Evening star., 1922-11-21

PITTSBURGH, November 2l-Coai
for domestic use is in large supply
today and many dealers are advertis-
ing fuel delivered at $5.25 ton.
CHICAGO. November 21.-The coal
trade is still suffering from mild
! weather Consumers seem to have
ali the coal they need and production
I is considerably ahead OF consump-
ton. Buyers will not enter the mar
ket unless they can get coal at their
own price.
ST. LOUIS, November 21.-Coal de-
lfyeries are being made with increas-
| ing rapidity and the prices OF coal are
shading downward today.
! FORT WORTH. November 21-
California hog buyers, are invading
Texas for the first time and thou-
! sands of Lone Star porkers are oelns
shipped to the coast for slaughter.
NEW ORLEANS, November 21.-or..
! dtrs for southern pine in the last
week or ten days have increased
| nearly II per cent. production Is up d
! little over per cent and shipments
| have increased 8 per cent.
PHILADELPHIA. November IL
| One million pounds of grapes nave
recently been sold at auction mere IN
! one day and this has not been an un.
usual occurrence this fall; Most OF
! the fruit came from California by
! rail and was being bought by the Tor
| eign population for wine-haking pur-
! poses.
| kERRVILLE, Tex. November al
! Sales have been reported here OF
! three-e -eighths blood wool at ~ cents
! L u IN :
! section has Brought SO cents. MOST OF
F.. the buying thus far has been for Bos-
! ton account, although some sales have
i been made to California firms. The
latter lots of wool will be shipped via
| the Panama canal to Pacific coast
! points.
! ATLANTA. November 21.-Bottlers
! of carbonated beverages here report
! ed today they were doing the best
| business Of the year. They declared
! th%t the strict enforcement of the
prof, ibition laws would make the in
dustry one of major importance in a
. few years.
PITTSBURGH. November PA
| trainload of salt, about 100000
pounds in twenty-eight cars. has just
reached here for distribution among
! packers and bakers. This was the
/ largest consignment Of salt ever re-
I ccivcd here.
! KANSAS CITY. November 21.-The
st. Louis and San Francisco railroad
! has installed gasoline-driven car on
. it's line between Kansas City and
! Clinton, Mo. The car is said to op-
| crate at a cost of 22 to u cents
per mile. as cheap a rate. according
| to engineers. as has ever been at
| tanned.
, ST. CLOUD. Mimi, November 21.--
J The Great Northern railway has
: bought site here for the erection OF
! a new terminal and houndhouse to
! cost 100000.
| ST. LOUIS, November 21.-Retail
| dry goods merchants here are doing
! a wonderful business today. The
! number of sales are larger and the
. money totals are much greater than
| for several years.
| HOUSTON. November 21-Cotton
| receipts today are, on an average 30
, per cent better than they were last
| year Prices are also so per cent
I higher. Cotton exports through Cal
/ weston are showing decided gains.
BOSTON, November Glover cot
| ton prices of the last week have
| been reflected in the goods market.
Sales have fallen off materially and
there has been a slight shading of
! prices here.
! SAN FRANCISCO, November 21.-
Automobile dealers complain toda Y
! that they cannot secure closed cars
| enough to supply the demand ere
ated by persistent advertising and ry
! q good season in most lines Of trade.
The public at last has become Aducat-