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10 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932 PRODUCTION OF BUTTER LOWER; DEMAND BETTER Portland, Jan. 21 HP) Lowest price ever named for eggs In the local market during the current month are now being quoted here as a result ol complete demorali sation of the eastern trade. At the reductions, the local market Is still on a higher basis than the eastern market, cost of getting supplies to the Atlantic considered. The cut ting of 2 cents off the price of extras to 16 cents with standard 15 cents and medium 14 cents Is confirmed by Manager Dixon of the local co-ops, effective Friday morn ing. New York dropped to 23 cents for extras and 19 cents for mediums, which means 14 cents here for ex tras and 10 cent for mediums. Some of the cash buyers have re duced their buying price to 8-10 cents dozen country. Portland, Ore., Jan. 21, LP De creasing make of butter continues, to be reflected in the local trade. Much similar situation Is shown at practically all Pacific slope points. Some late decreases in eastern churning is Indicated. Demand for butter continues to gain and Is now reported at fully a third more that It was previous to the late cut in the price. Two bit butter In some of the leading retail shops appears ft very popular move and has forced a consider able surplus Into consuming chan-J nels. In general only weakness Is re flected In the market for eggs. No change In the price was announ ced by the Pacific co-ops. But some deals In mediums are reported at reductions. These are weakest. Very small supplies of Uve chickens are reaching the local trade but practically none appear wanted at the moment. Prices con tinue weak all around with killers determined to clean up their bat teries before buying more. There Is ft good local demand for turkeys but little change Is shown In prices. Buyers are generally of fering )-20c lb. for fancy birds. Home demand for Immediate con sumption is good at the low price. Columbia river smelt schools are badly scattered. Tne high water and drift wood are blamed. The- fish are said to be swimming most ly In the brush along the shore. Priced nominally at nickle a pound. Run of steelhead salmon appears about over In the Columbia and the coast streams are closed. Fresh Alaska Kings are arriving and sell ing 25c lb. with head on. Crabs are scarce with orders unfilled. Limited sales of onions are re ported at Willamette valley points. Business In carload lots continues (3.50 sack net to growers. Most growers are still unwilling to ac cept price tenders. On account of superior quality, the movement of local hothouse rhubarb Is better than the summer stock on the Portland market. Price cutting has practically elim inated profit of handlers Large sized oranges arc again lower. Lettuce market Is down another quarter, and weaker. Tomatoes are very slow for Mexi cans on account of the price. Hot house stock la slow but apparently steady. Stow demand for hothouse cu cumbers. Prices nominal. Artichokes are steadv to a trifle faster at a spread of 90c to $1-20 according to size. Veal market appears a trifle easier In spots but general prices are unchanged. Hogs steady and lambs firm. Cheese remains weak with ln- termountaln stock underselling the coast offerings. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa lem dealers, for the guidance of Capital Journal readers. (Revised Dally). iuyi:hn nun: Wheat. No. 1 white 65; red sacked 62c bushel. Peed unts 921 ton; milling oaU ana Bmrley li ton. Meat: Hons, top grndrs 130-160 lbs 4.75, 160-'200 lbs. $5.00; 22-350 lbs 4 75: sows S3.20-t3.76. Cattle, top steers 8-5'.ie lb ; ion ows 33-3'jC. culls and cutter l-'Jc S'icrp, lumbs 4,Jc; j ear ling weth ers 3N ewe l-lc. Calves, vralcrs tup 6 cents; heavy c Wilis Dressed menU: Top veal 10 cents; rouiih, henvy fl-8c; Top hogn 120 lUs. 71, c lb. Other tirades UD. Poultry, llKt hens 10c. medium 12c lb. heavy hena 14c; springers l'Jr; stag 7u; old rootlets 6c lb Turkey! aa-2(ic Ei:ks. mediums 12c; standards 10c; frrsh extras 10c doen Butter, Cubes 22c. prints 24c; car tons 25c; quarters 20c lb. nmicrfat a i -23c lb Cheese, sol ling prtre: Marlon coun ty triplets I Sc. loaf 16c lb. niioi.ttu.t; i'kicm Fresh fruit: Oranges (size to ease 1211a to 216s S3 75: 262s to 2HHs S3 60: place pack 200s and larger $2 25; aids and sniHller $2. TunKerines $1 M0 ban- art. Lemons 300s. $6 50; son, is oo Limes. $1 75 curt on of five doreu. OrRpefruit. Cnllf. $2.75: Texas $3.25; Florida S4-S4 50. Bananas 6c lb. An nies, all 7&J bos. Cranberries, $4.25 ior 1-3 DDI. Bulk dates 7c: Fin (dried) tl 40 3 50 crate. Caliivos Hi 00 case. Comb honer. 12-OB $3 75 case; 10-oa, $3 26 cae. cocoanuis om snex. Fresh veRetablea: Tomatoes, hot hmux $4: Cal. $.150. Lettuce. Imperial falley $550 Celery $1.25; hearts $1 75 Cow., cucumbers, hothouse wr-fj uoc Spinach, Cal. $3 50 crate Ctreen pep pers 25c lb. narllc 13V Squash. Dan ish 2c. Hubbard l',c; pumpkins 2c. Sweet potatoes 3Hc lb Southern yams 2 25 namper. mussel sprouts lac id Artichokes $1 75 doien. Mushrooms, .hothouse 75c lb. Rhubarb 20C lb. Bunches: Turnlpa 45c; parsley. Mnmi ht nnlnn nriUhM AIV- Sarks: Potatoes, local 80s 45c; 10Os Bsc- Yakima ai 10. mrrrs. oeeia, xur nips, rutabagas, parsnips 2-a'ae On ions. Lablsh 4c lb IVOOI, MOMMR Market nominal Wool, coarse lSe; medium ISc; Lamb He Mohair nonv HI GAR (IT Dl'E Ban Francisco, Jan. 31 wv-Western sugar reftners announced today the price of refined sugar had been reduced another 5 cents, making It IV i0 a hundred pounds. Today's p.kx waa the lowewt In 25 yean. Edinburgh's CUCCOB8. 'aero week was a TODAY'S MARKET QUOTATIONS PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland Jan. 21 iAt Cattle 100. calves 10. Nominally steady. Steers, 600-000 lbs. good $5.50-$5.75. medium $4.60-$5.50. common $3 -$4.50; 9C0-110O lbs. good S5.60-t5.75, medium t4.50-t5.50, common $4-$4.50; 1100 1300 lbs. good $5.25-$5.75 medium t3.50-t5.25. Hcllen 658-850 lbs. good $o-$5.50, medium $4-$5, common $3 $4.25. Cows, good $4-$4 50. common medium $3-$4. low cutter and cutter $l-$3. Bulls, yearling excluded, good and choice beef t3.25-3.75. cutter, common and medium $2-$3.25. Veal era. milk fed, good and choice $7.50 $8 50, medium $6-$7.50. cull and com mon $4-$6. Calves 250-500 lbs. good and choice $6 -$7.50, common and me dium $4-$8. .... . Hoaa tjo. lnciuomg oui aircct; caa- Llght lights 140-160 lbs. good-choice S4.50-t5.15; 160-180 lbs. good-choice $5.00-$3.ia; ltiu-auu ids. Boou-cnuice $5.00-$5.15; 200-220 lbs. good-choice 4.25-85.16: 220-250 lbs good-choice $4 15-S500; 250-200 lbs. good-choice $4 00-$4.75; 200-350 lbs. good-choice $3 85-$4.50. Packing sows 275-500 lbs. tmeep ana tamos uu. oicauy. i.hrliha 90 lbs. down, good and choice t 50-15: medium $3.50-$4 50. all wts. common $2 60-$3.50. Yearling wethers H0-110 lbs. medium-choice $2.75-$3.50. Ewes 120 ids. meaium-cnoice 120-150 lbs. medium to cnoice 1.75. all wti. cull-common $l-$l.w. PORTLAND PROIM'CE EXCHANGE Portland. Jan. 21 (UP) The touow- Ing prices were named to be effective today; butter quotations for shipment from country creameries add c lb. Butter, cube extras 23c; standards 22c; prime firsts 22c; firsts 21c. Eggs, Pacific poultry producers' sell ing price: Fresh extras 18c; standards uc; meaiuin toe. PORTLAND WHOLESALE PRICKS Portland. Jan. 21 UP) These are prices retailers pay wholesalers except where otherwise noted: Butter prints 92 score or better 24- 27c; standards 23-25c carton. Butterfat, direct to shippers: Sta tion 20c. Portland delivery price 21c lb. Cheese, eelllna once to Jobbers: Til lamook county triplets, 15c; loaf 16c f o b. Tillamook. Selling price to Port land retailers: triplets 17c; loaf 18c. Live poultry: net Duying price nea rv hens, colored 4A lbs. up 15-16c lb.. mtd. 12-13: light 9-10. Broilers 16-18: colored roasters over 2 lbs. 16c; springs 14c lb. Old roosters sc. renin uucks 15c. Geese 12c. Capons 18-20c lb. Dressed turkeys: Selling price to re tailers, hens 15-aJc: young toms 15- 21c; old toms 15-16c lb. . , I KfcNII KKl IT Oramres. Calif, navels, wrapped $3 -$3.50: place pack $2. 10-$2 .25. T&ncerines. norma 9A.xo-2:jz per hamper. J " fir. . It fytf M M.H. Vli.rlilii $2.75-$3.76 case. Lemons. Calif. $4.50 $5.25. Limes. 6-doz. cartons $35. uanaiua ic id. urapea, Aimenaa ic lb cranberries, northwest S4 ousnei. eastern $7.50 half barrel. FRESH VKiir.TABI.riS Rhubarb, hothouse. Icy. $1.75: choice $1.25 for 15-lb. box. Cabbage, local new l-ac lb. Potatoes, local 00C.S1.1&: Parkdale $1.35; Deschutes $1.25-$1.3&; eastern Washington 7&c-$l.lfi Onions, selling price to retailers: Oregon $4 -$4.50 cental. cucumDers, notnouae i.td-i.ou a dozen. aolnach. local $!$! 25 oranaa box. Walla Walla $1.25-1J5 box. Celery. Cal r. $1.50 doen: hearts. local $1 .35-$ 1.60; Cal. $2 doz. bunches. Mushrooms, notnouse floe ir. Bell peppers, Florida 20c lb. Mexican peas 20c lb. Southern yams, $1.85 bu. crate. Sweet potatoes, Calif. 3-3 'i,c lb. Cauliflower, local 80c-$l crate: Roseburg $1.25 a crate; Saitta Ma ria a 1.26 crate. Tomatoes, hothouse, extra fancy wj.io; lancy a.uu iur iu-io. oox; Mex. $4.40-$4.50 lug. Lettuce, Sacramento $1-$1.50 crate. Imperial 2.50-$3.50. Danish squash l'-lc lb. MKATS AMI PROVISIONS Country meats, selling price to re tailers: Country killed hogs, best but chers under 100 lbs. 6-7c; vealers 80- 130 lbs. 11-12 cents; Iambs, 10 'a -14c. heavy ewes 4 -6c: canner cowa Uc: bulls 5c. Hams, fancy 9'c. picnics 16'i-19c lb. Bacon, fancy 22 -24c lb. Leaf lard. tierce Dusis ii,c id. MlKcVl.LANEOIfl Nuts, Oregon walnvils, 15-20c: pea nuts 12c; 13 1 B7 lis 12-14c; almond 15- luc; iiiucts zu-rac; pecans aoc id. Hops rmminal, 1930 crop 10-1 lc, 1931. 12-12c lb. Wool. 1931 crops nominal. Willam ette valley 13-15'c; eastern Ortguii 11-13C iU. PORTLAND EASTSlDi: MARKET In practlcallv all lines with the ex ceptlon of potatoes, a rather good tone was ahowng during the Thurs day session of the farmers' easuide muritei. Spinuch found a good call at $1 $1.25 orange box with little moving above $1. Hoot vegetables continued their recent .aggressive demand but prices were unchanged. Cabbage was a trifle easy but without further price change. Celery henrta are of more "or lens Indifferent quality with prices on a nominal basts. Biunsel sprouts hold (steady but most business Is at 90c box. Cauliflower again sold at spieud of 60-7$c crate gene roily. Potatoes, while blow, were unchang ed in price. General prices ruled: Carrots. 30c tin, biuichc. Spinach local 9c-$l ornnge box. Bee is. new crop, 3U-4UC doz. bunches. Potatoes, large, locul, good 50 -60c box. small 40c box. sacks 65c-$l. Turnip, bulk 90c-$l orange box, 35-40C cantaloupe crate. Cabbage, fancy $l-$l.25: ordinary inc-e-i large craie, tuny aa-tuc let tuce crate, red $2 crate. Apples, Jumble pack 60c. fact and in or oox. Hubbard squash l'c lb Danish 80 AAc lug. Celery, local 60-H0c box. ll flirts S1.15-S1 50 doz. bunches Tomatoes, hothouse, extra fancy w, unity m, vnuiiT u rraie. Onions, dry $3.50: broilers $2 snck Brunei sprouts 90c box. Cauliflow er, lis 50-0c; No. 1, 70-75C crate, nhubuilt hothouse, eholre at SO- fancy $1.75; extra fancy $2.15 15-lb. iug. SAN I HWlM O POt I Tit V San Francisco. Jan. 21 U P Old colored hens 6 lbs. and orer 20c; un der a ins. au-aic. u-ghorn hens, all sizes 16c; leghorn broilers 12-17 lbs per dozen 16-18; lfl-24c per doen 16c; Fryers: colored up to 3 lb 16c; lg hoins 2-2', lbs. IBc. Old colored roos ters 10c; old Leghorn roosters He Col ored roasters 3-4 lbs 22". c Kniinhn 25-27. Tutkey. live nominal; dressed young turkeys dJ-Jdc. II Y. CAsrARA IMRK Portland. Jan 21 -r Cast ara bark buvliuj price 1931 peel 8c lb. Hay, buying price from producer Alfalfa $14-$15. Dover $10-$12: Wil lamette valley timothy $15. eastern Oregon timothy $18 50. oaia and vetch 9i-9ld.0M ion. M rRWUM O APPII San Francisco. Jan 21 v' iFrder-aJ-state market news service). Apple Washington Winesap xf 11 65 $185 fancy $1 40-$l 50. Delicious, xf $2-$2 25. fey $ 75-$2. Rome Beauty Hl7 II.M-li Oregon SnitT'enbtires. xf ta-aa SO fancy $l 40-$l 60. Newtown Pippins. C grade $1.16-$135; fancy $1.60-$2; xf DRIED I'HI IT: IIOPsl New York. Jan. 21 !- Evspora ted appiei easy, eholre 7, -8c. fancy H' 10c. Prunes steady. Caftf S'-IOC: Ore gon fi'-l'.c. Apricots steady, cholie extra cnoice 10: isncy J3c. Peacn ea easy, standard 7c; cliotct 7'c; ex tra choice 7.c. Hope steady, state nominal. Pacific Coast 1031, 19-Zlc; 1930. 1S-19C. Host TON WOOL Boston. Jsn. 21 (I'Pi The volume o Isaie on ni-xm and 64s and finer western Brown wools n falrlv larce Prices are very firm on 58-eOs terri tory wools and steadv on finer aradea vn ou ana iiuer vtrntor touj - New York Stocks (Closing Quotations) idlan Pacific 15, (J. I.) Co 41I a De Pasco Copper 12 'J New York. Jan. 21 (UP) The mar ket closed Irregular; air Keouciton $2s Alaska Juneau 16 Allied Chemical 72 U AllU-Chalmeri Mfg 12l! American Can 63' J American & Foreign Power 8 American Ice American Locomotive BVt Am. Rad. it SUnd Sanitary 6 American Smelt 6i Refining 16 American Sugar Refining 2(H8 American Tel. & Tel. 121's American Tobacco B 79 Anaconda Copper Mining 10 Atchison. Tope It a & S. P 91 'I Auburn Automobile 1463 Baldwin Locomotive 7 Baltimore Ai Ohio 20 'A Bendlx Aviation 17'k Bethlehem Steel 21 Borden aa'i Burroughs Ad. Mach 12 '-4 Myers iAM.i 14 California Packing 9' Case Cerro Chesapeake & Ohio 30 3 , isiHanu urb neaicru .... . Chicago, Mil. St. Paul At PaC 3 Chicago & Northwestern... 12 Chrysler Corp 14 'Z Coca-Cola 112 Colojado Fuel & Iron Columbia Oas 14 Commercial Solvents 8 Commonwealth & Southern 4 Consolidated Gas 62 Corn Product 43 Drug, Inc 53 DuPont De Nemoura 65 's Eastman Kodak 86 l. Electric Posver & Llghi 12 Erie Railroad 9 Firestone T At B Pox Film A a Freeport Texas 18',-j General Electric 22 General Foods 35 General Motors 22 J4 Gold Dust iS Goodrich tB. F.) 43,' Goodyear Tire it Rubber 15 Graham-Paige , 3 Great Northern P F 23 'i Houston OU , 21 Howe Sound 14 Hudson Motor lo'j Industrial Rayon 30U Inspiration Cons. Copper International Harvester 26 International Nickel giZ 21Ji 124 International T Ac T Jobns-Manvllle Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Kreage (8. 8.) 17U Kxeuger At Toll 81 Liggett it Myers B 68i Lorlllard 14 Loew's Ine . 29 Mathleson Alkali Mack Trucks a Miami Copper Misourl -Kansas-Texas' 7i Montgomery Ward 9 Nash Motor g National Be lit. a yesa ", o- National Btscult Co 42 4 National Cash Register A Qi National Dairy Products 3434 National Power Ac Light 143. Nevada Cons. Copper .'. New York Central 341,4 N. Y. N. H. At Hartford 30 North American , 35 Northern Pacific 22 Ohio OU 6Vs Packard Motor 6 Pacific Gas At Electric 34 Paramount-Publlx ', . 10 Pennsylvania RK 23 fi Peoples Oas 1 15 Phlllpa Petroleum 4 Plllsbury Flour 21 Public Service of N. J 55'i Pullman 23 '4 Pure Oil 4a Radio Corp. or Am B Aadlo-Kelth-Orplieum A 5 Reo Motor Car Reynolds Tobacco B 38 '-i Sears Roebuck 35 Shell Union )11 Simmons Company 9 Sinclair consolidated on 5' Socony-Vacuum 10 Houtnern pacuic 35 Southern Railway i2',i Standard Brands 13 'i Standnrd Gns Ac Eel ec trie ao'i Standard Oil of N, j.' I . 29 Studcbuker Corp 11 iexaa iorp. .....,,......,, i'j Texas Gulf 25 Tlmken Roller Bearing 20 j TransAmerlca 3 Union Carbide nu Union Pacific 81 uniica a 1 reran. 143, United Corporation gti. Unlteti Fruit 24 utmca ias improvement 1911 United States Rubber 4 United States Steel 45, Warner Brothers Pictures ,, 83it Westing house- Air Brake Westlnghoufie Electric 23 wooiwortn r. w. 41a Worlhlugton Pump 22',; sr.LKCTrii CI KIl STOCK 0 American Light A: Traction .... American Superpower , Associated Gas A .' , Brazilian Traction L. A P Cities Service Cord Corp. Crocker Wheeler Electric Bond At Share Ford Motor Ltd , Fox Theatres A Goldmnn Sachs Trading , , (tulf Oil of Pa l.umble Oil Newmont Mining Niagara Hudson Tower Pcnnroad Shenffer Penn Standard Oil of Indiana Swifl & Co United Founders Unltrd Gas Corporation United Light At Power A Utilities Tower ft Light ...... .. .; : 22i ."! .. 3 29 . 44 31 erase and short French combing sta ple is receiving the Inrgest call. Grad ed French combing 64a and finer moots 1 receiving the largest call. Graded French combing 64s and finer wools sell at 52 -55c scoured basis, while original bag lines bring 50 -53c depending ou length of staple. I ONOON UOOI. London, Jan. 21 w The attend ance waa good at the wool auction today. There was an active demnnd at current rates by the home trade and the continent. Oreasy Merinos, were frequently bought In due to the esll ers' h:gh limits. Of the 9056 bales of fered 7990 were sold. KAN FRIM ITO MTM-KS San Francisco, Jan. 21 U'Pi San Francisco stock exchange prices were sltihttv higher this morning with practically the entire list contribut ing to the advance. Transamenca, at 3. was unchanged. PORTLAhlt WHEAT Portland, Jan. 21 W Wheat fu tures; open high . low close Mav 64 . 65 64 li 64', July 62U 62' 62', 62 Sept. 60 2 61 601, ei Cash wheat: Big Bend 'Rluestem TTS: white, western white, hard winter, northern spring, western red 62'.. Oats, No 2 White 25 Car receipts wheat 97. barley 1. flour 19. corn t. ftN rRA H 0 I UF4T04 K Ban Franc ico, Jan 21 iUPi Hogs 350 all direct. Quotable top $5 25. Cattle 200. about steady. Two car 1030-1150 lb. local fed steers $6: car medium Idaho $5 60; good to choice 900-1000 lb steer quotable $6 2$; she stock fully steady, four car low cut ter to common dairy type cow $1 SO U $2 50. largely $1.50. Good cowa quotable up to $4 50. NJ calves, good 250-500 lbs. quoted $6 50 down. Sheep 275, market about steady. Two decks 74-lb. wooled California $5.76. sorted 10 head out 15; good to choice around 76-lb. lambs quoted up to $o. PORTLAND 8LGAH, FI.OIR Portland. Jan. 21 Ut) Cane sugar. granulated $4 45 cwt., beet $4.30. Domestic flour: selling price deliv ered Patent 49s $5.60: 96s $5.40. Bak ers' bluestem $5.20; soft white $5.10 $5 30; whole wheat $4 80-$5; graham $4.50-$4.80; rye $5 70-$5 50. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LlverDool. Jan. 21 (UP) Wheat close: U. S. equivalents based on 7- day grain bills at $3.44. March 53-, 53. 53 'i 53 U May 55i 56I 65 5 55 July 67i 58 57'S 67'i SAN FRANCISCO DAIRY Ban Franclbco. Jan. 21 (UP Butter 92 score 25; 91 score 23; 90 score 22c. Kggs. extras, large io'jC; mediums 16'3c; smalls 1413C Cheese 13 'c lb. RAN FRANCISCO BI'TTERFAT San Francisco. Jan. 21 ' Butter- fat f.o.b. San Francisco 25c. BAR SILVER New York. Jan. 21 it Bar silver quiet and tic higher mt 29c. CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago. Jan. 21 (UP) Wheat range: open high low close March 58 88;. 67 57 May 60 'i 60 69 697'. July ..; 69 60 69 63 Sept 61 61 H 80 60 Chicago, Jan. 21 ( Wheat, No. I red 58-58 'V No. 3 hard 68 Vi; No. 3 yeiiow nam wa; no. 1 northern spring 63: No. 4 mixed 58. Corn-. No. 3 mixed 38; No. 2 yellow 39', -40; No. 3 yellow 38-39; No. 3 white 38 v- : oats, no. a wnite 35-27: no. 3 white 24'4-26. Rye. No. 3. 56. Barlev. 42-58. Timothy seed $3 .50-$3 .65. Clo ver seea es-sia. ura $5Jo; riosbenies $.12. WINNIPEG WHEAT Wlnlnpeg, Jan, 21 (UP) Wheat range: open high low close May 63 64 63 U, 63 ii July 65 05 64 64 Oct 66 66 65 85 CHIOAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago. Jan. 21 UH - (U.S.DA.I Hogs 38,000; 170-210 lbs. $3 .W -14 .00. Sows $3.30-$3.40. Cattle 6000; steer and yearlings $4.75-$6.76; vealers $8-$8 .60. Sheep 22.000. packers bidding $5.50 $5.75 for lambs; fat ewes $2-$3. RURAL TELEPHONES ASK SLASHED RATES (Continued from page 1) celved below the operating costs," Superintendent Collins told repre sentatives of the rural lines. ' "I can't see how the rates can be re duced. I presume because you think there has been a reduction In com modities there should be In tele phone rates but there Is no part of commodities identified with the costs of telephone operations. We naven t reduced salaries and feel salaries should be going up Instead of going down. As the efficiency 01 our employes increases we feel their salaries should Increase and in the telephone business we can have nothing but trained employes. "When compared to companies other than our own where rural subscribers pay $10 to $12 a year and are served by only 200 or 300 phones your rate is very low." Col lins stated, with the discount, the yearly rate is $8.10 and that the farmer subscriber has access to 7,000 phones. "We are not yet feeling reduc tion In operating costs because of Installation of dial phones," he said, "and we have 60 girls em ployed." Representatives of the lines, a number of whom spoke, declared that the farmers are all broke, in timated that they can't pay the central charges of $9 a year, and unless there was some relief the company would have to lose many of Its central line connections and the rural lines would go back to rural sen' ice only. They declared they believed the $6 rate would give a great many more phones and the company would realize as much or more money. They stated th it for all long distance calls originat ing on rural lines the company re. eclved all the money and the rural lines none. They snid present rates were war time rales and should come down. Collins in reply suggested that the rural companys should file tar iffs for other line charges to meet the long distance complaint. He denied that rates were war time rates but were made after the war after a scientific study. He also stated the company had a big prob lem in subscribers who discontinued paying for city line service but still used It for outgoing calls, even If thev wree cut off from incoming calls. He urged an organization of presidents and secretaries of the various rural lines to cooperate with the local manager on the various problems and said some steps must be taken for cutting out the rural phone user who quits paying for city service but still uses It. He paid this even happened often with long distance calls which could not be identified later and the company lost that much. W. P. Collard acted as chairman of the meeting for the rural line representatives with W. A. Branch eecretaray. A special committee was named which will probnbly wait on the public service commisioner the members of this being R. C. Day. Prank Hrubetz, W. A. Jones. W. P. Collard, R. C. Shcpard, E. O. Clark and Paul Btlke. At conclusion of the meeting Manager Collins agreed to write to oroDer officials of the company and submit the grievance of the rural line representatives as he stated he had no authority to make any changes In rate himself. SCGRES OF OREGON BUTTER IMPROVING Portland. Jan. 21, (4) Scores of Oregon butter at the monthly scor ing contest held at Oregon state college are Improving. This month's was reported by a scorer as the best to date. The much touted New Zealand butter received body blow during the contest. A shipment was received but It $ Iden tity was not made known until af ter the scoring. It scored from 87 to 09. A June make of Oregon but ter scored 93 to 93 'i. DAIRY HERDS -OF POLK COUNTY IN GOOD SHAPE Dallas Dairy herds of Polk coun ty are In a healthy condition. Dr. H. D. Peterson, county veterinarian, reports that the amount of Infec tious abortion Is being cut down and that for several years the coun ty has been on the modified ac credited lLst as free from bovine tuberculosis. Dr. Peterson reports that during the past two years he has tested 12,178 head of cattle for tubercu losis In a total of 2018 herds. Out of this number which represents practically every animal over a year old In the county, only one reactor was found. 1hls Is a record that the dairymen of the county should be extremely proud of, particularly when it is considered that a good many animals are shipped Into the county from other areas from time to time. Interest in testing for Infectious abortion is increasing all the time, according to Dr. Peterson. During the same period he has made 2149 tests for infectious abortion In ft total of 248 herds,. One hundred ninety-nine of these herds have passed at least one test without a re-actor. Only 177 or eight percent of all the animals tested have reacted to abortion tests. According to Peter son this shows a decrease in the amount of abortion over tests run some time back when this work was first started. In some communnties almost all of the cows have been tested at one time or another by the activities of local granges and farmers' unions. These organizations have worked with County Agent J. R. Beck In lining up the herds in their com munities after which Dr. Peterson was called in and the animals were tested. Where such organized effort it undertaken, Dr. Peterson makes special arrangements for the test ing that are favorable to the dairy men. ' The reputation of Polk county dairy herds for freedom from dis ease should bring lots of business to this territory from districts not so well off. According to Beck, it Is expected that the Portland milk shed will have to use cows free from Infectious abortion as well as tuber culosis in the near future. In addi tion, California is beginning a real effort to clean out tuberculosis with the result that several hundred head will be shipped out of Del Norte county In the Immediate fu ture to be slaughtered because of their being reactors. This means that both of these districts will be looking elsewhere for animals free from disease to re-stock their herds. Mr. Beck states that he is urging dairymen of this county to make a real effort to clean out infectious abortion from all of their herds so as to be in a position to supply the cows when the price of healthy ani mals goes up. ALIENIST ATTACKED BY TRUNK SLAYER (Continued rrom page 1) tering, "I won't have him near me. He talks about me. He's acted like a little boy!" She sat nervously clasping and unclasping her hands glaring at the doorway through which Catton had disappeared. Mrs. Judd is on trial for the slay ing of Agnes Anne LeRol and Hed- vig Samuelson, her friends, here last October and sending their bod ies to Los Angeles in trunks. The taking of testimony started today following selection of a jury. Scores o milling spectators stormed the stairway of the court house today in an effort to reach the court room to hear the first day of testimony. One woman, jammed in the pack ed corridor outside the court room, fainted twice before deputy sheriffs could force their way to her side She was removed to an anteroom. J. J. Hallornn, wealthy Phoenix lumberman, whose name early was brought into the case as that of a friend of Mrs. Judd and her two victims, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig SamuoLcon, was among the crowd of witnesses brought Into the court room to be sworn. Halloran's name was given the court clerk, but County Attorney Lloyd J. Andrews did not Include him when he called the roll of his witnesses in the room. Defense counsel did not call the roll of Its witnesses. The jury of 12 men and one al ternate was seated without delay Immediately after court convened. Herman Lewkowltz of defense counsel said Hnlloran did not ap pear to be sworn as a defense wit ness. -He was called by the state. Lewkowits said. The county attor ney did not read his full roll. Andrews declined comment. State witnesses went to the stand rapidly after court formalities had been concluded. Mrs. Ernest K. Smith, an employe of the Phoenix clinic at which both Mrs. Judd and Mrs. LeRoi worked, told of two telephone conversations she had on the morning of October IT. One was with Mrs. Judd nd the other ostensibly with Miss Le Roi. The witnesses testified to be lief Mrs. Judd had Impersonated Miss LeRol on the telephone, the call having been made to explain why Miss LeRoi was not at work. The state contends the slaying took place on the night of October 16. Mrs. J. R. McOrath and Oene Cunningham, both residing near the duplex apartment where the state charges Miss LeRoi and Miss Sam uelson were, killed, testified they heard shots about 10:30 p. m. Oc tober 16. Miss Evelyn Nace. a secretary at the clinic, testified she had been friendly with Mrs. Judd, Miss LeRol and Miss Samuelson. She was at the apartment on the evening of October 16, she said. Miss Samuel son was there she said. Miss LeRoi arrived some time later, and after dinner a physician friend came In ana tney played bridge. She left, she said, shortly after 9 p. m. B. W. Jurgemeier, .street car con ductor, testified his car carried Mrs. Judd north toward the LeRoi apartment either at 9:40 or 10:25. At about 11:25, he said, she board ed his car going south, and asked for a transfer to the Brill street line. Mrs. Judd's own home was on East Brill street Throughout questioning of wit nesses, Mrs. Judd appeared nervous and lumpy. Her eyes glittered with a light that had been absent from them before her volcanic encounter with Dr. Catton. WHEAT CLOSES FRACTION DELOW PREVIOOS LEVEL Chicago, Jan. 21 (IP) Wheat was easily Influenced on the board of trade today but every decline met trong buying. A late setback en countered support and prices rose quickly to around the best levels and the finish was at good gains. Conflicting reports gave the mar ket an erratic flavor but the range was narrow most of the session. Corn moved with wheat on local buying but the best figures were not maintained. Oats again shad owed the dominant grains. At the close wheat was i cent lower, corn was Vs to U cent lower and oats were to cent higher. Provisions were steady. Chicago, Jan. 21 UP) Grain values took an early upward swing today, Influenced by strength of securities and by progress of the reconstruc tion finance corporation bill at Washington. Relative weakness of Liverpool wheat failed to act as an offset. Opening J,i to 5-8 cent higher, Chicago wheat futures continued to gain. Corn started He off to 3-8 cent up and subsequently rose all around. Portland, Jan. 21 iff) September Wheat is finding more friends here. The only sale a lot of 1000 bush els made during the Thursday ses sion of the Portland grain exchange was In that option. It was at 66 cents, the high mark to date. There was no business In either May or July and no price changes. On the merchants exchange cash wheat was stationary. BONDHOLDERS OF LONG BELL SAVED SMALL LOSSES FEATURE TRADE New York, Jan. 21 (IP) A sell-off In wheat and other grains brought a reaction Into the stock market after the list had held firm throughout most of the day. Prices turned Irregular. Steel common which had ap proached 47, fell back a point and other Industrial leaders' behaved similarly. In-the railroad group, recessions were noted and utilities dipped to around pevious closing levels. "Bonds behaved better. Railroad issues as a group were firm. United States government Issues were nlgner In the majority, but foreign loans were mixed with German Is sues down. Japanese government 6',i rose 'i point to a new 1931 high at 84. Traction bonds were strong. The railroad group was bolstered by anticipation of early reduction or workers wages. For a time wide gains were noted In Union pacific, Atchison, Pennsyl vania, New York Central and New Haven. These were reduced. Cen. tral touched 3514, up 44, and then iosi an uie gain. American Telephone reached 122?i and then lost more than a point. American Can, which at one time sold at 64 Vi, up 1, react ed a point. Small losses were not ed in Case. Allied Chemical, Gen eral Electric and General Motors. According to preliminary calcula tion, the Dow, Jones and Co.. In dustrial average stood at 83 42. off .15 point; rail average at 4082, up .76 point; and the utility average at U.3T, up JM point. Sales totaled 1,200,000 shares, the same total as ior yesterday's session. OREGON C1TY-SALEM WIDENING ENDORSED (Continued from page 1) Chimney Fire Subborn One; Bees To Blame Monmouth A chimney fire at the home of Miss Cassie Stump burned for three hours In spite of the efforts of the local firemen to extinguish the blase. The mystery was explained when It was dis covered a swarm of bees had built a hive In the chimney during the past summer. Large quantities of comb and honey, loosened by the heat, dropped into the fireplace be low and had to be carried out in buckets. The chimney which Is a large one was built 35 years ago. New York, Jan. 21 (IP) In accord ance with the suggestion of R. A. Long, chairman of the board of the Long-Bell Lumber company, that a committee be formed to protect the interests of the company's bond holders, Halsey, Stuart & Co., an nounced today the completion of arrangements and acceptance by all the members. Halsey, Stuart iz Co. stated the committee wae composed of many prominent middle western business men, including James R. Loavell, president of the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co., E. P. Swinney, chairman of the board of the First National Bank of St. Louis, and Walter W. Smith, president of the First National bank of St. Louis. In his proposal on January 10, Chairman Long declared that the company was in a sound financial position, but he believed that the present period of uncertainty In bus iness, it was to the best interests of the bondholders that such a com mittee be formed. The Long-Bell Lumber Co., stated through Halsey. Stuart & Co., tney would resist to the utmost the re ceievrship suit filed against the company recently In the federal court in Kansas City. MILK INSPECTION -BEING SIMPLIFIED Simpler and less expensive meth ods of determining milk quality are being used by J. E. Blinkhorn. dairy and food inspector with the county department of health, ac cording jto letters being sent milk producers In the Salem mtlkshed. Because of reduction in the item of laooratorv expense In the 1932 budget. Blinkhorn is continuing to make the regular tests on all bot tled milk sold In Salem, but from the samples that are taken of pro ducers milk he is using the reduc tase test for the remainder of the year. The test is commonly known as the Methylene Blue reduction meth od and was used in 1938 and 1939 for producer's milk - samples In Marlon county and is recognized by the United States public health service as a standard method of milk analysis. Based on this test milk may fall Into any one of Jour different classes, class one corre responding to the bacterial count of milk tn grade A. class two corre sponding to grade B milk, class 3 corresponding to grade C milk. and class 4 corresponding to grade D milk. Sir Harry Lauder has nearly 400 canes. in formulating a permanent program. Reaffirming its recommendation that the widening of the road be tween Oregon City and Salem to 30 feet of pavement be the first major improvement undertaken on the Pacific highway, and that at tention then be given to relocat ing and straightening the link from the California line north over the Siskiyou mountains and to needed widening and reconstruc tion of the west side Pacific high way from Portland to Junction City. Urging that in inagurating im provement projects the highway commission first have its engineers fix definite location lines so that the public, particularly those along the proposed improvement route, will be informed and able to make their plans conform. Authorizing the appointment by senator Ed Bailey, president of the organization, of a committee of three with authority to cooperate wun other highway groups in the state in opposing Impairment of highway revenues, serious curtail ment of the road development pro gram or in other matters of com mon good roads interest. Endorsement of the recommen dation for a permanent program of construction, first presented for consideration by President Bailey, was unanimously made both by the executive committee of the Paci fic highway association at a din ner meeting In the early evening and later at a mass meeting open to the public and to delegates from several oiher sections of the state after being advocated by all of the speakers heard. Bailey" first presented the Idea of urging the commission to for mulate a five-year program at the dinner meeting at the Woodburn hotel, stating that such a program would systematize highway con struction in the state, enable the commission to stentifically budget Its finances, inform every com munity In the state as to what they could expect In road construction during a definite period and relieve the commission irom tne time consuming and impracticable pro cedure of having to hear . delega tions forever urging local projects at every meeting of the commis sion. The executive committee re sponded to Bailey's recommenda tions by adopting a resolution fa voring a 5-year program, but at the subsequent meeting, upon mo tion of William Briggs. of Ashland, the recommendation was broadened to specify a "permanent" program of five or more years to be work ed out by the highway commission in consultation with representative road groups from all parts of the state. Brlees' motion followed talks by Sam Dalan of Corvallls. presi dent of the West Side Highway association, citing facts and figures to Drove that five years was too short a time in which to complete any comprehensive road program with available finances, by W. S. Nelson, secretary of the Wasco county chamber of commerce. voicing a plea for reconstruction of the upper Columbia river highway, by County Judge Goddard and Earl Revnoids. both of Klamath Falls. by Ben Hill representing the John pnv Hignwnv as.gmnT'PTi ann ov speakers from the coast highwaf association. All Dledced their support and eo operation in formulating such A permanent program. A strong sentiment In opposition to the suggestion of a $3 automobile license fee, or other moves to im pair state revenues for highway mnlntpunnre and construction, first sounded by President Bailey, and C. H. Dcmaray, president or m Grants Pass chamber of commerce was heard throughout the entirs) meeting and resulted in the adop tion of a resolution offered by A. C, Mrasters of Roseburg that the association actively opposed any movement to Impair hlgnway finances. Mr. Marsters also offered the res olution by which the association went on record as favoring the im mediate widening of the Oregon City-Salem road as the first step In the suggested program. Except lor a report from Colonel W. A. Aird of Canby that all of th right-of-way for the cut-off Jus north of Canby to the top of the hill at New Era to. a width of lot feet had been secured by the Clack amas county court, and that as surances had been received front the highway department that work on this stretch would be started within the next 10 days, the imme diate problems incident to the Ore gon City-Salem widening not men tioned except in the statement waa a compromise agreement as to width of right-of-way for the Canby Ncw Era section had been secured by purchase except for one small piece, to secure which the county would immediately start condemna tion proceedings. Efforts to put the association on record as favoring a certain typa of highway markers and to secure an endorcment for concrete pave ment as opposed to blacktop fell by the wayside under an apparent sentiment that the association would not make any attempt to dic tate engineering problems. Approximately 400 people attend- . ed the mass meeting In St. Luke's community hall. It was voted to hold the next meeting of the association at Rose burg at the call of the president. POTATOES STRONGER IN RETAIL DEMAND Corvallls, ' Jan. 21 ' IP) Potat markets were stronger In consum ing centers but weak at country points according to the O. 8. C marketgram released today In co operation with the United States bureau of agricultural economics. Trading was steady at Los An geles with quotations showing re covery from yesterdays slight slump. Buying quotations at Idaho rails dropped live cents and ysju- ma sales mostly at $13 ton with trading weak. Tne principal terminal car lot markets for U. 8. No. Netted Gem potatoes were reported stronger. Chicago market was about steady with unchanged quotations. Los Angeles showed steady with a lit tle advance, Idahos were $1.20-$lft. San Francisco market showed dull with unchanged quotations and weak shipping. Idaho Falls market was slightly weaker with lower quo tations at mos'ly 65 cents. Yakima market was weak with lower quota tions, mostly $13 a ton. Quotations wer unchanged on the Maine market. Dairy Association To Meet Saturday Turner The annual meeting of the Turner unit of the Dairy Co operative association will be held all day Saturday In the high school auditorium. Dairymen and their families are invited to attend, an Instructive and Informative pro gram being arranged by the com mittee. The principal speaker will be Max Gehlhar of Salem, agricul tural director. A business session will take place in the morning, and a basket dinner enjoyed at the noon hour. A cordial Invitation is extended to the public. Officers of the cooperative are president, Law rence Roberts; secretary -treasurer, Robert Schaefer; directors, Law rence Edwards, Fred Mitchell, Al fred Anderson and C. A. Bear. 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