La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 21, 1932, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textt' "V r' fa Monday, March" 21, "1932 PageSbr DC GRANDE EVENING DBSEHVES, EK GEjOTDE, OKE. Xo Changes In Butter as New : fjpeftrierf Spaing Opening WPTTATT. MAPITPTSI Week Is Opened Soesr, X0&-3b. auk I I. f Lome A liunning I "Fascinating" First Fashions Frekb from their wrap ping and everyone' a 1932$ cleverest luhiuml Rich ereoes , . mAe enchantinglx with 'laces, tcarfa, 'fuwy' sleeve), and oilier pert fashion details! Straight, flenderizing frock bolerot jacket drew in trijrfn color (blsx-ls, too), prints and plain colors with contrasting print! Sizes (or Mic and Women! U. C. 'PsWrvrveAjf Co: ixc: J307-1309 Adama Ave, La Grande, Ore. Grain Markets ! Sharply Lower; - Demand Is Dull but conditions In these countries are generally farorable, with no serlotu. Injury to nrowlnx crop yet, apparent, Jn KUrn and Northern Europe, dry jh and cold weather, with la.fc of adequate mow covering. Is threaten ing damage to winter seeding. POKTXANO MVEKTOCK what irregular. Englishman weak Jj" 2 ened slightly under the Influence of i3W .., PORTLAND, Mar. 21 W Cattle I17S, calves 60 slow. dull. Bteers 600 000 lbs, good $Q2&nj00t medium i5.25oW.25, common M-00 ft 6.25; i00-1100 Jbs. good W.2S7.00, me- WAfllUWOTOit, Mar, 21 Wheat 'price declined sharply during the week ending March IH, and feefl , senses a.ulaM lnflliuiAU Ku . " V ' iyr .,( tV- ,r-e-.rt ft T re as n -,dMn w h arid deliver- ' ' "l th lower wheat mariet, iiccording to: . . . h. !dlum 5.75, common sl-w a , . , . . ' , j lea were only of moderate volume, rta- , . . . ,.. continued liberal offering. although WJ50, medium M 005.75. Heifers me- tlie weekly grain marked review of the Tv, 8, bureau of agricultural econom jks, fiurdensmw domestic supplies, JtuX of any serious damage to the tlve grain In continental markets held firm tnd Inquiry for foreign wheat 4.75. Cows, good MO05AO, com mon and medium 3.25o40. low cutter and cutter 1.0 t3.25. Bulls ll.niT l.7t.V. rn yearlings excluded good and choice Wvy marturtln. of wuWrn JmU- W'H """"!.q"' T"!?" ,nd medium K,w,r. continued dull. At the clowj'""- "n"1 ch';'co fH tha market March 18. No. 2 hard f fumvy markatlna or aouthern nemlS' f)hera Kraln and weakneaa In aeeurl M'tlra, wero tli principal weakening C1fu;tora In tlw wheat market, and fu tura prlcea at Ctilcaio declined to ,tha luweat point alnca mld-Januarir. iiVuii prlcet were lower with future. JjCorn and oata weakened with wheat, Jbut a dull demand alao wa a wealt erilrii! factor, Ilarler had lndeendent atronijth becauw of the continued ac r'llVQ Inquiry from drought aremi. ftye 'declined with wheat, whlla flax held -fairly ateady, aupported by the e Itreinely imht offerltiK. r. Relatively larKa wnrid auppllt .lb, cutter common medium 12XK, 13.25. Vealen milk fed Rood and choice 97.00 & common and medium an.OO t50. winter from Atlantic porta waa quot- ",; . " " ed at Uvcrpoo! at aU. Argentine "T f I, h wheat an,t at 8.c, ArRentln. Ro- ? K?fr: .J'f " n,J:,fhe'- aafe at 68'4c, and Wo. 1 Manitoba at " "VV , Tr 70V4C per buahel. Katlvo rnlimiK wheat waa quoted at Hamburg at 1.03, at Parla at 1.7 Milan at 1.07',. Canallan durum wheat wa quoted at Maraelllea at 10 1, o and at Naplea at 77,V,c per ,wer a deprewlnit Influence In the blJJlhe,. Mt, ot worth aaniiRrai maiaev aivuatiun uurillg mo week. The world'a vlalbla aupply, ac 'Wdlnti to trade eatlmatea, totaled ,;030,7M,O0O buhel, or nearly 6.000, tooo buliel more than at the corre (pondliiK date laat year, U. 8. atoci .comprle a tarite percentage of tlie ,,world' loul, alnce ujck In other lexportlnK areaa are below a year ao. 'The Auatrallan crnn etlnjat hi cholco 15.00 5.75; lightweight 100 to 180 pound, good and choice and at s 80 '& 180-200 pounda good ana cnoice aou ft t a.o; meaium weight 2rx-220 lb, good and choice 15 W) a (5.79, 220-250 Iba. good and American ct"lc M.76pi 15 .00; hcavywelghu 250- uu tin. K'rxi unu nunco ftjw c 540, 200-350 lb, good and choice about 200 000 14 00 " Packing now) 275-500 sua. mcuiurn anu goou j.o w el.ua. Peeder-tockeni 70-130 lb, good and choli-e 4 -00 ft M .60. Hhccp and lamb 1850, Including 1044 on contract or through: ateady. Lambs 00 lb, down good and choice I'aclllc coa.t markeu followed moat W-0. medium 5. B ao.25, VearlJng wethers 00-110 lbs. medium 130 lbs. 3 50, 120- lf0 lbs. medium to choice 2 25 3 .25, nil weight cull to common 11.00 '4 22t. wlieat totaled arwnd 3.000,000 hush els for the week, according to trade estimate-;. Including bushels of durums to Italy and the remainder of Canadian Manitoba and U, H, hard winter wlieat to Copen hagen, United Kingdom, Prunce, Hol land and Belgium. Coast Markets e"llne Jlwn revised upward to 100,170,000 1 of d(H.,lfM5 at eMtm po,nUi iitudneis ana, togeuier with the carry-I . .... ,rf,,i.,. (Over of old wht arid flour, and P- ulmHl cnl)rcl U) to choice M 00 18.00 Ewe Ipllea In Argentina, give a total aoulh-! ,, .. .,r. ,,ih .rtfr and medium to choice- t.l.OOwi: lern hemisphere aupiily of 440,4U5.otk'i liuahel. or about 80,000.000 buahel ,,!! than a year ago. HhlpmenU Irian theae counlrlea alnce tlio flrat of Hjumiary havn amoiintol to over 100, 1000,000 hiiahela, compared with leaa than 111.000.000 buahel for the cor- jreapondlng jwrlort lant nenaon, ao that 'remaining mipplle apear to he around 56,000,000 buahel below Dime ((at the correijioriiig dnte a year ago. ilfUocka In Canada aviillnbln for export are around 40,000,000 buahel niuller jjtlmn laat aenaon, largely a a reault ,jOf Ilia hort croii, llnrveatlng of the ,11c northern heniiaphere winter wlieat croi haa begun In India. Yield t(lelow average are In proapect a a re- uti, in iiiafimiiiaiA moiiur timing i.uio lining period, but the arrcugo I Mlie largent alnco 1018. nu nrrinil llam;i(n KeporU-il Whlla the reirnl cold weather mill Inquiry lnce lioth exporter and exiKirt flour mllla were unablo to ob tain any new bualucaa during the ! week. The decline In price however, placed both wheal and flour nearer 1 price of conirwrtlng wheat. Ualea from IVaahlngton and Oregon to Callloriila were rather limited, with roncl'.era making mt of the ulea to tliat Ntate. Marketing alru:kened alnco (faruier In onie auction of the Hlg llend dtatrlrt were getting Into the ! field for nprlng work. Holl and iwjIn- CllfCtdO I.IVEHTOl'K Orient and to California, Cnnll wheat inarkoU at both Portland and Heattle derllue1 about 4c per buahol with H. II. htuestern hard whlu quoted at Portland March 1U at 0'lc. aoft and wewtern white at 57c, hard winter, northern aprlng and wetern red at 114c and 12 por cent dark hard winter at flOc per buahel, aacked, banln No. 1. ... probably canned eomo Injury to the ! for hy n larger movement to the iiuineaLia winter wheat crop, no aorl jiu damngn ha yet been reporu-d. .jlfcMno fmrliig occurred in the Upper .MIMIaalppI valley and northern great t; plains area, where the smrw cover wa , Inadequate mid tho more advanced jcrop ufrored aomo damage In the Ohl valley, crop coll'lltlon In Eur lloiie, oulahln of Hunala, apiiear to he umewhat lew favorable than at the jTOrreponillng date 1at yenr, although .jflnal crop nullum will lo largely idetermlned hy comlltloiie during tho coming month. Home damago from 'winter killing ha occurred In the countries of the lower Damibo and illl a few auctions of NnrthwoUirn .Kurope, particularly In Poland .and I'Oermany. Additional rainfall I needed In fjpaln, franco and Italy, CHICAGO, Mar, 21 Ml (U. 8. D. A.) Hog 38.000; low 10c lower: 170-210 lb. M f,5 !. 03; 140-1110 lbs. 4.50tfi t-1.70. Cnttle 14,000; fed teer and yearl- turo condition wero reportl excel- I '"H active, steady to Btrong; vcalera lent, ftocelpta at Puget Bound and atmng to 25c higher. 4.50r0.00. . Columbia river terminal totaled only j Sheep 17,000; not catnbllAhed, bld 223 car, tvhruary ahlptnentn or (ling 25c and moro lower on all kill wheat and flour from theae terminals lng cliiAee; rutklng 12.00 for native totaled almut 4.070,000 bushels, uiak-' r.prlnger; fat ewes 93 8014.00. lug the season total a llttlo over 44.- . ooo.ooa bushels, or nlout B.ooo.ooo . 1 bushels moro than for the corre ponding period lat year, Tho ln crease In shlpmonla waa accounted mmmmm BL'Sui&'ei vje xz vessels tjr-'r . , . i mii it ri , rt5pu as tmuz here ttst ttw-x wsOl OktiatGe. B. a axnat faij m kxsu rrrr-nnt .TiBot cease. 3b. . izj mzzxvi lor sejwaz pn -tit j fazs& tacaSy nrtrngftd fc". lie veex'a cpes- ;lxfsaauK. impenti In? wits netnc pnx&a&f mutj. Gattc lb F2lrag- by ferjfaaa to retxDer Ones prppm. To, oacsizraea t2se ciief r-riif-l prise Gejnt. tenaca zzrmct. Pcn.--aea, 12 Iba. Turn JFT.tiEns a arir sseaj toot Trntsoa. ssack in tie Ojaatt trad ss rl Tfytrs Ontrrria, 1 tesca A Xije coanxry. Here tzA lere ap- Brasses ljjis. a Sx. ytskn a r.,'ie:nt tz&vtxiz - of -tfr" Amtr'rtgr, 3 tssl weajexMas. Lccaifr t2x?e . ; been zs r-.--,ee reeutjy in i eE- a-'r-Tfis. Ib. Hal pr of et o! ti VaCZig oCer- J?Jt. ixff - Fnrst 6c 6c 6c 10c . 39c 3Se 10c Vx. ae 5e owx:U In eeaerai Istre resected cran Cfcaafea. doe. ue toe. 07 isroaeai, SO to 49 rre. S Ba. In tie- oj&sn moot eeztertl coo- Dairy Klc)U 0e lb. . 4us2a Sate Jam; rentrtbd &eau- erwmery. Tne ooe ex&epooa a-poeaza tn in. Kn diaiu Bilicb . txnrjt ye "nr"7' eoran 7ar. Gxt&Bt rhwe. In. . Tnere remaiia an er teelmz een-! ert-"y to tiae mxfijel tar lire ligja. reaa ertras. Cat weigiit hezjs -atto: ss meaiams bat lSaiBi, dfit 2Sa55c aoe aoe oitt suck remains turlT Meui, .Cl. "SoE. BroUer Ejartaet la sbvut ateady at 18 laoatt vo 53c to. jieoording to -aet iaa Enl PSerasaon. S Iba. . quant Per bam tower prices are being named, in Bo" vijexU bbL apvta for ewunar Jailed calna. Bales;' Meat In general ire not abore ttafrc tor Bee lb- vrg -an 10 nea-ry sorts nst2y 6c lb. 18c 15c use; Ui5 4-7S 4L69 Pot rcttst. lb. While bOTlnsr of ecuau In tbe Cixsps and sttfc, lb. local temvjry for carload anlpment Eazaborzer. lb. remains fairly e?iTe. Caillomis, buy- &mae- iD- Saicaorl, Jb. (bean) BalUrat, lb. (Iresb) Crabs, eAcb 10-12'rie -124 -15c wilkrv Point cTReea. lb. . Clazcsa -Ue20: 15c 15e 17c SOc ac 40c 60c 10c i Fcaonry Light bena. lb. . ! eipnng, lb. jHeary bena, lb. '2'ry: 25c 2Sc Stock Market More Optimistic Today KZW YOHK. Mar. 21 HV-Tbe Itock era appears to be fighting tbe iioett pnee advances being qyaud at YaU ina. Market for onions eoatintzes a trine aknr. Reports indicate that total untold holdings are not more tnaa 15 Ickds in Oregon vltn but 5 ot tbece at Brvcs. Buying price la nominal ly held VS. Kotes of wholesale trading: Very light shipments of lettuce from California hare forced a further ad ?ance in the price. Onion set are Tery scarce for yel low Tartettes -with a further upward price swing. General declines are showing In the market for asparagus with a lib- .market turned upward and desed ; eral Increase In the movement. 1 with numerous net gains of 1 to 2 Cauliflower-broccoli market is fair- ! points today. Trading was slvglsh. : ly steady with more local stuff arriv- the day's tomorer failing abort of a lng. Mostly ver7 small sizes. million shares, but the rlytng tone : Artichokes remain unusually low .was firm. ' i priced but tbe demand is rather good, j The turn seemed to reflect more imperial valley peas continue to than anything else a complete drying reflect price toes and are now ahowlng ,up of selling, which in turn prompted ; a maximum of a dime a pound. .short covering. The rails finally re-, new potatoes are scarce with prices sponded to President Hoovers reas- steady to firmer and higher. suring statement of Saturday regard-! outdoor rhubarb Is still s trifle lng the reconstruction plan of tak-; alow but prices are steady. ilng care of the road's pressing flnan-J plnach market ahowa further de- clal requirements. cllne. I Advances of around 2 points were; "fio waa a tjy tiuem increase m reKi(ezeo 111 aiucnoa iciruuuur. offerings of vegetables during the Allied Chemical, Air Reduction. East- Monday session of the east side farm- 'man, Santa Fe and Union Pacific. ers' wholesale market. "She big in- crease In broccoli was a real surprise. PORTLAND PRODUCE There was a good stock from the Roseburg section selling around 80c PORTLAND, Mar. 21 W) Butter for best 2s and &0c 0 1 for la. The Prims 02 score or better 24 a 26c; j latter was nominally quoted. .standards 24$ 23c carton. Oswego and local broccoli sold 70s j Butterfat Direct to shippers: 80c crate, much of the stock showing station 20c. Portland delivery prices i small heads but good quality. 21 lb. I Bplnach continued to show Increase f Eggs Pacific poultry producers'! as expected. Bales were 70c 0 90c selling prices: fresh extras 14c; stand-1 orange box with most of the trading ards 13c; mediums 13c. j 75c80c. I Live poultry Net buying price:) Oreen onions were in better aupply heaVy hens colored 4 lbs. up 15c: j but sold mostly 26c 30c dozen do mediums 12c; light 10c; broilers bunches. 1172 18c 2b.; colored roasters over 2, Dry onions were tfi-50 for is and -lbs. 20a 22c: springs 17c; old .roosters ' 4.50 for 2s and bcllens. 8c; ducks pekln 15c; capons 18-20C. j . Rhubarb sold 75c for Bumner choice j Country meats Selling price to 15s with local outdoor 15s mostly 91 retailers: country killed hogs best and bunched stock at 60 65c doz. .butchers under 100 lbs. 7 s 7'c; Apple demand was rather fair but.vealers 80 to 130 lbs. 9&9c: spring former prices were continued. jlambs 1720c; lambs yearlings 13 0 Carrots held their recent strong ! 14c; heavy ewes 6c; canner cowa 3 stylW Women's SUES UNUSUAL STYLES It's the Season for Straws Again! SPRING HATS In "Baby" Brims - Turbans - Tilted Brims! New Paris-copy straw hats in peanits, cel lophanes, and novelty straws. Baby brims and high-back lines with flower and feath er trimming;. In the new bright colors, QA and black. Unusual values at tp JL lOrt price and active demand. Bprouts sold mostly B0&85C box. Mustard greens as well as turnip greens moved around 25 20c dozen, hunches. 4c; bulla 60614c Mohair Nomina!, buying price 1031 clip long hair 10c; kid 16c .b. Onions Selling price to retailers: : Oregon $6.60 $7.00 cental; boilers' 5.00f50. j New potatoes Florida 10t 12c lb.; ; General .California 10 12c lb. ) Potatoes Local 00cffi1.16; Park-; dale 91.25; Deschutes $1.25 & tl.35; ' WOOIs MAKKKT PORTLAND, Mar. 21 W lack of sales of the 1032 wool clip continued to reflect the almost gen eral stagnation of the fleece market Eastern Washington 75cfi $1.15. throughout the country, aa wool Seed potatoes (Certified) Earliest j shearing is about to start In Yakima of All llc; Early Rose llc lb.' and the Horse Heaven country. Shear- j Wool 1031 crop nominal; Wil ing In Central and Eastern Oregon lamette valley 13 t lSJc; Eastern; and In the Willamette valley la not Oregon ll15c pound. j due for a couple of weeks unless the j Hay Buying price from producer: weather suddenly turns warm. alfalfa 14.00$ $1550; clover 912.00; ! Boston buyers have been on the coast for several weeks but have done practically no business. The slowness of sales In Boston continues the chief worry In the domestic trade. Foreign markets recently have been Inclined to show more or less steadiness. PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 21 0F Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestcm 0214c Bort white 63c Western white 63c. Hard winter 61c. Northern nprlng Blc. Western red 61c OaU: No. 2 white $22.60. Today's car receipts: wheat 60; bar ley 0; flour 21; corn 4; hay 2. HI IJAU AND FI.(H K PORTLAND, Mar. 21 W") Sugar Cane, granulated $4.26 100 lbs., beet $4.16. Domestic flour Selling prlco de livered: patent 4 II ft $5 60; do 68s $5.40; bakers' bliwstom $6.20; soft whlto flour $450. MHO: rye $5.75$5 00. Ltvi.itrooL 1 1 i;at LIVERPOOL, Mar. 21 m Wheat closed March 0614; May ftrHfc: July 61); October 01. RichaiiKo $:i 05. MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WIIKAT III'TTKUKAT BAN PIIANCIHCO. Mar. 21 ML Ilulterfnt f. o. I). Han Francisco 24c. Open 111(11 I.nw Close M',r - l4 JH-Ss JKA V"' -H'i M9i lr ) 511".', .57-11 . -MI JWS (') 5lii;iiT, .571.', ' M'tf, .57i,i ell. folil) .BUM, ..'.. .5HdW (new) . M .nil'-i .58 .ttOVi PORTLAND WIIKAT Open High l.w Closa 'r Hl -MH M Mi 'my .nn -i .mu, .5.114 .mw 55i .53!4 .5114 CII1CAUO CORN " Open - M'rh iMtt Close 'r .31 .a 14 i ,3n4 May .3llt(,0.37 .37-S,(4 .jus.; jjvjsjtj J"ly - . 7i .' H -3S .Mt.j fepl .41 .IU4 .tO-.O.ll Willamette valley timothy $15.00: ; Eastern Oregon timothy 819.00; oats : and vetch 813.00. I FRI8CO FRUIT BAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 21 UP) ! (State Mkt. News 8ervlce) Apples: California: Newtown Pippins, loose! 1.0081.28. packed fancy $1.50 ti l $1.00. " Washington: Wlneaaps xf $1.40 $1.75; fancy $1.15$1.40. Delicious! xf $1.76c$2.25, fancy $1.50 d $1.75. , Rome Beautys, fancy $1.10 ft $1.35, fow $1.50; O grade 90ce$1.00. Oregon: Newtown Pippins C grade I $1.16 t $1.35, fancy $1,500 $1.75; xf 2.00s, 2-25, few low as $1.75. WINNIPKO WHEAT Here They Are! Brand New SPRING CO ATS pft -At the Lowest fl yJjl Price Ever, for Wfit $9.98 fw W'Qf V Women's and tWg In style, workman- R yvf ft ship, fabrics these .-. MUfl' ' new sPr,nB Coats - fc&J&ltHff H II glvc you more for EerSSl I $9.93 than you've f 8 U ever had before! : SIllV W Trim - tailored sport itefeSa m I and dresa models with ; gSS sun-burst seamlngs, : iSi wicfe rever8( buttons, tti 0y bclts- and scarfs. ..' Rrm NoveIty mixtures and JraiijSil Becoming New Styles in These Smart Springtime DRESSES lOWPRlaD "ELLEN" ONE. - STRAPS Black Kaffor klclv (j.f QQ gunmetal trim tXeeO "CI.EO" SANDALS of sea sand beige Kaffor kid; QQ Cuban heels . tJLstfO "JANET" ONE-STRAPS kid with patent; Louis heel ruacK H $1.98 I ONE STRAPS of belgo kid Kaf for. brown trim eS! OQ Cuban heel j) Aat9 "SYLVIA" SANDALS of block patent-style and (P QQ value specials! J)X70 WINNIPEO, Mar. 21 (m. Wheat close: May 01H: July 62b; 62Ha: Oct. 05t. Cash: No. 1 hard 61; No. I north em 6114; No. 2 northern 67 i; No. 3 northern 63!,. The Sandwich Islands The Hawaiian Islands were called tho Sandwich Islands by tho discov erer, Captain Cook, who found them In 177S and named them for the earl of Sandwich, first lord of the ad miralty. They were quite generally known nS the Sandwich islands un til on closer acquaintance with Ha waiian peonle, the rest of tho world came to adopt their name for their land. Two Pere Marquette car ferries es tablished a. record In 1931 for cross lako trips by making 1018 trips each. Inventor of Ferris Wheel The Ferris wheel was named aft er Its Inventor, George W 0. Ferris, an American engineer and steel bridge builder, who was horn In Ualesburg, 111, In lstiO. 1 1 t 1 1 I II n..,t j: fGT I I k TS VUUHUIIUIHB ( .1 I H 'il'-.f Values at B III J-F This Price! , V I I 1 1 SMJr . fer. rT Z7 I . ' B 0aX t and ' combinations in . 'l7Ef Ms smart youthful styles ' f W ONE-STRAPS of black Kaffor & A , that follow the new A W M. kll: reptile and -fij-fl QQ f 1 "straight and narrow" . V 7 gunmetal trim tJJ..7a V silhouette. Bows. ( I ' l l V VI ijciws. uuhLuiia, ana i I ' I 1 ill iW V l aearfs add softening I ll : k I Ml I touches. In bright J J , S ''A I ' ' l "VIOLET RAY" OXFORDS of 3 I sftsssrsss-asssaaafflaSBsBaHassssssssm beige .calf; with QQ I " "lnasassallr- -33tr rubber soles. : $2s9 1101-3 Washington Ave. La Grande, Oregon Phone Main 18 ii h