P A G E E IG H T
T U E S E N T I N E ! . I X i m U F G H O V E, O R B IIU N
Costs Farmers Down
and Prices Ip
Meat Animals Are Up to 131.
Chickens and E^us at 126,
Dairy Products at 102
B u sin e ss c o n d itio n s a p p e a r to be
fa v o ra b le for m a in ta in in g a t lea st
th e p re se n t level o f d e m a n d fo r
f a rm p ro d u c ts th ro u g h th e next
few m o n th s, a c c o rd in g to th e c u r
r e n t su m m a ry of th e a g r ic u ltu r a l
s itu a tio n a n d o u tlo o k re p o rt ju s t
Issued by th e e x te n sio n econom ist
a t O regon S ta te college.
P ric es paid by f a rm e rs fo r com
m o d ities b ought, in clu d in g in te re s t
a n d tax e s paid, h ave not e h a n g e d
m u ch recen tly . T he c om posite in
d e x w as la st e stim a te d a t 13S p e r
c e n t o f th e 1910-191« level. T h is is
o n e point low er th a n
a
m o n th
p re v io u s a n d a point below a y e a r
ago. W hile th ese p rice s paid h a v e
te n d e d to re m a in a b o u t th e sa m e
o r go a little low er, price« re ce iv
ed by fa rm e rs h a v e rise n in re c e n t
m o n th s, th e re p o rt show s. As a c o n
seq u e n ce th e re la tio n o f p rice s re
ceived to p rice s paid Is now th e
h ig h e s t in m o re th a n five yeans.
T he g e n e ra l level of fa rm prices,
b o th in th e c o u n try a s a w hole a n d
in O regon, a p p e a rs to be h ig h e r
th a n a t m id -S ep tem b er w hen it w as
10? p e r c en t o f th e p re -w a r a v er
a g e T h is w as up one p o in t o v e r
th e m o n th p re v io u s a n d fo u r p o in ts
h ig h e r th a n in S e p tem b e r. 1934.
H ig h est a m o n g th e in d iv id u a l
co m m o d ities on th e in d ex w as m eat
a n im a ls a t 131. c h ic k e n s a n d eggs
a t 136. d a iry p ro d u c ts a t 103 a n d
tr u c k crops a t 101. G ra in s stood at
9? a n d fr u its a t S3, both low er
th a n a y e a r ago.
T he index o f O regon fa rm prices,
w h ich is based on th e 1936-1930
a v e ra g e in ste a d of th e
p re -w a r
period, show s a th re e point g a in
fro m 64 to 6? sin ce S e p tem b e r
1934. A p a rity level, to use th e fa
m ilia r AAA te rm , w ould be a n in
d e x o f 96 p e r cent. 'H ig h e st in th e
lis t o f O regon com m odities, a s com
p a re d w ith th e 1936-1930 prices, a re
h o rses, hogs a n d eggs, w hile low
est a re sheep, p o tato es, hops, b a r
ley, o a ts a n d apples.
T h e g e n e ra l level of fa rm w age
r a te s h a s show n th e u su al se a so n al
a d v a n c e a n d is now nine p o in ts
above a y e a r a g o a n d th e h ig h est
in fo u r y e ars. Som e decline in th e
su p p ly of av ailab le f a rm lab o r a p
p e a rs to re fle ct th e re c e n t p ick-up
in in d u stria l em ploym ent.
D ugs Kill Sheep.
F a r m e r s of L ynx H ollow a n d
C resw ell lost a n u m b e r o f sh e e p
T h u rs d a y a n d F rid a y n ig h ts of last
w e ek th ro u g h a tta c k s by dogs. T w o
dogs w ere believed resp o n sib le fo r
a ll th e killing.
O ne fa rm e r lost six sheep, a n
o th e r fo u r a n d tw o o th e rs one each
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White* King
Laundry Soap 10 bars 31c
3 packages
33c Kool Cigarettes 2 pkgs. 27c
Fruit Cakes
each 50c Hershey’s Cocoa J-lb.bar 13c
Scot Towel
roll 10c
Fruit Cocktail 2 tins 35c Sweet Pickles
qt. 33c
Corn Tiny Kernel 3 tins 43c
Peas Del Monte 3 tins 39c Ginger Ale
2 btls. 35c
Use Three
Biscuits for That Turkey Dressing
D el M o n te
l’ale Face
PRESERVES
T o m a to Ju ic e
Choice of Fruits
Stokley .«
Fancy Holiday Chocolites
5-lb Jar
4 Tin«
5-lb Box
Pint Jar
31c
3 Tins
19c
$1.00
9c
27c
C A N I) V
M USTARD
CORN
Bronson
Oolden Bantam
Fresh F ru its and 'Uee
etuh/es
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A ssem blies of G od to M eet here,
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A ssem blies of God will be held in
th e P e n te c o sta l c h u rc h h e re M on
day, w ith sessions a t 3 30 a n d 7 30.
M in isters a n d c h u rc h m em b e rs
fro m a s fa r n o rth as S alem a n d as
f a r so u th at R -e b u rg a re expe< •■■J.
Onions U. S. No.
Carrots bulk
Turnips bulk
ARCADE
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A T THE
2 4 lbs. 10c Oranges Nice Juice Size 2 doz. 35c
3 lbs. 10c Apples Jonathans....- box 68c
3 lbs. 10c Sweet Spuds Jersey 4 lbs. 15c
Friday, N ovem ber 23
‘ EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT”
G<*cr<e Haft
Alice Faye
60 lb Box $1 49
3 lbs. 10c
Cranberries
Fancy McFarland
lb. 23c
VAt DEVILLE MIGHT
Saturdays November 23
“ Moonlight on the Prairie"
D ic k F o ra n
S h e ila M unnor*
SUN MON . Nov 24 25
Q U A L IT Y
M E A T
T U R K E Y S F r e s h D r e s s e d ...........2 7 c lb .
M IN C E M E A T
2 lbs. 19c
SAUER KRAUT SWEET PICKLES
q u art 9c
pint 15c
B E E F R O A S T S C h o i c e C u t7 ~ 1 2 T 7 ~ lT
S A L M O N H a lf o r W h o le
9>c lb .
DICK FOWELt t
JOAN BLONDER
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Tuesday, November 26
SWIFT’S BACON GROUND BEEF R I B S T E A K
lb. 35c
lb. 1 2 |c
lb. 19c
‘THE VIRGINIA JUDGE
H a lter Kelly
Marshal Hunt
Wed., Thurs., Nov. 27-26
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Joe E. Brown
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