The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 31, 1923, Page 14

FISHING CLOSES RECORD SEASON 1923 Catch Was Largest in Past Three Years Soattlo ts finishing what {s sald to be the biggest year in the fishing industry since the bumper salmon crop of 1919, The total catch of king salmon for 1928 ts ostimated at $45,060,000 in value, which is ap- proximately $5,000,000 greater than in 1922, Apporximately 75 per cent of this orop is handled thru Puget Sound, with Seattle as the principal port. The remainder fs divided between the Columbia River and California. Ta numbers, the total American salmon pack will reach 6,400,000 cases, according to estimates of the | Pacific Canned Fish Brokers’ assoc! ation. ‘This is a gain of more than} one million cases over lest year, each case containing 48 pound cans of salmon. Halibut has also shown big gains according to the Fishing Vessel Owners’ association. They estimate that $,000,000 pounds of halibut was handled by Seattle fishing vessels this year, representing a valuo of $1,200,000. STATE HIGH IN CEMENT ROADS Washington at the close of 1923 has 1,171.83 miles of payed roads, completed and under construction, $1.83 per cent of which ts Portland cement concrete, This means the state has 958.67 miles of concrete pavement outside the Hmits of cities and towns, This mileage of concrete pavement compares favorably with that for the United States for federal ald road projects completed and under construction, which {sy 81.79 per cent of all paying material used. 89,000, 000 square yards of Portland Si Concrete Pavement cont were awarded in the United States} between January 1, 1923, and Octo ber 1. TRAINS SPEED SILK SHIPMENT | Two Northern Pacific trains, load. ed with raw silk valued at approxi mately $7,800,060, will be dispatched from Seattle Monday night, on a fast run to New York. The shipment will arrive in Seattle Monday from Japan on the Steamship President Jackson of the Admiral Oriental line. These two trains will be handled | on a schedule approximating the time of passenger trains thru to New York. Road Takes Larger Offices in Seattle ‘Offices of the Chicaig & North- western railway limes are being WMoved to larger quarters at 760 ‘Stuart building, where they will be for business after January 1, it iS. announced by Henry L. Sis- ler, general agent for the North Pa- cific coast. It is also announced that, beginning today, the road will Operate a new crack train on a/ Whour schedule between Chicago} and St. Paul, known as the “9 tp 9." Naftzger President of Shoe Travelers |: Arthur Naftzger, of Seattle, elected president of th Northwest Shoe Travelers’ tion at the annual meeting of th: association at the Hotel Others officers chosen were rt Liderman, of Tacoma, vice presi- dent; J. Re Sargent, of Seattle, sec. " retary-treasurer, and George Murr and N. W. Violette, of Seattle, and} W. R. Huggett, of Olympia, members of the Board of st eee etme: 10 Per Cent Gain i in Retail Store Sales |" The average increase in retail store sales for 1923 in the state of Wash ington was 10.5 per cent, accordin to the estimate just announced by the Washington State Retailers’ sociation. The highest incr ported to the association w cent, which was reported by stores, associa: i Averdiing Firm and || Pacific | LIFE INSURANCE SALES RUN HIGH Increase 19 Per Cent Over Last Year } November sales of ordinary life In- surance in the United — States amounted to approximately the same figures just published by the Life Tnsurance, Sales Research bureau of New York, Tho sales by companica doing approximately $0 per cent of the ordinary legal reserve business | amounted during November of this Year to $480,227,0000 of insurance ax compared to $408,682,000 of insur- ance in November of last year, an in- crease of 19 per cont. figure as October sales, according to | > WALL sna ee, clpal feature of the early ¢ renouted the belatod ostablinhy fact that the market was m NEW YORK, demonstrated tty Tho business He advances in York ¢ sentra, | em Advance Numtey . Air Neduction Ajax Rubber Alaska Jun: Allied Cheu ‘This increase or a greater one wax shown by nearly all sections of the country, The Southwsetern section was tho only one to show an actua decrease during November of | Year from November of last. les during the 21 ay ‘ovember 30, amounte , 950,000 of Insurance as compared to $4.402,085,000 during the same period jlast year. ‘Tho increase of tho 11| months of this year over last fn 19/ per cent, the same as the ficrease of November of this year over Not ber of last, ance business tn the country as a whole is running close to tho records established early in the year, During November, of the elght seo- tions into which the country has been divided by tho research bureau, three showed a greater increase than the average for the country as a whole over last year, These sections were New England, the Central, and West Central states. “The Middle At- lantic states showed the samo in- crease. Three others, the Southern, Western, and Pacific sections all showed @ less increase, and the Southwestern section showed an ac- tual decrease of 8 per cont In Novem: ber, altho for the first 11 montha it is still 18 per cent above the 21 months of last year, i Ship News, Tides in Seattle MONDAY DEC, 51 Virst Low Tite, | cther Bureau Report |. TATOOSH ISLAND, Dee. —No reports recelved (wires down), Dec. Ie }3~ Spm Light snow, wind cast, hp Jea an our. Arrivals and Departures | Arrived —Dec e from T o via ports, at 2:35 p. m from Los Angeles, at 30 | Jackison from Ma~| D. mie; ate Pi at Tp. Lucas from Et Eegund .i motorabip George Washing-| ton from Christiania via ports, at 7:45 a.| et eeas Admiral Dewey fr rett, at} 30 p. m.; atr Silverado f | |cisco, at 2a, m. De Str Hamble-| |ton Range from Tacoma, at 7 p. m.; Prot | » Fle Bite Silver | Franciaco vis ports, et 10 a. m. Glymont for Los Angéles via po op. m Went Hi | via. Yoxohsm: Noxer for A | Munatres for ¥ m.; ste Bri | Rivernte at 11 jm “tor | BM ssels i in Port at Seattle Pier 40—8tr Provident Grea hern Terminal—Str Toktwa | Bell Street Terminal—v. 8. 1, er, U. &. C.G. Unalga. | Pier 14—Str Protesiiaus Pler 11B—Ms George Owego, Madison. | Pier —str Brookda | Pier 6—Str silverad | Pler D—Strs Admiral Dew Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers—Uv, Hef, “Orcus Mm. 1 Washington Bebree, Adm 8. 8. Re Shipping Board Moorlngs—gtr | Comnectiont | Frank Ly a. 8. T neer, str Commercial Spirit King & Winge— Btrest neh, U Termt Motorsht as 6 8. Connecticut erway Dock & Warehouse Co Takes New Office J. 8. Held Advertising Co. ave moved from their former quar ters in the Henr; quarters at 719 Bigelow The change marks an ¢ of thelr business and an in their facilitles for pyc. increase A curiotig custom among the nese who have settled along the Western coast of Mexico js their adoption’ of Spanish nanws for, busi- | ness purposes, American trade com. | missioner report } proud Boston f Cabot was Spaniar cht Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent $3.00 Per Year Wan.D. Perkins & Co, @11 Cherry St building, to larger | y, building. | | Amer Tho ordinary lifo insur- |4 Allla Chalme: mer, Heet Sugar Amer, Hosch Magneto 26 1 Car & Fady Can Chiete Amer, Cotton Ol, do ptt Amer, Express Amer, Hide & Uthr, do pfd Amer, Ive . Amer, Int. Corp. . Rtecl Fay ‘Tel. & Tel. Amer. do pta don aek Am. Writ, Pa. pfd Amer, Woolen Amer. inc . Anaconda . Asad. Dry Good: Ath Cosat AU, Ath. Atehison do ptt Baldwin Loco Rarnadall A Burns Siros, A Burns Hros, Butte Cop. & Zi |Dutte & Superior. . Caddo C Caliah m. Ol 6. Care pea Pacitie M. & St. Calumet & ‘Arizona. ‘Tobacco com.. Zine & Lead + 804 Central Leather ..., do pt .. Serro de Pasco “handler Motors hleago & Alton Chicago & N Chao, RL & do 6% ptd Cons. Clears Cons, Textile Cuba | Davison ¢ Domes Mines H Mom Croker; barges Gritteon, k—Ms Apex Wednesday, January 2 iL Neath vv eee New York Srocis Market “101% 4° ‘ | net a fresh demand n the early: teadin Opening prices theluded: (RAISE CAPITAL TO $400,000 | Preparing for a peri ity tle, PY JOUMN eri WE 1 Of proper: h trans alin and business expans the Grunbaum Dros.’ Increased ity capital stock $400,000 by articles filed at Olympia Saturday, This tp bo the highest capitalization rotull furniture store in the Northweat. ho company was ortginally start: ed with a capitalization of $26,000, and the Increasing investment has been accomplished by steady growth ofthe company’s business, All of the stock is owned by the Grun- baum family, Otto &, Maurico L. and J, V. Grunbaum, all of whom are pioneer Seattlo business men, ‘TELLS ABOUT BOLL WEEVIL CINCINNATI, Dec. 31.—-Sclence’s part in exterminating the boll weevil scourge of Southern cotton fields Way outlined by Dr. N, I. MeIndoo in an addreas beforo the Entomo logical Soclety of America, meeting | here, as a unit of the American As. sociation for the Advancement of Selence, “If we could | » the pring | 0 malen rep nat ‘ina taxes a in the fade of tits liquida, work, nd Waa constructive with funthor ne Most Attention, Th upwa ‘or oils, whieh displayed group buoy- Furniture | Co, to| jn maid of any American Ti, 60, 9 ox- dixidend, up 4; New| Ioan Woolen, 72%, off i; Cuba ¢ . Steel, bole UD Mi Hepublic Btvel; SN MARKET ~ GLOSES HIGHER 29.—-Gratna closed nly higher on thel day | board of trade | Locals were tive buyers in jwheat. Receipts in all markets | Might and Oils, Lomether with @ pre- dicted ec yer the weekrond jand rumors from Waabl garding origressional ac r farm relief were influences that | brought buyers into the pit. Corn sold higher in sympathy with wheat and some short covering by recent wollors, Oats closed stronger and higher, getting mont of its atrength from other grains and due to better ahip-| ping demand, light receipts and more speculative Interests. Provisions firmed and closed slightly higher with graina on y | steady hog markote. | eee | Chicago Board of Trade Wheat Open igh Low Close | Dee, <B2.01% $1.02% $1,00% 91.02% veae LOT io 106% LOT Corn— 184 | Deo. 11a | May v 181% | Dee. 24% | May oes Lard— | Jan, extract from tho cotton plant the guncous substances Which attract the weevil, dr, better still, if we could find a cheap sub. stitute for them, we Might uso it as & bait to trap the insects und de- atroy them before they reach the plants,” he raid, Dr. MeIndoo stated the boll wee vil in costing the world more than Any other insect. Nomina! Mail Order Sales Cash Wheat Show Large Gains CHICAGO, Deo, 29.—Cash wheat—No.| NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The com. 2 hard, 114 bined gales of Sears Roebuck and | Montgomery Ward for 1923 will be Approximately $350,000,000, it is esti. minted today, This represents a gain }Of About $76,000,090 over com. | bineg galen for 1982, | Big Railroad Boni Issue Advertised Ww. ASYIN TON, The} Close | Cleveland, Cincinnat!, Chicago & st. | railroad authorized by erstate commerce commis sion today to issue of re baer ing and Improvement mortgage | bonds, “a 40% AIM ary a ay o% Chicago Car Lots Saturdays Quotations Rects, Cont, Meta. LA Yr, the “a Dec, 31 High M8 OH 7 died cee Denver Live Stock turday’s Quotations | Cattle uooaeen 17, Steady. Neet steers, $605.60; cows and heifers, $4.75) ea a | f ac ing Building Permits i} ee was | feeder . Bteady . fe 8507.26, Sheep 3 Feeder 60xt0, atime 126 6303.3 Henry i ning wall xEW YORK, Noeseher banke opens [34224; Frene $0.04324; Netg' trillion to the The foreign Mtorling demand, it | i Hl RH i, i ws N. Y. Sugar and Coffee Katarday’s Quotations Quist tet) sie Octs 50 cts....Spanish pescta Foreign Securities Saterday’ #, Qaet edb BANK CLEARINGS Seattle $6,478, 1,46 Clearings Salances Vortland Balance Tacoma Total tior : For more than forty yea - try, lumber A. A. HOUSMAN & CO. itable by tl ANNOUNCE The Opening Of NEW OFFICES AT 624 Second Avenue Telephone EL iot-2166 MEME SUGAI RK Ct HICAGO BOAE MARKET | Cheese— (SEATTLE MARKET] ) RESERVE RATIOS GOES UP AGA [ | Deotine in Cash Reser Reflects Holiday Ti An increase of $29,600,000 in Naaaee bei cral note circulation and a dee we: Dressed, por 120,200,000 in cash reserves, vik | Ree Dreneed, per WW, Ing the special demand for eur oe | Turmere-—Wancy, dreee by the holiday trade, ae Belgian Maree—tAve, § with a decline of $68,800,000 fn nod, per I | posit abilities and reduct $11,800,000 in holdings of b uunted, of $7,000,000 in aec purchased in open market, | $15,000,000 in United States ment securities, are shown in federal reserve board's weekly 4 jsolidated statement of priaape the federal reserve ban! a | close of business on December ja The reserve ratlo rose lt to 75.7 per cent. Net liquidation of $13,000,0 holdings of discounted bills’ Sm | ported by the federal reserve of New York, $12,000,000 by tor $7,400,000 by Chicago, and $4,800,001 by Atlanta. Increases of $7,400, |are shown by San Francisco, “56 | 099 by St. Louls, $6,200,000 by it . : mond and $4,800,000 by Philadel Paper secured by United government obligations Increased b $22,100,000. during the week, parti offsetting the reduction of | 000 reported in other, bills 4 led. Of the total of $385,400,000 of bills secured by government o ihe |tlons held on December 19, te | 500,000 was secured by Lib *\other United States bonds, $ [000 by certificates of ind and $18,000,000 by treasury ‘note “Substantial increases of federal note circulation are tee y all federal reserve banks pe |those at St. Loufs and Dallas, C report small decreases, and the |York bank, which shows |nominal increase. The Boston shows the largest Increase, of $7, 700,000, Philadelphia, Chicago n Francisco report an increase © 9 | $3,900,000 each, while the reninin banks show smaller increases, ~~ Gold reserves declined by | 000 during the week, also. the holiday period. All federal 1 |serve banks, except those at B |Atlanta and Kansas City, | smaller gold reserves, thi r ar-| banks showing increases of bape oe Toe ied | 000, $8,600,000 and $3,900,000, tee of the! of state: |tively. Of the decreases, $10) Extenbo., Seattle. /is reported by St. Louis, $10, pry Lay Bheldon I~\1. New York. $9,100.00 by Francisco, $7,900,000 by Richi and $6,100,000 by Philadelphia, Reserves other than gold ded 5,700,000 during the week, a non-reserve cash by $3,100,000. | ort Casson?. Barash = La-| Sav- | Ira Baldridge, H. B. Murphy and bcd Murphy. Ineheilum Gold & Silver Mines, ee | Inchelium, $50,000. 2. G. Parmeter, Parmeter, 3 Vernon, |J. Sparling and Pete Noyes. Mark, Hawley Mill Co., Milltown, Washes: ine Ing wtock $15,000 to [s | Belgian Hares Lurkey Fancy | Hoosters—Old, lve Hoge—Vancy block Cholwe heavy, 140: rm by whute With a tow | pitonm, prices to producers phobic by Meducting the cost of | POULTRY AD |irangportation to Beattie, and. approsi Vrices Puld Whollte [mately 16% for hauling, rtorage and | yey 1 telling cost.) | ons—Dr Artichoker Drenwed ets Per dow ve, dune . per wake. Brussels Hprouts—Ver th, ver doz. , New, per wack ..,., Cautiflower—-Der erate . Celery—toeal, per crate California, orate , Onlons—Ca! Yakima . Looal green, per dow, s+... Parsley—Loo., dor, ing. bunches ranipe—Ver wack VPeppere—Cal., Aateen— Local whiten, Prime wteers .ceees Medium to wood ‘air to medium eoders ..- Bulls Chotce cows and he Medium to good ., Vair to medium bell, per Tb,.4. utabugne—Ver sack .,. Bpinach—Looal, per | Naquaah——Vor th Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes— Turnips— Per 1 Binooth heavy « Tough heavy « Spltzenberes rf 0 0 | Jonathans Common to cholo Yearlin Wethers Ewes , 9 | reur—Local tends | ‘amily patents ..8 | Hugar—Cane, per owt: Whole, yellowp, Cracked and feed Nolled and groun Wheat—Tecleaned f | Mixed teed. 20’ | All-Grain Chop—t0 +29 | Chick Feed—100" +11 | Chick B. ML. Maseb- te rere Feed—100 Almonds——1, + DEE IDeseee Peanute—Va., per tb. .. China, per Ib, , Diamond brand, per th, Jumbo, budded, per tb, Feucy budded, per tb, DAIRY PRODUCTS ‘rhees Tald Shippers Bestorts — . Beattlo delivery uch, white shell, Charcoal (hardwoods 81 Grit 1A ne, 106: 38) Granite. . b. Beattie suppiy” ¥. 0. B COMAODSBIY ser eeeee DAIRY Propucrs Prices Vaid Wholesale Dealers Sasal gedete, @ clea of inc Yags—Fresh ranch, white Mixed ovlors . Pullets ttre, ns. pore 3 ley-Meropy, 8 Wisconsin crea brick’? . Block Swiss .. Washington triplets” Tillamook triplets, POULTRY AND ‘MEATS jcos Paid Shippers Ver ib. . Lave fat, by . Ww. Chemicapecarc . Beattie, john FE Savaj P. Chase. Jones & Jones, Iqeen, tucreas- stock $10,000 90. City Grain and § Mt 00. B. A. We It way Logging Way, Broilers Capons “A Long Pull” fo Seattle basic indus- ing, has been en more efficidroductive and prof- re use of s the Pacific Mwest’s Washington hgines This company has not only kept pace ythe development of this indust Its faith new moder NEW YORK COTT IN EXCHANGED “T here’s ‘CHANGE ry, but has pioneered in providbetter and more ser- viceable logging: « equipment. in Seattle’s future is shown by iction in erecting the n plant now under construetid a Washington Engine for Eud.ogging Purpose” WASHINGTON IRd WORKS SEATTLE, U.S. é