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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1916
Page
7
Mobile and New Orleans markets report steady cotton prices with low offerings. Spot trading quiet as prices hover near middling 16.59. session closes mixed with gains in select rail and chemical stocks and broad bond firmness.
Private frost reports from Oklahoma Texas and Tennessee failed to spark demand in Liverpool or New York. Prices opened irregular with a small decline then traded quietly with narrow moves and a slight downtrend as liquidation persisted. Spot middling cotton held at 16 cents and the market closed barely steady while futures showed mixed losses.
Liverpool on September 30 reports spot cotton steady with good middling at 9.64 and sales of 4,000 bales including 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 12,000 bales. Futures close easy with several forward contract quotes ranging from 9.28 to 9.41.
Wall Street, New York, Sept 30 sees concerted professional selling after the opening, driving declines in industries including steel, copper, and rail stocks by 2 to nearly 5 points. United States Steel, Republican and Crucible Steel, Union Pacific, and American Smelting show heavy selling. other issues slip 2 points.
Daily passenger service runs to Cullom Bladon and Healing Springs with direct connections at York to Tuscaloosa Meridian Birmingham and points East and West.
The cotton seed oil market settled firm with spot at 10.50 and nearby months ranging from 10.42 to 10.60. Trading activity totaled 10,106 contracts across multiple delivery months.
Naval Stores in Savannah report Sept 30 with Turpentine at 43 1 2 cents, no sales, receipts 251 casks, shipments 187 casks, stock 24251 casks. Rosin shows no sales, receipts 961 barrels, shipments 4230. Quotations list B 5.85 9 5.90 E 6.05 FG-H 6.20 1 6.20 6.25 EK N 6.35 WG 6.50 WW.
The Board of School Commissioners acted Friday to keep infectious or exposed pupils from schools. Superintendent Murphy and Medical Inspector Gaines will discuss regulations. Other actions include noiseless zones around schools, a teacher card record, and fee collection instructions tied to mid month. St Elmo and Irvington schools will stay open pending consolidation. repairs at St Elmo were accepted.
Dr J Adam Hayne secretary of the state board of health announced the removal of the health certificate requirement for children under 16 traveling on trains in South Carolina. He cited a sharp drop in infantile paralysis cases as the reason for rescinding the rule that had been in effect for several weeks.
An engineer and fireman on the westbound Pennsylvania train from New York were killed near King's Mills Ohio when a brown piston rod caused the two engines to derail. The second engine crew was injured and five passengers suffered minor injuries.
Mr. Lewis N. Strickland of Mobile died Monday afternoon in Pensacola after a short illness. He was a traveling representative for Armour Packing Co. Survived by his widow and two children, with many relatives mourning. He belonged to Maple Camp No. 5, Woodmen of the World, and was son of Rev. James H. Strickland of Waycross, Ga. Burial took place in Pensacola.
Mrs Fannie Eleanor Pollard relict of John Pollard died Saturday morning at 7 at her home 250 St Anthony Street after several weeks illness. Survived by son John 8 Pollard of Selma two grandchildren two sisters Aline Stump of Washington DC and Miss Ellen Smith of Mobile and several nieces and nephews including Gaylord Clark and Lettice Clark of Baltimore.
In the State's actions the court issues orders prescribing methods of collecting costs. Cases include The State vs Lillian Lankford et al and The State vs S H Peck et al with cost collection methods. The Dixie Lumber Company vs Mrs Tracey Spaulding et al yields a decree establishing a materialman's lien.
Mobile Chamber of Commerce urges Italy to appoint a consul in Mobile to represent Italian interests and note exports passing through the port. The city has lacked a consul since the death of Captain John Ivulich.
Governor Willis his wife and daughter Helen were injured when a heavy truck struck their taxicab in Delaware Ohio. Mrs Willis received a scalp wound and bruises and is hospitalized. The governor was thrown through the windshield with a laceration to his right hand. The daughter sustained only slight bruises.
The Norwegian bark Elsie carrying lumber sailed today after discharging cargo in Mobile. She had been dis masted in the July 5 hurricane off Pensacola and was towed by the tug Marion to Mobile for repairs and reloading before returning to her original destination.
The schooner William Hi. Davenport was moved from the stream to the mud flats this morning to lie up for a period.
The United Fruit Company steamer Ellis with 30 000 banana bunches arrives Monday from Tela Honduras. The Port Antion is next, due October 7 from Ro cas with 14 000 banana bunches.
The Ashur J Hudson tug belonging to the Alabama Coal Transportation Company arrived in port today to tow the coal laden barge Holliswood to Havana.
The Russian bark Grace Harwood shifted from the L. & N. wharf to a loading berth in the stream to begin loading timber. She previously went ashore at the K. C. docks during the storm and was floated by J. M. Walsh Stevedoring Company and repaired by Gulf City Boiler Works.
Weather bureau issues forecast for 24 to 36 hour shipments with moderate temperatures. River forecasts indicate little change along the Tombigbee and its branches and across Alabama over the next two days.
Deaths and births from a local vital statistics column include White and Colored categories. Names listed cover numerous individuals with male and female designations. The fragmentary text enumerates long lists of deceased and newborns with parental pairings and surnames.
Dispatch from Chihuahua City reports General Ramos battle with Villa faction lasting five hours. Outskirts clash at Custhuirlachte and a mountain stronghold La Bufa saw heavy Villa casualties and several Carranga officers killed. Ramos wounded but said to have light losses overall. Prisoners taken.
Washington dispatch notes war department orders sending national guard units to the border. Two batteries from Alabama are directed to Douglas Arizona, while other units move to Fort Sam Houston Florida and Fort Bliss El Paso.
A. B. Etheridge was docketed at the county jail on charges of operating a pool room without a license. County License Constable D. T. Gimon filed the complaint against the defendant.
Mayor Lyons ordered the police department to place Louis Baker on the regular roll and Davis Pierce on the supernumerary roll after approval by Chief G N Van Liew.
A Gallatin jury found Virgil Butt guilty of first degree murder with mitigating circumstances for the killing of Al Hester on July 2 1914 in Portland Tennessee. Butt a liveryman fought with Hester over the latter's wife leading to a street shooting during which Hester died and Butt was wounded.
Judge J C Pritchard set a special term of the U S circuit court of appeals in Richmond for October 5 to hear the Mina versus Attualita case over an $800000 collision claim. The Mina sunk in the Mediterranean. Attualita was in Norfolk harbor and libeled for the sum while Italian government requisition raised international law questions.
The probate court issued marriage licenses on Saturday to W Platt and Blanche M , Howard Reaves and Clair Bell Driskell.
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