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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1921
Page
4
Imports from the Orient to Seattle more than doubled in October 1921 over October 1920. Imports rose from 57,496 tons to 84,340 tons. The total foreign trade for October reached 3,990,651 dollars per Port Warden F. M. Lathe's monthly report.
Nasco Intercoastal Freight Service will add four ships to the line and inaugurate a faster sailing schedule. Refrigeration facilities will be provided, according to L L Bates Nasco representative on the Pacific coast.
The chart illustrates how the United States plan presented by American Delegate Charles E. Hughes at the disarmament conference would affect the three great naval powers, the United States Great Britain and Japan.
A couple discusses Bert saving for a new coat next month but suggests buying on credit at Cherry's, a store in the Rialto building at Second Ave between Madison and Spring, offering coats and suits on payment plans. The ad notes similar deals for Bert and his wife.
Mariners and harbor reports show tidal readings for Seattle with low and high tide estimates. Times and figures indicate low tides around 10:44 a.m. and 12:01 p.m. with substantial height variations throughout the day.
A list of ship movements from multiple ports includes the ti eight tr Wilhire from Tracema at 5 30 a m on Nov 20, Lyman Stewart from Oleum at 4 26 p m, Prince Rupert from Britain Columbia ports at 4 26 p m, Admiral Dewey from San Pedro via Ban Francisco at 1 15 am, Henry T Scott from Ban Francisco at 3 15 am, UBB Swallow from Puget Sound Naval Station at 12 15 am on Nov 20, Prince Rupert for Prince Rupert via ports at 11 48 p m, Ayaha Maru for Kobe via Yokohama at 2 30 p m, Yosemite for Ban Francisco via Port Ludlow at 2 p m, and Admiral Goodrich for San Francisco at 11 08 p m.
Fragmentary report lists southbound vessels with indiscernible times and dates. Mentions Ketchikan and Victoria routes with vague times and months, lacking clear details or outcomes.
Vessels at Glasgow report arrivals and departures including West Greylock from Beattie New York, Walter A Luckenbach sailing to Beattie Philadelphia, Bay State sailing to Beattie, Ma Nukal arriving from Beattie, Robert Lewers from Port Angeles, Fred J Weed from Bellingham, Angor towing barge Harada at Tacoma, Hakata Maru sailing to Beattie, Admiral Dewey to Seattle, Wilshile to Beattie with timing notes across multiple ports.
Nov 20 convoys list ships Eldridge Admiral Goodrich President Rainier Beattie sailing from Seattle to San Francisco and Wilmington to Seattle with distances ranging 70 to 440 miles and times in the afternoon with one vessel reported passing Tatoosh.
A catalog of ships and moorings at Seattle area facilities including Smith Cove Pier B and Union Off Deck, listing vessels such as Great Northern Terminal Makata Maru, Queen Str, Admiral Watson, Yoshida Maru No. 1, Chillicothe, Forest Pride, Willamette, Pomona, and many others, with multiple mooring lines and dock locations across Pier 2, Virginia Str, Adams Yard, Puget Sound Bridge docks, and related shipyard and drydock facilities.
The New York Stock Exchange closed steady after a two week rise despite a raid on certain issues. Professionals targeted some sectors but markets largely recovered. Notable closes included United States Steel, Mexican Petroleum at 113.6, Texas Corp at 45, Crucible at 66, Baldwin at 95, and American Telephone near 116 with several retail and industrial stocks showing mixed moves.
Alfred Fenton Nichols 73 Civil War veteran and Beat tle resident died Saturday at Virginia Mason Hospital. Funeral services to be announced by local authorities.
The report lists sugar and coffee quotations and foreign exchange rates. Sterling opened at 5.99, francs 0.07198, marks 0.0037, with continuing volatility across currencies.
A committee to prepare and compare a comprehensive freight tariff for the Alaska government railroad will investigate freight rates on the Alaska road, as announced by federal officials here.
The French liner Honduras, once severed by war, is back in port from Bordeaux to resume sailings between Seattle and North European ports. The vessel marks the first postwar service restart for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.
The turkey market jumped as fancy stock ran short due to weather delays, boosting bids to 43 cents a pound for fancy aged birds and wholesale prices near 47 to 48 cents. Producers hold stock to keep prices firm while demand stays strong, with cranberries up at $23 a barrel locally and lettuce and cauliflower in short supply among other vegetable notes.
A lengthy price list for wholesale fruits and dairy products appears alongside a death notice for Miss Edna Stevenson, a former Seattle schoolteacher, who died in Haverhill Massachusetts on November 12. The itemized entries cover numerous fruits, nuts, and staples with weights and per-unit figures, interspersed with farm and feed terms. The page blends market data with obituary notice and agricultural listings.
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