East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-01

Portland Union Stockyards, Stock
esle.-While the month started with
the best possible showing In live
stock demand and prices. the close
u the period Is exactly the reverse
and not only is there a limited de-
nand for livestock and prices are he
Ing siashed. but the receipts in this
direction are breaking a few records
For instance more cattle arrived IN
the yards today than were received
In a single day since the new wards
were established at Stockdale.
Utah Cattle Coming Freely
Owing to the meat boycott in the
cast and middle west, shipments OF
cattle from Utah in this direction are
very liberal and 1t begins to look as
If the movement has only started.
Idaho likewise flooded the local mar
ket with cattle today and eastern
Oregon came through with enormous
supplies. Total dun OF cattle for the
day was 1917 head and at late
hour not single head had been sold
and some cars were carried over from
Saturday because OF the lack of buy
orr
Keep Cattle at Homc-Sellers.
While it seems useless advice TO tell
shippers to keep their cattle at home
until the demand is more favorable.
still that is just what practically every
commission merchant at Stockdale is
advising his friends.
AT the present rate the cattle mar
ket will soon be beaten down about
& cent a pound within a week. while
for this time Of the year II is the Gus
tom for cattle values to advance
steadily.
Fact of the matter is that buyers
are taking full advantage Of the pres
ent glut OF supplies and are holding
off their purchases long enough to
enable them to name their own quo
tations. For the shippers, the present
situation In the market is critical. al
though so far as the consumer is con-
cerned II has been demonstrated that
while cattle prices here are lower
today than they were a year ago this
date, consumers are paying l-2c A
pound and in some instances sc
pound more FOR their beer than in
1909.
These extra profits are not going to
the retailer for It has been fully dem
onstrated that in Portland the profits
have been cut down considerably
during the past four or five years.
Quite fair supply OF hogs was
shown in the yards during the past "a
hours, but buyers were not anxious
to take hold For extra select stock
receivers still have hopes Of obtain |
ing as high as SO, this being the price !
that killers would be forced to pay |
for eastern supplies and the local |
swine are fully as good as those !
brought from Nebraska at this time. /
Sheep Market Is n Bright Spot.
Only bright spot in the entire live
stock situation is in the sheep market |
and further advance OF 25c Is be-
ing quoted for good stuff. For fancy |
wethers the trade is now quoting as |
high as sc and for ewes S5.25@ $50. |
For select lambs the price rules from |
$3.50 to s6.75.
Today's range Of livestock values: |
Cattle-Best, $500; medium steers,
14.s0; best cows, 81; fancy hefers,
S4.006A25; medium cows, s3.75: |
poor cows, $3.00; bulls, s250T3.75; |
stays, s2.50@3.OO
Hogs-Best east OF the mountains, |
1885 $500; fancy, SS.50DS.75;
stockers, $500; pigs, $500.
Sheep-Best wethers 5000: ordi-
nary, $3.50; spring lambs, $1,000
e75; straight ewes. s5.25@5.50: mix
ed lots, $3.50.
Calves-Best S5.75d6.O0; ordi-
nary, i5.O0G5.25