Internal commerce shows gains across multiple industry lines
July reports from the bureau of statistics indicate higher activity in livestock, grain, lumber, coal, and iron production. Seven interior markets report rising livestock receipts though below last year, while trunk line grain shipments exceed July last year and coal traffic on Eastern roads rises, driven by a 1 million ton surge in Bituminous coal shipments.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Isi
New York
Steel car contracts foretold for railroads nationwide
Reports from Johnstown Pennsylvania Sept 4 say Harriman interests have closed a contract with Cambria Steel Company for five hundred steel gondola cars. Palaces cars may be built in Pullman shops razed and rebuilt. Steel cars are expected to supplant wooden cars on major lines as railroads improve finances.
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Johnstown
Penn
Harriman
Cambria Steel Company
New England Telephone Controls Three Maine Lines
New England Telephone and Telegraph announces it has gained control of the Northeastern, Lewiston Auburn, and Cumberland Telephone companies. The trio, operating in 25 Maine towns, faced financial trouble with a combined deficit around 85,064 dollars. the purchase price was 225,000 dollars.
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Boston
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Northeastern Telephone Company
Lewiston- Auburn Telephone Company
Cumberland Telephone Company
Maine
Northeastern
New England
Colonel Greene's Car Attained in San Francisco Attache
Colonel J. C. Greene the Cananea copper millionaire arrived from the Orient with his family. His private car was seized by the Sheriff on an attachment in Dr. E. B. Perrin's suit for 62 dollars delaying Greene's departure to the South.
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San Francisco
3. C. Greene
Cananea
Orient
E. B. Perrin
Morgan Goes to Office in Subway Visit
J Pierpont Morgan, returning from Europe, rode the subway to his office yesterday and conferred briefly with his son and George W Perkins. Morgan Jr said his father would visit relatives in Connecticut today and not return until after Labor Day.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Connecticut
Public Service Commission Orders Action on 45th Street Line
The PSC directed Metropolitan Street Railway receivers to answer John G Bennett’s complaint that no cars run after midnight on the 45th street line. Inspectors say track storage on the line caused the lapse and propose limited service on one track from Broadway to Lenox up to 12 8, and Broadway to Eighth avenues the rest of the night.
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Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
John G. Bennett
45Th Street
Broadway
Lenox Avenue
Eighth Avenues
Imports and Marketings of Dry Goods This Week
Imports and marketings of drygoods are reported with comparisons. This week total imports reach 2,668,088 dollars versus 2,993,901 last week and 3,765,603 a year ago. Total marketings amount to 2,689,903 dollars this week, down from 2,872,473 last week and 3,414,741 a year earlier.
Quiet New York market reports mixed crops and futures
General Market Report from New York notes coffee near term quiet with 2,000 bags season total and near term prices steady. Cotton closes with a modest gain as market eyes Census data and Georgia crop reviews.
New York Market Report for Beans Peas and Dairy Goods 1908
Receipts mixed with weak demand for beans as markets ease. marrow and white beans show little change while red kidney and other varieties fluctuate. Butter creamery stocks firm with rising firsts and rising specials. cheese steady with export demand. Eggs strong for fancy stock, but dirties and checks hold. fruits show pressure with apples, pears, peaches and grapes uneven. melons and watermelons plentiful with prices easing.
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New York
California
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Seckel
Markets Report From The East Coast Auctions And Prices
Readable sections show varied fruit and vegetable prices by region and variety. Notable items include peaches Pine Island Jersey and Western New York varieties, grapewise crates, melons and berries, plus detailed per crate per basket rates and carrier prices across states such as New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and New York. Fresh produce markets report limited local activity with dealers holding off as conditions vary and prices rise or fall by item.
Livestock Market Report 1908 New York Sale Prices
Receipts totaled 2,593 head with 26 cars for export, 67 for slaughter, 49 for market. Steers fell 10 to 15 cents, bulls and cows sold steady. common to choice steers $1360 each, oxen $350-$450, cows $175-$260. Dressed beef steady at 7.34 to 7.60 per lb, with Texas beef at 64.27-2¢. Sheep and lambs 6,198 head, lambs $50-$60 per 100, dressed mutton 5-9c per lb, dressed lambs 8-11c. Calves 912 head, Western calves weak, veals to $8.50 per 100 lb. meats shipped to Schweitzer and Co., Armour, Morris, and others.
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Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Siee
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Augusta
St. Louis
Little Rock
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Cotton Exchange
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Manchester
United States
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Newport
Brunswick
Jacksonville
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Jas
New York
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Seienier
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Smoking, LLC
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Undertone
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Patna
Rangoon
Muscovado
Willett & Gray
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America
Are
Beevers
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Joe Fe Hammond Company
St. Paul
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Armour & Co
Morris Beef Company
Tintoretto
McPherson & Co
Kentucky
Newton & Co
Virginia Steers
S. Sanders
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
J. Shamberg & Son
Fred L Kratz
S Judd & Co
J. G. Curtis & Son
John Ducey
J. P. Nelson
W. R Hume
J. G Curtis & Son
BR. W. Otis & Co
Tobin & Shannon
Shippers Commission Company
Jersey City
60Th Street
Kerns Commission Company
Buffalo
Shippers’ Commission Company
Kentucky Lambs
Virginia Lambs
West Virginia Lambs
B. W. Otis & Co
G. Curtis & Son
Bandera
Juda
Es Tepals
Bank Statements for United States Exchange Bank New York
State of New York County of New York United ites Exchange Bank located at 23 and 25 West 12th street reports financial activity as of August 31 1908 per banking law and official notice. President John J Gibbons and Cashier James J O Shaughnessy swear the report is true and correct to the best of their knowledge. notary David F Beggs signs September 24 1908.
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County of New Fork
John J. Gibbons
Jas. J. O’ Shaughnessy
United Ites Exchange Bank
West 12Th Eet
City of
New York
County of
Charles ©. Dickinson
A Smith
Carne Trust Company
Broadway
R. L. Smith
Fred. L. W
State of
County of New York
John W. Castles
WM. C Edwards
The
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Gott Wuetaese
Mia
Aoe
Kings County
New York County
Yale
Sai
Notice to Taxpayers for Prompt Tax Bills in New York Boroughs
Public notice from the Department of Finance dated September 1, 1908 directs taxpayers to submit written requisitions to obtain their yearly tax bills. Requisitions must specify property details and include a prepaid return envelope. if needed, taxpayers may visit the Department of Taxes and Assessments for property location on maps and to obtain certified memorandum. Bills are mailed back promptly, with rebates for bills paid in October. address requisitions to the Deputy Receiver of Taxes in the corresponding borough.
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Department OF Finance
Bureau For
New York
Department of Taxes and Assessments
John J. McDonough
Chambers Street
Borough of Manhattan
John B. Underhill
Third and
Tremont Avenues
Borough of the Bronx
James B. Bouck
Borough of
Brooklyn
George H. Creed
Jackson Avenue
Fifth Street
Long Island City
Borough of Queens
Joan de Morgan
Borough Hall
St. George
Staten Island
Richmond
Trust Company Financial Statement Report 1908
State and county certify the trust company statement dated August 4 1908. Clarence H Kelsey and A Terry sign as president and treasurer sworn before Notary William A Moore. Report cites assets including accrued interest and U S Steel bonds and notes it complied with banking law Chapter 680 of 1892.
Agricultural Seed Prices and Lot Codes Report
Farmers receive price lines for several seeds including CLOVERSEED PRIME at 575s in October and 587% in March with other lots at 710 and 602 percent equivalents. Virginia roughs 134 ID Toledo references appear among the coded lot listings.
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Virginia
Toledo
Sept
Market report roundup of cattle hogs and sheep across multiple cities
Telegraph markets show mixed totals from Chicago to Pittsburg with receipts ranging from 250 to 14,000 head. Cattle mostly steady to slow, hogs steady to higher, sheep steady with lambs weak in some spots. Prices cited include steer 475 to 750, hogs 650 to 735, sheep 350 to 465, with regional variations noted.
European Produce Market Wrapup in Liverpool Trade
Liverpool prices and futures for wheat corn flour hops beef pork hams bacon lard cheese tallow turpentine linseed oil petroleum rosin and shoulders are listed with spot and futures levels. Commodities show mixed steady to firm trends across grains meats fats oils and byproducts on Sept 4.
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Eka
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Wheat and corn futures extend losses amid profit taking
Chicago markets see weaking wheat and corn sessions with slight declines in the futures and steady to firm nearby notes. September deliveries show mixed gains due to congestion while oats and provisions ease amid ample receipts in Minneapolis and Duluth and liberal flour sales.
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Duluth
Aimee es Can do pref Commonwealth Edison
Pneumatic tool referenced in Chicago subway notes includes mentions of Commonwealth Edison and People’s Gas with related utilities and parks, indicating a transit and utility context. The fragment references Diamond Match and Metropolitan pref with scattered names such as Cox Park and Switt, suggesting a period-utility and city infrastructure snapshot.
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Aimee Es Cando
Commonwealth Edison
Chicago Subway
Chicago
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Metropolitan
People’s
Bowling Green Trust report filed in New York 1908
Edwin Gould and John A. Hilton of Bowling Green Trust certify under oath that the trust’s business at 2% Broadway, New York, was conducted as required by Banking Law and that the report complies with the official notice for the listed reporting date. Notary J. Wilkinson witnesses the swearing on September 4, 1908.
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Bowling Green Trust CO
State of New York
County of
New York
Edwin Gould
John A. Hilton
Bowling Green
Co. J. Wilkinson
Nery Rae
Guaranty Trust Company of New York Financial Report
John W. Castles andWilliam C Edwards sworn to attest the annual report of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. The document notes assets and liabilities including deposits and certificates of deposit while confirming compliance with state law and notary authentication dated September 3, 1908.
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Guaranty Trust Company OF
New York
Iweas Resoure ‘Es
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