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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
9
Excellent weather spurs free selling of wheat, bringing a decline of over 1 cent per bushel. Corn strengthens all day, oats steady, and provisions slide, as traders react to favorable farming conditions and crop yield reports.
Minneapolis cash wheat closes at 82 44c amid mixed demand. Oats and rye prices steady, corn mixed and market for hay steady. Flour demand moderate with firmer tone. Whisky stocks at 867 barrels. Grain inspections show varied grades for wheat corn and oats. Country produce and meats prices listed with multiple tonnages and classifications.
Colonel A L Andrews of Newport plans a ten story department store on his Sixth and College street corner with Chicago and Columbus capitalists leasing the ground and building. Tietig and Lee to be architects. ground lease with option to purchase. fall construction planned and surrounding properties eyed for purchase.
New York reports dull activity across grains with wheat receipts 2% bush and prices showing weakness from weekly declines due to bearish weather, Argentine shipments, and weak Northwest flour demand. Corn and oats show mixed firming cash demand, with July futures around 58 cents for corn and steady oats, while linings of regional quotes are noted for Baltimore Toledo and Milwaukee markets.
APPLES two fifty per six bushel box. LEMONS Messina five twenty five and a half per box. Palermo five five and a half. California four four and a half. BANANAS firsts per bunch one seventy five to two twenty five. Seconds per bunch one and a half to one twenty six. ORANGES California four two four and a half. POTATOES old one forty one ten per bushel from store. New three fifty to four fifty per barrel.
Commodity quotes show patents and timothy seed with mixed ranges, cornmeal and bran steady, hay firm at high prices, whisky steady, cotton ties and twine unchanged, pork and lard lower, dry salt meats steady with various cuts priced, bacon steady with boxed shorts and ribs higher. Receipts list flour 7,000 bbls and large grain totals. shipments include flour 4,000 bbls and corn 74,000 bush.
Lead, copper, tin and spelter prices move across markets in St Louis London and New York. Copper closes at London £84 17s 6d spot and £84 10s futures. tin slides in New York while London bids hold. Lead, spelter and iron also show mixed shifts with US local quotes listed alongside London levels.
The New York market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged levels and slipped up to 5 points as cables guided prices. Trading was quiet with a few large lots at opening quotes. The close remained steady to 5 points lower with 30,000 bags sold including July at 6.65c and later months around 6.1 to 6.45c.
Chicago Kansas City Philadelphia and New York market notes show butter steady eggs steady cheese firm and quiet in multiple grades. Poultry prices ease or steady with broilers and turkeys listed for live and dressed stock across regions.
Regional price reports show oil bids in North Lima 98c and South Lima Indiana at variable fractions. Turpentine and rosin markets quiet in Charleston and Wilmington with minor firming in Savannah quotes across grades. oil city credit balances and shipment statistics listed, Lima runs and averages provided.
Sugar trade in New Orleans reports quiet activity with open kettle centrifugal prices quoted at 3a37-16c and other terms such as centrifugal yellow and molasses and syrup noted as nominal in the market update.
A long list of property transactions in Springfield Township and surrounding areas shows numerous lot sales, lease arrangements, and transfers. Buyers include Susan W. Worth et al, David Brooks, Joseph Phelan, Melancthon D. Clifford, and others with parcels ranging from city lots to several acres.
Court dockets list multiple new actions including George Bosse vs Noyes Pendery for property recovery and Emma A Este vs Fifth National Bank of Cincinnati for $4,000. Other cases include M C Anderson et al. v Harry N Reinhart et al for receiver, Schwab vs Henry Bergman for $2729.72, and Betty S Glass v Charles W Platt et al. with various parties noted.
The United States Court of Appeals yesterday sustained a ruling that Bradford Ohio bonds for its electric light plant are valid. Judge Thompson found the village had authority to issue the indebtedness and that it is estopped from challenging irregularities since funds were received.
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune lists articles of incorporation filed in Ohio on June 1. Applicants include Langdon Milling Company Wilmington for 30000, Co operative Real Estate Company Toledo for 50000, Calkins Stove Manufacturing Company Columbus for 100000, City Realty Company Columbus for 15000, Cleveland Youngstown Maton Railway Company with 10000, Household Company Cleveland for 1000, Alliance Chautauqua Company for 1000. Directors named include Frank H. Langdon M. R. Denver Alice Langdon Edna Langdon W. B. Langdon Charles A. Bliss Claude Stevenson Adam C. Bowersox James Hoffman E. T. Hoffman William R. Calkins William H Calkins Oscar H Mithoff George W Hackenburg A E Faine e H Martin Alice Martin Hugh E. Smith John Z. Smith Dommic P. Cooke J. M. Seymour J B Bowman W W Webb William L. Hart C C Scranton. Proposed rail line would run Cleveland to Garretsville with branches to Chardon Middlefield and Chagrin Falls.
The June 1 193? report details May 31 cash in the Treasury at 981 564. The total debt near 1.202 billion incl. interest bearing and noninterest bearing portions. Cash allocations include gold reserve 150 million and trust funds 1.089,748,869 against liabilities 1.142,885,230 leaving 310,385,376 in cash on hand.
The monthly statement shows May receipts of 47,980,023 and expenditures of 45,848,211, yielding a May surplus of 2,131,812. Last month had a deficit near 3,000,000. For the nine months and eleven months to date, the fiscal year shows a growing surplus against prior year deficits.
The Comptroller of the Currency reports total National bank note circulation at 559,129,660 at May 31, up 70,802,144 for the year and 2,483,378 for the month. United States bonds on deposit to secure circular notes total 519,265,530 and funds to secure public deposits are mentioned.
The May coinage at U S mints totaled 913,685, following 8,670,000 in gold and 51,000 in silver plus 605 in minor coins. Also minted 1,000,000 five-peso gold pieces for Mexico.
In Toledo on June 1 cash clover seed sold at 6.76 and 6.57 for October, timothy priced at 1.60.
The past month saw higher beer production in Cincinnati to meet demand, with 16 000 more barrels than May of last year. Whisky consumption rose more sharply, and tobacco use also increased. The increase is reflected in Internal Revenue collections within the Cincinnati district per Collector Cellarius's official statement.
The River column lists departures to Memphis Vicksburg and other towns with regular daily and Sunday timings. It notes a stage of the river and reports the Ohio River at Cincinnati at 6 feet and rising yesterday.
Flotsam and Jetsam lists Friday arrivals Greenwood from Ashland Courier from Maysville and City of Louisville from Louisville. Saturday arrivals Henry M Stanley from Pomeroy and Charleston and City of Cincinnati from Louisville. Departures include Greenwood to Ashland Courier to Maysville and City of Louisville to Louisville. Low water halts direct Pittsburgh service. Keystone State sent Thursday in hope of reaching Pittsburg harbor before navigation suspends. Pomeroy Charleston Cincinnati Packet Company declares Pomeroy and Charleston head of navigation until water rises. River condition described as unusual with June rises expected to last into July or August. Pending rise would boost coal shipments from mining districts. power to handle stock. Packets and Kanawha operators—powerful backups—consider dismantling New South. Old river boats list circulated. calliope from New South sold to local packet owners. John S Hopkins logged 2400 trips between Paducah and Evansville without accident. hopes for a million more. Ohio River falling above Parkersburg. Kanawha area expects rise due to heavy rains.
Special Dispatches tally river levels at towns along the Ohio and Kanawha, noting rising and falling flows, weather as cloudy or warm, and arrivals or departures like The Ben Hur resuming business tomorrow in Pittsburg and The Eagle moving from Memphis. Local stations report stages from Morgantown to Cairo with several cities experiencing rain and rising rivers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe steamer Henry M. Stanley and other vessels operating on Maine Louisville routes and the Lower Ohio, with references to freight and landings. The legible portions mention ports, times, and directions, indicating ongoing steamship activity on regional waterways.
Georgia Lee departs wharfboat at Broad Way 5 p.m. Wednesday June 6 for Louisville with meals and berth at $11. Fast freight lowers June 13. Office Ez nt lity Wharfboat Main 859. Lison Supt and General Agent. Freight received daily. Pat Pion fol-
A historical timetable outlines trains linking New York to Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and St. Paul with routes via Indianapolis and Monon lines. It lists daily and Sunday services, station details, and connections to Peoria Crawfordsville Toledo Dayton Columbus and other hubs, highlighting arrivals and departures across multiple corridors.
Train schedule fragment from Louisville and Nashville lines lists depots Pearl Butler Central Union with arrival and departure times for multiple routes. It references trains to Louisville Birmingham New Orleans Knoxville Bristol Lexington and services with parlor buffet sleeping cars and reclining chairs. Central Division trains depart from Central Union Station with various connections.
Daily rail departures from Carrel Street Station to Mt. Washington Forestville Amelia Bethel and more with many times listed. Sundays and Saturdays have special schedules for Batavia Hamersville Hamlets and Georgetown among others. Connections at Carrel Street Station to main line trains and destinations include New Water Works Coney Island and California.
Schedule fragment lists hourly buses from Anderson's to Lawrenceburg and Aurora 6 am to 8 pm with 16 pm noting a 4 pm departure. Harrison line runs 6:30 am to 9:30 pm. Cleves route operates 6 am to 9 am with 15 to 39 minute service segments between Anderson's and Fernbank from 6 am to 9 am and 2:39 pm to 6 pm.
The Interurban Railway and Terminal Company releases depot notes at Sycamore between Fourth and Fifth streets detailing departure times for Richmond, Mt. Washington Amelia Bethel and Hemiet line through cars, and Lebanon to Pleasant Ridge routes. Weekend nights include special services to Coney Island and Deer Park.
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