East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-25
CHICKENS SELLING
At A HIGH RECORD
ORDINARY FOWLS BRING
20 CENTS-FANCY ARE MORE
Egg Market Also Steady-Cornfcd
Beef Arrives From Nebraska
Shortage In Barley Supply.
FRIDAYS Journal.)

Fridays Journal.)
Chicken market has reached an en-
tirely new high mark today. Sales of
ordinary coops were made as high as
zoe, while those that had straight
coops of selected hens were able to
squeeze a fraction more than this.
Receipts of chickens continue rath-
er limited, while for some reason or
other the consumptive call Is much
better than usual. While the big re-
tailers are making every effort to beat
down the price by handling eastern
storage goods they are not able to
do it so easily as a few seasons ago,
because of the public dislike for Ice
house stock.
Some fancy dressed chickens sold
up to 23c a pound along the street
during the past "a hours, but this Is
an extreme figure and was obtained
as stated, only for first class birds.
The regular price would be about
cent below this.
The lack of demand for turkeys Is
a surprise to the trade and live hens
are today bringing as much, If not
more, than the former This is a
most unusual occurrence and indi-
Gates two things-the extraordinary
call for chickens and the lack of de-
mand for turkeys.
Eggs Are Steady.
Eggs are Steady along Front street
and strictly fresh candled stock is be-
ing quoted generally at 21c a dozen,
although a few sales continue to be
made at zoe.
The recent advance in the east ana
the fact that stocks here were not
nearly so heavy as the trade had be-
lieved has led to the stiffening OF
prices.
1t seemed that the trade here was
far more scared than hurt by the
eastern importations, and therefore
as soon as it recovered from the
fright the market assumed its normal
standing.
While in some quarters it is assert
ed that there is less demand for eggs
since the price of smelt went SO low,
still the trade in general Is inclined
to the view that since the retail price
was forced down to s25c the whole
sale demand was better.
The price of eggs today is still
above the basis of year ago. AT that
time there was a severe decline
which caused the market to reach the
bottom at 17c and II lac dozen,
but so heavy was the demand that the
price instantly advanced and soon
went to % and 23c again.
Corn fed Beef.
The first carload of beef cattle that
ever came to this market from Ne
braska arrived in from Wood River
this morning. The shipment was 10
the Benson Commission company, and
the sale made to- the Union Meat
company.
The carlot was brought through
simply as an experiment and consist
ed of 21 head of steers that averaged
here about 1925 pounds. The shrink
age from the east was unusually
great and this is said to be the only
bar againsr greater importations.
The Nebraska cattle were corn teu
and we'll finished and are said to be
of extremely good quality. While the
exact cost of bringing the shipment
| through is not known, purchasers be-
| lieve ii will be 81, or perhaps a
fraction more The shipment will be
held and fed for several days and
| then killed.
According to those who brought
forward the shipment from Wood
River the arrivals are somewhat in
the nature of an experiment, ana
fntnrRCfS
what real fancy fed cattle are.
| ONLY One Load Hogs Available.
| While only one load of hogs was
offering in the entire livestock mar
ket at North Portland today, this
brought sS.75, or the full prices of
last week. The decline of yesterday
is therefore fully recovered.
The rest of the arrivals in the hog
market were contracted in Nebraska
bv a local packing company and
| therefore did not enter the trade al
| all.
While no sheep arrived today, some
that came forward yesterday were
disposed of. Lambs sold up to $5'6U
or about 15c less than previous
shipments of like quality.
Henline & Ohlinger brought for
ward eight cars of hogs from Neoras'
ka as well as load of cattle.
| Ball & Anderson had load of hoss
in the market from Hansen, ldaho
1t was sold to a northern packer.
Interior interests are buying oacf
some of the barley they sold to th'
coast early in the season and are pay
ing a good premium in order to ge
it. A sale of a big lot was made a
Walla walla recently by a Portland
house at $2S ton for feed barley o.
fully 50 a ton better than was obtain
able a few months ago. In fact bar
lev is so scarce today at interio
points that the same price is rulin'
there for feed as for brewing. I'M
is an unusual occurrence.
The great shortage in barley ofter
ings in the interior is sure to nav
some effect upon the trade here ou
it lis not likely that Portland or othe
tidewater points will be forced YER
high unless there is change in Cal
ifornia. If the interior shows to
much of a shortage, or sufficient I
stop shipments in this direction,
would cause importations again rroI
the south.