East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-22
CATTLE REACH HIGH
WATER MARK
HIGHEST FALL PRICES
IN HISTORY EXIST
Steers Selling As High as $4.75 and
Cows at $3.60-Marlet Is In Ex-
ccllent Shape-IIOgs Firm at So
Very Few Sheep Arrive.

| Union Stockyards, Stockdale, Oct
2l.-Cattle are bringing higher prices
today than ever before I'm the history
of the local market for this time OF
the year. Steers are selling as high
as $4.75, while good cows have moved
in the yards during the past "a hours
as high as $3.50.
Stock that brought these big val
ues were Of course out Of the ordinary
but the transactions indicate that
there is a market here for livestock
showing better quality than has been
received heretofore.
Cows that bring $3.50 are not shown
in the yards every day Of the week
and therefore credit for bringing in
such good stuff naturally goes to the
shipper. S. S. Stearns of Shaniko, is
the one who sent i'm the latest cattle
of merit and everyone in the yards,
buyers and sellers alike, wish that
there were more like him. S. and S.
took the highest priced COWS at $3.50,
there being a carload Of this grade.
The same killers likewise took a load
Of steers at S4.75, the top notch for
recent transactions. The Union Meat
company took car Of steers that
ranged in price from s4.75 down to
$435.
All Cattle In Excellent Shape.
Market for cattle Is in excellent
shape here at the present time. The
shipment Of Mr.. stearns, who by the
way Is the breeder Of fancy Hereford
cattle and whose latest shipment was
handled by Dad" Hunt Of Hunt &
Lacey, Indicates the full strength of
the present situation at Stockdale.
While there has been a very liberal
run Of cattle in the yards recently,
demand has absorbed all that came
and today nominal showing found
the market in best possible shape to
receive a continuation Of good sup
plies. All grades of cattle are find
ing equally good call, bulls selling up
to 50 % and calves as high as $50.
Today's run Of cattle was but three
head and 50 calves Cattle arrivals
yesterday were 5O3 head, Tuesday 49O
Monday 617. Saturday 10, and last
Friday 1876 head.
Hogs Are Firm at $500
Talk of a lower hog market at this
time seems to have drifted away for
at the moment Stockdale buyers are
eagerly offering as high as IS for
swine, II good enough There was
only a small run of hogs in the yards
during the day; a total Of 100 head
being received. This compares with
S77 yesterday, SSS Tuesday, 231 Mon
day, Sc Saturday and none last Fri
day,
There was n small sprinkling Of
sheep in the yards during the day.
conditions of the sheep and lamb
trade continues very good at Stock
iale and prices remain as high as
quoted.
Those Who Supply the Market.
Gregory & Reiling Of Mount Angel !
we're offering a mixed car Of hogs and
heep in the yards today
r. ]. Brown of Baker City came
through with mixed car Of cattle
nd calves today. Shipment was well
eceived.
]. c. Miller Of Belleue, Idaho, was
n arrival with a carload of hogs
The following is the general range
f livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
,ounds, S45O@.75; medium steers.
425; best cows, $S.5O@ $50; me-
ium COWS, sS.25@S.S5; best heifers,
$50; bulls, S175@2:25.
Hogs-Best east of mountains, IS;
valley best, $175@7.S5;
lockers. $466; pigs. cor.
Sheep-Best wethers, s4.25; ordi-
airy, "a; spring lambs, s5@5.50;
traight ewes, $S.5O@S.75; mixed lots,
4.
Calves-Best, 1925; ordinary, $50