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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
3
Market figures show cotton middling at 11.62 and Rio coffee No 7 priced around 28.00 per unit. Domestic receipts totaled for the period, reflecting trade activity across staples.
Coffee and cotton futures moved in mixed fashion with early declines then steady closes. Cotton showed strong and weak phases led by new crop months while coffee receipts and French market signals influenced prices across commodities and grains.
May market reports show domestic white beans steady with higher prices for marrow and pea stock. Imported beans fetch premiums. varieties list price ranges for marrow, common to good, choice, and imported beans with small adjustments.
Receipts and prices fluctuate for butter cheese eggs and dairy goods with specials limited. Fresh fruits and vegetables show dull demand for apples strawberries oranges and onions while peppers peas and greens vary by region across Florida Virginia and the Northeast.
A long listing of employment ads shows numerous chauffeurs with varying nationalities and licenses, an architectural draftsman, a craftsman, clerks, waiters, a private agent, stenos, bookkeepers, companions, embroiders, and a general job seeker pool across Brooklyn and Manhattan addresses. Names include W. H. B., Richard J. Nelson, John Schuler, George Gay, F. W. Jackson, A. E. Ebbel, J. Nevel, H. Fisher, Curt Wolf, Robert Turner, H. J. Ferris, Jules, and others. locations span 1st 83d St, 14th St, 79 Betts Ave, 164 West 74th Street, 250 West 80th St, 138 East 28th St, 821 Madison Ave, 2 Hamilton St, 1364 Broadway, and more.
Classified notices list male domestic workers and household staff. Entries include butlers, gardeners, coachmen, cooks, housemen, nurses, masseurs, and valets offered by agencies and individuals. Listings provide locations in New York and references, with terms and contact points.
Market reports show mixed cattle hog and sheep activity across major markets. Chicago receipts about 2 000 head with steady cattle and hogs about 21 000 head and 10c lower on hogs. Cincinnati hogs generally lower. Kansas City cattle slow and weak with light improvements in some steers. Texas and East Buffalo listings note steady to lower trends in cattle and lamb values.
Notice lists advertising and subscription options for The Tribune with Uptown and branch offices. It includes addresses on Broadway 1364 and multiple Manhattan streets, office hours, and a note about a French dressmaker seeking engagements. It also mentions a prospect for capital in a new patented machine for publishers and a request for a working model.
American widow of social standing seeks useful position city or country with high credentials. Also draftsperson architectural technical graduate female. Graduate nurse available for care at home or invalid. Secretary governess or companion by educated woman fluent in English French German with strong references. Widow Englishwoman seeks music governess chaperone companion with supervising housekeeper duties and foreign credentials. Highly reliable contact box references.
A long list of labor advertisements shows offers for butlers valets and maids in private families. Names and addresses include Ferdinand 42 East 49th Street Jules 222 West 34th Street Dupraz 249 West 26th Street and Holloran 84 6th Avenue among many others across Manhattan and nearby towns.
Female domestic workers sought for positions at private homes and hotels. Listings include chambermaids, waitresses, seamstresses, cooks, and caretakers with various national backgrounds and references. Agencies include Calhoun, Flaherty, Jennie Kiely, A M, Gsterbers, and Mrs Col Mer's.
The Corporation Counsel of The City of New York will apply to the New York Supreme Court for the appointment of three disinterested commissioners of appraisal under Chapter 724. The hearing is set for June 20, 1908 at 10 a.m. in White Plains Westchester County. The order would authorize the City to acquire fee title to parcels in Mount Pleasant for Kensico Reservoir construction, detailing the map reference and parcel boundaries. Francis Key Pendleton, Corporation Counsel, announces the filing and recording details with the Westchester County Register.
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