Capital journal., June 23, 1925, Image 8

THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 11)25.
CHERRY GROWERS SEEK FOR JOKER IN CONTRACT
PAGE EIGHT
T
IS
(Continued from Page One
per 16 pound box. but in analyz
ing' the terms of thin advance the
"Joker" beglna to show its hand
From thla advance la to be deduct
ed 32 Mi cents grading and packing
chargo, bringing tiie advance down
to 80 cents, or & cents a pound
However, only one half of thlfl
advance or 2 ft cents id payame
upon delivery, the contract specify
ing: Con (met Specifications
"Terms of advance payment are
one half of eald guaranteed ad
vance shall be paid when cherricB
are loaded in iced express cars and
a clear express receipt is delivered
to the com pn uy by the express
company showing said cherries to
be received in good condition and
the balance of the said guarantee,
to be made Immediately upon de
livery of said shipments upon the
original order to the purchaser."
Grower Uie tioat
The grower la obliged not only
to assume responsibility for the
good condition of the fruit aa de
livered to the com pany, but also
to be responsible for what hap
pens to them between the time they
are thus delivered to the packing
plant and the time they are load
ing into the iced curs and receipt
ed for by the express company, al
though the growers' control over
the fruit ceases when the cherries
enter the company plant. The
grower is required to deliver the
cherries as fast as they are picked
and specific provision Is made as
to the manner in which the fruit
shall bo delivorcd In order to in
ecure Its g'xl condition. But there
Lb nothing In the contract to re
quire that the company shall pack
the fruit as fast as It is delivered
and otherwise Insure It against
spoilage between the time of deliv
ery and the time It is packed and
loaded Into the cars.
The interests of the company
are well and carefully safeguarded
against any chance of loss.
How Contract Heads
Beyond the 2 4 cent advance
payment the company Is not neces
sarily required to awume any re
sponsibility, nnd if the condition of
the eastern markets Is such as to
make operations hazardous It need
not even mako this advance, which
can be evaded by simply refusing
to accept the fruit they have con
tracted for. As to the company's
obligation to accept the cherries
the contract reads:
'"If In the Judgment of thoi
eompni y the said company con-J
slders the condition and carrying
quality of the cherries such that
they will not carry well to eastern j
markets, or that the condition of I
the market does not wnrrnnt fur-1
ther shipment, fill IT FOR ANY;
OTI-JKK KKAHON OR KRAHONHi
TIIR COMPANY .DRUMS IT AD-I
VlHAIU.R TO DISCONTINUE
B II I l M PINTS TEMPORARILY,
TIIBY MAY DISCONTINUE HIIII'
MIONTR UPON NOTIFYING THE
OROWER TO Til AT HI'KEOT,
AND THE COMPANY SIIATX NOT
BE COMPELLED TO RECEIVE
ANY OIIERRIEH EUOM Til E
GROWER AFTER RAID NOTICE
Ifl GIVEN. The f.ict that the
company disc nlltmcs the receiving
of cherries HI I ALL HAVE NO E !
FECV ON THIS CONTRACT, ex
cept during the time that It d'ten
not deem it advisable to necr-pt
ehtpmriits for reasons uforowild.
And the grower upon notification
of the company so to do, will again
deliver cherries under the term
of this rontract."
1 oihkiii)' I'rotcclcd
The company Is fully protected
agalnul loHrt from operating expell
ees nnd overhead, except In case
they should fall to handle any
cherries or only a small amount
when the cost of opening up
plant here would he lost, by the
provision In the contract, exclusive
of tho cents annexed fur
pricking, that Insures them of 10
per cent of the sales receipts as a
handling charge. This handling
charge dors not lucludo any auc
tion charge.
There Is atnn on ambiguity In the
contract which might enablo them
to rtHHCss all expenses of any nature
against the gross receipts,
If at the close of the season the
net return from the .mi averages
more than 6 cents a pound half of
the net above 6 cents goes to the
company.
In the case of claims against the
railroad or express companies fol
low) or damage to fruit In transit
tho company reserves tho unlimit
ed right to negotiate nnd collect
for such damages nnd asses the
charge, upon which no limit Is
placed, against the pool.
Guarantee Is Refused
Discussing tho construction and
Interpretation placed upon thn con
tract by the Capital Journal nnd
ls attorneys this morning Hoy
R. Hurst, local representative of
Denney and company, declared
that he was not authorized to
make a statement regarding (lie
contrnct until he had talked to the
beads of the company.
Previously Hurst had denied that
It was the Intention of the company
lo pay an advance, of only 2 M
cents upon delivery. He stated
lhat the advance to he paid was 6
cents, but when asked to make the
positive statement for publication
that the company would pnv r.
cents upon delivery of the cherries
at the plant or In the cars here he
refused to do so.
(Jiviiv Denney and compnny
credtt for a desire to return to the
growers the nest price posHlble, so
lhat they may sustain the reputa
tion of the firm and remain In good
Handing with tho growers. It i
nevertheless possible under the
lerms of the contract for them to
pay the 2H cents advance and
nothing more. A collapse of the
atern cherry market, or In case
they realised no more than enough
to pay handling and auction
charges from the sales, they would
not be legally bound to pay the
grower anything beyond the 1
cent advance.
PRINCE OF WALES DANCES
BY LIGHT OF CANDLES
(Johannesburg. South Africa
June 23. (A. P.) The Prlicc of
Wales ushered In his 31st blrtti
day In the small hours of thi
morning dancing to the light of
candles and matches held by other
guewts at a party given by th
British Empire Service league.
The emernoney form of lighting
was necessitated when the elec
tricky failed for half an hour,
EXPECT RISE
I
E
PORTUGAL NOW UNDER
MILITARY REGULATION
Lisbon. The much talked of
Military revolution having cot
Irpaed, the government has estab
lished martial law. Portugal It
bow under strict military rule.
and all newspaper that do not
Portland, June 23 "With tho de
mand now In excess of the supply,
tho local butter market is exceed
Ingly strong, and further advances
In print prices In the near future
would not be surprising. Southern
California traders are taking all
tho butter they can get and other
shipping outlets are Improving
since the hot weathor. There Is also
some movement into storage,
On the dairy exchange, all cube
prices are a fraction higher today,
firsts being the exception. Kxtrns
45; standards 44; prime firsts
44 and firsts unchanged at 41
cream production Is hardly kcei:
lng up with requirements and but-
torfat competition is keen among
the croameries. Bids for fats in
zone one aro out at 44 cents f.
b. shippers track.
A half cent decline In current ro-
ceipts Is the only change In the
local egg market. The market 1
apparently marking time although
gradod stocks aro moving promptly
and conditions locally show
healthy tone.
country dressed hogs are scarce
and Die market is firm with choice
light porkers moving promptly at
18 to ihu cents. Choice light veal
are steady at J3 cents. Receipts
irom tne country were light today,
LIVESTOCK
Portland, June 23 Hops strong;
receipts 1993; heavy weight
ZbU to 3i0 pounds) med-
urn, good and choice 1 12.25 fc
13.60; medium weight (200 to 280
J12.5ufcU3.75; lightweight (100 to
J00 lbs. ) common. milium, good
and choice $13.76 14. 25: light
ngntB i30 to lfiQ lbs. i com mo.-?
medium, good and choice $12.50
& 13.fiu; packing hogs Binooth
$1 1.00 (ip 12.50; rough SlO.OO'fi)
11.00; slaughter pigs (130 lbs.
down) medium, good nnd choice
$11. 60)13.00; feeder and stocker
plgs 70 to 130 lbs.) common, me
dium, good and choice $il.Gufij)
14.76. (Soft or oily hogs and roast
ing pigs excluded.)
Cattle mciidy: receipts none:
steers, good $'J.00$9.z&: medium
f.OOfffy.00; common $6.50 U 8.00;
m liners nnd curwr steers 4.fi0tfi'
$0.50; heifers, good (850 lbs up.)
9n.vu(fis.zii common nnd medium
all weluhls $5.25 fin 7.50: cows irimd
(.Dii i. o; common nnd medium
$1.7fff)7.00; can iters nnd cuttors
TiO fiii 4.75; bulls, good (beef
rungs excluded $4.75 rS.fiO
iiimoii to medium (dinners nnd
lognas) 13, 60fii)4.7G: mi Ives m-
llllin to choice (190 lbs. down J
$7.00 ((f 9.00; cull and com m or
100 lt. down) 1-I.0uhuj7.00: mod
mn to choice ii 'tin io ami xa
lO.r.O'irK.fjl); medium to choice
Ml Itis. up) $4.50((Mi.00; cull nnd
minon (K'O lbs. up) $;i.00r G.00.
iuiu i.imoH sn-aiiy; receipts
" lambs light and handywelght
mcunuii to choice $;.5tt 6i 1 1.25'
Heavyweight 9U lbs. u medium
to prime $8.00 6t 9.00 ; all Weight
i:uu i mi common js.oo ffrSK.un
yearlini; wethers, medium to prime
$ 50 fir 8. (Ml; wethers 2 years old
and over, medium lo prima $5 00
i- n.iiu ewes, common in cl
M 0u;
"if 4.00. (Ahovo
spring lambs on
ier mid cull $1.60
imitations execj
short basis).
I'OltTI.WI) ;it IN
l'ortland, .Mine 23Wheiil hard
while, bhu'Ktem, haart $t.r.O; soft
white $1.68; western white, hard
winter $1.57; northern spring
$1,511; western nil $1.55; Tl. 11. It
hard white $l.tl:. Today's car ro
colpts: wheat 10, flour 4, corn &
oats 1, hay 'J,
mrri:it ami i:;;s
I'ortlind, June 2:t Kens firm:
current receipts 31c; pullets
29i I'O'-ic; firsts 31Hfii32r: ex I rim
.12 4 w:i;1l delivered I'orlland.
Huiler firm, extra cubes, cltv
46c; standard 44 Ho; prime firsts
43 ',ic; fli nts 41 c; undergrndes
nominal; prints 4c; cartons 47c;
Hutterf.K firm. riest churning
cream 4 1c net shippers" track In
.one 1.
Portland. Or.. June 5 9P.iirv
steady; heavy hens 20 ?: i ii.hr
16c; broilers 2lii 2c- viiiiiil.'u.i,n.
ducks 20c.
ONIONS AXI rOTATOKS
rorlland. June 23 rotator nnd
onions nominal; old potatoes .No.
3 .40,
NI TS, HOI AM) CASCAHA
rortlaml, June 23 Nuts uteadv
wnlnuls No. 1 28ViW32; filberts
nominal.
Hops steady; 1924 crop 16 i
18e; 1923 crop nominal.
Cascnra bark quiet. New peal
7tfSe po rpound: t) re eon irmn.
root S lie.
CHICAGO DEALERS PHONE
PRICE OF CHERRIES GOOD
Won! from tho Chlcnto mflrkot
Inillrulu Hint tho price of chr-
will go up over the elitlit anil
hnlf cent hu nnnontifpil hprp
yontiTiluy, iMTonllnn to I W. Well
of the YounK and Well company,
who (Kilted with Chicago buyer,
by lone dlatance telephone till
mornlnir. The market look, rood,
ne reported, but It la too early to
predict yet how far the movement
will (O.
Headquarters for narktn h the
TounR and Welle firm waa defin
itely eatahll.hed thla mornlnc In
the old Balem Krult Union plant
and preparation, were begun at
lonee for the receipt of their fruit.
Everything will be ready by the
I time the fruit la ripe and slarta
1 mmlnr In. Well, d.clared. The
applaud and bow dow to the rot- phone number at the packing plant end the price received averualnx
fitment hare been tuspended. la utt. 41 rente.
CONFESSES PLOT TO
HAVE WIFE MURDERED
l rult row hummed with activity
tills morning as cherry buyers
scrambled to established head
nimrtors In- preparation of the op
ening of the cherry pack this week
and local canners staggered under
tho first heavy run of logan re-
coints. Tho Joeran pack here yes-
lorday Indicated that the peak of
that run would come within the
next few days and there were pre
dictions current that the first cars
of cherries would leave before the
end of tho week.
Canners and packers of several
firms woro snowed under this
morning with logans with several
firms reporting a holdover to bo
cleared up from yesterday's
eclpts, Tho berries that aro com
ing in now are of excellent qual
Ity nnd full crews have been turn
ud on the Job of clearing them
away.
Announcement of cherry prices
yesterday and this morning brought
unusual activity in the cherry mar
ket from email growers who have
been waiting for the quotations
before offering their fruit. Indi
cations were that there would be
buyers for all of the small lots that
will bo offered today and tomor-
ow with immediate delivery. A
considerable tonnage of small unit
size Is expected to be signed today
as soon as the buyers of outside
firms get packing Headquarters
abllshed.
IN LAST YEAR
Washington, June 23 The coun
try's major crops of last year are
reported by the department of ag-
lculturo as having returned pro
fits for the farmers. k
The average 1924 crop of produc
lng wheat on 4016 representative
farms was placed at $1.22 a bush
el, compared with an average sale
aluo of $1.43 a bushel. The av
erage corn crop on 7631 farms
was 82 cents a bushel against a
0 bushel sale value and. oats
on 5509 farms cost 60 cents a bush
el and a salo value of 67 cents.
Average production costs for po
tatoes In different parts of the
country were bolow the avernge
selling price, but less than the
11)23 margin.
Labor of the farmer and his
family on a rental basis were In
cluded In cost figures.
In the early potato section, the
average cost was $80.01 an acre
and tho average sales value $143.09
;in acre. Tho north central group
states showed the lowest margin
ho Denney consignment from Al
bany, McM Inn ville, Forest Grove.
Shorldan, l'ortland, and other-outlying
points where contracts are
held or fruit available. The first
lot of cherries will bo received at
ho Kings plant today and If the
creipts within the ir,At few days
a ro la rgo enough, tho f 1 rst ca rs
will go out this week. Otherwise
shipments for the market by car-
1 lots will go Monday and Tues
day.
The Denney people will handle
nil of their ileal on a guarantee
lus Ii.-ihIs to tho pro we r depending
upon tho prices nt which they are
sold.
"The present cash price Is too
low anil 1 think wo can get more
money," IMrHch declared this morn
"It Is too early to predict the
e. hut whatever ntlv:i iitimo we
will be proportioned to the
grower. In the deal we just clos
ed at Tho Dalles the farmers net-
I 14 cents, but whether the price
r the deal here will bo more or
ess It Is too early to say. It is safe
o nay, though, that with the con-
lillon of the market, there Is every
ndleatlon that wo will get a very
d price.
The King plant will bo used ex-
Insivdy for the handling of the
enney deal. (Complete equipment
'ins been installed and every faclll-
posslMo to expedite tho hand
ing and service to the growers has
been provided.
"Wo would like to correct n
Iso Impression that seems to be
urront," lllrsch declared this morn
ng. "There Is no question of
lng next year or any other yenr.
whethc the Penney firm la com
Wo aro hero to stay nnd wo will
me hero every year ns long ns
ero Is business In tho valley. This
ear wo would have handled a
hundred cars If the fruit hat) been
ero to get and wo will be back
gain next year to tnke whatever
Is on the market for us."
Concordia. Kan., June 23. The
sheriff of Cloud county confirmed
today reports published In Kansas
City that Charles B. Da vies, weal
thy retired merchant of Concordia,
had confessed he had conspired
wKh Kansas City gun men to kill
his wife.
Mrs. Davics recovered from an
attack made on her last October
by gangsters.
Davles was released on $5000
bond for appearance at an
raignmont Thursday.
I
I
The heat wave In tho middle
west and east which ended the
strawberry crop there prematurely
has caused a terrific demand for
barrelled frozen goods from the
coast, la the report of local brok
ers who are buying to meet the
market, with the strawberry deal
practically over here shipments on
the frozen berries and canned
stuffs has shifted to raspberries
and blackberries but there are sev
eral lots of the strawberries yet to
go out from here.
Blackberries are netting a better
yield than was at first anticipated,
Is' the report of the buyers. Ship
ments of them will go east both
canned and frozen.
Tho market for pears Is showing
Increased signs of strength and in
dications are that there will be a
good demand. The present diffi
culty la that buyers have not yet
ouosiea me price up to the point
that canners are betnjr forced to
ask In consideration of the price
of the fresh (Tult.
Packing for the California-Lyons
Glaze fruit company will be band
led In the Albers warehouse, a half
block west of the Marlon hotel, It
was announced this mornlne bv
Claude McKlnney who is handling
the cherry deal for the California
firm here. The cherries are being
recolved now.
No prediction la available now
of the tonnage that the Lyons com
pany will pack this senson. The
market Is good for the glaMd fruit
and the quality of the cherries
now being received satisfactory,
McKlnney declares. E. O. Ranx
who has their deal here for the
past several seasons is not exDect-
ed to come here this year.
S. 0. CONSIDERS ONE
' HOUSE LEGISLATURE
Plerro, S. D. South Dakota.
first ettile In the union to adopt
the Inltlntlvo and referendum, ami
first etate to establish a system of
rural credits as a branch of gov
ernment, Is Interesting Itself scri-
Hisiy in another governmental In
novation a one-house legislature
The unicameral legislative re
form Is propose nnd sponsored by
Hohert Einmett Towdell. a veteran
democrat and state senator, but It
has gained support from so wide a
range of political thought in the
stato that It already looms as a
major Irmte In the legislature of
927.
Salem Markets
Compiled from report ot Su
lei 1 1 dealers for the guldiuicn
ol Juplial Journal readers,
(lie vised dally.)
Wholesale rrlces
Grain, No. 1 white wheat $1.46;
No. 1 red wheat $1.43 (sacked).
Meat: Top hops 13 c; sows
$9.50 (UJ 10.50 ; dressed hogs 17c; top
steers Cc; cows $2.506.00; bulls
34c; spring lambs, 80 lbs. and
undor 99&c; heavier 8cj veal
787c; dressed veal 12c.
Poultry: Springers 16&22c; light
hens 15fl0c; heavy hena 18 (y) 20c
old roosters 6c.
Cuttorfat 43c; creamery butter
17fcU8c; eggs 2Gc; standnrds 28c;
selects 30c; milk $2.20 cwt.
Vegetables and fruits; Canta
loupes $4. GO; watermelons
3 Vic lb.; cherries, early eating, 8c
lb.; booscberries 4c lb.; oranges
$7.75 8.25; lemons $9.00 & 9.50;
grapefruit $7.75; bananas
8c lb.; pineapples $2.50 per dnz.;
apples, extra fancy Wlnesaps $4.00;
as pa rg us $1.251.75 box; peppers
iOo lb.; peas 5c lb.; new potatoes
3c lb.; spinach 7c lb.; bunched
vegetables, beets, carrots, turnips.
local 4080c; beets, carrots, onions
aofy)6uc; radishes 25 40c doz.
bunches; tomatoes $2.50 crate;
Mississippi tomatoes $2.60 lug:
notnouse tomatoes ZOc lb.; green
beans 12c; lettuce dry pack crate
$1.25 1.75; doz. 60c; cucumbers,
per aoz., notnouse $1.15 tp 1.75
rhubarb, local 4c; celery, Calif or
nla new crop per dozen $1.25; old
potatoes, $3.60: sacked vegetables
beets, 3tc: new carrots 4Uc
rutabagas and turnips 3 'Ac: onions
crystal wax, per crate $3.75: Call
fornia red, per cwt., $5.50: local
cauliflower $2.00 crate; strawber
ries i.7ta)z.oo; California apri
cots $2.25 for 4 basket crate: can.
nlng, $2.00: plums $2 for 4 basket
crate; home grown cabbage 4c; new
yenow onions, ec by the sack;
rresft parsley 60c dozen.
NEW AND FACTORY
REBUILT
Typewriters
Underwood, Oliver, Royal,
Corona, Remington, Woodstock,
Portables, all makes
Sold on easy terms
All makes Rented and Repaired
Atlas Book and
Stationery Co.
Rubber Stamps Seals
465 State Phone 340
STATES DENNEY
Cherries from tho districts east
f the mountains which have re-
ently flooded the eastern markets
ave been cleared nway nnd the
mrket will bo bare within ten
lays to provide an excellent mar
ket for the crops of this district.
Is the stntement of Roy It. Hlrseh.
western division mnnager for the
Denney firm, who arrived In 8ft-
lem yesterday to direct handling of
uennoy deal here. Headquar
ter for the Denney packing was es
tnbllshed this morning In the old
Kings rroducte plant on North
Front street. Telephone number
at the plant Is 191.
The Denney people are ready to
receive all available black cherries
and will take any amount of satls-
ractory Quality that is ottered in
addition to what they have already
igned, according to lllrsch. Ba
lem la to be the only shipping cen
ter for the firm and will receive
between coat and value. Tee av
ers, k cost being SI cent a bushel
Ldd&Bush Bankers
ESTABLISHED 1868
General Banking Business
Office Hours from 10 n. m. to 3. p. m.
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; Manufacturers of
Sulphite, and Manila Wrappings. Also :j
Butchers Wrappings. Adding Machine Paper, :
Greaseproof, Glassine, Drug Bond, Tissue, :
i Screenings and Specialties.
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