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- DAILY EAST OREQONIAIT, PENDLETON, OBE(SONr - TIIURSDA? EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1921. ..ir-. ' U TEN PA0E3 OUTBURSTS OE EVERETT TRUE DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOCAL AND GENERAL WE CAN Including Pendleton Price and Associated PreBS Reports III ! r j i 9 Aib ' 1 i- i Mlnntpc; Mnf Wheat I.8T R-; Cash No. 1 Northern s.g. WlN'NlPKW, Jan. . Wheat May M.7 S-. Cash, wheat, N'o. t north ern, i. a: s-; no. , fi.nn j.R. No. j tl.7 J-; No. . $t.7J 5-8; No. 5. 1.J S-: NO. . $1.J R.fi;, feed JI.37 I-. Oats, No. 2, 63c; No. S. ROc May corn, 17 s. 4c. May rye. $!.." 1-2. ,cl ranch, white shells 54c; pullets 50c. Butter City creamery, in cubes, 48 frf,2c; bricks or prima BlfiHSc; sec onds in cubes, 4!c; bricks 4ST44c; country creamery extras, cost to Job bers, In rubes 46c; storage 44f4c. Wattle het Market Range Is Prom (.. to $!.. ftKATTLK. Jan. . Wheat, hard. White, soft whit and white club, II.. is; hard red winter, en ft red winter, northern sprlns: and eastern red Walla Walla, $i.6; Re nend Muestem, SMI. Srtoct liar. Now 54 cents. In tkwttle Market SRATTI.K, Jan. . -F-s Select lo- Arirentlne Vnderblds t S. Wheat and 4 Tire props, CHICAGO, Jan. I. (A. P.) Asser tions that Argentina was offering wheat to Germany at IS to 20c cheap er than IT. 8. wheat could be obtained had a bearish effect Wednesday on tho wheat prices. Prices closed nervous H to 4H net lower with March 1.694 to 1.69 and May 1.64 to 1.64 H. Corn lost S-4 to 1 1-8, and oats 1-2 to S-8 to 3-4. Provisions finished unchang ed to Sc higher. Lack of export buying gave an addl- Cicero a In tJie family asfaitlie State, the best source of wealth la economy". There are few. If any, system better devised for in. stilling and practising ECONOMY than Savings Ac counts in a National Bank. . Such amounts van be waited at any time who One Dollar or more and the Interest thereon is computed twice--a -year. Iar full particulars inquire at the Savings Depart ment window Xo. 5. Pendleton. Oregon. 'Strongest Sank in Gastetn Organ' elf''M'wsifatwrwa;wi ;Y0U CAN TEACH A PARROT TO - SAY "JUST AS GOOD" 3 ...... But He Doesn't Know What He's Talking About. INSIST ON is 'Vjtu J 5 Cbeamerit The Butter Supreme HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR BARREL OF FLOUR? , tlon to the bear Interest In "which It was even contended foreign purchases on a large scale were about ended. As cording to aome authorities, too, there had been a fnlling otf In demand from domestic millers, although this was disputed. Strength In sterling ex change failed to act as a stimulus and so likewise did gossip that a majority of North Dakota farmers were holding cut for a 82 a bushel. Lowest prices were reached after reports became current regarding Argentine offers to Germany. Subsequent rallies display cd little force. Corn tended downward with wheat and n a result of continued liberal re ceipts. - Oats ' duplicated the weakness of other grain. Provisions were governed by the coyrse of the hog market. Alfalfa liay Again Down to -0 at Seattle SEATTLE, Jan. 6. City Delivery Peed; Scratch feed $62 per ton; feed wheat $633; all grain chop $54; oats $52; sprouting outs $56; rolled oats $53; whole corn $61; cracked corn $53; rolled barley $53; clipped barley $58; milled feed $39; bran $39. Hay Alfalfa $20 ton; double com pressed alfalfa $35; ditto timothy $40: eastern Washington mixed $29 Hogs Are Steady and Cattle Strong at Seattle SEATTLE, Jan. . Hogs Receipts none. Steady. Prime 12.00 12.50; smooth heavies 1 1.00 12.00; rough heavies .009.60; pigs jt.00ll.00. Cattle Receipts 46. Strong. Prime fcteers 8. 75 Si 9.25; medium to choice 7.00 8.25; common to good 6.004? 7.0O; best cows and heifers 7.00i7.60; medium to choice 6.50 .50; common to good 4.005.50; bulls 4.006.00; calves 7.00 13.00. Most lines of Cattle Steady With Bulls 25c lliglier KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6. Cattle B 500; beef steers uneven but mostly steady with best kind bulls; early sales 7.50-fi 9.40; best offerings held at 10.60611.00; she stock, calves, can ners and feeders steady; bulls and Mockers strong to 25c higher: good and choice cows 6.25 7.35; good heifers 7.50; best vealers 12.50; bulk bulls 5.75 m. 50. Sheep 5,000; sheep and Iambs steady; fed western ewes 4.15; year lings 8.50; lambs 10.35. ceived at North Portlnnd for the Wed nesday trade. . Trade conditions In general were considered nractlcallv I . . - - Mmpnangea from the previous dav. oit-uuy prices were continued in the Trading on Stock Market Wholly by Professionals NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Business on the stock exchange Wednesday was almost wholly a matter of professional operations, the net result, after con siderable confusion of movement, fav oring an Increasingly confident short Interest. Trading was smaller than at any period in the last fortnight, but the weakness of certain obscure industrials and specialties denoted a recurrence of the December liquidation in those issues. In Its broader aspects the most In teresting and significant feature was the strength of foreign exchange, es- na-lnl1v h British rate, which con- I t:nued Its advance to the highest quo tations in several momns. All continental markets shared In the rise of sterling bills, as did Canada, China and South America. Reasons for the advance of international re mittances' were lacking. Incidents bearing upon the stock market were again rather mixed, so far as they dealt with industrial condi tions. There was a further revival of activity in the textile and motor in dustries but this was offset by more dividend reductions and scaling down of wages. Conners and General Asphalt were foremost in the moderate rally of the last hour at gains of 1 1-2 to 3 1-2 points, but oils, rails and steels lagged after announcement of the cut in the Midvale dividend. Sales 73a,0O0 shares. The money market pursued an un ruffled course, both as to call and time loans, but lenders evinced a more liberal spirit regarding renewals, in cluding commercial paper, although rates for all forms of accommodation continued form. Liberty Issues were conspicuous fea tures of a strong bond market, tne group making variable additions to recent gains. Copper issues also were strong but tractions reacted, toibi sales Dar value $14,650,000. Old U. S. bonds unchanged on call. dlllillllilllltlifttllllUlllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH I Closing Out Our I Entire Line of I Phonographs I COLUMBIA Graphonolas 5 In all styles and finishes i. 2 Every one must go. Take advantage of this special offer while they last. S I" Regular $275.00 Columbia '.: $175.00 , 1 5 Regular $140.00 Columbia ; $85.00 I 5 Regular $120.00 Columbia... ....:.; .'...$65.00 5 s Regular $75.00 Columbia . $45.00 S Our entire stock of records is included in this closing outsade. Seven $1.00 Records for $5.00 I TERMS CASH ONLY Cruikshank & Hampton I QUALITY COUNTS I 1 124-123 E. Webb St. Phone 548 I swine alleys at Xorth Portland during the Wednesday morning trade. There ws only a small run, less than two cars, and demand continued sufficient to hold the price unchanged at $12.38 for tops. Oeneral hng market range: Prime mixed $J2.00ilj.35 Smooth heavy J 1.50 fi 12.00 Rough heavy-.., , 7.50 W 10.35 Fat' pigs lO.OOKi 11.00 Feeder pigs 8.00 Si 10.00 Only a mere handful or so of cattle came to the North Portland alleys for the Wednesday morning trade. De mand continues favorable and prices were steady at the previous average. General cattle market range: Choice steers .....$ 8.50f? 9.25 Good to choice steers . . . 8.00 8.50 Medium to good steers .. 7.5OW8.O0 Fair to good steers 8.50 tv 7.50 Common to fair steers.. 5.50' 8.60 Choice cows and heifers 7.00 7.50 Good to choice cows and heifers . . . . ' 8.25 7.00 Medium to good cows and' - heifers 5.60 8.00. "air to medium cows and heifers ' 6.00 S.50 Common cows, heifers. . . 4.00ff 5.00 Cannerg 2.50fi 3.60 F.ulls 4. BOOT 5.50 Choice dairy calves 12.00 13.00 Heavy calves B.0 11.00 Best light calves 10.00W11.00 Medium light calves .... 9.00 H 10.00 Choice feeders ' 6.50 ,V.25 Fair to good feeders .... 1.75 i 8.75 Scarcity of arrivals continues in the sheep division of the North Portland market. Only 65 head appeared for sale during the Wcednesday morning session. All prices were" nominally unchanged. General sheep market range: East of mountain lambs $ 9.50)10.25 Willamette valley lambs 9.00 9.50 Cull lambs , 6.0043) 8.00 Feeder lambs S.OOiii) 7.00 Yearlings 6.00?? 8.00 Wethers 6.00 fi 6.60 SEATTLE, Jan. (.Representatives of six .commercial organizations of me city laid plans at a conference o. day to open a fight for a reversal of the interstate commerce' commission's decision In the Portland rate case, it was announced by Frank E. Kannair, chairman of the inlerclub. council' The council pledged the sunnort of cne amen organizations to- the mercinl club which Is seeking hearing of the rate case. com- a re- F1RST GOODS 4JO TO GFRMAXY TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 6. (A. P.) Tacoma's first shipment of good3 to Germany since before the war left recently on the. steamer Bakersfleld. The shipment was consigned to Ham burg and consisted of 400 tons of gen eral Vnerchandise. Livestock Trado Conditions at Portland yncbangw1 Only four loads of livestock were re- WIXN1PEG, Man. A rich deposit of nickel copper ore, 800 feet long and from 100 to 400 feet wide has re cently been discovered at Bear River by Dr. J. B. Wilkinson. ; TRANSPORTATION EXPERT . HANDLES OPERA TROUPE CHICAGO, Jan. 8. (A. P.) Tran sportation problems of a big onera companies on the road are so com plex that the Chicago opera associa tion has employed an experienced rail- load passenger agent to act as traf- llc director. Leaving Chicago about tne last week of Januagy the com pany will go to New York for several weeks and then visit most of the prhv clpal cities from coast to coast. E. K. Boxby, for many years a pas senger agent of one of the largest roads In the country. Is the new traf fic director. He was laoned last spring y his company to organized a traf flc director. He was loaned last spring vel of democratic convention delegates and riends to San Francisco and ; turn. 325 MEN WASH CHICAGO SKY SCRAPER WINDOWS CHICAGO. Jan. . (A. P.) Prac tically all the windows of Chicago's skyscrapers are cleaned by a small body of men 325 who are members of the Chicago window washers' union, according to William MrDade, busi ness agent for the organlatlon. The more work on a weekly basis, eight hours constituting a day's work. When conditions make outside work impossible, the men are employed on tho inside. . The contract for cleaning the win-1 dows is given to contracting compan les. These companies bid on the work and when the bids are accepted all materials used in washing the win dows, such as working harness for the washers, palls, sponge, chnmol, etc. In fact they upply everything except the water. Every possible safety devise DUTCH KIDS CLIL1B EX-KAESER'S WALL STit TZ- mfcj mt)umk -ml V - i Sfc-j. ,immim VBf I I i rl I . w r- T - . ,: h, ..Ui,,-J, aj v. '" 'auHmf '' 0 :. .,vy.v-i.,..i y ' ,, .... ff- OW. w' - f- - ----- ,.".' . 4K 1 - The ex-kalser has completed his brick wall- It la eight fet high and eom V"''-' Mut at Doom. HolUnd. Bat the BoUh kids have a look at him Bow ul thea. Jtut IMM H.T.oo ee the completed wall-also hoc easy it to lor two tT more muck cbJUrea to pwk er wkM Urn nurd wro rooAd tbo corner Ium. etctrot U kaJMr. - '. - i t UJMY DON'T pan : ..." : .. - y'f. xov oov . . i nriTT r iirnin n iimr OCflNLtWUULUfflft DATr niiir nnrnorn Supply You With the Beit of Groceries at the Lowett ' Possible Price. Fresh Country Butter, 2 pounds ..,...'..;...... $1.10 Fresh Country Eggs, dozen 68c Sweet Juicy Navel Oranges, dozen .......;..45c to $1.00 The Best Grade of New, Crop Walnuts, 3 lbs $1.00 Swift's Premium Bacon, sliced to your order, lb. 60c Swift's Premium Hams, pound ....40c 1 Sanitary Grocery 221 East Court Street The Most in Value The Best in Quality , -. . Phone 871 known to the trade l employed by the I union to proteot )ts ttiert from accidents. The number, of men, killed doing this kind of work has been greatly lessened through the efforts of the union, Mr. McDade said. The contrac tors also have done much to safeguard the pdeeatrlans below. In the past year. Business Agent McDade said the union lost only one man by death, while the number of accidents to Its members has shown a big decrease. The average union washer will clean I about 100 windows a day, the business agent said, as this Is what the con- I trading companies figure on when giving their estimate on the work. The member of the union la made I up of about 40 per cent Americans, CO per cent Polish while the other 10 per I cent Is divided among members of oth er nationalities, Mr. McDade said. About two-thirds of the members the onion are married men. of REKD MAKHS CHAIlOf! - Washington, Jan. . Forty mil lions of the one hundred and fifty mil lions appropriated by congress for European relief was spent "to keep the Polish army In the field," Senator Reed, of Missouri, declared In the sen ate during the government eoonomy discussion. BANANAS 25c DOZEN Pendleton Trading Co. ; MEAT SALE Every Day Pendleton Trading Co. ' 28 Price Reduction Effective January 1st, the price is re duced 28 per cent on all automobile starting and lightiny types of . ' BATTERIES The quality remains the same, giving you' the' maximum combination of power, dependability, and long life. Simpson Auto Co. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 408 Water and Johnson Sts. wmmmmmmmmm. uic 3 Everybody knows Buick builds six-cylinder Valve-in-Head automobiles. . that Buick sold its entire 1920 output long before the end of the season. that Buick has sold a large percentage of its 1921 schedule. that Buick users are Buick salesmen. that Buick car values are 100 per cent. Added to their recognized high service value the new Buick models possess a distinctive beauty. Their graceful lines and handsome appointments merit the pride which early buyers have expressed. Nineteen Twenty One Buick automobiles have more improvements than any Buick models in the past five years and 1921 models represent 25 per cent greater used car values. Many of our spring deliveries are already con- tracted for. - Thousands have been disappointed during past years because of the shortage of Buick cars. , 7 '-(," - THE MATTER OF PRESENT PURCHASING SHOULD RECEIVE THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF MOTOR CAR BUYERS . When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will : ' J ' - Build Them.. - " ... Oregon Motor Garage Dta-iboton -. BUICK, CADILLAC AND CHEVROLET ilfllMtMIIMHIIIHIIIIIIHHHtlHtllttllllMinHIIIIIHIMItllMHiitiiiiiiiKi u - . '" iS!!nil!MIHI!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMlllllllllllllllllllllilllllilll!llllinil!l!IIIIIIIHIIIIUIJIIIlC.