PAGG EIGHT
Tfet OUTGO?! STATESMAN, Salen, Own, Wedaedr Monday Mirch.22 1939
r?
gleiti Market Quotations
v--w-i ; now --v :"'
i (lujtag -Tke.) '
(Tke arleea alow aapplle4 by a local
rrwar an indicative ef tka 4ailT market
erica naf4 t rowers ay 8aktei buyers
-aal at not guaranteed by Tea 1nu
taaa 1 j - . .- - i
Applet All varlell, ley ea, :
fey.- r b. j-w MS U MO f
. Baaa-a. lb, aa at! Of.
Caiataa J T
Grm-tirait. Tosas pinks 3.50 :
.Ban-tar . i
' Data. fresa, IK
r Loosens, crate. ;
Oranges. '
Baal. 4am.
Cabbage, lb.
a,
TIORAXUI
(Baring fricni
.14
4.50
ta 50
.40
03
r Carrots. Cslif, ert, 4o3 JO to IM
Ca.tifiov.tr. CkHf " , , ; 0
Celery. Utaa. erato .., ..
; Celery Hrerta. 40S. ,, f
Letters. Cetll. , S.SO 4.73
Onion, bailinc 10 ibs. No.
50 Iba.
Grita ratona. 4es.-.
Redieke, Aos. .
- Peppers, green. ''-
Prs:y
Pet ties, I oral ifl. Nel.
60 lb. Ur i , '
ftkbbarb. fcotkoase -.-
HabbaNL lb. -
Tamips, 4os-
70 to
0
40
.45
.17
.40
1.10
.84
.00
. .03
.40
Brora .
(Prteo pail by IMapamdaat Packing plant
.-'-,,.- ta grown . - .
Wslnats rrsnaeeUrt. finer, lit;
Slum, 10c smalt Sc; orchard rua, 4 t
lOe. Wslnat mosts IS to 10 lb. ,
f.lberte Barcelona, large. 1 2 4; fan
cy life; babta, ; U; orOhrd ran Jl
to 18. - .
filbert All mote4 oat
(Co-op Prices to Grow at)
Walaata I'riea range, depending npon
way nuts ma la 14 different fradca 1 1 V4 -lie.
Duebllly 1 eest higher..
, 4 . -. . - hops a -
(Baying Prices)
Clusters, nominal 1937, lb. - 7 to .08
Cluster. 1034. lb. 10H U ..3IVi
Puggles, top .... .
. . WOOL AJTD 1I0HAIB
(Baying Prices)
Woo! medium, lb.
Coarsn, ; lb. , ,, .
Lambs, lb. ...
.Itobair. lb.
EGGS AID POULT KT
(Bnylag Pricaa of AadroMa'i)
.23
.23
.14
.33
Larta antra.
Medium extras .
Large standard
PalU
Colored fryi
Ceioredmedium. lb. : ... h ..
White leghorns, heavy
White l-eghoms, light
Havy bens, lb. .
Old rooster
LIVZSTOCK
(Baying price for Mo. 1 stock, based on
conditions and salts reported np
' i .
Lambs, top .... 8 00
Kwes i 8.00 to 4 50
Hon. loo - - . 7-75
Ibs.
lbs.
7.25 to 7.50
7.00 to 7.25
; 6.00
.5 00 to 6 00
. 5 00 to 6.00
.4 00 to 7.00
9 50
130 ISO
.310 300
Sews
Beef cows
Built
Heifers
Top ' teal
Dairy type rows.
Dred teal. lb.
MAKIOP cnMEil saying met
Batterfat. A grade -3
Leghora kail, oter SH Iba - .13
Leghorn bens, ander 8H lbs" , - .11
Banters, 4 lbs aad orsr- .13
fryers -,. ' .13 .
.3.50 to 5 00
.13
- : Oradt B raw.'per cemt
Milk. Salem Co-ap basic pool
price 92.04.. -
r , Co-op Rradc A btterft
; price, FOB Meat, Me.;;-V
(Mil based - en oaas atoatbly
batrrfat aterago.) i - . -
;DltribMfop prk, $2JSa. ;
hA grade iwllwiW-HUtellT-"
ered 23c; B grade 23e. .
. A grade prfut, 20 ) e; B't
:r grade 2SHe; qaarter 27 He t
t- a , - rt v .
Itlarts Slump
Cvtore4 hens. oter i IbV.
Uld rooaterst lb.
.16
03
Iko. 3 kens So !: Xe 2 sprfngs. 5e least
. euv rsjtvsa
Large 'spettal -. ... . 33
Largo oztraa . n .14 .
Large standards . , . ! :
llediam extras ; ; -.14
kfrdlnm standards .1
Undergrades . , -.14-
PulleU ; .14
OBADT, HAT and SEEDS
WheaU perl buabel Se. I white.
ecki .- -. -4 '
Bed -45
Oata grey, ton 38 00
White : 35 00
Teed bailey, ton 22.00 to 24.00
Clowr Lay. Ian 13 00 to 18 00
Oat and Vetel bay, ton12.00 to 13.00
Alfa'fa, ton ; , .15 00 to 16.00
AlaikeCloter lb. .0 to .11
Red Cloter. lb. .
Egg mash. Xo. 1 grade. 80 lb. bag 1.00
Lry (eed. 0 lb.
Hen sristen leea
Cracked corn
Wb :
bag
1.30
1.65
; 1.63
.1.35 to 1.40
Grain I Falls m Eiiropean
r Political Situation '
- -Looks Better V
CHICAGO. March i tlJPTh
price -of -;hat ; In major wortd
markets slomped sharplr today as
lme grain uw iw. s ma penoi-
miauc new oi ine tuaropean po
Iltlcal iltuaUon. v- i nJ
'' Chicago ralne fell -1' 'cents.
May droppins to 464, equal to
the three-months low established
prior to the .war scare last' weeki
before there was a rally. Winni
peg quotations dropped ' 1 V4 .
while LiTerpool was almost 2
cents lower at one stage. Howerer,
prices recotered much of their
early losses, with Chicago quota
tions gaining as much as a cent
before closing. ;
Action of foreign grain and se
curities markets as well as
strength In domestic stocks was
interpreted in the grain trade as
an indication of easing tension
orer the war scare.
Wheat closed 14 -H lower than
yesterday. May July
67-.
Gardeners'
Mart V
PORTLAND. Ore., March 21-AP)
(lifi Dept. Acricultnre).
Applet Oregon Newtowna, med to Ige,
ex fey, 1.50 J. 60: fey. 123 1.33; nnclaia,
( and t, 70 80c; Spitxenberg, ex fry, 1.50
160: fey. 1.25 1.35; Wain. Delicious,
mrd lo Ige. e fey. 1,75 2.10; fey. 140
173; fey, 1.50 1.60; romb. or fey nd
fey. loose 3i 3 He ib : Homes, 0 grade,
f and f. 75 air; small. 50 60c; fey, 1.3V
t 40; loose. 3 pound.
Artichoke Calif., 2.35-2.50 ; 40-75e
per dose a. , ,
Atocados Cslif., fuerte, 24-30. l!0
1 50 ,
Asparagus Calif, small 10 lie; med to
Ige. 12 14.
Bananas Per bunch, ie lb.; small
lots, unquoted.
Bruisels Sprouts 12-eup, 70-80c.
Cabbage Oregon Ballbead. new crates,
ordinary, 00 1.15; Calif., crates, 2.25
3 50. . -.
Carrots Local, topped, 85-50e lng;
sacks 1.00-1.50. Calif., bundled 40-45e.
Cauliflower Local, No. 1, 1.00-1,10;
Cslif. 1.25-1.35. i
Celery Calif.. Utah. 1.83 2.10.; whit.
J. 002.35; heart! 1.25 1.50.
Citrus Fruit Grapefruit, Texas msrsb
seedless. 2 75 3.00: pink, 3.00 3.10; Ari
sona faney. 1.60 200; Florida, boxes.
46-64. 300 8 25; Calif., 1.80 1.90.
Lemon Faaey.. all aisea, 8.73 S.25;
choice. 3.70 8.50; apple box, 1.00-3.00.
Lime. 00c.
Oranges California' navels, 200 392a,
2.152.75; large. 2.75-4.00; choice and
pp, 1.70 2.00; amall low as 150.
Eggplant lalif., 1112c lb.; lug, 2.00
2 15.
Cucumbers Hothouse, dos BOo-1.83.
Lettuce Cslif., Imperials, iced 4-5 los.,
2.75-3.00; 6, 2.50; dry, 275-3.00; Arix.
iced. 8.00-3 25; dry.. 2.75-3.00.
Garlic Oregon, 8-10e; poor low ns 5c
Mushrooms tultlvsted. I lb., 80 85c
Onions Oregon yellows, 50-pound sks,
TJB No. 1. 1.00-1.25; 10 Jb. sacks. 25-27e;
boilers, tO lbs., 14 15e; nets, brown, 4
Ine; white. 5 5H- . ..
Pears Oregon, Bote., toose, 50 40e;
ox fey. 1.25 1.35; Anjous, ex fey, 1.50
1.75; fey 1.25 1.50.
Peas Calif.. 1112c; bamp. 2.75-8.
Peppers Florida, 16-18c lb.
Potatoes Oregon, local Russets and
Long Whites. So. 1. 1.00-1.10; No. 1, 50
Ib. sacks. 50 65c; No. 2., 35 38e; Da
chute No. 1. icnoets. 1.15 1.25; 25 1b.
sk.. 32 34e: No. 2, 50 lb 38 40e; Klam
ath No. 1 -Russets, 1.25-1.30; fey, 1.40
1.55; Florids, 2.50-2.60 per 54 lbs."
Rhubarb Ore., Wash, hothouse ex fey,
110-1.15; fancy, 1.00-1.15; choice, 80
85e; outdoor 1.00. "
SWeet Potatoes Calif., 50-lb. crates.
No. 1. 1.50-1.60; No. 2, 1.10-1.25; yams,
2.00-2.10.
Tomatoes Ore., 2 50-2.73 as is.
Spinach Wash., 90c-125; Ore., 75-B5c.
Bunched Vegetables Oregon, per dot.
bunches: Beet, 25-4 Oe; ;- onions, 15
27He; rsdishes winter 17H-20c; lugs $1
1.25 dox., leeki, 25-35e; mas tar d
roots, ftOe dox.; broccoli, 40-55; Calif,
parsley, 30 40e; radishes, 30-35e; turnip,
30-35e, broceoli. eratee, 2.50; beets, 50
60 e dox.; crates. 2.00-2.15; green onions,
35-40C ; endive, 2.25 2.15.
Root Vegetables: Rotabsgst, 1.25-1.50
ICTF
GJLSSON
By Evelyn Wells
71 .
Iim tandp redsxUrix out wil after
I aWlflas ann4d1nin I! fKo JBrl1o4dBrik.
CHAPTER XXIV
JTnat ma aafstv tolrn-wt f t. Vm.
tnont men in the upper regions of ness. Sutter, the alien, had entered
the green. Sacramento Tallej, they California in 1839 with eight Kana
loat three of their few remaining; kaa, an Indian servant bought from
1 - m.. , . via. - s - I rt J ttx
uuiacaw aoe arumaiS Went matl Bl I vwwa, auuj st BuiHtug;, x-is wi
thr aM . m M m . . , I KtfiH rieilnfH mrA ! kail fus.
ovcue v grass. .ASUS oying BDQ I " wu, w - -ww t
m -cicMa crestara I -
tiw. kMill. t I. ,U. J! M.S x,.L. IlKlWlflM tntA MWMMlHll. KtM n4K
American River. Amongst them this" California aaunicipatity. f
raced, Fremont's splendid hunter. Now, in his forges, Iron was giow-
froveau. llnB? to ba beaten inta rAtrm aharaa
- "Ill go after hint," volunteered
Derosier, - knowing - how Fremont
loved Proveaj. r ;
After a, wbHa Kit and Fremont
climbed hfll but saw no sign of
either Dcroiier of Proveao.
"I fear Derosier is lost la the
woods," said Fremont uneasily.
They reached the river. Towne
was still deranged from the suffer
lng and starvation. ,
"What delidously warm water,"
be raved, "I am going swimminsr "
"Thjwater U icy cold," protested
Kit. "Thin fa Fehrn- .
. But Towns tort off his buckskins
and plunged blithelv intn tv i
mounUin torrent, protesting it was
summer and he was suffering from
uw , m uespair tney watched
his bony body buffeted from rock
to rock and rescued him at last,
bleeding and unconscious, a mile
down the river. .
And when Derosier wandered at
saw into camp, ne too, had gone
mad. .
' "I hare been arona antw an tin,,-
he sulked, not knowing he had been
u is sing; .or uays.
A few dsys later Derosier again
wandered off never to be heard
from tnin. ;
Meanwhile Preuss, the artist, not
au-uwuis; un ouers Bad halted to
search for Derosier and rescue
Towne, walked alone down the
river. Preuaa never rrA m
Leaving the unfortunate Towne for
the others to care for, Kit and Fre-
tnonc numea after Preuss.
TheV followad Kla f-;i .v.
river bank. They reached a smould
ering ore., i ,
-.-Preuss! Pre.ssP shouted Fre
mont joyously. ,
To their horror a naked Indian
appearea in the willows, stared at
vocra ana vanisoea.
Night was coming on. They r
sornaa u oesperauon to camp. For
food they baked lonr slender
better suited to the palates of the
Sacramento Indians. Days later,
they came soon Prams. Ka
and witt only a "small pocket knife,
nsu oouftrea on imau roots and
large ants, which he insisted had a
"pleaaantiy acid taste."
And now the vallev - .--.-
and orangs tinted with wide-lipped
. California topples. Villages of In
- diana fled before the ghastly pro
cession of skeleton men" leading
skeleton horses. Nearly all their
norses naa Been sailed for food, Na
tive runners probably carried word
of them to Sutter's Fort.
For alonx the willaw-drinn!-.
hank came a broad-ahouldered,
, atoekv. amzins fisrnra. riHina. t;v
- a blue-eyed king; amid a retinue of
Indians and Kanakas.
"Halloo!" shouted the stranger,
but no stranger at all to Kit. i
"Sutter I" he cried.' "Lieutenant
Fremont, it Is Sutter." -
The eyes of all were wet
and wheels. Wheat from his own
fields was being ground- in his
graineriest Wine was being pressed
front Rnf-f.. on RiUa 9-r aim
bis own vast herds were being tan
ned in the courtyard to ship east
around tha Hnrn Anil Snfter Ka
waa ao vastly rich, shook his bald
neaa over ueir sunenngs ana naa
ue weak ana deranged put to eed
to be eared for, and sent out
haunches of roast meat to those who
were straggling down the river
And find in v that Fremont waa
grieving for the loss of his famous
1 sr.
aorse rroveau -lose, pernaps, to
sire in California a nameless strain
of snlendid wild horn Snrl- nra.
sen ted Fremont with an iron-gray
staiuon to Decome still more famed.
1.1 Toro- the Bull of the Sacra
mento."
"He will be called Sacramento.
after this haven," said Fremont
Fremont found Sutter a man of
his own thoughts. They conferred
cogetner ao tnat even Kit could not
hear. Nor did be mind srreatlv. for
his mind was not attentive to ambi
tion but to dutv.
"I teD von. Lieutenant. MovWa
hold on California is slinDinsr. Aeh.
this is a rich country! Everv ahin
camci away irom twenty to forty
thousand hides and one hundred
thousand dollars worth of oil
been made in sixteen months. The
Americans are beginning to enter
California nearly fifty immigrants
already this year. The Americans
scattered in California would be
willing to rise. ..."
"Ton arm cert-Lin. Rnft-T
tain they want American rule?"
J a. Thomas - U.. I-trlria. nv
American Miirol at IXnmtmr
so, and so thinks Vailejo and 'other
attuucauis ox uta upper ciaaa. Tbey
would like to see American energy
and American trade cntav. CalL.
fornia was asleep under Spain and
re continues to sleep onaer Mexico.
Fremont, If I declare the independ
ence of my municipality will your
unitea states annex met"
"I think ft ratiM kat mrrmr,A
Sutter. Ton aranld have. t .nnl. 7
WashinttoB.-
-ne-r taia aied in eonJaetare.
After each conversations there
would be a feverish aiow nhrtnt bw
mont Out of such talk would coins
dreams that ended with the crash
ox cannon una tramp or
uauiorma.
Kit S thonvht rlrrl tit eru-V eTV
and tnmuwl tn Inuf. In Tana
in Apm of 1844 the explorers left
Snttar'ai Vnrt Thm wmMmmA a...
the San Joaquin vafley that Kit re-
naBiuoervQ aa a soy trapper WUa
taptgLta wtng Young, dead now
thraa tnra Tkra tmmmA v. ur.
Jave Desert Kit bad fled over with
ine arunken trappers. Into the trap
laid by Mojave Indians. Tbev struck
tn,d Spanish. Trail they left
t-duizornia. i- w , ( - -
"I never wrnttt ta ao te mmmtw,
vowed Kit, as once he had to Young,
w j v v Ma w v . I - w v. aaj out WKt at) HSHS Ml X OUXIg,
"The tales told by Kit brought me I hut Fremont's thoughts continued
a t; ?.,-.- cn.. a. ItA mrwuJAmm- .a aV. .
w yam vi mai, an sinwr M ' I " i i fwi
tnont as he regaled his famished
guests with roast - veniaon- and
bread and - broiled Z salmon-' and
brandy and wine of bis own making,
an hour later in the adobe confines
of Butters Fort.
"Kit said It was a paradise, and
1 have round it so :
Snttar told with nrlda rf kfa
. municipality. North and south and
California.
One afternoon they made early
camnu . . .. ....
Suddenly ta their midst, without
wnrtuBK, ppearea two haggard
Bungs on exnausted horses. One
man. Andrea Fuantaa mnA iM.
handstmeLuk-eyed boy of eleven.
Pablo Hernandes. .. ...
. here In this
desert V demsnded the startled Fre-
Thai man nioka tor hfmaatlf mnA
the trembling child..
"There .were seven of as my
wife, this child's father and mother,
a K
m wamu nimfq uimcome ana myMlX
wfcnV4rT.-r fAyjntfi fltfwsi-a. hamaaa
Los Angeles to New Mexico. A
nunarea Indians surrounded our
camp. They captured the others
and all our horses. Pablo and I
escaped, being mounted. The
'Others. . . ."
His haggard features twitted and
at. t. . . a
ma ooy wept mtteny.
As always it was Kit who anrans?
to action.
"With your permiaaion," toe said ;
to Fremont, but had no need to ask '
leave. Fremont, transfixed with
pity, waved him godspeed.
iwo women oeia by Indians aome
where in the wastes of Arizona I
every man sensed the horror.
Godey stepped dose to Kit With i
his silken floating curls and beard-
leaa faea Via inrAmA I lira a t-l-1 rtl
his dark unswerving glance revealed
uis iron nerve.
"Ill go with you, Kit"
Without another wiml tkav
sprang to their horses.
rremont's heart sank, watching
them go.
"Think of It: two mm rtMnm
alone into the desert to rescue two
women from a hundred savages,
he exclaimed. "Did ever nn-H man
exist upon this earth before?"
Carson and Godey! Dashing over
the Arizona desert they entered
narrow oenie m the mountains, fol
lowing the trail left by Fuentes and
the Child. Nlfi-ht blotted It. nl nrltK.
out having eaten they slept un-
oianxetea oesiae tnelr weary horses
and at dawn rode again.
"Ahl- breathed Kit, reining his
horse as he sighted over a sandy
rue un sput-poie ups ox four In
dian tepees.
Tvinar their harM thaw
, j , , waa
hands and knees over the dunes. Bo
fore them were tha nttlen hn-aaa
surrounded by a hundred naked In-
uians. .
Wall ehara-e tKam ABrtb t a-maawaaa-dl
Kit, and Kit and Godey raced afoot
with rifles drawn down on tha In
dian camp, ' -
Running, thev rave the mnnnUln.
eer war whoop:
viva 'em Green River I"
The Startled aavaovn tr,nnVa
Kit knew they would that the two
men were probably followed by an
army of infuriated whites. It
would never occur to Indians that
two men would charge an encamp-
aaavaiw
ShOUtine tha trvrffana a..w-J
few paused to fire. A yard-long
afttavaaaMaja aaaaa-m J a
Z J t.i uoaej-n neca ana
daiiaied fram hi. s,nv.u n
Two Indians lay dyinf and the oth-
wa iieu en norses or afoot The
hundred savagea vanished, v
, 'aae.ioeir ncajps,- shouted Kit.
or the boys will never believe us."
Godey ran ta tha twm KAt ta
one. to their hamw at-i - i
the ghastly scalping proem and
sprang to oia teet streaming blood
and howlins? like amlf n- . wn
lock appeared an ancient Indian
crontv woo snoo her gnarled fist
at Godey and screamed hideously.
thing left ma com
pletely unnerved," Kit reported la
ter In shocked tones to Fremont
But thev f orvot wim . i
they found the bodies of the men of
euentrs party riddled with arrows
and mutiliated. And later the)
naked bodies of the two women,
staked to the ground.
Thirty honrn after gft anI CiAm
left on their search they returned.
wneoping iuce savages ana driving
the stolen horses before them. From
Coder's rifle dangled the - two
two scalps. The pair had ridden
one hundred miles in thirty hours. :
(To be continued.) -
Wbtations
at
jeOVrUMXXi. Ors, Harch B1 (Al)
Dairy predate prices:
Batter: Ixtras 23)4; sUadards. Uy
arlato firaU SSH; firata 33 H. -
Botteefat: SSja-Soe.
Eggs: Largo extras It; largo Stand
ards IS; aMdiaas aatra 1S; avediam
sUndards-lte. - ... . . .. . .
CAwm: Triplets. ll; loaf, 14a.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, Ore- Karek 31 (API
Wheat: Open High Low Close
May .-.;;.,; ; 44 - " '04 - "4S S4
Cash-Grain: Oats. Ka. 3 34 lb,, .waits,
37.60; No. 2-34 lb. gray nominal. Barley,
Nov 2, IT akiaswent. 34.75, No, X ilox,
0b Wbest Bid: Soft white 48; west
ern' white 68; wertern red 48. -Hard rod
winter ordinary S7;ll per cent 67 5 13
per cent ; 13 per cent 71; 14 per cent
74. - Hard white-Baa rt ordinary 68 ; 13
?er cent 69; 18 per cent 71; 14 per cent
4. Hard white-Baart ordinary 68; 13
per . cent 49; 18 per cent 71; 14 per
cent 73. ' - .. ,
Today's Car Receipt ; Wheat 14 ; floor
IS; corn S; eats 8; millfeed 3.
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore.. March tl (AP)
(VSDA) Hogs: Salable receipts, 850.
Blow, steady. Price range:
Barrows and gilta, gd-ch,
140-160 lba. : g 7.35 8.00
do gd-eb 160-180 lba, 7.60 W 8.25
do gd-eb 180-200 lbs. 7.85 8.25
do gd-eb 200-220 lbs. 7.60 8.25
do gdeh 220 250 lbs 7.35 8:10
do gd-ch 250-290 lbs. 7.10 7.60
do gd-ch 290 850 lbs. 6.85 7.85
do medium, 140-160 lbs. 7.00 7.40
Packing aews, gd, 275-350
lbs. . 6.50 7.00
do good, 850-425 Ibs. 4.25 6.75
do good, 425-550 lbs. : 4.25 6.50
do medium. 275-550 lbs.- 6.00(3) 6.50
Pigs (fdrs. stkr.), gd-ch.
70-140 lbs. 7.50 8.00
Cattle: ReealDta 100. ealraa 25 Stead
Pries range: '
Sfeert, good 900-1100 lbs $
do sted. 750-II 00 lbs.
do eons pin 750 1100 lbs.
Boiforn. gd 750 900 lbs.
ao mea aao sot - lbs.
do aom ola 650 900 lba.
Caws, gd-ch. sit wts.,
aa med. all wts
do aom pin, all wts
do law cat eat, all wts
Balls (yrlgs exe'd). good
(boot), all wts -
do mediant, all wts.
do cut-com (nln) all wts
Vealors, choi-e, nil wts
do good, all wts.
do medium, nil wts.
do call com (pin) nil wts
do cut-corn (pin) ..
Cnltes, mediam xao 400 Ibs
do eom (pin) 250 400 Ibs
Sheen; Receinta.
AA - IMm a..
Lambs, good choice
ao meamm goo .
a i i
bitni wu .wic. ...
ao common (pisin;, nea
8.75
8.00
4 75
4.25
7.25
4.00
4.75
5.75
4,75
8.50
4.23
6.60
4.50
9.00
8.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
400
4.50
9.40
8.75
8 00
S.50
8.25
7 25
T.13
6.75
4.75
4.75
6.73
4.25
4 50
9.50
9.00
8.50
6.50
5.50
7.50
6.00
total
Portland Produce
PORTLAND, Ore., March 31 (AP)
Coma try meats Billing prica ta retailers :
Ooaatry killed begs. Wit botcher aador
160 lba, 1011 lb; vealara.- 15e lb.;
light aad tbia 10-13 lb.; bear 10-11
lb.: lamba 13-UH lb.; owea 4-9e lb,;
bUa.-lC-lle 'b.J enttor oows So lb.;
oanneVeows 4-4 H. - "
Lir o Poaltry Baying prices :-.liOgaorn
Ha ta XW lba- 30o
broilers.
lb.; 3H
lba. ?0e; light colored aprings, S to
Ibs4 17-lSelb.; atar 3 lbs 17-lSeTre.f
Laghara bens, ever 4tt lbs., 14a Ib.;
ander tk lbs., 15a lb.;' colored' bens,
ta i lbs. le; wear 4 lbs. 19o lb.; No.
S grade, 5e less ,
Tnrkeyt Selling prices: Dressed, aaw
eroa kens 24e 1 - .: toms. 26e -ih.' Bay..
ing prices: New bens 34o lb.; tons, 24e.-
Potatoee Yakimn gem. ( ) : cental ;
local 1.00; Dessbntes Gems, 1.15;
Klamath Palls, No. 1 Gems, 1.15-1.55;
CaUt sweets. 1.40-1.80; Calif, yams 1.75;
naw Pis. votatoos. 2.50-2.60.
. Onions Oregon, No. 1, 2.00-2.25 per
eonUl; sets Ss In. .
Wool Willamette valley, nominal; me
diant 22 23 lb.; coarse nnd braids. 22-23
lb.; lambs nnd fall SO lb.; eastern Ore
gon 20-26 He
Bay Selling price to retailers: Alfalfa
No. 1, 10.00 ton; oat-vetch, 12.00 ton;
clover. 11.00 ton; timothy, eastern Ore
gon 19.00; do valley 14.00 ton Portland.
Hop New crop Clusters, l-21hke
lb.; Paggle 23c lb. - - -
Mohair Nominal; 1938, 26-27 lb.
Caiears bark Baying price, 1939 peel
5c lb.
Sugar Berry and fruit, 100s, 4.90,
bale 5.05; beet, 4.80 cental.
Domestic flour Selling prica, city de
livery, 1 to 25 bbi lots: family patent,
49s, 5.75 6.35; bakers' bard wheat, net,
8 70 5.15; bakers' bloestem, 4.15-4.50;
blended wheat floor, 84.35-4.60; soft
wbest flour, 4.55; grshsm, 40s, 4.50;
wholo wbest, 49s, 4.95 bbL
Wool in Boston
salable 100,
, $ 8.00 8.15
7.25 7.75
650 7.25
a o e O c 4t
a.Atiiur a.J
. 2.50 4.25
ewt; lugs, 85-40c. Beets, 1:25-1.50; lugs
85-40c Turnips. 1.00-1.25 ssck: lugs.
20 80e. Parsnips. 45-50c lug; sacks. 1.75-
2.00. Horseradish, 15e pound.
BOSTON, Msreh 21-(AP) (USDA)
Wools were moving very slowly in the
Boston market today. Most buyers were
adhering to a waiting attitude pending
the osteoma of opening of the fall aea
aon goods. - Occasional small transsetions
afforded the '.nly basis indicating the
trend of prices. Atersge ta short French
combing length fine territory spot wools
of the old clip hare been sold In original
bags, at 42 to 63 cents, scoured basis. A
few small -transactions bate been closed
on country-packed mixed grade lots of
three eighths nnd quarter blood bright
fleece wools nt around 24 to 28 cent, in
the grease, to ba delivered east in May.
Walnut Orchardist
Commences Work
RIVERYIEW W. A. Walters
Ib grubbing out the several acres
of walnut and prune orchard on
his place here. Walters came here
about four years ago from' Nebras
ka and bought the farm from C
Muzzy.
All fall planted crops are in ex
cellent condition this spring. The
prospects are for a bumper crop
s
tews
Rally
As Fear
Less
Carrier Shares Up With
. 'Forecast of. Heavier .
-Freight Load
Closirig Quotations
NEW YORK, March ll-(-Tdday'a closing prices:
NEW YORK, . March - -l-(P-
Tneir rears or- lmmeutate - Euro
pean troubles' lessened, traders
pushed the prices of leading stock
market shares 1 to 3 points higher
today. '-;' '
Trading was quiet however; and
the rally waa Considered In the. j
nature of, a technical rebound i
from' the declines of last week. Im
petus waa given the upward move
ment by similar swings to the plus
side by markets In London and
Amsterdam. :.
Domestic ' news, brokers said,
had little effect although fore
easts railroad freight carloadings
for last week might be up to a
new high for the year helped the
carried shares.
The Associated Press average of
CO representative stocks rose dur
ing the session .8 of a point to
49.7. Transactions totaled 689,610,
snares compared wun jmo.suo
yesterday.
j Aircraft stocks were In demand
most of the day, and gains of wide
fractions were recorded for Boe
ing, Douglas and United.
Al Chem Dye.l7J
Allied Storea . . i
American Can . 81
Am For Power . i
Am Power A Lt. - B
Am Rad Std San 14.
Am Roll Mills .17
Am Smelt Ref 4JH
Am Tel Tel.;XS7.
Am Tobacco B.V SSH
Am Water Wks.
Anaconda .....
Armour 111 . .'. .
. ....
Bait ft Ohio
Bendlz Avia . '.
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Borge- Warner .
Budd-Mfg .....
Callahan Z-L ..
Calumet Hec . . .
Canadian Pacific
J I Case
Cater pil.Trac ..
Celanese ......
Certain-Teed ..
Ches tt Ohio .
Chrysler
11
1T4
34 .
16
A-
34
67
Elec Power Lt
Erie' BR ..... .
General Electric
General. Foods
ST.
' 1
4
86
50 4
20
10H
36
75
Consol Bdisoa . 31 National DUt...
Consol Oil ... I 8 hi Natl Power A Lt
Corn Products . 5 Northern Pacific
Cnrtlss Wright . - i Packard Motors.
Da Pone de N..14 J C Penney ....
Douglas Aircraft. 68 Phillips Petrol .
Press steel car.
14 Pub Service NJ.
it hi Pullman ..
41 Safeway Stores .
General Motors. . 46 Sears Roebuck .
G6odyear Tire . 32 Shell. Union ....
Great. Nor Ry Pf 2&hi Sou Cal Edison.
Hudson Motors . 6 Southern Pacific
Illinois Central . 15 Standard Brands
Insp Copper . . . 14 SUnd- Oil Calif .
Iat Harvester . . 59 Stand Oil NJ . . .
49 Studebaker ....
39 Sup OH . . .. . .
7 Timk Roll Bear
8& Trans-America .
36 Union Carbide .
50 United Aircraft .
103 United Airlines .
46 US Rubber ....
49 US Steel
7 Walworth
27 Western Union .
21 White Motora ..
14 Woolworth ....
Int Nickel Can .
26vInt Paper & P Pf
28 Int Tel ft Tel...
Johns Manville .
Kennecott .....
Libbey O Ford .
Ugg ft Myers B
Loew's
Monty Ward . . .
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Cash . .
Natl Dairy Prod
28
.
10
3
84
38
10
35
33
33
71
12
26
16
6
2
48
. 7
2
46
6
83
33
11
44
57
6
21
10
47
Stocks and
Bonds
STOCK AVERAGES
March 21
Compiled by The Associated Press
Net Chg.
Tuesday
Previous day
Month ago
Year ago .
1939 high
1939 low
80
Indue
All
70.8
69.7
70.6
58.3
77.0
67.8
15
Raila
A .5
20.6
20.1
20.3
14.3
23.8
18.9
15
Dtil
A .6
87.4
86.8
37.8
28.5
,40.0
35.5
St. Patrick Party
Held by Clubbers
HUBBARD The contract
bridge club celebrated St. Pat
rick's day Friday night at the
country home of M r s . A. J.
Smith. Present were Mrs. Charles
Flddis, Mrs. Hugh Wells, Mrs.
George Grimps, Mrs. Dorothy
Garren, Mrs. Louretta Berkholtz,
and the Misses Frances Weaver,
Lenore Scholl and Ruby Crittenden.
The community guild of the
Congregational church will hold
an interesting meeting at the
home of Mrs. L. A. Miller Wed
nesday afternoon, March 22. In
the evening the Hubbard guild
will Join the Elliott Prafrie La
dies' Aid in a 6:30 o'clock din
ner at Elliott Prairie.
The Pink and Lavender club
ii making plans for a special
meeting Thursday. March 23, to
be held at the home ot Mrs.
Anna Bevins.
BOND AVERAGES
Net Chg.
Tuesday
Previous day
Month ago
Year ago
1939 high
1939 low
30
Raila
A .6
61.5
60.9
59.1
55.6
64.9
57.5
10
Indua
A .3
100.4
100.1
99.5
84.5
100.7
98.7
10
Dtil
A .1
94.3
94.2
94.6
89.8
95.7
92.2
60
Stock
A .8
49.7 !
48.9
' 49.6
39.7
53.4
. 47.3
10
Forgn
A .5
61.4
60.9
61.3
63.8
04.0
59.4
milmlSumfA
of hay. Vetch and oat, clover and
alfalfa hay are the main marketed
field crops here.
with Our
Loan Service
No need to be in debt, to have
unpaid bills it's thriftier to pay
all your bills with a convenient
loan made through us.
STATE FINANCE CO.
A Home-Owned Institution
(Childs' ft Miller's Office)
844 State St., Salem. Ore.
Phone 0261 Lie. No. S-216 M-222
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Thar She Blows!
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