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The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

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The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
HIGH COALPRICES
THIS YEAR SEEN
Road Equipment Inadequate
To Distribution, Mining
Bulletin Believes.

The West Virginia Mining News
of Charleston has the following TO
say in support of its contention
that coal prices will be high this
year:
Whether the strike in the Eng
lish and Welsh mines continues
long enough to materially affect
prices in America. Is not yet known.
But this much is known: The ut
most possible use of all available
railroad equipment will not permit
such. distribution of coal between
now and next November as will
supply the ordinary requirements of
the people in this country. and high
prices will, Of course, again have
10 be paid.
$50 far this year. the production
of the mines approximately has
been-January, 100000 tons; Feb
ruarY, 10000, 900 tons, and March,
27,000,000, or an average Of 32,300.-
900 tons per month. Last year, the
average monthly production was
$4,000, 900 tons, or a total of $4,000
900 tons for the year, and this was
close to the normal consumption.
Taking the average normal con-
sumption of 100000 tons q month
last year, We find that on April
this year We are 100000 short in
production. This means that II the
market calls for as much coal this
year ast last, then during the re-
naming nine months Of the wear
the mines must produce last years
average of 100000 tons. and, in
addition, the already accrued short
age of 100000 tons. or above So.
100000 tons a month. And this is
impossible, from a railroad stand
point. Because. first, IL all the 204.
900 idle coal cars were now in re-
pair (Which they are not), II would
take some time to bring them for
ward from sidinss and storage
yards and to the mines. Next, there
is not available sufficient motive
power on the rai,roads to handle
oo,600.00o tons OF coal per month
during the remainder pf the year"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
FAILURES LAST WEEK.

A further increase in failures was
noted last week, defaults in the
United States numbering $50. This
total compares with 322 the pre-
vious week, or % more, and with
2ss insolvencies reported to r. G..
Dun & Co. three weeks ago. The
tendency was also toward increase
in this week of 1920, but the failures
then were still at an unusually low
level, the number being only 121.
All of the increase in number OF
failures last week, as compared
with those of the previous
week, occurred in the South
and on the Pacific Coast. Thus,
there were 20 more defaults in
the South and Is more on the Pa
cific Coast, whereas the number of
insolvencies fell on slightly in both
the East and West OF the total
number, the East supplied 32.9 per
cent. the South 34.s per cent, the
West 22.6 per cent, and the Pacific
States 9.6 per cent. With the larger
number Of failures, those involving
$1,000 of liabilities or more in each
case not unnaturally show some in
crease, numbering 1S1. This COM
pares with IT'S the previous week,
but the proportion of the defaults
for $4,000 or more 10 the total num-
Der Is 51.7 per cent, against $50 per
cent in the immediately preceding
week. A year ago. when there were
only 81 insolvencies for $1,000 or
more, in each instance the ratio was
All per cent.
With total of 43, failures in the
Dominion Of Canada last week also
disclosed a slight increase, the num-
Der the previous week having been
Il. Three weeks ago the number was
36, while there were only IL Cana
dian defaults reported in this week
Of last year. OF the total number
last week, 1s involved 5000 or more
In each case, which Is more than
the prevfous ueak
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

The Director of the Census has
announced the preliminary figures
on the acreage and production Of
agricultural products for the census
year 1918. This announcement.
which is made in just a little over
q year after the first schedules
reached Washington. establishes q
new record for census compilation.
The population reports are all COM
pleted. and the last of them are in
the hands of the printer. Complete
bulletins on agriculture for some
fifteen States have been printed and
distributed, while most of the other
bulletins are completed in manu-
script at least.
The early consummation of this
work has been made possible by the
use of automatic tabulating ma
chimes which allow far greater
speed and accuracy than the older
method Of using adding machines.
1t Is of some interest to compare
the census reports with the estI-
mates made by the Department Of
Agriculture for The same year. 1t
must be remembered that contrary
to the idea Of many people the De-
partment of Agriculture does not
actually enumerate the production
OF the various crops each year, but
bases Its estimates upon percentage
changes from the preceding census
1t is only the Bureau of the Cepsus
that makes an actual enumeration.
These ten-year actual counts iare
regarded as the final figures. The
department of Agriculture takes
the census figures as q basis. Its
corps Of crop reporters estimate the
percentage change in acreage COM
pared with the preceding year.
These changes are then interpreted
in actual acres on the basis Of the
census report The crop reporters
aiso estimate the yield per acre in
their territory, and this, together
with the acreage obtained above,
gives total estimated yield. In the
hands OF experienced men and with
COMPARISON OF CENSUS AND A
1000
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
WORLD PESSIMISM
HITS GRAIN TRADE
Ordinary News, Relating Di-
rectly to Trade, Seemingly
Ignored, Says Report.

Ordinary items Of news. relating
directly TO grain markets, have been
ignored, according to Thomson &
McKinnon in their weekly review.
the entire trade, seemingly, pessI-
mistic over world wide business de-
preston. and the labor situation in
England. As pointed out hereto
fore, this has been displayed by ex-
traordinarily poor demand from
every source. Even the country
producer has been Influenced and
was selling quite freely of reserves
during the early part of the week.
This selling was short lived, the Of
ferirtss now being limited: in fact.
export business is restricted by
more or less difficulty in securing
offerings from the Western ship
pers.
The picture presented by the
growing crop could not be better.
Conditions surrounding the crop
since the commencement of spring
growth, and, in fact, through the
winter. have been the best possible.
but II is not the case that the wheat
crop is rounded out and completed
during the months of March and
April. The uncertainties of growth
are still in the future and We are
just approaching the point where
there is likely to be a change in the
character of the news relating to
crop conditions. Even now it is
claimed that there is a disappoint-
ing improvement in the area where
the plant has been frozen down by
recent low temperatures. The visi-
BILE supply is far below the usual
amount at this time of the year and
is steadily decreasing.
The export business, both old and
new crops, is fairly constant, and
the milling demand gives a little
evidence of reviving. 1t is conserv-
alive to believe that values have
made full response to business de-
preston, industrial troubles and IA
vorable crop appearances. 1t is
now time to direct more attention
to the light stocks, the strong pre-
miums for current receipts, indispo-
sition of the country to market free
-iy, and the chance for a considera-
BILE Improvement in the milling de-
.mand.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
BANK CLEARINGS.

After a narrowing of the margin
Of decrease the previous week, bank
clearings last week disclose a much
wider reduction, aggregating s5,-
S07,634,235 at twenty cities in the
United States. This total is 30.5 per
cent less than the amount reported
to Dun's Review during the ~corre-
spending week of 1890, and Is. more
over. Ills per cent smaller than the
figures of the same period two years
ago. With curtailed activity in
speculative markets, which affects
the exhibit. New York City's clear.
ings of $3,417,31s,050 are 33.9 per
cent beloy those of last year and
III per cent short of the 1919 ag-
gregate, while the clearings Of ST.
3so,316,1S5 at points outside the me-
tropolis show decreases of 24.9 and
o.s per cent, respectively. At six of
the nineteen outside cities, losses Of
80 per cent or more in each instance
are revealed in comparison with the
1920 clearings, the most marked de-
cline being one of 76.o per cent at
Atlanta. The only gains appear at
Louisville and Los Angeles, which
report increases of 6.3 and So per
cent In considering the returns
each week, however, allowance must
be made for the much lower COM
modify prices prevailing.
Average daily bank clearings for
the year to date, and for the three
Immediately preceding months, are
compared herewith for three years:
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
CENSUS REPORTS SHOW
SMALLER CROPS IN 1919
Preliminary Figures Indicate Smaller Yield
And Acreage Than Department Estimate.

Herald's Economisf.)
a number of careful checks. this
system works very admirably.
However. the farther we get from
the census year the more likely
there are to be serious errors creep
into the departments estimates.
This is particularly true where
there is any decided change In the
agricultural practice of q certain
region.
Such a change has occurred In
our Southern States since the 1910
census. The South has taken up
diversified agriculture, and now in
stead of growing cotton only. IL il
producing a large amount Of food
and feed II we compare the De-
partment OF Agriculture's estimated
production OF wheat and corn in
these States with the census figures
there is a very great discrepancy.
For example, the Department Of
Agriculture reports the acreage of
corn in Alabama for 1919 as 1885,
600, and the total yield 62,sI5, 900
bushels. The census finds that in
that year there were only 3.33i.2o4
acres of corn harvested in Alabama,
and the yield was only 1858 100
bushels. Oats in the same State was
estimated as $4,000 acres and g.
$4,000 bushels. The census inds
only S5,3sS acres and 1.l20,3
bushels. These are extreme cases.
In many other States the estimates
are very close to the figures deter
mined by the census. In Ohio the
census reports the acreage of
winter wheat as 2.s61,401, compared
to 2,7ss,ooo by agriculture.
Taking the whole country there
Is no greater discrepancy than
might be expected by any one
familiar with the methods used,
This is particularly true since the
war years introduced several
changes into our agricultural meth
ods which might throw the esti-
mates on. According to the pre-
liminary figures. it is clear that
agriculture has overestimated most
crops from 10 to 20 per cent. The
comparison between the census and
Department of Agriculture figures
for the year 1919 are given below,
REPORTS FOR 1919.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
PROTECTIVE GROUP
SEEKSLEGAL AID
Chicago Legislative Commits
sion Takes Step to Preserve
Building Trade.

CHICAGO, April 16.-Hampkred
in its work by the building trades
terror system. the joint legislative
commission investigating graft,
thievery and intimidation in the
building industry in Chicago today
despatched Assistant Attorney Gen
eral d. A. Rodenburg to New York
to consult with Samuel Untermyer,
attorney of the famous Lockwood
commission.
Mr.. Untermyer will become the
long distance adviser of the COM
mission working in Chicago. He is
said to be in possession of a great
deal of evidence concerning the
building situation here, which he
secured during the Lockwood probe.
High spots in today's developments
were:
Preparation of a law making it a
felony to receive or pay money to
settle building strikes.
Announcement that a preliminary
report will be made next Wednes-
day dealing with the evidence al
ready secured.
Uncovering of a system in use
by contractors and labor leaders
whereby large sums paid in graft
and extortion are camoufiaged as
additional expenses" or labor
overtime" on the contractors re-
port.
Chairman Daley, Of the commits
sion, says no leniency will be shown
the victims of grafters who are
called to testify and attempt to
cover up for fear of violence at the
hands of labor sluggers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
REA REPLIES TO
LABOR CHARGES
Abrogation Will Save 40% on
Cost of Repair Work,
Executive Says.

CHICAGO, April 16.-"Abrogation
Of the national agreements between
railroads and their employees will
save as much as 40 per cent on the
cost of repair work alone" accord
ing to a statement issued by Samuel
Rea, president of the Pennsylvania
lines
His statement was in the nature
of a reply to the charges of labor
union leaders ueat the roads had
squandered much money by letting
contracts for repair work TO outside
shops.
"The fact Is" said Mr.. Rea, that
the direct cost of the repairs on
$500 cars. out of a total of l.4l5,435
freight cars. was much less than in
railroad shops. For instance. the
direct labor required to repair 3,066
of these $500 cars we sent to out
side shops cost s60S.494. The same
work in railroad shops would have
cost the Pennsylvania Road $1,000
$50. The labor cost was 40 per cent
less. Outside concerns paid their
men on the piecework basis. Under
the so-called national agreement
the Pennsylvania Road had to pay
its men by the day"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Irregularities in Textiles.

lrregularity in the demand for
dry goods continues, and retailers
find IL necessary to stimulate dis
tribution by price revisions and
bargain offerings. while buying il
moderate. merchants are visiting
the central markets frequently, TAX
ing what they can sell quickly. and
wholesalers are doing a fair bust
ness. The movement OF many cf
the seasonal cottons and silks is In
creasing, and the ready-to-wear d.
vision, especially in women's lines,
is in a more satisfactory position.
There has been, moreover. a decided
gain in the volume OF staple hosiery
booked for future delivery, and ac-
tivity in silk hosiery is noticeable.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Bank Clearings Reduced.

In common with other statistical
measures. figures of bank clearings
continue to reflect the influence of
the economic readjustment. As
weekly returns had foreshadowed,
the March clearings fell of sharply.
being $50 per cent less than last
years at 1872 cities in the United
States. The most unsatisfactory ex-
hibit is made by the Western States,
where there is reduction Of sl.l
per cent, and the Pacific section,
with q. decrease Of 13.4 per cent,
makes the least unfavorable show
ing. At New York City. where
speculative operations are more OF
a factor than Is the ease elsewhere.
the March clearings disclose loss
Of 2s.s. per cent. while the contrac-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
FAVORABLE NEWS
SENDS COTTON UP
British Labor Situation and
Weather Report Raise
Prices.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Rehecting
unfayorable reports on the weather
in the South, with forecasts for un-
settled conditions and much lower
tempsratures, as we'll as the i'm
provennent in the British labor situ-
alton, and favorable advices from
Manchester, England the cotton
market was stronger today.
The list opened firmer at an ad-
vance of 10 to IA points. Overnight
buying orders absorbed offerings
early sfrom Liverpool and New Or
leans! and with support from Wall
Street and spot houses prices were
carried up further after the start. A
private dispatch from Forth Worth,
Texas, said that rain would delay
preparations for the crop for fifteen
days.
The report Of the Census Bureau
on cottonseed and cottonseed prod
ucts gave the production of linters
for the season to March 81 as 391,-
SIS bales, against 56s,654 bales in
the previous season. A dispatch
received from Washington predicted
that peace beween the United States
and Germany would be in effect by
May 1.
Part of the earlier advance was
lost before the end Of the first hour
under realizing sales, further offer
ings from the South and selling for
q reaction. Later purchasing on the
unfavorable weather in parts of the
belt sent prices upward again. and
the final tone was steady, with quo
ations Is to Is points net higher.
Spot here was steady with mid
ding Is points higher at 12.45.
There were no sales. Spot at New
Orleans was steady with middling 13
points higher at 11.35; the sales were
762 bales.
Today's receipts at leading points
were: Galveston, s.60s; New Orleans,
1850; Savannah, 2,651; Wilmington,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

ary is believed to Indicate that more
attention was given TO the building
Of residences and fewer permits
were issued for larger buildings.
Total value Of building permits is
sued in District No. IL Dsllas)
shows an increase Of approximately
50 per cent over January. but a de-
crease OF more than s. per cent
from the total value for February,
1920. Building permits issued in
twenty cities Of District No. IL (ssn
Francisco) during February show
an increase Of SIS per cent In value
and las per cent In number, as COM
pared with January. Portland, oak
land, San Francisco. Los Ankeles.
and Pasadena report a marked In
crease of building activity with
downward movement OF the cost of
materials and labor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
SYNDICATE FORMED HANDLE
Cotton Seed Receipts
And Manufacturers

Cotton <seed received at mills,
excludi6g reshipments, totaied
s,zso ,08e tons, frem August to
March 81, the Csnsus Bureau an
neunced yesterday, as compared
with . total Of S,see,iS6 tons
during the cerrespending period
Of S1DzO. Pressed seed received
at mills tstaIed 3,51s,147 tons.
Cotton seed products manu-
factured, Grade oil totaled L.
17B,SSS,zO4 pounds, refined oil.
s7O,2l1,12e pounds, cake and
neal, 1,S4s. OF tons.
stocks March II, Seed ut
plants, .2oe.g7e tons.
Crude oil, 1eey077.77o pounds,
refned oil. Se7 e7.232,31o pounds.
-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Falls Three Stories;
Injuries Cause Death

Landing on a concrete pavement,
in a fall from the third floor of the
rear of 1922 Euclid street north
west. Milton Farley, colored, 81
years old, sustained injuries that
caused his death Friday night at
Garfield Hospital. He was employed
as janitor at the Euclid. street
building and was throwing trash
from the porch when the banis-
ter Is said to have collapsed. His
skull was fractured.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

tion at points outside the metropolis
is 2L7 per cent. The statement Of
bank clearings serves to illustrate
the recession in business activities,
but the decline in commodity prices,
which Dun's index number places
at a. per cent, is to be considered
in this connection. The smaller in
come tax payments this year also
aEected the March statistics.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

urniShed by W. B. Hibbs d Co., Member
New York Cotton Exchange.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-21
CRISIS FOR ITALY
Government Is Forced To Go
to General Election.
Economic Problems May Cause
Premier's Downfall.

Rome. March 21.-The Italian gov
eminent has been forced to go before
the people in general election. it was
indicated today.
1t was stated that Premier Giolitti
will call for dissolution of parliament.
asking for an election the last week
in May. The complications which
have led up to the expected action in
Guided: The economic situation; the
labor situation with the threat of Boil
shevism; the Italian failure to WELD
a stronger influence in recent allied
negotiations; charges that the govern
ment has supported the cFacisti' in
attacks on Bolshevists and other radi-
Gals; the bread and other tax bills
putting heavy burdens on the con-
sumers.
The Italian crisis was regarded as
almost certain to occur. In surround
ing countries it was believed that the
high cost of living and other difficult
ties could not be STAYED off much
longer by Premier Giouttfs compro-
misses such as the labor control bill
and his proposals for Tightening taxa
ton.
Violence By the Facisti and Social
lists was regarded as the great influ-
ence in deciding on dissolving parlia-
mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-21
WEATHER
CONTINUED tr2m Page One.l

experienced in the northwest in the
past twenty-four hours. The lowest
temperature in the United States was
4 degrees above zero. at Williston. N.
D., and the lowest on the><eather map
was 20 degrees below zero, at Prince
Albert, Canada.
The lowest temperature in the state
was 20 degrees, at Goodland.
A clear sky is over the United States
from Kansas west to San Francisco.
and north to the Canadian boundary.
There will be north wind and a clear
sky tonight, in all probability.
The rain which fell Sunday night
covered the eastern end of the state,
and extended into Ohio, and south to
Oklahoma and Texas
Rainfall at Topeka measured .39
inch: Reading. los inches; lola, 1
inch; Wichita, 10 inches; Kansas
City, 1.of inches; st. Joseph, .06 inch.
Snow fell in Topeka Sunday night
and was drifted in hoilows of the
roofs this morning, unofficial observ-
ers REPORTED. There was no official
record of any snowfall. -
The highest temperature ever re-
corded on this date in Topeka was 81
degrees in 1915, and the lowest was
IL degrees in 1913.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at trirteen- miles an hour
from the north.