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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1916

Page

7

New Orleans and New York Cotton Markets Rally and Slip

Woolly trading on Sept. 11 sees New Orleans cotton open down 18 to 24 points on weak cables and strong spot selling, then rebound as bullish play and pending U.S. mill consumption report spurs buying. New York futures recover late, while spot prices hold around mid teens with steady to firm closes. Wall Street advances with broad stock gains on the resumed trading day.

New ‘Orleans Wall Street Review New York Reading United States Steel Marine Preferred Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Pacific St. Paul Allis-Chalmers American Beet Sugar American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel. & Tel American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chi Mil J. Paul R. I Pac. Ry Crucible Steel Erie General Electric Great Northern Preferred Great Northern Ore Dfs Illinois Central Inter. Merc. Mar. Pfd. Dfs Kansas City Southern Ligett & Myers Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central N. Y N. H. & Hartford Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss-Shef. Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Company Union Pacific United Fruit United States Rubber Smelting and Refining United States Steel Pid Virginia Carp. Chem Iron, Coal and Coke Wabash Western Union Westinghouse Electric Kennecott

Cotton Market Report From Liverpool Trade

Liverpool reports spot cotton prices dull with good middling 9.41 and middling 9.25 while low middling sits at 9.09. Sales reach 10 000 bales with 2 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 16 000 bales as futures ease through September to May contracts.

Liverpool

Caribbean and Southern Steamship Co announces regular sailings

Caribbean and Southern Steamship Co. offers steamship service to the Windward and Leeward Islands, Central and South America with regular calls to Guadeloupe Martinique Trinidad and Demerara. Steamers may call at other West Indies ports if cargo is offered. Apply at City Bank Building Mobile Alabama.

Caribbean & Southern Steamship Coo., Inc Seeberg Steamshi Co Windward Leeward Islands Central South America Guadeloupe Martinique Trinidad

Tarpon Reaches Port From Florida Points

The American coastwise steamer Tarpon arrived at the harbor early Monday from St. Andrews Bay and other Florida points. After unloading cargo, she began reloading for the return trip and is scheduled to sail late this afternoon.

Tarpon St. Andrews Bay Florida

Cratheus Begins Loading at Munson Line Pier

Cratheus, a Munson line steamer, started loading a cargo at the Munson pier on Mapday morning, signaling the start of a new shipment phase for the line.

Cratheus Munson Line Pir

Alamo Arrives Harbor with Passengers from New York

The Mallory Line steamer Alamo reached the harbor Sunday with a number of passengers and a wig freight list from New York. The Alamo is reloading for the return trip and is to sail Tuesday morning.

Mallory Line New York

Two Fruit Steamers Due This Week

Two fruit ships are due this week. The Norwegian steamer Fort Gaines arrives this afternoon for the Orr Laubenheimer Company with many bananas. The Vera N to United Fruit Company is expected Friday with many bunches of bananas.

Fort Gaines Orr-Laubenheimer Company Vera United Fruit Company

Norwegian Steamer Vike Arrives With Bananas From Bocas del Toro

The Norwegian steamer Vike of the United Fruit Company tied up in port and is due to sail again Tuesday morning. The ship arrived Sunday from Bocas del Toro carrying 14 000 bunches of bananas.

Vike United Fruit Company Bocas del Toro Vika

Newlands Shifts Piers to Load Flour and Timber for England

The British steamer Newlands of the Maclay line moves from Pier 6 to Pier 3 to load flour and timber for England. The ship then plans to sail to New Orleans to complete its cargo.

Newlands Maclay Line Pier 6 Pier 3 England New Orleans

Alabama river packet J. H. Menge to arrive this afternoon

The Alabama river packet J. H. Menge is due to arrive this afternoon from Selma and other points on the Alabama river. The Menge is scheduled to depart on the return trip Tuesday afternoon.

J. H. Menge Selma Alabama River Menge

Peerless Steamer Prepares Cargo Run to Montgomery

The Alabama river steamer Peerless was loading cargo at the municipal wharf on Monday and expected to depart late this afternoon for Montgomery and other Alabama river points.

Peerless Municipal Wharf Montgomery Alabama

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

The cotton weed oil market closed steady in New York with spot at 9.65 190.00 and futures for January to December listed between 9.65 and 10.25. Total sales reported 22,200.

New York Novir

Turpentine and Rosin Receipts Reported in Savannah

Turpentine firm: 4 ½ percent receipts 293 casks. Rosin firm reports receipts at various prices. Quotations include B D E at 5.00, F 36.15, K 36.36, M 36.40, N 36.45, WG 56.50, WW 76. Market activity noted from Savannas naval stores exchange dated September 11.

Chicago Sedeadecaes Vresc Sies Ites Pitts Naval Stores Savannah

Bay Civic Body Urges Bridge Repair near Franklin Creek

The Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce petitioned the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners to repair the bridge over Franklin Creek. The petition was referred to the road superintendent with power to act. The board, at Dr. W J Selien's request, allocated $1,000 for vats and chemical handling in Mobile county, and the road superintendent was ordered to gravel the Telegraph road for two miles from the previous gravel point.

Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Franklin Creek W. J. Seliein Mobile County Telegraph Road

German War Casualties Totals 3 375 000 Since Start

London reports German losses in August 1916 totaling 240 900, per casualty lists. Since war began the total reaches 3 375 000 across all nationalities excluding naval and colonial deaths. August breakdown includes 42 700 killed 1 800 prisoners 42 900 missing 152 500 wounded.

London

Soldier's Grenade Attack Kills Two in Glasgow Crowd

James A. O'Hara a wounded veteran who learned bomb throwing at the front threw a hand grenade into a noisy rear tenement crowd. A nine year old girl died and about a dozen others were wounded in the blast. O'Hara, who had sought quiet, admitted his action after the derisive reply.

Glasgow James A. O'Hara O'Mara

Shippers Forecast For North East West Shipping

The local weather bulletin predicts moderate temperatures over the next 24 to 36 hours affecting shipments in the north coast and west regions. The Tombigbee river branches show little change, while the Alabama river is expected to rise tonight and Tuesday at Montgomery and Selma respectively.

Tombigbee River Alabama Montgomery Selma

Nutts Sentenced for Bicycle Theft in Local Court

George Nutts, a Black man, was sentenced to three months hard labor by Recorder Edington after being found guilty of stealing a bicycle from Robert Mullaney of Pine and New St Francis streets. The arrest was made by Officer Oliver Pistole.

George Nutts Edington Robert Mullaney Pine New St. Francis Streets Oliver Pistole

Shipping Notes In Port With Multiple Vessels Listed

A busy port scene lists ships and cargos including Henna Nor and Grace Harvard Russ loading at Turner terminals and Genoa Italy, various schooners and barks repair at local docks, and vessels bound for or arriving from Cuban ports Brazil Spain Honduras and Bahamas with United Fruit and Munson Line operations.

Henna Nor Munson Line South America Carmela Turner Grace Harvard Genoa Italy Hunter-Bean Lumber Company L. As. N Leda Iuss Bip East African Hunter-Benn Lumber Company Turner Terminal Else Ol- Noger Bruce Dry Docks Joseph P. Cooper Caibarien Cuba Lamberga Havana R.A. Pierce Ollinger & Bruce West Wharf Kulava Norstjerne Bat Bilbao Spain Wilizabeth T. Doyle Dora Rio Rio de Janiero Brazil Lady Shéa Ancenis Gulfport Miss Alice B. Phillips Cuban South Side Sadie C. Sumner St. Andrews Bay Mount Vernon Tela Honduras United Fruit Company Avenger G. J. Santa Cruz Hieronymus Francis Hyde Mobile Liners, Inc Municipal Docks Newlands Maclay Thyra Menier Bahamas Timber Co Turner-Terminal Docks Munsonio Agnelia United Fruit Co

Maritime traffic notices from San Cristobal to Bahamas Timber Company

Ships including the tank steam ship Vuerta and the Dorothy load lumber cargoes at eastern ports and Bahamas. Vessels Henry Little Pickles Deveron Avio and others sail to repairs or for wreck status while the United Fruit Company operates Tela in Honduras with a Friday voyage.

San Cristobal Vuerta Mexico Dorothy Bahamas Timber Company Edna Pickles Cuban Henry 5. Little Perceler Havana Cuba Deveron Souen France du Bignon Pensacola Fia Avio Banan Tela Honduras United Fruit Company

Mortgage Sale Notice in Mobile County Alabama

Notice announces mortgage foreclosure on John J. Farris and Hattie Farris on August 16 1914 for debt secured by property in Mobile Alabama. Sale set for September 18 1916 at 12 o'clock noon in front of Mobile County Courthouse. Also executor notice for Irene Hudson estate granted August 26 1916 with claims due by law.

John J. Farris Hattie Farris Mamie Demeranville Mobile County Alabama Court House Mobile St. Medar Street Bac Fisher Tract P. J. Pillans N. S H. G. Stanmyres Frances Farris E. W. Faith Irene Hudson Price Williams George

Notice of Bankruptcy of T E Broussard in Alabama

Notice is given that on September 5 1916 T E Broussard was adjudicated bankrupt by the United States District Court Southern District of Alabama In re Broussard the first meeting of creditors will be held at the office in Mobile Alabama on September 25 1916 at 2 oclock p m Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct other business as needed Referee in Bankruptcy R Ervin September 11 1916

United States District Court Southern District of Alabama T. B. Brousgard T.E. Broussard Chatom Alabama Washington E. Broussard Mobile

Lost boat Mary Alice from storm at 7:28

A green 35 foot vessel with 12 horsepower Wolverine engines is missing after a storm. Reward offered. Return to Home Industry Iron Works.

Mary Alice Home Industry Iron Works

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