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Late arrivals have been some what heavier than expected, ome of the surplus has been moved in other directions. Very active tone is showing for country killed hogs along the whole sale way and prices have retained their full former height. Demand includes all sorts but the best call remains for light butchers or block ers. Supplies of country killed lambs are below current needs of the trade. For that reason the late ad vance In the price is being rigidly maintaincd generally. Beef is show ing a favorable call. Very sluggish tone is reported for potatoes both in a Jobbing way and at the Bouim. Practically all Pacific northwest primary points report a very slow call. Prices are inclined to ease off. There is an increasing movement of honey, in the local trade. The public appears to be consuming more honey this season. Prices are "irm. Small oranges are advanced and general further advances arc due. Lemons and grapefruit are steady at late prices. Owing to the low price new crop dates In bulk arc moving better. Onion market Is very sluggish at the source. Prices nominally held. Demand for sprouts, artichokes and hothouse cucumbers increasing. Celery market is firm with hearts generally higher up to $1.75 dozen bunches. -. Sweet potato market steady to firm- for Californians. Southern stock not so good. More Japanese chestnuts arriving. Huckleberries continue slow sale 13 to 15 cents pound. NEW YORK CURB MARKET HIGHER - New York (.1') The curb market displayed firm resistance to fur ther selling pressure in the early trading Tue.sday, which caused a moderate revival of speculative en thusiasm and attracted a wave of buying carrying the list substan tially higher before the close. Trading remained in moderate volume, with the lienor keeping close to the market. Traders re garded drying up of selling during Monday's decline as a particularly healthy sign. FORECAST ON EXPORJS CUT Estimates or the Yugo:lav export surplus of dried prunes for 1929-30 now range from 8.800 to 15.400 short tons, according to a cable re ceived in the foreign service of our bureau of agricultural economics from Agricultural Commissioner L. V. Steere at Berlin, says the Calif ornia Fruit News. An average of the-e figures, or 12.000 short tons, would seem to be the best approxi mation for the present, states Mr. Bteere. The reduction from previ ous estimates was made necessary by the preponderance of small size plums. The uivold stocks still in the hands of growers and dealers In Yugoslavia are very small, ship ments are going mostly to the coun tries along the upper Danube and to Italy and Poland. Prices advanced sharply during October and only a lew transactions were negotiated, Reports from Hamburg Indicate that dealers are holding back In purchasing until a better inland de mand develops. The demand in in land markets Is now very light be cause of the high prices quoted on prunes and the abundant supply of Iresh fruit. Yugoslavia is expected to be only a small factor In the Hamburg market this sea. on be cause of the small crop, small sizes and mediocre quality of the prunes. In London, California prunes continue in steady demand with quantity disposed of satisfactory' for thU time of year, according to a cable from F. A, MoU. fruit spe cialist of our department in Eu rope. Prices remain approximate ly the same as last month on Cali fornia prunes but Oregon prunes chow some reduction. Vrholealc stocks of prunes In Ixmdon on Oc tober 31 tood at 770 short tons, against 944 on September 30 and 451 on October 31 last year. BOSTON BROKERAGE HOUSE IN FAILURE Boston (IP) Bownrr und compony mtmbera of the 5aton tock - chanar. Tuwdy announced their Inability to meet their etwanemenu. The company, a imall commbuion houne. hai been a member of the local exchange for aome 30 year. Foster Coniens and Prank X. Kramer are the membara. MARKET QUOTATIONS POKTI.ANI) LIVESTOCK Portland Cuttle und talves. ful ly steady with Monday' supply clean ed up. Receipu: cattle 100 calve 85. StecTH, liou-1300 iba. aio.23 to ail. Do., good (10.25 ;o Do., medium. W 60 to SlOiS,; Do., common 7 to S8 50; Heifers, good SU to S0.50. com mon to medium M to ; cows, good M to sa 50; Do., common to medium, 85 to B. Do, low cutter 3 to 15, Bulls, good to cnoice 87 to 50; cut ter to medium, iu 10 f i; unives, nieu ium to choice 8 to 10.60: cull to common t to W. Vealer. milk fed. good to choice 91I.&0 to S13.50; med ium 9 to $11.50, cull to common 46 00 to 9. Hogs: Quotably steady. Receipt 450. including ltJ'2 direct. Heavy wetgnt to mroiuui weight S9.25 to 10.35; light weight 10 to 10 3'; tight light. S9.3& to tlO.35. Packing sown, rough t and smooth. tl'2b to W50. Slaughter P'.tfs S6 50 to y 50. Feeder and Blocker pigs M&0 to $9 40. iboft or oily hoga and roasting pigs exciuae uiu kuui tatloiiKi. Sheep and lambs, quotably steady. Receipts 425. , Lambs. B4 lbs. down, good to choice $10 50 to $11: medium $9.50 to $10.-50- all weights, cull to common $7 monto $9 50. Yearling wethers. HO lbs. down, medium to choice $8 50 to $. Ewe. 120 lbs. down. medium to choice $6 50 to au.aiTfcrKATHEdTH choice $3.75 to $5; 120-125 lbs. med ium to choice $3 to $4.50; all weights common $1 to $3. PORTLAND PKOIH TE Pnftimwi hip. Butter: Cube ex tras 4jc; standard 44c; prime ferula 3(ic. ERgs: poultry produrero prices Fresh extras 40c; standards 45c; Iresh medium 39c; medium firsts 37c; IiesJi pullets 34c; first pullets 32c; The price to retailer Is two cents f higher. Bui te rial ; uireii. iuiiivib " -price: No. 1 grade 44c; No. 2 grade 40c; atntlons. No. 1 44 to 45c; No. 2, 40 to 41c. Portland delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat 47-4Hc; No. 2. 42-440. Milk: Buying price lour percent, $2.50 to $2.55 cental. Cheese: Belling price to retailers: Tillamook county triplets 29c; loai 30c. TillamooK i.o.d. aeuuig yin-w. Triplets 27c; loaf 28c. Live poultry: Heavy hens over 4'a lbs.. 26-27c; 3', to 4V, l. M;?5; under 3"3 lbn. 20-Mlc: broilers, light 26c: colored 20-22c; old roosters 11c; iilh. .Im-lra IB-'J'Jr Turkeys: selllnfr price to retailers: Fancy dressed hens m-w, jouhb oms 33-33c; alive 22-23c. i. nmnvM Valencia. $3 75 to $5.75; grapefruit. Texas $5 25 to $5.75; limes, five doz. cases $2.jU; bananas 7'ic lb. Cranberries: MrFarlane $6 50 to $6 75: Jumbos $6.75 bushel bov; east ern $2150 barrel. Lemons: Calif. $1150 to $13.50. Cucumbers, local 65c to $125 box. Hothou.se $1 to $1.50 down Tomatoes, local 50 to ttUC box; Cal Onions, selling price to retailers: nets 8 to 9c; Yakima giuue 91.. Oregon $150. to $1.75. . 1. .. swum? nrlce. let- mrr. local $2.00: The Dalles $2 50: Pasco and Sacramento $3 50 to $3.75; cabbage, local 2 to 8'.iC lb: mn.iv henns 14 to 15c; com. $150 to $2 sack of six dor..; peas Be lb. KfotllfSH uer lUK $1.75: 1 kny per lug $125 to $1.50: Emperors ai GO: Zlnfundels 90c; Concoid, per 'bFKKPlant 7-flc lb. Cauliflower, local isn . to 81.90. Huckleberries, fancy 12-14C. Tabic potatoes: Deschutes Bfmi W-; 10 to $325; Yakima $2.75 to $.!Ho 5c lb; southern yams $2.50 crate. Fresh da tea: Calif. 20c lb Koiniitf mire to re m. vnifi hoos. bent but chers under vm io- 'y " J " 00 lbs. 17-lBc; lambs, 2Q-22e; heavy mutton 15c. POIITI.ANB i:STSIIli: MA II KIT Red clierKs iippciirnl In Hie apple trn.le on tho Ei.llcle Farmers Mar ket Tuesday. There wire also mine small supplies of Newtowns bo h of which were priced around 41.10 oox '"'cJbSc m'Set was flrmlT Peed firm at l.:i6 oranne no lor best. Some .lml more. Caullllower was m.... stuff with eoilsitlerr.oie juur. will" price rane. The Dalles lettuce wai oflered around I 90 to tl m I r. Not very Koou ""Y. scarce, potatoes we.- " " - r USS rT,na7,Pr. slow .one for on ions, but lir.ces are stationary. arrots are in nunc ..... - prices. Beett arc in l nu. nips sen yiin.i). "l . iR bunches. Turnips 40 to M Strawberries to Tomalocs 00 to 7fc box. kiua.ri. Danish 1 25 per can 'oP Corn, yellow, sack .1 60 t , 75. elery. uozeu J'." s-.... to 1: No 1. 75 to uc; e.o. . heaits 11(0 to I.S0 No. 3 t:aulllower, r.o. . to loc crale. Mt. nor", wool- , Portland lUPi-Nuts. OieKon i wal- nuls TJac to 2c; falliornia peanuts. 'raw 10c; Braills i new crop -iiH'; niiiuniun Huns; Nominal 1928 crop ll-13',jC WOOl. ll0 VlUJf iiuiiimus , illey ao-j;ic; enniriu naju.a UBirnTKtTT hop New York Kvapraied flpplrs. firm: choire lft'c; '' ''Q , ; prunes sirmiy. " stamlurd 14', to 15c; choice "'. ; extra choice wj ,. Hteady. 8tamb.rU lic: vvm:kv i-. 'ii;;rK;.sii.VM.i.o!f;: 11VJ7 nominal. Pacific coast 10JU 10- 20c: 1U27, lo-ltic. ti.v Mittkt:T n.n,i,,1 nllay: Slcady. buvlnn alfalfa ilB-H!": clover 1: oat hay. s, ..raw 7-8 ton; selllnil prices tj more. .... I..IVCUIII pnl'l.Tltr ,, Francisco ' .Fe.1 -State Market bureau!. Hens. team...... .... der 31. 11" 22c; over S', lbs. 2.H . colored 4 II". HP 2-a0o. Broilers I n,- ,l . li ih. .,r io aT-aae. Kryers. col- . ..,.l.r 31. lbs. 28-2c; leunorn 2-3 lbs. aa-aitc; ........ - .... ou.'iu... r-.iMin. nominal. Turkeys: Vo'nnK loins 15 lbs. tip. live 31c: dressed 37-;lc: youn liens m iK- ..n iiv. 2a.v dressed :isc; OKI torn, and hens, live Me: dreaaf.1 SIC. Pears: llarlletts Lake rouiny stsn dsid box. fancy 44 to 44.25. CklVIII! IFP1P.4 in Kranclsco Federal Stale Market News service: Apples Hell clous 42 25 to 42 50. Bellellowers. fan- cy 42 lo 42 35; Newtown Pippins M. 15 to 42 MIL loose II 50 lo 41.75; Udy apples. 43 lo 44 box. Drenon-Wllller Bananss "Irs fey 13 50 to 42 75; fane! 42 lo 42 25. Kllias fancy 12 to 42 25; Home Beaulles fey 42 to 43 25: HH and Vjr;'r.i,,if.,to 3 75; BUlrenbems. X' 4.1 25 to 43 -50; fancy. 43 75 to 43. C grade M W 12 25; Delicious XP 43 25 to 43.50. pokti.am not : roB Portland ,ssFloiir (CIIJ delivery prlcesl : Family patents, 4s 47 ao, whole wheat . 4 HO: frshsm. Js M70: bakers' hstd wheat HHs. 47 an; bakers' bluestem pstenu 8s, 47.HOL pastry flour 4s. 47 Ll. Csne sliKsr. isscked bsslsl : fnllt or berry. 45.70 per cwt.; beet sinar 55 cwt. ILRPOOI. UIIKAT Liverpool is wheat close. tec 112a: March 4137',; May al.40?,: July 41.42 -. (IIK tl.ll iIV rhlcsro ' Wheat futures: Dec open 41.201, to V hta-h II 241.: low 41 20',: close 41 23 3-5 to II 34 March open 11 271, to 1-3: htah II 3li; low 41-27W: close 41 3P to '.. May. open 131 ' i ; high 1 35',; low $1 31; close $1.35';,. July, open ii-atl-U: high $1. 35'4: low $1.3J: close $1.35'4- Cash grain: Wat at. No. 1 hard $1. 23 '4; No. 3 yellow, hrd $1.23'?. New corn. No. 3 yellow 61 'ac; No. 5 while 85c. Old corn. No. 6 yellow 87c; No. 2 while 97c. Oat. No. 2 white 47 Vi to '.,: No. 4 white 45c: Rve. No. 2. 97 ',c. Barley, quotable range 58 to lie. jimoiny seeu bj.o to ao.JO. wlo ver seed $10.25 to $17.75. Lard. $10.35; libs $9.75; bellies, new $10.75. POItTMSH UI!i:AT Portland f Wheat futures: Dec. open, tow $1 19'3; high, close SlJil-5-8. March, open, low Sl.ae1: high, close $127. May. open, low $1U'.4; high, clone $1.302. Cash marked. Wheat, Blng Bend Blue tern, hard white $1 ; suit white, western white $1.23; hard win ter, northern DriuK. western red $1 211,. oats. NO. 2 SB-ID. wnite 93. Today's car receipts: wiieat 93. flour 5, corn 3. niNMPi.i; miEAT Winnipeg. Man. 'UPi Wheat range. Dec., ooen 41.331.: bigh 41.36'l.; low 41321,: cluae 11:161,. May. open II.- o1-; nign ii.tJ'.; low .i.su. 1.43 5-H. July, open 4142: high 41.- 45; low 11.411,: close 41.45. IIIK'AI.O I.IVKNTOI'K Chicago IU. S. D. A.I Hogs, receipts 40.000, Including 5000 di rect: msrket mostly 5 to 10c lower: top 10.15; butchers, medium to choice 4H65 to 40.15. Cattle receipts 7000: calves 2000: very alow market: early top yearlings 115. Slaughter classes, steers, good to choice 411.50 lo 414 50: fed yearlings, good and choice 113.25 to 415.75; vealers, milk fed, good and choice 12 to 115. Sheep: Receipts 11.000: active, strong to 25c higher: bulk fat natives 12.75 10 13; a few choice 413.25 to 413.35; fat ewes 15.50. waltpacks are removed frgm market California walnut sales In late October had totaled 93 per cent of the estimate on all standard varie ties and 77 per cent of the fancy varieties and the association had withdrawn from the market with several of its popular packs, the quantity sold being - far greater than on the corresponding date of any previous season, says a bulletin issued bv the association. "The California Walnut Growers association named its season s op ening prices on October 7. Our un expectedly low prices were so en thusiastically received by the dis tributing trade that the associa tion reports being sold up to Us season's estimates and, therefore, has withdrawn from the market on several of its mast popular packs, including Diamond Large Buds, Diamond No. Is, Diamond Medium Buds and Emerald Babies, with other packs so closely sold up that it is having to withdraw one or an other of them every few days. "The association reports sales to October 23 totaling 93 per cent of the estimate of all standard varle tics which arc soft shelled and bud ded and 77 per cent of all fancy va rietics. The quantity tints sold is far greater than on any previous season to a corresponding date and General Manager Thorpe of the as sociation is confident that his or ganisation will be completely sold out of all packs bclore the turn of the year. White it is still too early in the harvest to accurately deter mine how close to estimates the crop will run, present indications point to a 5 per cent to 10 per cent reduction from the association's final pre-reason estimate. The asso ciation officials now predict a max imum of 38.500 tons as the entire state's output of orchard-run wal nuts, which will be graded into 33.- 000 tons of merchantable, unshellcd walnuts and 5.500 tons of culls which will be diverted to the by products plants and shelled. This, however, compares with the Octo ber 1 government report of 41,000 tons orchard run. 'The entire line of walnuts, both shelled and unshelled. is reported firm and active by all distributors and it seems apparent that this sea.-on's crop will move out freely without a carry-over." Sal 2m Markets Compiled from reports ol Salem de;ilrr, lor the guuhtiK'o ot fay li ft! Jouiuul rcuUcis. Kc vised daily) Whcnt, No. I white 1.11 bu.; red1 titckrd( 1.09'a; feed oats 47c; min ing oats 5Uc; barley per ton. rticais; lions; Top if r a i e , 130-1 Uil lbs. 1..2S; 160-220 lbs. 9.75; 220-2ti0 lbi. SU00; attO-.lM) lb. H00; sows, 0.75 to 7.0C; cattle, tup Kieern tt'HUy tu.Su iu it. cows ; &0 to 7 50. culls nntl cuttrrs 2 5i) to 3 M); Shrrp, sptlnir lambs ?y, bucks 7. Old rwek $3 to $4. Calves: Vealers. live weight 140-180 lbs. til; heavy and thlut 7-8. Urrrard mrats: Top veal 16 cents; No. J grade 14c; routfli nd lienvy and up; top lions 120-150 lbs, 14c; other tirades 13 ',u down. Poultry Llnht to medium hen 16- 18c lb ; heavy hens 22 rents per pound; broilers, aprmus 2oc; siuga 12i'; old rooters 7c. Kfriri: Pullets 37r; fresh ritra 48e; Butterfat 47c; Prince butter 47c to 4Ho; cubes, extras 45c; standard cubes 44C. uiuir w r pitirn Fresh fmit: Oranges t 5U to 7.75 case; lemons 10 a ra.se; bananas Be lb; grapes, Tokaya ! M); Kiiipeiw 1 75; w raped and packed. XK Jona than apples. Yakima 2.7f; face and fill 1 60. bpltzenbe rgs SI 50; Baldwins 150; huckleberries 15c lb; ground cherries 91 50 bov cranberries 6 50 bu.; pears J bu ; Casabaa 4c lb. pomegranltes. $1 10 bo. Fresh tegetablea: Tomatoes 1 box; hot houae 2 75-M 50; Calif. $2 50. Cucumbers, hothouse Wk1.50 do. Potat.. Yakima 2 75; Yakima Blue bird 3 25: Lettuce. Seattle 2 50; Iced 3 75; lalles 2-2 35; I-ablMi SI 50; lblsh celery 3.75; heart loc: cab bage 2c; eg plant 12c lb : red peppers 10c; green loc; apinacn woe do; rauii flower aim to SI 20 crate. Artlrhokei 1 50 doc. Brussel sprouts He lb. Lo ral ai 71 Box. Bunched vegetables: Turnip 40-Hoc titty u: Da r lev ouc: rarrois oc io nor, beets. Iocs) 40c to BOc; onions 400 to BOc; raninnes vc to wk Racked vegetable: Onions, local 13 Yakima Si 25: carrots 2c; rutnbngaa 3S0 lb: garlic 15c lb: sweet potatoes So- Marhrlhead amiaih 30 lb : Hub' bard and b.inana. IV" pumpkins 9c lb.; tuiDlpa 3c; parantp j tc. HtMII, MOHAIH W.vtl fine Site: medium 33c: eon 30c per lb. Lamb wool 27c; fall clip 27c. Mohair: fall clip, old 39c; am c. Munster County, Ireland, had a bumper crop of mushrooms this vear and lanre crowds fathered early every morning to pick them. HARD WINTER HITS WALNUTS IN RUMANIA A long, hard winter which lasted until the end of March, as well as late spring frosts, seriously affected the 1929 crop in Rumania and in spite of favorable conditions since the month of June the crop will hardly be more than about three fourths of normal, according to a report received in the foreign serv ice of our bureau of agricultural economics from Consul J. R. ChHds at Bucharest, as printed in the California Fruit News. The aver age production In normal years ranges from 16,500 to 17,600 short tons. Dealers claim that the 1929 crop will not exceed 8,800 short tons but Consul Childs is of the opinion that the crop will amount to at leaot 11.600 short tons. Dealers estimate that the crop last year amounted to only 11,500 short tons but Consul Childs states that this estimate should be increased to about 20.900 short tons. The current season's eron bens- flted considerably by the favorable weather prevailing since June and the nuts will be of good size and quality. The crop as a whole, how ever, will be below average in quan tity. Reports Indicate that the Bessarabia and Bukovino crop will only be about 50 per cent of normal. The crop in Moldova will be about 60 per cent of normal. The crop in Transylvania is practically negli gible in some areas but in others it is about average so that a 50 per cent of normal crop is expected for the whole province. There are exceedingly wide dif ferences between the official and unofficial estimates of walnut pro duction in Rumania, state Consul Childs. The Rumanian ministry of agriculture on September 1 esti mated the new crop at 51.380 short tons as compared with 90,620 short tons in 1928. However, exporters wh3 have had long acquaintance with the walnut crop situation in Rumania are unanimous in contest ing these figures, of the ministry of agriculture. Leading exporters state that there are no carry-over stocks of 1928 walnuts. No important transactions are epoted up to the middle of Oc tober in new crop nuts. The lack are reported up to the middle of Oc- the reports of good crops in Italy and Prance. Producers feel that prices later on should be fairly sat isfactory because of the short do mestic crop this year and have indi cated that they will hold back their walnuts as long as possible. Exports of walnuts from Rumania during 1928-29 (July to June) amounted to 31,997,000 pounds of nuts in the .shell and 1.446.000 pounds of wal nut meats. -If the walnut meat ex ports are converted- back to an "in shell' basis on the basis of three pounds of nuts in the shell to cne pound of meats, total exports for 19H8-29 amounted to the equivalent of 36.335,000 pounds of walnuts in the shell. Rumanian walnut exports to the United States during 1928 29 amounted to 4,139,000 pounds of walnuts In the shell and 622,000 pounds of walnut kernels. COAST STATES UNITE TO URGE RAILROADS (Continued from page 1) nev at Portland, conducted Tues day's crass examination in a detail ed and searching manner. He inti mated and it was. generally agreed that through freight rates via exist ins; lines would result in approxt mately the came advantages as would construction of the proposed route. A picture of Vast domain In cen tral Oregon without rail service was portrayed by Frank J. Miller, chair man of the public sen-ice comm.s- sion of Orepon. He said there is an area of 20.000 square miles in part of Oregon without rail service and that those living in that region were forced to raise crops which may be driven out on the hoof. Miller compared the growth of Washington and Orepon and said in his opinion the rapid develop-) ment of Washington was because j that state had railroad competition while in Oregon the Southern Pa-! citic serves the western half and the Great Northern and Union Pa cific served portio of central and eastern Oregoif One phase stressed by Miller was a hope that the Great North ern would build feeder lines to isolated regions provided it Is per mitted to extend the present. Great Nortnorn line from Klamath Falls to the proposed California con nection with the Western Pacific. A direct outlet would be provid ed. Miller said, for freight and passengers from Bend. Ore., and other points on the Great North ern. The Oregon commissioner was one of the best witnesses to appear in the hearing. He had in his pos session complete details of the Oregon railroad situation. There are 35.300 miles of railroad in the more than 86.000 square miles in the state which averages 17 square mi area to each mile of railroad. Southern Pacific counsel leading the opposition to the proposed ap plication obtained statements from the witnesses that competitlton was desired and that states in question had intervened In the hear ing because they desired competi tive lines rather than because ex isting lines were inadequate. The resources of Oreaon remain largely undeveloped, according to Miller. He said Oregon has one fifth of all standing timber in th United State?, having more timber than any other state in the Union. Tremendous benefit to central Oregon as a result of the propos ed connection was testified to by Robert W. Sawyer, a member of the Oregon highway commission and publWier of the Bend. Ore., Bul letin. "A new market will be opened If tlie proposed line is built and it will result In a reduction of freight rates." said Bawyer, Intervening in behalf of the Bend chamber of corunerce, told the hearing. WEAKER MARKET SEEN IN PRUNE TRAFFIC A much weaker market has re sulted throughout the month and very little business has been done in California prunes in Liverpool, says a market letter from J. C. Houghton. Prices have eased about 4 per cwt. but this has only had the effect of making buyers still more cautious. The trade here have al ways contended that Califomian prices were too high and that they were bound to decline and the re cent reduction has only added to mis Denei. oregons The first part of the month was very slow but In the latter days quite a consid erable amount of business has been done at prices which show a heavy decline of about 7-per cwt. Oregon prunes are getting what business there is passing and many thou sands have been sold during the past few days. This is undoubtedly due to the large difference in price oei ween tne two varieties. CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES HIGHER DESPITE SALES Chicago (LP) Wheat prices closed sharply higher on the board of trade Tue day respite considerable profit taking and a lower Liver pool close. The market was com pletely dominated by the Argentine bull news. Reports of the spread of the black rust and the resultant serious damage to the crop, con tinue to come from the southern hemisphere. Eastern and, general commission house buying, as well as short covering v. ere instrumental factors but them aln impetus was from Argentina where estimates on the crop ar ebeing 1 lowered by large sums. Export buying was fair and there was active domestic mil ler demand. Corn and oats made good advances with wheat. At the close wheat was 37 to 4 cents higher; com was 1 to I'a cents higher and oats was 1 to 1" cents up. Provisions closed strong. ESTIMATE ON CROPS IS MADE Estimates on California crops of interest in this section compiled by the department of agriculture of that state show the following: Walnuts: The total crop of wal nuts is estimated at 41,000 tons, which is about the same as has been forecast throughout the season. This may be compared with 25.000 tons produced in 1928 and 51.000 tons in 1927. The above figures not only include the nuts sold in the shell. but those diverted to cracking plants as well. Apples: Tlie total crop of apples in California this year amounted to about 7.250.000 boxes. This may be compared with a production .of 13,105,000 boxes in 1928. The com mercial crop, or that part which is sold for fresh consumption, Is esti mated at 4,206.000 boxes, while a year ago it amounted to 6.861,000 boxes. Shipments to November 2 inclusive, totaled 2518 cars com pared with 5087 to the same date in 1928. and a total for lat season of 6 300 cars. Early indications for the commercial crop were good but a ver yheavy infestatio nof worm developed at time of harvest which made it necessary to use more ap ples for by-products than expected. It is now believed that about 3.044. 000 boxes will be used ior by-products this year, compared with 6.244. 000 boxes in 1928. when 16.310 ! tons of dried arples were produced. Using the above as a basis, the 1929 production of dried apples will probably be about half of what it was a year a?o. Pears: A preliminary check in dicates that the production of pears of all varieties amounted to about 180.000 tens. As nearly as can be determined now, about 160.000 tons were Bartletts and 20.000 tons fall and winter p?ars. Last year the to tal production was estimated at 224.500 tons, of which about 200.- 000 tons were Bartletts and 24.500 fall and winter varieties. AUhoueh no actual figure? are as yet avail able in the disposition of the pear crop, the tonnage canned was in all probability a little under that of a year ago and the tonnage of pear; dried about two-thlrJi as great as last year. There are st?U a few cars of late pears to move and it Is ex pected that when .he movement is complete that abo'it 7 650 cars will have been shipped out or the state compared with 9.601 cars in 1928. HIGH PPICES FOR CELERY Good prices have marked' con siderable share of the shipping of celery from Lake Labiih this year with a little of it selling as high as $3.25 a crate, a good piece of it run ning at from 12.50 to $2.75 and some varying prices. So far about 400 cars have been shipped and another 100 ears are expected to so out. It being expected a little over 500 cars will move this year. The celerv U of fine Quality. Celery growers estimate they have tsinake around $2 a crate f. o. b. to make a nroflt on their shipments. The celery is now handled by two associations, one with L. O. Herrold as manager and one with Ronald Jones as manager. Shipments are made about equally from Quinaby and Brooks, those from Quinaby going out over the Oregon Electric and those from Brooks out over the Southern Pacific. Lvnn. Mass.. IP Aloyttua r rier wiil earry a screwdriver with him for the rest of his life. He swallowed it In an unsuccessful attempt at suicide and surgeon have decided not to seek to remove it from his stomach HIGHER PRICES FOR POTATOES IS PREDICTION fipuda in the valley are apt to go around 13.50 a eck to the grower with a faint possibility of going as high as $5 a sack for a short time before the winter Is over, accord ing to William Busick, local gro- ceryman who keeps a weather eye out on conditions. "I- look for pudj to be cheaper in the spring than they are this winter," said Busick. "The price is going to soar probably to aronud $3.50 after the first cool spell which always brings a Utile acceleration in tlie 'pud market unless it is an unusual year with spuds a drug on the market. The trouble Is we don't know how many farmers are holing in spuds and how many spuds they are holing in. There isn't much doubt but there are a lot more ipuds around the valley than has been generally credited. Personally I know of some pretty good chunks of potatoes that are holed in here and there but I don't know where they all arc by a long shot and nei ther does anybody else. "In a year like this most farm ers like to gamble a little bit and this looks like a good year to them to take a little gamble In spuds. They get out enough to pay off their debts, eat on and buy a new tire or two and lay the rest away. A good many farmers around here are fig uring on selling a little jag of spuds or more at $5 before the reason is over. Maybe they will and maybe they won't. But they are figuring on it. That is one reason why 1 figure spuds will go cheaper in the spring. Nobody knows how many spuds there are holed In and no body will until they come flock ing out when the market starts to soar. Not all of these will be sold at top prices and there will be some left until spring, eitner with the farmers who couldn't get In on top prices, or miss the top and hold on a little too long. 'While a lot of spuds have come out of Yakima and Eastern Ore gon they aren't all picked up In those sections by a long shot. Hu man nature is pretty much the ame the world over and a lot of fanners In those sections are do ing the same thing they are here. They are holing some in. Some of the best spuds haven t moved out of those sections and won't until the farmers over there figure the peak has been reached in price. "I don't mean to convey the idea there Is any big crop of spuds in the Willamette valley. There is no doubt it is way short, but I am sat isfied there are a lot rflore spuds here than pcoplo think and some of them are going to start to bob up when the holders think the market is about right." MRS, SAURMAN LOSES FIGHT FOR ALIMONY (Continued from pnse 1) court, er motion was accompanied by an affidavit in which she swore that Dr. Saurman had misrepre sented his financial worth In induc ing her to sign a property settle ment. Rey;ing to this. Dr. Saurman filed .seven affidavits, one by him self and six by persons apparently disinterested, in whieh her allega tions were denied. She then pro duced another affidavit denying new matter in Saurman's affidavits and recited additional representa tions which she said were made to her by a Salem bank official. This in turn was denied by an affidavit signed by the bank official. Her final affidavit averted that the bank official took advantaee cf her nervous condition and repre sented to her that unless she promptly got a divorce Dr. Saur man would leave for parts unknown or take his own. life. Further she claimed that neither the judge nor the district attorney was present at the divorce trial. The supreme court opinion finds ; that none of her charges, including the one charging nfl' representation' of Dr. Saurman's worth, was sub stantiated. It is found that the decree cvtradicts her allegation that neither the judge nor the dis trict attorney was in court at the trial. Another declaration In her affidavits to the effect that Dr. Saurman's partner made threats against her and said he would give damaging testimony against her I found to be unsubstantiatel by the opinion. Tlie opinion declares the supreme court is without power to review or readjust the property settlement or to modify the decree by awarding alimony payment. TURKEY MARKET IS QUIET, UNCAHNGED Portland, Ore, (LP Unseasonable quiet tone is Indicated generally for turkeys. This applies to the big consuming markets of the east as well as to the primary markets o fthe Pacific slope. New York reports very little activity with nominal arrivals as yet. At Chi cago weakness Is generally shown. Locally the market is unchanged In both price and demand. DR. SMITH RESIGNS FROM STATE JOB (Continued Iron, pwr 1 Prior to hu appointment Dr. Smith' had intctlcrd mcdlclnt In Salrm for 40 yPMa, and u (or many years a partner of the lat Dr. W. H. ryrd. Dr. Roy D. Byrd. ho sucaeeds Dr. 8mlth. practiced medicine In Salrm from 1907 to 1917. During the World War he served oversea. with the Slst division as medical olficer with the rank of cap:aln In the 347th machine gun battalion and the 363rd field hospital. He was a graduate from the Willam ette university college of medicine which later became affiliated witn the University of Oregon. MAN-POWER OF STATIONS NOT TO BEJEDUCEO The man power of the East Salem fire station, and the other suburban stations to be established, is not to be reduced. This information was given the city council Monday night by Alder man Dancy, chairman of the fire and water committee, after Newell Williams had been given the floor to Drotest. on behalf of the people of East Saltm, against this reduc tion. Two weeks ago Dancy said that because of cuts made in the depart ment budget by the ways and means committee it would be necessary to cut off two men from the suburban stations in order to pay for a new chassis for one of the iirs pumpers After Williams' protest Monday night Dancy said another source had bgen found for the necessarj money, so tne numoer 01 men ai the outlying stations would not be reduced. The money will come main ly from the sale of part of the site ior the South Salem statii. While Williams had the floor he criticised the fire department for its lack of man power. The most laughable thing he had seen for a long time, he saia, was to see the big ladder truck leave headquarters with only two rr.en aboard, when it really should have 10 to 12. "It is a useless piece of equipment without an adequate crew," he said, "yet the ctly ftas $16,000 tied up in it. I am opposed to further equip ment for the department until the city is in shape to man it properly." Dancy defended the ladder truck, declaring -that, although it is not fully manned, it carries certain equipment that is iued in all (ires. Alderm&n Danc7 reported that the new engine house for the North Salem fire station would be com pleted early next week and turned over to the department. He report ed that Graber brothers' bid for the hearing plant at the East Salem station had been accepted. Tlie fire and water committee was given au thority to sell a part of the property at South Liberty and Lincoln streets where the South Salem station is to be located. Dancy explained that the lot is larger than necessary. SCHOOL BUDGET TO BE '"1MITTE0 (Conttmr pase 1) - dollars has ben f for this pro ject, with an additional $1,000 for rent of the health center building Tlie budget was increased in this item since the regular meeting or the school beard last week, when an estimated expenditure of $6,100 for general expenses and $1,C00 for lent was placed on the eempor?.ry bud get, extra appropriation.1 being asked by thr? health center officials. Total indebtedness of bonds for the new budget is $82,073 as com pared to $81,582 last year, the in crease bring necessitated by street improvement assessments. The Sa lem school administration U receiv ing recognition throughout the state for their policy ofTstiring old bonds at the rate cf $10,000 a year, with an attendant reduction of interest. The reduction on interest alone this years is $2800 from last year, but the street assessments for paving bonds more than counteracts this with an item of $11,091. Estimated expenditures to be pass ed Tuesday night by the budget committee also includes $9,330 for general control; $33,00 for super vision of instruction; $222,000 for contracted teachers, their supplies and textbooks; $32,500 for operation of plants; $5,500 for maintenance and repaiis; $4,430 for library; $",- 000 for health service; $2500 for fixed charges such as insurance $2000 for nt?.- furniture and equip ment; $2472 for interest on war rants; making an estimated expen diture of $320,732. Combined with the total indebtedness of bonds, the aggregate of $102,805 is barely cov ered by the estimated receipts. Hug states that pruning of the proposed budget has taken $1000 from the supervision of instruction; $1000 frcm the operation of plant $400 from maintenance and repairs; $2500 from new furniture and equip ment; and $3500 from Interest on warrants. Members of the citizen's budget committee, named at tiie last school board meeting, are David Eyre, E H. Dancy, William Gahlsdorf, U. O. Shipley, and Frank Hughes, with William Evans and William McOil christ, Jr., as i.'ternates. Hughes, Dancy, Eyre and Gahlsdorf served on the same committee a year ago. The budget as estimated by the city superintendent, is generally accept ed without changes by the commit tee, but several years ago the com mittee tore the proposed budget to bits and did considerable changing before finally approving It. BENTSONS ARE HOSTS TO WEEK END GUESTS Bethany Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bentson were hosts to group of friends and relatives over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. James Harding of Los Angeles were guests Satur day as they stopped for the day. Mr ana Mrs. Harding are newly weds and have been to Victoria, B. C, on a wedding Journey. Mrs. Mary Harding is a guest at the Bentson home and wiii remain for a week. Her home Is in Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Julian of Portland visited at the Bentson home here and wiih Mr and Mrs. John Anderson at Silver tonqver the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Julian bad attended the Ore-gon-O. A. C. game at Eugene Saturday. U.S. STEEL IS ONLY DIVERSION IN QUIET MART New York (IP) United States Steel furnished about the only di version to taje watchers Tuesday as the siock market settled down to a narrow range in lethargic trading. Business was so lhht that tickers were able to keep abreast of the trading nearly all the three hour session. Even the odd-lot quota tions u uaily held to the end of the day were carried. Steel met a small amount of pres sure in the early trading tliat forced it dov.n to 160. From that point where resistance v. as like a stone wall, it rose steadily, ending up In a flourish of strenaih that brought cheers from the patrons of ths brokerage offices. Traders paid more attention to news tickers where bulletins were being Hashed of the proceedings of the Hoover conference at Washing ton. It was learned that railroad executives who attended the meet ing assured the president there would be no curtailment of railroad budgets for improvements, exten sions and equipment purposes. That was heartening to the busi ness world in general and the stock market in particular. Another fa vorable factor was continuance of easy money rates. Call funds were lending at five per cent on the stock exchange and r.s low as four per cent outside. Bankers accept ances were reduced for the 10th time since October 23, presaging another reduction in the New York rediscount rate. In the last few minutes of trad ing. U. S. Steel roso to 168 up six points frcm the previous close. During the morning Dow Jones and company Issued an analysis on the company, pointing out that earnings this year were expected to break all peace time records. The whole list moved in a narrow range, the majority of stacks slight ly higher -after early" selling had subsided. This selling was not se vere at any time, except for a few moments in Steel. Bankers sup ported the latter issue and tutned the trend of the whole market up ward. mm price Fl HAY SEEN THIS WINTER Indications in this section con tinue to point to a heavy demand for hay and higher prices as the winter advances. The protracted dry sea-on has kept stock and sheep which are ordinarily pas tured, under a heavy feeding diet and farmers' stocks are said to be gradually being depleted so that a cold, ;nowy streak in the later winter is apt to send winter feed soaring to unheard of prices. Local feed men who saw hay go sky rocketing last year and predicted a simitar situation mieht not exist again for 10 years beain to feel that possibly the coming season may even erMip.se last year for an interesting hay market. While oats and vetch are used here mainly the condition of the alfalfa mar ket has considerable bearing on what has considerable bearing 'on velop around here. The alfalf.i market continues firm, particularly on the Pacific coast, where drought has reduced pa'turase and increased the con sumption of hay. Marketings of alfalfa in the Oregon and Wa'h ington surplt"! producing areas were rather hm.tPd. but sufficient for current trade needs, according to the weekly "alfalfa market review of the bureau of agricultural econ omics. Supplies in the consuming areas of western Washington were reported lirrht v it h buyers pur chasing onlv for immediate needs. Market receipts were averaging a bout 20 per cent und?r normal, . with sheep and cattle men in the interior ab-o'-bin? the offerings as a re ult of the poor pasturage. The third cutting in the Her miston district of Oregon was re ported to be onlv about 50 per cent of normal, with a considerable amount cf acreage having been pastured because of the lack of pasturage on unirrWated lands. Al falfa in this area was being held at around $15 per ton in the ftack. while dealers Quoting around $20 f. o. b. cars at shipping points. No. 1 alfalfa was quoted in the Port land market at around $24.50, and at Seattle around $23.50 per ton for No. 1 second cutting hay. De mand for California hay In Atlan tic coast markets was reported rather slow with price at New York $1 per ton lower than a week ago. U. S. No. 1 hav from California was quoted in th- market Novem ber 9 at $33 to $34 p?r ton. Lack, of ocean space was restricting move ment from the Pacific coast. Prices held steady in the cen tral western markets, but advanced around $1 per ton for the better grades in the principal west coast markets. Rains in the central west restricted country loadings and market receipts were relatively lieht. Movement was also of small volume in Colorado and In north Pacific coast and central Califor nia area. Receipts at Los Angel es, however, were materially larger than a week ago. but only limited amounts were moving from Ari zona and New Mexico shipping areas. Continued dry weather in cen tral California and in the north ! Pacific coast gave a firm tone to the alfalfa markets. Since July enly .05 inch of rain has fallen on on average in the area from Eureka south to Yrsno, com na red with a normal average cf 17 inches for this area. This dry weather has favored the harvesting of Irrigated hay and a rtxth cutting has been secured In scattering areas.