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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
24
The report details mixed movement across commodities with cotton hovering near steady and olives fluctuating. Notable activity includes July trade around 5.9 cents for large blocks, and domestic and European factors influencing prices amid sparse spot demand and moderate Wall Street involvement.
June 11 1998 New York market bulletin shows beans and peas imports surge trading activity dull in domestic varieties while foreign stock supports prices. Beans quotes range from about 2 15 to 2 75 per bush with varieties including marrow white kidney red kidney and yellow eye. Butter receipts up 10 481 pkgs with creamery and process items showing mixed demand and prices around 22 to 24 cents for creamery specials and 18 to 24 cents for various process grades.
An old advertisement promotes large and small rooms with private baths and telephones. It lists multiple locations near Broadway, 12th Street, and 128th Street, inviting gentlemen to inquire at varying office rates.
Several classified notices advertise a woman physician with Johns Hopkins background seeking to take charge of invalid crossings to Europe around July 1. Additional postings offer a companion or tutor, a governess, a young French girl for summer work, and various employment services with box addresses and branch office locations.
A dense, era style help wanted column lists multiple openings and applicants. Positions include accountant, assistant bookkeeper, automobile machinist, office boy, collector, consulting electrical engineer, and chauffeur with various addresses and contact hints.
A string of offerings lists chauffeurs with repair skills from Newark to Astoria and beyond. Helpers include a D R Hamilton and Nestor Allen with varied experience and references. One listing notes a single temperate 75 year old chauffeur ready to work anywhere. References provided where available.
Telegraph market data shows Chicago receipts about 600 cattle head and 26 000 hogs with prices mainly higher. Cincinnati and East Buffalo reports mirror strength in hogs and steady to higher cattle and veal values, with varying ranges for sheep and lambs and diverse prices across regions.
A long list of job seekers and tradespeople including First class engineer with ice machines dynamos and Corliss engines. foreman with farm and poultry experience. Greek American with nine years' experience. office assistant or stenographer. several young men seeking work in stock millinery surveying contracting shipping and private household roles. various addresses and application instructions listed for Tribune office staff and branches.
Classified notices seek assistants, butlers, coachmen, cooks, gardeners, maids, and caretakers. Listings specify Japanese, Swede, Irish and other nationalities, with references, ages, and locations in New York and nearby towns. Various positions include butler valet, cook, coachman, groom, gardener, janitor, and attendants for private families and invalid relatives.
Public notice shows the Third Avenue Railroad Company requests a franchise to extend its surface line on Amsterdam Avenue with a double track branch via Fort George and St. Nicholas Avenues to 190th Street. A public hearing is set for June 26, 1908, with required notices to follow.
Classified ads solicit a wide range of domestic workers from skilled cook helpers to valets and chambermaids. Listings emphasize sobriety reliability and experience, with contact details for agencies and private notices across New York City and vicinity.
Petition filed May 28 1908 by Union Railway Company of New York requests consent and franchise to construct a 750 foot double track extension on Bailey Avenue and Broadway in the Bronx to connect with existing lines. The plan uses overhead electric traction and aims to serve thousands daily. A public hearing is set for June 26 1908 at City Hall Room 16 Manhattan.
Classified help wanted notices offer first class cooks waitresses maids and housekeepers from various agencies. Listings detail English Protestant cooks Scandinavian and German staff with references city or country placements and typical wages and keep offices at 122 West 23d Street 716 Lexington Ave and 8 East 424 Street among others with contact tel numbers for applicants seeking housing duties and transportation.
Public notice announces the appointment of three disinterested commissioners to determine and report on the acquisition for water supply for New York City. The East 1908 hearing seeks authorization to condemn real estate in Mount Pleasant Westchester for the Kensico Reservoir and appurtenances. The long description lists parcels and map references filed with Westchester County. Also included is a 1908 petition for rapid transit route modifications in Manhattan and the Bronx to determine construction and operation of a railway or railways with hearings to be held at Appellate Division Court House.
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