East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-20
HOG MARKET TAKES
AN UPWARD JUMP
SWINE PRICES SHOW 15c
HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK
$S Now Being Paid-Shipment Of
ToPpy Cattle Brings High Price
Market for Calves Remains Firm
No Arrivals Of Sheep for Four
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hog market at Stockdale. Killers are
paying 15c more for supplies than
last week, even though they are
claiming that supplies are worth less
money because Of the recent decline
in the east. The truth of the matter
is that local killers have not been en-
couraglng northwest hog raisers as
they should, and instead Of paying
liberal values here, have been send
ing east for the bulk of their goods.
Supplies were wanted until they be-
gan to come, and then there was no
demand at all. It was but a repeti-
tion OF what has been done in for
mer years by the big people whose
Interests were to help the hog inds-
try by paying up to date values, but
instead killed the industry by forcing
values under those which they were
forced to pay for eastern shipments.
Eight dollars was paid for heavy
hogs in the yards during the past "a
hours, even though the run was quite
fair Total supply of swine of the
day was 3SS head, compared with 231
Monday. Sc Saturday, none Friday,
"a Thursday and 673 head last We'd
nesday. A week ago swine receipts
were 257 head.
Good Cattle Bring More.
While those who brought in num-
Der of good cattle were unwilling to
allow the general public to know that
the market was higher it leaked
out that s4.75 was paid for "A steers
averaging 141O pounds during the
past "a hours. The parties who
brought in these "toppers" were like
wise interested in the commission
trade, but did not believe it was the
the business of livestock growers to
know what price was in effect How
ever, the majority of the commission
trade gives the true price to ship
pers at all times, and when one small
dealer balks at the plan of publicity
II does not hurt general conditions
here.
There was quite a liberal run of
cattle in the yards during the past
"a hours. a total supply of 400 head
being received. This compares with
617 head Monday 10 Saturday, 1856
Friday, 200 Thursday and 349 last
Wednesday A week ago today cat
tie arrivals in Stockdale were 242
head.
Calf Market Remains Firm.
Market for calves remains firm,
especially for the better grade Light
stuff. II fat is in demand as high as
$3.50, and one sale of 5 head aver
aging ia pounds was closed at the
yards today. Heavy stuff is easily
but prices offering are not so
good as for light stuff.
Run of calves is again nominal.
Market for cows is excellent at this
time, and sales of select stuff are still
being made as high as $3.50. One
lot of three head averaging 1860 |
pounds went at the high point today. |
There were no arrivals of sheep |
and lambs in the yards today, this |
being the fourth day that no run was |
shown in that branch of the yards. |
One sale of 81 head of sheep, which |
lad been carried over for week be-
'ause of poor quality was made at
1886 today. Average was 126
pounds.
Those Who Supply the Market.
w. o. Cummings, the regular"
lad seven loads of cattle Offering at
'tockdale today.
E. L. Parrott of Roseburg came in
With load of cattle.
Lind & Van Ausplen brought in
wo loads of hogs from Palma, Ida
10, for the open market
c. C. Clark, the Arlington shipper,
lad two mixed loads of cattle and
logs from the Columbia river town
oday.
j. A. Reynolds, the regular" from
london, had a bunch of mixed stuff
oday. His shipment included one
ar Of hogs and one car of cattle and
ne mixed car of calves and cattle.
Today's run of livestock compares {
18th this day in previous years as (
blows: I