D. J. Martin
C. C. Adams
C. Girod
A. R. MacDonald
John X. Thomas
Mobile
Elks Host William R Patterson In Mobile Visit
Distinguished Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler William R Patterson was the Elks guest in Mobile Thursday night. He praised the local Lodge 108 and was entertained with lunch and a city motor tour before departing Sunday afternoon.
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William R. Patterson
Elks
Patterson
Mobile Lodge No. 108
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Association
Government and
Joachim Streets
George Bowden
Sten
L and N to Run Mobile to New Orleans Excursion
The Louisville and Nashville announces an excursion from Mobile to New Orleans leaving May 31 at 2 25 PM and arriving at 7 26 PM. Return trip departs New Orleans Monday morning at 10 o clock. Trains will also run from Selma and Pensacola.
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Louisville
Nashville
Mobile
New Orleans
Crescent City
Selma
Pensacola
Mallory Line Executive Visits City on Business
George W. Raymond of the Mallory line with headquarters in New York arrived Friday night on business and is staying at the Battle House.
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George W. Raymond
Mallory Line
New York
City
Battle House
Confederate Veterans Trip From Mobile To Chattanooga
About fifty Mobilians will ride the Mobile and Ohio line to Chattanooga Sunday night. Passenger Agent Harvey E. Jones confirms the party includes the ladies. Also notice that Miss Hunter's school closing exercises are set for Thursday May 29 at 8 o clock at German Relief Hall.
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Mobile
Ohio
Chattanooga
Harvey E. Jones
Three jailed after Axis arrests in hog killing and theft case
Will Gardner Lucille Gardner and Carroll Lawrence were committed to the county jail Saturday night by Justice of the Peace Charles Anderson of Axis Alabama. Will Gardner was committed for receiving stolen property while Lucille Gardner and Carroll Lawrence were committed for killing a hog.
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Will Gardner
Lucille Gardner
Carroll Lawrence
Justice of the Peace
Charles Anderson
Axis
Ala
The Busy Bee and the Robbed Loafer Theme
A reflective note compares a busy bee to a loafer, noting how the industrious insect loses its surplus amid the open season of fragrant blooms. The quatrain observes nature’s balance between effort and reward in a poetic tone.
Supreme Dam of Beavers Meet in Birmingham
The eighth-ninth annual sessions of the Supreme Dam of the Independent Order of Beavers began last Thursday at the Beaver's Home in Birmingham and continued three days with enrollment of delegates, speeches, and officer elections. Local committee members included E. W. Goss, W. H. Fruitticher and H. W. English. The organization dates to 1903 with Birmingham Dam No. 1 organized in 1904 and featured leaders such as S. S. Hudson and Sol Weiss in attendance.
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Supreme Dam of Beavers
Supreme Dam of the
Independent Order of Beavers
Birmingham Made Fraternal Society
Beaver
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Birmingham
Tech Order
J. H. McNeill
Birmingham Dam No. 1
Howard
Vicksburg Dam No
Hudson
J. H. Culkin
Vicksburg
Hillman Hotel
E. W. Goss
W. H. Fruitlicher
Nokaney Dam
Morningstar
Mobile Dam
Louis Shull
Columbus Dam
Supreme Guardian
Albert Finch
Meridian Dam
Supreme Sentinel
J. S. Andrews
Atlanta Dam
Supreme
E. M. Barber
Biloxi Dam
H. W. English
J. English
H. M. Dozier
W. H. Fruitticher
The Woodmen Elect Parade Committee at Forest Camp
The parade and outing committee of Forest Camp No. 1 Woodmen of the World held a meeting Wednesday night and elected Sovereign John Winters as parade chairman.
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Forest Camp No. 1
W.O. Wi
John Winters
Grand parade and outing planned for June 28
The camp announces a grand parade and outing on June 28 with all sovereigns and their families expected to participate. The event features music by Sovereign W Bb Lavinghouse and Sovereign A Verneuille, games with Sovereign Peter Oliver, printing by H F Crawfor, and refreshments.
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Sovereign W. Bb. Lavinghouse
Sovereign A. Verneuille
Sovereign
Peter Oliver
Sovereign W. H. Hamilton
H. F. Crawfor
Detroit election names Moore president of Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary O R C Mobile edition in Detroit elected Mr J H Moore of Toledo Ohio as president at a final session active since May 10. Other officers elected include Mrs J J Beck Jacksonville Fla grand guard and Mrs Robert Wheelan Oklahoma City Okla chairman executive committee.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
O. R. C. Mobile
Detroit
J. H. Moore
Toledo
Ohio
J. J. Beck
Jacksonville
Fla
Grand Guard
Robert Wheelan
Oklahoma City
Okla
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Opelika
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Falkville
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Ll. G. Waldrop
Anniston
Graham D. Perdue
B. A. Taylor
Horace L Glenn
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