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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1921)
Tuesday, Novfmbp.r 9.9, Iff?!. T.A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER FXGE THRTOT NDUSTHY 1ST BETTER which were 14.1 per cent kits thunl tlKe or October, 1!I20, the hishest point ever reached In the "district. land Indicate that the physical vol ume of trade In tbe dUlrict U great er than it was a year ago, the per centage ot decline in clearings, J 4 1 per cent, being less by a consider able margin than the percentage of L UMBER DEMAND USD Iliell Industrial Activity in decline in iprlces during the year! ..1.1 ,.i . . . . (.....11. ... f. ...!... ...hinli to nu-' SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. J9 Im- T'tli I.Vl,.i-,l l?t.n..i- ':., prtiin October, mil. which Is Cs-' "'"f""""" ""' Dooked in ony uie month since 1 1 UWIO! ill Itl'KOl'XC UlS- ,,,,", , .,,.' ,, ' o, , ber industry during September con- " " , ll mr.rtlng mills totaled 441, 221, 000 feet, an Increase of 72,128.000 feet or 19.5 per cent over Septem ber and of 173,496.000 feet, or C4.8 per cent over October 1920. The volume of orders received reported was 18.9 per ceut greater th:in actual production, 12.3 per cent in ed and that nearly ail logging excess of shipments, and represent ed the largest amount of business month amounted to 392.970.UOO feet shingle mills to close down nn.il the which was approximately 22 per market for Bhingle logs narrowed cent greater than shipments In Sep- accordingly.' Wholesaler attrlhuto tomber and October. J920. this decline In the demand for shin gles to the ungllllngneis of the .NOMINATKD AOAI.V NORTH POWIEIt, Nov. 29. A dispatch from Washington brings t.tita liirnrmiitlnn thnt Vnlnpv-E. Lee ogging operators report that . . . . t Tft.mt ..... 0,iVnneej.!hn iwen nominated to the office ot from 75 to 80 per cent of the ir-Wllllo ,n6 n,m operators to: Id the, postmaster at North Powder lor an mnl output r-1 logs Is being li"iluc-, that tha jull u-,manii hupjnotlier period of four years. trict ,is Ivcportod. at wholesale and retail. 20 37 per -cent : tinued in October, the demand for lumber showing marked increases "The October cut of the same m er the nvnvfannu ninnthfl nf tJlR millfl was SfiO. 4 06.000 feet. Atl ln- KAN FRANCISCO. Nov 29 ' -Reports irom IS, wnoiesaiers in ,, . ,,..,,., hi m.tMMI nt 687.000. of 9 oer cent divater indUHtrlrfl, activity Is notedl10 "nes of business In. the illatrk'tjera nini,uaiiied. John Perrin. San compared with the preceding month In the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dls-ln"ltlte ,llat net 8u,es "ur'"B ue tiict, according to the October ro-"ll,e 11,011111 of yr wer 10 to Port or John Perrin, San Francisco, 50 po1' cent leBS-' ln value tnan tnose feileral reserve agent. of "le corresponding period in 1920. "The 'improvement discemihle 1 "es Percentages of decline rouali during September in the lumber in dnstry continued fit October, de mand rpr lumber showing a marked increase over previous mouths or the year," the report said: "The ajiiouut or orders received by 1G1 reporting mills, 441,221,000 feet, was the largest tota- booked ln any one month since March, 1920. "In the mining Industry the activ ity or lead producers is noteworthy. The lead mines or Utah and Idaho, which produce approximately , fifty per cent of the United States out put of lead, are now operating at full capacity. "With the practical ending of the strike in the San Joaquin valley field ' of CaWorip.ia, production of pjetroleum has risen rapidly. As a result of the strike, October pro duction was the lowest of any month ln several years and stored stocks were consequently drawn up on to uneet the demand. 'Building activity in this district during October passed all records, both in number und value of build ing perm its issued, (a con tinuation of the rapid Increase In volume of building operations which began in July of this year. Building permits issued in twenty principal cities of ths district during October, 1921, numbered 11,442 ,'with an estimat ed valuation of $23,333,741, ex ceeding the previous record month of September, 1921, by 373 or 3.3 per cent In number and by $3,198, 74 8, or 15.8; per cent in vulue. ' "Sales of electric power for in dustry purposes In California during September, as reported toy the eight principal power producers, were 4.6 per cent greater in kilowatt hours than ln September, 1920, the out. standing increases being in the San Joaquin valley and ln southern Cal -lfornla. The total outnut of electric energy by these companies was 35.7 greater than In September, J920, "Increased activity ,in industrial centers nuring me montn proviaea sufficient additional employment to offset the decline noticeable ln the rural districts with the end of the harvest ' and employment conditions as a .whole ln the district ar-e prac tically unchanged as compared with those of the .preceding mpnth. "in the field of business, bank ly approximate the percentage of the decline in prices of their wares reported by these merchants -and it is probable that the nhyslcal. vol ume of wholesame trade today Is not greatly different from that of October, 1920, with the exception of agricultural Implements, in which line the reduced purchasing power of rurul communities Is strongly re flected. Reports from thirty-rive repre sentative department stores indicate that their October !sals were 6.3 per cent less In value than the sales of October 1920. They advise that their prices are from '20 to 30 per cent less than they were a year ago, and it seems fair to conclude that the volume of merchandise passing over their counters is now appreci ably greater than It was In October, 1920. "Easier credit conditions In (the district, which became apparent dur ing September, largely, as a result of the rapid and heavy marketing of .agricultural products, have con tinued in greater degree during Oc tober. Interest ,rates to customers of banks in two of the largest cit ies, San Francisco and Seattle, are reported to be one-half per .cent less and to stand at 6 and 6 per cent respectively. The rate on prime bills (in the acceptance mar- aei is now 4 3-q per cent as com pared with 41-4 iper cent a month ago. Advances to member banks by the reserve bank were reduced by 26 per cent during the month end ing November 9, and on that date wer $88,000,000, which is the smallest amount .advanced at any time since January 23, 1920. Francisco federal reserve agent, de clared in a report .made public here today. The following actors ' were cited ln the report as the principn! rea sons for the Btrength of the lumber market during the last month: (1) An expansion of ' demand in the wood working industries affecting all woods. (2) Larger buying of car material to repair damaged wooden raflrood cars. (3) Increas ed yard buying, sustained by un active demand for Jiullding mater luls, especially in California. ( 4 ) Increased export shipments or lum per, especially to Japan. "Statistical statements of the four lumber associations in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District support this general summary of conditions in t)ie lumber industry," thi re port declared. 'Orders received by and only 53.765,000 feet, of 12.3 per cent less than in October, 1920. "Production, which was 75 per cent of normal one mionth ago. Is camps In the Orays Harbor, Tacomn, Columbia River, Puget Sound, In land Kmplre and California dis tricts are operating. The demuud for logs is about equal to the sup ply available, which is approximate ly 30 per cent less than In October, 1920. Present indications are thut all available rafts of logs will be sold before the winter cessation of camp activities. "The shlnglo branch of the indus- idgw estimated il 85 per ceut of try Is again curtailing production, normal. Shipments made during the Decreased demand caused never-.il been satisfied and that Die lull in buying should be expected at this season of the year." READ THE WANT ADS! Seat saie for "Jerry tho Tramp," the home talent play, begins nt Sll verthorn's Thursday morning. ll-292t INDIAN SLAYER CONVICTED. YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 29. Jacob Yohyowan, t Yakima Indian, who hus been on trial for three days on a charge of murder for the slaying1 of his mother, this morning was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury which had been out for IS hours. Yohyowan made no specinl defense agreeing with the officers that "if you say I did it, then I guess I' did. I was drunk on moonshine." Yohyowan admitted that he liad "thought of killing my mother. She had the evil power, and had killed clearings of twenty principal cities, ninny of her leatlves." ri ' i Job 'VIRGINIA Three Btinruv NotaHes TURKISH The three greatest cigarette tobaccos, blending MILDNESS -MEllOWNESS-AROMA. one-eleven cigarettes 20fbrl5 111 rJ.sTJifty- New Arrivals Men's Siik Tics G9c to' $1.45 Men's Silk Knitted Ties $1.45 Bed Hoom Slippers. ' 98e to $2.23 Slipper Soles 48c to 75e Flowered Kimono Goods 49c Ladies Outing Gowns $1.23 to $1.89 Sweaters.... Me to $6.45 Comforts : ...$2.69, $3.98 and $5.89 Infants Quilts $2.35 to $2.98 Infants Shoes' , 89c to $1.35 Infants Bath Robes' $2.89 Week End Specials Men's Wool ox Tog. $1.18 for 89e, 98c for 75e, 75c for 69e, G9c iflor 48c. Andrew's Variety Store Steinway CONCERT artists and music teachers in striking majority s re wedded to the Steinway piano. 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