East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-28
DULlNESS IN
STOCK MAAKET.
DEPRESSION
IN CATTLE AND HOGS
are OverstOcked--Still a Good
Market for Veals-Hogs Move Very
Quietly-Sheep Maintain Their
Strength-Active Request for lambs
Union StoclSyards Run.

Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Calves
Monday ....475 50 2060 IS
Saturday ....242 244 147O -.
Friday .....8O6 2SO 1888 -.
Thursday ..154 23 113 -.
Wednesday ..3O5 213 ... -.
Tuesday :. 1874 -. -.
Union Stockyards, Stockdale, Sept.
27.-Week opened in the livestock
market with bad taste in the mouth
OF the cattle and hog trade. Cattle
prices are rather depressed, and while
the run for the day was limited the
buyers were not disposed to purchase.
Most Of them say they are overstock-
ed already because of their very liberal
purchase during the past 10 days. Ex-
treme top prices for steers at this time
is $4.25, and 1t takes exceptional quail
ity to bring this figure at the moment.
With the indications of a greater
run of cattle TO come In the near fu-
ture and with rather good stocks held
in killers pens, the outlook for the
immediate future is not of the best.
Today's condition is merely a tenn
porary affair, and as soon as packers
get rid Of their surplus the market will
become active again. Therefore 1t
behooves shippers to remain quiet un-
til this condition is reached.
Today's. run Of cattle was but 54
head, comparing with 244 Saturday,
ESQ Friday, 23 Thursday, 213 We'd
nesday, 1S4 Tuesday and none a week
ago today.
Calf Market In Good Shap<.
For calves the Stockdale market is
extremely good, and prices are being
quite well maintained. Good select
lots, small but fat, are selling az
high as $5.25, while heavy stuff brings
from 81 upward. Today's run of
calves was but IS head, and more
could have been sold at the same val
ues.
Portland has always been an ex-
tremely good market for veal calves,
and prices obtainable have been better
than elsewhere. The market is very
seldom overloaded in this line, and
therefore shippers need not neglect
shipments in fear OF depressed con-
ditions in the cattle market generally
Hogs show Qulctcr Trading.
Trading in the local hog market is
rather quiet. More liberal run of
swine than expected during the past
week has had the effect Of stllling the
demand somewhat but this has not so
far more hurtful to the prices. Good
hogs are always in request but as
tere is but little of this class offer
ing the general average Of prices is
not so good as formerly. Top hogs, |
however never show a lack of buyers !
in the market.
Run of swine for the day was 475 |
head compared with 242 yesterday,
3O6 Friday, 154 Thursday 3O5 We'd
nesday, none Tuesday and 296 head a
week ago today.
Sheep Market Holds Strength.
In the sheep market conditions are
Just as good as at any time during
the previous week. Receipts over
Sunday were very liberal but the
market has been starved for so long
4 period up to last Friday that re-
action in this line is not probable
At least for a few days No wethers
ire arriving, the receipts consisting
mostly of ewes and mixed with a
of lambs. Good fat lambs
ire still in active request with prices
angling from $5.25 to $3.50 accord
ng to quality. Highest priced stuff
s in best demand.
Run of sheep and lambs for the day
vas 2O60 head compared with 1870
saturday, 1888 Friday. 11S Thursday
md none the rest of the week. ,
Those Who Supply the Market.
George Prosper. the well named
'haniko man, was in with two loads
# cattle for the open market.
Robert Wiley of the same thriving
lace came in with load of horses.
Portland is getting to be quite a good /,
lorse market, and constantly grow ,,
ng, too.
H. E. Thompson Of Buhl. Idaho. ,
anne in with two cars af hogs. f,
John Shepard, OF Lyle, Wash, sur !,
rised the trade with seven cars of
heep.
A. j. Bentley, the Sheridan shipper, ,
rought forward three loads Of goats. ,
Mr.. Ford shipped load of hogs
rom Dayton, Ore.
e. G. Young & Co., Oakland, Ore, ,
ent in load Of hogs from Drain. :.
The following is the general range
livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900 c
ounds, $4.25; medium steers. $4,000
S.75; best cows, s3.25; medium cows.
3 Y @S.25; best heifers, $500; bulls.
2.25. I
Hogs-Best east of mountains, IS: d
valley best, $775@ss; b
ockers, 81; pigs, $7@775. a
sheep-Best wethers, $4@425: or Il
mary $3.75@S.S5; spring lambs, IS IL
$50; straight ewes, sS.75@4: mixed p
It's, 81. II
calves-Best, s5Q5.25; ordinary, 81 c,
l450.