Evening star., 1922-11-23
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Westinghouse Electric and. Manufac-
turing Company has been awarded
contracts for the electrical equipment
for four dredges designed by United
States engineers to be built at the Sun
shtpbuilding Company yards. Chester
Pa. Electricity will propel and steer
the dredges and also operate all ma
chinery on them. Water will be cooled
and heated, Ice manufactured and
cooking done by electricity. -,
HOUSTON. November 2s.-Most of
the lumber dealers IN this section re-
ported heavy demand today for tim
Der and a good demand for smaller
lumber in spite Of the seasonal fall
ing OFF in, building. Prices are higher
than they were month ago.
DULUTH. November 23.-The Blue
Valley Creamery Company, In Chicago.
Will install q new butter factory here.
Contracts for the erection of the
buildings already have been let. The
plant will have capacity of 100000
pounds of butter annually.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, November "a
The Keyser. w. Va. silk plant of the
Klots Throwing Company resumed
operations this week after a shutdown
of several months: Indications are are
time for several months.
GRAND ISLE, La. November 23.-
The fish. h.season, just closed, has been
the most profitable in many years. ac-
cording to fishermen today.
NEWARK, N. j.. November 23.-
Statesmen of shoe manufacturers. now
showing spring styles, today report
Increasing orders for mems shoes In
Women SO far have indicated that
they prefer mems styles OF shoes 1or
everyday wear.
FORT WORTH. November %
Wheat fields today look like flower
gardens in North Texas as a result
Of the recent rains. Grain, however.
in the Panhandle Is dead. as most OF
it was planted in the dust and the
rains came too late to bring 1t up.
Replanting will start Immediately.
BOSTON,, November 23.-Textile
manufacturers throughout New Eng
land are worrying today over the
fact that up to the. present time an
vances in neither cotton goods nor
wooden goods have been proportionate
to the advances in the price OF raw
cotton and wool,
|. CHICAGO. November 23.-Steel pro-
duction still is gaining in this district.
with the leading Independents oper-
sumption would Il heavier If more
steel were available. About 10000
tons of steel will be required for
building projects now. under way In
Chicago alone, and it is reported that
10. .00o tons ON be needed before
January l.
PITTSBURGH. November 23-Pig
iron is still dull today. Basic has
sold at % valley. Southern foundry
is quoted at s23. birmingham and
Buffalo now at se7 furnace. making
1t about $3.50 Pittsburgh.
MOBILE, Ala, November 23.-Tak-
ing inventory of the plant of the
Chicago Shipbuilding and Car Com
pany at Chickasaw has. given rise
to the report here that the United
the plant. will reopen 1t shortly for
the purpose of building steel cars.
The plant was closed down two years
ago upon the. completion of war
orders.
North Dakota Ignite mines are Of
fering 100. 900 tons week in this sec
tion at SO a ton a. the mine. North
west coast supply IS still short and
the Ignite demand Is expected to be
far heavier than ever before.
PITTSBURGH. November 2s-Coke
production Is excessive today and
coal is being diverted from the coke
ovens to other channels.
CHICAGO. November 23-Buying
OF railroad cars is heavy. The St.
Paul road is expected to place an or
der shortly for between 5000 and
0,000 cars.
NEW ORLEANS. November 23-
The Louisiana orange crop will be
barely large enough to supply the
local trade. Only about 10000 to
20, 900 cases of the Louisiana sweet"
oranges will be produced this year.