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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
SATURDAY. MAY 23, 1931
EGGS REPORTED
TURNING EASIER
BUTTER STEADY
Portland (LP) Market for eggs re
fleets more than passing easiness
In the country generally, while
conditions locally show practically
no change for the weekend, or even
for recent days, the feeling Is weak
er at most other points.
Speculative demand for storage
la less urgent with the hot weather
noted at various points. Receipts
in the country generally are at trie
flush production periods although
the big lay has already been passed
locally u well as along the Pa
cific slope as a whole.
Trading In the butter market ap
peared fairly steady for the week
end sessions. There was no general
change In prices either on the ex
change or on the open market.
Butterfat Is generally 21 cents here
with most country points paying
l-2i cents pound.
For the Saturday trade there was
no change of moment In the live
chicken situation. Demand was
good in all lines but less urgent in
legard to heavy hens. These, how
ever, appeared steady.
While veal continued to show
spots of easiness and even slight
weakness In late trading for coun
try killed offerings, prices In this
line as well as In hogs and lambs
appeared unchanged for the week
end.
First carload of Texas tomatoes
arrived during the day and was of
very good quality, repor's the Pa
cific Fruit Co. Priced at $3 .15 per
28 pound lug. Local hothouses are
allghtly easier.
Further cut of 25 cents crate is
reported for cantaloupes here with
more offered. Quality Is better.
Bales of Jumbo down to 4.50 with
trtandard $4 and pnny $125 crate.
Easy prices are generally reflect
ed for strawberries at the week end
' lth best Improved Ore gons around
$2.25 top generally although a few
were reported a fraction better.
ITALIAN TREES
NOTRECEIVED
Still receiving Inquiries as to the
Italian cherry trees Imported into
this country through cooperation
with United States Senator McNary
to get a start on the small Italian
cherries In this valley. Walter Stolz
says that there Is no chance of any
of these trees being received here
until next spring. While they are In
this country, they are growing In
Insect proof cages in the government
experiment station at Arlington.
Virginia and will be kept there a
year In quarantine. They will be
sent out here next spring when the
trees will be planted on the McNary
Btolz ranch and as much of the
wood as Is available will be distrib
uted for grafting.
"The government refused to let
these trees go further until they
were under growth and examination
a year," states Stolz. "So any Inquir
ies now will do no good. In fact, I
have received more of these Inqurles
than I can answer."
It Is said tliat there Is a demand
among maraschino packers for the
smaller type of cherries from the
Italian trees as they will run more
to a gallon, a feature much liked
by soda water fountain owners ami
confectioners. Growth of thet-e trees
Jn the valley on a commercial scale
It Is hojied might help offset the
competition of Itnlian imtiorts.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sk
im, dealer, for the guidance
of Capital Journal reader.
(Itevbrd dally).
in i:.ts imri:s
Whent, (uiiM:rr'iUMl No 1. white
5;; red (iii'knl Mc bushel.
Fi-eU OBls iy tun, nillliiitf oata 120
fcurley ft It) 20 tun.
MfiitR: lions, top unulrs 130-160
7.10; 100 200 lb. 7.36; 200-'iMl
IDs. S7.1U; 2j0-360 lbs. 0.10; town
6 .85.
Cuttle: top itrrrs B-7c; cows 3-6c;
cull miJ cutters JH-ac.
Bhffp. hunt 4',-6'ji jfpnrllnir we
ther it1 -4c, ftprliiK hiiiibit B-tJ'.fce;
wi-ii aa'jC
cnlvpn, vr Biers, top 6-7c; heavy ana
till us 6c
Dressed meat: Top veM B'jC;
inuKh. liPiivy 7 8' ami up. Top him".
1201(H) )b(i. 10c lb. other ginOea Be
up. Spring lambs 1'J-I.lc
Poultry: Unlit heiw ll-12c; medium
13c lb. heavy hens 1017c; atAKS
7c: old rnnstera 7e tb.
Tiiikeia, No. 1 dressed 36o lb. Llvt
RrfKft, medium Pc; UiidimU Oc;
Irehli rxtrHB 1 lv.
Ilutterfiit Sir;; primp butter 35-360;
ube rxtrns T2i", Rtnntlnid tubes 2Jo.
Clieene. sclllnn iirn'o: Murlun coun
ty triplet Mr; lonf ).
UIHUIVUK I'KM IH
Fresh fruit: Untunes, nnvela S5;
Valencia S4S4.M); lemnm $ti 60 cue;
II men J 50 mrum; itrnpeftmt. Art.,
U 75; Florida S.S 50 ; Calif. J 76.
Bananas 6o lb. Appleit: Wlneftaps, fey.
$2 2S, C grade tJ. Newtown, fancy
$2 2b, C tirade 92.
ll'ilH dalei tt',c lb. Pineapple W
Fresh vegetables: Tomatoes, M
4 50: lettuce, Cal. Imperial lle
i 76-.M); lwul 1.60-. celery 1.76
to 2 2b do bunrhea. H crate; cnb
bttue 3ac lb; cauliflower 1 ctnle;
artit'hukfR, 7fr-il 80 m. MuhrtKm
5c lb Ithubiub, local 3c lb. New peas
7,(,e local 8'jc, Calnvns ifi.75 for
Case (if 3 to 3 dozen. New potatoes,
Garnet a 3'ar; Shaft tier whites 3l,tc
lb. Spinach WOc crate. 3c lb.
Endive Hie dot. AkPiUatfus, B 9c lb.:
local ! doyen.
t'euimts Via lb.
Ilunclii ri vtKe'Hhles- Doren bunches
Turnip 80c; paraley 60c; carroU 60c;
beets Hoc; onions 40'; tndlftties 75c.
Hacked vegetables: Potato !
175; seed 2 50. Onions vde sack
sets 4c lb. Carrot 3c lb Heet 2.r.
Turnips 3c; parsnip 2l,", garlic 13c
Southern jam :! 7S. (Veen peppers
36c. Cucumbers, tl 35 ! 76 doa. Wax
onions 3.75-J 50 (ircen beam 30c lb.
Wmi MDIMIH
Market nominal. Wool, coaraa 13c,
medium 13c. Mohair, kid 18c; long
staple 13o lb.
Plan Coast Outing
Alrllr At ft student body mcet
Jnt: railed by ppealdrnt Wayne
IrVllllamaon tht Alrlle hgh aehool
tudent body rotrd to bo to New
port for the chool picnic. They
will hire ft truck and all to togeth
er, Thry will be accompanied by
profesaor George Schmidt and Mis
tucile Davis.
TODAY'S
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland UP) Ho 4205. Butcher
classes 25-40C lower; feeders 60c off.
Monday top 7.75; bulk 160-200 lbs.
7.60-7.fl0; balance week built 7.40
7.50; heavier kinds e down. Pack
ing bows 6-5 60; 160-)b. butchers
$6.75-17.25; feeder clauses 60c off;
light grades top 8.60; heavier grades
down to 7.
Cattle 3170; calves 225. Fed cattle
Qtiotably steady, grtiAsers lower. Fed
1100-lb. steers $8; hulk $7 25 up; 1100
lb up not abov 7.60; lower grades
down to $6 eteers and heifer year
Uiiks top 7.76; one load choice fed
yearling 8 60; top heifers 7; bulk
$6-$8 75. Good cows 96 76 down; low
cutters and cutters $2-$4 50; bulla 26c
lower. Bulk $4 25-4 76; a few 15
15 25. Vealers and calvea 6 50-$8.50.
Few choice at d; common-medium
4 $6 50.
Sheep 10,325. Lambs declined 36c.
Yearlings 1 off. Choice lambs W:
medium-good yearlings top and
close d.dO; bulk $4.60-$6; strong wis.
down to 3. Ewes mostly $1.60-$2;
choice ewes below 120 lbs. up to $3.
PORTLAND PRODUCE EXCHANGE
Portland (UP) The following pric
ee were named to be effective Satur
day. Butter quotations for shipment
from country creameries and Vc lb.
la deducted as commission:
Butter: Cube extras 24c; standards
23c; prime firsts 22c; firsts 31c.
F.ggs. Paslfic poultry producers' sell
Ing prices: fresh extras 10c; stand
ards 15c; mediums 14c.
PORTLAND WHOLESALE PRICES
These are orlces dealers nay whole
salers except as otherwise noted:
Butter, prints 02 score or better
25-aOc; standards 24-36c, cartons.
Butterfat, direct to shippers, traca
lfl-2lc: No 3 urade ll-16c: stations,
No. 1 16-2le; No. 3 ll-16c. Portland
delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat 21c;
No. 2 16c. Sweet 24c.
Milk, buying price: uraae . si.ou-
1 80 a cental, with "surplus" l-
160. Portland delivery and inspec
tion. rheese arlllnc nrlce to lobbers: Til
lamook county triplets. 15c; loaf 10c
lb. f ob. Tillamook. Selling prices to
Portland retailers: triplets 17c; loaf
18c lb.
Live poultry, net buying prices:
Heavy hens, colored 4'i lbs. up. 18c;
av lbs. 14c; under 3 lbs. J2c; broil
ers 18c; old roosters 7c; Ducks, old
peklns 20-22c; spring ducks 20-32 'c;
Cicese, 13c; Turkeys 20-22C.
Dressed poultry, selling price to re
tailors: Turkeys, poor-good 35-33c;
Ducks 25c; tiee&e lUc; capons zz-jjc
lb.
Fresh fruit: Oranges. Valenclns
$3 75-4 50; grapefruit, Florida $4 25
$525; California 3.75-M; limes 5-doz.
carton $2.50; bananaa 6c lb. Lemons,
CalK. ? :i0-$.ri.75 cuse.
btrawnerries. uregon jui
24s; Clark Seedlings $3.
Cabbage, local, old 14 -2c lb.; Cnl
2"a-234c lb.t new local 60-75c half
cra'e.
potatoes. Oregon Deschutes 1.40-
1 60; bakers 2; local 75c $1; Yakima
85c I 25. New potatoes. Cal. Garnets
3 "A -3c; whites 2c lb.
Onions, selling price to retailers:
Oregon 80-0c cwt.; Cal. new crop
Bermudas $'2 50.
Seed potatoes, local l'A-lc lb.
Rhubarb, local, bulk 3-2'c lb.
Artichokes, 60-75c dozen.
Spinach, local 65-75c orange box.
Celery. Calif. 1.40-$1.75 doz., hearts
1.40 doz. bunches.
Mushrooms, hothouse 60c lb.
Bell peppers, green 40c lb.
Sweet potatoes, eastern 3.75 ham
per. Cauliflower. Calif. $2.26.
Hcitiui. Calif, ta 75 hamper. 20-2614C
lb. Peas. Calif. 2 4c; Ore. 0-8c lb.
Tomatoes. Calif. a tug repacaeu.
Hothouse 17 '4 -30c lb.
Let nice, local 85c $1 crate. Aspnr
agtis. northwest 00c-$l doz. bunches.
Country meats. Belling price to re
tailers: Country killed hogs, best but
chers under 100 lbs. 10-llc; vealers
70-80 lbs. 10-llc; yearling lambs 10-
l'ic: mr ntt lambs 14-lbc: neavy ewes
4-6c; tanner cows 5-6c; bulls 8-9C
NUts; Ure. wailims io-nc; pt-ainun
12c lb. Brazils 1B-20C; almonds 14
lB'l.c; filberts 20-22c; pecans 20c lh.
Hops nominal, 102U crop 8-llc; 1030
1017c.
Wool. 1031 crop nominal. Willam
ette valley 12-13c; eastern Oregon 12
16c lb.
BAN I'HAM'ISrO APPLES
flan Francisco flt iFed.-Rtate-mkt,
Hffws service). Apples, Cnllf. Newtowns
loohe 0.V $1 per box. Packed fancy
1 60-$1.75. Mn.Ul lower.
Oregon Newtowns xf large $2-$2 25;
fey l 76 ! H5; C grade ! 25-l .60.
Washington Home Benutys. fancy
1 60 $2; Wlncsnps xf ft2.1b-2.25; fey.
l.U0$2.
POHTI ANlk r.AsTMHE MARKET
Mme than twice as many crates of
strawberries were offering on the east
aide farmer market for the week end
aa for Friday. This resulted In a con
gested trade with consequent lower
prii-e range. Initial trading In (ioltl
Dollars was around ? generally with
a few n fraction better. The Marsh nils
and Oregon sold first at $2 25 and
In a more limited may 60 crate.
Then congeatlon showed with result
ing general sales of Dollars nt $1.76
and a few down to $1 50. while Ore
guni and Marshall moved around
1 76 with a few up to $2.
Demaiul for lettuce was better with
anles mostly 85 UOc crate, a few higher.
Pciu sold 6 7c lb. generally with a
fair call. Old potatwa moved steady
with a general 76c top.
Spinach continues scarce and up to
1.76 orange box. New turnips and
beels sold well at late prices. Cabbage
demand was good, mostly 60c crate, a
few 60c.
Oeneral prices ruled:
Carrots, 20c do, bunches; lugs 40
60c, Turnips, old crop 20c doz., lugs
35-45c; new Clop 40c doz Spinach,
fancy 50-fioc orange box. Beets, old
crop 20c do., luga 40-50C; new crop
66-HOc doen bunches.
Potatoes. local lcrge, good 76c sack,
small or poor 60-6QC
Cabhatie. new crop 50 55c crate.
ParMilps. bulk 40 -50c Ivig. Hudlshcs
new cntj 30-36c dojr. bunches.
Apples. Newtowns, extra fey. 1 50:
fancy tl 25. Delicious, extra fancy
2 50; fsncy $2 25; poor uuallty 1
box.
A.prngua, long green ltcal 60c doc.
bum-lH-s: Columbia river ttoc 1.
H'.rawberrtes. Oold Udlar 1.75-3.76
crate; Oregon 2-$2 76.
Pens, local green 7-10c lb.
PORTLAND HAY MARKET
Port laud i4)- liny: Buying price for
pmducer: Alfi.lfn $14 15; clover WO-
12. Oats and vetch $i-$2 ton.
R IN I HNClNCO DAIRY
Fin Krnnclsco tt'Pt Wholesale
dairy markets: Butter 03 ecors 25c,
it I score 24c; W0 score 33c.
Kicks, extra large 19 1 , ; medium
16', c; small 12'7c
Clieeae, triplets, flats 13c.
imsiuN hooi,
Boston tl'IM The demand on prac
tically all )1ne of wool was much
slower during the past week than for
some time past. The trading conslt
ed of limit I'd to moderate quantities
of SH-SOs and finer graded territory
wools and some of the new urlgmn)
bag wrMern grown wools. Hales were
reported on some OA and finer strict
ly combing fleece wots and a small
volume of both the 66s and 48 60s
strictly combing grades of Ohio sod
simitar wools was taken over by man
ufacturers. Prices for week were gen
erally steady to sllhtl easier.
SAN IRWtlsco IMTTIItMT
Han Praiulscu n Butterfat, lob
Sau rrauclBco 26c.
POHTI M Hilt T
Portland Whent futures: May
all trading ftrt; July, open, high 65;
low, lor 55, Sept. open, high 55 l,.
low. doe 65.
Cah wheat. Blf Bend Bluestem 69:
soft while, western white 6V; hard
winter, nortlieni spring, western ml
06
Oats. No 3 38 lb white $-'2
Saturday's car receipts, wheat 164,
flour 8. oats 9.
MV PRANt lM O POt I THY
San Francisco (HP) leghorn hens,
all sizes 16c. colored hen 5 lbs and
over 24 -25c; uixler 6 lbs. 25c; lrf-ghoru
brollriw 13-17 lbs. per dorcti JO J'Jc.
18-23 lbs. per dor. 32c; frers, colored
up to S , 30 32c; 2 2', 111 25 27c.
old colored roosteisj 14c; old leghorn
roosters 10c. Stags nominal; colored
roasieia over lbs. J a.-; i 3 lbs,
MARKET QUOTATIONS
New York Stocks
(C'loslns; Quotations)
New York (UP) The market closed
lower:
Air Reduction 78V4
Alleghany Corp 6
Allls-Chalmers Mfg. Co 24,
American Can Cojnpany D8U
American Car St Foundry i0
American St Foreign Power 36 '-I
American Locomotive 16
Am. Had. Sz Stand. Banltarj.... 12
Am. Kolllng Mill 18' ,
Am. Smelt. Refining 30 '4
American Btcel Foundries 13
American Sugar Refining 47
American lei. At Tel 1WXA
American Tobacco B 113
Anaconda Copper Mln. Co 33
Atchison, Topeka & fcJ. Pe 161 'A
Altantlc Refining 14 4
Auburn Automobile 207
Baldwin Locomotive 15V
Baltimore & Ohio 67 'A
Bendtx Aviation 1714
Bethlehem Steel 43 '4
Brooklyn Union Oaa ........... 107
Byers (A. M ) 36
Calumet St Arizona
Canada Dry 40 V4
Canadian Pacific 28
Case tJ. I.) Co 66'A
Cerro de Pasco Copper 16
Chesapeake St Ohio 87 'A
Chicago Ureal Western
Chic. Mil.. St. Paul St Pac
Chicago St Northwestern 33
Chrynler Corp 17
Colorado Fuel St Iron 14
coiurnDia uas w.
Columbia Graphophone 7
Commonwealth St Southern 8'i
Consolidated Oaa HO
Continental Can 46',
Corn Products 6l
Curtlss-Wrlght 3?a
DuPont de Nemours 773-i
Electric Power St Light 3TB
Erie Railroad 19 U
Fox Film A 14
Oeneral Asphalt' 19'
Oeneral Electric 3tH4
fienernl Foods 47 '-i
General Motors 374
Cilllrtte 3
fiold Dust 38 i
Goodrich IB. F.) i
(hxxlyear Tire St Rubber 30
Houston Oil
Howe Sound
Hudson Motor 15
Hupp Motor Car Corp 7V's
Indian Heftnlng
Inspiration Cons. Copper 6
International Harvester 46'4
International Nickel 122 '5
International Tel. St Tel 26
Johiut-Munvllle 44
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper 10 V
Kresge S. 8.) 26';
Liggett Sz Myers B 73
Loew's Inc 40
Mathleson Alkali 18 '4
Mack Trucks
Mlamt Copper
Mld-Coutlnsnt Petroleum 8
MiBsourl-Kansas-Texas 14", 4
Montgomery Ward IflH
Nairn Motors 38
National Biscuit Co 60
National Ca.ih Register A 25 3i
National Dairy Products 40
National Power Si Light 25 S
Nevada Cons. Copper 8
New York Central 85',
N. Y., N. H. and Hartford 71
North American 67 'i
Packard Motor 6
Pacific Gas St Electric 46 4
Pan American B
Paramount Publlx 35
Pennsylvania Railroad, 48
People's Oas 313
Phillips Petroleum fl'4
Pierce Petroleum 1&
Public Service of N. J TS'i
Pure Oil Company 6
Radio Corporation 17
Radlo-Kflth Orpheum A IB
Reynolds Tobacco B 40'i
St ars Roebuck 51
Shell Union Oil B'J
Simmons Company 13 '4
Slnrlnir Consolidated 8'4
Hoiithern Pacific 79
Houthern Railway 34
Standard Gas Si Electric 64
Standard Oil of California 35U
Standard OH of New Jersey,... 94
Standard Oil of New York 17
Sione St Webster 84 'i
Htudebnker Corp la
Texas Corp 20 'j
Texas Gulf 38 Ji
Texas Pac. Land Trust 10
Timken Roller Bearing 40
Transcontinental Oil
Underwood Elliott Fisher
Union Carbide St Carbon 48
United .lrcraft 2ltl
United Corp 30
United Gas Improvement 29
United States Rubber 132 i
United States Steel 98
Utilities Power Si Light A 32
Vanadhim 85
Warner Bros. Pictures S'J,
wesuTii union juii t
WeKtlnghouse Airbrake 24
Westlnghntise Electric 60
wuiys-uveriand
Woolworth v W. 66
Worthtngtmi Pump 49"
Yellow Truck St Coach 8
PI LECTIO CI Kit BTOCRS
American Light Si Traction 10H
Ainertcan Suerwwer 18
AnMclated (ias A 18
uniHlan Traction u. St P 15
Cities Service 12
Cord Corp J0-
Crocker-Wheeler , 9
Kleetrlc Bond Share 88
Ford Motor Ltd 12"
Fox Theaters A
Goldman Sachs Trading 6
oulf 011 or pa
Humble Oil ,
Indian Ter Ilium Oil B
Newmont Mining 38
Niagara Hudm Power 10
Ohio Oil
Pennroad 5
Shenffer Pen
oiniiuaru yju 01 inuiaim "
United Gas Corporation 6
United Light St Power A 20
Utilities Power St Light 7
S4 85c. Turkeys nominal. Squabs 90
26c per lb.
PORTLAND K1GAH; FLOt'R
Portlnnd Sugar; Cane, granu
lated $4 (10 cwt. Beet $4 46 cwt.
Domestic flour: Belling price de
Itvered: Patent 49s $5 40-$5 60. bakers'
blueMem $4 75 $4 90; Montana paten.
i I0-$5 15; soft whent flour $4 80 to
4 90: whole wheat $4.50 $4.70;. gra
ham $4 30 $4 50.
DHii.n ki 11 : hop4
New ork - Evaporated applet
steady: choice 9H-10; fancy 11-12
Prunes steady, Calif 3-10; Oregon
6-tl. Apricots steady, standard 11;
choice 13; extra choice 14-15.
Peaches steady, stsndaid 8; choice
8', ; extra choice 9
Raisins steady, loone Muscatels 4
7; choice to fancy seeded 6-0; seed
less 6 -6.
Hnps stendv. State. IPSO. 90-23?:
19'Jlt. 17-18. Pacific coast 1D30 31-23C;
1929, 10-18.
VIWII'MJ UIUAT
Wlnnliieg Wheat clie' May 68:
July 6W; Cct 60 Cash- No. 1 hard
68: No 1 northern 58. No. 2 north
ern 65. No. 3 northern 50.
Ran Francisco )t'IM Irregular price
movements on light rolume and nar
row distribution of activity rharae
tertred the shoit session on the ftnn
FrnnclscA stM-k exchange Saturday.
Trans Amei lea was steady at 8.
HAN VHtNthIO LItsTO(K
San Francisco iUP- Hogs for the
week 2000. direct 350 Hon and sows
25c lower; late top $7 50; bulk $7 25
7 75. Packing sows $.V$5 75. Satur
day's receipts 180. Market steady. Two
loads 14ft 170 ID. Idalit 7 50.
Cattle A days re eiius 1400. direct
206. Steers eak In-between grades
25e lower Cows Inactive; 4 loads near
good $w 40 10 30. s losd 7101b vear
lliiga $7 75; bvilk 85HHM lbs f 8 50-
medium $ 35. Mexicans $5 50
$5 75: common cwi $3 $3 50, cutters
1 $2 50
Calves, receipts for daa 150. di
rect 75, stead). A load 205 lb. vealeia
6 26; a few 810 lb. calves $6.75.
heep receipt for 6 days 10,050.
direct 325. Dtbl ruble lambs steady to
weak. Under grades 25-60c lower. A
deck 66-lb. woolcd lambs $8; good 60
70 lbl. wooled and clipped 7.35-$7.75.
Medium largely $6.25-$7; common
$5.60-$6; deck 80 lb. shorn yearlings
5 10; ewes weak; 2 decks medium to
good $1.75-$2; cull-common 60c-l.
CHICAGO HHLAT !
Chicago vf Wheat futures:
open high low close !
May old .... 62 82 82 82
" Dew ... 86 86 85 66
July 69 00 56 58
Sept 6W 69 68 58
Dec 03 63 61 61
Cash grain: wheat. No. I red 83;
No. 1 hard 83; Corn, No. 1 mixed
66; No. 1 yellow 66-56; No. 3
white 66. Oats, No. 9 white 28 -29;
No. 4 white 27. Barley 37-61. Timothy
seed $8 26-$8.76; Clover seed $10.25-
17.26.
Lard 7.42; ribs, bellies 8.26.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
Chicago if) (USD A.) Cattle 600;
Compared with week ago, most grades
she stock 60-75c off; light heifer and
mixed yearlings sharing downturn;
bulls about 26c lower and vealers
moatly steady. Extreme top Q on
weighty steers and medium weights.
Sheep 6000. Compared to week ago.
fat lambs 25c to mostly 50c lower;
springers off ! In Instances: trade
since mid-week on peddling basis with
buyers In control; comparatively low
er prices elsewhere apparently upset
the local market; late bulk desirable
clipped lambs a.7 75 8.25; best early
in week 8.66; closing top springers
10.60; medium Calif, fairly numerous
at 8-$9. Sheep very scarce, sharing
general decline; bulk shorn ewes late
2-$2.76.
Hogs 7000; most sales around stea
dy. Few good 160-230 lbs. i6.50-6.70:
strictly choice lighter weights unsold.
MOSt 20V-AtV IDS. O Z3-90.J3; ICW JJO
lbs. 5.90J
STOCK VALUES
DRIFT LOWER IN
SHORTJESSION
New York. (IP) Stocks drifted
steadily lower in the weekend es
sion Saturday in one of the dullest
trading periods ol tne current Dear
market. Losses ranged up to 2
points in the leaders and to nearly
8 In at least one ot the volatile
Issues.
AttemDt to extend Friday's mod
est upturn were made in the ini
tial trading but the market even
at its best was highly Irregular.
Selling Increased moderately in
the last hour and worst levels
were reached near the close. Frac
tional recoveries from the lows
were made by some Issues at the
finish.
Speculative interest was at a low
ebb as evidence by the light turn
over. Sales for the session totalled
600.000 shares, compared with 800,-
000 shares last Saturday. According
to preliminary calculations the Dow,
Jones and company Industrial aver
age declined 1.59 points to 137.80;
rail averages declined 0.93 points
to 78 81.
Losses in leaders such as Steel
Common, American Can, Eastman
Kodak and New York Central,
which fell on on average of 2
points, were due more because of
absence of buying orders rather
than to an concerted selling move
ment. This was true In the case of
most issues. Little significance was
attached to the dealing because of
the light turnover.
Although losses ran as high as
several points In pivotal Issues, de
llnes In the main body of stocks
were generally held to small frac
tions. Among the high priced is
sues. Auburn slumped more than 7
points on a few sales and then re
covered. Industrials such as Gen
eral Motors, General Electric, Beth
lehem and Union Carbide, suffered
only fractional losses after early
shows of firmness. -
A few Issues were able to move
against the trend but made little
progress. Pennsylvania railroad was
a bright spot in the rails, holding
a gain of about a point, although
other members of tins grup sold
off after early steadiness. Western
union held a small gain on re
port of Improvement hi the tele
graph business, wnue mercnanniz
ing issues made small gains before
they encountered selling in the last
hour.
ITie day's operations clearly re
flected the mixed sentiment pre
vailing In speculative quarters. With
recent narrow movements proving
unprofitable to all but tne most
astute traders, a gradual withdraw
al of speculative trading has taken
place. Although business conditions
continued unsatisfactory, bearish
professionals were Indisposed to
press commitments In view of the
stability of the market in the face
of weakness In high grade Issues.
SEEK PERMIT FOR
SANTIAM PLANT
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eratlon of flcctrlcnl energy at ft
power plant which Is Included In
tlte plans, and states that the
water used would then be return
ed to the river.
The application Is made in ac
cordance with an act of the 1931
legislature nnd is subject to pro
test by the public or other inter
ests. A fttaUMnent by State En
gineer Strtcklln, secret Ary of the
hydroelectric commission, says the
protest should be filed, on or be
fore July 13. It was anid Saturday
that the city would probably file a
protest.
It la underwood that the pro
posed power site I in the neighbor
hood of Niagara. "Hie O'Neills and
Callaghan are said to have owned
property in that district for teveral
years, one of the O'Neills was for
merly connected with the Oregon
Pulp V Paper company.
A date tor the hearing of the
city's applications has not yet
been set.
Itt.Ktm.H IN
Donald Strawberries haf been
com in it into the local store this
week from the Oieshwein field
and are of good qualit) and size.
Mr. Hugill was In the city seeking
pickers to begin on his berries nex
meek Halph Lea bo IU also pick
ai that time.
E
MYSTERY BUG
BUD WEEVIL
Local field men who were In Polk
county Friday attending two meet
ings with Prof. McWhorter of the
state college and County Agent
Beck had some Interesting things
to report on their return to Salem.
6ne meeting for strawberry grow
ers' of the Falls City section held
at the W. V. Sample ranch brought
some Information to one of the
field men from County Agent Beck
in which they both agreed that
the grey bug reported to be dam
aging a Polk county prune orchard
and up to now a mystery bug has
been identified as the well known
bud weevil which for several years
had been taking toll in newly graft
eel orchards of prunes, cherries and
pears. It was stated that this bud
weevil has a habit on a newly graft
ed orchard of coming up out of the
graft and eating the buds. It is
believed that this is the same bug
which has spread around to such
an extent on the Polk county or
chards. At the Sample strawberry
patch Prof. McWhorter explained
the Woodburn experiment on the
spittle bug for the benefit of the
growers, told what was accomp
lished there and made his recom
mendations for early use of dehyd
rated lime, but said that it is now
too late to use anything to check
the bug this year.
At the Frank Crawford orchard
In the Zena bection the subject
of cherries came up as a principal
topic of discussion and cherry grow
ers were present In considerable
number. The syneta beetle was a
principal topic. The strawberry
weevil was also discussed at this
meeting.
WHEAT SESSION
VOTES TO HAVE
NEWS BUREAU
London CP) The International
conference called to solve the world's
problem of wheat over-production,
ended Its labors Saturday afternoon
after agreeing to establish an Infor
mation bureau for the collection
and distribution of accurate figures
on all phases of the wheat Industry.
Other articles in the agreement
recommended reduction of wheat
acreage wherever possible.
Although not incorpotated In the
agreement, Chairman Howard Fer
guson of Canada, said all coun
tries had been unanimous on the
question of "orderly marketing."
Each country represented would
appoint under the agreement u
member on a "continuing commit
tee" to establish the Information
clearing house, continue a study of
wheat problems and draft an
agenda for a future conference if
an agreement on the major pro
posals Is reachable.
The preamble to the agreement
blamed the world's wheat ills on
four factors: world wide economic
depression, profitless over-production,
absence of adequate statistic,
and sensatlveness cf the wheat
market.
THROAT GASHED IN
AUTOCOLLISION
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over 35 miles an hour.
"I looked at the speedometer a
block before the collision." Schomp
said, "and it showed 53 miles. If
there was any change In the speed
within the next block it was slower."
Schomp also says that Smalley
was not thrown through the wind
shield of his car, as was reported to
the police, but was able to step from
his vehicle which remarried upng'it
in a neighboring lawn where it was
hurled by the Impact. First aid
was administered by Schomp and
George Moorhead. 8C5 Hood street,
who exerted pressure to stop the
flow of blood from Smalley s neck
until an ambulance arrived. A
Dhvsician's examination showed
the exterior Jugular vein in the
neck was severed. The hospital
Saturday reported Smalley doing
well He was also visited by Schomp
who said Smalley was in a Jovial
mood.
Hammond was driving a heavy
St licit bBkcr car and Smalley a light
Chevrolet. Hammond was on his
way to certain residences for several
women who were to attend the re
ception given for delegates to the
Business and Professional Women's
convention. A bit of irony enters
Into the case for the reason oi
Hammond's position and the fact
that he has been giving lectures
on safe driving. Secretary Hoss
says Hammond has the reputation
of being one of tne most careful
drivers In the stale.
Hammond was driving north on
Winter and Sma'lcy east on Hood
which gave Hammo.id the right of
way. The colllsica occurred in inc
intersection.
Other witnesses mentioned In the
police report were W. W. Chadwlck,
1390 North Winter street, and Har
ry Miller, 845 Hood.
Three persons were Injured when
an automobile driven by John Jack
esh. 82 West Park street. Portland.
hit a car driven by Mollle Fox, 35
Kast Millei street, feaifiii. the ac
cident occurring at South Commer
cial and Miller streets. The Jack
esh car was overturned and the
occupants thrown through the top
of the car, according to the police
report. Jackesh received two broken
ribs and a sprained anme, Mrs
Delia Muden. 250 121U street, Port
land, was severely shaken up. and
Miss Helen Orobe. 82 West Park
Portland, was somewhat injured
The rrty was on he way to Leb
anon to visit Miss Grobes mother
Jackesh attributes the accident
to Miss Fox' fuming to the left
without a signal. To avoid her
car. he aays, he awerved to the
rlchl. striking the sidewalk and
overturning In doing so his car
alio Mluvk tht Fox car.
Prosperous Year For
Growers And Canners
Outlook At Present
On the eve of the opening
season for 1931 indications are that this major industry of
Salem is facing a satisfactory year both for packer and pro
ducer despite a general business
depression which has put a damper
on general business and agriculture.
A survey of the situation, how
ever. Indicates that In light of the
general conditions and depressed
markets for most agricultural pro
ducts fruit growers of the district
have little to complain ot while
packers generally will get their re
quirements and it remains up to
them to dispose of them after they
get them.
Monday Is the real opening day
WHEAT SLUMPS
WITH PROSPECT
GOOD WEATHER
Chicago (LP) July wheat fell to
. new low for the season on the
board of trade Saturday under ag
gressive selling which met little
support. The improvement in the
weather was the chief factor and
the market was easily Influenced.
Sellers of bids were forced to pro
tect themselves. The forecast was
for higher temperatures v;th scat
tered showers in the northvest over
the week end. Corn v as carried
off with wheat and all deliveries
except May closed at new low lev
els. Oats held firm early but sold
off on the weakness in the major
grains to close at the bottom.
At the close wheat was l'a to 1
cent lower with May U cent down.
Corn wos to l'i cents lower and
oats were "4 to cent off. Pro
visions were sharply lower.
Receipts were wheat 168 cars, corn
92 and oots 13 cars.
Cash prices were wheat and oats
13 cars.
Cash prices were wheat and oats
unchanged; corn Vi to l!i cents
lower.
Chicago (AV-Indications that the
London wheat conference had ac
complished little, if anything more
than to agree on a secretariat ac
companied early downturns In grain
price Saturday. Other bearish lac-
tors were warmer weather soutn-
we6t and an official estimate that
Russia's spring wheat sowing totaled
37,000,000 acres compared with 35,
500,000 a year ago. Opening 3-8 to
cent down to It advance wheat
afterward underwent declines. Corn
started K lower to U higher and
subsequently receded all around.
LIVESTOCK OFF
T0 1 9UPRICES
Chlcaeo UP Declines of half a
dollar on all grades of livestock this
week brought prices on hogs and
cattle down to those at the out
break of the World war in 1914.
Large runs of cattle poured In
each day this week and because
wholesalers were unable to sell their
beef already on hand, the buying
of cattle came to a standstill Wed
nesday. Prices declined 50 cents,
but even then buyers were absent.
This decline brought the average
cost of cattle bought in Chicago
this week to $7.30. The last time
this price was paid was in May, 1911.
The top price paid for hosts Fri
day was only 5 cents above the
price paid lor hoes in May, 1915.
The average price paid Friday for
hogs was 49 cents under tnat paid
one week before.
Stockmen said the reason for
these declines was that most com
modifies were declining to the 1913
pre-war levels and that livestock
was merely going along.
BUTLER DEDICATES
GRANTS PASS BRIDGE
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vescent marine, a guest of Governor
Meier to advise in the organization
of a state police force.
Attending the dedication are rep
resentatives of the Oregon and Cal
ifornia state highway departments,
citizens of the coast counties of
northern California embraced In the
Redwood Empire association and a
delegation from the Portland cham
ber of commerce.
The celebration really began Fri
day afternoon when the Redwood
empire caravan was met at the
state line and escorted to the city
where it was greeted by citizens and
serenaded by the high school band.
Saturdays program began with
the arrival of the portlnnd chamber
of commerce representatives and
thousands of automobiles from the
surrounding country as far south
as Yreka and as far north as Eu
gene. The first event was the con
ference at 10 o'clock of the all
Pacific Coast Advertising associa
tion, the southern Oregon unit of
Oregon Editorial association at
which was disenssed the exploita
tion ot tour attractions.
It was decided to organize the
"all Pacific coast travel " Idea. Par
ticipating in the conference were
leaders from California, Oregon.
Washington and British Columbia.
Following a luncheon at noon a
parade was formed, led by national
guard units of southern Oregon,
Boy Scouts and the American Le
gion drum corps the parade march
ed to the bridge for a short dedica
tion ceremony and continued on to
the city park for the formal speech
es. After the bridge ceremony the
Portland chamber of commerce
group will be taken to the Oregon
caves to witness the ritual of the
Cavemen. They will return at p.
m. to take the homeward train.
In the mranlime other visitors
will have dinner and be entertained
a 1th dancing and fireworks.
of the cannery and barreling
for the season although strawber
ries for barreling started drifting
In Friday at most of the plants
with one reporting a delivery of
1076 crates of Marshall strawberries
with 76 of these crates coming In
from local patches and 1000 crates
from the Lacombe section.
Canneries will start on gooseber
ries Monday and the barreling of
strawberries will be In full swing.
The gooseberry crop looks like
about 50 per cent of normal pro
duction with all of them sold. The
normal croD Is guessed at around
500 tons with S50 tons the probable
yield of the Salem district this year.
Marshall strawberries, one oi tne
real big Items, and the main Item
In the barreling line are virtually all
bought up as near as can be ascer
tained by careful Inquiry. The Mar
shall crop this year Is estimated at
along about the 6lze of last years
crop which was variously estimated
at from 50 to 60 percent of the nor
mal. This estimate will not meet
with complete agreement from all
sources as there are many ideas on
what the Marshal's will produce this
year and weather conditions may
yet change any estimate. But this
estimate Is made after listening to
a number of Ideas on the subject, all
of them varying in a greater or less
degree. It is considered as safe as
any.
The Etterberg crop of strawberries,
the crop in which canners are In
terested, is expected to be somewhat
heavier than last year, although a
hot dry spell at the wrong time can
cut this down materially. These ber
ries will start coming In about June
5 according to present predictions.
Of the estimated 2000 acres of Etter-
bergs In this district it is stated that
about 10 percent or 200 acres of these
are yet without homes and here and
there a new patch keeps bobbing up
wanting to be taken in by some can
nery. The total estimate of unsold
Etterbergs may be increased to 250
acres when all checked up. But even
some of these have a remote chance
of being taken on if there Is a switch
in crop prospects because of the
weather.
Loganberries look like a nice crop
this year, probably the first normal
crop of several years, and they are
all contacted for at 5 cents with the
exception of the Liberty pool which
went at 514 cents. As far as known
the loganberries are all In the hands
of the canneries which wonld Indi
cate there will be no barreling of
this berry this year unless some
cannery takes a flier at some of
them In a cold pack. There is said
to be no carryover of logans from
last year.
Black raspberry buying started up
briskly awhile back and would still
be going on say reports, except for
one reason that there are no more
of them to be bought. The price paid
nas oeen 7 cents and the tonnage Is
reported normal.
The red raspberry production here
Is small and Is reported as all sold
at 8 cents. This Is not a heavy crop
at the best, but production is report
ed normal.
Rhubarb and asparaaus. two new
cannery Items here will neither show
a heavy pack. The rhubarb canning
Is all confined to the one cannery,
Reid, Murdoch Co.. and the first
cutting for the cannery Is all packed
with another cutting to come on
later in the season. Asparagus was
packed by Paulus Brothers this year
in a small experimental pack report
ed to be quite successful.
Canners or barrelers have not yet
outlined their program on Royal
Anne cherries and It Is problematic
al how these will come out. Many
factors enter Into the cherry situa
tion Including the depression, a re
ported carryover, a fight between
growers and maraschino producers
on the high tariff wall. All of these
are cutting their figure asaln and
If last year's Royal Anne experience
Is repeated It looks as though the
market will not open until the last
minute.
On the other hand as far as black
cherries for fresh shipping are con
cerned it looks like a good share are
already contracted for for consign
ment shipping and for cash, al
though as far as known the cash
market has not yet been established.
At least four black cherry shippers
will operate out of here, Including
the local association. The crop looks
fair and of good quality.
Cultivated Evergreen blackberries
are said to be pretty well sold at 4
cents. A nice yield seems to be In
sight with a normal tonnage pre
dicted. Ihe wild berries up to date
are out In the cold with no can
neryman expressing Interest,
And then there are the tail end
crops of prunes, pears and apples
with nothing done so far as knorn
In regard to contracting any of
them. A lot of pears are said to be
still on the shelves. It is a guess
that when the time comes plenty of
prunes will be packed. Last year no
apples were packed and whether
any will be this year is problem
atical.
The first half of the cannery sea
son looks like good deal for the
growers to date. The last half Is still
quite a long ways away.
MARINES ARE VISITORS
Mill City Paul Mason, son of R.
A. Mason, who is now stationed at
San Diego with the marines, arrived
home for ft 20-day furlough. Eu
gene M. Howe, son of Mi. and Mrs.
C. A; Howe, nd Is with the U. S.
Marine corps, has been spending a
15-day furlough at home. Howe is
stationed on the U. S. S. Nevada,
which Is at Bremerton, Wash. Bob
Elwell, friend of young Howe and
is also In the same marine corps un
it. Is ft guest at the Howe home. El
well's home Is In Cleveland, Ohio
Rlvcrvicw Mrs. Stewart, who
spent the past six weeks visiting
with her sit In Rlckreall, re
turned to her daughter's home. Mrs.
John Shephard. with whom the Is
making her home.
IN NORTHWEST
Spokane f'i H. W. Collins, Pen
dleton, Ore.. Pacific northwest man
ager of ilie Farmers' National Grain
Corporation of Chicago, said here
that the northwest wheat carryover
this year would not be more than
18.000.000 bushels.
"With any kind of good fortune,
we will get it down as low as 15,
000,000 bushels," he added.
Last year's carryover was about
25,000,000 and the ten year average
carryover between 10,000,000 and
14.000.000 bushels.
Collins said his estimates Includ
ed wheat on the farm and In pri
vate hands as well as that controlled
by farm board agencies.
C. E. Huff, president of the Far
mers' National Grain Corporation,
arrived here Friday to arrange with
the North Pacific Grain Growers,
Inc., a contract for direct market
ing of Inland Empire grain by the
Farmers' National.
Directors of the North Pacific
cooperative and of local cooperatives
throughout the territory, Including
portions of Washington and Idaho,
Oregon and Montana, called meet
ings simultaneously to prepare con
tracts. Besides offering to take over di
rect marketing of all grain In the
territory on the account of the North
Pacific grain growers, the Farmers'
National has offered to provide
storage facilities st all points need
ed.
It hopes to erect a one million
bushel wheat elevator In Spokane
this year to care for grain enroute
to the coast, he said.
ASKS PARENTS
TO GIVE EIGHTH
GRADE BOOKS
Cooperation of parents of the city
will be asked next week by George
W. Hug. superintendent of Salem
schools toward donating books for
use of eight grade pupils who will
enter the grade schools next fall.
A circular letter outlining the pro
posal of Mr. Hug will be sent to the
parents next Monday through the
children.
The plan of parent cooperation In
the matter of donating books which
their children have outgrown Is one
that Is being adopted throughout
the state and has resulted In one
instance Eugene in the accumu
lation of enough books to supply
the grade schools with sufficient
material for new pupils next fall,
taking into consideration the re
cently enacted text book law.
The law as passed by the legisla
ture provides that no more than
11.50 may be expended for textbooks
for each pupil enrolled in the ele
mentary schools. The district will,
therefore, be able to supply only a
part of the books that will be used.
"We are asking your cooperation
in a plan that Is being used
throughout the Stat," the circular
issued by Hug states. "This plan Is
to have parents donate books that
their children are now using. Pro
viding enough are donated by par
ents we will be able to start next
fall with free textbooks for all
eight grades.''
The wonted textbooks include
readers, arithmetics, spellers, health
books, histories, geographies, music
readers, penmam-hlp books for first
to sixth grade students and arith
metics, Englih, geographies, histor
ies, home economics and spellers for
seventh and eighth grade students.
Ninth grade and senior high stu
dents will continue to buy their
own books.
TO ADVERTISE
Woodland. Cal. iff) Representa
tives of the California Dairy Council
in session here Friday, were told by
C. H. Ohliger, San Francisco adver
tising man. that they must advertise
to save their industry "from com
petitive intrusion." He advocated
advertising to educate the public to
use increased amounts of dairy pro
ducts. About 200 dairymen from all
parts of the state are attending the
sessions.
MANY HUNDREDS SEE
ARRIVAL OF CIRCUS
IComlmifd from page 1)
admire the daredevil bareback rid
ers, and the pretty aerial artists,
and live again the Joys of yesterday.
At dawn this morning before the
city was awake the circus arrived.
Three trains of all-steel cars, vivid
In gorgus coloring, came steaming
Into ths city via the 8. P. railroad
from A bany and unloaded the show
paraphernalia. A large delegation
was on hand to witness the disem
barkment of the heavy baggage
wagons while the performers
small army of them, emerged from
the palatial Pullman coaches which
comprise thir traveling homes whllt
enroute.
Hurriedly the trek was made
through the city's streets, the rumble
of the heavy wagons, the horses and
elephants and the traveling city of
10B0 population was enroute to the
circus show grounds located at
dinger athletic field.
MRS. FOWI.ER ILL
Dayton Mrs. Oeorge M. Fowler,
former resident of the Pleasant
dale neighborhood Is reported In ft
serious condition In ft Tlllmoolc
hospital, following in ftppendldtli
operation five weeks ago. Mrs. Fowl,
er was Mist Mae Sheldon before riei
marriage.