Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-03
KANSAS CITY BUILDING
FOR AUGUST is RECORD

over the corresponding period of last
year. ALI of this gain was record
ed in building Of residences and
apartments.
CAMDEN, N. 1.-THE combined
cargo and passenger steamer HoosleI
state, Of the Pacific Mail line, will
have her trial trip Friday and will
then sail for San Francisco. She
will leave on her maiden voyage to
the Orient September %, carrying the
delegation of the San Francisco
Chamber Of Commerce on a three
months cruise.
Commodities: Steel
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.-The
American Sheet and Tin Plate plant
here has resumed operations in full
GREENVILLE, Pat is an.
nounced that the GreenvlIe steel
Car company has sufficient orders on
it's books to operate its plants al
full capacity fer orn three months
NEW YORK-Big producers con-
tinue to hold copper at IL cents
pound for spot delivery and are UNI
derstood to be unwilling 20 make
concess. .'ns in price.
There is a fair consuming demand
for tin in this market and a moder-
ate business is moving among deal
erS.
TULSA, Okla.-The properties of
the Truman Oil Company of Okla
homa have been acquired by. OFF,
Gals of the Middle States Oil cor
poration and the Imperial Oil cor
poration.
NEW YORK.-The ocean tonnage
using oil as fuel has increased ten
million tons since 1914, according to
latest figures compiled here, and the
amount of bunker oil furnished YES
sells in foreign trade the first six
months fthis year was % per cent
greater than for the similar period OF
1920.
PHILADELPHIA. - Householders
are refusing to lay in winter sup
plies Of anthracite coal and are con-
: tenting themselves with buying a ton
at time as it Is needed. Retail
dealers are doing ,, little business
SAN FRANCISCO.-Local and east.
ern buyers have paid as high as $11O
ton this week for wine grapes. The
crop Is short and growers are not
anxious to sell. The demand for Ia
BILE grapes Is good.
WILMINGTON, Del. - The hot
weather Of the last few days has
been worth thousands of dollars to
Delaware melon growers who now are
gathering their melons and shipping
them. The previous cold weather had
killed demand from northern mar
kets.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador.-A new
steamship company to carry Ecuado-
rean fruit to the United States, At
lantic and Gulf ports, via the Pan
anna Canal. is in process Of forma.
ton here. The cargoes will consist
Of lines, lemons. pineapples and
oranges.
SAN FRANCISCO.-The surplus
remaining over from last years bean
crop is having a depressing effect on
the bean market but higher prices
are expected when these old stocks
are cleaned up. Renewal of Euro
pean orders has stimulated the move
ment of barley.
NEW YORK.-Milk prices here will
remain. unchanged at Is cents quar-
for grade B and 18 cents for grade A
producers having agreed to main
tain the August schedule throughout
this month.
ST. JOHNS, N. B.-Abundance OF
fish is reported at all points off
the Southern Labrador coast and fish
ing schooners are returning to New
foundland ports with full catches
The season is expected to be one OF
, the best in years.
NEW YORK.-Cuba is buying rice
more freely in this market ant
prices are on a stronger basis with
better grades limited in supply.
Flour
NEW York; is reported here
that freight room has been engaged
for 1000 tons Of flour for Russian
relief. The flour is expected to move
within the next two weeks.
Molasses
NEW ORLEANS. - Penick &
Ford, the largest handlers Of mo-
lasses in this country, have reduced
prices on their syrus 50 a case. This
should enable dealers to sell syrup
at 81 a gallon. It has been selling
at SITE a gallon.
Hides
PHILADELPHIA. - There Is not
much new business in hides here but
tanners are showing more interest.
Native steers are bringing 16 to II
cents, cows IL to IA cents and calf
skins are unchanged
Clothing
CHICAGO. - Stocks of clothing
merchants have been freshened up
materially in this section but dealers
have not bought as freely as usual.
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