Evening star., 1922-04-15
Commodity Reports
From Various Sections

Clothing.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is (SpeciaD.
The weeks hot weather has greatly
stimulated business in both mems and
womens ready -to-wear clothing.
Butter snd Eggs.
ATLANTA. April Is (SpeciaD.-
EGGS have advanced cents a dozen
to 80 cents in the last week, while
creamery butter has dropped to 80
cents pound.
CLEVELAND. April Is (SpeciaD.-
reports from Central Steel and Alloy
are operating at better than IS per
cent Of capacity. The sheet mills Of
otls Steel are working at capacity.
while the furnaces are speeding up
with increasing demand.
Lumber.
SEATTLE. April Is (Special).-All
logging camps in the Pacific north
west are operating at capacity. and
there Is a positive shortage of COM
mon labor in the woods. Visible sup
ply Of logs in the water IL reported at
1lO,O00,O00 feet, as against q normal
supply OF 25o,oo0.oo9 feet.
Oils.
KANSAS CITY, April is (speciaD.-
Independent oil men connected with
National Petroleum Marketers have
formulated plans for a cooperative
national advertising campaign to an
courage use of petroleum and its
products. Cost Of the campaign will
be prorated on q tank car basis among
jobbers who decided to participate.
\ NEW YORK. April Is Especially.
II is estimated by shipping men here
that 100000 immigrants will arrive
in the United States this year, prin-
cipally from European countries. At
an average rate of $50 for each pas
sage. their arrival is expected to Weld
approximately 317,600.000 to shipping
companies. American lines hope to
secure about half this business.
CHICAGO, April Is tspecial).-I
Chicago and adjoining towns. There
are Indications that rents will begin
to. decline about May /.
Coal.
ST. PAUL, April Is Especially "A
company has been organized here to
develop beds of Ignite coal near
Mandan.. N. D. Briquettes, gas-coal
and coal tar products will be pro
two weeks on first s250,000 unit of
plant The Benedictine order is heay-
lily represented through ownership of
leases on the land.
PITTSBURGH, April is Especially
AS result Of tie strike coal in open
market is commanding higher price.
Most shipments. however. are under
old contracts.
Notes.
ST. PAUL. April Is (Special).-State
and federal employment services with
offices here and in Minneapolis and
Duluth report they are unable to sup
ply recent demands for farm labor
throughout this section. Wages are
about one-half as large as last year.
More men are being put to work on
the roads, the bodybuilding program
having been expanded to assure ex- !
penditure OF $30,0e0,000 in this state
this year.
DETROIT. Mich. April Is tspecial) -
Postal receipts here in March were
355a,801, which is higher than any
point reached In 1920. Purchases of
government short-term securities in
this section are Increasing. These in
dications, with the rapid increase in
building construction and in the bank
ciearances In the Michigan cities. are
taken to reflect better tone in busi-
ness and industrial life.
SACRAMENTO, Calf. April Is tSpe-
ctal).-Pacific Fruit Express officials
are preparing to ship 1000 carloads
of deciduous fruits from California TO
the east this year. Last year, the ban!
her year so Tar. 1900 carloads were
shipped. III - :