San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Commodity Ne,us Notes
Cotton,


Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 1S.-The state
department of entomology today warn
ed cotton planters that the coming
week would be a crucial one for the
new crop, the lateness of which re-
quires a thorough spraying to kill
the boil weevil and leaf worm. The
latter pest has done considerable dam
age in North Georgia.
Leather.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 18.-In con-
trast with reports that heavy stocks
of leather were hanging over the mar
ket, the report is made today that a
shortage of heavy feathers is in pros
pect before the year end. The sur
plus is said by prominent tanning
authority to be composed largely of in
ferior grades and middle and light
weight stock.
Boston, Aug. B.-New labor
troubles have arisen in the shoe man
ufacturing districts of Massachusetts,.
Eleven hundred lasters are out at
Lynn. At Brockton workers are prepar-
ing to ask a 10 per cent wage increase.
There is a shortage of heavy feathers
and while the potential demand for
fall is heavy, tanneries are not work
ing above 80 per cent of capacity.
Building Materials.
West Kewanee, Wis, Aug. 49,
The Western Lime and Cement COM
pany will resume operations shortly at
its plant here after being shut down
for several years. New machinery for
crushing stone for road work will be
installed.
Milwaukee, Aug. 1S.-Fifty thou
sand dollars will be spent Immediately
for washing, crushing, conveying and
handling machinery by the Waukesha
washed sand and gravel company which
has Just taken a long lease on sand
and gravel deposits at Burke, Wis.
Steel.
Chicago, Aug. 1S.-From $16.50 to
SIT Is being quoted on steel scrap but
many grades including busheling scrap,
axle turnings, light forge Hastings
and steel car axels have suffered re-
auctions of from so cents to 81 a
ton.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-Few pig
iron sales have been made here for
week, although the market is active
elsewhere. Prices are generally I'M
changed at $27 to $3.50 ton, Chi
cago.
Oil.
Rochester, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-Filling
stations using Standard Oil gasoline
are expected to pass along the one
cent cut announced in the wholesale
price as soon as their present stocks
are exhausted. This will bring the re-
tail price to p or % cents. The
+. Il. Rae company has announced
that it will cut its price at filling sta
tons to 20 cents.
Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 1S.-Since
the gasoline price war began a num-
Der of independent filling stations
have sold out to the larger producers
and refiners Of North and West Texas!
Coal.
Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 1S.-Eighty
three Illinois mines in the fields near
est st. Louis were active 27.S per
cent of the possible working last
month against 20.69 per cent in June
and yielded 10000 tons more coal
than in that month.
Automobiles.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 1S.-High
priced motor cars are in fine demand
in rural districts of the South. Elk
ports of automobiles are showing
steady improvement.
Dairy Products.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 1s.-A decided
Increase in prices of dairy products
over those of last year is shown here
today. A further advance of / cent
a pound has been named on butter
which now is selling at As cents a
pound. Eggs are up to IS cents
dozen.
Packing House Products.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 1S.-Forty-
nine st. Louis meat packers and
wholesalers shipped S5,734 600 pounds
of meht out last month, a gain .of
6.1SS,900 pounds over last year. The
bulk went to Southern Illinois, In
diana, Kentucky. Tennessee and
states farther south.
Potatoes.
Denver. Aug. 1S.-Potato shipments
from Colorado this year to date ap-
proximate 10000 carloads as compared
with 1900 at this time last year.
Prices are AZ cents a bushel this year
compared with 66 cents in 1922.
Poultry.
Berkeley. Cal. Aug. 1s.-The chick
ems raised in this state exceed in value
/ the hogs raised and marketed accord
| ing to survey just completed by the
University of California. Only three
of every ten farmers do not raise
chickens and the birds on farms are
estimated to be worth S14,000.000.
Glucose.
st. Louis. AUG 1S.-The Anheuser
Busch Company has started n glucose
nlant in one of their brewery buildings
which has been re-equippcd Mt the cost
of St000O00. The plant viii Use 5000
bushels of corn syrup. One hundred