PAGE SIXTEEN
Th OREGON STATESMAN. Satan Oregon. Friday Morning, March 20. 1942 t.
Stock Trend
Is Downward
. t .- : ' . ' " ,
- - , . '-- - - :
Few Issues Held up -By,
MacArthur
Optimism -
NEW YORK, March l9-P)
The stock market displayed faint
signs of recovery here and
there Thursday but the general
course of prices was downward.
MacArthur optimism continued
to prop boardroom sentiment but
further skepticism anent taxes,
labor and maintained dividends
served to limit bids in most cases
and inspire mild selling.
The list did fairly well at the
start Dealings soon faltered'
along with trends . and, at the
close, fractional declines were in
the majority, with a few losses
of as much as 4 in the chemi
cal. The Associated Press average
of 60 stocks was off .1 of a point
at 34.8, which meant that, with
yesterday's retreat, it had given
up all but 2 of its St Patrick's
day rally. A modicum of comfort
was derived from the .fact offer
ings were never urgent Trans
fer nf 274 R00 shares comoared
with 335,780 yesterday and were
the smallest for a full session
since last June.
Dow Chemical was off 4 points
and Homes take Mining down 1,
both at near lows for the year.
Allied Chemical and Eastman
Kodak lost 1 and 2, respectively.
Steels, motors, rails, rubber
and aircraft- did little either way.
Sliehtly in arrears were Chesa
peake & Ohio, Southern Pacific,
Sears Roebuck, US Rubber, Ana
conda, American Telephone, Air
Reduction, Westinghouse and
Texas Co.
On the advancing side were
Pennsylvania, US Steel, G o o d--vear.
Lehieh Valley Coal Pre
ferred, Johns-Manville, American
Smelting, Sperry, International
Harvester and Standard Oil (NJ).
Slug Menace on
Fall Crops Less
Due to Cold
State and federal entomologists
who have been making a survey
of slug conditions in western Ore
gon report that cold weather this
..winter has killed off the adults
io sucn an extern uiai mue aam
age to fall-sown crops is expect'
ed. Eggs are now hatching, how
ever, so that slugs may still be
a menace to such spring-sown
crops as red clover.
Farmers are advised by OSC
' experiment station men to put out
tfMit "hnltinffe fihnut nrarv 10 ft
in from the edge of the field. If
n average of five or more slugs
re killed overnight at each point
baiting will be necessary for pro-
tection of the crop. The pellet
type metaldehyde bait applied
four or five pounds per acre is
recommended. ,
Gardeners will find it cheap
Insurance to broadcast the bait
regardless of advance indications.
Large Eggs Add Cent
PORTLAND, March 19-JP
One cent was added to the price
of large A and B grade eggs on
the produce exchange Thursday
but mediums in both grades
were unchanged.
Stocks and Bonds
March 19
Compiled by Thw Associated
STOCK AVERAGE
30 l 19
Kt Ch-ngt
Thursday
rrv. Day
Month ago
Year ago
W2 high
IMS low
49.1
sa.i
58.7
, - - 56.0
4S.7
Indus Rails Util
D 1 Unch D .1
23.8
23J
25.5
33.7
27.3
23.S
BOND AVERAGES
20 '10 10
Rails tndu: . Util
Net Change A .1 Unch A J
Thursday 65.0 102.1 M4
Prcv. Day 641 102.8 9t.l
Month ago 63.0 103.1 99.2
Year -go 634 104.7 100.9
1942 High . 65.0 103.S 100.6
1942 low 60.S 102.0 954
Sties
D.l
34 9
35.0
36.5
41.7
38.7
344
10
Frgn
A.1
-444
44.7
43.8
44.7
46.0
414
"Strictly Private"
By Quinn Hall
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Tin for Home
Work Given :
Quotations at Portland
Produce Exchange
BTkOTT WT rhr TLfaM-h 1ft 'API
Butter Printe. A grade, ,.- in parch
ment wrappers: u",ic
grade. 39c in parchment wrappers. 40c
in cartons. !
Taitt-t-lt sirct niinlifr. maximum Of
r.4 i rvAf ut titv ' ariivered in
Portland. -S'.-iOc lb.; premium qual
ity (maximum ot 35 of 1 per cent
acidity) 40,.-4le lb.; valley routes and
country point, zc icsa man ursi, w .w
lb.; second quality at Portland, 2c
under first, or 37'-38c Jb.
Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets, 28,Sc lb.;
loaf, 29.c lb. Triplets to wholesalers:
26ic lb.; loaf. -Hie f. b. b. Tillamook.
Eggs Prices to oroducers: A large,
26c; B large. 25c; A medium, 25c; B
medium. 25c dozen. Resale to retailers
4c higher for cases; cartons Sc higher.
per 50-lb. bag; Klamath, 2.70-3.00 cen
tal; Idaho Gems, 2.75-3.00 cental.
Potatoes, new Florida, red, 3.00-345
per 50-lb. lug.
Country meats Selling prices to re
tailers: Country killed hoKs. best butch
ers. 129 to 148 lbs.. 38',i-19c lb.; veal-
ers, lancy, Z3c id.; lignt uun, ia-isc
lb.; heavy, 14-15c; canner cows, 12-13c
lb.; good cutter cows, 14-15c; bulls, 16-
17c: iambs. i9-zoc id.: ewes, e-izc
Wool 1942 contracts, Oregon ranch,
normal. 34 -37c lb.; crossbred. 40-42c
lb.
Mohair 1941 12-month. 45c lb.
Hods Seed stock. 1941 crop. 40c: 1942
contracts, 37 c io.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND. Ore., March 19 (AP)
Wheat: Open High Low Close
May 1.03 1.03 1.03 1X3
Cash grain: Oats, barley and corn
unquoted No. 1 flax 2.58.
Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 1.00;
soft white excluding Rex 1.03; white
Club 1.04; western red 1.03.
Hard red winter: ordinary .w, iu
per cent 1.02; 11 per cent 1.09; 12 per
cent 1.13.
Hard white Baart: Ordinary : io
per cent 1.13'i; 11 per cent 1.191s;-12
per cent 143i.
Today's car receipts: Wheat 44;
flour 3; miUfeed 4.
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND, Ore., March 19 (AP)
(USDA) Hogs: Salable 300. total 800.
Barrows and gilts, gd-ch,
140-ieo lbs. s12.905g1z.va
do 160-180 lbs.
do 180-200 lbs. .
do 200-220 lbs.
do 220-240 lbs.
do 240-270 lbs.
do 270-300 lbs.
13.00 1 13.75
13.50) 13.75
1345013.73
13.00(413.65
12.75 1345
11.M) 013.00
Feeder Dies, ed-ch. 70-120
lbs. : 13. jqu.w
Cattle: Salable and total.
Steers, good 900-1100 lbs. -811.75612.75
do medium 750-1100 lbs. ju.aotiii.fs
do common 750-1100 lbs. . 9.00 & 10.50
Heifers.
. do medium 500-900 bs. 10.00(3 11 9
do common 500-900 lbs. 7.75 to 10.00
Cows, good, all weights 9.00 9.50
do medium, all weights 840 d 9.00
do cut-corn., all wts. . 640 8.00
Bulls (yearlings excluded)
beef, good all wts. .- 9.75010.00
do sausage, good, all wts. 940010.00
do saus. med. all wts. 8450 9.50
do cut-corn, all wts 7.00 fop 845
Vealers. gd-ch. all wts. 134001540
do com-med-all wts. 9.50013.50
do cul. aU wts. 7.500 9.50
Calves, gd-ch. 400 lbs. dn 11.00013.00
aU wU. 8.00011.00
do cuU 40 lbs dn . 40O 8.00
sneep: salable 50, total 300.
Ewes (shorn) gd-ch - 5.750 640
do, com-med 3.500 S.75
LaamDs
5d-ch ll.OOfii 11.50
o med-gd 9.75010.75
do common 8.000 940
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 19 (AP)
Live poultry Buying ; prices: No. 1
rrade Leshorn broilers under 1". lbs..
18c; over li lbs., 18c; fryers, 2', to 4
ids xic; roosters, over. 4 ibs., 22c;
colored hens, 21c; Leghorns, under 2'
lbs., 17c: over 3,i lbs. 19c: roosters. Sc.
- Dressed turkeys Selling - prices:
Hens, 28c; toms, 27-28c lb. Buying
prices: xoms, zs-zoc; Bens, zee 10.
Rabbits Average country-killed, 27
28c: city-kiUed. 29 -30c lb.
Hay Selling price on tracks; - Alfal
fa. No. 1. 22.00 ton: oat-vetch. 15.00 ton
Valley prices: Willamette clover, 12.00
ton. Valley points; imothy, eastern
Oregon, 22.00 ton. Portland.
Onions Idaho, 245-2.40; Oregon, 2.60
175 50-lb. sack; sets. 16-17c lb.-
Potatoes, old Whit locals. 240 per
cental; Deschutes Gems, 2,70-2.80 per
cental; Yakima No. X, Gems, 145-149
i rnvtrilicl nJraotr U display asl forced to tell "Netting But the
Trv'.X" ii tLs tret Eob Kope Is Sk The film, epenfaig Saturday at
r-'iin t' fstre. t'zr DoSs Ilore. I'aaieii tjoaaara ana tawsra
S.t "L C-f:atrel Is Toy Hi That Towa UajA IToLui
Cans Available for ? '
Housewife New
Regulations Toldf ;
Tin cans for home canninjr are
not -Included in the recent order
restricting tin t for; commercial
packing of t many- commodities,
Robert . B. t Taylor, chairman of
the Oregon USDA war board.
has .been informed by ! the - war
production -board. Home canhers
can obtain all the cans they need
from, their usual suppliers . and
will v not be. required to present
any kind of priority, certifi
cate. Hardware stores and , other
distributors will be able to buy
home-canning type cans from
their manufacturers without re
striction. . . .
Home canning is being encour
aged this year as a means of lift
ing some of the load from com
mercial canners, who -have been
asked for capacity packs of many
fruits and vegetables. Oregon pea
and tomato canners have been
asked for a 25 per cent increase
over last year's pack, Taylor said,
and bean and sweet corn canners
are asked to operate at capacity.
A 100 per, cent increase in
home canning over 1941 will re
lease a lot more of the commer
cial pack for other needs, includ
ing food for this country's armed
forces and for those of other Unit
ed Nations," the war board chair
man said.
The war production board's re
cent tin conservation order, de
signed to stretch one year's tin
supplies over three years' needs,
increase the amount of tin for
canning basic foods such as peas,
tomatoes, green beans, corn, as
paragus, tomato Juice and evapo-
Wool in Boston
BOSTON. March 19 (AP) (USDA)
There was a fair demand today for
fine combing territory wools at around
$1.15-18, scoured basis. Fine clothing
territory wools were moved at 91.05
08, scoured basis. Moderate quantities
of traded three eighths blood comb
ing territory wools were sold at '$1.02-
03, scoured basis. Fleece wools . were
quiet with quotations mostly at 52-53
cents, in the grease, lor bright tnree
eighths and one quarter blood comb
ing wools. -r
Polk Clubs Hold
Radio Tryouts
On Saturday. ;
RICKREALL 4H dubs of
the county will hold their elimin
ation program here Saturday af
ternoon in the grange hall.
The annual Polk county broad
cast of 4H clubs will be held over
KOAC, Corvallis, April 6, and
Mr. Hutton, Supt Josiah Wills and
Walter Leth, county . agent, are
judges of the participants to rep
resent the Polk county group.
Mrs. James Groebert, Portland,
was the guest of . Mrs. S. J. Low
ry Saturday, . Kathrine , Lowry,
Monmouth, 1 was home for; . the
week. Mrs. Grolbert said her hus
band was stationed in North Car
olina. - -
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moyer
and children, Portland, visited
with her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Burch,
Sunday.
Red Cross first aid classes, un
der direction of Ed Gilmore, Dal
las, have completed their eighth
meeting. Several members have
signed up to take home nursing as
soon as aid classes are completed.
Hearing Set on
Cherry Container ;
- . j' . , , .1. .
Whether Oregon cherry crow
ers will be granted use of an ad
ditional 'container. 3 : inch e
deep, 10 ;inches wide and 15
inches long, with a half inch cleat
at the - top of each- end; - will be
considered at a hearinc in ' the
state agricultural department here
March 25.
Persons who cannot attend the
hearing were asked .-to express
their views in letters addressed to
the department
Produce Mart Prices
PORTLAND, March lS-iP)
Root vegetables continued - In
good ' demand at the Farmers'
wholesale market Thursday and
limited ' supply of green onions
sold quickly,, at , prices ranging
from 35 to ,40 cents dozen
bunches. "
Carrots brought up to 70 cents
lug again for the best while oth
ers spread. from 55 'to. 65 cents,
Parsnips were in liberal "supply
and mo6t- sales were around 45
cents lug with a few higher. Tur
nips continued to sell at 60 cents
with supplies scarce. Rutabagas
sold from 40 to 50 cents lug.
; Spinach prices continued un
changed with local spread from
90 cents to $1 and outside stuff
from 1 1 to $1.10. A small offer
ing of mustard greens went at 40
cents dozen bunches. Prices were
nominally unchanged for dry on
ions. -
Cauliflower was $1.65 crate for
Is and local 2s ranged from 65
to 70 cents crate. - cabbage was
scarce with some selling to 65
cents pony -crate.
Berries Trained
. ST. LOUIS Berry growers
around this vicinity have recently
nish4 training their berriss.-
Salem Market Quotations
' The Dries below suDDUed. by lo
cal grocer are indicative of the daily
market prices paid to growers by Sa
lem buyer bat are oot guaranteed by
The Statesman: t "7 . -VKGETABLXa
Cabbage 4.00
Carrots, orange box - 1.75
Cauliflower, crate
Celery, greea St9 -
Garlic, lb ' IS .
Onions. 80. Iba.
Ooion, gTeen -Parsnips,
orange box - 1.79
Potatoes. 10 lbs No. 1 new 3 00
Potatoes, No. 2, SO to. bag IM
Radishes, dox. ,- L . M
Rhubarb. - im -
Tomatoes, California - J5.
GRAIN. MAT ANU SEEDS - -
(Baying Prices)
Oats, No. 1 , 35.00 to 34.00
reed barley, ton 33.00 to 35.00
Clover hay.- ton -' 13.00 '
Alfalfa hay,' ton --
Dairy feed. SO-lb. bag
Hen scratch . feed ' . .
Cracked corn , ,,,,
sni-,t ...
18.00 to 20 00 -
. 1.7S
Jt5
,- 3.40
JO
EGGS AMD POtrL,T' 7
(Baytaf prices at Aadrasaai'st
(Subject to Chang Without Notice)
BUXXIrAZ
Premium
No. 1
No. 1
BUTTE i noini
(Bay lag Prieas)
A ,,,,,,,
B
AWk
.40',4
-ffUi
Quarters
EGGS
Extra large white-
Extra large brown
Medium
Standard
Pullets ;
Cracks
Colored hens
Colored frys .
Hens
White Leghorn frys, JS
Bay tag Prices r Manes Creamery
(Sublect to Change Without Notice)
BCTTEKFAt
Premium .41', 4
No. 1 ; A0k
rated milk, Taylor pointed out
The order prohibts the use of tin
for packing items such as dog
food, coffee, tobacco, caviar, beer
and motor oil.
Tin for packing many, fruits and
vegetables which can be preserv
ed by drying Is restricted to 75
per cent of the 1 94Jlrequirements.
In this group are app.es, prunes,
apricots and freestone peaches.
More home drying is expected
this year as well.
No. 3
EGGS
Large -A
u-ge dirty -extras
Lars B
Medium A
Medium B
Pullets
Checks and under grades
wiu raancn
Colored ben '
Colored fryers
Leghorn fryers
Leghorn bens
stags
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Old roosters .
No t poultry 05 imm.
vMToci;A:-f,;,'' -;.;-t-'.-
(Buying prices for No. 1 stock, based
n conditions and sates reported up to
t pjnj
Top lambs llM
Iwe . 4 00 to 5 00
Hogs. top. 160-22S lb. 13.50
Sown , i , . , $JQQ to t.50
Veal, top 13.50
Dairy type cows
Beef cows
Bulla
Heifer
Dressed, veal
HOP '
(Baying Prices)
1942 contract
6.00 to 1.00
t .50 to 850
S 00 to 9AO
. J6 to S 00
JU
WOOL AND MOHAIR
wool :
Lambs "
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Grain Prices
Drop
Heavily
. CHICAGO, March 19-P)
Grain prices slumped fractionally
In early trading Thursday, fail
ed to show any sustained rally
ing . power and then dropped
abruptly to new lows for the
day In the last two minutes.
In the absence of any influen
tial news, traders were inclined
to place most responsibility for
the late break upon the thin mar
ket structure. Lack of buying or
ders under the market, they said,
makes it difficult to absorb even
a moderate amount of selling
without fairly large declines."
Wheat closed 14. to 1V cents
lower, May $16-17, July
$1.28-.
Fertilizer Pays
When Applied to .
Grass Seed Land
Fertilizer applied to perennial
grass grown for seed is paying
western Oregon farmers big divi
dends,, reports Art King,- exten
sion specialist in soils at Oregon
State college. .w-.'' :
Nitrogen has been found to be
the most Important fertilizer for
such use,'? and has . returned a
profit on practically every vari
ety ; of i grass . on every , soil . type
in the I Willamette vsllt. PnM
phorus Is necessary on many
soils, but Is visually not . effective
unless used in combination with
nitrogen fertilizer. - ' '.
- King ; recommends an applica
tion' of -fertilizer containing at
least ' 20 pounds of nitrogen, per
acrt in the month ' of March.
Many growers have , used . even
heavier applications with profit.
Others apply part of the fertilizer
in March and follow it with an
other application In mid-AprIL
If phosphorus Is used, it is best
included with .the March appli
cation and omitted entirely in
the later treatment.
. .'Fertilizer supplies ' are some
what limited this year because
of war production demands, but
apparently enough will be avail
able to meet, actual needs," says
King. "From time to time seed
dealers -or - distributors may be
temporarily out of stock, how
ever.," v l- . ;'"':;4 v V;f.T,r
- "Some types of fertilizers such
as calcium nitrate are particularly
s c a r c e or impossible to obtain.
Sodium nitrate will be available
only In limited quantities if at
alL Ammonium phosphate, . In
cluding 18-20 and 11-48 strengths,
are difficult to obtain. At present
nitrogen is available mostly as
either calcium cyanamid or am
monium, sulphate. Either of these
forms is excellent for use with
grass, although the latter is more
quickly available. T - 5 1 1 :
King i-econimends applying
fertilizer to grass through an at-
ent on a. drill or . with some
of broadcast spreader, as It
almost Impossible to make an
cation: by..hand.V , .
Comedy Scheduled I "f
MUX CITY ; The three-act
comedy, "Absent Minded Profes
sor, under the direction of Mrs.
Olive Oliver will be given Tues
day! afternoon and night In the
high school auditcuium. Harvey
Syverson will play the leading
role.; ; : , v
mere is bo personal or business emerrency which
we cannot help ye meet with a conveniently,
speedily arranred loan! Drop tnte enr offices fer
roll details . . , v '
STATE FHIAIICE CO.
FOR MONEY IN A HURKY
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The First Day of Spring!
By BRANDON WALSH
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