East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-01
VALLEY LANDING
DISAPPOINTING
SMALL INCREASE DUE TO
RECENT COLD WEATHER
Shippers Think That the Late De-
cline In Cattle Was Not Justified
by COnditlons-Glves Wrong Inn
preston of Actual Conditions
Grass Cattle Are Slow in Arriving
Grain Trade Shows No Change.

Portland March 31.-According to
reports received today from William
ette valley points the lambing season
50 far as 1t has progressed at present,
has proven disappointment to sheep
men, the increase being comparative
ly light while a heavy one was ex-
pected. According to S. P. Gould of
the Gould Commission company, this
morning, this condition is due to the
recent cold weather which killed the
feed and thereby put the animals in
poor condition for lambing.
Livestock Dull.
The month ends with the livestock
situation not showing very bright
colors from a price point Of view.
All nterests-except perhaps the
killers-agree that the late decline
or lower offerings for cattle were not
at all justified by conditions. The
fact that one or two more cars OF
cattle arrived than was usually ex-
pected scarcely seems a reason why
killers should have dug a hole and
crawled into It. This is exactly what
they rave done during the past As
hours, and that this sort Of work
hurts the local market Is the opinion
OF those who have the best interests
of the Portland yards at heart.
Simply because they were not fam
f1l an1 nnttl1 nncQihlV
squeeze an extra 15c or 20s out Of
shippers seems no reason to sellers
why killers should try to give the To-
cal market a black eye.
The conditions of the past As hours
do not in any way reflect the stand
ing Of the Portland market for one
or two extra cars of stock do not
prove sufficient to pun the price
sharply lower. The present condition
is the result Of killers being afraid Of
the result Of killers being afraid Of
the immediate future. While they do
not hold vast supplies Of cattle, their
wants are quite we'll supplied and it
has seemed their object of late of
keep as near cleaned up as possible
in fear Of an influx of grass stuff,
which would cause lower prices.
Grass Cattle Slow.
While a few cars Of grass cattle
may possibly come forward in the near
future, the general run of big move
ment will be delayed for some time.
In any event killers are afraid and
are therefore keeping their ears to
the ground as much as possible.
While packers are afraid Of the sit
uation and this forms one of the prin-
cipal reasons why prices have not
ranged so high during the past As
hours. the lack of top" quality is an
other reason why former top values
have been unobtainable. The quality
received has been above the average,
but still little of 1t could be called
price.
Grain Quiet.
The entire grain trade is showing a
very quiet tone locally. While values
are held firm at recent top figures,
there has been but little disposition to
buy among the millers and shippers.
on the board of trade trade contin-
mes stagnant.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-1909 - Willamette valley,
17h61Sc; eastern Oregon. 17Q1S.
Tallow-Prime, per lb, S94c; No
2 and grease, 2Q2hc.
Ghapriup 10 m lbC
each; short wool, ESQ 4Oc; medium
wool. 5OcQs- each; long wool, 75cQ
S1.25 each.
Hldes-Dry hides, 14@16c; green,
SG1Oc Id; bulls, green salt, &c per ID;
kips, &c; calves, green, 14@16 per
lb.
-19O9-Nominal, 23c.
Grain, Flour and Hay.
Barley-Feed, s26.5O927; rolled,
s2S; brewing, s27@27.50.
wheat-Buylng price, new-Track,
Portland-Club, s1.1O; bluestem,
S1.2S61.25; red Russian, s1.0S; Tur-
key red, $1.15; Willamette valley,
$10S.
Misunderstanding price-Bran,
s26.50; middlings, $33; shorts, $50;
chop. s2S@S1; alfalfa meal, $50 per
ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent; s565; straight, s4.65;
valley, $50; graham, rs, $50;
whole wheat $40; rye, 5s, $3.50;
bales, SO.
Oats-Producers price-Track, No.
white, sS99Ss.5O; gray sSS@Ss.
Potatoes-New, selling $1.50@ LIS;
buying for shipment, per cwt., coun-
try extra fancy s1.25; ordinary ship
ping, buying, s1.2O; common, s1.1O;
sweet, $26S.
Meats.
Hams. Bacon, Etc.-Portland pack
(local) hams 10 to 13 lbs; lac per
lb; breakfast bacon, 1917 @21 1-2c;
picnics, 1-2c; cottage roll, lie lb;
regular short clears, smoked, 13 1-2c;
backs. heavy smoked. 10 1-2c; light
smoked, 13 1-2c lb; picked tongues,
60c each.
Dressed Meats-Front street hogs,
fancy 91a@1Oc; ordinary &c; veals,
extra, 1O610hc; ordinary, ga 1Oc;
heavy, 6@7c; mutton, 7@1Oc.
Local Lard-Kettle leaf, los, IA
3-Sc per ID; 5s, IA 7-Sc per lb.. so
lb tins, 14Ac per lb; steam rendered,
los, 1870 per lb; 5s, 13 5-Sc per Id;
compound, los 9hc per lb.