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Wed., May 29, 1963 Th, News-Review, Roteeurf, Or. 7 MARKET TIPS Old Potato Market End Seen Near By LEROY B. INMAN Business News Dtpt. Editor Old potatoes are fast coming to an end. as growers close up storage bins after depleting their stuck. About all that remains are those in the hands of wholesalers and re tailers. Very good new potatoes out of Bakersfield. however, are about holding their own, and supplies should be adequate. Rains in that area halted harvesting Tuesday, but the grounds should be drying up sufficiently to permit harvest later in the week. Carrots are top quality out of Salinas, and turnips are very good out of Oxnard. Portland still is pro ducing parsnips. Dry onions are in short supply, as rains in Texas are hampering harvest, and de mand exceeds supply temporarily. The demand for lettuce is alow, the' market steady out of Salinas. Leaf lettuces, romaine and endive are very good. Radishes and green onions are available out of California and Portland, with the onion supply now rather short from Portland. Willamette Valley asparagus Is tops in quality, some of it now joing into processing. Green pep- , per market is weakening. Toma toes are good in the large sizes. the small sizes being of only good to poor quality, it is reported. Sup ' plies are increasing. Willamette Valley rhubarb is about finished. The apple market is very strong, as storage supplies diminish fast and none of the new crop is yet in evidence. Spring peaches are coming on out of Kingsburg, with demand only fair. Strawberries remain good out of California. The Willamette Valley crop hasn't started as yet. They l are a day-to-day crop, depending ' on the weather. Oranges are holding steady, the market for large sizes being firm, and that for small sizes weaker. Lemons remain unchanged. Grape fruit are scarce, the market strong. Bananas are little changed. Other 'i tropical fruit can be had, but most Ijr on order only. . Hardshell avocados are excellent, but demand is slow, it is reported. Cabbage is top quality out of Salin as. Cello wrapped cauliflower from Salinas and new crop cauliflower from Portland are now very good. Celery is holding steady from Ox nard. Santa Maria is starting to produce, with Saunas output not scheduled for harvest until June IS. The corn market is tight, as de mand exceeds supply. Peas, too, are scarce. Artichokes are limit' Very good cantaloupes are com ing in from the Imperial Valley, the market showing some signs of easing. The watermelon market is strong, the source also being El Centro In the Imperial Valley. The market is expected to weaken aft er the Memorial Day holiday. Zucchini, yellow crooked neck and other summer squashes from Kingsburg are very good and be coming plentiful. Cucumbers flora ( hula Vista and Kingsburg also are becoming ample. Local News District Judge -6erld R. Hayes attended a conference at Gearhart Friday and Saturday devoted to the study of the problems of al coholism as related to the law. Some 60 persons, including judges, justices of the peace and municipal judges from all over the state and some from Washington state were in attendance. The meeting was sponsored by the state health de partment through the U.S. Depart ment of Health, Education and Wel fare. Panel discussions on proper and feasible treatment of alcohol ism were held during the confer ence with out-of-state speakers fea tured. Judge Hayes made the trip to Gearhart by plane, flying the DAI.O Flying Club airplane. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. (Bud) See berg of North Sacramento, Calif., spent the weekend at Milo Acad emy, where they saw their son, Hal Murray, president of the gradu ating class, graduated from the school. The family formerly lived here for several years. Hal is the second of the family to be gradu ated from Milo Academy. His sis ter. 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