Wednesday, August 3, 1932" :
Page Eight
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREL "
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SOCIETY NOTES
Miu Bcm Duke, Society Editor
Telephote ftUla 600 Until 9:30 . m.
Birthday Party Given Tuesday
; Afternoon In Honor of the Fifth "
Anniversary of Darcia Lee Skiff
Honoring her daughter, Darcia Ixo,
on her fifth birthday aiuilventary,
Mrs. Nolan Skiff entertained 14 of
her daughter's little frlenda yesterday
afternoon.
Mro. Skfff was oBHlsted by her
mother, Mrs. Harry Sandoz, and by
Mra. Everett Keown and Mrs. Roy
Cameron.
Features of tho dellghtrul afternoon
were games and a peanut hunt. Fol
lowing these the small guests found
their places at a long table, decorated
with streamers which radiated from
balloons overhead to favors at each
place. A large birthday cake, with
lighted candles, woo the centerpiece.
The honor Kuet was prefcented with
many lovely gift.
Those who enjoyed the afternoon
were Murcia Miller, Dickie Bettlg,
Barbara K. urray. Hazel and Chris
tina Hurley, Patty, Jerry and Junior
Keown, Bobble and Malcolm Cam
eron, James Klein, Dale Anderson,
David Mortlmore and the honoree,
Darcia Lee Skiff.
Mrs. Hiatt Visits
N. 0. W. Lodge Here
Tho Neighbors of Woodcraft con
vened hurt night at the Z. O. O. P.
temple for a regular business meet
ing. There u no social program
following the business session. Mra.
Hlatt, of the Service Circle lodge, in
Portland, was a visiting member. The
lodge will have Its next meeting two
weeks from last night.
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social calendar;
Wednesday, Aug. 3
8t. Peter's Oulld will meet at
Hon&n hall.
2:00 Perkdale club to meet at
the park. A potluck luncheon
wlU be served at the close of the
afternoon. '
3:00 The Baptist Women's so
ciety to meet with Mrs. 8. E. "
Starr. '..
3:30 Missionary society of the
Christian church will meet at the
home of Mrs. .Joe Snod grata on
Birch street.- Mrs. William Bnod
grass and Mrs. Henry Wlnburo
will be hostesses. , ,
8:00 Crystal
meeting.
' Friday, Aug. 6
: 4 :00 Lawn festival by Methodist
Episcopal church Ladles .Aid on
church lawn. To be heldduring
the evening. i
Rebekah ' lodge
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Eggs Up a Cent;
Peaches Are In
Better Supply
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 OP) as
generally, anticipated, eggs moved up
a cent on extras and standards on
the exchange here for today's trad
ing. ,
Extras were quoted at 10 cents and
standards at 18 cents while mediums
war unehanrad at 17 cents. XJshter
... Clasalficatloa of Souls (receipts and a general tightening of
' Art thou happy - or onbappy T , the market brought on the advance.
What wilt thou, what seekeat llioa Due to heavy holdings at Petal urns.
In life? Accordlne to these rales I total egg .storage for the coast Is
botanlie among human souls and
classify them. Itlcliter.
. The Sense of Honor
. Do not consider' what you may
do, but what It will become you to
have done, and let . the sense of
honor subdue your mind. Claudl
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rettes couldn't mean more . . . Here's the
greater' mildness of pure, sun-ripened,
milder tobaccos Domestic and
Turkish cured right and aged right.
Then Chesterfield blends and CROSS -BLENDS
these finer better tasting
tobaccos . till no cigarette could
be milder or TASTE BETTER than a
Chesterfield.
about 20.000 cases over last year as
of July 30 but slightly less than Ine
previous week. Portland holdings also
were somewhat larger.
Butter and cheese markets appeared
virtually unchanged for the day fol
lowing the advance of lc on top score
butter Monday.
. Corn Is a little more plentiful In
the wholesale trade and today was
slightly lower at 11.36. Quality of
some Is very good but there continues
to be a considerable amount of poor
grade stuff.
Fresh dill Is now offered at a dime
a pound. First offerings are about
sufficient to meet the demand.
Peaches are in better supply. Cali
fornia Elbertas were bringing 65 to
85 cents and Hales SI. 15 to 11.25.
There was little change on tne
street In poultry with most lines only
In moderate call. Light broilers were
somewhat scarce but others plentiful.
Prices for the day were unchanged.
. Blackberries down a little at 70c.
Raspberries are about done and
scarce at 11.36.
Cants down 15 cents. Supplies good
from Yakima and The Dalles. Mer
chant would do well to encourage
sales for the quality la unexcelled.
Country killed meats rule about
steady, .
Violent Advance
In Wall Street
Closing Buoyant
, NEW YORK, Aug.- 3 VF Bears
I who had been playing for a reaction
I In the stock market were trapped m
the meet violent advance of the year
today.- Prices of many leaders shot
.up -2 to about 7 points, and the clos
ing tone was buoyant. Transiers were
close to 2.500.000 shares.
The sell-off of the previous session
completely petered out In the first
. half hour, today, but some snort seu
llng in expectation of a Blzeable re
covery continued until after midday,
when bears nervously began to cover.
.! and found the market devoid of near
,'by offerings In the leaders. The pan
icky effort to cover sent prices winn
ing. Sympathetic advances appeared
In wheat and In the bond market.
LA GRANDE J
'.BETAIL MARKETS.
Sugar', 100-lb. sack -
Vegetables
' Parsley, bunch
the Cigarette thafs
Cabbage, lb.
New wax onions, lb. .. . .-
Turnips, 3 bunches
Carrots, 3 bunches . .'.
Potatoes. 15 lbs
Potatoes, sack
Onions, lb
Tomatoes, 6 lbs -
Eggplant, lb, .
Beets, 3 bunches -
Lettuce, Imperial
Oarllc, lb, :
Beans, 3 .lbs
Re as, 3' lbs. i. ,.. .
Celery, bunch . . . .
Cauliflower,
Cucumbers,
lb. ..
1
85.18
-. 60
3c
3c
100
10c
25c
81.25
2c
25c
15c
10c
6010c
35d
5c
5c
10c
12c
. 15c
Fruit
peaches, basket ..
Cantaloupes, 4 for
Bananas, ib. .....;:
Apples, box ;.. ,,,
Lemons, doz.
Oranges, doz.
Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs.
Apricots, 15 lbs. .:
Cherries, 3 lbs. . ...
Raspberries, .3 boxes
Loganberries, 4 boxes ........
Currants, 3 boxes
Black caps, 3 boxes -
Oreen apples, lb. . . :
Watermelons, lb.
25c
19o
8C
..60c 83
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PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Honeydew-' melons .
25o
250
25c
25c
25c
6c
2Wc
25c
Dairy
Butter, "creamery, lb. '.
Cheese, lb.-
Honey, comb
Cottage cheese, lb.
26c
..16 26o
200
20c
Eggs
Fresh extras, doz. .....
J Mediums, doz.
Mixed,' doz.
'. - - lour
Hard Pederatton, 48 lbs. .
- Per barrel
Soft wheat, bbl. , ,
23o
18c
15c
1.25
4.75
4.00
Beef boll. lb.
Pot roast, lb.
Chops and steaks, lb.
Hamburger, lb. .
Ham, lb, .
80
-iatt-i6o
i6eaoo
150
170
Salmon, lb. (fresh) ..
Halibut, lb. (fresh)
Light hens.
Spring, lb.
Poultry
Eagles Playing
Old-Timers At
L.ILS. Today
The Eagles and Old-limers base
ball teams will meet at 6:30 o'clock
today at the High school field In a
return game. The Eagles won last
Sunday 22 to 12.
Due to an ' error, the heeding In
yesterday's Observer said the game
would be played - Thursday evening,
although the story carried the correct
date..
Tho Eagles have played 21 games
so far thlB season . winning 10 and
losing .11 for a percentage of .476.
Evans, Posey- and H. Cochran have
been-the mainstays', of the team
throughout the year In both offensive
and defensive work. The former two $4.00 85.00; lightweights 100-lBu lbs.
good and choice 84.75 a 85.00, ltju-vo
lbs. good and choice 84.75 85.00,
180-200 lbs. good and choice 84.75
85.00; medium weight 200-220 lbs.
good and choice 84.003 85.00, 220-251,
lbs. good and choice 83.85 84.75;
heavyweights 250-290 lbs. good and
choice 83.75 ffi- 84.65, 290-350 lbs. good
and choice 83.75 s 84 .65: packing sows
276-500 lbs. medium and good 53.00m
83.75. Feeders-stockers 70-130 lbs.
good and choice S3.50 84.00.
Sheep and lambs 500; quotably
steady. Lambs 90 lbs. down, good
ond choice 64.00i 84.25. medium 83.25
ill 84.00, oil weight, common 82.50er
83.25: yearling wethers 00-110 lta.
medium to choice 81.25 82.75. Ewes
120 lbs. medium to choice 81.UO w
81.50. 120-150 lbs. medium to choice,
PORTLAND. Aug. 3 () Cattle 35,
calves 10; quotably steady. Steers 600
900 lbs. medium 84 .50s 80.00. Com
mon 82.50i984.50: 900-1100 lbs. me
dium 84.50f 86.00. common 82.50 (.
84.50; 1100-1300 lbs. medium 84.26
85.75: heifers 558-850 lbs. medium
83.50(a 85.00, common 82.25 83.50.
Cows, common and medium 82.00
83.50, low cutter and cutter 81.00 ft
82.00. Bulls (yearlings excluded)
good and choice (beef) 82.75 T 83.25.
cutter, common and medium 81.75 e
82.75. Vealers. milk fed, good and
choice-84.50(3 $5.00, medium 83.50 ff
84.50. cull and common $2.0083.50.
Calves 250-500 lte. good and choice
83.50 84.60, common and medium
82.00. 83.50. '
Hogs. 300; steady. Light lights
140 to 160 pounds good and choice
1 75c is 81.25, all
mon 50 75c.
weights, cull to com-
PORTLAN1) I'KOUUCE
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 VP)
Eggs Pacific poultry producers' sell
ing prices: fresh extras 19c; standard
18c; mediums 17c.
Butter, butterfat, live poultry and
country meats unchanged. .
Mohair, nuts, cascara bark,- hops,
onions, potatoes, new potatoes, straw
berries, wool and hay quotations un
changed. ...
SUGAR AND FLOUR
players have made a real race all
season for hitting honors, Evans lead
ing Posey by a. margin of but .013
45c per cent as shown In the tabulation
,10Q60o below..' Harold Cochran has proven
26c the surest hlttor In the pinches of
39c ths three leaders.- ,-
Batting averages:-..' AB
Wicklander, rf ,. 17
Evans, 3 79
Posey, .2 .... i 79
Nelson, If , ........14
Courtney,' p. ......... 45
Fans. If . 6
Nichols, c ......,...'.:..... ..53
H. Cochran, cf 69
Hall, If .; .43
Braden, 'lb 58
Hartman, s '.:........,- 24
Parker. If ; 36
Case, p 11
3
Pet.
.411
.405
.392
354
.333
.333
.320
.318
.302
.258
.250
.222
.272
CIIU'AOO LIVESTOCK
CHICAQO, Aug. 3 P) (U. S. D.
A.) Hogs 18.900; Bteody; 180-220 lbs.
84.8585.00; sows $3.35flf $3.76.
Cattle 6.000; fed. steers and' yearl
ings steady to strong-. 1015c higher;
light heifers and yearlings strong to
25c up: Blockers and feeders active;
early top medium weight steere $9.50;
cows uneven, steady: vealers 86.00
87.00. -
Sheep 14.000; not fully established:
few sales unevenly weak to 25 cents
lower: good natives averaging 62-69
lbs. 86.75 66.00; native throwouts
$3.30tt$4.00; fat ewes 81-500 82.25.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 V
Sugar Cane, granulated $4.46 100
lbs.; beet sugar $4.20 100 lbs.
Domestic flour Selling price de
livered: patent 49s 85.60; do 98s 85.30;
bakere' bluestem 84.10; soft wheat
pastry patent 83.40c? $5.20; Montana
hard wheat patent 86.00 $6.20; ry
84.60 $4.60.
BUTTERFAT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 W
Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 22c.'
Old European City
Syracuse, the little Island and
mainland city of Sicily, was forme
by Corlntlilnn adventurers In 734
B. a It has a population of 60.000,
the ruins of castles, the old Greek
theater, ' ancient alturs and $
surrounding countryside of great
benuty.
20C OMAHA MIKM'
lec OMAHA, Aug. 3 ( (U. S. U. A.)
sneep 11,000: iambs 25c lower;
range iambs $5.25 ' fi 85.75: . native
and fed wooled lambs 85.75; ewes
26c 1 down from 81 75.
AGAIN!
Another Large Shipment of
Steelhead Salmon
Fresh From the Ocean
Qrt Excellent for
Half 01
Whole Fish
Lb. Canning
Mohr's Market
Next to Sacajawea Hotel
Phone M899
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t MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
Liberty Thursday - Friday Liberty
'.,''', r CHICAGO WHEAT - . . .
Open Hlrh Low Close
Sept. (old) A9H .51 . , A - . .50i54
(new) Ai .SOU
Dec. it4.2 .!M4 JiltJ J13'i,e.lM
May .Me-Mtfc -Vti, . .56 . ' JISHVH
PORTLAND WHEAT
Open Hl(b Low Close
Sept. .v. .50 Jo ' . M -' JM4
He. - K " -. .511. ' '. . .53-S
. ' CUiCAOO CORN
Opea Hih Low rinse
fcepi. JO p. 30i .31 J '.3 v';jjI-sH
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