East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-12
NO DEMAND FOR FEED
AND STOCK STUFF
COST OF FEED FORBIDS
SUCH PURCHASES
Hogs Drops 10c In Values - Small
Run OF Sheep Will Bring Market
Up-Good Cattle Are in More Fa-
vOr Than for Some Time.

Union Stockyards, Stockdale, Oct.
11.-There is absolutely no doubt of
the attitude of buyers regarding
stockers and feeders in the Stockdale
hog market-prices showing clearly
that they scarcely find call at all.
For some time there has been a
dlslncllnation among hog buyers to
take on additional supplies of stock
and feed stuff, and so great has this
become that now they are unwilling
to pay more than $5@6 and are not
anxious to buy at that range.
High Feed is the Cause.
High cost Of feed Of all kinds is the
cause Of the small amount of feeding
that will be shown in the hog market
during the present season. With
wheat and other grain at almost rec
ord values, the price of hogs is not
sufficiently high to admit of profits
to feeders, and therefore these inter-
ests will go rather slow in their ope-
rations this season.
Refusal Of hog ralsers to keep their
stockers and feeders at home while
they are not wanted in the local mar
ket has resulted in some dullness in
the call for better stuff. While good
hogs always find a demand, buyers
are not so eager to take hold as they
were 10 days or possibly two weeks
ago.
Hogs 10c Lower.
Run Of hogs continues very liberal,
and this is one reason why today's
sales were made at a decline of about
1Oc from former values. Best prices
available for hogs in the local yards
today was $40, some 227-pound stuff
going at this figure
Today's run of hogs was 4S3 head,
comparing with sol Saturday, 22S
Friday 359 Thursday 437 Friday and
SS4 last Tuesday A week ago today
201 head of hogs arrived in the yards.
Small run is shown in the sheep
market over Sunday. and this is ex-
pected to help the demand to brace
up again. Sheep and lambs are quot
ed steady for the day. with no change
In values. Today's showing Of 81
head compares with 319 Saturday
255 Friday. none Thursday, ATS We'd
nesday and 241 last Tuesday. a
week ago today S33 head Of sheep and
lambs appeared in the yards.
Good Cattle Sell Well.
r1.o,.,.- y,,, MY, NJ "a file
in the yards last week and prospective
small supplies during the present
week, buyers seem more eager to
take hold Of supplies that show up.
Good cows are finding favor with
buyers around 1925 for 1855 pound
stuff, with lighter cows in proportion.
Absence Of real good steers is shown
in the present market and nothing
that has arrived for sale today
brought former values. This was due
to quality-or in fact. the lack of 1t.
The run of cattle for the As hours |
was but 70 head. comparing with 27O |
Saturday, none Friday, 17S Thursday,
81 Wednesday and ia Tuesday A
week ago today ia head arrived.
The following is the general range
Of livestock values in the yards:
Cattle-Best steers weighing 1900
pounds, $425; medium steers, 1915
"a: best cows, 1925; medium cows,
3.25: best heifers, SO; bulls, $40
2.25.
Hogs-Best east of mountains,
$780, Willamette valley best, $715;
,tockers. $500; pigs, S6@7.
sheep-Best wethers, S425@450;
ordinary $4.25; spring lambs, $50
80; straight ewes, SS.50@ST5;
mixed lots. 1915. {
Calves-Best, $5.25; ordinary, $40 '
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