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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
9
May wheat gains as drought reports from Western Kansas and Nebraska bolster bullish sentiment. Corn and oats show modest moves while provisions ease. market remains light with ongoing cash and futures fluctuations.
Cincinnati market brief April 10 1908 notes firm wheat and whisky while hay and flour show steady to dull demand. No. 3 corn remains in strong demand. oats mixed and white oats liberal offerings. rye quiet. Receipts and shipments list varied grains, barley, malt, and seeds with price quotes and on hand stocks across wheat corn oats hay and more.
From New York to Minneapolis and St Louis reports show wheat futures and spot prices firm amid drought pressures in Kansas and Nebraska. Grain receipts run high with corn and oats steady, while flour and rye markets show mixed but generally firm tones. cotton seed oil and lard also noted with modest shifts.
Special Dispatch reports Louisville tobacco offerings on April 10 with 259 dark districts and 259 Burley and light grades listed. Prices range from 6.20 to 17 dollars across multiple warehouses including Street and Main Street facilities.
Market report details 615 new and 20 old hogsheads of tobacco traded with prices from $5.10 to $26.50 per hundred, noting record $26.50 for wrappers and red leaf. Weekly comparisons show offerings, rejections, and average prices for weeks ending April 11 and April 4, with buyer demand and grade quality described.
Ohio incorporations filed list several companies with $10,000 capital in cities including Glandorf Mansfield Mechanicsburg Dayton Canton Cleveland and Ashtabula. Names attached to each filing include J. W. Ossege Anna Ossege Milton W. Gatch and William etc. (spelling variants in OCR) with multiple partners per firm.
Huntington West Virginia April 10 a Kentuckian named Johnson Wood of Ansted killed himself with an ax a few minutes after his wife died. Mrs Wood had been ill long and his vigils at her bedside led to mental decline.
Leases for floor space in the downtown district totaling $36,000 were closed for ten years at 218 and 220 East Fourth street. The Wil liams Director Company takes top floor for $12,000 and Circular Advertising Co. rents two floors for $24,000. Duttenhofer Shoes will move in May 1 with a deal around $185,000.
R G Dun & Co notes little change in commercial conditions with quarter gains held but slow progress ahead. Textile and footwear factories in New England stay cautious on orders while steel products prices hold. Export trade stagnant and retail demand varies by region as new year activity shifts.
A long list of real estate transactions includes Charles B. Wilby selling Lot 35 in Minneola to Mitchell Wilby and multiple sectional deeds in Wyoming and Hazelwood. Various pairs of buyers and sellers appear with parcels, leases, and sub divisions, along with mortgage filings and cancellations affecting dozens of properties in Mt. Healthy, Storrs Township, and surrounding neighborhoods.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 32 feet 6 inches and falling as of yesterday evening. Departures from this port included The Greenwood to Pomeroy and Courier to Maysville. Today’s arrivals include Greenland to Pomeroy Lizzie Bay to Madison and City of Cincinnati to Louisville with several boats scheduled to depart at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. The forecast predicts rising water from Pittsburg toward Portsmouth with rain and warm weather.
Vessel movement notes across ports report river stages at Burg river st Daisiani Dam at 12.7 feet and rising. Wheeling river 17 feet and rising. Madison 32 feet with rain. Louisville river falling. canal 17.6 feet and falls 15.4 feet below locks 43.3. Evansville 41.5 feet and falling. Airo 43.4 feet rising with rain. The Vernie arrives on the Lower Mississippi at 9:30 p.m. St Louis river 17.8 feet with 2.3 feet rise in 24 hours. rain and moderate conditions.
The record notes additions and alterations and multiple brick dwellings. It lists owners Ben B Dale at 292 2977 Burnet Avenue and J Moschel at 2429 Colerain Avenue, with unspecified costs. A two and a half story brick dwelling on the east side of Fairfield is tied to Garmien and Cormuelle with unclear sums.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Clerk of Board of Education on the third floor at City Hall until 12 noon Monday April 13 1908 for grading the lot at the northeast corner of Bruce and Kirby avenues Cincinnati Ohio. Bids must show all interested parties and include a disinterested guaranty equal to 30 percent of the bid. Forms are at the architects Elzner and Anderson Ingalls Building Cincinnati. Bids in sealed envelopes marked Bids for Grading Bruce Avenue Lot. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The Board of Education seeks bids by 12 o clock noon Monday April 13 1908 for finish grading sodding and trees at the First Intermediate School lot on Baymiller opposite Gest Cincinnati Ohio. Bids must be sealed and marked Bids for Finish Grading Sodding and Trees and be filed with the Clerk of the Board in the Pickering Building.
Bid notices issued by the Cincinnati Board of Education for installing heating and ventilating systems at the North Fairmount School Building corner Balkimore and Seegar avenues Cincinnati Ohio. Bids due by 12 noon April 15 1908 with guaranty equal to 30 percent and sealed on blank forms marked Heating and Ventilating. George Friedlein chairman.
April 27 1908 bids for heating and ventilating systems at Thirtieth District School War ner and Guy Streets and Webster School Bremen Findlay streets Cincinnati Ohio with plans on file at Superintendent of Buildings 910 Main and the Mechanical Engineer E N Hannaford Pickeringiid ing. Each bid must name all interested parties and be accompanied by a 3 percent guaranty of a disinterested person. bids sealed and marked Heating and Ventilating Thirtieth District or Webster.
Henry Blamer No. 37 132 a prisoner at the Ohio Penitentiary has been recommended for parole consideration by the warden and chaplain. Parole hearing applications will be for hearing on and after May 14, 1908.
Probate Court of Norwood Ohio appoints Mrs Mary Matt administratrix of the estate of Jacob Matt deceased. Notice to creditors and interested parties filed. Attorney J H Charles Smith listed. Case No 4198 states Ivanhoe Ave Norwood Ohio.
The article compares first quarter branches of business with the previous year noting variances and trends. It highlights changes across sectors and highlights where gains or losses occurred. Specific firms or figures are not provided in the readable text.
A list of newly filed cases across Common Pleas No. 139621 to 139686 and Superior Court Nos 53917 to 68919 includes Luebbert v Miller appeal from Squire Lamping, Dunn et al. v Wood petition in error, Lillie Scott v Both for injunction, Roth v Kemper foreclosure of tax lien, Carrie King v Richard son injunction, Krandick v Popp to set aside conveyance, Grossius Furnace Co. v Kincon lien and execution for 70, Sol P. Kincon, Sandman v Tabeling conveyance challenge, Atwood v Lundgren note for 2139.50, Maude Hamilton v Roth injunction, Hall v Roth injunction, Martin Miller v The Hallstate Co. damages 10500.
Miss Annie Hall of Cincinnati shows up as her own attorney in two Ohio Supreme Court cases. She argues for an hour and a half amid disputes connected to her late father Dr. John Hall and family matters with her brother and with lawyer Thomas B. Paxton representing the opposing side.
Bids for smokestacks coal spaces and fireproofing at Thirtieth District and Webster School Buildings, Cincinnati, Ohio, are due by April 2. Sealed envelopes must mark the branch and building name. Each bid requires 30 percent deposit and contract security, procedures outlined by the Board of Education and architects.
Chief Quartermaster announces sealed proposals for fuel mineral oil forage and straw and horseshoeing at Chicago Fort Sheridan Benjamin Harrison Thomas Brady Wayne Canton and other posts for year starting July 1 1908. Proposals due April 15 1908 at 11 am with inquiries to LT Col W W Robinson Jr C Q M.
Office Chief Commissary Chicago announces sealed proposals in triplicate for furnishing fresh potatoes and onions to the subsistence department. Quantity and delivery at Fort Brady Wayne Fort Sheridan Rock Island Arsenal Fort Thomas Columbus Barracks Fort Benjamin Harrison from July 1 to October 31 1908. Proposals due 11 am May 8 1908. Envelopes endorsed Proposals for fresh vegetables. Enquiries to F F Eastman Lieutenant Colonel Chief Commissary General.
Notice of sale on April 11 1908 at 3 pm by order of the U S District Court. Lew is G Lester bankrupt estate in Pleasant Ridge Ohio real estate corner lot and house appraised 4000 plus personal estate valued 1223 95. Guido Gorbs trustee.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line announces departures to Pomeroy Wheeling and Pittsburg Virginia. The boat leaves the wharfboat foot of Broadway Saturday April 11 at 5 p.m. Agent E R Mauck at No 204 Public Landing. Queen City follows Tuesday April 14.
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