Evening star., 1922-10-06
is plentiful and easy. The demand
for building materials continues per-
sistently strong.
Commodity Reports
From Various Sections

Leather.
CHICAGO. October (SpeciaD.-
The leather situation is improving In
this market. Trade is not active, but
there is opinion that low stocks Will
soon force buyers into market. Skin
markets are firm at .21 to % per calf
and kip about same.
Groceries.
PHILADELPHIA, October 6 (Spe-
ctaD.-There is a big demand for
sugar and jars to take care of house
nold preserving and canning of the
large fruit crop in this section.
KANSAS CITY. October Especially.
Drug stocks are being replenished
oy retailers, but wholesale trade Is
not yet up to normal. There is grow
ing confidence among wholesalers.
however. that better conditions are in
prospect.
Furniture.
NEW ORLEANS. October 6 (Spe-
claD.-Manufacture of both iron
ana wooden furniture are sold several
months ahead and are working now
at 1ull capacity. Business continues
active with the retailers and is 20 to
70 per cent ahead of last fall. which
was the best previous autumn ever
experienced in New Orleans.
Tobacco.
LANCASTER, Pa, October (Spe-
claD.-Experts declare the tobacco
crop in this state will be up to nor
MAJ. or about 6o.0O0.o0o pounds.
Large quantities of the 1921 crop
have been sold. and early buying Of
the current crop is anticipated.
FORT WORTH. October s Especially.
In the pecan belt the crop appears
to have been a total failure because
OF dry weather prevalent since last
May.
NEW ORLEANS. October (Spe-
claD D.--Louisiana' orange crop is the
most promising of several years. It
VIII begin to move within week.
ABOUT $4,000 boxes are expected,
which is 10 per cent more than last
season.
Dry Goods.
ST. LOUIS, October 6 tSpeciaD.-
Dry goods and ready-made clothing
manufacturers report strong de-
mand for better grades of merchan-
disc. This is reflection of increased
buying power of the public through
out this section.
CHICAGO. October s Especially -
Conditions in agricultural districts Of
the middle west show no particular
Improvement. There is too great a
spread between the price OF wheat
and corn and industrial products
Farmers are growing about the
wages paid in other lines of industry.
crops are bulky. but the farmer is
more interested in prices his prod
ucts will bring than in quantity
raised.
Hardware
PHILADELPHIA, October (SpeciaD.
-Hardware manufacturing plants
here have been operating at 100 per
cent of capacity. but there has been
no accumulation of stock, as building
operations have kept business eX-
tremely brisk.
Canned Goods.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 6 (Spe-
cial).-1ntercoastal shipping lines re-
canned fruits and vegetables dis
patched to the Atlantic seaboard by
wa of Panama Canal within last
week.
Dairy Products.
CHICAGO. October 6 Especially
Butter is firm and demand good.
Eggs are plentiful at fair prices.
cheese market is unchanged.
Steel.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. October 6
(SpeciaD.-Falcon Steel of Niles has
suspended four sheet mills, due to
car shortage. Eight mills of Re
public Iron and Steel at Niles are
closed for the sam" r~ason. In other
plants operating schedules are being
maintained. Ingot production aver
ages about 80 per cent, while all
three Bessemer converters in the
MahoninE Valley are operating.
PITTSBURGH, October 6 (SpeciaD.
-Carnegie Steel is operating thirty
six of its thirty eight blast furnaces
More stacks will be added to the ac-
tive list as soon as shipping facL-
tiles permit.
CHICAGO. October (Specal)-
About 100000 tons of rails have been
ordered by rails in this district to
date and other heavy buying has
been done by the rails from steel
companies.
Coal.
SEATTLE, October (SpeciaD-
Coal operators, outside of rail-own-
ed mines in Washington, are facing
serious competition with low-priced