East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-28

Portland, April 17.--Reports re-
ceived from various portions Of the
inland empire indicate good showers
In almost all sections, but more rain
Is needed. While TO some extent the
showers will delay seeding operations
In a few of the late districts spring
work is generally completed and
therefore the delay will not affect the
general crop to any great extent.
In the willamette valley the show
.ers were needed even more badly than
In interior oregon and Washington.
because the soil was hard and dry and
plants showed little growth.
Cash wheat market is firmer al
though no late transactions are re-
ported locally. Trading of recent days
has been principally among dealers,
growers who still retain some OF the
1908 crop not caring to sell just now.
Prices are generally unchanged.
Few Cattle Arrive.
Just sufficient number OF cattle
came into the yards today to allow
the trade 10 know to a certainty that
this species OF animal was entirely ex-
tinct in the state of Oregon. Never
theless, the trade Is much more ris-
appointed over the showing of ar
rivals because a fair run of select
quality mugh bring forth a highef
price range. The expected importa-
ton OF cattle from Montana has not
yet materialized and some of the sell
lers as well as the shippers consider
the report OF a big bunch coming for
word In this direction as nothing but
a bluff of buyers who by this means
want to scare Oregon holders into let
ting go of what few marketable cattle
they still retain.
Potatoes Go Higher.
So far as the immediate future Of
the potato market is concerned, IT
looks as II the trade here and else
where on the Pacific coast will be
forced to pay some record breaking
values before many more weeks have
elapsed. Every effort is being made
by potato buyers to secure additional
supplies, and their representatives are
kent in the country constantly in the
hone of landing few hundred sacks.
Price scarcely seems an object these
days, every one trying to get the ac-
tual potatoes.
Market Summary.
Wool-190g - Willamette val
ley. 17@21c; eastern oregon, 17622c.
Tallow-Prime. per lb.. so &c; No.
2 and grease, 2@21kc.
Sheepskins Shearing, 100 15c
each short wool, 25@4Oc: medium
wool. 5Oc@$1 each; long wool, 75cG
s1.25 each
Hides-Dry hides 11@16c lb.;
green S@10c lb.; bulls, green SALT
&c per h.. kips. &c; calves, green,
16c per lb.
Mohair--9O9, 2SH @24c.
Grain and Flour.
Barley-Feed s3S.5O@S4; rolled;
S356 So; brewing. $S1
Wheat-Buying price, new-Track'
Portland-Club, $1.2O; bluestem,
40: red Russian, s1.17; Turkey red.
s1.2O@1.25; Willamette valley, s1.15
@1.2O.
Misunderstanding price - Bran,
$3.50: middlings, $4,000; shorts,
$50; chop, s2S@31; alfalfa meal $40
per ton.
Flour-Selling price-Eastern Ore
gon patent, $6.O5G6.1O: straight
$40: export, $40; bakers, sS.O5;
valley $3.50; graham, las, $50;
whole wheat, $5.4O; sye, 5s' $3.50;
bales, $500.
Oats-Producers price-Track, NO.
white. S4O@4O.50; gray, $40.
Potatoes.
Potatoes - Selling $1.5O@1.9O;
buving for shipment. per cwt., coun-
try extra fancy. s1.6O@1.65; ordinary
shipping. buying, s1.40@1.4 COM
mon. s1.3O@1.4O; sweet, $2.5o@ 800
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of mountains
$3.50: good, SIOO@725; blockers,
81 OO+I25: stockers, $6.5O@7OO.
Cattle-Best steers Weighing 1900
pounds. $3.50; medium steers, $5,25;
poor steers, s5.O0@5.25; best cows.
$3.50: medium cows s4.25; bulls,
$2.5OdS.OO.
sheep. sheared-Best wethers $4.75
@5.OO: spring lambs, $7.5O@S.OO;
vearling lambs. $5.O0@5.25; straight
ewes sS.75@4OO; mixed lots, $3.50.