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Iff GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA' GRANDE. ORE.
Monday, July 11, 1932
7J- 1 I TTT
Wheat Markets Strengthened During Week
FEED GRAINS ARE'
FIRM WITH WHEAT;
: NORTHWEST QUIET
European Crop Conditions
Continue Favorable
, Foreign Grain Market
J Trade Limited.
1 WASHINGTON, July 11 (Special)
Domestic wheat market strengthened
somewhat during the week ending
July 8, d capita the malntalnence of
favorable spring wheat prospects and
Indications of appreciably better out
turns than lost year In Western and
Southern Europe, according to the
weekly grain market review of the U.
8. bureau of agricultural economics.
Foreign grain markets were quiet,
with trading of limited volume and
although prices were somewhat Irreg
ular, the market tone held practically
steady. Feed grains, with the exeep
tlon of barley, were mostly firmer
with wheat, although light offerings
were also a strengthening factor and
price trends were upward. Barley was
independently weak, reflecting the
slack demand, favorable prospects for
new crops In middle western areas and
the easy situation In California. Flax
markets were dull, with trading ex
tremely light and prices tending
downward.
Wheat
''harvesting and threshing of new
domestic winter wheat has again been
interrupted by rains and movement
to market has been delayed. Early
samples of new wheat have shown
fairly good quality, although mois
ture content Is high and of more
significance as price factors than In
other recent years. Protein is appar
ently averaging somewhat above that
of last year, although a definite check
la not yet practicable because of this
season's late movement. The protein
content of 3,074 cars Inspected at ne
Missouri-Kansas state laboratories
during the week averaged 11.84 per
cent, compared with 11.37 per cent
on 5,396 cars for the same week ast
year. Inspection at the Missouri
Kansas state laboratories averaged
11.83 per cent protein for the orop j
year ended June, 1933, as against 13.33
j MARKET NE OF A Y I
July (old)
(new) ....
Sept. (old)
(new) ....
Dec .53 ft yt
CHICAGO WHEAT
Open . Hlf h
.! . .47
.4714 .47 a
,50.304 JM't
.50 M'i
LOW
.4 7 "4
.47M
4!H
At
.03
ClOM
47
.47 H
.500.50!,
J50
834Stt
POBTLAND WHEAT
Open Dlfh Low CIom
July .48 " ' AH .48 .48
Kept. At Al .47 .47
ICC .50(4 Ma M't MY,
CHICAOO COBN
Open nifo Low eta
July MM, .!BV4 .V
Kept. 3IH J1H .31 .3114
Dec. '. - iH Hi', .31
San Francisco. California No. 1 hard
white wheat wa quoted at Ban Fran
cisco at 0092'jc and No. 1 soft
white at SOc per 100. The Los Angeles
market developed firmness with light
er offerings. Trading was fairly ac
tive during the week with demand
well distributed through all classes of
trade.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND. July II HI - CatUe
3300. calves 50; fed stuff strong.
Steers. 600-900 lbs., good. 46.35 at
7.00; medium M.76a 6.35; common.
a.76w4.75; 000-1100 lbs., good, 6.3S
7.00; medium, M.75a6.3S; com
mon. 3.76(jy M.75; 1100-1300 its. good,
0 00 M 10.76; medium, M.26 6.00:
heifers, 650-850 lbs., good, 5.60 3
6.50; medium, S3.750 94.50; common.
3.50fi 3.75; cows, good, 3-60(. M.50;
common and medium, 12 00 $ $3.50;
low cutter and cutter, 1.00 e S3. 00;
bulls, yearlings excluded, good and
choice, beef, sa.76trS3.25; cutter, com
mon and medium, 1.75S2.76; veal-
ers, milk fed, good and choice, $4.25
u 15.00: medium. 3.50 M.60; cull
and common, 12.00ft $3.50; calves, 250'
500 lbs., good and choice, $3.50 3
4.60; common and medium, $2,003
3.50.
Hogs. 2100, Including 174 through;
generally SOc higher.
Light lights. 140-160 lbs., good and
choice, S5.00et6.00; lightweights. 160-
180 lbs., good and choice, $5.75 ig $6.00;
188-206 lbs. good and choice, $5.75
6.00; medium weight, 200-220 lbs.
per cent for the previous season. Do-1 good and choice, $5.00. $8.00; 220-250
mestic spring wheat is developing I '". 1 ". 'j;
rapidly, with an early harvest In pros- I heavyweights. 260-280 lbs., good and
pect. Heading U mostly general and I choice. $4.75p$S.S0; 290-350 lbs., good
cool weather and adequate moisture
has favored filling In the southern
sections of the Belt. Spring wheat
In Southeastern South Dakota to ap
parently out of danger of rust dam
age. Elsewhere 1(1 the spring wheat
region there Is still only a trace of
stem rust In general although there
has been some Increase recently and
occasional fields have appreciable
rust. Western Canadian crops enter
ed the critical month of July with
prospect approaching average but
with an Increasing number of dls
' trlcto reporting Inadequate moisture
supplies. Although, crop development
throughout the prairie provinces was
fairly uniform at the first of June,
regional differences In moisture re
serves, summer ralnfsll and Insect
damage have caused the usual In
creased variability at the first of July.
Prospects now range from poor to
Ideal but with most districts much
better than In 1931.
European crop conditions continue
generally favorable, particularly In
Western and Southern Europe. The
combined outturn In German y Prance,
8paln, Belgium and Holland, Is now
placed at 657,000.000 bushels, as com-
psred with official estimates of 580.'
000.000 bushels for the some countries
a yesr ago. The Italian crop Is re
ported to be below earlier expecta
tions, but has been equal to the har
vest of 248.000,000 bushels In 1931.
Test weights of early samples of Ital
ian wheat are somewhat lower than
last season. Production In the Danu
blan basin Is plsced at 370.431.000
bushels, against 282.924.000 bushels
produced last year. Stocks of old
wheat In the Lower Danublan coun
tries July 1 wore considerably under
those of a year ago, amounting to
only 3.600.000 bushels, compared with
7.716.000 bushels a year ago. Con
ditions In Russia continue somewhat
variable but better than lost year.
Palrly good rains have partially re
lieved dryness and heat In the upper
and middle Volga. Harvesting of the
new winter srheat crop of Russia Is
now In progress snd parcels of new
wheat for August-September ship
ment from Southern Russian ports
were sold to the United Kingdom at
61S2c per bushel. These quota
tions were sbout the same as for No.
3 Csnsdlan Manitoba for July ship
ment from the Atlantic seaboard. A
shorter crop In China Is In prospect,
as a result of Inadequate moisture
and a reduced acreage. The quality
of the Chinese crop Is lower than last
year, particularly In the Shanghai
area. The movement to market Is j
unusually early, reflecting pressing fi
nancial needs, although prices of
both wheat and flour are the lowest
In a number of years.
Northcjt Markets
Pacific northwestern markets were
quiet with slack export demand and
mll'.s generally operating only part
time. Exporters were offering i9c
per bushel, sacked, at Portland tor
oft white wheat. Autust-Srptember
delivery and 47c (or red wheal. Cash
wheat prices strengthened with light
offerings and soft white wheat sacked
was quoted at Sl'ic Crop prospects
have been lowered eomenrhat by re
cent hot dry winds and some prema
ture ripening of grains has occurred
At Seattle western red wheat was
quoted at 61c. western white at 50c
and early Baart hard white at 63c
per bu. sacked. 16 per cent protein
dark northern spring from Montana
In bulk was quoted at B3c per bushel
California markets were quiet with
lightly Increased offerings of the
new crop a weakening factor. Trad
ing continued light with mills bid
ding around 85c per 100 San Fran
cisco for No. I hard white or No. 1
oott white wheat, or around 6 10c
under asking prices of growers. In
tennountaln offerings were light and
were quoted at around $1.10 for No.
I hard winter, ordinary protein, at
and choice. 44,25 t( 05.25; packing
sows, 375-500 lbs., medium and good
3.500 4.50; feeder and stocker pigs.
70-180 lbs., good and choice 4.50
5.00.
8heep. 3000; 600 higher. Lambs 90
lbs. down, good and choice M OO ft
4.60. medium $3.25s$4; all weights.
common, $2.50ti 63.50; yearling weth
ers. 90-1 10 lbs., medium .to choice.
1.00 $2.25: ewes, 120 Sbs., medium
to choice, 1.00e1.25; 120-150 lbs.
medium to choice, 76c ff 61.25; all
weights, cull 'to common, 50c $1.25,
PORTLAND PRODUCE.
PORTLAND. July 11 W Butter:
Prints, 92 score or better, 192uc;
standards, I89IOC.
Eggs: Pacific poultry producers' sell
lng price: fresh extras, 16c; standavds.
15c; mediums, 15c.
Country meats: Selling price to re
tailers: country-killed hogs, beat
butchers under 100 lbs., 614 f 7c;
veslers, 80 to 100 lbs.. Be lb.; lambs,
6e8c lb.; yearlings, 4$6c lb.; heavy
ewes. 2tfr3c lb.; canner cows, 3c 10.;
bulls, 5, 5 lb.
Mohair: Nominal, buying price 1932
clip ( ).
Butterfat: Direct to shippers: sta
tion. llr 13c: Portland delivery prices,
14 m 15o pound.
Llvo poultry: Net buying price:
heavy hens, colored, 4V4 lbs., up. 11
13c; do mediums. 10c; lights, 8c; light
broilers. 10c; colored roasters, over 2
lbs., ISC; old roosters. 5c; ducks.
pekln. 11 13c; geese. ( ).
Onions: Selling price to retailers:
new Cochclla wax. 61; yellow, 90c tf
1 crate: new red. $1.75 cental; new
yellow. 11.75 cental. Walla Walla,
1.25 cental.
Potatoes: Local. 85c$1.00; Park-
dale. 1.25: Deschutes, 61.35; Eastern
Washington. tl.001.25.
New potatoes; Northwest, (Ms
1.85 cental.
Strawberries: Oregon 24s, 1.00 a
135 crate.
Wool: 1932 clip, nominal; Willam
ette valley, 6c lb.; Eastern Oreson,
08c lb.
Hay: Buying price from producer:
alfalfa. $13 $13.50; clover, at) 00
9 50; Willamette valley timothy.
( 1: Eastern Oregon timothy.
17.50; oats and vetch. UlOCMSO.
riur.Mio livestock
CHICAOO. July I1W - (U. S. D.
A.) Hogs: 30 000: 510c higher.
good to choice 180-240 Its. $5.40 w
5 50: top $5 55.
Cattle 12.000: fed steers and all
yearlings fully 25c hlsher. grassy and
short-fed kinds and butcher she
stock strong to 25c higher: vealers 25
SOc higher: stockers and feeders
strong to 25c up: medium weight
beeves topped at 49 40; best light
yearling steers as 80; mixed $8 .50;
heifers aa.25; most vealers 06,00
7 00. few 07 35.
Sheep 20.000: market not fully es
tablished, steady to weak: good na
tive lambs $6.5016 75: best native
snd range lambs held around $7.50:
throwouta 04.50.
OMMI I .SHEEP
OMAHA. July It lTV (U. S D. A.)
-ShecD 7.00O: kllltlur claxamt ceiwr)-
ly steady; feeders strong; sorted na
tive lambs 06 00 ,146 35.
WINMI'Etl WHEAT
WINNIPEG. July 11,41 Wheat
lose: July 5353l: Oct. S6m56i:
Dec. 571, i v,.
Cajh whrat: No. I northern 53:
No 2, 50; No. 3. 47S.
I.MKKPOOI, WHEAT
LIVERPOOL. July 11 W"i Wheat
clcje: July 5!H: Oct. 52 Dec
53 i; exchange 03 58.
IU TTERFAT
SAN FRANCISOO. Julv II l-But.
terfat t. o. b. Sao Francisco 18c
PORTLAND CAHH
grain: Big Bend bluestem 59c.
Soft white 50c.
Western white 49c.
Hard winter 48c.
Northern spring 48c.
Western red 4714c.
Oats: No. 2 white 021.50.
Today's car receipts: wheat
flour 23.
FATHER AND SON
DROWNED BEFORE
HELPLESS WOMEN
(Continued Prom Fig One);
rent swept them downstream and out
of reach of a life line that was thrown
out.
Brother In Narrow Escape
Charles Weeks. Mrs. Greensteln's
brother, was nearly drowned In a fu
tile attempt to save the father and
son. He was pulled to safety by an
occupant of a nearby houseboat af
ter he had gone down for the second
time.
The body of Mr. Oreensteln was re
covered by Portland harbor patrol
men, who said search for the body of
the boy would be resumed this morning.
43;
YOITNO MAN ELECTROCUTED
DAYTON Or. Jtitw 11 tPi miti
PORTLAND. Ore., July It WV-Caah Dhton, 2o. of he Webfoot neighbor-
hood near here, was killed Instantly
uuiuiuy wueu a pump on wnicn lie
was working came In contact with a
high-power electric wire. .
The pump was being lifted a by
Dixon, his grandfather and four other
men from a well when It touched the
wire.
j Dixon and two other men 'Were
'holding the pump and were unable to
let loose. The other workmen seized
100 tnelr nelPlefi companions, and though
nicy wu,u uuii orcu (.iieix nuiOS, II-
nally pulled the pump away from the
wire. , .
Dixon was dead when the contact
was severed. The other five suffered
severe shock, but physician. said they
will recover.
Bl'GAR AND FLOt'R
PORTLAND. Ore., July 11 (ffi)
Sugar: Cane, granulated, M-30
lbs., beet, M.05 100 lbs.
Domestic flour: Belling price, de
livered: patent 49s, $5.60; do 08a,
95.30; bakers' bluestem. $4.10; soft
white, pastry patent, $3.40 $3.60;
Montana hard wheat patent, $5.00
$5.20; rye, $4.50$4-60.
DICKEY SUSPENSION UPHELD ,TW0 MEN ESCAPE
CLEVELAND. July 11 WV-Buopen-j ppAif.p, TITTXTT
slon ot Bill Dickey, star catcher of T IvUiX rIN ; xlUiN 1
the New York Yanks, was sustained j ON AT LEWIST0N
wuay uy uimwis 01 nie American
league after they listened to the pro
test of Colonel Jacob Ruppert, owner
from Asotin, Wash.,' where the aban
doned automobile was found, to
Lewlston, Idaho, last night. Two
ment reported surprised - trying to
steal an automobile from a garage
In the residential district of Lewis
ton, were believed to be Woodward
and Moxley.
KKPOKTEO AT LKWIHTON
LEWISTON, Idaho. July 11 m
Believing Ellis Woodward and W. D.
Moxley, escaped convicts, were the
twto men surprised attempting to
steal an automobile from a garage
In the residential district of Lewis toa
last night, officers of three counties
shifted their attention to Lewlston
in the manhunt which more than 25
officers were pursuing.
TWO TAI'dHT IN WEST OKEfiON
ROSEBURO, Ore., July 11 m
John W. Harve. 33. Providence, R. I.,
and Gale Ivan Andrews, 22, of North
Bend, the latter reported to be an
ex-convlct on parole, were arrested
late yesterday near Reeds port at the
conclusion of a thrilling manhunt,
which followed the robbery early Sun
day morning of the R. O. Thomas
store at Blkton. A third fugitive, un
identified, escaped.
Thomas, who was sleeping In the
store, heard the burglars about 3 a.
m., but refrained, from starting a bat
tle with three to one odds and waited
until after the trio departed with
their booty before spreading an
alarm.
Deputy Sheriff J. L. Dodson at
Reedsport attempted to stop three
men as they fled In an automobile
but the driver swerved the car and
endeavored to knock the officer down.
Dodson opened fire at the fleeing au
to, without effect. The car was found
GARNER LOAN
PLAN TARGET
OF MESSAGE
(Continued Prom Page One)
meant the committee ' Intended to
bring out a measure that Mr. Hoover
would approve.
Speaker Garner had already indi
cated he would not press further his
attempt to have the relief bill in
clude a provision for loans to In
dividuals. The chief executive Is
adamant against this and he ham
mered at the proposal again today
In his veto.
"This proposal," the president as
serted, "violates every sound princi
ple of public finance and govern
ment. Never before has so danger
ous a suggestion been seriously made
to our country. Never before has so
much power for evil been placed at
rhe unlimited discretion of seven In
dividuals." -Wagner Preparing Hill
On the senate side Senator Wagner
D.. N. Y.) was preparing a bill which
1-e felt would be welcomed at the
Wh.te House. The New York senator
is a co-author of the bill disapproved
trdny.
Predictions came today from leaders
on both sides that congress would
quit soon with the outlook that I
the presidential veto would be dis- I
cussed pro and con many times In
the coming campaign.
in addition to bis cast iga tlon of
the Oarner proposals, Mr. Hoover i
outlined his ideas on relief, most of !
them already contained In the bill j
he sent back to congress.
He suggested: '
Provisions for loans to states up to!
8300,000.000 for the care of distress
on the basis of need:
A public works program, with a
provision that such works shall not
be initiated except on certificate of
the secretary of the treasury that the
of the Yankees.
Of the People
"What Is meant by the Kailyard
school ?" a correspondent asks.
Those novelists who describe com
tu on life Id Scotland. The phrase
comes from an old Jacobite song;
"There grows a bonnle brier-bush
In our knll-ynrd."
selves Into the main prison yard and
placed a rope over the wall . and
climbed to freedom.
Auto Found Near Asotin -
An abandoned automobile found
near Asotin, about 100 miles north
east of here, was believed to have
been used by the convicts after they
were on the outside.
The escapes yesterday brought the
total for the year to 12, of which
eight have been recaptured.
The search for the fugitives shifted
a lew minutes later abandoned near ; lunds necessary are available and
the Reedsport railway depot. The j can be obtained without nterference
robbers were then trailed to a brushy with the current financing operations
I hillside back of the town. A blood- ! of the government.
'hound obtained from Eugene led thej A provision for loans, substituted
pursuit until late In the afternoon, for the disputed Individual loan see
when Harve and Andrews were over- tlon, proving "not only loans for con
taken cowering in a thicket. The structlon work of projects of self
third fugitive escaped into the brush J liquidating character but also cssen
through a hail of bullets, the hound : tial aids to agriculture."
being unable to continue the search
because of cross trails.
Gaining Merit
He who sows the ground with care
and diligence acquires a greater
stock of religious merit than he
could gain by the repetition of ten
thousand prayers. Znrnaster.
Authorization for the Reconstruc
tion Finance corporation to Increase
its capital by si.80o.000.000 for the
purposes suggested.
"With the utmost seriousness," Mr.
Hoover said, "I urge the congress to
enact a relief measure, but I cannot
approve the measure before me
frfllioht. gc It. It: with nfiealhtlltiee nt
I misfeasance and special privileges, so
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impraotlcable of administration, so
dangerous to public credit and so
damaging to our whole conception of
government relations to the people
as to bring far more distress than it
wlil cure." ,
Autocrat's Contempt
Vespasian, the Koiuun emperor,
Is said to have made tlie renin rb, "1
will not kill a dog that barks at
ine," In expressing tils attitude to
ward a group of republican conspirators.
Pairs of Peiti
Nothing raises the bristles oa
sales resistance more than two go
getters working together. 'l'oledo
Blade.
Deliberate Snail
A snail fastened to a enrd three
years ago In a glass case In a Lon- ;
ilon museum, awoke recently tai i
started to explore lis surroundings,
Uncle Eben
"One difficulty," said Uncle Eben,
"is dm while conscience speaks wit
a still, small voice, temptation uses
a megaphone." Washington Stat,
Reynard's Menu
A fox prefers rabbits to all other
food, though It will cat mice,
beetles, rats, birds, game, poultry
and frogs if rabbits are not avail
able. . '.'
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pressure
smokers want
rE LIVE in a fast-moving
age. We work harder. . . play harder. . .
travel quicker. And we smoke more
cigarettes.
But there's this about it: They have
got to he milder today. In this high
pressure age, smokers don't like strong
cifyircttes.
About four miles of warehouses are
filled with mild, ripe, Domestic tobac
cos, stored away to age for two years
to make them mild and mellow for
CHESTERFIELD Cigarettes.
To make sure that CHESTERFIELD
is a milder cigarette, the greater part of
90 million dollars is invested in the to
baccos used in CHESTERFIELD. These
tobaccos are "Cross-Blended."
This"Welding,'Togethcr or' 'Cross
Blending" permits every kind of to
bacco used in the CHESTERFIELD
blend to partake of the best qualities of
every other type. It's the same princi
ple that Burbank used in crossing dif
ferent fruits to make a still better fruit.
CHESTERFIELDS are milder. . .
never harsh . . . and that's why, in this
high-pressure age, more smokers, men
and women, are changing to CHESTER-,
FIELDS every day.
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