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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1913

Page

22

Grain Futures Close in St Louis and Kansas City

In St Louis on September 13 wheat and corn prices for September and May contracts are listed with fractional quotes. Wheat Sept 89 1 8, May 87 1 8. Corn Sept 74, May 74 7 8 75. Oats Sept 41 7 8, May 47 3 8. Kansas City prices feature Wheat Dec 87 3 8, May 92 5 8. Corn Sept 76, Dec 72 5 8 3 4, May 76 1 8.

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Grain market shows strength amid weekly cash demand

Wheat firm despite broader weakness with cash grain buyers leading the week end trade. Northwest spring wheat higher on fresh crop, premiums steady as farmers hold back. Cables rise on short covering. careful weather outlook and regional cash quotes across Chicago Kansas City St Louis.+

Chicago Northwest Liverpool America

Metals Quiet in New York Trade on Sept 18

Metals were quiet and mostly nominal in New York on September 18. Lake copper traded between 16.871-2 and 17.00, electrolytic copper at 16.75 to 16.871-2, castings from 16.60 to 16.621-2, while iron remained unchanged.

New York Lake

Mitchel to Lead Gaynor Ticket Endorsement Move

New York dispatch notes that the Gaynor coalition will not fill the vacancy at the top. Sixty three of sixty four Gaynor organizations planned to back fusion candidate John Purroy Mitchel for mayor. Leaders say endorsing Mitchel fulfills late Mayor Gaynor’s aim to defeat Tammany. Jacob Schiff backs the effort though initial attempts to place McAneny or Wilcox head the ticket failed.

Gaynor Movement George McAneney W. R. Wilcox Sta Ied Nnakore

Exchange Market Rates Across Banks and Currencies

In New York Sterling Bank asks 4.86 for 3 4, and 4.80 to 4.81 to 4.82 for 60 days and spot. Mobile quotes 4.80 5-8, 4.81 7-8. Francs commercial 60 days in New York at 5.23 1-2 to 5.24. New Orleans sight rate at par.

Sterling—Bank New York New Orleans

Cotton Options Rise Amid Weather and Tax Debate

Cotton options edged higher as after a recent decline and short covering, while rains spread across the belt threaten open lint. Gulf ports show weak foreign demand with Galveston waiting ships at reduced rates. Tax changes loom as Congress considers a 50 cent base tax on futures, judged unconstitutional by critics. Spot cotton in New York remained steady with futures closing barely steady.

Gulf Europe Galveston New York Uplands Cae Jan Tee Sires

Interesting Week in Stocks Affects European Markets

New York stock session on a Saturday shows continued advance from the prior day with Reading, Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and Lehigh Valley among the most active. European markets react to domestic speculation while Berlin Paris and London see firm prices and notable gains in active issues.

International News Service New York Reading Steel Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Lehigh Valley Berlin Paris London Senate Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar American Cotton Oil American Smelting — Refining American Sugar Refining American Tel. & Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chespeake & Ohio Chicago and Northwestern Chicago, Mil Pfd Inter Harvester Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri, Kansas & Texas National Lead New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania People’s Gas Pullman Palace Rock Island Co Southern Pacific Southern Railway United States Steel Wabash Western Union

Cotton futures close steady as New Orleans spot edges up

Spot cotton remains steady with a one eighth to one cent gain as Middling stands at 12 15 16 cents. Market reports show 434 bales sold on the spot and 536 bales for arrival while futures conclude with minor gains across nearby months led by September at about 12.85 and December near 13.00.

New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Prices Hold Firm Amid Dull Spot Market

Liverpool reports dull cotton spot trading with prices steady across grades led by middling fair at 8.00d and good middling 7.72d. Sales reach 4 000 bales including 2 900 American and 300 for speculation and export. receipts none. Futures close quiet with a series of nearby contracts quoted around 6.8d to 6.9d and spreads tight.

Liverpool

New York Clearing House Reports Reserve Increase

The New York Clearing House banks and trust companies show a reserve excess of 5.430 million dollars over legal requirements for the week, up 799,500 from last week. Loans fall 362,000 to 1.953 billion. specie declines 539,000. legal tenders rise 900,000. net deposits drop 994,000. circulation rises 253,000.

New York Clearing House New York Cleariig House

London Stock Market Opens Irregularly as Canadian Pacific Rises

American securities opened irregularly in a short London session. The list started lower but Canadian Pacific gained 2.25 points with many issues advancing in sympathy. The appeal was steady with prices from 2.25 higher to 2 lower than yesterday’s close.

London American Securities Canadian Pacific

Marine traffic and river cargo updates for the Gulf region

No arrivals Saturday and one sailing the Donna Christina for Vera Cruz with lumber. Multiple vessels including Norwegians, British, and Italian steamers due or sailing from Gulfport Mobile and Puerto Cortez with bananas, cargoes, or general merchandise. The river packet American returned with cotton and other goods and will depart Sunday amid high river water.

Vera Cruz Mex New Orleans Mobile Northumbria Gulfport Miss Crathmeus Seeburg Steamship Line Jamaica Esther Rio Tor Mobile Fort Gaines Puerto Cortez American Guatemala United Fruit Company Hubbard-Zemurray Steamship Company Mercator Hon Grib Havana John Hardie Montevideo Urug Geneva England Alabama John Quill Tombighbee Demopolis

Notice to Mariners Galveston Bay channel light changes

Notice to Mariners reports that Galveston Bay channel light No. 4 changed from flashing red to flashing white on September 11, 1913, aligning with buoy list descriptions. References include C and G. S. charts 520 204 and 205 and light and buoy lists and coast pilot volumes.

Texas Galveston Bay Galveston Bay Channel G. S Atlantic Coast 8Th District Coast Pilot

Sugar Market Steady Across Refined and Raw Grades

New York reports all grades of refined and spot raw sugar unchanged. The European beet sugar market is steady as well. Raw sugar values hold with muscovado at 3.26 dollars per hundredweight, centrifugal at 3.76, and molasses sugar at 3.01. Petroleum remains steady and hides and leather show firmness.

New York

Turpentine and rosin prices and coffee futures report

New York markets report turpentine at 4134 cents statewide with Savannah at 8834. Rosin prices steady at 420 per barrel with tar oil at 550. Coffee spot quiet with Rio No 7 and May futures quoted at 9.06 per unit.

New York Savannah Rio No. 7

Money Market Rates and Currency Standing

New York money market shows call funds nominal with no loans. Time loans firm with sixty days 4 4 1 4 percent, ninety days 4 1 2 4 3 4 percent, six months 5 5 1 4 percent. Prime mercantile paper 5 3 4 6 percent. Sterling exchange steady at 4 88, 60 days 4 85 65 for 4d. Commercial bills 4 82 1 2. Bar silver 60 1 8. Mexican dollars 46 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.

New York Prime Mercantile

Turpentine and Rosin Markets Reported in Savannah

Savanna h reports turpentine stock at 33 241 casks with 769 receipts and 29 shipments and rosin stock at 173 668 barrels with 2 574 receipts and 412 shipments. Prices quoted for grades B through K show a wide range from 3 75 to 5 25 per unit with varied bid offers and sales activity.

Savannah

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