THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
HEARING ORDERED ON RAILROAD RATE INCREASE
PAGE EIGHT
ARE TO PRESENT
Wrwhinpton, July 14 (AP)
Taking coKtiizanco of petitions of
westet n ruJIroiicIa for rnte inore;ic.s
the interstate commeico commis
sion today ordered special inquiry
Into tho agricultural and transpor
tation situation in the west.
Tho hearings will beKin at Chi
cago September 1 before Chairman
Aitehison of tho commission.
Petitions for increa.stvi were fil
ed as briefs In answer to tho com
misHion'B inquiry under tho Moch
Smith congressional resolution
which directed a revision of the
general rnto structure If tho com
mission found Buch a step necea
eary. The commission declared It
should first confer with the west
ern dletrictH for the reasons:
"To (leternilno what product) of
agriculture increasing livestock
are affected by depre.sion.
"To determine whether any rates
fares or churges, either on partic
ular classes or kinds of commodi
ties or classes of traffic in partic
ular sections or between particular
localities in tho western district
or otherwise may lawfully bo used
or required to be Increased and nl
co to what extent in order to com
pensate for such rate reductions.
If any, ns may bo found proper.
"To determine whether any rates
fares or charges may lawfully be
authorized to be Increased in order
to effect such Increases In the
revenues of western carriers us may
be found proper."
State commissions aro cooperat
ing In the Inquiry, but the notice
today invited representatives of all
other Interests to participate. Car
riers wore notified to bo ready to
go on at the first hearing submit
ting their statistics of operations,
showing earnings and traffic since
1923.
Tho western railroads, In com
plaining against the level of west'
rn rates ob too low, contended
"Since the passage of the trans
portation act of 1920 these car
tiers have not earned and are not
now earning a fair return upon the
aggregate value of their properly
Notwithstanding that they have
been and aro now operated under
Honest, efficient and economical
management their earnings have
been and are such that It Is Im
possible for them to maintain on
adequate transportation system
and they are In need of nn Immed
iate increase In revenue."
After tho carriers submit their
testimony at the Initial hearing In
Chicago and their cross-examination
Is under way a short adjourn
ment will be taken anri at tho ml.
Journrd hearing opportunity will
oo niroroeu further cross-cxamlno
tlon and for Introduction of direct
evidence.
The commission announced that
If parlies, other than tho carrtors
dcslro to introduce evidence at the
urn hearliiK thev shouM iwivim-
the commission or before August
Auxiliary proceedings have been
Drought In behalf of the 74 prin
cipal western cnrrlers before rail
road commissions in several elates.
Including Arkansas and Ivansns
How far the state commissions
win cooperate with the federal rum
mission in ndjusllcating the matter
was not mailo clear by the cum
mlsston'a announcement tortnv. It
wiui elated, however, that the state
commissioners were coopernitng
between rato structure lnvonil.m-
tlon and tho western railroads wore
iunner instructed to prepare data
for the Chicago hearings, separat
ing mo irnnic in Interstate roni
merce from state traffic.
Salem Markets
i.'oinplltNl from report ot Ka
lent dealem for lite guidance
or Coplml Journal renders,
(Revised dally.)
Wholesale rrlees
Grain: No. 1 while whoat $1.31
No. 1 rod wheat l.2U (sacked).
Meat: Top hogs 13c; sown
Iv.bOfy 10. &U; dressed Iioks 18c; toil
tec is Cc; cows $ 2.5 (Hi1 ft. 00: bulls
IViUf-Jc; sprlnn In nibs, SO llm. and
under 9ty9c; heavier veal
77 4n; drtwnl veal i:W
Poultry: Springers 'Of 20c; light
ben 13(i l.ric; heavy bens 1 8 qj
old roosters 6c.
Hut t erf at 4bc; creamery butter
'Wc; eggs Utie; standards 28e
elects 30c; milk $2.11) cwt.
Vegetnbies nnd fruits; Canta
loupes $3.1! ft ifi)3.7B; watermelons
So lb.; cheriie. Itintrs 1
ornngra $7.76fii'K.76; lomonds $8.00
i'.00: grapefruit $9.00; bananas
ttc lh.; apples, extra fancy Wine
ftps $4.00; peppers :uc lb.; pens
c in.; new potatoes 2 cents;
aplnach 7c; bunched vegetables:
beets, mm it a, turnips, local 4Q
rK0c; beets, carrots, onions 30 fir
60c; radishes 2Mi 40c don. bunches
tomatoes $4.50 30-lb .cm to or ISc
lb.; green beans 10c; lettuce, dry
pacK, crato $ l ,7b 2.00; Una- 80:
cucumbers, per do., hothouse
II. If) Iff l.6: Orenon celery $1.00fir
1.25 doe.; old potatoes $2.75; snrk-
o vegetanirs: hoots, carrots ruta
bagas and turnlpa 3c; vHlmi
onions, per cwt., $5.00; local
nlng, $2.00; plums $1.50 for 4 bas
ket crate; home grown cabbage
c; new yellow onions, flo by Rack
low onions, per cwt.. $5.00; local
cauliflower $2.00 crnte; slrnvvber
Ties Sl.75ty2.60; Oregon anil
eols $2.50 per box; can
ning $; plums $1.50 for 4 basket
Crate; home grown cabbnee 4e; new
yellow onions, flc by tho snck:
fresh parfley (iOc dozen; local eel-
cry UOc Iff $1.25; ensabas 6c ; local
pearnes 20c basket, water pe-nch
11.00 era lo.
GERMAN FAIRS PROMOTE
BUSINESS WITH NEIGHBORS
Cologne, (ict-innny. The epi
demic of fa 1 1 a whlrh Is sweeping
ovor Europe he.a at ruck CoIukiio,
which has Just hold lis third ex position
In lens than two yonrj
Time was when (rermon cntorprla
In fnlra waa limited to tho lil
atahllnhod fnlr at Lelpalc, with
Frankfort a a second rnte con
tender. Now there aro regular
spring and autumn fairs In leip
Ic, Frankfort, Berlin, Koenlus
benr. Drealau, Dnntlfr, Cologne
and several other cities, I
Corn Prices Are Up Again
A short corn crop Inst year brought higher prices for the little that
was for sale, according to the Index of the Seara-Koebuck Agricultural
Foundation. In spite of the better prices, there has not been so much
corn going to market ns a year ugo. Usually there Is Increased marketing
of corn just after planting time, but not this year. The corn was not
In the country, and hogs have been bringing good prices so that much corn
will go to the market on the hoof. Higher prices for corn does not Bcem
to have curtailed the demand, for corn has been disappearing from the
commercial channels Ju.st about as fast as last year when much lower
prices prevolled. In spite of an Increased acreage this spring, Inferior
seed and dry weather indicate nothing more than a normal crop. Good
prices for the 1025 corn crop ore confidently expected.
Trends jn the Corn Market
SmcEKsl 1923-1924 I pima7
'"no s" J'AS0" ojf m aJm j ja soh p jp m am rceiits
OFSUSHflS
$1.23 45
A y RICE f
ii.oo Jl f 30
I I I I I I I I t I III II I I I I I I I I I I
10 $40; BUTTER
Portland, July 14 A decline of
$2 a ton In mlllrun anil iniildllnK"
is effective In tho Portland mar
ket. Mlllrun Is now $40 and mid
dlings $42 per ton.
The butter market remains
steady with bio's unchanged on tbe
local dairy boards.
A decline of one cent In pullets
to ,14 cents is the only change In
the local egg market. All other
grades nro steady with supplies
about etual to the requirements
Sixteen cents is being paid gen
erally along the street today for
choice light veal. Choice ligbt hogs
still hehl at 19 to 13 14 cents. Re
ceipts very Hunt.
Poultry receipts arc lliiht and nil
classca aro very firm. There a a
good call for up rings and hens.
MVKSTOCK
Portland, July 14 Hogs steady;
receipts none; heavy wolKbl
(250 to 350 pounds) med
ium, good ami choice $1 3.00 (ft)
14.00; medium weight (200 to 300)
$13.2fityl4.00: lightweight (1C0 to
200 lbs.) common, medium, good
and cholcu $1 4.2.1 (in 1 4.50; light
llnhts (130 to 100 lbs.) comtiu.r
medium, good and choice $13 00
jfH4.25; packing hogn smooth
$11.1)012.00: rough $10.00 f.f
11.00; slaughter iIks (130 lls.
down) medium, good and choice
$12.501)14.00; feeder and Blocker
pigs (70 to 130 Him.) common, me
dlum, good and choice $i;t.00rr
14.00. (Soft or oily h)g and roanl
log pigs excluded.)
Cattlo slow; receipts 50; sleeiT
medium $7.25rfrX.OO; common $0 00
i7.2f; ca one is and culler steorn
$4.50ift)fi.00; heifers, common nnd
medium, all weiuhls $4.50 t . 2 r ;
cows common nml medium $4. On fir'
5.50; eanners and cutters $2.0oer
4.00; bulls. food ( beef yeai linns
excluded) $4.756i5.75; common to
medium (eanners and lmlojrna
$2.50 61' 4. 75; ealvw, medium to
enoiee mo lbs. down) $!).r.0'(r
11.00; cull and common (100 Mm.
down) $(i.00ffii0.50; medium to
choice (200 llw, up) $0 50 68.50;
cult and common ( 1 20 lbs. up)
$5. 50 OH 7.50.
Sheep nml lambs ste.nly: rccciots
none; lambs light and handyweinht
good valley lamb $ t 0.00 m1 11.50
hcavyweir.bt (: lbs. ui) metllum
t(. pririK- SK.OOftr 10.00; all web-bls
cull and common $0 00 i $S Oil ;
vearliug wethers, medium lo prime
ami over, medium to prime $-1.50
iMl.00: ewes, eommon to Neb.b-e
$3.50615 00; ranner and cull $1.50
r 3 50. ( Abovo quotations exec pi
POItTIYWn (CHAIN
Portland. July 14- Wheat, hard.
I'tueslein, hanrt. li.lt. H. hui.l white
$1.45; soil white. wi-Mlei n white
$1.43; bard winter, northern sprint;
$1.40; wivtein red $13X. Today's
car receipts: wheat X, flour 4. oat
2. hay 4.
urfTrit and i::t.s
Portland. July 14 Ki;c.h firm:
current recelpm 31 Wo; pull. -is 2s
ftiSHc; 'firsts 2fn' 29 'e; extras
304 6i"31c delivered Poilland.
Hulter steady; extra cubes, city
1 6 V4 1 ; statuLmiH 45c; prime firsts
44c; firsts 41! He; undergrade nom
pMUmiDlllIMl
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pi , V v. fx
1 1
VV. T. RIGDON & SON,
MORTUARY
Chemeketa Street at Cottage
Katablislicd 1891
S7li!iii:i U lAUlilUUH IlllJiUJUlllii I.UU
inal; prints 47c; cartons 48c.
It utter fat firm. Befit churning
cream 45c net shippers' track In
vcone 1.
PociritY
Portland, Or.. July 14 Poultry
steady; heavy hens 24 fa) 25c; light
lfi(o19c; broilers 19t)25c; young
white ducks 20fo)21c.
ONIONS AN I? POTATOES
Portland, July 14 Potatoes new
potatoes $2.502.75; onions stead
$4.004.50.
NUTS, HOPS AND CASCAKA
Portland, July 14 Nuts steady;
walnuts No. 1 28!S32V&; filberts
nominal.
llO) steady; 1024 crop lO
17c; 1023 crop nominal.
Cnacara bark quiet. Now peal
5 '1Gc per pound: Oregon grape
root 3Vc.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
A permit to operate in Oregon
woa issued to the Bell Telophone
Securities company, a Now York
corporation wit ha capital of $1,
000,000. C. 13. Hickman of Port
land Ifl aUorney-ln-fjy. for Ore
gon. Under the bluo sky act a permit
was issued to Clark, Kondnll & Co.,
Inc., of Portland, to sell bonds In
tho mini of $80,000.
R 13. M. Sign Sorvice, Portland;
incorporators. Ulrtc It. Cirey, E
j. HouKhey, V. II. Cope; capital,
$1100.
J. II. Karlss company, Portland;
incorporators, J. It. Kariss, Blanche
P. l-'aiise. John 11. Hall; capital.
$500; securltleA.
A permit to operate In Oregon
wns Issued to the Hepublle Truck
Sales corporation, a Delaware cor
poratlon. N. 1), Simon of Portland
Is attorney-in-fact for Oregon.
Notice of an Increase In capital
from $2500 to $10,000 was filed
by tho Alt. Scott Fun oral Home.
Inc., of Portland.
Notice of an Increase In capital
from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
was filed by tho K. K. Wood bum
ber company, a California con
corn.
ltell Telephone Securities! com
pany, Portland, to operate as stock
took er.
Colu in bin Country club. Port
land, to sell bonds in tho sum of
$100,000.
Oregon Cranberry C3 rowers Co
opera live. Astoria; Incorporators.
.1. S. nelllnger, A. II. Kieselman.
William K. Scliiimpff, K. V. Mc-
Mlndcs, l- O. O tills; membership
fee $10.
Hellenic-American Pbilanthi o
pie ami Kducal ional Society for
I indies. Port land : incorporators.
Matrdalhi Tbodos, Mai la Lam pro
poles, Anthy Tssiris.
Notice of an Increase in rapit.il
from $200,000 to $250,000 was fil
ed by the Washington Htlitdlng
company of Portland.
Crams. Inc., IVillumt; lucorpor.
aloiis, U.S. t'einn. .lomea Cram Jr.
Lynn Cram, llar.cn Cram; eapit-it
SMHH); rcal'y.
lielunaiiit M;m aroul company.
Port land ; ini nrpi rators, lieorgi
A . ma u n , M . K. I .c h ma n n . I.
M. I.epper; capital. $2.',tUH).
Tho lall i Itivi sttiient comp iny
Tlic Da I leu; liici rporatom. Halite
S. liico, V. J. Kargo, (ieorgo N.
I- ar,K and otliei s; capital, $.10,
000.
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Jli i ii Silt i fiT! SvTTnTTniTd
IN CALIFORNIA
1PR0V
The prune market situation In
California Is, as anticipated, worst
ing into excellent ttlutpe, both an
regards the case of spots and as
regards the prospect for futures.
.states Die California Km it News.
Tho Prune association rigged the
market very effectlcely In its ar
rangement In putting out the low
er prices on June 1 and stocks are
going out nicely. Under date of
July 8, the prune association an
nounced that it had at that time a
total available stock of 1924 crop
prunes, exclusive of the limited
reservations made for cartons, of
less than 7000 tons, consisting en
tirely of 30s, 40s and a few "out
side' 60s. In view of the fact that
commercial packers have been
pructically out for some time, this
Ui the whole of the carry-over
now and there should be no diffi
culty at all In cleaning up. The
association also announces that It
is out of 70-80s entirely in either
grade nnd will advance prices on
all sizes that It has left of 1924
crop '4c, effective "July 15 or eoon
e.". Over half of the entire hold
ings of the prune association were
sold during June.
As to the future in prunes, the
general prospect In California now
is for quite definitely less than last
year. Up to recently the maximum
estimates were for about the eame
aa last year's tonnage in this state.
A hot spell in California haa ma
terially damaged prunes In a num-
oer or tne important Sacramento
valley counties and there has been
a heavy dropping so that today's
estimates Indicate 20 per cent less
prunes at best in California this
year than lost. With the very small
crop in tho Pacific northwest, and
with no carry-over anywhere on
the coast to go Into new crop, the
situation as to the future prune
maricet nere is extremely firm. On
top of tills reports from Europe
indicate a small crop in France,
probably something like last year.
Reference to the damage to prunes
in tho Sacramento valley will be
found in another column.
Tho recent heat wave has notice
ably affected the prune crop In
parbs of northern California. A
survey Is being made by the Cali
fornia department of agriculture to
detenu Ino tho full extent of the
damage, and nlso to see what
measures cni. be taken to relieve
tho orchards and preserve the
trees for tho future, says the Cali
fornia Krult News.
D. Q. Milbrath, plant pathol
ogist, bureau of plant quarantine
and pest control, California de
partment of agriculture, ia making
this survey In Tehama, Butte, Glenn
Sutter. Yulm nnd Colusa counties.
In some Instances the orchards
look aa though they had been
swept by fire, says our slate de
partment of agriculture. Tho trees
were evidently not prepared for the
sudden change in climate. Appar
ently aa a remit of the cool spring
some grower did not irrigate a
they should. The hot weather came
just as the maximum strength of
the trees wa being expended on
the crop, and the result was a se
ver Injury. It in believed that
many trees which look bad at the
present time can le saved.
Oregon Pulp & Paper Co.
SAI.HM. OREGON
Manufacturers of
Sulphite, nnd Manila Wrappings. Also
But chers Wrappings, Adding Machine Paper,
Greaseproof, Glassine, Drug Bond, Tissue,
Screenings and Specialties.
VISIT PORTLAND
IH'KING THE I51G
ELKS' CONVENTION
July 13 to 18
An Experience of a Lifetime!
liifl features daily
Free Hand Concerts
HiK Parade Thursday
Band Contest and Massed Hand of 1500
Gaily Uniformed Drill Teams
$2.25 Portland and Return
Tickets on sale Julv 12th to ISth inclusive
Hetmn Limit July 21st
Take the dependable trains of the OKEGON ELECTRIC
RAILWAY, leaving:
7:0: n. m.; 10:00 a. m.; 11:13 a. m.; 1:.10 p. m.j
4:00 p. m.; 5:30 p. m.; 8:20 p. ni. DAILY
Tickets or further particulars of
L. F. KNOWLTOX. J. V. RITCHIE,
Traveling; rassengor Apent Ticket Agent
THONE 727
Oregon
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FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Chicago, July 14 CAP) Co
ojerative marketing of grain will
continue uniler the name of the
drain Marketing company which
decided upon a dissolution a few
Jays ago, and an effort will be
made by It to stage a financial
comeback.
The directors have voted to re
turn the properties involved to the
four companies originally merged,
but to request an option for one
year allowing the grain marketing
compiiny to purchase them out
right. Verba! approval of this
plan has been given by officers of
tho four companies, Gray Silver,
president of the cooperative Indi
cated. Efforts to keep the cooper
ative alive through aome reor
ganization plan have already been
considered. Nebraska farmers 1
have expressed willingness to start
a movement among farmers for
the necessary funds.
"Despite obstacles," the directors
statement says, "361 country ele
vators have become stockholders,
grain has been handled directly or
indirectly from evory wheat pool In
the United States except Indiana
and the company now has an op
portunity to handle more than 50,
000,000 bushels of Us own mem
bers' grain from its present mem
bership." Protection Pledged
Shanghai. July 13 (AP) A
wireless message from Shangwha
in Hunan province, says the Chi
nese authorities there have renew
ed their fljunirannps of nrnteettnn
for foreigners.
NEW AND FACTORY
REBUILT
Underwood, Oliver, Royals,
Corona, Remington, Woodstock,
Portables, all makes
Sold on easy terms
All makes Rented and Repaired
Atlas Bock and
Stationery Co.
Rubber Stamps Seals
465 State - Phone 340
Electric I
n isssnssn n if,.Mr ml n
Typewriters