East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-09

Portland.-June S.-The market for
hogs was never better in Portland
than today and some select stuff from
Idaho was readily taken care of by
the trade at 1915. Receipts in the
yards continue of very light order and
this forces the packers in competition
with each other more than ever be-
fore.
Cattle market is showing consider
able easlness and the very top for se-
lect steers today, would have been
$4,75, although nothing that came
sold at more than $3.50. These, how
ever, were only medium quality.
Sheep market shows a more liberal
run for the day. a total or 7S6 head
appearing in the yards during the "a
hours. This compares with S74 yes
terday, 667 Saturday, 752 Friday, S43
Thursday, 5O3 "Wednesday and 30
head a week ago today.
Sheep Market.
Market for sheep Is rather slug
glsh and buyers are more discriminat'
ing in their purchases than they have
been up to this time.
Most OF the business in the yards
during the past "a hours was for out
side accounts. Carsten OF Tacoma
again sent out special trainload Of
cattle from the Portland yards to his
Pugent sound packing plant and his
local representative, Frank NJ. Lacey,
1s still looking for additional supplies
which will be sent forward the present
week.
Wheat I'm Chicago.
The issuance of the government
crop report today. while considered
by some as a rather bullish showing,
was rather disappointing to the longs
and this results in some serious sell
ling pressure after the high point was
reached, but outside of this the mar
ket was good and the closing higher.
The grain ruled from 3-Sc to 1c a
bushe at the closing.
Market for wheat opened with a
very sharp advance. with September
the strongest feature, and this condi-
ton was continued throughout the
session with the exception of the de-
cline after the start.
The report issued today gives 60
per cent more acreage TO wheat than
during 1908, and this was what
brought about the early loss.
Portland Market Summary.
Wool-19O9, Willamette valley, ESQ
26c: eastern oregon, 20@24c.
Tallow-Prime, per lb. 304c; No
2 and grease, 2@2 1-2c.
Sheepskins-Shearing. 10 a 15c
each; short wool. 2504Oc; medium
wool, 5OcG$1 each; long wool, 75c@
$1.25 each
Hides-Dry hides, 14616c lb.;
green, S91Oc lb.; bulls, green salt, &c
per h.; kips, &c; calves green, 16c
per lb.
Mohalr-19O9, 2S@24c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed, S34; rolled, $4,000
81.
Wheat-Buying price. new-Track,
Portland-Club, S1.2O9122; blue
stem, $1.S5; red Russian, s1.17; Tur-
key red, s1.2O@1.25; Willamette val
ley. $115.
misunderstanding price Bran,
$26.5O; middlings, $4,000; shorts $50;
chop, $23@S1; alfalfa meal, $40 per
ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent, S6.25; straight, $5.SO@6.OO
export, $40; bakers, s6.OO@6.25; val
ley $3.50; graham, las, $3.50; whole
wheat, $3.50; rye, 5s, $3.50; bales SO,
Oats-Producers price--Track, No.
| white, s40Q41; gray, $40,
Potatoes.
Potatoes-Selling, s2.OO@2.25; buy
ing for shipment, per cwt,, country
extra fancy, So; ordinary shipping,
buying, s1.75@2; sweet, $2.50@3.
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of the mountains |
SS@S15; good, $7,S5; fancy VILLA
nette blockers, $7.S5; stockers, 1915 |
az.
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900 |
pounds, s4.75; medium steers, $3.50; |
,oor steers. s4.25; medium cows, 1915 |
,oor cows, $780, bulls. $2.50@3.
Sheep, sheared-Best wethers, $3.50 |
14; spring lambs. $4.90@5.25;
traight ewes, s3.50@3,60; mixed lots
1856.