East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-14
NEBRASKA HOGS IN
PORTLAND YARDS
SHIPMENTS FROM EAST
WEAKEN THE MARKET
Seven Loads Brought Forward at
Greater Cost Than Buyers Are Of
fering Locally-Cattle and Sheep
Firm.

Portland Union Stockyards, North
Portland, Or, June 13.-Weakness in
the local hog market was again caus-
ed by the importation of fresh sup
plies Of Nebraska hogs by local pack
ers.
These hogs cost killers much more
money than is being offered for the
local product and while they may be
somewhat better than the present Of
ferlngs from the home territory, ship
pers are of the opinion that the diff
ference in the cost is too heavy.
Encouragement of a substantial ma
ture would give the local shipper a
chance to see the error of his way in
not putting out more hogs each sea-
son, but as long as killers continue to
purchase the bulk of their supplies in
the east and pay therefor a higher
price than they give the local peo
pie, so long will such an unnatural
condition, viz, shipments of Nebraska
hogs to the Pacific northwest, con-
tinue.
While only seven loads were re-
ceived from Nebraska today, this was
practically all that came forward to
the yards today, only 10 additional
head being received this morning. The
latter sold at $3.50. This is consider
ed the extreme top for local hogs at
this time.
Good cattle Are Firm.
Good cattle are quoted firm in the
local yards at this time and former
top values are therefore easily main
tanned Arrivals of cattle for the day
were limited. but fancy cows sold up
to S475 and steers of like quality
dollar. Today's sales of cows were
would have brought an additional
made at an advance of a dollar from
the price in effect this day a year
ago.
Market for calves showed small ar
rivals today, but some fancy light
stuff sold up to s6.75, or 25c better
than the previous best.
Sheep and lambs are holding prac-
tically unchanged at former price
range Values are strong. however.
Will Feed Stock Better.
1t has been decided by local live
stock interests to more thoroughly
grade all arrivals in the yards here
after. For instance there is a grow
ing demand for better class of stuff
than is now offering and for these
buyers are anxious to pay a prem
ium over the ordinary run of stuff
Therefore the shipper and feeder of
good cattle, hogs or sheep will get
the extreme top of the market while
what poor stuff may come forward
will sell at what it is worth and not
be put together with the better quail
ity. This is in line with the practices
In eastern yards and will bring the
general average up
That there will be better feeding Of
cattle the present season is now gen.
orally understood. The hay crop is
far in excess of year ago. when sup
plies became so short that feeders
were either compelled to go out of
business altogether or else limit their
operations to a curtailed number. For
instance the Mccullough Brothers
have over a thousand head of cattle
on their summer range west of Echo
just beyond lower Butter creek. This
is the first time in four years there
has been any feed for stock on this
range during the summer At one
time thousands of head Of stock graz
ed here until the feed was completely
exhausted. But since the advent Of
the various irrigation bitches a new
grass and various weeds have sprung
up making the place once more
profitable feeding ground and bring
ing back remembrance of the old
days when stock raising was the sole
industry in this vicinity.
The shippers.
Henlne & Olinger brought forward
seven loads of hogs from Nebraska
for the Union Meat company.
r Erickson shipped a mixed load
of cattle and calves from Weiser, Ida
40.
Burnett & Pike shipped load of
cattle and hogs from Bull, Idaho.
G. o. Vernon was in from Turner,
Ore, with a mixed load of cattle and
calves.
George Kehlhagen paid flying
visit to the yards from Roseburg. He
had load of sheep.
e e. Sheriff. was in from Drain
with a load of cattle.
Today's run of livestock compares
with this day in recent years as fol-
lows: Hogs Cattle. Sheep.
1910 ........... 704 112 151|
1909 .......,... 2O4 -.
1908 ........... S25 42O 1850