East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-13

sheep steady, Lambs Weaker.
While there was no change in the
price of either sheep or lambs at
North Portland during the day, the
market for lambs was easier with in
dications of an early decline.
Offerings of sheep and lambs were
1912 head, compared with 267S head
last Monday. The decreased run is
said to be due to the fact that ship
pers are sending more supplies to the
eastern markets and thus reducing the
local output.
Ewes sold as high as $3.50 in the
local yards today. This was for stock
that averaged SO pounds. Poorer
ewes sold down to $3.50, with aver
ages around 50 pounds.
A North Portland livestock COM
mission firm, in the late circular, says
of thetrade:
I'VE are quoting sheep little high
er with the exception of east of noun
tain stuff which up tothis time has
not been exceptionally good Condi-
ton of southern oregon sheep being
better and sell better. We look to
see the bulk of sheep from southern
oregon cleaned up within short
time"
Sheep and lamb prices at North
Portland today.
Yearllngs ..............s AIS
WetherS ......... sou "a 4.uU
Ewes ............ .'....'' 0'OV "a o'oV
Lambs ............... 500 $50
Feed sheep .......... 2.0OQ2,50
No Hogs Come Forward.
No hogs came forward to the Port
| land yards over Sunday and a week
ago total offerings here were but 1874
head. There remains a steady tone
| in the North Portland swine trade
with quotations nominally the same
as saturday.
Eastern swine markets were weak
and generally lower today, At Chi
| cago there was a run of $4,000 head
| compared with a similar amount a
! year ago and the result was a loss
of 5c in the price. Tops sold at $3.50
| in Chicago.
At South omaha the hog market
! was weaker with a loss of 8 to 10c
| in price as compared with sales on
| saturday. Tops sold in Omaha at
| SG.O5. which means $7.15 to land at
| Pacific northwest centers.
Nominal swine values at North
! Portland:
| Best blockers ...........$ $50
Medium Light ,..,..... 675
Heavy packers ......... 6.6O
Rough packers ...,..... 500 "a $50
Feeders ................ 725
Latest reports received here regard
| ing the wheat crop indicate that the
Pacific northwest will produce lar
ger crop than a year ago.
Increased acreage is one of the i'm
portant factors in forcing estimates
higher, but the general condition of
| the crop Is such that n larger produc-
ton per acre is assured.
The season Is too young to state
with any degree of accuracy what the
total crop Of all the three states will
he, but practically all interests are
now of the opinion that the 1910 pro-
| duction will be far overtopped.
There are few exceptions to the gen.
cral rule Of better crop reports. From
Gillian county, reports are mixed in
their viows, 1t appears that while
the country south of Condor is ir
very good shape owing to favorable
fan of moisture and good weather
the section south of the county seat
or from Condor to the Columbia riv.
er, is not very good. a frost during
the latter part Of May is said to have
done considerable damage to the ten.
! der plants at chat time
Outlook in Morrow.
on the Heppner branch 81 the Ore
Washington Railroad & Nav'ga.
tion Co, the outlook IS less favorabl,