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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10,1021. TEN TXQZ3 rAGE TEN DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOCAL AND GENERAL Including Pendleton Prices and Associated Press Reports Wlifwt l.r lint Otb unit Owl Ifrm CHICAOO, May in. (A. PJ A"hm t underwent h mm kirk yesterday largely because Riiesses on the govern, ment rrop were bearish. The market closed unsettled. V4 SHf n'"1 lower, with May I S1 to 1.34 ami July l.ltt to 1.13'j. Corn finished un changed to '4c higher, oats up 1-Mi '4 to S-Sfci't. Provision varied from ISc decline to 2 He advance. It wan generally expected that the government estimate of tho winter wheat vlcld for 1 5l would be about C40,(H)0.0io bushels, whereas the offi cial figure which were not sailable fnlil after the market had closed put SJS.JsT.Oflo hushcls as the probable total. I'ontrary to a prevailing opin ion beforehand, the government report appeared to have taken Into account the crop damage development!! In the southwest. Fnllish field advices today from the southwest made the market average higher during the first half of the session, but subsequently holders lost confidence, especially when In the fare of light receipts cash premiums were lowered one to two cents. There Was also talk of exporters reselling. Furthermore, a decrease In the visible supply total turned out to be less than looked for. t'orn and oats were relatively firm owing more or less to 9. 000, Out) bush els reduction In the visible supply of corn in the last forenight. Provisions averaged a little lower hi the absence of any special demand. KadiK On .Stork Market R!T5 11 Week- Omfidenoe i " - j Stock trading yesterday was highly Ir regular, anordlng a striking contract to last week's confident and broader movement. Motors and related shares COMMUNITY UFE In the successive Htaevs f dcvrloimttiit In ccnmu nity life, ncett) always was I lie greatest sUmilus wlien a evnain nerd tresonlCtl itself, su-.ue luindy ami lrlclit fellow provided for mirh purticiibir need. Ailment and slekiicss developed the medicineman, the need for a leader made the chief, the desire to fend niewsiiseK Irouglit out the runner. Offer a probk'.n and ) neone will surely solve it. Wc inv.e jour bank account. The American National Bank Pendleton, Oregon. Si 'Strongest Sank in Castern Oregon" K Why Experiment YOUR NEIGHBOR WILL TELL YOU THAT "PEACOCK" HAS NO EQUAL. OTHERS HAVE SEEN THE FALLACY OF BUYING COAL WITH OUT A NAME. SAY PEACOCK -' n r Quality THE COAL WITH NO REGRETS Phone 178 Smythe-Lonergan Co. Quantity Service Special Sale On Wilton Rugs Regular city selling price $35.00, Our sale price 667.50 Regular city selling priced rug . 8125.00; our price . . 77.50 Rugs that sell in the city for 8150; Our price $87.50 All rugs 9x12, no discout for cash as these sale prices are for cash only. Cruiksh&nk & Hampton "Quality Counts" 124-28 E. Webb Phone 548 Tour Old Furniture Taken In Eirliange aa Part Payment on New ExcluidTe Agents in Pendleton for Aeroluz (No Whip) Porch Shades, were heaviest features, sustaining ex treme declines of two to six points. It was generally understood In In dustrial circles that present production of motors, their accessories and kind red specialties was barely 60 per cent normal, tills, steels, equipments and textiles were sympathetically influ enced, reacting one to 4V4 points from Inst week's final quotations. Miscel laneous Issues also yielded. Kails were stable. They rose briskly In the later deultngs on buying of tho leading transcontlnentals, grangers and coalers at gross advances of 1 to S points and impelled short covering In the better known industrial, although oils showed further pressure. Sales Pa.l.OOO shares. The money market was featureless. Movements of foreign exchange were cnTifjsiiK;, sterling hardening while continental remittances reacted mod erately. Greek exchange was extre mely weak, falling SO points. Dealings in bonds approximated the high mark of the previous week, trans portations reflecting the strength of railroad stocks. Liberty Issues mov ed within a n,arrow rate nt Irregular change, mainly downward. Total sales, par value. Jl 1,975. Out). Business Conditions Improve In Fiirupe WASHINGTON, May 10 (A. P.) Some signs of a rift In the general cloud of business depression in Kurope were seen in England and Italy dur ing April by American economic ob servers, according to the monthly sum mary of world trade conditions Issued l:st night by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. In other European countries, how ever, and In South . America, except Peru, a continuation of the general In dustrial stagnation was reported. Irt the far east considerable financial and commercial activity was noted. Kxcept fo- the derangement of the industrial situation in Great Britain by the ?oal strike, the business situation was reported more hopeful. The fi nancial situation was said to be im proving and the cost of living decreas ing. The general condition of the govern ment finances in Italy was reported more favorable with revenues increas ing. No improvement In France was re ported and in Germany an agitation was said to prevail for the boycotting of entente wares. Depression of Scandinavian trade was said to continue. Money was re Ported plentiful In China, as well as Japan. The financial situation in Chile, ac cording to the report, is gradually growing worse. Wheat and Kye Crops Will lie large WASHINGTON, May 10. (A. P.) This year's winter wheat and rye crops will be larger than last year, while the hay crop will be about the same, the department of agriculture's May fore casts issued yesterday indicate. Winter wheat acreage showed much less than average abandonment as a result of favorable winter weather and crop of 628.287,000 bushels, or eight million bushels more than forecast t month ago, is estimated at the acreage figures of the May 1 canvass. Kansas reported an abandonment of per cent, which was the heaviest of any of the important producing states and her crop promises to be about a million bushels less than last year. Abandonment in Ohio, Indiana, Illin ois, Missouri and Nebraska, ranged from 2 to 3 per cent. Nebraska's crop will be about 1,500,000 bushels smaller than last year. Ijondon Wool Demand Is Keen LONDON, May 10. (A. P. I There was a good demand for the 8,511 bales offered at the wool auction sales yes terday. Fine wools hardened. Gee long greasy sold at 2d. The contin ent was an active bidder for carboniz ing sorts. OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE eNOUGH, MR. BLACK., I .DON'T CARS TO ms IwDUSTKlAt. SITUATION , - a i - - j i - .- -- r . -I -7 ,0. ; i ft F1 AMD "THeV S-5-T J h -rz tUtSLC. UHO'S HfiTTrW -I iwiu rivti j DON'T X AN ARMY Pure Foods The most essential thing in the rearing of a family is to see that the food that goes into our bodies is pure and clean, that it is delivered through clean and sanitary chanels. It is the ever effort of THE TABLE SUPPLY to carry only that merchandise that will stand the test. You will find that quality is para mount both in our Grocery and Meat Dept. "THE TABLE SUPPLY Phone 187 and 18S 739 Main Street U. S. INSPECTED MEATS CHAS. D. DESPA1N rnS. W. GOODYEAR OFFICE CAT BY JUNIUS COPvltlOMT 1921. BV CDQAH ALLAN MOSS. TRADE MARK RCGISTCRCD U. S. PAT. Orr. The Mongolian camels are particu larly vicious and powerful. Their bite generally induces blood bloisoning and their breath is so poisonous that It Is said no camel driver lives long. Par ticularly vicious males are marked with a piece of red cloth to warn strangers. Ode to a Self-Made Cleopatra Blessings on thee, little maid. With thy cheeks of deeper shade Than perhaps they ought to be. Still we're mighty strong for thee. .Sir: 1 recently saw an eff. exp. try for five minutes (Approx. Figs) to light a match by flicking It with his thumb nail, when it could have been done, by the old fashioned method, in three eights of one second. Trusting that this will help to strengthen your case, I am Constantly thine, CURLY McCUE. Turn backward, O Time, by hook or by crook, And give us one thoughtful, compara tive look. The scale comonly used by the Chin ese, we aro Informed, consists of only five notes, which are called koung, chang, kio, teni and y.i. Will our gen ial friend and adviser, Jawn Blanken ship kindly check this up and. If found correct, slip us the pitch? We're try ing to pick out the Doo Hi rage on our uke and wish to get started right. Will Peterson says he has noted that some marriages begin In courting but end in court. , Those Awful Arid Ouys Dr. David Ji. Hill saj(S he received an urgent phone message yesterday Irom a man who Insisted that his gums. were so sore he "couldn't drink water or anything." The Devil's Own Work Little Violet burlesons n a classi fied ad which runs thusly, towlt: WANTKD Man to drive Ford truck; must be Christian. Apply at once. A Kosci Hy uny Other Name etc. Banging the door shut behind him, Mr. i:it Consumer (himself) entered the florist's shop and glared at the clerk. "I noticed your sign, "8ay It With Flowers." out In front and thought Td give you a trial order," he said. "Well, we have roses, carnations, hyacinths and most anything you de sire. Now what " "Nothing like It." growled I'lt, "What I want Is a couple o' dozen skunk cabages to send by landlord; He's raised my rent again!" A IiOadlng Citizen Bill Nail had him a big old Arkansas chill Saturday, but he was able to go to court Monday. They can't have court without I'ncle BUI is there. Forest City (Ark.) Times-Herald. Glancing at the Want ads, the Office Cat discovers this one: WANTED Work by man handy with house, garden and lawn phone 3H-H. A. Neuman. 'Pears like some of those big houses would be awfully awkward to be handy with and the O. C. believes even a new man might have some little trouble manipulating gardens and lawns. The market report says prunes are steady. Well, we always knew It. PLANS ARE MADE FOR BANKERS' CONVENTION AT SEASIDE IN JUNE SEASIDE), May 9. Plans under way for the entertainment of the bankers of the state who will hold their six teenth annual convention in Seaside June 3 and 4. Tho Hotel Seaside has been designated as headquarters and between 150 and 200 bankers and their wives are expected. ItOSK I'KSTIV.U, 1TX) liAISFD PORTLAND, Or., May 10. (U. P.) Work of raising a fund of $25,000 for the 1921 Rose Festival in Portland has been practically completed, ac cording to a statement by Frank Me Ctiillis Prime Minister of the Royal Rosarians. This years festival, to be held in June, has been programmed on the largest scale in the history of Port land s cbtssic flower carnival. CIRCUS oNDAYM&y 16 THB-KOST COHPLETE ClRCtiG XVERJK TOUR telAKTCASEJM- LEASTS, OF LLUKGItf HALF MUSIC XAU6HYEXI SEE THE' GREAT STREET TJ43tRIXE O tERT0101KCESiysK O SHIXE JWEH I A. DOORS OPEK TROMJV ATJ-TEM Tickets on sale on show day at Thompson's Drug Store At same prices charged on show grounds. GAME POSTPONED. -' I tor. Trie bor v r 6 ALU GAME, JY 4 . V ? 7 -L ' f ntsETyoo. Fore- CORNER GROCERY A A new Cash Grocery now open for business. Lowest R d prices in town. Call and see us.- M AIL1 VJUUb M. V7V11.U JL A VUI Phone 194 5 300 W.Webb - Gritman Building S s 5 T4 Car Performance Makes Car Dividends BUIGK Think of an automo bile as a productive in stitution not merely an expense. You buy a car because it will render certain valuable ser vices. It pays dividends in contentment, recrea tion, quick transporta tion. Car performance is more important than model or name. Car performance depends upon the dealer who sells the car. Oregon Motor Garage Distributors BUICK, CADILLAC AND CHEVROLET . Phone 468 fjmmrm M ' "ii i