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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
New York reports a more active coffee market with little price change. Sales reached 23 000 bags while receipts in Brazil totaled about 36 000 bags and futures fluctuated amid European cables. Market tone remained cautious with no major shifts in demand.
The report notes cautious demand in cotton markets with speculative pressure from weather and milling demand, detailing local and Southern spot prices and expected receipts at Houston Galveston and New Orleans. Wheat prices fell sharply with bearish crop news and later partial rallies, while corn and other grains showed mixed signals. metals and hides markets remained steady to weak amid broad market softness.
Newly furnished rooms with private baths in Gladicon Square area available by month. Includes second floor suite with desk view toward Park West andGentlemanly conveniences. Gallery shows fixtures and weekly rent listed under Spot 16WEST.
Multiple brief notices from Brooklyn and Jersey City workers seeking positions. A 19 year old bookkeeper candidate offers four years’ experience and monthly trial balances. others seek chauffeur, clerk, carpenter, janitor, gardener, or secretary roles. Names and addresses listed for each applicant.
A mixed column of job seekers and ads including engineers inspectors foremen and stenographers. Entries name locations such as Newburg Brooklyn and Manhattan and reference positions from draftsman to private secretary. Several individuals provide strong references and offer services in offices factories and private estates.
Fragmentary classified notice listing employment agencies and helpers including butlers cooks caretakers chauffeurs gardeners and drivers. Mentions Mathewson's Bureau Morrow's Bureau and various likely listings with addresses and contact hints.
Local markets show little change with Spelter and iron futures mixed. Cottonseed oil and sugar trade activity remains limited while petroleum and rice demand holds steady. refined sugar prices edge through a narrow range as market factors shift in the week’s trading.
Boston wool traders report firmer prices reflecting London trends while the goods market remains slack. Domestic quoters show Ohio Pennsylvania fleeces at 32 36 and 37 38c, New York fleeces around 27 28c, with varied blood content and washed or unwashed statuses.
Classified notices seek caretakers chauffeurs and gardeners for private houses summer homes and estates. Multiple listings include first class references ages nationalities and locations across Manhattan with varied duties from care of horses to gardening and maintenance.
Classified ads seek multiple gardeners and household staff. Listings include assistants for greenhouses and private estates, cooks, maids, valets, waiters, attendants, caretakers, and domestic workers from diverse backgrounds with free references and local bureaus in Manhattan and nearby bridges.
A dense listing of domestic workers and positions from agencies on Lexington Avenue West 2nd Street and nearby areas. Includes cooks, chambermaids, laundresses, nannies, and housekeepers from Swedish, German, Finnish, Scotch, and Irish backgrounds. Wages range up to $40 weekly. many references highlighted. agencies include Osterberg, Jussila, Fitzgerald, Collier, and Miss Law & Boecherer Co. Bureau.
Public notice states New York City Corporation Counsel intends to appoint two or more freeholders as Commissioners of Appraisal for a property in Mount Pleasant Westchester to acquire land for Kensico Reservoir works under 1885 law. Proceedings set for 1908 in Newburgh Court at ten o'clock. map and parcel list published in White Plains.
A dense column lists storage warehouse notices and various help wanted ads. Names include W D Pownall and Mrs Ida Smith with dates and locations like 67th Street and East 13th Street. Opportunities include nurse, governess, trained nurse companion, waitresses and a French governess with country locations mentioned and wage hints.
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