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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.;
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