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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary market notes list various commodities including cotton and beef with prices partly shown. The garbled text mentions Rio, granulated sugar, tallow, and ham values, indicating a rough, incomplete sale board entry from Lune 16 with unclear units.
New York reports a quiet coffee market with a steadier tone and steady close after minor gains. Cotton shows firming activity tied to flood forecasts and bullish supply rumors, with prices holding near steady gains and futures mixed on near term shifts.
The market for hides remains firm with moderate offerings and strong demand. Leather and metals show little change with London spot and futures quoted at stable levels, while oils and syrups stay steady amid moderate trade. Provisions and rice markets stay firm as domestic demand supports prices.
Livestock receipts total 4% cars 842 head cattle with steady demand for dressed beef. Calves 561 head steady with veals 6 50 to 7 50 per 100 lb. buttermilks steady. Sheep and lambs 725 head on offer with lambs down 23 to 30 cents. yearlings and mutton steady to mostly steady. Hogs 19 cars 3253 head with market steady. detailed sales by firms including McPherson & Co., Newton & Co., Tobin & Shannon, and others.
Chicago and other markets report receipts of cattle hogs and sheep with mixed changes. Cattle steady to firm with varied prices. hogs mostly lower to steady with heavy and mixed lots selling around five dollars. sheep and lambs generally weak to steady across Cincinnati East Buffalo and regional yards.
Classified notices offer furnished rooms for rent near Manhattan avenues with references and monthly terms. Investment and sale ads promote secured bonds, mortgage offerings, and partnership opportunities from McDonald-Wiggins Co. Also listed are lost bankbooks with claims procedures and a pitch for typewriters and moving picture wind signs from vendors.
A long list of small ads seeks tutors, clerks, bookkeepers, cabinet makers, chauffeurs, interpreters, translators, and general helpers. Notable entries include a German American assistant bookkeeper, a cabinetmaker with first class skills, several chauffeurs with various vehicle experience, and multilingual candidates for positions in offices or personal service. Several men advertise for steady salaries, with references and ages noted.
Public notice from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment states the Third Avenue Railroad Company petitioned June 5 1908 for consent to extend its surface railroad on Amsterdam Avenue to Fort George and St Nicholas Avenue forming a 3500 foot branch. A public hearing is set for June 26 1908 in City Hall Room 16 Manhattan with publication requirements and costs borne by the petitioner.
A dense classified page lists numerous help wanted notices including teachers tutors, coachmen, gardeners, a Frenchman for private service, a farmer Irish boy, a Japanese cook, a couple seeking room and board roles, a valet and various domestic positions. Names and addresses given for Fitzgeralds Bureau and Carpenter's Bureau along with personal references.
Public notice for the Union Railway Company of New York seeks consent and franchise rights to construct a 750 foot double track extension linking Bailey Avenue and Broadway in the Bronx. It describes prior approvals, proposed overhead electric traction, and a public hearing set for June 26 1908 at City Hall Manhattan with publication requirements.
The City of New York seeks three disinterested commissioners to appraise real estate in Mount Pleasant Westchester for a water supply project. A special court hearing is set for 1908 to authorize taking property under the Reid Act, with detailed parcel descriptions filed in White Plains. Frances Keeton, Corporation Counsel, directs the case from Manhattan offices.
The First Department Appellate Division schedules a public hearing on June 23 1908 at City of New York to appoint three commissioners to decide if modified rapid transit routes in Manhattan and the Bronx should be built and operated. Key changes include a new line south from East 36th Street under Lexington Avenue to East 9th Street, expanded four track sections on Lexington Avenue north of East 129th Street, and new connections to Mott Avenue and East Nist Street. The proceeding references the commission papers dated June 4 1968 and June 1968 with the clerk.
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