Evening star., 1923-11-21
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

LOS ANGELES. November 2l.--
California citrus fruit growers viii
receive. approximately s71,O0o.00o for
the 1923 crop. The delivered value of
the products Is estimated at $780,
4s6.506. This included $S4.47S,soo for
freight and refrigeration. A recent
cut In freight rates by the western
and southern carriers will reduce
freight on California oranges $3,-
100000.
FRESNO. Calf. November 21.-
The Sun Maid Raisin Association is
preparing I shipment Of 10000 tons
to China. This Is the first order re-
ceived this year from oriental mar
kets.
DENVER, Colo, November 21.-
The Public Service Company Of Col
orado. which has exclusive franchises
for the sale of gas in Denver and
Cheyenne, may use the flow of the
Union Oil company's new gas Well
near Wellington, to supply both
cities. IL satisfactory pipe line ar
rangements can be made. The well
Is now flowing S2.000.000 cubic feet
q day.
HOUSTON. November 21.-Gulf
coast oil storage today is placed at
23.622. 900 barrels. about one-fourth
OF which is light oil from interior
points. The l7,622,0o0 barrels of
coastal crude Is equal TO about six
months production. reduction in
the coastal fields continues restricted,
with the daily average out put about
10000 barrels.
receipts on Puget Sound and at
Portland Oregon are approximately
33 per cent heavier than on the cor
responding date of 1922. However
the production this year is estimated
at fully 20 per cent more than last
year. Farmers are not yet In the
mood to sell. hoping for government
assistance in some form. Flour is
easy at $3.50 barrel for best family
patents.
DENVER. Col. November 2i.-
The sugar beet harvest, seriously
interfered with by unfayorable
weather. has now been resumed in
Colorado and Wyoming. Estimates
place the average yield in Colorado
at twelve tons an acre. which would
assure growers minimum gross re-
turn OF at least SG6.
AKRON. Ohio. November 21-Rub-
ber companies here are increasing
operations in a moderate way, and
the majority OF the larger plants
are taking on more hands daily. In
ventories OF tires have been greatly
reduced and talk of better condi-
tions is In the air.
ST. LOUIS. November 2i.-Six
thousand employees of the st. Louis
smelling and refining company will
be thrown out OF employment for six
months owing to a fire which de-
stroyed fifteen buildings at Bonne
Terrc. No.
ST. PAUL. November 2i.-The
Peoples Ice and Coal Company has
sold out to its drivers. preferring
this action to merging with its chief
competitor. The company was the
pioneer ice distributor here and is
forty years old
HAZELTON. Pa. November o1-
The anthracite mines in this section
are running full blast. miners are
making more than ever before and
there are indications of steady pro-
duction throughout the entire winter.
Merchants are preparing for the busi-
est holiday trade in history.
CONNELLSy1LLE. Pa. November
21.-The decrease in coke production
was halted last week. the upper Con-
nellsville region showing production
of l09,1So tons. an increase of 1850
tons. while lower Connellsyille pro-
duced .2.740. a decrease OF 2,6S0 tons
NEW ORLEANS. November a1.-
Lumber orders to Southern Pine AS
sociation mills Increased 1875 per
cent last week. shipments went up
81 per cent and production remained
unchanged. New orders totaled e.
a1S.5s6 feet. shipments were IL
1,709 feet and production was 16.-
2o4.30o feet. Orders on hand total
2o4,9l4.490 feet.