THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
AumiHt 21, lD.'te
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PROSPECTFOR
Higher Potato Prices
OMSPUO
POim-AND. Auk. 21 W :
Pr!cos averaging "much higher" 1
tliun for any acnKon sine 1925-'2i) I
are In prospect for Oregon potato
growers, the U. S. department of
agriculture aatd today.
The- deterioration of the Into
crop In July, the Improvement of
demand and prospect., of a crop aa
well aii those of 1925 and 1929 i
combined to offer unusual price 1
opportunities the department 1
aald. j
A recent forecaat of the de-i
HlHmfnl mi Iks dPAIVAn nmililn.
tion at 6,8X0,000 bushels, com
pared to 5,670.000 bushels in 1935
and a five-year average of 6.0S4,
000 Hussein.
The United States farm price of
70 cents in the 1 93B-"36 season Is
expected to be doubled this year,
and may go three times above the
47-cent average of 1934-'3S. On
July 15, the average farm price of
potatoes was $1.41 a bushel, com
pared to $1.37 in June and 52
cents a year ago.
Stock Market
Quotations
STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
30 15 II to
Indus Rails mil's Stks.
FrldBy 86.4 37.8 50.9 65.S
Previous day ,,, .... .- 89.2 39.1 52.2 7.4
Month ago 90.0 37.7 51.8 67.5
Year ago 65.6 26.1 37,5 48.7
1936 High - 92.0 41.3 63.4 69.6
1936 Low .... ............. 73.4 30.2 43.4 65.7
1935 High .... ,. 76.3 31.2 44.7 66.1
1935 Low . , 49.5 18.5 21.6 34.$
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated I' res
- 20 10 10 10
Ralls Indu'i Mil's For.
Friday .. 93.9 103.3 103.5 69.6
Previous day ; 94.3 103.6 102.6 69.6
Month ago . 93.5 103.3 103.6 69.3
Year ago . 83.7 99.1 98.0 68.3
1936 High 94.3 104.1 103.9 72.0
1936 Low 86.9 101.8 99.3 67.6
1935 High 87.8 102.3 99.8 70.1
1935 Low 76.4 92.2 84.5 63.S
WHEAT PRICES GO
Pu Pont & De N .. 1581
Kastman Kodak 178
Kleclrlc Auto Light 36
NEW YORK. Aug. 21 (.TV A
. European war scare hit the stock
, market today and prices of num
erous leaders toppled one to six
or more points.
Mild support waa accorded a
few Issues In late dealings, but
' the majority closed weak around
; their lows of the day. Transfers
approximated 1,500,000 shares.
After the last morning slump,
which lasted only a few minutes,
the volume dwindled appreciably.
It picked up again near the finish.
At the height of the forenoon
downfall, the ticker fell a bit be
hind transactions on the floor of
the exchange. It waa again In
arrears in the final half hour.
Commission house with for
eign connections stated that little
or no liquidation was In evidence
from foreign sources.
A tew aircrafta displayed early
strength, but the principal ones
relapsed la the subsequent pro
ceedings. . .
Pirelli Co. of Italy (American
, snares), traded infrequently,
jumped nine points on a few transfers.
Among the prominent losers
were Allied Chemical, Westing-
house, Du Font, U. 8. Steel, Beth
lehem, Youngstown ' Sheet and
Tube, General Motors, Chrysler,
Sears Roebuck, Douglas Aircraft,
Boeing, J. I. Caae, International
Harvester, Deere, American Tele
phone, Western Union, Consolidat
ed Edison, Anaconda, Kennecott,
Santa Fe, New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific,
Delaware & Hudson and Johns
Manville.
Other stocks to subside includ
ed Union Carbide, Illinois Central,
Philip Morris, Union Pacific, Co
lumbia Carbon, Woolworth, Com
mercial Investment Trust. Radio,
, Crown Cork, Americas Chain and
Bendix.
Today's closing prices:
Air Reduction
Alaska Juneau
Krle R. R.
(ieneral Electric
General Foods ................
General Motors w
Gillette Raior .........
Gold Dust
Great Northern pfd. ........
International Nickel ....
I. T. & T
Johns Manville
Kennecott Con. Copper ..
Llbbey-O-Ford
Liggett & Myers B ............
Liquid Carbide
Lorillard Tob. Co.
Monty Ward
Nash Motor'
National Biscuit ......
National Dairy Products
National Distilleries
New York Central
North American
Otis Steel
Pacifio Gas & Electric
Pacific Light
Packard Motor ............
Park Utah
Penney, J. c. .
Penn R. R
Phillips Petroleum
Public Service New Jersey
Pullman Co.
Radio Corp.
Remington Rand
Republic' Steel .
Reynolds Tobacco
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union
Southern Pacifio
Sperry Corp
Standard Brands '..
Standard Oil California -Standard
Oil New Jersey .
Stewart Warner
Studebaker Corp.
Texas Corp.
Trans-America
Union Carbide .
Union Pacific
United Airlines .
United Aircraft .
United Corp.
United Gas Imp. . .
U. S. industrial Alcohol ,
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
White Motors :
Woolworth .
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South S. F.
Livestock
CHICAGO, Aug. 21 M1 Un
easiness over disturbing politi
cal developments In Kuropo tend,
ed to lift wheat prices today,
especially hi the lnte dealings.
Commission houses and pit
traders were the principal buy
era of wheat futures. Consider
able notice was taken of un
favorable moisture conditions for
domestic winter wheat seeding.
After a maximum advance of
1) cents, wheat reacted, closing
nervous at the same as yester
days finish to ) cent higher,
Sept. fl. 131-1, Dec. U.12J-J..
Corn 1 cent to 2 cents down,
Sept. 31.12)-. Dec. 97). J. Oata
1-1 off, and provisions at 7 to
16 cents decline.
Revenue Freight
Loadings Advance
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 Ml
The Association of American
railroads reported today load
ings' of revenue freight for the
week ending last Saturday to
ured 736.497, cms.
This was an Increase of 8.04
curs, or 1.1 per cent, compared
with the preceding . week; on
incrense of 122.492, or 19.9 pur
cent, computed with a year ago,
nml an Increase of 134,709, or
22.4 per cent, com pa rod with
two years ago.
P
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.
21 (AP-USDA) Hogs 100. di
rect 20. Steady, top $11.90 on
part load 190 lb. butchers, park-
age 307 lb. weighta 111.25, few
146 averages 611.50; odd head
up to 350 lb. heavies down to
(10.25; few packing sows tS.50-
75; late Thursday about two
loads local butchers 1 1.40-55.
Cattle 135. direct 50. Steers
practically absent, nominally
steady, good under 1100 lb. fed
steers quoted $8.00-50, medium
steers salable. $6.00-7.25. pack
age 970 lb. dairy steers $5.50;
run mostly low grade cows, early
sale steady, bulk low cutters snd
cutters eligible $3.00-4.00, pack
age heavy dairy cows $4.25;
bulls quoted $5.50 down. Late
Thursday half load medium 980
lb. Oregon cows $5.15. Calves 10,
nominally steady; good to choice
vealers quoted at $9.00-50.
Sheep 475, direct 285. - Lambs
active, steady with early Thurs
day: long deck good 77 lb. Cali
fornia shorn lambs $8.40; wool
ed lamba absent, good quoted
$9.00-25. Late Thursday, two
decks mostly medium 78 lb. Ore
gon wooled lambs sold sharply
higher at $9.00 straight.
PORTLAND, Aug. 21 OPI Af
ter starting weak the market for
wheat futures recovered and lo
cally was )c higher for May In
the final today. Even the sale
of 6000 bushels of May failed
to check the advance. There was
no change In cash wheat.
Vital Statistics
numis
PHELPS Horn, to ' Mr. and
Mra. C. H. Phelps of Route 2. -son,
August 21, at Klamath Val
ley hospital. Weight, eight pounds
and one ounce.
ROGERS Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Rogers of 2124 Recla
mation street, a daughter, August
19, at Klamath Valley hospital.
iveigm, etgnt pounds and one
ounce.
I seriously believe the Chris
nan church would once again
oring salvation to the world, and
begin to save Its own soul. If It
pad the wisdom and courage to
declare a moratorium on preuclv
tng tor a period of one or two
yeara. Rev. Dr. Frederic S.
Fleming. New York.
People are no longer llvlni for
meais. i ney are not even liv
ing for each other. . . . They
want comfort. They want pleas
ure. And that Is all people aecm
to care about. No civilisation ever
lived very lpng like this. Count
ess Alexandra Tolstoy, daughter
of Count Leo Tolstoy, famous
author.
Closing Curb Quotations
Cities Service ..... . 4)
Electric Bond & Share ' 21
WANT SURPLUS HAY
A letter has Just been received
at the county agent's office from
E. O. Pollock, in charge federal
livestock feed agency. 755 Live
stock Exchange building, Kansas
City, Mo., asking that all farmers
and hay shippers list their surplus
nay wun thta agency, as they ex
pect a fairly good demand for
shipment to drought states during
fall and winter months. Growers
and shippers having surplus hay
available in this district might
wen send mis information to Pol
lock, the county agent believes.
Father Coughlln is not exactly
like Peter Pan. His methods are
different. But he still believes in
fairies, like Peter Pan. His par
ticular fairy is Lemke. Norman
Thomas, socialist presidential can-
didate.
(EMU FOR 10L
Aug. 21 (pThe
Bulletin will say to-
BOSTO.V.
Commercial
morrow;
"Demand for wool continues
fair for three-eights and finer
combine wools and moderate for
woolen wools, with prices very
firm throughout, showing a re
covery of a half cent to a cent In
the greuse during the past fort-nltUit.
"The piece goods end of the
market la also better, but still
meeting price resistance, which Is
passed on to spinners and comb
trs. "Foreign markets are generally
steady. The politlral situation In
continental Europe Is Interfering
to some extent with English tex
tile exports.
"Activity In the west Is less
pronounced this week, with price
fully up to Boston parity."
rilKMCO I1IT.ITOKS
CHICAGO, Aug. 21 (AP-USDAi
Potatoes, 56; on track 209; total
U. S. shipments 318; slightly
weaker, supplies fairly liberal,
demand slow; sacked per cwt,
California White Rose mixed U.
S. No. 1 and Jumbo bakers, U. S.
No. 1, $2.75: Jumbo bakers,
$2.85; mixed U. S. No. 2 and
Jumbo bakers U. S. No. 2. $2.00;
unwashed stock, showing heated,
$3.25; Idaho Russet - Hurbanka
U. S. No. 1. washed, $2.70;
showing heated. $2.65; unwash
ed. $2.60; U. S. No. 2, $2.05:
Washington White Rose, partly
graded, $2.30.
Stownrt-Warncrs, O'Brien's.
PORTLAND, Aug, St MIA
sharp Increase In new business
hut a fulling off In - production
up pea reel In thn western pi no In
iluslry In thn past week, a week
ly review of the Western Pino
assnriatlon showed today.
While orders leaped ahead to
76.34 3,000 hoard feet aKiiluat
67,647.000 a week ago and 41,-
sjs.ooo tor the snino week a
year ago, production slumped to
76,851,000 feet against 76.H97,
000 a week ago and 73,312.000
for the same week a year ago.
It waa the first decline In pro
duction In some weeks.
Shipments held level with tha
previous week, totaling 61,479.000
hoard feet In the past week, or
an Increase of 270, No feet over
the preceding week and up
7.600,000 feel from the same
week a year ago.
On a yenr-to -date comparison,
orders for 1936 totaled 1,830,.
166,000 board feet against l.oSd.
08:1.000 In 1935, shipments,
1.764,968.000 feet agulnsl 1.48.1,
6U9.000, and production 1.7S1,-
723.000 against 1.416,062.000.
WOOL IIUI.I.KTIN
BOSTON, Aug. 21 (AP-I'SDA)
Prices were firmly against buyers
on fine territory wools. Inquiries
were quite numerous, and many
bids within recent selling ranges
wero being turned down.
Average to good French comb
ing flue territory wools in original
bugs wero quoted mostly at around
85c, scoured basis, which was the
high side of the soiling range early
In the week. Original lota of hulk
good French combing and staple .
lengths realised fully 87c to 88c. .
Keno Dance
Saturday Night
Music
The Rythm King
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Can
American Com'l Alcohol
American & Foreign Power
American Power A Light
American Smelt & Ref. .
A. T. & T.
American Tob. B
Anaconda Copper
Atchison, T. & s. F. ,,
Atlantis Refining
Baltimore & Ohio ..
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel . ,
Boeing Air
Borden ...... ......
Burr. Adding Machine
California Packing
Case, J. I.
Caterpillar Tractor
Chrysler Motor .... ,.
Colorado Gas & Electric .
Commercial Solvents
Commonwealth Southern
Continental Can
Corn Products
Curtlss Wright :
71
131
220
120
251
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FRIL-LETS
SALAD-ETS MIDGET
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finer -T
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menu. ...a vou re trxu
Tty i
Stain -Resitting aluminum ring
mold Send 12 libeli from my Por
t product to the PortcrBcarpelli
Macaroni Company, Portland. R-
cefve thia ring mold absolutely free
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Saturday Specials
119 No. 8th
Phone 211
Fresh
Huckleberry Pies
Pineapple Donuts
2QC Doz-
Cream Puffs
gcEa. or for 35c
MmMi,
524 Main St. Free Delivery Right to Limit Groceries call 76, Meat 64
1 I IT-Ts-8jr
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Pot Roast . . . Ib.l0c--12c
Rib Boil lb. 10c
Sho. Pork Roast . lb. 20c
Sho. Veal Roast lb. 18c
Sho. Veal Steak lb. 20c Shortening 4 lbs. 45c
Specials - Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Corned Beef
Armour's, Ige. tins asfi
Each 5
Oleo Nut-Ola
11
Lb.
Dog Food
Bonnie s.
2 cans rW
Old English can 6
Wax Paper
Diamond brand ja(
125 Ft. Roll lU
40 Ft. Roll St
Coffee
Del Monte or 8-W m is)
hb. Tin -ft.)
lbs. 49
Catsup
CHB, 14 c f s)(
Bottle ' M
Salmon
Hunter's Pink, No. 1 t
tall cans Each 1 A
Flour
Canoe brand hard- $ 29
wheat 40 lbs. A
Potato. Chips
Fresh fs. t
lite size f
Peaches
Del Monte liulves
No. ZH can
Mission brand, sliced
.No. 2 can
Coffee
Clipper brand
Lb. Pkg
Milk
Libia's Tall Tins
3 cans
Pineapple
Trupak, large flat
Each
Tomato Sauce
Val Vita
15
15
17
20'
10
10'
Cans .. ....
Deviled Meat
Llhby's Ms A
3 for A V
es
Fresh Pullet. Do,.
Tomato Soup
amp lel l
2 canN
Crackers
C'nl Hay Sodas
2 lb. box
P
IS
21
Tuna Fish
Century Wand, fancy while
Solid moats
Large Un
Prunes .
B-W
2 lb. box
Purex
Gallon ...........
Ginger Ale
or Lime Itlrkey
Pint St Quart
Salad Dressing
Hwirt's llrookflnld A
Quart j.7
Matches
Ohio Blue Star
Carton
Waldorf Tissue
4
Rolls
14'
17
15'
10'
16'
15
Washing Powder
23'
Jell Powder
14
Roynl Club,
all flavors 3 for
SPECIALS - SATURDAY ONLY
Tomatoes
Fancy Grants Pass, Right for
Canning a(
20 lb, box J
waa .
reacnes Largo size
Fancy No. 1 Oregon
Crawfords, 20 lb. box
77
Blackberries
Rogue River
12 cup crates
Corn
Local Golden Bantam
Dozen
79'
Wild Plums
Large Clean
Lb
Cabbage
Local Solid llends
Lb.
tea
WJajsaMsJ
The
Complete Food Store
Your every food requirement is here and at prrcps
a low as nationally known anil advertised brands
can be sold, Unknown brands of foods are a gamble,
many times unsafe. Why jeopardize your health to
ava a few pennies or get a few tin can labels, save
your health Buy at Piggly Wiggly,
Special Offerings Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
August 22-23-24
Watermelons lb. lc
11,000 I lip, sold Inst Sal unlay 18, 000 His. this week
Corns snd flat Them.
Bananas
Golden Kip
Fancy Frull Servo
10 Has.
3 Pkg. 10c
whitens tmth
Corn Flakes .... pkg. 5c
KS.1IOSS s Serve with bananas for breakfusl l.linlt
. 4 lbs. 15c
a Willi Corn Flukes
Raisins .... 4 lb. pkg. 19c
I nnmpffoti s hop
Cheese lb. 23c
Klamath Mellowed with Ago Krei(lotially (inod
Tomato Juice ... 3 for 20c
Swift's Trlilo
Coffee lb. pkg. 19c
I'lKKly wisely Siirclnl (iround Krenh While Vou Walt.
Honey 5 lb. pail 39c
isjsjLrnp Serve with Ilu t v at Tlmo I'anral
Pancake Flour 39c
Harvest Time- Delirious with Honey No. 10
Chewing Gum
Aids uiftttttltHi dttvelnpi your
Tomatoes ... 18 lb. box 37c
Red Mips Roguo River V 8 No 1 -- for slicing or cannlns.
Crisco 3 lb. pail 57c
I He rerfect All ruruosa Shortening
Potatoes 10 lbs. 23c
Rlsniath Local Heils lluy All Vou Waul At This Price.
Pineapple 2 i or 35c
(Jolt) I kuli HIU'.'H cut In half fur your cnriv.-iilfm-o. 314 tin.
t
Soap Chips . 5 lb. pkg. 29c
urysini niilte Jliikis nan lluy a rieasure and Dish
Washing a I'lrnlc.
Peaches ... 18 lb. box 59c
Yakima Klhertni
Cookies 3 doz. 14c
National Illscult I. onion Snaps Tasty for a I'lrnlc l.unch
Salmon can 10c
Fancy Alaska Pink for Saln'ls and SandwIrhi'S Vitamins too.
Beer ... 3 12-oz. bots. 29c
Casino, by Pahat No deposit No Refund on Mottles
Thow Them Away.
Saladzest ....... pint 23c
ins naiaa pressing Huprome guurt 33
Toilet Tissue . . 3 rolls 19c
Comfort Ilrnnd 1 Roll Towels Kroo with Kuril I Rolls.
Candy Bars 3 lor 10c
Kull Assortment to Chooso from.
Ice Cream . . full qt. 29c
onniinry containers, xour unoico ot hlnvori.
Vanilla Flavoring 4 mi 10c
Tnalo Will Not links Out.
Olives, tall tins . . 2 for 29c
, Snn Hirst Ilrnnd. Large Size.
Bran-Nu-Pops
.Whole Wheat.
Large
Package
8orvo with Fruit and Croam.
10c
In Our Master Market
Saturday Only Phone 17S0-J 100 Union
Hamburger Lb. f oc, 2 Lbs. iec
llest in the Went. ess r J T
Roast Pork Lb. tc
(Jrnlti I'Vcl. -MV
Roast Beef Lb. t ec
C hoice HI errs. A
Sausage Lb. ftc, 2 Lbs. ttoc
Pure Pork, mmJ m9r
Pork Steak ... Lb. c. 2 Lbs. a fc
Grain Ked. fj ' J)
Short Ribs of Beef Lb. t c
Icnn, mm m,
Dry Picked Colored Fryers and Hens.
Lnrjie Usnrtiiicnt nf CTold Moots. '' i
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