East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-05
SHEEP MARKET IN
IMPROVED CONDITION
wETHERs SELL AS
HIGH AS $3.50
Cattle Market Still Depressed-Re-
ceipts too Heavy for Consumption
Too Much Poor Smff-Good De-
mand for Heavy Hogs.

Union Stockyards, Stockdale, Nov
4.-Sheep prices are showing an ad-
vance of 25c over previous quotations
and gradual increase in firmness is
now predicted by the general trade.
Wethers solo as high as $3.50 at
Stockdale during the past "a hours
one lot of " head averaging SO
pounds and another Of 4 head aver
aging 112 pounds, selling at the new
high record.
Sheep market in general shows an
improved condition, although buyers
are not at all excited in their purchas-
es or inquiries. Season for fed sheep
Is rapidly drawing near, and this is ex-
pected to help the selling to a consid-
cradle extent.
Cattle Show Depression.
Latest transactions In the cattle
market at Stockdale are not Of a very
Encouraging nature. Receipts are still
too heavy for consumption, and with
every available source of storage be-
ing drawn upon by local interests and
with outside buyers deserting, the out
look for prices is not of the best
With hay and other feed scarce and
very high at all feeding centers the
lot of the cattle raiser is not very
happy at the moment, although those
who have taken the trouble and ex-
pense to properly finish their stuff,
have recently brought out just as good
prices as ever received here during re-
cent business.
Poor Stuff Is What Hurts.
1t is not the better grade cattle that
Is causing the depression in prices at
this time. Not enough good cattle has
recently been offering here, far the
greater per cent of the arrivals being
OF character that should not have en-
tered the market at any time. How
ever with hay and other feed scarce
and unusually high prices, many in
terests can not afford to hold back
their shipments for a better market,
and are forced to take whatever is Of
fering. The sale of the Stearns lot of
steers at Stockdale yesterday showed
how good stuff is always sought, trad
ing being at $3.50.
Today's run of cattle was nominal.
and so far as the trade is concerned II
is hoped that this condition will con-
tinue for a while and allow buyers to
get rid OF some of their huge surplus.
Heavy Hogs Are in Demand.
While nothing over $7.S5 was OBJ
tainable for hogs during the past "a
hours there is an increasing call here
for heavy swine. Hogs that weigh
20O'pounds or better are wanted for
packing around top values. This in
creasing call for heavies is due to the
sharp advance in the price of cotton
seed oil. whicn enters into the making
of compound lard.
During the past "a hours there was
a very fair run of hogs in the yards,
a total of 429 head being received.
The following is the general range
Of livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
pounds, S425; medium steers, $3.50
400; best cows. $3.OO@S.25; medium
cows, s2.75@S.OO; best heifers $500;
bulls, $1.75@2.25; stays, s2.50@ 800.
Hogs-Best east of the mountains,
$1S5; Willamette valley best, $500
7.75; stockers, s4.O0@6.O0; pigs, $500
a 700.
Sheep-Best wethers, $4.25@A50;
ordinary. $4,000 $50; spring lambs,
s5.25; straight ewes, $S.50@4,O0;
mixed lots, $500.
Calves-Best, $500; ordinary, $3.50 |
Q4.50.