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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
7
Receipts 1012 head with cattle and calves varying in price. Steers and cows range from common to prime with calves at 7.1 dollars. Hogs sold around 12 dollars. Lambs and wethers seen in the valley market with prices near 13 to 14 dollars.
A brisk opening Tuesday morning saw a Florida tomato shipment as a novelty at 12 dollars per box while San Diego tomatoes sold at five dollars per box. Florida tomatoes are noted as higher quality and six pound boxes versus four pounds for California product.
London and New York report strange wireless interruptions possibly originating outside Earth. Marconi suggested planetary signals or natural phenomena may be the cause as scientists investigate the pattern.
John Onek, labeled the Mob in the case by Frank Weaver, was pardoned by Governor Louis F. Watt Tuesday. He had served six months of a one year manslaughter sentence for his role in the homicide connected to Andrew Uren.
Maritime schedule notes ships arriving and departing Seattle on January 27 and 26 including Crown of Gatteta Yosemite President Jefferson Amur Admiral Parragut Pushin Maru La touche Fulton and Queen City among others with ports listed such as Liverpool San Francisco Victoria Tacoma and Powell River. Times range from early morning to late evening with multiple routes to Alaska San Francisco and British Columbia.
Maritime listing shows numerous ships and docks at Seattle harbor including Morning Star Wakena Kirketina Admiral Nichol City of Topeka and West Jessup. Commercial yards and drydocks are active with Pacifica Coart bunkers and Alaska steamship company moorings among others.
Chicago January grain and provisions markets opened weak as fair weather and light western demand weighed on prices. January corn opened 1.45 and drifted lower. May and July contracts followed with earnings slipping amid heavy receipts and scattered local selling. Oats also declined from opening quotes.
A dense, phrase fragment lists stalls at public markets with a wide range of groceries and prices. Items include lamb, potatoes, butter, milk, tomatoes, rice, beans, bacon, steak, lemons, lettuces, Brussels sprouts, oats, baking powders, coffee, and soap across stalls 27 through 34 and surrounding areas.
Early trading shows little movement with several blue chips mixed. United States Steel slips to 106 1 2, Republic unchanged at 114,Bouthern Pacific at 100, Union Pacific at 121 H, Mexican Petroleum steady at 200, Goodrich up, Studebaker flat, Naval Dutch at 109 1 2, American Telephone near 98 showing accumulation, American Woolen and Crucible act as features as Ora elble spikes to 223.
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