East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-03
BEST HOGS SHOW
DECLINE or 15C
ToPPY SWINE ONLY
BRINGING $7.S5.
Market Not Going to Pieces But Con-
forming With Eastern Prices-Cat-
tie Market at Low Tide-No Ar
rivals of Sheep and But Little De-
mand.

Union Stockyards, Stockdale, Nov
2.-While there was only limited
run Of hogs in the yards today, the
market shows decline of 15c for the
past "a hours operations.
Best hogs have sold during that Pc
riod at $7S5, this being the extreme
top. Some 232 pound stuff went at
this figure and this lot was especial
ly considered in the "toppy" class.
The fact that these hogs have sold
l5c lower than former values scarce
ly means that the market is going to
pieces. Good heavy, packing hogs
hogs that are full of lard, are still
being sought by the local trade but
killers say that former values were
out Of line with conditions elsewhere.
Even at the lower range Portland
hog prices are fully 10c above those
ruling in Chicago and Chicago has al
ways been taken as a standard for the
rest of the world
During the "a hours the run OF
hogs at Stockdale was 70 head COM
pared with 251 Monday, 100 Satur-
day. so Friday 663 Thursday. 1929
Wednesday and a nominal number
week ago. For this day a year ago
there was no run Of hogs here and a
like condition prevailed on the same
day in 1907. In 1906 the run was
16O head and in 1906 335 head.
Cattle Market Generally Lower.
While real "toppy" steers have lost |
but little in price during recent days
because this class of stuff seldom |
suffers greatly no matter what the |
condition Of the general market the |
usual run Of steers that are ordinarily |
consldered-top or within fraction Of
it, sold within the past "a hours at
"a a. 4.1O; or from 15c to Csc under
the former level. Because of the huge
run of cattle which has been forced
upon the market with the entry of
the winter season and the scarcity of
feed. killers of all descriptions have
about all the thin, half finished stuff
they can take care Of This accounts
IN a measure for their holding back
heir purchases at this time.
Thin cattle are not wanted here at
any price but the trade scarcely !
Knows how to stop the movement be-
'ause holders in the country are no
onger able to hold because of their S
to get feeu at profitable
,rices.
Market for calves remains quite
teady although the few head now 7
oming forward are generally OF {
eavy size. (
No Sheep and Little Demand. '
II was another day in the Stock
ale yards without the arrival Of any
heep. In fact since last Thursday c
he run here has been but two dozen
cad and these came forward on Sat-
rday.
Fact of the matter is that packers
ants Of sheep and lambs are very
mited at the moment Most of
lem have been very liberal purchas-
s recently at interior points and de-
veries on these contracts are still
eing made.
The following is the general range
livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers, weighing 1900
FUNDS, $4@425; medium steers,
1904; best cows, $30325: medl-
n cows, s2.75@S; best heifers, SO;
Ills $2@225; stays, s2.50@3.
Hogs-Best east of mountains,
.S5; Willamette valley best, $3.50
7.75; stockers, S4@6; pigs, $6@7.
Sheep-Best wethers $425; ordi-
ry. S4; spring lambs, s505.25;
'aight ewes $350@4; mixed lots,
Calves-Best, $5@5.25; ordinary,