East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-22

Five clips of wool totaling 166,961
pounds were sold by noon to day at
prices ranging from IS cents to 20 3-S
cents. A larger number of buyers
than usual were on hand this MORN
ing and the pit presented very ami
mated scene. owing to the large
amount of bear talk lately the buyers
and the threatened withdrawal of
wool from the sales here should the
prices offered be much lower than
they were last year, there was much
interest when the first two or three
bids were opened.
Judging from the bids opened this
morning It would seem that the pre-
vailing price will be about a cent or
cent and half less than was paid
last year. However, the latter prices
offered today were running higher
than those in the morning.
Four lots which were offered this
morning were not sold by their own
ers. one or two of them may be dis
posed of later while the other owners
who refused the price offered will
probably look for a better market at
some other place or at n later sales
day here.
The growers who have sold recelv-
ed about as much as they expected
their clip would bring in view of the
recent talk by the buyers, but not as
much quite as they believe the market
justifies.
The first bid made this morning
ali nf -
Mathews. which was for 16 cents and
is cents was offered for his second
lot Neither lot was disposed of by
Mr.. Mathews.
The first sale was made by Haskall
& Fletcher to Farnsworth, Thayer &
stevenson of Boston for 90 cents.
The clip amounted to about 5000
pounds.
]. NJ. Hemphill let 4O10 pounds go
at IS cents and A. c. Henderson re-
fused to part with his $4,000 pounds
for the highest bid, which was II IA
cents.
The largest amount offered by any
one concern was that Of the ]. r.
Smith Livestock company, when the
Barnhart clip of 126.060 pounds was
put up. large number of sacks OF
this wool was examined and many bids
were put in but all ran low. Eighteen
and quarter cents was the highest
offer made and was the bid Of Z. Y
Judd. Mr.. Smith refused to sell al
this figure, and states that he does
not know Just what he will do with
this wool.
There Is a strong possibility that he
will ship this wool east unless a
higher price Is offered him on the
next sales day, which occurs on June
I. The Smith company held two lots
and offered the second one, known as
tho Pear creek clir after the first hat
been up. This clip contained $4,000
pounds and there were two bids for Il
of 20 IA cents, made by Orcutt 70,
the J. G. Wright company, and Jacl
Paterson, representing Cecil Caverle!
of Boston. The clip was taken b,
Orcutt with the agreement to divide
with Paterson.
Pedro Brothers received the highes
bid of the forenoon, getting 90 81
cents for their clip of 4S,34 pounds
The Pedro wool last year brough
is.
X. G. Warner had up 44,13s pound
and sold It to Orcutt for 20 Ia cents
Railroad Men Here.
Representatives Of the leading rail
roads in the country are In the cit
to attend the wool sales. Those regis
tered here today are as follows:
George d. O'Connor. w. & C. r. an
Mp: c. f. Van De Water, o. r. e. n
S. D. Hoover, C. B. & O.; F. r. Hanke
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul; Fl.
Miller, Chicago & Northwestern; JAG