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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
6
Poultry goods show firmer pullet eggs with price gaps from 38 to 48 cents per dozen for fresh ranch and pullet eggs. California and Florida tomatoes and other produce move, with walnuts at 16 to 17 cents per pound and various fruit and dairy prices noted as wholesale activity continues.
A shipping firm of C. G. Bassotti, Piraeus, plans a boat service between Seattle and the Black Sea. Two added steamships Weert Jessup and Eastern Merchant raise the 535 type passenger liners in the Pacific Steamship Co eastern service to ten. West Jessup returns to the US Shipping Board for immediate loading and a December 31 sail. Eastern Merchant arrives next week, set for its first January voyage.
Weather notes from Tatoosh Island report east wind at 12 miles per hour. Ships arrival and departure records include Saginaw Liberator Andrea F Luckenbach Victoria and others from San Francisco Tacoma and Seattle with sailings dated December 21 and December 30.
Wireless and naval radio reports show ships arriving and sailing between Beattie Seattle Yokohama and Cordova. Vessels include Artigas Howatie Mahoney Mississippi City of Kane Liberator and Kaisers with multiple departures and arrivals in December and January.
A list of ships and barges docked or moored at Seattle facilities including Smith Cove Terminal Pier A and B Pier 6 2 and other piers. Notable vessels include Yoko Maru Alameda Victoria West Hartland Angelica West Ison and Belfast along with associated tugs and mooring points at Miller Dock Puget Sound facilities and nearby yards.
Fred Lucas a 26 year old logger was found dead in his room at the Queen City hotel. Landlady Mrs Vina Jones and Patrolman K H Guatafaon discovered empty bottles in the room. The coroner's office says Lucas had been drinking heavily and had registered at the hotel last Sunday with no known relatives.
On the New York Stock Exchange early trading shows mixed moves with notable gains for American Locomotive and Famous Players while several rails and steel issues fluctuate. Mexican Petroleum, Central Leather, Reading, Northern Pacific, and U.S. Steel also show fractional changes amid a generally quiet session.
Chicago stock market report shows December wheat opening at 1.08, May and July futures mixed to higher, corn and oats edging up, cash and money markets cited with call money at 4 percent. Multiple grain contracts fluctuated as offerings remained light and buying support returned.
Heavy storms in Southern California delay lettuce picking and shipping, creating a local shortage. Imperial Valley lettuce is priced around $2.50 per forty, while turkey arrivals bring 51 to 63 cents per bird and dealers slow down sales.
Hog receipts total 16 000 with mixed weights pushing prices for heavy and medium hogs. Cattle receipts around 6 0060 with steady market. choicest prime cattle quoted at 6.25 to 7.76 per hundredweight, common and medium varied. Lamb and sheep totals show steady demand with yearlings and ewes highlighted by listed prices. Sugar and coffee quotients show quiet sugar with granulated at 5.16 and raw at 5.67. exchange rates list sterling at 4.91 and minor currencies quoted.
Cattle receipts show steady trade with steers around 6.50 and cows and heifers up to 6.50. Slaughter and calf prices listed, with bulls and canners lower. Sheep and lamb markets weak with mountain lambs about 4.50 to 9. Weekend market notes include mixed hog and pig prices. DENVER reports bullion handled by the U S mint totaling 29,928,332 dollars for last year, with coinage operations up about 19 million from the prior year.
A lonely Seattle woman offered her warm home for the holidays to any good girl temporarily down and out with no place to stay. She invites a guest to come any time and stay as long as needed, saying it is not charity but companionship in a holiday season need. The Star can provide her phone number and address.
The document lists various clearing balances and totals for Seattle and Portland with figures such as 4,122,990.11 and 900,949.44 and 1,731,544.00 657,773.00. Tacoma shows negative 448,298.00 and a figure of 45,180.00, indicating regional financial movements and allocations.
A chaotic list from Pike Place Market shows numerous stalls offering food items from almonds and bacon to milk and butter. Shoppers encounter varied prices per unit and per bag across many vendors, including sugar, canned goods, fresh produce, meats, and dairy products.
Police records show a surge in burglaries and robberies during the cold snap. Items taken include clothing, a red coaster wagon, two drag saws and tools, auto front cushion and curtains, a gold bracelet, silverware, cash, silk shirts, a vanity case, wedding ring, necklace, and other valuables from multiple addresses on Seventh Avenue, Beacon Avenue, and surrounding streets.
Frank Patterson, a jitney driver from Auburn and target of Sheriff Matt Starwich, was arrested Tuesday night on liquor charges. He remains jailed while deputies seize 13 gallons of moonshine and the sheriff says he planned to sell it at 100 dollars a gallon to raise Christmas funds.
Frank Derocco faces a petition before Justice C. C. Dalton on a petit larceny information. He is alleged to have received and aided in concealing a stolen $20 gold watch.
John Satler engine master of the Shinsei Maru paid a $2,250 penalty after customs ruled 225 ounces of opium were not listed in the ship manifest at Hoquiam. The opium was seized December 18 after a gun battle with Japanese suspects. one man, Doddie Kayama Kaya, was killed and two others captured. The master may seek to recover part of the fine by claiming ignorance of the narcotics aboard.
Seventeen divorce complaints are set for Thursday before Superior Judge King in a Dyke man case, with proceedings appearing on the docket.
King County schools will reopen January 2 following the Christmas holidays per instruction from the county superintendent. The Christmas vacation began Tuesday and the January 2 return date applies to the Monday following the New Year, not a holiday.
The city council will adopt new structural requirements for buildings at a special Wednesday afternoon session. Amendments to the building code specify updated safety standards and inspection protocols to be enacted after the meeting.
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