Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-11-01
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

CHICAGO, November 1.-The Chi
spend approximately 100000 in the
near future for new boxcar equip
ment, according to estimates COM
piled today.
TACOMA. n. H.. November l.
The Laconia Car Company has closed
an order with the Boston Elevated
Company for thirty new-type cars.
! The company has orders enough on
until July 1 next year.
! SPOKANE, November 1.-The Cal
lahan Zinc and Lead Mining COM
pany resumed operations at its mill
in the Occur dAlene district today.
ATLANTA, November 1.-The in
clination of growers to hold late
picked cotton for higher prices In the
present bullish market Is having
decided effect on the southern mills,
which have difficulty in obtaining
enough of the raw staple.
SAN FRANCISCO. November 1.-The
automobile demand has been SO heavy
in this section that an actual short
age in medium priced cars OF some
popular makes is forecast today by
dealers here.
FORT WORTH, November stock
growers have been materially aided in
Texas and Oklahoma by the rains yes
| terday in the range country. Owing
| to the prolonged drought and the
lack of feed. farmers have been dis
posing Of surplus stock as fast as pos
sible.
BOSTON. November lit is actual
ly difficult to buy desirable lots Of
| either wool or cotton even at the
present prices. as there is apparently
shortage of stocks of both commodi-
| ties today.
ST. LOUIS. November 1.-Furniture
| manufacturers of this section are
| working at top speed and jobbers
| active business. There is a marked
| demand for household equipment and
| specialties.
PITTSBURGH. November steel
plants in the Pittsburgh and Wheel
| ing district are making a better
showing Of production and shipment
than those in the Youngstown sec
ton as large steel cargoes are being,
forwarded by boat over the rivers III
! this section. Buying OF steel for con-
| struction purposes continues on
| large scale. This applies especially to
steel used in construction Of garages.
The recent advance of 81 in tubular
goods did not diminish demand.
DULUTH, November Iron ore
shipments from the head of the lake
this season have totaled 100000
tons. the largest movement since the
postwar depression began. Virtual
exhaustion Of ore stock piles today
means that heavy underground opera
lions will continue throughout the
winter.
ST. PAUL, November NO drop in
the retail price Of coke. now quoted
at $3.50 4 ton. is expected here, al
though the wholesale price at Pitts
burgh has declined from s12 to So a
ton.
BOSTON. November Pool No. /.
West Virginia coal is being offered
here today at Ss.25 to $3.50 on cars at
Boston. compared with $S.75a week
ago.
PITTSBURGH, November 1.-The
10 per cent advance in window glass
did not cause a ripple in the market.
Buyers today are more interested in
deliveries than prices. Lighting goods
are in special demand, and the buying
OF closed autos keeps up consumption
Of plate glass.
ST. PAUL, November Northwest
ern farmers are being urged to raise
more sheep throughout this section.
Agricultural experts declared today
that the new tariff on wool has placed
the sheepgrower in the best strategic
position in the history of the industry,
and that good profits from the raising
of sheep are assured because of de-
creased production in recent years, a
falling of in imports and large do
nestle market.
PITTSBURGH November 1.-The
continued volume Of winter building
construction has strengthened the lum-
Der market here. Prices are firm today
and demand from Industrial plants Is
growing.
SAN FRANCISCO. November l.
There IS no surplus Of prunes today
according to the best informed men in
the trade. Dealers stocks may prove
| to be short and the association sales
have been such as to leave the avail
able supply only sufficient for average
demand. Prices are firm.
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