Friday, August 21, 1942
Ten
The Capital Journal, Salem,, Oregon
Stocks Advance
Irregularly
In Some Groups
New York, Aug. 21 WV-Rubbers,
together with selected rails
and industrials, regained their
rising stamina in . today's stock
market although many issues
continued to loiter in the losing
column. Transfers were in the
neighborhood of 325,000 shares.
Wall street seemed more hope
ful regarding war developments
in Europe and the Pacific but
customers, generally, were dis
inclined to get too far out on a
limb because of possible even
tualities over the week-end.
Stocks in the new high class
included Goodrich common and
preferred, Firestone Tire, Good
year, U.S. Rubber, Union Paci
fic and Texas & Pacific railway.
Resitant performers were
Bethlehem Steel, Anaconda,
Kennecott, Schenley, Jan Am
erican Airways, United Airlines.
Homestake Mining, Marshall
Field, du Pont, Allied Chemical
and Intercontinental Rubber.
Bonds improved but commod
ities were shakey,
: Big board sales were 370,960
for the day, against 305,840 yes
terday. On the N.Y. curb ex
change sales were 75,850 against
49,550 yesterday.
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones
averages were: Industrial
107.07, up 0.24; rail 27.00, up
0.12; utility 11.74, up 0.07; 65
stocks 35.99, up 0.11.
Narrow Range
In Wheat Prices
Chicago, Aug. 21 (U.R) Moder
ate mill buying on nn improved
flour business over night and a
limited volume of hedge selling
held wheat in narrow price
range on the board of trade to
day. Corn futures closed with the
best net gains of to 1 cents
a bushel; wheat wan off 'A to up
V, oats up V to 'A, rye up
to , and soybeans unchanged.
Weakness of the cotton mar
ket and anti-inflation talk by
President Roosevelt, Price Ad
ministrator Henderson, and Sec
retary of Agriculture Wickard
failed to phase the grain market.
Traders were more impressed
by the limited amount of hedge
gelling from spring wheat sour
ces. Mills gave fair support in
early trading on reports that
family trade flour business over
night may have totaled 100,000
barrels. The navy took between
15,000 and 20,000 barrels in the
east.
Minneapolis wheat receipts
were slightly larger than a week
ago, though still far below nor
mal. The Modern Miller report
ed favorable harvesting weather,
with good progress made
through major portions of the
spring wheat belt.
Commission house buying
gave strength to the corn mar
ket where general interest con
tinued light.
Local and scattered interests
absorbed oats offered by north
western houses. Interest in rye
was devoted mainly to changing
from near to deferred positions.
Hop Picking at
Independence
Independence, Aug. 21 T h e
picking of early hops got under
way this week with many of the
yards starting on Monday. Sev
eral of the larger yards will be
gin in the next few days.
While fair sized crews are re
ported at most of the yards,
many more pickers arc needed
in this district. The price be
ing paid this year, $2.50 per
hundred pounds, is a higher
price paid than In many sea
sons and pickers are expected
to earn good wages ns the crop
mis year is average.
Several of the ynrds are work
ing short handed In the earlv
clusters and fugglcs. Lato pick
ing win begin about Septem
ber 1st and approximately 4,000
more pickers are needed. Grow
ers have organized and are mak
ing a state-wide appeal for ad
ditional pickers.
Many business people have
expressed plans to spend vaca
Won days in the hop fields and
help the Oregon farmers get
their crops harvested. Not only
will they help out the farmer
but they will have pay days each
day they are off their regular
lobs.
The state employment office
Is located at Main and C streets
and is glad to help anyone iiv
terestcd in picking hops.
Hob Plcklnr Start.
Dayton Hop picking started
Thursday morning in the almost
300 acres belonging to Ross
Woods in the Dayton area. There
win De about three weeks work
Market Quotations
Fortland Eastslde Market
Dunhu rii-imlnntpri tndftv'fi ses
sion of the farmers' wholesale mar
ket, sales of top quality $1.15.
Corn very active, $1.50 box. Toma
to market held strong position, No.
2 stock to $1 DOX.
Green peppers $1.60, good de-
mnv.t. .oH npnnprjc It!2.ft2.2fi box.
Cantaloupes si.bd-id lor uauea.
f o nnw Mah nr. 4 others $2.50-
$3.50 crate. Spear melons $2 crate.
Blackberries i.so, rasppcrrieo at,
$1.90-$2 crate.
Dnonc R7f fW R ill. Danish
squash $1.25 lug. Potatoes to $1.75
orange box, Walla Walla onions to
$1.25 for 50s. '
Portland Produce Exchange
The following prices were named
on the Portland exchange effective
today:
Butter cube extras ws, stand
ards 42'Ac, prime firsts 41V4c, firsts
3014c lb.
Cheese Oregon triplets 22c lb
loaf 23c. Jobbers pay o lb. less.
Eggs Quotations between deal
ers: Grade A large 40c, med. 38c
dozen. Grade B large 38c, med. 35c
doz. Grade A small 27c, B small 20c,
B small 26c.
Portland Wholesale Market
Butter Prints: A grade 48c ID.
In Darchment. cartons 47c. B
grade 45o in parchment, 46c in
cartons.
ButterfaU-Flrst quality, max. nf
.6 of 1 acidity, delivered Fortiano,
45-45V4c lb. Premium quality, max.
.35 nf 1 acidity 46140 lb. Val
ley routes and country points 2c
less than firsts, 43 w, ma quality
Portland 2 less than 1st. 43'Ao lb.
Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets 2BM.0
lb loaf 2914c. Triplets to wholesal
ers 2014c. loaf 27V4c f.o.b. Tillamook.
Eggs Price to producers: Large
A 38c, B 36c dozen. A med. 35c, B
med. 33c dozen. Resale to retailers
4c higher for cases, 5c lor cartons.
Live Poultry
Buving Prices No. 1 grade Leg
horn broilers under 114 lbs. 21c, over
114 lbs. 23c, fryers under 114 lbs.
23c, flyers 214-4 lbs. 28c lb.,
colored fryers 2-4 lbs. 24c, under 214
lbs. 21c; colored roasters under 2 lbs.
20c, roosters over 4 lbs. 28c, colored
hens 22c lb., colored springers 2614
27c. Leghorns under 2 lbs. 1614o lb.,
over 314 lbs., 20o lb.
Selling Prices to Retailers Light
hens 21c IB., medium 21140 id,
colored 20-21c lb., colored hens 23c
Colored springs 28-29c, broilers 20
22c, white broilers 25-26c lb. Stags
13c. young 21-23c. Roosters 13c lb.
Pckln ducks. 1942s, 18-20c lb., young
22-23c lb. Guinea hens 50c each, ca
pons over 7 lbs. 24-25c lb., hens 25c
lb.
Dressed Turkeys Now crop 32-35c
lb.
Rabbits Average country killed
30c lb., city killed 28-30C.
Fresh Fruits
Apples Spitz, ex. fancy, box $2,
fey. $1.65. Winesnps, ex. Icy. 3.oo,
fey. $2.75. Delicious ex. fey. $2.65-$3.
H.R. ex. fey. $1.75, fey. $1.75. Yellow
Newtown, ex. fey. $3,. fnnoy $2.75,
jumble $1.25 box. New crop Yellow
Transparcnts $1.25 box. Local urav
enstclns $1.50-75 box.
Apricots Yakima $1.15-25 a box,
Tho Dalles $1.15-26 box.
Avocados Groen $1.75, Eldorad
$1.35-80 box.
Bananas No. I nands 8c, ouncn-
es 814c lb.
Blackberries $1 .50.
Boyscnberrles $1.75 crate.
Cherries Mid-Columbia Bings,
Lamberts, loose, 10- lie lb. Blngs
16-11). packed dox $2.50. Early Die
stock, loose 7c lb. Royal Annes
packed, 10-12o lb
Cantaloupes Yuma 36s $5.50 per
box, 45s $4.25, Jumbo Bueno $1.45-50;
Jumbo 27s $5-$5.26. Yakima stand
ards SI. 50-75 crate, southern, 36s,
$5.50. The Dalles .standnrds $1.75-t2
nrds 42',4c, prime firsts 4114c, firsts
crato. Dlllnrd $3.25 crate.
Grapes Calltomla Emperor lidd
ed $2.50 lug.
Grapefruit Texas Marsh seedless
pinks $3 75 case Ariz. $2.25-13.25.
Cochella S2-S2.2S, Fla. $3.50, River
side $4.25-50 case.
Lemons Fancy $5.75-$6, choice
$5.25-35 case.
Loganberries $1 65 crate.
Ornngcs Valencies, fancy, $4.50
case.
Peaches Oregon Mayflowers II-
$1.10 box. Oregon Alexanders, $1.25-
$1.35 box. Oregon Triumphs $1-$1.10.
Oregon early varieties $1-$1.25 box.
Oregon Early Crawlords $1,15-$1.25
box.
Pears Medford Cornice $1.35 box
Pineapple Mcx. 12s $6-$6.50 crate.
Raspberries Crate $2-$2.25,
Strawberries Crate $2.25.
Watermelons Calif 6o lb. South
ern 5c lb. Boardman 4-4Hc lb.
Youngborrlcs Crate $1.60.
Fresh Vegetables
Artichokes Calif. 2.50-$3 box.
Asparagus Oregon $3 pyramid,
Yakima 10c lb. Sunnyslde 914-lOc.
Beets Calif. 60-COo doz. bunches
Oregon 25-30c,
Beans Calif, green 12-15C. north
west green 6-7c; wax 6-7o lb.
Broccoli Calif. 14o lb.
Carrots Looal 60-760 lug, Calif
new $3.75 crato. Cal $2.10-25. Oregon
46-650 dozen bunches.
Cabbnge No. 1 local $1-11.25 cte.
Red $1.10-15 pony crate California
green $2.50-75 crate. Ore. $2.75-13
crato.
Celery Calif. $3.70 crate. Oregon
hearts $2-$2.25 dozen bunches. Ore
gon $4 crate. Ore. green $4 crate.
Cucumbers Hothse. local: stand
ard $1.35, choice 90c box, (cy. $1.35,
ex. icy i.ou iowb s-n.xa, mm-uoium-
Fla. field 85-60C box.
FIrs 8eedless 40-470 lb., clusters,
seedless 38-46c, seeded clusters 40c.
Garlic No. 1 ISo lb. New crop,
124c lb.
Lctlucc Local No, 1 3s $4.25-15 a
crato, Local No. 2 I2.SO-I3.75 crate.
Mushrooms Hothouse 45o lb- 23c
for 14 pound.
Onions Yakima $2.25 sack. Ore
gon dry $1.50 sack. Idaho $2.23-40.
Sets 25c lb. Green 05c doz. bunches.
Texas sweet type $1 Calif, sweet
typo $2. Calif, red 60s to $1.35. Dr
Mullen $185 Calif, newest type
n.ia-n sock. Ysilow $1.00. Walla
Walla $1.10-15, Walla Walla-Yakima
green $1.15-25. Red 60s $1.
Peas Imperial $3.15-25 a bushel,
Pugct Sound 3ha $2.80 per tub,
Calif. $3.40-50. The Dalles 6-90 lb.
Oregon coast 25s $2-$2.S0 box. Snake
River 28s $2.60-75 tub.
Peppers Texas green H-lBo lb.
Mexican green 25o lb Local No. 1
$1.60-70 box.
Old Potatoes White, local $3.25
90 cental Deschutes Gems $3.35-60.
Texas $2.60-75, Shafter, Cal., White
Rose $1.60 50 lbs. Yakima No. 2 Gems
$2 50-lb. bag. Klamath No 1 $3.60
cental.
New Potatoes Calif, whites $1.50
50-lb. lug Texas $2.60-75 Florida red
$3-$3.25 60-lb. lug. Shatter, Cal.,
White Rose $2.50 100-lb bag, local
$3-$3.25 cental. Yakima $3.50-65.
Rhubarb Hothouse ex. fey. $1.30,
fey. $1.20, choice $1.05 for 15-lb. box.
Wine variety 5c more. Local field
grown S0-60C apple box, No. 1 $1.25
orange box.
Turnips Local 80c lug. Cal. 80
86c doz. bunches.
Radishes Cal. 45-50C, Ore. 50-SSc
dozen.
Squash Zuccmnnl 55-65c box,
white $1.50-75, yellow 60-65c lug. Ore.
$1.50-60 flat crate. W. Walla $1 Dox.
Danish $4.50 crate Marblehead and
Hubbard 214-3c ib No. 1 85c-$l.
8pinach Blngen $1-$1.25 orango
box. Local No. 1 $1.35-50 orange box.
Sweet Potatoes Calif. $2.35-50 a
60-lb. bag. Southern Yams 10c lb.
New 15c lb. Mllton-Frecwater $1.75
$2.25 lug.
Tomatoes Calif. $2.20-50 a crate.
Hothouse ex. fey 20c, fey. 22-25c ib.
Calif field grown $3-$3.25. Texas
$3.20-60 lug; Merced . field $2.75
Mexico field $2. Texas $3-$3.25 lug.
Mllton-Freewater' $1.30-76 lug. The
Dalles IBs $1.65-75 box.
Meats
Country Meats Selling prices to
retailers: Hogs (ceiling prices) 17
1714c lb. Country killed hogs, best
butchers, 129-149 lbs., nominal
Vealcrs, fancy, 23c; light, thin
15-lBc, heavy 16c lb., bulk 16c. Can
ner cows 14c, good cutters 13-14c Ib
Bulls 1614-17C. Yearling lambs 18c.
Springers, good 20-22c lb., heavy
12-16C. Ewes 7-8c lb,
Wool, Hops
Wool 1942 contracts. Ore. ranch.
nominal 34-37C lb., crossbrcds 40-42c.
Mohair 1941 12-mos. 45c lb.
Hides Calves 19-22c, green Deef
10c, kip 17c, green bulls 6c lb.
Hops 1941 crop 40c; 1942 con
tracts 10c lb., seed stock 1941 crop
44c; stock seed 1942 contracts 42-52c
lb.. 1942 crop, seeded 45-46C, seedless
50-51c lb. Fuggles, cluster seedless 47
Groceries
Sugar Refinery basis: cane $5.45
beet $5.53 cwt. f.o.b. refinery. Port
land prices to retailers: cane $5.90,
beet $5.80 per 100 lbs.
Nutmeats Walnuts, light amber
halves, broken lots 55c, pieces 50c,
ambers 46c, standard ambers 38c lb
Filberts. Barcelonas 60-60O lb. Pe
cans, light halves 55o lb.
Portland Grain
Portland, Aug. 21 (Ft Wheat fu
tures: Sept. 9414, Dec. 9814.
Cash grain: Oats. No. 2 38-lb.
white 28.25; barley. No. 2 45-lb. b.w.
23.50; No. 1 flax 2.3614: wheat (bid):
soft white 1.08, excluding Rex 1.11:
white club, western red 1.11; hard
red winter: ordinary 97, 10 pet.
1.04, 11 pet. 1.08. 128 pet. 1.12; hard
white banrt: 10 pet. 1.14; 11 pet.
1.18; 12 pet. 1.22.
Car receipts: wheat 18. flour 10,
mlllfeed 5, barley 3, corn 1.
Pnrtlnnd Livestock
Portland, Aug. 21 m fUSDA)
Cattle 35, calves 50, salable 25; mar
ket about steady on limited offer
ings. Good fed steers lacking, quot
able to $14.35; light stockers $11.
Canncr-cutter cows' -$.1.50-S6.75, fat
dnlry type $7.50, good beefs above
$9. Mod. -good vealers $12-$14.50.
choice quotable to $15.50: mcd.-good
heavy calves $10.50-$13.50.
Hogs 250, salable 100; market less
active, steady with early Thursday.
Good-choice 170-215 lb. truck-Ins
$15.50-65; strictly choice lato Thurs
day to $15.75; one sorted lot $15.85;
270-lb. butchers and few light lights
$15. Good 570-650 lb. sows $14;
choice light feeder pigs to $16.75.
Sheep 600, salable 460; quality
plain, nothing sold. Good-choice
springers quotable steady at $11.75
$12; feeders $9.75 down. Good ewes
$4-$4.25 or above.
Chicago Grain
Chicago, Aug. 21 (U.R) Cosh grain:
Wheat No. 3 hard 1.191, No. 2
yellow hard tough 1.19; No. 2 mixed
1.20.
Corn No. 1 yellow 84l-85tt. No.
2 84H-8514. No. 3 834-844, No. 4
83 14 -84 4, No. 5 8214-83, No. 2 white
I. 054, No. 4 1.0214.
Soybeans No. 1 yellow 1.71.
Oats No. 1 mixed 501, No. 3
494, No. 2 white 4914-5014, No. 3
4814-50, No. 4 47'4-48'4. No. 2 while
heavy 51'4, Nn. 4 48-481. No. 1 red
spec. 51, No. 3 feed 47.
Barley Malting 8O-O611, hard 70
76n, feed 58-65n, No. 3 94, No. 3
tough 91-93.
Cash lard In store 12.85b. loose
II. 90b, leaf 12.0411. bellies 15.75b.
Chicago Livestock
Chicago, Aug. 21 (Pi (USDA)
Hogs 8000, salable 6000; market clos
ing more active than early, Steady
on all wis. Good-choiee 180-240 lbs.
$14.85-$15.05, top $15.10; 240-270 lbs
$14.70-$15; 270-360 lbs. $14.36-80
Sows mostly 10c lnwer, good-choice
330 lbs. down $14.25-35; 330-400 lhs.
$14-$14J5; 400-550 lbs. $13.50-$14.
Snlablc cattle 1000. cnlves 600. Fed
steers and yearlings steady to 25c
lower, mnstly steady to weak; less
desirable killing quality considered
General undcrtono showed less
strength than earlier In week, on
all grades and classes except strict
ly good and choice steers and year
lings. Best atcrrs today $15.35, these
scaling 1200 lbs., bulk $12.75-114.13.
No Hellers here, best around $14.
med. grade weak, 25c under week's
tige. Beer cows dull and weak at
$9.50 up; catmrrs and cutters about
steady. $7.25-$9.25. Bulls steady to
weak with $11.85 practical top. Veal
crs (inn at $14.50-$16.
8heep 11,000, salable 2000. Lato
Thursday, spring lambs slow, strong
to 100 higher, other classes steady;
best nativo springers $15.50. Today
all classes steady to strong, bulk
good-choice fat native lambs $15
$16.35, light throwoiiM $10.50 down:
buck lambs discounted $1; choice 115
lb. fat ewes $6.75; several decks com
to med. lots unsortcd $5.50-75; scal
ing 80-85 lbs.
Boston Wool
Boston, Aug. 21 OI.B The wool
market was quiet today. Some choice
12-mo. Texas fine wool sold at $1.18.
A tew scoured 4 blood fleece wools
sold for $1.07. Fine and Vi -blood
grey wools BO-BSc.
Time to Spray
For Control of
Filbert Blight
For those filbert orchardislu
troubled with filbert blight, it
is now time to spray filberts for
the control of bud and twig
blight, announces Robert E. Rie
dcr, county agricultural agent.
For this spray we recommend
the use of Bordeaux mixture
4-2-50 (4 pounds of copper sul
phate, 2 pounds of quick lime,
or 2 pounds of hydrated lime,
50 gallons of water). A good
spreading agent should be added
to the spray mixture to facilitate
the coating of the host parts.
The spray must be applied be
fore the first fall rain occurs if
satisfactory control is to be se
cured. The spray application
should thoroughly cover the
trees in addition to being prop
erly timed. Spraying is not a
cure for filbert blight; it serves
only as a measure of protection.
The degree of protection afford
ed by spraying will be in pro
portion to the thoroughness of
spray coverage. A film of spray
must coat the host parts par
ticularly the buds in the axils
of the leaves during the criti
cal period for infection if satis
factory control is to be attained.
Further information about the
spray program for the control of
this disease may be obtained by
consulting Oregon extension cir
cular 383 entitled "Spraying for
the Control of Filbert Blight in
Oregon." This bulletin may be
obtained by calling or writing
the county agent at Salem,
Note:, In case Bordeaux spray
was used with the lead arsenate
sprays for filbert worm, this
spray notice can be disregarded.
9-Cent Price
For Evergreens
Woodburn Evergreen black
berries handled by the Wood
burn Fruit Growers' association
and North Marion Fruit com
pany, which will receive the
bulk of that crop in this area,
have been sold at 9 cents per
pound to the growers, their of
ficials stated Wednesday.
Although yields are running
only about 75 per cent of expec
tations, 600 or more tons will be
handled by the two outfits. Pick
ing price in most fields is 3 cents
per pound, with 1 cent bonus.
Picking will continue possibly
another month.
The Woodburn Co-op is selling
evergreens direct to Hudson
Duncan', Portland, and Oregon
Fruit Products and Starr, in Sa
lem. Some are going to Dundee
where Hudson-Duncan is dehy
drating them, a new process in
this area for blackberries.-
North Marion is barreling all
receipts at present and has sold
in advance most of the expected
output, John Ramage, manager,
said Wednesday. The concern
also has completed this year's
purchases of prunes from local
growers, agreeing to pay $40 for
No. Is and $30 for No. 2s. About
1000 tons are expected, the har
vest to open next month.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers,
( It 0 vised daily).
Buying Prices '
Wheat, red or white, 95o per bu.
Gray oats, No. 2, 38 lb., $26 ton
Barley, No. 2, bright, $26 ton.
Hay Clover $14 per ton; oats and
vetch $14 per ton; local second cut
ting alfalfa, $17 per ton.
Retail Prices
Egg Mash $3.05 cwt., second grade
$2.95. Pullet Grower Mash $3.10.
Chicken Scratch, $2.25 cwt.
Whole Corn $2.40, cracked $2.45
Midget Market Reports
Hogs 165-215 lbs. $14.60; 215-250
lbs. $14; 250-300 lbs. $13.50; packing
sows $10.50.
Sheep Lambs $10, ewes $4-$5.
Cattle Top veal dressed 21c, veal
alive 14c. Heifers $6-$8. Dairy
cows $4-S6, beef cows $6-$7; bulls
$7.50-$8.50.
Poultry Heavy colored hens, No
1, 20c; No. 2, 16c; frys 28c. White
Leghorn hens 16c, frys 21c lb.
Eggs Buying prices: Large grade
A white and brown 38c doz., med.
35c. Standards, B large 35c. Pullets
21c dozen, cracks 22c dozen.
Eggs Wholesale prices: Ex. large
white and brown 41c, med. 38o doz.
Standard white and brown 38c doz.
Butter Prints: A grade 47c Ib.
a granc c, quarters 48c lb. But
terfat: Premium 484c, No. 1 47c,
No. 2 44c.
Spud Plant Closed
Dallas The J. C. Tracy dehy
drator plant, east of Dallas,
which has been processing pota
toes on government orders for
the past three months, has
closed until this year's crop of
potatoes is available. The plant
operated on a three-shift basis,
had an employe payroll of ap
proximately 175,
Producer gas is being used to
run stationary motors in Sweden
Prune Men
By Government Ukase
Long telegrams from the office of price administration in
Washington to local prune packers analyzing the situation as to
dried fruits prices, and especially as to dried prune prices here
and on the coast generally, are
making them wonder whether it
will be possible for them to han
dle dried prunes on the basis
laid down, according to a state
ment of a local packer today,
The several page telegram
when digested down by a local
packer gives about the following
picture on the situation as to
45-50 prunes, others to be fig
ured in proportion. The gov
ernment will support a price to
the growers of $7 a hundred on
45-50s. The telegram states that
3 per cent Is to be deducted for
swell which is something that
Timely Advice
To Save Tires
And Casings
If your tire goes flat on you
this summer, either through a
blowout, puncture, or . other
cause, stop just as swiflty as you
can, and stay stopped until the
tire is changed!
That is the advice of tire en
gineers of The B. F. Goodrich
company, a friendly tip to mo
torists during the critical tire
shortage caused by the war.
Why is this?
It is because the almost price
less casing, in these days of no
new tires, may be damaged be
yond repair if driven flat, even
though the distance travelled is
only a few hundred feet.
Stop, and you have a good
chance to save the tire, have it
repaired, and keep the automo
bile operating.
Run on it while it is flat, the
cords and fabric will rupture, no
repair will be possible, and the
car may have to be laid up.
So etiher change the tire your
self, then and there, or call a
service station or garage to do
it for you. Even the extra ex
pense will pay if you can save
the tire and haveit repaired for
further mileage, B. F. Goodrich
engineers point out. ,
Don't take off the -tire and
drive on the rim!
These env'neers say that such
a practice may bend or scar the
rim badly, it may even crack or
dent the brake drum. Repair
ing or replacing these parts in
war-time .is difficult, might be
impossible, and this too, might
result in putting the car out of
service.
OPA Dodges
Responsibility
Portland, Aug. 21 (U.R) The
Oregon office of price adminis
tration, deluged with requests
for alleviation of serious short
ages throughout the state, today
disclaimed responsibility for
most and "forwarded" them to
companion agencies.
The fuel shortage problem was
turned over to Brig. -Gen. Brice
P. Disque, new northwest fuel
chief who has arrived to "take
appropriate steps .to avert a
threatened coal and wood emerg
ency." Simultaneousy, the office call
ed a special investigator from
Washington, D.C., to study the
milk situation, threatening in
most communities, and passed
the problem over to the war
man-power commission.
At the moment, the office has
shelved the meat shortage ques
tion, terming it as "for the most
part temporary."
But the last of the major
shortages tires, the most seri
ous of all is still in the hands
of the office and is becoming
more acute every day. The of'
fice has called in regional offi
cials in one last effort to narrow
the list of cligibles.
"It is not a question of essen
tial or non-essential users," the
office asserted, "but rather, who
is the most essential of the es
sential users."
To make matters worse, the
office believes allotments for
September may be smaller than
those for August.
Markets Briefed
(By th Unltfd Prpsul
Stocks firm in moderate trad;
ing.
Bonds irregularly higher.
Curb stocks irregularly high
cr.
Cotton off around 50 cents a
bale.
Wheat M cent lower to V
higher; corn H to 1H higher.
Silver unchanged in New
York.
Resort hotels in Eire may re
vive stage coach service to large
cities.
Baffled
doesn't occur here, although it
does in the sun dried prunes in
California, but nevertheless, is
applicable here, which makes a
deduction of 21 cents. A total
of $1,868 is allowed for grading.
processing, packing and boxing.
It is stated the cost in normal
times for this is placed at $1.50,
but now boxes are double the
normal price, as are . nails and
other materials, and labor is up
from 20 to 25 cents an hour or
more over last year, yet, it was
pointed out, a 36 cent leeway is
given on these items. Consider
able difficulty in even securing
boxes and nails is contemplated.
All of these being figured
leaves a price to the government
of $8,658 on 45-50 prunes. An
extra 5 per cent, or 43.2 cents is
allowed to the trade making a
total of $9.09.
This one packer states the set
up makes it virtually impossible
for the prunes to be packed on
that basis.
It is reported that from $35
to $40 a ton has already-been of
fered for green prunes by can'
ners, but the support price by
the government as figured on
dried prunes would leave, says
the packer, a price of roughly 75
cents a green bushel or $25 a
ton for green prunes to be dried,
as compared with $1.25 a bushel
offered for canning prunes.
This prune packer stated that
growers as well as packers are
much concerned over the situa
tion. Hop Markets
Show Strength
Hop markets on the west
coast developed further strength
during the week ended August
19, according to the department
of agriculture. Prices in the
principal producing areas of the
three coast states advanced
around 5c per pound as com
pared with the previous week,
to register ne seasonal high
points. Prospects for smaller
domestic outturns than a year
ago, increased production costs,
and lack of usual offerings of
European . hops, were factors
contributing to the stronger mar
ket tone. Picking of the new
crop was becoming fairly gen
eral in the Sacramento valley
of California, just beginning in
earliest yards in Oregon, and
was expected to start in the
Yakima valley of Washington
the first of next week.
Oregon markets were firm
and higher.. Trade reports in
dicated that some deals were
made during the past week at
60c per pound to, growers for
regular seeded hops from the
1942 crop. This price repre
sented an advance of 5c per
pound over quotations for this
type during the previous week.
While no transactions were re
ported on the seedless qualities
in Oregon during the period,
trade reports indicated a nomi
nal price of around 70c per
pound to growers for this type,
to maintain the spread of about
10c per pound between seeded
and seedless hops which has pre
vailed recently. Picking was
reported to have started in Ore
gon yards producing fuggles to
ward the close of the period.
Growers reported that pickers
were reporting in fair numbers
thus far, but that some difficulty
was. being experienced in ob
taining labor for the heavier
work around the yards, Some
damage was reported from red
spider in scattered sections due
to high temperatures on some
days of the period.
110,326 Bales
Hops on Hand
Total hops on hand as of July
I were 22,066,340 pounds or 110,-
326 bales, accordinr to figures
released b,y the hop control
board, of which 15,233,239
pounds or 76,168 bales were in
the hands of the brewers; 5,757,-
644 pounds or 28,788 bales were
in the hands of dealers and 1,
074,457 pounds or 5,372 bales
were in the hands of growers.
As to years of production
these hopes are segregated as
follows:
Growers' stocks in bales: 1941
crop, 82; 1940, 13; 1939, 15;
1937, 5,165; older growths, 263
bales. Dealers' stocks in bales:
1941 crop, 12.128; 1940, 2,368
19,39, 31; 1938, 13,296; 1937
and older, 1,393. Foreign hops
held by dealers, 19,853 pounds
The data as to growers was com
piled from the records of the
control board, as to dealers came
from reports from 52 dealers
and grower-dealers, and reports
as to brewers' holdings came
from various federal sources.
Patrol System
Established in
Slayton Area
Sheriff Burk was at West
Stayton this morning establish
ing the patrol system in the bean
section which had been delegat
ed to his office this year and he
is placing Special Deputy Sher
iff Kelly in charge for the seas
on. Policing the West Stayton
bean section during the harvest
season has been a more or less
hot potato for the county court
and enforcement officers for. a
number of years, mainly due to
some conflicting ideas among
the growers themselves as to
how they should be policed and
also the question of adequate
funds and where they should
come from.
Two years ago the situation
was handled by a man delegated
from the sheriff's office with his
charges being paid from contri
butions collected from the grow
ers. Last year Constable Earl
Adams handled the situation, the
county court putting up $100 to
cover the expense.
This year an appropriation of
$200 has been made by the coun
ty and the work is being done
again under the direction of the
sheriff's office.
So far, the situation has not
been a very difficult one, ac
cording to reports, although a
few arrests have been made on
drunken or disorderly charges
and for some other more or less
minor law infractions but gen
erally speaking the officers have
reported the situation to date
pretty well in hand. At the sher
iff's office it was said today the
$200 approrpiated probably is
insufficient to carry through the
season but it will be applied as
far as it will go in an effort to
carry through.
Dayfon Grain
Elevator Collapses
Dayton, Aug. 21 VP) Approx
imately 40,000 bushels of bulked
wheat were spilled onto the Un
ion Pacific railway tracks here
yesterday when an entire side
of a Columbia county grain
growers elevator gave way.-
Damage estimated at from $4,
000 to $5,000 was done to the
elevator,' in which was stored
73,000 bushels of wheat, Mau
rice Roe, grain growers man
ager, reported. Virtually all the
grain can be salvaged, he said.
Obituary
Mrs. Edia Wirth .
Scio Graveside services for Mrs.
Edla Wirth, 66, are to be held at
Welsner cemetery a few miles north
east of Scio at 2:30 p.m. August 23,
with interment to be beside the
grave of her husband, George M.
Wirth. who died March 4. 1B30. Rev
V. L. Loucks of Scio Baptist and
Christian churches will officiate.
Fisher Funeral home of .Albany In
charge. Mrs. Wirth died at an Al
bany hospital August 19, after a lin
gering illness. Member or Christian
church and of Scio Rebekah iodge,
being a past grand and former dele
gate to assembly sessions. The lodge
will have charge of services at the
grave. Born in Michigan April 22,
1876. and came to Oregon in luutf,
making the Scio community her
home until her death, survivors in
clude her sons, William J. of Scio
and Robert L. of Alpine; brothers,
Crofton Rice of Chicago and J. C.
ters, Mrs. Beulah Howe of Michigan,
and Duard Rice of Michigan; sis-
Mrs. Thelma Knetschmer of Mich
igan; mother, Mrs. Rose E. Rice
of Michigan; granddaughters, uar-
lene and Dorothy wirm 01 Alpine,
Ore.,
William Frederick Haevernlck
Silverton William Frederick
Haevernlck died at his home Friday
morning after an extended illness.
He was born In Germany Jan. 20.
1867, being 75 years old at time of
his death. Came to the United States
In April, 1883, and lived in Wiscon
sin and Minnesota for several years.
Dec. 25, 1895, he married Laurah E.
Comstock at Redwood Falls, Minn.
They came to Oregon In March,
1904. and settled at the present home
In the Evergreen district. He be
came a member of the Christian
church in 1890 and received his last
citizenship papers in 1896. Survived
by his widow; two children, Mrs.
Edna Dlckman and Ernest Haever
nlck; several grandchildren and one
great grandchild. Services will be
held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Ekman
Funeral home. Rev. Russell Myers
will oiiiciate.
Mrs. Neat Stoutenburr
Unlonvale Funeral services were
held Wednesday at Hopewell United
Brethren church for Mrs. Neal Stou-
lenburg, 69, under direction of W. T,
Rigdon company of Salem. Rev.
Gerald Jaffe, local pastor, officiat
ed. Archie Branson of Bellevue, Del
mer Branson of Corvallls, Charles
Moe of Broadmead. Melvln Moe of
Portland, Jessie and Ole Moe of
McMtnmille, nephews, acted as pall
bearers. Burial was at Hopewell.
Mrs. Lizzie Harpole and Mrs. John
Buffman, sister and niece of Neal
Stoutenburg. of Kelso, Wash., Del
mer Stoutenburg of San Diego. Mau
rice Stoutenburg of San Diego, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Stoutenburg and
David, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bran
son and Melvln Moe of Portland,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Branson, Guy
Stoutenburg and Troy Branson of
8alem were relatives attending the
services, Mr, and Mrs. John Ross of
Oregon City were former residents
of this district, who returned to at
tend the funeral services,
Mrs. Helen Halverson
Woodburn Funeral services for
Mrs. Helen Halverson, 68, who died
Wednesday at her home, 899 Sixth
street, will be held from the Im
manual Lutheran church in Sil
verton Saturday at 2:30 p.m., Rev.
M. J. K. Fuhr officiating and inter
ment will be in a Silverton ceme
tery under direction of Rlngo mor
tuary of Woodburn. Born at Lyle,
Minn., in 1876, and the family mov
ed here from Silverton four years
ago. Surviving are the widower,
Aleck Halverson; and a daughter,
Mrs. Hazel Brekke of Monitor.
Ida Arlene Blankenshlp
Stayton Ida Arlene Blankenshlp,
born July 2, 1880, In Green county,
Missouri, died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Tom Doran in West
Stayton, August 17, at the age of 62
years one month 15 days. Funeral
services were held Thursday at 2:30
p.m. at the Weddle Funeral home.
Interment was at Lone Oak ceme-i
tery. , vy
Joseph Kimball Sturtevant
Stayton Joseph Kimball Sturte
vant, born December 2, 1870, at
Sioux City, Iowa, died in a Salem
hospital August 17, age 71 years, 7
months 17 days. Survived by Alice
Glunz of Stayton, Betty Wallace of
West Stayton, Cara Morgan of New
berg, Albert Sturevant of Stayton,
Billy of Woodburn. Funeral services
were held Wednesday at 10 a.m.
from the Weddle Funeral home. In
terment at Lone Oak cemetery.
Mrs. Lizzie Roldt
Stayton Mrs. Lizzie Roidt was
born in Wisconsin Nov. 18, 1872,
and died at her home near Shel
bum August 14 at the age of 69
years, 8 months, 26 days. Survived
by widower, Adam Roldt, and sev
eral children. Funeral services were
held August ' 18 from the Stayton
Catholic church with Father Snid-
erhon officiating. Interment was in
Stayton Catholic cemetery.
Births, Deaths
Births
Cars' To Mr. and Mrs. Norman
W. Cary, 1236 Chemeketa, a son,
Randolph Lindbergh, Aug. 9. '
Woodburn To Mr. and Mrs.
George Koch (Jean Freeberg) of
Portland, a son, Michael Ray,
weight 7' pounds, at St. Vincent's
hospital Monday, August 17. First
child. Grandson of the R. L. Free
bergs and the Mike Kochs of Wood
burn. Monitor A daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Burnell (Lillian Rogen)
of Monitor, at the Oregon City hos
pital, August 17. First grandchild of
Mrs. Olga Rogen.
Deaths
Rossi Mrs. Laura Rossi at Val
lejo, Calif., August 19. Survived by
widower, A. J. Rossi of Vallejo; fa
ther and mother, Mr. and Mrs. O. a.
J. Smith of Salem; three brothers,"
Dallas Smith of Lacomb, Ross Smith
of Stayton and Wallace Smith with
the U.S. coast guard; sisters, Miss
Grace Smith, Miss Mary Smith and
Mrs. Rosa Yates, all of Salem, Mrs.
Mabel Rosenberg of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Lorena Fisher of Portland and
Miss Joy Smith of Stayton. An
nouncement of services later by the
Rose Lawn Funeral home. -
Esch Mrs. Muzzetta Esch, late
resident of 1130 Chemeketa, at a
local hospital Thursday, August 20.
Mother of Mrs. Kenneth Bell of Sa
lem, Mrs. Althea Drillon of Port- '
land, Mrs. Wilbur Daily of Portland,
Harry Esch of Salem; sister of Wil
liam Miles of Portland, Mrs. Callsta
Hancock of Gaston; three grand
children also survive. Services will
be held Saturday, August 22, at 1 :30
p.m., from the Clough-Barrlck cha
pel, Rev. Dudley Strain officiating.
Concluding services in City View
cemetery.
Wittenberg Carl Wittenberg, at
his residence, 2987 Brooks avenue,
Thursday, August 20, at the age of
63 years. Survived by widow, Mrs.A
Anna Wittenberg of Salem; fourC
daughters, Mrs. Elsie Harrington
of Evanston, 111., Freda Wittenberg,
Adella Wittenberg and Juanlta Wit
tenberg, all of Salem; three sons,
Ernest Wittenberg, U.S. navy, Ar
thur and Edward Wittenberg of Sa
lem; grandson, James Harrington
of Evanston, 111., and nephew, Bert
Wittenberg of Salem. Services will .
be held Monday, August 24, at 2
p.m., from Christ Lutheran church,
with Rev. F. H. Theuer officiating.
Concluding services in City View
cemetery, direction of Clough-Barrlck
company,
Waechtler Frank 'Waechtler, la'e
resident of Waldport, at a local hos
pital August 18, at the age of 73
years. Father of Mrs. Elmer White
of Waldport, Mrs. Jack Cvar of San
Francisco, Arthur David Waechtler
of U.S. navy, and Eugene August
Waechtler of U.S. army. Graveside
services wll be held Saturday, Au-j
gust 22, at 3 pm in the IOOF-
cemetery, direction of Clough-Barrlck
company.
Doyle Elizabeth" Jane Doyle, at
a local hospital Thursday, August
20, at the age of 54 years. Survived
by stepmother, Mrs. Susan Doyle of
Milwaukle, Ore.; sister, Hazel Doyle
of Pasadena, Calif., and a brother,
W. B. Doyle of Portland. Services
were held at 2:30 p.m. August 21, tn
the Walker and Howell chapel. Final
rites at Portland Crematorium un
der direction of Walker and Howell.
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