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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1932)
4 1 i is v 1 Page Eight Friday, Xprfl 8, 1932 CT GRANDE EVENING OBSKKVEK, PC GRANDE, PRE, t-i: In Chickens Is f Nearly Normal, 6 m J further downward swing. Local co- eneral irenfl JP are storing a very liberal supply Some Blight Improvement in the 'market for country killed calve la suggested in the late trading. Late ' business has been at an advance or I PORTLAND. Apr. 8 W - Despite ! P" c ,b" DOt " Ub- tho many attempta to force reduc- i eral tlons In the buying price on Hv Further downward swing of coun chlckena, the general trend of the try killed hog prices Is shown here trade here remains not only of active ' with late declines In the stockyards, character but with values listed j General top for light blockers here la around th normal at least. 66c lb. CThe only pending weakness appears) There Is practically a steady tone for. very light weight broilers those In the market for spring lamb with weighing less than 1!4 lbs. each. I receipts moderate. ' Tops are selling These are in rather liberal supply ; generally lec. Yearling or old crop with demand apparently insufficient lambs are moving steady 13 14c lb. to take care of them. Heavy broilers j With Increasing movement of hall and bens of all aorta are showing but from northern banks, lower price maintained values. are being forced. Mediums are sell- : Trade conditions In the butter Ing here 16c. Salmon remains scarce market are of nearly steady character although here and there some pres sure against the price Is suggested With the increasing output of the Portland territory. I Only the maintenance of extreme volume of storage operations is hold ing the price of eggs from showing at 20a 21c for troll stock, Another carload of strawberries and a part of a second one, was reported In from Los Angeles during the day. Demand appears good with quality likewise. Sales spreading 51-60 81.75 for 12s. Notes of wholesale trading: Asparagus continues very weak with Californian mostly G6c lb. New potatoes and onions are steady to a trifle easier. Old onions are Inclined to move very slowly at lato prices. Carload lettuce in from Yuma, Ariz. Pine quality and priced mostly 3-30 13.75 crate. There Is a very acute shortage of cabbage here with the trade fearful of California on account of poor quality. Peas are hold at the recent low mark. Boseburg broccoli Is selling down to 90c$1.00 for Is with local 2s mostly around 00 ft 75c. During the past week the activities of many organizations have been centered on the plan and success is inevitable If full co-operation is re- ceived, the representatives believe.. Wheat Crop To Be 42 Pet Less . ThanJJl, Belief WASHINGTON. Apr. 8 W) A winter wheat crop of 458,000,000 42 per cent below the bumper 787,- 000.000 bushels 1931 crop was fore cast today by the agricultural de partment on the basis of April 1 con ditions. TV. nrvinArif Ids Homier rtsttAft crop for 1932 la 17 per cent leas than caused P? " " theT average of SsTioOO.OOO bushels reP ?' tw, AMPUTATION OF LA GRANDE MAN'S FEET NECESSARY (Continued from Page One) cldent In which he was maimed. PICTL'RE STARS WANT CRICKET produced during the five year period, .1924 through 1928. The condition of winter wheat on April 1 was reported at 75.8 per cent of a normal, compared with 883 per J cent a year ago and a ten year aver jage of 80.9 per cent. The April I condition and preliminary reports to the department Indicate an average; 'abandonment of nearly 14 per cent for the United States against a ten' year average of 12 per cent. f I At the same time the department 'estimated the stocks of wheat re maining on farms for all purposes. 000 bushels, compared with 115.673,- oou a year ago ana a live year average was received In La Grande early this morning in stories reaching the ears of his friends, and the Associated Press news dispatch from Baker af firmed the earlier reports. JOHANNESBURG WH The Holly wood Cricket club, composed of al most entirely British film "stars," Including Ronald Colman, Clive Brook, Leon Errol and George Ar il sa, have written authorities here seeking to arrange a cricket match in Los Angeles with the South Afri can Olympic team. BONUS PETITIONS ARE DELIVERED Con tin tied from Page One) also has opposed It. Slightly more than a year ago Presi dent Hoover vetoed legislation to al low veterans to borrow up to half the face value of their compensation cer tificates which were allowed by con- of 97,129.000 bushels. On March 1 of lf? over th Tet of this yea;, about 207323.000 bushels President CooUdge. Congress, however. Today as Is customary during such events, half a hundred special police men were marshalled before the cap! remained on farms. j Alia uqnu uucu uu kiic uuuimuu of winter wheat was below average In tha rn-aaf nlstna arH onH In fha South Atlantic and gulf states, and EP w kP order durtn toe above average in all sections from marc . . . t Representative Barney is known to the Rockies to the Atlantic coast. Weather conditions during the fall and winter were generally favorable opposed to the bonus payment, except in the great plains area, where , though as yet he has declined any there was marked shortage of mois-. Puouc statement. The Republican ture. - i house leadership, following Mr. Hoov- jers stand, also is against the meas- WOOL REPORT BOSTON. Apr. 8 0F The Com mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say: "Wool buying continues restricted and prices rather favor the buyer still. Some fine and fine medium territory wool has been sold on a basis of 45 cents clean for the best original bag wool and around 42 cents for good French combing. Otherwise, the mar ket has been slow. "Openings of new heavyweight lines by leading mills indicate prices generally ten per cent down on the average from the previous season's openings. "In the west, little business has been done this week. Buyers mostly are Inclined to operate on the basis of 35 to 40 cents for fine and fine medium wools of fair to choice staple, clean landed Boston. "The foreign markets have been rather slow and Inclined In favor of the buyer. "Mohair is slow of sale. The farm board co-operative is understood to be considering a plan for exporting its surplus stocks of mohair unless carpet mills will take the balance at the recent low prices understood to have been 5 cents. It appears the co-operative docs not Intend to make any Initial advance on the spring mo hair clip." The Bulletin also will publish the following quotations: scoured basis: Oregon: Fine and f. m. staple 46 47; fine and f. m. Fr. combing 43-45; fine and f. m. clothing 40-43; valley No. 1, 45-47. Mohair: Oregon 27-18. Domestic graded: first combing 27- 30; second combing 24-26; third ! Combine 20-22- fourth mm h i n c 1R- 20; good carding 21-24; first kid 50 55; second kid 45-50. An Event that brings you marvelous opportunities! Omart Ohirto Shirts youH prize quality that'll still look smart months from now I Choose from fine white and fast colored broadcloths pre shrunkl Man I they're a rte-erdvalut J. C. Penney Co., Ins DEPARTMENT STORE 1307-1309 Adams Ave. La Grande, Ore. BITTEBFAT SAN FRANCISCO. Apr. 8 UP) But terfat f. o. b. San Francisco 20c. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. Apr. 8 VP) closed: May 5734: July 60ft: October 63 !i. Exchange $3.79. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Linenes Prints and Combinations REGULAR AND EXTRA SIZES! 14 TO 52 Guaranteed Tnbfast Colors First come first served lor these smart, summery House Frocks! They're tublast! They're perfect fitting! They're suitable alike for street and house wear and they're made in the very newest styles! Fitted waistlines, short sleeves, and sleeveless! House Dresses Smart styles in tubfast prints, sizes 14 to 52 39c ; Children's Party Dresses Size 2 to 6. Prints, dimities, print hand kerchief lawns, plain A A linens, 3 for tpl.UU Hookside Girdle $1.00 Non-roll top. Regular $1.49 value Step-in Girdle of Rayon Faille. tf - ff Regular $1.40 value tM.UU Boys' Wash Suits Size 2 to C. Regular 49c value, 3 for $1.00 Back Lace Corset Rayon and cotton brocade. Regular $1.49 value $1.00 Non-Run Vests, Panties, Bloomers Regular 29c value. Sizes 4 to 14. - Q Applique and embroidery trim. AC Infants Dresses and Slips Lace trimmed nainsook. A real value ure. To date, few requests have been made to the ways and means com mittee for an, opportunity to testify Ion the bonus. Seven of these came ifrom members of the house. Others include: General Smedley D. Butler, XJ. 8. M. C, retired, a candidate for Republi can senatorial nomination in Penn sylvania: John Thomas Taylor, finokesmsn for the American Leclon: PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 8 t-P) Cat- Thomas Kirltby, of the disabled Am tic 75. calves 10; steady. Steers 600-'ertcan veterans; L. S. Ray of the Vet 900 pounds good 1625 7.00. me- erans of Foreign Wars- Edward J. Jef dium $5.00$ 96-35, common 3.75 O feries representing Detroit veterans JUiS; 9i;i JSw80625?,?;?0, e"uPs: Walter Lafferty of New York medium fo.OOc W-25, common $3.75 a . 5.00; 1100-1300 lbs. good $5.75 & Cil?: E' Le.7in' of tne Workers Ex" $6 50. medium $4.00(&$5.75; heifers Servicemen league of New York 550-850 lbs. good $5.75 $6.50, me- City and Frank T. Hlnes. administra dlum $4.501 $5.75, common $3.25 a 'tor of the veterans bureau. $4.50. Cows good $4 75 $5.25. com- House members who have signified mon and medium $355 $4.75, low an intention to testify Included: cutter and cutter $1 50 $355. Bulls- Patmani of Texas; Swank. McClin- earllngs excluded, good and choice 4, . nLi.v, . (beef) $355 $3.75? cutter common tic and Hastings of Oklahoma Collins, and medium $2.00fi$355. Vealen, of Mississippi; Condon of Rhode Is milk fed good and choice $6.00 G? land, all Democrat and Garber of $6.50, medium $4.50 $6.00, cull ana Oklahoma, Republican. common $2.50 $4.50. Calves 250-osO ; lbs. good and choice $4.50 Q Q $$,$$ $ Hogs 1300, including 452 direct, 208 T through; 10c lower. Light lights 140- T 160 lbs. good and choice $3.75. $4-90; lightweights 160-180 lbs. good and Z Choice $4-50 $4-90, 180-200 lbs. good T and choice $4-50 a $4.90; nvilum. a, weight 200-220 lbs. good and choice $3.75 Hi $4 90, 220-250 lbs. good and choice $3.75 $4.75; heavywelghta 250-290 pounds good and choice A. $3.50 (ft $450, 290350 pounds good and choice $3.35 fr$4.25; packing sows a 275-500 lbs. medium and good $3.00 3, (3 $3.75. Feeder and stockers 70-130 lbs. good and choice $3 .50 $4.00. ', Sheep: 125, steady. ' Lambs, medium, $4.50 $6.00; all weights, common, $3.00ia $4.50; yearl- ing wethers. 90-110 lbs., medium to g choice, $3.75 a $4 50; ewes. 120 lbs., j medium to choice, $2.50 $3.00; 120- . , 150 lbs., medium to choice, $1.75 a $2.75; all weights, cull to common, l.O091.76. THEY WEREN'T MEMBERS WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 VP) Now what Is the police force to do? Acting on a rumor that a man had been stabbed in a certain dark and dingy build ing, patrolmen early today hammered on a barred door and demanded admittance. "Are you members?" asked a voice. "No, we are the police, open up," replied the bluecoats. "Sorry, this is a club, you can't come In." And having no warrant, the officers of the law departed on other business. ? S -S LIMBER SHIPMENTS the northwest with alfalfa advancing 50 cents at Portland, according to the O. 8. C. extension service and the United States department of agricul ture. Reports from the Oregon county agents Indicate that the hay supply In some counties is very short. This Is especially true In Wasco, Klamath, ' Lincoln and Polk counties. I Continued rainfall In the Wlllam jette valley and In the coast regions has made pastures too soft to use. No. 1 alfalfa baled and delivered Is bringing $9 at shipping points In the Yakima valley and buying prices at Portland were up 50 cents to from, $15.40 to $16.00 a ton. Supplies of new cuttings of alfalfa from Arizona and the Imperial valley resulted In a dollar a ton decline In California prices with Borne -of tho Imperial valley product coming as far north as San Francisco. SEATTLE, Apr. 8 VP) Lumber shipments of 217 mills in the Pacific northwest reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ending April 2 were 26.4 per '-ent over production, the organiza tion announced today. Current new business was 13.6 per cent over pro duction, but was about 1,700,000 feet less than the previous week's orders. Inventories as reported by 144 mills were decreased 3.000.000 feet during tho week ending April 2 and are 17.8 per cent less than at this time lost year. This was the 22nd week out of 23 with orders In excess of pro duction. Operations at 24.4 per cent of ca pacity were reported by 222 mills as compared with 24.2 per cent the pre vious week and 40.7 per cent for the same week last year. Unfilled orders declined 10,000,000 feet from the pre vious week. PORTLAND PRODUCE PORTLAND. Apr. 8 UP) Live poul try Net buying price: heavy hens colored 4 lbs. up 15(3 16c; do me dlums 12c; light 10c; broilers 12 iff 13c; colored roasters over 2 lbs. 30 22c ; old roosters 8c; ducks pekln 15c; geese 12c; capons 18 20c. Country meats Selling price to retailers: country killed hogs best butchers under 100 lbs. 6 6c. Others unchanged. Onions Selling price to retailers: Oregon $6.50 $7.00 cental; boilers $5.00 S? $5.50. Butter, butterfat. eggs and mohair, nuts, cascara bark, hops, potatoes, new and sed potatoes, wool and hay quotations unchanged. HAY MARKET FIRM CORVALLIS, Ore., Apr. 8 UP) Un usually heavy demand for hay from Eastern Oregon stock feeders and from dairymen west of the Cascades has resulted In a firm hay market in WORK PROMOTION DRIVE STARTED (Continued From Page One) Former values to $1.98 ror balurday Only, p; committee urges, however, that they call Judge U. O. Couch, county judge, at Main 735, and he will send one of the city's unemployed men to do tho work if they have no preference. All the organizations in La Grande are co-operating to make the plan a success, and householders are urged to help them by becoming acquainted with the plon. either through the newspaper or the chamber of com merce, and by being ready to sign the pledge when they call. The drive will continue at least until the quota of $50,000 is reached. uc rj 1 LOT LADIES SHOES Broken sizes. fl- AfV it an t-i- x.uu 1 1 - - J SMART OXFORDS! xSrSC'm'f J m H What selection! Sketched me wSLJ la' two or the most popular! "Cleo" IWEmtKSli K4 1 is one of the smart new sandals yKfCapiS! ! in Sea Sand Deij?c Kid ! "Verona" SSSLBSmlf K I a swanky one-strap, in black kid, vSW :Wf K reptile and gunmetal trim . . . Mi'ffiWW P- i Cuhan heels! 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'They. know. ORE SALE SATURDAY ONLY $3.95 50 Smart New Spring Dresses, Prints, Green, Spanish Tyle and many other leading shades. These Smart dresses sell regularly for $5.95 and $7.95. Saturday only $3.95 Sizes 14 to 41 SPORT and POLO COATS Smart Polo, Sport Coats in Spanish Tyle wausau, uiue, Ureen, Tan. Saturday Only A till. $8.93 HATS 35 Hats Values to $3.95 $1.00 DORA VPS SMART SHOP LA GRANDE'S OWN STORE Have You Seen the New Penparker? COMES WITHOUT CHARGE With Parker Duofold Pens Purchased Promptly IT LETS YOU PARK YOUR POCKET PEN ON THE DESK READY TO USE ALL DAY! This new Invention puts halt-time pens on FULL time takes an unemployed pen from the pocket and puts It to work at the desk. It gives you a complete desk set. 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