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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
9
Wet Northwest weather lifts the wheat market with September options up, while corn and oats rise and provisions stay quiet. Reports of spring wheat damage from excessive rain and red rust in Minnesota bolster bullish sentiment, with Liverpool demand also aiding.
New York reports dull but firm demand and mixed prices across grains. Wheat futures rise on Northwest buying and damage news while corn and oats hold firm with steady spot trades. regional quotes show mixed cash and futures activity in Baltimore Toledo and Milwaukee.
The New York dry goods market showed increased activity in jobbing and first hand sales. Knitted goods remained strong with demand fully met for spring. Silk dress goods stayed very low, affecting retailers and first hands alike.
Minneapolis cash wheat at 85 c. corn firmer, oats steadier, rye dull. Flour prices listed. carload sales show No. 3 yellow corn at 55 c and No. 2 white at 54 c. Receipts and shipments for wheat, corn, oats, hay, whiskey, and various produce detailed. extensive price ranges for flour, rye, clover, timothy, and cattle goods.
The Fay & Egan Company and five other large plants plan a Bond Hill move with a $5 million investment. Twenty acres for Fay & Egan and five to seven acres for others will form a workmen colony near railroads. A modern foundry is to be shared, with completion tied to properties along Ross avenue and Pad Dock road.
Fruit and vegetable price list shows apples at 4 a6 per barrel lemons from Messina Palermo and California range 4 8 per box or box. Pananas firsts per bunch 1 75 to 2 25 seconds 1 25 oranges California 2 75 to 5 potatoes old 1 per bushel new 1 50 to 3 25 per barrel.
Busy cattle and hog markets across Cincinnati Dayton Herrs Island St Louis Kansas City and Omaha show firm to steady prices with strong hog demand. Cattle demand mixed with good dry fed and light heifers selling steady while stockers and common cattle remain weak. lambs and sheep receipts reach a year high with mixed price movements.
Receipts and price ranges across multiple cities report cattle hogs sheep and lambs trading unevenly. New York totals include cattle veals lambs and hogs with specific price bands while Pittsburgh East Buffalo and area markets show steady to firm or dull activity with noted top values and carload figures.
Attorney Lexow of New York, who won $25,000 for Miss Mary L. Steele, plans to counter efforts to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. Affidavits by Mrs. Eliza M. Miller claim the jury foreman drank during the trial, and Steele’s counsel will present testimony in both locations to rebut the latest statements.
Alvin Smith, ex United States Consul at Trinidad, arrived yesterday to visit his father Amor Smith Jr., Collector of Customs. He has recovered from a nearly two year malaria illness that allegedly caused lapses in his official records and a resignation request from Washington. Smith notes demand for Cincinnati shoes and woodworking tools in Trinidad and plans to start a business in Cincinnati or New York.
A friendly quarrel between August Holthaus of Roberts street Newport and William Hartley of Latonia, both laborers for L. P. Hazen Co., over gas tank work at Front and Rose streets ended with Hartley cutting Holthaus in the face neck and shoulders after dinner. Hartley fled across the river presumed to flee.
A dense list of real estate activity shows transfers of lots and parcels across multiple subdivisions in Cincinnati and nearby towns. The records include numerous individuals and entities exchanging properties on various streets and avenues, with many entries noting specific dimensions and locations. Mortgage filings and cancellations are also recorded, naming creditors, debtors, and property sides in the ongoing property market activity.
Typhoid fever shows a slight decline with eight new cases reported yesterday, totaling 52 for the week. Officials from the Bureau of Infectious Diseases caution the week may not beat earlier epidemic levels and warn that water tests were worse yesterday. City Chemist Dr. Samson reiterates the precaution to boil water during typhoid season.
Arthur Stem of the Good Roads Improvement Co was authorized by the Board of Public Service to treat about 500 feet of the Eden Park driveway with asphaltic oil and another 500 feet south with Tarvia. Both treatments at company cost. Park avenue north of the viaduct already covered with Kentucky rock asphalt. The two week project offers cost and quality comparisons among three new materials.
John Gorman a young farmer near Evendale was badly injured when caught between a wagon and barn doors and pulled from the wagon. Clarence Buching of Lockland burned by hot tar at work. Miss Alexenia Gannon’s pupils will recital at Lockland Presbyterian Church Friday June 29. The Valley Band plans summer concerts on Mill and Dunn streets in Lockland with several soloists. Harry Klinkheimer of Carthage in serious condition at home with Dr Haussman attending after recent financial reverses.
A list of new cases filed in Common Pleas Court numbers 134631 to 134688 includes divorces for Marion T West and Elizabeth Robinson, partitions of estate for John Kelly et al., and civil actions such as for $70 and $500 notes, with various plaintiffs and defendants named.
The River column lists today departures from Pittsburg and Cincinnati with times for vessels such as KEYSTONE STATE and COURIER, plus advertised sailings to cities including Pittsburg Queen City and Maysville. The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood 12.3 feet and rising at 6 p.m. yesterday.
Wednesday departures from Cincinnati include the Greenwood to Ashland and several boats to Louisville, Memphis, Vicksburg, and lower river ports. Arrivals saw the Greenwood and Courier back from Ashland and Maysville, with more due today from Pittsburg and Maysville. The Peters Lee of the Lee Line, newly departed, sails long distances into turbid Mississippi waters. The Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Company plans to keep boats running while water lasts, with optimism for August navigation. Mississippi River Commission heard local leaders urge river improvements, survey planned for July, and the Weather Bureau midwest forecast discussed by Pittsburg office.
Deer Park lots 50 by 150 feet on a shaded av near the Catholic Church are auctioned by the building association trustees. Prices start at one dollar with no money down and easy terms. streets shade trees, three presents offered, tickets at Cresap's. previous successes at Hyde Park and Euclid noted.
Memphis reports the river at 6.3 feet and rising as skies stay clear and warm. Weather conditions remain stable with the water level watchers monitoring crest risk and local alerts not yet issued.
Daily freight and passenger schedule from the foot of Main street with boats leaving at 5 pm daily and 9 am on Sundays. Service covers Louisville and intermediate points on the Lower Ohio with freight delivery daily and phone contact numbers M 1457 and 1397.
Georgia Lee sails the wharfboat at 6 and 6 p m for Memphis and Louisville with meals and berths included. Fast freight and passenger service to Lower Ohio Memphis Vicksburg Pine Bluff and way points. Freight received daily. Peters Lee follows. Office 24 E. Front Phone Main 1189. J F Ellison Supt and General Agent.
Classified rental notices list 8 rooms on Wehrman Avenue with no objections to color. Several properties on Barr Street Columbia Avenue and Madisonville offer cash down with small monthly payments. Mount Auburn Bohm residence seeks offers with Cresap's as the key contact.
The timetable lists multiple rail lines serving Florida to New Orleans Birmingham Mobile Chattanooga Atlanta and more. It notes limited and through services with departures and arrivals across cities including Louisville Memphis Erlanger Dixon Lexington Knoxville Bristol and Georgetown with Pullman sleepers dining cars and express options.
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