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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
3
Commodity prices show cotton at middling 10.40 and coffee from Rio 6s. Sugar granulated 550, molasses prime OK. Beef and pork prices listed with various grades, hogs dressed 160, lard 35.0, and other roots reflect mixed market movement amid earlier demand signals.
Hides to copper to molasses and sugar prices show a steady to firm tone in local and London markets. Copper and lead rise in London while local markets stay subdued. hogs and provisions ease with steady hog prices and firm pork quotes amid mixed demand.
The New York market report details a firm coffee market with an uptick around 5 to 10 points amid rising undertone and notable buying by primary holders. It notes Brazilian receipts, fluctuating spot prices for Rio and Liverpool, and a quiet cotton market with modest gains and mixed futures. Also included are details on flour rye wheat oats and general commodities pricing across markets and ports.
Week ending May 5 1908 reports bean and pea receipts exports imports and price movements. beans show improved domestic and foreign demand with marrow and pea prices rising while white kidney red kidney and Lima varieties vary. butter cheese eggs and related dairy items follow mixed trends with steady to firmer tones on select classes and weaker demand on others. poultry including live fowls turkeys ducks and geese trade cautiously amid gradual supply shifts and shifting prices.
New York May 5 1908 livestock receipts included 4 cars of cattle 404 head for export and 2 cars for slaughter with modest activity for tomorrow's market. Sheep and lambs were 13 1/2 cars 3199 head with few prime offerings and cheaper prices for lambs and mutton. Hogs receipts 34 cars 5412 for city slaughterers with firm tone noted and various fob prices listed by sellers.
Telegraph market notes show 5,000 head of cattle with heavy steers topping near 7 dollars, butchers around 6.45, and native calves about 3.5. Sheep and lamb receipts reach 6,600 head with prices from 4.25 to 6.25 for ewes and yearlings, while hogs near 5 to 5.75. Market activity varies, with Southern and Western cattle driving some gains amid general steady tone.
Classified notice promotes single line insertions at five cents six teen words seven times for fourteen days in The Tribune Directory of Desirable Rooms. Free information available at Uptown Office 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th sts. Double and single rooms with private bath steam heat and excellent table References.
Advertisements offer furnished rooms near Washington Square and near the Williamsburg Bridge with sunny front rooms and back parlor, private bath, reasonable terms, and references. Listings include The New York Tribune office at 1364 Broadway and 153 Taylor Street Brooklyn.
By virtue of a chattel mortgage and by order of the mortgagee Allan A Irvine auctioneer will sell on Wednesday May 6 1908 at 9 oclock in the forenoon at No 238 Pearl St Borough of Manhattan City of New York the furniture and fixtures contained in the liquor store on said premises.
Lost bankbook No. 434431 of Dry Dock Savings Institution. Claimants must present within thirty days or the book will be cancelled and a new one issued. Lost bankbook 884873 of Bank for Savings at 280 4th Ave. Respond to bank for EMAN. Jules Box 29 Tribune Office offers language skills and references.
Help wanted notices offer a bookkeeper position at an advertising agency starting pay 780 dollars and stock sales roles with commissions at a large corporation. Also seeks cooks and housemaids for respectable families with references. Address United States Snow Melting and Machine Co 515 East 7th Street New York for details.
Male companion and French tutor seeks summer work in a private family in Newark New Jersey. Refined 28 year old man speaks English, can teach gymnastics swimming and shooting. Open to attendant or valet roles. References available. Address Mr Kennedy 130 Washington St Newark NJ.
A dense, era style classified ad block offers numerous professional opportunities: private secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, companionship and tutoring roles, tour conductor, watchman, elevator man, sales and office staff. Names and addresses show extensive urban job seekers across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
A sequence of classified ads seeking companions chaperons and domestic workers. Entries list correspondents such as women with hospital training French and English, and a variety of roles including invalid companion, full charge of children, housework housekeeping skills, and outside work references. Locations include Tribune Office addresses and Sheehan 249 West 44th Street plus 523 West 124th Street.
Long list of household staff and skilled tradesmen seeking work. Includes butlers, caretakers, chauffeurs, coachesmen, cooks, carpenters, clerks, bookkeepers, engineers, gardeners, and a missing-people notice. Agencies include Osterberg's Bureau 716 Lexington Ave Plaza and Tribune Uptown Office 1364 Broadway. References and steady positions offered or sought.
Advertisements seek experienced gardeners janitors valets cooks chambermaids and general houseworkers. Employers note strong references and readiness to hire English German Scandinavian staff including Swedish Finnish and Hungarian workers for private homes hotels and schools.
Public notice from the Corporation Counsel of New York City announces plans to apply to the New York State Supreme Court for the appointment of three Commissioners of Appraisal under Chapter 72 of the Laws. The hearing is set for May 16, 1906 at the Court House in Newburgh, Orange County, to assess real estate in Mount Pleasant Westchester for Kensico Reservoir construction. The map and property details are filed with Westchester Register, White Plains.
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