The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13
Commodity News.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.


implement dealers are anticipating
drastic cuts in implement prices as
a result of the rivalry and cutting
of tractor prices between Ford in
terests, and the Mccormick inter-
ests.
Detroit, Feb. 13.-The Ford trac-
tor plant at Dearborn is now
being brought up to capacity pro-
duction.
LEATHER.
Philadelphia, Feb. Is. - Sole
leather is good demand in this mar
ket for immediate deliveries.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
Pittsburgh, Feb. 13.-The West
inghouse Electrict & Manufacturing
company reports a decided increase
in sale of electrical supplies. Sales
of turbin generators and condens-
ers alone totalled $1,500,000 last
month. A part of these orders were
for Japan.
New York, Feb. 13.-It is re-
ported in manufacturing circles
here that the Ford company is ex-
perimenting with a substance made
of cotton, fibre glue and formalde-
hyde for the making of bodies OF
Ford cars as a substitute for wood
and metal now used. Rubber men
are endeavoring to have rubber
used instead of glue.
Cleveland, Feb. 13.-The Cleve-
land Ice & Fuel company has just
reduced the price of, ice to $1.4O per
ESQ pounds, a cut of 10 cents This,
it is asserted, will save Cleveland
consumers 1915, 900 a year. The
company also cut wages 81 a week
which is expected to save them
$50 900 annually.
IRON AND STEEL.
st. Louis, Feb. 13.-The sale here
of a thousand tons Of Alabama iron
below the standard quotations. The
low price was based partly on ecoG-
omy OF transportation, the ship
ment being routed by barge on the
Tennessee and Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers.
Yorkville, Ohio, Feb. 13.-Three
mills of the Wheeling Steel Cor
poration's plant have resumed oper-
atoms, following a shutdown since
last July, when the men went on
strike. The plant is operating on
non-union scale.
MACHINERY.
Greenfield, Mass, Feb. 13.-The
Greenfield Tap and Die Corpora
ton. largest manufacturers of taps
and dies in the world, report that
they did a much larger business in
January this year than in January
1921 Further improvement from
month to month is anticipated
MEMS CLOTHING.
Pittsburgh, Feb. 13.-Prices fol
mems clothing are considerably be-
low the level maintained year ago
Special sales are meeting wife
quick response when well adVer-
tiSed.
|. TYPEWRITERS.
Syracuse, n. Y, Feb. 13.-The re-
sumption of full time production
at the factory of the l.. c. smith
Brothers company here is believed
to reflect the betterment in demand
for typewriters which has just be-
gun to be apparent throughout thi
country.
New York, Feb. 13.-Manufac'
turers of condensed milk have re-
duced many advertised brands from
a5 to 35 cents a case, making the
price in car lots $3.50 a case
TEXTILES.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-Extensiyt
nlans are being made for the tex
tile symposium to be held here Feb
2S. The program calls for discus
sion. of live trade topics by the bes'
nosted men in the industry and
large attendance of manufacturers
from south, east and west is ex
pected. mum
Akron, Ohio, Feb. 13.-Tire manu-
facturers estimate that approx
mately 34.000,000 tires will be re
ouired for the 100000 cars in tbs
country during the next year, tax
| ing into consideration the new cars
to be manufactured. II is estimat
ed that these tires will cost tht
consumer an average of $211'
each. This price is below prevail
levels and approximately 40 PEI
cent lower than 1t was year ago
MEATS.
New York, Feb. 13.-The mrs
cargo of fresh lambs to arrive her
from Argentina since 1917 has Jus
reached port. 1t was consigned Il
a local packing house.
EGGS.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 13.-Egg price,
.ra Dov steady here around IS