East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-21
HOG SHORTAGE Isl
BECOMING ALARMING
SHEEP AGAIN SHOW
MARKED DECLINE
Cattle Prices Holding Well With Top
Quality Hard TO Find-sharp Ad-
vance in Wheat Follows Report of
Damaged Crop.
(From Thursdays Journal }

(From Thursdays Journal)
There have been no local hogs in
the yards since Monday, when a to-
tai of but 1872 head put in appearance.
While there were arrivals of S72
head in the swine trade today the en-
tire eight loads were from the Mis-
sonri river territory and were pur-
chased prior to arrival by local pack
ers.
The extent of the local shortage of
hogs is alarming, The run is exceed
ingly small and for that reason val
ues are holding exceedingly stiff.
The local market is now in a po-
sition to absorb quite a number of
loads of hogs and were they offering
today in all probability the price
would be slightly lifted over previous
transactions.
There was a weaker tone in the
hog trade at Chicago today and in the
yards a loss of sc was shown in the
price.
Hogs are weaker at South Omaha
today with tops at $3.50, the same as
yesterday.
North Portland general range:
Best light hogs ...........$7.50
Medium hogs ................ hoO
Good and heavy hogs ....s6.50@6.75
Rough and heavy hogs .. 5.50q6.00
Sheep Down Again.
There was a further loss of 25c in
the sheep and lamb trade at North
Portland today. The run during the
past "a hours was very liberal, in
Guiding 2i25 head as compared with
1174 last Thursday and S02 on this
same day year ago.
Wethers of fair quality sold down
to 1885 in the yards this morning
but better stuff would have brought
more money.
With their feed lots filled with
sheep and lambs, killers are becom-
ing rather Independent of the offer
p ings. With the greater run they are
again demanding a concession in the
price which receivers are fighting
hard to maintain.
At Chicago today there was a weak
er tone in the sheep and lamb trade
but prices were unchanged.
South Omaha sheep and lamb trade
was strong at former prices.
Sheep and lamb values:
Select lambs ......... IS 50@ 5.75
Ordinary lambs .......... $50
Best wethers ..... 3.5Om 3.75
Common lambs ........ 1000 $50
Ordinary wethers .......... 1925
Best ewes .. ......... S.00g S.75
Ordinary ewes =. ..... 2.50G 2.T5
Cattle Values Holding.
Prices are holding rather well in
the cattle trade. although there was
again very liberal marketing of
stock in the North Portland yards
today. A total of 995 head of cattle
were received today. compared with
494 week ago and Ala head on this
same day in 1910.
Top steers are still commanding
Sc so. but stuff of that quality is
hard to obtain. Most of the arrivals
recently have been of inferior quail
ity and this has whetted the appetite
of buyers for better stuff.
However, while there is still very
strong market for cattle, the buying
Is not quite so brisk as it was a short
time ago. This is n condition that is
due entirely to the warm weather,
and warm weather markets are sell
dom of the most favorable character.
noticeable feature OF the late
marketing of cattle is the great num-
Der of calves that are being sent for
ward. The best Of these are bring
ing S725, but ordinary stuff around
Sc. The extensive shipments just
now are due to the vanishing range
General North Portland market;
Best steers .............. Sc. %
Choice steers $5.35 a 5.75
Ordinary steers .... 4.5Od 0G
Common steers ... 4.00@ %
Fancy heifers ............... SEQ
fancy COWS .,.,........,,. 5,5l
Ordinary cows ........ 3.0OG 3. .2l
Common cows .......... S.O0d 1926
Fancy bulls .......... 3.I5 a 400
Good ordinary bulls .... 3.5Od 3.6C
Common bulls .... . 00d 2.25
Fancy light calves .... 1000 7.2J
Ordinary calves .,...... $500 SOC
Common calves ...... 4.00d SOC
Grain and Hay.
Wheat-New crop, nominal. Track
delivery-Club. 75c; bluestem. soc
fortyfold, 7Sd79c; Willamette valley
(-); red Russian, 7Sc; Turkey red
7sc.
Oats-New crop, nominal Produc'
ers' price-Track. No. 1 white, S24,50
gray $3.50.
Barley - New crop. Producers
price-1910 - Feed, s240O@24.50
rolled, $3.50; brewing, $1,000.
notwithstanding price 49, Bran
s25; middlings, $31; shorts $26
chop. s1e@25.
Hay-Producers' price-1910-Val
ley timothy, fancy, $17@ IS; ordin
ary Sl5@17; eastern oregon, s19 a
81; mixed. s15G16; clover, S11
wheat, $12@13; cheat, s1261S; al
falfa, new, SHOE; oats, $12@ 1S.
Sharp Upturn In Wheat
Chicago. July 21.-There was
sharp upturn In the price of whea
yesterday following the issuance o
many damage reports from the cen
trail west. Closing prices were l S-S'
to / 5-Sc bushel higher than yes
terday, with September the bis
mover
The market opened 12c higher fo
July at S5 3-ic. September went t.
the high mark at IS 5-Sc and CLOSED
there but after touching 81 sac thu
December went off a fraction.
Liverpool closed 1-Sd lower bu
Berlin was up Lac.
Argentine shipments: Wheat, l..
100000 bl shells, compared with l.,
3S4 900 bushels a year ago: corn