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Page Two Monday., January 26, 1931 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE I V3v ffii.HH'. ', '".' 1 Home HILL'S A Good riuco to Trailo Owned Store 1 T'---' MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WHEAT - ' " - - . Open IIIrU I.nw Close Mnr. fold) :'. .JU5i Mi-H, .". :' (new) ... .78 .! ,Vh .7H iMay (olil).. MH ' -t JMH i"m'!4 C new) ', -K-'i -"-'-Si v July Bl-5,J .115;, .(il',4 . .JUHiQ ('Man. .... ;':mt i"i July h Open .. es (18 .01 I'OItTLAM) WHEAT - . lllcll .Co .UK Ml Low MX .(iK .VI Close .01 Butter Market Steady; Eggs Down 2 Cents PORTLAND, Jan. 20 W Whole sale butter market opened today in a strong technical position at un changed prices with dealers readily I aodoruuiK receipts in excess oi the 'normal retail requirements for ship ment to eastern markets from which j Inquiries for Pacific coast butter were active. 1 Egg market opened easy with quo tations 2 cents lower on all grades under Influence of over production, both locally and nation-wlda. The lower prices stimulated movement through retail channels. Quote: ex tras 18c, standards 17c, medium lGc and pullets 10c. - - Country dressed moatB and poulti-y opened at steady quotations but turnover was light for the beginning of the week. i Newly offers in the fresh fruit and vegetable market was fine quality ! hothouse rhubarb from Denver at ' 01.25 to 1.75 a box. New Walla Walla Bplnnch was get Itlng a good call at SI. 25 per 18 lbs. in competition with camorntn stock at $2.5Q $2.75 per 40 pound crate. Rhubarb was quoted 25 cents high er at 1.25ffr$1.76 a box. Wholesalers were stocked with seed potatoes and pushing sales at quota tions ranging from 2 to 2 cents a pound according to variety. Onion sets, Q'2 to 1 cent? a lb. and carrots, $3.00 to $3.25 per 5 dozen crate, were featured among the week's new offerings. ' ! iiiiiii iiiMin in nil ! i iii ii imii wi ! 1 1 ! mi i i ii w 'iHiMiMiiiiil HfflWWaMli Wi'llHTIIW I Sausage, Smelt, Hamburger All Quoted Lower Grain Markets Weaker During Week of Jan. 24 A reindeer herd being driven from the Teller district of Alaska to Can ada increased by 2.200 animals en route, with 350 miles yet to go. Greeley, Colo., 4-H members ob tained large potato yields In dry farming areas this year, one getting Last Times TODAY To See ... ........ lt DICTUM t 4 HE SEARCHED THE WORLD OVER FOR A SPARK OF HAPPINESS AND FINALLLY FOUND IT IN HIS OWN BACK YARD Continuous Shows Every Day 1:00 til 11:00 '..I -u;itl I ANtT CHAR.LES m mi Along with the general trend of lower! nur nrleea on arncorv and rruat produce, sausago is being quoted at j 24, influenced by larger domestic of WASHINGTON. Jan. 26 Domestic grain markets developed a weaker tone during the week ending January 22 cents' and homburiicr nt 20 cents. 1 IcrlnRS mid further declines In for t wheroas both wero formerly quoted at olgn markets, according to the weekly 26 cents a pound. : ; prain 'mnrket review, of tho United f Bmclt ha. aropped from 20 cents "ate. bureau of agricultural cco f: to 10 cents slnoo becoming, more ,1DmIC0- K plentiful. . Smelt are running up the I Wheat prices wero hold fairly Ji Columbia at present and are shipped steady, but tho market had an cosier g to La Grando. from Columbia river tono " result of continued rela- points, i'n.y roacn tne pens: oi tnoir t - miuiuUs. w. vho oc i run In February. LA GRANDE RETAIL MARKETS 6 Sugar, 100-lb. sack VMetables N. Oem potatoes, lb. ..w. Sack . j. , Parsley, bunch Ombbage, lb. Yellow onions, lb. . Cucumbers Cauliflower, lb Celery hearts, bunch . Turnips, bunch ...... Parsnips, lb.'. Lettuce, head .. Drussel sprouts, lb. H Oftrlle, lb. -iuu Spinach, lb Green pepper, aquasn.'iD. lb. . 1 son of tho year. A heavier move ment of corn In the sou bh west weak ened the market for that groin and prices declined 2 -3c per bushel at the principal distributing points. Barley declined sharply and oats tended downward. Influenced principally by : uie weatcness m corn. Kye wus lower $5.00 at most markets, following principally ithc decline in feed grains. Tho flax lio market continued dull and fcaturc 1.60 less, with prices tending downward. 6c , Wheat: The general wheat sltua 3otlon continued weak and unsettled. 2c Qood rains In the winter wheat bolt 25c in Kansas and surrounding states, to .. lBe gether with mild weather, wero favor 20c . able for the domestic winter wheat 10c! crop, and exerted a weakening in 3c fluence upon the market. Compctl 1016c tlon between Russian. Canadian and 20c . Argentine Clippers forced Liverpool 26c i prices dowm.tud and the March de .. 10c j livery closed January 23 ot SOc. 35c which was only l'c over the low 6c point reached December 20, 103O, and 10c 'only i.c over the previous low point 25c i recorded In 1804, Argentine shlp- 36c;ments totaled 2,372,000 bushels for 26c tho week, more than half or which 20c was on ' orders ppnrenlly unsold. 30c 'Australian shipments totaled 3.728,- uuu uusneis. - uincK sea sniniuenis small, totaling only 248,ooo Carrots, hunch Sweet potatoes, 3 lbs Tomatoes, lb. Rhubarb, lb New potatoes, 8, lbs, Oreen beans, lb.'. ...... :,.;.!...... v Fruit Florida eranofrult. 3 for 20cis25n ' wero Bananas, lb. lOCibusheW, but were principally of Rtjs- Apples, box . ... 60ci3.00 ;ian wheat. North American t,hip- Lemons, doz. .. 45c l ments totaled 6,652,000 bushels, most Oranges, doa 2686c !ly Canodlan wheat. Dry prunes, 80 tD 40 size. 2 lbs. 2&c The final official estimate places Dairy - (the Canadian wheat crop at 398.000.- Butter, creamery, lb. 20clooo bushels. Taking into account Eggs, doa. .26n30c)the carryover at'thc beginning of the Cheese, lb. , 29 36o season, feed ond mill requirements Honey, comb Cottago cheese, lb. Tlour Hard Federation, 49 lbs. Per barrel , 8oXt wheat, bbl. Meul Beef boll. It. Pot roast, lb. ... Chops and steaks, bl. , Mincemeat, 2 lbs Sausage, lb Hambcrgcr, lb , Fish Clams. Ib. .. ........ Salmon, lb. Halibut, lb. 26c for the current year, current exports aoe ."i wneai ana Hour tnrougn iJeccm- ber totaling about 146.000.000 bush.Ms, $1.25 the amount of Canadian wheat uvall- 4.76;nble for export and carryover at the ...... 4.00 -first or Jiumnry totaled approxi mately 250,000.000 bushels, or nearly 16c j 60.000.000 bushrls more than a year ,.15(3 17c "KO- vised official estimates now --2230c place the Australian wheat crop at , 36o i S05.000.000 bushels. A preliminary 22c (estimate of stocks of old wheat nt 22c !tne beginning of the seuson Indicated n carryover of around 16,000.000 10c bushels, which suggests a surplus of I Australian wheat available for exnoi t 30c I this season or for carryover nt tha Smelt, lb , ioc J c'se of the year, of around 176,000, rouiiry Spring, lb 20q 30c Heavy hons, lb 28c Light hens, lb. 23c 000 bushels. This would be about 80,000,000 busliels more than wns ex ported and carried over last season. The Australian government- has or dered the resumption of open trad ing, since Australian banks have de clared their Imibllity to linanee the roitix.wi) l'ltoin ( i; PORTLAND. Jan. '26 iW Rnttor stronger; (prices to retailers except croP t a guamntecd price of 73c per ho nuicuj cuues: cxirns aoe stand-i ttrds 25c; prim rirsm 24c: firsts 23c. W"io wheat prices in domestic Creamery prices: prints 3c over cube j mttrkrtR wcrp iitalned within nm standnrds. I row ranges during the week, the mur- Kggb: all grade crk 2c lower. Fresh I Oewlopcd an easier tone, largely extras 18c; aundnrds J7c; fresh me- "s u eslt ' tncrrasctl offerings, n dlums 16c; pulleU 10c. Prices to B"w mlI1liK demand, and lack of an wholesalers 2c under pries to retail-I ex'lc,t oul)t,t llt provnlltng price lev ers. I els. necelpts at the principal winter Milk: steady; raw milk (4 per cent) lw"t nmrkets totaled 3.830 cars, and 2.00 per cwt. lX'lurrcd Portland I wro cnrlV tmro Umca those of tho less 1 nor rent: grade C milk 1.60. .corresponding week a year ago. The Buiterfat delivered in Portland 22c. (l"ailty of the arrivals was generally Poultry: steady: buvlng prices) I Ki-protein of the cars tested olive hravy hens 4'4 lbs. "uc- medium; ,he Kaiww and Missouri luhorn hens 3-4'4 lbs. 14-16c; light hens ' Xari "l Kansas City. avera;;wl 11.8J 12-l3c; springs 20c: ix-kin ducks 4 i l wnt protein. lbs. and over 22-23c; colored ducks. ! l "clI'1 murxets wer quiet. No 18-18c: turKovs No. 1. 2a.3lc: DmrntW"' prices iimlnuilned ot the tal n-l8c ' level us of Hie- last few weeks. Country meats: steady; (buvlnK t'port uuunrs was poss-ime since ilo prleeB) cholco veal 14c per lb. Pork ,nn" lc Prllx' wor lx''" l"'hl 12i4-13e: choice lambs 14-15c- hcavv nb?'! t.he "Port Iwsls. nomrsilc veals 9-lOc: mmtnn 0c. , mills, however, were taklnn Onion: steady: orenon l.00nl 35. Potatoes: slendy: No. 1 graded $1.75 fi,2.00: No. 3. ti .161. so: Florida new 2.35,.2.50 per 60-lb. sack. Wool: steady: Eastern Oregon nom inal; vnlley 14-lBc; lambs 10-llc; mo hair: nominal. U. S. L. Batteries Sold on In-u red Life We buy nr trade for vour old hutterv BURGESS HATTER V & ELECTRIC STATION Opposite Ui (irande (irocery amounts of wheat nt Portland and ; moderate sales of milling and feed wheat were reported made to Culifor ,ntn. Marketings in tho Pacific Norlh ! west during the week were the heav iest since harvest according to trade i estimates, and about Mr per cent of 1 1 he 1130 crop has now bren mar keted. Receipts at Puget ?ound Columbia river terminals 'have m crenscd sharply In recent weeks, und for tho seusoii to date arc arountl 000.000 huxhels larger than for the same period last year. A large percfii tiige of these arrivals however, h:Vt gone into storage. Favorable weatnrr for spring wheat seeding and for the growth of winter wheat prevailed during the week in the principal pro ducing areas. LORIMER'S LA GUANDE CITY DYE WORKS Cleaners of Fancy Gowns Men's Suits Dry or Steam Cleaned Phone Main 72 1021.4 Depot Street SVCCERSOnS TO 1TARI1KUI1B St : V. 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