Evening star., 1922-12-26

ST. LOUIS, No. December &c
Fries Of liNc siocl, Of t'.e better
uualiy arr nigh and commission men
declared today they expected them
/" remain up. Good sales have left
the farmers III this section in excel
lent condition.
ST LOUIS. Mo. December 26.-Mer-
chants here. who. as d rule. are wind
ing up the year in excellent financial
condition. are preparing vigorously
today for the postholiday business
and white and clearance sales.
DETROIT. Mich. December 60
Retail dry goods merchants now are
rushing III orders for goods for Jan
uary sales. This move has been en-
couraged by the willingness of buyers
in the country districts to get away
from hand-to-mouth buying.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. December
26.-Demand for the better known
brands of cigars is so great today
that local distributors declare the
holiday season does not entirely ac-
count for it. They predict big year
in 1923.
PORTLAND December .6.-The
recent advance Of - cenis a barrel
patent. bakers and soft wheat grades.
Lad been generally discounted, is ii
had been fully expected.
NEW ORLEANS, La. December IS.
The jewelry trade today reported
record breaking sales. This is es-
pecially true OF the cheaper houses
doing an installment payment busi-
ness.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, December 26.-
There is scarcity of linseed oil here
today. accentuated by delays in trans
porting f1axseed to the mills and oil
from the mills to industrial centers.
Prices are firm. With the beginning
of April this country will be almost
entirely dependent on Argentina for
it's supply of fiaNseed until the 1928
crop is harvested.
CHICAGO. Ill. December o6.-The
lumber industry in this section has
shacken off it's temporary depression
and producers are piling up large
stocks uf lumber which had been sold
but not shipped because of car short
aGge.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, December 26-
Retail demand for lumber has fallen
off. but this is offset by industrial
buying. Slowing up in building
operations. owing to business con-
ditions. has affected the market.
hANoaS MO, IeCeInDer Zb.-
The lumber trade of this section is
active and the undertone of the mar
ket indicates full confidence that the
building operations will be continued
on an undiminished' scale in 1923.
SEATTLE, Wash, December &C.
Output Of coal from the Washington
open shop mines is being restricted by
oil competition and shipments from Utah
and British Columbia mines.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December o6.
Although there is shortage of domes-
tic sizes OF anthracite in some sections.
the mines are producing at the rate OF
1000. .00a IONS a week, which is 10000
900 tons a year above normal. Pea coal
here now commands Sl2 a ton. or 81
above receit levels.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. December 90
The Cotton Yarn Merchants Asso-
citation of the United States is con-
Il uniform contract by all members
The members will vote on the pro-
posal by mail.
KANSAS CITY, December 26.-The
wool trade here Is very quiet at pres
ent. but dealers today predicted heavy
purchases by manufacturers in 1923.
Growers this season are we'll salts
fed with prices they received.
DETROIT. Mich. December 26.-
There has been an unprecedented de-
mand for mechanical rubber goods
this month and prices have had an
upward trend.