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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
24
Fragmentary OCR lists commodities including cotton middling coffee Rio steel rails copper and related trade terms with unclear quantities or dates. The text appears as stray notes rather than a coherent report, lacking identifiable names or events.
General market summary noting grain and cotton activity in New York with Brazil weather and frost signals. Reports discuss receipts in Brazilian shipments, coffee and sugar futures, Wall Street influence, and local exchanges with price ranges, landing figures, and notable shifts in cotton, flour, meal, feed and grain departments.
The London and local markets edged higher across tin lead spelter and iron with steady to firm levels. Cottonseed oil and molasses markets remained steady, while pork and beef prices held, and sugar imports data indicated supply patterns at four US ports.
New York August 5 1908 Beans and peas receipts 226 sacks domestic beans light stock prices steady but demand limited Scotch peas firmer. Butter up with imports and creamery grades strong, duller in process. Cheese movement limited hot-weather defects, storage rising. Apples pears peaches plums grapes berries melons and melons listed with varied regional prices and notes on quality. Hops hay and straw markets show mixed activity with weather and crop expectations influencing prices.
The market reports offer mixed demand for western broilers with top avennings at 17 cents and most receipts selling at 15 to 16 cents, while long island ducks hold steady prices and squabs remain abundant. A lengthy list details prices for chickens, fowls, ducks, squabs, and an extensive array of vegetables and fruits by region and variety, with bundled figures for potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, cabbages, cucumbers, celery, greens, and more across Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and nearby markets.
Receipts totaled 78 cars 1418 head with 49 consigned to slaughter and 29 for market. Cattle market slow and lower across all grades with steers slightly more active at closing. Native steers sold 420 to 650 per 100 lb with bulls cows and calves reflecting declines. dressed beef in better demand. Sheep and lambs active with lambs firmer. prices varied by grade and weight.
Market round notes prime state hogs sold at 725 dollars per hundredweight with Maryland Pennsylvania and New York listings. Figures show dozens of hogs and pigs traded by sellers Gales Sanders Tobin Shannon Hume Curtis & Son with bids around 716 to 725 dollars per hundredweight and various weights and lots.
The market shows spot wheat firm with Western winter No 3 at 7s 84 and California No 1 at 7s tid. September 7s 64 December 7s Sted. Futures for wheat steady. Corn spot strong prime American at 7s 44 with futures quiet. Canadian no stock. London hops steady. beef strong, pork prime mess Western strong, hams firm. bacon prices mixed to firm across cuts. Lard and tallow largely steady with modest movements. turpentine and linseed oil steady as listed.
Chicago grain notes a bullish day as crop damage reports from the Northwest and ongoing heat lift wheat futures beyond the prior close. September, December and May options gain 2 to 4 cents, corn and oats rise with strong local receipts and provisions advance on overall market strength.
Full information on Teoma advertisements available free at The New York Tribune Uptown Office 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th streets. Six-word insertions six cents per line for boarders seeking rooms near 60th Street and West.
The notice outlines hourly trains to Philadelphia from Liberty Street and 234th Street with varied mid day and evening departures. It includes routes to Atlantic City Long Branch Sandy Hook and other coastal stops, plus transfer and baggage check services.
Several bankbooks are reported lost or stolen including Union Dime Savings Institution passbook No. 433325 and Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank No. 676442. Instructions demand claimants present within ten days or have the books cancelled and reissued. Additional losses include Bank for Savings No. 751425 with payment stopped and return requested to banks at 61 Chambers Street and 280 Fourth Avenue.
Various early 20th century help wanted notices list positions such as boy office assistant, Spanish speaking salesman trainee, artist for lettering, bookkeeper stenographer and clerk, chauffeur, delicatessen learner, draftsman, driver, educated young American seeking pay, electrician, hotel clerk with language skills, manager or secretary, painter and paperhanger, polisher, private agent secretary, and a young man seeking work with strong references. Many ads request addresses or box numbers and emphasize reliability, experience, and warrants for advancement.
Classified notice seeking a German coachman or gardener with horse care abilities for a private family. Also advertises a Swiss gardener and a janitor with steam heat and plumbing skills. References requested. wages negotiable. contact numbers listed at Greenwich Street and Division Street locations.
Trains between Baltimore and Washington and connections to the West era are detailed. The notice includes specific departure times, parlor and dining car offerings, through routes to Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Louisville, with office and contact addresses for bookings and miscellaneous ads for pianos and domestic help services.
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