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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
13
A York state labor report shows average factory wages in June at $26.71 weekly, with printing and paper goods highest at $20.33. Wage cuts of 10 to 20 percent hit coal, steel, and ore sectors, while union activity and the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations influence ongoing disputes.
YORK Aug 10 Four doctors were expected to decide if immediate operation is needed for Henry P. Davison a noted financier and active American Red Cross leader whose condition worsened after returning from service.
The District Supreme Court will hear a case involving California fruit packers. Attorney General Daugherty supports a modification to allow California fruit growers to market through the packers’ marketing system.
A dense OCR of a public market pane lists numerous stalls and every day grocery items with prices. Items include sugar, coffee, salmon, butter, lard, canned goods, spices, meats, cheeses, soaps, breakfast cereals, and fresh produce across stalls 2 through 195 at Pike Place.
Pacific Steamship lines delay two ships on the Alaskan run with the Admiral Watson pushed to August 18 and the Spokane to August 15. Aberdeen reports Kaisha Maru exporting lumber and Austra ea docked for cargo. Captain Hansen of the Admiral Schley wed in Oakland. Princess Maquina damaged at Quataino harbor. West Canon overloaded and seeking extra ship. Port Angeles notes renewed business with mills and box producers reopening.
Bridgeport, Conn. August 6. Dr John R Brinkley proposes restoring lost eyesight by transferring animal eyes to replace failing ones. He has demonstrated eye transfers between animals and says he is perfecting the method to apply to humans within six months.
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 19, was fined five dollars and costs for violating Zion city dress rules by showing too much neck and shoulders and wearing a mosquito net blouse. She claimed the officers saw a pink corset cover instead. The article notes total US government expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1921, at 5 115 000 000 dollars.
Early trading shows mixed moves in the market with United States Steel at 73 and Baldwin at new lows. Rail and utility issues fluctuated while Studebaker skidded on ex dividend, and Northern Pacific, American Woolen, and General Electric fluctuated with notable declines and sporadic gains across key industrials.
Chicago August 10 trading shows a grain market downturn as favorable crop conditions and export concessions weigh on prices. Wheat and corn open higher then close lower with September contracts around the mid 1.20s to 1.30s and oats near 37 to 40 cents. cash wheat prices show mixed readings amid volatile activity.
Quotations show hogs and cattle receipts with market slow, mixed prices for choice to common grades. Hog prices range around 4.75 to 11.65 per unit with weights noted. cattle earnings include butcher, cows, bulls, veal calves, and feeder categories from about 2.25 to 23.75. Sheep receipts list lambs and yearlings with prices from 4.25 to 10.7 and ewes around 2.5 to 5.25, reflecting steady to slow movement.
Foreign exchange in New York opened weak on August 10 with rates for sterling at 2 684 5? and francs around 60.0781, while mark values show a firmer reading at about 6.00937, reflecting soft early trade in the currency market.
Cause Market unsteady with steers selling around 84 with 6.50 bids. Cows and heifers in fair to good condition bring 4.75 to 5.05. Canners 1.50 to 2.50. Bulls 2.50 to 2.40. Calves 5.11. Reece’s 92. Market steady with prime meat 12.50 to 12. Heavies 11.46 to 11.50. Pleds 11 to 15.50. Sheep receipts 943 with fair to good tambe 5.60 to 6. Scattered yearlings 2.50. Wethers and ewes around 1. Centralia paving work starts between Grand Mound and Tenina.
On call money in New York August 10 at 4 percent for short terms. Mercantile paper quoted at percent. Silver prices and London market references noted. Demand conditions and standard rates briefly summarized for the financial page.
Hubbard ditch walls were breached by gophers tunneling through, says B. F. Young after an investigation. The C. F. Young presidency notes the finding as the cause.
Port Angeles Aug 10 authorities are awaiting baggage from Seattle belonging to Matt Clement killed at Merrill and Ring lumber camp No 2 yesterday by falling logs in hopes it will contain clues to relatives.
Port Angeles Aug. 10 The Clallam county equalization board adjourned until Saturday after reviewing the tax situation caused by storms that destroyed a large timber area last spring.
In Denver on August 10 local electricians watched J B E Ammann of Spokane and C KE Ammann of Denver drive an electric automobile using an atmospheric generator. They removed the battery and placed a mysterious generating drum on the car propelling it to 20 miles per hour. The power source is claimed to be drawn from the air and described as marvelous by Denver engineers.
In 1920 the premiums paid on automobile protection in this country reached 185 million dollars, marking a substantial expansion of the auto insurance market and reflecting rapid growth in motor vehicle ownership and related risk coverage.
The Wednesday market shows lower cantaloupe prices with Yakima crates at 2.50 and ponies at 2.00, while Burre Gems run 3.25 to 3.50 and Turlock crates vary. Bananas fall to 9 1/2 cents a pound. watermelons and other fruits see modest declines as arrivals rise.
Washington dispatch reports an impending exodus from the Shipping Board operating division as new directors J Barnston Smaill William J Love and A J Frey plan sweeping staff changes. The upheaval stalls work and raises questions over authority and funding.
Washington August 10 The administrations railroad relief plan effectively commits a loan of 500 600 000 to the railroads by the government Eugene Meyer head of the war finance corporation testified before the senate interstate commerce committee stating the government already loaned railroads 590 000 000 with securities taken and will provide 500 000 000 more using the same securities no net reduction in railroad obligations results.
Funeral services for Mrs Kate Sprenger age 67 of 7107 Carleton Avenue are set for Thursday at 2 p m from Georgetown undertaking establishment. The article notes a separate statistic that the average annual fire loss in the United States has been put at 300 million dollars.
Readable parts show scattered terms like Geogles Feed and Mach and No HOM along with dates and codes. The text appears as garbled OCR from a technical page with mixed labels, numbers, and placeholders rather than a coherent event or notice.
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