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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
9
Mobile reports show prices across classifications with last sales and weekly receipts while New Orleans market notes a firm open on frost forecasts and a net rise of several points. Trading features steel and allied industrials on a strong U S market context with prices ending higher.
Procter & Gamble common stock pays a 20 percent annual cash dividend with quarterly payments in February May August and November 15th. A 4 percent stock dividend has been issued since 1913 on August 15th at no cost. Selling the new stock at current market prices yields an additional 36 percent revenue, totaling 56 percent with the cash dividend. Based on a $900 market price this equals a net yield of 6.22 percent.
The New York cotton market opened steady with December at 16.13 and January at 16.20 as frost fears in the north spurred light covering. Traders noted a private crop report influencing conditions at 58.2 versus 64.7 last month, though cables lagged expectations and quick selling pushed prices lower.
The market shows December contracts rising to 16.16 with January at 16.22, while early afternoon activity slows and spot cotton closes steady at middling 16.00. New Orleans and Liverpool sales weaken as prices retreat from earlier highs.
Liverpool cash cotton shows moderate demand with good middling at 9.61, middling 9.47, and low middling 9.31. Sales total 8,090 bales including 1,000 destined for speculation and export. receipts 4,000 bales. Futures close steady with varied nearby quotes and seasonally adjusted forward values.
Weekly cotton statistics show totals forwarded to mills with American bales and stock figures. Imports and exports are listed for the period with American and other totals. Unclear numbers appear for 56 000 bales and 664 Americans among other figures.
Turpentine firms in Savannah report 61 casks sold today with receipts of 411 casks. Resin firm records sales none, with 1 366 barrels on hand. Quotations show ranges from 5.86 to 6.60 with grades B E F N WG WW and others listed among varying prices.
Chicago and New York market roundup shows wheat prices for various grades with futures quotes and cash bids. Corn oats barley and hay values listed, plus provisions like pork lard and ribs. cotton seed oil futures close firm with spot and forward prices and total 13 900 barrels traded.
Two Munson line steamers departed during the day. The Mun albro sailed at noon carrying a general cargo for South American ports and the Karen followed at about two o clock with a general cargo for Havana.
United Fruit Company steamer Mount Vernon was scheduled to depart today after delivering a cargo of bananas several days ago.
The vessel formerly used to carry Southern Pacific trains across the Mississippi River at New Orleans will be repurposed. Work on the Winchell will be completed by the Gulf City Boiler Works, marking the next phase in its redevelopment.
The American schooner Annie Ainslie has reached the lower bay and is in quarantine. She is light and arrives from Cuba and will load a lumber cargo here.
The auxiliary schooner Francis Hyde moved this morning from the Gulf Dry Dock Company to the Bahamas Timber Company wharf to load cargo.
The American schooner Elizabeth Doyle, previously at Markley Miller dry docks, moved to Gulf Dry Docks for repairs after going ashore in the July 6 storm.
Two river boats arrive at the Bigbee river trade wharf with freight for the return voyage. The John Quill and Alma are both docked and preparing to depart for Bigbee river points.
The Shippers' Forecast urges protection for shipments in the next 24 hours. North winds at 36 degrees. Tombigbee river and branches are not expected to change much over the next two days along with the Alabama river.
The Portuguese bark Porto Para after discharging ballast in the Spanish river is now anchored in the stream awaiting a loading berth. The Porto Para will load staves for G. M. Rosengrant.
The four masted schooner Melbourn P. Smith remains in quarantine in the lower bay awaiting fumigation before it can reach the city for unloading and clearance.
The barge R. L. Winchell, previously in Gulf Dry Dock as a tanker, has been converted into an offshore tug or supply vessel. Details describe the transformation process and current status under the vessel’s ongoing work.
Legal notice states the executrix JgSA burden under the will of Eveline Jackson, letters granted Sept 14 1916 by Judge Price Williams of Mobile County Probate Court Alabama, all claimants must present claims within the legally required time or be barred, with Melissa McMillan and episanae listed as attorneys.
Classified notices advertise solicitors wanted with options for live wives insurance and other lines. Army recruiting seeks able bodied Canadian and US citizens under 36 with English skills at 108 St Francis Street Mobile Alabama. Office boy and route delivery posts are listed with requirements and locations in Mobile and New Orleans.
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