Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1921, Page 18

il i NEW ENGLAND TRADE IMPROVES|Life’s Darkest Moment. : IN BROAD WAY AND STEADY PACE Advance in Cotton Unsettles Textile Mar-~ kets, But Shoe Factories Are Showing Increased Speed in Output. . BY EDSON B. SMITH. Special Dispateh to The Star, BOSTON, September 19.—Industrial conditions in New England are improv- ing in a broad way and at a steady The belief is gaining ground that business has turned the corner. Compared with two years ago, busi- ness is not normal, but compared with six months the betterment is clearly manifest, and the trend is to- ard Dbetter things. The brightest shots continue to be the textile and pacy shoe trades. The s rp advance in cotton has rather unsettled the market for cotton #oods, and buyers are holding off. On the other hand, the mills show little disposition to contract too far ahead ar of further advance in the raw Cotton brokers report it in- « s hard to buy the fine staple. The woolen mills continue active, and the local wool market has a better tone than for months, with firm prices for ir to good grades. In the shoe trade Endicott-Johnson is running of 100,000 pairs of shoe daily. W. H. McElwain is operating at about 75 per of capacity, and makers of the are running at between per cent of capacity, which the speed of six months ago. ling costs have come down ma- nd construction of dwellings U at capacity, with an output 60 an: is double a Bu Cattle Growers in Texas BY JAMES R. RECORD. FORT WORTH, Tex. Sepleml}er 19. Jetterment in bysiness and indus- cles continued to manifest it- s territory and two factors rong influence toward improve- ment will be added this week, when reduced rates on live stock will go nd the war finance loan be opened here. Lower rail charges will be of material as- to the cattle growers of the ern ranges, and farmers and like will be benefited by wil stockmen the new credit agen: cotton gather- Inten vity in under and marketing pur of the incre : nidation of credit which ] a this has been most gratify Cottonseed prices have soared. farmers e $ '\“a ton in some localiti generally h eved the bulk of the cotton crop e b picked and sold by Novem- ber 1. LN o wizantic gusher wells broug in’rl‘l:l(':- Mex! field h wve cau l‘dv!‘P‘; o Ra activity in the oil regions an e buving of well and drilling sup- been reported by supply enjoying a 3 lllfl'll'lfl;‘)’ emand of the e haa been carrying. ing the large trade in meeting de smali stocks th Money Conditions Better In San Francisco Area BY LYNN C. SIMPSON. Spec ch to The Star. s NX l-'l?.\\: l:«‘u, September 19.— oved money conditions are clear- I Dimarent nthis. territory, despite a serious amount of unemployment and damage to certain crops by heavy rain: ¥ lers report a decided im- provement in trade, following the ter- mination of the disputes in the build- trades, although only half as mechanics are employed as be- the strike. | ing fore Rain falling throughout the Sacra- mento and San Joaquin valleys in the prune, raisin and wine grape coun- «d serious loss. It is| at 90 per cent of the raisins arying trays when the rain nd the S so were in i extent of the. s not known, but it is it will heavy. Tomatoes also suffered. The strike of 5.000 men in the Kern niy oil fields has had the effect of petroleum production very materially in this territor: Damage to wells is feared if a settlement is not reached in the near future. The total yield of the ric e will he large th able weather h d and the harvest is now Commodity Reports From Various Centers Steel. ‘RG, Pa. September 19 fter _being idle since . the Old Mcadow mill of the n Sheet and Tin Plate Com- pany at ottsdale resumed opera- tions today, siving employment to about 400 men. P: vet be vear. Favor- inced the crop in progre: t September 19 (Spe- scale has b=en arrell works of and Tin Plate Hot mill d_approximately tin house workers announc the Comy and r cent YOR -ptember 19 (Spe- al).—The American Bridge Com- bas just closed an order for 0 tons of structural steel. The order placed through CLEVEL. : September 19 -Wire s ails now are a ke This repre- se in price of one to thre ton in wire produc and is the first, increase in the pi of building materials recorded s - started sents September American tle plant 3 ptember 26. Eight hundred men will be given em- ployment Cotton. :ptember 19 (Special). recognized cen_reduced litional price en cifected by put- aper brands on ho wholesale price of has been increased by ating the 10 per cent discount, increase does not reach the T LOUI ail pric is of ci but th consume: ST. LOUIS, September 19 (Special). Increase in the basic price of raw cotton has not yet reached the con- sumer of cotton goods, but is reflect «d in wholesale prices now in effect ! in this section. NEW YORK, September 19 (Spe- | cial). es for tickings have been | advanced by some mill agents 2 to 3 cents a yard. The new figures will wover October and November deliv- cries. Coal. LOUIS, September 19 (Special). ic antumn coal movement has not begun, but dealers are holding the of the cl st bituminous i s firm at $5.25 a ton in this sec- | tion, waiting to see to what extent 1 demand wili develop. dndustri TOWN, Pa., September 19 —Coke continues strong at quotations: Spot fur- | 3.50; contract furnace, | d spot foundry, $4.25 Lumber. NEW ORLEANS, September 19 (Spe- rgentina is in the market for ! lumber and at least zwul will load heavy cargoes of | fields of this | the | umber this month for River Plate orts. Chemicals. NEW YORK, September 19 (Spe- cial) —It is reported from London that Hugh Stinnes, the German financier, has cbtained options on 6,000,000 ton: of British pithead spoil heaps at one shilling a ton. It is said he proposes to manufacture dyes from this waste coal product. Automobiles. DETROIT, September 19 (Special). —Unfllled orders are rapidly accumu- lating_at the Ford factory here, as there has been a tremendous rush of business reported following the latest rice cut on ord cars, and the 4,000- car daily output has not been in- creased. PITTSBURGH, September 19 (Spe- cial).—The last cut in prices is said to have increased sales of Ford cars 50 per cent.- Non-Ferrous Metals. HOUGHTO! Mich., September 19 (Special). —The Michigan copper country has been cheered by recent orders from Europe for copper. France has taken 700,000 pounds of the red metal. the order being the third from the country in three weeks. Fru BOSTON, Mass., September 19 (Spe- cial).—The Massachusetts cranberry crop will fall considerably below the average for the last twenty years be- cause of unfavorable weather condi- tions. The yield is estimated at 215,- 000 barrels. NEW_YORK. September 19 (Spe- cial) —There is a heavy demand manifested in this market for the new crop of California raisins. This mar- ket has been allotted a limited ton- nage and all orders are received sub- ject to confirmation. HOLLAND. Mich., September 19 (Special).—The grape crop of west- ern Michigan will be far better than as_expected early in the season. Grapes in this section are selling at £110 and are easily disposed of. Other fruit vields also will be higher than anticipgted. Collars. NEW YORK, September 19 Spe- cial).—Following the latest reduction in prices by collar manufacturers, re- tailers here are pricing standard brand collars at 20 cents apiece, and some sell four for 75 cents. oi. LONDON, September 19 (Special).— The Cunard steamship line has let @ contract to one of the largest Brit- ish shipbuilding firms to convert a number of the vessels of the line from cval to oil burners. Glaxs. BELLAIRE, Ohio, (Special).—The Bellaire Bottle Com- pany plant has resumed and will operate three days a week. Business Notes. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, September 19 (Special).—An appeal for co-operation of the employes of the company was made today by President J. A. Camp- bell of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company in bettering a situa- tion which he described as “the worst in the history of the company if not in the entire Youngstown district.” He pointed to the present rajlroad freight rates and present wage scales as operating against the best interests of the steel industry in this district, and added that while there were hope- ful signs, and while it was believed conditions eventually would change for the better, there was danger that no material improvement would come before the end of this winter. 'W YORK, September 19 (Special). —Canadian competition for the ship- ping trade to the West Indies ‘and British Guinea has strengthened ma terially since the close of the war, ac: cording to shipping men here, who de- clared ~ today that recent cuts in freight rates in this trade were the re- sult of this competition. The Cana- ians are aided. they say, by the ex- change rate and the preferential cus- toms rates in effect between the Brit- ish colonies FORT WORTH. Tex.. September 19 (Special).—Banks and financial houses in this section, which were affected by dullness in business conditions last spring. and some of which were forced to cfose, are beginning to feel the re- nditions. and_n: September 19 | | | Through Sleeping Car Springfield, Mass. Effective Saturday, September 2¢. The present New Haven Sleoping Car on the FEDERAL EXPRESS, leaving Washington, %:30 _p.m., will run through to Springfleld, ~Mass.. also serving New Haven and Hartford. Similar through service will be pro- vided from Springfleld to Washington. Hell Gate Bridge Route i Pennsylvania System Comfort Your Skin With CuticuraSoap Eg_fi ragrant Talcum ] BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets More Than $7,000,000 Surplus Nearing $800,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, Presideat I f | TON, THE EVENING ST .2 HING' qurt =S RS 1 reopening L merous institutions their doors. BOSTON, September 19 (Special).— Factory construction in New England is at a standstill, and few plans for future industrial plant butlding are, under consideration. Apparently New | England has ample factory space for are New D’Annunzio Plot. Gabriele d’Annunzio, the vanqu hero of Fiume, has now evolved a | plan to make himself tor Rome, according to the London press correspondent. who s Italian eccentric is preparing dramatic_coup. the production of goods likely to be| “His latest effort,” says the corre- | needed for some time to come. spondent, “is concer with Porto Baros, in the Adriatic, which Italy may concede to the Jugoslavs. Signo Giolitti's government fell over thi question, but negotiations are to be | resumed in Rome shorti i “Should Signor "Bonomi's govern- | ment also tumbie to pieces over fur- | SECRET PRESS SEIZED. I BARCELONA. September 18.—The | Barcelona police have discovered the | secret printing office of the terrorist newspaper, Solidaridad Obrera. They | ther parleving with the Jugoslavs, it | seized the.plant and arrested a number | is believed that Signor Nitti will | of syndicalists connected with it. resume office. D'Annunzio a bit- | i il ] | Feel how smooth this paint is ° Ne made of the finest grade materials ground excged- ingly fine and mixed thoroughly and evenly by machines which make no mistakes. And how it does spread!. No ordinary paint equals it. - The brush glides over the sur- face, leaving a velvety coating of paint that completely hides the surface and keeps it hidden. You'd expect such high grade paint as Certain-teed to more, but it actually costs less. The Certain-teed certainly know how to make paint, and they know to price it. Each color stands on its own price, on cost. You pay less for those colors which cost less to make. That's fair. Everybody pays only for what he gets and nothing more. We have the right teed Paint or Varnish for everything inside or outside your house. Come in and see us before you buy any paint. g i 710 13th St. N.W. Washington, D. C. PAINT * Lewis E. Hummer, 2419 Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. P. goldbh“ & Co,, 1923 Pa. Ave. A W. E. Perry, Bethesda, Md. @. P. Bickford, Berwyn, Md. Loveless, 19 Florida: Ave. 3 D. Derzavitz, 711 7th St. N.W. D, C _ Certain-teed Paints and Varnishes Are Sold at Retail by These Merchants: Fred M. Haas, 2006 R. 1. Ave. N. E,, ‘Washington, D. C. Sidney L. Hechinger Co, 6th and C Sts. SW.; Camp Meigs, N.E. J. W. N.w. A L PR Ty o ,. MONDAY,- —By Webster e | 2 ALONE IN THE JUNGLE WITH THE TERRIBLE LEATHER DOGS AMD THE HORRIBLE STOCKING COMNSTRICTORS Y e i, SEPTEMB Y (S ER 19, 1991. APPLE CROP SHORT. Not Expected to Exceed 75,000 Barrels in Frederick County. WINCHESTER, Va., September 19.— Commercial apples that are usually harvested about the first week in Oc- | toher are now being packed, the sea- son being about two weeks ahead of normal. Due to freezing weather late in March and early in April, when the trees blossomed nearly a month earlier than usual, the crop of com- mercial apples of =all varieties in Frederick county is not expected to exceed 76,000 barrels, compared with close to 600,000 barrels a year ago. Frederick county normally produc-s | one-fourth of the commercial apple | crop of the state. | As a result of the short crop, the| highest prices on record are being| received for the fruit. Grimes golden varieties are bringing $8 per barre Jonathans, $8.25 to $ Imperials, $24°5 to $6.50. Cider mills are paying §1 per 100 pounds for sec- onds, and bulk. apples, with No. 1| grades taken out, bring $2 per 100 pounds. e —— FOREIGN BONDS. Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. Closing price Rerlin 4s.. German gov. 4x.. 10% Greater Berlin 4s German gov. 5. 103 Hremen 43s.... Krupp 4s........ 1314 Coblens 4 Bad. Aniline 415 143 Cologne 4s. Al G . 141y Mein'ger Bank 4s 1 (=t rici=t=t Frankfort 5s.. Humburg 8x. Hamburg 8% Hamburg 4x. French 5 French British German gov. 3s.. 101z Helgian Rest. German gov. 3%s 9% Belgian Prem —_—_— COTTON MARKETS. NEW YORK, September 19.—De- clines of late last week were -fol- lowed by sharp recoveries in the cot- ton market here today. The late cables from Liverpool were relatively steady with private advices reporting that the decline there had brought in | an increased trade demand and the | local market opened firm at an ad- vance of 30 to 38 points. There was a little southern selling. Futures opened firm: October, 18. December, 19.00; January, 18:80; March, 18.60; May, 15.52. NEW ORLEANS. September 19.— [Advances of nearly a cent a pound | were made by cotton in the early trading today as the result of heavy buying, stimulated by a better Liver- pool than due and reports from the cotton region that picking was rapidly being completed in many important sections. Futures opened steadr: October, 17.95; December, 18.24; January, 18.3 March, 18.28; May, 18. LIVERPOOL, September 19.—Cotton spot large inquiry, prices easier. Good middling, 14.05; fully middling, 13.35; middling, 12.90; low middling, 11.90; good ordinary, 10.85; ordinar: 10.10. Sales, 15,000 bales. including 10,000 American. Receipts, 4,000 bales, ter feud with the ex-premfer. He ns his followers that his old enemy may return to power, and in that case word will be passed to them to assembie in Rome. The poet aeroplane, surround take him prison- are himself dictator. the event of the Bonomi govern- ment surrendering Porto Baros it is assum-d that d’Annunzio would oc- cupy it with his legion and defy the and_take 1 nnunzio, despite his previous flasco, still has a large following. and can always obtain financial backing.” —_ It pays to read the want columns of The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled through the Geo. F. Muth & Company Ceriainteed o e ] VARNISH ROOFING - LINOLEUM - OIL CLOTH & RELATED PRODUCTS Mt: Rainier Hdw. Co., Mt. Rainier, Md. W. W. Welsh Estate, Rockville, Md. M. M. Walker, Washington Grove, Mmd. including 1.300 American. Futures closed steady: September, 13.11: Oc- tober, 13.03; January, 12. March, 12.44; May, 12.18; July, 11.85. India Gold for New York. i PLYMOUTH. England. September 19.—The British steamer Devanha, ! from Bombay, has landed gold to the amount of 450,000 pounds sterling, consigned to New York. l i l 50, and York | C. W P Tel ect Potomac Potomne < Keal Estate T Columbia Grap) | Columbs p aper M ats Tr: | | | | Quotations Selling chec] Loncon Madrid Zurich Athens Vieny | Washinaton Stock Exchange. Potomac Electric Light general mortage Gs— 1,000 3¢ 97, $L.000 At 57, $1.000 at 97 $1.000 apital Traction R. K. 5s orgetown Gas 1st Gs etropolitan K. K. & ectric Power 65, Alex. and Mt. { ) NEW WORKING RULES SALES. Washington Gas THs—$1000 at 10215, DELAY RAIL STRIKE $1.000 at 10215, _— Capital Traction 5s—$1,000 at 87 Washington Railway pfd.—5 ut 56. Unions to Await Action by Rail- Bank of Washington—10 at 180. Mergenthaler Linotype—2 at 119%, 8 at road Labor Board Before 1194, 2 at 119%. ' Any Further Action. AFTER CALL. By the Ansociated Press CHICAGO, September 19—Railroad ut’ 97, employes throughout the country to- Washington Gas Light—] t 444, day received the offic nnounce- Money-—Call los %a? per cent ment that railrozd shopmen belong- and Asked Prices ing to ‘Ihe six federated shoperafts unions have voted to sirike against Bol:gi" the general w. reduction of July ! PUBLIC % ast. but will defer action pending : B Aked. | rpiulgation of working rules now 04 Telga. do...- B% 4 Cnited States % R w | Railroad Labor B Doty 101 Another vote will be taken on a (e - ceptance or rejection of the rule jcording to an announcement by B, M eplione G, . i «ll, head of the perafis or- anization, at a mass n % of Chi- cago shop workers ¥ sterday HOBOK N. J., --+ | Delegates from the lo -+ 1the Brotherhood of Fire er 19, unions_of nd En r = the port of Ny i cret ses- 4 oppogition 10 the per cent wage cut proposed by the v Lzbor Board. XNo vote u‘.-] 5 CLEVELAND, Ohio, prtember 19 » W. M. Cold Storuge "‘Iv}'v and mbers six railroad S crafts atliliated with the Americ American Tel. and 2553 .....|ings here last night pledged them- Dital Traction ¥ Iselves 1o obey the orders of the rail- shington G . - road spartment of the federation ufl‘uik d Wash. Steamboat. . boilermakers, car repair b . g smiths, shee: al work- Wash. B clec =al s attended xs | the mectings. They agreed not o mabh 5 foliow 1 e strike Comnercial - iprogram arranged by the union Disirict .. Farmers i e PO i er 5 Lincoln - Fatal Chinese Stamps. National Metropolitan correspondent of th isgow recalls that cond pun - 18 | ment was inflicted on the designer of the first Chinese postage stamp. who American Security and also inadvertently committed serious nental Trust . i blunde He was a Freachman, M J1Villard, who in 1849 was employed in the Chinese customs office Requested 1o design posta = ....i10 be issucd on sixtieth b Wanhi tof the emp vi Merchants’ | his best 10 zovern- 30 {ment. But fatal mis- kes. He . on “Imp U i Chin of pelling out | mperia As a Chinese Lpublic offi t to have known 0 ; t th forbid Any 9 abbreviat blic docume 1 under sev i re; .. » ut Vil National Union : T | tutea a = > ITLE INSU {his designs Columbia Title b hophore DI |=on- Pt ait B0 i puni In deferenc. however. he was not put [ but w on offcial a ered another form ¢ mission W | Tibet poor Villard N EXCHANGE. values at noon to ks —Dollar The hew sugar-coated chewing gum | / peppermint flavored sogar Jacket around pep- permint flavored chewing gom that will ald vour appe- tite and digestion, polish your teeth and molsten vour throat. 8y the makers of “@fter Every Meal” &z Lasts! -