FAGE EIGHT
Tut Uttl-UON STATESMAN, Salem, .Oregon, Thursday Moraing, Blarcn 16, 1939
Salem Market Quotations
- nun '
TV tlm aln aunnlied be a lOCSl
grower are ladleati-e of the daily market
prire paid to rowers by Baklem buyers
DBS ere BWt gaara-w bj
aa. i . - . '
Apple 111 varieties. Icy and as
fey. ptr be. .,..- 1.40 to 3.00
B... Ik .talk - .oa
Handa
j2 ,
irpfrl. ,T. ,.. . f
Regular , , . 3.00
&. fruit, lb. -J-
.ranees, crate .- 3.23 to
- : ,VZ0rtABLS8- ( "
.j?xiTfa lileee V-' s- .
Ml 1m. ' . .46
Dabkoge. lb. ....
5 .oa
Carrots, Calif.. eri., 6 doe73 SO- to 8 .60
.anni ir. uini . ,--
Celery. Ouk, crate r ' f 55
Celey fiearte. torn. . 1 .20
UtUeo. Calif. 3.50. to 4.J
Onloai. boiling. 10 lbs. No. l--.
r M lbs. :-..'... ?
Green nioa. doa.--,- , f .r .
stadia ec,' dos.- ., i. . . '
Peppera, grace. XJeliC. . .-Ml
P.rs'ey . -- -r, :
Pots ea,' local cwC," No. 1 . ,.. 1. 10
&n ih Lara .- -- -
Rhubarb,, hothouse
70. to ,0,
, 01
Hubbard., lb.
' Turnips, Am.J..
trtpemJtU by lepndet Packing pleat
V r.l-Lt .Wr.-n-.ttL fane. " IS:
diam. lOeamalt Ae; orchard ma, I to
10e. Walaat meala li U 30 lb. - ,
P.bria Barcelona large. 11,', faa-
y llltc; babies, lief erea-rs roe
to t8e ? -Y '.'"?
- fllborta All mated oat.
f tw np rnm r
Watnata Price range, depending apoa
. i . . . I 11 u.
. wi ibu run ib s anivm k
lie Puchilly 1 cent bifbar.
: . . CBaytoc Prieea)
CTuiUra. aoeinal. 1937. lb. ...7 te
'Clnelcra, 198. lb. 114 to
fuel tea, t"P
T.. WOOL AKD M0HA1
. . (Buying Prices)
Wdo! mediam. ib.
Coarse, lb. in, . . . -. .
tnba. Ib.
.OS
.91
.39
.2a
.18
Alobair. lb
vnia'a sirn nrrr.v'V.''
(Baylat Prtcee of Aadioaea'a)
Um extra'
.10
Mediaai extras -.
lrge slaadarda
ralieta
Colored (rya .
I Coloredmadiam, Ib.
White Lthon. beevy
White Lecberns, li(bt
Brery beas, Ib. , .. , , ,
".05
Old roosterk
(Bayint prtee for o. 1 stock, based oa
. ooadltieao I aad aaleo - rapocte4 op to
A P-S-) .... ...
Eaa A.0O to 4M
BrtL too . ; L. ; 7.09
i aa l so lbs:
7 AS to T.A0.
T.10 to T.A5
' HO 800 lbs.
- tVwe .
Beef : wi.
Bella - ' '
' 0.00
A.OO to 0-.00
S.OO to C.00
A.0O to 7.00
B'ifara
' fits r eeml -
9.50
peifT'.typo eowa. ,,, , .on te o.ou
pressed al. Ib- .1
UXM10V CXXAXUT BBytad; Price
ntterfat,-A grade -....n , -.
Lechora Aot.o oser ibo T-J
Lecbers bea oadr Vk Iba Jl '
Waters, 4 Ibo ii wsr ,. ., .. -.qi ,
XM (ireanw-f or temont was
. r a. poet oz the hordes who would
' follow alone this westward trail?
- Did ha dream of th Artmnarrf e tha
cold ; hunters, the eolonlsU. who
; woua siae meir lives on the maps
ke drew ; to carefully each night
i trader the lirhted torches ? And on
- these sage-scented plains did he en-
Tuonoaesi .' t . :.
'At nlrht w9 ethers TmtAmA Fro.
toont stood apart with an tostrn-
.
mens curnea te the prairie skies.
Snonf aown astronomical observa
ona of the stars over this wilder-
- The Ulssoini meets the Kansas
-: nd ascends to the Platte. Ferryinp;
the Kansas oa Fremont's rubber
boat that Kit termed a.Mccarned
contraption,' they lost. their pre
. eious sack of coffee. At the Platte,
t Fremont divided the expedition into
, swo companies. , . .. .,, , j r
ne said to Kit. "Lead your rroup
n the North Platte to Fort Lara-
-aie. Ill take the others over the
southern branch and meet yon , at
the Fort"
' Kit knew It would take Fremont
- two weeks to stndy the southern
branch,' Biding leisurely .over .the
: out urejron Trail, Kit met miracle
in the wildernea! Wa el fVUrui
i Jim Bzidger with a large party of
i .v ii- ii " ii :? rvi urw au a m aa
we laosmen. r , ;
"What news !" tsted Kit, sfter
trappers and explorers had been in-
. ' j troduced all around. -'"' ' ta
-Bad ; news,"! reported Bridges,
"The Sioux srs out for war.
-Kit frowned and elanced warn
" t tnsly at the two young- lads In his
. charge. - ..-
"Old Cotton, you're as full of tall
Ulei as a-er," he said reprovingly.
; : "No Sioux Is this part Of the coun-
s try,ever 1 heard of,::
Easily, then, he gave orders for
the cook fires and the broiling of
- som4 of their buffalo steaks. ?'
' Too bad we lost that coffee,"' he
aald at dinner time, and told the
amused mountain men of Fremont,
f rubber boat But after" the fires
were out he walked in the dark with
Bridger. -:. ;: '
"I'm telling you the truth. Kit.
r There's bad Injun business beyond
Laramie. All the big chiefs are out
Black Night, . Otter Hat, Arrow
1 Breaker and Bull's TaiL One war
'. party is camped with a thousand
lodges! Why ten thousand Sioux
, are dancing the war dance now on
. the route you're planning to take.
"We had a fight with some of the
' Sioux en Snake River and killed
them. Now the Sioux want to wipe
ut all white men."
- It was with relief that - Kit
- brought his company to the low
adobe walla of Fort Laramie and
- found Fremont safe there with his
. division. Laramie was a station of
the American Fur Company occu-
r ied by sixteen traders and their
ndian wives. , In an adobe room
- under the walls Kit faced Fremont
"I tell yon. Lieutenant I won't
lead green men into danger. Tour
.' men aint trappers like Jim and
my Taos men. f They don't know
Indian fighting. f This country will
run red with war in s few days. We
cant go on. ; ' ' - '
; Fremont's face famed. Kit's was
whiu wih earnestness. Two, wills,
. so stros as to be almost lawless,
locked. Two men, teach master, in
his own world, fought for mastery.
Fremont's words curled down like
whips,--' .. ...
. "I hired yoo sa scout 1 say, we
mov on." . - :' . " . -
And I saywe're oof movin'.It
" Would be C3rr.- V" ' ? - i:
v' The men cf i rtont's expeditioa
wandered oneaaLV about the whit
- washed c. -adranglo of - Fort La xsv-
fix Atc.t t:ra cirei tfc. moot
:'. c - :s rc.tlre cJ tv trdlj post
mS a-ora ai al ', ttn I-.
Grade B raw 4 per cent
milk, Salem Co-op biuic pool
price 2.10.
Co-op Grade A bntterfat
price, FOB Salem, 22 Ji e.
(Milk ' based oa aeml aiootbly -,
buttirfat atarafe. )
Distributor price, $22. ' -;
A crade Jbtterft Dell
. ercd 22Ke; B srsule 21 ;
A'! grade"; prints? 20! -grade
2Sc.
r'ryers '12 i;..
.iV
1
Colored beaa. or A Ibo..
Old roostera. lb. J , ' .05
Ke. A beae Se !; Ne. 8 apriafs. So loaa.
..: . zoo raucaa , r ; .
Urp Catraa -w..., . ..,. IV H
Larca standards , . .17
Medium dztraa ' ' Al
Uediras sUadarda '
Ifl dervrades . r, .. .,, . ,.- .13
Pellet .. V- .- .U
, v OKA Or, BAT tad REOI ,
Wheat, per bnabt, Ke. I white, V:
sacked r --- ' .AS .
Red ' , . '
Oats, grey, tea " 00
White r, I "
Peel barter tea
.aaoo
Cloxt r Lay, to 12.00 ta, 13.00
Oat aad Vetch bay, ton .14 00
Alfefa 4oa" IS. 00 to 10.00
AlaikeClotor Ib. .Oil to, .11
Red ChM-er. Ib. -'- .12 V.
Egg ssasb Ke. 1 grade- lb. bag 160
lir- feedt 0 lb. bag. 1.80
Hca snatch- feed
1.7 J
.1.35 ta 1.40
. r . -
Cracked cora -
Wheat
Export Increases
On Dried Pranes
Shipments Canned "Fruits
lo Foreign Ports Also
Boosted, '38 .
Exports of dried prunes from
the United States increased near
ly one-fourth from 193? to 1938,
a total of 117.000 tons being
exported last year, the , Po-tland
office of the federal department
of. commerce, reports.
Last year saw Increased ship
ments to . many Important mar
kets and one outstanding devel
opment was a shipment to Den
mark of 12,000 tons, this figure
nearly, fire .times , that of 1137.
The increased shipment to Den
mark was due to removal b; that
country of Import permit re
quirements about the middle of.
the- year. ... ; .
Caaaed Fruits Travel
The same source reports that
canned fruits were (hipped
abroad from the United States
By Evelyn Wells
m-Q, and tannery Where were cured
the buffalo hides bought from In
diana, The Fremont men were
weary of this Safe, even existence.
After the few dava of rt an1 ,
pair work they were wild to set
on. again on tne trail.
u Basil Lajeunesse met Jim Bridger
by the forae.
"Did yon hear them quarreling
-g-u- taat nignii .acre, our -den-tenant
all bat tailed vnn- M-4
Carson a coward. What kind of
scouts do you breed in this wilder
ness, my in end 7"
Jim Bridger looked aa ugly as
was po-sioie lor s man of his un
failing good nature.
"Kit. Carson Is about as cowardly
as a ooo cat. gut a bob cat Is the
most cautious anlm-1 on four teg
Ton : wouldn't keteh ana
Into the trouble that's ahead be
tween here and the Bocldes. The
Sioux have stirred m th Ohmm.
ennes and the Cms Ventre). Th-
declared death to erery living thing
passing uea tsuttes.
"To cross their Bne ncnii rlMtt.
ss nobody knows better than Kit
Varson.-
Laiennasjui rnnartA aritli -"-.-.k
disdain. -
Kit Walked OUt into the annahlna
from the darkened room under the
wall where he had argued long' with
Fremont He approached the two
men.
-"Bride, hear nt wTTi " h miA
QUietlT. 4Yon know ail m tmvuml.
sums, at Taos and Bent's Fort A
Dit oi una and a few trappings. It
ain't much, but it goes to Adaline."
' His voiee faltered at the memory
of the little daughter growing up in
the convent In St Louis. This was
his will. -erne. lie marfa Ria
ahowed his feelings. ' His hands
. . a a o a .
sirucK cnagers, a man he knew be
could trust.'; . . : ' ; -v ; - r
But Basil did not ' heed tha(
solemnity. :- i v
"Yon ntin tmVb rnln, ant k.
demanded Jubilantly. ! .
--deutenant Fremonfs orders,"
snswered Kit without rancor. ,
Fremont atrrnrla IntA- tli amiL
rangle, a short and shining figure
in oiue. Tne sun glanced, from his
gilt ' braid. His men surrounded
him." His aharn vm AtI them n
by one. Many looked away. They
naa neara jut maxe sis will they
knew its seriousness.
"We are aina on." aalf Frmnnt
T)espiu Sioux and Blackfeet and
w-eyenne.: une purpose or tnis ex
Dedition la tA atmrminm th Km!
sites for forts to protect those who
m a a . - -
may ioiiow us. two Hundred miles
shead ties the South Pass In the
Rockies we have come to explore.
We are not turning back,- despite
the faint heartednesa of one whom
I had eonsi-erawf Inval evtnMa-l
'braveT". ...."'!'
Kit's head was held Brondle. Rnt
Bridger, who knew Una weO. saw
hia half-ahat evoa haM a Wlr
suffering. It was not in Kit to step
M B a e
lorwmra, to explain.
- "If there are an- mm mn
continued FrenKnt "disposed to
cowardice, let him speak now." " -Now
many had secretly vowed te
ask leave to retnrm- a Rt Tjmlt
But the disdain ta Fief-oat's voice
stilled their protest-, Only one man
stepped forward. .-. .
"If Kit Carson ears there la -an
ger he began.' .
remonrs scorn waa magnifieent.
"Dansrerl Of course there la
danger. - Danger la sveryth-ng
worth doing. But rre done my best
to insure your safety. Our new la
terpreter, Bissonette, eaya we have
nothing to fear from the Indian-,
But you take your pay, my man, and
scurry back to St Louis. Out with
you I I want none of your kind. -.
-Ana now, wno eisei- v .
ITii ovo ttarmei evev fcta men. (e
Hit staBIsx with a sorrowful look
Hitler Move
Soars. Wheat
Chicago Market up 1 Cen
in iBest Recovery in
Some Weeks
CHICAGO, March 15.- (AV-Re-allsatlon
In the grain trt.de of
tne scope of the new Gernaaq
mores In central Europe was an
important factor In 'today's sad'
den rise of one cent In" wheat
prices here.. It was the best re
coTery - the . . market - had - had '- in
weeks. .
Howerer.' the rally did not last.
Independent" weakness of corn; a
harp break In securities - prices
and pessimistic milling" trade re
ports unsettled the . market after
noon.
About half of the early gains
were lost and wheat ' closed H-
- higher than yesterday, with
May at 87 and July f7
68, compared with prices of 68.4
anv as ft regpe-ti-ely.
Corn closed unchanged to M
lower than ' yesterday. May 47 4
T4, July 49 H ; oaU unchanged
to Vi higher; rye unchanged to
up; lard unchanged to 1
cents lower. .
First Batch Baby j
Chicks Brought in
LEBANON Mrs. Mary Grobe
wllnams, who has managed the
Walnut Hill poultry farm four
miles east of Lebanon several
years, brought in 400 .. baby
chicks from the Ed Grell farm
near Albany Monday. -
The farm Is equipped with an
oak wood burning horer , style
stove with nearby perches above
the floor arranged for the maxi
mum amount of exercise for the
chicks.
As the 400 chicks mature
cockerels will he fattened and
sold and their places taken by
new groups. .
in record volumes last year ow
lng to more competitive export
prices and to smaller fruit crops
in Europe. : ;
Exports of - canned .' fruit, to
talled 326.850 pounds hi 1938
compared to 268,465 pounds In
1937. In December, 1938, exports
of .canned, pears, "-on Important
northwest . product, , amounted to
11,354,000 pounds as compared
with 3.3 1 4,00 0 pounds in De
cember, 1937.- 1
53
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JP1 J.
beside the smithy door. Fremont
could not read that look of honest -despair.
But Kit's heart was sore
that Fremont hia chief, should take
caution for cowardice. He was net.
afraid to go not Kit I It waa the
men he would lead into danger Kit
was fearful for.
. Alone, he Later approached Fre
mont .
"At least let the young boys re
main here.' he pleaded.
This waa agreed upon. Young
Brandt and Benton, to their de
spair, were left in the fort with the
wagons and surplus baggage. And
the men, missing the lads and their
light-hearted chatter, blamed Kit
for their loss as Fremont blamed
Kit for the disturbance in hia plana.
They rode through the. colored
limestone passes toward the Rock
ies. But Kit waa no longer in the
petition of trust beside Fremont
He rode ahead, alone. And with the
young Lieutenant rode Basil La -ieunesse,
and Fremont now, writing -in
his diary, referred to Basil aa
"my favorite man." . .': .
- in tne face of general disapproval
Kit lapsed into silence. He spoke
when spoken to. But his work did
not diminish. life was harder now
with the pack train and many of Its
luxuries gone. At night after select
ing the safest of camp sites he al
lowed but one small fire for cooking.
He kept well but of its fire light,
"You boys can set hit by an ar
row if you like," he warned. .
mo slept with his horse's bridle
tied to his wrist with hia horse left
saddle-. '
Such emotions ' Fremont Mnai.
ered superfluous.
But Kit ridine ahead of the tmw
cession, had seen far off over many
mesas tne smoke messages sent ;
from under blankets held over sig- .
nal fires. .Written en the Wvnnine ;
skies were the symbols of war.
And again, he dismounted and :
knelt in the sage.
Indian sin. ha mused, and
Stood finverins? Krnkan luawlr
feather The tip of It waa red. It
was from a Sioux war bonnet sad
looking about he saw a large war
party had lately passed. .
On the following day he stood ta
his saddle, shading his eyes to store
at a low black troubled cloud on the "
western horizon. Then he turned -
and galloped his horse back to Fre
mont.- .- . 1 (-;.', a ;i ?
"Lieutenant" he naked hnmhlv -
"may 1 borrow your glasses?" a. &
i remont banded them over con
temptuous! v for Kit often uM Ha
could see better without them. But
Kit wanted to be certain, A long '
time he sat en hia horse, the elsaa
turned to that ueer whirling etoud.'
When he handed back the spy-glass
his look was hopefuL . . ..
"If that eJoud is what I think ti
is," he remarked, "well have no
worry from Sioux or anv other red. '
kin for a while."
Four hours Ulster the etntoraul
that cloud. Fighting, choking, best-
ins Off tKsnaamli of armrmina ah.
jeets that fastened and crawled and
ace urougn tneir ejotidng, they
fought their way through the tre
mendous swarm of arraashonnera. ,
And after they passed through the
mile-long pestilential - cloud they
found the plain beyond was bare as
if bv fire, without a aeran f leaf a "
grass or shrub. -
"The grasshoppers wQ have
eaten this land bare for a bun-red
a-Qea." gloated Kit "Soon we11
meet starving Indiana. They'll have
no thought cf wsr. GrassboFPcrs
bring peace to a country because
they bring starvation. . k
"xmo more danger from the
SIo-"'v - '
Evea then. Fremont eml net
fully forgive him.
(To be continued) - , v
'"Milil W elf -la. ---
iwencre
Quotations
POBTLASD. Orov Starch !&.()
K-rvm mw u. e.
Batter: Z-traa S3o; sUadards llc;
pnaie iirsta, a-e; urns -.
Botterfat 2aH-I3c-
Eggs: Large oatraa. SOe; Urge ataad
arda. 19e; aiediaaa extra, XAo; ediaai
staadarda, 18c ....... - ,
Cborao: Triplet-, lSe; loaf, 14a. ;
Portland IJvestork
' PORTLASD. Ore., -tarch 15. LAP)
,ww . , . . .1 l t.iyu WW.
paw ea va caoice feeder
pigs. Price
raage: ;
BarrovS .aid
160 Iba
7.65Q
7.85 Q
S.OO0
7.65
S.15
8.85
do Kd-ch 180-180
do gd-ch 180-200 Iba ..
8.85
7.86
do gd-eb "ZOO 220 lbs
do gd cb, 220 2S0 lb .
do gd-ch SSO-SOO 1be
do gr-eh S0 S50 lba
do media a 140 ISO lbs
Paekiag sews, geVa--J40
do food, 35Q 424 Iba. ,
do iW. 425 650. lbs. .
do asedi-aa. S75 550 Iba.-
Pigs, (tdi. atkr.). gd-ch,
tO-140
7.65(9 7.85
7.50 7.85
7.85
7.50 Q
A.35a
6.60 0
6.50
6.35
7.00
S.OO
7J0
7.00
6.75
6.75
7.769 S.S5
Cattle: Receipts 100, ealvda salable 35;
total 50: steady. Price ran re:
Steers, good 900 1100 lbs-f 8.750 t.SO
do aied, 750-1100 lbs... 8 .00 8.78
do eoas pin 750 1100 Iba. -" S 75 8 00
aairara. a lav vuv I Da.
S.S54
S.50
S25
7 25
7.35
7.00
ae men . ea woo
Iba.
75
eoo
7.00
A75t
do OOSB Dla 550 900 fba.
Cows, gd. all wts -..,,...,..,,
de tssd all wts : '
do eoas pla. all wts
do lew-cat-cat, all wts
Balls (yrlci eieid), good
(koof). all wu
do atediaa all wts.
Ao eat-eeai (pla) ail wts
yealera. choice, ail arte
do good, all wts
.- do aiedi.-t, all wts
do call com (pla) all wta
Calve, medium See 400 lbs
do com (pla) 350 400 Iba
4.75 (
8.50 (
6.75
4.75
6.350 6.75
6.50(9.8.25
4.50 S S0
50 10.00
00 S.50
6.50 6.00
4.60 6.50
S00 T.S0
4.60 S.00
Sheep: lUeelpts, salable 50, tout 350.
Hadiam-good spring Umbs brooght f 10
- STOCK AVX-AQ-S
March 15
Compiled by The Associated Press
SO 1ft
15
eo
ladaa Sella
Util
D .
88.6
S9.2
87.7
,89.5.
40.0
35.5'
Stocks
D1.3
61.4
52.7
- 50.8
42.2
53.4
47.3
Net Chr. L Dl.S D1.0
Wednesday 73.1 31.6
Pre -ions day 74.S 22.5
Moat- ago 71.8 20.5
Tear ago , 41.8 1S.4
1839 high 7J.0 . 2S.8 -
1939 low 67.8 . 18.9
0ST ATXZAQZS
so - io io - is .
R.n. rs. TTfii , '
Net Chg. : L D .8 t .1 D .1 U-e
Wadaeadae tS loo t- o& - oa a
ProTioBS day 64.S 100.5 ' S5.4' .64.0
Month ate 58.9 99.5 . 94 8 - 62 1
Tear ago pA.6 95.9 89.5 82.6
1939 high 4.9 10(T.4 95.7 64.0
I960 low - 57.5 98.7 92.3 ' 69.4
Low yield 111.3. -
POLLY AND HER PALS
MICKEY MOUSE
OF AJJ. THE
DUMB!
WHAT EVER
MADE Y
CO THAT?:
PUCKEY 6ET5
OPEN, BUT
CrJSOE, DM
ASUPOEM
rfcNCSWS
rr shut
AGAIN 1
LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY
CAN I HELP
&CCM TO
VWTTM A
PROGLCM IN
ARTTHAAETlC.
TOOTS AND CASPER
6Er4TLEMEN, I'M -x0lH-rTO
crack Down
-- BOSS, .
BCNJAMIM
PLUMrOsR.
HAS
J fTTERS " PRESIDENT OF TTHEJ
JITTERS
TLL PUT
.BUSINESS 1
SUMMONED
HIS - '
BROKERS,
BANKERS
AND
lawyers
FOR A .
i HASTV w
Conference
THIMBLE THE ATRE-Stann2 Popeyt
rOU ARE UKlARMtDW RlTT Wikack.
I a . te . i . . . i l Tr
STOKie CLUR. 1 crr piftvrnwr
i ivj;ivr PirUTibia 1 a-tm t
I 1 - - - -ew - ww-w or IVT lawiisssnji
i i as rv tt w. mkm a ar a . -
ww a us a. a -
(UNFAIR
at Portland
to 312. Price range:
luaba, goad-e oteo
do asednsaigooA
' do eeamea (plsis)
S 6:00 8.15
7.25 7.75
0.5O T.Z.
4.00 5.00
2.50 4.00
Kwos, good-choice
(plaia). ssed-
Portland Grain
' POBTL-JTO, Ore- March" 15. (AP)
Qraia : upea nrga - uam . -hmo
May - 7 67 , 67 67
Cash Grala: 'Oats, NoC 3 38 lb. white,
28.85. Barley, No. 2-45 ib. BW, 34.00.
Cora, No. S, ET shipmeata. 24.75. Ftax.
N0.1.1.77H.-. - ,
47ask flrala Bid: Soft white 67!4 ; west
era white 67; wester rod 67; hard rod
winter ordiasry 66; 11 per eoal 66; 13
per cent 69; IS per cent 71; 14 per cent
74. . Hard wbite-Baart ordinary 67. H ; 12
per ceaf 67i, 13 per coat 71; 14 per
eat 43.--.t --. .. ...
Teday'a car receipts: Wheat -2S flo-r
11; cora 8; oats 3 r Ar 3 ; miUfeed- 2. -
Wool in Boston
BOSTON. March 15. '(AP) fO-Ol)
The eat lets for domestic wools wo the
Boston msrktt wore very aarrow today.
few booses were receiting oecsslonal
inqairies for am all qaan titles ef.woor'to
piece oat - stock. .. Bales iocladed , some
good TreBrb. combing leagtbs find torrt
tory i wools hs original baga, at'Srovad
07 ta 68 ceata, eeeored baaia. and arerage
to short Preach eoeabiag leaaths at 65 So
66 coats, acoared baaia. u Graded, combing
spot bright three-oifbtbs and one quarter
blood fleece -wools were being oUtred at
80 to 81 cents, ia the grease. - J
Portland: Proiluce.
POBTLND.' Ore4 March 15. (AP)
Coaatry aseata Boiling price to rolallara:
Ooaatry killed bogs, koet koukor end or
160 Iba. 10-11; vealers lie lb.;
ligkt aad tkia 10 13e lb.; heary 10-10 Ha
lb.; lambs 15-15 He lb.; ewes 5-9e Ib.;
balla 10-tlo lb.; cotter cowa 8 9e lb.;
ecner eowa 8 9c ... -.: . -....
Live Poaltry Boytag prices Leghorn
broilers.. 1 I 1 lbs, 20s Ik.; 8H
lbs- SOe; light colored springs. 2 to 8
lbs.. 17-1 8a lb.J o-er.SHt lbe 17-18a lb.;
Log-ora beae, erer 3 lbs., 16c lb.;
anderSH lba. .l4e lb.; colored kens,
to A lbs, 19e; eer 5 lbs., 18s lb.; No.
3 rrade. So les, ': . -,- v ?-
Tarkoys Selling ptieoor Droaaod. . new
crop boas 36e lb.; toma, S6 lb. Bay
ing prices: New bona-34c Ik.; tome. 34c
Potatoes Taklma cama,- ( ) cental ;
local 1.00; D esc hates Gems, 1.15;
Klamath Palls No. 1 Genu, 1.15-1.55;
Calif, sweets, 1.35-1.80; Cal yams 1.75;
new Pla. potatoes, 3.50-3.60.
- Onioae Oregon, No. -1, 2.00-2.50 per
cental; acta 84c lb.
Wool Willamette valley, aootial; ee
diaaa 33?33 Ik j coarse had kreida, 33 33
lb.: lambs aad faU 30 Ik.: eaetera Ore
gon 30 2fHc
Hay Beiaag pre- to retailors t Alfalfa
No 1. 1600 teat oat retch' 13 00 tea;
clever 1100 toe; timothy;-eastern Ore
gon 13 00: Do vaHcp 14.60 lea Portia ed.
Hops Now -crop Clustsra 13 i 31 Us
IV: rnrrlee 23c Ib. .. -.
Uea-ir Momt-alt 19SS. SS S7 lb. .
' Caeearo ? nark So j lng ptica. ISA
Seei s lb.- . v .
. Sagar Berry -and frolt, 100a, A.36.
bale A 05 1 beet AJrO eoataL . ' "
- Domestic floor--ScUiag- price, chr ' deli-err,
1 to Sikbl lou:-family pete-t,
49s. 4.75-6.85; bakers hard wheat, set;
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otock lS-?ues
Widest Decline in 6 Weeks
Indnde; . Steels and 1
. Farm Stocks
- NEW YORK, HArch 15.-(ff-A
' sudden wave of selling upset
the' stock rcarket'at balance to
day, chasing, the widest decline
In six weeks. I : . c
The' drop 'in Wall street inter
rnpted - the singular composure,
compared with the agitation ac
cojosi9ying4 .previous European
ejises, world financial markets
had shown oyer- the- dissolution
e tf , , j". ... -
X Again reassured - arorna : the
opening by . sb sir of indiffer
ence snd -caliav In. European 'se
curity markets, speculation' shift
ed, to the selling, side when news
of the comment of British-tatee-:
men " In- narllanient kipIi.j
financial district, The cbaracterl-
xstion of sthe, haxi march into
Bohemia "and Moray I s as a
-hockM ' to revtying - canfidence
took a somewhat more pessimis
tic slant than had been evident
in most Wall street discussion.:
- Down 1 to around .4 at the
finish were Ui. S.- steel, Beth
lehem, General Motors, Chrysler,
Westlnghouse, Goodyear, Ameri
can Telephone, Montgomery
Ward, Sears Roebuck, Johns
Manyille, New York -Central and
International Harvester.
, The Associated' Press compos
ite price of CO stocks' fell 1.3
points to 51.4, the f largest set
back since Jan. i u - ; .4 . .
Alfalfa More Active as
Dairy Demand Improve
1
PORTIAND, March
Improved demand from dairy,
men and feeders west of the Cas
cade range, brought increased ac
tivity to northwest alfalfa mar
keta last week.-Because spring
pasturage was near,, buying was
restricted to immediate require
ments. ... :. , ; - ; ,1
. Prices - were " steady and uni
changed.-. -?,.i .- -. -
I.TO-g. li ; bakers' kracatokC'' 4.15-4.50 ;
bteaded . wheat ' flowr,' 84.A-4.SO; . soU
wheat. Boor,- -4.55; -graham, AOe, 4.50:
whole wheat, 49a, A.94. kfcl. ; . - '
--Wit-oat Pockets!
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Closing Quotations
-NEW YORK, March 15-(rrVToday's closing prices:
Al Chem dk Dye. 1754
Allied Stores .. 19
Americsn Can . . 81
Am For Power . S ;
Am Power A Lt. .
Am Rsd Std San 15
Am RoH Mills:. 18 K
Am Smelt tt Ref 46
Am Tel A Tel..l2
Am Tobacco B. . .864
Am Water W ks 1 X
Anaconda . . .' 28 -
Armour III V.V ?5 ' .'
Com. Solvent ..
Comwlth dk Sou.
Consol Edison .
Consol Oil .....
Corn Products .
Curtias Wright
Du Pont de N.
Dougi-a Aircraft
Elee Power A Lt
Erie RR ..... .
General Electric
General Foods ; :
General Motors:
Goodyear Tire .
Great Nor Ry Pf
Hudson Motors.
Illinois Central.
Insp Copper ...
Int Harvester . .
Atchison V. . .
Barnsdalir.w.V
Bait 4Y Ohio . f;
Bendix Ayiatloa
Bethlehem ; Steel
Boeing' Air .". ;
Borge Warner"".
it
16
25
704
284
30
Iht Nickel
Budd Mfg
C H. Int Paper
Calif Pack
18; lnt Tel A
CalUban 55-L r. "1
jonns jsanviiie .
Kennecott . . .V .
Llbbey O Ford .
Loew's
Monty Ward .
Nash Kelvlnator
National Biscuit
National Cash. .
Calumet Hec .. v T .
Canadian ; Pacific - 4
J I Case i.
Caterpillar fc Trac 52- .
Celanese . .?. . . tlM
Certain-Teed ; i 10 4.
Cbea A Ohio . : 37
Chrysler
79 Natl Dairy
Mart
POKTf AND, Ore.. March 1$. (AP)
(US Dept. Agricolture).
Apples Oregon Newtown I. med to Ige,
ex Uj, 1.50 1.60; fey, 1.25-1.35; aaelass.
f and t, 70 80c ; Spittenborg, cz fey, 1.50
1.60; icy. 1.25 1.85; Wash. Delicious,
aned to Ige, ex fey. 1.7S 2.10; fey. 1.60
1.75; fey, 1.50-1.60; comb, ex fey aad
fey, loose. 84 8 He ib.; Romas, C grade,
f and f. ?5-85c; small, 50-60e; icj, 1.35
140; loose, 8-3 c pound.
Artichokes Calif., 2.60 2.75. - . .
AToradoa Calif- faerte, 24-SOa, 1.30
1.50. Asparagna Calif., 16-19.
Bananas Per bonch, 5 He lb.; small
lots, anqnoted. (
Brussels Spronts !l2-cop, 65-75c
Cabbage Oregon Ballhead, new crates,
ordi-ary, 1.00-1.15; old eO-65e; CaUf.,
crates, 2.50-2.65; red 3-3 Vic
Carrots Local, topped, 40-65e log.
' Canliflower Local, No. 1; 1.45-1.65.
.Celery Calif., Utah, 1.85-2.10.; white,
3.00-2.35; hearts 1.25-1.50.
- Citraa Frait Grspefr.it, Texas marsh
seedless, 3.75-3.00; piak; 3.00-3.10: AA'
sens fancy". -L6O-2O0; Florida, H koxeo,
46-648. AOM 25; Calif.. . 1.80-1.90.
-..Lemons fancy, all sites, 3.75-5.25;
eboieo,- 3.70-3.50; apple boxes, 1.90-3.00.
fames. 90c . i
Oran ae-Calif " - - aa-ela." 200-192.
3.15-2.75: large. 2.73-3.75; -eboieo and
ppn 1.85-3.00 ;( small low as 1.50.
Coeambcrs Hothouse." " dot- 80e-l 35.' .
, EggpUat-rCalit, 11-12 lb.; :log. 2.00
3.15T, ......... ....... ;
Lettuce Calif., lmperiala, loed 4-5 Ma., .
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.31 Northern. Pacific
. . S4 Packard Motors.
. 65 J C Penney ....
. H Phillips Petrol .
:152 Press Steel Car.
63 V Pnb Service NJ .
10 Pullman ......
.1. Safeway Stores .
40 Sears Roebuck"".
4 1 SheU Union
4 9 - Sou Cal Edison . '
33 Southern Pacific
26 SUndArd Brands
. 7 H Stand OH Calif.
If Stand jOU NJ i .
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64 Sup OU......V.
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AP Pf 42 Trans America ,y-
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8 Union! Carbide . . 8-
53 United Aircraft. 37
St 4 United Airlines .11
54 US Rubber . V. . V 4 8 4
4 7 us steel .... r;; o
52 Walworth ..... ;
7 Western Union . 21
26 White Motors . . 11
3 Woolworth - . . . . 43
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S.85-4.0C; 6s, 3.50; dry, 8 65 3.85.
Garlic Oro 6 8c.
Mushrooms CtltlTsted, 1 lb., 80 35e.
Onion a--Oregon yellows, 50-ponnd sks,
US No 1 100 1.25; ,10-lb. aveks, 23 27e;
boilers, 10 lbs., 14 16c; sets, brown, 4
4Hc; white, SjHe.
Pears Oregon, Bosc., tooso, . 50 60e;
ex fey, 1.25 1.85; Anjous, ex fey, 1.50
175; fey 1.35-1.50.
. Peoa Califs ll-ISc; hamp. 3.75-3.
Poppers Mexico, 1618c; Fie., 15-18e,
Potatoes Oregon, local Rassett and
Long Whites, No. 1, 1.00-1 10: No. 1, SO
lb.-sacks, 50 65e; No. 2. 85-88e; Do
ochuteo No. it Russets. 1.15 1.25; 25 lb.
sk., 32-34e; No. 2, 60 Ib 33-40e; Klam
ath No. 1 Rossets, 1.15-1.30; Pla, 2.40
2.50 per 50 Ibe. -
Rhobarb Oro Wash, hot boo te ox fey,
1.20-1.30; fancy, 1.10-1.20; choice, 90
1.00; pie. 65.
Sqnash, On goo. Wash., Morblebead
2 2,e- Hobbard, 3c
Sweet Potatoes Yams, 3.00-2.10.
Tomatoes Ore., hothouse, 16-21c lb.;
Pla. 3.75-8.00.
Spinach Ore., SO lb., 1.65.
Bunched Vecetsblrs Oreaon. vcr dos.
lunches: Beets,. 8540c; green enionn,
20-27.e;. radishes., winter. -20c: lusa
100-1.25 dos.: kale 40-50e: leeks. 25-
35c; mnstard green. 20-80C; turnips, 20.
SOe; celery roots. 50e doe. :' broccoli. 55-
60e; -Calif- parsley. 80-40- ;disboo. 85
40e; turn i pa,,-- 40-4c; broccoli crates,
9 9C k..f. iA.J ... ... OAA-
, . . . . ., .v.. , .in, mvv
3.15; greea-Onio-s, 85-40e; ondr?a,: 3.00'
2.25.. v , -. . ; .. .. -
Root Tegetableo--Rntabo-SS 1.00-1..5;
ewt, Ion;' 35-40e ; ' beeu 1.21.50 ; 85
40c for logs : tombs. 1.00-1:25 ear sack.
4ag. 25-8 5c paraaipa, A5-50 log.-a-cJta.
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Ore..- Xt-llow. buruur . oriea as anlnvlaa'
pointi. so-76c. r -. . -
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