Evening star., 1921-05-19

this year. according to reports from
tho grain fields made to Seattle banks.
milling and grain exporting con-
Germs.
Will Equal Last Year.
Indeed, the report shows that the
1921 acreage In the Walla Walla VAL
ley and the Palouse country in east
last year. Sixty days ago the farm
ers were in the doldrums with wheat
selling around 81 cents a bushel at
the sidetrack, compared with $3.50
during the boom days after the ar
miStice.
Today the price and crop prospects
are most encouraging. with the grain
selling at tidewater around $40 per
bushed, equivalent to a promise Of
81 or more per bushel to the farmer
for his 1921 crop.
In sharp contrast to other sections
Of the west, the banks Of the Pa
ctfic northwest grain districts are in
funds to carry the farmers for spring
wheat seeding. without discomfort or
excessive rediscounting with the
federal reserve bank.
Winter Wheat Promising.
San Francisco reports from the
grain fields in this territory show A
big stand of winter wheat in splendid
dollar rain" during the past week.
the heaviest in more than thirty
years. Farmers expect plentiful
supply Of labor
Lumber production has been in
creased. although exports in coast
wise vessels have been held up\ky
the ship strike. Evidences of awak-
ened activity in the japanese market
are seen in recent demands for space
for lumber and actual purchases OF
other raw products.
NOTES.
NEW YORK, May 19-Railroad ex-
ecutives appear to be agreed that the
decision to reduce wages of common
labor on the railroads under new clas-
sification July I will be OF great as
ststance to the carriers. provided,
they say. the cut in wages Is not fol-
lowed Immediately by a cut in freight
rates. The public expectation has
been that reduced rates would follow
the wage ohts very shortly. but now
that the cut Is assured. the railway
executives declare there should be a
period Of recuperation allowed them.
1t Is estimated that the wage cuts
and reductions in force may wipe out
the last $500. 100000 increase awarded
to employees by the government. There
is a further estimate that a total saw
ing Of $1,O00,000.000 year is needed
to put the carriers on their feet.
NEW YORK. May 1s-Thc mid
month review Of the Irving National
Bank declares that business prospects
are better today than they were four
and half years ago-before the up
setting influence Of the war really
was felt. The bank holds that a num-
Der of adjustments and many changes
must take place before business can
be called normal, but holds that all
recent events are pointing in that
direction.
The review says. in part: Accept
ance by the United States of an invi-
tation to participate in the delibera-
tion of the supreme council, the con-
ference Of ambassadors and the
reparations commission is a most i'm
portant step in our foreign policy.
Seemingly it indicates that the ad-
ministration recognizes that the well
fare Of our country cannot be pro-
NOTED by a policy of isolation, either
political or commercial"
CHICAGO, May 19.-Something new
in the line of ideas for increasing
the sale of Juvenile merchandise has
shall Field & Co. 1t consists in fos-
tering tooth birthdays" suggesting
that when a youngster loses a tooth
he or she should get gift in return.
Mentioned among the kind Of things
the tooth loser ought to get are whit
thing sets. mechanical dogs, bicycles,
dolls, surprise boxes and things to
wear.