tHETiAPrl'AL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1930
SHOENFELD TO
OPEN PROBE ON
FALSE PRICES
Portland (IW Because of the false
Quotations put out by some inter
ests who are befogging the price list
at Portland, a meeting ol interested
parties has been called at the mer
chants exchange by William A
Shoenfeld, regional representative
of the United States department of
agriculture, for Thursday at 3 p.m.
The government Issues a daily bul
letin on egg prices here but an
nounced that Portland prices would
be discontinued until further notice
on advice from Washington head
quarters. Resumption of the Port
land quotation by the government
would not be made until after the
meeting at least.
Practically no changes are Indi
cated In the general local butter
market situation. Prices of cubes
and prints alike are stationary with
the best call continued in scores be
low 90.
There Is a temporary oversupply
of spring chickens In the live poul
try trade. Purchases are being made
at a lower price range. Hens are
about steady.
There is no .rllef in sight for the
famine of native oysters. According
to wholesalers Olympia Is unable to
fill more than a very small percent
of the trade and practically no open
market offerings are noted here.
Owing to the heavy fogs off the
Oregon-Washington coast. It is im
possible for crab fishermen to get
out beyond t-ie 3 mile limit. Ar
rivals are therefor nil and many or
ders for crab meat coming from
California cannot be confirmed.
No change of moment la shown
in the general tone of the country
meat market here. Veal Is still in
cllncd to show more or less easiness
but prices are held. Hogs are steady
for light blockers. Lambs are In sup
ply but unchanged In price.
There Is almct a- general lack of
trading In the carlot onion market.
Practically all sections have a sup
ply of their own and are not bid
ding high enough to force a move
ment In any direction.
Further slight Increase In the sup
ply of cranberries. Sales are shown
. nominally 16.50 bushel box. The for
mal opening price at the bogs is
sclng debated.
Fresh prunes are selling down to
l-iC jo.
Lemons show another decline of
50c case. Tomato market is weaker
and S to 10c box lower.
Some Ashland late Crawford
peaches are offering. Demand Is
good.
FEDERAL REPORT
ON CROPS MADE
Commenting on the prune situa
tion In the Pacific northwest the
federal crop reporting system has
the following statement:
Harvesting of Italian prunes com
menced throughout the northwest
during the past week, but there has
been little drying yet, except in
Douglas county, where dryers have
been operating for about a week.
Quality o fthc Italian crop Is gen
erally good, although considerably
i'ghter yields are Indicated than
earlier anticipations Indicated,
especially In Dallas and Douglas
county districts. There has been
considerable rain in nearly all dis
tricts during the past few days.
These rains will probably do no
damage, If followed by clear weallv
er. Continued rains would result
In poorer quality, and smaller sizes
of course, by filling unharvested
fruit with excess moisture.
A few packers have established
opening offers to growers, of 3H
cents per pound for 30-35s, with "4
cent decline for each 5 point de
crease In size, to 2 cents for 60-65s.
There have been no purchases at
these prices. A few sales ts pack
ers have been effected, however, at
prices slightly higher than these
values. Many growers share the at
titude of packers; that there Is no
advantage to be gained In selling at
present levels, and nu re exact
knowledge rgenrding sizes may re
sult in higher values for large sizes,
of which there is a prevalence in
the northwest, and a scarcity In
California and France.
Some growers and dryers are en
tering into agreements to furnish
the prunes and dry on a 50-50 basis.
Other independent uion-cDopera-tlve)
growers are pooling their pro
duction with independent dryer
packers, the dried stock to be sold
later, when sizes and values arc
established. In these instances,
packers are advancing harvesting
charges to growers at time of de
livery. Sales by packers have been limit
ed, due to two factors: 1. Inability
of Independent packers to obtain
growers' contracts at prices enab
ling them to confirm sales at for
eign buyers' offers, and 2. decision
to await the outcome of the harvest,
relative to prevalence of various
sizes. Packers and northwestern
exporters feel that the outlook Is
more encouraging, due to the defi
nite shortage or large sizes In Cali
fornia, and tlw prospect of a con
siderable percentage of 30-40s, and
40-50 in the Oregon -Washington
crops.
In 25 pound boxes, f. o. b .docks,
Portland as fullosw.
30-40 5' to 5s c per lb-
40-50 5 to 5'c per lb.
50-60 4c per lb.
60-70. 4'ic per lb.
Prunes in bags are quoted 'i cent
per pound lower than in 25 pound
boxes.
Buyers Ideas are about U cent
less than the above quotations. A
few sales have been made at 5'i
cents for 30-40s, and 5 cents for 40
50s, but interest In dull, even at
these prices. Eastern domestic In
quiry is almost entirely lacking.
PICKERS MOVKD
Auburn Hop picking Is over at
the Illahee ranch of L. Lachmond,
c'.oslng Saturday. Some of the pick
er were moved to the Independence
yard where there will be two works'
liking yet. ,
TODAY'S
PORTLAND LIVKKTlX'K
Portland 17 Cattle 75; calve 16
Common stock iteudv.
ait-en, food T50-8.25; medluiit
S6.36-t7.&0; common 5-tJ 25; 600-1 100
lbs. good S7.50-S8.25; medium 96.3S
17.50; common 5 00-e.a5; 1100-1200
lbs. eood S7 25-S7.73: medium o-7:
common S4.75-S6. Cows, good 15.50
0 25; common and medium 4-6.50;
low cutter 2.50-S4. Heifer. 550-850
lbs. good 7-7.50. Bulls. yetrJiiiKS
and medium 4-115.50. Vealers. milk
fed 10.75-S11.75; medium W25
910,75; cull and common 5.75-8 25,
Calves, good-choice t8.2&-10.75; com
mon and medium G-SU.25.
Hogs 300, including 94 directStea
dy. (Soft or oily hogs and roasting pigs
eiciuded).
Light lights tl050-!1.75: llcht
220 lbs. $10.75-12; 220-250 lbs. 910 50
lbs. SU.75-S12: medium weiicnt zoo-
weight 160-1 BO lbs. 911-75-912; 1H0-2O0
to 9H.7&; Heavy weight HS0-2U0 lbs.
1011.50: 2U0-350 lbs. 0.5O-ll.
Packing sows 8 50-0.50. Feeder and
stocxer pigs fii.7D-9i3.25.
Sheep 1500, Including 762 through.
Lamb undertone weak.
Lambs, good and choice 90-97; me
dium 95-90; all weights, common 94
5. Yearlings wethers 93.50-95. Ewes,
00-120 lbs. 92 25-93: 120-150 lbs. 92.25-
92.75. all weights, cull and common
PORTLAND IKOMTE
Portland UP) Following prices
effective Wednesday. Butter quota
tions lor snipment irom country
creameries and Vac pound la deducted
as commission.
Butter: cube extras 39c; standards
36c; prime firsts 37c; first 35c.
Ekxs. Doultry Droducers" or Id
fresh extrus 33c; standard 30c; fresh
mediums 20c- millets 21c.
These are prices dealers pay whole
salers except as oinerwise notea:
Butter, best extras 41-42c In car
tons; butterfat direct shippers. No. 2
grade. 32c; stations, No 1, 30c; track,
37c; No. 2, 31c; Portland delivery pric
es: No. 1 buitcrfat, 40-4 1c; No. 2,
35-36C.
Milk, buying price. Grade B. 92.75
per cental, Portland delivery and In
spection.
r.hffnf. selllnB mice to retailers
Tillamook county triplets, 21c; loaf
22c per lb. f.o.b. Tillamook; selling
prices Portland, triplets 23c; loaf 24c.
Live poultry: heavy hens, colored,
over 4", lbs. 22c; 3'4-4' lbs. 15-I6c;
under 3 lbs. 12-13c; broilers, under
i ibs. 'lie; old roosters, juc io.;
Ducks 15-17c.
Dressed poultry nominal; Turkey
15-17C
Fresh fruit: Oranges, Valencia 97
9; Grapefruit. Imperial 95-97; Isle
of Pines 98. Limes, 5-uoz. carton 92.50;
bananas G-Oc lb. Lemons, California
fU.ZO.
Cucv.tnners, outdoor grown, 35-65C
Dos. Tomatoes, local 30-oc box.
Onions, selllna Drlce to retailers
sets 5-6c; Walla Walla 91.25-S1.50
cental.
lettuce. Ore. 91.25-91-75 crate for 3s.
upinacn, locat orange dux.
Strawberries. Oregon 93.
Watermelons. Klondike. 1-lVic; ca
snbns 11 -2c lb. Cantaloupes, north
west Jumbo. 91.15-S1.50; standard,
1.25 crate; DUlard pony 91-25; stan
dard 92-92.25 eruto.
Peaches. Elbertas 00-05c: 3. H. Hnle
1.15-9125. Pears, Bnrtletta, extra
fancy 91.50; fancy 91.25 for 180s and
larger.
(trapes. California seedless, lug -1.50;
Itablers. 1.50; Tokays 91.75;
Lady Fingers, 91 lug; Concords 5c lb.
Frrfth flip 91.25 flats.
Celery. Oregon 05 85c per doz.
Hell Deoocrs. green 4c: red 15c lb.
Rhubarb, local outdoor 75c apple
box. sweet potatoes, uuui. iVj-ai
per lb.
Cauliflower. Oregon 91-9135 crate.
Table potatoes 1U30 crop local white
1.75-92.25.
Beans, local 7c; pens, 0-10c lb.
Green corn, local 91-91.10 sack. Gar
lic new 9-10c lb.
Country meats: selling prices to re
tailers: country killed hogs, best but
chers under 150 lbs. 15U-16C lb.; veal
70-80 lbs 18-10c; lambs, 12-13Ac;
yearlings 8-12c; heavy ewes 5-Gc lb.
Fresli fish, spring Chinook 18c lb.;
fresh halibut 14 -20c.
Nuts. Oregon walnuts 22'.',-23c; Cal.
20-2c; pennuts, raw 10c lb.; BrnzliH
new crop 22-24c; almonds 10',:,-17',aC;
filberts. 10-20c; pecans 14-25c.
lioos. nominal. VJ'29 crop. 12-12'ic
lb
Wool. 1930 crop, nominal; Willam
ette valley 17-22c; eastern Ore. 10-18..
poitTi.wn i:stmim: mhki;t
Tomatoes were In very liberal of
fering on the rantnldc farmers imu.t'L
for the Wednesday session. Sales
showed a general loss of 5 cents In
the price with a top of 40 cents and
a general low of 30 cents, although
some poorly packed went down to a
quarter.
Corn market was showing a full
supply with sales around l sack gen
erally. There was a spread of 90c-91.10.
Cucumbers were fairly steady at 65c
for Is and 35c for 3s. Loral lettuce
sold mostly 91 crate. Eggplant held
75c crate.
Green peppers were steady at 25c
with red 9l.i!5. Cauliflower again held
91 ;,5 crate for Is.
Turnip offerings are liberally In
creased, selling 35-45c doz. bunehes.
Cabbage sales were mostly 80c with
Chinese lettuce or cabbage 91.25 can
taloupe crate.
I) luck berries were easier at 91-91.25
crate.
Beans were In fair call nt 5-6c lb.
Lima beans held at 14c for shelled
and 75c lug for shell.
Sptnnrh was mostly 9c orange box.
Marbellicad and Hubbard squash
around 2c lb. Crlery held at 75c for
nrmbs stock with hearts L doz.
bunches.
Cantaloupe sales continue 91 crate
mostly. Pears sold lulrlj well up to
75c Jumble box.
Demand for apples np))ears mostly
for I arse fruit. Salon Grnvenstelns up
to 75t! with twenty ounce and Wolf
river 60 -65c box. Small stuff 50c.
Prunes were enslrr 25-30c peach box.
Dry onions held mostly 91 25 for Is.
Small Liberia brachrs were as tow
as a half dollar but the larver frutl
was around 80c generally. A few Mulrs
of small size 50c. .
concord sraoes sold around boc a
crate.
General prices ruled:
Carrots, 20-22 c doz. bunches; tur
nips, new 35-45c doz.: beets, fancy
20-25C loz.
Hpiimrh. rancy 80-goc orange box.
Ulai-kberrles. fancy St-91.25: Pota
toes, new 91-91.10 orange box: 91.25
91.50 sack. Peas, fancy 5-0c lb.
cabbage, uni type, oo-uoc.
Orern ben us. Kentucky Wonders 4-
5c: others 5c lb. Green corn OOc-91 sk.
Peaches. Mulrs. 80c; Etbertas 80c-ftl-CantalonDcs.
The Dalles 91.50: oth
ers 91 crate. Tomatoes, No. 1 45-50c;
No. 2. 35c box.
celery, local oo-7dc doz. near is 91
doz. bunches.
Prunes. Italian 30-35C peach box;
Pctltes, 25c; Damson plums 40 50c,
R KIMM1SCO APPLES
San Francisco ti" iFed -state mkt.
news service t : Apples, ca n r. nei le
tlowers. packed, fancy 91.15-91.40 box;
75c-l 15 uer luc Newtowns. loose
91 25-91 50 box- packed, fancy 11.50-
Si 75. winter uananas vac i mg.
Kings, packed, fancy 91.50-9165 Mc
intosh, packed, fancy 91 85-93. Jona
thans, packed. fancy 1.75-92 box:
91.25-91 50 lug. Delicious packed, fan
cy, la 1 tee 9--j ja: small ii.w-i.3:
loose 91 35-91 50 per lug. Ortjon Ora
veustelns, fancy 91 85-92.
1 Sau Francisco 4 Uutterfut, f ob.
Sau Franc Uco 4c.
HAN FRM ISCO 1AIKY
Son Francisco dip) Butter. 02
score 39; 91 score 37; 90 score 30
Eggs, extras, large 38'; medium
30V smttll 19.
Cheese. California fancy Hats and
triplet 17c.
PORTLAND Ml HAB, 11. Ol R
Portland 11 Suuar steadv. Hacked
basis: Citne. fruit or berry 94.70-94 90
cwt.: oeet sugar 94 50 Cwt.
Flour steadv. Cltv delivery prices:
family p tents. 49s. 96 20; whole
wheat 95 30: graham 95.10: pastry
flour 95 70. Bakers' hard wheat 98s,
5 65; bakers' bluestem patents 95.50.
KAN IIMVriM O POI I THV
San Frauclsco iUP Hens. tit-
noriut. an sizes w-u; roiorra a ids.
and or 26-27; tinder 5 lbs. 28. broil
eis, Leghorn 12-10 lb, per do. 38 40;
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NewYorkStocks
(Closing Quotation)
New York (UP) Th market closed
Irregular; ,
Air Reduction 124
Alleghany Corp 22
Allm-Chalmers Mfg. Co
American Can Company ... 129 3-8
American Car & Foundry ...
American 6t Foreign Power..
American Locomotive
Am. Had. & Stand. Sanitary.
Am. 1 tolling Uill
American Smelt it Refining.
American Steel Foundries ...
American Sugar Helming ...
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco B
Anaconda Copper Mln. Co,
48;
,.. 71'
40
... 26 !i
... 49',,
... 65 H
39
... 61i
216 3-6
... 250
,.. 4S',i
Aicnison, lopvKa ei a. re
. 2191.:
Atlantic Refining 32
Auburn Automobile
124'
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore Ac Ohio
Bendlx Aviation ....
Bethlehem Steel ....
Brooklyn Union Ga
Byers (All.)
Calumet & Arizona . ,
Canada Dry ,
. 33 ft
. 74 "4
...49
...65
Case (J.I.) Co. 173
Ccrro de Pasco Copper 45
i.iicsupcune u unio
Chicago Great Western ..,
Chic. M1U St. Paul to Pac..
Chicago & Northwestern ,
Chrysler Corp ,
Colorado Fuel St. Iron
49 '
.. lU'b
.. J5'I
!27'4
Columbia Gas 63
Columbia Graphophone 17 3-8
Commonwealth Si Southern 14
Consolidated Gas 108
Continental Can 58 5-8
Corn Product 00'
Curtlss-Wright 8
DuPont de Nemours 61 Co 118',
Electric Power & Light 74 l
Erie Railroad
Fox Film A 49 'i
General Asphalt 421,,
General Electric 71
General Foods 57
General Motors 44 5-8
Gillette 65
Gold Dust 41
Goodrich B. F.I 22
Goodyear Tire is Rubber 53
Houston OH 75
Howe Sound 30
Hudson Motor 29
Hupp Motor Car Corp 13
Indian Refining 13
Inspiration Cons. Copoer 14
International Harvester 77
International ' Nickel 20
International Tel. de Tel 42
Johns-Munvllle 90
Kansas City Southern
Kennccott Copper 34
Krcsge S. S.) , 31
Liggett Ac Myers B 100
Loew's. Inc , 78
Matulesou Alkali 43
Muck Trucks 5U
Miami Copper 14
Mld-Contlnent Petroleum 23 3-8
Mlsourl-Kansas-Tcxas 40
Montgomery Ward 30
Nash Motors
National Biscuit Co 84
National Cash Register A 47
National Dairy Products 54
National Power Ac Light 47
Nevada Cons. Copper 13
New York Central 162
N. Y. N. H. A: Hartford 106
North American 106
Packard Motor 12
Pacific Gas As Electric 00
Pan American B 54
Paramuunt-Publlx 58
Pennsylvania Kail road 73
Peoples Gas
Phillips Petroleum 32 3-8
Pierce Petroleum 4
Public Service of N. J 93
Pure Oil Company 19 5-8
Radio Corp. of America 39
Kadlo-Kclth-Orpheum A 34
Reynold! Tobacco B 52
Sears Roebuck 71
Shell Union OH 14
Simmons Company 28
Sinclair Consolidated Oil 21
Southern Pacific 1 17 j
Southern Railway 80
Standard Gas As Electric 104
Standard OH of California 60
Standard OH of New Jersey 69
Standard Oil of New York 30
Stone As Webster 80 3-8
Studehakcr Corp 30 5-8
Texan Corp 51 5-8
Texas Gulf 50
Texas Pac, Land Trust 22 3-8
Tlmkeu Roller Bearing 68
Transcontinental Oil
Underwood Elliott Fisher 03
Union Carbide As Carbon 77
United Aircraft 61
United Corporation 33
United Gas Improvement 36
United States Rubber 19
United States Steel 1P
Utilities Power As Light A 36
Vanadium 807j,
Warner Brothers Pictures. .... 29 3-8
Western Union 172
Westlnghouse Air Brake 39
Westlnghouse Electric 149
WlllVH-Ovcrland 6
Wool worth tF. W.) 66
Worthing ton Pump 1271
Yellow Truck As Coach 21 5-8
SELECTED CI II II STOCKS
American Light As Traction 62
American Superpower 23 3-0
Associated Gas A 30
Brazilian Traction L. As P 37
Cities Service 28
Cord Corp i',?
Crocker-Wheeler
Flertrtc Bond At Share 82
Ford Motor Ltd 20 5-8
Fox Theaters A
Goldman Sachs Trading
Gulf Oil of Pa HH
Unmhln Oil 88
Indian Tcr Hum Oil B
Ncwmont Mining
Niagara Hudson Power 16
Ohio Oil
Pennroad 10
Shealfer Pen
Standard Oil of Indiana 49
United Gas corporation
United Light As Power A 39
Utilities Power A: Light 18
17-21 lbs. per doz. 33: fryers, colored
un to 3 lbs. 23-25: Lrchorn fryers 2-
2 lbs. 26-27. Colored roasters 3-3
IDS. 3-a; over J1 ius. i-zn, turns
ters. colored 12-15: old Leghorn roos
ters 12. Turkey. H 8l!Crs nomlaal.
II Y. IIItK. HOPS
Portland Hav. steady. Whole
sale buying prices, delivered Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy 922 50-923;
valley 919-919 50: alfalfa 917-918: clo
ver 916; oat hay 916; straw 97-98 ton.
Selling prices 91-92 more.
1 ascara oars, sieaay, 4 2c id.
Hops, steady, 1929 crop lU-15c
DRIED Htl it. imrs
New York ii Evaporated apples
steady, choice U-llc; fancy 12-13.
Prunes, steady; Calff. 4-8; Oregon
6-7. Apricots, steady, standard 9:
choice 11-11: extra choice 14-15.
Peaches quiet; standard 10-U;
choice 11-11: extra choice 11-11.
Hops eaiv. State. 1929. 19-21: J 9.28
nominal. Pacific coast 1929, 16-19;
1926, 14-13.
LONDON WOOL
London Wool sales were con
tinued Wednesday with offerings
amounting to 10.428 bales, of which
B500 were sold. The attendance was
good and a large selection of med
ium to superior sorts met wiin oeuer
competition at the opening rates.
Home dealers were the chief buyers.
Fine greasy cros: breda were rather
firmer. Cnne of flood ' iooe and natal
grades were quiet anl snow whites
were oougnc in owing to tow oias.
LIVERPOOL WIIHT
Liverpool UPi Wheat clow: Oct.
oben 96 5-8: liivh 9tP. low 95 fi-8:
clow 96. Dec. open 96: high 96;
low 95: close 95. March, open
96; high 96; low 95; close 96.
SN IttWriMO LIVESTOCK
San Francisco tUP Hots 675. di
rect 80: steady to 10c higher than
Tuesday. 150 lb. Callfonuas 912 60:
liid lb at 91a so; roasting nigs 913 50.
Packlntf Hows steadv SS 50-99: late
Tuesday three toads 160-190 lb. Call
foruias 912 35-912 50.
Cattle 275 Steers steadv. flood llcht
welshts miotablr to 8 75 Npar cotxl
9V0-11O0 lb. California 98 50; lighter
weights 98.10: medium good 97 75-96.
Mexican steers 97.50. She stock stea
dy. Medium Oregon heifers 96.75.
Good 1045 lb. Oregon cows 96.50. Few
low cutters and cutters 92-94 50. Calv
es none. Choice curlot vcalcr quot
able steady i 1-91 1.25.
Sheep lO-o. Undertone steady.
Choice 75 lb. lambs absent 98 35-98.50.
Seven decks medium to good Oregon
lambs 97.50: medium-choice ewe
quotable 92.75-93.76.
PORTLAND WHEAT
Portland tj Wheat futures: Sept.
all trading 77. Dec, open 61: high,
close 81; low 80, May. open, low
86; high, closa bti.
Cash wheat: Big Bend Bluestem
96; soft white, western white 79;
hard winter, northern spring, western
red 76.
Oats, No. 7 38 -lb white 923 50.
Today's car receipts, wheat 85, bar
ley 1, flour 4, corn 3, oats 2, hay 2.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago () Wheat future: Sept.
open 82; high, close 83 3-8; low
81. Dec, open 8-B7; high 87 5-8;
low 86: close 87 to 3-8. March,
open 00-; high 91; low 90; close
00-. May, open 03-; high
94; low 82; close 93-.
Cash grain: wheat. No. 1 hard 84
85. Corn. No. 2 mixed 93; No. 1
yellow 94; No. 1 white 97; sample
grade 83-88. Oats, No. 2 white 39;
No. 2 white 38-39. Rye, No. 4, 54.
Barley 50-72. Timothy seed 97.35-97.50.
Clover seed 916.25-923.75.
Lard 911.65; ribs 914.50; bellies
914.87.
WINNIPEG GRAIN
Winnipeg (UP) Wheat, Oct.. open.
80; high 80; low 79: close 80.
Dec, open 62; high 83 3-8; low 82;
close 83. May, open 89 3-8; high
89; low 68 6-8; close 89 5-8.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
Chicago U. 8. D. A. Hops
16.000, active, 10-15c lower. Spots 25c
off. top 911.
Cattle 13,000; calves 3000. Bidding
25-50c lower on fed steers and year
lings. All grades tending lower. Early
top heavies 911.50; yearlings 912.50;
nothing doing In she stock, bulls or
vealers, all such classes tending
sharply lower: steers good and choice
600-900 lbs. 10.50-913: 900-1100 lbs.
910-912 75; vealers, milk fed, good and
choice 911-113.
Sheep 25.000; mostly 25c lower. Na
tive ewe and wether lambs 98-98.25
to packers; some held higher; bucks
97-97.25; range lambs unsold. Best
held around 98.50.
HARVEST OF
PETITE PRUNES
BEING RUSHED
L. E. Weeks of Keizer bottom,
who was in town Wednesday, states
that the harvest of petite prunes
there is being rushed as brown rot
Is developing rapidly and If the
pctltes are allowed to stand 24
hours after being in shape to pick
they are almost certain to develop
the rot. Considerable of It has al
ready shown up, he stated, and
sorting is being done in most orch
ards. "But the petite crop has a won
derful quality, the best I have ever
seen in the bottom," he stated.
"Growers with driers are all dry
ing their prunes, while many grow
ers who haven't driers of their own
are Just passing up their crops.
There nre some cracked prunes. It
is noticeable, however, that where
the foliage is heavy on the trees
there is no cracking while the
crackin? is noticeable where the
foliage is light and the sun has been
able to get a good look in at the
prunes.
"Driers arc working only a single
shift and most of them will work
that way all the season to save
the overhead on the extra crew as
It looks as though. prune men will
have to cut every corner to come
out at all op their crop.
"There is a report that one
packer is offering to advance 2 cents
a pound for drying money in an
effort to sa some of the crop that
otherwise would go by default.
: "It looks as though the Italians
will run to large sires in the bot
tom and that Is our one ray of
hops with California short on the
big sizes. And we have great qual
ity, there Is no doublt about that
this year where prunes have escaped
brown rots and cracks."
Salem Markets .
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(Revised daily).
Wheat: No. 1 wh' 67',: red. sack
ed. 64 ',c bu.
Feed onts 919 ton; milling oats 920
bnrley 919-20 ton.
Meats: hogs, top (trades 130-160
lbs. 911.00: 160-200 lbs. 911.50: 220
260 lbs.. $11.00. 260-350 lbs., 910.00
sows 98.75.
Cuttle, top steers 5'i-6c: cows 3'
4 lie; culls and cutters 2-3c.
Sheep, spring In nibs 5'i-6; year
lings wethers 3-4c: old ewes 2-3c
Calves, vealers, top 9-lOc; heavy
and thins 5 -7c.
Dressed meats: Top veal 17e; No. 9
grade 15c; rough and heavy 13c and
up. Top hogs 120-150 lbs., 15c;
other grades 14c down.
Poultry, light to med.. hens 11-14C
!b ; heavy hens 18 cents: broilers, all
colors 17-lHc; old roosters 7c.
KgK.s. pullets 25o; fresh extras 29c.
Butterlnt 40c; prime butter 41 -42c;
cube extras 39c; standard cubes 38c.
Cheese, Marlon county triplets 21;
(oaf 22.
nilOIIStir, MXKkKTS
Fresh fruit: Oranges, navel 95.00
99.00 a case: lemons 99.75. bananas
7c lb. Grapefruit. Caltf. 97.25. green
apples, lug 91; Cnlir . Qravensteins
92.50 box: locals 9150; limes 92 50
carton; HonejUew melons, crate 92:
cantaloupes, local 92 all sizes; Uillard
92 50: walermelolfs 2c lb.; Ice cream
melons 2,c lb.. Casabas 4c lb. Plums
1.50. Thompson seedless grapes 9150
Iuk: red MhUirhs 92 50; white Malatres
2 50: Lad lingers $l.7.i; Toknys
9175: Rabler 92 50. Calif, Clberta
peaches H0c; locals 91; Yakima 91 10;
Hales 91 25. Pears, Medford XF 2.50.
tics 10 lbs . S135.
Oround cherries 15c; huckleberries
Tomatoes: locals 65c. Potatoes,
local lc pound: lettuce, Vancouver
2; Seattle, dos. 92.25; Portland 91.75.
Celery, Lake Labish 90c; hearts 91.10;
cabbage l'c; green corn 9135 sack.
Green peppers 50c box Spins ch
9150 crate, cauliflower 9150 egg
plant 12c lb : summer squash 91 flat
crate; Danish 4c lb: enrly fall 3'iC
Bunched vegetables (doz. bunchest
Turnips 0c0c; parsley 60c; carrots
40c: beets 40-POc; onions 40c; radish
es 40c; pens 610 lb Cucumbers, sllo
ing 75c box: plckllug 50-90C box
Oreen beans 4c.
Sacked vegetables: Onions. Wntla
Walla 75c: local 91 25; local Ber
mudas 92 25: carmta 2Sc: beets 3Sc;
rutabagas 3gc; turnips 3',C; garlic
15c lb. sweet pots to 5Hc lb.
wool.
Sorlna cIId. coarse 16c lb medium
20c, fall, lamb's wool 1216c lb.
MUSEUM GETS
FISH-LIZARD OF
ANCIENT TIMES
Chicago, IP The fossil skeleton
of an ichthyosaurus a fish -lizard
which roamed the lands and seas
more than 150,000,000 years ago, has
been received by the paleontologi
cal division of the department of
geology at Field museum of natur
al history here.
The fossil, very complete and In
excellent state of preservation ac
cording to officials, was found in a
stone quarry In Bavaria, In a sec
tion from which lithographic shales
are secured.
The block of stone which con
cealed the fossil split directly along
the skeleton, revealing a clear Im
pression of the fins and skin. This
specimen was of a comparatively
young fish-lizard, being; about four
feet long.
According to Prof. Elmer 8.
Riggs, associate curator of paleon
tology, full grown lchthyosaurians
have attained length of 10 feet. This
prehistoric creature had a fish-like
body with a tail and fins, but with
a long snout similar to that of a
gar pike. The Jaws were lined with
sharp teeth which made It easy
for the fish-lizard to prey upon
fish and other marine creatures.
UTILTflESLEAD
IN STOCK MART;
TRADJG LIGHT
New York (LP) Strength In Utili
ties featured Wednesday's stock
market. These issues were up 1 to
2 points while the remainder of the
list exhibited a steady to firm tone.
Trading was dull.
Sales totaled 1,188,580 shares, the
smallest five hour day since June
25, 1928, when the total was 1,096,
600 shares. The total Tuesday was
1,767,910.
The Dow, Jones it Co., industrial
average (preliminary calculation)
was up to 237.60 and the railroad
average off .01 at 130.93.
Interest was lacking all day ex
cept In special Issues and the utili
ties and steels. Copper shares firm
ed up late in the day despite the
poor price situation and a reduc
tion to $2 annually in the Granby
consolidated dividend. These shares
were helped by a statement from
Edgar S. Bloom, president of West
ern Electric, that his company had
purchased enough copper to meet
four months requirements.
Oil shares held their own in quiet
turnover. Rails also were dull.
Amusements were mixed with Par
amount losing nearly two points.
Special issues like Dunhltl, and a
few others advanced.
Buying in the utilities converged
on Electric Power St Light, Ameri
can Power & Light, Pacific Gas,
Public Service and Columbia Gas,
all of which rose 1 to nearly 2
points.
Prices slid off from their highs in
the last few minutes of trading, but
a large portion closed higher.
During the afternoon the steel
shares moved higher following pub
lication of more optimistic steel
reviews. Dow Jones and company
estimated an Increase of 2 per cent
in stee! operations for the week. Re
public Steel corporation received an
order for 110 miles of pips from
southwest natural gas Interests,
helping the stock rise more than
two points. Call money held nt 2
per cent all day. Wheat was firm
as were other grains save rye which
cased slightly. Cotton was steady.
FOREIGN TRADE".
SHOWS FALLING OFF
Washington IP-A decline of $80,
564.000 in exports for August, this
year, as compared with August, 1929
was revealed Wednesday in com
merce department figures which
placed the total United States ex
ports for August at $300,000,000 and
Imports at $217,000,000. Imports in
August a year ago were valued at
$369,358,000. Exports In August, 1929
aggregated $383,564,000.
In a recent month Soviet Russia
In Europe Imported $731,930 worth
of American electrical equipment.
UNLOADING SUPPLIES FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS
Supplies being unloaded from a relief ship In Santo Domingo for
aster In which mors than 4,000 lives wtrt lost.
PRUNE PICKING AT
AMITY IS STARTED
Amity Prune picking la well un
der way in this locality. The dry
ing of prunes in the W. R. Osborne
plant south of town started Monday
and the Ray Jones dryer will open
in a few days. The prune crop
although tej below normal is much
better both in quantity and quality
than was anticipated earlier in the
season.
PRUNE MARKET
IN CALIFORNIA
REMAINS DULL
The prune market In California
continues dull and purchases from
growers have been very light for
this time of the year, says the Cal
ifornia Fruit News. Large-sized
prunes in California are showing
strength because of the smaller
than normal percentage that this
year's crop will produce. This, on
the other hand, makes the present
demand for small sizes light and
there is lack of interest on the part
of packers in buying growers' lots
except where they are expected to
run to a good percentage of big
fruit. Packers are restricting the
proportions of 30-40s and 40-50s in
their sales very definitely. In the
case of 30s some packers are not
quoting at all at the moment and
others are restricting proportions In
orders to a maximuia of 10 per
cent. In the case of 40s packers
generally are restricting percentage
in Epecifications to a maximum of
25 per cent. The basis prices of
fering growers for prunes are very
low under the present small' sales
outlet and are lower than a few
weeks a?o. Harvesting Is getting
under way and many sections have
prunes out drying now.
Advices from southern Oregon in
the Petite prune district are that
harvesting began the first part of
the month, followed about a week
later by Italians. Growers there are
holding off awaiting higher prices
than packers are at present willing
to offer and very little fruit has
been purchased as yet by the lat
ter. Growing conditions there have
been favorable so far.
PRUNE PROSPECT IN
FRANCE FAVORABLE
Prune prospects In France up to
August 7 continued to be as favor
able as reported in the middle oi
July, when the crop was forecast
at 18,000 short tons, according to
Agricultural Commissioner Nielsen
at Marseilles, quoting the American
consul at Bordeaux and other
sources says the California Fruit
News. The weather during July
was unusually rainy but it 13
thought not to have damaged the
crop as far as quantity and quality
are concerned. It is believed, how
ever, that the wet weather will
cause some delay in ripening.
Usually, the harvest Is at its height
the middle of August but this year
the peak was not expected until
the latter part of the month, as the
fruit had not yet turned in color
at the time of reporting. On ac
count of the heavy crop the aver
age size of the fruit will, naturally,
be smaller than ordinary. Due to
heavy productions forecast not only
in France but in California as well
opening . prices arc expected to be
low.
CROP ESTIMATES
In foreign walnut Information our
federal government service in Eur
ope reports that but little business
ha3 yet been transacted there but
fairly good demand is expected
later says the California Fruit
News. Grenobles will be ro short
that no export to the United States
of that variety is expected. The
1930 forecast for walnuts in Italy
is put at 29G.000 bags (110 pounds);
for France, 580,000 bags (unshellcd
basis); for Rumania, 300,000 bags.
This compares with last year's pro
duction of 390.000 bags for Italy.
800.600 bags for France and 130,000
bags for Rumania.
WHEAT PRICE
RANGE NARROW
CLOSE HIGHER
Chicago, (tP Wheat prices held
within relatively narrow limits on
the board of trade Wednesday,
and fluctuated in an erratic man
nerresponding quickly to either
buying or selling, and bringing
prices at the close above previous
closing levels. There was a lack of
aggressive short covering toward
the end of the session, and a fair
amount of selling was noticed here
in an effort to close spreads with
Winnipeg. Corn showed a firm
undertone throughout tlw after
noon, closing higher. Oats showed
fair strength in the scattered buy
ing during the session and was
fractionally higher at the close.
At the close wheat was un
changed to lc higher; corn was
H to lUc up; and oats were to
Ti higher. Provisions were a few
points higher.
Chicago (P Wheat and corn
prices both developed firmness
Wednesday after a wavering start.
Initial downturns here reflected
comparative failure of Liverpool
wheat quotations to respond to
Tuesday's advances on this side of
the Atlantic. The fact, however,
that Wednesday's wheat arrivals at
Winnipeg were considerably smaller
than those of a week ago tended to
Induce price rallies. Opening un
changed to H cent off. Chicago
wheat future deliveries afterward
scored gains In some cases. Corn
started H to ,4 cent lower, and sub
sequently showed a rise all around.
TO BE CENTERED
IN NEW PROJECT
Washington A national Insti
tute of health to provide enlarged
facilities for Investigation of disease
has materialized lrom the 71st con
gress. Centering in the capital the coun
try's medical and scientific resources
for combating disease, the institute
will declare war on a greater scale
than ever before against all physi
cal forces detrimental to health.
Here under a director will be mar
shalled the nation's army of experts
from all the medical professions to
prevent illness by ascertaining its
causes.
New researches to learn more
about cancer will be launched.
There will be fresh investigations
into the cause and cure of infan
tile paralysis and heart maladies.
Influenza and pneumonia will elicit
minute study, and there will be an
attack against common colds.
Sixmsorcd by Senator Ransdell of
Louisiana, the health institute,
which will absorb the United States
hygienic laboratory, soon will have
available an initial appropriation of
$750,000 for construction and equip
ment of additional buildings.
The secretary of the treasury is
authorized to accept gifts made un
conditionally for study of human
ills. Donations of S500.000, or over,
will bo acknowledged by the estab
lishment within the institute of me
morials. Facilities of the Institute will be
available from tims to time to
health authorities of states, coun
ties, and municipalities for instruc
tion and investigation.
CHARGE DONORS'
NAMES COVERED
(Continued from page 1)
had cashed tlie check 'instead of
merely indorsing it and handing it
to Mrs. Reinecke.
Rodgers replied that he was act
ing under instructions and was not
in a position to make further ex
planations. Chicago (JP) The Issue of cspion
ago and wire-tapping wa3 abruptly
terminated by the senate campaign
funds committee Wcdnesray in a
letter signed by three of its mem
bers finally denying to Oscar E.
Carlstrom, attorney general of Il
linois, the right to present a state
ment in behalf of Ruth Hanna
McCormick.
victims of recent hurricane dts
Farmer Changes
His Mind Twice
Tbnunboll, Conn I LP)
Court authorities here were
antonished when tlarlan a.
Green, a farmer, . rushed to
court to post $3,000 bail for
Frank Gowelin of Lynn,
Mawk, a stock salesman
whom he bad charged with
fraud.
(icesrlin sold Green 1009
shares of stock for X a share.
Informed the stork was vir
tually worthless. Green had
the talesman arrested. Then
Goa&elin had a chat with the
farmer and convinced the lat
ter that he bad done an In
justice. After Green had obtained
GoKSelln's freedom he talked
with a state police Investiga
tor who told him the stock
was worth about a cent a
lhare. He withdrew the bond
and had the salesman rear
rested and confined.
GOOD PROGRESS
MADE ON ROADS
PORTER FINDS
A long trip made by County Com
missioner Porter and Roadmaster
Johnson Tuesday over county roads
where work is being done brought
good reports on progress back with,
the officials. The first stop was on
the work being done on the road
hooking up the Silverton road with
the highway north. On the road be
tween Hazel Green church and Lake
Labish the grading was finished
Tuesday and sc-me gravel has been
put on. On the million -dollar high-
way it was found Philip Fisher,
bridge man, has finished driving;
piling on the new 1500-foot trestle
and is putting on the railings. Good
progress is also being made with the
shovel on the approach on the cast
end of the bridg3.
On the Si Ivertan -Silver Falls road
one string of gravel has been put
on all the way through and the
crew is part way back with another
and two eight-hour shifts are going
full blast cn that road.
At the Union hill crusher a light
ing system Is being established so
three shifts ntay be put at work
there In a day or two and gravel
will be rushed out as fast as pos
sible continuously up to the time
the work is stopped by bad weather.
On the Silverton -.Sublimity road,
work was reported to be progressing
well regardless of the fact the men
are running Into large rock which
is making tough going.
The paving crew which has been
on the Fruitland road and finished f
that job as patching on the Geer
road, Johnson reports, and from
there will be switched to the road
to the Institute for feeble-minded,
then do some work for the city and
proDaoiy oe laid oil after that work
is done.
CHESSMAN HEADS
PUBLISHERS GROUP
Portland 7Pi John M. Benson.'
president of tho American Associa
tion of Advertising Agencies, told
selected Oregon newspaper repre
sentatives Wednesday the year 1929
was a "hectic, hi?h pressure period
of high production and over con
sumption." Benson said this caused the al
leged prevailing depression in busi
ness. "Business and industry got out ot
breath," Benson said, "and need
ed a rest to restore its equilibrium.
ine J!K9 type of jrosperitv will
nat come back but there will come
in its stead a better kind of un
forced prosperity."
c. A. Sprarue, Salem. Ore..
Statesman publisher, retiring presi
dent of selected Oregon newspapers,
said prosperity in Oregon was no
longer dependent upon the lumber
industry. He expressed belief ag
riculture, industry and business
throughout the state Is showing
signs of betterment.
Merle Chessman, publisher of the
Astoria Budget, was elected presi
dent of the organization; R. W
Sawyer, Bend Bulletin, vice presi
dent; O. B. Bell, Portland, secre
tary, and C. J. Gillette. Coos Par
Times, Marshfield, treasurer.
FRUIT MEN ASK
LOWER RAIL RATES
San Francisco OP) Declduoui -
fruit growers of Oregon, Washing
ton, California and Idaho appeared
before an interstate commerce com
mission hearing here Wednesday in
an effort to obtain reduced freight
rates.
The hearing, being conducted b
Commissioner Clyde R. Atchinson, is
the result of a rate reduction fight
which began several years ago. In
1927 the commission ordered rates
reduced-from $1 75 to 11.60 per 100
pounds but last June the supreme
court reversed the order, holding it
was made through an erroneous in
terpretation of the Hoch-Smith acW
The matter was re -opened, result
tag in the present hearing, largely
through the efforts of the California
railroad commission and California
Growers & Shippers league.
SI OAR BEET CROP
Washington HP) The federal farm
board announced Wednesday sugar
beet and sugar cane cooperatives
had establl5hrd an advisory sugar
committee with Fred Cummins of
Port Collins. Cola., as chairman. The
committee is holding its first meet
ing at th: farm board to organize.
Ill LI.INO RESUMED k
TJnionvale Clover hulling was re
sumed on thj P. K. Sitton farm
vlondsy inlo-.;-, '.h? suspension on
Account cf ths recent stirrers.