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Newspaper Page TextP ."!: !-'til iK'l'KEN NOTE INCREASE IN BUTTER MAKE VALUES STEADY Portland (LP) Great Increase In the output of butter In the Port land trade territory during recent months Is reflected In the latest survey of the Bltuation. Despite the Increasing make and offerings, no change has been re flected In prices locally. This ap plies equally to the open market and to the produce exchange. Butterfat values continue more or less uniform here but much un settled tn the country. Oeneral trade conditions In the egg market continue without price change of consequence. Decrease In supplies is noted In practically all sections of the west but demand Is not improved. Although there was no open mar ket change In the direct buying price of live chickens for the day, demand Is keener from practically all positions. Killers continue to offer 12 cents for lights, 14 cents for mediums and 17-18 cents for heavy but on resales are paying 1 cent additional. There Is a rather good demand for quality spring lambs In the country meat trade with 15 cents generally available for tops. All the real good stuff If. moving out promptly. Hogs ire steady with best blockers mostly 10'i cents pound. There Is a rather good movement of fancy home grown lettuce at this time and prices are considered steady. All of the better class trade Is taking the locals. Around four carloads of Califor nia peas were still reported on Port land tracks over night. This Is the chief influence against the sale of the better quality home grown at a suitable price. California peas are being sacrificed. White potatoes of the new crop are again weaker and lower. Old potatoes are dull but fairly steady. Watermelons are due to arrive from California next week. Asparagus prices are steady with fair demand. Keceipts nniiieu Medium sized hothouse cucum bers selling not beyond a dollar arc flndlnir a better call than supply There is an extreme shortage o( Columbia river salmon. The Tula nook season opening was unusually Door. Columbia river shad are finding more favor. Selling 3'i cents for dressed bucks. Supplies of halibut are adequate with a price spread of 12-16 cents. LOWER COST FOR COUNTY ASPHALT County Commissioner Smith and Headmaster Johnson were In Port land Wednesday lining up on as phalt purchases and deliveries for the coming paving season and the roadmaster states that he believes he has lined up a lower cost for the asphalt for this year than for several years. Undr the plan be ing worked out asphalt will be shlp ned to Portland by boat and reload ed from there directly onto trucks and tracked to 6t. Paul paving plant for the first paving to be done. He believes that quite a little saving will be made generally on asphalt for the county works the coming season. Tlie entire paving program for tile Tear has not been outlined but It probably will be as big as last yenr when from 12 to 14 miles oi county roads were paved. Salem Markets Compiled from report of Sa int, dealera, for the guldanco of Capital Journal reader Ulevtstd dally). nrvrns' ruin: Wheat, 4unscrrrnttl No 1. White tar; red larked 62c tmhl. Kicd on la 10 tun. milling oat 120 fcailrv aiQ-ftlHi ttin. Mrnts: hot?, top grades 130-ICO lbs. 7 10; 1 til) 200 lbs. 17 33: 2lK)-2M lbs. I7.1U, 350 350 lbs. W 10, sown : tin. Cuttle: top uterrt 6-7c: cow 8-6c; ii I Ik and cult em H'a-Sc. Illiuii lamlii All fii' itant-llni tails, thors 3 ' , -4c, aprlnn lambs fl-ti a c; we 2-'lKc, (.'nlven. vi'tUfrt, top fl 7c; heavy ana wins oi. Drrtuml mentir Top veal rouith, bravy 7-Ho and up. Top liotriv 120-lfiO lbs. 10c lb. othrr giade be Ul Minnir lamos ia-inc. Poultry: light hem ll-12c; medium 130 lb . nravy nrna lo-ivc; atagi 1c old roofttera 7e lb. Tuikoa, No. 1 d it-seed 36o lb. L1f '. medium c; standard 9c; trmh rxtran 11c. lluttrrfat 21c; prime butter 3S-2fl; tube ml ran 22c; aWmdard rubra 22c. C'hrrm telling tirice: Mttrluu couu. tf tllptfts Mr. loiif lftc. hihh im; run i Firnh fruit: Ormiurs. nnvrla 5; Valriit'lnK 4 M 50; lemon f M) him', llrnm 2 Ml carton; irrtiiWrult, Ail. 7ft; Morttta b 50 iti: Calif J 76. BiHiaDu 6c lb. Apple; Wliifaps. fry. so, L Hinnr v.; nrwiowm, iauc 2 25: C uradr IX B ilk dates b jC lb. PincBppIf 3 Freah VFgftftbVi: Tomatnes, M 4 60, lrttuc. C'al. ImucilMl vUr ti 7ft 50; local 1 M-, celery 1 7f i 92 25 dor. bunchr. ftl crate; cnb- DKKe in; csuililowcr, cmte arth'hoKeg, 7.V-I1 HO do. Mmhronnu 65c lb Hhubntb. Until 2c lb New prnx 7vc lb; local 8S- ratHvaa 1 5 75 for caxe of 3 to 9 doen. New potattxn. (lameta 3sc; Shaftner w 111 lea 9tc lb. Hpltiach 90c crnte. Sc lb. Endive flOo doe. Asparagus, 8 -9c lb.; IochI 11 docn. rriiuitis 12c lb Bunrhed vvifrthhlrv Doirn bunches Turnips )e: ptrMrv 60c; carrot Wc; beets HOc; onions 40c, radishes 75c, 6(iked TeKetables: Potatoes li ft 75; seed 12 50. Onions 90c s.u-k' eta 4c lb. Carrots Sc lb. Beets JUr, Turntpn Sc; pur nip S'c; garlic 12c Southern yams 3 78. Greet puppets 35c. Cucumbers, $125 175 do. WfU onions 12.76 93 M. Green beans 20c lb. WOOL. MOHAIR Market nominal Woo), coarse 12c. medium 13c. Mohair, kid 18c; long staple I3c lb. Jefferson Strawberry picking In this vicinity ha begun. Uerrlra in small quantities began com I riff in to the stores hurt week.- Picking' .started Monday in the Miller and Ammon 40 acre patch across the river. They report the berrtea to be of fine quality but the yield to light er than they anticipated. TODAY'S POHTHNO LIVESTOCK Portland vr Cattle 100, Including 46 on contract. Steady. R iton-tinn lbs. icood 7 60-Jfl; medium 7-$7 00; common 6-7; 900- 1100 lbs. good tvou-rn; meuium D.a to7C0; common 0-tti 7o; 1100-1300 lbs. pood 7 7.60; medium 6 7. Heifers 650-850 lbs. good 7-7 50; common 5-0; medium -7. Cows, good 5 50-6; common and medium S4 50-5 50; low cutter-cutter t2-4.50. Bulls, yearlings exciuaeu. oeei goou clioice 4 75-15 25; cutter-mediums $4 75-5 25; vealers. milk fed te.OO y00, medium 6 50-H; cull-common (4 50-16 60; Calves 250-500 lbs. b.50 $8; common-medium 4-6 50. MOKa auu, inciuqing iwo vnrougn. Steftdv. l ifht nunc 140-iw) ids. srooti-cnoice 6.60-17.60; light weight 160-180 lbs. good-choice 7. 25-17.60; 180-200 lbs. good-choice 7.26-7.60: medium wt. 200-220 lbs. good -Choice 6.50-7.50; 220-250 lbs. good-choice 6-7.00; heavy welghu 350-290 lbs. good-choice 5.75-675- 2U0-36.0 lbs good-choice $5-6 26. Packing sows 276-600 lbs. medium-good 5-fl. Feeder. and stock er pigs 70-130 lbs. good-choice S7.60- uneep lioo. nicaay. Lambs 90 lbs. oown. s:ood-cholce (7. 60-98; medium t6-7.60; all weights common 5 50-6 50. Yearling wethers 00-110 lbs. medium-choice 4.fio-6 50; 120-150 lbs. medlum-cnotce s-s.o; all weights, cull-commou l-2. PORTLAND PHOIM'CE KXniAMiE Portland iIIPi The following DrlC- es were named to be effective Thurs day. Butter quotations for shipment from country creameries anu ',jc iu. is deducted as commission: Butter: Cube extras 24c: standards Mr- nrlmn flritls 22C" flrfcts 21C. Eggi, fasmc poultry protiucers sell ing prices: fresh extras 16c; stand ards 15c; mediums 14c. PORTLAND UIIOI.KI.E PHIThS These are prices dealers pity whole salers fxt-vnt as otherwise noted: Butter, prints 92 score or better 0f-1lr- KtRntliirdS 24-25C. cartons. Butterfat, direct to shippers, track 16-2lc; No 3 grade 11-lfic; stations. No. 1 16-21c; No. 2 11-lHc. Portland delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat 21c; No. 2 16c, Sweet 24c. Milk, buying price: Ornde B. 1. flo at flo a cental, with "hurnlus" tl- l.eo. Portland delivery and inspec tion. ctippse. si-lllnir nr'ce to Jobbers: Til lamook county triplets. 16c; loaf Iflc lb. fob. Tillamook, belling prices to Portland retailers: triplets 17c; loaf 18c lb. Live poultry, net buy Ins prices: Heavy hens, colored 4'', lbs. up. imc; ls. 14:; under 3 lbs. 12r; broil ers 18c; old roosters 7c; Ducks, old Peklns 20-22c; soring ducks 30-32c; Uecse. 13c; Turkeys 20-22C Dressed poultry, selling price to re-rntlM- Turkeva. ooor-iiood 25-33c: Ducks 25c; Geese 18c; Capons 22-35C lb. Fresh fruit : Oranges. Valenclaa 1 76 4 50; grapefruit. Florida 4 26 45 25: California 3.75-l4: limes fi-doz. carton 2 50; bananas 0c lb. Lemons, faiif as fsn-as 7ft cae. Strawberries, Oregon $2 25 (3 50 for 24s. Cabbage, local, old Uj-2c lb.; Cal 2lA-2ic lb. KitntiMn Oreirnn Denclmtes tl 40- 1 60; bakers 2; local 75c-l; Yakima 85c-125. New potatoes, Oil. Oaruets 3c; whites 2Ji-3c id. Onions, selling price to retailers Oregon 80-9(ic cwt.; Cal. new crop Bermudas 2 60. Heed potatoes, local l'i-lc lb. Rhubarb, local, bulk 3-2l,c lb. Artichokes, 60-75c dozen. KnlriHt h local 6S-7&C orange DOX. Celery. Calif. $1 40 1.75 doz., hearts I 40 doz. ouncnes. Mushrooms, hothouse 60c lb. ru-lt nr-nnerii. sreeil 40C lb. Sweet potatoes, eastern 3,75 ham per. Cauliflower. Calif. 2.25. Beans, Calif. W 76 hamper. 20-35V'3c lb. Peas, cam. 4-ac; tjre, o-oc io. Tomatoes. Calif. 3 25 lug. repacked Hothouse 27.-35c lb, ij-tture. local 76-85c crate. Afipiir- anus. northwest 90c- 1 doz. bunches. Country meats. Rolling price to re tnllers: Country killed hogs, best but chers tinder 100 lbs. 10-1 lc; vealers 70-80 lb. 10-llc; yrnrllng lambs 10 12c; spring lambs 14-15c; heay ewes 4 5c: mnner cws 6-6c: bulls 8-9c. Nuts: Ore. walnuts 18-25c; pranutR 12c lb. Brazils iB-2Uc; aimontis is 1Hir- ftlhrrtH 20-22c: necaiis 20c lb. Hops nominal. 1920 crop 8-llc; lt30 1017c. Wool. 1931 crop nominal. Wlllam ette valley 1213c; eastern Oregon 12 16c lb. RAN 1HAM INCO APPLET Rnii Francisco i") (Fed, -si ute-mkt news service). Apples, Ciillf, Newtowns loose 65c-$1 per box. Packed fancy 1 50- 1. 75. smnll lower. Oregon Newtowns xf lnrge 2-12 23; frv Si 75 1 R5: C trrade t 25 1.60. Washington Rome Beautis. fancy 1 60 2; Wlnesaps xf IJ.15 2 2o; icy 1.90 2. roHti wn l AsTsint: markit Strawlierrles were In soinewhat less liberal supply during the Thursday session oi tne ensisiue isrmes mar ket. Ovmlltv and demand Improved Color of fruit whs excellent. Sides started on the curb at 2 for Oregons. Inside the market sales showed general spread of 2 2,60 crate with some "leakeis" down to t. Top was received for Oregons and Marshals with most sides oi (.told Dollars i.3 j Bplnach was so scarce that trading was reported up to fi orange oox. Asparagus continued strong with miMt. aleN OOe doz bunches. Lettuce moved 76c lor lblh stock with local up to 80c crate. Peas were old 7 8c lb. IFrst Melting or French peas sold at me id tor nnutea suppiy. New tnrnivs ntoved around fOc do? bunches. Radishes were in good call mostly 26-30C dozen bunches. Hothouse tomatoes' moved 5.76 I rrnt for extra fancv. Clooeberrles wee In msll tpply btuI inlil ai 25 erRte. Potatoes were In good supply, sell ing at unchanged prices cabbage at- niAiul was fair. motly sue crate. Uenetal pi Ices ruled: -rrnt 20c dor. bunches: luas 40 50e Turnips, old fmp 20c 4 o . lugs 36 45c; new crop uoi rpinacn. fancy RO-HOc orange box. Beets, old crop 20c doz., lugs 40 -50c; new crop 65 90c dozen bunches. Potatoes, local large, good 7ftc Sack. mall or poor eo-cuo. CabbHse. new crot 60 66c crate Parsnips, bulk 40 60c lug. Radishes new eroj jo .'tc nur. uuiivhiw. Apples. Newtowns. extra fey. 1 60; fancy 01,35. Dellclotu, extra fancy 2 50; fancy 92.26; poor quality $1 box. Aftparnffus. long green local 6c doa biDu hPK Columbia river 00c tl. Htrawberrles. (told Dnllsr l 75 J 76 crate; Oregon 2 2 75 Peas, local grven 7-10C lb. rnnri n H4V MutktT Portland H--Hay: Buying price for protiucer; Aitaiia s io; cioer fiu 12. Osts and vetch 1 2 ton. HKS FHAM ISCO PAIHV Rsn Fisncisco t't'P) Wholesale dairy markets: Butter v2 acota 35c; 91 scora 24c: 00 score 33c. Eggs, extra lare 19; medium IflSc; small c. Cheese, tilplets. fists 12c. 110T1N HOOI, Boston ilT) Msiiutat titrer are taking over sample lota ou the various grndrs of the new OhW and similar fleece 'ools. The 64s and finer strict ly combing wool are bringing prices m me ranxe oi as-ituc in ine sre.ir. or fl 65c scoured bsnls. Mrlctly comb ing htvs are selling at vj-jac m riir grease, or 4l-44r scoured basts, and 4U-50s strictly combing, on which prices are slightly lower than recent quotations, ale selling at 20-310 In in g i ease, bo aic scourea Diu;s, RIMHll. 1 HE IT 1.lverTHol l'P) Wheat raiure. Mav Open, high 651,; piw A4; close 64'. July, open 65',; high 65,4-, low, clcwe i , open r'i a-o. nign oo ; low, CI,. 6.S'a. Dro , npru ea 9 6, msn os1.; low, ru f ,1.. MV m lsci o roi l TRY 6n Francisco iut'1 leghorn hens, all sires 10c; rohirtit h.tts A lb.. nd over 34-asc; unrt.r 5 lb. 3!h l.horn brntlri. 13-17 Iim. pr tluvt-11 30 33.-; 18 33 lbs. er don. aic; Irn i, coloitd MARKET QUOTATIONS New York Stocks (C'loslnf Quotations) New York (UP) Th market higher: Air Reduction Alleghany Corp Allls-Chalmers Mfg. Co American Can Company American Car & Foundry , 24 'I W'm .. 19 39 i as 164',; 13 'I . 310 H M 175'. . llA ..36 27 'A 8St , H'4 , sen :f7 , 14 . 36 '4 American it Forelun rower American Locomotive , Am. Rad. At Stand. Sanitary..., Am. Rolling Mill Am. Smelt, tie Refining American Steel Jrounariea , American Sugar Refining American Tel. Ac Tel American Tobacco B Anaconda Copper Mln. Co Atchison, Topeka As 6. F Altantlo Refining Auburn Automobile Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore At Ohio Bendlx Aviation Bethlehem bteei Brooklyn Union Caa Bvers (A. M.) Calumet & Arizona Canada Dry Canadian Psciitc Case J. I.) Co Cerro de Pasco Copper Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western Chle. Mil.. St. Paul Ac PaC Chicago St Northwestern Chrysler Corp Colorado Fuel & Iron Columbia Gas Columbia Graphophone Commonwealth As southern... Consolidated Oaa Continental Can Corn Products Curllss-Wrlghti DuPont de Nemours Electric Power & Light eo'.i 465,4 81 ' . 3V4 . . IU 38", Erie Ruilrostf .. 19 Fox Film A 15, 1111 391 47'! Oeneral Asplmlt General Electric General Foods General Motors .. 38 Gillette Gold Dust 30", .. 11 .. Si Goodrich B. F. Goodyear Tire A: Rubber Houston on Howe Sound Hudson Motor Hupp Motor Car Corp Indian Refining Inspiration Con. Copper International Harvester International Nickel International Tel. Ac Tel Johns-Ms nvlllc Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Kresge S. 8 ) Liggett & Myers B Ixew's Inc Mathleson Alkali Mack Trucks Miami Copper Mid-Continent Petroleum Mlssourl-Kansss-Texaa Montgomery Ward Nash Motors NatlohHl Biscuit Co National Cash Register A National Dairy Producta National Power Ac Light Nevada Cons. Copper New York Central N. V. N. H. and Hartford North American Packard Motor Pacific Gas it Electric Pan American B Paramount-Publlx Pennsylvania Railroad People's Gas Phillips Petroleum Pierce Petroleum Public Service of N. J Pure Oil Company Radio Corporation Radio-Keith Orpheum A Reynolds Tobacco B Scars Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simmons Company Sinclair Consolidated Southern Partite Southern Hrdlway Standard Ons At Electric Standard Oil of California Standard Oil of New Jersey... Standard Oil of New York Stone As Webster Studebuker Corp Texas Corp Texas Gulf Texas Pac. Lund Trust Ttmken Roller Rearing Tiansrontlnrnlal Oil Underwood Elliott Fisher Union Carbide Ac Carbon Unltrd Mrcraft United Corp United Gas Improvement United States Rubber United Stntfi Steel Utilities Power At Light A Vanadium Warner Bros. Pictures Western Union Westlnghoufie Airbrake , Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland , Woolworth (K1 W.) Worthlngton Pump Yellow Truck 6i Coach .. 36 .. 17 .. 15 . 71. . 2'. ... 6 .. 46 12 ' . . 26 431. 36'. 74 " 0"A 18. . 114 19' .. 2 65"4 40 'i ..26 . 8 ..87 70'.. 66", . 6 45 i 'is K . sift ... 6 . Hi 79'i . Blk 16!i 16', 4B ... I .. 13 . t' 19'. 82 64' 36' 34', 17' .. 34 17 .. 21 39i . . 10 41 ...60 . 48'. , 28', ... 31 ...29 . S3 . 36S, , . D 1 , 100'! . S4 . 62': m:i.e Ti n n un stocks American Light Ac Traction American Superpower Associated Gas A Brallhtn Traction L. At P Cities Service Cord Corp Crocker-Wheeler Electric Bond A: Share Ford Motor Ltd Fox Theaters A (told man Sachs Trading Gulf Oil of Pa Humble Oil Indian Ter. Ilium Oil B Newmont Mining , Niagara Hudm Power Ohio Oil , Pemiroad Sheaffer Pen , Standard OU of Indiana United Gas Corporation United Light At Power A Utilities Power Ai Light so'; ,ij;i 10'. .. 9 ' V; 6'. up to a lbs . so sac; a a'i lbs. as-a7c: old colored roost era 14c: old Leghorn rtHisters UK. Ftaga nominal: colored rttastera over 3'3 lbs. SSc; S-SS lhs. Turkeys nominal, equsbs ao ibQ per lb. RAN PRNC!S( 0 IM TT1.HPAT Ban Francisco 'J Butterfat, f.o.to. Ban Francisco flAc. FKlNf lSCO 8TOI KS Bun FrMu'iKCo tl'P) After an Ir regular openlnir prices partlclpoted In further declines tn e'rly trad inn on the Ban FranriftCo stot'k exchanne Tluinday. A tendency to rally was evident In the second hour, and many of the issuea mere able to recover lltthtly tvm their morning lows. Trnns-America on a 2000 share turnover miu steady at 7a. roiiTi AMI wnrT Portland Wheat futures: Msy all trading 68. July, op-n, high 66; low. rloe is-'. Sept., cpeu. high 661; low. close 6fi. Cash wheat: Bljr Bend BhieMem 69; soft white, western white 69: hard winter, northern spring, western red 66. Onts. No t 88 lb white ?3 nmrsda car receipts, wheat flour 14, corn 1. FORT I AM i ;ar: VI OI II Fort land ; Bunar: Cane, granu lated MOO cwt. Beet 14 46 cwt. Domestic flour: Celling price de livered : Patent 4Hs $5 40-15 60: bslters blumtrm S4.75 I4 90: Montana paten. fii(-$5 15. aoft wheat flour $4 80 to $4 do. whole wheal mouiv.u; gra ham $4 30 $4 PO, niVMIT.lt WIIIAT Wlnntpnl Whrnl clofT Mav , ; Julv 0': t. . 'h: No 1 hsrd b9: No 1 northern W .1-8. No 3 norllirrn M I I, No. northern si a a. v imvi iM ti l llTIH K Bn Vnrl.i-o tl'PI- Hosr. 37S .low stm! lt 15 -lh. t'.llforlil.. 7fO. lop rrw lonils I.W -l;5 lbs 7 7 M: tw r" 13.M140 lbs. IS 7.V fs.'kllif sows .pnk to 3rK- lower. IS-SS id. CstlK liO, oul tmoulU 1-S'il s'.tcis THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON atutnt. auovablr iwndj to ictnk. Bun largely medium ov..- 1000 lb. grass itcitf, wU to 36c lower. 3 loads 076- 1100 lb. steer. ,6. 60; l loana iiuo-iiod lbs 78(5 26: ib. stock Inactive. Odd head cutter and common cows 1.60 9. No calves. Desirable carlo light vealers quotable 47.60-S8 35. Bheep 3636. Direct 1360. Holdovers BOO. Slow. Weak Deck ood 68-lb. shorn lambs I7.78; most bids lower, tw. nn.Ih ahoru. vearltnus 96.10. steady. Rwes Inactive, undertone weak. Flv. decaa on aaie. DH1KD I HI IT; HOPS Vnrk ijp, KvnDorated aDoles steady; cholc. H-10; laucy ll',a-13-Prune, steady. Calif. 8',',-lOli; Oregon 6'4-0. Apricot, steady, standard 11; cholc 13H: extra choice 14V4-161',. peacnes sveaoy, aianuara .i uui u; extra cnoic H.jfe Raisins steady, loose Muscatels 4i- 7; choice to lancy seeded 6-6'.; seed less 6V,-6',4. nops swauy. oiatc, iwu. 1029, 17-18; Pacific coast 1830 31-Jjc; 1829, 16-18. CHICAGO OKAIN Cblcago &t Wheat futures open man jo1 close 82 w May old .... " new .... July Sept Dec 02" 'a OU V Cash grain: wheat, No. 1 red 03 "a: Nn il hard A3 No. 1 northern spring 83 'i; No. 1 mixed an 'i. corn, no. a mixed 66; No. 1 yellow 58. Oat, No. 2 white M Vi; No. 3 white 28-28. Rye. No 1. 44U. Bsrlev 37-61. Timothy seed a8.25-8.75. Clover seed $10.25y 1735. lara f .vg; rios, waxi; emes CMICAGO LIVESTOCK Chlcaco UP) (U.S. DA. I HotfS 17.000: bulk 180-210 lbs. 96.7O-96.0Oi few 240 270 lbs. er3 60-6.70. Cattle 6000: calves 3000; slaughter and vealers: Steers, good-choice 600- 1300 lbs. fT-BH.o; vesiers sao-ey. Sheeo 8000: few sood to choice clluoed lambs - 23: Calif, so ring ers $10.25; native t8-tll; shorn ewes Wi-fd.ib; sprintr lamos eiu-en.ou; medium S8.50-ai0: common i6,50- $8.60; lambs 00 lbs. down e7.75-8,76: medium o.6U-byj: hi-iuu ids. meu-lum-cholce 6 25-98.65; nil weights, common as-6.50: ewes 80-160 lbs. medium-choice 1.75-3. WHEAT PRICES LOSE GROUND IN HEAVY SESSION Chlcaco (LP) Cracking at the start, wheat prices continued to fall on the board of trade Thursday un der heavy selling and closed near the bottom for sharp losses. Weak ness at Liverpool and heavy rains In a section of Kansas badly In need of moisture were depressing factors. September led the decline and went to a discount under July. Dry wea ther prevailed In the northwest and frost reports were numerous, but these facts had little Influence. The selling found the technical position weak and support lacking. The de. ferred deliveries of corn went Into new ground for the season, pacing the other deliveries downward wv der selling Influenced by the weak ness In wheat. Toward the last oats also slid downward with the major grains. At tlie close wheat was l'a to m cents lower with May unchanged, corn was tt to l' cents lower and oats ' cent lower to !s cent higher. ChlcaKO VFh-Good rains In parts of the Canadian prairie provinces tending to abate drought, led to early downturns In wheat prices Thursday. Indications pointed also to only slight damage from frecz. lng temperatures in Kansas. Open. lng at U-l'i cents off, wheat later held near to the Initial limits. Corn started unchanged to H up and subsequently sagged. CALIFORNIA'S HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN (Continued from psge 1) turcs skidded to all-time record lows for May. Tlie storm area stretched from Montana to New Mexico, bringing rain In some sections and snow In others. The moisture was beneficial to most crops, although accompany lng low temperatures endangered fruit and early vegetables. In Denver Die 29 9 degree temper ature tied the all-time record es tablished May 20, 1815. Tempera tures were higher Thursday, but the weather bureau promised a contin uation of rain and snow. nhnlv Ariz II PI Freezing tern peratures and frost were reported Thursday in nonnern Arizona. nav tj.ninrntiirM in the desert regions dropped well below the nor mal May maximum of around luu. In nrth.ntra1 Arlrnns th. temperature was below f reer.lng with a light frost. The same condition prevailed in the Navajo and Hopl Indian country of northeastern Ari zona. Cloudy skies prevailed. Kansas City. Mo. (IP1 Seasonable weather returned Thursday to the southwest after heavy rain, sub freezing temperatures and flurries of snow touched various sections. Swollen streams reached flood proportions In Missouri and Okla homa but were receding. The temperature was going up in western Nebraska, where winds from South Dakota snowstorms had sent the mercury down to 18 degrees. A double halo around the sun was observed at Lawrence, Kan., Wed nesday. The phenomenon was said to be caused by Ice particles In the air, a condition almost unprecedent ed for this time of year. FAIR FAMILY BACK Liberty-Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fair have relumed from a week motor trip to Big Pine. California. While there they visited Mrs. Fair's sister, whom she had not seen for twelve years. They also visited with Mrs. Fairs brother whom she had not seen for six years. Tlie Fair's en Joyed their 110 miles trip, which they made by way of Bakersfield. MINT I.OOKINO GOOD Oervals 8. D. Manning was home a few days, returning to Clatskanle where he and A. Jones have several hundred acres of mint planted and which, he repor's. Is In fine condition. START DRIVE FOR QUOTA OF WAVERLYHOME A committee consisting of the heads of service clubs and other Salem organizations has started In earnest a drive to raise the $6M left unpledged of Marion county's quota for the new building proposed for the Waver'.y baby home In Portland. W. A. Sellwood who H In 6alem working to aid In the matter states that since 1928, 80 Marion county babies have been cared for In the home at a eost, which had it been borne here by the taxpayers of this country, would have totaled (5712 and this does not Include 120 per capita which haa come from the state. The committee winch Is putting over the drive for the 1000 allot ted to Marion county, of which 68 is left to raise, Includes tlie fol lowing: Elks. H. E. EHkln; Klwanls. James Nicholson: Rotary, W. H. Dancy; Lions, Newell Williams; Salem Woman's club, Mrs. David Wright; Zonta, Mrs. Ora Mclntyre; Business and Professional Women, Mrs. Mona Yoder; American As sociation of University women, Mrs. Ellen Fisher; American Legion, Irl McSherry. Contributions may go to Mrs. David Wright at 782 Ste wart street. The city council contributed $200 to the caue. Tlie committee sent out 4000 letters asking for aid, and after deducting expenses of the let ters 1132 was left for the fund, thus leaving $668 considered Mar lon county's share on the new building. Tlie old building Is con sidered very Inadequate and a liretrap. From 80 to 90 babies are cared for In it and It was intended to house only from 40 to 60. Each child costs $33 a month to care for Including food, clothing, medical at tention, hospitalization and all costs. Mr. Sellwood stated that it was considered not too much for Marion county to contribute for the new building considering the num ber of Marlon county babies cared for and the saving such care has made to the county. Members of the committee urge a prompt and liberal response to their plea. PORTLAND GETS GIANT ELEPHANT Portland, Ore., (LP) "See Tusko, the most extraordinary, the most stupendous elephant alive stands 12 feet two Indies high In his Dare feet and weighs 12,480 pounds!.' Children of Portland may have an opportunity to see the much- ballyhooed Tusko every day as AI A. Painter, amusement promoter, has announced the purchase from the AI O. Barnes circus and that he will present him to the Port land zoo. Tusko will do his last circus stand here Tuesday and be escorted by elephants to Lotus Island, outside the city limits, for exhibition. The circus bought Tusko 9 years ago but said It was getting to much of an elephantine Job to transport the animal. HOPMEN LEAVING ON EASTERN TRIPS A migration of hop men to the east Is under way. James R. Linn is expecting to leave Thursday eve ning, T. A. Livesley is expecting to leave Friday evening and Harry Hart of Portland also plans to be on his way in the near future. All of them will look over the market situation both as to moving more of this year's hops and some of next. Mr. Llvesleys trip is pri marily to attend the graduation of his son Tommy Livesley from the military academy at Culver, Indi ana, but he will also get In touch with hop connections In Chicago. New York and other eastern cities. The local market remains about the same with no sales reported but growers standing firm. Downy mil dew Is making some progress in the yards but to what extent It will develop remains problematical. COAST WOOL TRADE LARGELY INACTIVE Portland (AV-With the exception of around 300.000 pounds sold In the Heppner district, trade In tlie wool market remains more or less Inac tive at Pacific northwest points. In the Heppner sector sales to various operators during the last day or so were made around 14-14'i cents a pound. This Is practically In line with recent transactions at other points, quality and shrinkage con sidered. Reports Indicate that most of the remaining supplies In the Baker district are moving Into cooperative hands. WANTS COUNTY TO SHARE GAS TAX With four nulls and a fraction over being levied directly aralnst property lor road purposes In tills county, County Commissioner Smith stated relative to a possible lower ing of the automobile license fee that he believed rather Uian pro perty bearing the burden of costs for roads that It should be entirely carried bv motor vehicles. "If there was a gasoline ta of one or two cents a gallon going to the counties It would relieve pro perty entirely of any of th tlie costs for road bunding and main tenance, stated the county commis sioner, and cut off the four and a fraction mills now levied for the general road fund against property. Cards Are Played At Butsch's Home Mt. Angel Mrs. A. J. Butsch en tertained friends at cards Tuesday evening In her home. Two bibles of bridge were In play, with high score honors awarded to Mrs. C. J. Terhaar. Refreshments were served after cards. Those present Included Mrs. Percy Troviss, Mrs. L. A. Zeis, Mrs. Ben Traviss, Mrs. R. J. Welton, Mrs. C. J. Terhaar, Mrs. John Bigler and Mrs. A. J. Ficker. STOCK MARKET STAGES STRONG RALLY UPWARD New York (LP) The stock market bounded forward Thursday gains from 1 to 10 points being recorded In a late rally which brought about such heavy trading that tick ers ran behind. Ralls led the market from the ruck In which It has been the past several days. The carriers advanced on decision of eastern railroads to attempt to have the Interstate com merce commission revise eastern rail rates upward. This combined with the fortnightly brokerage set tlements In London, In which no difficulties were reported, brought the forward move. According to preliminary calcu lations the Dow, Jones & Co., in dustrial average advanced 1.80 points to 139.54; rail average advanced 2.38 points to 7907. Sales totaled 2,400,000, compared with 2,300,000 shares Wednesday. The advance came suddenly and unexpectedly. During the first three hours Thursday the same lethargic tone that has characterized trad ing for the past week prevailed. There was a sagging tendency. No particular pressure was exerted. Then shortly after 2 p. m. when the rail leaders' move was fore cast the market suddenly came to life. Rails spurted. Other stocks, which of late have been undergo ing terrific pressure, swung into line. United States Steel, which had drifted below par, came back Professional shorts found offer ings limited and they were forced to make swift bids to cover tneu- commitments. Atchison rose to 159. a gain of 10 points from Us early low. New York Central, Pennsylvania, Chesa peake & Ohio, and other rail lead. era gained. 6teel common rose from Its low of 97'. to near 101 Case rebounded sharply after touch ing a new low for the year and relief from selling was apart In leading shares such as American Telephone, American Can, Westing house Electric and General Electric. Allied Chemical turned against the short Interest, quickly recover ing an early 6-polnt decline. The amusement shares reflected the drying up of liquidation, Fox Film advancing more than 3 points from its early low. The late rally was well maintain ed although many traders seized the improvement as an opportunity to nut accounts In order. Clos ing prices In general were not far below the highs ot tne session. START GOOSEBERRY CANNING MONDAY Samnles of gooseberries which are coming In to the cannery in dicate that this crop will also be In shape so gooseberry canning win probably start next Monday aiong with the strawberry canning. Growers have been making ef forts the past day or two to have canneries take their early pickings but canneries have been shying away from these owing to the green sides and tlos and it is believed the general pack for barreling will not start up until Monday at me earliest. There will be plenty of cannery labor this year, that is certain. Women and men have been signing up for months and cannery tele phones are ringing almost steadily now asking Information as to when work will start. HIGHLAND SCHOOL GIVES TEA PARTY Tlie first and second grades of Htuhlnnd school held a program and tea Wednesday afternoon for school supervisors and mothers of the students In tne iwo rooms. The program opened with an or rhestra number "Jolly Copper. smith" by the entire 2A class, me first grade students gave a ioik dance. An Illustrated song "In the Meadow" was presented By James Wood. Naomi Foilen, Robert Gard ner and Cleonna Naderman. A dra matized song, "Rabbit hi the Hol low" was given by Harry Jones, Bil ly Stota and Dale Dorath. with a chorus composed of Wanda Jean Ellis. Charles Winkenwerder. Bud dy McRae, LaVerne Harrison, Al bert Aronson, June Brown and Betty Jane Persons. "In My Kiddle Car'' a second dramatized song, was offered by Betty Jane Persons, Charles Winkenwerder and LaVerne Harrison. "My Boat" was sung by Charles Winkenwerder and Buddy McRae, and the song "Baby Bunt ing" was given by Betty Jane Per sons, June Brown, LaVeme Harri son and Alberta Oronson. Charles Winkenwerder sang "Bunny. Acro batic stunts were given by Naomi Pollen. Tlie 2A chorus gave a group of songs. Miss Mabl Murray, Highland school principal, and Miss Car lotta Crowley, elementary school supervisor, poured at the tea hour. Mrs. Clara Pomeroy and Mrs. Grace Wolgamott. supervisors, assisted In serving. The hostesses were Miss Mtrle Dimtck and Miss Madeline Heckman. teachers of the first and second grades. fE PICKING STARTS Grand Island Picking of about three acres of peas for market, with ten pickers employed, was begun on tlie George Asher farm in the Grand Island Mclnlty Wednesday morning. CANCEL OFFERS TO SELL Portland (LP) With the strawberry crop proven to be one of the small est that the United States has pro duced for many years, more than normal Interest is Thursday show ing in the barreled fruit situation, says Hyman H. Cohen In the Jour nal. Owing to the promise of an ex tremely short crop In the Oregon territory, where a very considerable volume of the normal barreled pro duct originates, all oilers to sen are reported withdrawn by distrib utors of strawberries. This follows the recent expose by the Journal of the scheme of barrel Interests to force growers to accept lower prices for strawberries In the face of a better barreled market as well as a short crop. The barreled strawberry mantel Is gaining strength generally but as local offers have been withdrawn, no quotations are now available here. Barreling has Just started here and Is expected to become general within a week. Fresh strawberry market was firmly priced with a scarcity of offerings for the day. Quality, how ever, shows a very liberal Improve. ment and Is close to normal in tne home territory. RACKETEER IN HOSPITAL WITH New York (IP) Vannie Hlgglns, one of New York's most powerful beer runners and racketeers, was token to the Polyclinic hospital Thursday In a critical condition from knife wounds. Higgin's assailant was unlocated and he refused to tell police who had stabbed him. The racketeer, who heads a widely-feared gang In Brooklyn and who formerly was as sociated with Jack "Legs" Diamond, was taken to the hospital In a taxi cab from Long Island. Although suffering intensely from three deep gashes In the chest, Hig- gins consented to talk with detec tlves long enough to say he had been stabbed In Flushing, L. I. "My wife knows who did It," he said. Police Immediately began a search for the racketeer's wife, but learned at the Hlggins home that she had not been there since 7 0 clock Wed nesday night. Detectives feared she may have been kidnaped or killed by the same enemy who attacked her husband. The only persons at home were Higgins' 5-year-old son and Mrs, Hlggins' sister, Mrs. Geraldine Han sen, was was worried over Mrs. ni- gins' unexplained absence. Higgins said he had taken taxicab from Flushing after tnr stabbing, with the intention of get ting to Jersey City before he col lapsed. He grew so weak, however. that he ordered the driver to stop at the New York hospital. "He's lying," police said. "One of the hospital attendants saw him driven ud to the door by a slim blonde man, who helped him out comforted him and then drove away." POULTRY SIGNS MORE FAVORABLE Oregon State College, Corvallis A 37 per cent decrease In the lnv ports of poultry products aunng the past year and much smaller stocks of poultry on hand In the United States are favorable signs for the pountry industry reported bv L. R. Breithaupt, extension econ omist at Oregon State college, In hit farm market news service. Imports of po iltry, mostly dres. ed turkevs from Argentine fell off sharnly In 1930. says the report The total of poultry and poultry products Imported was approxi mately 2,700.000 pounds, or 37 per cent less than In 1929. Further more, the cold storage holdings of turkeys In this country are now only about half as large as last year and the five-year average In May. "Stocks of other poultry are much smaller than a year ago and says. "Holdings of case and frozen eggs combined are slightly less than a year ago, but above average. Eist production In April was quite a bit short of April 1930 but consumption also apparently ran behind. Farm flocks ot old hens are now some what smaller than at this time In 1930, while the reported output of chicks from commercial hatcheries may be 35 per cent less than last vear. Just how many chicks have been hawhed on farms la not known." BROKERS LOANS DROP TO NEW LOW RECORD Wa.liinoion (IP) Loana on stocks and bonds to dealers and brokers by reporting federal reserve mem ber banks In New York City de creased S40.0O0.000 In the week end ing May 20, to a new low record at Il.631.o6o.000, the federal reserve board announced Thursday. corrER LOWER London (IP) Copper dropped to 37 pounds 18 shillings 10'i pence a ton Thursday (approximately 182 -87), the lowest since 1894. Bethel Mrs. J. M. Nichols has returned from a visit at tlie home of her niece. Mrs. Charles Ham mer, In Klamath Falls. Falls City Mrs. Emily Muck. Mrs. Mary Adams. Mrs. Nelle 8eare. and Mrs. Lizzie Treat attended Rebekah assembly In Corvallls Wednesday. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931 Kelly Birthday Date Observed Mill City Charles Kelly waa given a surprl-e birthday party at the home of Mnry Hill Monday eve ning. The mam division of the eve ning was "500 '. lone Bertram and Rouer Harris won high scores. After the social evening waffles were) served. Charles Kelly, honor guest; Hans Plambcck, Robert Faust, Rog er Harris, lone Bertram, J. Gordon, Sylvia Kecnan and Mary Hill. HOPEFUL NOTE IS SOUNDED BY ROY W.HOWARD Paris (LP) In a realistic Interpre tation of the American economic. depression Hoy W. Howard, chair man of the board of tne scrippa Howard newspapers, told 300 busi nessmen at an American club luncheon Thursday that the cur rent slump nas benenttea tne United States, that reconditioning of sound buslne'-s Is going on, and that Americans have not yet added "yellow stripe'' to their national emblem. He predicted radical changes In the business and economic structure which will give America a quality standard of life not approached by any other nation. Five years hence, ne said, -many businesses will be in Infinitely bet ter shape by reason of 1930. A lot of economic lire-traps have been swept away and quite a few of our economic slums have been cleaned out. Much of the siump In business has naturally been due to the fear of much mile difficulty, due to five or six million unemployed working men. Two years ago the, working man was listening to the siren songs of ar'i new installment salesmen and using dollar bills for incense to burn before the. gods of pleasure. Now he is worshipping ociore mo shrine of the savings bank. This thrift is a fear-Induced acquire ment. Banish this fear and tne buying will start. "The money Is there. When the money starts to come forth tha whole aspect of the American situ ation Is going to change." ASK COURT RULING ON BALLOT TITLE (Continued from page 1) decision would be void. To speed u pa final decision by the court backers of the referendum have de cided to file a friendly appeal suit, and the task lias been undertaken by Chris Kowits, local attorney and president of the Marion Copnty Sportsmen's association. Appeals from the attorney gener al's ballot title are permitted any time within 20 rinvs after the title Is delivered to the secretary of state and, suspicious that friends of the police bill and opponents of the referendum have been planning to delay the referendum movement by waiting until the lost day be fore filing their appeal. Kowitz waa Thursday prt pai'ir.y to take that step. Kowitz had planned to file hia petition of appeal with the su preme court esvlv Trursday but at noon had not finished preparing the petition and did not expect to be able to whip it into shape for filing before late in the afternoon or earlv Fritlav morninrr. 10 DAIS NhEDKD Past practice discloses that Uie proceedings before the supreme court would require at lea-t 10 days before the decision on the title could be handed down. The cus tomary proceedure Is for the peti tioners to file their appeal In pe tition form and ask for an advance ment, with the attorney general ordinarily filing a demurrer. The court then sots a date for hearing, customarily sitting It three or four davs ahead, and after the hearing takes four or live days to arrive at a decision on the arguments sub mitted. Under such a schedule of pro ceedure it will be June 1. at least, before a final decision can be had on the title and the petitions re leased for die illation, leaving a matter of onlv four or five days in which to collect the required 10,680 signatures of IcfbI voters, which Averlll and Fred L. Gifford, presi dent of Independence Hall and an other prominent sponsors for tlie referendum, assert can be secured in 48 hours. TO VERIFY NAMES The collection of the signatures Is not. however, all that Is required to complete the petitions for filing with the secretary of state. The names of all sipners must be check ed and verified by the county clerks of each of the counties In whclh the petitions are circulated and that process is ea'iiy susceptible of cre ating costly delays. With a realization of the dangers attendant upon the delay which will accompany an appeal to J supreme court on the title other friends of the referendum move ment are know to be advising the sponsors for the petition to proceed with circulation of the pe'illons -i.n h annenl is nending to take advantage of the likelihood that the title would be sustained oy court. MILDEW FOVND filverton Much downy mildew Is reported appearing in the hop yards around Silverton and Ml Angel the past few days, and continues getting morse nearly hourly, as stated by an extensive and old time grower. It was stated that many of the worst hills may be cut down In nope of saving others, but that the yaid.. are In very bad condition because or the mildew. Sunnyslde Mr. and Mrs. William Ophield and Clarence Aokerman oi Idahome. Ida, arrived here Mon day to make th' ir home. Two weekJ ago they visited Mr. and Mrs. Wyri Dyer and were so Impressed with the country that they decided to live here. They will live In West Salem.