East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-06

5.-A decline of sc Is shown in the
hog market here, Notwithstanding the
generally strong situation elsewhere.
Today's decline of best stuff to $3.50
is caused by the almost insistent re-
celpts during recent days. There is
no lull in the shipments in this direc-
ton and therefore as long as packers
are quite well filled up and shipments
continue, shippers cannot expect any
thing but lower range Of prices.
Heavy hogs were included in those
that sold at lower prices today, one
lot averaging 800 pounds going at
$3.50 during the "a hours trading.
Discrimination in the Buying.
Present conditions in the livestock
trade tend to make buyers more dis
eliminating in their purchases. While
there cannot be said to be any real
weakness in the hog situation here,
affairs would be much better from a
shippers point of view were supplies
to be held off until there is an actual
demand for the swine.
As has been previously stated, the
run Of swine has been so liberal re-
Gently that the wants of killers and
packers have been almost fully sup
piled. The big fellows seem to have
about all the hogs they can comfort
ably take care Of during the next few
days and while the small butchers
are still buying, they are not inclined
to plunge at this stage Of the game
and prices.
Heavy Calves Are Hard TO Move.
Some of the recent arrivals in the
calf market here have been so heavy
that they were practically taken out
of that class. Practically nine tenths
of late arrivals have been of poor
quality and this accounts in a measure
for the very low range of values OBJ
tainable at Stockdale. Light calves
that are properly finished, are taken
care Of by buyers at former top prices,
but il is the poor stuff that shows me-
glect in many instances.
Cattle Run May BE Over.
There are indications that he huge
run Of cattle which has inflicted Sc
we're losses to the price in the Stock
dale yards is about over. Such an
event would be welcomed both by
buyers and commission merchants
While the latter would like to receive
all the cattle they can get in normal
times, present market is unfit for
arrivals and unsatisfactory returns
must be allowed shippers.
Perhaps the absence of big run OF
cattle in the yards during the past two
days was all that saved the market
from showing another decline in pri-
ces today. Smaller volume of offer
ings caused receivers to press sup
plies more lightly on the market.
Butchers are therefore giving a sign
of relief and have kept away from
the market during the "a hours, with
all storage facilities filled with cattle
they are not in a position to fake care
of additional shipments at this time.
sheep Run Plays Out.
There were no arrivals of sheep and
lambs in the yards during the past "a
hours. The run yesterday was moder
ate and was we'll taken care of at the
advanced prices quoted at the time.
Those who make a speciality of SELL
ing sheep say that there is every in
dication that the market will do bet
ter after while. Just at present too
liberal offerings here would cause a
decline in prices because of the re-
cent heavy purchases by butchers at
primary points.
The following is the general range
OF livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers. Weighing 1900
pounds, $425; medium steers, 1915
@4O0; best cows, sS.O0@3.25; medi-
um cows, S2.759S.OO, best heifers.
$500; bulls, s1,75Q2.25; stays, $3.50
$500.
Hogs-Best east of the mountains,
$3.50; Willamette valley best, $500
7.75; stockers, s4.OOQ6,OO; pigs, Sc
OF.
Sheep-Best wethers, s4.259 4.5O;
ordinary $4.OO@45O; spring lambs,
S5.25; straight ewes, $S.50Q4.0O; mix
ed lots, $4.00.
Calves-Best, $500; ordinary
sS,5O@45O.