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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
4
Seattle tide register notes Wednesday high and second high tides with measurements and times. Observers record 6.4 ft at S16 and 82 ft second high tide at 20:8T pm with 11.8 value.
Weather report notes heavy rain and 40 mph wind. Shipping arrivals and departures include ships such as Yosemite Frank D. Stout Oerdova Chattanooga Admiral Brane Willie Migwine Lib Baxter X Baxter Wapama and Bay. Entries list arrival times from San Francisco Seattle Beattie Kobe and Seattle ports with numerous vessels and terminal references.
San Francisco market items show Wednesday quotations for pullets and cheese with varied prices. Foreign exchange section from New York on May 1 lists open rates for francs and kronen with assorted figures.
Extreme buoyancy marked the first hour on the New York Stock Exchange as oil stocks surged. Associated Oil jumped to 134, Freeport, Texas led with strong gains, and significant activity pushed Pacific Oil and Marine higher amid contracts and rising shipments.
Chicago grain prices finished up with a brief May wheat surge on short covering. May wheat traded to 1.46 then eased amid heavy seller activity by local elevators. Wheat cash bids listed No 3 red 1.41, No 2 hard 1.45 1/2, No 3 hard 1.45, with various futures futures con tinued higher across nearby months.
A dense listing from Beattie market pages outlines poultry and meats prices and wholesale figures. Ducks live and dressed heads up to seasonal rates. turkeys, geese, and chickens show varying weights and demands. prices for fat and light birds appear with standard wholesale quotes for Hens and Roosters.
A historical listing shows city delivery prices for hay, grain, and feed products. It notes corn whole and cracked, rolled oats, ground oats, sprouting wheat, all grain chop, chick feed and mash, and various hay types like alfalfa, timothy, and oats. Prices per ton or per 100 pounds are intermittently listed, reflecting a broad farm feed market.
Chicago live stock receipts total 17 000 with market steady though weak on cattle and hogs. Hog top $10.50, medium weights around $10.50, light weights about $10.40 to $10.50. Cattle receipts 11 000 with choice to prime prices around $6.45 to $7.40 for medium and good. cows and bulls $4.75 to $9.20. stockers and feeders mixed. Sheep receipts 12 000 with lambs at $13.76 to $16.25 and yearlings $10 to $13. ewes around $9.50.
Cattle receipts total 196 with market steady on rest steers fetching around 8944.50 and fair to good steers at 144 4. Bulls and calves show mixed prices. Hog market steady with prime and mixed loads around 7 to 9 dollars. Sheep receipts 149 with market steady. lambs at 12 to 14, yearlings around 9, wethers 9 to 10, ewes about 20.7.
Two and a half cars of Los Angeles strawberries arrive by Thursday, with Beattle as the distribution hub. Prices drop 26 to 60 cents per dray, California garnets 11 cents per pound. crummed and sacked peas weaker at 9 to 11 cents and 9 to 10 cents respectively. Southern asparagus 7 to 9 cents per pound. Crystal wax onions $3.26 per crate. Butter market softens as cream receipts rise.
Government plans new assistance for war veterans in out patient care. L C Pesveph of the U S Veterans Bureau announces a contract with the YMCA to house feed and transport veterans from the Northwest district to Seattle for physical exams. De hospitalized veterans under treatment will also be cared for at the YMCA.
An informal dinner by the Seattle chapter of the American Association of Engineers will feature a lecture on Ford construction methods. The event is Friday at 6 p m at Meeves cafeteria.
Arrangements completed for Seattle Chamber of Commerce auto caravan to the Bellingham Tulip festival. The caravan assembles at 702 Third Ave at 9 o clock Saturday morning May 6 with Seattle banners provided. Those without cars may join by auto bus for five dollars round trip with minimum reservations.
Market notes show sugar and coffee prices amid slight changes. Figures include refined granulated sugar at 5.26 to 6.60 per unit and coffee No 7 and No 4 varieties, with assorted bids and spot values cited.
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