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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1920

Page

4

Farmers in U S facing money loss warns Meredith

Secretary of Agriculture Meredith told the American Bankers Association that bankers favor luxury producers over farmers, denying credit needed for productive purposes. He warned farmers could lose hundreds of millions if crops cannot be marketed at fair prices, noting historic bumper crops amid high costs and uncertain future prices.

Ralpa F Couch Washington Meredith American Bankers’ Association United States Mer Agricultural Department

Seattle Men Visit Wenatchee in Rainy Industrial Tour

Seattle business men and a Commercial Club committee toured Wenatchee and surrounding towns by a special train. They visited orchards and the American Fruit Growers packing house, saw lumber mills, and attended a political meeting led by Senator Wesley L. A dance closed the day despite rain and snow. Wenatchee handles about 125 carloads of fruit daily during the peak packing season, with last year totaling 13,303 cars shipped mainly to the East.

Wenatchee Commercial Club Seattle American Fruit Growers, Inc Wesley L Wenat Valley Leavensom Leaven Peshastin Cashmere

Williams Dimond Man Honored at Banquet by Hainier Club

J. B. Cushing of Williams, Dimond & Co in San Francisco was guest of honor at a banquet in the Hainier club attended by over 200 steam ship operators and shipping agents. A girl nudges a suitor as courtship lingers, and a quarrel follows after marriage.

Williams, Dimond & Co San Francisco Hainier Club

Captain Fined Over Liquor Seizure on Kangosan Maru

The captain of the liner Kangosan Maru faced a fine of 745.50 dollars after inspectors found 323 quarts of liquor and 60 gallons of ethyl alcohol aboard. The penalty equals the liquor value at origin, assessed by the prevailing price.

Custom Inspectora

Admiral Liners Sail for Northern Europe Loads

The steamers Havilah and Diablo of the Admiral line head for Seattle to load grain flour cargoes for Northern Europe. They carry cargors taken on at Antwerp Belgium including a large amount of silver sand used in glass manufacturing.

Admiral Havilah Diablo Admiral Line Seattle Europe Antwerp Belgium

U. S. Joins China Homeward Conference on Trade

The United States Shipping Board gains entry into the China Homeward conference, allowing it to contract a year’s business in both imports and exports and qualify for year end rebates. Tatoosh Island note records a rising barometer and weather details for October 18.

United States Shipping Board The Shipping Board China Tatoosh Island Cuteide

Ships Arrivals and Departures in October Port Logs

Maritime cargo and passenger movements listed by date with vessels arriving at or sailing from Tacoma Seattle Beattie Beattie Bay and other ports. Entries note ship names routes ports and times including Admiral Farragut J A Moffett Kinderdyk and Omnir the Crort.

Admiral Farragut San Diego San Francisco J. A Moffett San Pedro Wilbridge Ege Seattle Tegue Maru Cristobal Bieel Hanger New York Beattie Yosemite Philadelphia Halbeen Mantern Temple Everett Sea Francisco Dallas Irte Norwood Ste Kinderdyk Str Steel Maker Heattie Port Townsend Mtr Admiral Rodman Beattie At Tacoma Air Admiral Farragut Hoealle Mahoney

Maritime Traffic and Vessels Active Around Pacific Northwest Ports

Wireless Canadian Government reports note several ships moving near Santa Ana Island and Alaska. Vessels in Seattle and Puget Sound docks include Str City of Boo kane Str Edmore and others with multiple routes to Vancouver Everett Seattle and Juneau. Port entries list numerous ships, yards, and crews with destinations Beattie Cordova and Beattie 104 miles east of Cape St Bilas. There is mention of cargoes and engineering and dredging operations at Puget Sound facilities.

Wireless Santa Ana Law‘yers Island Steel Maker Band Heads Vancouver Il. C Admiral Goodrich Blisters Island U. S. Naval Communications U. & & Explorer Juneau Beattie P. m W. F. Porter Gaviota Everett Alaska Cordova Cape St. Bilas Quaban Man Pedro Seattle Smith Cove City of Bookane Edmore Maquan Taithybilla Great Northern Terminal Ste Fushimi Marts Tian Todd Drydocks Westward Ho Atr Bikton Kantern Sword Ste Rowita Admiral Watson Motor Schr Camp Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Works Str Patterson Atr Rainbow Lake Union Hulls Abida Abnoba Abydoa Addisem Allenhurst Ahmik Anthon Hayden Hertrand Tingamon Biscayle Black Wolf Bianford Gelwin Houghton Pexuta Puyallup Cabacan Capraria Cardia Cenina Charus Chesterfield Chaicia Cineas Cinyras Corus Corian Cola Clone Eliena Electra Endymion Fort Harrison Fort Jackson Fort Stanwix Fort Union Imufka Lcoti Kitan Vincennes Atr Brookdale Ames Yarde Roosevelt Heffernan Drydocke Juneng Redondo West Seattle Friesland

Bear Pressure Continues in New York Trading Session

The New York Stock Exchange opened lower as steel and rail shares slipped while readings showed widespread weakness from British labor tensions. United States Steel rose modestly late. Reading, Mexican Petroleum, and Royal Dutch posted gains, with mixed results across industrial and railroad groups.

New York New York Stock Exchange Studebaker Utah Copper Binclair United States Rubber Pan-American Texan Company United States Steel New Haven New York Central Mexican Petroleum Reading Southern Pacific Maldwin Nickel Plate Canadian Pacific I Metall New York Evening Sun Financial Review Today Stock Exchange International Mercantile Marine Union Pacific Olf Royal Dutch United Fruit Seare-Moebuck Sterling Exchange

Grain Market Closes Lower on CBOE Trading Day

Chicago grain futures drifted lower as heavy selling followed reports the Kansas banking commission urged farmers to sell wheat. December wheat opened at 2.07 and closed down around 2 percent. March wheat slipped, and corn and oats also ended lower. Provisions closed lower and cattle and hog markets showed mixed moves as receipts rose. Foreign exchange opened lower with Sterling and francs easing before closing down overall.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Kansas Banking Commission Eco New York France

Westlake Public Market Listings For Various Goods

A long, fragmented inventory of stall numbers and item prices at Pike Place and Corner stalls. Items include sugar, soaps, baking powders, coffee brands, canned goods, dairy, produce, and meats with varied prices and weights listed amid inconsistent OCR text.

Westlake Reliance

Money on Call Rates and Mercantile Paper

Money on call in New York at 7 percent with six months rates at 6 3/4 percent. Mercantile paper offerings at 7 1/2 percent. Silver prices: London 60 1/2 cents, New York 99 1/2 cents.

New York Mercantile London

Bank Clearings and Balances Reported in Late Ledger

Bank clearings total 6 965 583 with 1 557 611 74 in balances and 2 891 642 in clearings. The ledger shows overall balances around 1 173 299.00 and notes general agreement of figures.

Market Update Leaves Lemons Soaring Amid Steady Vegals

Simona fruits advanced Tuesday to 5.50 per box with more gains seen. Ear of Almeria grapes sold into storage at 9.60 per drum. Cantaloaper mall shipments ranged 2.25 to 4 per crate. Mece firm at 0.80 and Hutter unchanged. Vegetables hold steady with no novelties reported.

Simona Fruita Almeria Hutter

Denver Market Status Cattle and Sheep Report From Denver

Denver market status shows cattle receipts around 4 206 head with steady prices for steers at 725 to 10 25, cows and heifers 6 40 to 7 25, stockers and feeders 7 50 to 16, calves 6 to 8. Sheep receipts about 22 000 head with steady range for lambs from 1 50 to 11 78 and feeders around 11 35 to 12.

Chicago Polk Lambe Itco Denver

Vital Statistics Marriage Licenses and Births

Lists of marriage licenses issued in Seattle and Bremerton area, with names and residences of parties, plus births recorded in Everett and nearby locales. Includes divorces granted and deaths, noting individuals with ages and addresses.

Harada Iaichi Ninth Ave Everett RK. J Woodinville Casey Keatein Vvapecuver B.C Henaleigh Eendolyne Kendall Percy Kerriston Murdock Joe Graham IL. T Massachusetts At Philbin John Shikataro Nomura Suketchi Lamba H. D Wilson Ave Kobayashi Shinhach Yealer Way Togo Zenzi Washington Miller Lullen Henry Philipsen C. M Emma Doucett Esther BK Eridlan Lobdell Margaret James Ry Huinior

New York Commodities Prices Report

New York sugar and coffee price list shows raw sugar at 11 cents per pound, granulated sugar at 11 cents, coffee at 64 cents per pound, and Bahia No 11 coffee at 12 cents per pound with limited wording remaining readable.

N. Y New York

Beaux Won't Be Barred From L A Home for Girls

A Seattle Salvation Army drive raises 125000 for a girls boarding home and central service station. W W Ladd reports organized labor will exceed its 25000 pledge. The project promises 100 plus rooms with private spaces and a central building housing legal aid, dispensaries, employment, missing relatives and auditing bureaus. Campaign headquarters are at 207 Hoge Annex.

Salvation Army Sone France Reat Beattle Beattie Seattle W. W. Ladd Industrial Advisory Board Organized Labor Salvationists Army Central Service Department of Missing Relatives Hoge Annex Elliott W. H. Klepper Drive For the Elks

N P Men Arrive for Northwest Immigrant Tour

A delegation from the Northern Pacific Railway’s Department of Immigration and Industry led by E F Benson arrives in Beattle Wednesday for a six day tour. They will visit Carnation and Hollywood dairies, Alderwood Manor land project, Whatcom County, Puyallup Sumner valleys, Tacoma, and later southwestern counties.

Northwest Department of Immigration and Industry Northern Pacific Railway Beattle E. F. Benson Seattle Carnation Hollywood Alderwood Manor

Denver & Rio Grande Railway Auction Set

The Denver and Rio Grande railway will be sold to the highest bidder on November 20 in New York. A federal court order directs the sale to satisfy a roughly 33 million judgment for Western Pacific. A $5 million minimum bid is required to be considered.

New York Denver & Rio Grande Railway Denver Sanborn and Lewis Western Pacific

Portland Market Report Port City cattle and more prices

Portland market reports show cattle receipts of 32 head with steady prices across grades. Steers and bows fetch range values from about 4.75 to 9.76 per hundred, cows and calves listed with various figures, hogs and sheep also noted as steady, while cheese prices appear truncated. The text ends with an unrelated quotation about reformers.

Portland Hutter Ste

Meee-Extras and pricing notes obscure in damaged text

Fragmentary OCR listing odd prices for meats and pulleta terms. Mentions Meee-Extras S240 per dorm and 69% per dos with undersized pullete. No clear event or date.

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