Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-18

for higher prices, tockmasters nav
ing agreed 10 hold for 80 cents a
pound. What sales have been made
range from II to &c Z cents.
More than $500 men are working
at Jefery Automobile company plant
at kenosha, Wis, on an order from
the French government for 1000
motor trucks and armored cars. Some
departments are running is hours a
day.
Chicago Tribune says Pullman
company has signed contract with
the Russian government for 10000
freight cars, costing $25. 100000 to
$3O,O0O,O00. These cars will furnish
work at full time for more than 5000
men for many months at the COM
pany's freight car plant.
Philadelphia dispatch says Baldwin
Locomotive company is reported to
have closed contract with Remington
Arms & Ammunition company by
which the Baldwin company will
realize 100000 profit on order for
100000 rifles for Russia.
National City Bank of New York
will shortly open branch banks in
Havana, Cuba, Sac Paulo, Brazil, and
Montevideo, Uruguay, making five
branch banks in South America and
the West Indies established by this
institution.
American shipbuilding during May
aggregated 173 vessels. with total
of 19,494 tons. made UP mostly of
small wooden, steam vessels. Nine
ships, with an aggregate tonnage of
27.743, were added to the merchant
feet from other sources.
Operations In the cotton mills of
New England are rising steadily and
are within 10 per cent of full capac-
ity and the mills are today turning
more looms than at any time in five
years. At least 100000 of the 49,,
100000 spindles from Maine to Con-
necticut are in operation. Additional
army shoe orders, both from foreign
governments and from the United
States government within the last
week or two have further swelled the
aggregate of this kind of war bust
ness" New England manufacturers
have taken the bulk of it. A manu-
facturer who is in position to know
the amount of the contracts placed in
this country estimates the total at
around 100000 pairs. This would
represent at least $25, 100000 of
gross business which military neces-
sity has conferred upon the makers of
boots and shoes.
May receipts of livestock at Kan
sasas City stockyards totaled 7.777
cars, an increase of 1,407 cars over
year ago. Five months receipts
total 43,155 cars, an increase OF
1913 cars over 1914.
Better than cents pound has
ben bid for lead for future delivery
compared with the American Smelt-
ing & Refining company quotation of
5% cents previously made. An enor-
nous demand exists for this metal.
Judge Sanborn OF the fedral court
has issued an order authorizing ex-
penditure of 100000 with which to
purchase $4,000 tons of steel rails
for replacement on various portions
of the Frisco main line.
One days arrivals of horses at the
Chicago market were around $500,
new record. About 80 per cent are
for the European army market, at
$50 to 5000. The war cleanup
throughout the country will be more
drastic than during the Boer war.
Twelve locomotives have been or
dered from the American Locomotive
company by the New York, Ontario
& Western railway. They are of the
Santa Fe type.
According to well-defined report
in circulation in Philadelphia, large
steamship company is negotiating
with the William Cramp & Sons Ship
& Engine Building company to lease
it's yards and begin to construct with
in few weeks several large vessels.
In shipping and financial circles it is
believed that Charles Schwab presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel company,
is behind the new company.
The favorable trade balance since
December l now aggregates $780,,
100000.
Alba B. Johnson, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, has re-
ceived cable message from the Rus
sian government awarding a contract
to the company for $50 locomotives
to be completed by the end Of the
present year. The order amounts to
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