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Monday., January 26, 1931
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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CITY DYE WORKS
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