Evening star., 1921-09-05
BETTER BUSINESS FOLLOWS
ENDING OF LABOR TROUBLES
San Francisco Reports More Men at
Work and Foresees Increase In
Retail Trade.

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mills are running between 80 and 80
per cent Of capacity.
NEW YORK. September Especially.
Tire and cord fabrics have been
Withdrawn from sale by some mill
agents and no prices will be named
until after the holiday.
GRANITE FALLS. N. c.. September
5 (SpeciaD.-The upward trend of
business has begun to make itself felt
here and mill owners expect sufficient
business to keep them running full
time the remainder of the year.
WEST POINT. Ga, September S
Especially The mills of the West
Point Manufacturing Company are
running full time and full handed and
steady improvement in demand is
noted.
NEW YORK, September (Special
,-Woolen goods are beginning to
for next spring. Prices are steady.
according to j. ]. Nevins. secretary
of the American Association of Wool
en- Manufacturers.
BOSTON, September (SpeciaD.-
There has been a wide demand for
raw wool in the last week from vari-
Gus sources, but purchases have been
in small quantities. Dealers believe
the market will be well supported for
the remainder of the month";.
BRADFORD. England. September S
(SpeciaD.-Five thousand operatives
employed in the wooden mills in the
rQ6Qld ST a a.
ton this week.
Steel.
NEW YORK. September Especially.
The steel trade reports large vols
ume of foreign inquiries for American
steel products, and the number of
orders placed continues to expand.
READING, Pa. September 5 (Spe-
cial) 1.-The Reading Iron Company
has announced a cut on all kinds OF
pipe. ranging from $40 to $12 ton,
effective at once.
MARTINS FERRY. Ohio. September
(SpeciaD.-Four additional mills at
the Laughlin plant of the American
been placed in operation. Twelve OF
the twenty-three mills resumed two
weeks ago after a shutdown OF three
months.
LEETONIA, Ohio, September S (Spe-
ciaD.-The Cherry furnace OF the
Hanna Furnace Company has been
blown in. Coke ovens have also re-
sumed.
NEW YORK, September (SpeciaD.
The slightly increased demand for
anthracite coal has sent some prices
for domestic sizes up from 25 TO 35
cents a ton, while steam sizes nave
advanced approximately 25 cents
ton.
JTNIONTOWN, Pa. September 5
fSpeciaD.-The Marion coke ovens of
the Southern Connellsville Coke Com
pany have been fired. A contract just
closed assures operations for thirty
days. 1t is understood the contract
was made at SO for furnace. Slight
activity is registered in the coal mar
ket. Coal is moving at $40 to- $3.50,
although operators regard 50 as a
low price under existing conditions
OIL.
NEW YORK, September (SpeciaD.
"A steamer has been chartered to
take 10000 cases of refined petrol
cum to four ports in China and ia
pan. The vessel will sail this month.
HARRISBURG. Pa. September S
(SpeciaD.-A state tax of cent a
gallon on gasoline is now being col
lected by retailers throughout the
state and dealers will make their first
reports and settlements the first of
next month.
J. ment..
ST. LOUIS. September Especially.
The price of veal has advanced here
from a range of 6 to 8 cents pound
to to IL cents.
CHICAGO. September (SpeciaD.-
has stimulated southern buying of
side meats Foreign demand for lard
has been large for the last ten days.
PHILADELPHIA. September 5
(SpeciaD.-The chief demand for
lea ther in this market is for heavy
quoted at from 4S to so cents. Oak
sole tannery run second backs are
quoted at As to SO cents.
Mems CotlhinE.
MILWAUKEE. September ) (Spe-
ciaD.-Milwaukee dealers in mems
clothing declared today that they in
tend stocking more heavily, on tropi-
Gals for next season. Over a thou
sand sales were lost last summer be-
cause Of lack of stock. they added.
NEW YORK. September Especially.
!-Salesmen who have been in close
touch with retailers. report that the
heaviest buying of mems clothing
for wear next spring will be in suits
which retail under $40, and. that s35
is nearer the price the public is will
ing to pay.
Non-Ferr0us Metals.
ST. LOUIS. September (Spe.iaD.-
The present price of lead here is $4cO
a hundred pounds. as compared with
a previous price of $4.25, while .inc
has moved up from $4.15 to 1920.
Rubber.
NEW YORK, September (SpeciaD.
Demand for rubber has increased
somewhat among the smaller fac
, tories, and this is reflected in the
firmness of the price of ribbed smoked
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