San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-14

building.
Commodity News Notes
Cotton.
Houston. Tex, Feb. 14.-Cotton
men here declare the recent freezes in
Texas have been worth millions TO
Texas farmers because of the destruc-
ton they have caused to alternating
boil weevils and other insect pests.
Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 14.-The Jenke
Spinning Company of Pawtucket. X.
l.. has let a contract for removal to.
Gastonia, $. c.. of its third unit this
year. comprising 100000 spindles
which will employ 1000 workers.
Lumber.
Pittsburg, Feb. 14.-Fir and white
pine is being absorbed in great guam
titles here at present with mills sold
far ahead. Retail yards are prepar-
ing for spring rush by replenishing
stocks.
San Francisco. Feb. 14.-AuStralia
has been active in this market for red
wood timber lately and one vessel in
the last week carried more than %
0O0,0O feet for that country.
Hardware.
st. Louis, Feb. 14.-There is
brisk demand here for building and
agricultural hardware. Electrical sup
plies also are selling well.
Fish
Galveston, Tex, Feb. 14.-The
storms which swept this section re-
Gently resulted in a slight shortage of
sea food on this market. but no price
advances were recorded.
Seattle. Feb. 14.-Priccs for canned
salmon are holding firm. Stocks are
enabled to clear their holdings ut
of low freight rates through the PAN
ANA Canal.
Betting.
Philadelphia, Feb. 14.-Prices of
urers are maintaining an average out
activity in industrial plants.
Shoes.
BrOcktOn. Mass, Feb. 14.-LOcal
shoe manufacturers report that they
are booked ahead and practically
every factory is operating at capacity.
Wool.
Winnemuca, New, Feb. t4.-Be-
tween 10000 and 10000 head Of
sheep. valued at S500.000. are perish
ing in deep snow and intense cold
on Nevada ranges. according to re-
ports here from the Pancake range
near Tonopah and other districts.
Leather.
Boston. Feb. 14.-The leather mar
ket is more active and prices are firm.
Tanners say that they believe the
great activity in shoe manufacturing
will result eventually in higher prices
for leather.
Steel.
Pittsburg. Feb. 1I.-Steel produc-
ton is running at the highest rate
today since 1920. but makers expect
it to be still greater within a few
months. Consumption is measuring up
to production. The market for bars.
plates and shapes shows an upward
| tendency. The minimum on plates is
$500. Shapes range from $40 TO
$500 and while it may be that some
bars are selling at S2.1O the figure is
generally 1920.
Sharon. Pa. Feb. lit is report
ed h re that the Savage Corporation
plant recently purchased by the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company will be enlarged.
Houston. Tex. Feb. 1I.-Price|
changes in iron and steel here have
all been upward since the first of the
year AMI deliveries are becoming in
creasingly low, according to jObbers in
oil we'll supplies. Demand for oil well
supplies continues 10 broaden except
in the Mexican field.
Coal
UniOntOwn. Pa. Feb. IA drop
in the available supply of cars cut
into coke shipments last week. the
total approximating 100000 tons.
Coke continues firm. but coal is soft.
steam NDul NOlu as lON dN sN-s-b Aul
ing the week. Top grades of Con-
nellsville bi-product coal sold at S2S5
and $500. Demand for coal has stead
lily declined for several weeks.
FairmOnt. W. Va. Feb. 14.-Coal
market conditions in Northern West
Virginia are rather unsettled. Pitts
burg coal is reported at S2.35 and
Sewickley aTl FreepOrt at S2.25. In
several instances. however, producers
are receiving 10 to - cents above this
figure.
BOSTON WOOL.
Copyright. by The San Antonio Light
Boston. Feb. I4.-Price goa the Sum-
mer street wool market today remained
firm and II there was any tendency to-
ward change II was upward. South
American and Australian markets were
reported very firm. Some additional
western domestic Gins are reported to
have been contracted for. but the firm
nj a NV prnurar1 lfe1d