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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1920
Page
6
Joan W. Hill, Iron Trade Review Financial Editor, argues the current gloom is unjustified. Prices fall faster than expected while wages rise and business activity shows a healing trend, with lower interest rates ahead and a potential business revival on the horizon.
C M Andrews district freight and passenger agent announces schedule changes for Southern Pacific trains. Seattle departures at 8 10 a m 12 30 p m and 11 p m connect with the Shasta at Portland for Francisco. California Express leaves Portland at 8 40 a m. Shasta bound departs Seattle at 4 p m arriving later. Through sleeper service to San Francisco continues with no change.
Rail interests urged Seattle’s terminal committee to reduce intraterminal switching and resume the permit system to ease city car shortages. Seattle business interests oppose, arguing the shortage is no longer a problem. Special exercises noted.
The joint congressional naval committee will inspect Puget Sound defenses starting Tuesday and spend three days in Seattle. Rear Admiral Coontz and other U S fleet officials accompany the group visiting the Sand Point aviation field as part of the tour. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce arranged comprehensive entertainment for the visitors.
Cyn Francis Marion White died at Mason Sanitarium on Friday. Funeral services for the late marine were held at the Bonney Watson chapel Sunday afternoon followed by cremation. Captain White was the first president of the Shipmasters' Association of the United States.
The Thorndyke Tren holme Co Inc fixed charters on Saturday for six ships. Windber will carry lumber from Puget Sound to San Pedro with a second lumber cargo for Porto Rico. Juneau returns from Alaska to load lumber for Talara Bay Peru. Skagway to haul Grays Harbor lumber to San Pedro. Cordova to Puget Sound lumber to San Francisco. Eastern Victor voyage planned from Puget Sound to the Black Sea to load Russian wheat for the United Kingdom.
The Shipmasters Association of the United States transfers its quarters from the Colman building to the tenth floor of the American Bank building seeking a better Puget Sound view. It expects a soon merger with the Neptune Association of New York.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner Suwa Maru has its sailing date postponed one day and will leave Seattle on January 4. The Toyama Maru will call at Vancouver on its eastern voyage instead of Victoria, with arrival around December 26.
Weather observations list rising barometer and clear skies with northeast wind at 18 miles per hour. Multiple vessels are noted as passed in or out including Sir Horace Baxter and the two masted steamer with yellow hull. entries show times on November 7 and prior days.
Vessel movements show arrivals from Vancouver and Alaska ports including San Pedro and Seattle with times around 2:30 to 5:15 p.m. Ships named Admiral Schley and Hollywood depart via San Francisco with connections. A sail from Skagway to San Pedro and a Batavia bound leg via Nagasaki are noted, along with Prince George bound for Prince Rupert.
Sailed entries list ships and times on November 6 and 7 with routes between Juneau Ketchikan and Alameda. Vessels include Admiral Bivans Watson Princess Mary Jefferson Spokane and fates indicate southbound or northbound departures for each leg.
Vessels in other ports list Manila sailing on November 4 to Beattie and Heattie routes with several arrivals on November 6 to 8. Honolulu records arrivals on November 7 including Rosalie Mahony from Seattle via Union Bay. Town ports show multiple steamers arriving from Beattie and Vancouver with mixed estuary movements and towage at Puget Sound ports.
Reported by Wireless Canadian Government on November 7 shows inbound vessel Endicott 500 miles from Beattie at 4 30 p m. Air Admiral Odman 10 miles south of Queen Charlotte Sound at 1 30 p m. US Naval Communications lists vessels San Francisco bound Seattie and others near Cape Bianco and Beattie with distances. Also notes Went Ivers Beattle bound Kobe 2871 miles from Cape Flattery at 8 p m with triconium Yokohama bound.
Trading opened with a broad market decline as prices slipped across many issues. United States Steel and Reading fell while Southern Pacific showed a late recovery, and call money spiked to 10 percent amid the broad weakness.
Grain prices rose moderately in Chicago with March wheat hitting a season low early before recovering. December wheat and May corn fluctuations followed the opening weakness, while cash wheat traded at 1.92 dollars and live stock receipts showed mixed movement as cattle and sheep markets steadied.
The foreign exchange market opened with demand for sterling at 99.02% francs, down 16 centimes, lire at 3.4 cents, down 7 centimes, marke down 4 centimes, Turkish lira and other currencies showing declines. The dollar rose toward 7.24 francs, with other rates easing on the morning session.
New York markets show sugar and coffee quotes with Nev. sugar raw price per pound at a penny per pound and coffee Nev. 7 mio 0%c per pound. No. 4 Bantos priced at 11 ill&e per pound.
New York money market notes show call money at percent with months and percent for commercial paper. Silver price in London quoted at 1% to 69? and New York at 69? as the market posts varied quotes.
Denver market reports cattle receipts around 13 000 with slow activity. Prices listed include cows and heifers from 4.25 to 17.75, stockers and feeders 7.25 to 9.50, calves 10 to 12.56. Hog receipts 660 with top at 14. Sheep receipts 55 000 with slow trading. lambs 11.75 to 11.50, ewes 6.50 to 6.56.
Cattle receipts 2 769 head with market weak to steady and unchanged. Hoge Receipts 452 head with market to the higher. Prime beef sold around 1525 to 1460 with other weights noted. Sheep receipts 1 455 head steady to lambs higher. prime lambs about 9 50, wethers 6 60, ewes 5 75. Hogs and butter prices listed with various figures.
A detailed, fragmentary catalog lists ships, docks, and moorings around Seattle and Puget Sound. Entries mention vessels at Smith Cove, Pier 14, Pier 10, and Pier 7, plus cargo and coal bunkers. It also references assorted ships, drydocks, and harbor facilities with numerous vessel names and yard designations.
The Tacoma clearings balance figures show a total of 2,393,253.80 with subsequent balances listed as 2,414,569.00 1,034,143.00 726,029.00 and 82,936.00. A negative overall amount of -7,075,762.49 appears in the balance column.
Vital Statistics section lists births with names and addresses, marriage licenses, divorces granted, and deaths. Notable entries include several individuals in Seattle Beattie Renton and other local locales, with multiple spellings and partial addresses.
New Orleans Cocoanuts at 12.60 per hundred and Japanese chestnuts at 25 and 27 cents per pound led Western avenue curb offerings. California lettuce prices fell from 5 to 4.25, Walla Walla cucumbers rose slightly, and figs moved to 2 to 4 dollars a dozen. Prices for butter and eggs shifted, with lumpy trends as wholesale buyers adjust.
A fragment lists numerous items with prices including Dungeness crabs 15¢, oysters 66¢, flour 62.99 per unit, peanut butter, coffee, sugar 41¢, milk 166 etc. Reads like a local market advertisement with stall addresses and product names.
Bolshevik authorities claim General Wrangel cut off from Crimea with large-scale booty and thousands of prisoners. Soviet troops say they have driven Wrangel from the seven mile neck of the peninsula and surrounded many of his forces as key cities Perekop Hislikove and Novo Alexandrovski fall to the Reds.
An ongoing used car show is staged at the new home of Great Western Motors at Broadway and Union. The showroom is well decorated and attracting visitors. The Central Baptist church held its first meeting in temporary quarters on Queen Anne Hill and plans a new church building estimated at $75,000.
The Chamber of Commerce announces a trades relation tour of Southeastern Washington similar to the previous northeastern trip. A special train will depart Seattle on Tuesday November 16 and return November 18.
A panel of 18 jurors was sworn for the annual county affairs investigation. Foreman Dick led the group, with businessmen like A. & Dick in attendance. Prisoners challenged included William Siggs and Leon George as the panel toured the stockade, jail, and hospital. Judge Ronald expects completion within 48 hours.
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell urged the Skagit river development be financed in 1921 with additional bonds. Only 360000 of 600000 light and power bonds had been sold, and the over the counter method failed. He proposed advertising the remaining unsold bonds for lump sum sale through competitive banks.
Charles Vogtel a 55 year old prominent floor dealer from New Ulm Minnesota jumped from the ninth floor of the Raddison hotel at noon and died instantly. A letter to his wife found in the room was withheld by the coroner.
In Los Angeles on a返 journey from Whittier motorists J Heazelton and family reported Baby June, 17 months, sleeping in the road after a bump. C A Casady and Brazerton families aided the infant, who was located unharmed and returned to guardians.
A reflective note suggests a woman bestows a doubtful honor upon herself by marrying a man to reform him, highlighting social expectations around marriage and personal change.
William Pearson of 204% Pike Street credits a safety arm for preventing a plunge into icy waters when he drove onto a raised bridge. He said he dozed after a 17 hour shift and smashed the windshield glass as the arm held the vehicle.
J Wilkensen manager reports theft of pictures from photo display frames in front of the Wilkes theatre at Fifth ave and Prie st. every morning. Police notified Monday.
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