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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Monday, June 20, 1932 Pagre Eiglvf CHEESE PRICES ! UNCHANGED Chickens Down to Rock V Bottom Prices Get I 6 Cents Foi' Lights. t PORTLAND, June 20 UPi Advance of lo dozen quoted In the varloua of ferings of eggs by- E. J. Dixon, gen eral manager of Pacific co-ops, has been generally put Into effect here. Becelptsj continue to decrease, Trade ; In the butter market ap pears oj generally steady to firm Character, There was no change In the price for the week's opening but everything was cleaned up. Butter fat values are firmer. There Appears little material change In the general cheese market situa tion. Late trading In the local mar ket has been at fairly well sustained prices for Oregon offerings but some slight concessions continue for In termountaln supplies, t Tillamook and Coos Bay reported DO change In selling prices at the source. , h Price of chickens dropped to a new all-time low record here with buyers offering down to 6c for light hens, 8c for medium and 12c for heavy colored stock while broilers ire as low as 10c lb. i Owing to the increasing stocks of oountry killed spring lamb, there was quite a fair carryover of lost week's receipts. The extreme top of the market Is 7f7'ic with the bulk of the tops at 7c. Calves and flogs Steady i Market for country killed hogs and calves Is about steady. No change In last week's opening. t First casabas of the season have entered the local market; a ship kND LIVESTOCK ling wethers 00-110 lbs. medium to Wool 1032 clip, nominal: WIJ- 'choice lJi5i2.00. Ewes 120 lbs. me- llamette valley 8c lb.; Eastern Oregon PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, June ao UP) cattle dlum to choice 11.uu4a1.zo: iu-iou .Bit 8c lb. 1400, calves 75: slow, unchanged, lbs. medium to choice 76c1.25, all! Hay Buying price from producer: Bteera 600-800 lbs. good 8.00f7.00. weights, cull to common ouj75c. j alfalfa 13.60s tH.60: clover ( ); medium ts.00et6.00, common 3Mq Willamette valley timothy (- WINNIPEG WHEAT WINNIPEG, June 20 VP) Wheat Com: July 65; Oct. 6757',i; Dec. ',anbB. Cash wheat: No. 1 northern 64?,,! No. 2 northern 6154; No. 3 northern 40. NEW VOHK (JIIEKTS AMELIA E. PtTNAM (Continued Prom Page Cms) tS.00; 900-1100 lbs. good t8.00at7.00,' l'OHTLAMI I'KOIil CK Eastern Oregon timothy tl8.00; oats medium t5.00et6.00, common 3.80a PORTLAND, June 20 wj nutter and vetch tU.OO. 5.00; 1100-1300 lbs. good 5.75 (,( -prints 82 score or better 19e20c; tS.76, medium H.50 tr t5.75; heifers standards 18.jl9c. 658-850 lbs. good $5.80 n 6M. me- Butterfat Direct to shippers: sta dium t4.50fetS.50, common t3.25 p tlon lie 13c; ortland delivery prices M.60. Cows, good M.OOtjM.75, com- 14o pound. mon and medium t2.50 MOO, low! Eggs Pacific poultry producers' cutter and cutter tl.OOr? t2.60. Bulls, selling prices: freah extras 15c;stand- yearllnga excluded, good and choice ards 14c; mediums 14c dozen, (beef) t3.50et4.00, cutter, common' Live poultry Net buying price: and medium t2.50 e t3.60. Vealers, heavy hens colored 4!4 lbs. up 10m milk fed, good and choice $4.25 & '12c; do mediums 8c; light 8c; light 5.00, medium t3.5O0t4.SO, cuil and broilers 10c; colored roasters over 2 common t2.00et3.60. Cal7es 250-500 lbs. 13 M 14c; old rooutcra 6c; ducks lbs. good and choice W.60 it 14.60, pckln IOfj 14c; geese ( ). common and medium S2.00fct3.50. country meats Selling price to HnM innO' Uncilftn httfher. Lllfht Patalla-.. .n,F,.-v-lrltl,.,l Vn,B W.jt llghto 140-160 lbs. good and choice butchers under 100 Ito. 6&5c; vcal-l' f". wa9 " aIIer ner "rat ocean t3.76at4.76; lightweights 160-180 Jbs.'ers 80 to 100 lbs. 77c: lambs 7i 1 K ' " " wl,h two men good and choice t450 t4.76, 180-200 714c; yearlings 45c; heavy ewes 21c 'Uen- lbs. good and choice t4-50. ft t4.76; 3C; canner cows 3c: bulls S6',c .t. "I'm Just as glad to get back 4s medium weight 200-220 lbs. jood and I jjuts Oregon walnuts 1515c; 1 1 four years ago." she said. "And cnoice ea.ia&t 9. 10. twtov iuo. gwi peanuts 12c lb.: urazna 12?M4C; al and choice t3.60ftt4.50: heavyweights monds lS'fjlflc; filberts 20f322c; p-260-280 lbs. good and choice t3.50 leans 20c lb. M.25, 280-350 lbs. good and choice i,,u i, imo t3.16 (c t4 00; packing sows 275-500 1 ( 2c lbs. medium and good t250 . t3.50; , Hop?L Nomlnai. 1031, 12 f) 13c lb.; feeders-stackers 70-130 lbs. good and contracU 1B32 12c choice t3.60t3.76. Onlona Belling nrlce to retallera: Bheep and lambs 4300; steady. cochella w., l: ve!low 80c 0, Lambs 00 Ibo. down, good and choice ,, rr.,. , ,. .. t3.76f.t4.00, medium t3.00at3.76. all ycUow 16 ccnta Potatoes Local 90c:, tl.15; Park- idalc tl.25; Deschutes tl.35 tl.50: Eastern Washington $1.00 91.35. J Seed potatoes (certified) Earliest J LA GRANDE ? f All 1. 1 Vic; Early luxe ll)',c lb. RETAIL MARKETS lwh':?oW3cTtoC8 j Strawberries Oregon 24s 75c t6.19 , " " ' " -"- Sugar, 100-lb. sack . this time I know the committee bet ter." One of the first to greet her as she carne aboard the Riverside was Elinor Smith, who had herself been planning a transatlantic solo flight when Miss Earhart beat her to It: Miss Earhart said the five hours' blind flying she was compelled to mike had been to her the highlight of the flight in that she found that she could fly blind that long. Some ono asked her what she thought about during her night alone over the Atlantic. "You don't have time to think much at least not about yourself with rclutlon to your plane," she said. "If you start thinking about yourself It's fatal." Vegetable I Radishes, 3 bunches SplnaAi, lb Parsley, bunch ment from the south being unloaded. Cabbage, lb Reported of good quality sales New wax onions, 3 lbs. . 4c lb. . pTumlps, 1 bunch As expected, general price losses Asparagus, 1 lb were suffered by the tomato market Lettuce, Imperial for the day. Sales In general were uaruo, id. . about 25c box for both outdoor and Oreen peppers, lb. hothouse stock. Quality in general Carrots, 2 bunches Is better. Potatoes, 12 lbs. i . Celerv In Demand i-oioioes, saw J There Is at the moment a r.eator Onions, 3 bunches demand for Oregon grown celery than tupply. This has resulted In a gen eral advance In the price here. No shipping call as yet. ij Notes of wholesale .trading: I Grapefruit Is 2660c case higher. Watermelons and cJntaloupcs are steady. , Asparagus prices aro sharply ad vanced for the day. - Oreen and wax beans In larger supply, are lower. Demand for peas Is steady with best telephones around 4c lb. New potatoes In moro active call at steady values. Cabbage market Is more active for local stock. 'Head lettuce is steady, to firmer. . Local cauliflower trads Is about .stcudy, mostly tl for Is. . HI'UAIt AND FI.OUIl PORTLAND, June 10 m Sugar Cane, granulated t4.20 100 lbs.; beet 3.95. e Domestic flour Selling price de livered: patent 40s (5.60; do 08s $5.30; bakers', blucstem t4.10: soft wheat pastry patent 3.40i 3.00; Montana hard wheat patent tS.00 is 15.20; ryc M. 600 14 .60., PORTLAND CANII Tomatoes, Mexican, lb Hot house, lb Eggplant, lb New potatoes, 0 lbs New potatoes, 3 lbs. Beets, bunch 100 ; 6c ' 80 80 b 8 b ti 4 25n 60 . 100' . 6S !0o July (old) ... 36o (new) 300 Sept. (old).... 15c ' (new) 150 Dec .. 900 lOo. 15c 250 July 16o Kept 250 Drc. .. 25o, 60 MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WHEAT Open . .Ifil-i . .r.l..'.! . .51.! High .r.iy, ..1174. Low .4K-y, -is .11 iw' ..11 Close .4H.I9 -IH-li .51 (, PORTLAND WHEAT Open Wen 80 M IM'i ' IWJ4 MA LOM r,n Close Fruit : Cantaloupes, 2 for Bananas, ib . Apples, box .. .. 50c a 3 Lemons, doz, 40o Oranges, dots, 1060o Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs. 26a CIIICACIO CORN Open High Low Class " July .30 -WW .30 Mi .30'i 36o K'-l'' - :t I TA 0.3214 ;.iyH .33i, 80 D''C 32 .321, ,32y, .32 .32H Man Accused Of Matricide Killed In Airplane Fall OTTAWA. 111., June 20 Wi An airplane accident has brought death to Harry Hill. 27. of Streator, 111.. former Knox college student, and heir to the estate ot his mother for whose slaying he was tried In 1027. Hill and two companions,"" Bert Lorenz of Streator and John Mar shall. 20, of Berkeley. Cal.. were killed yesterday when the airplane Hill was piloting, fell at the local airport. The . plane dove to the ground from an altitude of about 200 feet. Hill and Lorenz died al most Instantly. The Jury which tried young Hill for matricide. 61s agreed, but the case Is still on the docket for re-trial, hav ing lain dormant for several years due to a shortage of county funds to finance Its prosecution. Mean while Hill, who maintained his Inno cence, had been at liberty. A flier for several years, he held a private , plIot'B license, and twice had been injured In airplane mishaps within tho past year and half. Hill was seized in Seattle, Wash., Sept. 3. 1027, after the body of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill was found in a grave In the basement of her Streator home. Her known opposition to her son's friendship with a young Streator woman, fin ancial troubles and his absence from the city, turned suspicion toward him. Urer her will. Harry was left approximately (50,000. Hla father, a Streator eye, ear and nose specialist and Mrs. Hill were divorced a short time before she was slain. Dr. Hill stood by his son. BOSTON' WOOL BOSTON, June 20 (VP) Increased confidence In wool values is Indi cated by the diminished pressure to sell and the movement recently of fair weights of a few lines of wool at currently quoted prices. Encourage ment has been stimulated by the willingness of an occasional woo! buyer to submit bids above the pre vious low offers. The greater interest of manufacturers tends to confirm rumors on Increasing wool machinery activity. Receipts of domestic wool here during the week ending June 18. eBtlmated by the Boston grain and flour exchange, amounted 14, 350,000 lbs, compared to 4,-456,80!) Iba. last week. Captain Dickson Races For East West Air Record BANTOUL. 111.. June 20 OTV-Cap-taln James Dickson, seeking & new west-east transcontinental record with three passengers aboard his plane, landed at Chanute field at 2:37 p. m. (central standard time) to day. Hy covered the distance from Pueb lo In four hours and 31 minutes, an average of 200 miles an hour. Dickson told the Associated Press in Chicago he would take off at once for New York, expecting to land there by 9 o'clock tonight, eastern time. SANTA MONICA, Cal., June 20 W Attempting to set a new west-to- east transcontinental passenger car rying record, Capt. James Dickson, took off from Clover field here this morning at 3:11:45 o'clock. Pacific standard time, en route to Newark. N. J. His stops en route were not , announced. ' I In the cabin of the Lockheed plane when he left 'were Hal Roach, fllmj producer and owner of the plane; Ar-' thtip TiaA T" 1 ra nrMlrlnnh nf iLfnm Goldwyn-Mayer studios, and William Melniker. South American representa tive for the studious. Captain Dickson last week estab lished a record of 14 hours 45 min utes for an east-to-west passenger) carrying record. BLTTEKFAT SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 W) Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 18c. DEMOCRATIC CHOICE RESTS ON NEW YORK (Continued from Page One) number of delegates pledged and claimed. McAtloo Against Hoosevelt William O. McAdoo, ol California, another leader In the anti-Roosevelt drive will reach the scene tomorrow Just ahead or Smith. Chairman John J. Raskob of the national com mittee, egarded as an ally of Smith, also was due tomorrow. Harry P. Byrd. with Virginia's 24 votes, arrives tomorrow. Tammany's leaders headed by .John Curry come Wednesday, In this ,New York group will be John H. . McCooey," Brooklyn chieftain. Mayor Walker and Dudley Field Malone. Word spread today that Thomas Spellacy of Connecticut, would lead the floor fight at the convention opening for Jouett Shouse as per manent chairman against Senator Walsh, of Mont., the Roosevelt candi date. . Plan I'rohl i'lank Shouse, chairman of the executive ccmmlttee. and Farley both advo cated In newspaper Interviews short, platform declaratons and both Indi cated that around the defeated Bing ham repeal submission prohibition plan of the Republican convention would be built the Democratic pro hibition plank. With hearings to start Thursday by the resolutions committee, leaders of several farm organizations prepared for a united demand for a specific farm relief plank. Reports of a conference between Gov. Roosevelt and Curry prior to tho announcement of selection of John Mack of Joughkecpsle, as the man to place the governor In nom ination added significance to t,ne speculation here over New York. Votes Plodded Today. Roosevelt has 663 pledged and claimed votes. Indiana's 30 will be picked late In the day or tomor row. A majority of the convention Is 678 and two-thirds Is 770. The whirl of preconventlon activ ity has brought decisions on many routine affairs. For Roosevelt, it was announced that Arthur F. Mullen, Nebraska's hard fisted national com mitteeman, would be the floor man ager and Mack the nominating speaker. Mack placed Roosevelt In nomination 22 years ago for his first public office state senator. For Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, It was announced by his campaign manager, Robert B. Ennls, of Balti more, that Senator Tydings. of Mary land would place the governor In nomination and that Richard F. Cleveland, of Baltimore, son of the former president, would make a sec onding speech. Howard Bruce, na tional committeeman of Maryland, will bo the floor manager. William G. McAdoo, a leader of the advocates of Speaker Garner Is due here tomorrow or Wednesday to Join In an active campaign. Senator Tom Connaliy, of Texas, already has been named as the man to nominate the speaker. One Way to Cook Eggs A strange method of cooMng nn egg Is sometimes employed by the shepherds In the Enst. The egg Is placed In n sling nnd whirled round and round until the heat generated by the motion has conked It. AIRY Marquisette CURTAIKO Do the whole house and jot Priscilla and criss-cross Styles I 32 in. by 2 1-6 yd. pair J. C. Penney Co. 1307-1309 Adams Ave. La Grande, Ore. MARCHERS' AIMS VAGUE AS CHIEFS TURN TO ELECTION (Continued From Page One) doubt today. Many "veteran" mem bers were taking French leave, but new contingents were pouring rn, and an aggressive recruiting drive aided by the wide-spread work that the army was gathering abundent food, appeared to be bearing some results. The lack of an Immediate objective, however, was helping stir friction, in the ranks. A disgruntled former com mander, George Alman of Portland, Ore., was seeking 6upport from, the men against his ouster from the post of billeting officer because of a quar rel with police authorities. - Walter W. Waters, the present com mander in chief, late last night asked police to arrest Richard Lamb, 36, of Dallas, leader of the Texas contingent, saying ills status as an ex-service man was questioned. He was held on an "investigation" charge. Nation's Windiest Spot Mile-high Mt. Washington, New England's loftiest Dealt. Is the windiest spot In the United States, according to government meteoro logical records. Strawberries, 4 boxes Apricots, -!b. Dairy Butter, creamery, lb Cheese, lb . .. Honey, comb .....m. Cottage cheese, lb. 26c 16c 230 ..16(260 200 200 Fresh extras, dot: Mediums, doz. ........ Mixed, doz - , i Hour Hard Federation, 49 lbs. Per barrel ... Soft wheat, bbl. 16c 12o 100 1.26 4.76 4.00 Meat it I 'PORTLAND, July 20 lM Caoh Wheat: Big Bond blucstem 01c. Vsoft white 62o. . , Western white 61o. v iHard winter 60b, ! Northern spring 60o. , Western red 4014o. i' Oats: No. 2 white 134.00, ' Today's car receipts: wheat 33; bar ley 2; flour 21; corn 1; oats 1; hay 2. Beef boil, lb Pot roast, lb. . Chops and steaks, lb. Hamburger, lb ..... Ham, lb, Fish Salmon, lb. (fresh) Halibut, lb. (fresh) Bo ..12Vi-16o ..16i920o 16o 170 20c 180 Light hens, lb. spring, ib. 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