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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
7
Reports from the Employers Association show employment growing in Detroit, with about 58,700 workers in January rising by July. Auto and rubber sectors add payroll while office and streetcar-related jobs shrink. steel and general trade outlook remains cautious with improving orders but no sharp boom expected.
Weather and arrivals at Seattle harbor list barometer rising and clouds. Vessels reported: City of Beattie, John C Kirkpatrick, Admiral Dewey, Rosalia Mahoney, Movelula, Juneau, and others arriving or sailing August 1 to 3 with statuses and times, plus a casualty note on Canadian Exporter with crew rescued.
A Bureau of Labor survey covering 13 industries shows 568 395 workers now employed in factories that had 761 663 a year earlier. The report suggests 72 of 100 workers employed a year ago remain employed, with many jobless returning to farms.
Funeral services for Levi W. Ostrander will be held Wednesday at 4 p m from the residence of his son H F Ostrander Seattle capitalist at 200 40th Ave North.
Shipping notes report arrivals and departures in August. Vessels including Queen for Beattie Robin Adair and Yokohama August 1 arrive or sail from Beattie and Dutch Harbor with routes via Manila Hongkong and Dutch Harbor.
A garbled record lists vessels and routes with distances from Beattie Akutan and San Francisco, mentioning Beattie for Ket chikan via Akutan for Hethel and other locations. It notes a motorship Geme at Beattie and a cable repair engagement near Cape Ommaney.
A garbled inventory lists ships and docks at Seattle facilities including Amith Cove Terminal Pier A Manda eon Maru Weet Nile Keystone State Ketert Maru Rel Street Terminal Power sehr Oregon and several others. The text names multiple terminals and vessels such as Connecticut Street Terminal Spokane Street Terminal Roosevelt Boiler Works Dock and Celbarra among various berths and waterway facilities.
Early trading on the stock market shows rail stocks mixed with gains for Northern Pacific at a new high around 60.4 and Norfolk Western rising to a new high near 90. Other rails such as Republic and Bethlehem Steel show varied moves while oil and other industrials move, with several prices listed for major firms including United States Steel and Canadian Pacific.
Grain prices fell on the Chicago Board of Trade amid heavy selling by commission houses. Wheat and corn futures opened mixed and closed lower while cash wheat quotes showed weak demand and varied spreads across grades. Livestock quotes reflected a softer market with lower price ranges for cattle and hogs.
The three masted Otillie Ford bound for San Francisco from the South Seas with copra went ashore off Fort Point in dense fog. A crew of 12 men is aboard the 247 ton vessel as tugs and two lifeboat crews rush to the scene after it hovered outside the head lands for two days awaiting favorable winds.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce reports the Admiral Line and Alaska Steamship Company canceled the 25 percent differential for goods packed in strawboard or pulpwood containers, effective August 1. Previously fibre containers faced higher rates due to breakage or pilfering concerns, prompting re packing for Seattle dealers shipping from the East or South to Alaska.
New York August 3 Judge Elbert H Gary head of United States Steel said in a Dow Jones report that prices generally have reached a low point. He noted many manufacturers are selling below production costs and that his subsidiaries have not cut prices except to match leading independent firms.
The firey shipment of ice cream melons led the market on Wednesday with prices at 3 cents a pound. Apricots from Okanogan were sent by parcel post to Seattle for $2 a crate, while grapes fetched $2.50 per crate. Eastern Washington peaches ranged from $1 to $1.25, Bartlett pears $2.25 to $3.25 per box, and Entiat green peppers $2 per box. Butter stayed steady. egg market remained firm as large consignments move north.
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