White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-09
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Seattle
Wheat - Soft white and western
white, 43c; hard winter, western red
and northern spring, 42c; bluestem,
bOc.
Butterfat-19c.
Eggs-Ranch, 15@16c.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 400.
Cattle-Choice steers, $4.5o@5.15.
Sheep Spring lambs, $5.lo@5.60.
Spokane
Cattle-Steers, good, $4.25@500.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.85@4.00.
Lambs-Medium to good, $4.75@5.00.
Portland
Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, 49Ac; soft white and western
white, 4lc; hard winter, northern
spring and western red, 4oc.
Hay-Buying prices f. o. b. Port.
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $3.50.
Butterfat-15@17c.
Eggs-Ranch, l5@l6c. ,,
Cattle-Steers, good, $4.75@5.25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.25@4.25.
Lambs-Good to choice, $5.25@5.65.
One lone swan remains in Lake Sac
aiawea Of the flock Of seven sent
number Of years ago to help beautify
the lake. Several died during the Sc
we're winter Of 1880. The sixth bird
died last Monday. A great flock Of
ducks are at home in the lake, and ex-
cept for depredations Of dogs and some
stealing this flock is steadily increas-
ing in numbers.
Forming of surplus crop corpor-
alton to control the supply of prunes
out Of Walla Walla and Yakima valleys,
is suggested in circular letter being
sent out by William Berney, Walla
Walla shipper. He asks producers to
sign up so per cent of their crops,
saying price Of $40 ton can be
guaranteed under such an arrangement.
Timothy Evans, an Auburn ranch
er who was fatally shot by his son last
November in quarrel, left an estate
valued at $41, $50, according to the APP
praiser's report, filed in the probate
court. The son, who pleaded tempo
rary insanity, will be tried in April
on first degree murder charge.
With petitions bearing hundreds of
names already sent to Governor Mar
| tin, members of the north central
Washington mortgage relief commit
tee are working in all communities Of
the district getting singnatures Of
farmers and homeowners desiring mort
gage relief legislation.
The Frank Turner tie mill in the
Mount Pleasant district, southeast of
Kelso resumed cutting of ties last week
after shutdown because Of snow. The
crew worked for three days to clear
the snow from the road to the mill so
that trucking of the ties could begin.
The, state supreme court has upheld
the judgment Of the county court Of
Thurston county holding that state
courts are without jurisdiction to COM
pei the railroads to obey the order of
the department Of public woks to low
er grain rates.
One hundred farmers and taxpayers
have organized the United Farmers
league of Washington at Charleston. A
committee was appointed to ask the
superior court to refuse to take action
on mortgage foreclosures for a period
of 80 days.
Fire at Elberton, IL miles northeast
Of Colfax, destroyed the Eitel drug
store, in which the postoffice was To-
Gated, the McGill general store and
vacant room adjoining and lodge haD
overhead.
With little revenue coming in and
franklin county facing accommodating
debts, the franklin County Taxpayers
league recently recommended drastic
reductions in county and school district
expenditures.
Snow covers the Spirit lake area to
depth of 8 IL feet at present. There
are ten people at the lake at present.
It is possible to drive only to within
12 miles Of the lake. m
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