La Grande evening observer., January 29, 1913, Image 2

LA GRANDE ETENTNQ 0B8EBVKU,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1913.
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She makes it best who, locking; after the
culinary department, turns her back resolute
ly upon unheal thful, or even suspicious, food
accessories. She is economical; she knows
that true economy does not consist in the use
of Inferior meat, flour, or baking powder. She
. is an earnest advocate of home made, home
baked food, md has proved the truth of the
statements cf the experts that the best cook
ing in the world today is done with Royal
Baking Powder.
POTATO STOCK
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ANNUAL 1SQUIBY DISCLOSES IN
TEBEST1NG FACT.
i The fourth annual Inquiry made by
the bureau- of statistics of stocks of
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Golden Rod Oats
Keeps tlie Children Healthy too
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DID YOU
EVER SEE?
lamps?
You Never Di J can't explain the 'whys'
of the mule or . the 'chink',
but the reason for the lights is obvious.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
are &o much better, so convenient, so clean and
safe, that, once you have used them, doing without
is a hardship. And no one undergoes hardship
willingly. There's no need for you to do so either
not when our charges for lights are so reason
able. Call, phone or write for rates.
Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co.
"Always at Your Serrite."
marketable potatoes .in the hands of
(rowers and dealers on January 1 In
the principal potato growing sections
of the United States resulted In the
following estmates:
.The quantty remaining in the
nanus or growers on January l was
about 39.8 per cent of the total quan
tlty raised for market In 1912, which
compares with 33.1 per cent of the
1911 crop similarly held on January
1, 1912, 40.2 per cent of the 1910 crop
on January 1, 1911, and 41.2 per cent
Gre(tr
A dead pray mule ? Or a one
legged Chinaman? Or a fam
ily using electric lights go
back, voluntarilv. to oil
of the 1909 crop held on January 1.
1910.
The quantity remaining in the
bands o dealer on January 1, 1913,
wa about 9.8 per cent of the total
railed for market In 1912, which com
pares with 8.6 per cent of the 1911
crop similarly held on January 1.
1412 10 fl npr rent nf the 1910 cron
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held January 1, 1911. and 9.9 per cent'i
of tho 1909 crop held January 1, 1910.
The quantHy remaining ' In . -tho
hands of both growers and dealers
on January 1, 1913, was 49.6 per cent
of the total crop, " which compare
with 41.7 per cent a year bro. 61.1
, pnr cent two years ago, and a similar
iiitnomit tnree years ago.
' In spite, of the small shipments qt
cattle to the Portland market, the
prices had a tendency to slip down
ward owing to the quality of the cat
tle offered. Both cattle and bogs
showed a weakness that was unac
countable, But one car of tattle made
appearance and the receipt of hogs
was also light
Vegetables Picking; up.
The vegetable market will see eom
relief in the near future owing to
the fine California weather since the
frost. A car of head lettuce arrived
on the Portland market which In
sures a supply for the 'La Grande
market. "We will get our share of
it." said J. O. Snodgrasa today, "and
there is no likelihood that the price
will mount higher than It Is now
Quotations today are:
Floor, Feed and Grain.
Wild Hay (retail) $12.00.
Timothy $15.00 (retail).
Alfalfa hay $12.00 (retail).
8horts $1.45 per cwt.
Oats $1.50 per cwt.
Bran $1.25 per cwt
' Rolled Oats $1.60 per cwt.
Rolled barley $1.45 cwt.
Blue Stem Flour $05 sack.
Patent -$1.26.
Whlto Quartz $1.35 per sack.
Snowdrift $1.35.
' Fruit, 2m.
Home ' grown apples 75c $1.00 c
box.
Oranges 2560c.
Bananas 40c per dot.
Pineapple 20o and 26c, sis.
Cranberries 15c qt
Grape fruit Straight 10c.
Vegetable and Mstwllaneoa.
Onions 1.60 per cwt, small lots 2i
lb.
Potatoes 50c per cwt
Keans White. X I -8c: tt na. 10
Radishes 2 bunches 15c.
Cabbage 2c.
Celery 15c bunch straight. (Home
grown lOcJ
Honey 20c. 3 lbs. for 60c.
Sweet potatoes 5c per lb.
Oreen peppers 20c lb.
Squas- 2c lb.
Turnips 2e lb. ".
Egirs and Battar.
Storage eggs 35c. (
Ranch eggs iOc. " ' ""?
Fresh eggs 40c.
Butter Fancy creamery. 40 eaU,
lb. roll: 2 lb. rail. 80c.
Ranch butter 1 lb. roll 40;
roll 75c.
Cattle
Heavy fed steers $6.75 cwt.
Choice $6.65 cwt.
Common $6.256.60 cwt.
Fancy cows $6.00 6.25 cwt.
Fancy light cows $5.50 cwt.
Heavy calves $4.005.50 cwt
Fancy light calves $8.00 cwt.
Ho,
Heavy hogs $5.50 6.00 cwt.
Medium light hogs $6.65 cwt.
Pest light hogs $6.75 cwt.
Sheep.
Best lambs $6.256.35 cwt.
Ordinary lambs $6.75 cwt.
Poor lambs $4.00 cwt.
Yearlings $1.80 cwt
Kwes $4.15f4.25.
Fowl and Miscellaneous.
Ducks. dressed. ISc,
Geese Dressed 18o.
lb.
fhamuerluln's Congh Remedy.
This remedy has no superior foi
coughs and colds. It is pleasant t
take. It contains no opium or oth
aarcotic. It always cures. For sa!
by all dealers.
Vacuum
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MONEY
TO
LOAN
on farm lands in Union,
Wallowa and Baker
counties.
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6. B. NUTTERtz
To Please The
Housewife
with the Wall Paper for each room
'ot her choose them herself here, and
ihe will find every different desigr
and style of a high grade, and mos
mistlcally attractive. It Is the du
Ight of ladles to inspect our la
ina varied stock of hipVclass wal
nrers, and to select from it sacL
atterns as more part'culai-ly pica?
hem. We shall be glad to bo favorc
vlth a call. ,
riroE n. 971. sixth st.
Cosmd
Front lacing is not the only
reqnlie:neiit of a perfect cor
set. . The popularity of the Gcs
sard Front Lacing corsets has
bi-cn followed by a number of
mlmtors. Other than lacing In
front all the3e Imitations are
totally lacking in the essentials
which make Gossard corsets so
extremely desirable.
Every woman who In vest I
ssVs burs a Gossard corset.
A complete line of all mod
els and sizes always on hand.
Prices $3.51, $5 ,0. 16.10 and
?S50.
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TT ' ' WW' !! JL
I am going to
cut down my expenses and put some money
the bask. lean live on a lot less if I try
will start a bank account today."
. , t Money Is a good thing to hare If yon lose
your occupation with money in the bank
. .you are always Independent. Step lnt this
bank and let ns talk It over. "
United States National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000; Surplus, $10,500;
$400,000.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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