The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 28, 1921, Page 7

MONDAY, FEBRUARY DEFLATION OF PRICES CONTINUES The Star's “Weekly Review of Nationwide Business Conditions | POTATORS—60 cents a bushel at Moupt Carmel, Pa. B® 8 cents a doxon on ‘farms near Lexington, Ky Similar reports the country come from all over The consumer ts about to have his inning. He begins to benefit by the collapse of wholesale prices that started a your ago. This is the most Important devel opment this week in business. It means that deflation of prices has entered the home stretch. salesmen sinning Traveling are to wire orders to matin off A W. Douglas, official of the Chamber of Conimerce of une United States, says. “The most convincing evidence} that we are on the h road to re covery is found in the ainiversal re ‘Ship News Tides in Seattle | TURADAY i | Xwcn'S |/Oldest Business Landmark! x2"¥..2°M Metonthant eet “y Piet bach ty to Make Way for Bank adore were not ether to tush matters. e a m,, 10,7 ft The Roston block, Seattle's oldest | Second Wich, The Second Low Tide || business landmark, will be destroyed |' Pp ° & /lto make way for the new dc of ‘|the Seattle National bank, Raszing SHIPYARD IS | TAKEN OVER | Seatth b lavrect Silane institution. Daniel Kelleher, chairman of "the board of directors, “is that we have every confidence In Seattle and its| future The growth of our business | has made larger and more conver Juarters Neceasaty and we how ing for the future as well as for ae | Opening weak | | “We purchaned this site nearty a n the Chicas year ago and the temporarily unse which ¢ t tled busine onditions which have m the eeestne |intorvened have tn no way altered visions were our plans, This ts a good time to jbata when material and labor are |, eening Cows So st Bt $1,004 The plans provide for a bullding three yrie high, with a basement et floor arfd provision Fhe Two real eatate transactions tn volving the transfer of portion ‘ot | Skinner & Eddy Shipyard No, 1 valued at n@ariy $1,000,000, were an uunced urday. At a cost of 6.00) A. M. Castle & Co,, national steel jobbing concern, has acquired 150,000 square feet of ground and another lot 60 by 120 and two build ings, one of which contains 52,000 Jaquare feet of space, Th rr wih biish a huge warehouse for iron. t heavy hardware. leased the five-story reinforced con crete building which formerly cor tained the Skinner & Eddy gener offices, - 2. | WANT FERRY CONTINUED Continuance of the Lese Park eliewue Medina ferry wh " turbed as public N proof banking In place of the veneratte brick and sandet ore will be BOSTON BLOCK which haa stood of Second 1888, butlding utheast corner and Columbia wince erected a modern fire building, faced with expecially designed to houne when r be 120 by oe of declines making a ne ha Hy Rh 87 Traders Cautious as | RAZINGBEGINS JV. Y. Exchange Opens th in some hind them, w hich on the N. Y. Stock Exchange (Saturday's Quotations) hs urnished w by i SEASONABLE PRODUC Market © $4, which was an ad | E IN“. Woatern ave. wholesale produce market was well supplied with soa onable commodities Mond Im rial Valley lettuce was selling at a few cents over Maturday's quota tions. New cabbage from California Was fold at $3.25 to $3.60 a ma A hipment of Oregon broccoli and Ar kanwan sweets Was also received on the «treet, All fruit prices were steady Mon day, as were dairy products Imperial Valley Lettuce on It tne We t Coast Jum PAG MAY REVIVE BUILDING When the national conference BANK CLEARINGS 1 ulled by the National Federation | | Seattle of Construction Industries holds it Clearings ... . « $4,910,682,79 | lone in Chicago Wednesday and | Balances secee 1,839,605.97 } Thursday, J. D. Le n, of th - —— y, and KR. B. Aen, necretary TALK TOLL ON BRIDGE } men's anno A delegation of central Washing 4 will repre the Seattie|/ton men will be present at the } « mber of Commerca, The confer-| meeting in the Chamber of Come } ence hopes to adopt recommenda-| merce havembly room at 4 p.m. | tions which will point the way for day to dincw participation jj revival of the building Industry.| by Seattle business men in the fi- | nancing of a toll bridge acroms the i CLOSE PASSPOF cr Col iver be no Pasco and | There: will be no pasapert office Kent wick on Yellowstone | truck the appropriation hoped for Play Leader Course | t loc interest when the eww , fesse tibite ts tana os «| Opens Here Tonight Comme San Francinco| play begins in the amory tonight. ad port offices! Classes open at 7:30, and are fow the 4 FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET port, brought by pling salemen | mended to the « commis . will be a light from every section of the country in a report by & committee of east | pink the Second ave steadily growing sentiment that ‘t Ishore residents apr 4 at last! facade conaisting of a. series of flat { Iness will be b in the spring.” | sonday'’s protest meeting to invest!| marble pilasters hetween large wir { | Seen So mal nasuectting| oa fan coaes aoe ee Chica, Bong of Trade, : mer is predicted by J. C. Johnson, K RESTRAINING ORDER | antiahaanelte AS TE Be ~~ Tell trap a Ing umps vice president Great Lakes Trust Co., tition for an order restraining | yy, th Bi R wWheat— © X 7 | * Chicago. Several others are not s0 op- | eh» port comm oatinu | Weather Bureau Report |.,.°7 ‘ Introduced by the New Season timistic. Nearly all agree that busi-| i 10 the Belle : fete) 2 M ISLAND, Feb, 27.8 A. M. | May ae ness revival is awaiting general re} evice was superior court ap aaee,-38 duction of prices and costs of manu: | ; say py ration yuulre | ° } facturing A chiey. 4 . “ford plant at Detroit takes on/| ; mr We T | ageteet RHE Whelesslo Dostew. | OW well the strap j 4,000 more workers. | + ah | Sie } Building permits the Country over, | motoreh bi | mode adapts itself to ‘ fm dollars, are three times as big a8) yon mon! WE Be a dea | street wear is shown in f 919 age, and about the eas! , vai nel miles an hour soi 8} 5 Rane ide change in Sy re nip : eae | the brogue Pump pic- material prices since first of year.) yo to det ae | | eT as tured. except isolated cases. LP epg name yn nett | Arrivals and Departures |: Leo 136 i. Poreign trade, Eastern bankers | 10 Vicioria and Vancouver, B.C. d¢| vonrnary s7—atr Provesfiene from Me Chi Han teas we In Dark-brown Rus- I 3 w onehalf less than six cpg 8 ‘as elo se 3 ponreary 27-Gkr Protechons trom icago Car 23 sia Ca i feonthe ago. But rive in British ex-| red need san gfimged ca a Lara oer pe et ee (Metarday’s Quotations) | sia Calf, with perfor- i change should stimulate English i a og dogs Aco from Tacoma, a o Furnished by 1. B. ™ x & On, 3 ! ated vamp, Goodyear ee erinan market to its Nestination dirvet. 1 uthwen . Butler Motet wailing |” | : | : " Oil country very dead. Another cut ere ons hag Scapa abwe = Rn 7 Liberty Bonds aa | ‘ welt sole and 11% i $i a barre! haa brought Pennsyl naney a eee te Pele or Cress > “noe - 2 | i sete asia cr ‘st down to $9.25 a bar. | hereafter will ch ah "Ie - ities Me MATED TOMORROW veheies te 5 2 vente ncagny Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers | Es is ae inch military heel, | Fel, decline of $2.35 from its war iss: nolan te A eg ig BAe, Be he ry ‘wreak 3 Oe canet anih Wi Almemde— Per Tb t@ 3 | Sizes 214 to 8. Widths A to D. 1] i cue | Wihewrenitrenkamidtyheelan re ell] Priced at $7.95 pair. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE j Prac cutting by independents has| sistant to contain 43 suits of clot | Chicago Live Stock | mot brought much new ‘buying, but|of various hues and de anos Hoge—Receipts. real | | has cut operations of U. S. Steel) Lillico, Seattle towboat ; . b ~iol 1.000. Ma , t i BA Ceeprntion to sect 0 percent | newt ean Hormel of hs nen tes ese nO ese pe ew Cotton Crepe Gowns E Railroad cars loaded during Feb ;a business trip gan Francisco. ie penta wa, s - Priets Paid to Shippers $ 1 tal about a third less the eee higher. } 1.50 fn October, due mostly to sluxrish| A large quantity of Northwest] | Alaskan Vessels ste . | ness in coal and tron ore shipments. | products, including lumt will be Fala Hailed, #tr North |}, SY. oa : Other classes of freight show general | loaded by the * y ‘ znd By oe *\Gnsep— Me Pe AIRY PRODUCTS In Pink and White i increase, compared with January, on the Williams Ste amshit f 't, | Northweatern, 4, at 9:20 & om. 4 « Que prices Paid Wholesale Deslers - SERVICEABLE, i leading roads when she docks at Seattle next week fl : j = a |i narrow lace edge | Barring strikes or car shortages,|The Wilipolo is now on her way to sua | arr 2 ‘i 1 coal has entered a buyers’ market for San Francisco from the Panama! pyname rebruary ty x N. TY: Coffee and Sugar ll] drawn with ribbon is years to come. | canal. venter, New York for Healt ston | naw, § nulated, § | | ‘ i wich rer Woolsey: latter sunk with . oe get 96%0; Ne | | the only trimming on EB: { € any, Unknown, wah it ane rh otis | these practical Gowns ER Ot Ports | Foreign Exchange ae OULTRY of soft Windsor crepe. 4 | ease o “ or} EW Y re Foreign e@x-| Pricee Paid by Wholesale Deaters As shown in the sketch, re a to Shippers . P Ret. 4 * | Decks ie ‘ wolf} with round neck, r ia | Hens } Ps ' ’ | $1.50. r “ pea || Square -neck Gowns \ a in tailored style, .with IE cern W087 — bi hoa “eh dudes puck emacs | plain: stitching and \ = 5 ; * 36 Public Market Darks —Drewed . {j[} rows of shirrings, in ee 100 Sets Only Zz Market n * rm - | pink or white, $1.50. 4 $1 2 = Xi 3 ante " New Pink Seco Silk Set @ cull $7.48 . ‘ | Bloomers, $1.25. e 9 o roa ! ™ * | : Reported by Wireless ter re A | lent Mend stirs 350134 tn Children’s White Muslin Gowns, 75¢ American Maid pure aluminum sauce pans, exact- verement | | ° {™. 2 te places. Square-neck, slip-over Gowns with short sleeves i . ly as illustrated; 1, 1% and 2-quart size; wM fin- ig = U.S. Low IN THRIFT : | ending in flat stitched cuff effect; sizes 6, 8 and 10 i 4 ished and good weight. We believe it is the best = ; ‘i f the United State : ‘ years. Also styles with trimming of narrow embroid- i aluminum bargain ever, offered in Seattle. While | oe a oe a y sgh er | ery and hemstitched sleeves; sizes 12 and 14 years. l = they last, $1.29 set of three. 2 . & Noval Communications in the Marine National Bra. | Priced low at 75¢. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE ee = =): ° ow 1 ieada|”™ WESTLAKE HAY, GRAIN AND FRED i = =: : with 654, Denmark has 442, Sw Ps ae ‘ve Whotesnle Price Per Ton, City Pries |f] ast Hat dware 6 () =: gat ee : Jot i | » Gingham Rompers |- SS | bore, | : orahe MASTER BUILDERS, DISBAND Ayo : 1 "Soaks ‘ | ¢ at $1.25 = = Flattery a : ” Build saintion. W a ' ' Chick Developer . 67.00 : | es to Gliseun Theatre ) =|“ ‘ “oleae voriyapen gg ce . . eee a piay pink and blue are offered | = Vessels in Port at Seattle | \ filiate with the A 5 Be ~ | Attaita | in these low-priced Rompers, and acon iisieadll B Core. Ses Bain Saies sich G2 aie ral licg | tastes ORNER Ipermteh, Feed | ; yy there are also checks of pink or blue | t a}—Str Tokaahimt J | ; creole vt Wheat : 4 and white, tr ed with plai \ SORNOALASUANTN BLUE ERATOR ULLAL _ vu | chach piste, Shanta: waka 2) me i t torminal—U 8 1 HT Heath-| RATSE crry FUND INTERE ST ; check pipings. Sturdy, well-made | = = Wher oda revce ‘ ' | little garments, in sizes 2, 3 and 4 | = Ow = 5 Log Laie plies ler oge * f years. Priced attractively low at i = = cp bt &. Si ending tA.t inti $1.25. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE = And still the best clothes washer made. =| one 4 ‘ c 1 “ soap. | = = pro that ' “cating, Ae M.: al New Arrivals in . i that m ” f 4-96, HD | Rees rma a St |, Bucilla Pack bap, treet termina : ie wi N GIVE AD TALK a. sige To Roe ps rg ip be erione wa wil ucilla Package 1 = ¢ | Four Weeks’ Free Trial | 1 "i peact Advert t 10 || oe | sian haltnt te Paciorn MOTION PICTURE |“ Maly n é Advertising club meet- {il Offering New Designs for Spring ; Pianeee Willie "Doek—Bte Went INVESTOR hoe mash oe eee Needlework : do tr Ketchikan, atr Jet. | And special ort of company de — PASSENGER TRAFFIC REVI : 2p “py * + i eS eee ae te ehh os ae io iodine ot = ee en a eee MBROIDERY floss and full instructions for the { tr Dowel jsortation 93 per year. Great value to} San Francisco Produce | rasric is bein « perienced at, the| work are included with the stamped article in hone intere in a ne In A FY 28. Butter resent Mm oe ding to officials} », r ‘ b Es = TRADE BUREAU TO DINE. | which there are all the g te prot-| str : en i ae ar UMN can each Bucilla package—most convenient for the home : The foreign trade bureau of the Se-|its of oll with none of hazard dine dpe Nod dirties,| roads, who were in Se Friday needleworker. ZS | attic Chamber of Commerce will hold| Write toda Address f extra t . . ‘© arrange for continu n of a co ‘ 4 = | its annual dinner at the Butler hotel! MOTION PICTURE INVESTOR ivenized 4 polldated ticket office here sa | A new shipment features. Infants’ Layettes, con- = = | at 6:30 p. m. Thursday [120 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif. | pe | sisting of Dress, Gertrude Petticos é Bib; E . z qf TH TEEPE SHEET Hy THE a i EYEE TF nei ; ioe inh oer reise —aieateied || Thfants’ Dre: ia ae ting picker wd — ee = FREE AT f ture adverision, 08 ie So F sses ne natiste, sizes six = lu (os ird = | sa Fed | H ic A. In cooperation with the ‘edu months to one year; Women's Night Gowns, Chemises, = = 7 jeational work of! i ver: } ~ . = ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER = |} 20 MILLION WOMEN jtiig'ciub, will have tts first meet Negligees and Aprons; also Luncheon Sets, Pillow | = ne = e E } jing for actual work Monday eventr Tops, Centerpieces and Table Runners. ; Z Let the Blue Bird ring happines to sour ome =} Electric Note Interest | % PUYINS STRIKE rs isi ithe? || al reed om avery attractive | = sone = TI every opportunity to acquire a pr ys = by relieving you from the drudgery of wash days. = =| 1 — \tieal work niehide at. klvay —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 4 s = = +4|} They Refuse to Buy but are} |titing and assisted in every way to i a = . $155.00 sro Phamoaule on Terms = ‘This notice is to remind the owners of our FE i "Diamond Dyeing” old Gar- j| | 14 = ‘ aN _ = five-year he a ier a ow off the interest HE \} ments, Draperies i] «a ree 2 ae oh Da col a | Cups and Saucers = = coupons due March 1, 1921. 1ese coupons are {LU} t : 1} be ah ahah i oa = — ote . 4) 3 sorscererersessoseeee? | Point of View,” will be discussed by 4 = = payable at par at the Dexter Horton Trust & Ti}; Women are finding it fun to dia-| professor M. L. Spencer, dean of the Ss =| Savings Bank, Seattle, Wash., and may be de- [Fy | apna agp Oe gees ly Juniversity. school "of Journalism, bx 6 for $1.45 ‘ = oor 0, = tat” BY eva ee he Saget | pe Sve sige Miia Us p he ‘non tidehe bea VERY attractive allover blue i = =) Sound District, if r ay diret tone tn package rae aees peace eR | pattern is featured | in these | & SIXTH AVENUE snd PIKE STREET 3/6 puscer souxy rower & icin company fil mia fits ruta Atta ac f[ [Cups abd Saucers, of the popular = = ‘ET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Diamond Dyes*—no other kind.|the Columbia basin rate case, will be ovide shape. Set of six, $1.45. 4 % = (%ext door to Coliseum Theatre ) & s , 6 Mail dcp, Whatien eur sndtaliall Med, thik. weak, wieh the Intecatats . THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE = 4 wool or silk, or if it ix cotton, Hn-| commerce commission at. Washing =| Jen, or a mixture. 16 rich, fadele ton, D. C.. by representatives of § aT AGALIDAEALL SEAL ASA AA [ colors. 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