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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
24
Coffee and cotton sectors dominated a volatile session with big traders reportedly controlling supplies. Prices eased for coffee while cotton saw early highs followed by a late decline amid Wall Street uncertainty. detailed price ranges and regional spot reports accompany the market wrap.
By virtue of an execution auctioneer I Bernstein will sell at 10 am today a lot of ladies' wear including lingerie and blouses. The sale follows an order of Alfred Freeman and involves a first class interview with customers. Subscriptions and notices accepted at Tribune office and various Manhattan addresses through 9 pm.
Advertisements and subscriptions for The Tribune offices listed with branch locations. Cautions about bankbooks Lost or stolen with numbers and required return deadlines, urging claimants to present within specified days to avoid cancellation and issuance of duplicates. Notable banks include Dry Dock Savings, German Savings Bank, New York banks, Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, and Bank for Savings.
Classified help wanted notices outline openings for a stenographer at a New York area sales office with $800 to $1,040 pay, plus several other roles including draftspersons, a graduate nurse, secretary governess or companion, an Englishwoman music governess, an architectural draftsman, a chauffeur, and a machinist. Contacts include Hapgoods at 307 Broadway and Tribune Office P.O. Box listings with multiple city branches and deadlines.
State of the raw market shows 10 points rebate and 1 percent cash discount for seven days. Various Eagle and confectioners sugars priced from 4.65c to 5.80c per pound with duties, shipments planned for May and June, refiners uninterested, current basis seems not attainable. London beet sugar slips 44 lower. world visible supply logged at 2,850,000 tons.
Receipts totaled 116 cars 2 075 head with 118 cars sent to local slaughterers. No trading today with steady tone. Dressed beef slow 10 11 5 cents native sides. Calves receipts 778 head all to butchers with steady live weight and fair demand for dressed calves. Sheep and lambs receipts 21 cars 4484 head with few sales and lower tone for woolied stock. lambs largely carried over. Dressed mutton and spring lambs mostly steady 9 12 cents per lb and carcass prices quoted. Hogs receipts 16 cars 2680 head with steady feeling. prime hogs $6 to $6 19 per 100 lb. multiple sales listed with varied per hundred weights.
Receipts across markets show mixed results with cattle generally steady to lower, hogs about 10c lower, and sheep steady to 10c lower. Prices feature varied ranges for steers cows heifers bulls calves and lambs across Chicago Cincinnati Buffalo Pittsburg and Kansas City, with notable figures including prime steers 6 7 25 and hogs around 5 50 to 5 60 in multiple hubs.
Wheat futures rose over a half cent on Argentina shipment estimates, with July advancing to 90 1/4 cents and close strong. Corn led gains with a 1 to 2 cent rise amid continued wet belt conditions. oats and provisions moved modestly, while lard held at 83 3/4 dollars and ribs eased to 72 1/2 cents. Local receipts included 338,000 wheat bushels and 94 to 132 cars of grains, alongside hogs and live cattle at major western packing centers.
A London Opinion quip notes an artist calling a forthcoming study one of their most delicious works but seeks a catching title. The exchange playful reference suggests possible titles like Eczema and mocks a “vulgar” suggestion as a buzzy punchline.
A lengthy classifieds extract lists numerous male chauffeurs seeking work in Brooklyn and surrounding areas. Entries describe experience from eight up to fifteen years, with skills in car maintenance, repair, and operation of gasoline and electric machines. Many note references, sobriety, and varied ethnic backgrounds, with several including addresses and employer references.
A long listing of classified help wanted notices with varied occupations including collector driver electrician machinist waiter porter stenographer bookkeeper companion and more. Names and addresses are given for applicants in Brooklyn, The Bronx and Manhattan stating age language skills experience and references.
A long classified list offers male help for inside and outside work including butlers, gardeners, coaches, caretakers and attendants. Names, ages, nationalities, and detailed references or bureau contact points are provided with numerous addresses in Manhattan and surrounding areas.
A dense page of help-wanted notices offers domestic positions in New York area. Listings include cooks, chambermaids, housekeepers, gardeners, caretakers, grooms, gardeners, and a variety of maids. Employers specify references, temperament, and duties, with salaries from modest to upper-range and locations across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Multiple nationalities appear, with several firms handling exchanges and employment inquiries.
New York City Corporation Counsel seeks a Supreme Court appointment of three Commissioners of Appraisal under Chapter 724 to acquire Westchester real estate in Mount Pleasant for Kensico Reservoir. Hearing set at Newburgh Court House May 6 at ten in the forenoon. map filed December 1907 with parcel details. Frances Key Pendleton, Counsel.
A crowded classified page lists many agency ads seeking household staff. Positions include cooks, laundresses, waitresses, maids, chambermaids, housemaids, nurses, nannies, kitchenmaids, and housekeepers. Agencies such as Scandinavian Empire Bureau, Osterberg's Bureau, Irwin's Bureau, Mrs Collier's Agency, and others offer references and wages, with nationalities including Finnish, Swedish, German, Irish, Japanese, and Englishwomen. Locations center around Lexington Avenue, 59th to 60th Streets, West 23rd Street, and nearby Manhattan. Contact details provided by multiple agencies.
New York Supreme Court ninth district advertises application for three disinterested freeholders to act as Commissioners of Appraisal for Kensico Reservoir project. Hearing set June on county court grounds in White Plains. Map references detail parcels in Mount Pleasant Westchester. Corporate counsel Francis Key Pendleton signed.
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