East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-21
HOGS HAvEIiREACHED
HIGH TIDE IN YARDS
GOOD QUALITY ADDS
TO MARKET STRENGTH
High Class Stuff Arriving in Port
land Yards-$S75 Is Still Quoted
No Change in Cattle Prices
Sheep On Very Good Basis.

Portland Union Stockyards, Dec.
20.-There was good showing of
hogs over Sunday but the market
absorbed all that came and contln-
ues to quote the record price, 1915
as reported on Saturday.
While 1t may be possible for the
trade to squeeze fractional ad-
vance out of the hog market for
something extra select, the trade in
general Is of the opinion that the
top has about been reached for the
present movement. :
Fact that eastern prices have re-
ceded recently gves rise to this
thought of the local trade, for the
Portland market can go no higher
than the basis of eastern shipments,
except during extraordinary times
such as a famine or some accident
which would hold back supplies while
all interests were empty.
Better Glass OF Hogs Coming.
To the credit Of local shippers it
should be mentioned here In great
b & letters that they are sending forth
to the Stockdale yards a better class
of hogs than has heretofore been re-
ceived here as a rule. This Is the
reason why buyers are willing to
overtop recent prices-they want this
stuff and are willing to pay for it.
According to some of the leading
buyers they would not be compelled
to send east for their packing hogs
II the local market could give them
as many sw ne as their requirements
demand and the same quality as has
recently been received here.
Today's run of hogs was 597 head.
1t compares with 523 Saturday,. rs
Friday, 404 Thursday 20 Wednes-
day, 5S6 Tuesday and 557 head a
week ago today.
A year ago today hog arrivals were
179 head, with the market Just about
steady at unchanged values.
Cattle Carried Over.
Very liberal arrivals of cattle at
late hour Saturday forced many
OF the receivers to carry over a good
portion of their supplies until to-
days market. While only small
run of cattle was reported in the
yards up to II o'clock, more was ex-
pectcd during the day. However
W tn the carry over from Saturday
there were about 80 cars offering for
sale this morning.
As a rule there was no change in
cattle prices during the day. One
thing that helped the trade to maini
| tain prices was the fact that n very
| large per cent OF the arrivals were
{ Of good quality Had they been poor
a lower level would have been like
/ ". The local market does not want
/ poor cattle at this time.
There was no run of calves in the
Yards today: in fact none have ar
( rived snce Thursday, when only a
nominal supply came forward. There
fore the market is good at former
quotations
A year ago today cattle arrivals
we're 325 head. Market was firm
with no change in prices.
Good showing of sheep Prices.
Moderate run of sheep was shown
! in the yards over Sunday In this
branch of the Stockdale yards. trade
! remains on a very good basis and for
lambs the general range is around
! So Good wethers range around 80
65.25. but It takes quality to br ng
the latter figure. Ewes are selling
around s4.50@4.75, the latter for Sc
lect
A year ago today sheep arrivals
/ h,,t tha tharnl
did not in any way affect the high
| prices in effect at that time.
Those who Supply the Market.
Hogs-Kiddle Bros, l load from
Imbler; Kiddle Bros. loads from
Union: Filler State bank, Filler Ida
no, load: C. b Baldwin, Filer Ida
no, car.
Cattle-E. P, Clayton. shaniko, 8
loads.
Sheep. p. Densmore, Salem, l
load.
Horses-G. H. Russell, shaniko, 1
load
The following is the general range
OF livestock values in the yards;
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
pounds. s4.75; medium steers, $3.50;
best cows, 1915; fancy heifers'
ss.s375@3.S5; medium cows, $3.50;
poor cows. s2@2.50; bulls, SCOTS;
stays, s2.50@3.
Hogs-Best east Of the mountains,
ss.75; fancy, sS.65; stockers, Sc;
pigs. s6@7.
Sheep-Best wethers. s5@5.25:
ordinary. s5; spring lambs, So:
straight ewes. s4.75; mixed lots, s4.75
15.
Calves-Best, s5.25s5.5O; ordinary
s3m4.50.