East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-22


to take hold even at the low prices
Europe Is still being fed all the win
and Australia, as well as Russia, are
the principal shippers at this time
and as. long as the offering is free at
current quotations, no advance for the
Pacific northwest grain may be ex-
pected for exporting.
Coarse grain market is gaining
strength, but values are generally sta
tionary with only a nominal move
ment now reported.
Hay remains quiet.
Potato Growers Holding.
The market for potatoes here Is
holding rather firm with only limit
ed business passing.
Dealers generally are offering $140
per GENITAL at country shipping points
for good shipping stock, but as high
as $1.50 continues to be offered for
selected stock. only few cars of the
latter remain unsold in this section.
Farmers generally are of the opin-
ion that higher prices will prevail
for potatoes, and for that reason many
are again inclined to hold back. Just
what they expect to get for their
stock they are unwilling to say except
that more money will be offered after
n while.
Notwithstanding this determination
to hold for an advance, lower prices
are again ruling in the south. At
san Francisco oregon potatoes are
down another nickel.
This is due to the greater shipments
from other places recently. An effort
is being made by some spectators to
check the movement from Oregon, so
al to make better market for their
stock at San Francisco, In the for
mer they have succeeded, but the
work has as yet had no effect upon
the southern trade.
Demand for seed potatoes is again
| showing an increase here. Planting is
now general and plowing is shown.
everywhere. Fancy American Won
der seed sells from $1.6OG1.65 per
GENITAL on Front street, while Bur-
banks go at $50.
Storing Eggs.
Storage of eggs has become gen.
eral all along the Pacific coast.
Receipts for the fresh egg market
are not so liberal as the trade here is
holding firm at zoe a dozen for small
lots of candled goods.
Storage operators are generally Of
fering 19c a dozen for supplies land
ed at Portland. and these do not en-
ter the trade at all.
For while 1t was believed that the
| str cter government regulations would
have a tendency to stop the storage
of eggs to some extent, but after the
first scare the trade has settled down
To normal basis. 1t has been pro-
posed that the government prohibit
the holding in storage of eggs longer
than three months, but the trade in
general expects the measure to be
amended so that years time will be
allowed
In California the governor recently
signed Senator Hare's bill that provid-
ed that eggs or butter held in storage
more than three months shall be la
beled with the date they were put in
storage when exposed for sale. This
measure is expected to stop the sell
ing of storage eggs as fresh stock by
commission men or retailers.
Livestock at Standstill.
The market for livestock was at a
standstill this morning on account OF
exhibits at the yards, but late trad
ing shows definite direction of values
Receipts for the day were nominal
but this was a point in favor of bet
ter values.
Hogs took a turn for the better all
| through the east today, advancing al
all centers. There was an advance
of 10c at South Omaha, which pu,
the top price there to s6.55 or s6.75
to land here. while Chicago was gen.
orally 10c above yesterday, with the
run not so liberal.
Locally the hog market seems in
clined to drop to the basis of what
stuff can be landed here from the
east, and latest sales have been made
but a fraction above the cost of Oma-
ha supplies.
Market for sheep is firm at the ad-
vance quoted exclusively by The Jour
nal yesterday. only a nominal num-
ber Of sheep came forward to the
market today.