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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
4
Vegetables and fruit prices show firmness with rising receipts of ripe tomatoes and a later shift to higher prices for farmers once parcity eases. Cantalope and grapes pullback edges seen. shipments expect to fetch top prices despite overall market slack.
Industrials rose at the opening of the New York Stock Exchange after Washington announced no tax on corporate surpluses. Major gains traced to leaders like Standard Oil of New Jersey and Mexican Petroleum with other industrials advancing, while several key issues posted notable price moves.
Seattle harbor updates report ships docking and cargo movements on Thursday with notices of arrivals departures and shipping company actions affecting freight and local economy.
Chicago grain markets advanced after settlement of Turkish tensions boosting demand across the board. Wheat led gains while corn and oats edged higher. May and July contracts showed modest upticks as traders priced in improving export prospects.
Coroner Max Mehng began a trek to Chuckanut Peak to inspect the body of an unidentified man found by Arthur Hamman while hunting. The body lay by a boulder at the base of the peak, indicating a fall from above.
Largest elephant in captivity named Topsy roamed Wilmington for two days after a circus performance left her near Greenfield Lake. A stray chew of tobacco spurred additional rampaging through streets, tearing a tailor shop and causing thousands in property damage before being recaptured. She fled again into the Cape Fear river swamp, then crossed to the opposite bank and vanished into cypress recesses.
A 75 man force battled fires at the head of the Poudre river about 70 miles north of Denver. Additional blazes burned near Telluride and Cole in the far southwest, threatening large spruce tracts as forestry officials reported.
Sheriff Matt Starwich reported that unknown individuals tampered with the liquor vault door in the county building. The vault contents were relocated to a secure location, and the thieves failed to gain entry as the lock held.
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