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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
6
The grape market displayed strength with several varieties on track and higher prices noted. A car of Lady Finger grapes moved fairly well at 3.50, with other prices ranging from 2.25 to 2.50, indicating an advance on variety. Juice grapes have advanced steadily, while dairy prices remained steady.
The opening on the New York Stock Exchange showed strength with Standard Oil of New Jersey leading gains and several issues hitting new highs. Mexican Petroleum and other major names advanced, while prices for Texas Company and American Woolen rose and activity remained broadly strong throughout the morning.
Market listings show mixed cattle prices with heavy weight and packing stock at varying rates. Sows and calves quoted, with steers and heifers in different categories and farm stock values. sheep and lambs noted as receipts rise. Also includes San Francisco and New York quotes on produce, cheese, sugar, coffee, and foreign exchange movements.
Pocatello Idaho October 6 Senator Borah told a local audience that the nation gains by recognizing the Soviet government of Russia and would fight for it once Congress reconvenes. The report mixes weathered phrases and a milk quote, then abruptly lists commodity prices for wheat mixed feed and cottonseed meal.
Chin Yih a 14 year old Chinese lad, deported by American authorities, reached port with Empress of Australia and immediately sought a court order to stay in the United States. He came to Canada as a student two years ago and was picked up in Newport Vermont as a truant. Canadian courts will decide if he must return to China.
Weather Bureau reports cloudy and windy conditions with light rain. Several ships passed the harbor including the freighter West Catenanes and the Japanese s sailors ship at various times, with winds from the southwest and east-northeast varying through the day.
List of ships and terminal locations around Seattle including Smith Cove Pier A and Northern Terminal Toyama Meru Net Street Terminal, Victoria, Redondo, Admiral Sebree, Nevada, and multiple named vessels and yards such as Beattie Mill Co, Spokane Street Terminal Gothic Star, Nike Todd Drydecks, Puget Mounted Bridge and Dredging Co, and Patterson Shipyard.
A dense list of store stalls and items with prices includes pure American cane sugar 4 cents, Carnation milk, Crisco, potatoes and onions per sack, various meats like lamb chops and pot roast, fresh produce such as tomatoes and sweet potatoes, butter and cheese, soap and cleaning goods, and household staples listed by stall numbers and brands. Strong entities include Stall numbers, brands like Carnation and Crystal White, and items such as sugar, milk, Crisco, and butter.
A thief smashed the Thomas J. Carroll jewelry store window at 323 Pike Street Thursday morning with a rock wrapped in a newspaper. He grabbed a bundle of diamond rings from inside the display, escaping as Patrolman R.R. Roesler arrived. Loss could reach $1,500 with a $200 window value.
Bank clearings show totals of 5,284,332.73 dollars and balances at 1,325,910.70 dollars for Seattle area institutions. The figures reflect interbank activity and liquidity for the reporting period.
A bachelor uncle visiting a nephew complains before a Gen. Sherman portrait that Sherman is a fool. He notes family quarrels, mortgage interest, and anxiety, reflecting on social tensions in a Richmond Times-Dispatch excerpt.
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