Markets Pricing Across Months Shows Small Shifts
Market listings indicate unstable futures with rates between 9.54 and 9.60 across markets from November through May. Traders track month to month changes and adjust forecasts accordingly.
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
9
Cotton futures slip as New Orleans market opens steady
New Orleans reports firm spot demand and higher early cotton prices with 12 to 14 point gains, aided by strong interior demand. By noon prices eased 1 to 3 points below yesterday, spots held at Middling 15.50, sales 656 bales to arrive 1150, futures closing stead with small declines across months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Con
U. S Por
New Orleans
Cotton futures ease after early gains in New York trading
Futures opened barely steady as Liverpool buying supported December to 16.32 and January to 16.40. By midmorning prices eased, testing last night’s close, with spot middling upland at 16.06 and no sales reported.
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New York
Liverpool Cables
Liverpool
Ake H
Southern Statistical Bureau
Spotcott
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Steady on Sept 22
Cotton spot prices firm in Liverpool with good middling at 9.784 and mid at 9.62. Sales total 7,000 bales with 500 for speculation and export. Receipts 1,000 bales. Futures remain very steady with September-October at 9.55 1-2 and October-November at 9.64 1-2.partial data for No- month shows incomplete quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cotton and stock market rally from New York to Liverpool
Liverpool reports weekly cotton forwarded to mills totaling 65 000 bales with 56 000 American origin and stock at 589 000 bales. New York stocks rose with United States Steel and copper issues hitting new highs and a strong close as sugar and other leaders advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New York
United States Steel
International Nickél
Marines
Maxwell and Studebaker
Motors
Crucible and Lackawanna Steels
National Lead
Texas Company
Union Pacific
New York Central
Allis-Chalmers
American
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep. Iron and Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Line Ptd
Sloss-Shefteel and Iron
Southern Pacific
Outhern Railway
Southern Railway Pfd
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
United States Rubber
Smelting & Refining
United States Steel Pid
Virginia Carp. Chem
Va. Iron, Coal
Turpentine and Rosin Market Report From Savannah
Turpentine firm quotes 44c with receipts of 481 casks while rosin firm shows no sales and 1705 barrels in. Bid levels range B and D at 5.85, E 5.90, F 6.10, G 6.15, H I K M at 6.25, N Psage WG 6.45 6.50, WW 6.50 6.60.
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Savannah
Chicago market report distressed grain prices and futures
Chicago wheats and corns show mixed quotes with No. 2 red wheat at 1.55 and No. 2 blue corn near 87 1 2 cents. Oats quoted around 1.28, hay prices range from 3.50 to 14.00, while provisions list park at 23.05 and lard at 14.75 amid unclear futures.
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Chicago
Outlaws Routed as Englishmen Count 10 Dead in Raid
General Trevino reports two Englishmen killed 10 in the Outlaws raid driven off from the town. Villa's bandestimated at 600. prisoners examined confirm no defections. Government artillery ceased only after successful repulse under Generals Ramos and Merriero.
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Trevino
Villa
Plaa
Ramos
Merriero
Two Vessels In Lower Bay En Route To City
Two ships were sighted in the lower bay Friday heading toward the city. The Italian bark Porto Para and the Norwegian steamship Nord faren are now fumigating at the quarantine plant. The Maryland, a five masted motor schooner owned by the Texas Oil Co, moved to the foot of Government street for repairs by Alabama Iron Works.
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Lower Bay
Porto Para
Nordfaren
Maryland
Ollinger and
Bruce
Government Street
Alabama Iron Works
The
Texas Oil Co
Mobile Troopers Begin Camp Life at Henderson Camp
At Camp Charles Henderson in Montgomery Alabama about 800 men of the first cavalry regiment in the south started drills and camp routine with three vacancies. Muster rolls were prepared at the capital and a field hospital was set up as physical exams begin Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Charles Henderson
South
National Guard
El Paso General Refuses to Reveal Sources on Hidalgo Day Attack
Brigadier General Fell Jr of the El Paso district said his Hidalgo Day report on the Chihuahua City attack came from several reliable sources. He would not disclose intelligence sources but affirmed the report was based on facts, not border rumors, and declined to comment on General Trevino's statement.
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EL Paso
Texas
Fell, Jr
el Paso Military District
Hidalgo Day
Chihuahua City
War Department
Bell
Trevino
Strong outposts placed around Chihuahua City
Strong outposts with cavalry patrols surround Chihuahua City to guard against Villista raids. General Trevino says he is prepared for another attack and pursuing Villa. Three Villista officers have been executed in Parral for revolutionary propaganda, per a message from General Luis Herrera.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua City
Mex
Trevino
Villa
Villista
Parral
Luis Herrera
Baker Doubts Chihuahua Raid Report From Bell
Secretary Baker said the War Department would not accept General Bell's Chihuahua City raid report as fully accurate. He noted no solid mill information on renewed Villista activity and suggested Bell acted on rumors from border towns rather than verified army channels.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Villa
Chihuahua City
Bell
el Paso
Nimrod Makes Quick Trip To Port Arthur In Tow
The ocean going tug Nimrod commanded by Captain Billy Clark docked here Friday morning at 1 o clock after a rapid voyage to Port Arthur. The Nimrod returned from Sabine and completed the trip with the schooner Three Marys in tow in record time.
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Nimrod
Billy Clark
Port Arthur
Sabine
Munson Steamer Gulfaxe Arrives at Munson Piers
The Danish steamer Gulfaxe arrived in the harbor Thursday afternoon and is docked at the Munson line piers. The Gulfaxe will load here for the Munson line.
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Munson
Gulfaxe
Munson Line
Pickels Goes to Sea on Lumber Cargo Trip
The British schooner Edna V. Pickles sails Thursday afternoon with a lumber cargo bound for Cuban ports. She plans to return to Mobile for cargo on her next voyage. In Florence Latin American students urge protests against Venetian bombardment by Austrian aircraft.
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Pickels
Edna V. Pickles
Cuba
Pickles
Mobile
Florence
University of Florence
Europe
United States
Venice
Villa reappearance and U S troop movements discussed
In Mexico the discussion centers on Villa's possible reappearance and its potential effect on American troop movements. The War Department has not sought Bell’s sources, while Funston is expected to relay authentic bandit activity news that could influence Pershing's expedition plans.
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Mexico
Villa
War Department
Bell
Funston
Pershing
Funston Places Trust in Chihuahua City Battle Report
Funston announced he placed full credence in a report of Villa's attack on Chihuahua City. He said Brigadier General Jorge Bell Jr and reliable sources who came from Chihuahua City corroborated the battle details, shared with El Paso after the engagement.
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Funston
San Antonio
Tex
Personal Mention Continued From Page 8
Myrtle Williams travels to New Orleans to resume studies at Newcomb College. Mr and Mrs Charles Welch of Whistler visit Mrs Vigor. Clayton visits Mobile. Annie C Walker of Mobile visits friend Mrs A P Howell. George Newbern and wife of Cedar Creek Roy Anders and Dan Cale spend a day in Mobile. Rosa and Mary Del Buono attend a dance in Oak Grove then return. Audrey White visits Mobile friends. Mrs Raa and daughter return from Mobile via Pensacola. Captain Tom Barry of the steamer Peerless vacations at Tate Springs and plans to keep house in Mobile. Mrs W A Bly returns from three months at Mineral Springs Tennessee.
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Myrtle Williams
New Orleans
Newcomb College
Charles Welch
Whistler
Vigor
Clayton
Mobile
Annie C. Walker
A.P. Howell
George Newbern
Cedar Creek
Roy Anders
Dan Cale
Rosa
Mary del Buono
Oak Grove
Audrey White
H. L. Fisher
Legal notices in Mobile County probate and bankruptcy cases
Notices announce estates and bankruptcies with creditors required to file claims. Executrix Melissa Burden of Eveline Jackson estate and several bankruptcies including John E Young O W Hogue William A Lyons list meetings for proofs of claims and trustee appointments with dates in September and October 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveline Jackson
Price Williams
Mobile County
Alabama
Melissa Burden
McMillan & Grayson
John Be, Young
U. 8
District Court
District of Ala
John E. Young
Mobile
John B. Young
Robert T. Ervin
O. W. Hogue
U. S. District Court
District of Aln
Gigrome
C. W. Hogue
R. T. Ervin
William A. Lyons
For Sale and Auction Notices Compilation
A collage of public notices listing items for sale or auction including a dresser washstand gas stove and Edison motion picture machine. a showcase. a 5 room house with 40 acres. a Southern Express Company unclaimed packages sale. and a cow impounded with redemption terms. Also mentions an auction in Mobile Alabama and a local exhibit.
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Church St
Dauphin Street
Albright & Wood
Government and
Royal Sts
P. O
Southern Express Company
Royal and
St. Michael Streets
Mobile
Ala
Cuba
W. C
Moon
James Curran
New York Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Easier
Cotton seed oil market in New York on September 22 closed easier with spot bids at 10.40 and futures in a downtrend. Major contracts listed include January at 10.24 to 10.26 and December at 10.20 to 10.21, with total sales reaching 27 100 barrels.
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New York
Help Wanted Barber Trade and Various Jobs Ad
A collage of classified ads seeks workers including barbers at MOR BARBER COLLEGE in New Orleans for quick completion and good pay plus tips and commissions. Also listings for a reliable colored cook, a settl woman, a store or office job sought by Rene M. Horne in Mobile, and other clerical and graphic work inquiries with contact details.
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MOR Barber College
New Orleans
Michigan Avenue
Warte Sostor
Lrre
Mobile
Rene M. Horne
Francis St
Lost items and pets in the community notices
A mixed set of lost and found notices listing a pocketbook, a light cream cow with horns cut, a French poodle named Duck, a one eighth inch ring, a pipe die and hacksaw, a bank book with trade checks, and a telephone contact for rewards and return locations. Addresses and names included for rewards and ownership.
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Rewa
Ber Ce
For Rent or Sale Bungalow at Springhill
Two block from car line at Springhill offers a bungalow on one acre with large galleries a servant's house in the yard city water and beautiful trees. Immediate possession. Address 7 30 care stem. Sept 2 31
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Springhill
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