East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-01

Paris-Wheat 3-8 to 3-4c higher.
Berlin-Wheat 1-Sc lower.
Chicago-Holiday, no market
Minneapolis-May "a 7-Sc; July,
sec.
st. Louis-May, SO 1-2 bid; July,
So 5-Sc.
Kansas City-May, "a 7-Sc. July,
so 5-Sc.
Winnipeg-May, ole bid; Ju.y,
92 3-Sc.
Bluestem Higher.
Bluestem wheat is being bid a cent
higher at SIC bushel tidewater track
delivery while one interest is offer
ing as high as 79c for club same de-
livery. Both of these quotations are
for California account.
A demand for bluestem has again
sprung up in the south and as no sup
plies could possibly be secured at the
raised a cent in an effort to take on
a few small lots.
While there is a demand for our
wheat from California the total wants
of the south are limited just now and
therefore only restricted movement
may be expected
Oats market is steady at s27@27.-
so per ton for No. 1 white here, but
the movement is small.
There is nothing doing In the bar
ley trade. Eastern shipments have
practically ceased owing to the short
age at interior Oregon Washington
points. While feed barley is firm
here, the demand is purely local.
Flour market remains quiet both
for patent and export. No change is
announced in prices today.
Hay continues weak for all except
timothy of fancy quality. Prices are
nominally the same.
portion Of a load of hogs that
were light and of excellent quality
sold this afternoon at 80 in the stock
yards, thereby breaking all recent
records.
The COW that was sold by Kidwell
q Caswell yesterday to j. c. Lonrr-
gan at S6 was resold to a local meat
company at s6.75. Instead of being
held for the show, it will be dressed.
iht Nii1ilt llNSSlOCh SlludllOn Is
firm in the North Portland yards. The
arrivals today were scattered and most
of them were late. The first hogs
available for the market since last
Friday came forward today and tops
were sold at the former high mark,
1915. This compares with the best
price at Omaha at $685., which
means $S.05 to land the Nebraska
stuff at Pacific northwest packing
centers.
The cattle market is indicating con-
siderable strength for good quality
and recent sales Of steers have been
made as high as $3.50, a number of
lots went at the high mark.
No sheep were showing in the yards
this morning, but the market is firm
at the advance of 10c quoted yester-
day.
Cattle-R. E. Young, Sisson, Cal,
six loads.
Mixed stock-Ed Knorr, Grange
Vile, Idaho one load cattle and hogs.
Hogs-J. S. Flint Junction City,
Or, one load.
Chickens Too High.
Chickens from the ice house are
again going into consumption as the
result of the recent high record reac l.
ed by live poultry along Front street.
While the receipts of chickens are
scarcely any better than last week,
buyers did not take hold of the arr:v-
ais nearly so eagerly as they did a
few days ago. The ordinary coops
that are now coming forward are not
worth more than 21c a pound while
hens would naturally be worth a frac-
ton more than this.
No hens are coming forward for
the reason that farmers are loath to
part with their laying stock in the
midst of the egg season. For that
reason the quotation on hens may be
considered nominal.
Importations of frozen chickens
from the east are again starting and
this is likely to have a lowering effect
upon the live poultry situation here.
While the trade does not take kindly
to the ice house goods, still, the great
height that prices have REACHED in
the fresh poultry market, has stimu-
lated to great extent the consuIup-
tive demand for frozen supplies.
Movement in the egg market is
much better and for that reason most
handlers are asking 21c for fresh
candled stock. This is for local rarca.
Eastern fresh eggs, while generally
considered of the same quality as the
home product are not so easy to sell
and most of them are going at zoe
to 20 1-2c.
Receipts of eggs are not quite SO
heavy and the demand is increasing.
Since the retail price was cut ECncr-
ally to 25c a dozen the public is buy
ing more eggs than formerly.
With the opening of the Lenten seq
son tomorrow there will naturally be
still greater call for eggs and this
is erected to keep the to-, rs'hrr
steady for n while at least
Butter market continues mixed
City creamery is being maintained al
32c to SAC pound in prints, while
outside stocks Estate brands) are be-
ING sold from 29c to SOC, except ioi
| the better known ones which are sell.
inv at tho samp nrice as City cream.