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Thm OREGON STATESMAN. SalsU Oregon. Tuesday Morning, F-bruary 25, 1S41
Stocks Switch
ToRaUySide
, Comeback Touched
off by Proposed Tax
Amendment
NEW YORK, Feb. 2-VPTh
. stock market "twitched to the ral
lying aide in the final hour today
alter moving listlessly over an ir
regular route during most of the
proceedings.
While volume was nothing to
cheer about, dealings picked up on
the " last-minute sortie and lead'
ers closed with gains of fractions
to 2 or . more points. Steels, mo-
tore, aircraft and assorted "blue
chips" were among the best per-
formers. 7
The Associated Press Average
OZ W issues emerge! wiui a net
advance of .5 of a point at 41.2.
Transfers amounted to 347,730
shares compared with 298,590 last
Friday. The turnover in the first
four hours totalled only 170,000
shares.
Touching off the belated come
back, brokers said, was the in
troduction of a bill in the house
to amend the excess profits tax
law to relieve many hard-pressed
corporations. In addition, some
thought the Hitler speech indi
cated no immediate attempt at in
vasion of England, with the prin
cipal threat an intensification of
nihmarin nrarfar RntinMX niwi
... ... .
was fairly encouraging but an im
portant factor, it was suggested,
was the drying up of selling which
meant to many analysts that
prices would respond 'to modest
bidding.
An upturn In this week's esti
mated steel mill operations was
seen as favorable and near-rec
ord production rates were expect
ed for some time.
Among shares, Douglas Air
craft held an advance of 3
points in the wake of the best
earnings statement in history.
Prominent stocks on the recov
cry included US Steel, Bethlehem,
American Telephone, Chrysler,
: General Motors, United Aircraft,
Santa Fe, Great Northern, West
lnghouse, American Can, Du Pont,
Johns-Man ville, JC Penney, Texas
' Corp., Anaconda, Kennecott and
Montgomery Ward.
Stocks and Bonds
!
STOCK AVERAGES
February 24
Compiled by The Associated Press
30
IS IS
60
Indus
A .
37 8
. 57 2
61 8
70 7
. 63 9
.... 55 S
Rails Util
StkS
A 3
413
40.1
43 a
40 6
Ket change
Monday
Previous day
Month ag
Year go
IMl hiKh
141 low
A -2 A 2
163
331
18 1
17 5
186
17.7
15 4
33.0
37.3
.T9 2
359
32 8
45.0
29
BOND AVERAGES
20
10
10
Util
10
Frgn
A A
41.1
40.3
40.9
30 5
41.3
3S.0
Rails
Indus
Net change ...
Monday
Previous day
Month i.go ...
Year ago
1941 high
1941 !or
Low yield
A .1 Unch
. .. 60 1 104.4
.... 60 S 104.4
.. 64 1 104a
MS 102.4
84 2 105 3
... 80 2 104.4
.113.1
Unch
9.4
S9.4
101.1
965
101 J
99.0
Radio Programs
KSLM TUESDAY 11(4
Kc.
O: Sunrise Salute.
7:30 News.
7 45 Popular Music.
8.30 News.
a-4 Tunc Tabloid.
.O0 Pastor's Call.
.IS Popular Music,
t 45 Melody Mart.
10 WO News.
IS 15 Sing Song Time.
1030 Top o' the Morning.
10.45 Popular Mu5ic.
11 0 Musical Horoscope
11 JO Willamette U Chapel.
11:45 Value Pnade.
12 0 Market Reports.
1215 Ivan Ditmars.
12:13 News.
it SO Hillbilly Serenade.
12:35 Willamette Valley Opinions.
12:50 The Son Shop.
1 ."00 Popular Music.
1:15 Isle of Paradise.
1 JO Western Serenade.
2 0 New.
2.13 Salem Art Center.
2 :) Popular Mimic.
3:45 Grandma Travels.
3 DO Crossroad Troubador.
3:15 Concert Gems.
4:1V News.
4 Jit Te-ume Tunes.
.4:45 Milady's Melody.
5 :0O Popularity Row.
9 30 Dinner Hour Melodies.
. 0 News.
: 6:15 War News Commentary.
' 2 Popular Music.
45 A Song Is Born.
7:15 Interesting Facts.
730 Twilitfht Trio.
7. is Popular Muc. '
- S HO Ne A s.
S:15 Harry Owens Orchestra.
JO Ralph C Curti.
8:45 Vocal Varieties.
4 News.
13 Popular Mit1c.
9 JO Legislature Forum.
HtfO Ht of the Day. .
10 JO News. ;
I0:t5 Let's Dance.
11:15 Dream Time. . f
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KGW TaesAay 424 K(.
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w Nun rise serenade.
JO Trail Blazers. t(
1
7-00 News. .
7:45 Sara Hayes, f
S. OO Stars of Today.
. 15 Against the storm.
:45 Kt and My Shadow.
10:15 Between the Boo-ends.
10.45 Dr. Kate.
11-00 Hymns of All Churches.
11 :t 5 Arnold Grimm's Daughter.
11 JO Valiant Lady.
1 1 :45 Light of the World.
12 OO Story of Mary Martin.
12 15 Ma Perkins
12 JO Pepper Younfs Tamily.
7hen
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L'i r CMs . rcae.Iea.
Aataiinc BCCCC&S lor 5000 rears
la CHI MA. -utter with what
atlateai yea are AFiXICTED ia
rders, aiaasilis, keart, laag. Hr,
ki.ary, stemaek, gtt. ssadipatiaa.
Warm, diasetia. faver, skis, fe
asaia eoofiplainta .
Clilnese Ilerb ' Co.
Office Hoars Oay
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122 N. Coral Kt.. Satem. Or.
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Quotations at
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. Uj( AP)
Product exchange: Butter Extras
I Mi.- standards 31e: Drime firsts 31c:
firata 30c.
Butterfat First quality, maximum w
of 1 per cent acidity, delivered Port
land, 33-33 .c lb.: premium quality
(maximum of JS of 1 per cent acidity).
34-34 ,e: vaUey route and country
points 2c less, or 3i'.!,c: second quality
2c unler first, or 3i-3i'kc.
Tret Portland Produce Ixcnanr
Buy ins prices: Large extras ISc; large
standards 17c: medium extras 16c: me
dium standards 19c.
Cheese Sellinc once to Portland
tailers: Tillamook triplets 21c lb.; loaf
22c lb. Triplets to wholesalers 19c lb.;
loaf. 20c it, f.o.b. Tillamook.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 24. AP)
Futures: Open High Low Close
Mar 72 73 72 73
Cash Grain: Oats. No. -ii. white.
24.50; barley. No. 2. 45-lb, BW, 24.30;
No. 1 flax. 1.73'.,.
Cash Wheat (Bid): Soft white 744:
wesetrit white 73; white club 70; west
era red 78. Hard red winter: ordinary
75: 11 per cent 771.: 12 per cent 81 ;
13 per cent S3: 14 per cent 89. Hard
whlte-Baart: 12 per cent Sl; 13 per
cent 3i; l per cent as.
Today s Car Receipts: Wheat 36: bar
ley 2; flour 36; com 3; millfeed 10.
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 24. (AP)
(USD A) Hogs: Salable 1800. total 2900;
market opened slow.
butchers 10-15 lower.
do gd-ch. 140-160 lbs $ 7 23 8 00
do gd-ch. ISO-ISO lbs 7.85V 8.50
do gd-ch. 18O-2O0 lbs 8254 8.50
do gd-ch. 200-220 lbs . 8.00 HP 8.50
do gd-ch. 220-24O lbs 7.75 V 8.23
do gd-ch. 240-270 lbs IMut) 8.00
do gd-ch. 270-300 lbs - 7236 7.75
Feeder pigs, gd-ch. 70-120- 7.23V .00
Cattle: Salable 2000. total 2150: calves.
salable and total. 100: market steady.
Steers, good. 900-1100 lbsSlO.OO0 11.00
do med. 730-1 loo lbs 8.75 y 10.25
do con.mon. 750-1100 lbs. 7.50(-i 825
Heifers, good. 750-900 lbs 9 00 9.50
do medium. 5OO-9O0 lbs 7.23 9 00
do cemmon. 500-900 Ibi. 6 2SO 7.23
Cows. Rood, all wts 7 50 t 8.00
no medium, all wts. 6.25r IM
do cut-corn, all wts. 5.25V 6 25
do canner. all wts 4J5V 35
12:45 Vic and Sade.
1 :00 Backstage Wife.
1:15 Stella Dallas.
1 JO Lorenzo Jones.
1:45 Young Widder Brown.
2:00 Girl Alone.
2:15 Lone Journey.
2 30 The Guiding Lig'.it.
2:45 Life Can Be Beautiful.
3:15 News.
4:00 Ricardo and His Violin.
4:45 H. V. Kaltenborn.
5:J 5 Jack Armstrong.
5 JO Horace Heldt'a Treasure Chest.
6 00 Hill Cadets on Parade.
6 JO Fibber McGee and Molly.
7 DO Bob Hope.
7 JO Vncle Walter's Doghouse.
S.-oo Fred Wanna: flasure Time.
S:15 Armchair Cruises.
JO Johnny Prrents.
9:00 Palladium Ballroom Orchestra.
9 J Battle of the Sexes.
10:00 News Flashed.
10 JO Bal Tabann Cafe Orchestra.
1 1 .00 News.
11:13 St. Francis Hotel Orchestra.
KtX TUESDAY 110 Kc.
C JO Musical Clock.
70 Western Agriculture.
7.15 Financial Service.
7 :45 Breakfast Club.
B .00 Amen Corner.
9 JO National Farm and Home.
10.00 News.
10 JO Charmingly We Live.
10:45--Associated Press News.
1 1 JO Us Army Band.
120 Orphans of Divorce
12:15 Amanda of Honeymoon Hill.
12 JO John's Other Wife.
12:45 Just Plain Bill.
1:00 Mother of Mine. :
1:15 News,
lo Mai ket Report.
1 :45 Curbstone VJuiz.
2 rjO The Quiet Hour.
2:00 Ireene Wicker.
3:15 Bud Barton.
3 JO The Munros.
3:45 Wife Saver.
4:15 European News.
4 JO America Sirrs.
B AO Readme; Is Fun.
6:45 Tom Mix.
6 JO John B. Kennedy.
t:35 The Inner Sanctum.
7:15 News.
7 J0 Question Bee.
. I.-OO Grand Central Station.
JO Ben Berni Musical Quiz.
9.-00 Easy Aces.
. 9:15 Mr. Keen. Tracer ef Lost
- i Personi.
IO.aIO Sir Francis Drake Orchestra.
11K0 This Moving World.
1 11:15 Florentine Gardens Orchestra.
' 11:45 Portland Police Reports.
120 War News Roundup.
. ... a a a ,
KOry TUESDAY 949 Kc.
1-00-NW Farm Reporter. :
15 KOIN Ktock.
7:15 News. - "
:15 Consumer News. 1
JO The Goldberg'-.
:45 By KaJileen Norris. '
9:00 Kate Smith Speaks.
9:15 When Girl Marries.
9:30 Romance of Helen Trent.
:45 Our Gal Sunday.
. 100 Life Can Be Beautiful.
10:15 Women In White.
10 J- Right to Happiness. . -10:45
Mary Lee Taylor.
110 Big Sister. "
11:15 Aunt Jenny.
11 JO Fletcher Wiley.
11:45 My Son and L
120 Martha Webster. - .
12:15 News.'
12 30 Kate Hopkins. - -' - !
12:45 Woman of Courage.
10 Portia Blake. -1:15
Myrt and Marge.
1 JO Hilltop House.
1 :45 Stepmother.
2 00 American School. .
2 JO Hello Again.
- 3:45 Soattergood Balnea. '
, 30 Young Dr. M alone.
3 JO Joyce Jordan. . - . ; ,
40 Th Second Mrs. Burton.
4:V-We the Abbotts.
4 JO Second Husband. ' . -5
Newspaprr of the Air.
JO First Nighter.
By Quinri Hall
YUfC SON
GOT .
ATT,
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Portland
Anil 4 rar1n era kvn1irfki4
kw. ww4 .ill -. n "ti 4ft rwi
do sausage, good, all wts 7.23' 8.00
do
sausage, med. all wts 6.50 ri 7.25
do sausage, ct-cm, all wts 5.50 f;50
Vealera. gd-ch. aU wts 1 1.00 12.00
do com-med, ail wts 8.00(311.00
do cuIL all wts 5.50V 8.00
Sheep: Salable and total 1800; fat
lambs 23-33 higher.
Lambs, good and choice
$ 9.73 10.35
do medium and
do common
9.W((9 9-13
8.00 V -75
8.73$ 6 JO
. 4.00 3.75
Ewes, good-choice
do common-medium
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 24 ( AP)
Country meats selling price to retail
ers: Country killed hogs, best butchers.
l5o lbs. llwc: vealers. Icy. 17'ic-
18c; Bght-thln. 12-lSc; heavy 12-14c;
lambs, old crop. 16,i-17c: ewes 6-10c:
good cutter cows, 10-llc: canner cows.
-l0c; bulls, 12-13C.
Live poultry Buying prices: " No. 1
grade Leghorn t rollers, li-2 lbs., 15c;
fryers under 3 lbs., 14c; fryers. 3 to 4
4 lbs.. 16c: roasters, over S lbs., 17c;
Leghorn hens over 3 lbs- 13-1 4c; Leg.
horn hens under 3 lbs., 13c; colored
hens over 3 lbs., 15c. Old roosters 5c
lb.
Dressed turkeys Buy1n prices: New
crop hen. 18-20c; toms 18-19c.
.Dressed turkeys Nominal selling
prices: Hens zc; toms 20-21C.
Onions Oregon Danvers. 100-1.25:
Yakimaa. 1.15-1.25; Idalio large Spanish,
1.00 sack.
Potatoes Deschutes. No. 1. 1.20-1.25:
selected Deschutes brand 1.25-1.35;
Yakimas. 1.00-1.05 cwt.: Klamath 115-
1.23 cental Selected Klamath. 1 J3-1 J5.
Hay Selling price to retailers Alfal
fa No. 1. 14.73 ton: oat-vetch lt.00 ton:
clovsr 10.00 ton; Timothy, eastern Ore
gon 17.00 ton: valley Timothy 14.00-
19.00 ton PorUand.
Wool 1940 eastern Orexon rantfe 30-
32c; 1941. contracts. Oregon ranch nom
inal. 30c lb.: crossbred. 34-35c: Wil
lamette valley 12 months. 34-35C.
Domestic flour beUin nrice. eltv
delivery. 1 w DDL lots: Famllv oat-
ents. 49s. 3.63-3.75: bakers' hard wheat
net 4.50-5.45; bakers' bluestem 40-5.20:
blended hard wheat Hour 8.00-3 JO; soft
Wool in Boston
BOSTON. Feb. 24 (API (USD A) I
mere was a Utile interest in soot of
ferings of greasy combing domestic
3.53 Elmer Davis. News.
:00 The World Today.
6.30 Professor Quiz.
70 Glen Miller Orchestra.
7:15 Invitation to Learning.
7:45 News of the War.
80 Amos "n" Andy.
:15 Lanny Ron.
30 Court vt Missing Heirs.
V:00 We. the People.
9:30 Baker Theatre Players.
100 Five Star Final.
10 JO Nightcap Yarns.
10:45 Hal Howard Orchestra.
11:30 Manny Strand Orchestra.'
11:55- News.
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KALE TUESDAY 1309 Kc.
8 30 Memory Timekeeper.
7 OO News.
00 Good Morning Neighbor.
JO News
8 43 Buyer's Parade.
9:00 This and That.
9 JO The Woman s Side cf the News
. K.ep J-it to Music
10.OO John B. Hughes.
10:CO--Voice of American Women.
10:45 Bachelor's Children.
110 Friendly Neighbors.
1 1 :30 Concert Gems.
12:45 News.
1 :UO We Are Always Young.
2 00 Sunshine Express.
2:30 News.
2. -4N Secrets of Happiness.
3 00 News.
4 00 FH A Talk.
4 30 Sands of Time.
5 15 News.
3:30 Shaftcr Parker.
5 45 Captain Midnight.
00 Fulton Iwis. jr.
6 JO John B. Hushes.
7 00 Fay Gram Swing.
7 15 J4i.v Alien.
7 JO Wythe Williams.
JO Laft n" Swing Club.
"0 News.
9:15 Sketches in BUck and White.
9:35 Griff Williams.
13.-00 Fr hoes From Opera.
10 30 News.
10:45 Henry King Orchestra.
110 Jan Garber Orchestra.
a a
KO ACTUESDAY 359 Kc.
:00 News.
9.15 The Homemakers' Hour.
100 Weather Forecast
19:15 Cavalcade of Drama.
110 School of the Air.
11:30 Music of the Masters.
120 News.
11 15 Farm Hour.
20 Study Club.
2:45 Monitor Views the News.
3:15 WRC -
3:45 News. t -
4 JO Stories for Boys and Girls.
50 On the Campuses.
. 45 Vespers.
6:15 News.
JO Farm Hour.
7 JO Chechoslovakia Music.
7 :45 Consumers' Forum.
0 U of O Band Concert.
S. -45 Neighborhood News.
45 Boole Chat. ;
90 OSO Round Table.
9J0OSC, Cadet Band.
' 9:45 School of Education. ,
Dr. Y. T. Last, H.D. Dr. O. C-aa, SU9.
; DR. CHAN LAM
Ckiaese afa-idss C.
241 Kocth liberty
tTsxtslrs Pertlaaa OeaerU Elactris Ca.
Olfica epa Taesday aaa fi-taxdiy
Bly 10 a. as. ta 1 sja.; ta 7 a.sa.
Osas-ltatSoa, Xlaea sraaaars av4 btIim
Uata are free af caar re. -
SS Tsars la Hastsetsl .
Wheat Market
Shows Action
Prices Soar to Highest
Level in Month With
4 Cent Advance
M ft . . . . .
riA-vs, x en. i-wr-An out
v.. a i r ' ,
rmiosession
uuuiunnw uw wneai pu xoaay
A J.. . ... ...
ouij, ianguia iraae into
uu . wxu prices
soarins aimosi lour cents to UM
Y ? 1 i i , . . ..
uisuca. icvei in -Doui a montn.
It was the sharpest upturn
, w i . .
wuuuis. , AarKet veterans, wno
2S!f 2?..?.U.
v ucuiuw vause mr uie? suuuen
rush to buy. cited numerous un
derlying factors, including the
Hitler speech, recent reports of
crop damage and indications by
government officials that no ma
terial rhani? r th farm nmimm
V,.7I T TJ :
uiuuuiuk uie crup loan system,
was contemplated.
Wheat dipped as much as
cent during the first hour but,
when increased purchase orders
revealed a dearth of offers in July
ana sepiemDer contracts, prices
rose rapidly, reaching peaks of
84 for May and 79 for July
in the final hour. Despite late pro-
it uajioxiK. u rices cioiea
higher than Friday, May 83-4
and July 79V4-H.
The swift wheat price upturn
brought numerous previous short
sellers into the pit with buying
orders to cover their commitments
and this accelerated the advance.
I Hrnirpr rrri-tawri hAnt-nF-m k a
mill
1 , 1." J "V ""8
acuic. nejf BtiriDuiea mucn or me
buying to professionals, many of
whom have been out of the mar
ket for some time.
Grangers' News
TURNER Thursday the Home
Economics club of Turner Sur
prise grange will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Wiiliam
Spiers, for an all day meeting
and club dinner.
wools in Boston today. Fine Delaines
were quoted at 43 to 44 cents. In the
grease, bright medium fleeces were in
some demand at 43 to 43 cents, in the
grease. Contracting continued in the
western states. Some dealers were al
ready taking interest In the early shorn
lambs' wools which should be avail
able in a few weeks in the fleece-wool
states.
TOOTS AND CASPER
POLLY AND HER PALS It' Numbers That Count j J '. 'By CLIFF STTKRj
. . - t 1
H-M-MM LET'S 6EEA I IyVHVUH AINY KtPT COMFJ4NV) j I WHAT I MEAN f T"
ACCORDING TO MV S f WV-rnATTER, 1 WITH ANV SINGLE MDUNQ OONT IS THREE ! A f (
DLARV, IVE BEEN ( HAS VUH GONE ) FELLER F-ER MORE-'N A I BE SILL5 AND A HALF- VEARS J L
ENGAGED THREE J X-. DAFT ? r-T MONTH AT A TIME !r- MOTHER ALTOGETHER 4---sL 2 ) i
T
MICKEY MOUSE Second Section Corning Through! By WALT DlStxlr
I V voeooHE) ,7k I rOVW. L:- ' y I et-M y. i -1 V rz cosh darn apes ) i n'-i
T-ESE MONKEYS J VV.fV m &A V VAKtfLE'U HAVE X 0NE.TRA.CK -X DjAi
fi3ss? 1 i ' I
LITTLE ANNIE R CONEY A Profitable Suggestion ! By BRANDON WALSH
' I WAS CrOST THINK ( VtfftTMAT WWCT I i FUN? SO 0l TWIWK RUNNINff AN 1 V Y Eft MA'AM -XXJ OUST I ' H-t" MV f5TAf?S. ANNIET,
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AN LOTSA 'ORANGE J iT fQXnOOPENAN' f0 ?" ORAHG&AU'VOtiMJSKD. I FEEL GLAD ALU 1 jS-r
- ' ylnsci T t-y
; IV6 A NOTION TO
- aV. ive A Hunch bet the. whole
f THAT'tSNIPPY SNOOZER SSCOO.? UN CUE -
WILL WIN THE SIXTH EVERETT LEFT ME
l TotAYI J ON THE NAtV AMO
IP ME AANS BOY i
i II ' T WOULD MAKE
- " H zs. EVERSTT THINK
THIMBLE THEATRE StaiTlng
. r-TiJ?' 0lrav JWf PiUi rVyWEREs wimpw ? ru. a j i sou hpwe uch I f blow me down; thiJ 1 1-with an order
Tm- JB THE SVT WORK J -ORGEOU UMPO j .SOLiX. 3aOLrSK J koP FRENCH FWEO
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Closing
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (ff1)
Air Reduction 38 Du Pont
Alaska Juneau -4V Kastman
Al Chera & Dye 146 EL Pow
A is Chal .29 Gen Electric .,. . 32 Pub Serv NJ 26
Amer Can - 1-85 Gen
Am Car & Fdy 2S General
Am XtA CM fifr: HV. Onnrlrirh
I tllll WMA W W "
- a tii mr;n- 1 "
!.- w
Smelt & Rf -40 Great North
I a a. -i inn, nmhramd
I -.ww rf
a Tobacco B -.69 Illinois
Wat Works Insp Copper
iM vt r . c ii Tt,.- TT -
I - w - -" " '
a,a
Int Nickel
In a ni
4 Int Pap
23 IntTel
imuMn
Aviation C'
Baldwin Loco 15 Kennecott
Bendix Aviation 34 Labbey - O -
Bethlehem Steel -78 Lockheed
Boeing Airplane -15 Loew's
Borden .,19 Long-Bell
Borg Warner .18 Monty Ward 36 Sunshine Mining .8
I .
. Callahan
Z-I Nash-Kelv
Calumet Hec 6 Nat Biscuit
Canada Dry 12
Nat .Dairy
Canadian Pacific -3 Nat Distillers 22 Union Pacific
Caterpillar Trac -45 National
Celanese 23 NY Central .12i United-Aircraft 38
Chesa & Ohio ; .40 North Amer Av -14 United Cprp . .1
Chrysler 65 No Amer Co -15JJnited Drug 4
coL Gas & Elec -3 North Pacific 6 United Fruit 65
Commer Solv 9 Ohio Oil 7 US Rubber J20
Consolid Aircraft 25 Ohis Steel
Consolid Edison ..21 .Pac Amer
Consolid Oil ..5s Pac Gas
Contl Can .37 Packard
Corn Prod iSVt Pan Amer
Crown Zeller 13 V. Paramount
Curtiss Wright 8V J C Penney
Douglas Aircraft ..70 Penna RR
uaoiYtlJJttU
Has Leading Role
MT. ANGEL. Mr. and Mrs.
Louis LeDoux and children,
Yvonne, Frankie and Dick, mo
tored to Oswego Sunday to hear
the operetta "Chimes of Norman
dy" presented at Marylhurst col
lege by the girls of the -college
and the boys of Portland univer
sity.
Jimmy Nolan, former Mt. An
gel college basketball star, sang
the leading role.
The LeDouxs also visited with
Mr. LeDoux's sister. Sister Lou
ise Mary, who is a member of the
Marylhurst faculty.
A
Popeye
Quotations
To day's closing quotations:
De N ..1-4 Phelps Dodge 29
Kod 129 Phillips Pet 36
& Lt 3HProc & Gamble -51
- Punman ; . ?4
Motors -42 Radio 4
.13 Rayonier
13
- . tIt
.18 Republic Sleel
,25 fTUchfield Oil
18
- -
8
.11 Safeway Stores -38
Central
6 Sears Roebuck 72
.10 Shell Union 1
toa.
48 Socony Vacuum 8
Can -24 Sou Cal Edison 25
& P Pf d 12 South Pacific .8
& Tel ' 2 Sperry Corp J2
3 Johns Manville 58 Stand Brands 6
Ford
3 Stand Oil Calif -18
35 Stand Oil Ind 26
.
A L
23 Stand Oil NJ 34
.32 Stone Webster
5 Studebaker 6
.4 Texas Corp.
6
.17 Union Carbide
64
13
78
Prod -13 Union Oil Calif .
Lead 16 United Airlines .
13
J&Va US Rubber PFD 84
Fish - 7 US Steel .. 58
& Elec -26 Ms Vanadium 28
Motor 2 Warner Pictures 2
Air 12 Western Union .20
Pic 10!s Westing Elec 95
; .77 Woolworth .30 Vi
r 23
British Missions .
Get Church Aid
MILL CITY A fellowship
dinner was held In the Churclvpf
Christ Wednesday night, at which
time H. I. Plymale, Mrs. Nellie
Charpiloz and Ernest Miller de
livered short talks on the aid
for British missions, after which
all stepped to the church audi
torium where a program was
presented.
Del J. Tripp of Salem spoke on
the Ninety and Nine men's
movement, and a free wil offer
ing was collected for the benefit
of British missions.
Between 75 and 80 were in at
tendance. Chance Too Long to Take!
YOU CANT TAWE A Wl iUES5v HELLO. WHO WON T , f TT X
LON CHANCH LIKE fj VOUt?- ' VtHE SIXTH RACE? I Ml$$ED )
THAT. CASPERi UNCLE RlxHT. -9V??lZl T"0 I ' THE I
fM- J ghP? (won pay-x j jjm
The Idol" oi Wimpy'si Eye . .- I
Financier
May
Resign Office
Vi
To Enter
Army
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-(ff)-When;
the governor of the New Yorkf
stock exchange meet Wednesday
the mala item on the agenda may.
n s m uvwe u : - n v
president, William C Martin,
of "his Intention to resign. R
Martta, 34, and a bachelor,
been examined by his local draft
board and has told friends that,
if accepted for army duty before
June ' 1, when his present con
tract expires, he will resign his
$48,000-a-year job Immediately.
Wall street reports have It that
Howland Davis, executive vice-
president of the exchange, will
probably be selected to succeed
Martin. '.:r - ; -
The governors also are expected
In the near future to be asked to
consider a proposition, offered by
some member firms, for jus up
ward revision of exchange com
mission rates as they apply to in
vestors,-giving active traders an
advantage. Proponents of the plan
say they believe such a differen
tial might encourage greater trad
ing activity. t .
XXVESTOCK
(Billing prices for No. 1 stock! based
on cojiditiona and sales reported up to
4 p.m )
1940 spring lambs . 1 71
Yearlin-: lambs s nn tn inn
Ewes 3.00 to 5.00
Hogs, top, 160-220 lbs r 8.35
Sows 6.00 to 6-25
Beef cows ' . 7.00
Bulls i ; 6.75 to 7JM
Heifers
Dairy Type Cows ,
Live veal
8.50 to 7.00
4-50 to 6.00
12.00
Money
Promptly
At Low
Roles !
1 See
8 Ds
Whexi
Yon
Need
Ready
Cash
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Salem INJarliot
Quotations
Eatterf at. No. 1 Ktfe; Ne.
A grade print. 35c; B grade
Je; t-uters 38c. ; .-.'..j ;"j j:
(Buylaf Prices) : . , ,
Tii prices below supplied by a local
grocer are mdicaUv of the daily mar
ket Diices Midi to growers by Salem
JrJ
" .
buyers but are pat guaranteed by The
sutesman; . . ' -
;:': - ; VEGfilABUES
Brussels sprouts . ...
Cabbage, lb. , ,,
has
Cauliflower, crate i
Celery, rreen
-r
Garlic
U. .
Lettuce, 4's
Mustard preens.; dor
onions, greea
Parsnipe. nig
Potatoes. 100 lb;
O. 1
50 lbs.. No. Z
Hot house rhubarb, box
Radishes, do.
GRAIK. KAY AKD SEEDS
Wheat. No. 1, rccleaned. bu..l .73
Oats, No. - I 21.00 to P2 00
Feed barley, ton! ,, 21.00 to 22.00
Clover "y. -tm ; 0O
AlXalla hay. ton !. 12 00 to 14.00
Ege nvsh. No. 1 urade. S3 lb bag 1 1.80
Dairy feed, 80-lb bagj 1 J3
Hen scratch feed J. !1J90
Cracked corn . .- 2.00
i r-
r
F.GGS AND POULTRY
(Baying Prices of Andresen)
Grade A large, dot-
.16
Grade A medium, dor.
.14
.14
.13
.13
.09
.13
.05
Grade B large, Uoz.
colored nens i U
Colored lrys
White ghorn. heavy .
White Leghorn frys
Old rooeters u.
X)8 to
(BaylBg Prices joi Marion Creanjery)
Grade A large, lo-
18
Grade A medium, tloz
Grade B large, doz
.14
.14
.10
.10
.13
.17
.11
.10
.03
.03
( Pullets, doz. i 1
Checks and under grades-.
Colored hens j j'
Colored fners JL l
'Leghorn fryers i ,
Leghorn nens j j , , 1
btags 1,
Old roosters L
No. 2 poultry JOS less, i
HOPS !
CBoyfag Prices)
29
STATE FHIAIICE CO.
-344 State ' I Phone 92$'l
! Uc S-218 M-222
By JIMJY MURPHTfi
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