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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1921
Page
10
Budget hearings begin next week as six city departments seek higher appropriations. The six estimates total 155,956, reducing overall department cuts from 650,497 to 494,540, according to Comptroller figures.
Washington July 18 J W Gander of Los Angeles was named American trade commissioner to Melbourne Australia at the commerce department. Gander recently returned to Washington from the Far East where he completed a two year survey of advertising methods. He succeeds Ferrin who is now en route to Melbourne.
Everett July 18 Just as she pulls away the cargo of the Comyn shifted causing list. The remaining cargo to be taken to San Pedro. Vessels Nordweed and Redwood of the Pacific American Fisheries Co fleet lie at Todd drydock awaiting annual repairs and overhauls.
A steamer Mayo has been added to the list of ships associated with Seattle in a bulletin. The fate of the vessel may be decided by the Steamship Company as it rests in Lake Union.
Tide information shows a 110 ft low tide at 10 20 pm and a 70 ft high flow at 5 29 pm in Seattle port traffic notes.
Hearings on Capt. John Alwen and Capt. H H Marden regarding the sinking of the steamship Governor by the West Hartland on April 1 have been forwarded to Washington D C for final review by the steamboat inspection service.
Three vessels bound for Alaska sit in port Monday the Alameda Spokane and Admiral Watson. Two thirds of the 600 passengers on board are tourists returning home. All three ships are fully booked for the next northern voyage with a total of 800 passengers. The Luckenbach steamer Andrea F sails for Everett after a brief Seattle stop and will load cargo at Puget Sound and Columbia River ports before returning to the Atlantic. Weather report notes rising barometer at Tatoosh Island and light southwest wind.
July entries show multiple ships arriving and departing from San Pedro Seattle and Vancouver ports. Vessels include Admiral Dewey Vicksburg Prince Rupert Dekar Maru Yerba Linda Spokane Andrea F. Lachenbach and more with times listed. port facilities at Seattle Smith Cove Terminal Pier A and Alameda Pier noted along with brief commodity quotes for tea coffee sugar and fats.
New York stocks opened slowly with a general drift lower as Sterling fell to 2 604, a fresh low for the year. United States Steel and Crucible led steel losses while Mexican Petroleum rose. Atlantic Gulf traded heavily and Studebaker showed slow early action before a steady close.
Market slow and weak with mixed quotes for cattle sheep and calves. Prime steers bring about 13 to 14 dollars, heavies around 7 to 12 dollars, canners about 1.76 to 2.75, and various sheep and lamb figures shown with fluctuating values.
James McCable of Seattle, representing the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange, addressed petitions to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington DC on Saturday urging reduced freight rates to help the Washington fruit industry survive.
American exports for the year ending June 30 totaled 6.5009 billion dollars, a 20 percent drop from last year and more than 1.5 billion in decline. Imports fell 43 percent, or about 3.6 billion, reported via telegraph from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to the Seattle Chamber.
Advance in egg prices spreads Monday due to reduced production. Fresh ranch eggs 40 cents per dozen, pullet eggs 34 to 35 cents. Butter steady at 38 cents per pound for local creamery bricks and 37 cents for cubes. First local beans from Bellevue arrive 18 cents per pound. Yakima tomatoes at $2 a box. Green peas scarce at 11 1/2 cents per pound. Yakima green corn $3.50 to $4 per crate. California pears slow. sugar pears at $1.26 for 20 pound box. Watermelon demand fair in warm weather.
A list of practical kitchen tools with prices includes a spatula for cakes and cookies, an egg timer, an ornament syringe set with twelve tubes, an egg poacher offering multiple servings, S O S cleaners for kettles, a steel wool soap disc, and a nickel cream dipper priced from 25c to 76a and 50c.
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