East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-04
TOPPY STUFF
STILL LACKING
POOR QUALITY PREVAILS
DEPRESSING MARKET
Buyers Tired Of Continuance of Poor
Stock-Good Hogs Arc Wanted
Badly - Swill Fed Swine Is
Not of Top Quallty-Good Run of
Sheep.

Union Stockyards, Stockdale. Oct
2.-supplies showed some accumula-
tlon in most lines of the local live
stock market during the past week.
Receipts during the six days were the
most liberal in many months and this
was nearly the cause of price demor-
allZation.
To the shipper Of poor quality most
Of the weeks downward fluctua-
tlons were due and tohlm is due the
discredit that hog prices here are no
higher than they are.
Good Hogs Always Wanted.
While the present range of the hog
market indicates actual business and
what may be expected in the Portland
yards for shipments of swine. the
range scarely represents what kill
ers and buyers are willing,
yes, eager to pay If they could but
secure the proper quality.
Toppy hogs are hard to secure
these days and during the week this
grade was conspicuous by its absence
in the Portland market. At all times
recently there has been an excellent
call for top offering or else import
hogs from the east and pay the ex-
oribtant freight charges asked on
westbound shipments.
Can Raise Top Hogs Here.
II has been demonstrated beyond
question Of the slightest doubt that
just as good hogs can be produced in
Oregon and other north Pacific states
as in any other section of the coun-
try. Lack of arrivals Of good stuff is
not the fault with the country, but
with the raisers themselves who in
slst upon sending swine to market
that remains in the rough.
Very few finished hogs have recent
ly entered the Portland market but
those who have tried the experiment
OF shipping nothing but the best have
found that it pays to get out of the
rut Swill fed hogs can never be in
the top class. no matter how long
they are fed It takes something
else
During the past week the hog mar
kct lost l0c but this was entirely the
fault with quality and had something |
select been offering II IS not likely |
that any lowering of values would |
have been attempted. As matters |
stand, killers say they have been pay /
ing entirely too much for the grade |
OF hogs received and while willing to |
give full value for all the stuff /
brought in, are adverse to giving a /
good price for poor and scrubby ar
ticle
Absorb Good Run of Sheep.
Local livestock markets readily alb
sorbed a very fair run Of sheep in the
Stockdale yards during the past six
days Total showing was 1897 head.
with 2S22 a week ago. 154O
the previous week and 14O2 head for
this same period a month ago.
Those who had good sheep and
lambs to sell experienced not the
slightest difficulty in landing tiptop
prices; number of loads of extra Sc
ect lambs finding instant sale at $3.50.
So far as the cattle situation was
there was little of inter-
1st during the past six days. While
here was some dullness in both cows
md steers, incidental to the showing
If very poor quality, price changes
we're of such a nominal nature that
hey could scarcely be considered.
Total showing of cattle during the
week was 1892 head compared with
IA week ago, 7S5 the previous :,
week and 17SS for this same period ,
/ month ago.