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November B, 1942
EXPLANATION
OF CEILINGS,
PRICES GIVEN
PARITY AGAIN
By C. A. HENDERSON
County Agricultural Agent
There are as many ideas as to
, Just what parity is In relation to
farm products as there are pro-
ducers of these products. Infor-
- mation and definitions of parity
do not help in clearing up the
: situation. Dealers are buying
and selling under what are be
lieved to be parity regulations,
namely, prices corresponding
: with those paid during the per
iod September 28 to October z,
' . 1942. This parity varies as be
tween dealers and as between
. districts and varies as to time, as
well
In addition to the many ideas
- en parity, price ceilings also are
confusing. Many growers be-
JJeve that price ceilings when
established fix a price definitely
' at a certain point. This Is not so.
as a price ceiling merely estab
llshes a point beyond which
prices may not go. It does not
support the price at that point,
' as supply and demand again are
.- the factors which determine this.
Price floors have been establish'
ed on some commodities and
; these prevent prices sagging to
ruinous levels to growers. With
both price ceilings and price
- floors, commodity prices are free
to fluctuate between the ceiling
and the floor, with no assurance
A to either case that they will re-
main at the top or the bottom
The recent act to amend the
Emergency Price Control Act of
, 1942 to aid in preventing infla-
. tion and for other purposes,
rather definitely fixes basis for
determining price ceilings of
. agricultural products. Section 3
; el this act, states: "No maximum
prices shall be 'established or
. maintained for any agricultural
: commodity under authority of
. ' this act or otherwise, below a
price which will reflect to pro
ducer! of agricultural commodi-
) ties the higher of the following
' prices as determined and pub-
. llshed by the Secretary of Agri
; culture; (1) the parity price for
-: such commodity (adjusted by
Secretary of Agriculture for
grade, location and seasonal dif-
' Xerentials), or in case a compar-
: able price has been determined
: for such commodity under and in
accordance with the provisions
.. ox Section SB of the Emergency
: Price Control Act of 1942; or, (2)
the highest price received by
a such producers for such commod
ity between January 1, 1942 and
September 18, 1942, (adjusted
. by the Secretary of Agriculture
for grade, location and seasonal
differentiails) or if the market
for such commodity was not ac-
tive during such period, a price
for the commodity shall be de
'. termined by the Secretary of Ag-
; wculture to be in line with the
' price during such period of other
: agricultural commodities pro
' duced for the same general use."
" The law provides further that
the President may, without re-
sard to the limitations contained
In Clause 2, adjust any such max-
;-. lmum price to the extent that he
finds necessary to correct gross
. inequalities, but not below prices
. gpeciiiea in Clause I.
., While this sounds rather com
plicated, It means that prices
' - shall be fixed not lower than the
i highest price prevailing for spe
' cifio agricultural commodities
.'. between January 1. 1942 and
V' September IB, 1942, or parity of
commodity as determined
by the Secretary of Agriculture.
as regards potatoes, a temoor.
ary price freeze has been placed
In effect, establishing ceiling
prices as of the highest nriee nnlrf
between September 28 and Octo-
or sna.
FARM TRUCKERS GET HELP
rarmers who have not ap
plied for an ODT "Certificate
of War Necessity" for their
trucks and pickups can still get
assistance from the county farm
transportation committee in
making application. Those who
nave not yet received an appli
cation form should apply to
ODT for one at once. The
transportation committee is pre
pares to assist farm truck own
era at tne countv aeent'n
of-
flee.
MORE DRY MILK NEEDED
An additional 44 million
pounds of spray process dry
iKim milk to supply the United
Nations this winter is needed
between .now and the first of
the year. The request for in
creased production comes from
the agricultural marketing ad
ministration, lend-lease buyer.
More Comfort Wearing
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The President
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with Republican gains forecast to coast to coast voting, President Roose
velt, left. Is Ehown after balloting In his Hyde Park, N. precinct,
Charles Fredericks aids In the President's enrollment.
Weekly Market Trends
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol
lowing market information is
suplied from material obtained
over the government leased
wire in the office of the ex
tension economist at Oregon
State college. The material, in
. the form of a weekly summary
of trends in'the livestock mar
ket, is not intended to replace
spot day by day market re
ports.) .
CATTLE MARKETS
Receipts ol cattle and all other
livestock were light at North
Portland last weeRend, with only
1300 head of cattle offered to the
local trade. Price changes were
slight compared with .last week,
although best grass steers and
short fed steers brought $12.25
to $12.75, a slight advance from
last week. A few strictly good
fed steers brought $14.50. Top
price in Chicago was $17.35 for
a few choice lots, although the
market was slow on a liberal sup
ply of medium and good grades.
The meat situation is now be
ing brought to the attention of
the general public through all
means available. The total pro
duction of meats in the United
States in 1042 will be 14 per
cent larger than in 1941 and 38
per cent larger than the average
of the five-year period from 1935
to 1939. As one-fifth of the total
will be needed for lend-lease and
military uses, the civilian supply
will be limited to about 137
pounds per capita. Although this
supply compares favorably with
the recent past, the demand is
now 60 great that it represents a
shortage. Because of this, a nation-wide,
share-the-meat pro
gram has been started in advance
GET WONDERFUL RELIEF
r Tor Bum and Itch e( Simple
P-l-L-E-S!!
wlraplc piles need not wrack and torfor
you with maddening itch, bum and trrita
tlon. Stuart't Pyramid Srjppoiltorlea brtnrt
quick, welcome rtlfef. Their 7-way medica
tion means real comfort, reduce strain.
Jielp tighten relaxed membranes, ftently
ubrleates and softens. Protective and anti
ehaflmr. so easy to use. tt'a wonderful to b
,fre of Pile torture apain. Get irenulne
Stuart's Pyramid Suppositories at your drujc
tor without delay 60e and 41.20 on
maker's money-back jruarantee.
the Frost Is on the
Casts His Ballot
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of actual rationing in order to
hold the consumption of beef,
pork and lamb to not to exceed
21 pounds per person each week.
SHEEP AND
LAMB MARKETS
- Receipts of sheep and lambs at
North Portland totaled only 1700
head and of these only 800 were
offered to the local trade, the
smallest number in years. Trad
ing was active and prices were
strong to 25 cents higher on good
to choice wool lambs, which
moved mostly at $12. A few
range lambs were from $12 to
$12.50. Quotations were uneven
ly lower at both Chicago and
Omaha, with top prices of $14.50
and $14 respectively.
Lamb feeding in the western
states as estimated October 1 will
be on a considerably reduced
scale with the possible exception
of California. The number of
lambs under contract to feeders
in early October was much be
low usual figures.
HOG MARKETS
Despite a small offering of
only 1100 hogs on the North
Portland market Monday, prices
were off 15 to 25 cents below
those on Friday. Good to choice
slaughter hogs were mostly $14,
compared with a top of $13 Just a
week ago. Prices were down
about 25 cents at Chicago as
well, with a top of $14.50. Hog
prices were erratic last week,
starting with a gain on Monday,
then a sharp dip Tuesday, fol
lowed by a comeback on Wed
nesday and a still sharper drop
on Thursday. The net result was
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NOTICE
BUS SCHEDULE CHANGE
Effective November First
Leave Klamath Falls
For Bm1' Th Dl,J1"' "Mima ; O.ftft A' M
rwr Portland, Seattle, Spokane , 0UU IYI
ai Bend' Burn' Boise, ' . ' -14.AC D U
rr Portland, The Dalles iJLtH9 I. lYI.
RIDE IN THE NEW CLIPPER BUSES
MT. HOOD STAGES, INC.
Greyhound Bus Depot
Weekly Page
Punkin
IT OCTOBER LEVEL
, Klamath county farmers can
buy commodity credit wheat
through the government's feed
wheat program during Novem
ber at the October price level,
the county AAA office an
nounced yesterday.
' Scheduled monthly half-cent
increase in price has been can
celled for November. Wheat
will be available in this coun
ty for the remainder of the
month at a price of 95c a bush
el. This price Is for bulk wheat
in carload lots, delivered at
county rail points. Farmers
may pool orders to make up a
carload, the only requirement
being that the wheat be fed to
livestock or poultry.
Dealers who want to buy
wheat for resale to farmers or
for grinding Into mixed feeds
may order direct from Commo
dity Credit in Portland, the
county office reminded. Deal
ers are no longer required to
post bonds before buying feed
wheat.
DRIED MILK
Oregon dairy barns may be
on one end of the world long'
est dairy routes, the state
USDA war board reports. First
shipment of powdered whole
milk, now being produced in
this state, delivered under lend-
lease program went to Malta
Defenders of that island were
delivered enough powdered
milk to make 2V million quarts
of fresh milk. Dally bombings
won t cut off the milk supply,
as 4 ounces of powder can
be mixed with a quart of wa
ter to make a quart of milk.
a decline of about 75 cents In the
week, which was added to slight
ly at the start of this week.
WOOL MARKETS
Fine medium wool vna In best
demand on the Boston market
last week, with sales made close
to ceiling prices. Most territory
wools have been sold well ahead,
Some consigned wool has been
sold ' rather close to celling
prices. A sale of Montana year
ling wool, original bag, bulk fine
French combing was made at a
grease price of 55 cents. This
wool was estimated to shrink 54
per cent. Some original bae
wools running mostly French
combing sold at clean prices of
$1.12 to $1.18, or 40 to 45 cents
grease basis for wools shrinking
62 to 65 per cent. " .
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enable you to see objects 1100
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of Farm News
QUOTAS SLATED
ON MACHINERY
FOR FARMERS
Freezing of all new farm ma
chinery and equipment except
repair parts on November 1
was necessary to allow time to
establish state and county quo
tas for a permanent rationing
program, the Klamath County
USDA war board announced
yesterday.
The freere order, announced
by the secretary of agriculture,
became effective November . 1,
the expiration date of the tem
porary farm machinery ration
ing program. The order covers
two main typos of farm ma
chinery. The first schedule I
includes most of the heavier
Items of farm machinery. Deal
ers, distributors and manufac
turers may not sell or transfer
any of the 144 Items in this
schedule.
Th second schedule 11 In
cluded smaller Items of ma
chinery and equipment requir
ing less metal in manufacture.
Thn order will stOD transfer of
these Items by distributors and
manufacturers, but dealers may
sell for farm uso these Items
now In their stock.
War Board Chairman Rueck
called attention to the recent
war production board order lim
iting manufacture of new farm
machinery In 1943 to 20 per
cent of the iau total aooui
one-fourth as much as was made
thin vcar. Oreson's share of
this limited amount of new ma
chinery will be determined Dy
the department of agriculture,
and county quotas will then be
established by the state USDA
war board, the chairman ex
plained. Sales of the new machinery
allocated to this county will be
controlled by the county larm
machinery rationing committee,
which will issue certificates to
farmers found eligible on tho
basis of needs and production.
To aid In establishing quotas,
i.mntv Henlorx and distributors
are now making Inventories of
machinery and equipment
stocks as of October 31.
Complete lists of the items
in schedule I and II of the
"freere" order can be obtained
from the county rationing com
mittee. Until the new ration
ing program takes effect, emer
gency needs for "frozen" ma.
oMnerv will be handled by the
county rationing committee, the
state USDA war board, ana me
special war board assistant to
the secretary.
Snell Will Be
Out of a Job
From Jan. 4-11
SALEM. Nov. 5 ") Gover
nor-Elect Earl Snell will be out
of a job between next January
4 and 11.
His term as secretary of state
ends January 4, and the guber
natorial term does not. begin un
til a week later.
The constitution provides that
terms of all elective state offi
cials, except that of the gover
nor, end on the first Monday of
January following the general
election. It also provides that
the governor shall be inaugur
ated by the legislature on the
first day of Its session, which
meets the second Monday in Jan
uary.
MEAT PACKING ASKED
Although most farm families
have their own abundant meat
supplies, they are asked to
share In the national meat
sharing program by voluntarily
limiting meat consumption to
214 pounds weekly for each
adult. This weekly ration Is
still well above that of any otlv
er nation, the county USDA
war board points out.
Callpatro county. In southern
California, is 175 feet below sea
level.
IF YOU FEEL
Because of Insufficient Plow
of Bil from the Gall Bladder
Try tteppbif up 700 llrer BU flow
cms easy sensiois way
Go to Cattleberry Super Cut IUU Draft
Lee Hendricks Drues or your drucflit to
day and ask him for a i-vinew bottle of
Kruseheu the famous En tilth utta ttow
made In tha U. 8. A. all good druffUta
have thtfl.
Take half a teaapoonful hi ft glass of
water (hot or eold) half an hour hefor
DreaifrasB ana noep 11 up Tor v aayii
This may be fust what von want and
nMf to help relsaie the flow of that
precious aiKsiuon-aiatutf dub juim. Try it
to relieve luch symptoms as lick headach
and tha sour stok fesllng of to-eallad bilious
Indtfceitfon whan due to this cauisas well
as relte-drig constipation.
Get Kruachsn todayi-see If you're not
Joyfully surprised. At all progressiva drug
stores.
G-NASHING
raver
HAIH
I asked my mother for
fifty cents
Jo tee the Emperor jump
the fence,
I bought a stamp and lie
jumped like fun
And aeorcried hi pnnta
i on tha Rising Sun.
BUY WAR BONDS
AM) STAMPS
POTATOES
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8
(AP.USDA)Potatoes: 5 Cali
fornia, 1 Idaho arrived, 21 bro
ken, 23 unbroken cars on track;
by truck 33 lugs arrived; market
firm; Klnmnth Russets No. 1,
S2.8iS-3.00; No. 2, $2.15; Idaho
RviKscts No. 1. $3.80.
I,OS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (AP-
USDA) Potatoes: 3 California,
23 Idaho arrived, 17 broken, 32
unbroken cars on track; by
truck 8 cars arrived; market
steady; Idaho Russets No. 1,
$3.75, few $2.80.
CHICAGO. Nov. 8 (AP-USDA)
Potatoes, arrivals 73; on track
242; total U. S. shipments 474;
supplies moderate, demand for
western stock good, but practi
cally no corlots offered; demand
for northern stock fair, market
steady on best quality; Idaho
Russet Burbanks, U. S. No. 1,
$3.00-18.
WHEAT
CHICAGO. Nov. 8 WV-Corn
prices rose 2 cents a bushel to
day to the best quotations for a
month, pulling other grain val
ues higher in sympathy.
Buying of tho principal feed
was attributed largely to profes
sional traders covering previous
short sales and to industries and
distillers. The market's strength
was associated with diminished
receipts recently and broad com
mercial demand, both due to pre
vious price declines, and to In
dications that late movement of
corn may expand before the nav
igation season ends.
Corn closed 11-2 cents higher
than yesterday, December 82
821c, May 871-tc; wheat l-llc,
December $1,251-!, May $1,271
1.28; oats l ie up; rye Mc high
er; soybeans ic off to Ic up.
It won't be long till the money
wives blow at Christmas sales
will take the wind out of dad's.
With no previous training, and
a good physique, it takes about
six years of hard training to be
come an aorobat.
Firearms kill about 2800 per
sons annually In the United
Stales.
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WE HAVE-..
Subject to Prior Sale
2 "Model K" Gas Tractors
1 "Model KO" Tractor and Dozer
3 "LLO" Tractors and Dozers
2 "LLO" Tractors
1 White Truck, "Model 700"
1 Page & Page Trailer
13,000 lbs. axl
1 Deluxe Page & Page Trailer
west-bmek mm
STOCK MMKEF
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TENDENCIES
Br VICTOR EUBANK
NEW YORK. Nov. S (Ph
Mlxed tendencies prevailed In
today's stock market despite
gentrnlly bullish news back
ground, Transfers were around 000,000
shares.
Senrs Roebuck enjoyed a be
lated flurry and Jumped a point
to a new top for the year. Con
tinental Motors was lively at
best lovcls for 1043. Douglas
Aircraft, ex-dlvldened, got back
part of Its Wednesday lots.
U. S. Steel, Bethlehem and
Crucible stiffened after mid-day.
Support was accorded American
Tolophone, Southern Pacific.
Texas Co., Yellow Truck. North
American, . Chrysler, General
Motors, U. S. Rubber common
and prefarred, Dow Chemical,
Allied Chemical and Johns-Man-
vllle.
Lacking rising power were
Santa Fe, Great Northern, Du
Pont, Boeing, Glenn Martin,
WrstlnBhoimo, Kennecott, East
man Kodak, Standard Oil (NJ)
and Pheips Dodge.
A fow speculative rail bonds
continued to Improve.
Closing quotations:
American Can 874
Am Car Ic Kdy 281
Am Tol tc Tel ..,... .128i
Anaconda 271
Calif Packing ..., 21
Cat Tractor 37J
Comm'nw'lth t Sou ,.. 8 18
Grnornl Electric 201
General Motors ......,..,.. 4U
Gt Nor Ry pfd 34 i
Illnols Central . . 01
Int Harvester 821
Kennecott ......... 311
Lockheed 101
Long Boll "A" 61
Montgomery Ward .. 311
Nash-Kelv ... 81
N Y Central .... Ui
Northern Pacific .. ,. 81
Pao Gas St El ... 23
Packard Motor 21
Penna R R 851
Republic Steel 151
Snfcway Store 37
Sears Roebuck 881
Southern Pacific ... 18
Standard Brands ....... Si
Sunshine Mining ... . Si
Trans-America 81
Union Oil Calif 141
Union Poclflc .... 841
U S Steel 80
Warner Pictures 61
OBITUARY
SHIRLEY LORRAINE MEYER
Shirley Lorraine Meyer, the
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton H. Meyer of Stewart ad'
dltlon, passed away early Thurs
day morning, November 8,
1942. She was a native of Klam
ath Falls. Ore., and was aged 61
months old when called. Besides
her parents, little Shirley Lor
raine Is survived by a twin sis
ter, Sharon Margaret, and one
brother, Clinton John. The re
mains rest at Ward's Klamath
Funeral home, 025 High street
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later,
Oklahoma's 1039 tuberculosis
death rate was 41.1 per 100,000
of the population.
17.000
423 So Oh
HOWS
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PAGE ELEVEN
LIVESTOCK
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
Nov. 8 OH (Federal-State Mar
ket News) Cattle salable 80;
nominal; medium to good steers
quoted $12.80-13.20; young cows
quoted $10.00-25, axed range
cow $8.80-0.00, few dairy cow
$8.00-25, most cutlors $7.00-80,
canntr $5.60-0,00; medium saus
age bull $0.80-10.00, Calve
none; nominal.
Hog salable 200; around. 10
cent lower; load medium 180
lb. Idaho $14.78; odd good sow
$13.75.
Sheep salable 700; active,
steady; good to choice wool
lamb quoted $13.25-75; medium
to choice ewe $4.00-5,00,
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8 (AP
USDA) CATTLE: Salable 180.
total 300; calves 25 and 60 cents;
all classes fnlrly active, steady;
few common-medium grass steers
$0.00-12.00; one short fed lot
$13.00; few common-medium
heifer $8.00-11.00; good beet
cows $0.28-75; others grading
cominon-mrdlum $(1.60-0.00; can
ner-cutter cow largely $3,00-75;
few bull $0.00-11.25; good
cholco vealar $14.00-15,00.
HOGS: Salable 425; total flOO;
market very active Into, mostly
18-26 cents higher than Wednes
day' avorage; good-cholc 170
230 lb,, $14.00-25; few $14.35;
extreme top $14.35; most heavy
lots $13.6014.00; wolght under
170 Ihj. $13.00-75; good sow
$12.00-60; few lightweights
$12.75.
SHEEP: Salable 300; total 400;
supply small, market active, ful
ly steady; good-chnlco fat wooled
lambs largely $12.35; fnw'com-mon-mcdlum
lots $0.00-11,00;
cnmmon-madlum slaughter ewes
$1,503.76; fow good $4.00.
BOSTON WOOL
BOSTON, Nov, 6 (AP USDA)
Interest In medium wool wa
lomowhut keener on the Boston
market today due to recent re
lease of 6,000.000 pound for
civilian use. These wool will
be used mostly for sweater and
scarfs. Ohio three-olghths and
one quarter blood wool wi sold
at 631 cent and choice graded
Michigan three-eighths and one
quarter blood wool was sold at
84 cent, grease basis, delivered
mill.
One mile of winter driving I
aid to cause the same amount of
wear to an automobile a 10
miles of dimmer driving.
Proteetiaf tfii Hm front
Home Keeper Plan
InsnraiKS Protection Tailored
ts the Growing Family
(Iunl with 110,000 poller)
L Pays $3,000 sod np to ca up
fsmllr debit,
t, P7 $tOO month wall chlldroe
ore dependent.
$. Pty $10,000 ifwr children are
grown.
"fills Out" SocIilStcurltrboatftw
OREGON MUTUAL LIFI
IMIURANCB COMPANY
LYNN ROYCROFT
118 North Seventh Strut
lbs. oxl