Evening star., 1922-10-11
IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL TREND
IS SEEN m GREAT. LAKES TRADE

capacity: only a few plants remain
where the output is not up to 100
per cent 'rf normal. ~ .',' =
Railroad Equipment -. :
ATLANTA. October, II Especial =
Authentic reports received here state
that Atlantic Coast Line VIII De
shortly in the market for about
100000 worth of new rolling stock.
-. Live Stock. -...:
FORT WORTH. October II (SpeciaD.
Texas stock growers are short 5000
cars necessary to ship their products. to
market and pasture, according to esti-
mates by rail officials. The waiting
shipments Of cattle are now In feed pens
and are rapidly eating up the prospec-
tive profits from their sale.
Lumber.
SEATTLE. October II (speciaD-in-
quiry for lumber here is increasing
steadily and demand is very strong.
The call on railroads reaching north
Pacific terminals for car equipment is
threatening to go beyond the ability Of
the carriers to meet.
PITTSBURG, October II (SpeciaD.-
ing an unusual demand for plate glass
and the product shows an advancing
tendency. This product and window
glass are also affected by the general
, building movement.
Wool. -, -
FORT WORTH. October II tspe-
ciaD Sheep and wool owners are ex-
in the market for their products. The
present tariff on wool is the basis for
this opinion. Little stock is. changing
hands in the sheep districts for this
reason.
Hides.
CHICAGO. October II (speciaD.---
The hide market is quiet and strong.
Stocks are fairly low. but sellers and
buyers are In disagreement as to
| prices.
| SHARON, Pa, October II Especially.
Carnegie Steel has started its NO.
blast furnace this week. Two
as sufficient coke is received. The
| Carnegie works is expected to, be
/ operattng near normal by the last
Of the week. This means that Amer
Sheet and Tin Plate plants can in
crease their schedules.
Milk.
| KANSAS CITY. Kan. October IL
| Especially D.-Dairies here and in Kan
! sas City, Mo-, have raised price of
milk 1 cent, to II cents quart.
Sugar.
| KANSAS CITY, October II (Spe-
aD:-Great Eastern Mills of Pitts
/ burgh has leased a building here and
| will start power plant immediately'
| Missouri and Oklahoma
!, Building Material
/ PHILADELPHIA. October II (Spe-
/ ciaD D.-There is persistent demand
=! for building construction material in
/ this section, including iron, steel,
/ lumber and electrical supplies.
| Notes.
i PHILADELPHIA, October IL (Spe-
| ciaD aD.-Commercial bodies interested
| in Philadelphia's port business are
i expected to give expressions to their
| cerning the sale of liquor as applied
f, to foreign ships. Only few of the
!, vessels entering Philadelphia carry
passengers and consequently there is
| less interest here in the dry order of
the Attorney General than in other
/ Atlantic ports.
FORTH WORTH, October II (Spe-
| ciaD.-The railway shop and repair
situation Is adjusting itself rapidly
| throughout the southwest. Home
seekers travel from northern and
middle western states has been re-
sumed to the Rio Grande valley. Car
inspectors have returned to work in
] practically all the Texas division
points and shopmen of the Fort Worth
belt line. the packing house line, have
accepted settlement terms. The set
| tlement was boon to stock men,
| Passenger service in Texas is normal
| with the exception of one road, where
conditions are improving rapidly.
| BOSTON, October II Especially
| Sales Of gas by Boston Consolidated
Gas the last month show an increase
1 nj
with similar period of 1921 :