Evening star., 1922-07-12

ed this fall.
Lumber.
ST. LOUIS. July IL Especially .-Lum
Der receipts at st. Louis In june
amounted to 40s.s50.00o feet. This
established new record for ship
ments to this market. :.
SEATTLE. July ~. Especially. ).-7Sales
of builders and heavy hardware the
last month have exceeded total for
May. which had been banner month
of the year. There has been profit
who made their orders in consider
able volume to factories last winter.
Activity In wholesale and jobbing
hardware Is attributed to renewal OF
building. seasonal activities in min
ing and fishing in Alaska and full
production In lumber and shingle
mills. - e.t,- =. >.
Coal. 80 q
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. July IL (Spe-
ciaD.-H. c. Frick Coke has plans for
an extensive harbor twenty miles south
OF here. The state has issued the
necessary permits.
DULUTH. July 12 Especially Coal
stocks IN this haEbor are dangerously
low: state oficials are planning a
forest lands in the event Of a fuel
shortage next winter. +
ST. PAUL, July IL Especially Coal
dealers here have cut retail price of
hard coal Is cents q ton on account of
decrease in freight rates.
Steel
LONDON. July IL (SpeciaD.-Brit.
Ism steel manufacturers feel that there
Is tremendous demand for British
gradual stabilization Of world condi-
tions. and are extremely hopeful as to
amount of this trade Great Britain
will be able to secure.
DULUTH. July IL (Special).-Iron
ore shipments over the Great Northern
IN June nearly doubled total carried in
June. 1921: The number Of cars
pared with 17,141 year ago.
Cotton,
FORT WORTH. July IL Especially
Cotton In all parts of Texas Is having
another good week.. although heavy
rains which fell in northeast Texas
were needed. The same rainfall In
to corn.
Notes.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July IL
Especially D.-Manufacturers' Associa-
tion of Battle Creek Is calling for
skilled labor and farm help. Fac
tories here are booked up with orders
and farmers are unable to handle
weighty crops Situation has not been
approached here since 1920.
ST. LOUIS, July 12 (SpeciaD.-soft
Drink Workers Union has accepted
wage cut of SO cents a day. This
places bottlers on a basis of $3.50
a day and washers on a basis of $3.50.
FORT WORTH. July - (SpeciaD.-
Latest statement in the Agricultural
Livestock Finance Corporation branch
here shows a total Of 926 loans out
standing: amounting to $s,23o.oeo dol
z per cent and secured by chattel
mortgages on livestock. John N.
Sparks, president of the corporation,
states that excellent range condition
as well as generally improving finan-
cial conditions has made loans very
its charter In 1921. after local bankers
had sought for months to inaugurate
plan of finance that would relieve
the credit situation Of the cattle and
agricultural industries of Texas. The
plan was aided by the cooperation of
tne war FINANCE Corporation. Ap.
proximately 1000 Of the 2,000 appli-
cations for loans were favorably acted
upon.
PITTSBURGH. July IL (SpeciaD.-
1t Is estimated IS per cent Of normal
forces of shopmen are at work In the
railroad shops of the Pittsburgh dis
trict. Railroads declare the forces
are increasing each day. All roads
affected by the strike are advertis-
ing for men to take the places of
employees who have walked out.