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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
9
Wheat rose at the open on reports of Argentine crop damage but closed unchanged from yesterday as profit-taking trimmed gains. Corn and oats were steady, provisions mixed, with December wheat at 99 1/4 cents and May at 103 1/4 dollars.
Hog marketing remains liberal with weekly totals near last week but well above last year. Western slaughtering reached 605000 head. March 1 total stands at 16660000, up from 16610000. Hog prices avg about 5.55 per 100 lbs with recent gains. product markets stay steady amid ample receipts and mixed sentiment on future supplies. Export clearances improve versus last year, with Chicago prices shown for pork lard and sides and current delivery hogs priced at Chicago.
Market dispatches report mixed grain trends with flour and rye flour steady, wheat prices firm then lower on denials, corn and oats steady to mixed, and fats and meats showing modest shifts. Additional notes cover regional price remarks from Toledo and More, with various cash and futures figures and shipping terms.
Market notes from Milwaukee and Kansas City dated Oct 29 show wheat and corn prices with December wheat at 1.156 and No 1 Northern at 1.04, oats at 46 percent on track, bran and flour prices listed, and hay firm in Kansas City with Timothy at 9.50 to 10 dollars and prairie at 8.70 to 9 dollars. Supply figures include wheat 111000 bushels, corn 7000, oats 8000 with shipments and totals noted.
Articles of association filed in Columbus list multiple Ohio companies with their cities and capitalizations including The Standard Pocahontas Coal Company Cleveland 400000 The Wise Soda Apparatus Cleveland 100000 The Cincinnati Journal of Commerce Cincinnati 5000 and others with changes of name for three firms The Commercial Printing and Publishing Company Cleveland to Mercantile Printing Company and The Rhyan Pump and Well Company Columbus to Rhyan Pump Supply Company.
Frederic J. Haskin reports from Caracas on Venezuela's famine and crushing taxes under Castro. The city shows decline from its "Little Paris" boom with beggars, pawnshops, and empty theaters while Donna Zoila Castro extracts daily market tax. Citizens fear yet endure, awaiting a leader who may rise to seize power.
In the central regions rain has eased drought and revived winter wheat shows, though irregular fall sowing and uncertain acreage persist. Corn yields appear to meet expectations with good quality, while late rains hinder pea and livestock recovery. Wheat and corn futures and receipts are noted, with prices fluctuating and stocks varying across markets.
In New York on October 29, bondholders’ lawyers asked Judge Ray for a joint receivership of the Hudson River Electric Power Company and seven related firms with aggregate capitalization around 318 million. The move follows an equity suit by Eben H. Gay and Joseph W. Jackson of Boston alleging insolvency mismanagement and mingling of funds. A decision was reserved.
Wreckage found in the North Sea confirms the sinking of the steamer Yarmouth on the voyage from Hook of Holland to Harwich. The Great Eastern Railway Company channel freighter carried a crew of twenty three men and it is believed all perished.
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds Cowden will be placed on the navy retired list tomorrow on his sixty sixth birthday. He is likely to continue as President of the Navy special Board of Ordnance. Cowden held major commands in American and foreign waters and led the Indian Head proving grounds development of high powered naval guns.
Charles W. Morse testifies in the criminal case with Alfred H. Curtis on conspiracy and banking law violations. He details his background, role in the National Bank of North America, and disclosures on Carroll Ice stock loans and Whiting loans, while questions about a trust are raised by a former director.
Panic and sleepless nights grip Western Kentucky and Missouri along the Mississippi as earthquakes rattle the region. Residents recall the 1811 New Madrid event and report landslides near Cape Girardeau with cracks in the ground, linked to an inner eruption.
In Adrian Michigan a dried human head, severed from a body and mouth stuffed with rags, rolled from sacks in the farm building of the late Samuel Bryant near Clayton. Emmett Cooney, a thrashers worker, reported the grisly discovery. Bryant died six months ago. neighbours recall no missing persons. An investigation will be conducted.
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard spoke before the Massachusetts No-License League saying his past moderate wine and beer use gave way to a belief that even small amounts of alcohol are unsuitable. He cited recent physiology and medicine research supporting a radical shift in stance.
At the Mansion House a Voluntary Committee meeting chaired by the lord Mayor agreed to issue an immediate appeal for funds to feed necessitous children. Present were Lady St Helier and officials from the London County Council including R A Robinson and M A Hastings Jay. Previous years saw voluntary groups raise about 8000 pounds annually for meals while the LCC fund topped 12000 pounds, with about 13500 spent in 1907 08. this year expect a much larger total.
E. A. Blake, contractor convicted of trying to bribe to fix Ruef trial, confessed in court in San Francisco after being promised $10,000 and monthly wife support. His admission followed revelations that Ruef associate counsel Frank J. Murphy offered the payoff via notes. The sensational testimony delayed sentencing for two weeks.
Katharine Elkins daughter of Senator Stephen B. Elkins faces a potential marriage to Duke de Abruzzi. The union hinges on securing unanimous approval from the Duke’s royal family, notably his mother, before any engagement. Miss Elkins will decide her future if consent is obtained.
The Farmers Society of Equity formed in Indianapolis at a regional convention with delegates from several states. Officers include President J A Everett Indianapolis Vice President W E Greilick Travis City Mich Treasurer J C Rous Indianapolis. Directors named N M Ashby Beebe Ky J A Myers Ramsey N J R Sherad Keokuk Ia W H Mitchel Hutchinson Kan L H Johnson Attica Ind and F W Morris Rochester Minn.
Testimony in the contempt case against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison for the Bucks Stove suit was completed before an examiner. The defense waived its privilege and final hearing will occur tomorrow after a punitive decision of the court.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 6.6 feet and rising yesterday while river traffic shows pickups with arrivals like Bessie Smith from Madison and departures including Kentucky to Louisville and Bessie Smith to Pt Pleasant. Forecasts predict continued rises from southern rainfall and mixed conditions across ports with several ships listed and currents aligning to river stages near seven feet.
In New York on October 29 a Central Vermont Railroad clerk testified in the government’s suit to dissolve Standard Oil. He said a special freight rate was issued to Standard Oil that was lower than rates quoted to other shippers. The witness described tariffs in force and noted no secrecy about them.
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