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Newspaper Page TextPage Sfct nsr if "l GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FA GRANDE, ORE, Monday, January 25, 1932 Wheat Offerings jMeet With Good Domestic Demand ,5 WASHINGTON (Special) Domestic cash wheat markets were mostly steady during the week ending Jan. 22 according to the weekly grain mar ket review of the U. 6. bureau of ag ricultural economics. The moderate offerings were meeting a good de mand from mills and prices at the I, At the first of January the world' available supply of wheat, comprised largely of North American wheat and flour, showed an increase of around 60,000,000 bushels over th corres-1 ponding figure a year ago and totaled uao.uoo.uug Dusneis. i n is was a rec ord amount for that date. Stocks in Mar. the U. S. arc still large and around jviuy' 00,000,000 bushels larger than a yenr-jjv ago, after allowing for domestic utlll-' sept. and for the wheat und flour exported from July to December. Canadian MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WHEAT Open .ony, HlRh .50 Low Close .5(1 K, si .an', 57', .5H,J4 BH .51) supplies are a little less than a year.juiv oko. The new crop Is now officially , ... ..... t uHLiiiiuieu ui. dmpitf.uuu uwuvia, w.ai.h. Close of the period averaged higher Bbout 6.000,000 bushels above the No- ' man a weejc ago. reea grains wuio Vember estimate. steaay witn ine unusuauy iigns m ferlngs about equal to current trade PORTLAND WHEAT Open men Low Close .01 .ta .8314 Ji () .nuyH .mm .KVi Ml Ml .01 Steady Tone In Butter Market; v Rhubarb Lower Ralph Guldahl Takes Arizona Open Under Par FORTLAND, Jan. 25 (IP) General I PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 25 (IP) A trading in the butter market suggests tall and youthful professional from a steady tone locally. No changes in uetrott, Kaipn uuiaani, wxtay neia open market values were suggested, btrengen is snown m spots on ac count of the increased call. the Arizona Open golf championship because of his disregard for par. After snooting an opening rouna ior a ot, needs. Rye was firmer with wheat, while nax strengtnened sngnuy un der continued light offerings and a steady but limited crusher demand. - There was little change in the gen eral wheat market situation during the week. Unsettled economic con ditions continued to restrict Interna tional trade and the principal deficit wheat areas were still depending to a larger extent than usual on local supplies. Milling restrictions are be ing modified however, effective Feb ruary 1, Italian millers may Import 30 per cent of their bread wheat re quirements and 80 per cent of their durum wheat milling needs. These percentages compare with G per cent and 60 per cent respectively, now In effect. Export demand for North Am erican wheat has fallen off with in creased offerings from the southern hemisphere. Argentine and Austra lian shipments for the week totaled about 7,260,000 bushels. Black sea shipments were over 1,600.000 bushels, of which 304,000 bushels were Rus sian wheat. North American ship ments decreased to around 6,000,000 bushels, Stocks on ocean passago have Increased to 40,000,000 bushels. Wheat Stocks Smaller V Total world wheat stocks, exclusive of Russia and China appeared to be somewhat smaller than a year ago. i CHICAGO CORN Open M'gh .40-14 Supplies at the first of January in that country ap pear to be around Sj3.000.000 bushels Mtir ouiKl !My 40i,4, Complete data of the carry-over of Uuiy .4a.4'4fi old wheat In the southern hemisphere Sept. "!."L "'"" t' at the first of January ai'e not avail- j . able, but trade and official estimates Indicate a decrease of around 68,500,- areas. Dry weather during the week 000 bushels. Llttlo definite data are favored completion of harvest in Ar- avallable for European countries, but gentlna. In the U. S. the winter supplies of native wheat ar0 reported wheat crop was reported In a satis- to bo unusually low as a result of factory condition except in Western milling restrictions. European port Kansas and Nebraska, where stands stocks have recently shown some do- ! aro poor. Warm weather is forcing crease. suKeestiiiK a larger movement growth In the Ohio valley and in- into consuming channels. Stocks in i creasing the danger from a sudden Oreat Britain are still above those of !drop in temperatures. In the Pacific There was no chantre in the een- which set a Son Marcos record. Gul- !eral basic price in the egg trade here ! dahl played the final round of the ror tne weeirs opening, weakness is wunuuneuii yieruny over me Phoenix Country club course in tnree unaer par. uuidahi's total for the 72 holes .41 AV4 .42 .43'4 ' , shown in spots but greater consump- Ition is again noiea. I Whtln nrfrpfl Indira tort nn rpnprnl change in the market for cheese for wae 285- ftIui included, in addition to the opening day of the week, the sit- tne, shattering rounds, a 74 and uation is sun more or less congested ,w t"u'" .... I WD a ft vb otrnkns nhnri nf Viln nuugf Over Size . . . Heavy Weight I In all centers. a year ago, but hrwc recently shown a declining tendency. Fow Forecasts As Yet But llttlo authentic Information is available on new crop conditions. The first forecast of acreage in the Pun Jab, one of the most Important wheat producing provinces of India, shows an area of 10,768,000 acres for the 1032 harvest, which compares wi th 10,709,000 acres in 1031. The condi tion of the crop was reported at 06 per cent of normal, compared with 01 per cent at the corresponding time northwest conditions are generally favorable, with a good snow cover prevailing over large sections or tne wheat belt. Domestic wheat markets strength ened during the week under a steady demand irom mills. While future prices reacted somewhat from the ad vance earlier in the week, cash prices iyiusuy neia steauy, wnn me in creased premiums offsetting the de cline in futures. Marketings of win ter wheat Increased slightly, with 2, 820 cars received at the seven lead- last year. Conditions in Europe aro ; '". w"' . rather irregular. Too rapid growth jwlJh 2'283 car8 wffk nJo and 2 880 ror the time or year was reportea in- B 7 , , , Hungary and Franco and the extreme prices of ordinary protein hard w n mild weather is forcing crops in some er wnei:t advanced l2alc during . r. tho week, although premiums for Double Feature ...LASTDAY! u. s. c. vs. ' Notre Dame Football Game' The entire game, piny by play iium uiu KiuKuii lo tiiu int gun, Co-Featured With! 1 m y. j WESLEY . - HU - I iUWm 25c WLLPT Ocneratlon r iBsTr' Blazoned across I OtlC Tho story of youth In a God loss . , . Generation Blazoned across the screen. A Grand Cast of Youngsters Mult nee Til MX LogoM ... 10c Logeft . . . lfic Ktihllcs 10c Any Time A SHOW! Coming Tuesday THAT'S DIM-'HRKNT THAT TICKMS WITH AOVKNTHRH A STKAN(;iO l'hACIO INDKKl) THIS "UNHOLY CAKOKN" Fay Wray i:sti:i.i.u T.VYi.oii WAHNEI! IIY.MIvK with jj SAMUtlGOLDWYN RONRLD iAHDEN1 high protein types were reduced as 'much as 6c In som Instances. Re ceipts of high protein wheat wore fairly large, principally from Okla homa and Texas and went direct to local mills. At tho close of the mar ket Jan. 22, ordinary protein No. 2 hard winter was quoted at 61 62c, 12 per cent at 62r&4c, and 13 per cent ot 62'c per bushel. At Omaha ordinary protein No. 2 hard winter sold at 61c and 12 1 per cent protein at BQc per bushel. Receipts at Den ver were of only moderate volume. Demand was also limited. Western mills were taking small amounts and principally tho lower protein types. At the close of the market Jan. 22, No, 2 hard or dark hard winter with 12 per cent protein was quoted at 38f-(40c, 13 per cent at 41h44c, and 16 por cent protoln at 4D52c f. o. b. Colorado shipping points. ' Coast Market Stronger j land at 78c, soft and western white at 65c, western red, hard winter and northern spring at 64ac per bushel sacked, basis No. 1. At Seattle west orn white, western red and hard win ter were quoted at 60c per bushel, sacked, with 16 per cent protein, No. 1 dark northern spring from Mon tana in bulk at 04c per bushel. Re ceipts at Puget Sound and Columbia river terminals totaled 912 cars for tho week, compared with 812 for the corresponding week last year. Cur rent arrivals were mostly either going into storage or being applied on earlier sales. Tho Vancouver market was reported quiet with No. 1 Mani toba northern quoted at C-Oc In Canadian currency, which would' bo equivalent' to 66'c in U. 8. money. I The chief source of tho trouble here! comPeUtfrmJli collected the first 'fmrwmrs to h thfi lnrtlttr1mtnn.A nr. .money OI VGOU. rerings irom idano ana Montana, in j John Perelll, of Chicago, won 9400 K2 "fHMS 522 ' card or.7N74-7r for atotal of 290. ,hh. Tiiumv n,i rv Z vooper with rounds or 71-75 jwhat Tillamook and Coos Bay are ( getting ior tneir ssock irom wnoie- isalers. " j With an already low record price in cifect, another cent a pound has 70-75. Archie Hambrick of Zanes vllle, Ohio, followed Cooper with a total of 202 for the 72 holes. Gene Sarazen, former National Open champion shot a 71-74-73-75 203 to been slashed off the buying price of .nir fift.ii ninA live chickens here by some killers. Milton Cogglns of Phoenix, the Art- xiiu new iuw uv- tu. i,lu 10 w" zona amateur cnampion, led the am- POIITLAN!) LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Jan. 25 (P) ' Cattle 2050, Including 112 direct or through; steers and she stuff weak to lower. Steers 600-000 lbs. good $5,35 (ii $5.75, medium $4.26i&5.35, common $3.00 w $4.26; 000-1100 lbs. good $5.35 Qi- $5.75, medium $4.25 (w $5.35, - common $3.00 Qt $4.25; 1100-1300 lbs. good $5.00 $5.60, medium $3.50 $p $5.00. Heifer's 558-850 lbs. good $6.25ip$5.76, me dium $4.00 ( $6.00, common $4.00 $6.00, common $3.00f $4.25. Cows good $4. 00 (u $4.60, common and me dium $3.00 (- $4.00,' low" cutter and cut ter 91.000 $3.00. Bulls, yearlings ex cluded, good and choice (beef) $3.25 (a $3.75, cutter common and medium $2.00(? $3.25. Vealers (milk fed) good and choice $7.50(.$8.60, medium $6.00 on $7.50, cull and common $4.00 $0.00. Calves 250-500 lbs. good and choice $0.00 rt $7.60, common and me dium $4.00 (i $6-00. Hogs 3400; weaker, lower, Includ ing 827 direct or through. Light lights 140-160 lbs. good and choice $4.60 r $6.10; lightweights 160-180 lbs. good and choice $5.00 & $5.10, 180-200 lbs. good and choice $6.00 & $5.10; medium weight 200-220 lbs. good and choice $4.25(ff$5.i0 220-250 lbs. good and choice $4.16 c$ $5.00; ateur entrants with a 72 hole total of 304. HERB 30 TO 19 (Continued From Page One) sidcred the lowest market on the coast. Oood shipping as well as local con suming demand Is showing for. dress- t"ot7ttt tT' A titat ed turkeys locally. Buyers are offer- 'JUoJiiiH i3JAlll(I in? un to 20c lb. for both hens and i toms. For dressed capons around 28c lb. is offered. The buying price on calf skins and kips has been reduced to the lowest price In around 47 years. Offers for The game was fairly rough with both kips and calves are now down 20 fouls called, 10 on each team, to 3c lb. j although no one was ejected from the Sharply lower prices on choice game, grado of hothouse rhubarb has been I Friday the Tigers go to Pendleton forced as a result of the greatly in-! and Saturday Wallowa plays here, creased supplies in this line. Sales are The summary: ' now being made down to 80Tvt85c peri Joseph pa FT PF TP 15 lb. box. McCully, f 2 ' 0 0 4 Ther6 is a trifle easier tone in the Aleson, f 0 0 1 0 market for country killed calves. Sales Knapper, c . 3 0 16 of top quality are being made 11 e$ , hosier, g j. 13 3 6 12c lb. generally. Sprague. g 1 1 3 3 There is quite a liberal demand in'RustielV 1 0 12 1 the market for country killed lambs' Totals 7 6 10 19 . ... T.( nrmif n TPfl TOT T3T71 TO . 7 2 2 16 and prices aro being well maintained J rande nrmmil m. 11 Ih Hnua urn o t.rlflw Lyman, f . ' Poclflc coast markets strengthened heavyweights 260-290 lbs. good and slightly, largely in sympathy with tho advance at eastern points. No new business was reported since current quotations aro well above an export basis. A fair demand for wheat pre vailed at Portland and Seattle from local domestic mills and there was some improvement In the inquiry from California buyers. Export mills wero working principally on tho Chi nese relief order and reported no new Oriental flour business. At the close of tho market Jan. 22, B. B. blucstcm hnrd white wheat was quoted at Port- GIRLS' WINTER Coats New York Store choice $4.00 $ $4.75, 200-350 lbs. good, and choice $3.85(7 $4.60; packing sows 275-500 lbs. medium and good $3.50 $4.50. Slaughter pigs, 100-130 lbs. good and choice ( ). Fecders-stockers 70-130 lbs. good and choice $3.60 (c $4.50. Sheep and lambs 1850; about steady. Lambs 00 lbs. down good and choice $4.50(fr$5.OO, medium $3.60 $4.60, all weights common $2.50 $3.60. Yearling wethers 90-110 lbs. medium to choice $2.75 (To $3.50. Ewes 120 lbs. medium to choice $1.76 (-f $2.00, 120-150 lbs. medium to choice $1.60((i $1.75, all weights, cull to com mon $1.00 ((f) $1.60. easier but there Is a very good call ior nuns. Notes of wholesale trading: Artichoke market Is Just about steady with no change In price. Hothouse tomatoes aro scarce and firmly priced. Oranges are showing shaded values. Bananas are slightly higher with a cleanup of the former surplus. Onions are a trifle dull but un changed In prlco. There remains only a nominal movement of potatoes. PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25 UP) Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestcm 76c. Soft white 61c. Western white 61c. Hard nter 61c. .Northern spring 61c. Western red 61c. Oats: No. 2 white $25.00. 1 Today's car receipts: wheat 04; bar ley 1; flour 21; corn 1; hay 3. FRISCO ritUIT ' SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 (IP) (Federal State Mkt. News Service) Apples: Washington, WInesaps xf $1.65 (.i $1.85, fancy $1.40t $1.60. Delicious xf $2.00f7($2.25. fancy $1.75 a $2.00; Kome Beautys fancy $1.26 t $1.40. Oregon: Spitzenburgs xf $2.00 r $2.25, fancy 9 1. 40 w $1.60. Newtown Pippins C grade $1.15f. $1.35, fancy 1.60ci $2.00; xf $2.00(7; $2.50. Ortleys Xf $2.00(7i$2.25. i IH'TTKKFAT SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 (ff) Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 25c. MVKIM'OOL WIIHAT LIVERPOOL Jan. 26 (IP) Wheat closed: March' 52; May 64; July 56. Exchange $3.44. sii,vi;k steady NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (!') Bar sil ver steady and unchanged at 29c. Stoddard, f ....i. 12 3 4 Corey, c 0 2 2 2 Burnett, g 2 0 3 4 Torrence, g 1 10 3 Fox, f 0 0 0 0 Baxter, f 0 Andrews, c 0 Munsell, g 0 Feuerhelm, g .. 0 Totals 11 8 10 30 Free throws: Joseph, 6 out of 10; La Grande, 8 out of 13. Score by quarters: , Joseph 3 5 6 6 19 La Grande 9 7 4 10 30 Officials: Jack Loyd, referee; Leon ard Roe, umpire; Dr. William Peare, timer. Wickersham, Early Settler, Is Dead SEATTLE, Jan. 25 (IP) Another pioneer of the wagon train days of the old west, William Q. Wickersham, 70, who came to Puget sound from Fall River, Kan., in 1885, died here late yesterday. Tho pioneer left his Kansas home in 1878, but his wagon train was held up at Albion, Idaho, by an outbreak of the Umatilla Indians with the result that almost seven years passed before the journey to Puget sound was completed. Wickorsham was the founder of the town of Wickersham, Wash., and also the settlement which later became Suqunmlsh. Part-Wool 72x84 inches B I a Pair These blankets prove that you don't pay a cent more for extra quality at Penney's! Beautiful colors in this stunning- plaid blanket . . lustreus sateen binding,; well stitched. Cuddle into bed beneath them no mstjwr what the weather you'll be warm and comfortable. They're soft and fluffy . a value you shouldn't miss! You paid $2.98 last year for the same quality and features ! 1307-1309 Adams Ave. STORE La Grande, Ore. PORTLAND PRODUCE PORTLAND, Jan. 25 (IP) Butter Prints 92 score or better 24 27c; standards 23 U? 25c carton. Butterfat Direct to shippers: station 20c. Portland delivery prices 21c lb. Eggs Pacific poultry producers' selling prices: fresh extras 16c; stand ards 15c; mediums 14c. Live poultry Net buying price: heavy hens colored 4 V2 lbs. up 15c; do mediums 11c; light 8c; broilers 10c; colored roasters over 2 lbs. 10c; springs 14c lb., old roosters 8c; ducks pekln 15c; geese 12c; capons 20c lb. country meats Selling price to retailers: country killed, hogs best butchers under 100 lbs. Offf Oc; veal ers 80 to 130 lbs. 11 12c; lambs 10'y4 eft 14c; heavy ewes 45c: conner cows 3c; bulls 66c lb. Monair Nominal, buying price, 1031 clip long hair 10c; kid 15c lb. Onions Sellina prlco to retailers: Oregon $4.25 $4.50. potatoes ljccal 00cw$l.l5; Park- dale $1.35. Deschutes $1.25 $1.35; Eastern Washington 75c $1.15. Wool 1031 clip nominal; Wil lamette valley . l3f(i)16V4c; Eastern Oregon ll'l6c pound. Hay Buvinc Drice from Drortucer: alfalfa $14.00( $15.00; clover $10.00(fli $12.00; Willamette valley timothy $15.00; Eastern Oregon timothy $13.50; oats and vetch $12.00 $12.50. EAST HIDE MARKET PORTLAND, Jan. 26 (IP) Potatoes showed a very slow tone with general ly weak to lower prices today on the cast side farmers' wholesale market. Sales showed a general top of 76c with others going as low as 60c sack. Cabbage market was steady with sales showing a spread of 75c to $1.10 crate; there being that much differ ence in quality. . Apple offerings wero liberal with demand fair and prices held low. Brussel sprouts were mostly 85 (ft 90c box. A few higher. There were fair offerings of green broccoli but the quality was not de sirable and trade was slow. Mostly 60c lug. Hothouse rliubarb sold down to 80c for choice with fancy even slower at $1.15 for box of 15 lbs. Spinach was not very good quality and prices were weak. Kale sales were mostly 40c crate. OMAHA SHEEP . OMAHA, Jan. 25 (P) (U. S. D. A.) Sheep 11,222: fed wooled Iambs $5.65 g $6.00; feeding lambs $5.35 ($ $5.65. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Jan. 25 (IP (U. S. D. 1 A.) Hcgs 65.000; 170-210 lbs. $4.05 & $4.15, SOWS $3.25?i$3.40. Cattle 13.000; yearlings and steers $0.50: vealors $8.00$8.60, I Sheep 10,000; fat ewes $2.60 $3.25. j i NOT WESTERN CONCEIIN SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26 (Special) , Recent publicity given In some' I newspapers, relative u ine insolvency i of the Spreckels Sugar corporation of I New York. Is reported to have con I fused many. Tho insolvent corpora tion has no connection whatsoever I with tho Spreckels Sugar company, which is a California corporation en gaged in the manufacture of beet I sui;r. MQLY YOU CAN BANK ON THIS .1 NO PERSON WAS EVER. - Jfev Jk B1""0 IN SALM FOR. 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