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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2Liot OREGON GROWERS SLASHING PRUNE PRICES IN EAST m OFFERED Reports received by Independent packers in telegrams from New York coming: in here yesterday are to the effect that the Oregon Grow era Cooperative association through Its representative on the ground there has thrown into the market offerings of 40-SOs in 6 and 10 car lots at 6 cents, f. o. b. dock. This is the lowest offering price of trie season and independents wno have been selling prunes In the earns sizes at 6 and 6A cents, ap parcntly with guarantees against market decline, are fuming about the New York reports. General Manager Paulus of the association Is now in New York and it Is considered more than likely that he has made the offer, ing with the hope of making t cleanup of the 40-50a for export trade. Assistant General Manager New- house, who is in charge of the as sociation offices here, stated today that there is a representative on the ground In New York for the purpose of selling association prunes. He states he does not know what offers he has made al though ho has been authorized by the board to endeavor to clean up the prune crop, "Whatever offer is made, how ever, must pass the scrutiny of the dried fruit committeo and receive its sanction before the prunes can do soin at any price," said New house today. It is understood that only one Bale of northwest 40-GOs has been ma do at a lower price than the fi.75 which it is reported the asso ciation Is offering to sell prunes zor in New York and that was a price of 5.40 on some Clarke coun ty, Washington prunes. This sale. however, it is further understood was made fit the big auction in Portland a few weeks ago of prunes which had been turned back to the Washington association on a contract with a California buyer which was repudiated by that buyer. EGGS STIFFEN; F STATE WIND UP Eugene, Ore, Feb. 21. The twentieth annual convention of the Oregon Stato Hot ail Merch ants association closed here last night with the Beloction ot the University ot Oregon as the meet ing place again next year, and with the election of L. B. Thomas of Marshfield as president; David M. Graham of Eugene, was re elected first vfce-prosldupt; J. C. Mann of Portland, second vice president; J. 11. Garrett of IIIIIh boro, third vice-president, and N. 1j. Crout of Portland, treasurer. Tito new secretary will bo chosen by the board of directors Inter. Directors of chapters were chos en as follows: Threo yenrs: C. L. Schocnfeldt, Portland; W. P. Kennedy, Corval lia, Georgo Schaefer, Eugene and B. B. Sieson, Salem. Two years: CllnW. VanFleet, La Grande; R E. Harrison, St. Helena; A. G. Hoffman, Forest Grove; Harvey Mcl'herson, Pendleton, nnd E. F, Douglas, Portland. One year: L. A. Ulake, Marshfield; Edward Pease, The Dnllra; A. C. Marsters, Roaeburg; Larry Mann, Mcdford, and G. W. Hlatt, Enterprise. Constructive resolutions were passed by the merchants which favored support of the McNary Haugcn farm aid bill, nnd the Kelly-Stein Manufacturing bll both of which are hoforo congress. The association also reaffirmed Its stand In regard to the opposi tion to premiums and trade stamps. Portland, Feb. 21 Favorable trend continues in the butter mar ket. No general price change, either in prints or cubes. General sales of good quality, cubes around 47 cents to 47 cents. Egg values indicate stiffening tendency, with some advances quoted after the recent fast de cline. There are signs that the re cent bearish activity was out of line. While buyers no longer are will ing to pay any extreme premium for heavy hens, all chickens are moving well. Receipts continue moderate. Turkeys remain a glut on the market. Very good trading continues at country points for potatoes in carload lots, General top buying price is still at $1.50 per cental, main line loading points. For oc casional limited business, select stock is a fraction higher. Onion trade is congested local ly with poor stuff. No. 1 stock is moving ih carload lots at prices quoted. Supplies of broccoli are "piling up. 1923 Cherry Pack Record Breaker, Figures Reveal The pack of cherries last year in the Pacific Northwest was by far the largest of any in the last four years, the total running to 327,744 for 1922 and 323,463 for 1920. The pack in 1921 was very light comparatively with but 194,099 cases. An analysis of this pack for the state of Oregon and Washington for the four years in question Is as follows: . tjiicititiiis No Is 1920 Wash Ore Wash Ore. Wash..... ... . Ore Wash 6,680 Ore. 2,406 Fancy, Choice. Stand., Water, Total Xo. Is 0,086 No. 2s Fancy, Wash ; 10,908 Ore 2,812 Choice, Wash 0,528 Stand., LIVESTOCK Portland, Fob. 21 Cattle steady rocefpts 1104; beef steers, good grado S7.50$9.00; ditto medium J6.26(ff $7.75; common steers $4.75 $6.25; beef cows and heifers. Rood grade $6.50$8.00; ditto medium $5.00ii$6.50; ditto com mon $4. 00ft $5.00; canners and cut ters $2.00ty$4.00; bologna and butcher bulls $3.00$r,.00; fecd- slccrs $6.006$6.50: calves. medium to choice 190 nounds down $10.00ffr$11.50; ditto 200 nounds up S4.7AS7.50: culls and common $3.50 S $4.75. nogs lower: receipts 1735. med turn, good and cholco 100 to 200 pounds $7.50i$7.75: ditto 200 to 2,r,0 pounds $7.15'6 $7.50; ditto 250 pounds up, JO. 75ft $7.10; smooth packers $t.00(7r$7.00; rough pack ers D.uvt(fs.uu: slaughter nigs ..uujt.zt; leuer pigs $6.50 f-it. Sheep steady, receipts 288: med. luni, good and cnoico Iambs 84 lbs. down $H.r,0ifD$13.50; culls nnd common $10.00fi$11.50: yearling wemors, mcuium to cnoice ail weights K'iuSr J10.00; wethers $6.00(ii'$8.50; ewes medium to cnoloe $4.50X'$7.00. Ore Wash Ore Wash Ore Wash Ore 916 824 615 4,018 30 1921 1922 1923 1,432 1,110 12 2,876 2,951 3,541 15,638 1,470 2,605 2,931 66. 1,290 3,056 1,675 2,716 1,876 7,272 10,101 27,800 530 4,343 2,728 4,844 684 2,140 2,294 4,789 11,651 6,066 3,656 8,614 1,231 2,621 255 1,473 2,182 276 58 809 619 MARKET NEWS SERVICE Daily Itcport or Sales by Job bers to Itctallcrs of Federal Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Eco nomics, front Portland Office Total No. 2s 'Wash.. Ore. . 26,083 No. 2s 63,908 Stand., "Wash 13,881 Ore 51,686 Wash 7,826 Ore 13,776 Wash 1.439 Ore 5,336 "Wash - 2,364 Ore 2,773 2J48 102,905 No. 10 rouryritY and eggs Portland, Feb. 21 Kggs firmer: pul lets lite: firsts 19c: hennery 21tt21Kc, delivered Portland. Portland, Or., Feb. 21 poultry easier; heavy hens 24c; light 20 21c; HprJngs 20&22c stags 13c; old roosters 10c; ducks col ored, nom., do whito Pckins 21 W22c; turkeys, live, nnm., dress- 25c: spring broilers 38 U 42c: capons 28 33c. IIAV, GRAIN AND FEKD Portland, Fob. 21 Wheat hard whito $1.00; bnart $1.00; wost-ei-u white $1.00; soft white $1.00; northern nprlng 96c; hard winter 85e; western rt'd 95c. Oats 23.G0(ftS;i3.fo: corn No. 8 yellow $33.r0($34.50. Aiiiifiiurrs: miurun S3l: scratch $3.2C$3.50; fancy crates $4.00, POTATOES Portland, Or., Feb 21- teady; fl. 40091. 60. BUTTER AND BUTTE It FAT Portland. Feb, 21 Butter steady standard cubes, city, 49 Vie; prime firsts 48c; prints 60c, cur- tons 61e. Bulterfrtt steady: best churning cream 50fc51c lb., f. o. b. Port land . SALEM PLAYS E Tomorrow evening tlio Imsliot nan cnampionslilp ot tlio tippnr Wlllnmolto valley high schools will bo settled when the Independ ence nnd Hitlem high school ttwsorH met on Iho local high school gym nasium Iloor. Tlio gnnio promises to Ijo bitterly contested from bo glnntng to end, especially in view ot tlio fact that the locals won from tho Independence team at In dependence last Tuesday cvenl:ig oy a scoro ot 12-11. lTnless a gamo enn bo scheduled with the Chcmawa Indians, the game tomorrow evontng will mark tho last appearanco ot the Salem team hero until tlio tournament. Two more games aro to be played, but both away from home. On next Tuesday evening the team will go to Eugene to ploy return rame with tho high school team of that city. On the following Sat urday, March 1. the playom will go to Sllrertnn for return game. Moby, McNeil Sinn Item fleorge Olbson, field - man for Mbby, McNeil l.lhby, la in Sa lem attain "Just looking around." "The time hasn't come to get Into the market." unld Olbson' today. "This Is the time of year when we Just scout around a bit," Gib ten stated emphatically that his company was not yet In Oi. mar ket with prices on anything. What's New on the Market BY FORREST OINN California cucumbers mnde their Initial nppt'arance of the year here this morning and were selling at 25 cents each nnd two for 25 eents, depending upon the size. They are large and nice. With eggs nt 25 cents a doren, and the supply loading down the market, local grocers aro urging more use of eggs. At this price. eggA aro cheaper than meat, it Is claimed. The latest shipment of celery to arrive here was unusually green. Most of the celery arriv ing hero is slightly green but that offered this morning by some of tho stores was hardly blenched at all. It sells at from 15 to 20 cents a bunch, depending upon the size. One local storo was aide to mir- ehaso a large consignment of grape iruti mis morning nt a reduced price nnd was offering It to the public nt two for n gunrtcr. The regular price was 15 cents each. All grapefruit offered now is of very good quality and of a better flavor than has been the fruit for several years. HmaM shlnments f Dr. Phillins urnnefrnft, which ts ripened on tho tree, nro offered from limo to time,, it is claimed that by being allowed to ripen be fore being picked, the fruit Is of a much nicer flavor and does not 'quire sugar. lthubnrb. which has been ed fur the past two weeks, is now helnK quoted nt 20 cents a pound. It will bo nenrlv thri'O month. before the first of the local rhu- oaru will be offered. Tlmt nij the market now comes from Callfnrnln uiiu is very nice. Sub. Slil., Wash... Ore. ... Wash... Ore. ... Wash... Ore. Wash.... Ore. . Wash... Ore. .. . 8,062 . 1.784 25,504 2,972 6,088 f8 43,931 . 35,000 10,618 18,084 20,280 3,570 13,633 17,706 18,365 26,417 39,39 16,292 47,894 67,689 41,206 67,341 35,799 3,400 14,884 13,026 20,426 21,712 12,331 725 2,992 1,234 2,873 4,919 1,815 138 285 1,945 2,900 106,857 11)1,875 182,154 300 2,454 4,063 1,775 3,596 6.TO8 2,783 6,328 7,030 9,825 6,873 10,979 2.024 2,357 5,438 3,363 6,623 6,444 146 14 15,406 46,267 46,375 27,845 32,050 33,674 Total No. 10s 121,009 63,321 106,004 120,815 n....l Tnlnlll sizes 323.463 104,000 327,744 357,007 Varieties not separated. Pack 1923 divided about 88- K- A. 7 Blacks. M. Red Sours, except No. 10s water ivmcn are nuoui ouyo Red Sours. INTERNATIONAL PRUNES LIMITED Tim nnmll International dlstrl butluii ot Oregon prunes is vividly indicated in tho record of foreign shipments from tho Port of Port land for the year 1923 which has iiiHt been issued. A total of 2713 tons of prunes went out of that nort d ur n ir tiie year tiivuieu follows by tons: Argentine, 4; Australia, 2; Belgium, 337; China, Denmark, 43; France, S22; tiermany. 117: Holland. 53; Inula, 0; Itnly, 1; Jipan, 'i Javn. Norway, 3tl; Straits Settlements, 9: Sweden. 50: United Kingdom, 1704; Uruguny, 2. As compared to the 17 different countries indent ed by these exports from Oregon, a report recently published of busl ness from the l'orl or sun irnn Cisco In prunes during tho one month of November nlono of hist yenr, showed California prunes going to over 34 countries, with i number of smaller .shipments be Ing lumped together under one head. Tho exports from Portland aro representative of both Oregon nnd Washington prunes. Apple exports from the Port of Portland for tho yenr totaled 15,861 ft tons to 11 countries with the bulk of the shipments going to the United Kingdom. 15,680 tons being received by that i tlon. Four thousand nine hundred and twenty-ono tons of canned goods went out, to seven different countries, the United Kingdom al so taking the bulk of these, 4H43 tons of canned goods going to that country. 'ear exports Amounted to 114 tons, 88 of them going to the United Kingdom. An lntere.Hting feature of the re port Is tho export shipments of cascarn, a largo share of which goes through Salem. Thcro were 242 tons of this export; 213 of thenf going to (he United King dom, 2 to .lava; 25 to Germany; to Australia. CORRESPONDENT SHOT TO DEATH RY FANATIC Para, Feb. 21. Nicolas Tlunn- scrvlrlo, friend of Premier Mnssn- Hnl ot Italy and correspondent in Paris for Mussolini's newspaper opoio u nana wns snot by Krnes to Ilonlml, ii younit wnlter, wtille dinlnic In fashionable Italian restaurant last nlht. Buonser vlto'a condtllon la grave. Uonlml. who told tha nollce he was an anarchist, "disgusted with the brutalities ot the fas clstl" put up tierce truggle when arrested and kept crying that be did not "want to kill a man, but an idea." Journal Want Ads Pay ADVERTISING BRINGS FLOOD OF INQUIRIES Orent stacks of letters aro piling up in tho offices of tho Oregon t) rowers association ns tho result of single week's advertising cam paign of that association In the east on Kb prunes and every reply Is directly ns a result of newspap er advertising. Replies are coming In written In Yiddish, Hoheminn, French nnd Kimlinh and each mail brings In a bigger slack. 'UnnursUonnWy this Is convinc ing ns to (he efficacy of newspaper advertising,' 'said Acting Manager NcwhouRC. CLEAN UP APPLE A carload of Yellow Newtown .mnles sold yesterday by tho Ore gon Growers association at $1.26 f. o. b. hero for extra fancies, leaves still between 17 and 20 cars of apples in the association's hands all of them Yellow Ncwtowns. Manager McNary of tho fresh fruit department states that he ex neets to have orders for two car loads more within the next day or two nnd that tho entiro balance will be cleaned up ny April 1. Ten cars are now in the enst In stor age and the balance held In this state for shipment. The accounting department Is now working on the apple pool as to tho balance of the varieties which have been cleaned up by the association. This has been a poor year for apple prices, as indicated by the low prices paid for the New Co wns. E SOME NURSERY STOCK BADLY HIT BY FREEZE Following nn Inspection of nur sery slock In a number of local nurseries. County Horticultural In spector Van Trump states he hi discovered that young pear stock In the nurseries rows, left out in the field before transplanting was badly hit by the freexe and much of It destroyed. The stock wns filled up with water and when the freeie hit It the damage was done. i also found some of the young prune stock slightly damaged. The worst damage to nursery stock. however, seems to have been done to evergreen shrubbery which suf fered very materially. Journal Want Ads Fay Newberg, Or., Feb. 21 The erection of a cannery in NeWberg wns assured at a meeting of more than 100 fruit growers nt tho city hall hero. J. II. Tillman, contract or of Portland, is said to be be hind tho movement and an or gnnizntion of tho farmers to guar antee 450 acres which will lnsuro a pnek of 75,000 cases a year, or bet ter, is asked by Mr. Tillmnn. W. K. Burke, local fruit grower, has been handling the proposition with the farmers. Tho plan advanced Is for tho canning of fruit only of those growers who join the association, to be known as the Newberg Fruit drowers' and Packers' association. Tho canning will bo done on a cost plus plan. The growers' associa tion nro to pay Whe cannery nil cost of canning nnd 75 cents a case for the first year. After the first yenr they will pay 60 cents a case plus the cost of canning. The con tracts aro for fivo yenrs. Many leading growers In this community signed contrncts nt tho meeting. Tho country wns then , divided into seven districts nnd workers will canvass these districts for further contract signatures. As soon as tho signing of acre age is completed ground will be broken and the plan is to be ready for the first fruit of this year's pack. BROCCOLI INQUIRY STRONG Numerous Inquiries aro pouring into tho offices of the Oregon drowers association here as to broccoli, Indicating that there will be a good demand for tha product this year. Thero will be no broccoli In this vicinity this year, becnuse of the freese, and the growers' associa tion has gone out of the broccoli business In the Umpqua valley. All of the growers there hav united Into a tingle organisation, Includ ing those who formerly handled their crop through the cooperative this to be known as the Ump-qua valley Tiroccoil Orowers, inc. R. H. C, Wood, an Umpqua grower, ia manager of the new association. The association has rented the offlcea and warehouses of the Ore gon cooperative at Koscburg to handle their broccoli tonnage Apples Newto wns, large X. F. $1.7f$2.00; F. $1.50U.75 Pcr box; Ore. Delicious XF large $2.25 J2.75; Home Beauty XF large $1.75; F 91.2G$1.60; Spitzenberg XF, 2.002.2u; F $1.502.00; C grade various varieties 91.25; cookers $1. Broccoli Oregon per doz. fancy I1.75I2.00, choice $1.00$1.25; California fancy $2.00. Brussels Sprouts Calif, per lb. 14 & 15c. Spinach Walla Walla crates $1.75 & $1-90. Sweet potatoes Ark. bu. basket $3.85. Bunched vegetables Calif. 1 beets and turnips and radishes 9 5c (dj $ 1 . 1 0 ; carrots 75c; Walla, Walla onions 50c. Sucked Vegetables Per cwt., car rots $1.75; turnips, beets, ruta bagas and parsnips $2.00. Cabbage Crates, per cwt., Ore gon nnd California $4.25 $4.50. Celery Callr. crates $5.50 $6.50; hearts per doz., $1.75$2.00 crates, poorer quality low as $2.25. Lettuca Imperial Valley per crate 3 to 4 doz. $3.25$3.50; fi doz. $2.50$2.75. Onions Per cwt, Oregon No. 1, $1.75&$2.00; boilers $1.00$1.25; sets, per lb., 6 wl c. Potatoes Sacked per cwt. Bur banks U. S. No. 1, $2.00; Des chutes Netted Gems U. S. No. 1, $2.25: Wash. Netted Gems U. S. No. $2.00fo$2.25; No. 2, $1.50 $1.75; Fancy bakers $2.50. Tomatoes Mexico, lugs repack ed $4.75&$5.50; as is $2.75$3.50. No matter what brand of ' baking powder you use, you may have success with your baking today but what about tomorrow or next week. Uniformity un. felling success every day in the year that's the biggest mark of merit a leavencr can have and that's the very thing that has made . Calumet Baking Powder the pre-, f erred bake-day aid of America. SALEM MARKETS Complied from reports of Sa lem dealers for tho guidance of Capital Journal readers. (KevLscd daily.) Grain: No. 1 white wheat 86c; No. 2 mixed wheat 84c; No. 3 red wheat f3c, (sacked). Hay: Cheat hay $12$13; oat hay $14$15; clover hay (baled) $12$16. Wholesale Prices Meat: Hogs 8c; dressed hogs 11c top steers 67c; cows 2 14 5c; bulls 3c; lambs 10c; veal 11c; dressed veal 14c. Poultry: capons 26o on foot; light hens 16c; heavy hens 20 2lc; old roosters 9c; cockerals 20c. 1Juttcrfat 60c; creamery butter 54(gi55c; country butter 42 47c; oggs 30, 33 and 35c; milk $2.25 cwt Vegetables: New potatoes Ittc lb.; dried Oregon onions 2c lb-; cabbage 3c lb.; celery 80o doz.; bunch beets, carrots, onionst tur nips, 80c doz.; squash 80c doz. Fruit: Apples 76o and $2.00 bu.; Subscribe for the Journal A pound can of Calumet con tain full 16 ounces. Some t baking powders come in 12 ounce cans In stead of 16. ounce cans. Be sure you get a pound when you want it. If you doubt the unusual quality of Calumet, make a test bake a cake with any; baking powder you may select thenusethesamere-. cipe and employ Calumet. This very test has caused millions upon millions of wo' men to turn from a baking pow der they had used for years it has proven to them that the "Best by Test" leavener is the purest . that money can buy. For better bakings day in and day out use Calumet EVERY INGREDIENT USED OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY U. S. FOOD AUTHORITIES Sales 2V Times as Much as That of Any Other Brand FELT BASE Floor Covering LAID ON YOUR FLOOR SQUARE-YARD Satisfaction guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded. Easy Terms, No Interest 1 I frSSl See the different pat terns and note the high elass of workmanship and materials used. EASY TERMS NO INTEREST PRINT INLAID LINOLEUM LINOLEUM A fine grade in 12 ft. widths that sells Abont 8 dozen 'attrM of irm ordinarily at $1.60 a square yard, whlch to ch(ose "Pecial at Pcr s yard, $1-00 I $1.35 G IE S E -POWERS 4& 3S7 to art COURT OT