Evening star., 1924-05-12
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PITTSBURGH, May Flower pig
iron quotations are reflected IN aver
ages for thirty days compiled by w.
P. Snyder &c Co, leading producer in
the Pittsburgh district. Average sales
prices include $3.50 valley for Besse-
mer. a loss of 57Ia cents a ton. The
basic average was s21.50, a loss of
so cents ton. No. . foundry aver
age was S22.s7, a loss Of 72.3 cents
a ton.
ATLANTA, May l2.-Peanut grow
ers have filed vigorous prote st
against a. reduction Of freight rates
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on Chinese nuts shipped east
from the Pacific coast. They contend
that II the rates are reduced a SINH
lar cut should be made on Georgia
nuts shipped to the same markets.
PORTLAND. Ore, May l2.-Indica-
tions point to a somewhat oversoId
canned salmon trade. Reports from
leading packing interests indicate
that early confirmation from eastern
and southern buyers has been fully
up to expectations
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE
Alaska salmon fleet is now on it's way
to northern waters. the Alaska Pack
erS' Association having acceeded to
demands of the fisherTnen's union for
an increase of IL cent a fish caught.
The fishermen will receive sk cents
each for the fish they catch, irrespec-
tive Of size
GLAssBoRo. n. j.. May 12-pe-
IL and is espe ecially heavy for bottles
ard glass containers for drug spe-
cizltieS and cosmetics, while orders
for soft drink bottles also are of
large volume.
sHREVEPoR9 May 1.-Two leases
the Red River parish field will be
sold June under an order of the
federal court to lift the receivership
on the Continental Asphalt and Pc
troleum Company. Under terms of
the order bids must come up to
KANSAS CITY. May 1.-THE fall
prices of rugs, which showed an in
crease of about per cent, when an
nounced May 1, have been guaranteed
to September 1. This has been in spite
of the decreases quoted in the recent
New York fall openings.
DANvIILE, Va, May 12.-The To-
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton within a month will start work
on tobacco storage shed with capac-
ity for ten million pounds. They
probably will build three such houses
in Virginia-one here, another at
South Boston and the third at Black
stone.
ST LOUIS, May 12-Negotiations are
progressing for a reopening Of the
lead and zinc properties near Aurora,
Mo-, which have been closed down.
FRANKLIN. Pa. May 12-charles
Miller of this place is studying, pos
sibilities of raising sugar beets in
this section and building a sugar fac
tory on co-opeative basis. He es-
Inmates planting Of 5000 acres to
sugar beets would be necessary to as
sure success of the plan.
MANCHESTER, N. H. May 1.-THE
j. F. McElwain Shoe Company of this
place has received orders for 1000, 600
pairs of shoes which must be finished
before January 1 next. The company
will build an extension to its plant to
accommodate this production.
DENVER, May 12.-David May of
the May Shoe and Clothing Company
has announced that a $1,000,000 addf-
ed June 1. The Denver Dry Goods
Company, recently bought by
Scruggs, vandervoort & Barney of st.
Louis, will put two additional stories
on it's present building.
CLEVELAND, May 12.-The Rollins
Company, Cleveland's newest maker
of automobiles, shipped LOO cars in
April Peerless sold $50 and Stearns
reported an increase in buying. Jor-
dan, Chandler and Cleveland cars are
reported selling in a reasonably sat
isfactory manner, while White trucks
are being turned out at normal plant
capacity