The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 29, 1920, Page 13

ag HE SEA Traders. on Short Side of Market in New York Opening NEW YORK, July 29.—Prices were trregular at the opening of the New 148 te | York Stock exchange today, United Staten Steel, 87%, YM: Reading, 87%. up %; Pan-American Petroleum, 04%, off %; Crucible, 146, off 1%; Studebaker, 64%, off My: win, 11 up %; Almerican tocomotive, 91%, up %; Southern Railway, 27, up %; Republic Tron & Steel, &%, up United States Rubber, 89%, unchanged; Central Leather, 67%, up 1%; Chandler, 67, off 1%; Sinclair, 26%, off \; Ketly-Springficld, 85, off 2%. Traders were generally on the short sfde of the market, but bear attacks failed to €reat den! during the first hour. Steel held around & ra were a point or more above yesterday's clone, Replogle advanced 24 to 14%. Factors affecting the market favor- bly Were reports that the Interstate Commerce commission would grant @ substantial Increase if both freight and passenger rates this week and the optimistic jement of Gov, Harding of the federal reserve board. Another drop in domand sterling resulted In renewal of the bear drive. At $2.73 sterling was at the lowest figure since March 18. On the reaction Steel common touched yesterday's low of 87%. Repub- Me made a hew low 60 the dectine 54%. Large buying orders were put in after these Cimuren Were reached and the entire steo! group recovered, United States Steel gaining a point. The recovery aided the entire Hat, the gains running from 1 to 2 points in the third hour, Mexican Petros leur sold at 182, compared with the week's low of 176%. Pan-American Ship News » Companies Ask Want High Prices ot pom, lew Th Second low Tide | Second pom, BE Mati pm, 60 eee STORMS HOLD OFF LANDING july 39-—Tre w-{Viotoria Is Still Lying Off} Raho in its Bale ot $3.000,000,000 of Nome ene of hg im history, is between (WO) .. Alaska Steamship company’s most gigantic buat are the steamship|!iner Victoria ts lying off the Nom: Want to get the roadstend awaiting subsidance of th possible. torm ‘that has prevaited tn Berin concerns. They are anxious |*® Waters for the past two weeks, HENLE ON, July 29.—The U. s the government put the price According to advices received bere ‘fe it can. ‘Thursday. ONCE ik" MARKET Of ships owned by} for St. Michael, and none at all for BStates—the number t* Nome, owing to the severe weather lover the week short covering Im Industriala, Haldwin advanced to low for the Week of 10¥\, and Stnel comnion was up to &f%. ‘The market acted well tn the last half hour. recovered 4 points from the week's low In the fourth hour activity developed in the rafis under the leadership of Reading and Southern Rallway, Reading low, Firmnens tn the rails tended to stimulate further it 59% was Up nearly 6 pointe 111% Bgainst ite Large blocks of Steel under 2,000—were dumped | conditions. market at once Qnd at) The heavy weather te also respon. og thi ene Nog Ships /aibie for the loss of the little ex. . “broken” and the Dloring schooner, Kolyma, a vessel LBave to nell their products}outttted by the Hibbard Swenson ly, or not at all. S80 @¥/ company of Seattle, whith was lost on Stedeo island, 50 tiles from Nome, last week. Roald Amundsen’s threemasted schooner, the Maud, is anchored at Sledge isiand, unadie to make Nom: ‘Deenuse of the storms, She will te- Thalh at her present anchorage for several days. Save FUEL ON BIDS Sinsecw| TO SHIP BOARD Seattle Best Port "otters From Three Com-| fry» Operating Ships common were taken at 89, up nearly 2 points over the day's low, Activ- ity, however, continued to center tm rafla, with Reading, ‘Frisco and Southern Railway leading. Naldwin made a néw high for the day @: 112. Replogie Steel was up % points from Wednesday's low at 79. Closing prices: United States Steel, 9, up 1%; Crucible, 150, ap 2%; Replogic, T84. up 44%; Mexican Petroleum, 163, up 44%; General Motors, the steamship companies T2%. up %; Sinclair, 27%, = the bigger “kick.” They that ships are bringing at gale only About $110 a ton, oe @€ NEW YORK, July 29.—The Pvening Sun financial review this after- Woon satd: * i “Strength Im today’s stock market was traceable to easter money rates m4 to the improved state of affairs In Burope. Attempts were made from time to time to engineer drives againat this or that issue, but they were not particularly successful and covering by shorts was the rule ina Were rapidly extended tn the middle of 2 te & points until shortly before the cloa- Ing, When Waxfmum prices were shaded.” however, argue that should panies Accepted ‘Of the committee of euplaina: WASHINGTON, July 29.--Bida of | committee believes that In/three ‘companies for fuel of Mave value of any ship sold,| been accepted by the shipping board, Po not Be Wh@uly influ | it was announced to@ay. The bids ac In contradiction to reports sent East by San Francisco inter Price at which such} cepted are: ship owner can make money by doing business thru the port there in pref- | ited. =The Thee | From the Atlantic Refining com-lerence to Seattle, the Seatiie Chamber ef Commeree today made public) pany, 3,600,000 barréls at $2.50. tor fieures showing that a ship of 6,000 net registered tons, 30-foot draft and -|minal delivery at. Philadelphia, oF | speed 10 knots an hour coming from the Orient to the Pacific coast wou 92.38% barge deltvery. wave $7,967.50 if whe Were a coal burner and also @ big saving If ahe From the Gulf Refining company,| burned oll, due to the fact that the Journey from the Orient la two 125,000 barrels of off at $2.10, ter} shorter to Seattle than to Ban Francisco, minal delivery, or $2.20, barge dolly. The figures on the hypothetical ebip mentioned above ery, at Port Arthur, Tex. SRATTLE SAN From the Midco-Mexico company.|¢ 160.00 (not required) Pilotage $ 360.00 (compulsory) Pilot | Tulsa, Okla, 4900000 to 7,000,000 26.20 Water 75.00 Water barrels at $1.10 to $1.25, terminal de) 2.90650 (17 days’ voyage crew's Wages) 2,215.60 (19 days rorage) livery at New Orleans. $96.20 (17 days) Meals $22.40 (19 days) Meale - oe 340.00 O11 and tncidentale 240.00 O41 and incidentals PACIFIC SHIPS BTE7AO (AHO tong coal at HET a tom) ——_ 12,450.09 (980 tons at $13 ton) TO WAVE PHONE |Radio Corporation Will In- stall Device Win the ocean-going captains of ‘the future ‘sit tn a business office wirel $10,046.40 Total 917.408 Total Brew the ofl-berning ship can gain by making Seattle its terminus The cost of 2,400 barrels here, sufficient for the 17 days voyage at 200 barrels © ay, would cost $7,140 at $2.10 @ barrel; at San Francisco, where the rate te $1.88 a Darrel by reason of proximity to the California fields, 3.600 barrels must Be taken aboard for @ 19-day voyage et @ total cost of $7,144, Substituting these figures for the coal costs in the summary, the tot be 911,448.90 for Heattle and $12,197.90 for San Fran: GRAIN FUTURES (50 FIRMS JOIN CONTINUE LOW INSURANCE POOL They'll Work Out Co-opera- tive Syndicate More than 60 fire and marine tn- e? Within the nett few months the Railo Corporation of America will commenice the installation of com- | bined ‘telephone am! wireless sets on vessels operating ‘on this coast. That the Pacific Steamship com- pany will probably be the first firm to equip its coastwise vessels with| an thy Oiieaize. the Rew device was the announce- | tinued lower today, ment of Hugh Mackenzie, assistant ine Sy = gp ts ey ag met, rh general passenger agent ofthe Ad-|t}, a new wheat will move te ket miral Line, Thursday. iy now. Hedging sal also eee AR VESSELIS |csozzsrsecgets | LOST IN FLAMES to shave oft $2,662 trom|NO Word Received From bees submitted to'tme| K@huku Since Monday Just been submitted to the biggest reduction for 19¢1| NEW YOR ‘The vessel for 1 ‘ORK, July 29,—The vease §, but cloned 4 ihe off: Septem- ‘a Paring of $6,020 in sainriea.|which was repotted afire off the fir npened at Slag, up Me. later | mot be clear gain, tho, be-\Jeresey coast Monday was believed losing 3'sc. | ‘of the proposed installation of to have been the Kehuku, operated 1 peewee TsGs eee i Z| index’ cases at $2,500 and by the Columbus Shipping company.|* $ijty oats opene t ine | premium on bonds. ‘The compan | madison dolinrs, ¥8. 256. announced no Word and closed es plans on further reductions |hed been recefved from the Kehttku! Vp ees — ” ‘coming year. since she sailed Monday Status of Frisco Market FRANCISCO, 3 Etforts to| Li Sire, % get into communication x Whea they said, proved fruitless. a 1 n ! val R “ae Chicago Live Stock with ‘her, | fore the clo: ‘The time and the place of the re- CHICAGO, July 2. 7 ON, July 29-—Wheat ported fire and explosions were cotn- dent with the scheduled location oF | 91.000 eae, ecket ‘ever from last year, now held | | Bulk of eat fm elevators and points of the Kehuku. totals 109,318,900 Strongly Hit as Wheat 29.—Grain future ind of trade CoM wurance companion have signed the Corn and Oats Mheat | There was soll | marine syndicate agreement and the managers of the companies actively | iMterested are holding daily meet ings. Arrangements have been mate to co-operate with the shipping board not affected so|in the maintenance of a strictly tho there was) American system of insurance. corn at the! WwW. H. McGee is acting as tem Tili-|Porary manager of the two private | ¥ynilticates which Will be operated Co-operativaly by the companies. openii |nois were two factors there. Oats | started ‘strommer, being affected by heavy buying yesterday for ship- ment Provisions continued strong. December wheat was lec up at the opening, 34, but later lost 2%c; March opened 2c ap at 82.39%, | but closed ‘wt 92.26%. July corn wan 340 up on opening Saving Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, July £%.—Foreten ex- change was lower Kt the openita today Demand sterling opened at 62.74%, off me centime 15 contimer 13 cantimes; cables 2.300; Ca- m: dirty 4te per dos. heese—Callforuia fin galore mia, fancy, 13%4¢ @ 14.26; tient, tiaas ee p< ce A rhe ; SY Public Markets i TIRE FLACK The Kehukt was commanded by 0; roughs, 629.2) |Captain J. Robinson, and carried a crew of 40 men. | eagh red Cena icin |, The Kebuku safled Monday with Gepartment of agricil-lonast for Port Lobos 4 ees be, naps whee th 1.00 vara, Seattle Arrivals and” BGS ittasee vores Arrivals it fn country mills and elo- /yye7 noe Magan Trenchem anit e, se rvicoee of large sccumula.feidetynt; str Kinin. trom ‘Ban Bran- hein. cinco at 7:16 yacht roa from ng, He Says Waters from Portland at 6:38 trade between Seattleand) 5, », lay peninsula is predicted bY | western fats Penang, who ‘ tam assembly hall of the Chamber) “juiy 24 str Saginaw for Mukilteo and under the auspices et | Contzenta porta mt 4:35 p. m.; str Helmet laru for Yoo Kobe and Most vin tn tn on Dc | Vancouver, B.C, at 4 p.m newly fey 7 Cuttlo—Receipts, 1 eany low. to Best, jutcher steers, 06.25 014 7 Ibe, $1; Aten 111, 1-1. 600; French musta prange marmalade, 400; olive oll, pint, 90¢, weet corn, potatoes, 2 ii . We Jara strawberry Jam, . Jar, 150; 1-bd. jare Map of Italy enn, 206. 16e; Taree etona, Ib., ‘apples, 3 Stalls Ibe 1. 0c bulk coffer, 2 Ihe, Se; }b,, 360, 3 fhe, $1 Finke White, 2 Mo potatoes, & Ibe, 260; eher- ries, ibe, be; watermel t., Stall 192, 2 bare Fels naxpttia, 260; 3 IDK mavayont, %5e; 1 quart sweet mixed pickles, 666, 106, 2 pane minced clama, 250; $ cans Spa he Sugar Quotations NEW YORK, July 29.—Coffes—No. 7 Rilo, 11%¢ per Ib; No 4 Santos, WHE ~ }18%0 per Ib. Bugar—Raw, 16.290 per Ib; granulated, N@I2 Ke per Ib. Vessels in Port at Seattle Today anchorage—Hge Henry Vi- pm. July 29—Motor echr Coolcha from Gal- veaton via Vancouver, B. C. iniled fitr Northwestern for South: Houtheastern Alaskan port Beall 129, Gem margart Jelly, 1B, 200) Beall 112, m Pie: Str Bergen. Great Northern doek—Mtr Fushim! Maru. Pier §—Str Kiamath. Piet 7—Motor wenr Cxmo, Pacific Cosst buakers—U. & Lo HT. Meather, it. terminal—T. #. A. ‘T. Murrett. yards—Str Westboro, str Kaatern Exporter. Beattie elevator itr Otho, Bkinner & Eddy yarde—Str Robin Gooa- fellow, tr Towalle Manoney. Union Pacific pier—#tr Haymon, Todd Arydocks—#tr Eastern Importer, etr Eastern Soldier, str #pokane, ete Too- niin. East Waterway t 4,'atr Wont Ja tle at 3p. m. {Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging worke— ateecs July 28: Str Kastern Leader for! " B. & Patterson. aere f i: ro Jalon~ ih bo no relief from | Beart ve m.; étr Phylils for Beattie Lake onae—ene, Broxton, Leote, End walor car shortage Astoria—Arrt ‘at least within the | Maru from seat! ‘Vancouver, B. C.—Arrived July 28: Str months, ts the substance retnei Maru from Seattle for Yokohama reserve report on con- and Kobe. Bir West ham for Victoria, 1 ppointed (A. 7. Burnside for « consul at Saigon, also) U. 5 8. ¢ the possibilities of com- e With French Indo-China. He § hig Way to his new post, and ‘on the Fushimi Muru Fri- rancii tor se 4 Stan 10%, fresh peanut Thm, 260, 2% Ibm, 490; mugar, 4 Ibe, 96e; full’ oream chee, 1b. 290; Flake White, I, 250; four big cans Co-operative milk, 476; bulk coftes, special, 1b, 380; 3 Iba, 5c; The can fyro, Stalls 18-25, three pac antorted soupn, 2 N wathute, » Lhe. wear-cured bacon, + 800; b., BBE; MY 470, 4 the. $2.76. \ 1b, Sie: Co-oper 120; ‘full’ cream chee Atalie 37-38, 186 cans . 0c; three packs, Hillis red Gan butter, 1% Vessels in Other Ports Calia®—Arrived July 26: Bty Henry T. Beott from Reattle, Tacoma att Wrerett. | led July 28: tr Admirad minal—ste Weat Nim- 7. 40, rh ton, ‘Boweamont, huret, Abilla, Adria, Ci tra, Ovlwin, Abydos, Arrademia, Ara- defile. Pesuta, Black, Wolt, Bickiand, Basline, Warford, Agron, Aanthon, Fort Harrison, Fort » Imutka, July 2%; Str Kongosan at ita m. ative milk, can, jb, She, 3 Tbe, OL Cam pbe Post Ti Ib, 600; TLE STAY FIRST TRIUMPA PENGHES HERE They Are Grown ih Wenatchee ‘The pench market was featured Thursday morning by the arrival of the first Triumphs to come from Eastern Washington, They were grown at Wenatchee, and were priced at $1.50 a erate, Cantaloupes from the Turlock district, California, are moving well, standards topping the market at $5.60. Jobbers say the Tur: locks this season are the finest ever reqoived on the street. The vegetable market registered no noteworthy price changes Thuray The tendency In egmn is perhaps a little firmer. Butter holds steady, Local Markets Prices Paid Wholéenle Dealers tor Vegetabtes and Pruit lon Local, per dow Cacambere—Hothouse, per Gox..1.28@1. tes Cai. Yakima Genta. per ton Rhebard—Per ®. .......6 Ratabagae— Per sack . Yakima~Per erate Tamatoce—Imperial Val Local hothouse 5 | vent Cleartngs . Balances .. Clearings .. Delances .. eeeee 1,669,981.00 606,973.00 712,762.00 200,697.00 | + 149,777.62 | HUNDREDS SEEK “PONZI INTERES Making Enormous Fortune, He Tells Officials BOSTON, Mass., July 29—(Onited Prom )—Hundreds of here stormed the office of Charles Ponzi, the mian who made $12,000,000 in a few months by buying foreign money at Yow exchange rates und ‘cashing In” at full value by means of international tndebtednems cou. pons Pons has been offering 45 per cert interem in 90 days to in- vewtora. A few came to withdraw money invested in Ponzi's company, fearing ‘Mt ‘would be lost, and panic stricken by the government's investigation of his operations. Tenting an abandoned quick lunch room, Ponzi managed quickly to re may all those who demanded theif money back, his clerks passing bundles of bills over counters de signed to support only “coffed and sink Than others, reassured by ‘hie display of wealth, wanted to in- Ponsi served lunch to all, cus tomers and spectators alike. He told newspaper men he had $12,000,000, Of which $8,000,000 in in Buropean banks, and that his debts did not total over 63,000,000. eee Governor Coolidge today ordered | Attorney General Wesley Allen to {| begin an immediate Investigation tn: | Cantateupre Standart Castiee—Per DD. ... in Oriental Tradez. Vineappte Plame we |Daskets of their burden of gold ant Betterfat ...-.. Vque—Strictly fresh Mik—Per ewt. .- 4 | 'n international Deets Hees —Under 4 fe. he and wi wa me ‘ hOeeme-Tive Belgien Medium to choice Rough heavy Wholesale Price Per Ton, City Price Rasiey—Whole . Rolled ‘ Aelia . Altaifa Meal Certificate Will Admit U. S. Salmon No further certificate of quality than notice of compliance with the food and drug act of June 30, 1906, is required for admission of canned sxtmon to the Philippines, according to information received yestemay ty the Chamber of Commerce from offi- clals in Manila. After admission the goods are submitted to chemieal test to determine their compliance with the terms of the act as certified on the label. Require Export License to Russia Individual export licenses are re- quired in most cases for taking ad- vantage of the removal of embargo on trade with Russia, according to Kiton, Loot, Diom Cineyran, Cardia, Kis ‘Wilron, Balvator, Alic Ibs, M. J, B, coffes, $2 paneake flour, 286; Maso! $1.25, ¥2.40; brined, 100, 42,70; Manon fi fhe; B60 Ja aking po tbe, Btall 33, 25e Olympic 26e, 6bo, $1.80, Dungeness—Passed in July 28 ‘Nimrow for Beattie at 6 p. m. Port July it 7:41 Oregon. \d--Pasned 11 tor schr Coolcha for Heat! ‘., itr Saginkw Amos yarde—Mtr Roosevelt. July 39; Str Gaginaw |Heffernan's drydock—Motor sehr Coolcha. a, Wtream—seur car supply is estimat- normal. Thin short- ata time when there is for rolling stock to the Northwest, motor schr from teattie. for Beattie and por cans tomatoes, Mukilteo--Arrived July 29; Biaatind, eur Edmore, eorned beet, Ib, 12 %e. advices received by the foreign trade bureau of the Chamber of Commerce from the state department ‘at Wash ington, D. C. ‘The regulations interpretations are on file in\the bureau, . to the Business of Charles Ponzi, | ¢¢ | Boston's “Bushe! Basket Millionaire,” who in elght months clatms ‘to have! mado $24,000,000 dealing in interna tonal postal reply coupons. United Staten District “Attorney Daniel Gallagher was preparing to begin auditing Ponsi's accoupts, It wan learned today that the only account Ponzi kept of the stream of gold whieh poured into his tiny of. ! fice was upon small cards bearing the name of the customer, the! amount invested and the date. Men and women fought to give Ponti their gold. It poured in so wwitty that 16 clerks engaged in gathering in the money simply tossed | it tito bushel baskets Under the crude board counter and gave Ager clients notes calling for a profit of 50 per cent within 90 daya At the end of ‘the day Porm ana his assistants emptied the busha ‘BiDs and took it to banks, The cards ‘of the clients were then sorted. ‘The ifttle room in which Ponsi carried on his rapid transit fortune ‘Dusiness le 11 feet wide and 36 fect Fo Sapp Profits ta cumuliting huge profits by trading | Money orders and stamps. | Extublishment of new rates for the convertion of foreign money when international monéy orders are paid | or ixsued by United States postof. fees, was announced. The new conversion rates more nearly approximate the prevailing rate of exchange. The old conversion mites ‘Were tated on the mite of ex- a, d Gives aA tartling Repert Startling decreases of the reserve oll stocks on the Pucific coast are re- ported tn an official statement of the Standard Oil company of California, sent to the Chamiber of Commerce, which recéfved it today. ‘The in- creasing number of vehicles, which has more than trebled since 1915, is clted es the chief factor in the tn- | roads made upon reserves in spite of frenter production sugmented by |] perchases in Eastern and Mexican | fi Barge Company Sues for Taxes’ ‘The Tacoma Dredging company instituted @ «ult tn the superior court Wednesday to prevent King county from enforcing its claim for taxes against two of the company’s barges for $2,253. It is alleged ‘that the taxes on the barges have already been paid in Pierce county. ° ° Big Increase in Garment Industry ‘When the next census is taken of the garment industry in New York state, the prediction is made by the Associated Dress Industries of America that it will show an fherease of over 1,000 martufacturers of wom- en's, misses’ and cbildren’s dresses as compared with 1919. TAKE THE BOAT TO TACOMA BOATS LEAVE COLMAN DOCK 60° cheapest way | ROUND) 4G SINGLE Rr PE iwaves Colnan . dally (exeept Monday). Sun- $e. m,, calling Stall Son Juan feland potn' arriving FOR U, S, FLEET U. S. Attorney Saunders Is- sues Ultimatum Here Threatened wtortage of gasoline and fuel ol] for the navy yard at Bremerton, which suppites the North Pacific mquadron, led to the an- nouncement by United States Din trict Attorney Robert ©. Baunders, Thursday morning, that sufficient fuel for government use Will be com mandeered, if necessary. This ultimatum was delivered to the gasoline companies following a | conference between the district attor ney and naval officers from Brem- erton, “It is not a matter of price,” maid District Attorney Saunders Thurs- day morning. “It is a matter of ac tual Wupply und delivery.” ‘The navy yard requires approxt mately 14,000 drums of gasoline and 1,000 ‘barrels of fuel oll n day That ‘the gasoline whortage 1s| towing more acute, is shown by the Tact thit the tanker Hl Segundo has been delayed severn) days on her trip to Beattie, simply because she! had to wult at the refinery until the | gasoline wi produced, according to Jolin MoL4an, dixtrict sales manager of the Standard Oi! company. Union Ol reported Thursday that beginning Monday they expect to tn- crease the allowance to their Cus tomers 10 per cent, which will bring the allownnce up to about 77 per cent of ‘normal. Choose pianos for your models, Copy them with tireless care; Por their attitude ts always Either upright, grand or square, in Coal Wa WASHINGTON, July 29. dent Wilson shortly will take a hund in the coal strike in Indiang ‘and Illinois, it wae stated at the White Houne today, It wae intimated here, however, that Wilson's action will depend on a report whioh it to Be submitted to him by Becreary of Labor Wilson, who was called back to Washington in connection with the strike. This report is being prepared at the preal- dent's request. |Perjury Charged in Bulgarian Milk Sale Warrant charging second degree perjury was filed by Proseéeutor Fred ©. Brown Thursday against BE. F. Worley tn’ connection with the recent sale of the Bulgarian Milk Products Co, 1519 First ave.« Worley in charged with filing = fulne affidavit concerning the stock included in the company's holdings, The affidavit was sworn to before Mark M. Litchman, notary public, Spokane Suffers From Hottest Day SPOKANE, July #9. n of people dragged wearily to here today, following a ‘practically sleepless night. Yesterday was the hottest Gay of. the year, the temperature to 100.8 degrees late in the attage noon. The heat held all night. Early today it looked like another - soorcher. GRAND JUNCTION, Col. July 23. —Several years ago Tom Tat le oi] secker, arrived here broke. oftered O, C. Phares @ quarter in- terest in an ol] lease for 10 days board. Phares yesterday sold hig interest for 62,500, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 To HOOD CANAL STEAMER WHATCOM leaves Colman Dock at 9 a mm Arrives back 1030 p. tn. nent Fae $2.00 Including War Tax Children, 5 to 12, Half Fare Jazz music will be furnished ail the way by Brookes’ Whang- Goodie Entertainers. To the SAN JUAN ISLANDS & S. SIOUX leaves Colman Dock 3 a m Arrives back 10 p. m Round Trip Fare, Inclu@ing War Tax (Get Your Tickets Barty) ..........csrescescocees $2.50 Puget Sound Navigation Co. A Billion in Six Months The bank clearings of Seattle in the first six months of 1920 exceed- ed -.$1,000,000,000. Since dank clearance fi; make an accurate barometer of general business con- ditions, Seattle for great satisfacti ple have cause on in: this. record. Have YOUR transactions con! uted as good shoWing? much as they might to