East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-07
WHEAT SELLING AT
FORMER QUOTATIONS
MOVING IN LARGER LOTS
MORE SALES REPORTED
Price Generally Ruled From SO Cents
for Club to S5 Cents to SO Cents for
Bluestem-Other Markets.

Wheat is moving in larger lots and
during the past day or so heavy in
crease in operations has been notic-
ed. Growers are not so busy with
their farming operations and are in
a position to sell If they want to. The
result is that buyers bidding form
er quotations, have been able to pick
up quite few lots here and there at
interior points.
A local miller purchased some red
Russian at Sic and club at SIC track
here. He likewise took on some
blestem on the sound at SEC.
Barley market is firmer and rise
of so cents a ton is being offered.
No. feed Is now showing bids OF
$27 a ton.
Oats market Is firm at $29 a ton
today. This is an advance of about
soc over previous quotations. Several
small lots have been reported sold at
: the higher figure.
While only a small amount Of ex-
port flour business is reported around
$3.50@3.60, trade in patent is some
what better. Buyers seem to realize
that the market has practically struck
bottom and Is more likely to show an
advance than a decline.
Advance In Hog Market.
Hog market showed an advance Of
a nickel in the North Portland yards
today. The advance was due to the
recent improvement in the tone at
other centers and the limited arrivals
locally. Only 474 head appeared in
the swine market today. this being the
first since Monday, when 139 head
appeared.
Local swine market continues the
best in the entire country notwith-
standing the recent upward fluctu-
ations at South Omaha and Chicago
At South Omaha today the market be-
gan to weaken and trade closed 10c
lower than yesterday The landing
price of Nebraska hogs at Pacific
coast centers today is $3.50 or 800
under the price that was paid here fol
one lot today.
= Cattle market at North Portland
: was firm and rather active today
While there was no change in prices
= during the mornings business pack
: ers took hold much better than re
Gently.
Market for sheep and lambs con
tlnues firm. Some pring lambs solt
. this morning at 10c a pound. ON
good lot of sheared wethers sold a
s4.75 yesterday. which is about %
above former quotations.
Potato Market Firm.
Potato market is very firm locall
J and 50 per GENITAL Is now being Sc
cured for even ordinary good quality
= Selected stock is scarcely obtainabl
at any price along Front street at thi
time.
Supplies at country points are linn
I tied and therefore all sorts of value
c are being asked Some Of the leadin
5 spectators are holding out for 80
d o. b. cars Portland, and say they vii
n get it before the season ends.
A private message from Yakima thi
morning states that holders of po
: tatoes are unwilling to sell there a
e any price just now. They believ
o that still higher figures will rule.
4 is now generally estimated that 10
cars remain in the hands of Yakim
l. growers.
= Potato prices and demand show n
change in san Francisco. This morn
ing's wire from there quoted Orego
stock at $2.OOd2.15 per GENITAL. there
fore making Portland the best Z. c
b. market in the country
In the north the potato market
holding form. Seattle is quoting fror
s35 to $40 q ton for eastern Wash
ington stock.
Egg Market Weak.
Egg market is still showing muc
weakness and cleanups are reporte
hard to make even at 1Sc a dozen.
Receivers along Front street ar
generally getting 10 to zoe for tn
small lots they sell, but at these pri
ces they are unable to clean up.
Receipts are increasing and qualit