Evening star., 1921-12-09
prices. The greatest activity is in
building supply lines.
Produce.

Produce.
MINNEAPOLIS, December (Spe-
ciai).-Farmers Of this state market
ed 43.9 per cent OF their products this
season through cooperative agencies.
This record places Minnesota at the
head Of the list in this method of dis
posing OF agricultural products. state
ofIicials say this method resulted in
increased returns to farmers.
Rubber.
AKRON, Ohio, December . Especially.
The tire business Of most OF the
rubber companies in this district is
last year. according to the Industrial
bureau OF the Akron Chamber OF
Commerce. The B. F. Goodrich COM
pany employed 500 more men this
week and increased production to
10000 tires daily.
PITTSBURGH, December 9 (Spe-
ciaD.-Glass dealers declare there II
an improvement in business. Reduc-
tfon in prices OF materials entering
into the construction Of buildings,
they declare, is stimulating opera
-tions Next year will. bring real pros
perity, they believe.
Tobacco.
PHILADELPHIA, December 8 (Spe-
ciaD.-Cigar manufacturers here are
pushing their various brands vigor-
ously and the amount of business Is
holding better than the average.
Coal.
NEW YORK. December 8 Especially.
Conditions In the bituminous coal
business here continues dull. with
prices low and still declining. Some
Oh, f~ -
foreign countries. but the demand for
export is slack.
steel.
KANSAS CITY. December (Spe-
ciaD.-The Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient railroad. now in the hands Of
a receiver. is expected to be in the
market shortly for equipment and re-
pair material, as the road has just Sc
cured loan of $2.500.00o for that pur-
pose.
MARTINS FERRY. Ohio. December
8 (Special).-The Laughlin plant Of
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company increased operations today
to nineteen of its twenty-three mills.
Vegetable Oils.
CHICAGO. December 8 Especially
The cottonseed oil market here is in
state OF stagnation, with buyers
manifesting no interest at the prices
quoted. Linseed oil is in demand. with
ture offerings are light.
Electrical Equipment.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9 (Spe-
been adding electric installations re-
Gently to sppplant gas for both heat
ing and lighting, and there has been
consequent activity among electrical
dealers and workers.
OIL.
BATON ROUGE, La. December 9
fSpeciaD.-The Standard Oil Company
Is erecting twenty new tanks with a
capacity of 100000 gallons on it's
properties near here to take care of the
increased oil output from the second
pipe line now under construction to
the North Louisiana fields.
Notes.
TOPEKA. Kan, December 8 (Spe-
cial).-A survey by state authorities
shows that the number of horses in
year for the last seven years. There
ARE now but 10000 head Of horses in
the state. The use of tractors for
farm work is credited with having a
strong influence on the failure to
breed horses
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, December 9
(SpeciaD.-There are now 344.3s6 mo-
tor cars registered in this state. This
is an increase Of approximately $4,000
over the number registered a year
tago.
DETROIT. December 3 (SpeciaD.-
Building permits issued this week
provide for construction costing $780,
900 and exceed those. of a similar
period of 1920. The November build
ing record of Grand Rapids totaled
$685.. 900. record exceeded only twice
in the city's history.