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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
24
In a dense financial summary, rails report September metrics with Great Western and others listing weekly earnings, miles run, and intercity totals. Figures include net earnings, operating revenues, and December-like changes across multiple lines from Alabama to Tennessee Northern, with notes on stock, dairy, and commodity prices amid market conditions.
Long list of beef cattle calves sheep and hogs receipts for two days with bleaker prices. Native steers and bulls move slowly at mixed rates in Jersey City 60th Street yards and at other markets. Dressed beef and veal prices show modest firmness while drought affected sheep and lamb demand remains weak. Shipments to London and Liverpool cited with port totals and exports to Montreal Portland and Philadelphia.
A series of bankruptcy actions were filed in U S District Court. Hyman, Meirowitz & Co. at 36 East 14th Street faces an involuntary petition by L. Siegbert & Brother for 730 dollars, with liabilities 50 000 and assets 20 000 including stock 15 000 and accounts 5 000. The French Shop at Columbus Avenue and List Street is also in voluntary or involuntary action with claims totaling 52 830. George H Hearns clerk in the lag of Mutual Life Insurance is at 219 West List Street with liabilities 21 121.07 and no assets, amid three judgments in state court. Joseph Kurtz shows liabilities 2 194.67 and no assets. Elbert B Hemlin was appointed receiver for Albert Nagel a commission dealer at 545 Eleventh Avenue with assets 759. Robert A Inch named receiver for Smith & Marin makers of cloaks and suits, stock 1 400 and accounts 1 500. Elorado Avaliene at 11 Bleecker Street assigned yesterday to Andres Diana of 113 Sullivan Street.
New York September 36 1908 market report shows beans and peas receipts 788 sacks and 775 sacks peas with quiet trade in new state pea beans at 235 for spot goods. Old medium and pea unchanged. Marrow and kidney futures steady with export firm at 10 though top stock fetches 2 to 5 cents more. Scotch peas market slight improvement. Prices listed for various beans and peas including Marrow, kidney, white kidney, black turtle, scotch peas demand and receipts noted. Firmness and slight uplift in fresh creamery market observed.
Auction notices cite lime and tobacco items for sale at 21 o'clock at 185 West 4th Street Borough of Manhattan. A mortgage sale by Jacob Gensler at 19 o'clock is set for 14-356 Grand Street Manhattan with chattels including mirror case barber chairs an embroidery fixture and other items. Also promotes a directory for desirable rooms and hotel-like listings with free information and a church club offering lodging and board at East 145th Street.
A dense notice listing furnished rooms for rent at Hotel Van Buren and various western Manhattan addresses, plus multiple bankbook losses from Union Dime, Dry Dock, Emigrant Industrial, and German Savings Banks. It urges claimants to present within days or risk cancellation. includes warding phrase about passbooks and rewards.
A dense list of produce pricing across Long Island and adjacent states, listing cucumbers celery cauliflower eggplants green corn kale lettuce peppers peas pumpkins parsnips romaine beans squash tomatoes and more by basket, box, or barrel. Prices shown in various currencies and units, with references to state and Jersey origins and mixed bag sizes.
Cattle receipts estimated 22 000 in Chicago market steady with steers 4 40 to 7 80, cows 3 25 to 5 25, calves 3 00 to 5 50. hog receipts 21 100 steady, heavy shipping 7 15 to 7 20, meat mix 6 75 to 7 10, light 5 85 to 6 25. East Buffalo shows cattle 2 900, hogs 20 500 with varied prices. Cincinnati notes hogs slow with 4 10 to 7 25, cattle steady 4 00 to 5 25, sheep 1 00 to 3 35, lambs 4 25 to 5 25. Kansas City reports steady to strong cattle, hogs lower, and sheep mixed. Pittsburg yard notes steady supply for cattle and higher sheep value, veal calves 8 5 to 5 25, and various hogs pricing.
City Mortgage Co loans Sun Construction Co for 130000 at Columbus Ave near Garfield Street. Hauser loans Hingelstein for 4000. Location details include ninth St north five, 225 ft east of Broadway and 2h ft east of Garfield, 25 by 100 ft.
A fragment from a historical newspaper listing multiple classifieds including Dr Pratt personal appearance book offer at 1122 Broadway New York Roofing and Lane system hangers by Lane 207 E 64th St and a Victor Visible typewriter ad with free catalogue. Also notes advertising solicitor wanted and various job and bookkeeping notices with contact details.
A compendium of help wanted notices lists a caps-typed male worker seeking work and numerous positions. It includes clerical assistant, first class ledger clerk, draftsman with three years of structural and cast iron experience, foreman skilled in machinery and livestock care, carpenter bureau, English greenhouse supervisor, multilingual man of 32 offering watchman and general duties, plumber and steamfitter for country estate with septic know-how, grainage plumbing, press photographer with graftex, pressman helper, stable foreman and stableman, a student seeking part time stenography and typing work, all with addresses in Brooklyn Jersey City South Orange and Tribune Building.
A collage of classified notices seeks female tutors governess companions and instructors. Listings include piano voice English Latin and modern languages with credentials. visiting teachers and a Swiss diplomat teaching French German and music. plus masseuse and dressers. Male ads seek attendants caretakers chauffeurs coachmen grooms and domestic couples with experience and references.
Classified ads seek experienced gardeners for bedding ground and plant care, plus janitors, valets, useful men, and domestic workers. Listings include multiple addresses and contact references for positions such as cook, chambermaid, nurse, housekeeper, and parlor maid, with brief qualifications and telephone or bureau references.
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