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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
4
Debate on the $30,000,000 Carylon bond bill divided the council and chamber members. Proponents claimed it would pave about 1,516 miles in six years and bonds retired in 40 years, while opponents warned no pavement in 20 years or more under the plan and urged cost awareness.
Pomegranates from the sea headline the wholesale scene with crates at 2.50 and strong demand for Buriel Gems. Louisiana yams trade steady, praised for sweetness and meat quality. City creamer yams quoted at 60 to 61 cents per pound as a secondary market note.
Maritime freight and port movements chart arrivals at San Pedro San Francisco and Seattle with listings for vessels such as Str West Notows Str Tyndareus Str Richmond and Str Admiral Evans. Also reports prices paid for cattle hay grain and wholesale markets with figures for barley corn wheat and coffee and sugar in New York trading notes.
Seattle harbor updates detail the first tide of Saturday with routine activity and vessel movements. Mariners note minor docking adjustments and cargo handling at the terminal as crews operate in calm conditions.
Fares on the Puget Sound Navigation Company boats between Seattle Tacoma and other Sound ports were increased 20 percent by the public service commission. Freight rates rose 25 percent. The Navy Yard route was authorized to lift its freight and passenger rates in the same proportion.
The battleship Mississippi, recently overhauled at Bremerton, arrives in Seattle Saturday and will be open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. during her Seattle stay before sailing to Everett Port Townsend Port Townsend Bellingham Port Angeles en route to San Pedro on October 13. The battleship Texas departs for San Pedro today via Port Townsend.
Col Eugene West, a retired army officer and Seattle lawyer, has been named by Admiral Benson of the shipping board to succeed Howard G. Cosgrove as district counsel for Washington and Oregon after Cosgrove’s resignation, it was announced late.
From October 2 to 5 a Me Pailing barometer shows rain and south west winds up to 49 miles per hour. Vessels passed in and out including Str Stanley Dollar at 6 16 p m and Str Mukilteo with Bonanga. Outside bound in Str Mukilteo reported delay due to high wind and shifting conditions across the harbor.
New York trading opens firm with gains for Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Reading and others while United States Steel and Canadian Pacific rise. Evening Sun notes conspicuous railroad strength, broad demand for shares, and firm Liberty bonds though cotton weak and foreign exchanges retreat. Bank clearings for the week total about 9.0 billion dollars, compared with last week and the prior year.
Chicago Oct 2 grain futures trend lower as heavy liquidations push prices down across December wheat to 93.07 and March wheat 2 cents lower. December corn falls 2.4 cents after opening up 3 cents. oats close down 1.5 cents. Cash wheat quoted No. 1 red at 2.38 1/2, No. 3 red 2.24, No. 2 hard 2.31. Live stock prices show hogs slow, cattle mostly steady with calves 14 to 17.75.
The report notes steady foreign exchange at opening with demand sterling near $5.45 and near close at $3.49, plus minor shifts in franc lire mark and Canadian dollar values. Portland and Denver markets show cattle and hog receipts, with prices and trends largely steady or unchanged. A lost diamond ring valued at $300 was reported by Mrs J. H. Pharo in Denver.
Information lists vessel movements and positions for naval ships and merchant craft. Details include routes from Hongkong to Beattie and San Francisco to Yokohama, statuses near Cape Flattery, Akutan, and Yakutat with timings and distances offshore.
A scanned market page lists items and prices from multiple stalls. Notes include flour 9.95, pancake flour 25c, beans and canned goods, milk and butter, sugar, coffee, corn oil, peanut butter, and various groceries with stall numbers and unit prices.
Robert H. Harlin head of District No. 10 United Mine Workers announced that 24 miners unions in the district voted against the strike. Miners will get a $1.50 daily wage rise retroactive to September 10 and boys will gain 82 cents daily for the same period.
Carnation Milk Company announced price reductions for canned milk and for fresh milk at condensaries due to partial European buying collapse and higher freight rates. The cut to farmers is 40 cents, totaling $2.50 per hundredweight. Also, Miss Lucy K. Cole gave a lecture recital on The Culture and Uses of Cotton at Frederick & Nelson auditorium Friday afternoon.
Seattle’s 1921 city tax levy will average 30.5 mills across districts, down 1.7 mills from 1920. The total assessed 1920 value is $246,823,046, up from $241,382,454 in 1919, with the council citing trimmed departmental estimates and a net levy reduction of $203,741 despite a $270,000 budget increase for more personnel in fire and police.
Allan Jones 16 of 3303 Pike and Gordon Barteau 15 of 1415 37th ave were arrested after riding in an automobile owned by B F Johnson at 611 33d ave. Juvenile authorities are investigating the boys records.
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