The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 5, 1924, Page 16

ving Costs Will Stay , Steady, Babson Declare Five Dollars Used To ELLESLEY) HILLS, Mass, | war times Jan. Row W, Babson's analysis of the|we como to the allinclusive cost of living] cation labeled ‘mi during 1924 tho avers eldedly cheering to the average householder “The of living has always seemed. too high, | and will probe continue to s¢ lancous’ we f almost as h is an actual de: Cus cent having b ooking abead into 192 find that the average fan can now buy tho things that cos him $1,000 His expenditures fe ing and furniture, nh ma cost and S$ bout 80 per cent more than in pre ind igh of only cle, we ily man in 1920 for but $800, food, cloth: miscel- too high,” says| Lancous items are less than they Mr, Babson, in a| were three years ago, but his statement issued! housing and fuel costs are . “We have envied the good old | higher, when suyar could be bought for its a pound, a pair of high-grade | for $3.50, and a fairly good suit | af clothes for $20. Judged on this present prices seem exorbitant back about ten yea Pfind present living ¢ “The other Items that go to ma Higher; that is, we must spend jup living costs will remain at abe cents today to get what a dol-/ their present, levels, with a posal swould buy in 1913. {slight downward tendency in apec on & 1920 average, how: | instances Br We find present living costs In| SMALL CHANCE OF x favorable light. In 1920 it RISING PRIC! $2.6 to buy what a dollar would | “General bu $n 1913. Since that time we have | gigeted in the E jonced a very healthy decrease | at 3 por cent b the largest reducti ably come in. fu Housn for, ness ivity as mal fh living costs, amounting to 20 per| is small foundatl a busin ce Four dollars today will bUY/hoom that might send prices $5 bought tn 1920. If your in-| again is the same as it was then, you! — pixc g the probable effect @njoy the same standard of llv-/ this outlook for living and have one-fifth of your money | security market, Mr, over. tinued: ASE HAS | “The four most prominent BEEN UNIFORM Jof stocks representir | *This decrease has not occurred in| whose products enter If we examine the things | budget are th Babson sidered by the bureau of labor /the fruit packing, t tistics of the U. S. department of | biscuit stocks. There is a wide di in making up their cost of liv-| ference in the pesition of these fc figures, we find that four have | groups. “During the next 12. months will prob- should be slightly lower, but ne great reductions can be looked ake rut “Furniture costs are about 23 per} [cent below the high point and when | classifi. | district } point | two acres. ble ] ial bsonchart is running up of mtx on the con: pur Greased, while two have increased| “Meat packing and sugar stocks, ing the past three yeark. broadly speaking, aro relatively low ood costs, for instance, have | Biscuit and fruit packing stocks are down about 32 per cent. The y high. The first two groups ver f mt of food that could have been reco ight for a dollar in 1920 can now readjustment of Thad for 68 cents. It ts probable The last two have t the food costs in 1924 will re | ma prosperous in the past and the stocks have record high levels and haye not | ceded material about this same level, The react trend, however, is probably ard. “The next important item ts clot one is naturally brought tp th clusion that in spite of the re low price level there is little in pr pect that woud suggest SING COSTS 1 STILL HIGH “Housing ts one of the exceptions Mi the general trend of living costs, Sand is now a greater burden to the erally budget than it has been at 5 time during the past ten years. tals on the average this winter re about 18 per cent higher than in “1920 and about 65 per cent above the prewar level. Housing costs mov slowly, and while the high point |) Probably been reached, the “will be ual. “Fuel and light is @hat is held up with Nothin Ir as a whole would seem be by t lost a wat Ship News decline 9} TA ast half still verage for the la Fuel and light Foreign Trade vered from ¢ ing p re from those levels. “In looking for bargains one would trend than that of the stock market to ther tem Weather Bureau Report Arrivals and Departures Whe foreign trade bureau of the | Afrived—Jan lt Beattie Chamber of Commerce has | \t%,0relann via P 4 Mreceived the following inquiries in| at 2 a War the foreign trade field, information | sles edie encerning which may bo obtained | ,,/uitd— Jan. b--Str Bhidzuoka @t the bureau lake Sina carer ‘ 1941)—Agent wanted by FE Ts " a te é Manufacturer of aR as ms Jam, 4 Pocket cigar lighter Str 5 ft at 8 p (1942)—Manuta Me Begin’ Made handkerch 6 : Mapkins and towe Oe en (1942)—German manufacturer and Vessels in Pont at S. 1 @xporter of toys desires American FA Cay e Emporters to handle on commission | "Susia Maro, Presticnt Tacks (1944)—Brass nickel-plated cook-| 1 ing pots and fiat Manufacturer | Belt Strest Terminal—U. & C.G. Wants age Agent for Pacific P Madio © (1946)—Fancy goods, table | F A ’ clot case and ff Pa . r bis Work, mir:es of importers requested. | ,, : : Financial Flashes ‘ From James Macfarlane & Co. | Kine & Wing : B11 Second Ave. aster : ‘ q Forty leading Ze aetieut 86,79, an increase indus. | * a ag . trial stocks ra 4 ag Ae A Crease of uctive ver 1 HF. A p age 40.76, ease of ‘ November net operating in come 192 class 1 roads, $24,516. | PS** | ‘ 800 ys, $102,933,091 in October ‘ fitr Pa and $31,691,000 in November, a Te I of earnings f ‘ i $40,900,000 to $45,0 Ratio system Ay) versus 73.3 a week ago and Ma Ratio New York Reserve bank 74.7. ver. . Series a week ago and 75 9 : ; ” Cor ndled $ 100, ; #86 of ore dur California oil production for Y a 1923 was approximately 262,600, to fre t 900 barrels, with Decemin esti mit the 1 mated at 20,800,000. This is an |¢ them f increase of 89 per cent. In 1922 r ‘ California produced 138,168,800 | f barrels, Iron F te € eported i F m a 5 etiyéer, current eas breakin Ma i aieeiows. records he ert ot production er THE SEATTLE STAR USTRIGT EAS IN APARTMENTS $650,000 Berg Structure Follows Other Big Buildings | “Watoh trict,”" the Bellevue-Summit dis said officials of John Day & Co, in announcing the comple: | }tflon of the transfer of the halt ck on tho west sido of Summit tween John st, and Lorretta | for the new $650,000 apart nt house to be built by Stephen # “We bellove that this district is destined Seattle's high-clase apartment district The erg latent number monts have new is the of a that during of floor largest city It will contain 200 -rooms, divided into 125 apartments of two, three | and four rooms each, the rooms be-| ing larger than those of the usual apartment. ‘The combined floor area undér ono roof will be over The cost of the build. apartment of big apart mo up in this the past year, In area, it will be the apartment building in the ing and ground together will repre- nt an investment of” $65 This Is the second building to be erected by Mr. I in the same district during the past year Stephensberg apartment at Bellevue ave. and E. Olive st. has just been |completed by‘him, ‘This apartment was sold before it ¥ pmpleted thru the office of John Davia & | Co, for a consideration reported to }be in the and there | 2 food! ar and the | Which has declined steadily from | aturally pasa up the biscuit and | ¢ with the exception of a stight | frult packing stocks purely from Grease this last year. The total | standpoint of price, particularly so Scline from a high point amounts to | ¥ this conclusion would be con Miearly 40 per cent. The $50 suit of | firmed by the trend of general busi- can be bought today for $30, | ness condit s. In lookt beneath @ the $100 suit may be had for $60, | the surface on the other two groups neighborhood of $100,000. the past year five other fine apartment buildings have beer ected In this xection, Among thern ¢ Granada apartments, valued at $400,000; the Ambassador apart ments, costing $250,000; the Phillips Manor, representing an investment and about During berg valued GYRO TO HOLD INSTALL: ATION aturday nt at the ginee Var ional ren Sheedy, s ley FL Barke Te w arms chard directors New Immigration Station Planned for a 000, four were aub. Commi: and It is stated that t 1 will quate, ita acceptan Park Made Partner of Bebb & Gould « Ear! ( a8 er oO Bebb « bec met firm of A iw ju Gould partner, drafting veral y nd is well archite nd build. firm name will be Winona Apartments Sold for $30, 000 The at n, 211 WL tr x28, $ a1 2 Ronton, frame real xa, aM. $54 ¥ oe etere ‘ ‘ ti f y 41,0 M frame 1 art, ¢ et, fr te ‘ 3 “4 « dve | QUR MODERN SAFE | DEPOSIT EQUIPMENT IS REAL ‘ “POSSESSION INSURANCE’ jadva |New Y ork Stock Market say WALL STREET JOURS NEW YORK, Jan. 6 Teactionary ated from the stock market at th into a renewal of the forwar along with various ay The carrier 1906, while e¢ Southw entorn and Atlantic € Were the outstanding feat or lace In Haye: ewart-Warner and oth Additional impetus wan weiner apse to the upward movement in the pral list in the final dealings and Jeosing prices were at the day's Groat Northern, pid, was featu in the railroad lat, reac! y bf, om the current rece y at Ga ‘hin pi more than six points from the depression created by. the the close of 1939, srican Can Was the outstanding feature of the industrial loaders, iow mplotely elimins nd and the ¢ ovement, alla participating numerous price an welling Ay [rolling @t 100%, against Pride low of 103%. Among the spectaltion whieh reach wohigh ground the current upswing weer Congoleum | Wr | Maven Wheel at 40%, Timken Roller Learings at 40%, and Kolsey pote Market closed higher, Closing prices Included: United States Steel, 99%) UD Ths Texas Ol, 49%; Haldwin, 124%, up 1M; American Can, 106% jUp 2M; Studebaker, 106% 00 Products, 68%, up Mai Davison Chemical, 644 Mi Corn Products, 155, up 2 Cast Iron Pip ne Auner Fetroleum, 674, ern Rall 40% up 1; Erle D, pid, up if be prices Included 4; Reading, 72%, up Up 1%; Studebaker, M 1 up Mi & Conm Pipe, Pennsylvania, tod Gud, 6344, 4. Off My; Cast Iron up % CORN CLOSES New York Stock Market Friday's Quotations Vurnished by Logan & Bryan B10 Beeond Ave. Beattie Block— High Low Close | Adame Express 2 1 hy | Advance Rumiey ay nan | Ajax Hubber pe Chalin Bear Influences Subside ANA | Amer. Hrake ‘shoe 12 er, Chiele Wheat Rallies Amer. Cotton Gio... 11% CHICAGO, Jan, 4—Corn waa the| Aimer Hide & Lathe leader in a strong and higher close! Amer. La France om the board of trade here today. | Amer, Loco, Overwhelming bear influences that | {mer Bafety Raxor’ hammered prices down at the open- | amer. Bum. pta ing subsided and wheat rallied Inte | Amer, tee! Fo and scored sharp advances, partly | yrs! yo tpl on due to strength in corn and partly to! Aimer. Woolen activities of exporters and a strong | Anaconda tustion, Export bus ) bushels. ouses ex 6 hold In to ts f and prices closed sharp- y higher. Minneapolis receipts are dwindling rings from south= fn polnta are fallin Oats, helped by other grains and a better cash demand, Provis ne late and re pained earlier Giese Hoard of Trade. an Priday's Que! th wrest Open hin : : sory Hoe pt co) ou 1 moaing “uy 43% ae i “ Chicace Gas Lots Det, tack. @ Frida: Om Ms n nt eee Boston Wool Fier ok “ad : ‘ Vietechinan Yeas... 44\ Found 64 ep C x ; ; 10 Harime + achange market " P 4% 34 ‘ J, 4.29% Mu s i $0.04 t0.0002 i . “ $0.0004% ‘ x nt r% 4 N. Y. Sugar and Coffee hy Frida Qeatat . Sugar Cotter Rio ‘ Nee ; Denver Live Stock Kennecott Coppa in sm oue Friday's Quotatio vir . ‘Sieg Cattle 182 Market } r Pyaar a F 4 a Mors : - ; ' Sheep t M t ‘ 6 89% Liverpool Grain “% Friday's Qnotations , ‘ whe Open High. tow close | MS Y ‘ uy rt od J thd ta 5 a Liberty Bonds y's Quotations iis Pie Furnished by Logan & Hryan an eco Produce | 810 Becond Ave, Beattie. Quotations Wigh Low Close tds 1 iehe ots, 4 Cheese t 1 n 41 BANK CLEARINGS | | Victory hea. i . Seattle Foreign Money Status us $7,240,481 Friday's Quotations alan 1.879.284.7 Furnished by Logan & Bryan furs scorman Bit, Seam Avec Seattie uae c.sas.av0.z0 | [Nepal Values Resent alee 3 1 | $1.00 Canadin BM tn « Tacoma t Bote fs : AN ACTOR HE MUST Br b. 80 ts ve Aish kere na ‘ § Foreign Securities Friday's Quotation [Italy ba. noral Hat swung | Furnished by t vse. So has {t been * ‘ Btocke Bid” Asked | NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY GIRLS ikainn 64a 1919 i « BRIDC iirlan¢ m ‘ ‘ TROWBRIDGE, Eneland—t § ‘ 1 err und 1 room cause mor damage to ‘ Th 4 than tt ‘ gypste } are. And the co-eds ar 1 i ' griculturists, that the f ro planning to| Japanese nd 4 ) I before parila. | trnited Kingdom, 1 f t MORE POULTRY AWARDS MADE {Members of the Association Hold Banquet at Meves RAILROAD MEN HOLD MEETING = Great Northern Officials to | Discuss Problems WASHINGTON INCOME TAXES GAIN FOR YEAR MACOMA, Jan, 5-—The cash re celpta of the office of the collector of internal revenue for the diatrict of Washington (which also includes Alaska) for the month of December, 1923, show an increase of 45 per cent over the corresponding month of 1922, | Judges and thelr annintanta nt the Total recelpty for 1923 were A “family meeting’ of represent- nd annual exhibition of the Puget || $17,029,013,75, an compared with || atives of the passenger department ound Poultry association at the|| $16,098,987.17 for 1922, With the || of the Great Northern railway, wilt ners’ Public Market, Westlake|| exception of January and June, |/be held Sunday in the King st and Virginia st, were attempt-|| lant year, every month showed @ || station to dincuss traffic conditions a ing to complete making of awards|| a gain over the same month In |/and the development of the com- faturday following a banquet attend-|| 1082 of from 6 to 67 per cent. J| munities served the railroad. Jed by 100 association members Frt- | — | This meeting, which is day night, at Meves cafeteria, Prizes | |neries held at frequent | were awarded to displays of 17 breeds | will pay particular attention to the | of fowl on exhibit Friday, SEA I 1 LE |national advertising campaign ot | ‘The show will close Sunday eve. | the Pacific Northwest that ix being ning at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Great Northern Friday’: | Parific and the Burlington Route, §. C. WHIP LEGHOMNS | Membern of the department from Cocks—Firat, second and hird VEGETABLES other cities will be taken on a cook, Ht Upper, “Oritiin, | Wash: Srieds Vola whelarsse tisdaea, |'agtapmitigiiein ‘thi: atterdoon a) TOO att ee el vaahs cevanth, | (The prices given Jand dinner will be served on one —s ‘ it Vernon, Wass | retall dealers by who lof the road's diners. A. J. Dick necond, fourth. | eave figured by deducting the ef | son, passenger traffic manager; ey in Clty, Ore, | Faneportation to Heattle and appresis | ¢: Leedy, general agricultural Bhesta, Alder. | Baiely 16% fer besiing development agent, and G. 8. \< 5 Manor; aes KH. Upper, nd Z | son, general advertising agent, all Orillia; third, Beanlan's vliry | Artichokes-Per dox ata) a ’ |Raneh: fourth and titth, Fred A, | Beete-t per sack of the St Paul main office, Johnson; sixth « neventh, Whie | Brussels are touring the territory with P. 8. ene House Poultry Yards, Oak Grove, Kustis of the Burlington Route, os , LR. Upper, Or | and A, B. Smith of the Northern Washi teocnd end Attn Weaa AAC | Pacific in the interests of the ad- lJotneon; fourth, Seanian’s oultry | Celery--Loeal, per crate + vertising campaign, will be the [Bateeiocciey ae et sheocte to) 2.6004.00| guests of honor. i Pens—Firat young pen, Fred A. | ax Mant—Per tb, Other members of the Great N : Johnaon pen, Fred A. Jobn- [l4ttuce—Cal., per crate thern passenger department staff Gescone ond ald PEM, La A. | seen pee awk |who will attend include: ; f | a SGM ee ON! Yakiina ss, |W. E, McCormick, Los Angeles; XM | iret Law Drea, Bartiand, | pict! Steet pat Gam ic<.444 J. G Tavet, Ban Francisco; J. H. Ore: firat cockerel, Walter isk tae ge |Runoing, Portland; H. Dickson, A. , Me ye sae A Ae SE Peppers + bel 13%@ -16/ W, Gusey, Portland; C. N. Christo- and third, Dr. Thomas 0, Anders! loria . -46| pherson, Vancouver, Wash.; D. G. rorest Ofova: Ores thina, Law Bene: | Peat 1.28@1.80| Black, F. P. Herbert and W. Gib- why Sey se : | Nettea Ger 't6,00@36.00| son, Tacoma; H. E. Stephens, E Wirat, Walter | Roswurt. | Redichesiol. bunches 36 lerett: BR. M. Smith, Bellingham; E. prdandy tind “aed todctiy | memes Pet 2501-60) | Dye, A. Whitnall, J, W. Godfrey ; Thomas O, Anders. Beattie Sweet Potatoes. $ and B. Alexander, Vancouver, “ Metin ee Temotens—Mexicas, tug B, Cj A. H Hebb, Victoria, B. C.; 5; : BLACK COCHIN BANTAMS | Turmipe—Per eack .- ‘useqiss|J. C. Maher and M F. Reading, 4 t ce Dr O. Ande | marr | Wenatchee; J. F. Pewters, RC. e d and fourth, J FRUITS | Murphy, Jas, Johnstone and A. Al T. 0 An rm, Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers i es kc: I lL. Buchanan, ba oer tr Davinna: Gra Apples—Delicious : strom, Spokan de \ wecond ¢ Lg. Pd Ppltaenderee Nelson, B. C.; J. W, Young, T. J. Phin tle; first and sixth han, J Moore, H. M. Beyers and J. MM. / Se | Paces And Sth. De wr then psn Coleman, R. M, Preston, H. Dodd, | 3 *., Portland, and. fourth Home Beauties K. F. Gerlach, M, Sandstrom, C. W. } N Domes, McCoy, 01 firat King .. Fy Meldrum, ©. W i G fd pullet, J. £. Jon ent pepe“, id yA rivee and CR | ‘s SINGLE COMM RHODE ISLAND _ | Crannerrtea—Per be 18 ' fine WORLD SHIPPING a, B.C: firet : bald, ‘Beatt nin ee SERVICE STARTS : at pe fr _ tnd. necend cockn Charien| “petar First American Line Ship ind’ pile, Chatles Mylene, 1 areata ype yo | Leaves to Circle Globe (Hein ANDALUS vie tone A138 184 fips: old ‘pen Pio cereonth the ro FRANCISCO, Jan. 5— Japanese, % : world steamship service rh ere Atl ill Fi mart jd nd under the American flag will be in- ond cock Pied A. | ee eee augurated at & p. m. today, when first cockerel, NUTS ar line President Harrison et pullet, Fred A Prices Peld Wholesale Dealers am out of nm Francisco, _ Sack Lote the Ori BIGHT HANTAMS | Almends—t. X. L., per I 20 ¥ eg RAN f nd, | Peanote—Va., per tb, . tt t give the China, per Ib from the W House that opera dh vagy ound the first blast of the Har Walnuts—Paney whi neing to the Diamond brand at the American flag is to Jumbo, b ter cond ANTAMS Firat, we * Mec Walter Tt GAME NANTAMS Law Ir Hen—¥ COMM MLACK NANTAMS ke rat, Lilly H ; lings, Seat ei necond, Law Bros, Portland rete Lilly Holling Fs nd and third, 1 Hollins ; fourth, Law Troe Pu I n 8 ILLE FLEUR ROOTED RANTAMS Grace Hatton, M etsy ULACK-T AGL ED : BANTADS wruerr NESE HANTAMS nd Man- © WANT AM pullet, J. Ht 6 WYANDOTTE NANTAMS r en and pullet, J Lumber Production Breaks All Marks Lumber luction, shipment Nor 3 ar, the jon Freight Loadings Decline for’ Week| NI YORK, Jan nue fre loading nded_ Decem 7,257 « the Am from tho preceding week Apple Shipments Are 24, 851 Cc T North ishington t of apples, according to a hortl. 1 partment statement mad public The figure compare Revenue Receipts in State Increase TACOMA, Jar A 46 por. cen ease In internal ud m toda ars ven sen on Is the first of seven rd vessels taken over IRY PRODUCTS Prices Vaid Sbippers r | wattertar— t the Dollar line to maintain this A grade, Seattle delivery service. The route will be a com- are ee mail. sit of the globe, with San Pullete ite starting point, and be WP Sugline vtecenar Se Honolulu, Kobe finghal, OAIRY. PRODUCTS nz, Mani Singapore, Pe. Port Said, Al- noa, Marseilles, York, Hav a, Colon, Angeles. ja Wholesale Dealers creamery, enbee wrapped . n ranch, White mel! New Corporations The foil rporation have bi wing ar- filed in POULTRY AND MEATS Prices Vald Sbippere n-lts AS Broilers—per ; inaoft, Live fat, pert 26 | Port ‘ P 2| Michacleon-Mayse ‘of Porttand, : iu 23 changes 1 to Mayson Ov tufted, HL Ibe 17| "Tacoma Screen Door & Manufacturing ° ateee . 14 Corporation, Tacoma, Increasing stock 20) 95.000 to. $15,600. Seeee tierer 1 American Locomotive Co, of New 7 pri se 12 00,000, Dealing in B ey "block 100 1 Laing, Gasco Coles heavy, 180-200 Ibe... Joby 119 Sco te tank "OULTRY AND MEATS Seattle, $50,000. a Price H, Baxter, to Paid Wholesale Dealers sek need, per Ib. .., operate a store or Dressed, heavy stores for the purchase and sale at retafl Dressed, light and wholesale of boots, et 1 heavy Washi n Good agne, Live, 1 ‘oma r, Don Brollers—Dre am J Roddie Geese 1 Ben Ht Turkey s—Fan M 1 & Milling Co., Mabdton, Live, fancy 10 : ¢ Miller, Henry Helas Belgian Hares—Live, per Tt arison, H. M. Kenyon and Cows ream 4 Hoxs—Fancy block ° J to Veal—F se « 100 ch Heavy, j LIVE : 3 L @: Quotations at Stockyards Jullus C. Lang and Benj. Hosk a Cation Geo. Inc., Seattle, $75,000. g Prime ateera oo. in, Helen Hughson and B Medium to Rood A in. autoi «and : Fair to medium parts Feeders Rurr-Powell Building Co., Kirkland, Bulls 8. David urr, Warren N. Powel Chotce cows and hel Bur : hi Medi al Grocery Co, Portland, Ore, Far t ertificate of withdrawal aieurs ass Co., Anacortes, $75,- \ f BS hotly ©. Jenen and G. W. G Prim wee Co, Aberdeen, HM kson and Bric Adolph- hd Minnick Stee) Wheel Co., ‘Taco- i 0. HH. Z. Lean and Ft. Min« / n 8 ‘ ‘ LOUR AND SUGAK vj | Flour—Looal btends ‘ Family patents é. area } Sugar—( per owe 9:40 | chemtonla a wnat Gone in Beet, per ewt OMS 9.20 pd HAY. GRAIN AND FEED Witmt it Alfalfa Hay—Firet grade Anging name to Biraw ; ¥ t at Gort aWhsie: yaulee,. 180s tar Olean we Cracked and feed tonal, 100s Barley—Whole feed, 100° he $0 Kolled and « 80'e-1 ara Ht, St. Joh Outs—Whole food, 100' 4 Titus and John Rolled and ground, 70's-80' | Mixed teed. 0°. John and AL A All-Graln Chop—s0'n \ Chick Feed—100'. ... 0.5, 1 Chick Hc M. Mash—60e. z ae Growing Feed—100'8 : . ie Kae Mash—100'% .., was Scratch Veed—100'8 Seattle, $50,000 Coconut Menl—i00's Cottonseed Meal— 00's; P i OW Meal—100 : $4 b Bean Menl—100' z Altaltn Meal—100's 8 Bone Meat—100's . F Charcoal (hardwood) —s0'e 0 Grit—Limestone, 100" : » M arde @& Granite, 100's