East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-11
PORTLAND CATTLE
PRICES LOWER
BEST QUALITY NOT WORTH
MORE THAN $3.50 IN CITY
Arrivals OF Cattle In Yards Is Liberal
-LiEely VIII be More Cuts i'm Prl-
ccs Unless Shippers Keep Down the
Supplics-ShOwing of Hogs is Nom
inal-Run of Sheep Liberal With
Prices Sluggish.

Portland, June 10.-Local cattle
market values are from 15c to 25c
lower today, although it would be
hard to say just what the extent Of
the decline is. No top stuff is in evil
dence at this tine, and for that reason
/, cannot be definitely told just what
such quality would sell at. However,
from the appearance of the demand
and prices received for ordinary stuff,
it can be stated quite clearly that best
grade of cattle could scarcely be sold
for more than $3.50, If for that figure.
sale was made during the past "a
hours up to $4.65, but the best trans
action this morning was $4.25. How
ever, the latter was merely for ordl-
nary stuff, which generally sells about
25c under the top.
Liberal Showing of Cattle.
There was again a very liberal show
ing of cattle in the yards during the
past "a hours, a total Of 766 head be-
| ing received. This compares with 467
yesterday, 1853 Tuesday, 1874 Monday,
bOi 900 lIudg anu ooN
head a week ago today
The congestion of cattle in the
yards continues and there will likely
be further cuts in values unless ship
pers keep down the supplies for a
while. The yards are already so full
Of stock that they cannot be accom-
modated in the proper manner, and
therefore are placed at disadvantage
in selling.
! Showing of hogs in the yards was
nominal today and conditions contin-
ued as quoted yesterday.
Run of sheep remains very liberal
with supplies very hard to move be-
cause Of the overful condition of pack
ers' pens" Prices are nominally
quoted at yesterdays range.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-1909, Willamette valley, 20
a 26c; eastern Oregon, 20@24c.
Tallow-Prime, per pound. Sqic;
No. 2 and grease, 2Q2 1-2c.
| Sheepskins - Shearing, 10 a 15c
each; short wool, 25Q4Oc; medium
wool, 5Oc@$1.O0 each; long wool, 75c
GS1.25 each.
Hides-Dry hides, 14@16c pound;
green, SG10c pound; bulls, green
salt, &c per pound; kips, &c; calves
green. Ice per pound.
Mohar-19O9, 2S924c.
Grain and Flour.
e0E EnE1
$37.
Wheat-Buying price, new, track
Portland-Club, $1.20@1.22; blue
stem, $1.35; red Russian, $L17; Tur-
key red, s1.2O@1.25; Willamette val
ley, s1.15.
Millstuffs - Selling price - Bran
$26.5O; middlings, s3S; shorts, $50;
chop, S23@S1; alfalfa meal, $50 pei
ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent, 1925; straight, $4,000
600; export, $40; bakers, $4,000
6.25; valley, $780, graham, las,
$3.50; whole wheat, $3.50; rye, 5s,
$3.50; bales, $500
Oats-Producers' price-Trach NO
/ white, $4O@41; gray, $40.
Corn-Whole, $50; cracked, s37
per ton.
Potatoes.
Potatoes - Selling, $500 a 2.25;
buying for shipment, per hundred,
country extra fancy $3.50; ordinary
shipping, buying, $1,25; sweet, $3.50
@3.00.
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of the mountains,
$S.OOQS.15; good. $7.S5; fancy Will
lamette blockers, sLS5; stockers,
$6.7507.OO.
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
pounds, $4.5O@4.65; medium steers.
$4.25; poor steers, $S.75@4.O0; best
cows, $3.50; medium cows, 1925;
bulls. $2.5063 800.
Sheep - Sheared - Best wethers
$1,000 400; spring lambs, $4,000
| 5.25; straight ewes $500 $50;
mixed lots, S3.S5
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