Evening star., 1922-08-21
EXPECT CAREFUL RATIONING
OF COAL TO CARRY INDUSTRIES
New England Feels Optimistic Over Fuel
ISituation-Fears No Difficulties Over
|Rail Strike-Building on Large Scale.

the steel-making center Of the Bir-
ntinghain district. and principal IN
dustrial works within ten miles or
ctty.
Fruit.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 81 (Spe:.
ciaD.-Fear of q car shortage ana
warnings by growers that bulk Snip
ments have caused heavy losses nave
tended to halt grape sales IN vine, Inc
prices for season are regarded az less
bright.
Jewelry.
NEW YORK. August 21 (SpeciaD.-
Manufacturing jewelers. here report
improving. especially call for. belt
and shoe buckles, pendants and ear
rings. Unusual demand by jewelers.
has caused platinum to advance 70
an ounce.
MANCHESTER, N. H.. August Il
ecial).-Amoskeag Manufacturing,
which has gradually increased oper-
ations since resuming after strike,
now has over 1000 looms in opera
ton and about 2,400 employees at
work. exclusive Of clerical force: Ine
mill ordinarily employs about 1900
hands.
Hats. .-
PITTSBURGH, August 81 Especially.
Business In the United States and
Canada is double what 1t was last
year." declared William Clark Of Of
tawa today. Clarke is a distributor
of English straw hats and declared
that firms in his line were placing
largest orders in their history.
Leather.
NEW YORK. August 21 (SpeciaD.-
Tanners in this territory are sold up
on heavy sole leather. Kids in black
and brown are selling well and bag
makers are using considerable pig
skin. Patent feathers continued arm,
despite drop in Chicago hides
steel.
CHICAGO. August II (SpeciaO.-
Steel production in this district is de-
clining due to fuel situation and the
fact that employees Of Inland Steel
and Calumet Steel at South Chicago
are striking for a 20 per cent increase
in wages. The leading interest has
banked one furnace at Milwaukee.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. August 81
tSpeciaD.-In statement issued TO
employees. Youngstown Sheet & Tube
declares in part. that the high cost
of fuel has resulted in increase in
manufacturing costs which will make
impossible wage increases which
might otherwise have materialized be-
fore this"
BUFFALO. August 81 (SpeciAD.-
Pig iron prices the exceedingly firm
here. Usually there is a difference of
at least 81 ton in Buffalo and Pitts
burgh prices. but this difrerential now
has disappeared and makers here are
not cutting prices to meet competition
for New England business.
Coal.
PITTSBURGH. August 81 Especially.
There has been no material change
in coal prices as result of resump-
ton of mining under the Cleveland
scale. Steam coal Is quoted at seas
to 81 ton with gas coal 81 ton
higher. Many large buyers left the
market after the Cleveland confer
ehce expecting lower prices and most
of them still are delaying purchases,
the theory being that q settlement Of
the rail strike will bring large sup
plies Of West Virginia and Kentucky
coal into market.
LOS ANGELES. August p Especially.
A censussef. the necke4eSworn here
taken in behaff Of ,AssoctAted Mems
Neckwear 1ndustrieS showed 81 per
cent cut silk ties. Hper cent knitted
ties and 8 per cent. miscellaneous.
The San Francisco count showed So
per cent cut silk, 20 par cent knitted
and 2 per cent miscellaneous.