East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-15
WHEAT. PRICES
FALL A NOTCH
WEAKER MARKET ABROAD
FELT IN NORTHWEST.
Oat Quotations Remain Unchanged,
While Barley Is Flrmer-Fall Seed
ing VIII BE Commenced at Once,
But Acreage VIII BE SmalI-Hogs
Take Big Tumble While Helfers Are
In Demand.


Portland, Ore, October. 15.-
weaker market abroad cost the
prices Of wheat futures a fraction to-
day on the board Of trade and a sale
Of car of spot club was made at
fractional advance, tn deal being at
SIC (. o. b. dock
There was a firmer tone in coarse
grains, but buyers and sellers did not
get together, although the difference
in their views Is somewhat narrowed.
There was no change today in either
the bid or ask price for November
oats. but an advance Of Nc was bid
for December delivery. While hold
ers held out for s1.6O for a while, the
asked price dropped to s1.55 later in
the session. This is a decline OF 2hcI
GENITAL from yesterday.
A firmer tone and higher prices in
san Francisco for barley today caus-
ed a firmer opening here. While the
opening bids for November were un-
changed at sl.25, the price was final
ly advanced to s1.27h. Asked prices
remain as quoted yesterday For the
December delivery, barley opened un-
changed at S1.27z, but made a gain
OF 2kc GENITAL during the day.
Holders put up the asked price from
S1.SS ga to $1.35 today.
Fall Seeding.
Rains have been general through |
out the various wheat belts of the |
Pacific northwest during the past few
days. Fall plowing will therefore go |
forward after much delay due to an
dry summer in which prac-
tically no moisture fell. The fall
showers started much later than usu-
al this season and on this account the
delay in plowing for fall grain has
been general.
The lateness Of the arrivals of the
moisture will cause much smaller
crop Of fall-sown grain than had been
expected earlier In the season. The
experience Of last years extremely
dry season caused many to consider
only fall sowing for this season and
had conditions been right for this TIE
amount OF fall-sown grain would
likely be fully third greater than /
a year ago. As matters now stand an
increase in fall seeding is almost i'm
possible. Last year. however. some
sections in eastern oregon and Wash
ington carried their seeding opera
tons on until after the turn of the
year, but that was due entirely to the
fine weather.
The Willamette valley has had the
smallest amount OF rainfall and in
some sections the ground is still too
hard for successful plowing opera
tions.
Yesterdays Quotations.
Liverpool oct. l4.-December
wheat, IS. $50.
New York. oct. 14.-Lead. copper.
spelter. unchanged; silver 51l-S.
Chicago, oct. 14.-December wheat
opened $1.OO 1-4G S-S; closed $1.O1:
'''''S o" o.
~, HOGS are Down.
-, ''"nd Oh'oh S'o'kyardS' oct IA.
'"V"""s Io"e' range OF hog
"'u's u" '"e east ana much weaker
y. ''H "' Nh'ch mas oeen pre-
''C''u u' 'a'e oE 'he Journal-hog
'"'u'S 'ov''N are tVom l2c TO 25c
."''' N''' "''"i's Se''ihs over Eb.N5,
',u ''', @e''e'N' run oi S'uii hardly /
20. 80 '''''s more imam Fo.'S' wants
w N'''e'S nave 'eeh vus''''ed Some-
.'"' ,N ''t Te-'H; H.sa Values be-
-"u>e moss "e'' beyond B good pack
"S u">'S'
'h'''so is weaker and lower for
l'E - --1 NJ --s,E % Hunt x
."'l' ana '''> IS 'ae reason ,or TO-
gay drop 'n 'ne ''S values locally. h
The Interests ~ the eastern and west
'rh hog markets are So much alike /,
~ thiS time 'h7' when one Is f,t by T.
lower prices It mus; of necessity J
cause a decline in other sections"
Heiicrs Bring a Better Price, I,
with the improved demand FOR
COWS ana heiterS, both lines are
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