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The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
GRAIN OFFERED ]
FREELY; CHICAGO
MARKETCOMPLEX
Cross Current influences
Hamper Traders on
Both Sides
LOWEST AT CLOSE
Net Losses Recorded by all
Cereals, but Barley Is
lip Cents Up.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-All grains
were offered literally on the strong
spots today, while on the dips COM
mission house buying appeared In
fair volume. Prices were highest
early and lowest at the close, with
the finish at net losses of Nc or
wheat, u to sc on corn, u to &c
on oats and unchanged to lsc lower
for rye and 1hc higher for barley.
Receipts were 81 cars.
The markets were full of cross
current influences, which made II
uncomfortable for the traders on
both sides. Top prices, 173h for
March and 1B3% for May. were
made on buying of wheat, induced
by the purchase OF 100000 bush els
by Greece. Also Mexico was in the
market for 10000 barrels of flour. ,
March Leads Decline.
After this buying was satisfied.
there was lack of support, especially
from the outside. and prices de-
clined 2 to 2hc. with March leading.
The finish was. at II to 1c above the
inside, with commission houses
buying for time, while others
were free sellers.
Considerable selling was inducec
late in the day by the break of to
in red wheat premiums. which are
off 16kc in a week with offerings
increased. There was also some
selling, due to reports that Kansas
City, which had 404 cars of wheat.
had carried over IFS cars and cash
prices were off &c. Increased coun-
try offerings were reported, and
Clement Curtis report showed
larger interior reserves than ex-
pected. Crop reports from the
Southwest were mostly favorable.
Purchases of cash corn by the
seaboard today were l.360.o06 bush
OILS at Chicago, with a fair business
at outside points. One house DID
the bulk of the business. Domestic
sales were $4,000 bushels. Country
offerings and deliveries were said to
be liberal in Illinois and Indiana
the past two days at SO to 53c.
Cash Corn Rules Steady.
Cash corn prices were unchanged
to lc lower and Southwestern mar
kets were l to &c lower, with in
creased offerings from the interior.
Arrivals here were 459 cars. Com
mission houses had fair buying or
ders on the breaks and the selling
was by local traders. most Of whom
were bearish. Farm reserves are
the largest on record.
Oats had a range of lc with the
close around the inside. Cash
prices were 1c lower at the last.
Arrivals were 125 cars. Few out
side orders were received. and loca.
operators furnished most of the
selling.
New Workers had small orders to
buy rye here and a limited guam
tity of trades were given up on
orders from the seaboard. A little
spreading between May wheat and
July rye was also on. Barley ad-
vanced on light offerings.
Following are today's quotations on grain
t.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

Especial to Business ssetien Of Ths wash-
ipgton Hsraid-,
UNIoNTowN, Pa. Feb. 23.@Meth-
DDS of handling the financial needs
of the country have changed COM
pletely the organization. of trust
companies and banks, said Thonss
w. Andrews. vice president of tie
First National Bank. OF Philadei-
phis. today at the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Citizens
Title and Trust Company, OF this
city.
Trust. companies originally or
ganized for the purpose Of execut-
ing trusts now perform the functions
of commercial banks. such as re-
ceiving active business accounts for
deposits and checking, making col
lection of all sorts Of obligations.
checks, drafts, notes, coupons ana
in the discounting and buying OF
commercial paper, of which today,
in many cases, there are large buy
ers," he said. "On the other hand,
banks are performing the
functions formerly exercised by
trust companies. They have trust
departments, trust oficers and all
the machinery for executing trusts.
1T is surprising in how many
parts of the country an apparently
barren district has been converted
into a fourishing financial COM
munity In many instances. where
il is supposed a bank could not live,
some one has conceived the idea that
a bank might be a good thing and
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE,

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 23.-Butter
Firm at late advance; the quota
tions, Fresh solid packed cream
cry. fancy, high-scoring goods. 5la
53c; extras, soc; extra firsts. asa
49c; firsts. 41a46c; seconds, 3Oa39c;
sweet creamery, choice to fancy, So
a54c; fair to good, 4la51c; prints
jobbing at 6oa62c for fancy and 5Oa
sec for fair to choice.
Eggs-Quiet and &c lower: quota
tions. nearby, firsts. 3Sc per doz. !:
nearby current receipts. 37c;. West
ern, extra flrsts, 3sc: do, fists, asa
&c; inferior lots lower; Southern.
S5c; fancy candled eggs jobbing at
47a4Sc; fair to good, 41a46c.
Cheese-Firmly held; the quota
tions were. New York, whole milk
flats, fancy. held. 27ha2Shc: do,
fair to good, held, 26a27c; do, fancy
1resh' 24lsa25c; do. common to fair.
fresh. 22a24c; Langhorns. held. 2ea
zshc; do. fresh. 2sa2shc: single
DAISIES. held. s7a2Sc; do. fresh, 2sa
&c; Jobbing sales of fancy held
6NONS1
Live poultry-Fowls. fancy, 37a
SSc; medium, 35a3Sc; small and in
terlor. S1a34c; White Leghorn fowls
SSa35c: spring chickens, broilers 40
a4oc; young roosters, fancy, soft
meated. S5a36c: shaggy young roost-
ers, 27a29c; old ROSTERS. 24sa5c.
turkeys. fancy. 45a52c; do. ordinary
Soa43c; ducks, White Pekin. 4aa4sc.
mixed colors. 4Oa42c; do, Muscovy
zsaSoc: geese. 2sa3Oc; pigeons. per
pair. 55a6Oc. per
dressed Poultry-FowIs. fresh
Killed dry-picked, in boxes-weigb-
ing fa0 lbs. and over apiece 3ac
weighing 3k lbs, 36a37c; weisbing
. IDS, 32a35c: fowls, fresh-kilIed
IN Dds. ry-picked-weighin 4as
IDS. apiece, 35a36c; weighing J lbs
and under 32a34c; roasting cbick
ems western. dry-packed, in boxas
Weighing 4ka5 lbs. and over
apiece S9a4oc; weighing lbs. ara
5Sc; roasting chickens, Western
dry-packed, in weighing aaS
IDS and over apiece. 36a4Oc: frvers.
Mestern' dry-packed, weighing ga
IDS. apiece. 33a35c; broilers,
western dry-picked. weighing 1Ka
los. apiece, i3a45c; broilers, near
ny' weighing 1Aa2 lbs. apiece, 4sa
4Sc; roasting chickens, nearby.
weighing 4a5 lbs. and over apiece,
ssa4oc; fryers, nearby. weighing IA
Sts lbs. apiece, 34a36c; turkeys.
spring. fancy. Virginia and West
virginia, 6la62c: do, Western, dry-
packed soc; do. old toms, 55a56c:
90 tair to good. 45a50c; old roosters,
dry-plcked' 2sc; ducks, Western,
fancy 37a4Oc; geese, Western, soa
azc; gulneas, per pair-spring, s1a
1.25; old, 75as5c
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Receiver Appointed for
LesIie-yudge Company

NEW YORK. Feb. s3.-A receiver
was appointed today for Leslie
Judge Company. The companys
assets were said to amount to
$500. 900. subject to mortgage liza
bilities of S2.2l0.0OO.
William Green. chief stock holder
in the company. charged in his pc
tition that poor business manage
ment. the high cost Of paper and
labor had caused heavy losses. The
company published Leslie's Week
Iy, Judge and Film Fun. Reuben r.
Fletcher is president.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Time Money Dull at Z
Per Cent ReneIUaL Rate

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The time
money market was dull today with
l light demand for call funds at
he per cent renewal figure. Little
or nothing was done in time money
At a nominal quotation of per cent.
Prime bank acceptances were Il
per cent lower all around on the
basis OF 5b per cent offered for
prime New York member 90-day
bills. Acceptances were in fairly
good supply, aRd the demand was
not urgent.
Prime mercantile paper conditions
are unchanged with nominal quota
tions of "a per cent minimum and
occasional transactions at 7R per
cent
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
$4,000, 900 Plant
For Tire Co. Readg

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Feb. 81
The new sI2.Ooo,0O0 tire plant Of
the Kelly Springfield Tire Conn
pany, which was finished last
week. will begin operations with
I'm n month. Onhcials say the plant
was conducted at nearly pre-war
prices for materials. when run
ming on n capacity basis "a will
provide employment for about
5000.
The property consists Of more
than 100 acres of tsbIeInnd along
the Potomac River, about one
mile from this city, and is served
by three trunk line railroads, one
of which skirts the site.
The Kelly Springfield Company
has started n comprehensive hOus-
ing development near the prop
erty 20 supply hrst-cIass homes
for workers.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
10 Start Up in FeLD
Weeks, Says Ford

Detroit, Mich., Feb. 23.-The
Ford Motor Company.s plants
WIN be In full operation In n few
weeks, Henry Ford said today.
Men are being rehfred as fast
- the company can take care Of
them.
Orders for 10000 cars in March
have already been received, Ford
stated, and the huge hast fur
>naeesr and tractor plants at
River Rouge have been set In ep-
grafton. Between 1900 and 20,-
eco men are employed In the
Rouge plants. r.. \,
= Three. thousand men will be
rehired mt the Highland Park
plant before the end of the week.
bringing the total working
force in that plant to nearly
10000. 49,.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

II these estimates for 1920 are
approximately correct the number
of silk spindles has increased L.
100000 in the last six years or a
greater actual Increase than oc-
CURED in the preceding fifteen
years.
The trade figures which have
been given out in connection with
the silk exposition IL at all COM
parable with the census figures of
1914 show very remarkable
growth. A few of these figures
together with the census data for
1914 are given below
1914 1920
No. Of establish
ments -.-....... 9O2 2O24
Capital Invested. s2lO O72 900 $500 600 900
Value Of products. S254 OIL 900 s7l4 $50 900
No. Of wage earn
efs 1OS, 110 142, 444
Amount of wages. s47lO9,oOo s176, $50, 900
Raw silk consumed
nbs.) ........ $4,000, 900 so.Ooo. 900
According to these figures the
number of manufacturing estab-
lishments increased nearly I25 per
cent since 1914. These mills are To-
Gated principally in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and the New England
States, Over 700 mills are located
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-Butter
market strong. Creamery extras.
4sa51 &c: creamery firsts. 45a50c;
creamery, higher scoring, 451sa
52ac; State dairy tubs, 2Sa4sc.
Cheese market steadier. State,
whole milk specials, 23na2ec;
whole milk fancy. 22a25hc; whole
milk; lower grades, 12a21hc; Wis
eonsD whole milk, fancy Young
Americas. 27ha29c; State skins.
specials. 174a1shc; skins, choice.
lsalSc; skins. fair to good. 11a12c;
skins, lower grades. Sa10c.
Eggs-Market unsettled. Nearby
white fancy. 55a56c: nearby brown
fancy, 43c; extra, 42c: firsts, 3sa4Oc.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

What may be good for one part NAV
work hardships in other sections.
There Is no question but that the
greater part Of their governmental
agencies should be discontinued as
In many instances we have ac-
quired a two-fold government at
tempting to work along the same
lines. but at cross-purposes. For
the money that is being spent we
are not receiving so cents on the
dollar. There is nothing the gov
ernment is not attempting to regu-
late and supervise and il has been
from time to time encroaching on
the rights of States"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
REVIVAL OF FRENCH
INDUSTRY ASSISTED
BY BANK OF FRANCE
Gain in Commercial Dis
counts 2 Billion Francs,
Says Robineau.
FRANC DEPRESSED
Meeting of Heavy Debts Tend
To Pull Down Value,
Asserts Governor

According to the governor, NJ Ro-
bineau, the Bank OF France assist
ed in the revival of French indus
try and . commerce during 1890 By
its commercial discounts
by about 100000 francs. Detailed
figures received by the Bankers
Trust Company of New York indi-
cate that these discounts at the end
of 1920 amounted TO S,z7e.ooo.ooo
francs. compared to l.s6S.ooo,0oO
francs at the clost OF 1919. The bal
ance Of the banks advances against
securities increased in the same pc
riod from l.45l 90. 900 to 2.2o5 .0oo. goo.
In commenting. at the annual
meeting of stockholders, upon this
policy Of the bank, NJ. Robinesu
said:
We have welcomed, whether by
means Of rediscount or by direct
discount. all paper whose creation
responded to the legitimate need
of commerce and production. BY
this liberal policy, 40 which we have
remained aAd always will remain
faithful, we expect to support with
all our power the activities Of wide
ly varying business enterprises
which. in France. are endeavorinE
to lessen the violence Of the crisis"
French Exchange.
Touching upon the subject Of
French exchange. NJ. Robineau said:
The Improvement, however man
ifest, of our trade balance. has not
yet made its influence felt on our
exchange. except to moderate it's
depreciation. But the balance OF
debts due which France has had
to contract abroad during the war
and especially since the armistice.
continue TO pull down the inter
national value Of the franc.
In October last the treasury had
to repay in New York $3.50. 600. 900
representing the French half Of the
loan contracted Jointly by Franc
and England. The payment was ar
ranged by a new loan Of 500, ,0Oo. .Oe0.
by a shipment Of s2O. 900. 900 in gold
that the bank put at the disposi-
tion Of the State and the remainder
by purchase of exchange. These
latter purchases have contributes
to the depression Of the franc
abroad.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

The exhibits in connection with
the drst International SILK EXPOSE
tion which has just closed at Grand
Central Palace in New York City
have again brought out the won
derfui growth, in this industry dur
ing the last few years. The figures
from the census Of manufactures
for 1919 are not yet )ailable. but
certain trade surveys for recent
years give some idea OF the enor-
nous increase that has taken place.
The. following table gives the
number of silk spindies and looms
In. the United States at five-year
intervals. With the exception of
1920 the data are from the Bureau
of the Census.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24


Consumption of raw silk in the
early part of 1920 ran from $4,000
to $4,000 bales per month. By De-
cember this had fallen to 9,428
bales. In January, 1921, consump-
ton again increased to $4,000 bales.
Imports in recent months are only
one-third or one-fourth as great as
a year ago and stocks of raw silk
have decreased about so per cent
in the last twelve months.
The value of raw silk imports
into this country for the first
eleven months of 1920 amounted to
$2s4 100000 compared to s3O6,0OO,-
900 in 1919 and s177 7,00O, 900 for the
same period of 1918. Imports of
manufactured silk for the first
eleven months of last year totaled
to $72.566,O00 compared to s44,126,-
900. and s25.SS0,O00 in the same
months of the two preceding years.
The increase this year was due
partly to increase in quantity of
goods. but very largely to in
creased prices.
OF the commodities for which
quantities are given ribbons showed
by far the greatest increase in i'm
ports. In the first eleven months
of 1919 only S92,132 yards valued
at s157.102 were imported but in
the same months of 1920 imports
totaled 1o.762,356 yards valued at
$1,013,7S7.
Copyright, 1921, BY Washington Hersld.)
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

Women in the Philippine Islands
are concsded to be the best. lace
makers in the world.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

(ouotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4
Co., Members Chicago Board Of Trade.)
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

lQuotauons furnished By W. B. Hibbs &
Co., Members New York Cotton EIchange.)
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

Especial to Business ssetien Of Ths wash-
! ipgton Herala-,
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
GREAT DEVEI .OPMENT m
SILK INDUSTRY SINCE 1914
Output in U. S. Last Year Valued at $7l5, 600,
00o-Over 1000 Mills Employing More !,
Than 100000 Workers.
By TAe Washington Herald. Economist.

in Paterson, N. j.. alone. New Jer-
sey has altogether about $50 mills,
Pennsylvania 490 and New York
State 43t.
Figures completely the Silk AS
ISOLATION of America show the
monthly stocks and Consumption of
raw silk. These figures summarized
fH the year ending February 1.
1920, are as follows. The conver-
sion into pounds is made on the
basis of 135 pounds of siiASto the
bale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22
Real Estate
Activities In
:. Capital City

Probably the most outstanding fea-
ture of the Thrift Week program was
the Own Your Own Home campaign
put on by Topeka Realtors.
E. C. Segef, chairman for the day,
also president of the Topeka real es-
tate board, was very successful in OBJ
tanning the complete cooperation of
his board in putting on, an enthusiasts
tic event. Under the direction of W.
?. Dawson a very creditable parade
was put on with automobiles driven
by realtors Trucks and floats were
furnished by lumber and material
companies, all bearing the "Own Your
Own Home" streamer.
The parade was headed by the Sc
curity association band. w. T. Daw-
son drove the leading car, accom-
panied by Mayor Corwine and C. G.
Blakely.
The feature of luncheon held at
the Chamber of Commerce was a
speech by J. W. Gibbons, foreman of
the Santa Fe paint shops. His talk
dwelt on the good feeling existing be-
tween shop men and the city of To-
peka, and the opportunities a thrifty
man has in Topeka of owning his own
home in good parts of the city. He
cited instances of what thrift and saw
ing had done for young men in the
shops who had made good and proved
the truth of the thrift lessons exem-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22
TO DISCUSS CIGARET BILL.
Joint Meeting of House Committee
To Be Held Wednesday Night.

ciary committee and the house public
welfare committee will be held in the
state supreme court room Wednesday
evening at o'clock, to :. discuss the
proposed bill repeating the present
anti-cisaret law of the state. The bill
has been introduced in the house by
Representative Brown. and in the SEN
ate by Senator Kimball.
Officials of the state W. G. T. u.
will attend the hearing. which is to
be open to the public.
A mass meeting called for eight
o'clock Sunday night in the Orpheum
theater by the -Anti-Cigaret League,
has been postponed because DID.
W. Kurtz. president of the league,
who was to have charge of the meet
ing, cannot be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22

E. c. Seger declares that the man
who has Started a bank account, who
has financial budget plan and car
ries life insurance is ready to begin to
own his own home.
Once he has made the start on, the
home, he should make his will, pay
his bills promptly and last but not
least, he should share with others;
learn the joy of giving and doing for
others.
1t was unfortunate that the Cham
Der of Commerce dining room needed
to be used also by the Rotarians on
"Own Your Own Home Day., but the
Realtors.and Rotarians got along with
out serious conflict.
j. w. Gibbons, chief speaker of the
day, introduced by w. A. NeisWanger,
has been in the employ of the Santa
Fe for 80 years. Gibbons told of in
fluencing a number of men to obtain
home of their own thru the pay
ment plan instead of continuing to
pay rent thru all the years.
The most poignant feature of his
talk was the story of an apprentice
who began to buy home on the pay
ment plan and had it entirely paid for
before he was out of apprenticeship.
Buy moderately priced home Glib
bons says, but good one~in a good
neighborhood and pay for it before
the expensive and luxurious things of
life are taken up"
w. A. Neiswanger was elated in
the ability of the Realtors to secure as
the principal speaker of the day, a
man who could so wildly picture the
chain of enjoyable features that had
accrued to him thru his ability to fol-
low exactly the features that were
being brought out in the Thrift Week
campaign. From the standpoint of
real estate men attempting to make
the %Own Your Own Home" cam
paign as attractive and convincing as
possible, the strength and feasibility
of the payment plan as worked out in
actual experience by one not in the
profession, it was particularly crafty
ing to find a speaker like Gibbons, ac-
cording to Neiswanger.
The committee having in charge
Thrift Week has put across week of
education with a nominal amount of
expense which in itself is invaluable
to the community. The meetings held
have been of the highest type and the
men and women wEo have attended
these meetings have given them the
best of attention that could possibly
be asked for. The number of people
spoken to during the week has not
been estimated as yet but there is
nothing that could possibly be done
in the way of advertising or personal
solicitation that would give to the
number of people the idea of what is
being done and what Thrift Week rep
resents.
A number of business men were
rather pessimistic as to results of
Thrift Week but there is no question
or a doubt in the minds of the men
who have taken part, as to the good
that has been done. The results will
come later.
Next year, it is believed, the bust
ness men as we'll as the professional
men will not only be willing to dc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22

these people. There stands the bank
err, Mr.. who makes definite
statement and 1t will be remembered
by those who hear it. real estate men
believe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22
TO, BUILD NEW RAILROADS.
Santa Fe to Construct Road Thru
Grant and Stanton Counties.

An authoritative statement of the
route which is to be taken by the new
branch line of the Santa Fe, has been
made by President w. b. Storey, of
the system to L. ]. Pettijohn. secre-
tary of state. The road will be built
from Satanic and extend thru Grant
and Stanton counties, touching New
Ulysses and johnson City, to Spring
field, which is the county seat of
Baca county, Colorado. The road will
be about 100 miles long.
President Storey does not know
when construction work will be started
on the road, he said. No immediate
plans have been made for the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-22

duction is to be white and Unmarried
from the story now running in Munsey's
Magazine. Tom Forman will again direct
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-11

library commission, material was sup
piled for all topics. Many of the
books, most of the magazines. and all
the pamphlets we're leased rs refer
ence material.
The Story Hour which has been Civ
en- every Saturday has had an aver
age attendance Of IS. The children
have taken a very active part in the
motion songs and finger plays and
listened very attentively to the fairy
tales and true stories told. They
were greatly impressed when told of
the starving children Of the Far East
and very quickly decided they would
help with their pennies and have con-
tributed $1.86.
To the list of magazines for the
reading rooms has been added Radio
News. Science and Invention, Serb
ners and Harpers Monthly. Ameri-
can Boy magazine is presented to the
library each month by Howell Full
Ter, the Pictorial Review, Ruth Erland-
son; and McCalls magazine, Mrs. Ben
nett.
107 books have been added by pur-
chase and IL by gifts. 275 books have
been mended and IS discarded on ac-
count of their worn condition.
The high cost of binding and the adj
vance price Of new books have forced
Is to do all mending possible and to
economic as Minneapolis and st. Paul
Libraries have, by buying only that
which was absolutely necessary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-11

The children's statistics show a cir
culation of fiction of 1852 volumns,
which is far in excess of the literature
which was 1907; and the non-fiction
was GAL. The quality as we'll as the
quantity of the reading leased has
been the best in the history of the
library for the above mentioned
months. Many of the good books
have been placed in circulation through
our cooperating with the schools as
every grade from the fourth up has
its list Of required reading.
The new registrations were los
adults and 105 Juveniles; making the
total number of patrons enrolled
1549.
The readers numbered 1910 of whom
242O were children.
The reference workers numbered
313. Requests for material were re-
ceived from Waubay, Summit, Big
Stone and Beardsley and Crookston,
MINI. With our large file Of maya
zines and the assistance of the state