Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1924, Page 6

«PAGE SIX SEATTLE — New hydroelectric plants in western Washington just completed, under construction or planned for immediate development, are counted on to produce 140,000 horse wer. One private company has work under way on two plants with a total capacity of 60,000 horsepower. Power rights on rivers have been obtained for new develop- San Francisco capitalists which will yield r in electrical en- copes plant, 45,000 municipal is rated at ttle’s new just completed, horsepower. SAN FRANCISCO 4+ Improved conditions along the Pacific coast are being reflected in improved building and merchandising activi # and orders for lumber and farm ment. ‘There ts a slack de- mand for women workers but other- wise little surplus of labor. CHICAGO—The ‘sales of Mont- gomery. Ward and company and Sears Roebuck and company: for. Oc- tober are taken here as an accurate measurement of present business conditions in the middle west. The Montgomery Ward sales were the largest for any month in the history of the company. The same is true for Sears Roebuck, tf exception is made of November, 1920. 8T. LOUIS—Missour! Pacific loadings for October totaled 115,298 BARNEY GOOGLE. AND SPARK PLUG. cars, an increase of 11,822 over Sep- tember.. Since January 1 car load- ings of this road have reached 906,- 109. There were 42,976 cars re- ceived from connections in October, bringing the total received so far this year to 356,554. ic ‘ommodity Trade News (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) Steel. PITTSBURGH.—Pig iron produc- ers here refuse to recognize any market in basic lower than $19 a ton and business continues on a small scale, although local sheet mills have Ket for several thow the first quarter. he mi —The iron furnace of the Pulaski Iron company, idle since Soptember 3, 1923, is to start up immediately, it was sald today. PULAS: YOUNGSTOWN.—The Youngs- town Sheet and Tube company has started its fourth and last furnace in its East Youngstown group. Shoes. PHILADELPHIA—Demand for r was equal to Sep- were firm and in 6 advanced. shoes in Octol tember. Pr some cases ¥ ST. merchants bya month's DULUTH % receints, w taled over 58,900, 000 bus exceeded all previow records in the northwest, vators at the head of lakes have handled over 110,000,000 bushels co far this year. STOCK PRICES — WHEAT UP. ON STILL SOARING) EXPORT BUYING Avalanche of Buying Orders Marks Opening of Trad- ing Today NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Stock prices gave another remarkable de- monstration of strength at the open- ing of today’s market, which was featured by the enormous demand for railroad shares. Most of the ini- tial sales were in blocks of a thou- sand shares or more, Pere Marquette standing out .with a gain of 2% points on one transaction of 2,300 shares, New York Central, Frisco common, Atlantic Coast Line, Wa- bi preferred A, St. Louis South. western and Seaboard Airline also sold at ne w1924 peak prices United States Steel touched 112%, the highest price since 1919 and Baldwin climbed 2! Brokers reported that the open, ing scramble for stocks was. the most sensational trading since. the break which marked the beginning of the deflation period in 1919. Twenty-five rails had attained new high prices for the year, in the first alf our with half that number of in- dustrials in new high ground. Bald- win, Chicago, Northwestern, Na- tionai Lead Delaware and Hudson, Union American Can and Southern Pacific, all sold. two. or more points above last night's clos- figures while scores of others moved up a point of more. United States Steel touched 113, American Can, 142%, and United States Cast Iron Pipe, 1.25, Foreign exchanges open: ed strong, demand sterling touching another new high at $4.5 Foreign Exchange NEW YORK firm at Britain, de 60-day . demand Ittly, demand, 4 Belgium, de Germi Nov. 8 Quotations Bs, Foreign ex in cents changes, bills on Franc cables iy, demand, 2 mand, 89; Norway and, Sweden, demand, 2 Denmark 7.57; Switzerland nand , démand, 13. reece, and, demand, .19% Czecho Slovakia, demand, 2.98% Jugo Slavia, demand, 1.45%; Austria demand, .0014%; Rumania, demand 4; Argentina, deman 37.25 Brazil, demand, . 11.30; Tokia, de mand, 38%; Mntreal, 99 31~ ° ciecal SPRINGFIELD, [il.—Frost has killed some: Illinois corn but the bulk of the crop is safe. Husking has begun. Wheat in the southern Illinois counties needs moisture. Building Materials. ST. PAUL.—Building materials and hardware are in better demand than usual at this season. There is a slight surplus of labor in the build- ing trades, but no unemployment situation is lkely. Fruit. LODTI; Cal.—The grape crop ship- ments from this section will reach 9,000 cars for the season, it wag esti- mated by shippers today. Coal. PITTSBURGH.—It is quite pos- sible peak ‘coal production -has’ been: reached tn this district for the pres- ent. Operators are finding difficulty placing all their tonnage and many ure reported on track without ‘Butter. ot eat ‘The American Asso-} ainery Butter Manuf that product 10° per cert last 3 marked butter, CHICAGO, ed over the reducticn. tnos southtteet. esti- mated at 126,009,000 pounds, is being heid in expectation of higher prices. Storage Other Factors Also Serve to Strengthen Demand at :Chicago , = CHICAGO,’ Nov. 8:—With liberal new export buying said to be in progress, wheat scored ‘a decided fresh ‘upturn In price today after a hesitant start. Latest European crop estimates were announced us 46,000,000. bushels less. than was in- dicated a month ago. Furthermore, unfavorable weather was again ‘r ported from Argentina: and Austr: lia, the latter country suffering ti wettest’ season in 34 years. Initial prices, which varfed from unchanged figures to % lower, December $1.49% to $1.50 and May °$ to $1.55% were followed by ‘a slight genéral sag and then by -asrise all -sround that in some cases went nearly! 2c above yesterday's finish. Corny and. oats. advanced when wheat showed strength. After open: ing .at.'% to lc down, December $1.08% to’ $1,08%, the corn murket. made gains of ‘about 1%c compared with the close yesterday. Oats started at % to %c lower, December 61.16. 51% c,' dropped little further and then jcended with cohn and wheat. Higher quotations on hogs and «rain lifted provisions despite heavy selling of May lard by packera. Ask 17% 215 62% 49 115 50 15 140 Anglo Am, Oil .. Borne Scrymser Buckeye Chesebrought Mfg. Chesebrough pfd. Continental Crescent Cumberland Eureka 86 tal. ‘Sig. Com. — 5414 Sig, Old pfa. 115 Gal. Sig. New pfa. Illinois Pipe ~ Indiana Pipe — National ‘Transit New York Transit New York Transit Northern Pipe - Ohio OW, --.-. International Pete. Penn. Mex. rairie Oil prairie Piyte ar Refg . Penn Oil Ind. POTATOES CHICAGO, Nov., 8.—Potatoes trading moderate; market firm; re- cetpts 117 cars; total U. 8S. ship- ments 842; Minnesota and North Dakota sack River OQhios $1.00@1.0 nesota sacked round whites 70@9(c; Wisconsin sacked round whites 75¢ bulk 85@95e; Idaho sacked Rusaects $1.75@2.00. 25% 315 118 81 242 Poultry. CHICAGO, Noy. $.—Poultry alive unchanged. CHICA tment $9.50@10.. § MOST CALL GO, of No’ le 180 to 325 pound butchers, 140 to 170 15; majority pound weight, $8.50@9. ing sows, $8.90@9.15; weight, slaughter pigs, ; estimated holdover, Cattle—Receipts, 1,000. with week ago: steady; steers, higher; viv: er; bulls, 5,000. Chicago Prices. Choice weighty others after lot {early advance and registering fresh declines as low or lower than any time this year; yearlings 15 to 25¢ top yearlings, heavies, $10.85; early short fed pre- dominating in matured steers ar- ‘als; fat cows, strong to- 25c Be ° beef neifers, aay i vealers and feeders, steady; $13.00; best bulk pack- bulk strong $8.00@8.25; Compared Jatter class in narrow demand; veal- ers, run comparatively small, 25c lower. Fed steers, low: Week's bulk $7.75@11,25; 25 to 50c lower; western grass ‘weak to prices fol- fat cows, $3.75@5.75; heifers, $4.25@7.25; veal calves, $8.75@9.50; stockers and feeders, $5.00@6.75. Sheep—Receipt. around 2 3,000, 000 direct; including today's market steady; bulk fat lambs, $14.00@14- top to outsiders, $14.85; culls, $11. for week, around 2,500 direct and 38 cats of westerns. Fat lambs, ‘at sheep, 26 to 50c higher feeding lambs, 26c higher; bulks for week, fat wooled lambs, $13.7! Compared with 50-to 75 ‘Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb. Nov, —{U. 8. De- partment of Ag#icultude).—Hoge— 6,000; active, mostly 10@15c. higher; good and choice 200.to pound) butchers $9.25@9.5); top $9,60,. bulk 0; average cost of, sales Eriday $8 $8.75 @9. weight 245 “Cattle—400; compared with: week ago: erally steady ‘Fed steers and yearlings gen: -long yearlings $1) week's arid year's top price; bologna bulls ' $3, 10@3.5 ; practical: veal top $10.50;:.@utsiders upward to $11\ stockers. and feeders $5.50@7.00. . Sheep—Receipts, with week ago: 250; DENVER, Colo., Nov. Receipts, 251 Fat. wooled lambs, yearlings and sheep 50c. hfgher; fed clipped ‘lambs: and feeders. steady; closing bulk follow: top — $14.00; Fed westerns compared natives 8.—Ho, so active 10 to 15c"high- er; top, $9.75; one load 220-pound av- erages, $ 34.50; few! 96.5 to 50 cents higher: cate —Receipts, lor week: best steers, strong fat she stock, 25 + canners,’ cutters 9.50. 0 to $8.0 12,000; calves, abd bulls, 2hc higher; few cows and heifers, be: $4.25 ‘to $5.75; st heifers, $6.25. top cows, Sheep—Receipts, 16,500; practical- ly‘all through; fat lambs, 15c higher, $13.40; $12, Cat Cre Greybull Torchlight 120%.) Bik Basin ..... 42% | Rock Creek Creek Big Muddy 22% | Mule . Creek 72\ | Sunburst - milton Dome Salt H Ferris Byron Notches bulk of few clipped lambs, $11.50; fat ewes, 50c higher; top, $6. pies adn aga Cal. CRUDE MARKET sheep, ek Pilot Butte Lander ae" $13.00 to With President WASHINGTON, Noy. 8.—Senator Wadsworth, Republican of New York, apd Senator, Watson, Repub- Mean, Indiana, conferred separately this morning with * President Cool- idge, discussing briefly the legisla- tive situation. Both were of the opinion that appropriation bill» would be about all that could be con- sidered at the approaching short sea- sion. Senator Watson said he thought, however, that a tax plan imitar to the defeated Mellon scheme would’ be" aay up fa de- hate, at least. ... ‘The ‘Indiana senator declared e would fight for the. removal of Sen- ator LaFollette from Republican party committee’ assignments upon the reorganization of the new con- gress, but said he’ expected no ef- fort along that line at the short session. SUMMARY OF NIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON.—Advites “from Chie said plans hud ‘been’ made for a general election there May 10, at which a’ president and congress’ will be. elected by! direct. popular Paks LS 9 WASHINGTON—The: . Benate-com- mittee . investigating: campaign | ie Ppenditures: may not reéume: until after congress: convenes. pp ee > ROME—T e- Italian press, com: menting on the/result ofthe: -Amert- mn and; British ejections, advanced the theory that they brent bode! slt for Italy. C LONDON,.—Christian ,; Rakovsky, soviet charge @’ affaires in London, held. a» reception et Shessham house, the old home of 'the caine *“LONDON.—-The Prince of Wales recelved-Owen D. Young, . former agent general for reparations under the’ Dawes "ge en erate to” the United Stati y NEW‘ YORK.—The ' will et, ae ean Libbey Stilwell, ‘the, no’ Was filed with an executors’ report estimating the estate to be in .ex- iene of AT OUR cnt BANK ROBBERS. TAKE $6 ,000 MORRISTOWN, 8S. D., Nov. 8.— Robbers, be-jeved to be a man and two women, blew the vault'and safe of the Morristown State bank here and escaped with $6,000, pa Rita tah ath PARIS.—A very low waist line to- day is beginning to creep In among the frocks which have /any ‘waist luve‘at all, Its ‘length is enhanced by,an apron effect, uften enibro'der- ed as brightly as the peasant aprons of Rumania. Boston Wyoming Burke Biackstone Salt. Creek Mountain & Guit -. wne- 1.25 1.30 New York Oil --------10.00 11.00 Picardy -------------- .02 08 01.01% 29.00 30.00 Royalty & Producers — .03 .04 Sunset. --.-.---------- .03 04 ‘Tom Bell. Royalty -..- .02 03 Western Exploration - 3.10 3.20 Western States -...-- 12 13 Y. OD) 2220-25 -ccee 05 06 a EW YORK CURB SLOSING ~~ Bid Mouptain Producers -- Glenrock Ol! Salt Creek Prds. Salt” Creek Cons. New York on -....-.- Prairie Studio, 118 Hast First.—Adv. Phi hs Xmas. prices ail thin week. ‘Cred Betenetalies 181°8. Center. 3702. Specia! Credell Studio, Phone ed 19.25 19. a) « Qn: Saturday and Sunday, Novem: ber’ and 9, ‘Temple photographer from studio, Casper, will be at Kodak. Finishing shop, Glenrock ‘for the purpose.of making portraits for Nagar a “NEM YORK; Nov. .8.—The sugar market was unchanged ‘t: raw oday 46 duty paid, with no, sales, re- Refined futures pol nominal. CHICAGO, Nov. were —Butter, lower; creamery extras, 38%c; standards, S6%c; extra firsts, 34% @36c; firsts, 28@70c. receipts, 31% @33%c; second Egat, unchamged; .NEW YORK, Noy. 8.—The 69%, Mexican doliars, 53%. PITTSBURGH.— lans were burgh for a 52-story building, signed to accommodate 12,000 dent and to cost $10,000,000, nounced by the University of Pi! 2,285 raw do- stu: APNE SOFF THis Is— ¥ XTHOUGHT WED GE IN LONDON BY “Ths TIME IGoT Mv HORSE ON BOARD = X GOTTA GET _Bv Billey De Beck HT. Opsahi, science instructor in the aarneine Ginn.) High School. hud! his own wdeus about 4 class-ruum disciphne. ulmost entirely of mental suspense. FARM RELIEF PROBE [5 NEAR (Continued from Page One.) porter, is in line fcr the claims com- mittee chairmanship now held by Mr. Edmunds, while new heads of the house educations, Indian affairs, commerce and insular affairs. com- mittees will be needed, Representative Reed of New York is ranking Republican on the edu- cation committee. Johnson of South Dakota ‘on the Indian affajrs com- mittee and Fuller of Jiinofs on the insular affairs committee. Represen- tative Parker of New York is in line to succeed Representative Winslow of Massachusetts, who did not seek re-election, as head of the commerce committee. as to whether an effort will be made by the Republicans to read Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin and his fol- lowers in the senate and house out of the party, depriving them, of their committee assignments and of the privilege of attending party ebnfer- ences. _ Several senators, among them Smoot, have declared in favor of such action, while privately some of the Democratic leaders in the sen- ate have advocated disciplinary _ac- tion against Senatar Wheeler “of Montana, vice presidential candi date on the LaFollette independent ticket. Senator LaFollette is chairman of the senate manufacturers commit- tee ‘and Is listed as ranking Repub- lican-on, the finance and interstate commerce committees, Brookhart of Iowa, and North Dakota, who usual; lined up with the Wisconsin sena- tor on political issues, have commit- He got «cum There is considerable speculation, bie a pee ee el ae 1% The pungnment was wn office chal: and equipped mt with Terse rue that nv spark would chuse & suvere! shock Ww & boy strapped in woul sr attuned chums one tee was slightly burned, As huis is shuwn im the above » picture ‘end an artist e tee assignments but are chairmen of none, while Ladd of,North Paes. another senator identified with LaFollette bloc, is chairman’ of as public lands committees Shipstead, Farmer-Labor senator from Minnesota, is a member of five committees, and Norris of Nebraska, who has repeatedly differed with the Republican organization, is the agri- culture committee chairman. In the house the LaFollette insur- gents all of whom have been re- elected have committee assignments as republicans, some of ‘them servy- ing as chairm COAST PLAGUE UNDER CONTROL LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8.—Though the pneumontie plague siutation Los Angeles.today was. considered “extremely satisfactory" no new foci nor even any new cases of the dis: ease having been discovered in yes- terday’s surveys of the quarantine areas, health authorities fighting the epidemic were not slackening their intensive anti-plague measures, House to house inspections twice daily in the quarantined: districts, trict isolation of all plague cases and suspected cases, and other pro- tective measures will continue. until the epidemic has been stamped out, according to Dr. W. M. Dickie, sec- retary of the state board of health and director of the anti-plague com- mittee. In addition the vigorous rodent ex- termination campaign now und way will be continued even after the present epidemic has been complete- ly conquered. To date there have been 36 cases and 30 deaths, two victima suc- cumbing yesterday. : Nine Convicted Of Swindle In Selling Stock MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 8 — Nine’ officials and agents of the Union Food Stores company we found guilty today in sederal grat on charges of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud on many of the nineteen , counts charged in the ins dictments. Two defendant stock salesmen were acquitted, Textile. Mills Reduce Wages ‘ MANCHESTER, N. H., Nov, 8— Notices were posted in the Amos keag mills here today announcing that a ten per cent wage reduction would become effective on Monday, The wage cut affects 14,000 textile Operatives. At present about 5,000 “operatives are working on a foure day week schedule but more depart ments are expected to be operated tn the near future. —— > —__ ESSEN, Germony.—Dr, Otto Wied- felt, German athbassador to Wash- ington, will Jeave soon to resume next spring his former activities with the Krupp directorate, Have you seen the 1925 Hudson Coach?