City Lands Put Up For Auction At De No Ricken Acres
Fragmentary OCR states property parcels at De No Ricken Acres totaling 52 200 acres. The listing shows price 2 and idgth unclear.buyers likely to bid under local ordinance.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR states property parcels at De No Ricken Acres totaling 52 200 acres. The listing shows price 2 and idgth unclear.buyers likely to bid under local ordinance.
An undated notice advertises oceanfront and timber lands in Western Washington with gravel beaches, creek power, and potential electric lighting. It touts easy terms, cash options, and free maps for callers, listing multiple company names and railly scattered references.
Local ad describes a furnished one room house in the Keyport area with garage space and clean fitout. It notes a lease, furniture to be sold with the property, asking price 3250 dollars. Also mentions nearby utilities and a potential rental income. Further notes include rental listings and miscellaneous personal ads from Elliott Street and Third Avenue.
The Washington State Retailers Association plans two bureaus to start May 1. M Livengood of Spokane will head the bureau of statistics and research, with ties to Whitman College and Columbia University law school. W J Hind, former Spokane mayor, will lead the education bureau to promote distributive system value to retailers and consumers through speeches and programs statewide.
In Bellingham on April 27 the state Republican convention voted 804 to 205 against calling a July convention to endorse candidates for September primaries. The plan, led by Judge Clinton Howard, aimed to counter the triple alliance by matching June and July meetings. Debate was intense as critics warned the move could violate the direct primary law.
In Bellingham on April 28 the state Republican convention endorsed the soldiers bonus bill. Veterans led by Tom Kennedy of Seattle pressed for a clear stance, and the convention spoke out strongly in favor, despite a camouflaged platform committee resolution.
Directory of Seattle lawyers and services listing practitioners, addresses, and contact details. Includes Frederick P. Gorin-Patt, P. O. Poherty, Cawyer-Pat., Lawrence Fenwick, G N Pantages, and others with offices on Burke Bidg, Maynard Bidg, and First Ave. Also notes money lending and miscellaneous services such as dancing academies and insurances.
The report lists dairy and meat prices paid to shippers and wholesalers with regional items like Wisconsin cream brick and Leghorn products. It also notes New York trading, with foreign exchange opening firm, franc checks up, live checks higher, and Canadian dollars at 9.90.
With storing season near end the local egg trade remains firm. Fresh ranch eggs quoted 44 to 45 cents a dozen while pullets bring 38 to 40 cents. Butter steady as creamery stocks tighten due to East shipments. Potatoes weak with Yakima Gems at 196 per ton and California spuds firm at 14 cents per pound. Australian onions due, priced at 84 cents. Hog market down 26 cents per hundredweight. cattle market steady.
Basil M Manly reports that the U S Department of Agriculture is blamed for a looming world wheat shortage as farmers reduced winter wheat acreage following department guidance. The piece traces past recommendations from 1919 and 1920 and notes expected higher flour and bread prices amid dwindling U S and world stocks.
Twenty five Seattle businessmen members of the Industrial Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club paid a visit to the Washington Chocolate Company plant at Pontius avenue and Mercer street. The establishment of the Washington Chocolate Company was a direct result of Industrial Bureau efforts.
On April 2 the stock market faced a broad downturn as call money rose to 10 percent. United States Steel fell to 95% and Crucible to 229, with a 6,400 share block at 984%. Industrials and motors sectors posted losses while Reading remained comparatively firm. Sterling gained to 3.55 after steadying gold shipments from Great Britain.
Market stalls list items and prices including spinach rhubarb candles and assorted foods. Entries cover Western Westlake stalls 131 12 105 65 192 94 96 79 66 1503 27 29 37 28 with items such as beans milk coffee meat canned goods and dry goods priced per unit or per box.
Reports from West Coast fishing centers show a lean salmon run this year with stock depletion feared. State Commissioner L. H. Darwin expects cannery prices to rise and warns of higher living costs as fishermen struggle to find crews and boats for smaller catches. Halibut and salmon prices trend higher while San Francisco retail rates rise about 19 percent from 1918 levels.
The page shows tide times for Seattle with high and low tides listed for Thursday in April. It includes first and second high tides with times around morning and afternoon, and first and second low tides with times in the early evening.
A financial ledger shows clearing balances totaling 5,981,260.44 with 1,527,875.81 in transfers. Figures for Spokane and related accounts indicate 1,556,633.00 with a negative 600,216.00 adjustment.
The New York Stock Exchange opened with cautious buying and bullish sentiment. Reading and United States Steel moved, while Crucible led steel gains. many names fell, with Pan American, Mexican Petroleum, and Republic Steel slipping from early highs as the market tumbled later in the session.
Flour prices in Minneapolis rose to 15.90 per barrel in ear lots as milling authorities warn peak levels. Prices have climbed for months with daily jumps of 20 to 30 cents as grain dealers seek to move wheat tied up in Northwest elevators. Quotation for choice family patents ranged from 16 to 15.25.
Chicago traders watched history as May oats surged to $1, the crop's highest price yet. May corn also set a record by hitting $1.75, marking new peak values for the season.
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