HIGH GfK
PROVED SCARCE
8T0CKTAIFD9 COM'ANT BETIEWS
PAST WEEK.
One Day Last Week Saw Beeord Bob
, af Porker.
rt Portland Union Stockyards Co.
North Portland. Ore., Jan. 27.
(Special) Receipt for the week Juat
past have been: Cattle 1747; calves
.30; hoga 3887; aheep 3611; horses 4.
The aattle market la steady" to arm
In all Unea. A fhirrt of the week's
receipts was contracted stuff from
California and Vtah points, leaving an
i.nmn lavout for the buyers and
bulk of beef offerings were only fair
to medium quality. Beef famine still
acute with prime stock at a premium.
t. .n oM steady at $8.00; cows
$6.757.O0 and heifer 7.267.5; the
veal market was atromg at $9.00 for
choice light calves; bulls and stags
frteldv.
An "up and down" bog market In
uenced by site of receipts. Demand
for swine broadens toward tne wees
end. Monday's run of 2742 head broke
all former records for alngle day
and lowered prices a dime. Reaction
set In after Tuesday and top grade
were selling freely at 7.507.75 on
Thursday.
Sheep house business was limited
only by size of receipts. Mutton val
ues had a strong upward tendency as
the week advanced. Prime wethers
old 16.2506.60 and ewes $5.50, .a
quarter over former prices. The lamb
market is steady to strong $7.007.35,
with demand for exceeding supply.
The following sales are represen
tative: $8 steers, 118, $8.00; 3 cows, 1133.
$7.25; 68 lambs. 102, $7.26.
QutaIona In La Grande:
Floor, Feed and Grain.
Wild Hay (retail) $1200.
Timothy $15.00 (retail).
Alfalfa hay $13.00 (retail).
Shorta $1.46 per twt
Oata $l.t0 per cwl
Bran $1.25 per owt
Rolled Oata $1.50 per cwt.
Rolled barley $1.45 cwt.
Blue Stem Flour $1.J6 sack..
' Patent 4M.
; WhlU Quart $1.35' per sac.
Snowdrift $1.35.
Fruit, BUS.
nnles 75c6$100 a
1. '
Oranges 2660c.
Bananas 40c per dot.
Pineapple 20o and 25c. tit.
Cranberries 16c qt
Grape fruit (large aire) 10c.
ttaMe and Mlseellaaeaaa.
Onions 160 per cwt, small lota Jc
Potatoes 50c per cwt.
Beana White. I t-9e: na. 10 eaau
Radishes 2 bunches 15c.
Cabbage 2c.
Celery 15c bunch straight. (Hvme
grown 10c.)
Honey 20c. 3 lbs. for 50c.
Sweet potatoes 6c per lb.
Green peppers 20c lb.
Squaa- :V4o lb.
Turnips 2c lb.
Etta and Batter.
Storage egg S5c.
Ranch eggs 10c.
Fresh eggs
Butter Fancy creamery, ewata. 1
lb. roll; 2 lb. roll. 80c,
Ranch butter 1 lb. roll 40; I lb.
roll 75e.
Cattle
Heavy fed steers $7.00 ewt.
Choice $ 85 ewt. . ' .
Common $6.256.60 cwt
Fancy cows $6.00 cwt '
Fancy light cows $6.25 cwt.
Heavy calves $4.O05.50 cwt
Fancy light calves $8.00 cwt
- flogs. '
Heavy hogs $ 80 cwt.
Medium light hoga $6.65 cwt. ,
Best light hogs-$6.90 cwt
Sheep.
Best lambs $6.2506.35 cwt.
Ordinary lamts $6.00 cwt
Poor lambs $4.00 cwt.
Yearlings $4.80 cwt
EweR3.7533.85 cwt.
Fowl and Mlseellaneoaa.
Ducks, dressed, 18c.
Geese Dressed 18c.
PROF. MM
VJILt LECTURE
porLimi business to be Hisj
. THEME.
Chlldrra as Well as Adults Caa Front
by Address.
money"!
TO
SPOKANE SEEKS PAYRiOLLS.
Exenrsloas aad Umenttoaa Sot to Be
Only Parposea There.
LOAN j
on farm lands in Union, j
Wallowa and Baker ;
Spokane. Jan. 27. Development of
t Via It lfl.il ft Km Dire and itbe building
nn f a larce Industrial payroll in
Spokane, the latter of which will ex
tend the market for products oi tne
...rrminrtln country, constituted, the
keynote of the annual meeting of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce re
cently. Linked with the general pro
gram announced for 1913 will oe a
,r.iinimtton of active arrangements
for: organizing the surroundng coun
try on a firm marketing hasiB wax une
farmer will be assured of batter re-
. . . n-l
turns. In bis annual aaaresa nr
Ant Rnbbert Inslnger said:
"To my mind the Important things
m rin this year are besides conven
tlons. excursions, the continuance of
a poll? & Immigration and publlcit) .
the solving of the problem or tne ais-
rihinion of the products of our or
,.wd and the development of exist
ing and new industries. For the lat
ter purpose we have had a long ana
exhaustive study of the subject by an
able committee and we. are now ready
to act. We have sufficient funds to
start an industrial campaign, and we
will have to depend on the public
spirit of our citizens to provide lib
erally for a continuation durng sev
eral years." . 1 '" '
Katie af Final Aeeeant.
i. t,...K lvnn that Henrl-
t. of 4ha last will
and testament of Edwin Porter Dav
deceased, has Ulea in ui
court of Union county,. Oregon, her
final account In the matter of said
estate and the county court baa ap
pointed Tuesday the fourth day of
February. 1913. at the hour of tea
o'clock a. m. at the court house at La
Grande, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing of object on. to
such final account and the settlement
thDaTed this 3rd day of January. 1913
HENRIETTA DAI,
Executrix of the last will and tes
tament of Edwin Porter Day. de
ceased. doily Jan 4 11 18 25 feb 1
Prof. James Dryden. head of the
poultry department of the Oregon A.
rlcuhural olle6e, Is coming to La
Grande during the next few days, the
exact date of his meeting will be drly
announced through these columns.
O. A. C. officials all special atten
tion of the school children of this
muntv. an well as others, to the im
portance of hearing this illustrated
iprture. It Is especially opportune ai
hl time. Inasmuch as In the school
children's Industrial contest this year.
ail ar specializing on poultry.
At the state far . next fall mere
ill h a fine list ot prizes on poultry.
The classification In this department
in be much larger than last year,
prizes being given practically on ali
the leading standard breeds, a large
number. of these prizes are pure Oreo
nnnUrv donated by the best poultry
fanciers of the state, and will afford
anlondld ODDortunlty for the chil
dren to get a start In the poultry
huatnaaa.
Tn rnnnactlon with his lecture, Pro
fessor Dryden has a One collection o
stereoptkan views which manes nis
lecture very Interesting and instruct
ive, so it Is hoped every school toy
.nrf rirl In this community, as wen
oa their parents and others, will avail
themselves of this opportunity to ge
Instruction and Inspiration in poultry
culture. Furthermore, that eacn one
nf them wDl o home from this lee
ture with a determination to enter
the poultry contest, get some vaiua
w exnerience in doing something
practical as well as winning a nice
nrlia at the state and local fair next
fall, which will repay them for all
their work.
Mate
g; rails-
New Year
THE ABSTRACT
TITLE CO.
La Grande, Ore.
Owners of a complete
and up-to-date set of
Abstracts of Union
County, Oregon. All
work guaranteed. Give
us a trial.
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This reatedy baa no superior tot
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When you want good
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famgomgto
.i .. mnA nut some money
cut down my - r--- - . -
the back, lean live on a lot less if 1 try
will start a bank account today.
Money Is a good thing to have If you lose
your occupatiun - with money In the hank
you are always Independent. Step lnM this
bank and let us talk It over. ,
United States National Bank
La Grande Oregon -Capital,
$100,000; Surplus, $10,500; Deposits,
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D. R.
A (load grav mule? Or a onr
lcggod ('hinamau f Or a fam
ily using clpctrii' lights go
biiek, voluntarily, to oil
lamps? s
AVe cau't explain the 'whys'
of the muic or
DID YOU
EVER SEE?
You Never Did
hut the reason for the lights is obvious.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
a,c .so mueh hotter, so convenient, so clean and
safe, that, once you have used them, doinS without
is a hardship. And no one undergoes hardship
willing. There's no need for you to do so either
-not when our chafes for light are so reason
able. Call, phone or write for rates.
Kotlc of First Meeting of Creditor.
In the district court of the United
States for the district of Oregon:
IH the matter of C. E. Helmick.
Bankrupt
To the creditors of C. E. Helmick of
1 Grande in the county of Union, and
district aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
22nd day of January 1913 the said C.
E. Helmick was duly adjudicated bank
rupt: and the first meeting of hl
creditors will be held In the office Of
the referee In bankruptcy In Lp
Grande. Oregon, on the 8th day o.'
February. 1013. at 10 oclock in the
forenoon, at which time the snld cred.
Itors may attend, prove the'r claims
appoint a trustee, examine the bank
runt, and transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before tif
gild meetlne.
JXO. S. HOIXUN.
Referee In Bankruptcy
Large Wagons - vooa
Horses Careful Men
8. B. NUTTER
To Please The
Housewife
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The populnrlty of the Gos
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imitators. Otl.er than lnclng In
! frnnt nil those Imitations are
totally lacr.lng 'U the essentials I
which make Cossard corsets s
with the Wall Paper for each roam-
let her choose them herself here. aiu.
she will find every different des'gr
and style of a high grade, and mos:
irtlstlcallv rttrartlve. , It !s the rt'."
Jsrht of lad'ea to Inspect our la:?'
ind varied stocX of Ke' -class wnT
..ni.ors. and to s-le from it such
attorns if more partxulnrly pleas'
km. V sall he glad to be favoret'
with a call.
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Branch of Baker City Office
CHINESE. HEBBS AND
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Our wonderful Ufa giving
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Those living out ot town can
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Sundays 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to
5 p. m.
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The chief executioner of death In
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tnlnable to drive It off. Countlesi
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writes Mrs. George W. Place, Raw-
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PLAIN SOUR
CHOW CHOW
DILL PICKLES
SOUR MIX
SWEET MIX
I have seme mere of the 3 K. Norway Herring and
also seme stock fish on hand yet. It is all very fine
stuff.
THE 00I) THINGS CAST NO MORE IAN ORDINARY
THINGS IE VOL' KNOW WHERE TO BUT.
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PHONE MAIN 70
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