POLITER flUTOmOTIVE SERVICE
5 STORAGE
Al'S TAXI SCliVICl
TIRES -BATTERIES GAS & OIL
TUNE-UPS & GENERAL OVERHAUL
TRUCKER SERVICE
Day or Nito
Phono 25
WELDING
&
MACHINE WORK
GAS &
OIL
FARM MARKETS
A slightly lorer level of consunor ability
to buy fam products appears probable in
the next fer*months. The national economy
is operating at near top spcod, nith alnost
full enploynont. Retail trade is ebbing as
consumers’ nost urgent needs have been
filled and prices are being slashed in many
cases to cloan out the retailors’ shelves,
FEED GRAIN
Feed grain prices are expected to'be steady
to slightly higher in the next fer months,, .
Harket receipts of corn are likely to .con
tinue relatively heavy,
SEED markets aro quiet. Dealers already
roll stockod nay not buy norc except as •
needed to fill orders after their present
stocks have noved into spring trade,
HAY prices are expected to bo steady to
slightly higher in the near future, The
late rinter and early spring trend rill de
pend partly on hor severe rinter reather
proves to be,
DAIRY rices ore ejpcctod to be irregular
rith gone further decline on fluid nilk and
cream, but steady or slightly higher prices
on some manufactured products, Nilk pro
duction has increased from the lor point of
the season,
EGG --ricos are expocted to decline to tho
support level rithin the next tro or 'three
months under a rapid incrcaso in production.
The number of layers aro slightly under last
year, but tho production per bird'is. running
roll ahead of any previous record,
POULTRY cricos rill probably advance during
late rinter and early spring months, but
tho advance is oxpoctcd to less than usual.
POTATO prides arc bclor support lovols in
many areas, but probably rill novo uprard
slightly duo to the higher support lovel
in lato rinter, T!" crop estimate ras in
creased'to 4-46 million bushels in the final
returns, or 15 per cent over last yoar.
Acreage ras the smallest in nearly 70 years',
but yields averaged higher than over beforcl
The surplus ras approximately 90 million
bushels. The pevornnont continues to buy
freely.
FROM OTHER CO-OPS
The total savings of $110 ,772.03 for dis
tribution to patrons roro reported by the
Clark County Dairymen’s Cooperative on its
25th annual noeting, H.S. Dixeen, general
manager, reported that the volume of busi
ness for the combined departments of the
co-dp'amounted to $3,CC9,566.88. Of this
total, $1,670,105 ras in ndrkoting of Ched
dar choose, condensed milk,ice cream nix
and bottled milk. Purchasing through-the'
supply departments amounted to $1,353,206,
62. The Clark County co-op serves over *
200C farms in Clark and Covlitz Counties,
The elevator nan at the post'office build
ing callod out: ’’Sixth floor, U.S.claonor ,
He referred to the Income Tax Department