Public Service Commission Denies Blame for Express Rate Hikes
The commission protests its lack of jurisdiction over carriers operating beyond greater New York. Investigations show express firms raising fees from 59 to 75 cents for Brooklyn to New York shipments. Some offices blame the Public Service Commission while others accuse Interstate Commerce. The commission notes it cannot regulate interstate carriers under current law.
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Public Servee Commission
Commission
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commissions
New Jersey
Seaboard Rail Dispute May Break Atlanta-Birmingham Ties
Bondholders and Seaboard Air Line receivers clash over traffic sharing and joint rate plans. If interest remains unpaid, foreclosure could allow the bondholders to operate Atlanta-Birmingham independently, potentially earning its charges multiple times. The Birmingham terminals and nearby Atlanta access would remain valuable for future interchange.
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Protective Committee
Atlanta-Birmingham Riilroad
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta-Birmingham Securities
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta-Birmingham
Birmingham
Atlanta
Demand Joint Express Rate Sought by Northern New York Residents
The Public Service Commission in Albany announced a 10 day period before a formal complaint seeks a joint express rate. Residents allege they pay high rates for short distance packages over seven pounds. Complainants target Canadian Express Company and American Express Company along with their railroad connections.
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Albany
Get
Public Service Commission
New York
Canadian Express Company
American Express Company
Grand Trunk Railroad
Rome, Watertown
Mexican mining bonds on sale by Gavigan Isbell firm
Gavigan Isbell & Co offer $1,000,000 five percent collateral trust convertible gold bonds of the Mexican operation. The issue accompanies control of the Doug property and Ryali and Mix concession holdings in Mexico.
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Gavigan, Isbell & Co
Ieration and Mining Company
Doug
Bere
Mexico
Mexican Exploration & Mining Company
Mexican Exploration and ]Lining Co
Mexican Exploration and Mining CO
Ryall and Mix
Yaqui Development Company
Tis
Douglas Copper Co
Pacific Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd
Sonora
Republic of Mexico
Fundicion
Cananea, Yaqui River
Pacific
Anita Copper Mines Co., Ltd
Douglas Copper Holdings Ale
Rious
Caine Ineannot
Gavigan
Isbell & Company
Marbridge Building
Herald Square
New York
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Reports Annual Results
Denver Oct 10 The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company published its annual report noting lower gross earnings amid stressed business conditions while operating expenses dropped about 1 percent from the prior year. Net operating income reached 22 099 880 dollars with a surplus near 300 000 dollars after Mounts charges, and President Welborn says the firm is in splendid condition with maintenance and improvement plans aimed at higher efficiency.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Welborn
Business Troubles Stir Bankruptcy Filings In City Court
Involuntary petitions were filed against L. L. Fiber & Co a shirtwaist dealer on Houston Street claims total 1 2162 percent. Michael Shapiro owner of Broadway silks faced a petition with goods and deliveries claimed at 1 10777. Receivers named George B Case Alfred J Dittler and Alfred C Gone. Voluntary petition against Philip Rosengarten with Butterfield Co and others lists liabilities 1 3 547. Morris Solomon new clothing business is noted with assets 2 638 723. Schedules show debts and assets across several firms including Brown & Fleming and Clara Wechsler drygoods.
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L. L. Fiber & Co
Ane
No. H
Houston Street
Goveen Manufact 5 Company
William F. Allen
Michael Shapiro
Eater In
No. 1
Broadway
H. A. Caeser & Co
George B Case
Philip Rosengarten
Durer
Breecker Street
Butterfield & Co
Alfred J. Dittler
Alfred C
Oxe, Jr
Beer
Morris Solomon
Yashaston Place
Brown & Fleming Contracting
Pear Street
Clara Wechsler
Drygoods
No. Es Broadway
Quiet New York Coffee and Cotton Markets Report
The market news notes a very quiet coffee market with 2730 bags traded and prices mostly unchanged. Cotton rises on weekly covering with frost in the Western belt, sales around 75,000 bales, and mixed weather signals from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana affecting outlooks.
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New York
Havre
Hamburg
Sao Paulo
Rio
Europe
Santos
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
New Orleans
Greenwood
Miss
Dallas
Green
Waxahachie
Cabies
Manchester
Fall River
Market Commodities Snapshot From Historic Ledger
A condensed price list shows iron at 16.74 per unit for No 1 fdy iron, cotton middling at 74, coffee Rio No 7, steel rails at 2800, sugar granulated, molasses OK prime 40, spelter slow prime, wheat No 2 red 109, pork mess, corn No 2 mixed, hogs dressed 160, oats 26 to 52.5, flour Minneapolis patents 65.5.
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Rio
Market Reports Wrap Up Mixed Commodity Prices and Hogs
Commodity markets show dull iron pig certificates with little change. Molasses syrup prices steady yet quiet while cottonseed dull on weaker hog products and strong crude in the South. Provisions fall amid wet hogs. pork and beef prices fluctuate with near-term demand and packer activity.
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New York Produce Exchange
New Orleans
Philadelphia
New York
City
Calcutta
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Middle City
South America
Continent
Brazil
Patna
Rangoon
London
Beans and Butter Markets Amid Mixed NYC Trade 1908
Market notes show beans and peas receipts with mixed colors and some imports firming, white kidney and marrow varieties steady to firm, California lima steady, and Scotch peas in demand. Butter receipts down week over week with steady to firm prices for fancy creamery and process stock. eggs, meats, and fruits feature erratic activity but overall price stability in several lines.
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New York
New State
California
Lima
Beth Ofrm
É Sc
Livestock Market Reports Mixed Prices Across Cattle Calves and Hogs
Receipts totaled 28 cars for cattle and 318 head of calves with direct slaughtering. Cattle market nominally steady with dressed beef in moderate demand. Sheep and lambs steady to weak with lambs about 25.00 lower. hogs nominally weak to lower. Exports to London and New York included 600 cattle and 2975 quarters of beef on the Mesaba and New York respectively.
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Liverpool
London
St. Louis
Fread T Kratz
West Virginia
S. Judd & Co
Yestedey
Kerns Commission Company
Indiana
Kentucky
Shippers’ Commission Company
Pittsburg
Bank of N. S. Nat Bke
Ass'n
Mews National
Ge K of
America
Phenix National
We Soo
Anchar Nee National
Cham National Oe
Haner National
Citizen's Central National
National Arker Oe
Nal
Lote
West Fe
Seaboard National
Liberty National
Exange
Live Stock Market Update From Telegraph Report
Market by telegraph shows mixed bids and steady demand for cattle. Receipts of heavy shipping steers and bulls are noted with advances around 2 to 5 dollars, while butcher and choice grades command higher figures.
Reserve to Deposits Outside United States Note
The fragment references reserves tied to deposits outside the United States, indicating a banking or regulatory context. It notes the relationship between reserve holdings and overseas deposits without specific institutions or figures.
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United States
Market for Sheep Strong with Lambs Leading Prices
East Buffalo and Cincinnati markets show cattle receipts around 300 head steady, hogs 11 000 head slow but steady with heavy bids, and sheep and lambs active. Lambs around 4.03 to 6.36 per hundredweight, yearlings and wethers 4.25, rations mixed. Western and Southern stockyards report steady to higher bids for beef steers and veal calves.
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East Buffalo
AML Elfune
Kansas City
Union
Pittsburg
Liverpool Market Summary Across Commodities
Closing prices for wheat corn flour hops cottonseed oil beef pork hams bacon lard cheese tallow turpentine linseed oil petroleum and rosin are listed with spot and futures moves. Prices show mixed steady and dull tones across grains meats oils and related commodities reflecting a quiet trading day in Liverpool on October 10.
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New York
Barney
Liverpool
London
Pacific Coast
India Mess
Western Strong
Tasmania Rabbit Industry Expands With Winter Trapping
Consul Henry D. Baker reports Tasmania’s rabbit industry has grown, with winter trapping supplying fur quality and steady wages. Trappers dispatch emboweled rabbits to freezing works in Hobart or Launceston, then crates of 24 to 30 are shipped by steamer to England. The season nears a busy period for trappers.
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Tasmanian
Henry D. Baker
Hobart
Tasmania
Launceston
England
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Slips and Rises
Wheat rose as expectations of reduced Southwest acreage due to drouth supported prices, closing near day’s high. Corn and oats held firm while pork led gains in provisions, with October pork rising to $15.25 a barrel amid late-day strength. Wheat and flour demand remained strong from Northwest mills, and receipts totaled 1.67 million bushels.
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Drouth
Northwest
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Europe
Liverpool
Duluth
Sic
New_York
Buffalo
Jon Sana
Chicago
Omma
Spain
Philadelphia
A Sugary African Fruit Disclosed by Austrian Journal
Consul Joseph I. Brittain of Prague cites an Austrian journal describing a pliant found in Africa among leguminous plants named Parkid bigiobesa. The fruit reportedly contains 2 percent reducing sugar and about 20 percent total sugar, rising to around 30 percent when ripe, suggesting potential top rank among agar plants. Extraction reportedly poses no difficulties per the report.
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Joseph I. Brittain
Prague
Africa
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