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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1908

Page

7

Wheat Crop Drops Point in Month as Corn Stands Read

The crop report shows winter wheat yield about 425,940,000 bushels at 14.3 bu/acre versus last year 409,442,000. Corn condition on Aug 1 was 82.5 percent of normal with state breakdowns for Kansas Indiana Illinois Nebraska Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania Oklahoma California Texas Michigan and others.

New York Times Washington Crop Reporting Board Bureau of Statistics Department of Agriculture Department Kansas Indiana Tlinois Nebraska Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania Oklahoma California Texas Michigan State North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin Kentucky North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Connecticut Florida P. C Towa Georgia Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Iowa Illinois Geessee

Government report shows sowing and crop estimates for spring wheat and corn

The report notes August 1 conditions for Spring wheat at 82.7 with a projected yield of 233,772,000 bushels under the new method and 249,711,000 without mortality. Corn is placed at 82.9 per cent with yields estimated at 2,686,494,000 bushels by the new method and 2,716,793,000 by the old method, vs a prior August projection of 2,658,650,000. Northern states show mixed condition but above ten-year averages despite rust fears.

Produce Exchange North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota

Nebraska Receives Widespread Rain Boosting Corn

Special to The New York Times reports heavy rainfall across Nebraska last night and today with every county affected. Southeastern Nebraska saw beneficial moisture for corn, seven days of heat boosted growth, and conditions by today near 96 percent. Burlington Railroad experts had noted corn reaching as high as 103 on some divisions three days earlier.

New York Times Omaha Neb Nebraska Burlington Railroad

Receiver for River Line in Receiver Hands

Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line, a major Ohio River carrier, is placed in receivership by Judge Archbald due to unprofitable operations from low water. Captain James A. Henderson named receiver with a $50,000 bond. Boats Queen City Keystone State and Virginia tied up much of the summer between Pittsburg and Cincinnati.

Scranton Penn Ohio River Pittsburg Cincinnati Archbald United States Court Harry A. Jones James A. Henderson Queen City Keystone State Virginia

Customs Rulings Increase Duties on Japanese Goods

In a decision by I F Fischer the Board of United States General Appraisers ruled that shipments from Kaitsu Gomeil Kwaisha Yokohama valued undervalued must pay higher duties. Brass vases candlesticks antimony ash trays were marked up from 5 yen to 6.25 yen each with other items also raised. General Appraiser Chamberlain also raised invoice values on Astrakhan wool from Adolf Pitsch Berlin.

I. F. Fischer United States General Appraisers Kaitsu Gomeil Kwaisha Yokohama Chamberlain Astrakhan United States Adolf Pitsch Berlin

Rock adulterates celery seed unraveled by microscope

Aug 7 Washington report from the Bureau of Chemistry states celery seed sold commercially contained nearly 40 percent powdered rock. The finding shows the adulteration could escape detection by ordinary buyers. A separate microscopic analysis identifies flowers used to make honey, aiding authenticity tests of honey claimed to be from specific flowers.

Washington Bureau of Chemistry

Bradstreet Reports Bank Failures by Region and Capital

Bradstreet's shows 205 US failures in the week, down from 275 prior week and varied historic weeks. Regional tallies include Middle States 67, New England 17, Southern 45, Western 38, Northwestern 10, Far West 27, Territories 1, plus 19 in Canada. About 2 percent of failing concerns had capital of 5000 dollars or less and 14 percent had capital between 5000 and 20000 dollars.

Bradstreet United States Middle States New England Southern Western Northwestern Far West Territories Canada

Court calendars list for Aug 5 public sessions

Court calendars show Saturday August sessions across City Court Special Term Supreme Court and County Court with openings at 10 or 10:30 A M. Ex parte matters referenced include referrals and receivers appointed. Notable cases include Barnum vs Kaufman Harvey Andrews and others before Justices Green Goff Dayton and referees appointed in New York.

Ae Court Pation City Court Green Supreme Court County Court House Chambers Street

Hudson Electric Bondholders Form Committee

John A. Young James C. Chaplin Harlin W. Whipple and LeRoy N. Baldwin organize a bondholders committee to protect interests of Hudson River Electric Power Company. They oppose a four year interest deferral proposal requiring bond coupons as collateral for company notes. Counsel include Parker Hatch Sheehan Rollins Rollins and J H McNeal. Winthrop E. Scarritt named secretary in New York.

John A. Young James C. Chaplin Harlin W. Whipple LeRoy N. Baldwin Hudson River Electric Power Company Beig Parker, Hatch & Sheehan Rollins & Rollins New

New York Incorporations Listed in Albany Aug

The Albany report lists numerous New York incorporations including Hotel Holding Company with 617,500 capital and directors Peter B. Olney Jr William H. Randel and George Carleton Comstock. Other new firms span Shirtboard Company C L Waterbury Co Inc Dock and Mill Company Central Belting Sunflower Realty and Security and International Pure Ice Corporation with capitals from 5 000 to 200 000 and a wide set of directors across New York and nearby areas. Dissolution noted for Richfield Springs Creamery Company and a capital increase for Cedarhurst North Realty Company amidst the lengthy list.

New York Times Albany Hotel Holding Company New York Capital Peter B. Olney, Jr William H. Randel George Carleton Comstock William Street Shirtboard Company William F. Roloff The Belvidere Edward Bergfield West 122d Street Paul Gordon Lewis Eighty-sixth Street Broadway C. L. Waterbury & Co., Inc C. L. Waterbury South Street J. A. Norman Rosebank S. I G. M. W. Kobbe Babylon L. Calmon Asbestos and Rubber Works of America Edward H. Garcia East Twenty-second Street Rudolph Gaertner Rudolf Gruber Broad Street Dock and Mill Company North Tonawanda Niagara County Walter B. Hawke Buffalo S. N. Smith Frank Schweitzer Tonawanda Central Belting Company Harold B. Elear Robert R. Logan Wall Street Frederick Hildebrant Tompkinsville Richmond County Sunflower Realty and Security Corporation Henry Dorfman Park Row Henry S. Nadelweiss Second Avenue Morris Marwell Forty-fifth Street Brooklyn International Pure Ice Corporation William C. Cannon Seventy-seventh Street William S. Bainton Ninety-seventh Street Edward A. Roth Ninety-eighth Street F Mandel M. J. McLeod E. A. Roser Liberty Street Carnegie Hill Livery and Motor Company Canital Solomon Lederer East Eighty-second Street Jacob Heim West Ninetieth Street Joseph Heim West Eighty-second Street Charles Bjorkegren Incorporated Cedarhurst North Realty Company H. Stewart McKnight Fifth Avenue

New Jersey Firms Chartered In Trenton with varied trades

Atlantic Coast Distilling Company Hoboken Reed Hustton Pressure Company J B Lutz & Brothers City Retail Ice Company G H Freeman Inc Anigraph Register Company Commonwealth Land Company are chartered in Trenton New Jersey. Capital figures range from 1 000 to 200 000 with multiple incorporators names listed for each venture.

Trenton N. J Atlantic Coast Distilling Company Atlantic City J. L. Casper R. H. Hardin J. H. Smith Reed-Hustton Pressure Company Hoboken Willam W. Reed P. J. Hustton Martin Daab J. B. Lutz & Brothers Bayonne J. B. Lutz John G. Lutz Frederick J. Lutz Crane Company Newark R. T.crane Frederick G. Harris Frederic E. Lally City Retail Ice Company Phillipsburg F. ©. Rockafellow J. Henry G. W. Coffin G. H. Freeman, Inc Passaic G. H. Freeman J. Coleman George H. Dalrymple Jersey City Capital G. W. Rurode Theodore Rurode W. H. Rees Commonwealth Land Company Summit Carroll H. Bassett Lorenzo A. Oaks Arthur Tepper

Army officers reassigned to fill vacancies and inspect units

Washington dispatch lists Captain D W Hand moved to the Quartermaster's Department replacing Captain H R B Farrar. Lieutenant Colonel O B Mitcham travels to Pittsburg to inspect Battery B, Field Artillery, National Guard of Pennsylvania. Captain J A Shipton and others proceed to New York City West Bayonne N J and Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania to inspect submarine mine material.

Navy Promotions and Assignments Announced

Commander A Gove becomes Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Commander W S Benson sails with the Pacific fleet from San Francisco on October 5. Lieut Commander C J Lang to the Albany and Lieut E C S Parker to the Salem. Lieut W R Cushman retires. Other officers reassigned include Lieut Commander W C Herbert Lieut G W S Castle Ensign N H Goss to Cavite Navy Station. Lieut L R Leahy to Rainbow as Flag Lieutenant Pacific fleet staff. Lieut W S Anderson Lieut D P Mannix Ensign K Whiting to Rainbow. Lieut C M Tozer to the Wilmington.

Jes L. R. Leahy The Rainbow Pacific Fleet W. S. Anderson D. P. Mannix K. Whiting C. M. Tozer Wilmington

Maritime and Rail Line Stopovers Mentioned in Transit List

A scrambled transit note lists arrivals and ports including Chattanooga Hongkong Gal veston Shanghai Tacoma Guantanamo New Hampshire Portsmouth String ham Barney De Long Thornton Tingey Newport Olympia Arkansas Chicago Hartford Nevada Boston and a Boston to Gardiner leg. The fragment mentions M Paage Lecoe from Boston for Gardiner's ay.

Chattanooga Hongkong Galveston Shanghai Tacoma Guantanamo New Hampshire Portsmouth N. H Stringham Barney de Long Thornton Tingey Newport Olympia Arkansas Chicago Hartford Nevada Boston Paage Lecoe Gardiner’s

Stepney Spare Wheel Agency Placed Under Temporary Receiver

Justice Goff appoints Roderick J. Kennedy temporary receiver for Stepney Spare Wheel Agency at 341 Fifth Avenue on petition by L. Walter Lissberger et al for voluntary dissolution due to alleged insolvency. Show cause hearing set for Sept. 28. Moss & Schleestein file bankruptcy schedules indicating $173,451 liabilities and $51,615 assets with major creditors including American Woolen Co. and New York County National Bank. Arthur N. Parmelee and John A. Wilbur also file voluntary bankruptcies. Alfred C. Coxe Jr. named receiver in bankruptcy for Hall Brothers at 721 Tremont Avenue, Bronx.

Stepney Spare Wheel Agency Justice Goff The Supreme Court Roderick J. Kennedy Fifth Avenue S. Myers L. Walter Lissberger Joel Jacobs Malcolm J. A. Lissberger Moss & Schleestein Broadway American Woolen Company L. F. Dommerich & Co New York County National Bank Moss Realty Company Harry E. Moss Yedules Mortimer Schleestein New York Granite Brick Company Salem Nail Company Robert W. Lyle Hall Brothers Holt Alfred C. Coxe, Jr Frederick Hall Tremont Avenue Bronx

Numerical names and sums in a city loan list

A fragmented row lists individuals and firms with monetary amounts and company names. Adams C city of New York appears with 393 dollars, Anderson G George Schleicher Co. with 7 percent, Austin L B and G B Miller J F Harris et al. totaling 1,126 dollars, and Brown F representing Borden's Condensed Milk Co. at 62 percent.

Adams N. Y Anderson George Schleicher Co Austin L. B G. B.miller J. F. Harris Et al Brown Borden’ S Con. Milk Co

Diamond and Gold Jewelers Auction at 1157 Broadway

An exclusive stock of diamonds pearls rubies sapphires emeralds rings pendants scarfs pins locket watches and other jewelry 18 and 14 karat will be sold to highest bidders today at 11 a.m. with no reserve at the Broadway address. Catalogue sales and pre-sale inspections offered. Auctioneer J H Spandau.

Broadway 27Th St J. H. Spandau

Arrivel of Buyers Collected from Numerous Department Stores

A long list of buyers and firms across the United States appears, detailing names such as A F Dauber Newfield Kansas. R P Rhio Texas. The Breslin Chicago. J H Shampfer Dubuque Iowa. May Company Cleveland. Pardridge Blackwell Detroit. and many others with dry goods cloaks hats millinery or department store roles. The column notes buyers may register by telephoning addresses including 1000 Bryant and various hotel names as collection points for merchandise orders and distribution.

Bryant Minneapolis Minn Jessie Hyman Herald Square Minear Dry Goods Company Greensboro Ind P. Minear Dry Goods Cadillac Stevenson Leo Cloak Company Sparta Wis Leo Stevenson Pickwick Clothing Company Broadway Thomas John W., & Co Rran J. J St. Louis Flanders Abilene Dry Goods Company Atilene Texas A. M. Robertson Churchill Philipsborn J., Company St. Paul Ora M. Vennon Cumberland Burton Pie Dry Goods Company Paris W. S. Swithh Freeman Brothers Schuneman & Evans Los Angeles Cal J. W. McNeely Nations Fifth Avenue Boston Department Joliet Til M. A. Felman Baker, Mose & Forrester Dallas A S. Morse Empire Hotel Pardrigé & Blackwell Detroit Mich M. J. Matthews May Company Cleveland Ohio R. Montgomery Washington Place Brottell Root Dry Goods Company Terre Haute C. H. Haffner Church Street M. L. Walsh the Fair New Orleans Mann High J. M Atlanta M. Brown People’s Store Company Tacoma Wash C. L. Hufford Hotel Valley Dry Goods Company Vicksburg Miss E. Levens Bleecker Street Woodward Hinds, O. L., Company Burlin C. L. Hinds Wward Carson, Pirie, Beott & Co Chicago Ill M. I. Winger Worth Street New Grand Hotel Fowler Dick & Walker Evensville G. Walker Newburger New Albany S. W. Newburger Hurst Baltimore Baltimore, Md.; A. C. Ee Upholstery Goods; Herald Square Hotel? Mitteldorfer Richmond M. Mitteldorfer The Hermitage Liepold Brothers Selma Ala King Edward Auerbach, F., & Brother Salt Lake City Utah G. S. Auerbach Mercer Street Wellington Milner, W. L.,& Co Toledo M. A M. E. le Hue Union Square Wanamaker Philadelphia Penn C. Darrell Breslin, Cohen & Davis Boston Mass al Davis Albert Morehouse & Martens Company

Directory of apparel and accessory firms in New York City

A dense listing of merchants by category with addresses across Manhattan. Includes ALCOHOL APPLIANCES, ALLIGATOR LEATHER GOODS, BASKETS, BEADS, COATS, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, KNIT GOODS, LAMPS, NECKWEAR, OSTRICH FEATHERS, RIBBONS, SUSPENDERS, LADIES WAISTS, UMBRELLAS, and more. Organizations include G. Cohn & Co., M. Averbeck, The Plume & Atwood, Frau Drescher & Cusson, Yale, Spitzer & Harris, and Otto Thurnauer among others.

G. Cohn & Co., Inc Broadway Otto Thurnauer 20Th St Grossman Leather Co., Inc Moyses & Dreyus Rosenhain & Simon Misses’ & Children’s Caplan Broeteny Maiden L M. Gropper & Sons Bleecker M. B’way Atwood Mfg. Co B’way B. Shackman & Co Louis Meyers West 31St St B. Brager Walker St A. B. Andrews Co West 15Th Street Dr’s’s J. Glockner West 19Th St Banks & Co Warren S. Berliner Strauss & Meyer Koch Bros Church St Spitzer & Harris Triangle Waist Co Messaline Allison & Lamson E. 17Th &T John Sullivan & Son Hudson J. H. Eckhardt Grand Lois

Shipping and Mails Miniature Almanac for Today

Sun and moon times listed with tides for Sandy Hook Governors Island Fell Gate and ports. Shipping lines include SS Mauritania Cedric Rotterdam Roma Merida Bayamo Apache Bermudian Hannah M Bell Kansas City Princess Anne El Paso Delaware Paloma Chesapeake among others with arrival or sailing dates in July and August.

Sandy Hook Governors Island Fell Gate Liverpool Cedric Jersey City Swansea Niagara Shields Rotterdam Amsterdam Roma Marseilles Merida Havana Bayamo Tampico Apache Jacksonville Bermudian Bermuda Hannah M. Bell Kumassi Kansas City Savannah Norfolk el Paso Galveston Delaware Philadelphia Paloma Nuevitas Chesapeake T Baltimore Malls St. Paul Southampton Etruria Maracaibo Curacao Caroli Mayaguez Sarnia Nagua Toga Ves Trent Colon Minnetonka London Vaderland Antwerp Patricia Hamburg Arapahoe Jefferson Ameter Kronp Wilhelm Bremen Korona St. Thomas Kelvingrove Pernambuco Colorado Tampa Columbus

Incoming steamships listed by Marconi wireless reports

Ships from Hamburg Havre Glasgow Rotterdam and Plymouth are tracked by Marconi wireless positions east of Sandy Hook yesterday. Due at their respective piers around 7:30 A. M. tomorrow or noon today.

Bluecher Hamburg Marconi Wireless Sandy Hook la Bretagne Havre California Glasgow Nieuw Amsterdam Rotterdam Philadelphia Lizard Plymouth

Foreign Ports Arrived Listing Ships and Dates

A compilation of ships and arrival dates at various ports including Havre Cherbourg Queenstown Cuxhaven Montevideo Hull Melbourne Melbourne Trieste Lisbon Flushing Rotterdam Queenstown Southampton Naples Gibraltar London Antwerp Huelva Marseilles Swinemunde with arrival dates ranging August 3 to August 7. Vessels include La Touraine Friedrich Wilhelm Campania Imogen Martello Jeanara Tannenfels Alice Peninsular Charlois Coq Noordam Arabic Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Europa Inverclyde Schaldis Argo Laetitia Diamant and others.

la Touraine Havre Friedrich Wilhelm Cherbourg Campania Queensiown A. F. Lucas Cuxhaven Aus Prins Maurits Amsterdam Imogen Montevideo Martello Hull Jeanara Melbourne Tannenfels Alice Trieste Peninsular Lisbon Charlois Flushing Coq Ha Te Noordam Rotterdam Arabic Queenstown Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Southampton Europa Naples Inverclyde Gibraltar City of Everett London Schaldis Antwerp Argo Huelva Ee Eae Laetitia Marseilles Diamant Swinemunde

Trans Pacific Ship Schedules From Early August List

The message lists sailing times and routes for multiple steamers to destinations including Hawaii, Japan, Korea, China, the Philippine Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and the Samoan Islands. Entries note ports such as San Francisco Seattle Vancouver and dates from Aug 6 to Sept 6, with lines referencing ships and passages via different transpacific routes.

Australia New Zealand Samoan Islands Fiji Islands New Caledonia Vancouver Hawaii San Francisco Korea China Ippine Islands Seattle West

Weather Summary for Atlantic and Eastern States

Showers linger in the Atlantic and Gulf states and the lake region while the Northwest grows warmer. Eastern half sees moderate temperatures with light to fresh west to northwest winds along New England and Middle Atlantic Coasts. Forecast calls for fair conditions today and Sunday in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania New England with light winds and some showers in eastern areas.

Washington Atlantic Gulf States Lake Region New England Middle Atlantic New Jersey Pennsylvania

Have The Times Mailed To Your Summer Home

Advertisement urges readers to ensure New York Times delivery during vacation periods. It explains that if delays are expected, orders can be placed via Publication Office or newsdealer. Notes monthly rate of 75 cents and subscription addresses at Times Building 8 Spruce Street and 30 Broadway with telephone line 1000 Bryant.

TIMES New York Times Newsdealer Spruce Street Broadway Bryant

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