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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
9
Western millers demand for cash wheat strengthens the market with gains into late trading. Corn and oats slip slightly as bears probe, while hogs and live cattle receipts weigh on regional markets. Primary receipts rise. St Louis reports large activity.
Receipts and price movements across flour, corn, oats and wheat with spot and futures activity. Markets show steady to firm tones in some goods while others drift, and include prices for No 2 red and No 1 northern flour, various oat and corn figures, and county delivery terms.
Petroleum products and rosin prices are listed with cash receipts and warehouse notes. Oil values show North Lima and other locations with weekly shifts, while rosin and tar prices are noted alongside receipts and market direction.
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep vary by region. Wisconsin and Illinois markets show mixed weights and grades with notable declines in some categories. Chicago and New York pricing indicate weaker trends for cattle and steady to lower hog values.
New York reports a steadier dry goods market with moderate trading. Unival, hosiery, and silk goods see conservative buying and late orders may advance after year end. Retail activity remains scattered outside major centers as retailers pursue a pair trade in many areas.
Boston market closes with mixed moves in mining shares led by Amalgamated at 81 percent and Copper Range near 79 while Arizona Commercial slips to 34. Other notable quotes include Daly-West 16, Tamarack 81, Osceola 130 and And several names shown with fractional or garbled text in the historical list.
New York market reports steady futures with small declines and scattered deals. December bids around 8 00 to 8 0, March near 5.10, May 6.15, July 5.20, September 6. Boas and Cordova notes appear with mild dull activity and quiet Rio trading.
Treasury balances in the general fund exclude the $150 million gold reserve. Available cash shows $163,110, a coin indution $26,022,584 and gold certical $62.
Fragmentary OCR reads like seed and beer trade terms with scattered figures such as six dollars and fifteen cents per unit. Names or places are unreadable, leaving a terse product and price snippet with no clear context or date.
Cotton seed oil in New Orleans trading at prime refined grade to bases, price per pound around 6.100 dollars.
The Kanawha fleet of coalboats nears Cincinnati after an overnight stop at New Richmond. The W. P. Collins and Catherine Davis from Huntington expected in Cincinnati this morning. The tug Alert with two barges went aground near Warsaw, Ky, but should float off today as the river f isting at its point.
Council member Kellogg proposed an ordinance requiring locomotives operating within city limits to use hard coal only. Assistant City Solicitor Taylor C Greenwald yesterday ruled the city lacks the right to dictate coal type to railroads without a broader order affecting other firms.
J H Dierkes, delegate to the deep waterways congress, reports Speaker Cannon’s remarks during a visit to his room in the new congressional office building. Dierkes notes Cannon’s quips about the Ohio Valley boosters while praising the delegation’s reception and the scene in Washington.
Abandoned and purchased farms have been repurposed for prison labor operations. Foresters or officials oversee work by inmates, with expert workers guiding the program. Authorities cite efficiency and land use as principal aims while noting ongoing oversight and potential local impacts.
The Pennsylvania and Santa Fe railways spearhead large scale afforestation to secure timber for ties and protective woodlands. The Pennsylvania east of Pittsburgh has 45 plantations averaging 20 to 200 acres, with a Morrisville nursery producing over a million trees annually. The Santa Fe experiments near San Diego plant 10 000 acres of eucalyptus for ties and aims to reach seven million board feet yearly in eighteen years. Other lines like Boston & Maine and Illinois Central also plant catalpa and other species to protect watersheds and future supply.
Article argues private forests and railroad ties supply improve national resources. Proposes Appalachian region lands for timber to furnish ties and conserve water while protecting watersheds. Cites potential benefits for farming, manufacturing, and flood prevention across major river valleys.
Plumbers and bill posters protested building code provisions restricting billboard height. Attorney Millard Tyree argued the code limits city power on private property. Business Men’s Club members Atkins Cleveland Allen and Shipley backed the billboard clauses and warned merchants may withdraw patronage. The matter was postponed to next Wednesday morning for further committee discussion.
Fleischmann & Co moves in federal court to replace local counsel with Kramer & Kramer and sever its case from other distillers. Hough refuses, Maxwell says only special counsel. An affidavit from Fleischmann’s general counsel says consent was given by federal officials, but Hough blocks the change. The heated Dec 4 Waldorf conference is cited as signaling a rift in the revenue fight.
A fragmented notice notes a spirited meeting at Esler's Mall where the Carthage Pike group discussed improvements and increasing membership. The text signals plans for betterment and growing local engagement.
The court docket shows personal estates appraised for Matthew B. Farrin at 468387 with notes of 135000 from M B Farrin Lumber. Bugene Swigart estate valued 191264 includes 1850 common and 520 preferred BH J Swigart stock plus Provident Savings and other holdings. Kate Trevor seeks executorship over Joseph S Trevor estate valued 45000 cash plus 15000 real estate. Guardian Bernard Hermes authorized to accept 150 from J H Day for injuries to George Hermes. John W Wolfe authorized to accept 500 from C C G St L Railway for Stoica death. Henry Pohl estate appraised 1530. Various administration applications filed for multiple estates. Civil suit: John Gillespie sues Cincinnati Traction Co for 10000 damages over a firehouse collision injuring him. attorneys Cohen Mack and Milton Hurting. Divorce actions heard against Christian Kiechler and Edward J Hamant with alimony claims and restraining orders issued in McHenty setting.
Cincinnati Bell Telephone plans a new exchange at the corner of Harvey Avenue and Catherine Street Avondale. The lot, bought yesterday from Sarah E. Young of New York for 9000 dollars, measures 1762 5 by 167 2 10 feet. Cle neau and Nourse handled the sale.
Real estate list covers numerous lot transfers and lease details including lot 18 in Noah Mark Meadows and lot 52 in Elias & Loth's sub divisions. Also notes mortgages filed by multiple parties with amounts and property descriptions near Spring Grove Avenue and Reading Road, plus a 1909 Q M supplies notice.
Dr La Franco of Philadelphia promotes a safe and speedy regulator for a compound and offers a free booklet via druggists mail. The brief notice highlights a promotional campaign and urges readers to request the booklet.
Hamilton County Commissioners announce bids for a concrete arch culvert on the Salem pike near James Gallagher's place Anderson township. Bids due January 8 1909 at 12 o'clock noon with a five hundred dollar bond. The board may reject any or all bids. Stanley Struble, President. Clerk Fred Dribs.
Hamilton County Commissioners invite sealed bids for a concrete bridge over Racetrack on Look Street in Sycamore township. Bids must use blank forms and include a sum of not less than six hundred dollars with two sufficient sureties. The county reserves the right to reject any or all bids. STANLEY STAY, President, FRED DREIHS, Clerk.
Albert Righthouse of Den Hi uaphent seeks a divorce from L Righthopis in case 141718 in the Monroe Pieas Court of Noa County Ohio. The hearing is scheduled for on or after February 1 1909.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous transfers and names including Bogses Batata taba Malvina 8 Bee Weéstiicher Stern Ls & B. Co. SF, 1 800, 2 500, and many other entries such as Bernard Benning to L. Pe Drake, Nathaniel S Bush to Germania B A, Flora B Wellmann to Charles Gras. It reads like a ledger of payments, with amounts, names, and organizations scattered across the page.
Mentnik proposes erecting a reinforced omertte building at the corner of Colerain Avenue and one AE Street to serve as a blacksmith shop with an estimated cost around 3500 dollars.
North Cincinnati Business Men's Club criticized the delay in paving Carthage Pike, calling the road a mud path and urging county commissioners to act. The board sent a curt response directing the club to address the issue with the city.
Chief Engineer Benzenberg will submit a PumPage bill to the Waterworks commission for approval before submission to the public service for payment. The bill is expected to total over $700,000, with an initial request of about $200,000.
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