Evening star., 1922-01-18

self evident for drugs, chemicaisssnd
oils in this section. Collections Ia
those lines are fair.
Noa-FeRrOus Metals.
HELENA, Mont. January is (Spe-
cial).-The Glengarry Mining Cot
poration has announced plans Tor q
smelter at Laurel. Mont, to handle
the gold. silver. lead and copper. oree
from the Scotch Bonnet mining dis
trict.
SUPERIOR. Wis, January Is (Spe-
cial.-Two lumber mills will re-
sumo operations at Park Walls, wis.
next week, giving employment to 2e0
men. The mills have been closed four
months. ..ss.s-sg,
FORT WORTH, Tex. january u
(speciaD.-The lumber business In
The business this month is far more
active than in December and a. better
demand is expected for the early
spring. -
Knit Goods.
NEW YORK, January IS tSpeciaD
i-Jobbers in underwear gathered
here predict that raw material used
in the knitted goods trade will moi
decline in price within the next
six months, but add that some manu-
facturers are hoping for lower freight
rates and other costs.
Il. Live Stock.
SOUTH ST. PAUL. January Is
tSpeciaD.-A reduction OF approx.
; Hately 10 per cent in commissions on
iva str ro1Is Inc n Noh g
week by the local liye stock; eX-
change. Commission men said the
reduction was to give producers the
benefit of reduced costs of operation
| by commission houses.
NEW YORK, January Is Especially
The fall in the price Of raw silk
which has been reflected here from
pected to relieve the situation OF silk
manufacturers to some extent and to
stimulate buying of finished goods.
Machinery.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. January 1s
| tSpeciaD.-The New York. New
Haven and Hartford locomotive re-
December "a. haye reopened, 2.00t
men going back to work.
OIL CITY. Pa. January 1S1 tSpe-
cial>.-The oil well supply Company
will imm ediately start the erection
of two buildings as additions to Its
Imperial plant.
FORT WORTH, January IS (spe-
| ciaD.-West Texas grain growers
deprived Of their crops through lack
! OF moisture and failure OF the grain
| to sprout. will plant more cotton. In
1922 than they did last year. The
| west Texas cotton yield in l92l was
far above that for 1920. while the
remainder of the state showed big
decrease. ."
| PITTSBURGH. January is tSpe-
ciall.-Steel prices can be quoted as
follows: Black sheets. So; galvanized
sheets, 81: tin plate. $4.75; bars
shapes and plates. s1.50; hoops. bands
$2.25; standard pipe. Il per cent
basing discount: wire nails. $3.50.
Dry Goods.
ST. PAUL January IS (SpeciaD.-
Wholesalers dealing in dry goods
that the business SO far this year
has been considerably ahead of Janu-
airy trade year ago.
Rubber.
NEW YORK. January IS tSpeciaD.-
Increasing interest is being mani.
tested in the market here for crude
rubber. with better inquiry and more
placing of orders.
EORT WORTH. January 1sst tSpe.
tciaH.-Dealers in automobile tires re.
port that their business SO far this
moi1th has been Is per cent in excess
| of the totals for a corresponding
period in 1921.
! PITTSBURGH. January IS. (Spe
ciaD-A three million dollar corpora
! ton has been formed here to stimu
late home building in this section
| Organized under the state building
! and loan laws. this concern VIII
specialize in second mortgages. 1
{; is headed by some of the most promi
nent bankers and business men o
| the community. Permits for building
| construction totaling $234.000 in cos
have been issued" in the last, week.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, January IS. (Spe
ciaD. President Ralph Budd of tn
Great Northern railroad. who ha
just returned from a conference a
! Washington. predicted today that
sweeping cut in freight rates woul,
be ordered by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. He added tha
| operating costs. especially labor costs
must be reduced before roads coul,
take such a cut and operate to
profit.
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