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niRALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 1049
MARKETS and FINANCIAL
STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated
Peteiiibei 22
Net chant
Thursday
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Month uo
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GRAIN TRADING LIGHT TODAY
CHICAOO. Dec 33 WOralns drifted alone In quiet dealings en
the board of trade today. It was a typical pre-hollday market.
For most of the session the tendency was for feed trains to show
a slight tain and wheat to show a slight loss. Toward the close, horn,
ever, wheat made up Its lost ground.
Wheat closed - higher, March 12 18S-S. corn mas S to 1 cent
higher, March tlJlTvl. oat were S-l", higher, March 73',. rye
was higher, Msy tl.41 '. soybeans mere S- higher. March
$2J14, and lard wag IT to 33 cents a hundred pounds lower, January
10.47.
Wheat Open High Low Clot
March '- 3.1g' JITS 118S-i
May 1.11't-l.U 313'; 3111. 3.13V.
July ' l-Wi l MS-Vi
Sept. J !' Uli 13'.
Stocks Upped
By Purchases
NEW YORK. Dee. 33 W Mount
ing buying demsnd came Into the
stock market today and sent prices
tip by fractions to around 3 points.
The show of strength reversed a
three - day downward movement
and spread to Tirtually all sections
of the list.
The volume cf trading was at
the rate of about 1,800.000 shares
tor the entire day That is the best
mark of the week.
Rails stepped out smartly early
In the day and accumulated gains
running from fractions to more
than 3 points.
Oils, with Rxblleld at a new nigh,
added tractions. Steels also were In
demand with fractional gains.
Motion pictures held back In the
procession and showed some small
losses. American Telephone stayed
on he losing aide most of the day
but at times crossed over to the
plus column.
The decline of the last three days
was attributed to profit taking the
year-end tax selling.
Stocks Going higher Included
Santa Fa, Standard OU (NJ), U. 8.
, Steel, General Motors. Goodrich,
Lockheed, Admiral Corp, Ameri'
can Smelting, Du Pont, American
Can. American Woolen, Internation
al Paper (new). Pan American Air
ways, V. S. Gypeum, and Celotex.
American Can 102Vi
Am Power ft Lt 15 'i
Am Tel & Tel 1454
Anaconda
Bendix Aviation .
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane .
Calif Packing
Canadian Pacific
Case J I
Caterpillar .
Chrysler
uons viutee
Continental Can
Crown ZeUerbach
Curtlss Wright
Douglas Aircraft
Dupont de Nem
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Goodyear Tire
Int Harvester
Kennecott
Libby McN ft L
Long Bell -A"
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvlnator
Nat Dairy
N Y Central
Northern Pacific
Pac Am Fish
Pac Gas ft Elec
Pac Tel ft Tel
Penney J C
Radio Corp
Rayonier
Rayonier Pfd
Reynolds Metals
Richfield
Safeway Stores
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Bundard OU Cal .
Studebaker Corp .
Sunshine Mining .
Trans-America
Union OU Cal
Union Pacific
United Airlines
V 8 Steel
Vamer Bros Pio .
Woolworth
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Next time you make coconut kiss
es try adding a teaspoon of grated
lemon rind to the cookies before
baking.
LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND. Dec 23 m (USDA.
Salable cattle today 50: scattered
sales of cows about steady; other
classes scarce: good steers quotable
to monday's top of 35.50: canner
cutter cows 10.50-13.50: few medium
cows 15.00-16 00: one good buU 17.60.
For week: Salable 3845. Market gen
erally steady to strong, some early
sales 25 cents higher. Medium-low
good fed steers 33.00-25.00: load 1050
lb. experimentally fed steers 25.50:
kiw medium grass type 31.00-23.00:
common 16.00-30.00: few stockers
and feeders 17.00-20.00. Medium
good fed heifers 22-5-23.50: low
medium 18.50-21.00: common 14 00
1800. Canner-cutter cows largely
11 00-13.50; common-medium 13.00
160: good young cows 17.00-50.
Good beef bulls 17-0-18.00; odd
head 18-0: common-medium sau
sage bulls 14 00-16.50.
Salable calves today 10: steady;
few medium-good vealers 20-0-34 00.
For week: Salable 490. Market
strong, extreme top vealers 1.00
higher. Good calves-vealers 23 00
25.00; odd choice vealers 26.00-37.00;
culls down to 9.00.
Salable hogs today none; nom
inal; good-choice 180-330 lbs. quoted
up to 17.00: choice 64 lb. feeder pigs
17.00. For week: Salable 1330. Mar
ket mostly steady. Generally one
price market at 17.00 for good-choice
180-230 lb. weights: load mld-wesst-ra
hogs early 175; heavier-lighter
weights 15.00-16-0. Good 350-600 lb.
srws 13.00-14.00: lighter weights
to 1450. Good-choice feeder pigs
16.00-17.00; medium 15.00.
Salable sheep today none; market
quotable steady; good-choice fed
lambs 20-0-21-0: good ewes quoted
6.50-7.00. For week: Salable 1350.
Market steady to weak. Good-choice
wooled and No. 1 pelt lambs 20-0-31.00;
load 97 lb. weights early
21-5: few above 105 lbs. discounted
at 19.00-20.00: good feeders 17.00
18.00; fleshy feeders to 19.00: com
mon down to 14 00. Good slaughter
ewes 6-0-7X0; common down to 4X0.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. Dec.
JP) (USDA) Salable cattle 10
lor week 1150; market uneven; good
steers scarce: others steady to weak:
canner-cutter cows steady, spots 50
cents tower; au other classes steady:
load and a halt high medium 1040
in. steers 25.25; half load medium
860 lb. yearlings 24.00: other medium
downs to 22.00; common steers 17.00-
22.00CP) load medium 890 lb. heifers
22-0: odd head low medium 18.00;
uw good cows 17-0-18-0: common.
medium 14-0-17.00: canners-culters
11.00-14.00; medium-good sausage
bulls 17.00-20 00; one good 1790 buU
oo: good 735 lb. stock heifers 18.00.
Salable calves today none: for
week 30: light supply generally
steady; medium 350 lb: range calves
Salable hogs today none: for week
1650: compared to last week's close
butchers 75 cents higher; sows
steady: good-choice 60 lb. feeder
pigs 18.00.
Salable sheep today nine: for week
1630: slaughter lambs and ewes
steady; good-choice 93-95 lb. lambs
23; short load good 94 lb. wooled
lambs 22.50; deck medium-good
-z oo; Medium-good ewes 7.00-9X0.
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SANTA'S WORKSHOP Dan Vinson (center), real-life Santa Claus, talks with two helpers who are busy
in Oklahoma City. OsJa, turning out stacks of cloth dolls to be distributed to needy children of cenrtcu on
Christmas. -Uncle Dan- guesses there are 10.000 people taking part in the project, which started five yeara
ago now means hundreds of thousands of gifts for children In 46 states. Robe ReubeU (left), a buUdlng
contractor, puts dolls through silk acreen press to paint faces on them. while Mrs. J. L. Sturgeon, a house
wife, e-anunc them for defect.
SPUD BULLETIN
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22 (AP-
USDA) Potatoes. 13 broken. 18
unbroken cars on track; California
3. Oregon 7, Nevada 1, arrived:
market steady; Klamath Russets
No. 1-A. (3.40-3.65.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 22 (AP-
USDA) Potatoes. 19 broken. 17
unbroken cars on track: Oregon 6.
Idaho 2. Utah 3. arrived; 27 arrived
by truck; market firm; Idaho Rus
sets No. 1-A 83.75.
POTATOES
CHICAGO. Dec 23 (AP-USDA)
Potatoes: arrivals 33. on track 233:
total U. S. shipments 503; supplies
miner ugnt; demand light: market
about steady: Colorado Red Mc-
Clures 83.05-10; Minnesota-North
Dakota, Red River Valley Ponuacs
12.50 unwashed. 83.00-10 washed.
Merrill Rebekahs
Sing, Give Gifts
MERRILL - Merrill Rebekahs
met December 19. In the IOOP hsU
for a gift exchange and community
stag. Plans wete discussed for the
annual community Christmas party
in the high school gym Thursday
evening, December 22.
This affair ir sponsored by the
Rebekahs and CddfeUows and Is for
all the youngsters In the com
munity. The American Legion,
VFW. volunteer fire department.
Theta Rho girls, and Lions club
will assist.
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND. Dec 23 (P Cash
train unquoted.
Cash wheat (bid): soft white
z.m's; soit white (excluding Rex)
i.iB',; wmte club 3.18.
Hard red winter: ordlnarv 2 lt
10 per cent 2.18; 11 per cent 220;
per cent i.
Hard white Baart: unquoted.
Today's car receipts: wheat 38
barley 3: flour 4; corn 2; oats 5;
uiiu icea a.
FUNNY BUSINESS
lOUICKAIQ HOSPnVM.'
"I undtrttand you hiv patint who iwallowtd a gold
Miff llnlrr"
BIG BLAZE
CATHLAMET. Wash, Dec. 23
A tavern and some apartment were
destroyed early today by a fire that
for a time threatened to spread to
an entire block. The loss wss esti
mated at between 835,000 and 840.-000.
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Stocks Hold
Steady Course
NEW YORK. Dee. 13 (Wllh a
show of moderate activity, Uie stock
market held staady course today.
The volume of trading was at the
rale of l.soo.000 shares for the en
tire day.
Gains and losses mere fairly well
distributed throughout the list with
the plus signs a little thicker.
The market started out with a
burst of activity that dwindled down
to a moderately fast pare.
Stocks moving higher Included
U. S. Gypsum. Pan American Air
mays, Gulf Oil, Western Union, Ana.
ronda. Homeslake Mining, Dow
Chemical, American Woolen, Good
ear and Philco Radio.
Lower were Santa Fe, Standard
Oil (NJ, Allied Chemical. American
Smelting. Bethlehem Steel and
lot kneed.
Symington, Hope
Fly to Alaska
SEATTLE. Dec. 33 ttPvComedlan
Bob Hope and Air Secretary Sym
ington flew northward today for a
white Christmas In Alaska.
They took off In the personal
plane of Brig. Gen. Frank Arm
strong, the air force commander In
Alaska.
Hope la going north to entertain
air force units on the Christmas
week-end. He is taking his wife and
two adopted children, Linda. 11, and
Tony.
An Alaska announcement said
Symington was to make a check
up of winter living conditions In
Alaska.
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CLARK GABLE WEDS Movie Actor Clark Gable and his bride, the
former Lady Sylvia Stanley, widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. smile
happily following their surprise wedding ceremony at the ranch home
of a friend near Solvang, CaL They wUl honeymoon in Hawaii
Gables Sail
For Hawaii
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 33 ()
Clark Oable and his bride had to
elbow their msy Ihrouah a crowd
to reach their stateroom aboard the
Honolulu bound S. 8. Lurllne to.
night.
Movleland's bildal couple arrived
at the dork and scurried up the
gangway as n.-s camera flash
lights clirked. The deck of the liner
was crowded with well-wishers.
As Oable forced a path for his
bride, the former Sylvia Hawkea
Ashley Fairbanks Stanley, a report.
er asked how was the trip from
his Encino ranch to San Francisco.
It was wonderful." the screen
lover shouted and grinned broadly.
KUHS Musical
Popular
A packed house greeted the third
presentation of Klamath Union
high school's Christmas gift to the
public, 'Toy Land Fantasy," In the
auditorium ls.-t night and those who
saw all programs termed this
delightfully finished production.
Andrew Loncy Jr. directed the
production a vis ted by various
members of the music department.
cooperating with all departments in
the school.
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Lake Schools
Enrollment
Up this Year
LAKEVIRW Brhool census In
Lake county Increased 30 In
over that of liMd accnrdlng to tig
urea released Inni the olflce of
Mrs. Anne Sprague, county school
suiwrlnteiideiit. The Iims figure Is
mo as comiured to 1740 In M.
The census la taken as of Oi to
iler 3ft each rai. Hume rural ills
trlrta were lale in sending their re
turns to Mrs. Sprague, hence the de
lay In the report.
Cains
Six districts showed gains In
school ceiuus (all children between
six and IV Inclusive, whether attend
ing school or nut) totaling 103. How
ever, 11 districts showed losses to
taling it for a net gain of 3d.
The largest gain was in Bchixl
District No. 1 Lakevlew, which In
creased from 1130 III ltMg to 1204 in
IMS. an Increaie of g. The great
est loss wss In School District No.
5, Union wlilrh dropped from 71 to
U. a loss of 16.
huse Clulitiuss parly.
The party s'arts promptly at 7 JO
p. m. with a program of musles
daiiring, visit from Ssnta Claus and I
treats.
Teen-sgers will enjoy a hnlldsy
party at t o'clock In the armory,
Want Ads dont cost they pay!
Teacher Shortage
Seen Continuing
8ALEM. Dec. 33 Ml The state
board of education decided yester
day that the teacher shortage will
last at least through the IDM-M
school year.
The board voted to continue the
Issuing of emergency certificates to
teachers. These certiorates are giv
en to teachers who do not meet
the normal teaching requirements.
The board look no final action
on accrediting more colleges fur
teacher training. It said It would
accredit more schools In the nrar
future.
HI HO FUN SHOW
This Saturday Morning1.
Doors Open at 9 a. m.
Kids' Christmas
Party Tonight
Children of the tnmn wilt be en
tertained tonight at the Klamath
Falls armory wh.-n the Moose lodge j
and Junior chamber team up In a
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