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Friday, May 20, 1932 Pagre Six IX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TX GRANDE, DEE. Rainfall Hits Strawberry Production QUIET TRADING TONE IN OREGON MARKETFOREGGS Weakness in California Butter Trade Continues a Factor Against Prompt Movement X:A ealies acd p?v.w an a tr:.' tuf at tiie late p- redaction. In tfc itaalon tn wa&trf killed Jamb tt adifca;. T'r.: of 1;.-ti vAume. t quiet in vrjt until axxe - Jm vcalcnes In tfc fVe. Tiire U an extreme of a tf;ne In this c&ar2t. Others drD Vj ac. Hot are un steady wltto an extreme tX Vc In. tor text !lf.t bVs.Hjnt. Ovin? to tfc- ra:nfall In 8stbvet tratrrr7 seetfcsj. rtrjtiput bere for trie lf vTe fant arftta practically i tta orJjr tfoaiSe lot tn icfuw from i KtimvJt TTjeae aoM to retailer I rryje.ij 1 ! Vx 24 Load atoct acid ttllt, B.75 aMoreirjf to qualltjr. Caii ;forelan were fa al:?itlr larswr ro Satoa as a result of tie nortli-fst price of ceir Cai-'Joroia yt'JrsB 00 Si slifpsis? wnn tnereaaed of&ri iioz. Bales ere itonl durtn? lb liar down to sl-50 per SO lb. bag. Wax lire uncharged to Vrwvz. CM Ore- 'jeor. are practically off ".he market. POBTLAJTO, May SO Weai neas In tb butter trada In California continues a factor ajpairjrt rraaipt rnoTement of local and other nortn wttA. turpiwm. Male of butter at practically ail Pacific northwest jxdBti continues In excess of recent weeks' with Increased offerings from outilde points as well a Portland eharnln. Batterfat yaloe are tnelJned to ease off too. There remains a ery quiet trading ton In the market for es here with no change In quoted figures of either xnlyate or co-operative distributors. Becelpt contlnua iieary. Demand for chickens at current 'sl ue Is fully sufficient to keep th trad cleaned up dally according to. leaders. The call persist most In trie cheaper priced sort. Market I well stocked with country H f T UC"V T17HrC5 AP TUP T . A V CHJCAOO WHEAT May inly fold) (new) (tent. (riM( (new) .... IJr. . Open . -'" Hirt -55 54' .5)1(4 !4 CVjSS -. JS!4 ' Low 53 . ,-.-4 ' Plenty of aafcrces Is now being of fered by tie traps of the nortb and the trotters off ti Ort?oo-Waanln-ton coast. Price appear mv-rrarrrwl Halibut is steady to firmer for medium. i Anotber carload Imperial cant due .with prerVns lot selU&g wen with in tne price ra&re. California carrot are more plenti ful and down to (3 erase. ! Market Is detnorallzed for eastern sweet or yams with axles spreading 11.25 !.7J crate. Cfcerrtes are beic? offered 12 & 13c lb. for California blacks. Home sroVn lettuce has absorbed &0 per cent of the market and prom ises to take notd durlnlf the coming week. Kew Dalles peas are being offered with quality a; Si. Sic lb. LOCAL POLLS TO .CLOSE AT 8 O'CLOCK (CoBttaOBd Prom Paf On) MX 9 PORTLAND HHEA1 Open HIDi fyw CIos .xi w Jit', My, M't M M M SA ,V! -Vi .'A M M J59 M M May 4ntf . ept. I Mtr. July 1 llee. CHJCAOO CO KM Open ll'jh tow . J5 -13 . J-'.', Oos A ppeal Isnued To Killers, Handlers POKTLAKD. Ore, May 20 W Chief factor In livestock trade at the moment Is the open appeal of killers and handler alike for the country to withhold supplies of ererythlng but top quality sheep and lambs from the market, the Journal said today. Unless this Is done, they say, there may be no bottom at all to prices in this dirtalon and present low rec ord ralues may look high within the future. 1 7 ne smoker tells another.. they don't keep it to themselves! i 1 V 7"IIEN something pleases you a lot you want all your T V friends to know about it. Smokers everywhere are talking aliout Chesterfields. That means Chesterfields suit . them right down to the ground they're milder they taste Letter the things smokers want most in a cigarette! kesterfield fCheilcrficltli, you ,4 - '"i'VVl V I ' f 1 I Ihem jusl freih at . ( , ' fcr JC J i t ' - factory door f 1 .' 7T n faipfWb B P&4':i&-' f i f f ' Wilis? ' rT"- y3vV.;. vs ' Liocitt ft Mvu Tobacco Co. MiwMBWHWMMBMWWMwMPaMMWPw arr iiw Wi m . r asMi uz.xmmllj bexy it Irwrnrffi inter red in tfc election appeared in r&ri locs local imats. mie csttocal and f state contests drev conaprTeiy Httle 1 tTfnt.no. j acjc icnexa o use piv vo KK rinUCKa SUCiUXa IXs vu elect 13 Republican nattoctal deSe gates and 10 Democrats aeiefiua. eacb group to be peded to suppott tne party nominee at tbe mttocai conTentlon. BepabUcan and Deznoeraoe ncm tnees to tne senate post held 07 Senator Frederick Stetver were to be clUxen at today's election, and tne three congressional poottlons were at issue. General Charles H. Martin, congressman from tne third district (Multnomah county) was tinopposed for the Democratic nomination, bat a group of Republicans were after the nomination for their party. The non-partisan judicial ticket drew general wine attention, with j-two supreme court positions at stake. and the general (ticket of circuit court Judges to be selected. Three state offices in the contest were secretary of state, state treasurer and attorney general. In Portland the proposed recall of Mayor George I. Baker and City Com missioner John M. Mann. on. charges of negligence and inefficiency, orer- sbadoved all ,other issues in Interest, 17 Killed, 356 Hurt in Oregon In April, Report ftMFV. May lA SrrexrCeen person were killed and 354 others were Injured tn a focal of 18S3 traf fic accadents tn Qreeoa during the s&ceth of April, scecrdrrr, to a re- pert prepared here today by C&sr&es P. Pray. vLijxs mtendent of state po lice. There wee 367 arrests for viola tion of traffic' ryre- on the state highways, with fines ag greatlng 64367. Warnings were is sued in 137 cases. Arrests In the general law enforce ment dftlKon of the state pouce de partment numbered 490. There were 64 acquittals, with 3 cases now pend ing tn the courts. Pines imposed tn these cases srezaxed S12.4fi310. A total of 197 accidents on the highways during May were due to faulty ffgrH, while in ITS cases the dnrcrs were exceeding lbs speed lim it. Cutting corners wxs responsible for 113 accidents. Twnty-three persons arrested by the state police during April were turned over to other law enforcement divisions of the state and gorern ment. Six of these arrests mTolred robbery, three larceny and two fraud. . T.A RTtAXDR RETAIL MARKETS Saturday Features at Penney 's - Two Hundred Dresses on -k -. If i; ; , on SHEER COTTON FROCKS Styles! Newest for 4 street, lor sport, for I 1 I afternoon! Sizes! Styles, tool For both Misses and Women ! Fabrics! Voiles I Batistes I Novelty fab rics I 63 GUARDSMEN TO LEAVE FOR CAMP Sugar. 100-Ib. sack Vegetables Radishes. 3 bunches Spinach, lb. Parsley, bunch Cabbage, lb. . Kew wax onions. 2 lbs. . Turnips, l bunch Asnarazus. 2 lbs. I Lettuce. Imperial luaruc lb. (Continued from Page One) lb. make up the camp. La Grande Is in the Second Battalion of the 18eth Infantry and during the period from June 14 to June 28, will devote Its activities to close order drill, ex tended order drill, interior guard duty, bayonet confbat, tent pitching and display of equipment, guard and police duty, combat principles, squad to company, scouting and patrolling. riot duty, defense against hostile aircraft, musketry. . Regimental parades will be held three times during the camp, brigade field Inspection will be an event of June 18. brigade tactical inspection will be held on June 22. and on June 23, one squad from each rifle com pany will take -part In the fire com bat problem. The field meeting will be held on June 24; June 25 will be devoted to preparation and participa tion in the combat demonstration and review. The companies will break camp. bivouac and be paid on June 27, and on June 28 will start the return to their home stations. (Green peppers. Carrots, bunch : Potatoes, 12 lbs. Potatoes, saets , Onions. 3 bunches . Tomatoes, Mexican, lb. Hot house, lb. Artichokes Eegplant, lb. New peas, 3 lbs. - 5-U ioc 5c 6c $c 35c 10c 15c - 510C 35c 30C 10c 16C 90C - v 10c 20c 35c 25c 15c 25c 25c 35C 8C -50ce3 . 40c Kew potatoes, 3 lbs. Fruit Cantaloupes, 2 for Bananas, ib. , , ,, f Apples, box Lemons, doz. . , ... Oranges, doz. : 10 50c Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs. 25c Strawberries, box ; 10c Dairy Butter, creamery, lb. . Cheese, lb. Honey, comb Cottage cheese, lb. I Eggs Fresh extras, doz. j Mediums, doz. Mixed, doz. . t- Flour Hard Federation, 49 lbs. ! Per barrel Soft wheat, bbl. 25o 1525c 20c 20c - 1214c j 10c Five Hundred Garments Rayon Undies 2 for 49c BLOOMERS PANTIES BRIEFS . Run Resist Fabrics Wanted Sizes J. C. Penney Co. DEPARTMENT 1307-1309 Adams Ave. Ina STORE La Grande, Ore. 8c less than at this ttme last year. filled orders declined 9.613.000 $125 from the previous wees:. 4.76 ' 4.0X; WOOI, MARKET Un-feet Deluded A pessimist often Is an optimist who thonglit he could get something for nothing. Cincinnati Enquirer. I Beef boll, lb. 'Pot roast, lb. 'Chops and steaks, : Hamburger, lb. - 'Ham. lb. lb. . BOSTOK. May 20 (ff) The Com- 8c merclal Bulletin will say tomorrow: -12V4-15C. "The suggestions recently madtr at CLEARANCE SALE Coats At Less Than V2 Smart Polo Coats Blue, Green, Tan Just a few left. Values to $14.95 $6.95 Skirts Reg. $2.95 Sellers $1.95 Sweaters ' Reg. $1.95 Sellers $1.29 Knit Suits Many Styles to Choose $4.95 Dora Vi's SMART SHOP Flab Salmon, lb. (fresh) . Halibut, lb. (fresh) ... a New York meeting of various rep- 17c Light hens, lb. Spring, lb. Foruitry 20c 25c 25c resen tat Ives of the wool textile Indus- try, by a man prominent In the ctfUn- ells of the farm board co-operative. iruaif tats natiunai rvuo. aiar&eMng corporation and the federal farm board would welcome the counsel and aid of the. .wool merchants in re habilitating the wool market and re lieving the wool brnnrpra Vina roamltx-t lln several conferences this past week iNlr 38'38- PORTLAND. Ore.. May 20 (VP) - brt! members of the wool trade Cattle 100. calves 20. fairly steady fT VJ17 f ,,. Qf enn tl led President Robert L. Turnbull of 900 pounds, medium 5.00 86.00, PORTLAND LIVESTOCK age cost of about Bi cents, or ap proximately 30 cects clean landed Boston for good 12 months wools. "Rather more consignment business has been noted elsewhere through the west. : ... - "The foreign markets are generally quiet and awaiting the opening at London, next Tuesday, with 125,000 bales being offered, "Mohair Is dull and prices are pure ly nominal." The Bulletin will publish the fol lowing quotations: scoured basis: . Oregon: fine and f. m. staple 3t 39: fine and f. m. Fr. combing 36-37; fine and f. m. clothing 33-36; valley the Boston Wool Trade association to common $4.00 a $5.00; 900 to 1100 jrT.." ,"5 . . . w"" "ie lbs. good W.00$7.00. medium $5.00 tieoera' Iarm ra in ine matwr $.0O, common M.OOtfi $5.00; 1100-' "Juat now far the set up and con 1300 lbs. good $6.00(9 tS.50, medium dittons -under which the National $4,7508.00. Heifers 550-850 lbs. good Wol Marketing corporation Is labor $5.50 fr $6.50, medium $4.50 tfis $5.50, in8 at thp present time wlU permit common $3.50 $4.60. Cows, good tne wt)o1 merchants to co-operate for $4.50 & $5.00. common and medium tne "lief of the growers and the in $3.75 $4.50, low cutter and cut- t fusion of confidence to the entire in ter $1.50 $2.75. Bulls (yearlings dustrv is a matter very much open to excluded) good and choice (beef) discussion and the outcome Is a mat $3.50 f $4.00, cutter, common and ,ter of oprnlon at the present moment, medium $2.50 $3.50. Veal era (milk "In the local market business Is fed) good and choice $5.00 $5.50, ' practically negligible and prices still medium $3.50$5.00, cull and com- a matter of guesswork, in the absence mon $2.00$3.50. Calves 250-500 lbs. of sales. In the west, some life has good and choice $3.50 $5.00, com- been injected into the situation by mon and medium $3.00$3.50. )the purchase for account of Boston ' Hogs 600, including 218 direct; 15c merchants of some four million lbs. higher. Light lights 140-160 lbs. good of Texas 12 months wool at an aver and choice $3.16 $4.00: lightweights 1 g 160-180 lbs. good and choice $3.5ra $4.00, 180-200 lbs. good and choice $3.750 $4 00; medium weight 200-220 lbs. good and choice $3.15 $4.00, 220-250 lbs. good and choice 3.00 $3.85; heavyweights 259-290 lbs. good and choice $2.85(9 $3.75, 200-350 lbs., good and choice $2.75 $3.65. Pack- I lng sows 275 to 500 pounds me dium and good $25$ $2.75; feeder stockers 70-130 lbs. good and choice ! $2 .76 if i $3.00. I Sheep and lambs 500, Including 186 , direct; top price barely main tained. Lambs 90 pounds down, good and choice $4.50cr $5.00, medium $3.50 $4.50, all weights, common i $2.50 ? $3.50; yearling wethers 90-110 lbs. medium to choice $2.00 $3.00. Ewes 120 lbs. medium to choice $1.00 I $1.50. 120-150 lbs. medium to cholco $1.00?$1.25, all weights, cull jto common 50cg$1.00. Mohair: Oregon 17-18. Domestic graded first combing 27- 30; second combing 24-26; third combing 20-22; fourth combing 18 20; good carding 21-24"; first kid 60 55; second kid 46-50. ' Mrs. A. 5. Treloax Tells Experience Long Beach, Calif. "A friend )tl mine urged mo to try Sargon. I will always bless the dny I took this 6d vicc. I have taken five bottles of this wonderful medicine and am now enjoying the best health I have had In years. Sargon Soft Mass Pills proved to be exactly what I needed for constipation. This Is the first time in years I don't have to dose myself with purgatives." Mrs. A. B. Treleoax, Long Beach, Calif. Red Cross Drug Store. Adv, . SlOAR AND FLOUR PORTLAND. May 20 (P) Sugar I Cane, granulated' $4.05 100 lbs.; beet $3.80. ' 1 i I Domestic flour Se'Ung price de livered: patent 49s $5.50; do 98s $5.30; bakers' bluestem $4.10; soft wheat pastry flour $3.40 $3.60; Montana hard wheat patent $5.00g $5.20; rye $4.40tfj $4.60. , , Lt'MBKR REPORT ' SEATTLE. May 20 Ml - Current new business of 216 identical lumber mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ending May 14 was 7.4 per cent over production and shipments were 31.9 per cent over production, the asso elation said today. . Operations at a 24 per cent volume as compared with 45.8 per cent a year ago was shown by 321 mills. They operated at 24 per cent of Capacity the previous week also. Inventories'. 144 mills reported, de clined 9.000,000 feet from the week ending May 7 and are 18.2 per cent The AMERICAN LEGION PRESENTS "America's Finest Tented Amusements" Pacific States SHOWS 6 DAYS Starting Monday - May 23 A
