East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-02-24
NEW STOCKYARDS
COMPANY FORMED
PORTLAND UNION STOCK
YARDS REORGANIZED
New Company VIII Take Charge OF
Country Butchers Getting Their
Supplies Trough Portland Yards
All Lines of Livestock Continue
Firm.

Portland. Ore, Feb. 24.--There has
been a reorganization Of the Portland
union stockyards and the name has
been changed to Portland Union
Stockyards company. The reorgan-
ized company will take charge OF the
new yards on the peninsula as soon
as completed, but until that time the
old company will have control of
things.
A livestock exchange Is being or
ganizcd and the contract for the
building has already been let. Sew
the east will establish offices here
and the yards will be thoroughly
union affair Officers selected are:
President William II. Daughtrey;
vice president. Frank j. Hagenbarth,
Of Spencer, Idaho, and president OF
National Livestock association; Sec
retary-treasurer, O. NJ Plummer.
These with c. c. Colt and Judge
Charles H. Carey constitute the board
OF directors.
Portland Market Broadcns.
Portland Union Stockyards, Feb.
23.-The Portland livestock market
Is broadening every day Country
butchers are now buying the bulk Of
their supplies in this market. They
prefer TO do this for the reason that
they are assured Of the quality they
want and for this they are not charg-
ed a price that Is our or all proper
tion. either high or low.
II was the country crowd that done
most Of the business In the yards dur
ing the past "a hours, and therefore
there was IN consequence only a Inn
lted demand for top stuff. Country
killers were after the medium stuff
and this class Of stock was therefore
in better demand during the "a hours
than the best quality.
Today there were no arrivals up to
the noon hour. but reports indicate a
quite good showing OF supplies later
In the day or tomorrow morning.
Top Hogs Are Not Coming.
Neither yesterday nor today were
there any top hogs IN the yards and
therefore It was impossible to obtain
anything over 81 for what came. Re-
Gently the arrivals of hogs in the yards
have consisted almost altogether of
bockers or stockers. Good fat hogs
that weigh 200 pounds or. better are
hard TO find but the trade is still in
clned 10 the opinion that this class
Of stuff Will readily move in the
yards at S7.25.
No sheep supplies were noted in
the yards today and this following the
handful yesterday caused frmer
tone to rule but prices are already
so high that killers are not inclined
to put them higher.
What the Sellers Say.
Gould Commission Co.-Situaton
IS firm for everything
Hunt Il Lacey-Market IS good,
with Yesterdays prices maintained.
Sharkey Commission Co.-Market
shows exactly the same tone and
prices as yesterday.
7. G Benson & Son-Demand at
this time is mostly from country
butchers and they are after the me-
dium stuff This accounts in a meas
ure for the slightly easier feeling in
top stuff.
]. G. Lonergan-Market Is firm for
everything.
The following Is the general range
of values on stock ruling in the yards
for late shipments;
Hogs-Best east of mountains. 81:
ordinary, $675; blockers and feeders,
s5.75.
Cattle-Best steers weighing 100
pounds. $5.3515,5O; medium steers,
s5G5.25; poor steers, S4.5O@4,75;
best cows, $4.25@45O; medium cows,
s3.5O@S.75.
Sheep-Best wethers, Sc; ordinary
wethers. s5!506575; la~N- $6.5O@
6.75: straight ewes, $3.50 $50; mix
ed lots, SO.
veal-Cho,ce young calves. $3.50;
heavy and rough, $4.50@4.75.
Fat Cattle in Demand.
Spokane. Wash, Feb. 2S.-While
the shrewd stockraisers Of the Sal
mon river country in Idaho will be
able to place their fattened cattle on
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