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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
7
A local market briefing shows varied shifts with some prices steady while others rise. Butter and cheese hold firm despite butterfat gains, vegetables like spinach jump about 25 cents on cold weather, and fruit demand slows for apples. Meat and dairy quotes appear mixed with several items listed by price, trailing trends influenced by the cold on Western avenue.
Maritime notices report tides and waterway survey denial for Duwamish, Williams line steamship Williams likely to enter Elliott Bay with boilers to Portland, copra and freight shipments boosted by lower transcontinental freight rates, cargo ships arriving and sailing including Admiral Watcom and Governor, and vessels in other ports with routes via San Francisco and Vancouver.
Reading from U S Naval Communications and Puget Sound radio, vessels including Tokushima Maru and Warrepot report inbound and outbound positions around Barry Cove Portland Point and San Francisco, with mile markers, times, and north south coordinates. Multiple ships including Henry Villard, Beattie, Governor, Atlas, Lehigh, and Admiral Watson appear with routes to Tacoma Seattle and west coast ports.
Industrial spies are being squeezed from U S industry as employers dismantle elaborate intelligence systems used as strike insurance. The practice of placing operatives to work alongside employees arose in wartime labor scarcity and is being reduced during current readjustment, with reports aimed at gauging worker sentiment.
Irregularity marks on the New York Stock Exchange as traders react to market shifts. Mention of steel and leather sectors with gains shown in quota notes and various names glimpsed among the day's movers.
Chicago trading opens with unsettled grains as cold weather halts wheat movement and commission houses push selling. Corn trends lower while oats gain and later retreat, with prices shifting on early bids and losses noted across futures.
Trade reports show cattle and meat markets steady with higher values in places like Denver and San Francisco. Labor talks note easing strikes due to abundant workers, while economists remark the earth is about 3,000,000 miles nearer the sun in January than in July.
A. C. Goerig wins the contract to wreck the Boston block in preparation for the Seattle National Bank building. The bid totals $140 plus salvage.
Contractors and workmen prepare to present wage terms before the board of public works this week to settle pay for builders on the new Fourth avenue and Battery street fire station project.
A dense scan of stalls at the market lists numerous goods with prices including margarine 1.66 per large bottle, Cascade milk 2 lb can, Libby's corned beef, Crisco 1.12, Queen City Tea, Del Monte fruits, fresh milk by the quart, rice, sugar and beans. Entries cover multiple stalls with meats, produce, canned goods, and household items, reflecting day’s offerings.
A 47 member delegation from the New York State Lumber Dealers Association is to arrive in Seattle Thursday at noon. They will tour local sights and lumber mills before proceeding to Everett on Friday.
store president L Harris tours Sweet Sixteen Corporation coast stores in Seattle and visits operations in Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle and New York City. the chain retails popular priced women's apparel and is expanding its distribution across major markets.
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