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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
7
Tacoma Aug 4 The Todd Shipbuilding Co announces further releases bringing total job losses since the blacksmith strike to about 3 000. The yard states the BEER pacacttly weather the out permanently whether blacksmiths return or not.
The steamship Wheatland was launched at Skinner & Eady yards in Wheatland, Montana, at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. Sponsor Miss Juanita Cook of Ju Gap, Montana assisted in the ceremony, with Wheatland named in honor of the city. This marked Skinner & Eady’s 57th launch.
State Bank of Seattle plans an enlargement of the Sefeet store site on Second Ave and Madison St to create additional quarters for the bank to relieve growing business. The bank will move to permanent quarters in the Baillargeon building at Second Ave and Spring St after January 1, 1921.
A. B. Ward, 63, longtime Seattle resident, died Sunday at 6087 Allison Street. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Denver market report shows cattle receipts around 13 000 head with top cattle at 33.75 and bulk around 32.00. Steers averaged 14.25 per 100 pounds. cows and heifers traded near 7.75 to 13.25. calves 11.60 to 13.25. Lambs and ewes noted with prices shown.
San Francisco market brief reports butter prices and egg quotations for various grades and pack sizes. The column lists figures like 64% per lb for prime butter and 56%e for firsts, with is 5 cents per dozen for pullets. It ends with unrelated quotations on human nature and simplicity.
New York reports a bear market as 6,800,000 bales are carried over from last year, countering government predictions of a smaller crop. Trading hit the limit as prices fell 200 points in one move.
The market indicates a softer tone as farmers bring heavy summer harvests and calves to market, creating oversupply. Chickens weaken with quotations slipping to 23 cents. Soft fruit moves steadily Monday morning with fair arrivals and no standout commodities.
Weakness of large volume greeted the New York market at the open with profit taking after a two day lay-off. Prices fell more than a point as selling accelerated after 1 pm. United States Steel dropped 4 points to 104 and railroad shares faced broad selling pressure.
New York markets report coffee at 3 cents per pound and sugar centrifuges at 1.38 cents per pound as of August 4.
Market data from Chicago shows oats and corn opening weaker with mixed later moves. September oats at 72 1/2 cents, December oats down to 74 cents, corn gaps from 1.7 to 1.79 dollars for September and December. Pork and lard futures quoted with notable prices and dates.
Cattle receipts at Portland totaled 2 242 with a weak market for good to choice steers and other categories. Hog receipts reached 1 297 with prices mostly steady, prime and medium ranges around 22 dollars. Sheep receipts 1 606 with a steady market, lambs and yearlings priced from 4 to 13 dollars. Butter and cheese quotes shown. miscellaneous lines include fruit prices and stray text notes.
Shipping and port activity report from TATOOSH ISLAND and Seattle area. Multiple vessels are listed passing in or out, with times, names such as Admiral Farragut Yankee and Yosemite, and arrivals at PORT ANUELES and SEATTLE along with departures including Saginaw and Admiral Bebree.
Local markets report the heaviest butter and egg shipments of the year bound for northern points from Seattle this week as Alaska buyers rush orders before waterways close. The Alaska Engineering Commission ordered 1 150 cases of fen to be filled by Beatrice and Portland creamery firms. Private Alaska concerns aim for more eggs on the Victoria sailing August 6, signaling a possible 70 cent egg market peak soon.
Price Paid Wholesale lists fees for vegetables and fruit items with per unit, per ton, and per sack rates. Items include cucumbers lettuce tomatoes peppers apples pears cauliflower and more with regional locals noted. Prices vary by item and packaging, reflecting a large catalog of produce and dairy products.
A scanned market page lists stalls offering honey olives beans butter cream and milk products, canned goods and meats. Prices include pure strained honey, olive oil, Libby's products, butter, cream cheese, veal cutlets, lamb steak, and various coffees teas and cereals with unit prices and can sizes noted.
Stall listings show prices for milk Carnation milk sugar Campbell's soups peanut butter sauerkraut and cleaning supplies. Item notes include pure fresh milk 79, Carnation milk 13 cents per can, pure cane sugar, Campbell's soups, peanut butter 17 cents, and soda plus kitchen cleanser.
A readable listing shows stalls and items with prices including oats at 3 percent, Lenox soap, Cream of Wheat 30 cents, Searchlight matches 4 boxes for 26 cents, sardines, Mason jars in quarts, and stall numbers 16617 and 105. The fragment suggests a mid century market inventory and pricing chatter.
In the market notice stalls 135 and 130 display canned goods and staples with unit prices. Items include soups at 10 cents per can, string beans 1 cent per can, Smilax milk at one cent, Alaska salmon two cents, beans two cents, tomatoes one cent, corn makes, and cereals like Post Toasties or Grape Nuts.
The Star Moving Picture presents James D. Hoge as a banker central to the plot, with William Atherton portraying Polly's father, a key figure shaping the heroine's fate. The edition notes Hoge's influence on the story and the actor’s prominence in this release.
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