East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-30
Union StOcl1yards Run.

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2S.-Half q month sooner than had
been anticipated by the management
of the stockyards, the new plant on
the Peninsula at Stockdale will be
opened for the receipt Of livestock
On September Is the formal opening
will occur. President William H..
Daughtrey makes official announce
ment of this fact after an inspection
of the yards.
What effect the opening of the new
yards will have upon the livestock
industry Of the state can easily be
imagined by the growth Of the yards
in cities of the east, where modern
facilities for handling livestock are
In vogue. In this respect Portland
will be in the lead. Not only does It
have the most modern livestock yards
in the entire country, and that means
in the world but in every way the
new plant at Stockdale is superior to
anything heretofore created.
Accurate weighing of livestock ar
rivals will be one Of the special fea-
lures OF operation in the new union
stockyards. The scales recently in
stalled are the latest in weighing ap-
paratus, and closer figures may be OBJ
tanned than in any other market Of
the country The hog and sheep
scales in the Portland yards are larg-
er than any in the country.
VIII Take Care of Heavier Shipments
While the receipts Of livestock in
the Portland yards have never been
heavy as compared with the larger
markets Of the east this was in a
measure due to the inability of the
yards and packing plants to handle
such supplies. Now with the new
yards to be opened at an early date.
Portland will be able 10 take care OF
anything offered and with quicker
dispatch than any other market in the
country. Recently big additions have
been made to the various packing
plants which purchase through the
Portland stockyards, and this will al
low much more stock TO be handled
than heretofore.
Cattle Market Somewhat Slower.
Cattle market started quite salts
factory at the opening of the week,
but lapsed into severe dullness to-
ward the close. At the end of the
week the movement outward nearly
ceased Buyers were seemingly taxi
ing a vacation. There were heavier
offerings OF cattle during the six days
and this, together with the quite lib
eral run OF a week ago, probably caus-
ed the discrimination that was made
In the week between good and fancy
stuff. Good cattle scarcely showed
change in price, $3.50 still being OBJ
tainable today for selected steers
while good fat cows found purchas-
ers at $3.50 as top. The lack OF
more numerous sales at these pricea
was due more to the lack of proper
quality to bring such figures than to
any desire to hold aloof from the
market.
Northern Buyers Anxious.
Northern buyers Of cattle were Just
as eager to take hold of supplies dur
ing the week as in the previous pc
riod. Killers are becoming tired Of
the lack of good beefy stock, and are
not willing to pay beef prices for
something that looks as II 1t had been
starved to death,
Run of cattle In the yards during
the week was 21SO head compared
with 2O3O last week, 92S the previous
week and 1926 for the first week of
the month.
Sheep and Lambs Hold Ffrmness.
Gain of strength is shown in the
demand for both sheep and lambs IN
the Portland yards, For the past
week the call in both these lines was
among the best Of the season and pre-
sent indications point to better values
TO come Whether they will material
lie or not depends upon two things
the purchase Of fasteners at interior
points and the arrivals here, B"th OF
these will be controlled by one. II
the east resumes its heavy buying |
OF cattle in eastern Oregon, wash
ington and Idaho points II Will likely |
result in a curtalnment of receipts |
here.
Sheep and lamb run in the yards
for the week was 2427 head compared
with 1892 last week and 4Sl2 head
the first week of the present month.
II was probably due to the falling OF
in this weeks arrivals that demand
was so good at the close OF the week
and top lambs were instantly picked
up at $3.50.
Hog Trading Is Weaker.
Weaker demand is noted IN the
hog market at the close of the pres
ont week. Receipts during the SIX
davs were not so liberal as last week.
although the run even during that Pc
rlod could not by any means be con-
sidered satisfying. While no sales OF
top hogs have been made below
az 75 still none of this grade was re-
oeived during the latter part OF the
week when the dullness was most In
tense.
Some of the best hogs that ever ar
rived in the Portland yards came in
early in the week from the Coos bay
country They were fed on dairy by
products and finished on wheat
Hog run during the six days was
COZ head compared with 776 last
week and 1894 the first week Of the
present month.
Following is the general range OF
livestock values in the yards: