This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
18
Market notes from Chicago show wheat and corn price ranges and shifts including September and December futures quotes. London tin copper lead and speller prices ease or hold, with local markets quiet as molasses syrups and cottonseed oil move in narrow ranges.
New York on September 16 1905 reports a mixed coffee market with early session gains of about five points then easing as demand stayed slack. Brazil shipments showed advance while domestic receipts reached 94 000 bags. Prices fluctuated with the market quieting, futures closing with modest advances.
Receipts show 7 Western fat cars and express lots with steady to firm values for live fowl. Spring chickens vary in quality but overall demand remains firm. turkeys, ducks, geese and squabs priced at diverse levels, while dressed stock remains moderate and prices hold. Potatoes and vegetables see quiet trade with scattered gains and declines across multiple crates and baskets.
Receipts totaled 116 cars bringing 2 210 head with 63 cars on sale. Steers were extremely dull and prices dropped 10 to 15 cents, making the season's worst market. Bulls steady, cows 10 to 25 cents lower. Calves and veals declined, dressed beef weak. Sheep and lambs dull and weak with lambs near steady. Hogs steady with good state and Pennsylvania hogs at 8.7 to 8.73 per 100 pounds. London and Liverpool markets quoted live cattle steady to weak. Prices per 100 pounds and per head are listed for various classes across the offerings.
Cattle receipts near 22 900 head with prices ranging from 4 50 to 7 50 for steers and similar for cows and heifers. hogs about 20 000 head with heavy shipping at 7 20 to 7 75 and other classes lower. sheep about 28 000 head mostly steady with lambs 4 50 to 5 65. Also notes from Cincinnati and East Buffalo markets with varied cattle hog and sheep quotes and spreads.
Milwaukee reports Thomas Gill will depart the Wisconsin Central, fueling speculation the line will be absorbed by another railroad, likely the Canadian Pacific, which would probably retain its own legal staff. The line had ordered five thousand freight cars for anticipated heavy traffic and its Duluth Superior expansion.
Berlin Sept 16 representatives of German and Italian steamship lines at a conference here today decided to raise rates by 10 dollars for Mediterranean to New York shipments. An agreement on several disputed points will be submitted to a full conference of all parties at month’s end.
Optimistic reports from Detroit factories indicate fall weather will restore normal business. Automobile company officers foresee a strong rebound with many planning large factory hiring and new buildings. About seven thousand additional skilled workers will be needed in Detroit’s auto industry.
The Ontario Bank shareholders learn total deficit of 2281.93 dollars, erasing 1.8 million capital and leaving 781,926 dollars of liability. Assets include 226,000 dollars in stock, among it 6,600 shares in the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway deemed misallocated by chairman Wood who calls the railway venture fraudulent. The stock is valued at a tenth of its purchase price, as critics say the bank was humbugged.
Washington officials outline a plan to create a joint information clearing house between the Office of the Controller of the Currency bank examiners and clearing house associations. A Washington office would handle loan anomaly reports to assess bank paper values, with exchanges between examiners and clearing houses to prevent risky practices and promote conservative banking methods. Controller Murray plans to present a draft plan at the conference for discussion.
Chicago wheat rose amid Liverpool strength while heavy Northwest arrivals weighed on corn and oats. December and September wheat moved up to 1 and 2 cents, with peak values near 101% for September and December. Duluth reported a record export pace, and Italy's import duty news added to price direction, as New York's gains widened shipping gaps. Local receipts totaled 2 cars with mixed contract quality.
The C F King Company promotes Orphan Copper Company of Arizona and New York as a strong mining investment. It describes 660,000 shares at par $5, rapid oversubscription, a $3 million capitalization, and a plan to develop mineral-rich Globe district assets with high copper ore grades and nearby smelting capacity. The note urges immediate purchase, claiming potential doubling in 30 to 60 days and listing New York brokers for execution.
Boston from the Journal Building reports on local and long distance telephone services as of September 15, 1908, noting updates from Co. F. KINC on the fourth floor. The brief item highlights the expansion of telephone connections and service reach.
Local receipts reached 203 cars with a weak corn and oats market dragging prices lower. Cash oats fell 4d with several long positions closed. Northwest receivers noted a drop in fresh arrivals from country elevators as farmers held grain for better prices. December options closed 1c to 2c lower amid profit taking tied to corn weakness and a strong hog run at packing centers. Estimated tomorrow’s arrivals: wheat 6 cars, corn 291, oats 78, hogs 21,000.
Public notices announce an application to the Special Term of the Save purt in County of New York on the 18th day of miber 1998 at 10 20 AM for the appointment of The Central Trustee of New York as Trustee under the First of the New York and Fring Railroad Company, Peter Cooper place, after Bowne apg Conklis Bruen, Trustees, deceased. Date Bey Tose, A Ztst. 1006 See Ist. aon Phos Manhattan NF.
A large iron making company in the Birmingham district has withdrawn from the iron market, downsizing by selling its assets for the rest of the year. It plans to boost production with a fifth furnace on the 2nd instant and a sixth a week later. Anticipated higher prices push other firms to hold back for next year’s delivery.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Railroad Company the Monon in this city today reelected directors R M Galloway William H McDoel and Charles Steel whose terms expired The eleventh annual report for the year ended June 20 1908 shows total gross earnings of 1871913 compared with 596867 31 the preceding year Passenger earnings 1329926 compared with AWS TT and freight earnings WB 3w77 compared with 4196272 The year’s operating expenses were 400346827 and net earnings 116302016 compared with 11 55 4068
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.