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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
ENROLL on
EXPORTERS linden

The prospective user OF tho bu.
renu's service sholud not fail to have
his name and his interest in export
trade recorded in tho exporters in.
dcx. This IL confidential. classified
index OF American merchants and
manufacturers about $4,000 AT pres.
enO, who are interested In foreign
trade, They are entitled 10 reserved
Information on foreign trade oppor.
tunities and trade lists, and they also
receive automatically confidential
circulars and bulletins OF various
sorts relating to their particular
lincs. There is no charge for enroll.
ment which can be effected at any
o fthe branch offices of the bureau.
The best Indication OF tho indorso.
mont OF this advice by tho business
mon OF the country is the fact that
tho paid subscriptions to the weekly
commerce reports have been doubled
in the last is months. The publica.
ton now reaches 5000 mnnufactur.
crs. banks, trado organizations. etc,
and this number is steadily increas.
inr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
GIVES CONSTRUCTIVE
TRADE PROMOTION AID

A single example may DO given
Of the efficacy Of the QUESTIONABLE
method Twentythrrc factories
manufacturing pumps covering %
per cent Of the industry expressed
the desire 20 secure osriain informh.
ton from every section Of the
world where pumps might possibly
be cold with their Assistance a
questIonnairs was prepared by the
agricultural implements division and
forwarded 20 consular Officers and
representatives Of tho department
Of commerce thrlout the world
Their replies have been Incorporated
IN 20 special circulars. which give
n complete and workable survey Of
the foreign markets for pumps
A constructive trade promotion
service. such aA this. has two yalu.
able merits. II encourages the
American manufacturer 10 broaden
his commercial horizon and make
tnrsighled plans for the disposition
Of Bis output. this wil eventually
give the country o well-balanced,
substantial trade position with firm.
ly.rooted bases In every market on
earth, Secondly. II is very apt 10
lead directly 10 immediate orders
and. ~ one exporter expressed H.
makes the manufacturers tax IN.
stailments pay profits"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
LUMBER MILLS
ABOVE NORMAL

ono hundred and thirty.thrre
mills reporting 10 tho West Coast
Lumbcrnen'B association Tor tho
week ending March 5iat. mhnufnc.
tured fOa, o99. 6tT feet Of lumber; sold
III. 66s.ta2 feet: and shipped li9,.
2ss.2i2 feet.
Production for reporting mills wBA
II per cent above normal. New
business was per cent above
production. Shipments were per
cent above new business.
Thlrty.cisht per cent Of hll new
business taken during tho week
was for future water delivery. This
amounted TO I2.es6.sg feet. Of
which 32.s5O.29o feet was for do
nestle cargo delivery. and o.os5,4o
feet export. New business for de.
livery by mil amounted 20 2,O54
cars.
Thlrty.seycn per cent OF the
weeks lumber shipments moved by
water This amounted 20 1884 400
feet. OF which 35,O2s.92i feet moved
coastwiso and lntcrcoastal. and
o.355,569 feet overseas. Rail ship.
mcnts totalcd 1890 cars.
Local auto and team deliveries
totalcd 6.si0,752 feet.
Untitled domestic cnrRo orders
total i4t.14i.si5 feet. Untitled cx.
port orders, o2.OO5,s22 feet. I'm.
filled rail trade orders, $3.50 cnrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Financial Flashes
Prem James Maefariane = Co
Sill Second Ave

Twenty industrials 1880. up 90.
20 rails ss,l7. up -.
Motor vehicle production for
March Is 100000. establishing a new
monthly record
Bradstrest reports business fail.
ures In March totalcd 1895. an In.
crease OF $50 per cen, over Febru.
arr.
American Cigar declared regular
quarterly common dividend OF Ia
per cent. payable May !, record Aprtl
"a
February earnings statements OF
As railroads show decline OF IS per
cent in net operating income.
Fisher BODY declared regular quar-.
teriy "a common and - preferred
dividends. both payable May /. rec.
ord April 20.
Texas Pacific Coal and OF net In.
come last year was s2.oTT.73s. against
s2,077,5is the previous year.
Traffic earnings OF Canadian Pa
cific for ten days ended March 81
were s4.3i1, 900. a decrease. compared
with same period OF last year. Of i2s..
900. or .6s per cent
Forty per cent United shoe Ma.
chinery stock dividend declared.
Westinghouse Electric Is TO offer
st4ss2,s3o additional common stock
for subscription at 50 TO stockholders
Of record April Is. payment In full to
be made on or before June /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
ADVISES
PERSONAL. CALI.

Personal contact between tho In.
qulrrr and the department affords
the most satisfactory means Of co.
operation. Commercial ailments. like
Others. can best be diagnosed by per.
sonBl conferences.
This may Involve a visit or tsls-
phone call 20 one OF the - branch
offices Of tho bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce in this country.
one Of which IL IN Seattle
Vague, nll.lnciuslyo requests are
ono ot the principal sources OF per.
pIoEity and smbarraaamsnt 10 the
departments foreign trade staff
Such requests az Please give mo
all available information about coal
exporting cannot produce tatisfac.
tory results By presenting fully
tho details Of his needs and plans
the inquirer will secure much
more prompt and valuable reply and
will contribute 20 the moro efficient
functioning Of the governments
trade Information service.
Consult tho department before
writing overseas. Many American
firms write directly 10 oonsuls and
commercial attaches for Information
before they make any effort TO rs
certain whether the data they desire
Is obtainAhle In this country. This
u a thoroly bad practice and should
30 hLscnntlnund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
GRAIN PRICES
ARE IRREGULAR

CHICAGO. April t--CiosinE prices
on tha Chicago board Of trade were
irregular today with wheat and oats
showing slight declines and corn
higher Rain over the Southwestern
wheat belt caused fractional Do g.
clinea In that grain.
Experts stated the outlook Tor the
new wheat crop was favorable on
the whole outside Of regions IN
Kansas and Nebraska. affected BY
drought. before today's precipitation,
The board OF trade issued a state
ment that there was no change IN
the public grain storage situation
from lhat week. with approximately
100000 bushels % room available
Figures on tho visible supply ahoWcd
a decrease In all graina
Corn took the lead Ia The advance.
due TO good local buying Present
prices of May corn are 3fts esats a
hushel higher than laa year at this
time.
Oats prices held fairly steady.
Proyisiona were higher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
INCREASE Time
ON FARM NOTES
Grain and Livestock Paper
May Run 8 Months

Continued reduction ~ the hold
lnEa q treasury osrtinoa,os aEEro.
eating i5i.ioo.ooo for the week. az
against increases OF IS coo. 900 IN
other q. 3, securities and OF $50,
500 900 In discounted and purchased
.biilH. n shown ln tho federal ~.
serve boards weekly consolidated
hank statement issued as az close
Of business on March -. 1888
Discounted bills show an increase
Tor tho wcgk Of about $4,000. 900.
mainly al tho New York reserve
hank, Deposit liabilities declined
s.. 500. 900. while federal reserve note
circulation shows an luerrasn or
about $1,000. 600 Cash reserves feIi
OF SiG.so0,0oO, ana the reserve ratio
declined from 1871 20 7b5 per cent
Holdings Of paper secured by soy
srument Obligations increased dur
inE tho week from tg5l. 100000 TO
sass. zoo, 900
The March I. 1858. amendment 10
the federal reserve act Increased tho
maximum maturity o. agricultural
and livestock paper eligible Zoe dis.
count hy federal reserve hanks from
six 20 uin0 months Under tho pro.
visions OF this amendment tie fcl,
.trhl reserve banks Of Atlanta and
san Francisco have established dis.
count rates OF "a per cont on aKri.
cultural and livestock paper matur,
ing between elk and nine months
and have discounted small amounts
~ such paper The amount held on
March Is being $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
BY JULIUS KLEIN
Director IJurrau Of fortiEn and
Uouestlc Commerce

'sThe total amount OF buriuenH Ne
have transacted In the past e."
months thru the aid u your depart
mcnt IL $4,000 ia u generally
known what you can DO for Amer,
lean mnnufaeiureraY
This query has been addressed 10
tho department Of commerce 30 often
that some statement seems necessary
la order 20 bet forth precisely the
methods whereby the reorrsniEcd and
enlarged foreign trade facilities Of
tho department may be- more Eener'
ally utilized.
over 1900 firms have enrolled
themselves upon the departments
Exporter Index" and are, there.
fore. Ia close touch with tho services
which are al their disposal IN this
organization. These. with the hun.
dredH Of other correspondents Of the
department. are sending In approx.
imairly 5000 inquiries n day on their
foreign trade problems.
In spite OF this formidable figure,
however, there are large numbers Of
firms wboch arc only vaguely In
formed az 90 the best procedure for
securing definite trade building in
formation from tho department a
few suggestions regarding the most
effective, methods which might be
followed In utilizing tho facilities %
the department might therefore BE-
IN order.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Preserve Alaskan
Fish, Says Freeman

That Alaska fish viii be exhausted
In five or ten years unless the re.
serve system is put in force. was
tho opinion expressed by Miller Free
man, editor OF the Pacific Fisherman.
at the meeting OF the Kiwanls club.
wednesday noon.
Freeman explained the order rec.
commended TO President Harding by
the department OF commerce, which
would set aside ono.haif OF Alaska's
fishing area for n reserve, and forbid
tho opening OF new canneries. He
blamed private interests and poll.
ticI0ns for the present condition Of
fishing in Puget sound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Irwin to Address
Members Council

w. A. Irwin, manager OF tho land
department of the Puget Mil com,
pany. will bo the speaker before the
members council OF tho Chamber OF
Commerce in tho Masonic clubrooms,
Arcade building, Friday noon. Irwin
will point out why Semitic Is destined
to hold It's cnvInblo position, and how
onch individual In this city must do
his or her share In tho work OF up.
building.
Irwin In considered nm exceptionally
forceful and entertaining speaker,
and tho mcmbcr8 council has mr..
ranged to accommodate large crowd
for this weeks meeting. Ho gnincd
distinction recently by inserting page
advertisements In Seattle papers, In
which he pointed out tho wonderful
records made by \thia city and tho
opportunities that lilo In future dovcl.
opmont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05

Get Profits From Tax
Money Says Director
julius Klein Tells How Department Of Com
merce Aids Business

Of desirable agency agreements, com
mereim reports on foreign buyers,
and the general economic s.tg4tl0n iH
the best prospective markets u 9th.
er words. when Dee leaves the bureau.
he should boz thpToly equipped. ~ FAR
ha Information 81 concerned. %
launch his foreign sales campaign.
A. VIA Indicated above. tho depart
mcnt should m every case be con,
suited by the exporter who requires
information q vital consequence 20
HE foreign business that n not Oh
tainabls 10 this country. but must be
sought abroad b. tho governments
field men. Ia such Instances. the er.
porter or industrial organization
should prepare questionable,
which the chief Of rho appropriate
commodity division viii revise n
such action IL considered advisable.
questionable was prepared by the
mltied 10 the proper foreign repre-.
seniatiyea. Experience indicates
that these facilities are not adequate.
ly appreciated by the business public.
alih0 many such qucstl0nnhircs have
been very satisfactorily answered
and have provided a wealth Of yuu.
able data
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
N. ". PRODUCT
MAKERS COMING
Washington Manufacturers
10 Meet In Seattle

Washington manufacturers Will
told their third annual convention IN
seattle April "a. In conjunction with
die sSrd annual meeting % the
Manufacturers Association Of Wash
lngtop.
The program viii open with a
luncheon meeting az tho Arctic club
shen Harry !, Kempel OF A. r. CHG
lone 4 Sons viii lead the discussion
on ~why Washington Manufacturers
DO Not PatrouiEn Washington Manu-
facturcrs" The afternoon win 10 de-
voted % group conferences. an linz
portant section OF which viii be
headed by r II. Hatch. chairman OF
.ho statewide manufacturers COM
nitteo OF tho Pacific Northwest
Merchants convention.
The evening session will begin with
a dinner at Hotel GoWman. The pro-
gram FOR the evening includes The
annual address by President r H.
natch. Of the association, 20 be fol-
iawed by review % Industrial lcgis-
ALTON by Clancey NJ lewis. "Our
Wool Resources and Possibilities" by
l. Il. Steelhammcr Of the Vancouver
Wooden Mills: Beet Sugar Indus
ny" by ]. W. Timpson. OF tho Utah
IDAHO Sugar company. Teppenish:
Fruit Juices by W. O. Eckert.
president Of the Washington Hort.
cultural society. Grapeyiow: "Calcn-
dar Advertising" by r. W. Wines
Tacoma: Agriculture and Industry"
BY Ernest w, Fry. Prosser: The
Manufacturer Opportunity IN tho
Orient" by O. d, Fisher. Seattle,
Headquarters Tor visiting delegates
will be maintained al Hotel Seattle,
All arrangements for the convention
are being carried forward from state
offices OF the association on the 10th
floor OF the Arctic building. and are
under the immediate direction Of Gus
F. Rasmussen OF the Washington
Bakeries; Harry J. Komple % A. r.
Khiglione & Sons. and II. @. Stern
OF the Seattle Ice Cream company.
the committee In charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
New Issues

A banking group consisting Of 4.
H Rollins & Sons. Harris Trust a
Savings bank. Halsey. Stuart & Co,
Spencer Trask & Co.. Blyth, witter
& Co.. Marshall Field. Giorc. Ward
< Co, and the Central Trust com.
pany Of Illinois are Offering $50 .000.-
600 Illinois Power & Light corpora.
ton first and refunding mortgage
gold bonds. SIS, series a, due April
!. 1858. The bonds are issued in de.
nominations OF 800 to 10000. with
interest payable April / and octo-
Der /.
The business OF the corporation In
cludes service rendered TO more than
300 hundred municipalities. The cleo.
trio power and light properties serve
without competition over i72. 900 Gus
toners. The gas properties serve,
also without competition, over $500
customers. The city railway systems
have over 24O miles OF track The
electric trunk line railroad system
has over $50 miles Of main line track
and connects the cities OF Peoria,
Springfield, Bloomington. DanvilSe,
Urbana, Champaign and Decatur
with st. Louis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Termlnal--Pisr A--Btr Fuku
Aaru, barge WIN. Nottingham, str
wlllis a. Higgins Pier B-Behr MIN
danao. str Montpelier.
Booth FiHherirs-schr ZhporA.
Bell street Torminal--U. y. IS. q. Halda.
ship g. Paul
Grand Trunk Pacific Termlnal--gtr Ad-
mirHi Rogers.
Pier it-Btr OweEo.
Pier s--str Rainier, schr Fanny Dutard
Pier G--str Whillngford.
Pier 6-str Santa olivia.
Pier 2-Btr Alameda, str Victoria, motor
ship Kennecott.
Pier i--Bohr John A.
Pier B-Bchr Chiicott
Pier D--Btr Admiral Rodmnn.
Union Pacific Tsrmlnal-Str Vlrginlan.
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers-U, u. l. n.
Il. Cedar.
U. h. Shipping Board Moorings-str
foonlum, ctr Anna 70. Morse, str Sill
yorado. str Cross Keys. str Delight.
afr West Hartiand, Htr West Ison.
Beattio Flour Mills Terminhl--U, H. q. q.
Algonquin.
Lander street Tormlnal--Bohr Wawonn,
u. r. T. Dlscoycrer
Atlantic Street Termlnhl-sehr spokans.
str Edgar y. Buokcnbaoh.
Connecticut Street Termlnnl-str BUS
quehnunn.
Todd Drydooks--Btr Boxer. rnotorahtp
chhllamba, afr Santa Cruz. str BaRa-
dAhoc, str Commercial Traveller.
Puget Bound Bridge 4 Dredging Co.--Btr
Patterson.
AmeH Terminal Co. -Notorahlp Libby
Maine, hchr Geo. ~ Billings Hohr Alb
ner coburn, str Han Juan. sohr W. n.
Flint
West Beattia EleyAtor--Btr presldsn,
Heffernan Drydook aotorHhlp Oregon.
Drhnt
schr Oriental. schr Henry H. Wilson.
West battle Training Bthtlon--U. Il. H.
Eagle No. 57.
Btream--Buoy No s--.u. Is. n. aehttlo.
Alaska steamship MoorInga-Btr Hedon.
do, stF Valdez
Rlnaiow Marine nailwny--Htr Caesar
bark Belfast. barge Couultlam City,
whalera Star Hos. 1, 2, ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
RETAILERS TO
GATHER HERE
Convention 10 Have Varied
Program

About 300 prominent retail ms,
chants n The state viii Father 4,
ssatfh April 70 Tor tile annual
meeting d the Washington Ftais
Retailers aHhSciatigu. The Retail
Twda bureau ~ tho Chamber ~
Commerce has charge Of the ar.
mnEeunnts FOR entertaining the via.
ltorB and an interesting program
has been provided. The retail rnsr.
chants u Seattle arc cooperating in
the plans and the wh0leralerF ana
lobbFfT committee Of the chamber
viii 30 The hosts al the annual ran.
qust on Thursday evening, April "a.
The business sessions o, the asso.
citation viii b. held IN Frederick 4
Nelson's auditorium. Luncbeons
hanqusta, tleutsr parties and auto
mobile tours viii bs features u the
entertainment provided. The address
~ welcome a. the luncheon 10 bs
given Bt Indian Summer on hs
opening day viii be- given by Mayor
Brown and several notable speaker.
outside Of the retailers own ranf.
are on tie two-day program, which
folloWn.
wednesday m orning. April q:
1000 registration a. Frederick A
Nelson's and meeting Of the state
executives az tho New Washington
hotel Convention luncheon
Hndian summer. address OF wei.
come. Mayor Brown and Archie Taft.
addrss, Present Tendencies in Re.
tail Methods" Or. H. II. Maynard,
Pullman.
Wednesday afternoon: 20o-Con.
vention called % order, presidents
annual address, Ray r. Blgeloy.
ire8surers report, George c. Pratt.
zs5o-'"Ths Future Of ths Washing.
ton State RetAilerS Association.
Harry +. Cahalon. 3.0O-'"The Ore.
gon Plan" Edward A. MacIean.
si5-"How II Works in Canada
- A. Crowker. Discussion-Elmer
Brown and Guy smelzer. 800
Orpheum theatsr party.
Thursday morning. April 20: $50
The WorkinEman and the Mod.
srn stoIN," William Short, Stais
Federation OF Labor. iO.3O-''How
Farmers Regard tho Modern Retail
Store" sOren Sorenson, President
State Farm bureau I045-"A~
WUman's Comment on the Modern
Store" Mrs Henry LAndes and
Ars. A. II. Larson.
Thursday afternoon: i.0o-"Ths
New Industrial Council" George A.
Phillips. Spokane. 500 80 Govern.
ment and the Retailer" Senator
Charles l.. AcSary OF Oregon. 400
Elections s.00-Annual banquet
rendered by the wholesalers and
jobbers committee Of the Seattle
Chamber OF Commerce, Rstail Trade
bureau.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Southern Pacific
Elects Directors

ANCHORAGE. KY, April 5.-The
following directors were elected at
the annual meeting Of stockholders
Of the Southern Pacific railroad here
today:
Henry ". DcforHt. ]. Horace Hard
ing and Edward s Hardness, New
York; w. p. Bliss. Bcrnardsvllle, n.
j.; II. + Huntington. San Gabriel.
CALI J. n. Jarvic. Montclair, ". j.:
J. Kruttschnitt, New cannnca. Conn. /:
l. r. Lorce, New York: ogden Mills.
StaatsburE. n. Y: Samuel Rca.
Philadelphia: Lewis ]. Spencer, New
York; William Sproule. San Francis
co: r z. swenson. New York: +. d.
Underwood. wauwatosa. Wis. and
w, a. worthinFton. Montclair
Business proceedings were routine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Arrivals and Departures

ARRIyED-ApriI str SusqushAnnA
from Tacoma. At ass a. m. str Jsffer-
son from Southeastern Alaska, at 10 a
m. str Montpelier from BoHto1 via
ports. at n. m; str Rainier from San
Francisco via BsllinEham and Dupont. At
l.s5 a. M. str Choikoot from British Co
iumbiA ports, a. s:i5 a. m. str Point
Bonita from San Francisco via Tacoma.
az 1855 a. m. April 3-str Santa olivia
from Everett. at s;15 y, M. str santa
Cruz from AntofogaSta via ports. at II
n. m.
FOR Southeastern ALASKA, NJ a. m. Apttl
Str ]. l. Lucksnbach for Now York
via ports. at 10 .. m, str Cardigauahirs
for Antwerp via ports, at 6:a0 a. M. Htr
II. =. Alexander for Ban Pedro via San
Francisco, at p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Fish Getting Into
the Luxury Class

ASTORIA. Orc, April 5.-Thc
highest price ever asked by Columbia
river fishermen, 10 cents a pound
was decided upon at meeting OF the
Columbia River Flahermon's league
hero last night. This price IN for
Chinook, prices for other grades not
having been fixed. Increased costs
arc cited as reasons for the rise from
10 cents which was the price last
year. a meeting OF league directors
with the packers TO discuss prlcos
was also favored. The season opens
next month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
ASIA GAINS IN
IMPORT RACE,

WASHINGTON, April a-Europe
in 1922 retained It's commanding pc.
altlon M the principal source OF
American imports, the department
OF commerce announced today.
Asia wrcstcd second place from
North America. which fell to third
place, with South America. Africa
and Oocnnla following In tho order
named.
Tho value OF imported commod.
ties from these continents In tho
past yonr were announced by tho
department M follows;
Europe, 1921 1893, 7Si; Asia. $500.
iG7Sl0; North America, sS22,i5O..
b20; South America, 1858, 7iS, 85S.
Africa, s6i,oC7,bii and occanlp, ,iS,.
5iO,7oi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
LOCAL MARKET
is VERY ACTIVE
Potatoes Quoted at $32 and
S35 a Ton

Buying WIS active and few
changes were reported on tho fruit
and produce market Thursday. The
poiatoe market was little weaker
with tho quotation on No ! Yakima
Gems Hi so ana t5s Receipts OF
local produce are increasing and
will noon rulo tho market com,
pleteiy.
Butter aud egg markets were un.
changed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Club Meetings

DR.. w. j. Hlndley. travelling lee.
turer for the Washington State Re-
tailers' association, will be speaker
at the meeting Of the Seattle Sales
Managers association. which will be
1eld at the Hotel Gowman Friday
eyening, April 10, at 6 O'Clock. DR..
IIindIey will talk on the state re.
tailers' convention, TO DO held later
II the month. The Sales Managers
association has assured the retailers
OF their close cooperation in prepar.
Ing for the convention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
TRADE TERMS
SHORT

short" Is stock market term
meaning one who sells for future de-
liver something, usually stock, that
he does not own, but which he ex.
poets to buy at lower price.
a recent illustration Of the predica.
ment Shorty get into at times was
the spectacular Piggy Wiggly cor.
nsr, when more stock was sold short
than II was possible for the shorts TO
buy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05

POULTRY AND MEATS
rrtsss Paid by whuls.aie Dealer,
10 ahtppcrr

better Wash, eFssmsFy. tricks ~
Washs ereamsrY. cubs ssss.. 80
fftrra and haaAtsrs=sIIsa. n. II
CApuns Live. tat. fb.......... fs
FaarF 4 p, ..sss.s....s..,. ~
HshAste ne. and up .arrrss.t ~
Nrdiari live. 49, % - ms. II
Llvs. usht. 20 AZ rba ... IL
IaHeJ arr picked esutb Asars
live
ueess=Liys tat . 90 ~ na IL
n-iEtAn ttafc~=a bs ard up. IL
TnfkS Fancy a. .. SIS Ms, -
Hssstsr,-old. live. n. ....... IL
uuxs-
chnirs. ilrht ....,.......,... lie II
HsaTT, fahrS .'..s.......... $40 .is
Veal
FancT, hEht .s...s.......... ITO it
Medium. lahi sss-,s....,... .ieo II
Ned hrarT. tEf-z9b ne w Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Oregon Telephone
Merger Authorized

WASHINGTON April b,--Tho in
terstato commerce commission today
authorized merger OF tho Willamette
Telephone company OF Oregon with
the PncIflc Telephone 4 Telegraph
company by purchase Of capital stock
OF tho former company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05
Washington Road
Valuation Given

WAsHINGToN. April b.--A tonta-
tive valuation OF if.s74,s16 has been
placed on the Hartford Eastern rail.
road Of Washington, the Interstate
commerce commission announced TO-
day.