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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
4
City council will not raise interest on local bonds. Corporation Counsel Walter Jr to draft a resolution stating the city will maintain current rates to preserve bond salability for a planned lock improvement project. Finance committee members deny rumors of a rate hike and emphasize stability to avoid market interference.
Rain threatens local produce as merchants fear damage to tomatoes and cabbage while supply remains plentiful. Prices vary with good deals on crates of tomatoes and bell peppers from California, sweet potatoes cheaper at seven cents a pound, Bartlett pears quoted at $2.50 a box, and green figs improving in quality.
A dense market brief listing prices paid for dairy products meats poultry and produce, wholesale and city rates, plus vessels in Seattle and Port of Seattle highlights. The item reports live cattle, hogs, sheep values, hay, grain, and feed prices with specific per unit amounts and notable ship arrivals at Smith Cove and other piers.
Sailors note tides in Seattle with high tides at 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Second high tide at 10:52 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. indicate harbor water levels. Low tides occur at 1:23 a.m. and 9:05 p.m. with shore impacts expected.
A storm of marked energy lies center over the British Columbia coast. It will bring fresh to strong southerly winds this afternoon and tonight. Deep sea vessels are advised to exercise extra caution.
The federal fraud trial of five Grays Harbor Mo torship officers and two former Shipping Board officials pauses to Tuesday after arguments over admitting Capt. Robison Ridley's testimony. Judge Neterer had ruled it out then revived it, with naturalization day Saturday and arraignment Monday delaying proceedings.
One fireman was injured when a boiler tube blew on the steamer Sol Duc causing a two hour delay en route to Seattle from Port Townsend Friday night. Coke Bilyeo was struck by the tube but his injuries were not serious.
Weather Bureau notes for Tatoosh Island show a falling barometer and rain at 1 AM with southwest to south winds up to 15 mph. Later at 11:20 AM September 10 conditions were cloudy with southwest winds 12 mph. By 1:30 PM another rain event with south winds 6 to 15 mph noted. overall brief, time-stamped coastal observations.
A scrambled list of vessel movements with dates and times. Reads like port entries and departures from Alaska to Southeast Alaska and from Port Blakely to Cethana and Back Sea ports. Ships include the Eastern Victor West Holbrook Horace X Easter Davenport and Hodg references for Tacoma and Eagle Harbor with times ranging from 3:00 to 7:15 a.m.
Coastal shipping notes list vessels including Toyo hachi Maru Toyama Maru and West Jester with arrivals at San Francisco Seattle and Everett. Reports show Beattie Victoria B C Seattle Port Townsend and Alaska Ketchikan movements plus offshore positions and times from September 5 to 16.
New York stocks opened with fractional gains across leading issues led by Sinclair at 31 1 2 and General Motors up 1 4, New Haven 93 1 2, Mexican Petroleum 1 74, while Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific moved little. The session ended lower with United States Steel at 88 1 2 and Mexican Petroleum down 2 1 2, Pan American 89 4, Reading 91 2, and Studebaker dipping 1.
Chicago reports a generally quiet grain pit with weak corn and firmer wheat. December wheat at 2.47, March wheat 2.42 to 2.41, September corn around 1.19, oats lower, receipts about 140 cars, with notable cattle and hog quotes from Chicago market data.
Grain prices for wheat corn and oats listed in a clipped Chicago ad from 619 Second Avenue. Figures show price quotes and amounts for different grains as of a given date. The notice functions as a brief commercial listing with buyer and seller names.
New York price report lists Coffee No Rio at cents per pound and No 4 Bantos at 146 15c per pound Sugar Raw at 10506 16 and granulated at 15 17.10 cents per pound.
Legal to is ward Ho str Elihu Thomason lists Pacific Coast Bridge and Dredging works with multiple street and dock names. It mentions Heffernan drydock-Sehr Blaatind Lake Union areas and vessel docks including Libby McNeill Libby, Ballard dock Rush Stream Bee No 95 and University dock with locations in Vicksburg and Fort Harrison Fort Jackson Fort Stanwix Fort Union.
Minnesota Supreme Court disqualified Representative Andrew Volstead from the Republican ticket for re election. The court reversed a lower court ruling that had named Volstead nominee after contesting Rev. O. J. Kvale as primary winner under the corrupt practices act.
The report lists varied starting demand and price adjustments in multiple currencies and regions. Several items, including francs, contimes, and Canadian dollars, show small declines while certain rates rise or hold, reflecting a cautious trading start.
Denver market report for September 1 shows cattle receipts of 700 head with steady trade. Breeders and feeders quoted at 14 dollars, cows and heifers 87 percent of similar grade, stockers and feeders around 7.50 to 10.55, calves 96 dollars. Sheep receipts 669 head with steady market. Lambs and feeders listed with prices including 6.25 for feeder lambs and 12.12 dollars for some lots.
A committee from Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City St Louis Dallas and San Francisco federal reserve districts will appear before the Federal Reserve Board in Washington on September 20 to urge extensions of credit to the livestock sector as a remedy to a developing crisis.
Democratic veterans urge voters in King County to support Edwin J. Brown for prosecuting attorney and William Beverns for sheriff in upcoming elections. Paid for by K. M. Bhaaky.
The Municipal League committee in the Third district expresses strong support for M. J. Carrigan as county commissioner. It commends his knowledge of county affairs, commitment to budget discipline, and stance on self sustaining ferries including the Des Moines Portage ferry.
A speaker argues war nations must compensate service members with a broad soldiers and sailors bonus funded from war profits. He criticizes politicians for using patriotism to gain office, praises Democrats for supporting a bonus, and attacks Col. Roland Hartley for radical pledges while urging fair treatment and independent judiciary.
A meeting of the school board sparked a brawl over the departmental plan for lunch rooms and parental schools led by George W Walker with supporters H BR King and J Shorrock. Judge Richard Wincor and Walter Bantmyer backed extending the plan. A proposal to keep lunch rooms under home economics with a superintendent supervised by the district was approved, with reports from parental school heads to the superintendent.
In Trieste on September 10, delayed unrest erupted with machine guns and hand grenades. Several people were killed including a woman and many injured as criminals attacked soldiers in the streets. Indications grew that most of the population might rise against the socialists.
Charles D. Hurvey of New York City general secretary of the committee on friendly relations among foreign students and Dr. Kato editor of the Japan Review will be in Seattle Monday and Tuesday. They seek to meet high school and university students from foreign countries at the university campus men’s building at 8 p m Monday. American men and women interested in foreign students are invited to attend.
Federal authorities seized three sacks of gold dust currency and jewelry valued at 12000 from the Sophia wreck safe. The seizure followed a libel in federal court by diver Frank W Walters. Deputy U S Marshal Albert Rooks made the seizure and stored the valuables for safekeeping pending Walters claim resolution.
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