THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933
BUTTER DEMAND
INCREASES ON
PACIFIC SLOPE
Portland, April 21 LP The de
mand lor butter continues to In
crease rather than slow up with the
Increasing price of recent days. Val
ues are being generally maintained
for cubes and prints on the open
market. Demand switched somewhat
from the lower scores to the stand
ards although some shops arc still
catering only to the cheapest trade,
and arc taking a o-'X at that.
Butterfat values are firm, While
the general trade Is quoting to re
cently established "A" grade basis,
some are still quoting the old stan
dard for churning cream and are
paying up to 19-20c for this while
for sweet stock they are naming
81-22c lb.
The trading basis for eggs is gen
erally unchanged. There was no
change In values for the day but
undcrgrades are still being offered
at any old price available.
Strength is being generally retoin
cd in the market for live chickens
of practically all sorts with the pos
sible exception of very small broil
ers. The latter arc inclined to con
tinue shaded figures.
The extreme and sudden supply
of fresh crabs has resulted in gen
eral price shading here, even below
quotations for sizeable lots. Prac
tically all Interests report surpluses.
Very serious situation is confront
ing northwest asparagus growers as
a result of the flooding of this trade
with California stock much below
cost of production. Sales of Cali
fornia arc as low as 2c with the
bulk 3-5c lb.
Still another carload of green
string beans has arrived from Texas.
The Lone Star stock Is of rather
good quality and the price Is lower.
Generally down to $2.50 per hamper
of about 30 lbs.
General congestion of the rhubarb
market Is shown here with sales
weak even at 2c lb. Much stock is
coming out of the Pugct Sound
country In addition to the Increas
ing local offerings.
Another car of Los Angeles straw
berries, priced $1.30 for 12s.
Lettuce market weaker and fully
quarter lower. California peas arc
weaker and lower, mostly around
ic lb. top.
Sugar market is very firm and ex
cited at recent advances.
New potatoes are weaker but with
little price change. Old stock steady.
Old onions are stagnant at the
source.
CUBAN YOUTHS
Havana, April 21 (LP) Additional
Scores of students went into hiding
today as news spread that the bullet-riddled
bodies of four youths
had been received at the morgue.
They were the latest fatalities In
the wave of terrorism that swept
Havana after a series of bomb ex
plosions on the eve of Good Fri
day. Presumably the bombs were
set by enemies of the government.
At least 25 youths were reported
to have been killed In reprisal.
The atmosphere of the capitol
remained tense, with the military
and police maintaining a close
guard and military censorship still
In force.
Unwanted activities were report
ed at the presidential palace where
President Gerardo Machado was be
lieved in conference with his sec
retary of state, Dr. Orestes Perrara,
and political advisors.
It was understood that the Unit
ed States was expected to name a
new Cuban ambassador within a
lew days.
Major Luis Perez Eeha assumed
his duties as new military dictator
of Santa Clara province, where
bombings had Increased greatly. He
replaced Lieutenant Rogelie Rojas
Mel.
TEXAS WOOL BRINGS
RECORD HIGH PRICE
Son Angelo, Tex., April 21 Ml
A new peak for west Texas rouge
wool has been set at Brode with
the White brothers' lamb clip of
175,000 pounds selling at lVa cents
pound to Tom Rlchey of A. W
HiHnrd Rncl Son of Boston. The
deal was consummated Wednesday
before nnnouneemtnt of Inflation.
The Wool Growers Central Stor
age company here yesterday re
fused an offer of 17',i cents for a
clip. Previous peak prices for the
year was 10'Ji cents.
Ctmliuunlion Of-
First Lady Flys
-From Pace One
Miss Earhart was hatless and wore
a black velvet evening wrap over
Jicr white evening dress.
Other passengers were Hall
Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt's brother,
airline officials and newspaper re
porters. It was the first passenger
flight of a new Insulated plane. In
which noise has been greatly re-
nuccd.
Game Officials To
Meet With Miners
Portland, April 31 (IP) State game
commission representatives will meet
with miners at the mining congress
to be held at Medford Saturday of
- this week In an effort to work out
a solution to use of streams by plac
er operations protested by anglers.
The game commission announced
it definitely had not issued any rul
ing interfering with placer mining,
which has enjoyed great popularity
since the depression. Cooperative
effort will be relied upon to settle
the problem, it was asserted. The
commission wishes to urge miners to
use settling basins, so the Rogue and
other famed fishing streams will re
main clear for angling.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland. April 31 ' Cattle 25.
calvea 16. Steady,
uiccrs d&u-uuu ids., gooo. vo-co.ou,
medium S4 -85.00. common S3-S4.00:
n oo -noo lbs. uood C5-S5.50. medium
M-vo.uu, common luu-iauu
lbs., good ei.nt)-?, medium fj-si.ao;
heifers 650-7S0 lbs., good A4.50-S5.00,
common-medium 12. 60-14. 50; 750-000
lbs.. Kood-cnoice m-m.yo. common-
medium 2.60-i4. Cows, wood 63.50-64.
common-medium S2.to-3.:u. low cut
tcr und cutter 1-S2.60. Bulls, year
lings excluded, good ooei tz.ou-tJ,
cutter-medium vi.ou-cz.au. vomers,
good-choice t6.IG.00, mrdlum C4.25
5. cull-common 2. 50-64.25. Cnlvcs
250-500 lbs. good -choice M-J6.00,
common-medium C2-t4,
Hugs 50. Steady.
140-100 lbs good-choico t3. 50-64.35;
160-180 lbs. S4.1J5-64.35: 180-200 lbs.
44 25-84.35: 200-220 lbs. 63.76-64.35:
220-250 lbs. 13.50-64.25; 250-200 lbs.
63.35-64.15; 200-350 lbs. 63.25-64.00;
packing sows 275-350 lbs. Rood 63.25
3.H5: 350-425 lbs. 63.25-63.75: 429-
550 lbs. 63.25-63.75; 275-550 lbs. med
ium 63-83.&U. t-eeaer ami siocKer pigs
70-130 lbs. good-choice 62.76-63.75.
Biieep ftnci mmus ou. bieuuy,
Kiirinir lambs, choice 60.50. ROOd
6 -$0.60. medium 64-60: lambs 90 lbs.
down, good-choice $4-64.50, common-
medium 83-64.UU: HU-UtJ 108. COOU-
chjolce 64-64.35; yearling wethers 90-
lio lbs. good-cnoire ea-ca.ou, meaium
82-63; ewes 00-120 lbs. good-choice
62.25-62.50; 120-160 lbs. 62-S2.50; Ml
weights common-medium 61-62.
l'OHTI.ANn EXCHANGE
Fortlnnd. Anrll 21 lU.R) -The follow
ing urlees were named to be effectlvo
today, butter quoiHtlonB for shipment
liom country creameries lean y3o id.
for commission:
But tor Cube extras 21C. standards
20'c, prime firsts 20'aC. firsts 19c lb.
Eggs Pacific poultry producers'
selling prices: Fresh extras 14c, stan
dards loc, mediums 14c cioz.
Butterfat Portland delivery A
grade 21c lb.
Cheese Belling prices to Portland
retailers: Triplets 10c lb, loaf 17c lb.
Livo poultry miying price: Heavy
hens colored 14 lbs. 13c, mediums
11c. lights 11c. Springs, light 14c,
heavy 14c, old roosters 6c. Pekln
ducks, broilers lfl-17c, old 12c, col
ored 10c lb.
Dressed Turkeys nominal selling
price to retailers: Fresh arriving No. 1
toms 14-15C, hens 17-iac; No. 2 hens
12-iac, toms 12-iac, cuhh iu-iic jo.
1 KEN If HI! IT
Strawberries Calif, 61.30 for 12-cnp
crate; Louisluna 63 24-basket crate.
OraiiKos C'al. navels eii.hu-sa.zo per
cose, place packs 61.f0-61.7fi.
urapciruii imperial vnnev z.ou-
62.00 ciise; Florida 93.25-63.60 cube;
Texan 64.76 ensp.
Lemons caiir. 82.&u-6i.au.
Limes Box of 100 61-35.
lluu a nit s Bunches 6c. hands 8c
lb.
cranberries Eastern ;i-3..;d ior ,
barrel.
Potatoes Local 05-75c orange box,
Deschutes Of inn 6 1 .50-6 1 ,00, bakers
6100-61.75; Yak i mu Gems 61.25-45.
j'eas cam. uc id.
New potatoes Texas 6c lb.
CabbiiKo Local l'ic lb., red 4c lb.
Spokatio 2'2c, Catlf. 3U-aAc lb.
unions cjci ling price 10 reuuieru;
Oregon 61-61-15 cental, Yakima Span
ish 76-H5c critic.
New onions Texas Bermudas 63-26
per 60-lb. crate.
unilliliowcr wiim. bi.ui-ou crmc,
Cucumbers Hothouse t!0c-$1.16 R
doz.
Celery Loral 61.50 ',i crate; heartn
$1.60-61.75 do., bunches; Chuln Vista
62-62.35 half crate.
Articnoi:et utnii. z.ou-ja. io oox.
Rhubarb Outdoor l-ac lb.
Peppers Florida 15c lb.
Southern yams 61.75 bushel.
Lettuce Sacramento 62.50-63.50 cr.
Tomatoes Hothouse 10s 20-22c lb.
Einmlant Mexican-Florida 15c lb.
Mexican 63.50-75 lug repacked.
AHimramis cm. a-oc lb. Kusiem
Oregon 75c 12-lb. box; Mkl-Columbln
62
Spuncii Local fi.33 orange box.
Peppers Florida 14-15c lb.
A 1 EATS AMI lUOVIK10NS
Country meats Selling prices to re
tailers: Country killed hugB, best but
chers under 160 lbs. S'-Oc lb., veal-
cm 80-100 lbs. 7-Hc lb. Springs 14c.
apring jam OS ivc in., veanniK ov id.
Heavy ewes 4-6i cunner cows SVa-S'c
lb. Bulls 4-4 'a lb.
Ham Fey. 4i-15Ho lb., ptcnica
Q-lO'jC lb. Bacon, fey. 18-aoc lb.
juchi lain iierrp oasis iio iu.
NITS, HOPS, WOOL
Nut Oregon walnuts 16-lOc lb..
peanuu 10c, Brazils 12-l4c, almonds
15-ice, filberts 20-22C, pecans auc id.
Hops Nominal, 1932, 27-20c lb.
Wool 1932 Clio nominal Willam
ette valley 8-12c lb., eastern Oregon
0-12c lb.
PORTLAND F.AHTS1HE MAHKF.T
Portland. Aurll 12 tu.R) The east aide
market had a greater volume of of
ferings during today's sesklon than for
many montns puai. it was necessary
to open other doors to accommodate
tne increasing now.
Asuurauus (uu In ore at offerlnff.
California continued to overload the
trade here; wrecking prices right and
left with It burdensome surplus. Lo
cal etock wa therefore reduced with
sales showing ft maximum of 61.00-62
pyramids of 21 doven.
Kndtshes were mostly 25-30c dozen
bunches, itootl demand, but very lib
eral offerings. Green onions continued
their previous strong can, mosiiy joc
do7 bunches. Dry onions slow sale
around 90c cental, top for Is.
Hp iiacn was lairiy Btcaoy witn
general top of 61 26 orange box.
Hhiburb nles showed a maximum
of 2c lb. with considerable business
around jC
ueiu'rai prices nueu:
Tumlvts Calif. 46c do?., bunchen.
Carrots Bulk 50c lug. 61.15-61.26 a
sack: Calif. 30c dor. bunches.
Potatoes Iiocftl &0-00c orange bos,
60-6OC cental: Yakima No. 1 61.25 hk.
Pavkdale 61.40; Hesrhutes 61.60 cental.
Cabbage Local 61.50 crate; Calif.
62.75 crate; red 4c lb.
Squash Mi'rbU'hend 2c lb
Celery Calif. 61-50-62.50 crate;
roots 35o doreli.
UutabiiRas Local 90-35C lug.
Parsnips Loral 25-30c lug.
Green onions No. 1 25c doa.
Onions Ore. No. 1 OOc-il Back: No.
3 70-!l0fl sack: Yakima 61 cental.
Ithuburb local outdoor ou-uuo per
20-lb. box. 25c 15-m box.
Spinach Local $1-61.10 orange bo.
Hadibhea lcal 40c doz. bunches.
iiav. rs( n nitK
Portland, April 21 wi Cascara bark
buying price 11)32 peel So lb.
Hay, buying prices from producers:
Arfnlfa 612-613; eastern Oregon tim
othy 617.60; out and vetch hay 10-
ft.AN FRANCISCO imTTEHFAT
Ban Francisco. April 21 Butter
fat f.o.b. San Francisco 22c lb.
SAN FKANC1SCO DAIIlV
Ban Francisco. Anrll 21 (U.R Butter,
02 score 21c, 01 score 20HC. 00 score
2no lb Eggs, extra large 16'ac, nied,
l3lao. BtunH I0lao doz. Cheese 11c lb.
POUTLAM) VLOl'R, 8170 A R
Portland, April 21 (n Cane sigar,
granulated 64.30; beet $4.05 cwt.
Domestic flour: Selling price deliv
ered: Patent 40 64.90: Otis 64.40-
6480: bakers' bhie'lem 63.86-64.40:
aoft white pastry $4.50; Montana hnrd
wueat patent 64.uu-6o; nye $.uu-u.
DUico Fitt iT: iinpn
New York, April 21 w Evaporated
appies easy, cnuice 0-00, isncy ojit
7o lb. Prune steady, Calif. 3-9o.
Oregon 4',;-6o lb. Apricots, steady,
choice 7o lb., extra choice 7c, fey
niirAoo LIVESTOCK
Chicago. April 31 (UP) U. 8. D. A.)
Hogs 17,000; strong to 10c higher; 180-
240 IDS. 63 HU-S0.
Cattle 2000; fed steer and Yearling
about ateady. buluk $4-64.76; light
heifer and mtxrd yearling dull at
week' 20-6OC decline: veaier 4-o.
Sheen 16.000; finished light and
medium weight Iamb strong, tending
higher, others and sheep stcauy. cup
ped iamb to-fo.iu.
BOSTON WOOL
Boston, April 21 tU.PJ Large Quanti
ties of wool have been sold In the
Boston market within the past two
days, prices nave shown a sharp ad'
vance. The minimum advance estah
llshed on active line Is around 6 per
cent over prices of last week. In
stances of advances amounting to 6
10 percent are becoming quite num
erous. The finer quality western wools
In original bags comprise the bulk of
sales. French combing 64 and finer
territory wools bring 43-4ac, scoured
basis, while clothing lines are slightly
under this range, and choice combing
wools In original bag have realized
as high as 47c.
CIIH'AliO ;IIAIN
Chicago. April 21 (UP) Wheat fu
tures: open hlfth low close
May 66 fl7'a 65 65
July 87i 68 66, 66
Sept 60 70 67 68
Chicago. April 21 Wheat, No. 4
red 68':,: No. 2 hard 67-6U4: No. S
mixed 00.
Corn. No. 3 mixed 36 K -37: No 2
yellow 37-3716: No. 2 yellow (old)
38; No. 2 white (old) 36; No. 8
white 37'4-!.
uitts, no. a wnue to-to1 ; no. 9
white 24-243i. Barley 35-56. Timothy
seed 62.25-50 cwt. Clover seed 66-60.75.
Lard 65.07; bellies 65.87.
I'OltTI.AMI GKA1N
Portland, April 21 W1 Wheat fu
tures: open high low close
May, new ... 66', 66'', 66i 50
May. old ... 57H 675; 66 56
July 59V. 60 58 58
acpi 'a u Va y y
Cash wheat: No. 1 Big Bend Blue-
stem 65'j; dark hard winter Yl'U 64,
110 ou; won wnue, nam winter oi'gl
western white, northern spring 65;
western red 55.
Oats. No. 2 white 62a. corn. no. a
yellow 620.25. Millrun standard 610.
war receipts, wueai 00, nuui t,
corn 1, oats 2, hay 2.
IN PORTLAND
Portland. April 21 OP) In Bplte
of a generally reactionary trend in
the domestic wheat trade today
some advances In local spot prices
were shown. It appeared rather
stiff premiums over former cash
prices here were offered at country
points by local buyers, resulting
finally in a readjustment of values.
Compared with Thursday the
changes were: Big Bend bluestem,
dnik hard winter 1c higher, soft 'fcc,
western white and northern spring
none, hard winter l4c bushel. Mon
tana cosh wheat was down V&c
Dtishel nil around.
Futures prices lost for new
May, lc for old May, Hie for
July and l'ic bushel for Septem
ber. Volume of sales was good but
smaller than Thursday. The exact
number was not available because
the market went against some of
the bigger operators and they did
not care to give their totals.
Further advance of 50c ton In the
price of millrun suggests the very
great demand and fchort supplies.
ACTED ABROAD
By Associated Press
London The dollar weakened in
comparatively quiet trading, reach
ing $3.00 to the pound, compared
with last night's $3.856. Trans
Atlantic stocks were up at the op
ening but weakened inter.
Paris The dollar strengthened.
The official closing was 22.90 francs,
a gain of 44 centimes above yester
day's close. In more active trading
outside the bourse the quotation
ranged from 22.93 to 22.98.
Berlin The dollar was off at 3.84
marks from yesterday's 3.00. The
bocrsc opened firm from 4 to 6
points higher, but the close was
weak.
Rome Exchanges were closed be
cause of the national holiday cel
ebrating the 268b'th anniversary of
Rome's birth.
Salem Markets
Complied from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(Revised DzJly).
Wheat, No. 2 white 65c, red sacked
Qlc bushel.
Feed oats 20 ton; milling oats $25
ton; lecd barley eiu-su ton.
Hogs, top grades, 140-160 lb. S3 .60,
160-200 lbs. 14.10: 200-25 lbs. $3.65;
J2fi-2fi0 lbs. 83.60. Sows S1.50-S3.
Cattle Top steer 3-4,,o lb., top
uuwa i-ji'iju iu., cuii tuners i-dv, miir
kct weak.
Spring lambs, top 1033 6c lb.
DresKt'd meat Top veal 7c lb.,
rougu ncavy 'ac 10. J up nogs iw ids,
tic lb. Other grades 3-4c lb.
Poultry Light hens 8c, medium Be
lb., heavy hens Uc, Colored springs
100 lb. Left horn broilers 7-Qo Stags
io. um roiwu'ia c id
t'Ktta Mediums 9c, standard 10c,
extras Uc doven.
Butter Cubes 18c lb., prints 20KC,
cartons aiUc. Butterfat 10-19a lb.
Cheese selling prlco Mt-rloo coun
ty in pic i 11-120, ioai 1.1c 10.
WOOL. MDIIAIU
Wool Course 10o lb., medium and
onoice braid lac Mohair Sc.
Strawberry Plants
Are Being Set Out
Hazel Green Tony and Stephen
Kasper arc planting 14 acres oj
Marxian strawberries on land leas-
ed from N. P. Williamson. They are
using a planter and the plants were
secured from Lacomb where snow
covered them during the severe
cold. The plants are of fine quality.
Alexander Sharp has planted five
acres on Will Williamson's farm, the
plants coming from Palls City.
Alvln Van Cleave has a bunch of
fine Oregon strawberry plants while
Will Davis, who also had a patch
of the same variety, suffered a total
loss by freezing.
Rudolph Wacken, Perry Sanders.
Henry Dunlgan and numerous otlv
er Etterbcrg growers have plowed
up their patches and seeded the
ground for grain.
Ralph Worden has grubbed out
two acres of prunes and Joseph
Schneider Uie same quantity of pear
trees.
HIGHER PRICES
MOVING GRAIN
IN NORTHWEST
Spokane, Wash., April 21 yp)
Rising commodity prices have un
locked the doors of the Inland Em
pire granaries and today a flood of
golden grain was pouring Into coast
markets and Inland mills.
By train, truck and river boat. It
is moving at a rate between 75,000
and 100,000 bushels a day, grain men
and railroad officials estimated. The
movement has gained in volume in
the last few days, coincident with
spectacular advances on the Chica
go wheat market.
If the price continues to advance,
it was predicted, the movement may
double in volume, as storage space iu
the interior is limited and place
must be made for the new crop, due
in July. This would prevent holding
the old crop into the summer.
An accurate estimate of the
amount of wheat still held in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho gran
aries was not available. On March 1
it was estimated that 63.7 percent
of the 1932 crop still remained in
granaries and warehouses in Oregon
and Washington, about double the
amount on hand March 1, 1932.
Union Pacific railroad officials es
timated that there are 18,500,000
bushels in storage at points along
its tracks in Oregon and Washing
ton. In the meantime, growers of this
region are re-seeding much of the
winter wheat killed by last winter's
cold. An official estimate on the
amount of winter damage has not
been made, but in some sections It
was estimated that the loss would
reach 90 percent.
An unofficial estimate made nere
indicated that the loss for the en
tire section would average 75 per
cent.
Figuring on the basis of an aver
age increase of 17 la cents a bushel
since Jan. 3, grain men here estim
ated that northwest farmers have
been enriched more than $8,500,000
with yesterday's advance. On the
same basis they estimated- that
farmers of the Inland Empire are
worth about $4,250,000 more than
they were at the beginning of this
year.
Big Bend baart was quoted at
ii cents a bushel here yesterday.
New York, April 21 (IP Stocks
followed grains down today when
the dollar made a good recovery in
terms of the pound sterling and oth
er European currencies.
The crash in the pound sterling
from an opening of $3.90'.i to $3.74$,
brought heavy selling into wheat
and that grain dropped 1 to l'S&c
on the day. Other grains made
corresponding lasses. Silver broke
the limit of 300 points. Commodi
ties generally were lower.
The rapid upturn in the dollar
was a technical reaction from an
oversold condition. It was discon
certing to those who had antici
pated wild inflationary demonstra
tions, and It may have been engi
neered by the English through their
equalization fund, although that
could not be confirmed.
Selling was sporadic throughout
the day in the industrial division.
Utilities were hard hit after their
sharp rise yesterday. Railroads were
a sensation at the opening soaring
to new highs for the year on blocks
of 1000 to 25.000 shares. Gold min
ing Issues furnished a feature in
the afternoon by advancing to
new highs for the year. Aviation
Issues had a period of strength.
The most consistent unloading
occurred in the utilities. Consoli
dated gns was dumped on the mar
ket on fears of a dividened reduc
tion when directors meet next week.
Gas crashed more than 5 points.
Public Service of New Jersey, North
American, standard Gas and United
Gas improvement weakened. Ameri
can Telephone which was strong
yesterday gave up nearly all of Its
rise of 6 points.
The silver group softened, espec
ially American Smelting, U. S.
Smelting and International Silver
Issues. The entire group of so-called
commodity steoks were hard
pressed as traders too profits.
The last hour selling increased as
the close neared. Tickers fell be
hind several minutes and it was
necessary to abbreviate quotations.
Steel issues were heavily sold.
U. S. Steel broke below 40, against
a close yesterday of 42 American
Can, Continental Can. Du Pont, Al
lied Chemical, Sears Roebuck and
a long list of others lost 2 points
or more.
Homestake mining reached a re
cord high of 201 in the Mid-day
day trading, and other gold mines
made new tops for the year. Home
stake is the only atVvo stock selling
at that price. Back in 1929 there
were 94 issues selling above 200
and in 1930 there were 37.
Despite the behavior of the stock
market, business continued to re
flect confidence. The Dun and
Bradstrect review was bullish on
all lines.
The aggregate market value of
10 leading issues was $5,501,854,387
as against $5,775,300,162 yesterday, a
decline or $273,445,775.
Dow. Jones preliminary averages:
industrial, 69.79 off 2.48; railroad
29.57 up .82; utility ,22.64 off 1.98.
Long Nosebleed
Endangers Child
Denver, Colo., April 21 (IP) De-
lores Perslnger, 12, was near death
today from a nosebleed which phy
sicians have been unable to halt
since it started March 2.
Hope of saving her life depended
upon a blood transfusion.
A score of Denver firemen last
night volunteered blood to save the
child, but none of them had blood
which "matche. that of the girl.
The Perslnger family came here
from California a year ago.
GO
STOCKS DROP
WITH GRAIN AS
DOLLAR GAINS
Woodburn
i -kVi yw p-w
With the Easter services, the
of razing the present building was started this week. The new church
seat 800 persons. The roof will be of copper. Insert shows Iter. J. E.
designed some of the interior arrangements.
3500 BALES OF
HOPS SOLD AT
28C AVERAG
Between 11:30 o'clock tills morn
ing and 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
reports indicated that fully an ad
ditional 500 bales of hops had been
sold In numerous transactions of
various sizes, in addition to 822 bales
sold since yesterday afternoon up
to 11:30 o'clock.
The market also saw a little raise
this afternoon with some sales being
made at 28 3-8 cents.
With 822 bales of hops sold be
tween 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and 11:30 o'clock this morning at
an average price of 28 cents, with ;
over 3000 bales of hops sold the;
past week, hop men have been on
the jump In the most active mar
ket for a long period. At 11:30 a
checkup on the situation showed
10.206 bales of hops still In the
growers hands but no one was ven
turing what the checkup would be
bv night as it had been constantly
on the decrease during the morning j
as phones were ringing to report
in new saless.
While 28 cents has been the
average price paid in a way it
might be fairly called a 30-cent
market. When 30 cents was being
paid the requisite was only choicest j
of choice hops. Now 28 cents is be- j
ing paid in the main regardless of,
quality unless quality is very poor.1
A 29-cent offer 01 hops was re
ported for one of the biggest blocks
of hops still being held but the re
port also stated the offer was re
fused. This block is of fine quality
hops.
Sales reported since two o clock!
yesterday afternoon up to nearly;
noon today were as follows:
Bert Jerman, 141 bales, 26 cents, 1
poor quality; Brown of Sheridan.
48 bales at 25 cents, poor quality,
and the following other sales all at
28 cents: Fellers, 40 bales; Lee
Quon, 58 bales; Mtley, 58 bales;
Pittman, 13 bales; Jacobs, 17 bales;
A. H. Jacobson, 50 bales; Kaiser, 19
bales; George Kuensd, 57 bales; H.
Kuenzl, 42 bales; Ed Kuenzi, 32
bales; Schearer, 48 bales; Hartley
& Craig, 121 bales; Sloper Brothers,
100 bales: Feller, fuggles, 49 bales:
Prather, 29 bales. The buyers
working In the market on these
sales were Wolf hop company, Bis
hop, Durbin & Cornoyer, A. J. Ray
and T. A. Livesiey company.
The total of over 3000 bales sold
during the past week represent ap
proximately 600,000 pounds or hops
or at 28 cents a pound (168,000.
PINE PRODUCERS
GET FEW ORDERS
Portland, April 21 (U New busi
ness totaling 23.664,000 feet or about
55 per cent below the three-year
average lor April 'and 18 pre cent
under the week before, was reported
here today by the Western Pine as
sociation for the week ending April
15, based on the reports of 112 mills.
only 45 of which were operating.
Shipments were 28.500.000 feet and
production 18,341.000 feet. This put
production at 13.8 per cent of ca
pacity as compared with 8.3 per
cent for the previous week and 8.0
per cent for the year to date.
The upturn in production usually
nouceauie at this season of the year
while apparent still leaves current
production about 25 per cent un
der the corresponding week a year
ago. current orders were 18 per
cent oi sawmin capacity.
For the year to date, orders de
creased about 33 per cent, shipments
35 per cent and production 23 per
cent under the 1933 totals for the
same period.
CONNECTIONS WITH
WRONG SEWER LINES
Some house builders and contrac
tors, and possibly some engineers in
past years caused considerable
trouble for the city by attaching
sanitary sewer outlets fro mresi-
dences to drain sewers instead of to
Jie sanitary sewer mains. City En
gineer Hugh R. Rogers has a crew
of men at work now unearthing the
drain sewer In the vicinity of 21st
street and Breyman avenue, from
which point the sewer extends
across the state hospital grounds.
Several sanitary sewers have been
found that lead Into this drain
sewer, and a considerable accumu
lation of rubbish and debris of vari
ous kinds is being removed.
Wherever the Improper connec
tions are found the city workmen
are correcting the condition by
making the attachments to the
sanitary sewers.
Catholics Start New Church
Ti ! (i rn k4 !
for
last mass was held Hi the old St. Luke
Continuation Of
Aurora Bankers
From Page One
to obtain signatures on the worth
less mortgages, the convicted men
were alleged to have coerced Harry
Jensen to sign papers, while as a
matter of fact, Jensen owned no
property.
The convicted men were to be sen
tenced later today.
E
WITH GROWERS;
Portland, April 21 (LP) The Port- I
land chamber of commerce today
was on record against regulations of j
the federal farm credit group which i
prohibit wool manufacturers from
buying wool direct from growers i
who are indebted to the regional
agricultural credit corporation.
Directors of the chamber feared
the regulations would damage the
Portland wool market.
For 75 years, It was said by Wal
ter W. R. May, manager of the
chamber, it had been the custom of
manufacturing industries of the
Pacific coast to buy wool direct
from growers.
The recent regulations adopted by
the farm credit administration pro
vide that:-
'Regional agricultural credit as
sociations shall Instruct all growers
who are or become indebted to thein
on paper secured by liens on sheep,
goats and wool or mohair, that all
their wool or mohair for the clip
year 1933 shall be consigned to re
putable and financially responsible
houses or dealers, including the Na
tional Wool Marketing corporation
or any other recognized woo! co
operative."
A resolution urging the chamber
use its Influence to have the regula
tions changed was passed earlier by
a special committee representing
banks, wool manufacturing indus
tries, the wool growers' co-operative,
commission of public docks and var
ious chamber committees.
W. D. B. Dodson, executive vice-
president of the chamber, who is
at Washington, will present the res
olutions to the farm group.
POSTAL EMPLOYES
MAY BE PENSIONED
Eight postal employes of the Sa
lem office would be automatically
retired if President Roosevelt's re
quest for power to eliminate all per
sons In the service who have served
30 years is agreed to by congress,
Postmaster John Farrar declared
today. The postmaster and his first
assistant, Arthur Gibbard would be
among those to retire, since they
have been employed more than 30
years. Others effected would include
U. S. Rider and Arthur Welch.
President Roosevelt Is quoted in a
dispatch from Washington as hav
ing asked permission to "discharge"
all employes with more than 30
years service. However, it Is believed
the men would be placed on the
pension list Instead of being dis
charged outright since all have con.
tributed regularly to the government
pension fund. Under the present law
postal employes arc not pensioned
until they have reached a certain
age. The pension amounts to $100
per month to persons who have
earned an average of $1600 yearly.
Dr. Nielsen Held by
Liu Tien-Wen Gang
Dalren, Manchuria, April 21 (-T)
The government of Fengtien prov
ince announced today that Dr. Niels
Nielsen, kidnapped American mis
sionary, was located about 13 miles
from Hsiuyen In the hands of ban
dlts led by Liu Tien-Wen.
Dr. Nielsen was kidnaped last
week at Hstuyen, about 100 miles
south of Mukden. The kidnapers
were reported demanding $100,000
ransom.
Japanese patrols said they were
in communication with the abduct
ors.
SIC. Alt lNHtKASE DUG
Portland. April 21 MR Dealers
announced today that a further in
crease of 20 cents a hundred pounds
In the price of sugar will become er
fecttve tomorrow. An Increase of
10 cents a hundred was announced
earlier this week. The new price to
retailers will be $4.80 for berry and
iruit sugar, 4.65 tor ordinary gran
ulated, and $4.55 tor beet sugar.
Counts? ort'oman
parish church Sund.lv and work
will be of lioman architecture and
Itubis, parish priest, who personalis'
WOOL PRICE
UP 10 PERCENT
DURING WEEK
Boston, April 21 lPj The Com
mercial Bulletin will say of the
wool market tomorrow:
"The inflationary turn in the mar
ket the.se last few day has given
wool prices, in consimm will: all
commodity prices, a dhtinclly stron
ger trend. Values are up seven to
ten per-cent for the wctk, on fpir
trading in the Eastern mrn-kcts.
"In the West the movement has
been accederated considi'ifibiy. sev
eral million pounds of wool have
been moved, both shorn and on the
sheep's back, at prices which show
clean ranges landed Boston of 40
to 47 cents, depending upon the
wool, in the territory sect inns, or
just about the present Eastern par
ity. Prices are up a cent to the
grower this week In the bright wool
sections.
The Foreign maikets are quieter
but firm.
'"In the piece goods markets many
manufacturers have all withdrawn
their goods from the market until
the situation becomes more clari
fied. Yarns and tops also have been
withdrawn.
"Mohair is stronger on the basis
of recent sales In the Scut'mvect."
Tile Commercial Bulletin will
publish the following quotations:
Scoured basis:
Oregon: Pine and P. M. stanle.
45-48; fine and P. M. Pr. combing,
44-45; fine and P. M. clothing,
37-40; Valley No. 1, 41-42.
Mohair:
Oregon. 14-15: domestic traded
first combing, 28-32; second comb
ing, 25-28; third combing, 22-24;
fourth combing, 16-18; good card
ing, 25-28; first kid, 60-55; second
kid, 40-45.
BRIDGE REPAIRS
FORGED BY SETTLING
Lack of headwalls underneath at
least two of the city's permanent
concrete bridges are resulting in set
tling of the street pavement where
It Joins the bridges, and the condi
tion will have to be corrected, City
Engineer Hugh B. Rogers said today.
At me uross street bridge between
12th and Berry the pavement has
settled at the south end of the
bridge, Rogers said, due to lack of
a heodwall or abutment to support
the pavement. The ends of the
bridge rest on beams and pilasters
with only riprap between them, and
the result is that the riprap occa
sionally washes or sloughs out, leav
ing the pavement without support,
and settling results.
A similar condition is resulting
at the south end of the South Com
mercial street bridge, Rogers said.
Rogers will have a crew repairing
the Cross street situation as soon
as the water drops to a level making
it possible for men to work under
the bridge.
PRISON DOORS CLANG
ON TACOMA GANG
Tacoma, Wash., April 21 (tp)
penitentiary gates at Walla Walla
were to open today to admit four
confessed highwaymen, each un
der sentence of. 10 to 25 years.
two of the men, Carl Brehan
and Phil Wallace, were secretly
taken last night to the Kins countv
jail. This morning, James De Long
ana Frank Butler were taken un
der heavy guard from their cells
at the county jail here. Thev loined
tneir companions for the trip to
wana waua.
The fifth suspect in the bandit
ring, Perry Reynolds. 62. who ves-
leraay picaaea not guilty to the
highway robbery charges, was
meanwhile held without ball for
trial May 12.
The gang, arrested In Portland
and Tacoma, also was aliened hv
oiucers io nave participated in a
oan noioup at Philomath, Ore.
Youth Falls With
Bundle of Dynamite
Ontario, Calif., April 21 IP) Es
cape from an almost certain death
for Charles Short, 18. who fell over
a 50 foot cliff holding a box of dy
namite and a bag of caps, today
was attributed to strong arms and
presence or mind.
Short, state highway worker, slln.
ped while carrying Uie 125 sticks of
dynamite and fell to a rock ledge.
He grasped the explosives and caps
so nrmiy tnai uiey Old not exnlorio
(He suffered a wrenched back and
sprained ankle.
CHANGE IN PLAN
MARKETING
WOOL FLEECES
Portland, April 21 Another
change in the marketing plans for
wool Is suggested in latest advices
from Washington to Portland ln-
terdests. The light being waged
by local mills and some dealers to
purchase fleece direct from grow
ers, appears, the Journal said to
day, "to have been won in a slight
degree although the plan is still
somewhat Indefinite."
A meeting of the Boston wool
trade with government officials
was to be held today with a view
of Ironing out the difficulties.
Fearing that regulations re
cently made by the Federal farm
credit administration prohibiting
wool manufacturers from buying
wool direct from growers who are
indebted to the regional agricul
tural credit corporations, " would
damage the wool market here, di
rectors of the Chamber of Com
merce voted to request a change in
the regulations.
R. A. Ward, general manager or
the Pacific Co-operative Wool Grow
ers, with headquarters here, said
it had been understood that wools
of agencies re-discounting with
Federal reserve intermediate credit
banks were under the government
plan. This would lltterally mean
that the fleece could not be sold at
count dy points but must be con-
igneti either to the co-operatives
or to private firms.
"I have received a wire from Wash
ington," Ward said, "that wools
of these discounting agencies are
not under the plan and it is dis
cretionary with the Federal Inter
mediate banks as to what they ad
vise their discounting agencies to
do."
It is estimated this would reduce
the volume of wool under the R. A.
C. plan to seme 25 to 35 per-ccnt
of the clip, which would leave an
ample supply for free trading out
of the 40,000,000 pound clip in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
WHEAT BUYING
SLUMPSJOBAY
Chicago, April 21 ( Sharp cur
tailment of the enthusiastic buying
more than 20 cents led to lower
v.'hleh has recently hoisted wheat
prices today, espeically during late
transactions.
Rains in droupht districts, stock
market hesitancy, and downturns
had an unsettling elfcct on confi
of silver and of the British exchango
aence of prchascs of grain. De
lays to spring wheat seeding failed
to act as an offset.
Wheat closed unsteady, 114-1
under yesterday's finish, corn ',4-t
down, oats unchanged to 'A up, and
provisions varying from 17 cents
decline to a rise of 20 cents.
Increased buying oi wheat devel
oped on price breaks, and at times
rallied Uie market rapidly to well
above yesterday's finish.
A fall in the price of silver was
without any apparent Influence on
the market.
Corn and oats snared with wheat
while provisions lacked aegressive
buying support.
Despite announcement of admin
istration plans for 3,000,000,000 in
flation, grain prices took an early
downward swing today. Selling
orders predominated in all pits, and
new ouymg was in smaller volume
than recently, opening unchanged
to Ta lower, wheat showed losses
of 1'4 cents a bushel all around.
corn started off to H up, and
underwent a general setback.
AS YOU LIKE IT'
STAGED MAY DAY
Rehearsals for the Khafepsnnr.n
Dlav "As Yon T.iL-e Tr." whih will
be presented at a downtown theater
as a feature of Willamette univer
sity's May day exercises May 5 and
o, is progressing lavoraBly under
the direction of Herbert Rahe, di
rector of the department of speech.
Fred Harris has been named man
ager for the nrnrttirHnn tvhllo ifoil.
erine Holden will have charge of
uie seis wnicn nave already been
designed.
The cast for the production which
Will total pins ti-i 9 l:-,ia i-
following students;
Duke Sr.. Walfln Til!.
crick, Evans Hamilton; 'Amiens,
nuipn roster; Jacques, Lawrence
Brown; Oliver, Bill Lemmon; Or
lando, Earle Potter; Adam, William
Mosher; Dennis, Fred Harris;
Touchstone, Paul Hauser; Courln,
Lawrence Yarr.es; Sylflus, Prank
Haley; Rosilind, Kav Skinner; Cclia,
oauia rneips; phrbe. Amelia
Schrack; Audrey, Dorothy Dalk;
first lord, Carl Pelkcr.
Challenge To Fight
Duel Goes To Court
. Los Angeles. Anr;i 51 11 m -n.a
wrong relationship between beeswax
and patents which len tn on n.rt
ed duel challenge today held VI. P.
mventor oenina jail bars.
Blake was arrested when Attor
ney Clifford Crail charged that
Blake wanted to seftlp on iho fioin
of honor their differences over pro-
tccumgs to patent a o;;cycomb for
bees. The complaint aileierf vinin.
tkm of an old anti-dueling ordl-
.aui.v. ine maximum penalty lor
Issuing a duel challenge in Los An
geles county is one year In Jail.
Enemy of Hitler To
Quit His Position
Berlin, April 2t u)Karl Sever
in?, long a political enemy of Chan,
cellor Hitler, resigned his last offi
cial post In the Prm.i.i, n.
today his membership in the Prus
sian diet. Severing, as Prussian min
ister of the Interior, conducted po
lice campaigns asrainst the nazls in
IMO IT. i ;
'" " creaitea with having
wrecked the Lundcndoiff-Hitler
"beer cellar putsch" or revolt In 1923.