Steady Gain in Business Shows Recovery Momentum
John Moody reports a slow but definite economic recovery with February as the trough. Costs fall 20 to 30 percent and wages cut. material costs and labor improve, aiding railroad profits, manufacturing reemployment, and dwelling construction up sharply. Prospects point to real prosperity by next year, possibly late this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moody
Moody's Investors Service
New York
Eraded Forca
Two Held on Robbery Charge Involving Logger
Detectives arrest A McPherson 30 and J Manion 33 at 5th Ave and Jefferson St on Sunday night on open charges. Logger G Bahm 27 says he was robbed of 500 dollars. Bahm is held as a witness while cops recover 261 dollars from a side door cavity of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McPherson
J. Manion
5Th Ave
Jefferson St
Benjamin
Gordon
Yoria
Fortner
George Bahm
Bahm
Prices Snapshot From Public Market Stalls
A listing of diverse prices from stalls across Public Market including Westlake and Pike Place. Items span lux flakes 10¢ each, prunes 25¢, flour $2.15, coffee 40¢, salmon and jam figures, butter 35¢, milk 39¢ per can or quart, sugar 59¢ to 60¢, and various meats and staples with per unit or per package quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Amnd
Pike Place
Borden's
Barney
Bank Clearings and Balances Report
A financial briefing shows clearings and balances with a net movement of five million one hundred seven thousand one hundred one dollars and thirty six cents and a secondary amount of one million one hundred ninety eight thousand five hundred thirty nine dollars and twenty seven cents.
Ship News Tides in Seattle and Port Developments
Seattle maritime briefs report tides and arrivals as the Keystore State and Wenatchee undergo extensive repairs here. West Seattle bridge condemnation hearings June 21 influence work, while local ferries and naval reserve operations bring further activity to Puget Sound ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Smith Cove
Union Oil Dock
Lady Kindersley
Grand Trunk Dock
Spokane
Protesilaus
Liberator
Northwestern
Jefferson
Latouche
Ketchikan
Admiral Rodman
Queen
Union Pacific
West Kedron
Pacific Coast
Forest King
West Hartland
West Ivia
Sehr
Admiral Mayo
City of Spokane
West Jessup
Puget Bound Bridge & Dredging Co
Patterson
Ames Yard
Roonev
Drummond Lighterage
Str
Rowan
Nettleton Mill
Schr
Edward R. West
Heffernam
Valdez
Atr
Juneau
Chillicothe
Winslow Marine
Anne Comyn
Henry Villard
Coquitlam City
Moonshine Still Two Are Given a Hearing
J. Hikada and H. Nakagawa, Japanese residents, charged with operating two moonshine stills at 305 and 307 22nd Ave. They were arrested Friday during a raid on two frame buildings and $30,000 worth of booze and supplies were seized. They will appear in police court Monday for a preliminary hearing before being sent to federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shine
22Nd Ave
J. Hikada
H. Nakagawa
Hikada
Nakagawa
Record Low on New York Market Taxes Investors
New York trading opened hesitantly as steel and oil shares led declines. United States Steel broke 1920 lows, Crucible dipped to 64, and Mexican Petroleum dropped to a year low, with several issues slipping while others held firm. London and American market actions hinted at continued pressure through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olla
Independent Steel
Crucible
Mexican Petroleum
United States Steel
Motors
Studebaker
Haldwin
Tom
Central Leather
New Haven
General Asphalt
General Motors
Canadian Pacific
Chandler
United States Steel Common
Cuba
American Woolen
Pacific Oil
California Petroleum
Pan-American
Steela
Bethlehem
Intercsts
Pure Oil
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Lnte
Bethlehem “S
American Sugar
Tudebaker
Tradera
Midvale Steel
Egg Prices Rise One Cent At Some Markets
Fresh ranch eggs 27 to 28 cents a dozen and pullets 22 to 23 cents, up one cent at some houses due to steady demand and lower production. Butter and cheese steady. Canteloupes at 4 dollars per standard crate, 3 dollars ponioa, flat crates 2 dollars. Strawberries plentiful with wide price range. Vegetables show unchanged quotations from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Clark
Brazil
Filberts— P
Virginia Keystone
Seattle
Pareer
Eger - Fresh Ranch
Wisconsin
Chicago Live Stock and Markets and Foreign Exchange
Chicago markets show deliveries of hogs cattle and sheep with receipts and price ranges. hogs 44 000, cattle 19 000, sheep 17 000. Foreign exchange opens slightly lower in New York with later higher close. Portland and San Francisco reports include cattle and butter prices and assorted produce notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lamba
Foreign Exchange
New York
France
Tax Reducers Probe Schools and Districts in Budget Talks
Special committees of voluntary investigators to be chosen Monday will inspect school offices and building programs. The executive committee of the Tax Reduction council ordered the probes to examine tax expenditures and make retrenchment recommendations before the next budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Reduction Council
Budaret
Wheat Gains on Chicago Board as Crop Reports Weigh
Chicago June 18 Wheat futures rose on the Chicano Board of Trade amid new unfavorable crop reports. July wheat opened up 2 5/8 cents and settled little changed. September wheat opened up 4 cents at 1.28 and closed near parity. Corn and oats showed varied gains with July corn up fractions and September oats edging higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
L. B. Manning & Co
Chicago
Chicano Board of Trade
Wwe
Cash Wheat Prices Weakened as Markets Open
Cash wheat quotes for Chicago trading show No. 2 red at 1.58 dollars, No. 8 red at 1.60, No. 2 hard at 1.66 and No. 8 hard at 1.60. Indoor baseball is very much put outdoors these days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Disagreement at Economic Agriculture Conference
Washington June 14. A closed door meeting on economic regeneration of agriculture revealed a split among participants. Mills and elevator men opposed some credit and market proposals while farmers supported the measures and prepared to back them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Wallace
Treasury shows 9,972,299 in state funds
Olympia June 11 report from Treasurer C. L Babecook states the state treasury holds 9,972,299. The release emphasizes the total funds available and references the current fiscal position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Olympia
State
C. L Babecook
Business Show Expansion for Northwest Merchants Week Seattle
A committee seeks 10 000 more square feet to provide 300 exhibition booths for the Northwest Merchants convention and Buyers Week in Seattle from July 25 to 30. Already 120 firms have reserved space and hundreds have accepted invitations to attend. Additional arrangements are in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Merchants’ Convention
Seattle
Federal Reserve Governor Harding Resignation Sought
The National Non-Partisan League urged W P G Harding governor of the Federal Reserve and the board to resign in an open letter sent to Senator Ladd in Washington D C. The request followed a convention held in Spokane on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bank
Spokane
Wash
W. P.G. Harding
Federal Reserve
Oral Reserve Board
KB. W. Ladd
Washington, D. C
National Non-Partisan League
Fare paid for rail travel at chamber exhibit
A visiting merchant will have one railroad fare paid for every dollar of purchase at the habit. If a man travels from miles away and spends $100, his fare both ways is paid by the committee. The exhibit is run by the Sales Managers' association and Northwest Products committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sales Managers’ Association
Northwest Products Committee
Chamber of Commerce
My Book of Trains and Ships at The Upstairs Store
The advertisement lists My Book of Trains and My Book of Ships priced at 40 cents and 75 cents each, offered through The Downstairs Store.
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South End
Tubrsday
Keystone State
Wenatchee
Thise
Pacific
West Seattle
West Waterway
Spokanest
Superior
Naval Reserve Force
Upper Sound
Foulweather Bluff
U. S. Eogieboat
Medina Ferry
J. A. McRachern & Co
Rainier Golf and Country Club
Culliton Bros
Karl Leonhardt
Boyd J. Tallman
Leonhardt
U. S. Shipping Board
Point Wilson
Portland
Orient
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Delrosa
Daniel Kern
Alaska
Moon
Cross Keys
Aberdeen
Ste Liberator
Everett
Weat Kedron
Hamburg
Prince Rupert
Eter Lady Kindersley
British Columbia
Santa Rosalie
Namburg
Alameda
Admiral Watson
Liverpool
Steelmaker
Seatt Yokohama
Tyhdareus
Beattie
Moextean
Andrea Luchenbach
Wilihire
Henry
Grove
Balboa
Alaskan
San Pedro
Steel Voyager
Fiortdan
San Francisco
Steel Age
Admiral Bebree
Buenos Aires
Esther Dollar
Astoria
Eastern Sailor
Wireless
U. S. Naval Communications
Admiral Schrey
Columbia River
Admiral Evans
P.m
Ftr
West Ison
Kobe
Seattie
P. m
Wheatland Montana
Yokohama
Ozmo
Bethel
Unimak Pass
Asparsgue—E. Wash
Fia
Cal
D. BE
Wah
Bom
E. Waash
Bengiiah
I. Ls
Como
Duecke
Geene
N. Y
Maryland
Wilmington
Del
Rising Sun
Newark
U. S
Russell Browning
Leonid Krassin
America
London
Krassin
Ioc
Frederick & Nelson
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Hese
Delft
Peter Rabbit
Stampkraft Books
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