PAGE TEN THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931 JDTTER MART REMAINS FIRM ALONG COAST Portland (IP Continued strength s reported for butter on the lo cal market for the day with a sim ilar condition reflected generally along the Pacific slope. Advances lately made In the California trade, together with a liberal Increase In the demand from there, gave the local market a chance to clean up. - General situation In the egg trade continues firm with no further change In the price list. Extras are still generally listed at 33 cents dozen by local co-ops. Retailers are not taking to the so-called "specials" on account of the state law. General trading in the live chick, en market continues of rather firm character. Prices are well held for all offerings. A few dressed hen turkeys are arriving and selling rapidly at 28 cents pound. Market for fancy quality light weight calves Is continued on a strong basis at the late advance to 14 cents for tops. Hogs are Just about steady. Fairly active tone Is showing for top quality lambs. A local broker holding practically the only supply of California Elberta peaches on the track here, forced the price up to 85 cents box but buyers were very wary because of the lack of consuming call for Cal if ornian. , Quality cantaloupes are finding a food movement at late prices. Some ordinary sluir Drougni Dy trues irom the Dlllard section was offering around $1.25 crate compared with sales of the Initial supply of graded stock at M-S crate. Situation is somewhat Improved m the market for Bartlett pears at leading Pacific northwest sources. Wtlh the shorter crop In all sec tions than previously forecast, due to the heated period, buying op erations have gained materially and prices stiffened. With the latest "overnmerlt es timate Indicating a cut of around 31 per cent in the onion crop of the United States compared with a year ago, the market at primary points Is getting a red-hot affair. Local trade firmer. Tomato market Is firmer with local slock srarceed. Wapato tomatoes are being offer ed down to tl lug. Potato market Is a trifle quiet with little carload movement. Lettuce deal continues strong at full prices. Celery markets remains firm and active for shipping. Rather fair movement of local apples at late prices. DIVORCE DECREE" GIVEN MRS. FOX tlecree of divorce was granted Tuesday afternoon to Ethel Fox Irom W. W. Pox, former county club leader who resigned from that position effective August 1. The decree gives the wife custody of a minor child, 135 a month for its support, also title to certain land In Lane county and IIS attorneys fees as well as $25 suit money. Conspicuoas in the testimony offered were letters said to have been written to Pox from parties lKnlng their names as "Mildred" and "Olga." One of these Is a res ident of California, another ol North Carolina. Pox is said to have met them while on tours in connection with his club work, one of these tours being financed by the commonwealth fund as a re ward for club work well done. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa lem dealers, tor the guidance of Capital Journal reader. (Revised daily). lit IKS I'll II 'I'M Wheat. No. 1 white 3d1,; red sacked 3'jC buflhr). Feed onts 914 ton; milling oats and barlry 915 ton. Monti. hoK". top gnulcs 130-100 lbs. 17.50; 100-200 lb. 9H; 2O0-260 lb. 7.50: 260-300 Ibn. 96.60; sows 94.50-fV Cattle: Top Kteers 5-5'ic; top cows t-4'ic: culls and cuttrrs l-2c. Sheep, lambs 3-4c; yearling wethers I-xr; ewe i-i -r. Calvin, vealers, top fl',c; heavy and thins 4-6c. Orpiurrl meals ton veal 12 cents: rough, heavy 0-10c and up; Top hogs jzu-iou ids. id? id., oiner griuies w Up. Spring litmhs 11c. Poultry, light hrns 10 cents; mrdl- ?m 12c lb. henvy hens 18c; stugs c- old roomer 6c lb. Eggs, medium 14c; standards 18c ; fresh extras 18c dozen. Uutterfat 27c; prime butters 20-3OC; vibe extras 27c; standard cube 27c. Chei'M. well 1 iig price: Marlon coun ty triplets 12c: lonf 14c wiioi isi v: run n Fresh fruit: UrniiKfs, tmrm to easel 126 95.50- IftOn ib.25; 17Hi 94 76; 2lKH 4 50; 216n 94 60; 252i 94; 2HHi and smaller 93 50: 344s 93 26; jumble W 75. Lemons. SunkUt 9!) 50; choice lumblrs 90. Lime 9215-92.75 carton: rnpefrult. t'nllf. 114a 94 25; 80s 94 25; 100a 94: jumble 93.25. Biinuntts 6c lb Apples: Wtnehiipn grmle 92: local TrHiiipsrenta 91 25. Watermelon 2'4 f'ic lb. Cantaloupes. Yaktma 1.73 fl2. Hoi icy dew melons in crates 91 50, CaHHbss Sc. Apricots, Yitklina 05c PeachPR, Calif. FlbertHS 75-80C; J, H. Bale 00C. local 91 60 but-hel. drapes. While Malagas 92; red Malagas 93; Ra Vlera 93: Minunakes 91 76; seedlrsa 1 25. Pear. Calif. Bartletts 92 25. Fresh flKS 91. Bulk dates 10c lb. Calavos 90 23 s me I Fresh vegetables: Tomatoes. The Dnllrs 75c: Rom burg 65-tific; Walla Walla, lug 92 50. Lettuce. Iced from Seattle 94: Portland. Vancouver. Bent-, tie dry lettuce $1.70. Celery. 76c 91 26., Cabbage. 2U-3c lb. Cauliflower ltW.j fti.w ntai 8-6i lb Cucumbeis 40c box. Oreen beans 4c lb. Kplnach 91 25 per J rate. rninum iuc id. vtrcru pr, .,- r lb. Ctarlic 15c lb. Oreen corn, tktc Cck 60-75C. Hummer aciuaali 3'jC lb u'hrooms 66c lb. Bunched veHefables: Turnips flc do, parsley, cartots, beets, onions .sacked veitetablrs: Potatoes, Walla Walla 91 50 per 100. Carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips 3c UOOI . MOIHIR Market nominal. Wool, coartt lit; anet ti um lie. Mohair nominal. Heat, Kan. U) Roy E. Edel blute, farmer near- he re, will not have to worry about hard times Uils year. Hta wheat crop. 10 sores, av raged 73 bushels an acre, hia 14 s3ows yielded 1700 vorth of milk In tlx months, a daughter Just got ft lob to teach school, a son to work tnr his wav through Manhattan oollege and the youngest boy to F TODAY'S PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland vf Cuttle 80, nominally steady. eterrs. 600-900 lbi. food fl W W 75; mrdlum 6 iiS-tfl SO; common 13.75 5 35; 000-1100 lt. good fl.50-tfl.75; medium tS-16.60; common 13 50-95; 1100-1300 lbi. good fl-S6 60; medium M-S0. Heifers, 56Q-86Q Iba. jood $5 .50 6: common 13.60-M .60. Cows, good M 28-S4.75; common-medium 93-14 25: low cutter ana cutter jsmis, yearlings excluded,, good-choice beef 14.60-M 75; cutter, common and me dium I3-M 75; Vealers. mllfc ltd. good, and choice t7.AO-M.60; medium 6 97 60: cull and common 14 (6. Calve 250-&00 lbs. good and choice 9o-w. Common" and medium 93. 60-90. Hnoi 10O Stead v.' Uaht lhtht. 140-160 Iba. good and choice 97.35-98: light weight 100-180 lbs. stood and choice 7.73-sh: medium weight 220-220 ids. gooa-cnoice 9i a 98.00 : 220-260 lbs. good -choice 96.26- 97 36r heavy weight. 250-290 lbs. good and choice a&.70-ao itt: aw-aou ids. good and choice 95.25-98 25; packing sows 276-500 lbs. medium-good 94-95. Feeder and etocker pigs 70-130 Jbs., Sheep too. steauy, Lambs, SO Iba. down, good to choice 96.26-95.76; medium 93 50-98: all wta. common 93-93. 50; yearling wethers 00-110 lbs. medium to choice 93.50- 9560: ewes 90-120 lbs. medium to choice S2-S2 60- 120-150 lbs. medium choice 91-75-92.25; ail weights, cuu and common 91-975. POHTI AND PKOM.rE 1. 1ST Portland tUPf The produce 4hitnr: nil following nrlcca were named to be effective today; butter quotations ior snipmem irom touu try creameries and lb. Is deducted as commtMlon. Butter, cube extra sue; standards 20c; prime firsts 28c; flrsn 28c. Kkkh. Pacific poultry producers' sell lug prices: Freith extras 23c; stand ards rac; mediums iwc. . . PORTLAND KHOI.KSAI.i: MARKET These are prices dealesr pay whole salers except as otherwlbe noted: Butter, prints 92 score or better 31c; standards 29 -30c carton. Butterfat. direct to shippers, track 24-27c; stations No. 1 26-27c; Port laud delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat, sour 30-31c; sweet 33-34C. Milk, buying prices. Grade B, 9100, Portland delivery and Inspection. Checne. Belling price to Jobbers: Til lamook county triplets 16c; loaf 17c; f ob. Tillamook. Selling prices to Portland retullers: Triplets 18; loaf ltic lb. Live poultry, net buyers price: hea vy hens, colored 4 lbs. up 20-21C lb.; medium 15c; light 12-13c lb. Broilers, under l'3 lbs. 20c: over 1 Iba. 18c: colored 20-2 lc lb. No. 2 chickens 7-8c; old roosters 7c. Ducks, Peklus 14-10c Geese 13c. DresKcd poultry, selling price to re tailers; Turkfvn. poor to good 25-28c. t'RLMI I HI IT Oranges. Calif. Valencia 93 25-95. dratwfrult, Calif. 93 93 76; Florida 96 25. Limes, S-doz. cartons 93 25. Ba nanas 5c lb. Lemons. Calif. 98.2S-9&- Rnspberrlea, local. 91.60 crnte: Lo ganberries, local 91 3t Watermelons, Klondike 2-2'ie lb. Cantaloupes, Yakima and The Dal les atandards 91 26-91 60; Dlllard 94-95 crate. Honeydew melons. Calif, large flats 91.60. Muaknitolons. local 3c lb. Cssa bas. Calif. 3c lb. Ice cream melons, Calif. 2c lb. Persian meloiiB 81.50 crate. Grapes, seedless 91.26-91 36 lug; Hed Malagas 9125: White Malagas 92-25 and Lady Fingers 92 per lug. Apricots. Wenatrhee 30-36C box. Peaches. Calif. Elbertas 60-860; J. H. Hales, 91-91 10: local early varieties 50-60c; Crawford 65-76c; Lovella 85c. hush k;m aii km Cabbage, local, new lJ4-2c lb. Potatoes, local l ',,c lb: eastern Wanhlngton 9135 cental. Ouioiia. helling price to retailers: Walla Walla Olobes 9135-9140. Hhubarb. local, bulk 2c lb. Artichokes, 60 -80c dozen. Cucumbers, field grown 25-300 box. Spinach, local 85c-91 orange box. Celery. LablKh, 76c-91 doyen. Mushrooms, hothouse 85c lb. Peppers. Bell, green 8c. Sweet potatoes, new California 0-7c lb. Cauliflower, northwest 91-91 35 per crate. Beans, local 3-2UO. Peas, local 8-9c. I Tutuatoes. The Dalles 45-75C Corn. local 56 -60c sack. Itiu. e, local. 91 48-91 60; Iced 93 60 crate. AsparHgUH, northwest 81.40 doje. liiin'K cnerries z-jc 10. Summer stiuaeh. local flats 60C. MEATS AND PRIIVlHlONM foutiirv mmli Hellliiu urlce to re tailers: Country kllleU hoga. best but chers, under 100 lb.,, ll'v-12c; vealers 80-120 lbs. 14 cent; yearling laniDb 8c; spring laiune 9-10c; heavy ewes 4-5c; can iter coWs 3 -6c; bulls 5-6t Hams, fancy 25 2flc; ph nlcs 16 29c lb. Bacon, fancy 21 -35c lb Lenf lard, three basin. 12c lb. M TH, HOI'S, wool. Nuts. Oregon walnut. 18-25c: pea nuts 12c- Hiatl 18-atk': aliuoncts 14 IBc: filberts 20 22c: pecans 2tc lb. Hops, nominal, 1020 crop 10-llc; lt30. 1617c. Wmil, 131 crop nominal, Willam ette valley IS-15c Pastern Oregon 1116c lb. HAY, IM"4 AH llHK Portland 4' Hay. bujing price for producer: Alfalfa 914-915: clover 910 912: oats and vetch 910 -911 ton. Cascara bark, billing pike 1V31 peel 3c lb. POHTI.AND l:NTit: MAKKIT Waiermelons that were w sweet the Muell would be dtsilngulhhed for a Ioiik dlstiince. were biouxhl to mar ket Wetlnr.'dny by William Bvera and Son of The Dalles. They were of Hie Klondike variety but unusual In shape Inasmuch as they were romd Instead of the normal oblong. Claim was made that this was due to ihe weather. The quality la the best seen here for many years, rriceu a round 2'jC lb. The Dalles cantalouncs sold limit rl wav un to SI 75 crnte but general offerings were not above 81.50 with some down to si .'0 ior smuii stuff. Tomato market was active affair with sales 60-75c box according uuuMtv. Potato market was a trifle alow around "0 80V according to quality. Mnluach sold mostly 91 oranae box Turnips continued scarce and up to floe doen ouncnes. Mhelled Lima beans ere 123C lb. Green beans mostly 2c, Danish squsnh was anuind .W box. The Dalles and other Columbia ri ver Bartlett pears around 9126 for jummes. Corn market was mostly 60c sack Rnlnler tteas were 7c lb. Blackberries told 80c 91 crae with few above 0c. Htrawberrtes were 92 92 25 crate. A small supply ot rap berries una offerlnu 91.60 crate. Damson plums and Italian prunes sold .we box. lettuce market was firm at si n SI Ml for best lot als and up to 91 85 for northern. Hell peppers 40-45C box. tiineral prices ruled: IWeu bunches: I'm rots. lV17.r; tuinips, new ciop 45 fl0i-; beets, new crop 26 30c. Spinach, new crop 91 or ;uiue box. Potatoes, local, large, good 75 85c Orange box, small 60 60c bbnwc, new crop 91-91 10 large crate, red. 91 10-91-25 small crate. Corn lev. ft.vwv. rens. local o-j'jC. Haspherrles, fancy 91 25 crata. Blackberries, fancy 80-91 crate. Appli-s. new ciop Yellow Ti an1) patent LHlc f I tmx: tiienMnn 91. The Duller ftjuash 4ti 60c fiat crate Peaches. Crawford US-75c box. lettuce, local 91-91.60; 1101 1 hern $1 1)6 92 crate. Celeiy. Ibi.-h 6V-91.18 dor., hearts 91 60 dozen biinthne I IK1MHU Hill T Liverpool UP Wheat range: open htah low close October .... 66 JW S ,VVa 58', December ... 6'i 58', bl 58' March 81 4 81 60, 61 AN rHANMsf-n LUKsTOI K sun s-ranciaco iUP Hta 860. mar ket weak, spots 6 10c lower. Load 175- lb. Calltornias ww; i iw 170 lbs. aeao-a 76; half load iwo-ib 98 50: packing sows strong, mostly 95-95 25. Cattle SOO. Including 1W holdovers f InatAIICM hlSheT. LftSd Of MARKET QUOTATIONS New York Stocks (Closing Quotations) New Tork (UP) The market closed lower: .. Air Reduction T7 Alleghanr Corp AlllM-rhfimhpra, Ufir. C.a. ' 24i American Can Company ....... American usr oi rounary. .... , AmerRan it Foreign Power., r.. 21 Asoericsji Locomotlvs Am. Rad. st Stand. Sanitary..., UU Am. Rolling Mill 31 Am. eunen at Kenning sou American Steel Foundries....,, 15 iJ American Sugar Refining American Tel. it Tel 170 American Tobacco B 1201 Anaconaa copper Mm. CO..,,,, 2AU Atchison, Topeka 81 8. Pa. Atlantic Refining 131 Baldwin Locomotive 13 '4 Baltimore At Ohio ,..... 46 m. Bendlx Aviation '..,... 21 uetnienem aieei , Brooklyn Union Gas Byers (A. M.) Calumet & Arizona Canada Dry Canadian Paclflo Case (J. I.) Co Cerro de Pasco Copper Chesapeake 6c Ohio Chicago Great Western Chic, sill., St. Paul 8t Pao... Chicago & Northwestern..;,. Chrysler Corn. ............. Colorado Fuel 8s Iron Columbia Gas . Columbia Oranhonhone .... 1 38'' . 37 . 22 . 55 5,. . 15 ... 16 .... 6 . 25 . 23(4 .39 Commonwealth 8s Southern.,,., 7?i Consolidated Gaa . 9: Continental Can 477i Corn Products 6 Curtlss-Wrlght DuPont de Nemours Electric Power 8c Light .. Erie Railroad Pox Film A 12 General Asphalt 30 General Electric ,6 General roods . dcneral Motors Gillette Gold Dmt Goodrich (B. P.) 49 4 21! a 27 Goodyear Tiro 8s Rubber 40 1 4 Houston Oil 41 Howe Sound 19 Hudson Motor 13 Hupp Motor Car Corp 74 Indian Refining 2'i Inspiration Cons. Copper... e International Harvester ........ 30"i international Nickel 13' International Tel. Az Ti1. ..- 27 Johns-Manvllle , 4y ,a Kansas city southern ... Kennecott Copper Krenge (S. S.l LlKsett 8c Mvera B .. 26 17 V. 26 Loew s Inc .. 72 45 Mathleson Alkali Mack Trucks .... Miami Conner . 30 Mid-Continent Petroleum 9 Missourl-Knnsns-Texas 12 Nash Motors jgtj! National Biscuit Co " national casn uegister A... 25 i National Dairy Products.., National Power 81 Light... Nevada Cons. Copper 34 New York central , 71 It Y.. N. H and Hartford!! 55 North American 87 Packard Motor 6 pacific una & Eeiectno o'A Pan American B Paramount-Publlx 33 Pennsylvania Railroad 41 Peoples Gm 105'4 trumps reiroieum Pierce Petroleum 74 Public Service of N. J. .. Pure Oil Company Radio Corporation Radlo-Keltn Orpheum A. 'l8i 13 Reynolds Tobacco B 50 Sears Roebuck 55 oiiru union .....,... oy Simmons Company is Sinclair Consolidated 10 Southern Pacific ,......,.., 73 Southern Hallway , 3714 Standard Gns ft Electric.,, tiM Standard OH of California., 37 Standard OH of New Jersey, , Standard Oil of New York., , Stone 81 Webster Studebaker Corp Texas Corp , Texas duly , Texas Pac. Land Trust .. , Tim ken Roller Bearing .... . 37 , 18 , 29 . 164 :.23il ...10 Transcontinental un ....... (Tnderwood Elliott Fisher 40 Union Carbide St Carbon 49 United Aircraft 27 u 111 tea uns improvement 29 united stales Hubber 13. ITtiited States steel " 7.Z Utlhtles Power At Light A 33 Vanailhim .. .3 Warner Bros. Pictures .... Western Union WeHtluglinuse Airbrakes Wefttlnghousc Electric ... Wlllys-OverlanU Wool worth !-. A.) Worthlnitton Pump . 25' , 60 ... . 4 , 68 . 43 Yellow Truck 4t Coach SKI.KCTf.D O RB STOCK American Light 8s Traction American Superpower Associated Clan A Brazilian Traction L St P . 18 9 ! 7Jm i Cities Sefvlcs Cord Corp Crocker-Wheeler 11 . 37 10 Electrtc Bond 8c Bhars ... Ford Motor Ltd Fox Theaters A J Uoldmnn Sachs Trading 6 Oulf OH of Pa SH, Humble OH 59 Indian Tor. Ilium OH B Ncwmont Mining 27 Niagara Hudson Powr ,.,. 10' Ohio OH Pennroad & It Sheaffer Pen Standard Oil of Indiana 24 United Gas Corporation 8 '4 United Light At Power A 19 Utilities power At Ught 7 IN KSTMKNT STOCKS Corporate 4i-4 6-vear trust .. . ......... . -6-'K-7 lb dehorned Mexicans 95: load com mon 886-lb horned Mexicans 96 25: car 8K5-9H0 lb. Meera to feed lots 95 95 25: half load of good 1100-lb. hom ed ft tee 1-8 90 50. with three out at 98 35; load good lUR5-lbs. 47-day fed steers sorted from feed lot 97. She stock inactive Few bulls 1100-1200 lbs. 93 50-94. Calves 75. about load medium-good 011 sale. Choice 260-500 lbs. quotable at 97 60 down. Sheeu ami. inciiKiitiK 380 holdovers. Steady, Deck good -choice 81-lb. Csll- romiaa so: deck bu-id woolen s.- w: about two decks 103-110 lb. ewes 92 25, sorted 16 head out at 91. Yearlings quotable at 8; -94 Late Tuesday 10 de ks medium 70-72 lb. wooleil Ore gotis 85: two flecks common 54-lb. Wied 83.25. Sl IHVM hl O PMRV 8.tn Francisco .t'P Wuolesale dalrv market' nutter, tJ 4CO! e aw; vi score rfv't-: 90 score 29"'. Fgga. extras large 24SC; medium 20' . c; small lc. Cheese, triplets, flats 14c. lttt"To nooi. Boston 4tP Demand for wool shows some further slackening as compared with sexeral weeks ago A moderate rolume ot buflneaa however, la being transactetl on all grades. Do mestic wools of 58s quality are re ceiving the bulk of the calls. Although graded 48-50 and 64s and finer ter ritory wools in original bags sell In slresble quantities. Prices are very firm on 58s and 48-Mis qualtles and steady on finer grades. AN IMMMo rot I THY Ssn Francisco UP-leghorn hens. all slr.es 17c: colored hens 5 lbs. and over 34 -25c: under 6 Iba 24 -3 V; Leg horn broilers 12-17 lbs. per dos. At- 38c; 18-31 lbs. per doceu. 24-3ik Fry ers, colored up to S lbs. 19-2lc: Leg- ored roosters 10c: old Leshorn rooa ters 8c; stags nominal; colored roast- era ids. 22-240; over a lbs. 25 20c. Squabs 22 -23c lb. CHlCAliO fiRA IV Chicago or Wheat futures: open high low September ., 49 50 49 close 49 54 68 Decern oer . . 63 64 63 Marcu 552 80 65 May 56 59 68 Cash grain: wheat. No. 2 red 50 'A : No. 1 hard S3; No. 3 yellow hard w2. fo. z norrnern spring 61 a; no. 2 mixed 49-. Corn. No. 1 mixed M; NO. 1 yellow 55-55: No. t white 59. Oats, No. 3 white 23-24. Rye, No. 3. 37-38. Barley 38-62 Timothy seed 83-93.60. clover seed 910 50-817. Lard 97.10; ribs, bellies 97.28. PORTLAND ttt'GAK, FLOUR Portland t) Sugar: Cane, granu lated 95 per cwt. Beet 94.65. Domestic flou:r Selling price deliv ered: Patent 49s 84 80-85: bakera' bluestem 94 JO-94 40; Montana patent .aa-W.u; auib wniie liour BS.OU' 84.70; whole wheat 93.90-94.10: gra ham 93.60-93 80. SAN FRANCISCO APPLES 8an Francisco Apples. Oregon Washington, Rome Beauties, fancy 9125-91-75. New crop Gravenstelns. wrapped 91.40-91.80 : 40-lb. lugs fancy 90C-91; C grade 70-86c; Red Junes, PRIED FRUIT: HOPS New York (A1) Evaporate dapples Prunes steady. Calif, au-loii- On.- gon 6-9C Apricots, steadv. choice 9a: extra choice 11; fancy 17. Peaches irauy. aianaara 1 '4 ; Choice a '4 -extra choice 8. Raisins steady, loose Muscatels 5-7: choice to fancy bccucu WV4"W4. 01-1 'i' iCM Hops steady. tuate 1930, 20-23c; 1929, 17-18c. Pacific coast 1930, 20-23C; 1929. 16-18C. PORTLAND HAY MARKET Portland Hay: Buying price for producer: Alfalfa 914-915- clover 910- tu, uiw auu vcicn ion. SAN FRAN (.'IN CO HI TTERFAT San Francisco Butterfat f.o.b. San Francisco 32c. WINNIPEG WHEAT Winnipeg tUP) Wheat ranee: open high low close October .... 86 3-8 57 65 66 December ... 66 67 66 67' "Rnj ........ Wj W "I rillCAGO LIVESTOCK Chlcaso (An 1U.8.D A.) Hnsa 1R oon- bulk 170-210 lbs. 97.40-97.60; 220-310 1 us. -jo-.jo; siaugncer piga good ana choice 100-130 lbs. 96-97. Cattle 9000: calves 2500. Slaughter steers, good-choice 600-900 lbs. 98.75- iu. veaiers SH-910. Bheep 13.000; good -choice native lambs mostly 97.25-97.76; asking above 98.25 for westerns; fat ewes 93 93.25; lambs 90 lbs. down good-choice 97-98.36; medium 95-97; all weights common 93.50-95; ewes 90-160 lbs. medium to choice 91. 75-93. 50. PORTLAND WHEAT Portland Wheat futures: open high low Sept. (old) . 46 46 46 Sept. (new) . 47 47 47 close 46 47 December ... 50 51 60V tA Ol OU ' DO Cash wheat : Blfr Bend Rlueatvm 55; soft white, western white 46; hard winter, northern spring, western IfU "to 'l , Oats, No. 3 white $17. Today's car recelnts. wheat 02. flour 3, corn 4. UNITE TO OPPOSE FREIGHT RATE RAISE (Continued from page 1) tentlons, outlining what the Pro testants expect to place before the commission by detailed testimony and statistical compilations. Tho mas appeared as representative of the Oregon Utilities commission in collaboration with shippers and producers of the Pacific Northwest. Thomas declared that those with whom he Is as.rlated are "empha tically and unalterably opposed to the application of the carriers for a horizontal 15 per cent rate in crease on all commodities." He then outlined 'the scope of the contentions to be advanced In opposition to Die rate increase de mands. Shippers cannot bear the increase he said, and added that such an or der mould result in immense loss In tonnage and consequently in re venue to the carriers by reason of diversion to water haul transpor tations and truck use. The British Parliament Is to be petitioned to stop use of ponies In coal mines, more than 10.000 being killed or Injured every year. J REACHING Wh.it If Snoohie, as h Is l.nown to friend, among the younger chtmpanxes set at Luna park too In Lo, Angeles, does reach for high C and fail flat? Sh, I, only rehearsing, or ,o reports tay, for a part with the troubadours at la fieila de Loa Angclca. tne elty'a on, hundred and fiftieth birthday celebration Sept. 4 to 1J. By that time mayo, the'll be ab!j to acai, the vocal heights. ACTIVE SELLING PUTS EXCHANGE LIST DOWNWARD New York (IP) A wave of selling of equal Intensity to the wave of buying late Tuesday swept over the stock market in the last half hour Wednesday and turned the whole list definitely downward. V. According to preliminary calcula tions the Dow, Jones and Co., in dustrial average declined 2:66 points to 137.60, rail average declined .72 points to 70.06 and utility average was off .60 point at 56 Jo. Sales totaled 1,300,000 shares com pared with 1,600,000 shares Tues day. Just as there was no definite reason for Tuesday's rapid rise, there was no tangible item which would cause selling Wednesday. During the greater part of the session the list moved back and forth without definite trend. For a time in the late afternoon a fair rally was staged under the lead of U. 8. 8teel which readied 90. Trading turned active on the de cline after lagging along at a 1924 pace in earlier transactions. In the late selling Steel was driven down more than 2 points from its ntgn, and net losses of 1 to 4 points were recorded in Westinghouse Elec tric, Case. Eastman Kodak, Mont' gomery Ward, American and Por- ign Power. Auburn Auto, Allied Chemical Consolidated Oas, Electric Power and Light, American Can. American Telephone, General Elec tric, Anaconda, Chrysler, National Biscuit and Dupont Railroads ran Into selling pres sure again with New York Central and Union Pacific breaking 2 points each. Pennsylvania was down point. The decline in this group was a cause of unsettlement of the whole list In the day, Just as steadi ness in carriers Tuesday brought the shorts into a frame of mind where they covered commitments. There was no perceptible change In business sentiment as mirrored in the weekly barometers. The steel industry was believed to be scrap ing bottom by many observers. Car loadings rose 15,541 cars for the latest week leporting, the week ended Aug. 1, but the figure was 162,488 cars under the correspond ing period of 1930. Electric power output was down 2.9 per cent from a year ago for the week ended Aug. 8. copper stocks rose 63,896,000 pounds over June 30 for July 31. Crude oil productions rose 54,900 barrels dally in the United States as a result of record flow In Texas. Gasoline stocks declined 861,000 barrels. A long list about a score of regular dividends were declared. No reductions or omissions were record ed Wednesday up to the close of the market. Other markets followed the trend of the big board. Cotton dipped again, prices coming near the lows of Monday. Grains firmed up. Bonds were firmer. San Francisco tlP) Early prices on the San Francisco stock exchxnge displayed a slightly mixed trend on limited volume, cnanges from then previous losses were for the most part fractional. Sales took place in 20 Issues. Of these, five showed gains, 8 losses, with the remaining seven unchanged. Trans-America opened unchanged at 7, and settled on limited vol ume to 6, off . SEPTEMBER WHEAT GAINS IN PORTLAND Portland (IP) September, both old and new gained in final deals the Portland futures market Wednesday but December was low er. Final prices on old September were up cent and new cent bushel. December was off cent. Cash wheat on the merchants' ex change reflected strength with n advance of ' cent bushel. Trading in futures totaled 2,000 bushels De cember. FOR HIGH C SOCIETY GIRLS J 1 Associated Pres Photo Augusta Williams. 22 (lower right), was slain, and her sister, Nell Williams, 18 (upper right), and Jennie Wood, 27 (left), were wounded by a negro bandit who halted their car to rob them near Birmingham, Ala. The three girls were socially prominent In Birmingham. Several uspects were arrested as a manhunt spread throughout the state LABISH ONIONS Lablsh Center An upward move ment has occured In the onion price lor the growers at the La bush district due to the ureat snortage in other localities. The greatest shortage during the past ten years has been reported in other great onion districts and California, usually a heavy onion producing state, has a very small yield per acre, which will help the Oregon market to a great extent. A number oi buyers have been in the locality visiting the various onion acreages during the past week and a number of cars have already been contracted for a dol lar and sacks and a better market Is expected in the near future due to the extreme heat which has Urn ited the supply in other states. HORSESHOE PITCHERS TO SEEK TROPHY The horseshoe pitching tourna ment at the state fair has stim ulated Interest in this old sport to the extent that the Salem horse shoe fans are out after the trophy at the coming fair this fall. Last year a The Dalles man carrieed off the championship honors and the year before Woodburn had the hon ors. Sale mfans are confident with proper organization and keen riv alry they can develop home ma terial that will carry off the honors tnis fall. Several groups have been pitch ing among themselves this summer and it has now been arrainged for a series of games among the sev eral groups. Thursday evening the Univereslty Park club will play the Woolen mill boys. The University Park club court is at 1070 Lesll street, but the game Thursday eve ning will De played at 1064 oak street on the court of the Oak Street club as it is illuminated. There will be seats for about 60 and it is ex pected they will all be occupied. H. C. Peterson and John Natham will represent the University Park club and Art Moore and Wayne Mentzer will pitch for the Woolen mills, ueorge Vict will act as rer ere. The contest wil begin at 7:30. The best three out of five will de termine the winners. Farm Board May Act On Mohair Industry J. E. Robblns. president Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association, and a Camn Wood banker, expres sed the belief to San Angelo Stan dard that the federal farm board will raise the advance on mohair this fall from IS to 25 cents a pound on adult hair. Mr. Robblns I has never lost faith in the goat business and believes that it is headed for a greater prosperity! than it has ever seen. He also finds the co-operative marketing plan a very satisfactory system and be lieves that eventually the plan for! handling mohair cooperatively will be effective with the goat man ' profiting as a result, according to the Angora Journal. Mr. Robbins savs the range con ditions In the Campwood section are the best thqy have been in years and goats are in good condi tion. I Once the head of the fastest polo team in the state, he has not been playing in recent years. First Peppermint Distilled at Lake Labish Center The first pepper- 1 mint oil of the season has been di5tll)ed the early part of this week I in the Labish Center district. Although the peppermint distil led was only a small quantity of what is grown in rh district, the growers are not expecting a very heavy yield due to uniavoraoie weather conditions. While Belgian coal mines have 26.000 less workers the production Is almost equal to that of nc.ow men a year ago. 1 SHOT BY NEGRO NEW BUILDING Construction of a school building in the triangular section of the city, two sides of which are bound ed by the Silverton and Portland roads, to accomodate 50 or 60 grade pupils was urged upon members of the Salem school board Tuesday by a delegation of property owners headed by Carle Abrams, Fred Tif fany, Dr. C. W. Beechler and R. L. Reiman. Traffic hazards encoun tered by the children of this district on their way to schools V to 24 miles distant were pointed out by those urging the construction of the school. An offer of two years ago made by property owners to donate land of equal size and value to , that which might be purchased by the board was renewed Tuesday eve ning. A check of the district will be made. Lincoln school which has been without a principal for a number of years will have as its head tnis coming term, Mrs. Daugherty, for the past three years a teacher in the school. She was elevated to the prlncipalship by the board Tuesday evening. Miss Dorothy Taylor, prin cipal at McKinley has been in charge of Lincoln also. Lloyd H. Swanson. a graduate of Willamette university, was elected to fill the mechanical drawing po sition at Leslie junior high. Other business of the board in cluded the purchase of a portable sander at an expense of $U5 and the authorization of the refm ishing of the stair and landing of the main entrance of the high school building with Ule tex. This will cost tm. Purchase of text books under toe law passed by the last legislature will be under the budget require ments for the Salem dUtrict. Sup erintendent Hug reported. This was made possible by persons who do nated books outgrown by then child ren. Dallas Pro pecte for the coming prune crop among the growers in and around this city run on an av erage from 50 to 60 per cent brown rot, wnich made its appearance on the fruit several weeks ago, has proven to be more or less a myth, as It is not nearly so prevaUnt amongst a number of growers as they had first feared. Picking is only a few weeks away and pickers and driver crews in many caws are just waiting the word to go. American toys Imported Into the United Kingdom last year were valued at more than 600.000. KI of the social happenings, local sports and important news by having the CAPITAL JOURN AL follow- you daily by mail wherever jou go. Mailed ajijhrre In the Inlttd States t week, for 25c WHEAT HOLDING STEADY; CORN YET UNSETTLED Chicago W Despite a transient break In prices which carried Sep tember corn down to a new low record for the season, the market ro.se Wednesday in response to buy ing based on reports that farmers could save money through burning corn Instead of coal. - Wheat was bulllshly affected by indications that the bearisfi influ ence of the large domestic winter wheat crop would be overcome by smallness of spring wheat yields. Temporary setbacks In September corn were associated with selling in the part of two large houses. Corn closed nervous, "4 to 1'4 cents higher than Tuesday's finish, wheat to 1 cent advanced, aia J- to 4 cent up, and provisions varying from 32 cents decline to a rise of 2 cents. I Chicago iP) Grain prices aver aged higher early Wednesday, In- fluenced by assertions tliat corn was : down to a fuel basis and worth lesn than coal. A trade authority said old crop reserves of corn were near, ex haustion and that stocks of com petitive seeds such as oats and bar iey were unusually small. Opening 4 cent off to K cent up, corn after ward showed gains all around. Wheat started unchanged to 3-8 I cent lower and subsequently scored rhiinnA elD fli-nlni- imcat. tied on the board of trade Wednes day with wheat holding firm at a small advance despite weakness in corn. The latter grain ran up more than one cent early, but locals were bearish and broke the market, send ing all deliveries to new lows for the season with September leading the decline. There was a late rally in t heat on short covering with the fetiliig that some of the buying was against sales at Duluth, that market selling off sharply. Corn firmed with wheat although September still was dragging at the close. Oats av eraged higher with wheat. At the close wheat was H to 3 cent higher. Provisions were steady on lard but 30 points and more oil on meats. GEHLHAR CONSULTS WITH COUNTY COURT Max Gehlhar. department of ag riculture head, and Charles Cole, head of the division of plant indus try for the department, were in con ference with members of the Mar ion county court Tuesday afternoon 'getting acquainted" as they said, and outlining some of the plans of the department with which county inspection forces could cooperate, especially the new move to meet federal requirements in the handling of prunes, Gehlhar told court members of the plans for keeping an eye on driers to assist in cleaning up brown rot and of the cooperation desired from the Inspector in this district. Other phases of Inspection work were also fouched on, the meeting being more in the nature of getting together for cooperative work, it was stated, than anything else. The state visitors asked for no extra funds, explained court members, which made the meeting a little different than most of such conferences calWd by various interests. 4iq nnn nnn rii WHEAT CARRYOVER Washington, (P) The agriculture department in a preliminary esti mate Wednesday placed the carry-over of domestic wheat on July 1 at 319.059.000 bushels. This carryover compares with a revjsed estimate of 290.530.000 bu shels a year ago, an Increase of 28.529.000 bushels. The estimates include stocks of wheat, stored by mills for other owners which, the department said, have not been included In es timates prior to 1930 and there fore were not exactly comparable with estimates in years preceding 1930. OAT YIELD IS II I OH Central Howell Carl Brand re ports a yield of 490 bushels of oats from a six acre fMd which averages a little better than 81 bushels per acre, which is the hiehest reported in this district so far. EEP in touch with com--munilv affairs. 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