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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
7
The Associates of 89 will meet in the Masonite club rooms of the Arcade building on June 6 to mark Seattle’s rebuilding after the great fire of 1889. A banquet and talkfest follow, with reservations via Herbert Schoenfeld. Notables invited include F. I. Piper J Hamilton Lewis Alfred Holman Robert C. Washburn and others.
Requests filed Wednesday seek damages totaling over 50 000 from the city for injuries after a southbound car struck a pedestrian near First Avenue and Rosa Street and for a fatal Capitol Hill car collision at Eighth and Pine. Other petitions include a 5231 claim by a mother for injuries to her deaf mute child who wandered from home and a separate accusation involving a Yesterway cable car incident near 20th Ave.
First car of Kennewick strawberries arrives Wednesday marking California control of the local berry market shift. 74 crates of Olalla berries due to Grossman Bros at $4.50 per box, Hood River and White Salmon berries arriving steadily, Marshall berries sold at Ryan Fruit Co for $4.00.
A partial price list shows wholesale rates for vegetables such as artichokes beans cabbage corn and cantaloupes with regional markings from Cal Oregon and Washington. Dairy items include butter milk cheese and various cream bricks with state brand references and a note on live poultry prices.
May reports show weak prices across cattle and stockers with mixed steers selling around 10 to 10.60, cows and heifers from 4.60 to 9.50, and prime lambs near 12.15 while receipts total 109 cattle and 1,270 sheep with broilers and cheese items listed but without quotations.
Frisco market report lists prices for butter cheese and produce. Fruits and vegetables show varied rates with potatoes new red and new white priced per cental or crate. Several items reference California shipments and Washington white potatoes with mixed figures.
Denver May 26 cattle receipts 4000 market slow steers 14 78 tows and helpers 880012 cockers and foeders 210 12.40 calves 14 17. heeee 1300 market higher top 19 90 bulk 19 40 19 85 sheep receipts 1200 market higher lambs 17 40 18 ewes 17 18.
Pell buying orders limited selling pressure marked the opening on the Chicago board of trade. Prices moved with mixed signals as May corn opened at 1.82% and advanced, July corn up 4% to 1.47, September corn near 1.59 then slipped. May oats opened near 70% with declines, July oats up slightly around 6% and September oats 5% lower.
The notice catalogs stalls at Public Markets Pike Flack Mall listing items and prices such as Kristoferson's milk cans 1¢ to 4¢, navy beans 5¢, sugar and soap, corn flakes, The Heyal Grocery stock and Branded items with various prices and stall numbers, including references to Carnation or Borden's milk and multiple stall labels.
The clipping lists stalls and goods including fresh cottage cheese, pimento cheese at 26 cents, bulk coffee 44 0, boneless corned beef 25 cents, home grown strawberries 25 cents, tableware items like Crystal White soap, and various market stalls such as Stall 11 and Stall 22 with partial product lines and prices. It reads like a wartime or early 20th century market pricing page with several abbreviations and misspellings.
A fragmented list shows stalls offering items such as freen green peas for 2, bananas 206 and 40 cents, salt salmon 2 Tha 15 cents, fresh halibut 20 cents, Co-Operative milk 2 cans 15e, sweet potatoes, lamb steak, pot roast, Crystal White soap 30 cents, and No-Rub Naphtha 25 cents. The text resembles a market ledger or street stall catalog with varied pricing and goods.
Market items listed by stalls include sugar canes and milk at Stall 36, fresh produce such as peas and cucumbers, seafood like salmon and halibut, peanut butter, Yakima bulk honey, Creamettes pasta, and coffees from Golden Wheat and Supreme Bield. Prices show cents per item and bulk quantities through stalls 22 27 40 36 7-4-9.
Shelbyville Illinois May 28 Mrs Perlisse Ann Keller died at her home aged 106 A little clay pipe was her constant companion.
Movements and arrivals listed for multiple ships along the Pacific coast and Puget Sound. Vessels including Admiral Wateon Manila Mare and Totter Maru appear sailing and arriving near Seattle, Vancouver, Tacoma, and Portland, with routes via Alaska and Pacific ports. Mariners, ship names, ports, and dates referenced.
Coroner's jury investigates a fatal crash on Bothell road with contradictions in testimony. Victims Frances Hayward and Louis Cook died, Carl Chilberg later died from injuries. Witnesses describe two vehicles colliding near Lake Forest Park as sheriff reports more speed chasers for county roads.
New York stocks opened higher with United States Steel up 1.07 percent and General Motors up 2.04 percent. Sugar shares gained as buying strength returned, marine and paper stocks hit new highs, then leather and steel issues led advances while marine shares slipped after an early surge. The market closed strong with United States Rubber at 1.11 and corn products near 46 1/2 cents.
New York markets report price movements and commodity notes dated June 24. Coffee bids show a 10 percent range, while sugar centrifugal prices reach 7.28 dollars, with standard market fluctuations noted.
Liberty bonds were quoted with 24s at 99.46 and 96.66 for various issues, 4s at 95.92, 96.56, and 96.02, 4s Victory at 99.94. Bank clearings reported for Seattle at 5,049,152.12 and 1,204,775.97, with Portland and other figures totaling 3,670,469.00 for the period.
Residents of 3326 and 4329 Fifth Ave West Seattle petition the city council to ban Antonia Stinson from keeping more than three dogs within 300 feet of homes. They report nightly howling from 10 to 30 dogs for two years, disrupting sleep and creating a nuisance.
City council considers a new ordinance restricting curb parking on side streets between First and Fourth Avenues with a one and a half hour limit. Officials debate whether to tighten or loosen the rule to keep traffic lanes open. Meanwhile in Seattle about 1,500 unemployed men and a growing need for women workers prompt the U. S. Employment Service to seek stenographers, clerks, hotel staff, and domestic help as flood of war workers wanes. Miss Ida K. Greenlee notes a shift in employment, with fewer women seeking jobs and more needs in office and service roles.
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