Evening star., 1922-06-09

" nearly 5000 barrels over preced-
-, KANSAS CITY. June (speciaD.-
SSeorse NJ Moore, president of the
Cchpper cape go OIL and Refinery Company of
Chacaso, and associates have pur-
chased the refinery of Milliken Oil at
arkansas City, Kan, and will put re-
iihery IN operation at once.
CHICAGO. June tspeciaD.-In-
crease snd e,s or 81 ton for bars. shapes
leading interests and independents
mas not checked demand the slightest
nedaiVerIes apd are promised only In sixty
aaur anu nihety days Large orders for
ta.Iroao cars are again in the market.
,ESLEVELAND, June (SpeciaD
although the coal strike is tending
70 hold down steel operations in this
district the Cod Blast Furnace, idle
Snhce ~ october. 1920. has been blown
30 per cent.
ORANGE; Texas. June 9 Especially.
southern Drydock and Shipbuildinr
mas peen awarded contract for
CrsII5,iring CMII, and rebuilding cars for the
signm%ens % Of Lars cars far Sirss large sqn
has arrived and 200 men have hem
put to work.
PHILApELPHIA. June 9 tSpeciaD.
-Ihere has been no increase in price
ot anthTacite. coal in this district by
are re- foIIoWinsr ios Dealers oe5icx apparently
prices. where they are as long as
there is coal in sight to meet demands
Notes
CHICAGO. June. 8 Especially RENTING
AGENTS mere predict speedy drop in
rentals Chicago Is having it's greatest
eullaing boom. All previous records for
Permits were issued in that month for
635 residences and 371 fat buildings
involving total expenditure Of Over
sZi 600, 0O0. This Is an increase OF s1o
o9o 600 over April and of s24. .ooo. 900 over
Nay, 1871 ana skaters the high record
established in August, 1911.
PITTSBURGH. June 9 tspecial-An
day, or from S. to SO for eight ho,1rs
has gone into effect here. It affects
$500 men.
MONROE. La. June Especially.
soufl racine shops at various points In
Arkansas and Louisiana, including Mon
roe, haye increased the number Of men
at. work. to larger total than at any
TIME in the last two years. All Of ths
men previously laid off have been taken
back and. additional workers have been
hired. ''
KANSAS CITY. June Especially. La
borers affiliated with the Kansas CITY
Building Trades Council have accepted
reduction in wages from 20 cents an
hour to ,621s cents
PHlLADELPH1A, A, June 9 (speciaD
The Philadelphia mint has been
rushed. to supply demand for gold
coins. especially double eagles. or
$4,000 of twenty-dollar coins minted
last month, the Philadelphia mint
turned out .. 10000. or s2,4oO.60o
OF any month since the. war. The
local mint also coined 100000 silver
dollars.
NEW ORLEANS, June (SpeciaN
Imports and exports through this
port have increased SO rapidly in re-
cent weeks that the government has
been forced to add twenty new Gus
large amount Of new building going
on is steadily reducing number Of
unemployed. .,
PITTSBURGH. June 9 {speciaD.-
W. D.: Benedict. agent Of Allegheny
County Farm Bureau, after a survey,
predicts the following crops in this
county: Apples, 40 per cent of nor
per cent; grapes. 100 per cent; pears,
40 to so per cent 1t had been feared
that frosts had killed fruit crops.
Homegrown berries will be in the
market by June Is. Cherries will be
ready before that date.
ST. PAUL. June 9 (SpeciaD.-Plans
have been announced for a new $780,
900 printing. lithographing and sta
tionery plant for the Louis F. Dove
Company of this city. The plant will
be located in the district between St.
Paul and Minneapolis and will house
a factory, general offices and sales
rooms. The new plant will require O
force of 500 men and women.