Kovonibr-r 1!), 1041
Weekly Page of Farm News
PAGE THIRTEEN
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LABOR
m REMOVED
Calling on agricultural wagi'
which had neon frozen wllh nil
others by tho offlco of econom
ic stabilisation, wcrn removed
for thn Unin bring November lil
by Director James K. llyrne.
Tho iicllon won taken until Hifl
secretary of agriculture enn do.
termlne:
1. Thn effect of farm wanes on
farm production In thn mom crit
ical fnrm labor thortugn menu,
and
2. Where Incrcuiuxi In fnrm
wuiie.i nmy threaten to cmwio nn
ncroose In the price ceilings on
jtnrni products.
Thin wn (lonii bvcuune agri
cultural wanes In Kenernl nre
sub-stumlnrd, because the coun
try faces serious problem In
holding, and if possible Increas
ing, the supply of fnrm Inhor,
and because most agricultural
employers omploy ewer thnn
eight workers t-mployer with
not mors limn Unit number of
worker already hnvo been ex
empted by the Wnr Labor bonrd.
Machinery has been worked
out for handling wage Increases
which inny affect prlco ceilings,
In dispute cases It U tho prac
tice of tho War Labor board to
huvo a fuct-flndluif Investigation
by a pnnel which submits It
recomincndntinnn. It has been
creed that in uch cases the
Wnr Labor board will notify tho
office of price administration
when tho panel reports Its rec
ommendations nnd that OPA will
be Riven nn opportunity to make
Its representations before do
Vision U made.
In non-dispute caiei, which
would bo chiefly whero employ
ers request the right to grant
wage increases, at the time of
filing for such permission, tho
employer must stnio whether he
believes the wags adjustment
will nece.-ultata a prlco Increase,
If It will, he must fllo an appli
cation for such an increasa si
multaneously with tho office of
prlco administration. OPA can
then detormlne whether a prlco
Increase would be required, no
tifying tho War Labor hoard.
However, In both dispute and
non-dispute enses where a possi
ble price rlso becomes involved,
the decision of tho wnr bonrd
must bo approved by tho office
of economic stobllUutlon.-
Oreaon Shim 1200
OCars Cover Crop
Seed Outside
Twelve hundred carloads of
Oregon-grown cover crop seed
have been shipped to southern
and east central states under the
government's 1042 seed purchase
program, tho state AAA office
announced this week. This Is
more than 17 70-cnr trnlnlnnds.
While this Is by far thn largest
volume shipped slnco tho gov
ernment's purchase program was
started three years ogo, southern
states growers could have used
much morn seed had It been
ready for shipment earlier, N. C.
Donaldson, AAA .executive as
sistant, reports.
Lateness of Oregon's harvest,
tho shortage of help In ware
houses and cleaning plants, end
transportation problems all com
bined . to delay deliveries this
ft-ear.
VICTORY GARDENERS
Victory gardeners will be able
to get plonty of bug-killing ma
terials to protect next year's
gardens, the state USDA War
Board has been-Informed, WPB
says an adequate supply of In
secticides will be avallnbla.
Meat Shortage Faces San Francisco
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Witn the announcement mat not more than 1H pounds of meat nra
available for each individual in the San Pranolsco area, many local res
taurants and butchor shops havs baen forced to close their doors early
Oome permanently. In this shop, butohor Wllllnm Borelll is forced to turn
Irs. L. Button from his empty meat coimtor hours boforo tlio usual clos
in t.lmn. ,
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Silhouetted agnlnst thn desert sky, big' English Army trurks rumble
British Eighth Army chases tho remnants of Rommel's
Langell Soil Unit Equipment
Will Move to East of Valley
The regular monthly meeting
of thn Langell Viillcy soil con
servation district board of super
visors was held at Lorolla, No
vember 14, at 8 p. m. A good at
tendance of tho bonrd was pres
ent In splto of the bad weather.
Plans for the uso of the heavy
equipment for the bnlance of
tho year wero made. The equip
ment will bo moved from the
west side of the valley to tho east
sldo when weather conditions
cause lost time. A cab has been
put on tho tractor to permit the
Weekly Market Trends
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llt offlff uf tltr) rlifnni.Ml rrfioniltt t
nrin Mt oe. Tim rnnurUl, In 1h
fnrm of wkljr inmiiiarj nf irrntU in Iht
11vik mirkci, li nt in-ntn o rrplic
put !- by tlr muktl rrirti.)
CATTLE MARKETS
While no sales of fed steers
were reported at North Portland
lost Monday, the 1800 head of
other grades available for local
trading were moved at prices
up 13 to 23 cents over last week's
close. Several loads of medium
gruss steers brought $12 to $13,
Tho best prlco paid Inst week for
fed steors was $13.89. Ordinary
grades of fed stents nnd yearlings
at Chicago wero no more than
stendy on Monday, although for
best heavy weight steers as high
as $17.30 was paid. ,
Reports from western states
continue to indicate a decrease
in cattle feeding all over the
area. This may bo caused partly
by the dclny of tho beet harvest
although It Is known that oper
ators aro continuing to hesitate
about undertaking feeding oper
ations becauso of the uncertain
price situation. Largo- numbers
of feeder cattle are available,
however, and the movomont of
such stock Into tha corn belt
states has been at record num
bers. In October, shipments of
stocker and feeder cottla Into
that area totaled some 20 per
cent above last year. This heavy
movement of stocker and feeder
cattle has boosted tha general
movement In tho 12 major mar
kets to- unprecedented figures.
Soma markets report tha heav
iest run of cows since the
drouth sales of 1034.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Only 1000 head of sheep and
lambs wero available for local
trading at Portland on Monday,
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operator .to work during bad
weather and work Is now out
lined for uso of equipment where
wet conditions will not Interfere.
Mr. Prince, chairman, stated
thnt a program for the first an
nual meeting of the Langell val
ley soil conservation district
were made and will be an
nounced soon.
The accomplishments of the
district were discussed and plans
made to assist farmers further
In keeping up their food produc
tion, In spite of shortages of la
bor, equipment and materials.
when several medium to good
lots brought $12 to $12.25. No
good to choice kinds were avail
able although these grades were
quotable up to $13. Last week
lamb prices worked up about
23 cents compared with opening
prices, reaching a top of $12.73.
HOC MARKETS
Hog prices alone showed a
weaker tendency at North Port
land, where Monday's prices
were generally 25 to 40 cents
lower than Friday, which were
In turn off compared with early
in tha week. Finest quality
butchers brought only $13.50 to
$13.80. Top prlco at San Fran
clsco was $14.63.
The wholesale dressed meat
trade throughout the country Is
expecting an active demand for
dressed meats, with supplies
falling short of trade require
ments. Tho situation is parti
cularly acute in defense areas,
such as the Pacific coast, whero
many slaughter houses have al
ready used up their entire quotas
for this year. No adjustment
has been arranged with OPA
which would relieve the acute
situation.
WOOL MARKETS
Scattered sales. of wool occur
red on the Boston market last
week, although little or no trad
ing occurred In territory wools
Sales of Wyoming wool were
reported at a clean price of $1.14
and some graded fine staple
Montana wool sold at a grease
prlco of 34 cents for wool shrink'
ing 83 per cent. Presence of
large numbers of American
troops In tropical climates has
resulted In uncertainty as to
amount of wool needed. Esti
mates were formerly based on
140 pounds per soldier, but this
may be high when all factors
are considered. Estimates of un
sold domestic wool in this coun
try are now placed at IS to 20
millions pounds.
ODT DEADLINE POSTPONED
Postponement of the ' ODT
deadline for "certificates of war
necessity" from November IS to
December 1 will give county
farm truck owners time to make
application for a certificate be
fore effective date of tho ODT
program. OPA regulations will
permit tho Issuance of tempor
ary gasoline rationing after De
cember 1 if a "certificate of war
necessity" has been applied for
but not received. The County
USDA War Board urges every
farm truck ,owner who has not
yet made application to do so
Immediately. The county farm
transportation committee still of
fers assistance to farm truck
owners in obtaining and filling
out application forms,
MILK OUTPUT STAYS HIGH
No good dairy cows are going
to the butcher, the state USDA
war board reports, after a thor
push probe of the . situation.
Heavier culling is Indicated by
on Increase In slaughter of poor
er dairy type animals, but tha
good cows from the large herds
that are being reduced because
of help shortage are going Into
smaller herds.
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pnst fresh German graves as tho
farces into Libya.
Pretty Snoody
High style for shop wear Is this
pillbox and draped snood head
protecting hot for women weld
ers. Chrome-tanned leather
sleeves, leather apron and char
treuse gloves complete outnt for
General Electric by Sally Victor,
New York milliner.
IMS NUT INSTALL
Permission to Install used gas
oline dispensing pumps and stor
age tanks on farms of 10 or more
acres was granted today by the
Wor Production Board on recom
mcndatlon of the office of pe
troleum coordinator for war
Harold L. Ickes.
In permitting the installation
of pumps and tanks on farm of
10 or more acres, the amend
ment provides that the equip
ment to be installed must be
second-hand and must have been
completely fabricated on or be
fore January 14, 1942. Also,
the pumps and storage tanks
must be Installed exclusively
for dispensing petroleum pro
ducts to machinery and vehicles
used directly in farm operations
on the individual farm.
Legal title to the equipment
cannot be held by the supplier
of the equipment, and no restric
tions, either "oral or written, can
be made whereby the use of the
equipment is limited to dispens
ing the products of any supplier
or group of suppliers.
BOSTON WOOL
BOSTON, Nov. 19 (AP-USDA)
With the ' exception of mohair,
activity in the Bostol wool mar
ket continued very quiet today.
The use of mohair for blending
in place of wool has created a
broad demand. Country prices
on adult hair are up five to six
cents a pound and kid hair is
up over 10 cents a pound. Texas
prices on adult hair are now
quoted at 45 and 48 cents, with
a strong demand at these quota
tions. WHEAT QUOTA IMPORTANT
The supreme court's decision
upholding penalty provisions of
wheat marketing quotas is seen
as historically Important, not
only to agriculture, but to all
walks of life. Washington au
thorities point out that the de
cision clarifies the power of
congress to regulate virtually
any type of locul, state or na
tional industry under the inter
state commerce clause.
1943 FERTILIZER SUPPLIES
Foreseeing a record demand
for commercial fertilizer in 1943,
the Department of Agriculture
reports that farmers generally
will be able to get enough to
meet production goals. Biggest
pinch will be on nitrogen fert
ilizers, which can be offset with
legume cover crons,
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CORVALLIS, Nov. 19 OP)
Oregon farmers who get through
next year's difficulties , success
fully while producing at the
high rate the nation . requires
will need to do a great deal of
planning and adjusting, predicts
L. R. Brelthaupt, extension agri
cultural economist at OSC.
Brelthaupt recently returned
from the national outlook con
ference at Washington, D. C.J
and has prepared a report ap
plying the national Information
to Oregon conditions.
Higher Experuas
"Although some farm prices
are expected to average higher
next year than this, price .ceil
ings will offset much of the up
ward pressure caused by great
ly increased demand," said
Brelthaupt.
"It Is also probably that gross
agricultural production will be
smaller and farm expenses high
er. Growing conditions cannot
be expected to be exceptionally
favorable two years In succes
sion." Best Outlook
Some drastic changes are be
ing made in transportation and
marketing, to which Oregon
farmers will need to give more
attention in planning farm oper
ations in 1943, he believes.
Foods of high nutritional value
that are not bulky have the
best outlook, unless there is a
local market demand which will
not require too much labor or
transportation. Even more fam
ilies will likely attempt to grow
vegetables and other foods to
offset prospective shortages in
stores.
CONFERENCE SLATED
E
The annuual December con
ference of all extension and ex
periment station agricultural
and home economics workers at
Oregon State college has been
abandoned this year because of
time, transportation, and hous
ing difficulties, William A.
Schoenfeld, dean and director of
agriculture, has just announced.
In place of the annual confer
ence will be four brief district
conferences In as many parts of
tlje state. All county agents,
home demonstration agents, and
branch experiment station per
sonnel will attend the district
conference nearest them, Dean
Schoenfeld explained. Places and
dates for the district conferenc
es, with counties affected, in
clude: Klamath Falls, December 14
and 15 Josephine, Jackson, Jef
ferson, Lake, Polk, Klamath,
Harney, Crook and Deschutes.
1943 GOALS DUE SOON
1943 Food for Freedom pro
duction goals for this county
will probably be established
shortly after announcement of
state and national goals around
December 1, the county USDA
war board reports. The board
reminded that hog and' cover
crop seed goals have already
been announced and emphasized
that all of the livestock, dairy'
and poultry products that coun
ty farmers can produce will be
needed in 1943.
Opportunity may knock only
once at your door, but you can
always find It hanging around
town these days.
One of tha slushiest things
about snow is the poetry It In
spires, i
Less Than a
?he 10,000-ton Liberty ship Robert
HAVE
PLAN
TO MEET DUOTA
3. Kaiser Richmond, Oal shipyard, will probably be launched less than a week after keel laying, it has been an
nounced by company officials. In this photo the vessel is shown after less than two days ot work had been
completed. This mark would better the record set by the 10-day record of tha Joseph N. Teal at Kalsar'f
Portland, Ore., yard.
MasdzeU and fyuixincicd
LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 19
(AP-USDA) Cattle salable and
total SO, calves, salable 35,
total SO; market slow; medium
good -cattle quotable fully
steady; odd common medium
grass steers $9.50-11.50; cutter
common heifers $5.75-7.25; odd
common heifers $9.00; cutter-
canner cows $4.30-5.7 fleshy
dairy type cows $8.25; medium
good beef cows salable $8.25
$10.00; medium-good bulls $9. 50
$10.50; medium-good vealers
$11.00-14.00; choice quotable
higher; good-choice grass calves
$12.00-30.
Hogs: salable 400, total 300;
market slow, unevenly steady
to 15c below Wednesday's best
time; good-choice 170-215 lb.
largely $13.60, few $13.75; early
end odd lots $13.50; 230-280 lbs.
$13.00; light-lights $12.50-13.00;
good sows 350-375 lbs. $11.73
$12.00; choice light feeders
quotable $15.50.
Sheep: salable 250, total 300;
market active, fully steady;
good - choice w o o 1 e d lambs
$12.50-75; one lot 95 lbs. $13;
culls and common lambs $7.00
$9.30; good - choice shorn lambs
$11.00-12.00; odd yearlings $7
$8.00; good ewes $4.00-25; culls
$1.00.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
Nov. 19 (AP-USDA) Cattle:
salable 25; active, fully steady,
meager supply; medium to good
steers quoted $12.50-13.25; med
ium to good heifers quoted $11
$11.50; bulk common cows $8
$8.50, few cutters $7.00-50, most
canners $6.00; medium bulls
$10.00 down. Calves none;
nominal.
Hogs salable 450; generally
steady; one load 222 lb. Ore-
gons $14.60, extreme top, most
good 185-235 lb. barrows and
gilts $14.50, odd good sows
$13.50.
Sheep salable 800; undertone
steady; good to choice wool
lambs quoted $13.50-14.00; med
ium to choice ewes $3.50-5.00.
An Illinois couple danced 24
hours -without stopping. Then
they probably called it a day.
Peculiar Patooties
ji - '
ttoue us some ot ban ruuuscos
contributions to oddities In the vege
table world. At top is a plain, old
potato with pretensions toward loos
ing like Mussolini, if there's any pre
tension, and at bottom, Vera Ora
Uam shows oft the latest In "victory
potatoes.".
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Week to Launch New
E. Peary, above, built by new, speedy
STOCKS STILL
GROUNDED
DAY'S MARKET
By VICTOR EUBANK
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (AP
Stocks generally were ground
ed in today's market despite
continuance of heartening war
news from virtually all sectors.
Transfers for the full pro
ceedings were around 800,000
shares.
Mail orders had to contend
with the edict of President
Roosevelt directing Montgom
ery Ward to comply with the
war labor board order that this
concern should Include a "main
tenance of membership" clause
in a contract with an employe
union.
U. S. Steel, Southern Pacific
and Western Union, all ex-dividend,
did fairly well most of
the day. Intermittent support
was accorded Chrysler, Dome
Mines, Patino Mines, Interna
tional Mercantile Marine, West
inghousc and Pepsi-Cola.
Among falterers were Mont
gomery Ward, Sears Roebuck,
Woolworth, Standard Oil (NJ),
Du Pont, U. S. Gypsum, Ameri
can Smelting and Sperry.
Bonds were a shade uneven.
Closing quotations:
American Can 701
Am Car ec Fdy 241
Am Tel & Tel 129 J
Anaconda 251
Cat Tractor 38
Comm'nw'lth & Sou :.932
General Electric .. 291
General Motors 4U
Gt Nor Ry pfd 211
Illinois Central 8
Int Harvester . S3
Kennecott ; 291
Lockheed . 16i
Montgomery Ward .'.....321
Nash-Kelv 61
N Y Central 11
Northern Pacific : 7i
Pac Gas & El 23
Packard Motor ..: 21
Penna R R , 23 i
Republic Steel . 141
Richfield Oil i , 7i
Safeway Stores ...-....... 374
Sears Roebuck . ... 88
Southern Pacific 151
Standard Brands - 4
Sunshine Mining 3 J
Union Oil Calif . 141
Union Pacific 811
U S Steel 481
Warner Pictures 61
American Airplane
Reported Down on
Portugese Territory
LONDON, Nov. 19 W) The
Paris radio said today a United
States plane made a forced land
ing on Portugese territory near
the Spanish frontier and the
crew was interned.
It was disclosed in Lisbon
Tuesday night that Portugal had
made a diplomatic protest to the
United States and Britain against
the passage of United Nations
military planes over Portuguese
territory recently.
NLRB Complains
Aaainsr Kaiser
SEATTLE, Nov. 19 W) The
national labor relations board
regional office issued a com
plaint here today against the
Kaiser Company, Inc., and tha
Oregon Shipbuilding corpora
tion, charging they engaged in
unfair labor practices by helping
16 American Federation of La
bor unions to recruit members.
Some men' stay in a hospital
longer than need be for better
or nurse.
Kaiser Ship
prefabrlcatlon methods at the Henry
WHEAT
CHICAGO. Nov. 19 UPl
Gain rnnfflntf nn tn nhnnl 1 ivift
were posted on the grain futures
marKei toaay as prices atc-piayea
a general but slow recovery
tendency.
Improved shipping demand for
corn, stimulated by the recent
slight price decline, opening ot
senatii affrletiltnrnl pnmmUfM
consideration of federal prica
stabilization operations, and de
lay In announcement of the gov
ernment rjlan to relpjlsn loan
wheat to flour mills accounted
for most of the market'!
strength, brokers said.
Wheat closed unchanged to la
hiaher cnmnnrerl with vHtrrfiv
December $1,241, May $1,281-1;
corn l-ic up, December 82-!c,
May 88c; oata i-lc up; soybeans
c nigner; rye i-ic higher. .
POTATOES
LO ANfilT.T.FS Nnir 10 lkt.
USDA Potatoes: 21 broken, 47
unbroken cars on track; Califor
nia 6, Colorado 2, Idaho 8, Ore
eon 1 car arrived: 14 cars rlivurt.
ed, three arrived by truck; mar
ket about steady; Idaho Russet
no. i, sz.oa; no. z, $z.os.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19
(AP-USDA) Potatoes: 12 bro
ken, 39 unbroken cars on track;
California 2, Oregon 8, Idaho 18
arrived, 30 lugs by truck; mar
ket unsettled; Klamath Russeta
No. 1, 2-inch minimum size.
$2.75-80.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (AP
USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 89, on
track 269; total US shipment
386: sunnlipft mnrlprato frallntf
very light, for Idaho Russeta
marKei unsettled witn sligmiy
weaker tendencies, for offerings
other sections market unsettled.
Idaho Russet Burbanks US No.
1. S2.90-3 10: Wvnminff nil,!
Triumphs US No. 1, $2.80;. Min
nesota and North Dakota Bliss
Triumphs commercials $1.70
$2.09; cobblers commercial
$1.70.
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didn't stop the American soldiers
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this coat is
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with the
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There re twtet
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the face of every
' BQuare inch of Al-
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coat. Thai's what textile trien
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oft and rich, but reiiiti wear
wonderfully, loo! Yet,thl(Cal
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