East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-29

Portland, May 28.-The hog market
is now firmey established in the
yards at $S and other sales were made
during the past "a hours at the high
price Of the season.
Run Of hogs in the Portland yards
for the day was merely 67 head COM
pared with 1S1 yesterday, 1O7 Wednes-
day. III Tuesday and none Monday.
A week ago today the arrivals of hogs
in the yards consisted If III head.
Weakening values are shown in the
cattle market at this time and the
class Of stuff now coming forward is
not any help toward maintaining
them. Arrivals in the cattle market
during the past "a hours totaled So
head: of this amount Al head being
calves. No California stuff put in ap-
poarance.
Sheep Market 10 Cents Lower.
A loss Of 1Oc to 25c per hundred
pounds is shown in the local sheep
market today. While the arrivals in
the yards were not at all liberal, the
ollOh lllH was GhlllGltbl " Ndh0t OuJ
ers to hold aloof until assured that
the bids of 1Oc reduction would be
considered and even then they were
in no hurry to trade.
Potato Market Is Mixed.
While some interests are holding
out firmly for $2.25 for potatoes, sew
eral Front street houses have started
to sell them and are now freely offer
ing at 50. Those who have the most
supplies are the ones doing the shad-
ing, the ones with scant holdings be-
ing unwilling to push sales very hard
even at $2,25. While it is the general
belief of that the potato trade that
the market will do better within the
next week or so, the larger handlers
are disposed to take what profits are
already in sight for most of their
supplies. All agree, nevertheless, that
there will not be a sufficient amount
Of old potatoes to go around before
the new crop is in a position to take
care OF the markets demand.
Market Summary.
Wool--19O9, Willamette valley, "a
q25c. eastern oregon. 1S@24c.
Tallow-Prime, per h., 394c; No.
2 and grease, 2@2 1-2c.
Sheepskins - Shearing, 10915c
each; short wool. 25940c; medium
wool, 5Ocq$1 each; long wool, 75c@
$1.25 each.
Hides-Dry hides, 14Q16c lb.;
green, S01Oc lb.; bulls, green salt, &c
per lb.; kips, sc; calves, green Ice
per lb.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed, s34; rolled, $36.50@
81
Wheat-Buying price, new-Track.
Portland-Club, $1.2OG1.22; blue
stem, S1.35; red Russian, S1.17; Tur-
key red, s1.2OQ1.25; Willamette val
ley, s1.15.
Misunderstanding price Bran,
$26.50; middlings, $500; shorts, $50;
chop, $2S@31; alfalfa meal, $50 per
ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent S6,25; straight, S5.3OW
600; export, s4.70; bakers, $1,000
6.25; valley, $3.50; graham, 1-4s.
$3.50; whole wheat. $3.50; rye, 5s,
$3.50; bales, $500.
Potatoes.
Potatoes-Selling, $2,O0@2.25; buy
ing for shipment, per cwt., country eX-
ira fancy, 50; ordinary shipping, buy
ing S1.75@2.00; sweet, $2.5O@ 800.
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of mountains,
$500; good, s7.75; fancy Willamette
blockers, s7.5O@775; stockers, s6.75
@I0O.
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
pounds. s5.4O@5.50; medium steers.
s5.25; poor steers, $500; best cows
$4.5O; bulls, s2.5O@3.5O.
Sheep, sheared-Best wethers, S4.15
d4.25; spring lambs, S5.25: straight
ewes, $S.5OQ4.OO; mixed lots, $4,000
4.25.
Calves-Light $3.50; heavy. SIS.