Price Drop in October Hits Farms
Washington dispatch reports a 19 percent fall in prices for principal crops at farm level, with farmers discouraged and threatening cutbacks in production. Other surveys, including Ohio data, show 60,000 workers quitting farming in a month, 29,000 vacant farms in Ohio, and similar trends in Iowa and Illinois as prices lag prewar levels.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Ohio
Suir
Ag Department
Ohio State Rural Department
Farmers Urged to Hold Back Selling in Wheat and Hogs
Farmers urged to withhold wheat corn cotton wool and rock from sale until prices cover cost and provide a reasonable profit, per the national farmers union in S city Missouri. Hog prices at Chicago opened at 10 50 to 12 10 per cwt with 45 000 head receipts and steady to higher early bids.
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S City
National Farmers’ Union
Seaxion
Jacobson Appointed New Passenger Agent at Great Northern
L. T. Jacobson is named one city passenger agent for the Great Northern in Seattle. B. W. Mosher remains district passenger agent for the Pennsylvania railway here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Jacobson
XI. T. Jacobson
Great Northern
Seattinger
B. W. Mosher
Pennsylvania Railway
Sales Managers to Hold Monthly Meet at New Washington
Beattie Sales Managers association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the New Washington on Thursday night. Fred Morgan of Northwest products of the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club will speak on Buy Where You Sell.
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Beattie
Municipal Market Measure P Goes to Public Vote
Olympia November 18 The plan would grant unlimited authority to own and operate public utilities in Washington if an initiative petition clears channels and is approved by voters. D C Coates, secretary of the party in the state, announced progress toward passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Washington
D. C
United States
Vital Statistics cAy 7 Findlay et al girl
Fragmented notice lists multiple entries with names and addresses including Brandon, Clement, Rainier Avenue, Oak Street, 13th, 14th, Beach Drive, Queen Anne, and Seventh North East. Partial data show births by gender and dates indicated by scattered abbreviations.
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C. Ay
Findlay
Brandon Est
49Th Ave
Clement
Rainier Ave
17Th
Ig Ey
Screen Inne Low
Oak St
13Th
Weatlake
Rat Ae
14Th Ave
Beach Drive
Atony
Queen Anne G
N. E
Merger Talk Turbulence Shuts Strait Inbound
Officers aboard the Arizona Maru at Pier No. 2 announced no confirmation of a merger among four Oriental passenger lines including Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Toyo Kisen Kaisha. The deal, reported from Yokohama, had not been completed when the Arizona Maru departed.
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S. S. Lines
Osaka Shonen Kaisha
Arizona Maru
Pier No. 2
Dig Oriental
Yokohama
Nippon Yasen Kaisha
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Port Chiefs Inspect Vancouver Facilities on Three Day Tour
Port Commissioners T. Lippy and W. T. Christensen with port engineer George F. Nicholson depart Wednesday night for a three day inspection tour of Vancouver, British Columbia port facilities.
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B. C
T. Lippy
W. T. Christensen
George F. Nicholson
Vancouver
Nile Ship Returns to Port After World Cruise
The Nile, a Seattle built steamship for Frank Waterhouse & Co., returned to the Milwaukee dock exactly one year from her launching on November 17, 1919. A Nile temple delegation from Seattle greeted the vessel after it visited European and Oriental ports.
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United States Shipping Board
Nile
Frank Waterhouse & Co
Skinner & Eddy Yards
Milwaukee Ocean
Nile Temple
Seattle
Canadian trawler fleet sold for St Lawrence river use
Vancouver reports 24 large steel trawlers built by Canadian authorities for wartime patrols have been sold to Kirkwood Steamship Co of Montreal for use on the St Lawrence river.
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Vancouver
Kirkwood Steamship Co
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Towing Rates Raised by Northwest Tow Boat Association
Northwest region fleets of the Tow Boat Owners' association unanimously approve a 15 to 25 percent rise in scow and vessel towing charges. Log towing rates also increase gradually, while harbor rates remain unchanged.
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Northwestern Tow Boat Owners’ Association
Mariner Richard P. Quinn Dies in New York
Richard Peter Quinn of Seattle a renowned deep sea marine engineer and steamshipman dies in New York on Wednesday friends report Quinn was among Puget Sound and Alaskan waters best known mariners No death details given Weather Bureau reports and naval communications list arrivals and vessel movements around Seattle and Puget Sound in late November
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Richard Peter Quinn
Seattle
New York
Quinn
Puget Sound
Alaskan
Beattle Star
Silver Watch
New York Harbor
Erie Canal
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Transportation Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Vessels in Port Seattle Readout
Vessels listed at Seattle Smith Cove and Great Northern terminals include the Eastern Mariner Westward Ho and Katort Maru with positions near Pier 10 and anchorage at GOX Cove. Names appear with partial identifiers such as Str Mastern Leader Endicott and tr Endicott met tos see, reflecting a harbor traffic log.
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Seattle
Smith Cove
Maquan
Mastern Leader
Astern Word
Edmore
Seontum
Eastern Mariner
Westward Ho
Rush
Great Northern
Cove Cove
Endicott
Heavy Selling Rush on New York Market Forces Issues Down
Heavy selling continued at the New York Stock Exchange opening with many issues sliding to new lows. Stocks such as Texas Company United States Rubber American Tobacco and Mexican Petroleum moved lower while General Electric and Northern Pacific posted gains in early trading.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States Rubber
Atchison
United States Atee
Texas Company
American Tobacco
Northern Pacific
New Haven
Baltimore & Ohio
General Electric
Mexican Petroleum
American International
Canadian Pacific
Marine Preferred
Madicott-Johnson
Mia Atebtaon Srrseeeeene
Amer
Leet Bugar
Oar
Pary
Goodston Aeneeee
Great Northern
Kennecott
Lackawanna
Mesican Petroleum
Iss
Miscouri Pacific
Northern
Pacifie
Pan-Amer Petroleum
Peennsylvania K. BR
Keplogletttonee Ves Republic
Southern
Wacifie
Routhern Naltway
Mtrombere
Hludebaker Ee Tere
Tessas Company
Union Ol of
Del
Vaton Pacific
U. B
Utah
Willys -Overland
Kapia Cal i
Fumpey
Berteo
Sharp Decline in Grain Prices at Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago November 18 Wheat led a broad grain decline as commission houses forced early selling on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat opened down and slid further on export sales rumors while corn and oats followed with mixed moves. Provisions rose as markets recovered late morning.
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Chicago
Commission House
Chicago Board of Trade
Commission
Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Market Outlook
Chicago reports include Hog receipts of about 45,000 head with a lower market and bids from 12.60 to 12.95. Cattle receipts around 17,000 with steady trade and prices from 4.50 to 12.95 for various classes. Sheep receipts about 11,000 with lambs at 15 to 25 and ewes around 2.60 to 9.00. Foreign exchange markets show slight gains in European currencies and a firm New York coffee and sugar scene with Santos coffee at 11 ¾ cents per pound.
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Chicago
Portland Market Status Cattle and Sheep Receipts Mixed
Portland market report shows cattle receipts at 161 head with very slow, unchanged trading and hog receipts at 240 head with prices down to 12.75 for prime m and 10 to 12 for heavies. Sheep receipts 49 head with steady market. butter at 50 per pound and cheese triplets at 13 to 14 cents per pound.
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Portland
Seattle Advertising club forms Better Business Bureau pledge drive
More than 200 business men pledged support at a noon Seattle Advertising club meeting. A followup gathering at Blanc's cafe completed the bureau organization to promote advertising trustworthiness.
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Better Business Bureau
Seattle Advertising Club
Blanc’s Cafe
Clearing Balances Report for Seattle and Tacoma
Clearing balances show Seattle at 5,652,693.90 with additional figures 1,487,263.14 and 877,624.00, while Tacoma records 733,311.00 and 2,251,291.00 alongside 101,064.00 in the updated cash positions.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Public Markets Items From Eastlake Stall Listings
A noisy market list shows a range of fresh produce and goods at Public Markets stalls. Items include pure American cane, fresh milk, salmon, herring, walnuts, figs, Del Monte pork and beans, cheese, oysters, lamb shoulder, corned beef, tomatoes, lettuce, and baking powders with stall numbers and unit prices peppered through the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Olympia
Dia Sanitary Mall
First Navels Arrive as Market Reacts to New Season
The first car of naval oranges reached the tracks on Wednesday with a surprising early arrival. Prices ranged from $8.25 to $9 a box as buyers snapped up the shipment, while other marks of the market showed onions at 2 cents a pound and a slower turnover in spuds. Butter and eggs edged up slightly, with traders awaiting external market signals from Seattle to Portland and San Francisco.
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Naval
Navale
California
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Canada Ship Rail Rates Talk Reaches Agreement
Reports indicate Canadian Pacific railroad and the Blue Funnel line may have reached a deal to lower export and import rates on goods moving by Canadian railways and boats. The board of trade is said to approve the rumored agreement.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Blue Funnel Line
Board of Trade
Denver Market Status Cattle and Sheep Receipts
Denver market report shows cattle receipts around 3 000 head with calves at 54 10.60 and steers around 123.25 per cwt. Hog receipts 1 600 head range 15 cents to 40 cents lower with bulk hogs 9 11.40. Sheep receipts 12 000 head market about 10 lower with ewes at 7 10.60 and feeders near 10.50.
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Denver
Walen
Farmers Urge Price Standard and Tariff Support
In Sporan, November 18, farmers from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho plan an emergency meeting to press for reactivating the Lever Act to set a wheat price and to impose a high tariff to aid farmers. They also seek a 90 day moratorium on notes to move crops under readjusted market conditions. Union president A A Himore says Northwest wheat prices fall below production costs.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Farmers’ Union
A. A. Himore
Farmer Union
Northwest
City Considers Revision of Building Code
The public safety committee recommends revising the city building code according to a suppression advanced by James K. E. Blackwell. Various city organizations will join the drafting committee and Montha will be required to complete the revision.
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Public Safety Committee
James KE. Blackwell
Postwar Reconstruction Struggles Hit Business Sectors
The article surveys widespread postwar difficulties in manufacturing, trade, and social life. It notes retarded production distribution and transportation as key handicaps, with the telephone industry facing these challenges.
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