Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
BUSINESS NOTES
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plants and representatives Of the
workers have not adjusted the wage
scale for 1919, their recent meeting here
having ended in a disagreement How
ever, IL is felt that the settlement Will
find the machine plants paying the wage
advance granted hand-plant operatives.
The hand plants started this week but
all are not running, as the companies
had the option OF operating in either the
first or the second period.
The government will not have TO pay
more than 20 or 25 per cent OF the race
value on cdnceled war contracts In the
Pittsburgh district, according TO Il NJ.
pravo, chief of ordnance and chairman
OF the district claim board. The United
States board at Pittsburgh has author
lied payment Of s6.0OO,000 in claims
Copper producers are considering the
advisability of suggesting TO the govern
ment that its big accumulation OF re-
fined and scrap metal be taken over ana
sold through regular agencies. II rs
estimated the supply OF renned lholal
approximates 100,000.O00 pounds
Due to the mild weather this winter,
the steady supply of gas and the hghj
demand for oil products since industriH
operations have been curtailed, tuel tll
is selling at 6 Y and : cents in the Puts
burgh market. This compares with II
cents last fail Certain high h-grade ma
chine oils and gasoline are fairy steady,
and on the whole the refined oil busi-
ness is up to the standard maintained
at this time last year.
a Montreal shipping man makes the
prediction that ocean freights WIZ peglll
20 tumble by March l as the result OF
the policy of the imperial government
in handing back to the owners the shlps
which have been under requisitioh.
Beginning next Tuesday II has been
decided by the wool administrators 10
hold a four-day sale of government
owned wool. which will be concluded on
February 2I. The auction VIII take
place at Ford Hall. in Boston, and VIII
be started at .:So y. m,
At the end of a two days conference
between representatives OF the food ad-
ministration and those of the COTTON
growers. ginners retiners and manutac-
turers Of lard substitutes, 1t was agreed
70 continue the stabllizing plan, that
producers use their best efforts W main
tanning stabilized prices. and that
crushcrs and refiners make their Dur-
chases in localities wher0 the greatest
congestion of seed and oil appears
The three big plants OF the NeInh
Chemical Company in Oakdale. Mt.
Union and Emporium are to be dis
mantled and the machinery sold. Pur-
chase of the plants, which manufac-
tured INT for the Allies during the
war, was announced by Herman Tuch,
of Pittsburgh. The price paid Tor me
plants was close to half million dol
lars.
The export control committee. named
| by the President on May last, VIII ais-
| band on March 1. IL is announced. Inc
| committee was named at time or CON
| gested conditions on the railroads or the
| country, and it was charged with gen
| aral supervision of all freight MOVING te
| the seaboard for export. anu wiz
! authority to decide the priority OF eN'
| ports.
| Fields containing an excellent aua,it ,
/ OF coal have been discovered near Bar
/ linger, Sweden Work will be begun II
| the near future. Costs are figured al
eleven and Half kroner a ton.
/ Further price cutting is being don'
/ in copper and one of the smaller SELLING
| agents this morning took contracts a
/ lie per pound. while another accepted
/ an order for Immediate Shipment Il
/ 17Ac per pound.
Tho sale OF copper at IL cents :
] DOuHn, eHttieu lHlo NNcNt hpIi
/ 2,5Oo, 900 pounds.
/ The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow
will say: There has been n little bust
ness during the week in secured WOODS
4 which were bought at last weeks auc
tons, but otherwise the market ha
been quiet. Pullers have had little voc
to offer but are quoting firm, special
on fine woods. The situation in the good
market is reported irregular, but wit
somewhat better demand on the whole
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