Evening star., 1922-07-26
cent shipments to this section have
been unusually heavy.

cent shipments to this section have
been unusually heavy.
PITTSBURGH. July 26 .(Special).-
Steel ingot production is now placed
At rate Of about 35.000.000 tons .
year. This compares with 10000
900 last December. $4,000 900 when
ths ns mi miners strike began APRIL J. ss.-
In June. Carnegie Steel has blown
out only one furnace in Pittsburgh.
one of the Isabella stacks. It was
necessary to reline the furnace
ST. JOHNS. New Brunswick. July
rs (SpeciaD.-It has been decided to
of Nashwaak Paper Mills This will
enable local plant to handle eighty
tons of pulp daily. The present
capacity Is sixty tons. -"
Fruit.
SAN FRANCISCO, July rs Especially.
Fruit buyers show little disposition
70 make contracts. Packers, inciud-
ing those In the association, are sit
ting tight. They say they are assured
of a market.
Shoes. .
SEATTLE. July 26 (SpeciaD.-
Leather and felt prices paid by shoe
manufacturers are on the increase.
will be still hrmer in the fall. owing
to wool market. conditions which af-
feet felt and market trend in leather
and hides.
FORT WORTH. July 26 (SpeciaD.-l
the smallest pecan crop that Texas
mas ever known is indicated by re-
ports from orchards this year. The
nrst returns from the central part of
state show that the crop in that sec
ton Is only per cent of normal. Ad-
verse weather conditions are re-
sponsible for failure
KANSAS CITY. July 26 (SpeciaD.-I
Business in trunks and small luggage
mas taken big bound this month.
Dealers report few calls for cheaper
grades. and there has been a marked
increase in demand for high-priced
luggage.
NEW YORK, July e6 (speciaD.-|
Several large carpet and rug manu-
1acturers announce advances in prices
which reach the neighborhood of
per cent, giving as a reason increased
prices OF raw wool, cotton and burlap.
Glass.
PITTSBURGH. July 26 (SpeciaD.-I
Plate glass is in extraordinary de-
mand from auto and furniture manu-
Dairy Products.
SEATTLE. July rs (SpeciaD.-
Holdings OF high-grade butter in stor-
age are slightly in excess of those of
last year. The market tone is firm
In spite Of heavy accumulation re-
ported in eastern states Stocks are
Kept reasonably low by heavy con-
sumption in farming, fishing and lum.
berfng centers.
FoRT WORTH. Tex. July 26 (Spe-
ciaD.-The shopmens' strike has be-
gun to be felt seriously in smaller
towns. especially where public work
is In progress. At Cisco, for ex-
ample. where an immense reservoir
is being built to hold the flood
waters over for the dry season. all
work has been suspended. Road
building Is being checked everywhere
for lack Of supplies. Terminal points
are being choked. Business organiza-
tions throughout this state appealed to
the state authorities for aid in keeping
traffic moving.
ST. PAUL. July 26 Especially
state revenues decreased many thou
sand dollars as a result of failure
to collect 1921 occupational tariff
Collection of this tax was success
fully blocked by the iron ore mining
companies when they were granted
permission to appeal from the federal
courts decision which held the law
constitutional
PITTSBURGH. July 2s Especially
year ago when building trades
were negotiating wage scales many
crafts declared the contractor was
unnecessary to the industry. Metal
workers appropriated a fund Of $780,
600 to accept contracts directly The
money.was soon lost and the union
membership split. Some of the mem
bers formed an outlaw" union. To
complete construction of large build
ings now in course Of erection mem
bers of the outlaw" union have
been recently employed. Other union
crafts were Immediately called out
and construction work has stopped
on those jobs.
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