This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
11
Notice from Mobile Alabama dated September 1 1913 lists tax assessors and deputies visiting wards 1 through 10 to assess 1914 taxes. Also mentions fresh garden seeds in stock and English Carriage Co offerings.
Cotton futures opened steady with a 9 to 14 point decline amid poor cables and improving Texas crop reports. Bulls lacked strong support as bearish spot demand concerns grew, though late-day buying by mills lifted prices 4 to 6 points. spot cotton held at 12 13 16 cents.
New York Cotton opens barely steady down 12 to 14 points on lower cables and rains aiding Texas. Prices fell 16 to 18 points then steadied as forecasts for colder weather supported later trading. New Orleans pegs crop at 14,433,000 bales and spot cotton remains steady with mid upland at 13.15 and gulf at 13.40.
Cotton spot quiet and easier in Liverpool with middling fair at 7.99 and good middling 7.71. Sales total 8,000 bales including 7,200 American and 500 for speculation and export. Futures closed easy across the curve with several month contracts quoted between 6.74 and 6.86.
Chicago reports butter unchanged and eggs receipts 6500 cases with potato supplies higher from Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin and Jersey. Kansas City shows creamy butter 30 cents firsts 29 cents seconds 27 packing 22 eggs firm firsts 23 seconds 15 poultry prices vary. New York lists butter and cheese unchanged eggs firm and unchanged.
State and county taxpayers are informed that assessment of 1914 taxes will be conducted at designated precincts including Citronelle Mt. Vernon Beaver Meadow Andrew Malone's St. Wiene Fowl River and Bayou La Batre by the assessor or deputy. Bring deed or proper description as no assessment will be taken without it. Date listed: 9:6-12-18.
Active buying drives early broad advance on Wall Street with gains in Union Pacific to about 159 1 4 and Canadian Pacific around 23 8. Copper and steel rally as western grains support a sustained upsurge amid strong investment demand and large speculative activity.
Active exporter demand lifts wheat with a net advance. Corn and oats show mixed closes as KC and St Louis markets report prices for No 2 hard red, No 2 red, and white grades, with futures for September and May.
New York money on call at 2 3 4 3 percent with ruling rate 2 3 4 3 5. Time loans eased with sixty days 4 41 4, ninety days 4 1 2, six months 5. Prime Mercantile rates at 5 3 4 6 percent. Sterling exchange firm at 482.45 for sixty days and 485.90 for demand. Government bonds steady amid mixed notes and stamps.
A compiled listing shows Alabama refunding issues and various bonds across the Mobile area. Entries include Mobile County bonds at five and four percent, Gulf Coast Gas First 6 percent bonds, Meridian Light and Railway first mortgage bonds, and the Battle House four percent bonds. Also noted are banks and railway bonds with values and maturity references in a dense securities roster.
Associated Press reports in Tokio that Japan presses demands on China including punishment for General Chang Sun, commander at Nanking. Awaiting China's reply, Tokyo papers stiffen government officials and blame Abe’s assassination for cabinet action.
The Norwegian steamer Grib returned from New Orleans in ballast and will load general cargo for Havana Cuba. The Mercator under charter to Hubbard Zemurray should arrive from Puerto Cortez with 19 000 banana bunches. The Martha H Hennen departed upriver with gravel after unloading wreckage of the James T Staples.
Weather outlook shows moderate temperatures for 86 hours in the north, east and west zones. Climate charts indicate mild highs and cooler nights with limited precipitation, guiding outdoor plans and energy use.
The Tombigbee river and its branches will remain nearly steady over the next two days. The Alabama river at Montgomery is expected to fall tonight and Saturday, while at Selma the level will rise gradually.
A barometric low mood causes heavy rains in the west gulf with Galveston reporting 10.08 inches in 48 hours and 0.53 inches over the prior three days. Cool air crested over the Dakotas and northern Rockies, bringing near freezing temps, while the east gulf and South Atlantic enjoy fair skies and mild temps. A low pressure area over the North Atlantic coast brings scattered showers. mobile area may see local showers tonight or Saturday.
Confirmation of Michael Finn as manager of the Memphis Southern League club was received in a letter Friday from the former Gulf pilot to President A L Staples. Finn says President Coleman made a good offer and he has accepted it, believing two years is long enough for a manager. The election of a main manager will be discussed at the board meeting Monday night September 15.
Peter A Venturina a Mobile saloon man was discharged by the Excise Commission after testimony by Dan Butler and his wife two negroes who had accused him of selling whiskey without a license and hiring Butler to make sales. The commission cited grave doubt about the truthfulness of the statements and favored Venturina. A large amount of testimony was taken in the case mostly in favor of the defendant.
A northbound Davis Avenue car collided with a Stonewall Ice Company delivery wagon at Royal Street and State Avenue Friday at 1 PM. James Jackson, the car driver, was thrown from his seat and bruised but not seriously injured, taken to the city hospital. Motorman L C Price was charged with reckless running after Officer George Galle’s complaint.
Chicago reports show wheat briefly rising on rains then slipping as large commission houses sell. Corn opens steady then declines with weather weakening yields. Oats fall as bears gain from outlooks on Canadian imports. Hog futures ease with lower pork prices as first sales edge up before retreating.
Liverpool, Sept 12. Weekly cotton statistics show imports of all kinds at 42 000 bales with American imports totaling 17 000. Stock levels stand at 496 000 bales overall and 319 000 bales for American varieties. Forwarded American stock is 62 000, and total exports reach 1 200 bales.
Poultry market data from St Louis dated Sept 2 lists chickens at 12, spring 15 1 2, turkeys 18, ducks 11 1 2, geese 10 1 2. Butter creamery at 30. Eggs 17.
Associated Press reports another death in the September aircraft crash near Buechen Beuren, bringing Germany’s fatalities from air disasters to five in a single week as a military plane struck a crowd.
O H Kurtz of St Louis was elected senior vice commander of the Army and Navy Union as the convention closed in Philadelphia. Colonel P Oden Lake of Pennsylvania was named commander.
An early 20th century ad promotes LIV-VER-LAX as a plant based laxative from Sutton Bros, claiming calomel is unnecessary for relief and urging readers to choose LIV-VER-LAX instead. The copy appeals to constipation relief and natural ingredients.
Partial rent list from November shows multiple two story frame and brick residences with rents around 480 dollars. Properties listed include addresses on Franklin, Selma, St. Trebene, Georgia Ave, Spring Hill, Elmira, and Regina with various 6 to 7 rooms and kitchens. Complete rent list available upon application.
The old building at the northwest corner of Government and Royal Streets will be demolished for a modern structure. One store on Royal Street and three on Government Street will be available for rent. Plans and lease details are available for interested tenants.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.