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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1921
Page
4
Washington reports two reclamation bills introduced in June with the McNary measure reported out without amendment. Tax revision and other international topics delay action, but the bill aims to spur agricultural development and rural home creation for veterans and workers across the states.
Alleged fraudulent operations by MacKenzie Waterhouse Co. of Seattle Bellingham and Chicago are set forth in a secret grand jury indictment made public Saturday Branton L Mac and J T Stanton are named The MacKenzie Waterhouse Co executive arrived in Seattle from Chicago and surrendered to the U S marshal released on 2500 bonds A wire from San Francisco said Stanton was taken into custody there and released without bail The firm offices in Seattle were at 717 E Pike The company was tied to selling Silverine solder and deals in auto parts with the so called gold profits cited but not clearly explained
Washington Oct 8 case where the Shipping Board seeks a settlement over a wooden hull. Armour & Co. claimed $250000 for spoiled beef aboard a chartered ship. The court ordered the ship held for Armour while the Board negotiates, aiming to recover only cargo value beyond the ship’s worth.
Census bulletin shows Oregon at 85.1 percent native white and 13 percent foreign born white, with a 20.8 percent ten year increase in native white. Portland reports 3664 adults over ten unable to write, of whom 2701 are foreign born whites.
The British freighter Moliere, due in Seattle next week, will load 80000 boxes of Washington apples bound for European ports. Commanded by Capt. W Fordson, the refrigerator ship holds perishable cargo. Also pledged is a cargo for Holland America Line Noorderijk. Captain Hansen reports anxiety over the Vancouver's whereabouts en route to Callao.
Entry records October 6 at Island showing clear skies and northeast wind speeds from 16 to 33 miles per hour. It notes sightings of a Japanese steamer marked with red and white bands letter A, and ships Robert Lewer and the three master tanker Trica. times given at 6 50, 1 20, and 6 PM with noons and passes indicated.
Ships and schedule notes show multiple vessels with itineraries to Tacoma San Pedro Kobe and New York. Entries include Victoria Vancouver Yokohama Everett Balboa and San Francisco connections with times from 3 p m to 11 p m and passagers and cargo movements.
Alaska ports Juneau Petersburg Ketchikan report vessels sailing and southbound or northbound alongside ships from Seattle and Puget Sound ports. West Coast entries include Boston New York Callao Balboa Honolulu and San Pedro arrivals and sailings with names such as City of Beattie North western Texas ships and other freighters.
Wireless and naval signals recount positions of ships including Beattie bound for San Francisco from Tr., Kinkasan Maru sailing New York to Beattie, and Admiral Dewey heading toward Seattle, with fixes near Coos Bay and Orford Reef and times noted from October 7.
List of ships and craft anchored or tied at Seattle ports including Smith Cove Pier A Gate Great Northern Dock Toyooke Maru Bell Street Terminal U and BR ships Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers Umatilla and more. Names include Hawaii Maru Jefferson Latouche President Roosevelt and West Hartland along with several barges and moorings.
Bank clearings figures listed for Spokane and surrounding regions show multiple totals including 314,355.06 and 829,029.43 with larger sums for combined sectors. The passage abruptly shifts to a note about rural Sweden where the people wear no shoes in summer.
The fruit and vegetable trade was generally fair Saturday. Cape Cod cranberries sold at 8.50 per box of one half barrel, superior to local berries at 4.50 to 5.75 per box of one third barrel. Peaches rose 25 cents per crate from 1.26 to 1.50. Ebensburg prunes moved at 1.25 per box for extra large. New York egg market weakens. local eggs expected to drop. French ranch eggs 68 cents a dozen, pulleta 38 cents. Butter steady at 1006.
Early dealings on the New York stock market feature low priced oil stocks drawing attention. Pool managers show optimism as favorites rise, with Famous Oil and other groups advancing about a point. Several industrials including United States Steel edge higher while some rails and petroleum shares move with mixed results.
Chicago grain prices slipped on a dull market with weak export demand and heavy receipts. Wheat December opened higher and closed lower, corn held near unchanged then fell, oats showed mixed moves as weather remained favorable.
Receipts total 1 900 cattle and 1 000 lambs with market steady. Beef, veal, and stalls show varied prices for hogs calves calves and stockers with top cattle near 7.60 to 7.28 in mixed weights. Lambs and yearlings present at 6.26 to 9.96 with cull and common animals noted.
A crowded market listing many stalls with prices on staples such as Carnation and Borden milk, Del Monte products, sardines, salmon, cheese, butter, sugar, tea, coffee, and canned goods. Shoppers browse items from multiple vendors across stalls 1 16 24 49 and more with weekly deals and varied per unit costs.
Market quotes show raw sugar and coffee steady with granulated sugar around six dollars per unit. The text includes trading details on No 4 Bantam and other commodity references, indicating a brief financial update.
Twenty four of Japan's eminent financers and business figures will travel to Seattle aboard the Kashima Maru. The party reaches Seattle by cablegram to the foreign trade bureau of the Chamber of Commerce on October 25. They accompany Japan's commission to the disarmament conference in Washington beginning November 11 and will advise the commissioners in an expert capacity though not government delegates.
Northwest Rotary leaders depart Friday for Salem Oregon for the fall conference. Seattle delegation includes District Governor F E Skeel President W A Wicks and others. Vancouver Rupert Nanaimo Bellingham Everett Yakima Wenatchee officials join.
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