East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
TOP QUALITY IS
SELLING HIGHER
COWS AT $3.75 AND
STEERS NOW AT S4.75
Demand Is Excellent for Toppy Stuff
Weather Is Holding Back Ship
Ments-I,ut Few Hogs Are Offer
ing-Shcep Market Is Firm.

Portland Union Stockyards, Dec. Z.
Steer market is now firmly estab-
lished in the stockyards at $4.75. An
other sale was made at this figure to-
day indicating that for quality buy
ers are more than anxious to pay the
highest price ever reached here at this
time of the year
Sale of one load Of steers was made
at $475. This consisted OF 25 head
and averaged 1861 pounds. Steers
that weighed more sold for less, so it
stuff so much as II was for excellent
quality. The lighter stuff that
brought the top were among the best
recently received in the Portland
yards
Cows sold several times during the
day at 1915, but ii took good quail
ity to bring this figure, However, it
was generally agreed that more of the
same class of stuff could have been
moved at the highest figure recently
reached.
While, because of the high prices
reached for steers there is a better
demand for first class cows than the
former, still all lines Of cattle are ex-
tremely strong in the stockyards at
this time and shippers are assured
of very favorable returns on the pres
ent market.
Weather Holds Back Shipments.
Because Of the very stormy wealth
er at interior points as well as on the
coast. it is exceedingly difficult to
bring shipments forward at this time
Roads in the interior are almost i'm
passable and shippers say that it is
improbable to bring in supplies at
this time, even though the market
justifes very liberal arrivals.
year ago today arrivals of cattle
in the Portland yards were very small
and consisted Of but 2S head. Prices
AT that time were firm but unchang-
ed.
No Hogs Offering This Morning.
No hogs were offering in the Stock
dale market this morning but the tone
Of that line was most favorable, with
no doubt of the ability of the trade
to maintain the high average of last
week so far as prices are concerned.
\ year ago today hog arrivals were
liberal. a total Of 247 head being re-
ceived Prices were unchanged but
firm
sheep Market Firm All Around.
While there was only a small
sprinkling OF sheep in the yards to-
day, the market was firm especially
for the better class stuff. and former
prices were well maintained. In fact,
killers say that they are now willing
to pay small premium for real fancy
sheep and lambs for the Christmas
trade
Year ago today no arrivals Of sheep
were shown in the yards. but the mar
ket was firm at unchanged prices,
Those Who supply the Market.
A r. Ford comes forward so reg
ular that he is alfost a resident OF this
city This time ne brought in a car
load of cattle from Sheridan.
FL. Hobbs of McMinnville was the
shipper of a load Of sheep that were
rather badly needed in the yards.
Came from McMinnville, too.
me following Is the genera i"lisC
Of livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers weighing 1900
pounds. s4.75; Medium Steers, $3.50;
best cows, $3.75; fancy heifers, 1915
63.Sb; medium cows, $3.50; bulls, 81
@2.75; stags, $2.5O@S.
Hogs-Best east Of the mountains,
sS.25; fancy, $50; stockers, s5 5O@ a
6; pigs, s6@7.
Shecp-Best wethers, s4.50G AS;
ordinary. $3.50. spring lambs. $3.50
a G: straight ewes, $4@4.25; mixed
lots. s4.2504.50.
Calves-Best. s5d5.25; ordinary
S3m45O