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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1921
Page
5
Egg price lists and market notes appear with assorted regional pricing for various egg products and produce. The snippet shows wholesale and retail figures missing full context, suggesting a transitioning supply period and ongoing price volatility.
Isolated parts in Alaska, left short of supplies by the wreck of the steamer Dora, will be relieved by the steamship Cordova of the Alaska Steamship Company. Cordova sailed Tuesday and will visit Cod Hay, Unga, Kodiak and other northern points. The ship Kashima Maru carries 919 tons of mail and $9,000,000 worth of raw silk. The Manila Maru is due in Victoria Thursday, then Seattle Pier 6 and Tacoma. Weather reports from Tatoos Island and Port Angeles list rain, wind and arrivals of ships such as Alameda and Queen with further schedule details.
Atlantic Gulf rises on the New York market after last week’s declines, trading around 60 from 46, with several other stocks moving. United States Steel and Mexican Petroleum show gains while Norfolk & Western slips, and numerous issues open with mixed results and shifts in prices.
Chicago Board of Trade prices edged lower amid light buying after an initial firm tone. March wheat opened at 1.72 and fell, May wheat slipped, May corn opened 71 2, then dropped, May oats opened unchanged at 46 and fell before close. Live stock receipts rose with cattle and hog markets mixed in early trading.
The report covers New York foreign exchange opening lower with limited dollar strength, and livestock markets in Denver and Portland showing mixed receipts and price movements. It notes cattle and calf gains in Denver with higher demand and steady Portland cattle, alongside unsettled sugar and coffee pricing in New York.
Washington policy discussion proposes using Liberty bonds to absorb the allied debt of 14 billion dollars owed by foreign nations. Congress Republicans consider exchanging Liberty bonds for allied bonds to collect funds owed to the government. Free port zones are to be studied in Washington by a nine member committee from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with J. D. Lowman among attendees.
Market stalls list mixed prices and goods including pure American cane sugar fresh milk halibut salmon canned fruits and vegetables soap coffee and canned meats. Numerous stalls name specific items and unit prices across sections Queen City Westlake and Canyon markets.
Farmers discard potatoes by feeding to live stock as nearly two thirds of Wisconsin’s crop stays unshipped. Prices plunge from 1.76 to 60 cents per hundredweight. Across U S potato belts demand weak and rot storage prompts middlemen to buy only as needed. Some farmers threaten to let crop rot rather than sell at ruinous prices.
Representative Longworth of Ohio introduced a House bill to repeal the excess profits, transportation, and soft drink taxes and replace them with a flat 15 percent levy on corporate net income, a plan said to have support from many Republican leaders.
In Washington on February 23 the leaders of the American Federation of Labor met with two hundred international union officials to discuss possible antitrust amendments in a campaign. Samuel Gompers, AFL president, proposed the subject of antitrust amendments.
Everett sheriff holds 27 year old Guy C. Trautman as the third man suspected in the Rucker Brothers bank robbery at Lake Stevens. Deputy Prosecutor Q A Kayne says Trautman admitted guilt and the robbers took 1440 dollars from the bank.
In the crowded Masonic temple Tuesday night Seattle’s Finest showed a speedy boot amid a festive cementery crowd. Only a few residents missed the event as officers wives sweethearts and many youths attended from 9 p m until breakfast.
Representatives from north and south of Lake Washington canal form an organization to educate voters on the Montlake bridge bond issue and campaign actively for its approval in the March 8 election.
J. W. Olmsted of 8701 Greenwood sent a five dollar bill to The Star to apply to the Social Welfare league's drive for needy folk.
Plans for a one story factory building for the Western Appliance Manufacturing company in Georgetown have been completed by architect William Bruce.
Arthur Brashear is on trial for grand larceny for stealing a $30 watch and $30 in cash from H. G. Trollinger in Judge Boyd J. Tallman’s court. Albert F. Schuller, 58, barber, dies at home in Klamath Falls. Russian child Luba Scharoff, 10 months, dies after ingesting poison pills. Frank J. Wright, former Philipsburg police chief, held for Tacoma authorities on larceny. Oregon and Washington timber output up 10 percent from 1918 per Chamber of Commerce report. Wounded soldiers at Cushman hospital near Tacoma attend a Sunshine Guild program.
Three rooms of motors generators transmitters and amplifiers will amplify Warren G. Harding's inaugural address. His voice will be captured by transmitters under the platform and broadcast from bulbs so it can be heard a quarter of a mile away.
National Fish Day is set for Wednesday March 9 to highlight the importance of fish and the fishing industry nationwide with focus on aquaculture and commerce.
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