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Thov OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. Oregon, Saturday Morning, January 24, 1942
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Little Action Seen on State Hop
Mart During Week; Supply Low
Hop markets on the west coast were quiet during the week
ending January 21, but continued to display a steady tone," de
spite somewhat weaker values at New York, according to the
department of agriculture.
Prices at most Pacific coast
markets were about unchanged
compared with the previous week.
Demand and trading was slow
since most domestic dealers and
industries continued to fill current
needs from stocks accumulated
earlier in the year and with buy
ers hesitant in placing additional
orders pending further market de
velopments. On the other hand,
offerings were light with stocks
in growers hands well below av
erage of other years and firmly
ield by growers in all producing
areas of the three west coast
states.
Oregon markets continued
dull, with trading confined to
occasional sales at p r i c e s to
growers around 35 cents per
pound for 1941 crop regular
seeded types and 40 cents to
42 cents for seedless qualities.
Trade reports Indicate 1941
crop seedless hops are practic
ally depleted in Oregon, and
. that regular seeded types are in
unusually light supply for the
season of the year, in strictly
growers hands.
Some interest continued to be
shown in contracting hops from
the 1942 crop, at 34 cents for
seeded and 40 cents for seedless
types, not to growers, with sev
eral small contracts reported
written around these levels. Most
ly, however, growers were not
inclined to offer 1942 hops be
cause of uncertainty regarding
production costs' for the coming
season. , .
California hop markets were
quiet but maintained a steady
tone with prices largely unchang
ed compared with other recent
weeks. Remaining supplies of 1941
regular seeded hops were gen
erally neid at 36-38 cents per
pound by growers while bids were
mostly around 35 cents. The mar
xet on 1U41 seedless hops was
nominally placed at 50 cents per
pound.
Growers in coastal counties re
ported contracts covering 200
bales of 1942 seeded hops at 35
cents per pound. Contracts were
made early in the period and
while inquiry slackened toward
the close, growers were mostly
asking around 36 cents per pound
for additional supplies or were
omwilling to make further con
tracts. No additional deals for
seedless hops for future delivery
were reported but the market on
1942 hops to contain not more
than 2 per cent seeds and 4 per
cent stems and leaves generally
was placed around 42 cents to
424 cents per pound, net growers,
with the same quality from the
1943 crop at 39 cents and from
the 1944 harvest at 37 cents per
pound, net growers.
The New York hop market con
tinued quiet, but prices were down
2 cents on 1941 regulars and about
1 cent per pound on seedless.
Trading continued slow with
brewers drawing supplies on con
tracts. Foreign stocks were dull and
nominal. On January 21, regular
1941 stocks were quoted to. the
trade at New York at 45-47 cents;
some low grade J941 crop were
l sold at 35-36 cents; seedless at 56r
I 59 cents per pound, with all other
I L stocks nominal.
Production of hops in New York
has increased in recent years with
the 1941 crop estimated by the
agricultural experiment station at
Geneva at about 176,000 pounds,
compared with 205,000 pounds in
1940. Drought was' largely re-
sponsible for the smaller produc
tion in 1941 since acreage held
around 200 acres.
The quality of the New York
hops has improved in recent years
but the harvested hops still con
tain a considerable percentage of
leaves and stems. New York deal
ers purchased from 60 to 75 per
cent of the crop and the remain-
Closing Quotations
NEW YORK, Jan. 23-(;p)-Today,s closing quotations:
Air Reduction ..35H Du Pont
AiasKa Juneau Eastman
. Allls Chalmers ..28y4 Elec Pow
American Can ....63 Gen Elec
Amer ar &c tay a cien Foods 37'i Pub Serv NJ . 13
Am Rd & Std Stn 4H Gen Motors 32 Pullman J25y4
Am Roll Mills ....11 Goodrich 14 Radio 3
Am Smelt & Rf 42 Goodyear 11 Rayonier Pfd .. .25
Am Tel & Tel ..126 Great Northern ..24 Republic Steel 17
Am Tobacco B ..48 Greyhound 12 Richfield Oil 8
Am Wat Works 3 Illinois Central ....7 Sears Roebuck .52
Am Zinc L & S ..4 Insp Copper 11 Shell Union .....13
Anaconda 27 Int Harvester ....49 Socony Vacuum ..8
Armour Illinois ..3 Internat Nickel ..27 Sou Cal Edison 19
Atchison .33 Int P & P Pfd ..58 South- Pacific :.13
Aviation Corp 3 Inter Tel & Tel 2 Sperry Corp 28
Baldwin Loco ....13 Johns Manville ..56 Stan Brands - 4
Bendix Aviation 36 Kennecott .35 Stan Oil Calif ..20
Beth Steel .63 Libbey-O-Ford -22 Stan Oil Indiana 25
Boeing Airplane 18 Mi Lockheed ..
Borden . .20 Lowe's
Borg warner zi, Long-Bell A 4 Studebaker 4
Calif Pack 19 , Monty Ward 27 Sunshine Mining ..5
Callahan Z & I .1 Nash Kelv 4 Texas Corp 37
Calumet riec . 64 National Biscuit 15 Union Carbide 68
Canada Dry .-12 Nat Dairy Prod 14 Union OQ Calif 13
Canadian Pacific .4 Nat Distillers ...21 Union Pacific 72
' Caterpillar Trac 39 National Lead -14 United Airlines -10
Celanese NY Central . 9 United Aircraft -32
Chesa & Ohio 35 N American Av 12 United Drugs Cy
Chrysler 46 N American Co -9 United Foods - 68
Col Gas & Elec -49 North Pacific . .6 US Rubber 16
Commer Solvent M Ohio Oil 8 US Rubber Pfd -68
Consoli Aircraft 18 Otis Steel : 5 US Steel 53
Consolid Edison 13 Pac Amer Fish .7 Vanadium ,19
Consolidated Oil -5 Pac Gas it Elec 19 Warner Pictures -5
rnntinental Can 26 f Packard 2 Western Union 24
rn Products 53H Pan Amer Airiw.16 Westing Elec 78
Curtiss Wright ' 8 Paramount Pic 14 Woolworth
Doug Aircraft 65 J C Penney 67
Stock Market
Trade Drifts
Dealings Sluggish as
Rails Fail to Respond
To Raise in Fares
NEW YORK, Jan. 23-()-The
stock market merely drifted dur
ing the greater part of Friday's
session but managed to close with
slightly steadier tendencies.
Rails, down most of the time,
did better at the last and a hand
ful of "blue chips" which recently
have been under pressure man
aged to tack on one to two points
or so. Minor fractional losses
were plentiful.
The Associated Press average
of 60 stocks was up .1 of a point
at 37.4. Dealings were exception
ally sluggish until the final hour
when volume picked up a trifle.
Transfers totaled 431,250 shares
compared with 429,670 Thursday
and were among the smallest for
a 5-hour stretch since last Octo
ber.
Disappointment still was in ev
idence over the reluctance of the
jails to put on a stronger rally in
response to the passenger fare
boost but more good revenue
statements helped prop this group,
Erie preferred "A" moved up a
fraction when a $5 dividend on
this new issue recapitalization
was completed in December
was declared payable in four
quarterly installments. Wabash
preferred was up IVi at a new
1941-42 top. Santa Fe edged for
ward along with NY Central,
Southern Pacific, Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.
Lrenerai bteei castings pre
ferred advanced two and Westing
house was up 2 Vs. Du Pont, East
man Kodak and US Gypsum ac
quired about a point each. A tri
fie higher were US Steel, Gen
eral Motors, Chrysler, Montgom
ery Ward, Oliver Farm, Douglas
Aircraft, Anaconda, General Elec
trie, J. C. Penney, Pepsi-Cola and
Standard Oil (NJ).
Salem Second in
Job Placements
The state employment service
found jobs during 1941 for 264,533
persons, a new record and a gam
of 91,709 over the previous year,
the service reported.
Farm work accounted for 146,
886 jobs, a gain of 37,421.
The Portland office led with
72,853 placements. Next were Sa
lem 36,604, Pendleton 23,491,
Klamath Falls 15,038, Eugene
12,472, Medford 11,447.
Syrup Supply Promised
Bottling works have been pro
mised supplies of syrup equiva
lent to their consumption in 1940,
K. M. Stolz, president of the Gi
deon Stolz company, Salem, re
ported Friday. Firms supplying
war and navy department re
quirements are to receive addi
tional allowances.
der was mostly taken by up-state
producers.
Some of the hops purchased by
the New York dealers were re
ported sold to breweries in Balti
more, St. Louis and ' Louisville,
The crop was all sold early in the
season and stored in purchasers
warehouses. Early sales were
made at around 75 cents per
pound but the bulk of the crop
brought from 85 cents to 88 cents
per pound to growers.
De N .127 Penn RR .23
Kodak 130 Phelps Dodge 31
& Lt ..1V8 Phillips Pet 38
27 i Proc & Gamble 48
.21 Stan Oil NJ 40
39 Stone & Webster 4
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Quotations at
Produce Exchange
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 23 (AP)
Butter prints: A grade 40c in parch
ment wrappers, 41c in cartons; B
grade 39c in parchment wrappers,
40c in carton.
Butterfat JTrst Quality, maximum
.8 of 1 ter cent acidity, delivered Port
land, 40a-41c lb.; premium quality
maximum of 33 of 1 per cent aciairyj.
41-41 ic lb., valley routes and country
points 2c less or 38 'jc; second quality
2 cents under first or 38-38ftc.
Eggs PrWes to p.uduuers: A large
30c; B large. 29c; A medium 28c;
medium B 29c; B, small ,22c; A, smaU
24c. Resale to retailers 4c higher for
cases, cartons 5c higher.
Cheese Selling once to Portland re
tailers: Tillamook triplets 28Ac lb.; loaf
29jC lb. Triplets to wholesalers ZB',iC
lb; loaf 27',ic lb. f. o. b. Tillamook.
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 23 (AP)
(USDA) Hogs: Salable 50, total 200.
Barrows and gilts
Gd.-ch, 140-160 lbs.
11.00 11.75
11.50012.00
do 160-180 lbs.
do 180-200 lbs.
do 200-220 lbs.
do 220-240 lbs.
do 240-270 lbs.
do 270-300 lbs
Feeder piKS. Kd-ch. 70-120.
11.85 12.00
11.75&12.00
11.35 tii 11.75
11.10 11.50
10.0511.25
11.25 1012.00
Cattle: Salable and total 50.
Steers, gd. 900-1100 lbs
do med, 750-1100 lbs. .
do com. 750-1100 lbs.
Heifers
12.00 13.00
i0.75$ 12.00
8.50 10.75
750-900 lbs.
11.00(5 11.25
9.75-11.00
8.00 9.75
do med. 500-900 lbs.
do com, 500-900 lbs.
Cows, good, all wts.
do med, all wts
do cut.com, all wts.
do canners, all wts
Bulls (yearlings excluded).
beef, good all wts.
do sausage, good, aU wts
do saus, med. all wts.
do cut-corn, all wts. .
Vealers, gd-ch, all wts.
do com-med all wts.
do cul, all wts.
Calves, gd-ch, 400 lbs. dn
all wts
do cull 40 lbs. dn.
Sheep, salable 0, total 50.
Ewes (shorn) gd-ch
do, com.med
Lambs
gd-ch
Sf.WJW 8.35
7.50 9.00
6.25 7.50
525 6.Z5
9.50 10.00
925 9.75
825 9.00
6.50 8.25
13.50 14.50
9.50 13.50
7.50 9.50
11. 00 (12.50
8.00 11.00
6.50 8.00
5.25 5.90
3.00 625
11.75 12.35
do med-gd.
10.75 11.50
do common 8.50 10.50
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, . Ore.. Jan. 23 (AP)
Wheat Open High Low Close
May 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05
cash grain: Oats, barley, corn, un
quoted. Flax, No. 1, 2.17. Cash wheat.
diq: son wnite. i.04'i: soft white ex
eluding Rex. 1.06; white club, 1.07;
wesiern rea, l.uo.
Hard red winter: Ordinary. 1.04'.i:
10 per cent, 1.06; 11 per cent, 1.13; 12
per cent, 1.18. Hard- white Baart:
Ordinary, 1.14; 10 per cent. 1.19; 11 per
wm, i.o; i per cent,
Today's car receipts: Wheat. 7: bar,
ley. 0; flour. 2; corn. 4: oats, 0;- hay,
u; muiieea, z; flaxseed, O.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 23 t AT
Country meats Selling price to retail
ers: Country killed hogs, best butchers,
129-148. 16'4e: lieht thin. 14-18c:
vealers, fancy -21-21ic; heavy, 15.18c
lb.; lambs 19Va20c; ewes 8 to 10c; good
tuner o9ws,m-i3c; c anner cows, iz
14c: bulls. 15-16c. lb.
Dressed turkeys Selling price: Hens
oc; loms, zB-zyc id. Buying prices
Toms, 27c lb: hens, 26 27e lb.
Live poultry Buv ln orlces: No.
grade Leghorn broilers, under 114 lbs..
18c; over Hi lbs, 18c; fryers 2,4-4
ios., aw; roasters, over 4 lbs., 20c;
colored hens. 20c: Leehorns. unrfn aii
lbs., 17c; over 3',a lbs. 19c; old roosters,
8c lb.
Rabbits Average country killed, 28c;
city killed, 28-30c.
Onions Oregon 2.40-2.50 per 50.1b.
sack; Yakima. 220-225.
Peppers Local green S3 orange box;
red. 60c box: California green 12'a-13c.
Potatoes White locals. 2.50 cen
tal; Deschutes Gems, 2 85-3.00 cental;
Klamath Falls, 2.85-3. Yakima No. 1
gems. 2.85 cental: Idaho Gems, 2.85
325. New Calif, white. $1.85 per 28
lb. bag. Florida red, $3.25 per 50-lb.
bag.
Hay Selling price on tracks: Alfalfa
No. 1 21.00; oat-vetch, S14 ton; Willam
ette valley clover, $12. ton; tim
othy, eastern Oregon, $2150 ton.
Mohair 194L 12-month. 45c lb.
Nuts Price to wholesaler: FUberts:
Barcelona. Jumbo 21c, large 1814c. fancy
nc. baby 16',ic -b.; DucbiUy, jumbo
20c. large 19c fancy 80 lb. ' ,
W 1 n ut s Prices to wholesalers:
First grade Franquette. " Jumbo, 22c;
large 20c; medium 18c; baby 15ic;
soft shell. Jumbo .none: large 19c;
medium 17c; baby 14',ic lb. Mayette,
Stocks and Bonds
January 23
Compiled by The Associated Press
30
Net change A J
IS
A .1
18.8
16.7
13.4
17.4
19.0
13.4
13 60
D 1 A J
23.8 37.4
25.9 37J
24 5 35.4
Friday 53.8
Previous day 53.3
Month affo fia
Year ago 61 J
33.3 43.7
1SM1-4Z High 63.8
1941 -43 low 81.7
35 5
24J
43.0
3S.4
BOND AVERAGES
:; 20 10
?! Sails Indus
Net change . A D .1
Friday , 64.1 J03.4
Previous dy 63.9 1033
Month ago 58.6 103
Year ago 63.9 104.8
1941-42 high 66.S 105.4
U41-U low ; eas 102.6
10 10
Uol Itgn
A - D .1
100.9 ' 44.0
10OJ 44.1
' 99.4 412
101.1 - 40J
102 J 61.4
MS 38.0
Additional Market News
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jumbo none: large 20c lb.; second
grade Franquette. large 18c; medium
uc; oapy isc id.; ton shell, large 17c;
medium 16c; baby 14c lb.
Wool 1941 clip, Oregon ranch nom
inal 32-33c lb.; zrossored, 34-37c lb.
Domestic flour Selling price, city
delivery, 1 to 22 bbL lots: family pat
tents, 49c. 7J5-7.95; 98c. 7.10-7.70 bbl.;
bakers hard wheat net. 5.75-6.50:
blended hard wheat 9.85-6:30; soft
wheat 6.50: bluestem 6 00-6.50.
Hops 1941. 40c: 1942 Contracts, 33c.
Cascara bark 1940 oeeL 10c lb.: 1941
10c lb.
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Procedure Told in Applying for
Tires for Certain Farm Trucks
Farmers are eligible to app'
tires or tubes for their farm irr
carrying foodjiroducts to markt
has been advised by the office of
Two Livestock
Meets Slated
College Specialists
Lead Discussions at
Silver-ton, Hubbard
Two meetings for livestock
producers have been arranged
for Marion county farmers Janu
ary 28, according to Robert E.
Rieder, acting county agent
In the morning the meeting
will be at the Silverton armory
starting at 9:30 o'clock. In the
afternoon the meeting will be
held at Hubbard city hall begin
ning at 1:30 o'clock.
"Marion county livestock men
have indicated their keen inter
est in assisting the government
in its war effort and these meet
ings will afford an excellent op
portunity for producers of live
stock to secure additional infor
mation which will aid them in
making their maximum contribu
tions, Rieder said.
It is planned to make these
meetings informal and of the
discussion type so that those
present may talk over any prob
lem, in which they may be par
ticularly interested, the county
agent said. Some of the discus
sions which will probably come
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"-r permission jto obtain new
nts and for trucks used in
-ie county USDA war board
price administration.
The farmer who wishes to ap-
ply for new tires or tubes should
use the following procedure, ac
cording to Robert E. Rieder, sec
retary of the war board.
"Get an application form from
your local rationing board. Take
it to one of the board's inspectors
and obtain a statement that the
tire or tube to be replaced can
not be repaired, recapped, re
treaded, or otherwise made usable.
(If the tire or tube can be re
paired, the farmer will be so ad
vised by the inspector and, of
course, he will then be unable
to secure new products.)
"Present to the rationing board
the statement secured from the
inspector and explain the purpose
for which the tire or tube is to
be used. Farmers are eligible to
apply for tires or tubes for farm
tractors or other frm implements
lor which they are essential,
or
up include pork production, live
stock feeding, foods for victory
program, hog feeding and man
agement and feed rations for
lambs at cattle.
Harry Lindgren, extension ani
mal husbandman, Oregon State
college and A. W. Oliver, asso
ciate professor of animal husban
dry, OSC, will assist with the
discussion.
Rieder urges aU Marion county
livestock producers to attend the
meetings and suggests that in or
der to conserve automobile tires
each fanner bring as many
neighbors with him as possible.
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the black arrow ,
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unarmed and one of the three a !(.
The Courage of Her Conviction.
All Dressed up and Ready to Go I
Off Pins and Needles.
"Handwriting on the Wan."
for trucks which carry farm prod
ucts and foods to market. Tires
or tubes may not be obtained for
trucks which transport such prod
ucts to the ultimate consumer.
Tires or tubes' may not be ob
tained for any purpose unless they
are to be mounted immediately."
If the applicant meets the stan
dards of the local tire rationing
board, then a certificate will be
issued, allowing! the applicant to
purchase from ny dealer, provid
ing the board; has not already
reached the monthly total of cer
tificates which it may issue.
Flax Farmers
Watch Plans
For Building
SCIO Farmers in the Scio
area who are In touch with the
flax-growing phase of agriculture
are watching with keen interest
developments ; in the proposed
flax retting and marketing plant
at a convenient point in Linn
county.
More than 1000 acres already
have been promised and more is
expected. This is a tangible re
sult of a recent meeting in Jef
ferson, which was largely attend
ed by interested farmers. The
Linn county agent announces the
plant will in all probability be lo
cated in the community in which
most of the acreage has been
pledged. J ;
Chairman of the committee
having charge of the matter is
Hugh Page, with Homer Davis,
secretary. Other members are
Charles Hart,; . G. Henningsen,
N. D. Bradleyj Albert Harnisch
and" Harry Asbar. Final plans
await completion of pledges as to
acreage.
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Dairy
Feeding
Up- for Study
More Milk Production
Asked, Farmers Seek
Ways and Means
Feeding dairy cows to increase
milk production will be discussed
by dairymen at Mt AngeL Thurs
day iri the American Legion hall
starting at 1:30 p.m., according to
W. G; Nibler, assistant county
agentl
MiDt and milk products are
one of the most important food
stuffs called for under the foods
f6r victory program and most
of the increase asked in 1942
must come from better feeding
practices since time is required
to get additional cows into pro
duction, reports Nibler.
I.. Jones, from the dairy de
partment at Oregon State col
lege, J will lead discussions on
dairy 'cow feeding. Pastures pro
gram for Marion county will also
be discussed.
This meeting is to assist in any
way possible the efforts of dairy
men to meet the call for in
creased production.
Poultryraen of
Coiinty Meet
Getting increased egg produc
tion for freedom will be one of
the topics to be discussed by Ma
rion county poultrymea at a
meeting Friday at the Gervais
grade; school, starting at 1:30, as
arranged by W. G. Nibler, as
sistant county agent
It is suggested that wherever
possible, poultrymen get together
in attending this meeting in or
der to conserve tires.
By FRAN STRIKER
By CLIFF STERRET
By WALT DISNEY
By BRANDON WALSH