East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-10

Actlvity-Hog Market in Portland
Is Reported Weak.
Portland, Nov 10 Export buying
Of wheat is again reported on small
scale in the Pacific northwest While
the purchases of late have been
small the increase is easily notice
able The better tone abroad as
well as i'm American markets east OF
the Rockies added to the improved
| feeling In California, has at last af-
fected the trade here. Even millers
are showing more disposition to take
on small lots of wheat than they were
short time ago. For club they are
more eager to bid SS@ soc than here
| tOfore. Receipts are again showing
an increase here, the arrivals for the
day totaling 1872 cars, compared with
so cars on Saturday and 61 cars Fri
day.
on the Portland board of trade to-
day there was a much better attend
ance of grain men and more lively
bidding was the result An advance
of l9c today put the bid for Novem-
Der delivery up to 90& although the
asked prices dropped during the day
as applied to Saturdays market For
the December option of wheat the
market started at Gle to 92c, the same
figure as applied to Saturdays mar
ket For the December option of
wheat the market started at Gle bid
and advanced to 81 Ac, as compared
with the bid Of 91A on Saturday.
Asked prices today for December
started nc higher at 921ac, but drop
ped back to 92Ac later In the day.
There was a firmer tone in oats
futures on the board today, Novem-
Der starting at $3.50 bid, the same as
on Saturday, and closing today at
$l5O%. The asked price dropped
later in the day 2lac to $155.
Barley futures closed with a net
loss buyers not being very anxious to
start an outward movement. At $780,
bid the price was 1ac under the for
mer closing for November while the
December option at s1.32k bid was
ac under the previous ending.
Foreign Prices Better.
Chicago, Nov. 9.-Owing to the fire. !
quency of the reports coming from
American fields telling of unfavorable |
weather for winter wheat growth. |
tharp waS q sbarn advopcn L., es,.ai.... ]
markets today; which in turn affect |
ed the American markets, At Liver
pool wheat opened u to 5-Sd above !
Saturday and closed with net gain
OF 3-S to I'D. Berlin shows a gain
of nc at the close and Budapest 3-Sc |
At Antwerp the market closed is to 1
u higher than Saturday and Paris
came forth with rise of Is to % |
centimes.
This market opened rather firm,
unchanged to a shade higher than
Saturday and closed is to S-S high
er. The market was steady all day
with little. If any excitement here.
Worlds shipments were: Wheat g.
bOS,OOO bushels; corn, 225O, 900 BUSH
els. On passage, wheat, decreased l.
$4,000 bushels and corn decreased
], 100000 bushels.
Cash wheat-No. red, $1.O2H@
LOB; No. 3 red, 1O1 Y @1O21k: No. 2
hard, Sl.02h a LOS: No. 3 hard. csc
a SLO2; No, northern, spring, s1.O5
a l.O2; No. 2 northern, spring, s1.O3
a LOS; No. 3 spring. 9Sc@Sl.O4.
Heavy Run of Hogs.
Portland Union Stockyards, Nov
There was a very heavy run of
logs to market over Sunday, a total
# 900 head, the heaviest arrivals for
ecent days being received in the
ards.
The market started very week on
his account, and no sales were made
Dove So for even the best east of
he mountain stuff. While it has
'een hard to obtain over Sc hereto
ore for the class of stuff arriving. Sc
ect eastern Oregon stuff could have ;
ound a sale around $6.lO66.25. but !
oday nothing over Sc was possible l
The market for steers was likewise '
cry dull during the day, although
he arrivals over Sunday, a total of
30 cattle, was not excessive. The I
ig people seem to have deserted the
market for the time being altogether. {
s they say they already have more I
teers than they know what to do G
With. {
No Sheep Are Coming.
There were no arrivals of sheep 5
Yer Sunday, and that line continues 7
ominal in the yards. c
Today's arrivals of livestock COM $
are with the run in the yards on this l
ay in recent years as follows: c
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
900 ............124 81 SS5
9O6 ............144 20S SO .
A year ago today cattle were ex- !
'emely weak, with the price 10c low d
r; hogs and sheep at unchanged I,
alues.
Following is the general range of L
alues on stock ruling in the yards
Dr late shipments
Hogs-Best east of mountains. Sc: :.
rdinary. $5.75; blockers and China !!
ats S5 N so. StOckprS aud faodnrs