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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1913

Page

11

Death of James McMahon Sr a longtime Mobile resident

James McMahon Sr aged 72 a native of Limerick Ireland died at his son's home 460 Scott Street after several weeks illness He lived in Mobile over fifty years and served twenty years with the city first as keeper of Bienville Square then Duncan Place He was a Confederate veteran and a member of St Vincent Catholic Church He is survived by two sons Thomas and James Jr and several grandchildren

James McMahon Limerick Ireland Mobile Scott’ Street St. Vincent's Catholic Church Thomas McMahon

Funeral Notice for M'Mahon Died November 11 1912

Died Tuesday morning November 11 1912 at the family residence 4468 Scott Street in the 72nd year of his life. The illness and surviving relatives are not specified in the fragment.

M’mahon Scott Street

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mild Decline

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 4 to 6 point decline on poor cables and favorable weather. Prices fluctuated through the morning, slipping to 9 to 11 points under yesterday’s lows, then recovered slightly on profit taking before finishing the session 12 to 16 points lower. spot cotton remained quiet with middling at 185-16 cents.

New Orleans Shorts

Opening decline in New York Cotton amid liquidation and steady undertone

New York cotton markets opened down 5 to 8 points on disappointing tables and liquidation by yesterday’s buyers, but bids absorbed initial declines and prices rallied near last night’s close. Private cables cite American selling and Continental liquidation in Liverpool and note steady trade buying and spinning houses among top buyers. Prices hovered near midday, with spot middling uplands 13.60 and gulf 13.86, futures closing barely steady after mixed intraday moves.

New York Liverpool Continental Focal Gulf Essa le Guy Feaacicias

Liverpool Cotton Market Quiet with Steady Prices

Liverpool on November 11 reports quiet cotton spot trading and steady prices across grades. Sales reach 6,274 bales out of 7,000 total with 6,100 American and 600 for speculation and export. receipts total 29,000 bales including 21,600 American. futures closed quiet with multiple spread quotes around 7.05 to 7.06.

Liverpool Sceescvue Peney Ube. S Ees Sessa Ese Ecatenance Vascesser Cates 404 Secesssssee

New York Stocks Rally on Reading and Steel Demand

The rally extended today with gains across major issues as demand remained strongest for Reading and Steel. Union Pacific Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific Harvester and National Biscuit rose, while many standard shares advanced 1 to 2 points from Saturday’s close.

New York Reading Steel Union Pacific Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific Harvester National Biscuit Bears Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar American Cotton Oil American Smelting & Bef'ng American Sugar Refining American Tel. & Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Cheaspeake & and Ohio Chicago & Northwestern Chicago& Mil, & St. Paul Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Erie General Electric Great Northern Pfd Great Northern Ore Ctfs Illinois Central Interborough-Met Inter Harvester Louieville & Nashville Missouri, Kansas & Texas Lehigh Valley National Lead New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania People’s Gas Pullman Palace Car Rock Island Co Ptd Southern Railway United States Steel

Money Market Rates Hold Steady in New York

Call money remains steady at 8 1/4 to 4 1/4 with a ruling rate of 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 percent. Time loans ease with sixty to ninety days at 5 percent and six months at 4 7/8 to 5 percent. Prime mercantile paper quoted at 5 1/2 to 6 percent. Sterling exchange steady at 4.80 6 for sixty days and 4.85 on demand. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds show irregularity.

New York Prime Mercantile

Naval Stores Market Report from Savannah

Turpentine firm traded at 43 cents with no sales and 598 casks received while Rosin firm reported no sales and 2 965 barrels received. Quotations listed for various grades and grades labeled with prices from 3.70 to 6.76 per unit.

Savannah

Wheat and corn cash prices at St Louis market

Closing cash prices show Wheat No. 2 red at 98 96, No. 2 hard 85 1/2 to 91. Corn No. 2 76, No. white 76 1/2, Oats No. 2 39, No. 1 white 41 1/2.

Louis St. Louis

Grain and Provisions Prices in Chicago Closing

Closing cash grain and provisions in Chicago on November 11 show No. 2 red wheat at 95 1 4 to 96 1 2, No. 2 white corn at 71 3 4 to 12, oats standard at 40 8 4, and provisions led by pork at 20.76 with lard around 10 67 1 2 and ribs from 10.00 to 11.00.

New York Timothy Tom Chicago

Men’s Lunch Special at 25 Cents Draws Diners

The advertisement touts a business men's lunch from noon to 2. It claims a specialty in ice lunches and catering, promising quick service and quality. Strong entities include the eatery and market references.

Cotton Receipts Across Rail Lines and Firms

New Orleans Mobile and Chi Railroad Export comp lists 400 bales on train No. 6 with Baker Lyons Frank M id Davis Wilson Gailliard Jones Co Touart Quin total 88 bales. Mobile and Montgomery train No. 60 Baker Lyons Davis Wilson Gailliard 28 7 Phillips 17 Frank M Blackshear 2 Weil Bros Insky Elmore 55 Export comp 812 total 1 828 bales. Mobile Ohio Railroad Export comp 1 606 bales. Ste James A Wilson Gailliard 3 Lott 2 total 4 bales.

New Orleans Mobile and Chi Railroad Bay Southern Railway Baker

Conductor Cart Cartwright dies after cane train accident

News reports the death of B F Cartwright native and former Pacific Railroad conductor killed in a cane train incident near Donaldsonville. He died in New Orleans a week after the injury. funeral held there. He was about 44, survived by a wife, stepson, siblings, and other relatives. He belonged to the Order of Conductors.

B F. Cartw 1 Pacific Railroad Donaldsonville Cartwright Touro Infirmary New Orleans Oughville Doc” Tanner the Order of Conductors

Arrivals and repairs of ships at local harbor

The Norwegian steamer Brighton 716 capt Kaidager arrived from Puerto Cortes with 18 000 banana bunches and 39 hides and will undergo minor repairs at the marine ways. Barge No 1 from New Orleans will carry freight and depart Wednesday. Fort Morgan Fort Gaines and other vessels moved to the marine ways for repairs. The Mexican tug Cernicalo completed Ph Docks repairs and may sail soon for Tuxpan.

Brighton Kaidager United Fruit Company Puerto Cortez Alabama and New Orleans Transportation Company Eaton New Orleans Fort Morgan Fort Gaines Tuxpan Mex

Special Low Fens Al Oaks Guaranteed or Money

A short notice item notes a special low price guarantee or refund offer involving Al Oaks. Details are limited in the fragment, but the gist centers on a price protection or money-back promise tied to a sale or promotion.

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