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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
9
Fresh drought damage to the wheat crop strengthens prices as July futures rise. Corn stays firm on continued wet weather and rain forecasts. oats and provisions move with mixed shifts. Trading shows active shorts and heavy wheat and flour clearances amid a volatile session.
New York reports mixed grain values as rains in the Southwest push wheat firmer yet general receipts mount. Wheat futures close near unchanged while oats and rye show varied shifts. cotton seed oil and refined petroleum hold steady amid a broad commodity snapshot across Minneapolis and St Louis markets.
The Manchester cloth market remained steady after a modest improvement last week with prices unchanged for Indian Chinese and other inputs. Buyers showed reluctance to lift stock levels while demand lingered for shirtings and miscellaneous goods from Calcutta and South America.
Market reports show mixed activity across major centers with cattle steady to firm in Buffalo and Chicago while hogs move unevenly. Prices for fat cattle and veal vary, sheep and lambs soften, and regional dispatches note steady to higher beef values amid fluctuating supply.
New York reports money on call nominal with time loans steady to firm. sixty days 2% to 2% and ninety days 2% to 3% with six months 3% to 8%. Sterling steadies. bankers' bills 487.10 and 485.35. Bost on notes show call loans 1% to 2% and time loans 2% to 4%. Railroads and utilities listed with varied bids and asks, including Union Pacific at 143 and General Electric at 139 1/2.
London wool auction sales total 9,950 bales with animat ed competition and full-price buying. Buyers from France Germany United States and Australia purchased scoured merinos greasy crossbreds and fine merinos as Australian and New Zealand shipments are listed by region and grade. Next week 57 bales remain to be offered and local prices in St Louis show spread across mid to high 12s and 16s per pound for various grades.
Boston mining figures show mixed results with shares such as Bingham, Calumet and Hecla, Isle Royale, Quincy, United Copper and Massachusetts Mining. Gains and losses appear in a mosaic of percentages and prices across several companies and commodities.
New York May 2 4 News of the week’s affairs shows better conditions and a broad active market with heavy stock accumulation followed by profit taking. Iron demand emerges as a key indicator, while rumors of Gould-Harriman and Rockefeller alignments stir speculation. Government actions and falling interest rates accompany optimism for continued financial stability.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky during the past week the tobacco market moved slowly with steady purchases from the Society of Equity and the Planters' Protective Association. Prices ranged from seven to ten dollars for lugs and ten fifty to fourteen dollars for leaf, as total weekly receipts reached 238 hogsheads. A. C. Morgan, the government inspector, began field work with arsenate of lead sprays and plans an on farm trial at Judge W. T. Fowler's farm to control pests and boost yields.
The 80 year old Alexander Mehring, of 3835 Columbia Avenue, who drowned months ago, was found yesterday in the Ohio River near Congress Avenue. His body tangled in driftwood behind the coal fleet, was spotted by Walter Vahey August Weber Edward Parker and William Reed who towed it to shore with a skiff. The coroner ordered removal to the county undertaker.
The Cincinnati Council Committee on Streets and Parks hears praise for a bird preserve ordinance backed by the National Audubon Society and local ornithologists. Supporters cite birds’ economic and ecological benefits and urge citywide adoption as an educational example.
Negotiations are under way to turn Vine Street Congregational Church into a burlesque venue. If sold the congregation would move worship to an uptown theater while trustees weigh payment terms to avoid public perception as landlords for an adult show.
A large audience at Grace M. E. Church Norwood welcomed eighty four new members and probationers in the conference year begun last September. Dr C C Peale reports membership growth and plans a new $35000 church. Musical numbers accompanied remarks on Our New Members and Our Church. Prof Vance of Lane Seminary delivered the baccalaureate address to sixteen Norwood High graduating seniors with The Call of the World as his subject. Commencement exercises set for Friday night at Norwood M E Church.
Mrs. Clara Salomon 88 says a glass water pitcher fell from a third story window on West Court street striking her back as she walked with her husband Isaac. She was admitted to City Hospital with cuts and a protruding head observed from the upper window. She plans to obtain a warrant.
Commercial Tribune shows a brief listing of patterns and names with associated street addresses and city state postings. The readable fragment includes names of firms or individuals and locations but lacks full contextual details or dates for a complete notice.
A linen or madras white shirtwaist pattern features tucked fronts to bust depth for fullness. Gibson plaits create a long shoulder and waist effect with graduated back box plaits. Sleeves range from full to elbow length with turnback cuffs. 3 1/2 yards of tub waistings needed. No. 6118 available in six sizes, price ten cents.
Clyde Thomas a 19 year old colored youth from Kansas City Mo plunged from a boat into the Ohio River near Plym street while with companions awaiting a fleet of barges. A note found in the boat indicated his intent and identity. The body was not recovered and police await further inquiry.
The Manchester Courier lists departures for Queen City and Maysville with evening times. The schedule shows daily routes to Louisville and Memphis with set times. The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 27 feet and stationary as of 6 p.m. yesterday.
The Courier and City of Louisville departed yesterday while departures today include The Courier from Manchester Lizzie Bay to Madison and all way ports and City of Cincinnati to Louisville The Queen City sails tomorrow from Broadway The Georgia Lee leaves next Friday for Memphis St Louis and intermediate ports with freight and passengers noted
Pittsburg reports river at Davis Island Dam 10.6 feet and falling. Departed the Raymond Horner with coal for Cincinnati. Arrived: the Rival Little Fred and W. C. Jutte with empties. Wheeling: river at 16 feet 4 inches and falling. Departed the Queen City Cincinnati H. K. Bedford Pittsburg. Down with coal. The Duquesne and Volunteer Evansville. River 19.5 feet and falling. Clear and hot. Catiro river 41.2 feet and falling. Arrived: the Joseph B. Williams Louisville 5 am Scotia Lower Mississippi 7 am City of Saltillo St. Louis 11 am Major Slack Lower Mississippi 12 noon Ford Herald Memphis 9 pm. Departed: City of Saltillo Tennessee River 11:30 pm Ford Herald St. Louis 10 pm. Memphis river 35.2 feet and rising. Clear and warm.
A list of civil cases filed, including stockholder actions, divorces, damages, injunctions, and foreclosures. Notable entries: Ginter v Burkhardt. Finnell v Railway Co.. Williams v Williams for divorce. Isaacs v Harmon receiver. Myers v Myers for divorce. O’Connor v City of Cincinnati for damages. Pfannkuchen v Borman for $5,000. Milford Home Building Co. v Keefer for foreclosure. Thomas v Thomas for divorce. Cist et al. v Robinson for injunction. Fischer v Rattermann foreclosure. Cordage and Paper Co. v Crane & Breed for $1,676.80.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Education in Cincinnati Ohio until 12 o clock noon on Monday May 25 1908 for a heating and ventilating system at the Elands School Building located at Eastern and Lewis avenues. Bids must be on blank forms with guaranty from a disinterested person equal to 3 percent of the bid and contract performance if accepted.
The Board of Education invites bids for the Hughes High School Building on Guy Clifton and McMillan streets Cincinnati Ohio. Bids due Monday June 8 1908 at noon in the City Hall third floor with guaranty equal to 10 percent of bid. Bids to be on rank forms marked Heating and Ventilating. Committee on Buildings and Dr J M Withrow.
In Hamilton Probate Court accounts and vouchers filed by administrators and executors of multiple estates are suspended for confirmation. Interested parties may file exceptions by May 2, 1908. hearings and continuations follow daily until disposal. Judge Chas. F. Mallbary presides. Deputy Clerk F. J. Behle. Cincinnati May 2, 1908.
The Board of Education on the third floor of Sy Hall will accept bids until noon on May 2 for the construction and installation of an Air Washer at the Third Intermediate School, Franklin and Sycamore streets, Cincinnati Ohio. Bids must include all interested parties and a bid bond equal to a percent of the bid.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line sails Pomeroy and Pittsburg routes from Public Landing with Queen City leaving Broadway on Tuesday May percent 5 p.m. Courier steamer serves Manchester and Louisville routes from Sycamore Street foot. Kentucky River freight daily. Georgia Lee sails May 29 from Broadway with Memphis service and Lower Ohio connections. Public Landing and Front Street offices list contact numbers.
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