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Th OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Oregon. Thursday Morning. October 15. 1942
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Lead Market
AP Average Declines
.2 Point in Selling
As Stocks Drop
NEW YORK, Oct 1 4-flVMost
stock market leaders, suffered a
minor- setback Wednesday after
the last week's fast forward run
but a group of specialties took
the ball near the close and
pushed into substantially higher
territory. '-.
A few of the pivotals slipped
off a point or so after a steady
start and American Telephone
dropped 2. While these moves In
spired some general selling the
market throughout has resistant
spots,-notably the steels, aircrafts
and oils.. Transactions were well
under the previous day's.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite had a closing decline
of .2 a point at 39.9. Tuesday's
final average was the highest
since November (J, 1941. Dealing
totaled 660,010 shares against
857,200 Tuesday.
Rails were a bit soft before and
- after it was disclosed New York
Central directors' meeting pro
duced no dividend, thus disap
pointing many in the financial
sector who had counted on a
break in Central's 12-year divi
dend drought The stock closed
down on an active turnover.
Telephone's final loss was 1
and J. C. Penney was down about
a point. Narrower declines were
registered .by General Motors,
Chrysler Westinghou.se, and
Northern Pacific.
US Steel closed unchanged and
Bethlehem off V. United Air
craft edged up '. Standard Oil
(NJ) was a shade higher.
Turkey Growers
Try Shipyard Pay
To Attract Help
SCIO R. R. Borovicka; farm
er, dairyman and turkey grower
a few miles southeast of Scio, re
ported on his return from the an
nual meeting of the Oregon Tur
key Improvement association Fri
day that growers from all parts
of Oregon report dearth of labor
with which to carry on the indus
try at this, one of the critical sea
sons of the year insofar as turkey
production is concerned.
Borovicka is a member of the
board of directors of the associa
tion, and one of the leading tur
key growers of western Oregon.
' He has exhibited prize-winning
birds on many occasions in this
state. He reported growers are
employing many devices to meet
labor exegencies.
Some have advanced wages,
ethers improved living conditions,
and still others have paid bonus
es for remaining during the sea
son. "Some of us have to pay
shipyard wages, and if this is not
sufficient we may have to close
up and go to the shipyards our
selves," growers said.
Sell Property
JEFFERSON Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Lynes sold their improved
residence property this week ; to
' Mr. and Mrs. James Hague who
have been living at Marion. Mr.
and Mrs. Lynes will leave this
week for Canyonville, where they
will, live on his brother Orville
Lynes' farm, two miles from Can
yonville. His brother Orville and
family are living at Redwood City,
Calif., and . are employed in ; de
fense work.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson
and their grandson Bobby Hen
derson, visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henderson and
-Carol Lee in Cottage Grove Sun-
- day. ' . ,
Brush Creek Family
Visits With Aviator'
BRUSH CREEK Mr. and Mrs.
yfl C Larson and Harold Larson
drove to Portland Sunday to see
Merl Larson, a son and brother,
who enlisted in the army air corps
and who will leave Wednesday
for training. Mrs. Alvin Legard
of Silvertorva sister of Merl and
Harold Larson, joined "them for
the day.
''saMaBa
Tip to Drivers
You can save rubber and help
win the war if you will do these
things: . ';. : . :-
L Drive nljrwhea absolute
ly accessary.'
I 2. Keep under 35 miles aa
l-onr.
S. Keep year tires property
Inflated. 4 ; :
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larty. ' .. t-
5. Share year ear with
ethers. - -v .
V.HXIAM ILL JEFFEHS,
Robber Director.
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Salem Market
The prices below supplied by a lo
cal grocer are indicative of the daily
market prices paid to growers by Sa
lem buyers but are not guaranteed
by The Statesman:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes 100 lbs No 1 new Z.00
Turnips beets .. IS
Lettuce i . tQ
GRAIN. HAY AND SEEDS
(Baying Prices)
Oats. No. 1
Feed barley, ton
28 00630 00
26 00 27 00
16 00 18.00
16 00 18 00
Clover hay, ton
Oat and vetch hay
Wheat
... J7
BUTTER. EGGS AND POULTRY
Andiesen's Buying price
(Subject to change without notice.)
BUTTERFAT
Premium
-55',i
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.51 Vi
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53',i
.45
.40
.40
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No. 1
No. 2
BUTTER PRINTS
A
B
Quarters
EGGS -Extra
large
Medium
Standards
Pullets
Cracks
POULTRY
Colored fry
Colored hens
Quotations at
Produce Exchange
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct 14 (AP)
Produce exchange: Butter, extras 49:
standards 484; prime firsts 47 li; firsts
48'.4. i-
Butterfat: S34-54.
Eggs. Large extras 47; standards 43:
medium extras 41; standards 38; small
extras 30; standards 28.
Cheese: Triplets 25,i; loaf I7',4.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore- Oct. 14 (AP)
Butter Prints, A grade 52-52' ic in
parchment wrappers. SS-SS'c in car
tons; B grade 51-51 ',4c in parchment
wrappers 52-52' ic in cartons, v
Butterfat First quality, maximum
of . of 1 per cent acidity, delivered
in Portland. 534-94c lb.; premium
quality, maximum of .35 of 1 per
cent acidity. 54 'i -55c lb ; valley routes
and country points 2c less than first
or 52c; second quality at Portland 2c
under first or 51', 4 -52c.
. Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets Jlc lb.;
loaf 32c lb.; triplets to wholesalers
28c lb.; loaf 30c lb. FOB Tillamook.
Eggs Price to producers: A large
46c; B large 40c; A medium 40c; B
medium 3-c dozen. Resale to retailers
3-4c higher for cases, cartons 5c higher.
Live poultry buying prices: No.
1 grade Leehorn broilers. 114-2 lbs.
27c; colored fryers. 214-4 lbs. 27c;
colored hens 23c; colored roasters over
4 lbs. 29c; Leghorn hens under 24
lbs. 19; over 3',i lbs. 21c; colored hen
23c! No, 2 grade hens 5c less; No. 3
grade 10c less; roosters 10c lb.
Dressed turkeys selling prices:
New crop. 37-3Sc; old crop 37c lb.
Country' meats selling price to
retailer: , Country killed hogs, best
butchers. 129 to 149 lbs. 20-21e; vealers,
fancy 23c lb.; good heavy 15-18c lb.;
rough heavy 15c lb.; canner cows 11
12c lb.: cutters 12,4-13e lb.: bulls 15c
lb.: spring lambs 22c; ewes S-lOe lb.
Wool 1M2 contracts, Oregon ranch,
nominal 34-37c lb.; crossbreda 40-42c
Mohair 1942. 12-month. 43e lb.
Hons Seed stock. 1942 creo 1.10
lb.; seedless Ul lb.
Onions green. 50c doz. bunches:
Oregon dry $1.35-1.40-. Idaho $1.15; Ya
kima 1 50 lb. bag; pickling 15c lb.
Potatoes Klamath $3.15-3.25; Ya
kima $3 25; Deschutes $2.83-3.23 cental;
local $2.73-2.S5 cenUL
Hay Selling prices on trucks: Al
falfa No. 1 34 .M ton; oats-vetch 18.00
ton. valley points; timothy 13.00 ton;
clover 19.00 ton.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, Ore- Oct 14 (AP)
Grain:
Wheat: Open High Low Close
Dec. LIS 1.12 1.12 IJJ
casn grain: no. i flax Z.42.
Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 1.13:
soft white excluding Rex 1.13 ',4; white
club 1.16; western red 1J5.
Hard red winter: Ordinary 1.09; 10
per cent 1.14; 11 per cent 1J6; 12
per cent 1.18.
Hard white Baart: 10 per cent Ul;
11 per cent IM: 12 per cent 1.22.
Today's car receipts: Wheat 14. bar
ley 7. flour , corn 1. oats 2, bay 2.
millfeed 1. flaxseed 8,
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore- Oct 14 (AP)
(USDA Cattle: Salable and total
150; calves 35; market moderately ac
tive on kinds available, mostly steady
with Tuesday; instances 25 cents be
low Monday on dairy type cows; no
grass fat steers offered; odd cutter
common steers 8.00-9.50; cutter-common
heifers SMHL50 ; medium beef
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Quotations
White Leghorn frys
Wmte Leghorn bens .
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Marion Creamery's Bntng Prices.-.
(Subject to change without notice) .
EGGS
Large A ! ' " .45
Medium A AO
Large B .40
Pullets - 34
Checks, undergrade! 30
Large dirty JS2
POULTRY .
Colored frys -
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Colored hens
Leghorn fryers
Leghorn hens, over V,i lbs. J9
Leehorn hens, under SVV lh .17
Old roosters ' - JOS
No 2 poultry 6c less"
LIVESTOCK
Buying prices for No 1 stock, based
on conditions and sales reported.
Spring lambs 11 00
Fwes . 3.50
Hogs, top 160-225 lbs. 14.00
Sows . ; 1100012 00
Veal top 13.50
Dairy type cows
C.00 to 7.00
7 00 to I 50
8 00 to 10 50
1X0 to 1.00
31
Beef type cows
BUI IS
Heifers
Dressed veal
WOOL AND MOHAIR
Wool
Mohair
.ts
43
Portland
heifers 10.50; canner and cutter cows
mostly 4.50-5.50. fat dairy type cows
6.00; heavy beef cows 7.50-8.00; medium-good
bulls 9.50-11.00; common
bulls 8.00-50; good-choice vealers
is.w-i3.ou; grass calves 12 00 down.
Hogs: Salable and total 600; market
fairly active, steady to 10 higher;
good-choice 175-215 lbs. 14.65-75; few
down to 14.50: 230-270 lba. 13 7S-14 no-
light lights 13.50-14.00; good 300-550
jd. sows i.9u-i.vu; cnoice light feed'
er pies Quotable 15. -
Sheep: Salable and totai 250; few
good -cnoice utmDs li.so-75; medium-
eood 10.00-11.25: common 7.50-8 50?
few feeder lambs 8.00-50: good range
feeders 9.50; good ewes 3.50-4.00; com-
mon-meaium ijao-3.w.
Wool in Boston
BOSTON. Oct. 14 (API fUSDA)
The Boston wool market was quiet
today. Sales were mostly small lots
for piecing out lines. Fine staple
graded territory wool was sold at
clean prices of $1.18-1.21. A lot of
Wyoming original, bag wool running
bulk to French combing was sold at
a ciean price of si. in. sales of Aus
tralian tops of 70's grade were re
ported at ceiling- prices. - .. .
Stocks and Bond
s
October 14
(Compiled' bv the Associated
STOCK AVERAGES
30 15 , IS
Indus Ralls Util
Wednesday 56.0 19.4 26.8
Previous day 57.0 19.5 26.6
Month ago 53.2 17.1 23.7
Year ago 58 J 16.7 31 J
1942 high 57.0 19 J 27 J
1942 low 46.0 14.4 2U
Stks
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40.1
32.0
BOND AVERAGES
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Rails Indus irttl
Wednesday ...65.4 103.2 97S
Previous day 65.3 103.3 97.4
Month ago .64.0 103.4 97.0
Year ago- : :S2.4 105.4 101 J
1942 high . 65.6 103.T 100.6
1942 low 59.4' 102.6 S3.6
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St, Louis Women to
Hold Dinner Soon
ST. LOUIS Plans for a chick.
en dinner October 25, In the par
ish hall, have been announced by
women of the St Louis church.
The card party held in the par
ish hall last Sunday night was a
big success. ;
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Opsutrs Pevttand Geacrai Electric
C. Office epe Toesday and Sat
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2 . CeasnltaUoa, Bleed pres
sure and struie tests are free of
chart , Practiced Stece 1917.
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Salem Heights
Gives Up PTA
Hot Luncheon Project
Taken Over by Board j
For Coming Year
SALEM HEIGHTS - A PTA
meeting was held at the school
house Monday. There was a good
turnout but owing to the shortage
of tires and with a gas rationing
coming up it was voted to disband
for the duration. Dr. Fred Burger
acted as president in the absence
of Donald Davis and - Miss Mar
garet Barquist was secretary in
the absence of Mrs. Martin Geiger.
The hot lunch books are to be
audited by the following commit
tee, Mrs. Ray. Crittenden, Hubert
Dunn and Mrs. Roy Anderson, af
ter which they are to be turned
over to the school board along
with what moneys are on 'hand.
The school board will promote the
hot " lunches this year. It is ex
pected that the cooks will start
serving lunches soon. '
The floors of the community
hall have all been varnished and
waxed which makes ' a big im
provement members said.
PTA Plans Reception
AUMSVILLE The Parent
Teacher association has set Nov.
13 as the date for the annual ba-
jim tformeHEP OUT
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James C. Petrillo (right), American Federation of Musicians prt -dent,
confers in Chicago with his attorney, Joseph A. Padway, at
the L'S courthouse, where Federal Jndge John P. Barnes refused
the government's request to restrain the union leader and the
musicians' group from enforcing Its ban against making record
ings. Associated press Telemat.1
zaar. The teachers' reception will
be held next Monday night in the
school gymnasium and dining
room. Everyone in the commun
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Essay Fails
CHICAGO, Oct 14-(P)-Anoth-er
attempt - to extend : the grain
market's rally and reduce some
of last week's loss fizzled out
in the wheat and rye pits Wed
nesday but was more successful
as far as feeds like corn -and
oats were concerned. '":
' 'Wheat - registered gains of as
much as cent early in the "day
and rye .was up - cent but
both : markets weakened before
the close. Wheat finished
cent lower than Tuesday, Decem
ber' $1.24 May $1-6 - and
rye -- lower, December 66.
These prices were within frac
tions of lows for more - than a
month. .' - 1
; Corn rose as much as a cent and
closed H- higher than Tuesday,
December 80-,: May 85;
Oats were up and soybeans
unchanged to lower. s
i Continued uncertainty regard
ing ceilings "to be Imposed on
grains nipped the bulge of wheat
and rye.
Some of the early, strength of.!
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wneai was associatcu wiui ,nu
Ington reports ' that a group of
senators had signed a protest
against flour ceilings. Traders al
so pointed out that . December
wheat had slipped - to about 8
cents below government loan
rates while the government agen
cy is buying . spring wheat in
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eligible for loans in the north-,
west -for distribution as feed or
for alcohol manufacture. - ;
Chaplain Transferred 1
J CAMP WHITE, Oct 14r(AP)
Maj. Edward A. Rein, camp chap
lain, has been transferred to a
middlewest camp. His - successor
was not-announced, v
Start The Month r ,
Fresh With Bills
Paid :l
Donl owe a little here
. ; . a little there, -Pay
off all those tiny ills
with' a personal 'loan,
; Well gladly Mend - you -,"
the necessary cash, on -'
dignified terms, i
For Money in a Barry see
'Siale Finance Co.
212-222 GoardUn Bldg.
, Corner Liberty A State
i -. Telephone -
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