East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-03
Toppy Steers Sell at $i.55 and $4.6U
--Fat Cows Are I'm Demand-Mar-
ket Holds Firm I'm Calvcs-Grain
Fed Hogs Bring $S.75-Dcmand Is
Excellent for Sheep and Lambs.
Portland Livestock Prices.

Portland Union Stockyards, Sept. 2.
TO disprove whatever was said of
the weakness of the cattle market in
general yesterday, buyers paid a
premium for selected quality of steers
during the past "a hours; sales being
made at $3.50 for two, while $4.55
was paid for one lot Of Al head that
averaged 1880 pounds. NJ. ]. Gill, a
local butcher, purchased the latter
from F. C. Sharkey company, and
secured one of the incest lots of steers
that ever entered the Portland mar
ket.
Buyers, while they continue to act
bearish toward the ordinary or poor
quality of cattle, are really seeking
the best stuff and one of the leading
buyers today stated that he was will
ing to take all the good stuff that
could be offered here in the immedi-
ate future and would pay very good
price.
This indicates that there is a real
shortage of selected quality in the
cattle market. This has been men
toned many times recently in the
Journal. While many steers are now
in the best request there continues
an excellent feeling as regards toppy
cows and sales In this line could be
be made up to $3.50 If the proper
quality was offering.
Poorer Quality Is Neglected.
1t is only in the poorer quality that
the cattle market shows real neglect
at this time. For off grade arrivals
the market is really weak and soft
and sales are hard to make even at
the lower price listed. There has
been too much of this poor stuff in
evidence recently, and this has ac-
cumulated TO such an extent that buy
ers say the only way to stop such
shipments is to slash prices Poor
cows have sold as low as cents a
pound during the past "a hours, and
they were scarcely worth that figure.
Today's run of cattle included $50
head. compared with $50 yesterday,
315 Tuesday. 3S Monday. 1870 Satur-
day, 2S9 Friday and 5O2 head a week
ago today.
Sheep and lambs Arc Firmer.
Demand for both sheep and lambs
is firmer in the local yards and prices
are looking better Stuff is being
sold at a fractional advance over for
mer figures top lambs being worth
as high as $3.50, although no stock
of this character has been in evidence
recently. There were no arrivals Of
sheep and lambs in the yards during
the past "a hours and this proved
help toward bulling val
ues. As in other lines the demand is
for a better grade than has recently
been offering.
Absence of a sheep and lamb run |
today compares with former arrivals |
as follows: Yesterday 2l5, Tuesday |
5S7, Monday 355; Saturday 22O,, FRI
day 506 A week ago the run was |
III head.
Hogs Go TO $S75 Again.
One sale of hogs was made in the |
yards during the past "a hours at an
advance of 25c over former figure. |
The lot moved at 1915 and consisted
of 61 head, weighing 1850. 1t was
sold by the Gould Commission COM
pany to the Union Meat company.
The lot was wheat fed and was OF
of quality Just as good If not better,
than any recent arrivals from the
east. It was we'll worth 1c above any
recent arrivals in the yard.
Run of hogs today was but 81 head,
comparing with 165 yesterday, llS
Tuesday, similar number Monday,
s head Saturday, 156 Friday and ia
a week ago today.
rroos Cattle sheen