San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-05
LAP DISASTER
| To OPEN WIDE
| FIELD T0U. 6.
american Business Men
Have Good Chance to
Enter Orient.
RELIEF WORK STARTS
Growers Of Nation Benefit
as Food Supplies Are
| Bought.
RELIEF WORK STARTS
EY J.. c. RONLE


it will provide a broader range and
a greater field for American products
and producers than they have ever be-
four enjoyed in the Orient.
Until the full extent of the earth
.quake and fire is known the immediate
effects cannot be entirely determined
|but already the situation has caused Il
scurrying for bottoms TO carry Amer
lean goods and commodities TO the
stricken empire.
The first effect of necessity, will
involve articles for the immediate re-
lief of distress.
Rice, the staple food in Japans
millions. is even now in demand and
the crop OF the Southern rice pro-
ducing states now being harvested and
shipped from the plantations is in a
condition where growers and mills can
take immediate advantage of the un-
expected demand.
The crop in Louisiana. Arkansas
and other producing states is expected
TO be some 100000 bushels under that
of last year. 49,.
Growers who had prepared to drag
out the marketing of this crop for
months in rider not to flood the mar
kets. probably will have it taken off
theic hands Immediately at excel
lent prices.
Tie stocks in the growing districts
of the Sacramento valley in California
are known 10 be small and growers
there will have the advantage of be-
| ing close to Pacific ocean terminals.
Great Wheat Crop.
The Pacific Northwest is now har-
vesting the greatest wheat crop in
years and flour mills today prepared
to speed up production TO meet emer-
gency demands from across the Pa
cific.
A certain amount of immediate bust
ness can be absolutely counted on for
d the relief funds already pilng up
will buy and pay for large quantity
|of flour which can be shipped from
Portland, Seattle and Vancouver with
|out delay.
This emergency call should find it,
reflection in betterment to wheat
growers in other section.
There is every probability that the
textile industries of Japan will be,
|paralyzed for time and it is through
these lines of business that the eff
feet of the disaster will be most quick
Nv felt in this country.
Japan for time has been eliminated
has a purchaser of American cotton,
but this fact is not expected by cotton
|,nen in the South to have any long
extended bearing on the cotton mar
|ket.
In fact it mey tend 20 avert
|world shortage.
The figures made public by the
Department of Agriculture indicate
that the American crop would not be
hap to world requirements as goods
land with her own mills idle, emer-
|gency demand should furnish n tenn
|porary market for American made
goods.
japan also has been r heavy buyer
|of wool in the Australian and South
American markets aud has been de-
|Heloping her wooden textile industry
ito marked degree.
That buying also has been reduced
|as factor and may have a later pear
ting ON the price of WOOL and wooden
goods in this country.
Depend on Jap Silk
All offerings of Japanese silk on
the New York market we've withdrawn
To-day and it is not. expected that |
Grading will be resumed until the full |
extent of the disaster is known.
This viii effectually prevent any
Extended furry in prices here for the |
kline being.
American manufacturers are de- !
pendent 10 large extent on japanese |
Filk in the production of their goods !
hnd with the confusion into which af-
fairs in Japan have been thrown. it |
is likely that the raw material will |
be strongly affected here. |
This will find its first reflection in |
t he slowing down of production until
managers here can estimate more &C.
rurately the amount of silk they can
Ilepend on and the price it will cost
them.
Lumber mills in the Pacific North
west began today TO add 10 their
forces and to run their saws
at an increased pace TO meet the GER
tain demand for material with which
10 rebuild.
Stocks on the Pacific coast are very
small and normal demand has been
higher than output so that heavy ship
mcnts abroad will probably give a de-
fided squirt to production and ship
ments in other sections. especially
IN the South.
Little anxiety is felt among lum-
bermen as 10 the ability + he Jap
aiicse 10 finance their rebuilding pro-
gram.
Efforts in that direction naturally
lwait more settled conditions, but the
Pacific coast mmbcrmcn have hpcn
through one similar crisis in the San
Francisco Sire and are prepared to
Profit br their experiences then.
\ similar feeling exists among the
.tcol men
Orders from Japan have bccn heavy
'oth fer structural steel and for rail. ,
'ond. equipment II
These haze not yer heen cancelled ,
md it Is nor expected that they win
p. II
LITTLE anxiety was expressed 70
n apon- firc tcamcr rs to the cf- ;
c'tst on that commrdi'v. "
The stocks arc fairly large and the