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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
7
Today’s markets reached record prices as large scale demand pared gains to 4 to 12 points. Spot cotton closed 19 points higher at 19.82 middling with 1,490 bales sold and 325 arriving, while futures for December through July climbed to about 20.00 to 20.71.
New York cotton markets showed renewed activity with all months reaching new highs and May trading around 21 cents. Early selling was broad but prices moved higher as reports from a Southern authority suggested a large crop figure, helping outside buying while midday trading kept values steady.
New Orleans buyers pushed cotton futures higher after a private bureau report showed 981,000 bales ginned from November 1 to 18. Futures jumped 22 to 29 points with all months trading above 20 cents, December over 20 cents and July at 20.71.
Yesterdays bullish mood continued at the opening with gains of 2 to 5 points on heavy volume. Key leaders included Central Leather, Independent steel, Copper, Airbrake and United States Rubber while rails showed relative weakness in Norfolk and Western Pacific.
In the Somme, further gains are reported west of Le Sars as allied forces advance near Beaucourt. German troops retreat toward the Thilloy road after driving British units westward and seizing five machine guns.
German and Austro Hungarian forces captured the summit of Rungul mountain on the Moldavia frontier with Romania. They penetrated a Romanian position west of the Predeal road and reported captures include more than 1500 men, six hundred prisoners, and twelve machine guns in surrounding areas.
Berlin reports renewed Entente assaults in strength on the Monastir area and on the Malik and Presba sectors. The war office states these attacks failed to penetrate German Bulgarian positions on the Macedonian front.
Petrograd reports intermittent activity on three Russian southwestern sectors including Stokhod and Halicz Brzezany fronts. Austro German forces aim to wedge between Russia and Romania while Russian attention pivots to the Romanian theater as experts see the crisis easing on the Transylvania front with new Russian arrivals reducing Falkenhayn’s threat.
Naval stores report from Savannah shows turpentine receipts 452 and rosin receipts 2,248. Price quotes listed for B and D 6.32, F 6.38, G HH 6.40, N 6.60, WG 6.80, WW 6.70 with various grades.
The Liverpool market shows spot prices rising with good middling at 12.18 and middling 12.08. Sales reach 10,000 bales with 2,000 for speculation and export, receipts at 7,000. futures quoted steady across several forward months from November to November-December.
Hogs receipts 13 000 higher with lights pigs and good heavy ranges. Cattle receipts 4 000 steady with native beef steers yearling steers cows stocks calves and related figures. Sheep receipts 1 000 steady with lambs ewes and yearlings priced.
Associated Press reports on commodity prices with cash and futures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and Hay. Includes No 2 red No 2 yellow prices and provisions pork lard and ribs with open and close figures for December May and January contracts.
Three fruit ships are scheduled to dock in the coming days. The Burstad arrives from Tela on Monday with bananas for United Fruit Company, followed by the Mt. Vernon from Bocas on Tuesday with fruit. The Fort Gaines is expected to reach the Orr Laubenheimer Company on Monday.
The bark Dova Lisboa arrived Thursday and moved from the stream to Pier 6 this morning. It is loaded with iron ore and will discharge.
The schooner Percy Birdsall was shifted from Gulf Dry Docks to Pinto docks for extensive repairs. Another Friday shift moved the schooner Laura Haldf from the stream to Markley-Miller's slip to load cargo. Belvernon brings bananas. the Norwegian steamer arrived with 19,000 bunches of fruit for United Fruit Company.
Delegates adjourn after a Alabama Baptist State Convention session in Mobile with thanks to hosts railroads and newspapers. Reports on deceased ministers listed names from Mobile to Roanoke with prayers for Crumpton and calls for lay involvement and coordinated church work.
For 47 years the soothing antiseptic balms in Dr. King's New Discovery have healed coughs and relieved congestion. Both young and old testify to its effectiveness for coughs and colds. Buy a bottle today at your druggist.
The A Liner rammed by a submarine collision left five men dead when the tugboat Scott and the submarine Deutschland collided in calm seas. Captain Hinsch and others escaped after jumping overboard as boilers exploded. The Deutschland, carrying $2,000,000 in nickel rubber and silver bars, headed for home with two tugs nearby.
John Joblin of the Salvage Corps patrol slipped down a pole on St Michael Street near Joachim on Wednesday afternoon and fractured his left leg while answering a fire alert. He was taken to his Baltimore Street home near Broad for care. The piece notes church mission hopes and optimism from Mobile ministers after a convention adjourned without day.
The advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for weakness from overwork and poor habits. It claims three capsules daily restore strength for uric acid issues kidney trouble gravel bladder stomach derangement and related ailments. Money back if not helpful and prices 25c 56c and 1.00 per box with the Gold Medal label.
Judge R H Horn was fined ten dollars by the recorder after confessing water in milk he possessed and claiming the supply came from another person. The health board officials brought the complaint for violating the milk ordinance. A similar case against A Tatis was continued until November 37.
A Ford automobile owned by W. T. Naff was stolen from in front of the Cawthon Hotel Friday afternoon. Police later recovered the battered car in the southern part of the city at Texas and Chatham streets.
Mrs. Jay McGee of Stephenville Texas says she suffered nine years with monthly agony head back and leg pain spasms and bed rest. after six doctors and an operation suggestion Cardui cured her and she urges other women to try it as it restored her health and ability to work and care for her children.
Dr J J Caldwell notes migraine is distressing but not curable. Attacks may decrease after age forty with good diet and preventive care. During an episode, two tablets at onset and one every two hours as needed offer relief. anti pain tablets are sold by druggists.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as the best vegetable blood remedy for rheumatism catarrh scrofula skin diseases and blood poison. It claims safety from root and herb ingredients and urges readers to obtain S. S. S. from drug stores or write Swift Specific Co Atlanta Georgia for peculiar cases.
Mr and Mrs W W Cooper of Conti street were docketed at headquarters Friday on a dangerous charge. Theresa P Kety of Joachim street resided there. The couple denied the charge and appeared in court.
A damaged notice notes a diamond brooch stolen from a residence on Conception Street with no questions asked. It also advertises a large six room house for exchange near Springhill Avenue and provides contact details for inquiries and repairs.
Fragmentary timetable lists departures and arrivals with numerous place names and times such as 2:00 p.m. and 1:42 a.m. The legible segments mention destinations like New Orleans and Montgomery with notes on accommodations and routes, reflecting a busy but incomplete rail schedule.
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