La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 08, 1931, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextII . Friday, May 8, 1931 " LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. I New Kitch Kan ICs Full H-Qiuirt Size! Convenient Foot Lever 98c Kitchen gar bage container, Green e n a m -eled outer pall, B-qt. inner pall with ball. of Step Ladder! Convenient lull Nlielf! Buy for Spring Cleaning $1.25 Made of sea soned lumber. Fully rodded and braced. Safe. Wide steps. 5-ft size. - Sauce Pan Set Hells Itefiularly for -flfta Buy Th one 3 Plet-of, Only 49c O o o d quality A 1 u m 1 n u m Pans 1, l'3 and 2-qt. sizes. Convenient bandies. i ram G2 WARD'S ALWAYS SELLS FOR LESS Phone Main 18 1101-3 Wash. La Grande, Ore. I 'S'' Ball Bearing ower Lawnl Four keen - cutting 14 - inch blades. Self-adjusting ball bearing 10-inch open wheel. Cuts quietly, evenly, and easily. We feel that you can't duplicate this mower for less than $10.00. Get it now! , And You (ftp Pay Only $D.UU 3-Pc. Suite Sfl.fl,85 Combination All Wooil Carvings to Monthly, Sniull Carrying Charge Here's one of the outstanding values of Homo Furnishing Week I Pull size Bed, spsclous Chest, with a choice of the French Van ity or the 45-Inch Dresser. Figured maple adds a note of contrast. A Spring Mattress! (lives Krai Sleeping Rent! $14-95 Resilient springs In many lay ers of all felted cotton. Cov ered In flguro Dobestry. Axminster 9x12 Rugs tn 1M0 Were 9 Mure! $24-95 SI noun. $1 Weekly Nmall 1'urrjlug Charge ALL WOOL. SEAMLESS I Floral unci Oriental dMlgn.H. Hlcll colors. Full Size Metal Bed Brmvn Eiiniurl I'lnLsH $6-95 A rral Homo Furnishing bar gain I Strong frame, well braced. Decorated panel. 64 Inches. J Gas Heater For Water! Double rop)er Toll: $9-75 For quick healing of water In range boilers. Cast nn Ja panned Jacket. 1U In. nigh. Guaranteed Garden Hose 50 ft. $3.95 llullt Like 11 Corel Tire 3-year guaranteed ht-test Gar den Hose. Red molded. Non kinking. Complete with noele. Telescope Fishing Rod Well Cork Grlpl $1.98 Length adjustable from 39 In. up to about 0 feet. Flexible I 3teel snake guides. Fishing Line Hcmilne Twisted C'litly-linnk, fiO-ynid Spoolsl - 35c Pino quality Irish Linen I 18 Jbs. tested . Oreon or nat ural colors. Camp Stool 1930 l'ricc Tor Klmllnr One Won 91.301 Buy hi Hummer (Sale 75c Red 6 1 e e J frame. Red and gold ptrlped ducksoat dur ablc. Folding. Ward-O-Leum A Special ll-I'oot Willi h Ileal Value nt This Price Running Foot 25c K n nmcl sur face, thick felt bnHo. Floral and tllo tle-signs In variety of colors. Tennis Balls New Wilson llulU. Approved by T. S. L. T. A. 39c EACH Fresh, Uvo bnlls that bound off tho racket llku bhoti.1 All Linen Towels . . . Fat Color Borders 6 for 89c PmchftM'd fipecinlly for Homo PumlnhliiR Week. Kitchen VovtlB 16x30 in., hemmed. Stock, up! MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WHEAT Open Uleh Low Clou May (old).... 824 .82 MZ, .82i (new) 84 , JHJ4 : M M July 1 .61 .Ki-i .61 .fl2'4 Sept.... .61 .62J4 .61 -02'4 Her. .00 .64Jj . M FOBTLANli WHEAT . Open men tjw ciom May 68 .68 .08 ' .68 J"l.v 38'4 .58V4 JHH'h MVg Hri't .5'i ,57Vi FEW CHANGES IN PRICES IN STATE MARKET PORTLAND, May 8 VP) Tone of j 98.00. Cows, good (5.75 06.00, com. mon and medium $4.76 $5.75, low cutter and cutter $2.60$4.75. Bulls (yearlings excluded) S5.00s5.60, cut ter, common . ana medium $3.75 . 95.00. ve&Jers. milk fed, good and cnoice, $8.50e $9.50. medium 7.00 $8.50, cull and common $4.50$7.00. the wholesale butter market was 1 Calves 260-600 lbs. good and choice steady ana tne egg situation re- $7.00( $8.50, common and medium ....... bu.,J v.uu...C RU..UI1- 9t.t-' '.W. aer way toaay wnn ruling quotations Hogs: 160, Including 76 direct, on both products at the same figures steady. (Soft or oily hogs and roasting pigs excluded. Light lights 140-160 pounds $6.76 $7.75. Light weight 160-200 lbs. $7.50 a $7.75: 180- 200 lbs. $7.50r$7.75. Medium weight -UU---U IDS. $0.5U$70: 220-250 lbs. $6,250 $7.25. Heavy weights 250-600 lbs. $6.00fi $7.00: 200-350 lbs. $5.25 $6.50. Packing sows 276-600 lbs. $4.50 have held for more than a week I without change. i Moderate receipts of butter were readily cleared through Jobbers to , Doth retailers and shlppere. Heavier egg receipts than usual i mare supplies In excess of demand ! and much of the stock continued to i move at prices slightly shaded under i ut $6.60, ! nuotatlons. , sheeD: . 200: steariv. QimtA.. Country dressed meat and poultry I tlons on shorn basis except spring uiuiftcHi ujkhcu wcun uuun uumcuw inniD3 spring jomDS $o$B.oo, me of liberal receipts with more off grade , dlum $6.75 e $8.00. Lambs go lbs. down olferlngs than usual. However, though ' $6.00 ft $6.50, medium $4.76 m $6.00, all dealers' supplies were somewhat ex-I weights, common $3.7584.75. Yearl ncsalve, meat quotations were main-1 ing wothers 80-110 lbs. $3.50$4.76; lalncd excepting op veal, quoted at j 120-160 lbs. $2.00i?$2.75, all weights, w puuitu, 72 cuii ana common $i.uu$.uu. cent downward spread from previous , top quotation still paid for best qual- j " PORTLAND PRODUCE " Price changes on poultry centered Portland. May8P Butter: off rnt i9'Cen T wmlo '5 broilers, quoted at 10 to 20 cents, down 1 to 2 cents due to an unusual run to' small sizes. Wholesale fruit and vegetable quo tations were generally maintained throughout the list excepting on as paragus, offered at 00 cents to $1 a dozen bunches, up about 15 cents, as result of better shipping demand re ducing local market supply. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, May 8 OT Cattle 35, calves 10, calves and vealera 60c or more lower; others steady. Steers 600 000 lbs. good $7.35 4$ $7.75, medium $6.75 tii $7.36, common $5.75 ft $6.76; 900-1100 lbs. good 86.76W 87.40, me dium $6.60$7.2&. common $5.76 & $8.60; 1100-1300 lbs. good $7.26 (J $7.76, medium $5.76 a $8.76. Heifers 550-800 lbs. good $7.00 ia 87.60, me weak; quotations unchanged. country meats: veal quoted at lKc spread lower; market easy; (buying prices; cnoice veais u-ll'AC, Poultry: heavy hens lc lower from top and broiling hens l-2c lower. (Buying prices) alive heavy hens over 4S4 pounds 19-20c; medium hens 3'A- f2 pounos 10c; ngnt nens iac; col ored broilers 2 pounds and over 25 28c; white broilers 19-20c; young pek In ducks 4 pounds and over 32c; old 25c; colored ducks, 16c; turkeys No. 1, 25-32C, Milk, mohair, nuts, cascara bark, hops, butterfat, onions, potatoes, wool and hay steady and unchanged. DECLINE IN EXPORT SALES SEATTLE, May 8 P) A heavy de cline in export sales of 222 mills re porting to the West Coast Lumber. mm'. afuuv.IHt.lnn fni th. iuaaIp dlum 8.0Orff7.OO. common 65.00 w j lng jy 2 waa announced today by Hie association, wnicn atinoucea $1.00 Ends Rheumatism New Medicine Guaranteed To Free Your Muscles and Joints In Less Thnn a Week or Money-Back 444444J . .... . ( T,A fJRANnK " RETAIL MARKETS 44$$$44444Q . $5.70 4 44 Sugar, 100-lb. sock Vegetable N. asm potatoes, id, 8ack - frirsley, bunch Cabbage, lb Yellow onions, lb. Cauliflower, lb. Cucumbers ... Turnips. 2 bunches Lettuce, neaa Garlic, lb Spinach, lb. Green pepper, lb. Carrots, 2 bunches Yams. lb. Tomatoes, lb. Rhubarb, 6 lbs ; New Potatoes. 3 lbs Asparagus. 2 lbs. Green Peas, 2 lbs. Onions, 3 bunches Fruit Florida grapefruit, 3 f or - Sananaa, lb. Apples, box Lemons, doz. 1 1- ..- 85c ; 6c - 8c 3c 15c 15c 16c in, it.. s 15c - 12',4o 25c 25c 15c 25c I 20c 250 10c ..60c $3.00 99c Oranges, doz 25 1? 85c Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 8 lbs. . 25c Strawberries, box ; 15c Dairy Butter, creamery, lb 27c, 2 lbs. 66c uneese, id ......... ..v o Honey, comb .... Cottage cheese, lb. 26c 200 ECUS Ucocos, doa. . 18c Fresh extras, doa. 16 17c Medium, doz. 13c Mixed, doz. ... 15c Floui Hard Federation, 40 lbs. . $1.25 j . Per barrel 4.75 8dft wheat, bbl. 4.00 Beef boll. Pot roast, It, lb. Meat Chops and Bteaks. Mincemeat, 2 lbs. Sausags, lb. Hamberger, lb Ham, lb. - bl. . Flsb Salmon, lb. (fresh) ... Halibut, lb. (fresh) Poultry Heavy hens, lb. Ught hens. lb. Spring, lb. 16c 16917c ...22 30c 860 22c 20c 230 350 86c 28c 25c 20 a 30c Bears Stampeded In Today's Trade NEW YORK, May 8 fP) Another stampede of the bears gave the stock market a swift upturn late In today's trading. Advances of $2 to $4 a share were numerous, and tradlne became so feverish the ticker fell a few min utes behind transactions. - It was the sharpest advance since &ne vioiet upswing ox a week ago, decrease of about .15,700,000 feet un der the previous week to the "gen- when tho market suddenly turned, af- ,4 m v wjjuimuu. w wunu j wr recovering a lour year low. Trod- . , ,' 'Jtn was extremely dull until after-. A total of 341 mills operated at noon. 44.73 per cent of capacity as com- - Shares gaining about $2 to $4 in pared to 45.06 per cent of capacity eluded U. 8. Steel, American Tele the previous week and 69.57 per cent phone, American Can. Radio, North during the same week last year. American, General Electric, Wool- Por the first 17 weeks of 1931 these worth, Montgomery Ward, Consolidate mills havo operated at 40.34 per cent t ed aas, Bethlehem Steel and Baltl- of capacity as compared to 64.81 per cent ior tne same period in 103U. During the past 22 weeks orders for 221 mills have averaged 11.75 per cent over production. - CIITOAOO LIVESTOCK . CHICAGO, May .8 W) U. S. D. A.) Hogs 16,000; good and choice 100-210 lb. weights $7.10((V7.20. , Cattle 2,000; calves A ,000; slaughter cattle and vealers: steers good and choice 600-1600 lbs. $7.75 2 80.50; veal ers good and choice $7.5099.00. - Hneep 13,000; choice wooled lambs more and Ohio. Auburn surged up more than $20 a share to above $240. Total sales exceeded 2,000,000 shares. TIGERS DEPART ,, F0R STATE MEET AT CORVALLIS Printed and Plain Silk dresses $g.90 Summer colors and cool, refreshing styles for the hottest days. Dresses with jackets . . . suits . . . short-sleeved and sleeveless dresses for sportswear and for afternoon . i .. evening dresses with short jackets in the same or a con trasting c lor. Flat crepe, canton crepe, shantung, chiffon and georgette . . . all at this remarkably low price. J. C. PENNEY CO., inc. 1307-1309 Adams Ave. La. Grande, Ore. Think of the Joy of waking up In the morning without any rheumatic aches or pains without stiff, swollen Joints or sore, lame muscles. And that Joy Bhould be yours a f)l bottle of Ru-Mu is absolutely intRrantecd to end all misery In your j bones, muscles and Joints, caused by rucumntlo poisons, in less than a week or your money back. - No - long, discouraging wait- while tho pain goes on; Ru-Ma eases naln ! tho first day. Magically your mus cles and Joints Umber up, swelling pear, away go limping and hobbUiE j g Chlloquin, (Commerce, Grant, Jefferson, Prank- here by car and were met by Baker, tt. . r .., i Falls, Long Creek, La Grande, Mc- r yi . . i MinnvUle, Mllwaukie, crutches and canes, That Is why Red Cross Drug Store and other local druggists invite every rheumatic sufferer to try Ru-Ma un der an Iron-clad guarantee of money back If It does not completely end Hill Military, Jefferson, Klamath I University High (Eugene) and West Linn. 1 Mnrshfleldi ' The Ontario track team Is en route The list of entries to date: Albany. Medford, Nehalam. North Bend, O'-! to Corvallis today. The coach and Amity, AlSea. BaV CltV. Bpfl.VOt-tr.rt. Dull fln.lnnrl ftt-Ptrrm drv OntaHn 1 Vile xrfn asanmniinlpri hv PrnVil nolft held above $9.75; Iambs 90 lbs. down 1 Bend, Coqullle. Crook county. Cottage Pendleton. Prairie City. Portland i vaulter. 'and Storey, weights, arrived enrvri nnrl fholn AO nfls Q Q(- miwlliim . Ornvn nnrvallla nhmnam. -t. n...i i r i . , i . ni.A- 88.00r,i $9.00; 91-100 lbs. medium to Dallas, Dufur, Eugene, Forest Grove! cnoice 9.7o$u.7o; an weignts com- rhcumatlsm. -Adv. Boy's All Wool Slip-over Sweaters Size 8 to 18 98c mon,$6.76w$8.00; ewes 90-150 lbs medium to choice $2.50$3.76; all weights cull and common $1.60 ( $2.50. SUO.VR AND FLOUR PORTLAND, May 8 VP) Sugar: Btoady; (sacked basis) cane, fruit or berry $4.70 per cwt, Boet sugar $4.60 per cwt. Flour: steady; (city delivery prices) family patents, 49s $4.60: whole wheat, 49s $4.70; graham. 49s $4.60; bakers' hard wheat, 98s $6.20; bakers' bluestem patents, 98s $5.30; pastry flour, 98s $4.50. lln T.tnnnln WaeHlnrrnn Tln-ncnn I rKcitc wrhr, am thla far nn- t.hn Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Orlswold Un- Roosevelt) Roseburg, Rlvcrton, Rogue train but who Joined the others for Ion. Garibaldi, Harlan Hood River, River, Salem, Scappoose, Tillamook. I the remainder of the trip. lUTTKIlFAT SA FRANCISCO, May 8 VP) But terfat f. o. b. San Francisco 26c. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. May 8 VP) Wheat close: May 67; July 87'; October 88. NEwYPRKbTrlRE I II PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND, Ore., May 8 VP) Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestem 60c. Soft white 69c. Western white 69c. Hard winter 66c. Northern spring 66c. Western red 66c. Oats: No. 2-38 lb. whlto $22.00. Today's car receipts: wheat 59; barley 1; flour 21; corn 3; oats 1; hay 1. WINNIPEG WHEAT WINNIPEO May 8 VP) Wheat closo: May 61',; July 62Vi: October 63. Cash: No. 1 hard 62: No. 1 north ern 81 ,; No. 2 northern 58; No. 3 northern, 53. MOTHER'S DAY Greeting Cards Framed Mottoes Picture Plaques Sugar and Creamers Ice Box Sets Powder Jars Bath Salts Beautiful Gifts for Mother SUNDAY, MAY 10 LA GRANDE BOOK and STATIONERY CO. 1114 Adams Ave, Grande Ronde Meat Co. PACKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MT. EMILY PRODUCTS Gity Grocery and Market Main 75-50 Hoover Market and Grocery Main 755-94 Economy Grocery and Market Main 573-48 Fir Street Market & Grocery Main 700 E B AT a chocolate or light up avoid a cough or reach for a cigarette improve your wind do. as you please. UT, when you eat a STEAK, try one from the Jerry Veach Baby Beef. Grande Ronde Valley products. Better and cost you no more. Bacon 19c lb. Lean streaked. Bacon Ends 15c lb. Just right for Seasoning.. Hams 21c lb. Mild cure. Small. Lard Bring your pail. 10c lb. Special 27c lb. Convenient 1st Action 2nd Action In the Mix fTf in the Oven Bake Now wJLV Any Time Mix Now, Bake When Wanted 27c lb. Special i. Healthful Contains: CALCIUM PHOSPHATE . The Bone Builder MINERAL SALTS The Body Builder Ask Your Doctor Laboratory Demonstration Saturday! Van Camps Pork & Beans These are full 18-oz. tins and are not to be confused with the 16-oz. tins that are being sold as medium. Special, 3 for 25c Crystal White Soap The family standard. Buy all Q you want. Per Bar . OC Pineapple Slightly broken in syrup. 2i,i Tins, 3 for ... 49c Flour Made in La Grande from Grande f Ronde Valley Wheat, 49-lb. Bag OuC Monarch Macaroni, Spaghetti and Noodle Regular package, 3 for 19c Turnips Fresh California, large bundles, each 5c