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"Coal for Winter
Will Depend on
Supply of Cars
We strongly recommend the purchase of
your winter supply of coal and wood NOW,
when prompt delivery can be made from
our present supply of Castle Gate Coal and
No. 1 Fir and Slab Wood.
B. L. Burroughs
Incorporated
Thone 5 College & Webb Sts.
THE BANK OF BUSINESS
As II. stands today, the American National Bank
Is equipped to render to business and to individual
customers, every modern banking service.
All Hie functions of litis luuik center on facililat-
ins business operations.
This makes the American National essentially a
busy business mens bank.
t Your account is Invited.
The AmenciariNationalBank
Pendleton. Oregon.
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DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOGAL AND GENERAL
Including Pendleton Prices and Auod&ted Presa Beporta"
The following prices ara tha pricesf bears led to their undoing In the corn
being paid to producers by Pendleton,
business bouses. wherever retail
prices are given tfce fact will be spe
cially mentioned.
Eggs and Poultry.
Eggs, 65 cents. (Retail price is E5
cents.)
Hens, 20 centSL
Spring fryers. 30 cents a pound. .
Country Ham, Kto.
, Ham, best quality, 28c
Bacon, best quality, 40c
Butter Fat and Butter.
Ranch butter, $1.10 & roll. (Retail
price la also $1.10.)
trade.
Oats showed stubborn resistance to
selling pressure from the start.
, Provisions declined after an early
bulge and the average of prices was
lower.
Coffee Futures Reverse,
and Close Is Higher.
XEW YORK. Aug. 20. The extent
of the recent decline seemed to be at
tracting little more demand in the
market for coffee futures today and
after opening eirht points lower to
one point higher, prices sold about 42
to 6a above last night's close. This
carried December contracts up from
7.95 to 8.rl cents and March from
8.4 5 to 9.05c, but most of the demand
was attributed to covering and the
advance was checked by reports a fur
ther decline at Santos. Later fluctua
tions were irregular with last prices
showing reactions of some 35 to 50
points from the best, but a net ad
vance of 4 to 13 points. - September
7.37c; October 7.58c; December 8.10c;
January 8.26c; March 8. 67c; May
8.70c; July 8.80c. Spot coffee, dull;
Rio 7's 8 1-2S8 l-4c; Santos 4's, 14
1-4 15c.
City Delivery Feed
kimI Cirain at Seattle
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug 21. Cits
delivery: Feed scratch feed $87;
feed wheat $92; all grain chop $77;
oats $75; tprouting oats $78; rolleO
oats $79; whole corn
corn $80; rolled barley $70
barley $75.
Hay Alfalfa $32 per ton; double
ccmpressed alfalfa $36; do. timothy
$42; eastern Washington mixed $36.
clipped
Hog Market Ijower
In Seattle Friday.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21.-r-Hogs,
receipt 88. Market 25c lower. Prime
16.254116.73; medium-to choice 15.75
16.75; rough heavies 14.004? 14.75;
Pigs 13.00t 14.00.
Cattle, receipts none. Prime 10..00
$110.50; medium to choice 8.509.50;
common to good 6.50 ft 7.50; best cows
and heifers 6.75 7.25; medium to
choice .6.2566.25;- common to good
4.25 tt 5.25; bulls 5.00-6.00; calves
7.00(14.00.
Further Break In Corn
Market Are Recorded
CHICAOO, Aug. 21 Further breaks
were In evidence al grains today be
cause of liquidation in corn. At the
finish, wheat for December delivery
was unchanged from yesterday's fin
ish at $2.37, while March was off 2-4c
at $2.88 )-2, corn showed a net loss
of 7-8o to 4 l-8c while oats were up
l-2c to $-4c There was a decline In
pork of 20 cents and a loss of 15.00
17.00 In lard while ribs were a shade
to 12 l-2c higher.
Buying by strong commission houses
caught the wheat market after It had
broken c at the start and prices were
carried back to about yesterday's fin
ish, the market easing off. closing
firm. France and the British com
mission were still out of the market
but Germany took 200,000 bushels at
the gulf.
Over-confidence on the part of the
Overbeck & Cooke
Co.
Pendleton, Walls, Walla, Portland
Members bf the Board
off Trade.
Stocks Bonds Grain
Private Wires to all Exchanges
Room S J odd Bldg Phone M
l.lttle New In Wool
.Situation This Week
BOSTON1. Aug. 21. The Commer
cial Bulletin today says:
"With few exceptions sales of wool
during the past week have been of re
tail description. Prices are barely
stoa'iy on the basis of last week's
sr.les. There is little new with refer
ence to'the. new domestic clip.
The , manufacturers are generally
engaged on samples and it is hoped
that the mills will be reopened gen
erally by the riiddle to the last of Sep
tember, although some of the New
England worsted mills have been
closed this week for an indefinite
period."
The Commercial Bulletin today will
publish wool prices as folows, with
the statement that quotations are more
or less nominal.
Scoured basis:
Texas fine 12-months, 1.521 1.60.
California northern 1.55 8 1.60; mid
dle county 1.50; southern 1.25 (tv 1.30.
Oregon Eastern Xo. 1 staple, 1.50
m 1-65.
Territory fine staple, 1.65; half
Mood combing 1.4041.45; three eights
blood combing 90 95; one fourth
-blood combing 70 it 711;; fine clothing,
1.40 1.50; fine medium clothing 1.25
iff 1.30..
Pulled Delaine 1.60; AA 1.35
1.45;; A supers 1.051.10.
Mohair Best combing 4050;
best carding S840.
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PENDLETON, OREGOlf
In lull 'tfWll! - mn
oA bUtiori-uviU Institution. -
oppoarrs hotel piNDLETOjr
Stock Market Making
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market made further progress towards
recovery today, yesterday's rebound
from low levels of the early days of
the week being very substantial! en
hanced on a pronounced expansion of
business.
Not onl were the days transactions
the largest of the week, but they en
compassed a more diversified group of
stocks. Including Investment rails as
well as many speculative specialties
recently subjected to serve pressure.
Local banks manifested more liber
al attitude regarding time loans.
tbiih holding to long prevailing
fates and call money upon the calcu
lations of the shorts by loaning over
.-ea ax 7 per cent.
Steels, equipments and oils were the
most active stocks, followed by motors
and their subsidiaries, rails and ship
pings. Sugars recovered part ot tneir
loss and tobacco, leather and paper
issues featured the specialties, metals
also hardening. Sales 625.000 shares.
The bond market failed , to keep
pace with stocks, either as to the tone
or activity,, although liberty issues ex
cepting the .3 l-2s, were mostly high
er. Among foreign 'bonds United
Kingdom and Belgian Issues eased
slightly with Anglo-French 6s while
Paris 6s made a fractional gain. Total
sales, (par value) $7,475,000. Old
United States bonds unchanged on
call.
UNUSUAL VALUES
Men who have been friends and patrons of Penney stores for
years will tell you that here they are always able to buy high grade ,
merchandise for less. They will also tell you that back of every sale
is one of the largest and fastest growing mercantile organizations, in y
the world and that if by any chance their purchases are not , abso
lutely satisfactory a cheerful adjustment is always to be had. -1
Warner's Closed Crotch Union Suits $1.79, $1.98. ;
A standard rib-knit garment; fits perfectly; and wears wel
short or long sleeves and long legs, ecru and flesh colors, $1.79, $1.98
Men's Athletic Unions $1.49
Made very roomy of good muslin in popular cross-bar ; pattern,
with elastic rib inset 'across the back to. long wear , and corhfort,
knee length, no sleeves, sizes to 46 ; . . . . . .... . . . . $1.49
L'IEHZtBys' MeshKnit Unions 79c, 98c , y
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Ecru color mesh knit unions, iust like dad's, short sleeves and
knee length, priced according to the size at 79c and 98c
; : v Boys' Bal U
Ecru color, elastic rib unions for boys with short sleeves arid kne
length, a good garment for fall . . 89c
Men's Blue Cheviot Work Shirts $1.4;,
The old reliable work shirt, good quality dark blue cheviot that
stands the wear and the tub, our every day prices save . youf fifty
cents on every one yoii buy, ask to see them, sizes 14i2 to 17y2 1.4
-Men's Striped Shirts $1.25, $1.49.
For the man who wants a low priced shirt in attractive light col
ors this one is of more than ordinary merit, plain and military or
without collar, some have reversible cuffs tUj, tW
Silk Shirts $3.93, $4.93, $5.9 0, $6.90.
A snappy showing of silk shirts priced so low that you wonder;,
how we do it. Buying thousands of them for more than 300 stores
tells the tale. Glad to show you, always. . 4 y
"J. C.Penney Co, A NajwijelHstltutldn
tions from former levels. , The most
buyers have not rushed to operate at
the first sign of price reaction but
have adhered to their policy ot limit
ing commitments as closely as possible
Is an indication that further deflation
is expected and predictions of scarcity
of supplies to follow, based chiefly
on the curtailment of production In
some leading industries are- being
iun.ii disreearded. Weekly bank
clearings $7,166,689,609, '
Declines Outnumber Advances
In Weekly Bnsiness List
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Dun's Re
view today says: ,
While no single element fully ac
counts for the continued hesitation In
business, It is even, clearer now than
recently that the price question re
mains the dominant factor In the sit
uation. Resistance to market yielding
persists in some quarters, but falls to
offset the influence of natural econ-
i omlc forces and declines in commodity
i quotations this week, as Dun's list
demonstrates, again outnumber ao
vances by a considerable margin.
Liquidation of goods that could not
bo moved at previous extreme prices
is Mill a feature In Various wholesale
! and retail channels, the prevailing
momentary restrictions hastening uie
offerings In some Instances, and It is
significant that openings of new lines
of merchandise for forward seasons
j are being made at appreciable reduc-
MAIL ORDER CATALOGUES
STRAPPED ON BODY FAIL
TO TURN AWAY BULLETS
SACRAMKNTO, Calif.. All.. 31.
(A. P.) With three mr.U order cata
logues strapped at vital points around
his body to turn awr.y the bulletj.
Oeorae F. Davis, 2 years old, made a
dash for liberty at ifolsom prison Wed
nesday afternoon only to be shot and
killed when he was two thirds of the
distance across the American river.
At one time he had been an. Inmate
of a reform school in Oregon, troin
which he escaped last year. '
Davis was working with a gan.f of
other convicts In the granite . quarry.
Suddenly when he thought the atten
tion of the guards was turned hei
started toward the river In a,- Wild,
dash for freedom.
Through the two lines of guards he
swiftly ran while the bullets wnistiea
around him. A fusillade folowed him
as he jumped into the river and stat
ed for the other shore.
ENTER LEGION MEET
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. Amer
ican victors at the Olympic games will
be contestants in the events of the
American Legion Field Day to be
held at Franklin Field, University of
Pennsylvania, on Reptenvber ' 1 1, un
der the auspices ot the Philadelphia,
rHi m oresent arrange- all the winners for the Legion "meet. A
merits. reception committee representing the
Earl EbV, the University of Penn- American Legion nd the City of Phll
sylvan a runner and a member of the adelphla, will meet the returning ath
Legion, who is entered In the Olympic letes at New York to escort them to
games, has been delegated to sign up this city. ' ' ' .
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