East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
SHEEP PRICES
REMAIN GOOD
SEEM TO INDICATE THAT
KILLERS HAVE NO SURPLUS
Hog Buyers Still Compelled TO Get
Supplies From East and Middle
West-Cattle Run is Small-Steers
Still Quoted High-Graln Market Is
Quiet With no Change-TallS of
Higher Prices for Flour.

Portland Union Stockyards, March
23.-The movement of sheared sheep
is on in limited way to the local
market, and while the run is quite
liberal as compared with recent ar
rivals. the total supply is not very
heavy. The first arrivals of this char
acter came forward yesterday and
some more put in appearance this
morning. Sheared sheep are find
ing a very good call just now about
75c TO 81 per hundred pounds less
than the supplies with wool attached.
The showing of strength in the
sheep market at this time despite the
prospect of quite liberal runs Of
sheared stock In the near future in
dicates that killers have no surplus
whatever and have been and are now
buying from hand to mouth. There
fore il looks as If II may take some
time before they can get all their
requirements and lay by little sur
plus TO work upon in times Of
scarcity.
Hogs Are Very Firm.
With no arrivals OF hogs in the
yards since last Saturday, the tone
is very strong and prices are there
fore held stiff at former top rulings
Because of the local scarcity killers
are still compelled to get the bulk
of their needs at eastern or middle
west points.
Veal calves are very scarce In the
yards these days and values are very
firm with killers anxious to secure
supplies.
Cattle run for the day was small,
all Of the supplies going to S. & S.
by whom they were shipped to this
city. Top steers are still. quoted firm
as high as $3.50 with best cows equ-
ally as firm at $3.50.
Grain still Quiet.
The local grain situation was very
quiet today There was no change
in either cash or futures in any line.
Flour market was rather quiet, al
though some millers are still talking
of higher prices to come. However,
most OF them say the market Is al
ready too high and that another ad-
vance Is therefore not likely.
Mill feeds are quiet, but available
supplies are too scant for much pres
sure 10 be noted.
Hay is quiet with quotations just
about the same for the various
grades.
Prices on Livestock.
Hogs-Best east OF mountains,
$725; ordinary, $500; blockers and
feeders, s5.75.
Cattle-Best steers Weighing 1900
pounds. s5.25@5.5O; medium steers,
IS; poor steers, S4.500A75; best cows
s4.25: medium cows, $4,75; bulls,
$25O@3.5O
Sheep-Best grain fed wethers.
S5.5O95.75; best hay fed wethers,
$5G5.25: lambs. $6.50G6.75; straight
ewes. $4.256475; mixed lots, $500;
sheared sheep, 75c to 81 less.
Veal-Choice young calves. $3.50;
heavy and rough, s4.5O@4.75.
General Market Prices.
Wool-19O9 - Willamette valley,
17hcd1Sc; eastern Oregon, Ito lSc.
Tallow-Prime per lb.. 394c; No,
2 and grease, 2@2hc.
Sheepskins Shearing, 100 15c |
each: short wool, 25@4Oc; medium
wool. 5Oc&s1 each; long wool, 75cQ |
$1.25 each.
Hides-Dry hides, lao Ice lb; green
S610c lb; bulls, green salt, &c per
lb; kips, sc; calves, green, l4Q l6c
per lb.
Mohair-19O9-Nominal, 22Q23c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed, s2650d27 27O0; rolled
S2s: brewing s27@275o.
Wheat-Buying price, new-Track
Portland-Club, s1.O7@1.0S; blue