East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-02

Portland, June 1.-The new month
opens with a decline in cattle and
sheep prices and a somewhat softer
tone than formerly for the cheaper
qualities.
Best grade of steers are no longer
able to move at $5.25 and the ex-
treme top value today is s5.15 with IS
the probable figure for arrivals dur
ing the near future. This would put
the price of best cows at 81.
There was quite fair run of CAL
ifornla grass stuff in the yards dur
ing the past "a hours, but arrivals
from that source are not showing
the quality expected Neither is the
local run.
Today's showing of cattle included
400 head as compared with All yes
terday. IS Saturday, SO Friday, 81
Thursday and 100 last Wednesday
While the showing of cattle in the
yards the past week was not at all
heavy, there has been no dearth Of
supplies in the pens of killers for the
former weeks run from the south was
liberal enough to supply all needs.
Sheep Market Slightly Lower.
Showing of sheep in the yards up to
II o'clock this morning was very scant
but more supplies arrived a short
time later which could not be count
ed and will therefore be placed among
the arrivals of Wednesday. Showing
of sheep in the yards today while
small, failed to meet with any spirited
buying by killers and the result is
that best yearlings cannot be moved
today above $4 and even this price is
believed to be a quarter above what
may be expected for arrivals in the
near future.
Wool Sales at Shanlko.
Shaniko. Ore, June Wool
changed hands at this mornings sales
as follows: William Ellery bought of
Alex McLennan. 1900 pounds at 81
cents; j. p. Dufour bought of n. F.
McColn $4,000 pounds at 20, IA cents;
NJ. Maxwell 1000 at % cents; Morrow
& Kennan, $1,000 at 90 SIS cents;
Charles II. Green of the Baldwin
Sheep & Land company, 100000 at
22 ga cents; Henry Waller Walker
ing, $4,000 pounds at 21 IA cents,
and NJ. NJ. Derr, 10000 pounds at 20
is cents.
Another Patten Corner.
Chicago. June THAT Patten and
Armour forces have been combined to
effect a corner" in the July wheat
operation was the talk of the grain
trade today, and to some extent the
reports We're confirmed by the sharp
advance in that delivery today July
closed with a gain of / 7-Sc, and
September 3-4c. December closed
Lee above Saturday.
The reported Armour-Patten COM
bine was about the only news of i'm
portance during the session, and many
scout the idea, although they say that
anything is quite possible these days.
Increasing strength of the cash
wheat market was much help to the
deferred deliveries today. Cash
wheat is picked up even more freely
than last week, millers being quite an
Xious to take hold at current prices.
Portland Market Summary.
Wool-19O9, Willamette valley 24G
25c; eastern oregon, 1S@24c.
Hops 1909 crop, choice, lie;
prime to choice, 1Oc; prime, sc; me-
dum, Sc; 1909 contracts, 12c.
Tallow-Prime, per lb., S94c; No.
2 and grease, zoe Lee.
heepskins-Shearing. 10 a 15c
each; short wool, 2504Oc; medium
wool 5Oc@s1 each; long wool. 75c@
S1.25 each.
Chittem Bark-old, Lee; new,
5@5 1-2c h.
Hdes-Dry hides, 14@16c lb.;
green, S@10c h.: bulls, green salt, &C
per lb; kips &c; calves, green, Ice
per lb.
Mohair-1sO9, 2S@24c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed $S4; rolled. sS6.5O@ |
81.
Wheat-Buyirg price. new-Track,
Portland-Club, $1.20@1.22; blue
stem, $1.S5; red Russian, $1.17: Tur-
key red, s1.2O@1.25; Willamette val
ley. $1.16,
Misunderstanding price - Bran,
$26.50; middlings, $500; shorts, $50; i
chop, $23@31; alfalfa meal, $40 per
ton
Flour--Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent, 1925; straight, $500 |
600; export, s4.7O; bakers, $4,000 |
625; valley, $3.50; graham, las
$3.50; whole wheat $3.50; rye, 5s
$3.50; bales, $500.
Oats-Producers' price-Track, No. |
white. S4O@41; gray, $40.
Corn-Whole, $S6; cracked SS7 |
ton. i
Potatoes.
Potatoes-Selling, $2.0062.25: buy
ing for shipment, per cwt., country
extra fancy so; ordinary shipping,
buying $1.75@2.00; sweet, $2.5093,
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of mountains. |
$500; good, $775; fancy Willamette
blockers, s7.5O@7.75; stockers, s6.75
@7OO.
Cattle-Best steers, Weighing 1900
pounds S5.OO@51O; medium steers,