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!VOU XXVI NO. S32 OF R08EBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1925.
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TURKEY CROP!onTATCcNHT,roN, :
FOR CHRISTMAS
MARKET SHOR
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Reports From All Over the
Country Indicate Un
settled Condition.
PRICES ARE HIGH
eastern markets and It now looked
as if be would aot have more than
one car ready to uhlp thla week.
Several of the large concerns here .
are purchasing turkeys In Canada, I
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NOTICE
To Business and Profession-
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Toe annual election of offl- .but It Is not definitely known howl al Women's club. A Christ-
cent for the coming year will I many carloads will come to thelmes party Friday evening,
be held at our stated convoca-
tlon Tuesday evening. Dec.
15th. All . members are re-
quested o be present
By order H. P..
W. F. HARRIS. Secty.
Wholesale Dealers Puzzled
by Market Conditions
Which Are Different
Than Ordinarily.
(From the Produce News).
rpt.n - L 1 .1 1. . . . .
buji.ku uuiuuigB oi luraeys
in the United Statea on Dec. 1, ac
cording to the government report,
were 5,143,000 lbs., compared with
$.989,000 on the corresponding date
last year, showing a decrease of
3,616,000 lbs., as compared with a
year ago. Total holdings of poul
try in the United States on Dec. 1
were 86,742,000 lbs, compared with
87.939.000 lbs., showing a decrease
of 1.197.000 lbs. from last year.
NEW YORK, Dec." 16. The
trend of prices on holiday turkeys
and the outlook for a large volume
of receipts are now causing much
uneasiness to receivers, who now
admit that they are completely at
sea as to what the coming holiday
market holds forth. Shipments
from Texas so far have been ex
tremely light and, according to re
ports from various shippers, the
supply for the holiday market will
not be over 60 per cent of last
year's shipments during the same
period.
Texas shippers generally offered
their turkeys at the close of last
week at 3940c track, but competi
tion became so keen that the track
price advanced to 4243c. Later In
the week over 10 cars were report
ed sold to California buyers at
4446c track, Texas. Kansas and
Missouri are generally asking 45c
track for a equal proportion of
young hens and torn. A shipment
of five cars of Idaho turkeys In
tended for New York has been re
sold to San Francisco buyers at
46Jc. track.
One of the largest turkey ship
pers in Chicago, who repacks
northern turkeys for this . market,
stated that he bad sold more thsn
20 cars for holiday delivery to Texas Carlot Shippers,
seaboard, as many of them will be Dec. 18th. Each member to
distributed In the New England ! bring gift, value not exceed-
states.
Will Send Stock to Florida
Tennessee shippers report that
comparatively few of their turkeys
will come on the New York market
this year, as the demand for Flor
ida will absorb most of the stock
packed for the holidays. As the
week advanced the situation be
came quite tense. Some of the
largest receivers do not look upon
present prices as safe, but every
thing that comes here Is under
such a high overhead cost that
owners are holding for a profit.
The disquieting feature Is the atti
tude of the retail dealers. Most of
them lost money on their Thanks
giving turkeys and will be con
servative buyers for the coming
holidays. The fact that Christmas
falls on a Friday and that most of
the large mercantile houses will
close Saturday, making It a three
day holiday. Is advanced by aome
as a strong argument in favor of
the present high prices. As the
same condition prevails at the New
Years' holiday, conservative oper
ators admit that there is little like
lihood of a sharp decline In prices
until the New Year's demand Is
supplied.
Another sustaining factor Is that
many of the shippers are consign
ing their, turkeys direct to the
freezers and, in case of a frozen
market, the advance loaned by the
warehouses would probably be in
4 Ing 25 cents. Refreshments.
the shipments out of Texas would
be less than one-half of the quan
tity expected. So far, eastern buy
ers were takirg everything as soon
as packed and for the past two
days San Francisco buyers were
on the spot. They commenced buy
ing at 44o and are now paying 46c
track, extras.
Retailers Call Price Too High
Some of the leading retail poul
try dealers who are afriljated with
the master butchers' organisation
state that the present prices of tur
keys are too high for popular re
tall trade, and that they will only
purchase turkeys to meet what
ever orders they may have on
hand. They also argue that senti
ment that obtains at Thanksgiv
ing, which Inspires the purchase of
turkeys regardless of cost, does not
obtain at the Christmas and New
Year's holidays, and that ducks,
geese, roasting chickens and ca
pons will get the preference over
high turkeys, and that other meats
will also be substituted for tur
keys when the retail price Is In ex
cess of 50c lb.
As the Christmas holiday week
gives buyers four days to shop
around, it Is expected that they
will make a concerted effort to
break prices. At present there Is
little indication of an extra large
volume bv frelffht ami nnle.. th.
excess of the prices realised under express offerings Immediately he
unfavorable market conditions. fore the hotldav are he.w th.r.
Roy M. Flnley. representing the I will be little opportunity to de
press prices on turkeys.
stated that
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Better Than a Auction Sale!
The Pumpkin Center Store
Consolidates stock with the Goose Hollow store ( a suburb ol Glide), Ezra Hoakins
(alia Clif. Lily) has been persuaded fey C M.-(the widow's friend) to become the friend
of all the widows of Salem, Oregon, and he has practically given us hit stock and ws
are In turn passing the saving an to the consumer. Th "Deal- Consumer" Is being
ardently courted these faat and keen days by purveyors of gen. mdse. He and his cash
must be had or the sheriff. New Ezry't stock makes ours too large by heck and we've
got to reduce. Did you aver see a real country atore in operation. Perhaps at a car
nival, but here's tha real thing. If prices could talk we'd get a cussing coz the are
going to get all mutilated.
Crown White Loaf Flour, per sk. (limit 2) $2.09
Fresh bulk dates, any amt. per lb.. ...... 10c
Matches, 5c box, six for 23c
Macaroni, 10 lbs. 75c
Armours Shortening, 8 lb $1.49
Spuds .. ...$2.98
Xmas Candy, per lb ..16c
Brooms, 85c seller 60c
32-inch. Ginghams, highest quality, regu
lar 32c yd., per yd w 19c
Dinner Plates, regular 25c values, each 15c
$7.50 Hood Hip Boots J $6.50
HERE'S THE WHOPPER
Very high grade western cylinder oil, put out
by the largest American Oil Co. and backed
by them, per gal. .". . 45c
, In five-gallon lots 39c; in bbl. lots, 37c.
Bring the slop pails and the milk pails and
Samantha's stew kettles and fill 'em up with
a year's supply. This doesn't happen often.
Regularly 20c a qt. Finest grade Eastern
Cylinder Oil, gal 59c
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SHOES!!!!
By gum auxally Ezry had enuf at Goose Hollow to supply
that town and Sutherlin for 17 years and they are no
mean towns. We had about as many, mostly men's. They
must be sold. If you are from Mo. come have a look.
$7.00 Oxfords ...... $4.95
$10.75 High Cuts $8.25
Ladies $1.00 and $1.25 Silk Plaited Hose 79c
'(This is a whiz bang).
We are forced to turminate cause the typewriter's hot. We
hate to b'uf you will have to call earlv to see the whole
show. M. J. BranHenstein's Coffee The flavor's always
uniform will be served free all day Sat., the 19th" alon
with Auk by Heck's doughnuts. Three big days, Dec. 17,
18, and 19. " ' :
P. S. Gas will be sold from two o'clock to four on Sat. at
20c per gal. . ;
JOHNTHATFIELD,Dixonvine,Or
i "Santa" buy your Fords" at
Churchill's. They have a stock of
roadsters and coupes, also a few
Fordscns.
SISTER OF LOCAL MAN
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
A. Bruton, a resident of Elver
side, this morning received a tele-
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CHICAGO. III., Dec. 15. The
great scarcity of highway engin
eers, duo to America's extraor
dinary road and street building
program for which nearly one and
one-half billion dollars Is being
spent annually by the Federal
government and the states, coun
ties and cities, will be one of the
subjects to receive thorough con
sideration at the mammoth good
roads convention to be held in
ths city, January 11 to IS. The
convention will be composed of
from 25,000 to 30,000 highway
officials, engineers, contractors,
manufacturers of road building
equipment and material men. as
well as good roads advocates gen
erally and will be held under the
auspices of the American Road
liullders' Association.
The demand for good highway
engineers Is so heavy and the
supply so limited that highway of
ficials are confronted with a Ber
ious problem. Road material In
terests have already taken cog
nliance of the situation and are
planning the establishment of
temporary schools for training
young men to become highway
engineers. The field Is a lucra
tive one and young engineers now
graduating from highway engin
eering course at technical schools
are finding splendid positions Im
mediately open to them at good
salaries.
Discussing the need for more
highway engineers, Charles M. I'P
hsm. state highway engineer of
North Carolina; business director
or the American Road Builders'
Association; convention manager
of the coming good roads meeting,
and director. Highway Research
Board, National Research Council,
declared today that he Is at a loss
to understand why more college
students do not take up highway
engineering.
"For several years, highway
commissioners and chief engineers
have been confronted with a great
scarcity of engineers," said Mr.
I'pham. "A large number of en
gineers from other branches have
lieen rolng into the highway field.
but the amount of work being
done by the highway Industry Is
great that the demand for
ATTENTION ARTISANS
! Christmas tree and program
Thurs. eve. Maccabee hall.
4 All Artisans and families
come. Bring gift not to ex-
ceed IS cents.
words.
"The contest will close Janu
ary 1. 1926. and the essay will
be Judged and the prizes awarded
by the American Road lluildera'
Association during "Oood Roads
Week", January 11 to IS. An
nouncement of the prize winners
will be made at the American
Road Builders' Convention. Jan
uary 11 to 15 here in Chicago.
The winners will also be announc
ed by radio throughout the coun
try during "Good Roads Week."
"All essays should be addressed
to the Essay Contest Committee,
American Road Builders' Associa
tion, Congress Hotel, Chicago, III,,
snd should be received here be
fore January 1. The judges will
be men who are nationally known
in highway work. Their names
will be unnounced on a pastor
setting forth the details of the
contest." .
XMAS ANNOUNCEMENTS .
It la not too late to place your
order for Xmas announcements
with the News-Review Job printing
department We can give you
quick, efficient service on short
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Peoples Supply Co j
BRANCH STORE AT
MYRTLE CREEK
Now open and reavdy for business. A complete line of
groceries, flour and feed. Smoked meats. Get our spe
cial cash price on canned goods by the case. Come in
and get acquainted; our manager, Mr. Sidney Helliwell,'
will be very glad to give you the courteous treatment
and service which is thj Peoples Supply Company method .
of building a permanent and substantial business. In the
same store will be conducted Helliwell's Variety Store in
charge of Mrs. Sidney Helliwell. A full line of Xmas
'toys and tree ornaments, also staple notions, 'dishes,
etc., with prices made V'try low on account of low over
head. j t V . l'.t i
Ex-Service Men!
i4f(i tOrders
a t rf a t ' .retire ' 1 8 sacsxaasszxsissicssssEESBssxsBnBwBi ' !
gram announcing the sudden death
of his sister, Mrs. F. A. LewiB, at
Lazear, Colorado. Quails Bruton, a
brother of the local taoJdprmlst, is
visiting in the city for the winter,
and statea that Just before he left
Colorado Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were
planning to hnv n mr . nH tt i. so
thought possible that the automo-len,il"eer" nas no' ,0 .n)' leree
bile accident which caused npr been anpplled. There Is a great
death nccnrnui hii. necessity for getting additional
driving their new car. A telegram "K'nep ln,e,r,e''eJ1,
was received vtrHv .n. I1-" realising this,
stating that Mrs, Lewis, had been
erlcan Road Builders'
highway
the Am-
Association
is attempting to Interest the col
lege student and get him to lsu-
badly Injured in an automobile
.w. , " n,BSaKe' ,re- allze the Importance of highway
ZJtl morning, announcing , tranBp0rtnti , ,ne country. The
her death. She leaves a husband j American Road Builders' Asso
and two children. Quails Bruton elation this year is offering $560
and family who came to Roseburg'm pr)jeg tor the best essay on
last week to visit for a short time. the subject: "A New Nntion by
have decided to remain for the i improved Highways." The con
winter and may locate permanent-1 test is opon to all college students.
jj , Essays must be limited to BOO
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Christmas trees at Brand's Road
Stand.
From Umpqua
Mrs. Camp, son Reed, and daugh
ter Mary, of Umpqua, motored
here yesterday and spent several
hours on business and shopping.
One or two good paintings will
give tone to a room. Special prices
until Christmas, by the artist, Ida
F. Holdrldge, 617 S. Pine St. Day
or evenings.
To Granta Pass
I. W. LassweU returned to his
home at Grants pass yesterday
evening after spending a ' short
time In this city visiting friends
and on business. . ,
Free. The Inei D. Strange Beauty
Studio over the Roseburg National
Bank and Beauty Shoppe in the
Salzman Bldg., will give a free
shampoo with each marcel until
Christmas. Phonas: 212-J and 296-J.
Enrouts to Taooma
J. B. Tenes, uncle of Mrs. A. P.
Rapln, of this city, passed through
here yesterday on Shasta Number
12. enrnute to his home In Tacoma
from California. He visited with
his niece a short time at the station.
Umpqua Post No. 1 6, American Legion is giv
ing Free Smoker for all ex-service men at
the Armory, Friday, Dec. 1 8. ' -. .
10 Rounds Boxing
- Dundee vs. Storey
Hstfleld vs. Jarvls
2 Wrestling Bouts
Amort vs. Bracrier
Muetzsl vs. Donin
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Everything free for ex-service men
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