East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-08

Portland, May 7.-Sentiment in the
local grain market is very bullish and
all sorts of quotations are ruling. So
little wheat remains unsold in the
hands of producers and so many in
terests would like to buy these small
holdings that If all were divided be-
tween the millers there would not be
enough to start the mills grinding for
single day.
Everything now points to a furth-
er advance in the price of flour by
the smaller millers, but whether the
big ones will follow remains to be
seen. Considering the price there
is quite a good movement of flour
into consumption but the outgo is
not half of what it was a year ago.
Absence Of any foreign business is
not at all regretted by the milling fra
ternity at this time because a higher
price can be obtained for the flour
from the east than from across the
Pacific.
At the Stockyards.
II was another day without the re-
ce.pt of any hogs in the local yards
and the market is firmer than ever,
though showing no change in prices.
While values are unchanged in the
hog market at this time, the demand
Is better than ever and Il the proper
quality came forward the price would
be satisfactory. Hogs in the east
nave been so high of late that Pacific
northwest packers have found it al
most impossible to bring in stocks
and the result IS that all killers are
on famine rations at this time.
Weakness I'm Sheep.
Weakness in the local sheep mar
ket is continued over from yesterday |
with the receipts just about fair. Dur
ing the day 336 head arrived in the |
yards. comparing with 450 yesterday, |
1853 ON Wednesday, none on Tuesday |
and 502 head on Monday. A week
ago ago today sheep arrivals were
very small and consisted of but SO
head. There was no change in sheep
values during the day.
Cattle are firm with fair run dur
ng the day. This however was small
N comparison with the demand and
he famished condition of the mar
Set.
Portland Market Summary.
Wool-1909, Willamette valley, IS
a 22c; eastern oregon, 17@22c.
Tallow-Prime, per lb., 3@4 No.
and grease, 2@21kc.
Sheepskins Shearing, 10615c;
hort wool, 25G4Oc; medium wool,
'0c@$1 each; long wool. 75c@$1.25
'ach.
Hdes-Dry hides. 14@ Ice lb.;
,reen, S@ @10c lb; bulls, green salt, &c
'er lb; kips. &c; calves, green, Ice
'er lb.
Mohair-19O9, 231k@24c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Fced, s33.50@34; rolled, {
$500 SO; brewing, $31.
Wheat-Buying price, new-Track,
'ortland-Club, s1.2O; bluestem.
1.S0; red Russian, $1.17; Turkey
ed, $1.20@1.25; Willamette valley,
lis.
Misunderstanding prlce-SBran, 4
$3.50; middl!ngs, sSS; shorts, $50;
hop, s23@31; alfalfa meal, $40 per
on
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
on patent, $6.05Q6.10; straight,
$40; export, s4.7O bakers, $685. I
alley, $3.50; graham, AS, $50; III
'hole wheat, $5.4O; rye, 5s, 1850;
ales, SO.
Oats-Producers price-Track, No.
white, $4O@41; gray, $40.
Potatoes.
Potatoes - Selling, S2.10@2.25;
uying for shipment, per cwt., coun-
y extra fancy, So; ordinary ship
ing, buying, $3.50; common, $3.50;
weet, $2.50@3.
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of mountains,
75OQ7.75; good, s7.25@7.5O; fancy j
Iillamette blockers, s7,25Q7.5O;
ockers, s6.75@7. y
Cattle-Best steers, Weighing 1900
ounds, $5.65@5.75; medium steers, \
5.25@5.40; poor steers, s5.25; best
)ws, $3.50; medium cows, s4.25; \
llls, $2.50@3.50.
Sheep, sheared--Best wethers,
10. SnrinP lambs bOmb. straight