Evening star., 1921-07-14
TRADE NOTES.

ATLANTA, July 14.-Drastic freight
rate adjustment in the south was
discussed at a meeting here OF
prominent pr1I shippers ,s and railroad ont et-
lined to the shippers proposals for
new application of the long and
short haul provision Of the railroad
rate law based on recent rulings OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO. July H:-As
result of the dullness in shipbuilding
and the completion of the United
gram. the local plant of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation will abandon
activity along shipbuilding lines and
will devote its machinery to general
steel work.
Ell PASO, Tex, July IA steady
food. grains. machinery and agricul-
tural implements has been recorded
in orders received through this port.
Texas livestock also is being sold on
the hoof across the border for the re-
2lenishing Of the Chihuahua ranges
NEW YORK. July IA. - Textile
wholesalers expect an increase In
business next week when jobbing
buyers arrive to attend the midsum-
mer meeting of Jobbers' Association
Of Dress Fabrics Buyers. Silk manu-
facturers feel that the jobbers will be
prepared to operate fairly heavily in
silk goods.
CHICAGO. July 4.-Wholesale dis
tribution of dry goods has maintained
cording to the Marshall Field exec
utives. The volume of business from
road sales is far ahead of the similar
period last year. they assert.
DETROIT. July 14.-Thousands OF
orders for cars continue to pour into
the Ford plant daily, and an official
of the company announced today
monthly production of 10S.962 cars.
established during June, would be eX-
ceeded this month.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July Frank
KelI director of the federal re-
serve bank Of this district and
financial leader of the southwest, Is
sued a statement today declaring
that speculation in oil must be stop
ped He asserted that the reductions
in the prices of oil in the south
western fields. which has been stead
lily declining, were inevitable.
BOSTON. July 1.-THE manufac-
turers of New England who have
converted their power plants from
coal to oil burners are up in arms
over the proposed tariff on oil. They
are preparing to protest vigorously
against the inclusion of such pro-
visions in the Fordney bill. now be-
fore Congress.
DETROIT. July 14.-Michigan farm
ers are having their clothes MADE
from wool grown by their own sheep
and of their own shearing. BY ar
rangement with the farm bureau two
large wooden millss have been char
tered and put to work weaving the
cloth.
NEW YORK, July IA country
wide advertising campaign to Stimu-
late the buying and wearing of fur
garments is being agitated through
out the fur trade. 1t is planned to
make the campaign cooperative
one.
NEW YORK, July 14.-As a result
of the keen competition which has
entered the wholesale apparel trade
some Of the largest dress manufac-
lurers of New York have decided to
uIspense with living models on which
10 display their products to buyers.
BROCKTON. Mass. July 14.-Fac-
tories in the -Bridgewater
district. which We're forced to cease
or curtail production by the floods of
the first part of this week, are grad
ually resuming operation.
PITTSBURGH. June 14.-Independ-
ent iron and steel producers are fol-
lowing the lead of United States Steel
and Bethlehem Steel in reductions of
price for their products and in wages.
The Briar Hill Steel Company of
Youngstown will announce 30-cents-