East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-02
Portland Livestock Prices.
Portland Livestock Run.

POftland union StOcKyarQS, sept. 4.
The yards are overcrowded with
recent arrivals of livestock and this
Is reacting against the prices former
ly in effect. Just one load Of steers
sold in the yards today at $3.50. Had
this lot arrived at any other time it il
quite likely that better price would
have been obtained. The market for
steers is generally about 10 to Is
cents lower and it is not likely that
anything except some extra select stuff
would bring above s4.35 and $40.
To bring a higher figure the quality
must be better than any recent arrival
here except the one load sold today at
$3.50.
Local people are rather bearish on
the situation and the top lot went 10
a Tacoma party. The heavy run dur
ing recent days has caused buyers 10
withhold all possible business in an
effort to jolt the value here and there.
Today's drop in the price of steers
| Is somewhat due to the overloaded
condition of the yards for had better
facilities been offering it is not like
ly that stock would have been sacrl-
| feed. As matters stand no relief can
possibly be shown until the new yards
on the Peninsula are occupied. This
will be on September 18th.
Today's count Of cattle arrivals was
$50 head compared with 3l5 yester-
day, 3S Monday, 100 Saturday, 2S9
. Friday, 500 Thursday and S56 head a
week ago today
Few Hogs Bringing Former Top.
While one load Of extra select hogs
was sold today at $3.50. the market
In general today is 10 to 25 cents low
er than yesterday. Buyers seem more
independent than for any time during
recent months, and while hogs cannot
be landed here from the outside at
lesser figures. they do not seem will
ing TO pay local people as much. Gen
eral price for good hogs today stands
AT SS.25, although several extra good
lots sold between that figure and
$3.50.
Today's run Of swine was 1865 head
compared with 1lS yesterday, SINH
lar number Monday, a nominal am
cunt Saturday, 156 Friday, ia Thurs
day and a nominal number a week
ago today.
Sheep and Lambs are Easy.
Easiness is noted in the demand for
both sheep and lambs at this time.
Receipts for the day were not heavy,
but the yards were already full of
former arrivals and there was little
place to display what came forward
this morning. While the general mar
ket for sheep and lambs is practically
unchanged some sales were made at
fractionally lower prices in order to
unload.
Run today was 215 head compared
with 5S7 yesterday, S55 Monday, 22O
saturday, SOC Friday, IL Thursday and
l49 n week ago today,
Those Who Supply the Market.
f. +. Willard of Baker City had in
bunch of top steers today that
brought $3.50, the highest price for
the day. They were considered first
class. Price paid was premium over
regular quotations.
Price & Co., of Cambridge, Idaho,
offered load of cattle on today's
market.
M. c. Simmil of Kelso came for
ward with two loads of cattle and
hogs.
Charles Royce came in from Con-
don with a load Of cattle.
Shedds had a load of sheep, lambs
and hogs offering today. John C.
Davis. the regular from that place,
was the shipper.
Today's run of livestock compares
with this dap in recent years as fol-