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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
8
Readable fragments list various goods with unit brands and prices including cotton, coffee, molasses, beef, pork, tallow, and bread. Mentions Rio coffee, molasses OK prime, beef hams, pork mess, dressed hogs, and land/food products with scattered figures like 16 57 percent and 2225.
New York August 17 coffee market steady in local quotes amid Brazilian holiday moves. Cotton saw volatile August to October contracts with Wall Street buying driving early gains before selling pressure and favorable Texas weather hints cooled demand. Spot cotton was steady across Southern cities with Houston Galveston and New Orleans receipts forecast. Wheat and other commodities showed mixed London and New York quotes with metals like tin copper and lead trading weak to unchanged on regional markets.
A historical newspaper fragment lists several help wanted notices including a traveling salesman 0 with Bloomfield New Jersey address I M Box Gi. a young man 18 seeking countryside gardening near New York with address 1243 8d Ave. a Swede seeking coachman gardener or useful man at Osterbergs Bureau 716 Lexington Ave. a German 38 year old coachman single driver with references at Cari 4 Division St. a versatile gardener with knowledge of greenhouses Yonkers N Y Norris 1 Glenwood Terrace. a visiting valet in charge of wardrobe for bachelors with M Miss Fita Gerald’s Bureau 503 Sth Ave cor 42d.
Prices for molasses and syrups remained steady with new Orleans quotations for centrifugal and open kettle varieties. Oils and fats markets show cottonseed oil lower on crop outlook, refined petroleum steady, and linseed oil firm. Provisions rose early on strong hog market, with hogs, pork, beef and lard quotes provided along with rice and sugar price lists.
Chicago market shows free selling driven by outlook of early heavy Northwestern wheat movement. Wheat September declines about 1.44 points, corn and oats soften modestly, provisions steady to slightly weaker. Reports cite favorable harvest weather, weak export demand, and strong Minnesota-Duluth crop signals. Local receipts include 2 to 188 cars across commodities with varying day closes.
Liverpool market notes dated August 17 show wheat prices steady with spot and futures activity quiet for No 2 red Western winter and No 1 California. Spot firm for RN- American mixed wheat, winter patent flour steady, hops, pork and bacon items strong with several cuts and bellies rising. Lard and turpentine values listed. Canadian and British refiners steady. overall tone cautious with subdued futures.
Numerous help ads list cooks chambermaids waitresses maids and laundresses by nationality with wages ranging from 20 to 35 dollars weekly or per job. Agencies Jussila Osterberg Lang Hoecherer Flaherty and others publish job calls at Lexington Avenue West 43rd Street Columbus Avenue and Broadway offices.
Public notice from the New York City Corporation Counsel states the intent to seek appointment of three disinterested freeholders as Commissioners of Appraisal under Chapter 724 of the Laws. The case covers real estate in Orange County towns Montgomery Newburgh Cornwall and Putnam County town Phillipstown with maps filed in Goshen and Poughkeepsie. The hearing is set for September 28, 1905, at 9:30 a.m. in New Rochelle, Westchester County, to determine the property to be acquired for the Northern Aqueduct Department Section 6 project.
Detailed survey excerpts describe numerous parcel corners, curves, and lines along Offatt Carmel Fishkill and Breakneck Valley roads. It covers multiple parts with bearings such as North 61 22 West and South 28 38 West, including curves of various radii, crossings of roads and brooks, and the point of beginning tracing a vast property subdivision in Dutchess County. The description names many parcel numbers, road names, and boundary segments, concluding at the starting point.
The document outlines eminent domain actions where the City of New York will acquire real estate parcels Nos. 267 through 318, except parcel 307, which will grant a perpetual easement. Some lands belong to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Parcels 316-317 are claimed by New York State. Public-use continuance is allowed until the city may reallocate use. Dated August 1, 1908, Francis Key Pendleton.
A dense rail and steamship timetable lists departures from New York piers and Cedar Street, with numerous daily sailings to Atlantic Highlands and Long Island Sound ports. It includes round trips, specific departure times, and listed offices for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway with connections to Washington and major western cities.
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