La Grande evening observer., April 30, 1927, Image 4

Saturday, April 30, 1927.
J MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY I
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HARVEY P. MATTHEWS
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VEGETABLES AND
FRUITS IN DROP
MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
Retail Prices in Local
Markets Drop During
Last of Week
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LIVl:HI'(ML WHEAT
'LIVERPOOL. Apr. 30 (Al.
Closc; Wheat 4 to Hid hlifli'T'
May 1 0s, 9d; July 10s. d-'
Oct. J os. 3 ',, d.
Wheat Unsettled;
Numerous changes In prices of
vegetables and fruits in I.a Grande
took place tb'i last of this week.
mostly of downward nature. J POIIIXAXD WHEAT
HI raw lirrhs are now selling at! PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 30 AP)
25 cents a box instead-of two fori Wheat BHU hard white, 11.45;
iia reniH. Ithubuili is down lojlurd hwltu liluestem, baart, 11.42.
two pounds for 15 cents und let- j soft white, western white, $l.3!i;
luce is In cents a head. haul winter, SI. IS; northern
fuVumln-rs dropped rrom S5 t" j "''""I? ' '' "cslcrn red, si.sd.
20 cents each und local asparagus' , roday car receipts Wheat. 21;
... I ... . ,.ni. o tuninii. I barley, 6: flour, 11: corn. 1: outs.
iiuuif ' - III
0 cents a pouit'li" I ,
arc retailing t'.vo
Prices Unchanged,
Tomatoes are
pounds for 3
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t'MICAtiO CASH
CHP'AOO. Apr. So (API t( -
intf at H to 1 ''.c uilvaucc t'hi
cugo w heat reacted under profit -
taking hut guve evidence of pov-
cr to rally, Corn .and oats wen
I Mimcr. com starling unchanged tJ
iic mi and subsequently
all around. Provisions held sti
Wheat closed uiisvltlitu .Ml
l same us yesterdays finish lo l
lower, corn !c off to "isc. up: oa'.s
ip down lo Uc advance and pro
visions showing 1 to 4'Jc decline.
(.K.1MIK WIIOI.I-SALE
MAItKKI'S
Poult i j (II. e weight).
Heavy hens 22c lb.
Light hens 14 U l lie lb.
Stags Sc lb. . .
Hard re.leratioii (Attrd whett) 1 N"- 5 '". .
I 111,1 lUUl,'ll
$7 40 bbl.
CIIICAnO, Apr. 30 (API Cash:
Wheat No. ! red. Sl.SS: No.
hard. 11.40.
j Corn No. 4 mixed, 70 ic; No.
U yellow. 71'4l72c.
Oats No. 2 white, 4S i, u 49 Vic;
; $7.60 bb.
Soft wheal
JOll lli;.lltI.l:S HIMSELF Hear. 1 beseech Thee. Lord! I
have heard of Theu by the hearing of the ear; but now initio eye
sceth Thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, und repent in dmit and
ushes. - Job 42:4, 6, 6,
I
.
If the referendum on House Ell 72 is ordered just to scej
how taxpayers feel about the blue assessment blank, it's ai
waste of time and money. 'Most evei-ybody knows that 'most!
everybody is "agin" it. Filling out detailed business report'
blanks is not growing in popularity. . j
. . , !
Speaking of Northwest industries, paper mills are rapidly;
multiplying as pulp wood supplies in other sections diminish.
Here in Eastern Oregon is a wealth of raw material for paper
making, and material that is unlikely to be valuable for any
thing else.
A ,a Grande citizen and home owner remarked the other
'day that The Observer usually carried a long communication;
about this time of year urging that dogs be tied up and thus
prevented from destroying new lawns, shrubs, and new gar-j
dens. V Hut,' he added, nothing is said in most cases about
.men walking across new lawns and making young shell holes'
that have to lie filled up. Perhaps, if property damage were:
catalogued according to responsibility, we might find that'
thoughtless humans cause quite as much trouble as thought-,
less animals. In either case the responsibility belongs to ma:
and should be given attention in the interest of a more beau-j
tiful oity. Pretty lawns, flowers, and shrubbery are difficult
to aopjiro and the pride in property wilted sponsors-thtiii.
them should have respect and cooperation. J
4 y i ' " I
GETTING ONLY WHAT IS PAID FOR J
The new property assessment law, passed by the last legis-i
latino and rcfened to the people at the coming June election,!
does nSjt promise the redistribution of tax burden by its sui-j
portei-s. What it does, if interpreted as liberally as the taxi
commission first decreed, is meddle in private business affairs,
.without assurance that the information required will permit
iairervimiauons. '
Many critics of our present tax system place unjust blame
on our present cops of assessors throughout the state when,'
in our opinion, they arc actually doing far more than we might :
reasonably expect of them. The whole tax system does rest, c,
we agree, with the assessors, but the taxpayers are responsible !
for the ability and experience and courage of the individual
assessors. And it is not only improbable but almost impos
sible for the pulltic o expect expert and competent property
assessment when we pay such ridiculous assessors' salari ?s.
For the magnificent sum of ?70 to $100 a month the people,
of Oregon expect to get the services of a man who can put
a just and equitable valuation on millions of dollars worth
of propel ty, who can investigate and judge the worth of scores
of different kinds of enterprise, who can check up and assess
not only real esUito but hundreds of hidden pieces of personal
property. We expect, in other words or should cxnect
that the assessor's job be a year 'round occupation demanding!
ability ami devotion that would require a ?:!()() or S(i0-a-
month 'man in any efficient business. And we pay a salary!
that is a disgrace to our sense of governmental importance, i
i Due deputy assessor remarked recently that ho had not
found even one noire throughout his assessment territory that
was worth more than $t0, according to the statements of own
ers of the stock. How many good horses could von bnv for
$10? Yet you can't blame the propeity owner for such state-
inenLs when he has no assurance, that someone in the other'
end of the valley, with a horse worth twice as much, will irit!
"get by" with a valuation of $;'0. i
Here in I.a Grande there is not a business man who doesn't!
have at least a little money in the bank at assessment time?
the three local financial institutions show resources of con
siderably mni:e than $:,000,ono. Yet the total amount of
cash existing in this fair valley, according to tax assessments,
is something more than f 18,000. Kidirulous? Of course it
is, but being common lo most taxpayers everyone approaches
the subject with lear and trembling or do not approach it1
at all. People who are not taxed at all and people who are''
assessed lightly do not wish to disturb the present system
for fear that the cure would be woi'se than the disease. And!
the minority who obey both the letter and the spirit of the
' law carry an unjust share of the tax burden. j
When wo are able lo look upon our public affairs as being1
as inqiortant relatively as our private affairs and when wej
are willing to pay public employes in projsiition to the im-1
portancc of the job they undertake, then the public can ex-!
Wet tri tilll-nel f-iitiiildst mi,l ii'iiri,tiiii,i,l 1,1,1,1 t i.i: : .1
JX- V IV .IVX.Vb V'S. f,,,1l L.1jHIIVIIV.l IMlll W fftllllie JI.U1S
and can expect, efficient administration of public affairs.
Many poorly paid employes may have the capacity for doing
highly paid work but the great majority of them will not and
cannot be expected to deliver it, until compensation is in pro
portion. . .
la ;it.Mii: liirr.Aii, mahkk-i-si
I'nlry. J
lllllt'T. cieainery 4Sl5c. J
i:gBS JSc dux. j
rbcc 354140c a pound. ,'
Honey, conib 2T,e lb. j
Vcgelnblcs. j
New potatoes 2 lbs. 2fn .
Siring beans 2ne lb. "
Orcen pcur, 2 lbs. 3T.C. I
potatoes 9 lbs.. 2t.c. ' j
Cuuliflower 151 20c. :
Celery Inalts 2f,c. j
Swi-ct potatoes 3 lbs. for 2ic. j
Turnips 6c lb. j
Spinach 3 lbs. for 25c.
Tomatoes 2"c lb.
IMrsley I nc bunch. !
Cabbage "e lb.
Local asparagus 2oc lb.
Walla Walla unions 3 lbs.
Green peppers 35c lb.
I-tluce li'c head.
Celery 25e bunch,
t'ueumbers Joe each.
Bunch currols 3 for 25c.
Bunch heptt 10c.
Bunch lornlps lae.
(Irocn onions -fie bun"'1!.
Wax onions 2 lbs. 25r.
ltadlshes 2 l'Uiielics lic. '
lVlllls.
Strawberries 25e box.
Ithllbarb 2 lbs. 15c.
Apples 5c lb.
Bananas 15c lb.
Lemons 4"c Ih.
Oranges 50'o 7i'c doz.
Urapc fruit 3 rr 2Vc; 2 for 35c
Nrgar.
Cane siljiai $ :iKe7.2S
Hour.
Soft wheat $s. 20 lib!.
Hani federation- 20 bbl.
. , .'oii1lry
Clijhens 251 :i2c lb; i t
Mcul nnd l''ifi.
'ih of boil I 2 i M 16c.
Chops and steaks 2s'i 3iic.
Hitman (strifliy fnsli) 4nc
Halibut 35c lb
t'lanis-inc lb.
Ciabs- 35 V" 4"e Ih
Barley 76 l 8c.
Clover seed S2U.00 6i 37. 5o.
Mrd SI2.25.
lilbs S13.75. '
Bellies $15.12.
Onion Supply In
Portland Short:
Eggs in Demand
Mi ft : s-.
AiA
Ml 1
N.K.West&Co.
La Grande's Leading Store
for Over 25 Years
gaining PjV.i-
ady. IS
ra!wMin.. mm 1 1
- Stocks Display-
horm Reversal
In Wall Street
I POItTI.AXI). Ore.. Apr. 30 (AP)
I With Tcxus falling to supply I he
demand In large markets und new
jcrop California onions moving
(eastward In the emergency, thrs
j vegetable has become so short .of
i supply locally that a car of Or'
j iron yellow danvers, started far
. t'allfornin. has been ordered . re.
'shipped lo Portland nnd Is ox
j pected the first of the week.
Cnbhnges are also In supply
I '-rc fur below the demand, an 1
i Texas and California stocks are
j holding ;:t SC. 00f7 6.50 per cwt. Na
1 new districts are shipping In.
t Butter demand Is active und
j prices nro firm with no change in
; cube prices excepting a half-cent
.decline for firsts.
10?gs ure also in good demand.
Kirsta are advanced a cent to 22
i cents today following yesterday's
jdalrv exchange meeting.
I Hogs and venl prices are sti!)
1 weak nnd demand slower than
.usual. ' 'lev prV.-s ire steady
i4itri.A vii i.ivi-:srofK
' PORTLAND. Ore.. Apr. 30 (All lit ttsstl WWW U
iicceiots for week uuproxiiiiat.- I l-ouis ilirsi, hardware dealer oj
ly: 22Mi cattle: 4'jo calves; 4 luO ' Madison. Wis., has bettered the rec
bogs; 2660 sheep. or'' never tnis:lug a Jtolary meet
(,'itttle Compared' week ugo:j lug ill nine years set by M. J. Car
Most grades beef steers and she i roll of Kokoino, Illd. "Iiule"
stock 25 to 6uc lower; ' di-cline UUive) hiisn't missed a mccti( In
fully cheeked at close. Bulls mi-, ' Madison in II years.
changed: vealers l.no1.60 low- '
er: practical t"l. best steels. ,
$lo.25; choice 756 to 9s pound
steers und heifers. 111. 00: full-
fornia grass fed steers. Sln.cil;;
with helfeiettcs SS.C" and eoa
S7.50; grain fed cows up to JX.o-l.
Bulk prices: slaughter steers. SK.75
10.25; fat cows. S5.25(7.75;
heifers. 7.00 4i S. 50; low cullers
and cutters. 1.1.5" 5.25: medium
culls. $5.256.25: good and choice
vealers. 1 1 1.00i 12.50.
Hogs Compared week ng:
Market 75c to SI "0 lower, except
on feeding pigs: these around 25c
off: little out in trade: late top.
light butchers. fli.6(l; bulk 2'iu
to 240 pound averages, im.ni j
10.25 with extreme heavies do v.ll
to Is. 50: feeding pigs. i i .."
12.00; most packers. S7.0O4I 7.50.
Sheep Compared with we.-k
ago; Most classes ubout steady:
bulk spring lambs. SI 4.mifit 16.(":
sborn old crop otferlngs notstric
ly choice, up to SI 3.0": shorn
yearlings. Sll.oo: few clipped cw s
15.50 (ii 6.50. ;
The phrase about the moon be-
To keep me styles ... .... ..... . . .. vvw mwe ,.
TODAY And MONDAY
All Odds und Ends 111 fllsconllniied
.HATS - UllKSMKH - HWKATKUS .'CAPS - SllUKS
WASH Hl'ITS WILL UK SOLO
For $1.00 Each
NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
Better Merchandise Lower Prices
And
POIMI..X: PIIOIH'CF.
PflltTl.A.S'l). Ore.. Apr. 30 JAPli
Butter steady: firsts 'ie duv.nj
Kxtia cubes, city. 4 "('?' standard,
3!)c: prime flints. SSic; flists. 3!:c:
creamery prices: prints 3c nbove!
cube s'andards. Ilutterfat 40-?.
f. o. b. Portland.
.Milk steady. Itaw milk ( I "
cent). $2.3" cwt. f. o. b. Portion I.
Kggs steady. Current reclpti.
2": fresh medium. 2"e: fresll
standard firsts. 22c: flesh slalld-
i nrd extras. 23c.
1 Poultry steady. Heavy hens. 2 5
! Si 20c: light. 2"?21c; springs
nominal: broilers. sosiSIc: Pekin
I .ill." i-nlnn it tintnlll.
,.(.1.;;lniH..ntmu..Ir..,,rroWlj tUrkr;. "nouViniif; ftfosst .1.
37c.
NKW YOltK, Apr. 30 ( A I' ).."
stork prircs tlisphiycfj anothw
icomplitf reversal of form toduv,
st'llinR off shin ply in tin.' lust hour
iiftT an early period of stretiKtli.
1 lle.ir tratlirs .concent in ti-tl .it
first on t". S. Steel eomniun. which
j was hammered below 6 to a
new low on tl. current down
swing. Oeneral .Motors fell from
j mi early hiph of 101 to around
I sit. when it encountered good
buyinj? support.
Seliinf,' pressure rns part it-ul iir
i ly effective ag-ainst Houston OH,
j Colorado l-'uol. International Coin-
l"ion and Continental IJuhln
"A."
Knrly irnins In lisourl Pacific
fustics was substantially reduced
iind iieavlneHs developed In Nev.
Vork (er..ral, Xew Ji-ivon anil
thep rail 8. Texas and Pacific
recovered n slarp ffain and thi
r.tfjo f ;reut WcsLern ifsuea touched
new liili prices. The closing w:ih
i regular. Total rules upproxt
mated 1 .000,00(1 shares.
A New
Telephone
Directory
will be issued soon;
Install a telephone and get '
a listing in the directory.
Home Independent Telephone Co.
WOOl, UU'OItT
1IOHTON.
I 'oiunu'reliil
Apr. 30 ' .T'..
Jtullctin ludiiy suy.H1.
- A inerlcnn-imub motion ptcturo
films yi'iit nbroiid last year had a
tffil h-iiKth of more than 214,000,
0'o feet. .
An eastern patnr reslj-'ned be
enuse the emitrrorrntlim insisted on
I'luireii support. Tho:.-( wild parlies
nlwnyn do ejiuse trouble.
ii'ri'pul'ii' In the eastern wool mur-
ket. with whatever price ten
J drncy there may be in lavor u;
. 'the buyer, although the market is
Gas'itio1
t.n inline
i euuhii, retail.
m;v YfitK rut rr
Ni:V ViliK. Apr. 5(1 ( A I )
.iip'ilitt'-tl apple, pt lines, npri-
pots and p aches Htrudy and uu-chanK-'d.
! m rri;urAT
SAN IMiANCISCtl. Apr. :to (AP)
liuit-iTut I. o. b. San l-'i tim tHco.
('orksercwH ure wild to have lun-n
invented in I M by the Heventecn-y.tir-ild
daiiht- r of a Krench
bhicrisiuiili hi the village or Tern
a n(.
104, Chops Wood
r - $A
:
f t V
v-i''.", " - ' M
Wu
not mulertally clmitRed. su far ii
' prices ko. Ill the west, wiles f j
tin1 new clip have been coin) am-'
j lively small, une Inrpi- ann (r:i-1
Hon of clips Iwimr Kold In South-1
1 eru t'tith t 263 to 2Tc, eUlvu!-'
ent to SMc. more or lews, clean tit
j Host on for fair Krench coiubln :
, fin' und fine medium wools.
. ! "Win f iirii markets are falrlv
steady. I'.ys are now turned lo
, london v. heiv only I24.tn0 bahs
t will be offered in the third co
I loniul sale.
1 "The plei'e Roods market it slow
but there arc some reports of im
provement and there is no doubt
that the situation is very lhiiil
nnd healthy.
"Mohair i steady on modonr.e
demand."
The Commercial bulletin tody
publishes the following wool Mu
tation: Scoured liiisls: Onuii Norl !.
cm. $ I. or. it i.oT; fin and fin -medium
clothing. vall
No. I. !Mii Sc.
Mohairs: Original bair avcrape
li moiilhs. Oreiron, 504i 52c.
Ouiond. local, steady ul $3.7&'
7.0O.
l'otutot-fl steady at $ t.flw l.Sft.
Sodium nlirate si r'iu:t heiw spind
linr veKetable seedlings and pr.
dileeri the desired fuliae cob.r. A
stdutimi I'lMlsistillK of 1 mi nee ef
nltnite of soda to each j-'jilbm nf
water has been successfully applied
at the Oregon statiuu li tntnfni'in
weak Ki'ttwiiiK and disjeobired eat..
oap, lomicp Jinn nuuai" im-w
fntn vigorous prowtnK plunts huv
iiiK normal leaf culor.
1
.v.1 .
it
( liei,ni uooil every tluy is Just
like enrins tlncc stiaro tnesls for
t'lia.vim Corihon ZclulKoff, who Is
104 ve.irs nN. XelnlkolT. who Is
relcleul of the Jewish Old
Folks' homo In Winnipeg. -Omans,
snys his motto ulwavs has bean
"No hurry, no worry," and Hint
he. doesn't smoke, -but driuka a
llttlo.
lllK'At.O LIVESTOCK
flllfAOll, Apr. 3H (AP I". X
IH pi. rim. nt ot ABrleultorvl.'
Hops r 4.HII0: sciitteiina: siile
showeii little nitu'ket chitnKc; top.
III. oil; several losils 140 to 2'
p.. mi. I. tii.?5 1 1. no.
futile Inn: compared Willi
week huo: fed steers, yearlings
Ineluillns yeurlloK lieifers. 21 !
4oc IiIkIht: closi; lictlve Rilvnnct :
most fut cows sternly to stromt:
vealers 1."0 U: prlnut lieuvy
steers. 1 4.011: practical lop.
S 1 .1.75 : lonff yenrllnics. $l2.t'i;
llclit y'Brllns. $1 1.75: ycai-llns
heifers. JIH.S5: week's hnlk prices:
fed steers. 10.24 1 1 !.0: inoit
ivelirlily offerlncs colng late
l2.tl IS. 40; yearllnp steers.
s.75aMl.oO;. - yvurllnif .. lieifers.
is. Mi lS.oti: fat cows. $.olt4i 7.
Sheep 4.000: few sheep sndl
medium to Rood sprins: Ismlsl
about steady; fnt Inmhs closing
new hlch for Trar. 75c to Jl.un
altove a week ito; sheep steady
strmif;; feedlnp and shearinTl
latnlis rractlcally abwnt: weekly
top prices: woolcd fed western I
laniPS. l".:S:'fed clipped lambs.
tliS.iS: western sprlnK lambs. 1IM
yxarllni? wethers, $15: fat wooled 1
ewes. $;i.;5: fat .clipped ewes, ft;
bulk prices: fed cstwern woolel
lambs. 1 1 4.o l 16.75; fed clipped!
Iambs, tit. J 11.00; western
spring lambs. 1 7.4 I .": clln-
ped cull lambs. 1 1 l.oon ii.;;.:
ycsrllnir wethers. 1 4.MMI I .i.lm:
wooled ewes. ll.!5l S.:5: cllppc!
ewes, 7.50si S.OO.
London Is observing the lanili
anniversary of the Invention of the
match. Mother were makini;
them Ipnir before that.
Mrs. Joseph O. tllasscm-k. of
edcrsburlt. lod.. received one
dollar from n man-111 luiymcnt for
half a, wutrrnivlon stolen fruui her
father's farm to )ars uu.
into vigorous KroniiiK p.unis ,
iiiK normal leaf color.
k3 ! WM if
r,i i -mm
t:, New rlk tturmii w
mi iK Otitic, made unite ,1 j r
pU.xir at 1 lie nmiu.it Hlti
!niiiV Iwll In cvv York ff
CiiyVhcn slic np)HMrct ,n i
this nttracttvc lystumc.
LA GRANDE
NATIONAL
BANK
1&S7-1!27 '
Forty Vcnrs Service
Sound
Progressive
Reliable
I ms A Large Choice ol
! g Appetizing Foods JM
g CAFETERIA SERV WE jj
mlm Fountain Service at All
v LAVENDER fff
JLmJI Somincr Hotel BUIg. J
Grande
Rondc
Hospital
La Grande, Ore.
!l!
Accredited Nurses
-1 Training School
W ILL )lEVEiYI- M'l'LlCATlUSS :
From ;pi'osiui-tiye stinluiits to fill a lim
itftl iiuiiiImt t;f vacant'it-s. f you are a
High Sfliotil graduate and t-aii show otl.
er lieeessary tiiialificiititing your njipliea
tion will, he given; 'careful roiisideration.
. , .li'rox Aiijiliriilinns to
iiuiHjrinlcmlcnl (,'. j,,,,,'
f La U ninth, On;