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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26

Losing pitcher, Mllke' innings
pitched by wilke 4-pluS, Tate 3,
Mustaikk g: at bat. off Wilkie 10,
Mustaikis IS. Tate IL: hits, of Wilkie
6 Mustaikis Q. Tate 2; runs scored.
off Wilkie 4. Mustaikis 4, Tate ;.
runs responsible for. wilkie 4, Mus
talks /. Tate 0. Osborne l; struck
out. by Wilkie /, Mustalkis s. Tate
5: bases on balls, off Wilkie ! Mus
talks q Tate ]; passed ball, Camp
bell; left on bases. Seattle 8, Holly
wood Q: three-base hits, Kahle,
Shuster. Vanni. two-base hits. Law
renee, Thompson Brenzel. Vsnni.
Herman: runs batted in. Archie 2.
Campbell Kahle, Lawrence 2. Roth
rock, Brenzel. Mustaikis. Herman 2;
sacrifices. KAhle 2 Hoover stolen
bases, Archie Campbell; double play.
Cisseu 70 Hoover 70 Herman. time
2:lo. umpires, Fails and Snyder.
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Tigers Lose
7 10 z Tilt
By UNITED PRESS

With every passing day Spo-
kane's chances OF coping the
1910 Western International league
baseball pennant grow brighter.
The Indians thumped Var.
couver. B. c. last night 1910 ts
stretch their lead 10 six fun
games. clubbing Lou Goldman to
the showers in the first frame and
getting IS hits off three Capilan'
moundsmak.
Tacoma lost 10 the salem
Senators Ia after three con-
secufive decisions over the
Oregon nine, but managed 10
hang onto second place. oliver
limited the Tigers to nine hits
and held them scorcless In
al but one frame.
The Wenatchee Chiefs, who
have done surprisingly well this
week for a cellar outfit, continued
their victory string by trouncing
the Yakima Pippins. ia. The
defeat kept Yakima one percent
age point below Tacoma
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ON THE LAM
with ELLIOTT METCALF

Nd now that Seattle has proved, and Portland too,
that pro football of the major class is front line at
traction :.
Why not bring a couple of the big timers TO Tacoma
Stadium Athletic Park night this winter?
believe teams be obtained. what with Los Angeles
having a club of major league calber
Such an attraction would from all sections of the
northwest
behind such could be the Tacoma Hot
league. has = membership Of around 1000
hustng officials who could put their
energy making certainty Of
hundreds the Washington Red
game and the deep impression
pros gives proposition before
Ray Thomas. the
football The
Thursday night anything
foothAn They'd slaughter your college clubs"
Of who stE
talking Of display o. gridiron might skill
let's bring attraction to Tacoma and
major eaguers hamandegger pros the
b thing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
Encouraging
Report on
Wild Ducks

SEATTLE-Alaska IL becom-
ing a new source Of supply of
migratory birds for hunters, DIR.
Ira N. Gabrielson, Washington,
ID. C., director of the q. s. fish
and wild life service, told the
Goth annual convention Of the
Western association Of state
game and fish commissioners
today.
Just back from an Alaskan
trip, DIR. Gabrielson said he saw
waterfowl ION every pond in
the territory.
Alaska has never before been
considered q breeding spot for
waterfowl" he said. "but In the
past five or six years there has
been . good increase In migra-
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winning pltcner. X Ell a. losing
pitcher. Goldman: . hits. 6 runs of
Goldman in 2.s innings. Q runs. 7
hits off Cole IN a. innings: ! hit.
rms of Merrill in innings: Il hits
10 runs off Reid IN Ia innings: /
hit. 0 runs off Kinnsman in Ia inn
ings. struck out. By Goldman 1. Cole
1. Merrill o. Reid 5. Kinnsman 2:
bsse on balls. off Goldman 8. Cole 3.
Merrill o. Reic 5. Kinneman q: hit
BY pitcher hcGinnis by Cole. sam
hammer by Reid. Edy by Kinnamsn.
wild pitch. Cole. Reid left on base.
Vancouver II. Spokane Il. home run.
Quinn; tvo-bass hits Edy. Orteie 2.
Joiiey. Stacker: runs betted in. Eoy.
schildmich q Martinez. Falconi Z.
Acoinnis 8. Reid. Mccormack :.
Orteig. Joiley 2. Crsndall. Quinn ::
sacrifice. McGinnls. stolen bases.
Martinez. Falconi: double plays,
Schildnicht 70 Sinner 20 Quinn z
Stickler 20 McGinnis 70 Falconi.
Schilcnicht 70 Quinn; urnpires. Cole
and Fenexich: time OF game. 2:45.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26

One of these little guys is
going TO win the $4,000 mile
clossic OF Lonooeres Sunday.
The horse ploys O greet port in
q roce, os you understood, of
course. But just the some the
dink monkey" ostroddIe q
noe's spine plays q very, very
inportont role. Anyway, the
$4,000 mile will see some
splendid performers in the stir
rups. From left TO right the
human blockbirds rolled here
ore Schindle, Vorner, Fooon,
0roy, Dodson, Bovine, Whit
ing, Burns and Groh.
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Cards-Yanks
Move Ahead

NEW YORK - watch those
birthplace clubs. They got start
ed little late but now that
they're rolling they threaten to
upset the whole works.
The Yankees, with five straight
and IL out of their last Il, trail
the American league pacemaking
Indians by seven games.
The Cardinals, with eight
straight and IL out OF their
last Is, moved Into third place
today, IL games back of the
National league-leading Reds.
tn take a miracle to get the
Cards on tops but 10 might
happen.
Clevelands slump, although of
only two days vintage, may be-
come contagious. They aren't
playing he ds-up championship
ball. Steve Sundra, who's won
only two games all season, set the
Indians down with six hits in
pitching the Yanks to a SO tri-
umph. Only runs made off Sun
ORA resulted from homers.
CARDS TRIUMPH
Bob Bowman's six-hit pitching
enabled the Cardinals to triumph
over the Phillies, with Kirby Higbe
in the box, So, A three-run rally
in the fourth wiped out a 20
Philly lead.
Brooklyn dropped it's fifth
straight game in the west when
the Cubs nosed out the Dodgers,
5-4. in IL innings.
The Reds were feeble as
they bowed to the Bees, TO.
Derringer was raped for 10
hits In six innings and was
charged with his 18th defeat.
Pittsburgh slugged out Is hits
off five pitchers to wallop the
Giants, 1910. They drove their
jinx, Carl Hubbell, to cover with
a 4-run assault in the first.
Washington scored So VIC
tory over the White Sox in IS in
nings after Jake Esrly's 18th in
ming homer kept the Senators In
the ball game.
The Athletics staged a 3-run
rally in the fifth to come from the
rear and beat the Browns, Ga.
Rookie Porter Vaughan was cred
tied with the victory.
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tory birds In all parts Of the
territory"
DIR. Gabrielson congratulated
the states on their work to hold
down Illegal taking Of migra-
tory birds. enforcement has
become progressively better" he
said, land the hunter who sbides
by the law Is having q better
chance"
He said sales Of duck stamps
increased from 44s,o0o In 1885
to 100000 last year and that
everywhere he found more pub
lic interest In Wild life conser-
walton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
. LEAGUE
LEADERS

NEW YoRK-Carvel ('Bama)
Rowell. the Boston Bees amazing
rookie, and Rip Radcliff, the st.
Louis Browns unwanted outfield-
err, maintained their lead in the
major league batting races this
week, according to the official
averages released today and in
GLIDING games of Thursday.
Rowell dropped one point to
1872 but remained 10 points
above Johnny Mize, Cardinals
first baseman and defending
champion, who climbed from
.S1S TO .S22 10 take over the
runner-up spot. Radcliff add
ed four points to his average.
increasing 1T to 1853, for a IL
point lead over Luke Appling.
White Sox shortstop, who
holds second place with SAT.
Freddy Fitzsimmons, Dodgers
veteran, continued to lead the
National league pitchers with ~
victories and two defeats. and
Buck Newsom. Tigers. held the
American league pitching lead
with Is victories and two losses.
low: Ao'
Hits-(N F. Mccormick. Reds
l44: CAD Cramer. Red Sox, 162,
Runs-(N) Frey, Reds, 3s; (A)
Williams. Red Sox. 1o2.
Doubleday F. Mccormick. Reds
50 lAl Greenberg. Tigers. AZ
Iriples-(N Ross. Bees. IL; (A)
McCoskey. Tigers. is.
Home runs-(N Mize, Cards, So:
tAl Foxx, Red Sox SO.
stolen bases-CN) Reese, Dodgers.
is: (AD Case. Senators. az.
Runs batted in-CN p. McCor-
mick. Reds. and Mize. Cards, sb; (A)
Greenberg. Tigers. LOG.
The five leading batters in each
league follow:
National League
Rowell. Boston. $50: Mize, st.
Louis, 322: banning, New York. .322;
walker Brooklyn. $40. lombard.
Cincinnati. .3is.
American League
Radcliff, st. Louis. .35a: Appling.
Chicago. .347: williams. Boston, .s45:
DiMaggio. New York. .33s. McCosky.
Detroit. 333.
The five leading pitchers in each
league follows:
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Coast Box Scores

base on balls. off Gibson 4. Thomas
3. Ballou /. left on bases. San Fran
cisco s. San Diego 3; home run. Nor
bert. two-base hits. Mcdonald. Nor
bert. Sperry. Mesner. White: runs
bstted In, Mesner 5. Norbert, White.
Mcdonald Spring 2: sacrifice. Wright,
Thomas: double plays. Haslin TO Nc
Donald. Pain TO Fernandez. time.
so
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DODGERS WIN
Penn Salt Softban League

The Dodgers beat the White Sox
s to Z in the last inning Of a close
game Thursday.
Batteries for the Dodgers. Wilke-
son and Boyd; White Sox. Baker,
Reid and Kicker. Umpires: Gard
ner and Cartwright.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
Sea Lion Dies After
Eoting Turkish Towel

TOLEDO, O.-Someone dropped
a Turkish towel in the Toledo zoos
sea-lion pool. and now zoo officials
are looking for new ses-lion. The
animal ate the towel. and died.
The ZOO valued the sea-lion at s35.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
Barney Lands Big 'Uns

The has something the bait let's call 1t knowledge
skill
Meaning Barney the grand mddeaged gentleman
Clear Lake inn.
Yesterday he has times this Barney went fishing
When he counted his couple of hours later he had
pounds
lake this plump three dandy small
mouth
They represent a basket weeks
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Typos, Chiefs
Play sc Tie

In the first game of three
game series for the Junior loop
title, Tacoma Typos and jefferson
Chiefs yesterday played a 6 to 6
tie. The game was called in the
eighth. darkness. The Chiefs ran
up 6 to 2 lead going into the
seventh, but four run uprising
by the Typos put them right back
in the game.
Greco started for Typos but was
wild. He was rescued by Msronne
in the fifth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26

Balk, Linde: runs responsible for.
oliver 7. Linde 3; base on balls, off
oliver 3, Linde 8; passed ball. Bren-
ner; left on base. Tacoma Q, Salem
IL: three base hit Salstrom; two-base
hits, Farrell. Harris. Wilson, Shinn.
Coscarart: runs patted IN, Harris 2,
Barker, Farrell. Bremen. Salstrom.
Coscarart: stolen bases. Knoll. Light
ner. Coscsrart. Wilson 8. Harris; lire.
2;o4: umpires, Moran and cisbsugh.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE


Yesterdays Results
Boston Z. Cincinnati 2.
Chicago 5. Brooklyn 4 eleven
innings).
81. Louis S, Philadelphia ?.
Pittsburgh Is. New York 10.
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Runs batted in, Ratio 9. Escobar,
Bonetti 2, volpi 2. Christopher. Reese,
Stamper. Weigandt; tvo-base hits,
Whipple, Bonetti, b. johnson,
Stamper: three-base hit. Volpi: home
runs. Ratio. Bonetti earned runs.
Wenatchee 9, Yakima 4; left on bases,
Wenatchee 5. Yakima Is: base on
balls, off Hawkins 9. spokesman 2.
Bryant 3. Eisemann /: struck out,
by Hawkins 4, Spiesman /. Bryant ],
Eisemsnn 4: hits, off Hawkins In
innings 8. l run; off Bryant in as
a. innings 1. o runs: winning pitcher,
Hawkins. losing pitcher. Bryant: UNI
pires Clark and Nelson; time OF game.
ESQ
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SAN nIEGo

Losing pitcher, Gibson. INNINGS
pitched Gibson esz: at bat. OF Glib
son IS: hits. of Gibson Q; runs
scored. of Gibson 5: runs responsible
for, Gibson s. Thomas 4. Ballou 2.
struck out. by Gibson 2, Thomas .
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AMERICAN LEAGUE


lestfrdaNs Results
New York 5. Cleveland 5.
Washington 3, Chicago 2 Us in
ningsl
Philadelphia s. ST. Louis 4.
Detroit al Boston: wet grounds
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II you're not using 1t, sell il with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26

If you're not using it, sell IT with
Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 3151.
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Yesterdays Results
Spokane Is. Vancouver 10.
Salem Z. Tacoma 2.
Wenatchee IL. Yakima 4.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGuE
Yesterday Results

1csItfuaN RESULTS
Hollywood Z, Seattle 5.
Los Angeles s, Sacramento 0.
Oakland 5. Portland 4
San Diego II. San Francisco 4.
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HOLLYWOOD

Totals .... % IL "a IL
Batted for Tate in ninth.
b Ran for Harris
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LISTEN

LIOI LN
Several fans suggest the Tigers play least home
game in their travelling uniforms Which would be some
thing different at that Stubby Hartman is grade
Double ball player and since the fine little fellow took
hold of himself he has played like champ. Still very
young he has bright future if he'll tend to his knitting
Billy Soose, the eastern middleweght who beat Ken
recently champion nontit In
knocked Hosal will back title
Don't Lale event
In Ernie Ayers, Bert Bagley and
followers the banga don't the
Sunday likes Dandy. Pala
Squaw. Murphy Gundy They all like utefk Tony
charming baseball than her old
pappy should tell him scientific
picked s225 Athletic park
sprout didn't
do did clutchng
THE r. b. King great ball fan. Seldom
Smith, the KNo improving his
game handicap TO
to a handicap AZ Improvement!
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Kidd, the man who made Basil
James.
G. Internationally in employ
of Charles S. Howard stable.
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FLASH GORDON

rome and Stray.
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as Kquisy b. = nies y "a eeslps ~
a. oidsf go hefNssn Z sna ] -
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Resl Exisfs for See


/ LINCOLN HIGH HONE
ONLY thres blocks % Lincoln:
very hvable xix-room house.
modern oonveniences. two fine
lots. al improvements in and
paid; $i.Seo. s7oo down. SO per
month
LAKE COTTAGE
LARGE neat-looktng leg cabin
stvie. furnished with camp fur
niture. IN large wooded site:
$500. $500 down. x2o month.
LAKEWOOD SACRIFICE
HOME OR INVESTMEST-Laree
attractive looking. rebuilt like
new; seven rooms. utility room:
double plumbing; one acre; pri-
vate water system: s7.7oo. easy
terms. or might take small city
home - first payment; $500 IN
improvements: would rent for
SIS.
FREEMAN REALTY. Ia sT2s
OPP. Lakewood Center. Open Ewes
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Farms end Aerssgs

ACRE farm, modern hosase
bath. iAfse barn. ehlcksn house Z
miles south Puyallap. eltT light
water. Rent o. lease Hsns0nsDle
70 night party See sunday Boz
ell n 4 PuYnllup. of sf1te Route
hoE z1o Pnft Orchard
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loqaed-Off Land

r.r,. 5Iil ~ Gs,3s - 1 Tr1ssyxs
STORAGE co. IA ais
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So. Tacoma Bungalow
A DANDY. in wonderful condi-
ton. inside and out. Large
comb. LID. with fireplace, hard
wood floors. 2 bedrooms. attic
almost full, cement basement.
furnace. 2 lots. lovely yard. Only
$500. terms. VIII sell some
furniture. Healy Bros, Inc,
Broadway 1877.
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Automobiles FOR Trade

MIL TRADE thfes r.ssfsa 80 sna
1870 Hypm9Biis - isssf assstsl rsf
MAZE 7sfs
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WEST COAST REALTY CO
iso2 Puget Sound Bank Building
sl.sso-s2oo DN.-sl.sso

sl,s50-s2o0 DN.-sl,sso
SOUTH End. nedrfn. bungalow. =
paeee bath. cab. Kitchen. mock L.
and y. n. combined. 10 lots. chick
en- house. garage Boyd. ewes. GA
se72. days, BR 727i.
Just What You Won't
5-RN. bung. L. r.. d r. Kitchen. :
bedrms- apiece bath, fun base
menf ? lots. near bus. school.
stores Price 81 100 s25o down. s2o
mo. 0uilmette. ewes. Ma 7s7s, days,
Ma 57oa.
Park Ave Dist.
MODERN 3-hedrm. bung. hardwood
fleor. fun basement. furnace. laun-
dry trays. fine lawn. shrubs. Es-
rage. very reasonable price and
terms. Hazelton. ewes. PR <<so.
DAYS BR 227i.
R. w. SPEERS P. S. Bk. Bldq.
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1915 NO. STEVENS

1915 NO. STEVENS
AVAILABLE Sept 1 or immedl.
ately thereafter. Stucoo eStsF-
Ter and modern architecture. In
terror layout and finish a. mod
ern a. YOU would build to-day.
Living nm. i2'SIs with fire
place. entranes han with
wrought iron halnstrade On
staircase 10 upper floor Modern
cabinet kitchen. tiled sink drains
bsfst nook. l bedrm. and toilet
and lavatory rm. on LIST FIR: 2
fine bedrms. with spacious clos
cts upstairs. bath with inset tub.
Mahogany woodwork how'd.
frs. practically new furnace.
enclosed rear yard. etc, etc.
ss.2oo. $3.50 down and 81 so
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w. n. OPlE & co.
REALTORS
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DASH POlNI
Beautiful New Enolisb

Beautiful New English
MARINE Views lovely rooms
how'd. floors. fireplace. fun ce-
ment basement with furnace and
garage; ! acre. trees; sandy salt
waterfront beach privileges.
Only $3.50. E-z terms. You
get plenty here for your money.
bRoadway 1877. 7is Fidelity
bldg.
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WRITE o. caii for booklst d iogred
land IN west Wash for ssis on sa<y
terrns Wevernaesiser Timber Co.
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Motorcycles. Bicycles

hafisy fayideea Motorcycles
rfAHKNCE rOrfEh
Isfh - Yswests Main o1sl
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Record Production
OF Wool Forecast
For United States
Agriculture Department
Estimate Runs ; Per Cent
Above 1899 TotoI
BY the Associated Press,

bJ tle ASSOCldLeO fEeSS.
The Agriculture Department fore
cast yesterday American wool pro-
duction in 1910 would total 388 692,-
600 pounds, the largest on record.
This estimate was 1000, 900
pounds, or per cent more than
last years production and about 8
per cent above the 10-year G929-33
close) average.
The number of sheep to be shorn
this year was estimated at 48,414,000
head, or about 100000 head, or 2
per cert more than in 1899. The
average weight of wool per sheep
shorn was estimated at 8.03 pounds
this year, compared with 796 last
year
The estimated production by ma
jor producing States for 1910, COM
pared with that of 1888. follows
New York, 2,257, 900 and 2,30l 900
pounds; Pennsylvania. 2,834,000 and
$4,000; Ohio, 100000 and 49,
063 900; Indiana, $4,000 and $685.
600; Illinois, $4,000 and 5,776,00
Michigan, 8,725,000 and 8,448, 900;
Wisconsin, 2,9l8,0O0 and 2,9l8,000;
Minnesota, 7,541 900 and 7,840,O00.
Iowa. 106l6,000 and 9,875,000:
Missouri, 100000 and 1887, 900;
North Dakota, 6,856,000 and 6,403,-
600; South Dakota, II ,249 900 and
10.287 900; Nebraska, 2,860,0 and
3,157,000; Kansas, 3.874000 and
3,753 900; Kentucky, 5,908,000 and
5,681 900.
. Texas, 83648,0O0 and 1890, 600:
Oklahoma, 2,144,000 and 2,106,OOO;
Montana, 28.384 900 and 26,885, 900;
Idaho, 16,454,00O and 1906, 600;
Wyoming, 32,456, 600 and 32,932, 900:
Colorado, 14,170,000 and 13,244,000:
New Mexico, 15,756,000 and 15,16s,-
600; Arizona, 4,841 900 and 1855, 900;
Utah, 21,213,000 and 19,440, 600:
Nevada, 6,l44,000 and 5000, 900:
Washington, 5804 900 and 6,074, 900:
Oregon, 16,198,000 and l6,901 900.
and California, 28,325, 900 and 29,-
10000.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Copper Price Rises
In Custom SmeIter
Buying During Week
Heavy Purchases by
japanese Sources Mark
Dull Export Market
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Copper
buying in the custom smelter and
smaller producing fields carried the
price last week to 11H cents a
pound, delivered Connecticut Valley,
a gain of Il cents pound from
the low and only "a cent a pound
under the quotation of leading pri-
mary producers.
The nearness of the custom
smelter price to that of important
primary sellers resulted In an abate-
ment of buying The trade ques~
toned whether demand would con-
tinue in sufficient volume to absorb
the additional supply of metal that
would become available from princi-
pal producers if the price were to
become generally established at the
IL u -cent-a-pound level
At the same time 1t was pointed
out that as result of consumer
buying during the final part of July
supplies of metal in the hands of
custom and smaller producing
sources has been sharply reduced.
1t is the opinion in authoritative
quarters that any large tonnages
would have to be supplied by larger
producers.
Heavy japanese Purchases.
Heavy purchases by Japanese
sources proved the principal feature
of an otherwise dull export copper
market. Price ended at $50 cents
pound alongside ship New York
and at one time during the week was
quoted at 9.782 cents pound f.as
New York, the low point in more
than year.
Demand for lead was moderate
But lead producers estimate con-
sumers are only little more than
half covered on their August needs
and very little taken care of with
respect to September. Price was
steady at 5.00-505 cents a pound,
New York, and 485 cents East
St Louis.
Zinc consumers continued to alb
sorb fair sized tonnages. Price held
firm at 6.25 cents pound East
st. Louis.
With operations in the steel in
dustry above 80 per cent of capacity,
incoming orders still were greater
than outturn. This holds despite
the fact the automobile industry.
changing models, has yet to order
substantially for the new season.
Business in Inquiry Stage.
Steel producers are looking even
tually for heavy tonnages as result
of the national defense program,
but so far such business is mostly
in the inquiry stage.
Large British orders helped a
busy semifinished steel market
Japan is inquiring for nearby de-
livery on 10000 tons of semi
finished.
Scrap market offerings were small.
Dealers think the steel industry is
using scrap at a much faster rate
than it is buying.
Evening star., 1940-08-04

choice ewes and wethers mostly
$50; few to 8.75: fat buck lambs
100 less; few head fat slaughter
ewes 800 down.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, bushel, 78%4; August, 1884. Set
tling prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
bushel, 70; August, 70. Closing
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, bushel,
70; August. 10.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel, 79a81. Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 3.50a3.70; country prices re-
ported, 3.30a350.
Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, domes-
tic, 49a54. On all sales of oats to
the local trade. excepting those on
track, there is an additional charge
of IL cents per bushel for storage
and elevation, which is paid by the
buyer.
Rye, No. 2. bushel, 58a62. Barley,
bushel, 50a55. Hay, ton, old, 1400a
l700. Wheat straw, ton, new, 5.50a
500.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, ASA
545; winter, straight, 3.65a3.90;
spring, patent, 495a5 20; spring,
straight, 4.70a490: hard winter. pat
ent. 4.60a480: hard winter, straight,
440a465; rye flour, dark to white,
3.30a400.
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, 90 900a
5000; standard middling, 80 OOa33 90.