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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
6
Analysis notes that after the election the market outlook calms, deflation pressures persist, and demand remains uncertain. Prices tumble as buyers await bottom levels while producers cut output, with iron, textiles, and meat markets signaling mixed relief and continued volatility ahead.
Nash cites a strong plan to promote goodwill through the Better Business movement with a luncheon at the Masonic club. Richard H. Lee of Philadel phia will address Seattle business men on the national Associate Advertising Clubs program and the local business bureau. Lee will discuss truth in advertising and practical steps to build public confidence and profit.
Tide data for Seattle ports lists first high tide and low tide times with second high and low tides. The entry notes variations by date and hour, reflecting maritime schedules for navigation and docking.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamship Tajima Maru weighing about 2,500 tons is due to arrive here on November 19, per a cable from the Far Eastern port. The cargo ship is listed in the company’s local office records.
Officials of the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company denied reports that seven steel ships would be built. Walter C. Sleigh, assistant secretary, said yard status would change after January 1 but would not comment on future production or dismantling plans.
The Steamship President sailing from Seattle December 4 will carry Pacific Steam Ship Co. local agents in the Northwest to the annual meeting of company representatives in San Francisco on December 7.
Tariffs on exports shipped by transcontinental rail lines to the port of embarkation under Section 28 of the merchant marine act will take effect January 1. Admiral W. S. Benson, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, relayed the information to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
Bids for a two story nurses quarters building at the navy yard will be opened November 17. The announcement comes from G. W. Plais ted, public works officer of the yard.
The steam ship Endicott, a United States Shipping Board vessel for the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., brings about 2,000 tons of cargo from Oriental ports to Smith Cove port terminal. The voyage endured stormy weather across the Pacific.
Resumption of trade in Siberia has led to orders for the Pavlet an Admiral Line steamship to call at Vladivostok for cargo. The vessel the second Admiral Line steamer sent to the Siberian port in two months sailed from Manila to make the call in November.
Permanent establishment of rates for the navy yard route was ordered by the public service commission. A price of 6 for commutation books covering 26 rides is fixed for all patrons between Seattle and Charleston, Bremerton and Port Orchard. Weather notes from Tatoosh Island report clear skies with northeast winds up to 34 miles per hour.
Arrivals listed include Jefferson from southeastern Alaska ports at 6 75 a.m. water Epokane from southeastern Alaska via Ocean Falls at 7145 a.m. Admiral Dewey from Tacoma 746 a.m. Argyll from Port Ban Taste 6 35 p.m. Norwood from San Francisco 11 30 p.m. Horace X Baxter from Tacoma 3 15 p.m. Sailed November 16 D Renshaw for Port Angeles 10 15 a.m. Hollywood for Hawaiian ports via Tacoma and Mukilteo 10 30 p.m. Culberson for the United Kingdom via Tacoma 7 20 p.m. Horace V Haxter for Tacoma 4 p.m. Admiral Dewey for Tacoma 4 10 p.m.
Vaider sailed November 8 under Admiral Watson westbound at dawn from Petersburg. On November 9 Admiral Evans set sail southbound at 10 am from Petersburg and later from Ketchikan at 11 30 pm aboard the same steamer.
A list of ships with arrival and sailing details in November. Vessels include Str Ixion from Seattle via Yokohama and Beattie bound ships Str Africa Maru, Str Teucer, Str Mont Herwin, and others. Ports mentioned span Manila Yokohama Seattle Portland San Francisco Vancouver and Tacoma with dates from November 3 through November 16.
Navy and commercial craft move southbound near Holiday Island Pointer Island Triangleland and Seymour Narrows. Entries show times around early morning and afternoon with several ships passing southbound including Admiral Evane Rodman and Spokane near Balmon Riy.
Prices opened higher led by Crucible and Texas Company while American Sugar tumbled to 96 amid heavy sugar sector selling. Rail shares like New York, Chicago and St. Louis recovered, but broader market dipped and then rallied during intermediat e trading as Mexican Petroleum and Bethlehem Steel led the upturn.
The first car of Stripes brand Florida grapefruit is due to reach the focal market by Thursday amid a car shortage east of the mountains. A California shipment of candied fruits was also reported while prices for Calar oranges and candied Calarab siga stood at 4 dollars per 12 pound box. Dairy markets showed no change on Wednesday.
Chicago today saw a halt to the sharp grain price decline as heavy demand with light offerings kept prices from dropping further. Wheat and corn opened steady or higher with December wheat at 1.78 and March wheat rising, while December corn and oats showed gains. Cash market listed no. 3 white and no. 2 hard wheat prices, with dairy and poultry quotes also provided in the daily issue.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered terms like Chicago Car Lots and grain. no coherent event, names, places, or dates readable to form a substantive news item. Unable to determine a clear incident, person, or outcome from the provided fragment.
Report from Chicago shows cattle receipts around 15 000 head and sheep with 24 000 head. Beef prices touch 17.00 for select cuts while cows and stockers vary from 5.00 to 11.50. Sheep demand soft with lambs at about 12.60.
Portland market notes show cattle receipts at 140 head with slow to steady demand and no change, hog receipts at 311 head with steady demand, and sheep receipts at 402 head with steady to unchanged prices. Cheese triplets listed at 1 cent per pound.
The item lists price quotes in San Francisco dated November 10 for poultry products. Rutter Extras at 57 percent per pound and Kace Batran at 89 percent per dozen rest are noted as extra pulleta with 690 per dozen.
The report lists vessels with routes and positions including Beattie 100 miles away heading to Yokohama, Forest King Beattie to San Francisco 200 miles out, Capt. Laens from Port Angeles to Richmond 495 miles out, Went Irte from Seattle to Kobe 2,167 miles west of Cape Flattery, Water Delight Seattle to Yokohama 1,228 miles west of Cape Flattery with timestamps in November.
A ledger style tally names vessels moored or docked in Seattle and Puget Sound ports including Smith Cove Pier 10 Great Northern terminal Alaska steamship moorings and Pacific Coast coal bunkers with ships like Katori Maru Argyll and Weat ward Heater Lydonta. Quotes a final line about couples who marry for money can repent at leisure.
A dense listing from New York markets dated November 16 details assorted grocery items with prices. Items include coffee, canned salmon, flour, sugar, margarine, pineapple, milk, and various meats, with stall numbers noted for the city’s markets and general price ranges.
Mrs. Leonore M. Haeder of Olympia and Mrs. D. M. Johnson of Seattle inaugurated Tuesday an inspection of Seattle plants employing girls and women. The event marked a formal start to welfare oversight by the Industrial Welfare Commission.
Washington Machinery and Equipment Co. has changed its name to Washington Machinery and Storage Co. President Chas. W. Thompson states the firm now operates both free and bonded warehouses and the new name emphasizes this service feature.
Frank Goodwin of Public Market and Department Stores Co presented a plan to extend Pike Place market but farmers rejected it on Tuesday. The harbors and public grounds committee heard the third hearing as farmers complained they are used as drawing cards and kept in less desirable stalls. They urged the city to build a new market at a different location more acceptable to producers.
A list of marriage licenses shows individuals with Beattie and related surnames across several cities, including Beattie in Seattle and Wallace Idaho. Entries cover names like Mae Jackson Beattie, Grace Maitland Beattie, and Virginia Beattie along with others in Beattie family cohorts and nearby towns, plus separable listings of divorces granted.
Washington November 10 The Union Pacific and the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation companies asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to substitute bonds payable in American dollars for bonds previously issued in British pounds because the pound's depreciation has reduced the value of the existing bonds. Union Pacific bonds totaling 771600 pounds show a depreciation of 116740 dollars while Oregon-Washington issues totaling 3782400 pounds show a depreciation of 567860 dollars.
The Post-Intelligencer Co. asks the superior court to appoint a receiver for University Construction Co. to recover an alleged debt of 333 dollars, filed Tuesday in the higher court.
The steamer Sentinel, libeled by Sunde & Driver Co. for $45.18 in ship fittings, sold at auction for $900 to Fou Tug and Large Co. of Tacoma. After bids rose to $1,050 with $200 deposited to guarantee, Judge Neterer ordered resale stating $900 was not a fair price. The vessel, appraised above $1,500, will be resold on November 13.
Beattle will form a central council of boys' workers after a meeting at the Hon Marche. Thirty one prominent men attended to launch an association for exchanging ideas and greater cooperation. Executives of leading organizations joined. a committee will draft the purposes and membership plan.
Real estate men from the Northwestern states and Western Canada will open a three day session of the executive council of the Interstate Health association at the New Washington Hotel in Seattle Thursday.
William F. Turner of Portland has been chosen president of the Spokane Portland & Seattle railroad. He succeeds L. C. Gilman, recently elected executive vice president of the Great Northern.
New York November 10 unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel corporation fell by 637,952 tons. The October 31 tally stood at 9,436,852 tons, down from September 30 and August 31 levels and below the 1919 figure of 6,472,668 tons.
Homeseekers from the Middle West and elsewhere flock to the Pacific Northwest as railroads revert to private ownership, said F W Graham assistant agricultural development agent of the Great Northern.
The D. A. Johnson Lumber Co. plans two warehouses costing about $7,000 to be built at their plant located at 2440 First Avenue. The project advances the company’s expansion at the plant site.
Stephen A Hull, 71 Madison Ave, named local representative of S W Strauss & Co New York investment bankers. The firm specializes in financing large building projects. Plans for a $175,000 steel handling unit for A Castle Co Washington will be ready Friday morning for firms selected to bid, says architect John R Nevins Hoge Building.
Denver reports cattle receipts 4 500 head with prices Steers 50 6 26 cows and heifers 57 stockers and feeders 7 9 calves 7 11. Hog receipts 1 000 head with top 13 50 bulk 12 50 to 13 00. Sheep receipts 22 000 head market steady lambs 11 26 to 1 75 ewes 4 76 6 feeders 11 26 12 25.
Washington reports Republican leaders plan further inquiry into waste and corruption allegations against the U S shipping board. A. M. Fisher and J F Richardson presented testimony detailing bribery graft payroll padding defective machinery and salvage material disposal to firms with government ties.
Foreign exchange trading in New York opens higher with sterling at 3.58% and gains in other currencies. The session ends steady with mixed minor changes across francs lire marks and the Canadian dollar closing around 69.200.
London November 10. Alexander Keller directs his body be placed in a lead covered shell with a plate glass face window. The shell sits in a durable wooden coffin and the lid of the outer coffin is screwed down after a week.
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