Evening star., 1921-08-25
RAIL LINES PREPARE TO HAUL
ss5. IS BIG FRUIT AND GRAIN YIELDS


me Approaches for
m Northwest.
expect no diminution in production
the remainder of this year.
v'omen's Apparel.
NEW YORK. August 25.-Retailers
have just begun to make initial show
ings of garments for fall, and indica-
tfons are that forward ordering will
result in the better grade lines in the
near future,
MERIDA, Yucatan, August 25-Re.
duct1on In the export tax on sisal
noer to centavos kilo (about u
stimulate sales and shipment, as the
condition of the people of Yucatan
dependent on this staple is deplorable.
Hosiery.
Special Dispatch to The Star
LONDON. August 25.-British hosi-
cry manufacturers are unalarmed
over reports that Germany is captur-
ing the mems hosiery market. They
state that when it comes to heavy
ribbed wool hose or high grade fancy
goods the English dominance is
secure.
Dry Goods.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SHiCAGO. August 25.-Retailers
are buying conservatively in the
local dry goods market, but they are
buying. Local retailers report q fair
business in early fall goods and are
tempting buyers with bargains in
late summer wear.
Canned Goods.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.-
Gamers now are operating on the
peach and pear crop. but the~p pack
will be comparatively light Figures
for the apricot pack show a small
production, but demand has been
good.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. August 25-The leth-
argy in the canned goods market
despite short supplies Is explained
by dealers here by the fact that
prices year ago for fruits and fancy
products were SO high that the public
got out of the habit Of purchasing
those lines
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. August 25-An
improved demand for sole leather and
more activity in the shoe
industry and other plants. Steer
backs, tannery run. are quoted at 46
to SO cents and COW backs at IS cents.
Hides.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MONTEvIDEO, August 25.-Marked
improvement in the hide markets Is
noted in River Plate ports. This is at
tributed in the main to European buy
ers. although some hides were bought
for American account. Orders have
been Of good size and at favorable
prices.
Chemicnls.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, August 25.-The Solvay
Process Company will reopen its-Del-
ray plant with $500 men September 1,
after a two-month shutdown The
plant normally employs about $500.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Many deal-
ers here anticipate an advance in the
price Of gulf coastal oils Of Is cents q
barrel to $1.25 in the near future.
Rice.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-Rough
rice has advanced so cents q barrel
and clean rice q quarter Of q cent q
pound this week as a result of a fall
ing on in the crop prospect. The ex-
rice market.
NEW ORLEANS. August .25 (Spe-
cial) l).-Fear that the grain business
Tor foreign shipment would be divert
I'd from this port by reduction. Of
freight rates over eastern lines has
passed. as the western lines have met
The freight reductions. A large part
shipment for export, and this Is be-
ing aided at present by low rates
quoted for export shipments by tramp
steamers.
CHICAGO, August rs Especially
Those in close touch with the labor
situation here declare that the esti-
mates of unemployment in this city
ire entirely too high and that while |
there Is q serious unemployment sit |
nation. fewer men arc out Of work. !
both here and in the coMntry as q
whole. than has been anticipated.
PHILADELPHIA, August Is (Spe- |
,ia1).-As result of the establish |
nent Of the open shop in the textile |
trades, the restrictions imposed by
The old apprentice system have been |
This has resulted in prof |
table employment to many men un-
able to obtain work elsewhere. It |
was contended under the old system
hat two years training was neces-
,aryi to produce competent opera-
tive, and the number Of apprentices
vas limited. During the seven-month |
schools in which new men
have been taught in ten weeks to be-
come practical knitters capable of |
Earning $50 "A week. Many of
.hese students are. now knitters Of
'ull fashioned hose. in which there
las been a scarcity. I.
PHILADELPHIA, August Is (spe-
,ia).-The bids for paving recently
Jailed for by this ,city have shown !
hat much more work can be done
now for the $1.000.000 appropriated
,or this purpose than when the ap-
was made. Materials
nave declined in price and labor IL |
over.
EXTRA LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. |
NEW YORK. August 25.-The board
of governors Of the New York Stock |
Exchange has granted the request Of |
members for an extra holiday on the |
preceding Labor day.