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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
7
Liverpool cotton spot remains in fair demand with firm middling at 8.11d and good middling 7.83d. Sales reach 8,000 bales, including 6,500 American, with 11,000 bales received. Futures close quiet with various month quotes listed from September to August.
The district convention of the Knights of Pythias will be held Tuesday at the Pythian Castle hall at 7 30 oclock. Grand Chancellor D. 6 Patterson of Falkville will preside.
The Peter A. Venturini case, a saloonkeeper charged with selling liquor to a blind tiger, was heard by Mobile Excise Commission. After defense testimony a continuance was granted until Friday at noon when Dan Butler, the commission’s principal witness, testifies.
Market notes show U S ports receipts this day and exports to Britain and the Continent. Data include totals since September and yearly comparisons with figures for stock, shipments, and cash prices.
Cotton futures opened weak as a late frost and unsettled western weather spurred selling. Prices faded through the day with a 14 to 16 point net decline, ending steady near the day's close with September to March contracts trading around 12.90 to 13.09.
In New York on September 11 there was renewed bull support as opening cotton prices rose 8 to 13 points. Weather in the Southwest showed heavy rains, with sporadic private wires indicating moisture may not help the crop immediately. Futures closed steady with varied daily highs and lows across the near term contracts.
Demand for stock waned at the opening with uneven trading and a subdued market. Union Pacific’s cash bonus uncertainty weighed on speculation while many leaders slipped. bonds held steady as several major issues moved only fractionally.
A vintage home hair dye claims to restore natural color using Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. Advertised as inexpensive and effective for gray hair, dandruff, and itching, it requires applying with a sponge and rinsing by morning for darker, glossy hair.
A dense scanned price list shows various fruits and vegetables with unit descriptions and prices. Items include apples, lemons, bananas, cabbage, beans, peas, rutabaga, onions, garlic, potato types, fish, nuts, and California fruits with per box or per crate pricing and bulk quantities.
West Orange New Jersey September 14 1920 Thomas A Edison is ill at his home and for the first time in eight years cannot go to his laboratory. He suffers from a cold and indigestion though officials say he is not seriously ill.
The fishing schooner Amelia Gloria owned by Mobile Fish and Oyster Company was libelled in a U S district court on Thursday morning. Joel A Swenson sues for 288 dollars in wages as master of the vessel. Seizure was waived and bond filed.
The Harald arriving from Puerto Barrios with 14 000 bunches of bananas for the Fruit Distributing Company. Grib to tow general cargo from New Orleans to Mobile and Cuba. John Quill reports from the Bigbee with 94 bales of cotton and sundries. Fannie Prescott sails from Sagua la Grande in ballast. River forecasts predict little change for Tombigbee and slight rises on the Alabama River at Montgomery and Selma. Cool fair weather prevails under a high pressure area from the Pacific to the upper Mississippi.
Montgomery Ala Sept 11—Conecuh County treasurer Salter is charged with misusing 872,387.59 of a 8106,000 good roads bond issue after paying expenses without required board approval. State examiner El Gorman and Governor O Nea l report findings. Other minor discrepancies found among Conecuh officials.
Turpentine firm shows receipts of 954 casks and shipments of 557 casks with stock at 21 857 casks while Rosin firm records receipts of 4 070 bbls and shipments of 5 240 bbls with stock at 170 806 bbls Quoterf bids listed for grades D through N and weights.
Four story residence with 12 rooms located at 3 S Spring Hill Avenue in East Ann. The property features an extra large lot and is available for $60 per month. Includes details on layout and potential rental terms.
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