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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
7
Export flour is in demand as millers again enter the market for club wheat. Buyers and millers in Portland bid up prices, signaling strong interest in the commodity amid prospects of Nebraska exports.
Portland cash club notes slow activity with bluestem at 3.46. Buenos Aires and Melbourne quote steady values. Liverpool wheat down 6 to 8 pence, March near 78 1 1 8d, May around 4d lower. Paris and Antwerp report mixed or unchanged pricing. Chicago futures fall 1 4 to 3 8 cents with May at 98 1 2c, July 04 1 40, September 3 1 20 ask. Minneapolis May 1.04 1 4, St Louis May 99 1 de, Kansas City May 95 1 4de.
In the past 47 hours fair orders arrived from the Orient mainly from Japan to China, with China’s needs small after prior purchases. Millers offer the track for club though exporters say export value may not exceed 79¢ and buyers hold off. A weaker world wheat market suppresses bids while California buyers stay keen on bluestem with sales reaching 85¢ at interior points in the last day.
Chicago wheat market slid as demand lagged and foreign markets weakened. Nebraska and Pacific Northwest packers import dressed beef from the Omaha territory to cover shortages, potentially altering local livestock prices. North Portland yard arrivals showed more sheep and hogs, with Hog prices near 8.50 to 8.70 and sheep firmer in the South Omaha market. Official prices list varied cattle and sheep lots with several Idaho, Oregon and California shippers represented.
A Vermont letter describes Mrs Gokey and Mr C C Gokey from Northfield reporting severe left side pains and left shoulder blade distress. After six bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy, appetite improved and symptoms subsided, supporting claims of heart disease cure and urging readers to try the remedy.
Wholesale egg prices slipped two cents per dozen as receipts increased and stock moved generally around thirty cents per dozen. Some sellers asked higher, but many held firm. Market observers expect further declines amid abundant supply. Ballard’s Horehound Syrup ad promotes relief for coughs and bronchitis. A. G. Koeppen & Bros.
In Salem on January 27 the senate committee on regulations debated a resolution calling for a joint Oregon Washington committee to harmonize Columbia River fishing laws. Upper river interests, led by Warren, Seufert, and Burke, urged keeping laws as they are, while Astoria figures Settem and Lorntzen argued against change. The panel split, with some favoring a noncommittal report and others pushing for a formal stance, as Chairman Kellaher opposed passage.
Washington report notes Carl Spuhn and M. G. Manly of Portland urging the house committee to defer action on Alaska fisheries regulations until next year. Portland plant owners favored the postponement. Spuhn returned home today as Senator Chamberlain's Indian bill amendment allocating 60000 for Modoc Point irrigation and 15000 for Chemawa school improvements passed. Also mentions Orpheum ads inviting patrons to see the best and clearest pictures.
San Francisco January 27 six grocers face warrants for violating the McCartney pure food act selling cold storage eggs as fresh ranch fancy ranch and fresh eggs. Merchants named include M J Looney Eugene Mc Coy A Quilich Facilll EE P Shaddick and F H Clark Peter Gaffrees held on the same charge. Conviction without witnesses yielded minimum $25 fine. The move marks the act’s first use and a state health board crackdown on deceptive egg labeling with sales prices cited at 25 to 80 cents per dozen.
A Fayetteville pair credit Dr. King's New Discovery with curing frightful coughs and supposed consumption. The testimonial notes relief for sore lungs and bronchial issues, with trial bottles offered. Also mentions room rentals in East Oregonian building and Pendleton Orpheum moving pictures.
Advertisement claims that chronic ulcers stem from impure blood and that cleansing the blood cures sores. It extols S.S.S. as a remedy that purifies blood, removing infectious matter and enriching corpuscles to aid healing. Promises a book on sores and ulcers and free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
An old Pendleton Oregon advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney disorder. It includes a testimonial from Joseph B. Maggert at 615 Lews Street praising the remedy after a year of back pain. The ad notes price at 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as US agents in Buffalo New York.
Augustus H. Siilikin, receiver in bankruptcy of Louis Levasseye, says the hair goods boom has collapsed after Wu Ting-Fang’s plan to cut his queue on January 30. He expects many Chinamen to follow, flooding the U S with hair. Last year saw a boom with overstock and falling prices and slack demand.
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. Includes claim of curing any case and refund option.
Notice that all applications to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Wena Ha National Forest for the 1911 season must be filed in Walla Walla Washington by February 16 1911. The supervisor I M Scimitz will supply grazing fee details and blank forms upon request.
Young men and women offered a chance to learn a lucrative profession with large salaries for card writers and clerks. The Pendleton Business College promises instruction by a first-class instructor at low cost with flexible hours, night courses now open. For sale a first class furnished 15 room rooming house, owner moving, terms fair, box 218 Pendleton Ore. Hair goods available at Madam Kennedy's 607 East Court Street, Pendleton. Natural human hair goods and combings made to order, guaranteed, phone Red 3762.
Garfield M D physicians Blakeslee Vaughan McNabb Bailey Lucas Stroble restaurant and lodging listings in Pendleton and Athena. Abstracts and real estate services by Hartman Abstract Co. Insurance, loans, and brokerage. Officials and services include stock inspector, attorney, auctioneer, and hardware contacts.
Partial timetable snippet lists Pendleton departure for mixed train at 1:30 p.m and 1:30 a.m arrival patterns with multiple divisions. Mentions Portland Limited and Westbound Oregon routes, plus Washington and Walla Walla locals and Spokane local services. Tracking incomplete due to OCR.
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