East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-07
WHEAT F|RMER
IN PORTLAND
BARLEY ALSO STRONG BUT
PRICES ARE UNCHANGED.
Advance Figures for Cash Stuff In San
Francisco Market Causes Rise All
Along the Coast-Chlcago Market
Makes Good Showing at Opening
Steer Prices Drop Back TO 81.

Both wheat and barley were flrmer
and higher for futures today but while
there was strength in the cash situa-
tlon, prices showed no change. The
higher prices on the Portland board
Of trade were influenced somewhat by
the advanced figures for cash stuff In
the San Francisco market today, the
advances there during the session be-
ing quite marked in all varieties of
wheat
On the local exchange an advance
Of Ac a bushel was bid for Novem-
ber wheat and a rise of 1-Sc asked.
similar advance Of Nc was made
in both the bid and ask for Decem-
ber wheat today.
Oats market is rather slow for both
cash and future stuff and prices in
both lines were unchanged from yes
terday.
A higher market for barley in San
vance of 2kc in the bid for Novem-
Der and 3-4c a GENITAL for the Decem-
Der. The asked prices were advanc-
ed Sac for November and 2hc for
the December delivery. Board of
trade prices today:
Chicago Market Good.
Chicago, Nov. 6.-Local wheat
prices started under a very good
showing Of bullishness for the De-
cember. unchanged figures for the
May and an advance of 4 for the
July delivery. At the close December
was l-sc higher than yesterday.
July Use and May 3-Sc above for
mer values
Liverpool did not make much of a
showing at any time during the day.
The market there opened unchanged
for the three options, but the closing
was 1-Sd higher to 1-sd lower than
yesterday At Budapest there was no
change at the closing OF today as com
pared with the previous session, but
Paris was 10 centlmes higher.
81 Is High for Steers.
Portland Union Stockyards, Nov. G.
Just one load Of hogs made its APP
pearance in the yards today, no cattle
or sheep arriving. The tone of the
livestock market is exceedingly quiet
at the moment. After a squirt OF ac-
tivity I'm cattle for select stock, dull
ness is again the rule and for best
steers killers are not offering over $4,
which is Csc under the recent ad-
vanced figure. According to the
killers the general market for top
steers was scarcely over this figure
during recent days, the only sales at
S4.25 being in two instances and these
were for shipments from the south
Packers and killers say they are still
loaded with steers and are trying to
discourage the shipment of any more
stuff until they clean up.
Continue Demand for Cows.
Although there is a very slow and |
rather dull tone in steers locally. kill |
ers are still quite willing to take up !
all the cows and heifers at recently |
quoted values. The claim is made that |
the quality of the cows is better in |
comparison with steers than ever be- |
fore.
sheep market remains quiet with
prices unchanged.
Hogs are steady at Sc for best stuff,
but even then the tone OF the demand
Is rather quiet. Packers are not in
cined to hurry purchases owing to
the heavy arrivals in the hog market
of late.
A year ago today all lines of live
stock were weak in the local yards
with hogs and sheep especially drag
ging.
Today's arrivals of livestock COM
pare with this day in recent years as
follows:
Hogs. Cattle. sheep
1907 ..,....... S09 10 21S
1906 ........... -. Ia -.
l9O5 .,......... 4l2
Following is the general range of
values on stock ruling in the yards
for late shipments:
Hogs-Best east of mountains Sc;
ordinary, S5.75; blockers and China
fats, $50; stockers and feeders,
S4.75@5.
Cattle-Select east of mountains,
steers S4; medium steers, $9.75 best
COWS. SO; medium cows, $250@2.75;
stags, $2.5O@3; bulls, S1.75@2.
Sheep-Best wethers, $3.50; ordi-
nary Wethers. $32b: lambs. $4,000,
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