East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-13
WHEAT CONTINUES
At TOP PRICES
CLUB WHEAT SELLS FOR
A DOLLAR AND FIFTEEN
Rumors of Still Higher Prices to be
Paid-May Wheat Makes Slight
Advance Over Last Week-NO
Changes In Oats and Rarley-Cattle
Shipments are Being Held Back
Markets In Need of Good Qualities.


Portland, Ore, April 12.-Portland
wheat prices are sensationally high.
Several small sales Of club are report
ed here at S115 bushel and there
are rumors of still higher prices be-
ing paid. These latter, however,
could not be fully confirmed today.
On the board of trade today, while
the session was dull, exciting events
transpired, April option advancing &c
a bushel in Portland, while holders
were asking a similar advance. This
put club wheat for the present
months delivery at $1.15 bid and
S1.17 asked. In the May delivery the
bid moved up &c a bushel to $1.16,
while asked price was showed up
s11S compared with $1.15h on Sat
urday.
There is no change in the oats or
barley cash or futures during the
day
Al the Stockyards.
The cattle situation is so strong
for good prime stuff that receivers
are now experiencing better range
OF values. While killers are anxious
TO buy top steers around $3.50 they
are not offering more here and the
result was that cattle sales were held
back The northern cities are again
inquiring for good quality and 1t is
stated an offer for a fraction better
than $3.50 has been made for one
select lot.
The trend of the entire livestock
market could scarcely be improved
for today's showing is among the best
noted in this city for some time. The
cituation, while best in cattle, is ex-
cellent in both sheep and hogs and
best quality finds no trouble In NOV
ing at extreme top values.
II is only the inferior quality that
finds little response from buyers and
therefore brings unequal prices.
Livestock Prices.
Hogs-Best east of mountains,
$3.50; good s7Q725; blockers and
feeders, 1915.
Cattle-Best steers weighing 1900
pounrs $3.50; medium steers, s5.25;
poor steers, s4.75@5; best cows
$3.50: merium cows, s4.25; bulls,
$2.5OqS,
Sheep-Best grain fed wethers, |
$5.50d5,75; best hay fed wethers,
$5G5.25; spring lambs, $3.50; year
ling lambs, $3.50: straight ewes,
$5@5.25; mixed lots s5; sheared |
sheep, 75c to 81 less.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-1909 - Willamette valley, |
10000: eastern oregon, 1S919c.
Tallow-Prlme. per h., 3q4c; No.
2 and grease, 2q2hc.
Sheepskins Shearing. 10@15c
each, short wool, 2594Oc; medium
wool. 5Ocqs1 each; long wool. 75c@
$1.25 each.
Hldes-Dry hides, 14@16c lb.;
green, Sd 1Oc lb.; green salt, &c per
lb.; kips, &c. calves. green, Ice per
lh.
Mohair-19O9-23c
Grain. Flour and Hay
Barley-Feed, s31@31.5O; rolled,
s34a35; brewing, s31.
wheat-Buying price, new-Track
Portand-Club, s1.10; bluestem,
$3.50: red Russian, s1.0S; Turkel red,
s1.15: Willamette valley, $1.1O,
Misunderstanding price - Bran,
$3.50; middlings, $500; shorts $50;
chop s23Q31; alfalfa meal, $40 per
ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
'gon patent; s5.65; straight, $4.65; ex-
port. $780, bakers, S5.4O9 $685. val
ley, $40; graham, las $50; whole
wheat, $40; rye, 5s, $3.50; bales,
$500.
oats-Producers' price-Track NO.
/ white, $40; gray, sS9.5O@4o.
Meats and Lard.
Hams, Bacon, Etc.-Portland pack
(local hams, 10 to 1S lbs, lac per
lb., boiled ham, 21c; breakfast ba-
con. 1914 d21hc; picnics, SIC; cot
tage roll, lie lb.; regular short clears
smoked, 1870 lb.; backs, heavy
smoked, 13hc; light smoked, 19hc
lb.: picked tongues. 60c each.
Dressed Meats - Front street
hogs, fancy, 9h @1Oc; ordinary, &c;
veals, extra, 1Oc; ordinary, 90 1Oc;
heavy, 7GSc; mutton, 7Q1Oc.
Local Lard-Kettle leaf, 1Os'
los, IA 3-Sc per lb.; 5s, IA 7-Sc per
IL .i,. 40 pa,. III steam |