East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-16

Than Now-Eogs are Wanted Bad
ly-Shcep Market shows Strcngth.
Portland, June 15.-The strength
of the cattle market at the present
time is due to the fear Of killers that
they will not be in a position to die
tate prices to shippers after the pres
ent run from California is concluded.
Select quality steers and cows were
never in better demand than they are
today. The fact that considerable
strength Is shown in the local market
during the California grass season,
shows a really wonderful condition
and indicates that close to the very
bottom Of the cattle market has al
ready been reached.
While the showing of cattle in the
yards today was only fair; the train
load from California being stopped
en- route in order to water and feed
and will not be in before tomorrow
morning; the expected liberal run has
not demoralized prices here at all.
Hogs In Demand.
For hogs the trade never cried so
loudly as it is doing today and consld-
ering what real poor stuff Is being
brought to the yards, top quality
should by all means be breaking more
records. With hogs, in the east ar
ound the $S mark; top stuff from To-
cal places should bring 50 in COM
parison, but owing to the lack of Sc
lect quality in the yards recently the
trade is unable to ascertain just what
the top price would be.
Sheep market is feeling some of the
strength noted in other lines and dur
ing the past "a hours one transaction
was reported at something better than
$500 for 235 head of lambs that aver
aged about 73 pounds Wethers are
selling up to 81 and the demand is
better than several days ago when
were reported at $3.50.
Market for calves is in fine shape
and top stuff is readily picked up by
killers as high as $5.75.
Wheat In Chicago.
Chicago, June 15.-There was a /
sharp break in July wheat at the
opening this morning and this carried |
other options downward. Prices
closed S-S to Use bushel under yes
terday.
Foreign weakness with lower prices !
at Liverpool both at the opening and |
the close today, as well as the slower
demand for cash wheat and the lower
prices therefor at st. Louis and Kan
sas City, completed the chain OF bear
ing influence.
Market opened with July at 115 ga,
with the close yesterday at |
116 3-S, September, 109 IA, com
pared with 109 5-S asked. December. |
lO7 1-2 compared with los ask, and
May, 10 is, compared with 10 SIS.
There was practically no change in
sentiment during the day and prices
closed likewise.
Portland Market Summary.
Wool-19O9, Willamette Valley, $50
csc; eastern Oregon, 20024c.
Tallow-Prime, per ID, 304c; No.
and grease, 2G2 Lee.
Sheepskins-Shearing, 10 a 15c
each; short wool, 2594Oc; medium
WOOL 50Gs1 each; long wool, 75c@
s1.25 each.
Hides-Dry hides, 14@16c lb;
green, SG1Oc lb; bulls, green salt, &c
per lb; kips, &c; calves, green, Ice
per lb.
Mohalr-1909, 23@24c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed. $34; rolled, $4,000
81.
Wheat-Buying price. new-Track.
$1.20+1,22; blue
stem. $1.35; red Russian, $117; Tur-
Key red. s1.20@1.25; Willamette val
ey, s1.15.
Millstuffs - Selling price - Bran,
1850; middlings, $500; shorts, $50
hop, $23@31; alfalfa meal, 500 per
on.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
ron patent, $6.25; straight. $500
$500; export, $40: bakers, $4,000
i.25; valley, $3.50; graham, las,
$3.50; whole wheat, $3.50; rye, 5s,
$50; bales, $500.
Oats-Producers price-Track, No,
white, s40@41; gray, $40.
Potatoes.
Potatoes-Selling. $2.00@2.25; buy
ng for shipment, per cwt., country l
xtra fancy s1.5O; ordinary shipping,
,uying, $1.25; sweet, s2,5O@ 800. s
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of the mountains,
SQS.15; good, s7S5; fancy VILLAIN t
tie blockers, $7S5; stockers, $6.75
17. S
Cattle-Best steers, Weighing 1900 |
bs., $4.50@460; medium steers. '
4.25; poor steers, sS,5O@4; best cows S
S.50@S.75 medium cows, $S.25; 6
ulls, s2.5O@3, c
Sheep (sheared)-Best wethers, c
S.75@4; spring lambs, $5@5.25:
traight ewes, $S.5O@375; mixed lots |
S.75QS.S5. f