The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 29, 1923, Page 6

GRAVES DIES IN New York Stock Market PENNSYLVANIA Was Well Known Figure in Seattle Retail Trade Orth C. b 9t “Cheasty Pears a well-known figure in Pie's retail clothing trade, died Sat Mrvay in Williamsport, Pa., where he Tas been residing for the Years. Ho w Beattlo Chamber _ the Arctic & Shriner. Graves has been Mdentified with Seattle civic activi ties. Ho was prosident of the Wash 5 ion Retail Ch : a 1920 and rep 3 ral food commissi 1918 tative 2 Graves was born in Pennsylvania May 4, 1862, and had his fir Mets training in the railway jee. After many years S Perience in the retail clothing tr Phe came to Seattle in 1914 and GAMe president of Cheasty'’s c Meath of E. ©. Cheasty, He re Min 192) when Cheasty’s was bot by Ray Bigelow and Stanton erick, Graves, 'f Inc. 13 past two was mber of the of Comme i Fe and club, an Ox prominently | fr }b t busi-| b mail y ex:} P of be the tired h r D lerger in Copper Industry Rumored | BW YORK, May 29.—There is th talk to the effect that tmport- Gevelopments are pending in the per industry, and an announce- Tment is looked for over next fow Outside of talk of a big rr, it is sald certain of South. | B copper properties, including Ray and Magma, may merge May be taken over by one of the ig combinations. If this takes place, uld thoroly stabilize the copper jan iF) Be M Mt Financial Flashes James Macfarlane & Co, S11 Second Ave. enty industrials 97.48, up .83; 20 $2.55, up .25 §&. April imports exceed exports pions’ of brokers carried in| end news were of a more optt- C character and higher prices More generally predicted. operating income of New M decreased $113,419 in April. | ois Central April net operating | -increased $757,539. York Central report, including Central lines, for April shows] St Operating income increased $3,- vet o Copper in first quarter 1923) 45 cents a share versus 20! Per share for fourth quarter if Northern April net earning Vincreased $275,752. St. Paul $849,656. Cereal reported earnings four months 1923 $1,015,658 5,490 same period 1922. het operating Income North- fic $933,349 versus $579,334 Pacific to spend $43,000,000 Louis Southwestern system jet after taxes $396,310 versus #325 in 1922. of largest selling agents Is of- ig Copper freely at 15% cents. B. & 0. April net operating income 11,487 versus $2,734,034 in 1 wire advices from Atlanta Coca Cola has declared quar- dividend of $1.76 a share on n; previously company “had A. paying $1.50 quarterly. Foreign Trade United States bureau of for- and domestic commerce has.re- fed the following inquiries from firms who wish to represent can manufacturers in their re- fields. Full information will 'to American firms on appll- to S. H. Blalock, district man- of the bureau, Lowman build- ttle : (6565) Automobiles, six- (6541) Carriage axles and , hardware, all kinds mechan- ties, novelties, tinware. (6522) Flour. (6540) General mercies: mbla—(6524) opr am 4 General mer- k—(6511) Canned fruits, d salmon; (6521) Canned goods, d fruits, flour, grains, feedstuffs, nd—(6552) Apples. ind—(6501) Fatbacks, lards.' fce—(6493 and 6513) Canned , canned fruits; — Lard, istuffs in general; (6496) Fruits in syrup, condensed milk, salmon. ny—(6510) Canned meats, our, condensed miik, salted backs “sides of pork; (6494) General uffs, kico—(6565) resect and bi- ‘accessories; (6568) Leather f Imitation Teather, (6545) Bicycle @ accessories. Po Rico—(6514) Dried beans pe peas, candies, canned fruits, dvegetablos, dried codfish, had- ‘pollock, crackers in tins, a N—(6499) Lard, bacon. G saucla—(6550) Canned goods, cl N Ne ‘Fint N Ui Al A A ay Pe parts, tires 0 g Ke ri terland—(6492) Canned goods, d meats, proprietary food prep- salmon fn tin. Pi iness ‘Changes ar Post “immbéer “eompany rented — 6542 White-Henry- building. and will-move trom building about June tat | TRADE TERMS | _ JUNIOR MORTGAGE Unior murtgago is ons over | fome other mortgage would | | cedence in the case of fore-| | ire, The term "juntor mort-| | pee, Picton abut the “first! | 6 | thr demand. ( in feeder ¢ the day, 55, oats 115. Batter—bxtras, ake Queer ‘Owl Dru Pacific Alaska Navigation, Pascitio Car & Foundry, Pacitic Const Biscult... Pacific Gas & Blectrio, pd and ste minated n the wake dence along CRAIN MARKET JOURNAL night deal IS IRREGULAR «: actionally | rought pr ommission bh uyers, Liquidat woul th: ic orable weather nd lack of ex ol closed low rect suff imme d hweast pecame ion in, in t dem with ta aul repe start ahoma and at part of | pete * rep avi interests Were activ non the line mands ulative Spec demand th M ast y ny ¢ orted train pric #0 OF wheu » declined lip which low day act was act tuced by fa Prep nand. Liv @ slackenir wore sa on hand mente. te « © buyers creased live at for oats was slow and weather and crop repo favorable. Provisions remained weak thruout Calves were lower, |Chicago Board of Trade. Furnished by Logan & Bryan SI0 Second Ave, Seattle Monday's Quotations Wheat— ay -i Lit 2 113 Open aly pt Corn lay duly. Sept Oats. ay | July Nem % 11 igh Wy tmal 08 11.27 Nominal 2. » CHICAGO, May 2 2 hard, 31.15@) 95 Low Close 164 $116 $1.15 38% | on Chivnwsi Car Lots Soran g bal Quotations slo pod Are, ‘mn Grain— 18 “ ‘ 13 “ i Recta. Cont. tomerrow—Wheat 45, corn San Francisco Produce Quotations Monday's 4fe Ib. be © 1b. prime firsts, ‘Extras, 420 doz; extra firsts, 42 Ge doz; extra pulle! pulleta, 220 doz. ta, 27¢ dos; undersized tforaia flats, fancy, 2: 20 Ih, Portland Produce Batter—a3¥¢ 910s tb. Ege>—23@260 doz. Cheese 29@ Sic Ib. jens—20 16; cows and helfers G44.50; stockers and feeders, $607.69 calves, $8012.60. Receipts, lower. Top, $ pigs, $5.25 @ i $505.50; clipped: 1 Market, 19@150 bulk, $6.90 ‘Recelpts, 1.660. Market 250 low- tame, Spring Iambs, $12.60@14.8: N. Y. ‘Sugar mad Coffee ‘® Quotations granulated, $9.75@ Raw, $5.28; refined, a 90, jufet; Cotfee-—No. 7 Rio spot, 11%@11%e Ib,; No. 4 Santos, 14% @ 280 Ib, Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Ma: irr Har. exchange franos, $0.0 marks, 61,070 to the doll eee y 38. close, 662 rular, lire, $0.0480%; inarke, —Forelgn ex-| Sterling, | 1 to Sterling, Hire, $0.0480%5; Liberty Bonds chp y 's Quotations Farniah Logan & Bryan 810 Second Ave., Seattle High + 100.30 irat 4% 4° Second 4\s . Third 4149 ‘ourth 44a. New 4% 5". Low Seattle Stocks Furnished nz Bank Stocks— fatio ational Ban! ational City. Seaboard National Seattle National Seattle Title Trust inion National Industrial Stocks— Ibers com do pid. ero Alarm com, laska Steamship. jtennial Mil ‘ederal Telegraph ‘aher Fiouring MI lobe Grain & Millin; do pfa . . joodyear ber (cal) peas has, H. Lilly, jew World Life forthern Life pt ac Tel, & Tel, pea. BANK CLEARINGS H. M. Herrin & Co. St., Seattle American Savings Bank..$ 75.00 Bank of California Canadian Batik of Com Dexter Horton Nations First National Marine Metropolitan Ni Pioneer Mills (augar)...., Puget Bd. Power, 6% pia, Seal Clearings . Balances... Port Clearings .... . | Balances ,. Tacoma Total transactions, , ttle ++ $6)208,845.14 Jand Bid Ask 225.00 310.00 122.09 240.60 236.09 175.00 140.00 43.00 $2.50 1.50 49.00 Carnation Milk Prod. pfd. 102.00 77.00 96.00 « 110,00 49.00 92.76 28.60 74.00 100.00 70.00 117.00 54.00 96.00 xt ! i | | | | | | 2,007, 751,71 6,277,365.00 1,758,761.00 i 2,547,000.00 | 6 — tie Kind they want, FINANCIAL REVI shad tit ; W took place & Obio and Ur Equipm>e r taking t yan Seattle ah Lew Amer x I Anter Amer levels, | [Dome Mines Del. & Hudac | Rlectrie #t Pndicott Johneon |Mastman Kodak | ¥amous Players Fisk Tir | General Intl. Nickel Jewell Tea do pfa Kelly Mpringtieid omative wek | Maxwell Motors A do B States Of ® 4 National Lead Northern Pacific. 73% Orpheum Cirewit..... Pan-Amer. Petroleum 76% doB . Plerce Arrow Pacific O11 Producers Refiners... Postum Replogle Mteel.. Sears-Roebuek Southern Pacific “ 314) ah 162 Foreign Money Status Monday's Quotations Purnished by Logan & ryan Normal value $4,466, . Sterling »French franc. Belgian franc franc lian lira German mark wedish krona Norway krone nish krone ok drachma “ee Foreign Securities | Monday's Quotations Furnished by Logan & Mryan B10 Second Ave., Senttle Bid $4.62% 6.63% ctx Diy ets 18.4 4.80% ctx 2EA2cts.- 24.80 cta. . 76.80 cta. . 26.80 ct». . 18,00 cts. 26.6 16.2 cts tn Russian 514s, Russian 6% Russian | French bs | French 4s, French o, |Britieh bs, 1927.. British 5s, British Vict [British Ref. 49 Belgium Restor. bx. Belgium Premium . German W. L. 64 Berlin 4 ....... \Hamburg 4ijs .: | Leipaig res Japanese 48°: Japanese ist’ ihm panese 2nd United Kingdom United Kingdom, Italian 5% 114% 104% 434 . Liverpool Grain Wheat Open High low May.... 1003 a July ‘ OC... Clone Hd 9s 9d Ds oud ed 986% 05 65a | PL TILING KISSES huggy, American movies. Chinese lines to explain f00-g00 stuff in all about, jean't follow the plot. So Chir companies are forming to produce Chinese plays with Chinese plots and Chinese Dougs und Mary The na tives prefer the poore: product to the best foreign films pro- curable. ‘There are 30 movies in China outside Peking and Manchuria, Shanghai heads the lst with 1 Tientsin has #ix, Canton six, Hon| kong five and Eaokow one. oven with | what the ERI FLIVV ony Free State import duties which went into effect April 1 put a handi- cap on British-made goods and fa- | vored American articles, Duty on autos, for example, js 841-3 per cont, ad valorem. Hyen under a preferen- 22 2-9 per cent duty, which would make it a cinch for American manu- facturers to compete. lines of trade, But why a preferen- tial duty to Britain? Who's Ireland's mother-country, anyway? HIGH-BROW 'TO American pbb tga a fem Draina, Macodonle, for the study of tobueco growing and the training of weed experts, Apostles of Nicotine anda new kind of burning bush. Wonder what Saul, of Tarsus, would think, could he return to wander again thru the Macedonian hill NIX ON COWBOY STL Brazil ig movie-mad, They like American moviesif they can get in Sao Paulo, 464%) Present, yalue | 6.0016% et | Anked | The Chinese don’t like those Kissy, | they just | Chinese | tial tariff, Britain would have to pay | Ditto in other | EGGS FRESH EGGS STRICTLY FRESH EGGs AINISTS 1 Local Markets VEGETABLES Prices Vuld Wholesale Dealers aulifiower Radishes Mhubart Wate toa Hpinaets Tomatoes Turnlps 1.000128 7 2.16 o 091.00 reorrs Prices Paid Wholesnle Dealers Apples— Ye wi Be Tangerines—Hiandard } NUTS Paid Wholesale Dealers < Prices Almonds Peanut» Pecans | Mixed Nuts Watnate 1 v DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices Paid to Shippers | Bettertat— A grade, Beattie Geltvery... Egge—Proah rane, white ahe f 7] 0 DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices to Ketail Dealers Haiter—Le al creamery, cubes, onl print Reseciesh Mixed co Pultets Cheese MM 6 { 6 brick 3 , | Wasn ote Tillamook triplets, POULTRY D “ME. ATS Prices Paid by Wholesale Denters to Shippers per tb. % per is =O Capone Far Hene—4 Medium, itty to 4g Live, Hight, to 2% tbe Fancy dry picked 3 cents aboy 1 th 18.50 etx | Geese—Live, tat, 9 to} Belgian Hares—4 Te | Turkeys. ey a. By Lee, fat, per Roosters—Oid, Hogs— nd up Fa 5-16 Ths Reavy, 150-200 the POULTRY AND MEATS rices Vaid Wholesale Dealers Dr Yi Hens— Dress Deeened, light | Live, heavy, |. Live, Weht | Broilers—19 Geese—Dr | Turkeys |. Live, Bola Dressed, | Cows. Hog Veal | Heavy, Median | ™ th per tb... per Th Fancy, dressed taney, tb. jares—Live, per th, per T Country, dressed, Fancy, hiock —Fancy, light . coarse Areened LIVE STOCK Quotations at Stockyards ) Cattle | Prime steors Medium to good 700 | 6 teraadeees 4 10,00 Bulls 26@ 4.00 | Hene— Prime ag | Smooth “heavy Rough heavy Pigs Sheep— Prime lambs Cull Iamnbs 004 8.00 7.60@ an ++ 6.606 £00@ HH 7.00@ 8.00 0813.60 7.00@ 9.50 Flings 10.25 6710.15 | Wet 9.008 9.60 Ewes 00m 7.00 FLOUR AND SUGAR Wholesale Prices Flour—Blents locals, 49%, bb. | Benda, local, bates Art, loeat, 49°", bbl wie... Art, local; ba Sugar-—Cane, por owt, $.20 4.60 4.50 10.60 10.40 AND FRED 14.00021,00 19.004 24.90 17.004 19.00 soos 190 13.00 8-100"% ‘Timoth; | Altaifa Hay BUENW sirens tease Barley-—Wisaie ford, Rolled and gr | corn=-Whole wi 120’. oe racked and. feed meal, 100% Onie—Whole feed, 100's . A Rolled and Krownd, 70'n-80'm . Sprouting, 10's... 1.4 Wheat—Roecleaned food, 130% All-Grain Chop—i0's + Chivk Feed-—100's Chick Maah—100's, with Ii, wing Mash—100'%, Wiest grade. M 104,00 Cottonseed M «69,00 | Lingwed O11 Mew! | Alfalfa Meal i Soya Bean Meal Hone Meat Hone—Granulated Chare Hardwo ish Grit at eal Limestone where movies are thickest, thom with a moral life and plots offering instruction, Society balks at “eowboy" stuff, but In the Industrial districts, the wild and woolly ones go great, they like | convention, 4¢/ 1925 would do much to spread the |420e% purchased In open market, are | lower 0} #3 | Franc 4.00) dramas of real! i our. Pocket Is | Picked, Says. TUESDAY 29, 1923. fAY F isher NEW ACTIVITY Tell How a Dollar Is Like a Mark HITS TACOMA risHnen Koonomy BY IRVING ssor of Political University; Auth Principles of I “Stabilizing the Dol * te at mentary had fallen & a que elved the 4 that hi d that he holesale pr prewar pr th 64 pre-war ce American clothter (taking representing the average nmodity) had sold out } 1913 at $20 per mult ) into the savings vid he hi in and put bank last how ave come ¢ New interest he But clothes $3 WILL GO AFTER AD CONVENTION Dele ing club to t 1 Advert hel 1 have 00, about gates from the Seattle Adver ion of the woclat g¢ Clubs of the 0 3 to termined to bi supported by the delegation from the Spokane Advertising club. | Over and bringing it here in fame of “The Charmed Land.” The Seattle Advertising club will be represented by Mra. Aimee Smuts, | Frank F. Doleshy | Deposit liabilities declined $7,400,000 | hardwoods, However, |i. C. Campbell, and Floyd Owen, secretary of the|and federal reserve note circulation | situation club, | Ship News Tides i in Seattle WEDNESDAY | MAY 30 | First Migh Tide | 40 a m, ILE ft. | First Low Tide | First Low Tide }19:01 w.m., 2.0 ft. | 10:46 arm, —2.4 ft second High Tide | Secand Migh Tide 06 p.m, ILS ft] 6:00 p.m, 12.2 ft | second Law Tide | Second Law Tide jioizt p.m. 66 tt land py. my 6d ft . Weather Bureau Report TATOOKH THLAND, May —t O, M. Harometer falling; Nght rain; wind east, 16 miles an hour, Passed in, ete H. FY. Alexander, at & 5. m.; str Katrt | Luckenbach, at 6 a m.; str El Lebo, at lk a. m.: str Mexican, at 6:20 a. im | Paswed out, #tr H.W. Baxter, at 5 a. m. lite J.C. Kirkpatrick; at 7 a: m Arrivals and Departures ARRIVED—May 2h—Htr HF, Alex- Jander from San Pedro via San Francisco, Jat 12 a. m.; ate Alvarado from Mobile [vin Feat and ports, at 19 a, m. May tr Admiral Parragut from Oakland |vin Ban Francisco, at 4:20. p |Porlsima from Port San Laila, ‘at 4:30 str Agwistar from New York via £10 p. m.; atr Stockton from , wt midnight; str Admiral theastern Alanka, at 1:30 Northwestern from South west~ juthonstern Alaska, at midnight str Challanba from 8 At 6:45 p.m SAILED—May 25—Str enbach for Port Gamblo, | Northweatern Jeter Cacique for a, mj ate Nebraskan |via ports, at 6:46 a. m New York vin ports, at 6:30 a. May Str Meriden for Tacoma, at 2:40 a str Frank H, Buck for Richmond, at atr Neponact for Vancouver, mm: ate John irkpatriek 15 p. m.; ate Axuma Kobe via Yokohama and 6:30 a. m. May 26—8tr Tacoma, at 5 p. m | ls Firet High Tid {| Edward Litck- at 6m. m.; ate] at 10 a m.; New York via ports, at 5 for tate Orleans for |6 a. m at y for Alaska Vessels Ketchikan May Halled, mtr Ad- moira! Bvans, northbound, at 1". m, May 6—Htr Admiral Watson, southbound, at il « str Princess Mary, northbound, Jat toraburs 1 Ryans, Btr ~May northbound, Queen, Balled, at 1:20 p. northbound, Aa m at 30 py. Seward—May | direct for Soattl i 27—Salle at 5 * , atr Victoria, 0 p.m. Vessels in Port at Seattle nith Cove Terminal—Str Kongosan orthern ‘Terminal—Str Toyooka uM, U. Permina . 8 J. 8, Ty Dellwood, ia Grand © Terminal—str Ad- miral Rowers, Pier 14—8tr Edward Luckenbach, Pier 11-B—Str Owego, Pier 2—str Latoucho, Pier A—Str Hakerafiold, Pier He-Str Admiral Nicholson, atr Ad- mira) Farragut Pler P—8tr Admiral miral Bebree, n Pacific Terminal—str Agwistar, &. Shipping Hoard Moorings—Motor- nip Cooleha, str Hteel Age Atlantic Street TerminalHtr Stoelm Kast Waterway Dock & Warehous Bir Kiyo Mart. |General Petr i—Htr Stockton, Todd Drydocks—Str Went Iron, str Woat Nilus, ate Munatirow, Puget Hound Hridge & Dredging Co, Patterson, | Heffernan's Drydock |Stimnon'n Mill—Barge Henry Villard, Winslow Marine Rallway—Rark Helfast, barge Coquitlam City, bktn Phyl bkin & wohe Commodore, ac atr Northwestern, Rodman, ntr Aa- 1 \u Keer Co, “Bite Mark Gratin 11's so hard to try and find any- thing that has. been Jost around town. Remember, a want ad has thousands of eyes and will gladly Jielp you tind it, is 100 suite | the| 7,000 delegates will attond the} |} 000 | j mj str La | Pedro via Han | Philadelphia | much have January Do you know how Every dollar than it was last Prof. Irving Fisher, university, your pocket dollar is changing. Money is he you ir ay How the inflation now in family is told terms that able in this N A. Service. | PROF, | IRVING FISHER | co! 6 cent $31.20 a $3 he his original 100 suite per more, or with h t get back but only 96 it never oec j mult > entire 100 wult Yet s to him dollar has char i! Ite ch really robbed him of ail his FEDERAL RATIO HAS INCREASED \Gold Reserves Reach New High Total for System att nge intere | Increases of about $3,000,000 in government securities, a2 against a reduction of $10,800,000 in accept- | wets in the federal beserve board's weekly bank statement issued as at | hax caused some further tapering off | close of business on May 23, 1923. $5,300,000, while cash reserves ad- vanced $6,700,000. The reserve ratio, | looked for as soon as prices have had} in consequence of. these changes, | time to stabilize themselves on a new | shows a rise from 75.3 to 75.6 per ent. Moderate increases in the holdings lof discounted paper totaling $25,700 are shown for seven reserve | banks, including New: York, while de jcreases aggregating $2 jshown for five other reserve banks, |mainly for the Boston, Cleveland and Thicago banks. reports holdings treasury certificate 000 represent special certificates |cover advances to the | pending collection of funds from de- | positary Institutions. of $20,600,000 of | Gold reserves show an increase for | the week of $5,400,000 and stand at $3,093,300,000, a new high total for the system, lcrease in the system's gold reserves has been about $43,800,000, compared with an increase of $132,400,000 for) jthe corresponding period in 1 The inter-district movement of gold thru the settlement fund has been away from New York city, the local |reserve bank reporting a decrease of | $26,700,000 in its gold reserves. | Holdings of paper secured by gov | ernment obligations increased during the week from $360,200,000 to $366, 800,000. Of the total held on May| $201,500,000, or 55 per cent, were | secured by United States bond: $148,100,000, or 40.4 per cent, by} | treasury notes, and about $17,000,000, jor 4.6 per cent, by treas cates, compared with $204,800,000, | $142,700,000 and $10,600,000 reported the week before. Propose Building Permit Ordinance | y, ordinance providing that ap ants for building permits mu jfile plans and specifications — pre- |pared by a licensed architect, was introduced in the Seattle city coun- jetl by Couneliman Robert B, Hes- keth Monday. It was said to be copied from a Chicago ordinance that h been in offect 20 years. Its object is to provide protection against inadequate plans by un- scrupulous contractors. Haines and Winton Merger Is Likely ST, LOUIS, May 28.—-Consolida- tion of the Haynes Automobile Co., the Winton Co, and the Dorris Mo- tor Co, Was practically assured to. day, when the board of directors of the Dorris firm yoted approval of the proposed merger, Cloth Makers in Trademark Suit Suit for an injunction and an ac | counting of profits and damages has heen brought by "red Butterfield & Co, Ine. against Stewart & Co., of New York city, for infring the trade mark “Normandy” plied to dotted voll as ap: IN TIME, or PEACH The Japanese are double-tracking their railroads thru Korea and build- ing docks at Datren, spending 11,000« 600 yen (over $5,000,000) on the jobs, Yot trado In China is pretty mueh at a standstill and has been for years, Still and all, there's the sa¢ing time of peace, prepare for anything that may happen, your noted tory, written for discounted bills and of $18,100,000 in | s, of which $5,000,- | government | Since January 3 the in-/| ‘y certifi-| ement of | worth? pocket is worth money i 1 your ical economi Yale is being picked because the making a mockery of thrift, polit progre affects the erage are simple and understand- The Star at the request of le tod oO and avings bank 64 mank, London, ! another grea y chancellor th |nald MeKenn }lish ba ‘ Jof the exchequer money in not stable recognies Mr nd club in the enoug w York whole fected in price lev- most aving ¢ by funda th ubilization MAY BE DROP IN. LUMBER PRICES : mnt at t which they want Good Prospects for Active |“ Market Thru Year Lumber prices have developed a receding tendency during the last 10 | days, and while it is improbable that | they will show any considerable de- |cline, they are undoubtedly seeking levels, says the American |Lumberman. This price movement softwoods and| the market still fundamentally renewed demand is jin demand for both is jstrong, and a | plane. | Retailers and factory consumers|J. G. P jhave had heavy receipts on old or-|?> © |ders during the last. several weeks. | yy Their present stocks |eases above normal, are in some} cutting down their accumulations at a rate which makes | replenishment, business unless situation the shows an unex- pected change for the worse in the! meanwhile, | Building remains active in most of the cities and industrial communities, | but it is noticeable that less new | work is developing and the outlook is |for some retrenchment in tbis field. The largest contributing factor in | this connection appears to be the! general scarcity and costliness of la- bor, Prospects for country trade are |improving despite the lateness of the} |sowing season, and lumber distribu. | ters expect that such trade will grad- ually take up any slack that may cur in the city demand. Call for special cuttings is still heavy both on the Coast and in the South, and export business is of en- of the Orient, South America and the} coming, will undoubtedly stimulate this trade enoromusly. Lumber manufacturers, therefore, find reason for looking into the fu- ture with confidence, in that even if business does not again approach the unprecedented peaks of last winter, there will nevertheless bo sufficient to keep the market active and strong thruout the year, Their chief con- cern meanwhile is cleaning up old or- der files and accumulating some more willing to consider offers than was the case some time ago, they are not exerting any particular pressure for busitiess, Exports of Goath Decrease for Week WASHINGTON, May 29.—Grain exports from the United States dur- ing the week ending May 26 totalled 4,362,000 bushels, the department of commerce announced today, This was © decrease of 2,154,000 bushels from the exports last week, Exports during the past were Barley, 283,000 ushels; corn, 602,- 000; oats, 20,000; rye 1,203, 000; wheat, 2,344,000; flour, 190,600 bar. rels, week Purchases Tract on Fifth Avenue A tract 20 by 111. feet, west side of Fifth ave, between Virginia and Lenora sts., Was sold by W. F. Jahn & Co. tot, 1) Hor. rocks, according to ai ‘announce. ment inade Monday. Me property |iy improved with a onestory brick | building, on the A nice home along the lake shore ound would be just the Place for the summer. Many plaves tire being sold every day the the want ads, Look them over, or Numorals, as used today, aie only about 1,000 years old, | couraging volume. The requirements | West Indies are large, and somewhat | lower prices, such as apparently are | stock, and while they generally are | Oj 1 but they are | Globe Electric Co 0.000 are| finding business excellent and are} ,,%, certain their | Joe Pancieh. ‘The New York bank | early re-entrance into the market for |“ general | | 3.8 OC- 1 RR | Tony Di Fore, Newspaper Gives Items of New Prosperity r to be st rted Port of t ut ready to b t Tacoma ansit ndle its mil f tons of freig The school district will hasten of n schools t 400 building i alows going u eau 00 Home time new every section of the « “10.—Mills, car shops, furniture factories, foundries—every Jine of in- dustry of this, the industrial city of Puget Sound—are working full time. 1s no labor shortage, but there unemployment. us there in boom in re little ‘1 are 10 sons bas © optimism.” Wool Market Quiet With Same Prices BOSTON, Mass, May 29.—The al wool market continues quiet and prices are generally unchanged Mills are rumored to be inquiring for low grade cross breds and this regarded as a healthy sign, as mills have been buying very little. are steady, after the break the past week. Sales in Texas are now being reported to local houses; altho the asking prices are rather heavy. It is reported in the local market mighty |that several local houses paid from 45 to 55 cents per pound for 425,000 pounds of long and short woo! near }San Angelo, Texas. Another offer- ing in Mertzon, Texas, is expected |June 7 of about 750,000 pounds of wool. Building Porndix =| UNDER $1,000 erson, 2904 12th B, shed, $25. Kauffer, 1607 Fourth, erect bal- cony, $100. ra. Johnson, £100. 13$3 Harbor, repair store. lessee, 311 Occidental, alteration in building, $ n &. Miller, 2414 55th & W., addition to residence, $55 1416 W. 58th, afved, $26. kamura, lessee, 300 Fourth 8, ai teration to store, $150. A. D. Heer, 4415 W. Graham, James D. Hoge, 709 Second tlon to office, $160, Star Garage, 1703 Boren, garage, $200. Mra. Eleanor Rezner, 4127 Eastern, gar- alteration to . 4003 28th S., garage, $30. , garage, Ith 8. garage, $120. 20th S, residence, + 419 Taylor ave. Nicola Lippis, 5314 W. ©. Iddings, $200, Purity Ice Cream Co. add to building, $7) John Reid, 617 W shed, $10. Richards, £19 26th, garage, $65. i. Sterling, 107 EB. 43rd, garage, $150, R, Nagel, 1711 13th 8, addition to building, wm, F.C house, $50. Pacific States Construction Co. aye, shed, $109, Washington Securities Co., Tessee, Stewart, alteration in office, $25, Bullders’ Brick Co., 3700 Ninth 8S. brick Kiln stack, $500. 8S. 0, Grocery and Market, 14: move garage, $30. para Arnos, 1633 Harbor 8., ding, $100. 07 15th S., garage, $150. 12 19th S. W., addition to $50. 44th, alteration to J J ‘ove, 528 Brandon, chicken 2921 Utah 318 Third > move 18 st S., alteration to shed, $200, Anton Satura, 3037 14th W., alteration to residence, $100, J. A. Rebhalin, 734.N. residence, $150. Higgins, 1001 residence, $150. Daniel J. Hart, . T8th, alteration to A Harbor, ‘addition to 79 Bastlake, garage, $75. OVER $1,000 Richards, 6232 Woodlawn, residence, 44x24, $8,300, Sehuyter, 1900 1, 68th, addition, $1,000. H. Plummer, $01 Arctic bldg. fh residence, 47x80, $9,000, J. H. Linton, 501 Arctic bidg., frame resl- dence, 45x27, $4,000. Garland & a. 8. frame 2935 Mayfair, . frame —COMPANY— Invest in a Successful Going Business Preferred Stock 7% Cumulative ‘Twenty years of successful operation have developed a business that insures a steady, rofitable return, An un- roken record of dividends even in the pertods of great= ext business depression indl- enters the xafety of such an investment, Price $100 Per Share Redeemable at $110.00 FOSTER and KLEISER Sth and Virginian Sts, Seattle, Wash, Kindly send portioulars re= warding this stock to Name Street New ..., CUA) State orrceerverselacsens A