Monday, May 23, 1932
Page Eight
UK GRANDE EVENING OBSKKVKK, CT GKANUE, DUEL
Coast Wheat Fails To Follow Eastern Advance
LACK OF EXPORT
INQUIRY CAUSE
' FOR LOW PRICES
Domestic Wheat Markets
Strengthened S 1 i g h tly
Over Most of Nation
During the Last Week.
maim from local mills was of only
fair volume because of the slow do
mestic flour demand. At the close of
the market May 20. B. B. bluenem
! hard white was quoted at Portland at
:72"i73c. soft and western white at
82 14 63c. hard winter, northern
'spring and western red tA 01 62c,
sacked, basij Ko. 1. Western red,
western white and hard winter were
quoted at Seattle at 63 &c, and No.
1 blueatem of Baart hard white at
75c per bu, sacked, basis Ko. 1. No.
1 Manitoba northern was quoted at
Vancouver at 64c and No. 3 Manitoba
northern at SSlic which are equival
ent In U. S. currency to 6614 and
514c, respectively.
California wheat markets were'
WASHINGTON, May 23 Domestic , somewhat unsettled but trading was
wheat market strengthened .lightly ptwpxt for lne new winter wheat
during the week ending May 20, ln-!crop harvesting of which ha already
fluenced by further deterioration ir..beua m the impcrial valley and la
winter wheat, firmer foreign markets jcrpCted start about June I In,
and lighter offerings of cash grain, tne dhjtrlct8 of the San Joaquin
according to the weekly grain market yaUey used buyers to confine their
. review of the U. S. bureau of agrl- j purcnases to Immediate requirement,
cultural economics. Bye wu slightly Demand for milling grades was of
higher with wheat, while feed graln3.onIy modsratc volume, while Inquiry
were mostly steady as a result of a for feed wheat waa very dull. Low
fairly active shipping demand and prlces of feed barley have increased
relatively light receipts. Flax remain- the Qf tnat graln by feedera and
ed independently weak and prices j matcrlajiy reduced tha feeding of
continued their downward trend. wheat. Prices of local wheat de
Paclflc coast markets did not fol-Cltned 2124iSc per 100 at San Fran
low the advance of eastern markets ; clsco during the week, but Held about
because of the dull local demand and steady at Los Angelas. No, 1 .hard
lack of export inquiry for wheat and I white wheat was quoted at San Fran
flour. Futures prices at Portland on cisco May 20 at I.22i &. 1j25 and
May 20 were unchanged to only V c ; No. 1 soft white at $1.15 ir 1.20 per
higher, while caah prices showed an j 100. New crop wheat from the Ira
advance of only 14 c for the week. J perlal valley was quoted at Los An
TTw market movement continued light fgeles at (l.l716ft$l-32!4 No 1 .hard
with but 336 'cars received at Puget; wheat, 13 per cent protein, was quot
Sound and Columbia river terminate, jod at the latter market at (1.35. No.
compared with 1,173 cars for the cor-' 2 soft and western white sacked, was
responding week last year. Terminal ; selling at ai.30(152 and No. 2
stocks are comparatively small, with 'hard winter In bulk, ordinary pro
the bulk pf the remaining northwest- jtetn. at $1.25 per 100. No. 3 soft
ern wheat shll In storage In country white wheat, 10 per cent protein, from
warehouses held by producers who Washington and Oregon, was quoted
have shown little inclination to sell! at Ban Francisco at $1.30 and No. 1
at current market prices. No export ' hard white, wtth 13 per cent protein,
business of either wheat or flour was! at $1,404 $1.4214 per 100. No. 2 hard
reported during the week, but cur- winter from Texas with 13 per cent
rent prices were reported near an ex- protein was quoted at $1.33 a $1.35
port basis. Inquiry from California per 100 In bulk. A few cars of Idaho
was cot active, because of Improved j Utah wheat was quoted In bulk at
crop prospects In that state. De-j$1.45 per 100. delivered San Prancls-
co, for No. 3 hard winter, 14 per cent
protein.
Wheat Prospects
, New Crop prospects remained the
dominant factor in the wheat market
situation and report of further de
terioration In the U. 8. winter wheat
crop, particularly In Kansas and Ne
braska, were a strengthening Influ
ence In domestic markets. The crop
suffered severely from ary weather
during the week In Texas, Kansas.
Nebraska and Colorado. Damage from
Hessian fly Infestation was reported
In Texas and Kansas. Trade esti
mates now place the Kansas crop at
only 70.000,000 to 80.000,000 bushels
and the Colorado crop at 4,000,000
bushels. Spring wleat, on the other
hand, made excellent progress both
in the V. B. and Canada, Seeding Is
now practically completed in Canada,
with moisture ample for germination.
Winter wheat In Europe made gen
erally favorable progress In most sec
tions, but tha crop is later than last
season in several countries as a re-:
suit of the late cold spring. Addi-1
ttonal moisture is needed in Poland, j
Czechoslovakia and Spain. Russian I
seeding of spring wheat was only
about one-half accomplished at May
10, with 32,538,000 acres reported
seeded to that date, !
8upp!s. of native wheat are re
ported 'low In the deficit areas of
Europe and demand for foreign wheat
has increased. Shipments from sur
plus areas of Europe however,' have
decreased, with only 168,000 bushels
shipped from Black sea ports during;
the week. Southern hemisphere of
ferings were less pressing, but ship
ment totaled 3,541,000 bushels from
Argentina and 4,741,000 bushels from
Australia. The smaller offerings from
other areas turned European Inquiry
more to North American wheat and
the week's sales were estimated at 2,-
000,000 bushels, of which about 300,
000 bushels was winter wheat, sold
from gulf ports to Greece. At the
close of the week. No. 1 hard winter
for May shipment was offered at
Liverpool at 61c, compared with
53 Vic for Argentine Bosafe. Samples
of Argentine wheat recently received
by the department tested 60-6114 lbs.
per bu., according to U. S. standards
and graded as high as No. 1 dark ham
winter. Australian wheat sold at Lon
don during the week at 6114 c. and
No. 3 Manitoba from Vancouver at
61 c. v.
European Markets Steady
Continental European markets were
generally steady, wtth good milling
native wheat at Hamburg quoted at
$1-324, French wheat at Pans at
$1.8014 and Italian wheat at Milan
at $1.7034- Italian Drum wheat was
quoted at Naples at $l-87 and Af
rican Drum, CIF Marseilles, at $1.63.
American Drum, CTF Marseilles was
quoted at 74c and at Naples at 70
cents. The American wheat however.
Is subject to an import -duty.
Domestic easn wheat markets
strengthened along with futures, ex
cept on the Pacific coast. Marketings
were relatively light, receipts at the
principal winter wheat markets total
ling 1,087 cars, or about half the num
standard quality cheese ever sold at
in the -local market. This price na
turally secures a very large per cent
of the demand but Tillamook and
Coos Bay continue to maintain their
quotations at the normally high
level.
Demand for medium weight hens Is
now the best along the wholesale way
with buyers offering an advance for
these while quoting the heavy stuff
lower. Boosters continue down to a
nickel.
Demand for strawberries is strong
here. Arrivals of Oregon and other
northwest berries have been decreased
with almost general showers. Prices
ber a year ago, while receipts at ' on Calif ornlaa are firmer to higher
Minneapolis and Duluth totaled 606 1 as a result.
cars. Demand was principally from! Market is overflowing with cabbage
mills and current offerings from most ; of very inferior quality with very lit
points were hardly sufficient for f tie really worth while stuff. This ap-
needs, with the result that some t plies to late varieties. The local early
; grain was taken from elevator stocks.
Protein premiums held steady at Kan
sas City, where ordinary protein. No.
2 hard winter, was quoted May 20 at
55'4r55c. 12 per cent protein at
574(&58!4c. and 13 per cent protein
at 584 594c per bushel.
MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY t
May
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Butter Market -Continuing
To
Show Weakness
PORTLAND, May 23 CP) Market
for butter continues to reflect more
or less weakness not only locally but
along the coast generally. Prices are
unchanged but the movement Is not
keeping full pace wtth the make.
Market for eggs remains more or
less weak as a result of continued
shading of prices by unattached pro
ducers selling at sacrifice to the big.
stores. This unsettles the entire
trade.
While prices In general appear more
or less of steady character, cheese
trade values are still of erratic na
ture in, spots. This applies equally
to the local field and to the Wiscon
sin trade. -"
' Locally sales of intermountain stock
are -being made as low as 10c id
stuff Is moving out well but forms
only a very small per cent of the
trade. ..,-.,
Trade Is very favorable to peas out
of The Dalles section and a sprink
ling of home grown. Sales are shown
mostly 7fr8c lb. Californian are not
very good but are quoted 77&c for
the best.
Trade In lambs Is still more or less
of slow character for anything- that
is not of tiptop quality. Veal are
Just about steady for tops and off
for others. Hogs are nominally un
changed, remand for beef remains
good. -
Notes of wholesale trading:
California green beans of fair qual
ity around 17c lb,
M'CULLY NAMED
IN WALLOWA CO.
(Continued from Page One)
200, Maxwell 310, Stivers 145, Zurch
er 262. -. :
The Democratic ticket:
For congressman.: Galloway 200,
Pierce 749. ;
For county commissioner: Blevan
724. Craig 298. ....-
For sheriff : As her 63, Boswell 88,
Miller 719. Staggs 236.
For assessor: Boyd 248, Klrkman
1 which Is perhaps the lowest price that 226, McArtukr 408.'
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worth a minute to ic'A you something about the purity
of Chesterfield cigarettes.
All the materials that go into the making of Chest
crficld cigarettes arc tested again and again by expert
research chemists. Just like the things you
eat and drink.
The tobacco is pure tlie right kinds, Domes
tic and Turkish both, mild, sweet, ripe. The
paper Is pure clean, white, the best cigarette paper
that money can buy. There is purity in every ingre
dient and cleanliness, in every operation.
You can know, when you light a Chesterfield, that it
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14 Graduate At
Lostine School;
Largest Class
By Mrs. William Wlppans
(Observer Correspondent) i
LOSTINE. Ore- (Special) The ;
commencement exercises at the Los- j
tine High school auditorium hem
May 12 were witnessed by a large
number of relatives and friends. The j
class of 14 was the largest class to
graduate in the 22 years of htgn
school. Of this number 12 were girls j
and two boys. The class was pro
nounced by Superintendent Williams
to be outstanding In several respects,
outstanding among these being the
unuusually high scholastic standing.
Especially indicative of the class
spirit Is the fact that eight members
have signified their Intention of go
ing on to high learning. Those who
graduated were Kenneth Bright, Syl
via Courtney. Warner Grow, Bertha
Douns, Martha Fischer, Freda Hall,
Velva Hammacfc, Helen Leonard, Mar
garet Poley, Lulubell Reed, Sarah
Sherman, Ruth Swart, Margaret
Whitehead and Be mice Wtntngs. The
complete program of the commence
ment exercises is as follows: proces
sional. Margaret Williams, overture,
Pauline Bradley, invocation. Rev.
Weston F. Shields, presentation of
class of "32, J. H. Williams, address
by class president. Warner Crow,
musical number, glee club, valedlct
ory. Be mice Winnings, song, Louis
Crow, class poem. Freda Hall, address,
H. L. Hess, of La Grande, presenta
tion of diplomas. Floyd Hammack.
benediction. Rev. Mr. Shields, reces
sional, Margaret Williams.
Mrs. Mark Crossland returned to
her home in Union after a extended
visit with friends In Lostine.
Miss Edith Nolan completes her
school work this week In the Fairvlew
district. .
The Community club was enter
tained last Friday at the home of
Mrs. Orval McOrtor. The following
officers were elected, president, Mrs.
Roy Haun, vice president, Edna
Holmes, recording secretary, Mrs. Joe
Caudle, treasurer. Gladys Chapman,
corresponding secretary. Opal Chap
man, reporter. Mrs. O. J. Poley. Mem
bers of the club are promoting the
better homes and gardens again this
summer. . Refreshments were served
after the meetings.
Mrs. George Dodge was delightfully
surprised Tuesday evening when a
number of her Rebekah friends spent
the evening with her. . Mr. and Mrs.
Dodge expect to leave Monday for
Salem where they will visit friends.
They will then move to another loca
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Houser of
Portland, are visiting relatives and
friends In Lostine this week. They
expect to return next week where Mr.
Houser Is employed in a barber shop.
Mrs. M. O. Courtney, of Imnaha,
has spent the week visiting friends
In Lostine. She hfes been a house
guest of Mrs. Sadie Hall. ,
Elmer Gasklll arrived from Vale
last week for a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Lena Hammack.
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Chllders and
daughter, of Wallowa, spent the week
with Mrs. Chllders mother. Mrs. Elza
Childers-
A number of members of the Los
tine Christian Endeavor society are
expecting to drive to La Grande Fri
day of this week to attend the an
nual convention of the Grande Rohdc
Christian Endeavor . Union, which
opens there Friday evening in the
Christian church. Sessions will con
tinue through Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Houser have
moved back to La Grande. They
have been living on the S. P. Crow
farm up South Fork river.
The Lostine Civilian rifle club met
last week and decided to hold a regu
lar shoot on the fourth Sunday of
each month. The shoot will take
place at the club house which has
been built on the Con Courtney farm
up South Fork river.
The Christian Ladles Aid met Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Berkley
Caudle. The devotional leader was
Mrs. Joe Caudle. Mrs. George Dodge
resigned as treasurer and Mrs. F. B.
Leonard was elected to fill the va
cancy. Delicious refreshments were
served. MrJ. Lester Emmons will
entertain the society June 7th. All
members are requested to be pres
ent as this Is to be a work meeting.
The members will assist in furnish
ing the new Christian church which
is. now under construction.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen are enter
taining their lJtle granddaughter,
Jean Marian Rcpplinger, of Enterprise.
The windshield of the car of Joe
Caudle was broken at Wallowa Sun
day during the ball game. A foul
ball struck the car. Several women
were sitting In the car at the time.
Mrs. Lewis Brandt was cut quite bad
ly about the face by broken glass.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hammack and
Miss Velva took Miss Edna Hammack
to La Grande Sunday. Miss Ham
mack will graduate from the Eastern
Oregon Normal school this spring.
Mrs. Irene Peterson, of Salem, and
cousin. Miss Frederlka Van Kirt, of
Portland, who have been visiting re
latives and friends in Lostine the last
week, left Friday for their home.
They were accompanied home by
Mrs. Sadie Hall and daughter, Freda,
who will spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Pederson.
P. W. Hammack returned last week
from a trip to Portland. He went
down with a car load of hogs and
came out $196 loser on the ship
ment. He visited his sons, Lyle and
Charles Hammack, while there.
Miss Martha Fischer spent the
weekend with her aunt. Mrs. Ed Rod
ger, in Enterprise. Miss Fischer ex
pects to leave the last of the week
for HUlsboro where she will spend
the summer with her frlf nds. She
will go as far as Salem with Mrs.
Rodgers.
The Neighborhood club met Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. San ford
Chapman. Arrangements were com
pleted for the election flay dinner
that was given on the day of the pri
mary election. Mrs. Chapman as
sisted by Mrs. Howard Williamson
served lovely refreshments. Mrs. J. J.
Chapman will be the next hostess
May 26.
Mrs. Dortha Clemens, of Ontario,
arrived last week and will spend the
summer with her daughter, Mrs. F. B.
Moffett.
The Lostine Cemetery association
THE NEW
At Penney' 8
SPORT
stunts
in NEW Pastelst
Highwaisted f Aft
styles, too! JSVW
New MESH Inset!
Panties
Bloomers
of velvety
Chardonize
fe4 49c
I $Tt-- Darling!
90c
Buys these Beautiful
Hand Dags
Washable material that looks
like pigskin. Choice of popular
styles 'White or Beige I
15c p'
Sixes 8 to 10
Anklets
Whites, tansor pastels. Un
usually patterned ribbed' tops.
Rayon plated. For women and
misses. Comfortable for sports)
SAVEl'
pay only
49c
for Smart
Washable
Imported . . . Fabric
GLOVES
While Ertshell Beie
J. C. Penney Co.
1307-1309 Adams Ave.
La Grande, Ore.
held a meeting on Saturday May 14
and made arrangements for Memorial
day. Committees for program, decor
ations and dinner were appointed.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ward and Mrs.
Whitman, of Milton, were weekend
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Reed. Miss Lulubel Reed ac
companied them home and will enter
school at Walla Walla. She Is taking
a course In beauty culture.
Mrs. Charles Whlthead closed a
very successlul term of school In tho
Leap district Friday. Miss Edna
Hammack will teach at Leap next
year. Mrs. Whitehead will teach at
Trout creek next year.
J. R. Morton, of Portland, who has
spent five weeks at the W. B. Hunter
home, left Saturday for his homo.
Mr. Morton owns a large ranch In
the Leap district and has been look
ing after business Interests here.'
. A. W. Courtney, of Ontario, arrived
last week and Is visiting his son.
Harley Courtney and family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Meridlth and
son, who spent several days at the
home of Mrs. Martha Swart, left
Friday for their home at Klamath
Falls. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Swart and two daughters, Ger
trude and Ruth, who expect to make
their home at Klamath Falls.'
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wlllett re
turned to La Grande, this week after
a week's visit with friends In Lostine.
1930 Chev. Pickup ,383.00
1937 Chev. Coupe 145.00
1935 Studebaker Sedan.. $135.00
1926 Graham Truck, Panel 3S5.00
LARISON-FREES
CHEVROLET CO.