East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-01
ALL. PRICES HAVE
UPWARD TENDENCY
MONTH NOTES INCREASING
DEMAND FOR GOOD STUFF
Cows Advance in StoclSyards to $3.75
Fancy Steers Conspicuous by Alb
sence-HIOg Market Firm at $50
Sheep and Lambs csc Higher.

Union Stockyards. Stockdale, Nov
3n-The month closes with the very
best feeling possible in the local live
stock situation and prices. generally
tending toward higher range.
Demand for good stuff is gradually
increasing and at no time during the
late period have arrivals of character
been up to the requirements of the
trade, Good stuff is neeued badly
and whenever any such quality is re-
ceived it bring forth the fiercest com
petition Imaginable.
Cows Move at $3.75 Today.
This condition has been continued
for so long a period that buyers were
quite willing, in fact eager, to bid as
high as 1915 for COWS in the Stock
dale yards this morning and sale OF
2S head that averaged 945 pounds
was made. This is an advance of 10c
over previous quotations received in
late trading and indicates that the
demand for cattle was never better
While this was the only sale of
cows made today at the record price.
absence of similar transactions is due
only to the fact that but one real topr
py car arrived and that brought the
extreme value for the day.
Many sale of cows were made in the
Yards today at $3.50. Some of this
was very good stuff but it did not ap-
proach the quality shown by the $3.75
transaction.
No Fancy Steers in Yards.
There were no fancy steers in the
Yards during the day and this ac>
counts for the absence of figures
higher than $3.50 in that branch of the
cattle market. The highest grade of
steers in evidence today could scarce
lv be called more than mediums and
iS4.50 was considered very good
price for these during the days tran
sactions.
Run of cattle in the yards was small
today but following the good supply
of Yesterday, left the trade with quite
liberal offerings for a rainy day. A
total of 1874 head was received, com
pared with 201 a week ago, none TINS
dav a year ago. 80 head in 1907, 2sl
lin 1906 and none for the same day II
1905.
Market for bulls is very good ant
values i'm effect are high, considering
the stage Of other lines.
Hog Market Remains at $50.
The fair run of hogs today that fol
lowed the most liberal run of yester
dav failed to check any of the buylnl
lin the hog market and values remain
ed firm. For toppers. the marke
holds stiffly at $50 and on numbe
of transactions this high figure wa
J obtained during the day.
supply Of hogs at Stockdale toda,
was 2i9 head, compared with 962 yes
terday. sO6 Friday, none Thursday 4
> WEDNESDAY and 3S2 head week ag
; today.
sheep and Lambs 25c Higher.
, Advance Of 25c is shown all through
the sheep market today. All grade
, lare showing a rise of a quarter. First
iciass lambs are now moving yer
swiftly UP to $3.50, and other grade
, sell above the figures formerly in ef
feet.
4 year ago yesterday there wa
| fiTmnCSS IN all lIleS Ol llNtSNpNh III ~
% Portland yards, but values were un
changed.
: Those Who supply the Market.
\ Henry Larkin sent in two loads
hogs from Almota, Wash, for today
h lively market.
4 Same shipper had three loads
! cattle offering from Colfax.
: O ID. Jones, of Baker City, cam
/ through with two loads of cattle.
: \. Il. Ford, the regular from MS
I Ninnville came to the yards with
load of hogs today.
]. f. Ziggler, another regular
! brought in two loads of sheep froi
1 Gervais,
The following is the general rams
of livestock values in the yards;
/, Cattle-Best steers, weighing l2u
. mounds. $4.55 a 4,65; medium steer
, S425@4.5O; best cows, $S.75 med
. nm cows, $3.50; bulls, S2.OO q2.f'
stags, s2.5O@S. 800.
Hogs-Best east Of the mountain
1910; stockers, $3.50 q 600; pigs,
@7.O0.
sheep-Best wethers, s4.50@4s7i
ordinary, 1925; spring lambs, S5,2St
, $3.50: straight ewes, $4,000 Al
mixed lots, s4.0O@4.25.
Calves-Best, 5000 5.25; ordina'
$S.5O@45O.