Small craft warnings were up yes- :
terday afternoon and the river was al
most deserted by small boats. The |
Bay steamer, Bay Queen, pro
ceeding to Fairhope, broke down on
her trip out and drifted back up the !
river where she was caught by a tug
and brought into the wharf. Repairs
were made and the Bay Queen went
down the bay under full steam.
It is announced that the Mallory I
lines has revived the office of solicit- j
ing freight agent with headquarters ,
at pier No. 4. George H. Taylor, for
merly connected with Norton, Lilly &
Co., will be in charge.
The steamer, Nueces, is now load- ;
ing for New York berth, and will be ;
sailed by the Mallory line about Sun- |
day night or Monday.
The American schooner, Rena A. j
Murphy, owned by Capt. J. G. Murphy. !
and handled by the Mobile Ship J
Chandlery company, is loading at
Orange, Tex., for Porto Rico.
The Rena Is said to be one of the !
trimmest schooners out of Mobile.
She was built at the Alabama Djy- i
dock and Shipbuilding plant during j
the war.
The American schooner, Bradford
E. Jones, Van Heynigen Brokerage !
company, is in the steam and the M. ;
A. Achorn, schooner, is also In the
river.
Butter Prices Soar
To New High Levels
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.—A shortage of
fancy fresh butter, due to decreased ;
production, sent prices to new high.
levels for the season, according to ;
the weekly review of the federal j
bureau of agricultural economics:
Issued today.
