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Th OEEGOII STATESMAN, Salem. Orgo&. Thursday Morning. Ecembex 5. 1943
SIupRequesl,
Market Lifter
British Demands Give
'Bright Spot to
Dull Session
NSW YORK, Dec. 4.-P)-Re-cent
British demand for American-built
ships fare i boat to
shipbuilding- and shipping shares
today and prorided a bright spot
of action la an otherwise irreso
lute stock market.
Recurring fractional declines
-which were balanced off by rising
In the majority of Issues, most of
mores prior to the close, were
attributed In the main to indi
vidual liquidations of holdings
for the purpose of year-end tax
accounting. -
The Associated Press average
f CO selected stocks remained
unchanged at 44. Transactions to
taled (51,170 shares compared
with 449,200 yesterday.
About one-sixth of tbe session's
volume represented large-scale
transfers , of Commonwealth &
Southern 'closed down 116 of a
point.
The final bell found the steel
group ahead by virtually the same
fractions with which the session
started, bringing to a close a ser
ies of fluctuations which carried
the issues repeatedly above and
below the waterline.
Gainers included NT Shipbuild
ing, Elecetric Boat, International
Mercantile Marine, American Ha
waiian Steamship, Loft, DuPont,
United Aircraft, US Steel, Youngs
town, Harvester and Texas Corp.
On the offside were Chrysler,
Western Union, Eastman and NY
Central.
Grain Price Has
One Cent Advance
CHICAGO, Dec. 4-;p)-Decem-ber
wheat contracts enjoyed in
creased popularity among grain
dealers today and the price was
raised almost a cent to above 90
cents a bushel.
Strength of the current delivery
helped to steady May and July
contracts. Prices of other grains
also were supported by demand
for contracts on which the actual
commodity may be tendered be
fore the end of the year.
Wheat prices dipped about
cent during the first hour due
to scattered commission house
selling, slow demand and increas
ed marketings in the northwest
as well as the favorable new crop
outlook but soon rallied. At one
stage December reached 90 ,
within cent of the seven
months peak established Monday.
Closing prices were unchanged
to higher compared with yes
terday, December 90 -90, May
86-87.
Oregon Farm Has
Income Increase
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4-JP)-California
farmers took in $44,
000,000 more in the first nine
months of this year than last, de
partment of agriculture estimates
Indicated today.
The total was calculated at
$450,790,000, compared with
$40,711.000 last year.
All ef the western states except
Nevada found farmers with more
money in their pockets.
The gains were: Montana up
to $74,032,000 from $59,911,000;
Idaho $66,203,000 vs. 163.517,
000; Washington $109,260,000
vs. $106,966,000 and Oregon
$78,308,000 vs. $73,196,000.
The n a t 1 o n's farm income
bulged to $6,188,769000 from
$5,790,421,000.
IOOF Officers Elected
MOLALLA Newly elected offi
cers of Molalla IOOF lodge are
8. B. Powers, noble grand; Jake
Mitts, vice-grand; Clyde Kendall,
re-elected secretary; J. P. Echefd,
re-elected treasurer; Dr. E. R.
Todd, trustee for three years. Pow
ers succeeds Clayton Ray as noble
grand.
She'll Celebrate
I 'aw
-
- 'ill! 'Vj
v
- PrlteCULajM ;
Christmas win be celebrated twice by Priscffla. Iasc, tv-bo Is ahown
above decorating the Tula tret for the first occasion la a seen from .
tbe picture "Four Mothers," la. which Priacilla, aa the youngest ;
JLemow Is the first M down to the tret on Qristma norninx. rt
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Private"
foub Zm a, QtxtfljuK.
Closing Quotations
NEW YORK, Dec
Al Chem & Dye 168
American Can ....87
Allis-Chalmers ....34
Am Car & Fdy ..28
Am Rd Std San ....714
Am Roll Mills 15
Am Smelt & Rt -44
Am Tel & Tel . ..166
Am Tobacco B ....70 14
Goodrich
Goodyear Tire ....63 Rayonier
Great North 26 Republic
Greyhound 11 Richfield
Aviation Corp
Am Wat Wks
4
6
6
Insp Copper
Am Zinc Li
Anaconda .
Armour 111
Atchison ...
Bald Loco
S ....
Internat
....27
5
....16
...16
Intern Nick
Internat P
Internat Tel
Johns Manville ..61
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
32
85
Kennecott
Llbbey-O-Ford
Lockheed
Loew's
Boeing Airplane ..17
Borden 20
Borge Warner ....204
Calif Packing ...19
Callahan Z-L 1
Calumet Hec 7
Canada Dry 13
Canadian Pacific ..3
Caterpillar Trac ..4 8
Celanese 28
Chesa & Ohio ... 4 2T4
Long-Bell
Col Gas & Elec ... 4
Coml Solvents ....10
Consolid Aircraft 24
Consolid Edison ..22
Consolid Oil 5
Contl Can 37
Corn Prod 42
Crown Zeller 15
Curtiss Wright . 8
Douglas Aircraft ..78
Du Pont 159
Quotations
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dee. 4 (AP)
Produce ciehanr: Butter Extras 34c;
standard! 33 He; prime first 33e; firsts
30e.
Butterf at First quality, maximum .6
f 1 per cent acidity, delivered Portland,
35H 36e lb.; premium quality (maximum
of .35 of 1 per cent acidity). 36 36c;
ralley routes and country points 2 less,
or 33 He: second quality 2s under first,
or 33-33 He.
Eggs Portland Produce Exchange
Baying prices: Large extras 29c; large
standards, 25c; medium extras 26c; me
dium standard 23c; small extras, 21c;
small standards 17c.
Cheese Selling price to Portland re
tailers: Tillamook triplets 21c lb.; loaf
22c lb. Triplets to wholesalers 17c lb.;
loaf. 17 He lb.,- f.o.b. Tillamook.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 4 (AP)
Country meats Selling price to retailers:
Country killed hogs, best butchers, 125
150 lbs., 6H-9e; vealers, fancy 13H-14c;
light-thin, 9-12c; heavy 9 11c; lambs,
spring, 15-i5Hc; ewes, 5-8c; good cut
ter cows, 8 -Be; canner cows, 8 9c; bulls
lOH-Hc.
Live pcultry Baying prices: No. 1
grade Leghorn broilers, 1H-2 lbs., 15c;
fryers inder S lbs., 15c; fryers, 2H to
4 lbs , 14c; roasters over 4 lbs., 15c;
Leghorn hens over 8 lbs., 12c; Leghorn
hens nnder 8H lbs., 10c; colored hens
over S lbs, 14e; colored hens 4 to 5
lbs.. 15c. Old roosters 5e lb.
Dressed turkeys Buying prices: New
Yuletide Twice
By Qninn Hall
........ '
15
. 4 P) To day's closing quotations:
Eastman Kodak 141 Phillips Pet
El Pow & Light ..4 Proc & Gamble
Gen Electric 32 Pub Serv NJ ...
General Foods ....34 Pullman
Gen Motors ... 49 Radio
..40
-54
-29
..26
....4
-17
-28
-22
...9
-42
-75
-10
8
..2
8
41
6
-17
-2
-33
....7
7
8
-39
-...4
-72
-13
-78
-16
-42
1
4
-71
..24
..92
-67
-33
3
-19
104
-31
14 Rayonler
Pfd
Steel
Oil .
Illinois Central ....7 Safeway Stores ..
12 Sears Roebuck
Harv
55 Shell Union
23 Socony Vacuum
16 Sou Cal Edison
Can
& P
& Tel
1
South Pacific .
Sperry Corp
..3 4 Stand Brands .
..43 Stand
..30 Stand
..30T4 Stand
Oil Cal .
Oil In
Oil N J .
Webster ..
A 3 Stone
Monty Ward 37 Studebaker
Nash Kelv 5 Sunshine Mining
Nat Biscuit 17 Texas Corp
Nat Dairy Prod ....13 Trans-America
National Dist 23 Union Carbide ..
National Lead ....18 Union Oil Cal ..
N Y Central 13 Union Pacific ....
N Am Aviation ....18 United Airlines ..
North Amer 16 United Aircraft ..
Northern Pac 6 United Corp
Ohio Oil 6 United Drug
Pac Amer Fish ....8 United Fruit ....
Pac Gas & Elec -.2 7 US Rubber
Pac Tel & Tel ..120 US Rubber Pfd
Packard Motor 3 US Steel
Pan-Amer Air ....16 Vanadium
Param 10 Warner Pict
J C Penney 8 8 Western Union ..
Penn RR 21 Westing Elec ....
Phelps Dodge 33 Woolworth
at Portland
crop hens 1819c; touts, 14H-15e.
Dressed turkeys Nominal selling
prices: Hens, 22 23c; tonii, 1617c lb.;
new crop tons, 16 H -17c.
Onions Oregon Danreri 1.00-1.10;
Yakima 80 85c.
1.15-1.25; Deschutes, No. 1, 1.10-1.20.
Hay Selling price to retailers: Alfal
fa No. 1, 15.25 ton; oat vetch 10.00 ton;
clover 10.00 ton; Timothy, eastern Ore
gon 17.00 ton; valley Timothy 14.00
15.00 torn. Portland.
Wool 1940 eastern Oregon rang 30
33c; crossbred, 84 35c; Willamette valley
12 months, 34 35c.
Domestic flour Selling price, eity de
livery, 1 to 25 bbl. lots: Family patents,
49s, 6 00 6 80: bakers' hard wheat net
4 60-5. 0; bakers' blueetem 5.20-5.50;
blended hard wheat flour 5.50-5.60; soft
wheat 4.70-4.75; graham 49s, 4.90; whole
wheat 49s, 4.45 4bl.
Mohair 1940, 12 months 80e lb.
Cascara 1940 peel 8c lb.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 4 (AP)
Wheat: Open High Low Close
December 76 76 76 76
Cash Grain: Oata, No. 2, 88-lb. whitet.
26.00. Barley, No. 2, 45-lb, BW, 25.00.
Flax, No. 1, 1.60H-
Cash wheat (Bid): Soft white, 74"H ;
western white. 75; white club, 75 H ;
western red, 75 H- Hard red winter:
Ordinary, 75H; 11 per cent, 79; 12 per
cent, 82; 13 per cent, 84; 14 per cent,
86. Hard white-Baart: 12 per cent, 81;
IS per cent, 83.
Today'a car receipts: Wheat, 18; bar
ley, 2: floar, 10; corn, 1; oata, 1; hay,
0; millfeed 8.
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 4 (AP)
(USDA) Hogs: Salable 650, total 1200;
market fairly active.
Barrows and gMts,
do good ch. 140-160 lbs $
do good-ch. 160-180 lbs
do good-eh, 180-tOO lbs
do good-ch, 200-220 lbs ,
do good-ch, 220-240 lbs
do good ch, 240-270 lbs
Feeder pigs,
good-choice, 70-120 lbs ...
3.75 4.50
200; calves.
Cattle: Salable 150, total
salable 35, total 50; market
slow,
8teers, gd, 900-1100 lbs flO.OO 10.25
do ma., 750-11C0 8. 50 4i 10. OO
do common, 750-1100. 7.00 8.50
Heifers, gd. 750-900 8.75 S.00
do med, 500-900 7.00 8.75
do com, 500-900 6.00 ( 7.00
Cows, gd, all weighta 6.50 7.25
do med, all weights.. 5.00 6.50
do cut-corn, all weights.... 3.75 frj? 5.00
do canner, all weights.... 2.75 Q 8.75
Bulla (ylga. exclud.). beet,
good, all weighta 6.75 7.25
do sausage, gd, all wta .50 7.00
do medium, all wta ... .. 6.00 6.50
do cut-corn, all wts 4.50 G 6.00
Vealers, gd eh, all wta.
9.00 S.50
do com-med, all wta. . 6.00(3
do culls, ell wts. 4.00
9.00
S.00
oneep: ttaiaDie zuo; total 1600; aiar-
ket steady. -
8pring tombs, gd ek ! $ 8.50 Q 8.75
do anediiias aad geod . . 7.75 & S.35
4 commesi - S.7SS T-50
Zwea t shorn ) good-choiea 8.75Q 4.50
do eommoa and sadiasa J.00Q S.7S
Wool in Boston
B08TOK, Dec, 4 (AP) (C8DA)
Scattered aaleo of moderate Tolmme were
being cloeed la Boetra em domeatia wwola
I today, ud siauroiis laquttiaa were re
ceived for Boats, sssarleaai wwola. Original
bogs, fiat territory woo la, kroorkt 81. OS
LO 5, sconred baala, tor good Track,
combing lengtba, e.ad 91-1.02, ae oared
basia, for 011011 to avorago Ireaeh cotab
lag lengths. Balk half blood origiaal bag
taixlMrjr oasis broaght 8.97-81 oeoarod
baais. Graded combing, ojaartor blood,
bright tlooao wools, voro aold at 41-47
casta, la tks gresao. 1 v . .
WANTED
WALNUTS, FILBERTS
and NUT MEATS f ,
- - Cash OK Delivery - ; -
a.nLonFEm; ,.
" . . r PacklBs; Compaigr. ' -
4M N. From- - Ptw 7033
5.85(3 6.00
5.7 5 g 6.40
6.OO0 S.40
5.75(a) S.40
5.65$ 6.25
5.50 5.75
Wheat Said Good,
For-Stock Ration
CORVJLLLIS, Dee. 4-(AV-Tb
rains of wheat as a grain fed for
practically any kind oL lireatock
baa bn farther demonstrated In
feeding testa with S50 tons of sur
plus wheat used in research orer
the past year the Oregon State
college experiment station report
ed today.
In a new bulletin entitled "sur
plus wheat feeding experiments
in Oregon," which includes the
results of feeding. trials with beet
cattle, sheep, bogs, horses and
dairy cattle; the conclusion was
stated that "wheat appears to be
a satisfactory substitute or re
placement of erery feed grain
with w h 1 e h comparison was
made."
This bulletin, compiled by John
C. Burtner, extension editor, from
research reports made by half a
dozen livestock specialists who
conducted the tests, has just come
from the press in time for first
distribution at the annual meeting
of the Eastern Oregon Wheat
league at Pendleton December 6
and 7.
Silverton ScouU
Up for Honor Court
SILVERTON Ten Boy Scouts
will be up for the next court of
honor of the Cascade area to be
held December 9 at Mount Angel.
The Ramona chapter of the
Eastern Star will hold its election
of offifcers next Tuesday night.
THE QUINTS' OffllSTMAS
POLLY AND HER PALS
MICIEY MOUSE
A.LL RIGHT! BUT WHAT
K ROBBERY THREE YEARS
GOTTA DO WITH SPOOKS
NOW?
LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY
TOOTS AND CASPER
HIMB
IE THEATRE Starring
'..-AND WASN'T BOBN ' "X S
JUST WONPERPUL, J OP
Pty
T2ESi W2-Js aL
ALL RIGHT! BUT WHAT'S
( K ROBBERY THREE YEARS OLD )
GOTTA DO WITH SPOOKS -j '
NOW? J
V ( I'M COMINlO
WONT VTAJHAvSCVAEAORE r jfl fcf t TJOKfT VOU LIKE. 1 yf2 I f -JLL) j?L ft 1 II rJfl ' t7- 0
6CLPOP AMOTHEVf? 5UCE- !IMJ W V AWiOUP? V - sajj PLATE. AND I. 1?iMv VfcN.
ttrn mcXSrr NQTHAWKXXi xJmM'Jt J EATSOMBs REMEMBER TO 3, A I'r&fTj &f
kgf CASPER, I'M SO . "Hl I f VOU SAY NOW I'M THE WELL'
SA FATIGUED FROM MM V6AH.WBVB 11 YOU BOU-rHT DRESSED MAN WM
'Vf-r3. SHOPPtN4-- pf OUST ABOUT YOURSELR PERSON. CASPER.
JH MkJy -vP A DO-pj SUITS, vv THIS NEW HAT
YttSr OLT? ) L COLONEL ) KOP MINE
3lv0.-itf
1 Met sif T n
M " OsjSt rfcl rSar-S. , ,Wfwl f- wSCUl . ' .. , 1 - - -t I
- "'"a, t-j-. -.. w -r . -v a -W-"1- -- a-a.-;-.-V "
Salem Market Quotations
. . ' ' . CBaylsC rrleesi -
TVo srieos below sappiieo by
grocer are indicative of tbe daily
price paj to growers by Ssltai
bat are met staraatooa by The
market
bayers
ftetoe-
namiui
A pole a, loose pack, pot
Beota, dos.
Braaeol aproat
Cabbage, ik
1.00
.SO
1.00
.02
SO
.Ti
1J8
1.1 S
1.50
.OS
JO
1.2s
0
.10
JS
1.50
1.80
.45
.0
1.00
Carrots
Carrots, balk, oraaga box
Cauliflower ..
Celery, white ...
Celery, greoa
Celery hearts, dos.
6sr lie, lb. ,
Lettuce
Oaiosa, 80 lbs. , ... -Osioas.
boiling. 10 lbs
Ualoaa, green, ary
Parsaipa, balk, orssgo bos
Fotatoes, iimj ibs., rim. x
SO lbs.. No. 2
Rsdiakea. dos.
Rutabagas, balk, orssgo bos
Stocks and
Bonds
December 4
sTAflic ivntact
Compiled by The Associated Press
SO
15
15
60
ladast
A .1
. 63.1
Rails
Cneh
16.1
16.1
16 8
20.6
20 5
13.0
Dtil
D .1
34.4
34 5
35.8
3B 4
40.6
30.S
Btocka
Unch
44.0
44.0
44.6
51.1
52.2
87.0
Xet chance
Wednesday .
Previona day
Month ago ...
Year ago ....
1040 high ...
1940 low ...
63.0
63.2
72.5
74.2
52.8
BOND AVXKAOB8
20 10
Raila Indust
Net ehanze ....Unch Unch
10 10
Ctil Foreign
A .1 D .1
Wednesday
59.6
59.6
59.3
58.8
61.2
48.3
105.8
105.8.
104.8
101 8
105.9
98.9
100.1
100.0
99 4
95 8
100.7
90.8
37.7
Previous day
Month ago ....
Year ago
1940 high ....
1940 low ....
87.8
87.8
48.8
53 5
85.1
Wjot's so
ABOUT
LOSIN'
UXB HE
Y SEE THE ONLY
SUSPECT IN THE CASE
HAPPENED TO BE A GUEST
HERE! HE WAS HELD,
THEY COULDN'T FIND
THE MONEY
ON HIM.'
PopTS
n
Batterfat, New 1. S4Mc
Ksv 2 82Hc pranalans
UHe.
A grade print S4Ht B
S3Mi quarters S7Hc
Splasca. box ,
Sqaasb, Dasiak, box
.7
.SS
.40
1.00
Tsrslps, dos.
Tsrsips, bslk, orsng box
. emajji, rat ajtd bxbm .
Wheat, Ko. 1, roclossod. ba .75
Oata. No. 11.00 to 13. OO.
Food barley, to "
Clover bay, tea 9.00
Alfalfs hay; tos IS to 14.00
Kgg mash. Ko. 1 grade. SO lb. bag I SO
Dairy food. SO-lb. --g 1.35
Hea eeratek fees l.SO
Cracked eors 1.S
XOOS AJTD rOTJXiY KT
(Baying Prtees ef Auroses'i)
Grade A large, doa , . .80
Grsdo A medias. doa . .26
Grade B largo, " .24
Pallots, dos .17
Colored hcas .11
Colored frys .IS
Wbito Leghora, heavy .08 to .00
Whits Logaera frys . .13
Old rooster .05
(Baying Prices of Marioa Oreamery)
Grade A large, des .80
Grade A mediam. doa .36
Grade B large, dos .24
Pallets, doa .16
Leghora seas .08 to .09
Colored fryers .18
Colored beaa .18
HOPS
(Baying Prices)
1940
.20
to .24
LIVESTOCK
(Baying prices for No. 1 stock, based oa
conditions and aalea reported ap to 4 p.m.)
1940 earing lamba
8.25
Yearling lamba
6 00 to 5.50
8.00 to 8.50
6.15
4.25 to 4.50
6.00
5.75 to 6.25
Ewes
Hogs, top, 160-220 lbs..
Sows
Beef cows ,,
Bulla
Heifers
6.00 to 6.50
Dairy type cowa
4.25 to
5.0O
9.50
.13
Live veal
Dreaaed veal, lb.
Nobody Answered!
swell"'
BUT. MR. PERKINS.
TM' DOPE-
I WE JUST FOUND
1U' GAME?
OUT THE: REASON
DID ?
Safo-Cracker Suit
BUT
A Cur bod Appotito
Casper Heads off Troublo
-z mrm i
I AW, THEM SMALL-TIME I Fgii,
( COPS1 SHOULD A HAD ME JWmT&!CV & Oh7 v
- r ON TH' CASE!) ' THV Wf? MY
'riisTnBir' '' , 1m" rc.a.- .fPSgg
Vcaidrviar at LLrars) Must World
mm!
erative Is
National Project
WASHINGTON. I Dec, 4-)-A
group of growers and shippers an
nounced today the organization of
a nation-wide cooperative for the
marketing of fresh fruits and
vegetables. '
The organisation will be known
aa the cooperative fruit and vege
table association, it has been in
corporated under the laws of
Florida. i
Its Incorporating committee in
cluded John A. Snively. president.
Polk Packing Co., Wlnterhaven.
Fla., citrus growers and distribut
ors; Karl C King-, general man
ager. King Farms Co., Morrisrille,
Pa., vegetable growers and ship
pers, and John D. Neff of J. P.
Neff -and Son; Staunton, Va.;
apple growers and distributors.
Any grower, shipper or dis
tributor may become a member of
See
Us
When
Yon
Heed
Ready
Cash
. Money
Promptly
. At Low
Rates
fM r ONNA 'PHONE
Votin WIPE AND TELL
HER ABOUT THE.
SWELL MINK COAT
I BOUtrWT
Coop
"YPSTl V THE DEAR SOT HJS ) STV. I
WKZA V SIGNALS MIX-ED UP N'l) I
I I WITH RDLLVSPHONE WlJiL&l.
CI)o ; i i ill V X
the cooperative. It was said.
Tn eooperatiTe'g secrsUrr,
Tnlin TV Vsff. asM its DnrDOM W&S
to help eliminate operating ineffi
ciencies, to , stimulate .salea
through greater unity la promo
tional efforts,' and to oppose) ob
stacles to free marketing such as
interstate trade barriers.
Flax Seed Sold
Iran and Peril
. The state flax Industry has
sold 4000 bushels of flax seed to
Iran (Persia), enough to plant
2S00 acres, the board of control
announced today. - -
The seed was sold for 112.000.
and the dealt was made through
the minister of Iran in Washing-,
ton. ,v.:.
Pern recently bought 4005 bu
shels of the seed for planting.
STATE FniAIICE CO.
344 State Phono 82S1
Lie. S-216 M-222
BY BRANDON WALSH
By CUFF S TURRET
By WALT DISNEY
By BRANDON WALSH
By FIMMY MURPHY
X NOVOU WONTl YOU - I
; PrIHMS A PAIN TRYlNr . ) I . .
VI TO MAKH OTHER &UYSV 1
C WIVES Dl --SATISFIED f - I