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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1898
Page
9
The review notes lower wheat, steady oats, and firming meat quotes with no urgent packer demand. Lard and cured meats hold. bacon and sugar cured items show modest strength. Grain and flour markets remain unsettled while corn and oats edge steady. Hog and general merchandise movement detail weekly cargoes and prices.
A long price sheet lists piano values from D. H. Baldwin & Co and assorted commodities. It covers pianos, animal products, grains, seeds, oils, poultry, nuts, roots, teas, tare, whiskey, woodware, wool, fruits, vegetables, and more with bid prices, tonnage, bushel and crate rates, and on track versus store figures.
Coffee options opened steady then closed a19 points lower with dull activity and 2 000 bags sold including December .95c amid weak spot and no outside support. Sugar markets in New York remained firm for refined and raw but with subtle variations. New Orleans notes show quiet market with open kettle and centrifugal prices modestly higher.
The New York cotton market opened dull with prices near unchanged to 1 point higher before easing. listings show limited futures sales of 21 500 bales and port receipts about 25 900 bales for the week. In New Orleans the market was quiet and steady with steady quotes across grades and futures around 5.93 to 6.04 cents for nearby months.
New York reports a gradual market gain for dry goods with print cloths strengthening and lifting staple cotton prices. Export goods attract less interest while other staple cottons hold steady. bleached goods remain quiet with heavy stocks lingering. Print cloth sales have been sufficient to counter reduced production. extras stay at 2 cents with firm sellers resisting bids on futures.
In London the wool market shows light inquiries and small transactions while manufacturing centers report ongoing business. Auction consignments for the next series total 250 081 bales, with 61 500 bales sent Direct. Weekly imports include New South Wales 10 091 bales, Queensland 4 472 bales, Melbourne 603 bales, New Zealand 18 469 bales, Bremen 875 bales, and 1 067 bales from other regions.
On June 4 in New York the California dried fruit market showed strength with prices for evaporated apples commodities like prime wire tray sausage and wood dried goods. Prunes, apricots, royal and Moor Park peaches were offered at various prices with unpeeled and peeled options noted.
Turpentine in Savannah steadies at 26 cents while rosin shows firm quotes across grades from 105 to 185 dollars, with several prices listed. Wilmington markets follow with steady spirits turpentine at about 2 1 4 to 2 1 2 percent, rosin near 9 to 11, and tar and turpentine prices around 1 dollar and 160 dollars respectively.
Oil City June 4 credit balances 86c certificates no bids for cash oil closed 7c bid for a no gale shipments 47 667 barrels runs 45 955 8.
Chicago notes firm butter with creameries and dairies, eggs steady. cheese steady. St Louis reports quiet butter, Walte dairy. eggs quiet. New York reports firm butter receipts 8042 boxes, Western creamery and factory prices. eggs receipts 5769 boxes, market firm with Western and Southern shades. Philadelphia shows easier butter, fancy Western creamery, eggs steady, Western. Cheese market quiet in Philadelphia.
New York notes quiet but firm flour receipts 25 486 bbls and exports 22 081 bbls with firm spot wheat and near months. St Louis reports active but unchanged flour with mixed wheat and firm hay and cornmeal. Kansas City shows wheat strength and steady to higher corn, oats, and hay. Minneapolis and Toledo add smaller movement on flour and wheat, while Milwaukee and Baltimore record subdued trading across barley, oats, and pork with muted price shifts.
Receipts and bids vary as steamer No. 2 sells for 103 dollars with 29 828 bush of receipts and 191 061 bush for ports. Wheat weak in Minneapolis with June at 133, July 133 and No 1 hard at 144 1 2 percent. No exports reported for oats this period.
Receipts and shipments show mixed demand across Cincinnati St Louis and Chicago with cattle market steady to weak and hogs firmer. Prices vary by grade with heavy steers $4 60 to $4 75 in St Louis and calves down, while hogs gain 5 to 10 cents in Chicago and Kansas City. Sheep and lambs held steady overall amid improving eastern demand.
The passage features a Chicago related exchange where characters mock work ethic and emphasize living for the moment. The dialog suggests a carefree attitude and a stance that concerns about others fade after death. The text captures a casual street conversation tone.
In Chicago gossip pages Merriman Hattan notes the Sultan of Turkey reportedly spends $5900 daily on his table. Knicker Bocker comments that if this extravagance continues, they expect he may seek boarding at the Fastoria.
A police sergeant announces readiness for a raid on a gambling establishment after notifying the proprietor yesterday. The prompt conveys preparation and official action.
A Newark Evening News feature explains how to craft a silk parlor flag with red and white stripes and a blue field. It covers materials, stripe order, star placement for forty five stars, methods to attach stars, flag proportions, mounting options, and comparison to Cuban flag designs.
A Staten Island resident hoisted a starry French flag in honor of Dewey's victory. Neighbors argued over the emblem and its meaning, debating citizenship, symbols, and the absence of tripe as a decorative touch. The flag remained, defiant and unresolved.
A fragmented Chicago column muses on money and luck. It contrasts betting on horses with simple comforts like a warm bed and charitable acts, concluding with reflections on those who say I told you so when misfortune strikes.
Two women trade barbs about husbands and housekeeping in a brief Chicago News exchange. Mrs Fairleigh asks if a husband compares wife’s housekeeping to his mother, while Mrs Warwick recalls prior comparisons by her spouse and her own first husband.
A manager dismisses Author as a failure and a crime against art while proposing to pay $10,000 cash for the sole rights in a sharp exchange.
A dense list of train departures and arrivals across multiple divisions. Includes Ohio, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania lines with time stamps, stations, and service notes such as parlor cars, sleeping cars, and dining options. References to Cincinnat i and surrounding hubs, with regional suburban stops and through connections.
Jackson Smith, division agent, outlines departures and arrivals at Central Union Depot including Illinois Central City Ticket Office details and Kentucky Central Division trains. Services list Memphis, New Orleans, Kansas and Texas routes with Pullman sleepers and dining cars.
Central Ave depots show carrier vestibule trains with 8:30 am departures offering Hepa Parlor and Observation Cars. Lines span Cincinnati to New Orleans and Atlanta hubs with through sleepers to Birmingham, Nashville, and Tampa. Several sectional routes include Leavenworth to Knoxville and the Ohio River corridor with daily and limited express services.
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and T L Railway schedule details list departure and arrival times for multiple routes. It covers Dayton Express to New York Boston Western Limited and connections to Toledo Detroit Sandusky Chicago St Louis Peoria Crawfordsville Indianapolis and more with mentions of suburban trains and line notes. The fragment outlines daily and weekend service patterns, with trains running via Detroit and Sandusky routes and numerous intermediate stops.
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