Evening star., 1921-08-24
ers might, be al BILE TO operate success
fully on . smaller margin of profit /

ers might, be able 10 operate success.
fully on . smaller margin of profit
Fruit.
SAN FRANCISCO, August "a (Spe-
teiaD.-Shipments of fresh strawberries
in carload lots as far east as Chicago
proved profitable this season. The de-
| n,and for grapes has been less than
anticipated, although table grapes are
moving east. Most Of the small winer-
les will not crush. but the larger plants
intend to operate in spite OF the large
surplus.
HARTFORD. Conn, August "a (Spe-
ciaD.-The non-ferrous metal trades in
New England continued lethargic this
week. Many plants are closed and
nearly all the remainder are operating
at not more than SO per cent OF ca
pacity.
NEW YORK, August "a fSpeciaD.-
There is v7-y little consumer interest
manifested m the copper market but
the price is SO low now that many deal
ers believe it would require only small
buying movement to strengthen prices.
Collars.
TROY, NJ Y, August "a (SpeciaD.-
Employees of the collar factories of the
Cluett-Peabody Company. the Ide Com
pany and Hall-Hartwell & Co, which
resumed this week. are now under a new
scale of wages providing for a reduo-
ton of approximately 15 per cent.
Manufacturers expressed the opinion.
however, that there would be steady
work for the employees from now OH.
Coriiss. Coon & Co. announced there
would be no change in scale at their
plants.
Dry Goods.
PITTSBURGH, August "a (SpeciaD.
Wholesale dry goods dealers report
that merchants are stocking for win
ter on a liberal scale because no fur
ther price reductions are expected.
The market is firm. Underwear is in
lighter demand than anticipated.
Paints.
NEW YORK. August "a (SpeciaD.-
Wages Of ship painters employed by
contractors here will be reduced il
per cent September l, according to All
announcement by the Marine Painters
AsSocia tion.
NEW YORK, August "a tSpeciaD.-
A good volume of business is reported
IN teas in this market. with blacks
and Japans more widely called for
than other descriptions. The trend Of
spot prices is upward.
CHICAGO. August 81 (SpeciaD. -
Operations have been renewed at sew
eral additional pearl button factories
In the midwest One Illinois plant has
nearly reached full capacity and is
storing enough mussel shells from the
Wabash river to keep the plant i'll
operation throughout the winter.
Notes.
ST. PAUL August "a (SpeciaD.-
The great big baked potato" which
has been a feature of the dining car
service of the Great Northern rail-
road, has been hit by declining prices.
Hereafter the potatoes. just as big
as before and with as much butter.
Will be served the travelling public
for 15 cents, instead of % cents, each.
The Great Northern dining car serv-
ice also announced today that coffee
would hereafter be Is cents a pot
instead of 20 cents, and other prices
would be reduced correspondingly.
PITTSBURGH. August "a Especially.
1t Is estimated that a program of
business building construction involv-
ing expenditure Of $50. 900, 900 now is
held up by the wage controversy in
the building trades here. Plans are
drawn and approved also for hundreds
Of residences, but builders announced
today that work would not start
until definite agreement had been
reached regarding wage reductions
and working conditions.
CHICAGO. August "a (Special).-
Bankers here assert that the fifty
million dollar cattle loan pool has
made advances of less than five mil
lion dollars and has commitments for
about three millions more. This sum,
they say, has gone to help the bank
ers and holders of cattle paper who
could not continue to carry that bur-
den indefinitely. UnQuestionably,
they say the entire amount available
will be used, but the demand for
packing products is not strong
enough to sustain cattle prices Re-
tail meat prices are slowly falling.