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Fn'Jav. June ?f io- Friday, June 24, 1932 T '. r.- r-v- irvTV5V; ;"e?:T t..v cv a.kty UK GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, E& GRANDE, ORE. - -trrr""' PRICE CUTTERS ; HOLD BACK GAIN Independent Selling is Still .:; Damaging Market; 5 All Berries Dull. PORTLAND, June 24 OP) Increas ing strength In the eg? trade here Is held back to some degree by the con tinued underselling of the established price list by so-called Independent producers selling direct to retail stores that make a specialty of price cutting and selling at coat or less, f There was no further change In the selling price on eggs for the day While buying values have In general kept pace, or even slightly better, than the Increase In sales. ( Receipts of buttor from points out side of Portland have been extremely heavy during the last few days while liberal production has been shown In Centralizing plants. Here and there the market appears easy for cubes. Very quiet trading situation 13 re flected In the market for live chick ens. Prices are still down In the cel lar and especially so for llghtwelgh hens and broilers. 6ome country killed turkeys are still arriving, the latest the trade here has ever known. Oood quality Is rinding a fair call, but again at the extreme all-time low mark. All through the market for country killed meats, steady prices and trade conditions are reflected. Thore was no change In values on veal, hogs and lambs generally for the day. Pi rut Young berries, a cross between the loganberries and the blackberry, have been received. The Initial ship ment consisted of two one half crates. They were sold at ftl half crute. Almost general dullness Is reflected In the market for berries. Strawber ries are moving slowly and at vari ous prices, loganberries are dragging with Increased supplied whllo rasp berries are lower and only a slow movement. Prices continue to seek a lower level In the tomato market. This applies to outdoor stock from the south as well as for local hothouse offerings. Notes of wholesale trading: Culifornla aprlcota are down about a dime a lug with much over-ripe stock seeking a home. Casabas aro showing a weaker tone with quality Indifferent. Watermelons and cantuloupos about unchanged. Potatoes and onions fairly steady. No price changes, California Bell peppers are down to 12c lb. Good lettuce Is scarce and more firmly priced. Peas are Just about steady. Celery demand remains favorable for small shipments around 92.76 half crate. Green and wax beans steady to a trifle lower. , EXTRA ! EXTRA! GRADE SCHOOL HAS POETS AND EDITORS (Continued Prom Pago One) A delightful llttlo poem Is "Sun shine": "The sunshine mokes things grow. Ana makes the (lowers grow. I love to hear the hum; of bees, Ana listen to tho whispering trees." "The birds and flowers And the April showers Mako things green. And nice and clean." S' ' Orchard Market " 2124 Admits Ave, Cabbage, lb , 3c New Potatoes, 12 lbs :. 25 c Fresh Vegetables, 3 bunches 5c Cucumbers, 3 for .... 10c New Peas, 3 lbs. .....1 10c Oranges, 2 doz. , 25c Lemons, 2 doz. : 25c Grapefruit, 7 for ,. 25c JOBLESS IN UNION COUNTY . TOTAL 1,100 (Continued From Page One) boon completed, and no more Jobs are obtainable through that channel. Judge Couch states that a few small Jobs ore available by the hour, but are woefully Inadequate to cope with tho un employ men t. 'ACCIDENT VICTIM WILL BE BURIED SUNDAY AT BAKER (Continued from Page Ono) living, but ho has had no trpe of him for many years before his death. He never married. Bncdgruss and Zimmerman are In charge of funeral arrangements, hnv Ing brought the body to La Grande yesterday afternoon. SI (JAR ANI FLOVIt 4.. PORTLAND, Juno 24 T71) Sugar Cane, granulated 94.20 100 lbs.; be3t $3.05. Domestic flour Selling price de livered: patent 40s 85.60; do 98s $5.30; bakers' bluestem $4.10; soft wheat patitry patent $3.40 & $3.60; Montana hard wheat patent $5.00 $5.20; rye $4.50 61 $4.00. I'Olt'lXANi) 1'KOIHCK PORTLAND, June 24 m Straw berries Oregon 24s 05 76c; Gold Dollar 60c crate. Potatoes Local 90c ai $1.15; Park dale $1.25; Deschutes $1.35; Eastern Washington $1.001.25. Butter, buttcrfat, eggs, live poultry and country meats unchanged. Mohair, nuts, coBcara bark, hops, onions, new potatoes, wool and hay quotations unchanged. mtn;r I III I I AND HOI'S NEW YORK, June 24 (A't Dried fruit ami hops steady. IHJTTKKFAT SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (P) IButterfat f. o. b. Son Francisco 18c. Q4 'market news of the day : CHICAGO WHEAT ' Open inch low Clone " I .Inly folil)... 47 AWt .47 .47 t (new) .47 .47 .47 ATt Sept. (olU)... .1)0'., . MY, . .!!0.M (new) .5I .30 .40 .40 Dec. WVi , .53)4 .53 J3.53 PORTLAND WHEAT Open alga , Lo CIom July : .40 .10 .40 .48 Kept 48 .I8!4 . .48 .48 , life 51 .51 . .00 .50 CWCAOO CORN . ' ' " Open IHfh Low . , CIom .Inly 30 i MW, .80 MS Hrpt 32', .31 .31.3i ( !M M .82 .32', Wool Prices Are Consistent For Most of Week BOSTON, Juno 24 'm Tho Com mercial Bulletin tomprrow will Bay: "Tho wool market ' has experienced a slightly broader demand this week, embracing nearly all grades at prices which huve been talrly well main tained. ; "In the west there Is a broader movement, also, with prices fully maintained and somo fractional ad , PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Juno 24 V-Cattle 75, calvea 30 nominally steady, bulls 60c lower. Steers 600-800 lbs. good a-7. medium 4.606.00, common 3,00 44.60, 900-1100 lbB. good 8.00a 47.00, medium 44.60 ate 0(1, common 43.00 44.60; 1100-1300 lbs. good 45.75 48.75, medium 44.00 45.75; heifers 658-850 lbs. good 46.60 8 46.60, me dium 44 00 e 45.50, common 42.76 44.00. Cows, good 43.76 e44.75, com mon and medium 42.25 44.00, low cutter and cutter 41-00 42.26. Bulls yearlings excluded, good and choice (beef) 43.0043 60, cutter, common and medium 42.60 a 43.60. Vealere, vances to lavei values up. vme.o v..c, hnic 14.60 a whoVT ouUkls Hit bTgh .5.00. medfum U 44 .6 cul. and Court In Baker (Finds for Sweek In Damage Suit BAKER, June 24 (Special) A Jury of 12 men after hearing the case of Walter Jeffords against Archie Sweek. et. at., for 500 damages as a result of an accident Involving a, car driven by Jeffords and a truck operated by Sweek on the Baker-Unity highway In the fall or 1931, returned a ver dict In favor of the defendant late Wednesday. Neither did the Jury al low the defendant any damages In his cross-complaint for $100. Attorneys were: Frank C. McCol loch for the plalntlfr and Edwin D. Hicks of Canyon Olty for the defen dant. The cose of Ivy Lemon against W. A. Qaiaett for 4300, alleged due on a note, and for $33 for labor has been put over until tho next term of cir cuit court so that no trlala were held today. The jury was dismissed by the court until Monday morning. The case of state of Oregon versus Walter Green, Involving a statutory charge,. Is scheduled to open Monday morning. The next case to be tried will be that of E. R. Selbaugh, charg ed with larcency of harness. Three days are expected to be consumed In the trial of these two cases. Clarence Wolery, 14-year-old boy charged with the murder of his foster mother, Mrs. Frank Oarlock, Is sched uled to appear for trlul Thursday. Trial of the boy on a first degrw murder charge will complete the Juno docket. heifers $5.60fj ?G.0O; top vcalera $5.60. Sheep 6,600; steady; fed clipped and wool-ad lambs $5.76 tf $6.00; na tive lambs $6.66; ewes $1.50 down. D1UVE MADE ON BOOS OMAHA LIVESTOCK OMAHA, ' June 24 P) (U. S. D, A.) Hogs 0.600; lights and butchers 10 20c higher, spots 25c up; 1G0-2G0 lbs. $3.70. $3.00. Cuttle 1,000; fed steers and yearl ings moderately active, steady; fed steers and yearlings $0.00 dr $7.00; KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June 24 UP) The sheriff's office here has start ed a drive against sheep killing dogs. Forty-five eheep were killed by dogs on a ranch near here last night. Several of .the . killer-dogs were cup-turcd. PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND. June 24 W) Cash wheat: Big Bend blues tern 60c. Soft white 50c. Western white 49c. . Hard winter 48c. Northern spring 48c. Western red 47'c. - - Outs: No. 2 white $22.00. Today's car receipts: wheat 63; flour 12; corn 2. In the niece uooda markets there has been somo Inclination to do business, which doubtless will In crease as confidence In the outlook grows stronger. The foreign marxeis nave ruieu generally steady, although Bradford end the continental markets are rath er dull and If anything a bit Inclined to ease. "Mohair continues dull with no quotable change in price." The Bulletin will publish the fol lowing quotations: Scoured bnols: Oregon: Fine and f. m. staple 36 37, fine and f. m. Fr. combing 33 35, fine and f. m. clothing 30-32, val ley No. 1, 33-35. Mohair: Oregon, 13-14. Domestic graded: first combing 24 25; second combing 22-23; third combing 17-18; fourth combing 15-16; good carding. 24-25; first kid, 45-50; second kid, 35-40. LIVERPOOL WHEAT WINNIPEG WHEAT ; WINNIPEG, Juno 24 (P) Wheat close: July 63'2; Oct. 56; Dec. 67 U'A. Cash: No. 1 northern 53 ; No. 2 northern 60; No. 3 northern 474. BACHELOR TAX LEGAL VIENNA W) The bachelor tax, col lected from single persons of both sexes who have no dependents, Is not class legislation, says the Austrian constitutional court. The case was brought by three unmurried employes of a law firm. . - POPULATION IS LARGE HARBIN, Manchuria (P) In the absence of an occurate census, he police estimate this city's population at 170,000 with 40,000 "white Rus sians," 30,000 citizens of the soviet union and almost all the remainder Chinese. LIVERPOOL. June 24 (P Wheat closed: July 50! Oct. . 63',,; Dec, 54. Exchango $3.61. common $2.00i $3.60. Calves 250-500 lbs. good and choice $3.50 $4.ou, common and medium $2.00$3.oO. Hogs 660 with 313 through. steady. Light light 140 to iou pounds good and choice $3.76 W $4.76; lightweights 160 to 180 Us. good and choice $4 .60 $4.76, 180-200 lbs. good and choice $4.60 $.o; medium weight 200-220 lbs. good and choice $3.75a$4.75, 220-250 lbs. gooa and cholcft $3.60 $4.50; heavyweights 250-290 lbs. good and choice $3.60 $4.25, 290-360 lbs. good and choice $3.16 $4.00; packing sows 275-600 lbs. medium and good $a.&o $j.ou; feeders-stockers 70-130 lbs. good and choice $3.50 $3.75. heep and lambs 800, steady. Wether and ewes 26 cents higher. Lambs 90 Ibo. down, good and choice $3,760 $4.00, medium $3.00 $3.76, all weights, common $2.00$3.00; yearl ing wethers 90-110 lbs. medium to choice $1. 25 0 $2.26. Ewes 120 lbs. me dium to choice $1.00p$1.50; 120-150 lbs. medium to choice 76c$1.50, all weights, cull to common 6076c. WETS MAY DRIVE CLARENCE WILSON TO AID OP HOOVER (Continued from Page One) though hlfl Portland attorney, Bert E. Haney, had agreed earlier In the day to set the date for next Tuesday or Wednesday. "I do not know whether I will support Hoover this year," Dr. Wilson said. "During the campaign four years ago I gave 90 addresses In his interest. . . . This year I may be forced to speak again for Hoover If the Democrats adopt a wet platform." He added that he expects the Democrats to do so." Dr. Wiloan expressed belief that Senator Borah of Idaho could "cut quite a figure" If he would lead a third party movement on a dry plat form. He added however, that ho doe3 not advocate a third porty. A warrant for the doctor's arrest No Question About It Milder ! f JSp- y , v (p . i ' YOU'RE RIGHT. .. there's one thing that stands " " &Jk ' 1 1 ?''"-, ' 'out about Chesterfield. That is . . . they're Milder. Iw . I V c If I This means Chesterfields aren't harsh. It means ' P& VviK M ' ' v '?sf ' ' -v " they're riot strong or heavy. ffSftf v V -ff Jr '' ' ' ". Early in the day or late at night you'll find that J"8ia " 1 ' i Chesterfields are always pleasing. They are mild 1 JlMtL '4 -A ' mmm t " , i , --m and yet they satisfy.. .. Kf x Lr ? 1 .' What's more they taste better, too. That's it... '"wti ij ' " . t' i , ! M , milder and better taste. These are the two out- Jf " ?v- J$ i -W 1 1 a standing merits of Chesterfield. S " ' , jf J Jf . Plus ... a third important advantage. Chester- f xIf g M s "Jr - Jw ' ' m fields are as pure as the water you drink ... as J f r Vfe sS ""svS pure as science . - "hBsie J 4 l x y y1 f Bosweu Aiex RUTH T I fit t'VM 1 Sisters Gray ETTING x f t&mXm Nai Smoit ond Norman bkxinshuc .m s s3k . A.Ap..Facir.cTim. - J -SISS- has been on file here since February 23, two days after his car collided with one driven by L. F. Welch, of Portland. Welch signed a complaint, and told police Dr. Wilson was travel ing at an excessive speed and tailed to stop at a through street. Questioned' fa. Sacramento two days later by the Associated Pre. Dr. Wil son said: . - . "If the driver of Xie other car had been as strong a believer ln prohi bition as I am the accident wouldn't have happened." In reply Welch said he never drank anything stronger that root beer. Pollen said that If Welch shou'.d re fuse to prosecute the reckless driving charge they will sign a complaint charging Dr. Wilson with-falling to make out an accident report follow ing the crash. Welch, however, told the city attorney's office he would preiis tho charge. Time to Buy Your Genuine Panama SOLAR NEW LOW PRICE PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 (ff) The Oregon Methodist conference has adopted a resolution commending President Hoover for his recent pro posal for armament reduction. A copy of the resolution will be sent, the president. . During an executive session Thurs day the conference developed a plan for refinancing the bonded indebted ness of the Wesley hospital at Marsh field. The conference announced the new bonds are to be obtained at a lower rate of Interest with lmonediate principal payments deferred. An easy winner in style rightness, in lasting com fort, in perfect fit! What a sensation at this great saving! Don't miss it I J. C. Penney Co. 1807-1309 Adams Ave. La Grande, Ore. Mill Figures Are Higher For Week PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 W) The 121 mills reporting to the West ern Pine association (or the week ending June 18, operated at an aver age or 26.6 per cent of capacity as compared with 25.3 per cent the pre ceding week. Seventy mills were in operation at an average of 30.2 per cent or capacity and the others were down. ' Production for the week was ' 37, 001,000 feet, shipments 35,304,000 feet and orders 31,671,000 (eet. Unfilled orders decreased 3,633,000 feet. Current new business Increased 1 017,000 feet, or 3.3 per cent over the preceding week. Production Increased 1,470,000 reet and shipments' were l.r 600,000 feet more than the .week before. r.".-V."..o-i'jft: WE THHANIK ,yu.; ; .,- We wish to take this op portunity to thank the many people of this community for coming to see our display of Pierce - Arrow, Studebaker. and Rockne Automobiles and Trucks. M. J. eD AND ASSOCIATES L laesfte . 13J, liourr & Mrui Tobacco Co. There Is No Message of Friendship, Good Will or Affection That Cannot Be Appropriately Conveyed by a Greeting Card al'rtr1,Vfr,!nd.ShlP: !dt"ng nn'ver8ary and Congratulation. Birth Announcement and Congratulation. Sympathy and Sympathy Acknowledgement. Thank You. and Birthday Cards. D,mpB'"y Prices Range from 5c to 35c La Grande Book & Stationery Co. "Service Station for Home and Office" 1114 Adams Ave. Main 90
