The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 2, 1923, Page 14

PAGE 14 -, BUSINESS—Finance, Produce, Agriculture, Shipping, Real Mining Institute Men Will Gather in Seattle Mining American Metallurg ons Ww club of The progr by Frank M Raymond Guye section; Wm Oregon section chairman Nor tertainme: Smith w Demonstrat electro-metal ceramics gineers’ club. § p. the Government Profession,” by J Washington, c Process for 2 Mr. Taintor Saturday, aise gon sections. gineers' club. 1 to Tacoma smel F. F. Sharp etary of the institute, who is making the West, hopes to be pr meeting. REALTORS TO ATTEND FAIR ‘The regular mee' Real Estate association called off for Thursday, ¢ permit the members tion to attend the ‘Seat tivities of the West fait at Puyallup. The “memt their families will attend in a body and the members of the Estate association have been invited to join them at the fair. ‘The Seattle realtors will assemble on the Fourth ave. side of the coun ty-clty building at 9:30 Thursday morning. and go to Puyallup in an automobile caravan. A special lunch. on will be arranged in one of the/ booths at the fair grounds. Says Cotton bop Is Half of Normal NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.—The Times-Picayune makes the cotton crop condition as of September 25, | 48.5 per cent of normal, and the in: cated yield on government estimated gcreage is 10,761,000, exclusive of linters. m Tai Extraction,” Bradley, Idaho. 30 a. m.—Papers Columbia m.—Ex by and 1 Ore En ions by has England Exports Gold to America **:°"¢,'" LONDON, Oct. 2.—British gold ex ports were 227,051 pounds for the week, of which 55,803 went to the United Stat i Financial Flashes From James Macfarlane & Co. $11 Second Ave. Twenty industrial stocks average 87,89, a decrease of .03; 20 rail stocks 78.33, a decrease of .15. Future for copper in Europe is. bright, says 8. Guggenheim up- | on return from Europe. 4} President Gray, of the Union Pa-| cific, declares rail would permit greater possibilities for satisfactory rats adjustments Subscriptions to the Canadian Joan exceed $160,000,000. London expects Angio-Persian o11| May shortly announce new capital issue. Reports from Pittsburg show | that steel is showing a greater declining tendency than for some time past. A report from Bethlehem Steel says work is at about 60 per cent| capacity. A steady, stable production in all lines, and gradually improv- Ing wholesale and retail trade, ate the keynotes by financial people in various cities from coast to coast. Opinions of brokers carried in Sun-| day papers varied, tho some looked for a more active market, with ad-| Vaneing prices. Railroad shares entixely ignore the large increases shown in net earnings for August. Railroad revenues for September will un- doubtedly make an excellent showing, Judging from the ree. ord-breaking figures being re ported. President of the Steel Foundry company says that operations of that company will probably be on about a 60 per cent basis by the end of the year; buying of new cars and locomotives is negligible. TRADE TERMS BETTERMENT When a railroad replaces a 60 pound rail with a 90-pound rail, the extra cost is usually first charged to a "betterment account” or “improve: ment account The quéstion as to how it shall be eventually treated at the end of the fiscal year depends) largely on the financial condition of the company. A company that is] financially prosperous would prob @ It directly to “operating | otherwise, it may be charged to the. “capital account." Many experts hold, however, that a| “betterment” should be enpitalized only to the extent of the increased etyning capacity the betterment con fern, coma Real | Mex New York Stock Market E an Seaboard © Foreign Money Status Monday's Quotations Furnished by Logan & Bryan Te second Ave, Seattle sterling ° Canadian : te hee $1.00 19:30'cts Swiss franc Italian lira. erman mn'k wedish krona way krone Danish krone Greek drachma cts 0014 %4¢ Rumanian Spanish peseta Liberty Bonds Monday's Quotations Furnished by Logan & Bryan First 42 First Second 41 hird 4% New 44s. Foreign Securities Monday's Quotations Furnished by Logan Brran 810 Second Ave., Seatti Whe bi F ii Fr h 5 French 4s; French 5 British 5 British 5 British British Belgium consolidations | Japanese Tapanese Jap 4 111% 110% Wi 101% 49% 41 oy United Kingd Italian Cone BOUGHT FOR A RISE A noted financier was taken geri. felt ously ill at 90 years old and that his end waa’ near. sald the “the Lord isn’t going to take you until you've passed the 100 mark.” ‘ my friend,” said the aged ‘that wouldn't be good finance. Why should the Lord wait until I reach par when He can pick me up at 90 “Nonsense, doctor, banker, Moses Finklestein, of Syra- cuse, N. Y., is only 11, but he | has enrolled in Syracuse uni- Some of his class. are twice his age, versity. mates Moses is dramatic eritic of a " Syracuse paper. GRAIN PRICES CLOSE HIGHER Liverpool Grain Monday's Quotations Cash Wheat N. Y. Sugar and Coffee Monday's Quotations TS: refined, 10% @10%e Ib. soi so ih Portland Produce Quotations Hene—14 02) Seattle Stock Market Wurnished by WM. Harris & Co. 117 Cherry St 6 rollers 4250 10.60 Pioneer Mills (sugar) | | || BANK CLEARINGS | Seattle Clearings Balances 1,78 Portland i 7,394,208.00 1,968,574,00 Clearings Balances Tacoma transactions. . 2,894,000.00 Katherine Lanner D, 4 | frame reata 24, 41,500 Tibhetta Me B, ‘churen, Aint 8. W., frame realdence 92: 44,500, Chas, Walker, realdence 4 Hoattie 1604 Warren 26, $1,600. Haller vide. aye, frame frame onl 0% 16th $1,000. Sreonwood, frame real denice 17x10, $1,000. Kalbers, 1809 nt LATRALIXT lo H, & M N., frame rest Maynard, nd , Haller lake, frame rent dence 14x28 0, A. Powe now 46x26, Geo. A, Powers, dence 46x26, Geo, A. Powers, $18 W | denve 40x26, $4,000 Geo, A. Powers, 1a W | denen 46x26,/ 85,0 | Jenn H Mall, 31k dence 45x24, 94,6 M w 1,000 ola W. $2,000 0, Roy, frame reat Roy Roy, Noy, frame rent 1 frame rent Colman, Co 41,700, ) frame ware A, ¥, 1409 Broadway, mill ian Wd oe (tila! { estan es Permits ai RK ; : we atk 0 frame »ptember Better Month for Copper British Unemployed Total Over Million VEGETABLES Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers Turmipe Per * PRUITS riees Paid Wholesale Dealers Appts: votes Oranges | Pemebew Strawberries —Everbearing Watermeloa—Per tb DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices Paid to Shippers fom, Ben », 1, Com DAIRY Prices to al ore PRODUCTS Retail Dealers TH xt POULTRY AND MEA Prices Vaid by Whole Dealers to Shippers Per ‘ Capons—Live, fat, per fb. Fan Hens Med Live, lent 440 er 2 above live. 9 to 12 the 4 Tha. and up 4. p. young tat, per Tb Old, live, per Te. 12% 106 VOULTRY AND ME. igi Prices 1 Doeks—Dresned Mens Dressed, light ontry Fancy dressed, tb. blook STOCK 6 at Stockyards 7.006 280 nto good 4.50@ 7.00 cows and heite 4760 6 5.00@10.00 2.00% 4.00 9.008 9.60 £40 6400 $409 9.0@11,00 7.000 9.60 600m 9.00 OW 1.50 @ 6.60 Wholesale Prices Local blends 7.00 ‘eaoozan 1 9.65 HAY, GRAIN AND F oo Alfalfa May-¥irat grade Straw Whole food, Rolled and Krot 0 food, d and grou 10 nd, 0'H 100%, 100'" id, 10'H-80'W 4 tend, 1» teamo rents | i frame renl-|€ ‘ottonneed Meal Linneed Olt Ment Soya Bean M | Alfalta: Moat Hone Ment ranulated ened (line 69,00 + 8,00 tramal | i toh Meal stall TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1923. Estate, Building , ————— SILK IS CHIEF NO CAUSE FOR LOCAL IMPORT ae Seat BEAR MARKET iy Downward Swing of Stocks Not Likely, Says Moody Furniture Houses _ Planning Displays Fide Japan Is Best Customer of Washington Ports ow Tide f Tide | hee r 3 mt Weather Bureau Report Issuing Bonds on Western Buildings Arrivals and coy gee Arrived f Alexa optim Presur yond smarkets themes into a stronger te ‘ospects within the past immed ine of th that ure ange gains for the rad ents, Taxa of corp 4 of big busin on ur a genera prom abated for least and r freight fates seem certain to jected to powerful downward Alaska Vessels a pre Stock ma very low prices ig no evident reason to expect that any bear movement w h mi cur wil] be comparable in exte th great be movements of the Either a ancial or commer or else a war scare have been the normal causes for ‘eatest downward ft Motorehip Heather Han Wir Hekate Maru, swings of stocks; and neither of these is now in sight. Hence any such movement | should be minor rather than major Domestic bond prices are sagging or stationery, and the outlook still is that they may gene ly continu: ‘so into next spring or summer. 8. Rainier, way—Kchr Betey sch Camano, sehr Announcement New Lowest F. O. B. Detroit Prices In the History of Company Effective Immediately New Price $230 265 350 295 380 525 685 370 65) 20 420 ADDED REFINEMENTS PERMIT NO CHANGES IN LINCOLN PRICES Chassis Runabout—resular , —starter and demountable Touring—regular Touring “32° and demountable Couplet Sedan—4 door 3 Truck Chassis—1 ton Starter : Demountable Rims Tractor Runabout When supplied with open types All Above List Prices F. O. B. Detroit Place Your Order Immediately Do Nat Delay See Any Authorized Seattle Ford or Lincoln Dealer