The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
FORT WORTH.

Fort Worth, June 19.@The bus
mess done by the department
stores here SO far this month gives
promise that June will be the
biggest sales month merchants
have experienced in the last three
years Money for purchasing pur-
poses is appearing from every
direction or course, much of this
Is coming from the farming dis
trfcts where grain is being harvest
ed and sold. Collections are as
good as the retail trade.
Department stores are putting
on extra sales people, unheard OF
at this time of the year. The big
wool clips offered at Brady were
sold at prices which surpassed
all expectations Continued good
weather has strengthened the to-
mato and fruit markets which are
moving in carload lots to the north
and east
Dealers in building materials are
reporting small boom in resi-
dence construction with prices for
| material maintaining their high
levels established six weeks ago.
Sweet potato growers have formed
an exchange for handling the pres
ent crop which assures producers
| of satisfactory prices this season.
BOSTON.
Boston, June 19.-Production in
most of the lines of New England
is steadily improving and has ar
rived at nearly normal levels in
many factories. Both production
and consumption are large and
while the margin of profits are
small, the trend of all industries
! in the right direction. Nearly all
| business men are finding that the
black ink figures are taking the
place of the red and thoroughly
satisfied with the way their pro
ducts are moving. The long drawn
out textile strike apparently is ap-
preaching a settlement with the
employees on the losing end as
business men have declared was
inevitable fro mthe beginning. Sew
eral more Rhode Island mills have
opened up and the big New
Hampshire mills are keeping theil
gates open to workers who desire
to return.
The interesting feature of the
textile situation is that both cot
ton and wooden goods are Tagging
behind the prices of raw cottoI
and wool prices. Leading commits
sion merchants here are very bull
ish on cotton goods and declare
they see prospects of price in
creases in print cloths, sheeting!
and dress goods within the mex
few months.
SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, June 19.-Tht
, building boom is the striking fea
ture of the Industrial situation here
The lumber mills continue to oper
ate at capacity with orders on theil
books well ahead of deliveries The
canning interests are naming wha
they consider fair prices for fruit
crops but growers are holding of
in the hope of higher prices. Tht
ranges are in splendid condition ant
| hay gives promise of yielding ex
cellent returns to growers thi'
! year. Stock are fattening and prices
obtained for prime steers are salts
factory to growers.
Wine grapes are in demand ant
prices named for this years croI
are higher than in 1921. Oil pro
duction is increasing and the aver
age daily rate of output has shown
a decided improvement this week
No immediate advance in the price
of crude oil or gasoline are expect
ed. however.
Export trade through this por
/. has not been so good as was hopet
for this month but the activity o
the raw silk markets in Japan il
being reflected in the amount of ex
port shipments received here. De
velopment of traction lines and paw
ing of streets in Japan has beef
felt in the amount of raw materia
exported to Yokohama and othe
Japanese ports.
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