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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
7
Recap shows three days of port activity with totals for exports to Great Britain and to Canada, plus receipts and stocks. The figures list U.S. port receipts at 1 276 598 and 1 327 992 for the current period and U.S. ports since August 1 show 38 075 292 and 2 472 956.
New Orleans cotton markets opened higher on good Liverpool demand and postpones after election uncertainty caused a pullback. Prices recovered amid heavy buying with spot gains of 37 points and the market finished steady with a net advance of about 31 to 32 points.
New York cotton markets open with extreme activity as active months gain 43 to 46 points in early trading on heavy covering and bull support. Liverpool futures stay unsettled as December to July contracts show varied gains and spot cotton closes steady.
New York trading opened with confusion over the presidential results. United States Steel surged up to 125, a new record, amid broad gains in major issues before easing in the final half hour. many industrials, metals, and utilities fluctuated with U S Steel central to the session.
ST LOUIS reporting hogs receipts 10 000 head steady with 6.00 to 9.85 for hogs and lights. Cattle receipts 7 000 head steady with native beef steers 7.50 to 11.50, yearling stockers 5.30 to 7.50, cows 6.50 to 7.75. Lambs 7.50 to 11.15, ewes 3.75 to 7.25, yearlings 8.00 to 8.75.
Forget your aches with Sloan's Liniment the universal remedy for rheumatism gout lumbago neuralgia and strains. Easy to apply penetrates and soothes tender flesh cleaner than messy ointments. At your druggist 2b. Adv
Biloxi officials endorse a plan to develop the Mississippi and Alabama gulf coast. The initiative seeks 250000 dollars in five yearly installments with 125000 pledged, mainly from Mobile and Baldwin counties. A coast survey and coast and geodetic survey funds are sought, with work to start around January 1. Beauvoir veterans largely support Woodrow Wilson in Biloxi voting.
Mrs Ridgaway of Biloxi reports her husband Captain Ridgaway a first officer of the Willapa was saved after the steamship sank off Nicaragua on October 2. The Beauvoir Soldiers Home board meets next Saturday with Governor Bilbo in attendance.
New York November 8 Attorney General Gregory met with Chairman McCormick at Democratic headquarters this afternoon amid reports that an inquiry into the vote count in New Hampshire and other doubtful states was under consideration.
Arthur Williams, an automobile supply agent from Chihuahua, arrived in Tucson in a battered car after a Villa bandit chase. During the pursuit a woman and Williams's young daughter were killed, Williams's wife had already been slain in Chihuahua.
Sixty seven bars of silver valued at $50,000 belonging to an American mining company were reported stolen by Villa bandits at Santa Rosalia on October 27 from Edgar Koch, German consular agent in Parral. Mining contacts in Torreon send confirmation that Torreon remains under control. No further word came from Americans in Parral as Villa forces were said to have taken the town.
Complete returns show the constitutional amendment proposing a substitute local option for statewide prohibition was defeated. Democrats carried the state by the usual majority.
The American Sanitary Sewage Co. submitted a proposal to build new drainage and sewage facilities for Biloxi. The plan was studied and then taken under advisement by the board of mayor and aldermen.
Captain Mainland of the Lanao reports from Cardiff that the Lanao sailed from Hong Kong under the American flag which flew day and night and was flying when sunk. He heard rumors of sale but nothing certain. The submarine captain gave him a receipt for the ship s papers as from an American ship. The legal status was Philippine registry under American protection which gave the right to fly the American flag.
Captain Mainland states it is now a moot question if Philippine registry ships may display the American flag after a recent decision. He notes owners had been fined by the U S government for flying it, and cites new rights. He did not protest the Lanao sinking to the submarine commander or to American Consul Lathrop. A cable was sent to Washington with the facts, and ship officers’ statements await forwarding.
The United States weighs a possible German payment for the Lanao sunken off Portugal October 28 if the vessel sailed under the American flag and registry. Precedents from the Frye case suggest Germany may offer compensation for the loss if proven. The State Department seeks facts, noting warning and safety measures were observed. Negotiations for sale to a Norwegian owner reportedly began before the voyage.
Pimply complexions are blamed on impurities in the blood. Dr King’s New Life Pills cleanse the system with a mild laxative and promise a full bowel movement by morning after a night dose. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
The Roseway and Henry Lippett arrived in the city from the quarantine station in the lower bay this morning and were towed up the channel by the tug Mary Wittich. The schooner Margaret B. Rouse, arriving Tuesday, was moved to Gulf Dry Docks for repairs, from Pensacola, before returning to Florida port to load cargo.
The barge Thomas Clooney arrived from Pensacola and was moved to Canal Street with railroad iron consigned to Metzger Bros., junk dealers.
The Norwegian steamer Fort Gaines will depart Thursday for Belize with a miscellaneous cargo. The ship arrived Tuesday with a banana cargo consigned to the Orr Laubenhelmer Company.
The Munson Line steamer St. Andrew is due to arrive here and will load for the Munson Line. The vessel is expected to dock tomorrow and depart after loading.
Bold old time ad touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as the genuine remedy. It urges calling for the full name and mentions signature of W Grove and a price of 26 cents.
Household goods for sale due to breakup of housekeeping. Oliver typewriter No. 3 offered. Address 56 Ryland's Lane, three blocks north of St Stephens. Sale time 2:20.
Lost Thursday November 2 lavalliere with three diamond pear shaped stones on platinum chain. Reward for return to Simon Miller, care of American Mills Company, 172 Marietta St., Atlanta Georgia. Contact details provided.
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