East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-21

weak with buyers trying their best
to beat down quotations. The run of
the day was small but added to these
were the extra fine stock that came
through from Idaho Falls and did not
find buyers at suitable prices yester-
day.
There was "A good run of sheep and
lambs in the yards today and the
trade was considered steady around
previous quotations. Some old weth-
ers sold at s4.75 weighed off cars
while yearling wethers brought IS.
Hogs were weaker and sales were
made today fully Csc lower all ar
ound.
Among the Shippers.
Cattle-T. Burns & Co., Madras.
Or, one load; H. \. Snyder, Anaconda,
Mont, one load; Lonergan & Schaf-
fer, Idaho Falls, Idaho, two loads;
Jacobs Shaffer Rigby, Idaho, one
load.
Hogs-Lonerean & Shaffer, Idaho
Falls, Idaho. one lead; Jacob Shaffer,
Blackfoot, Idaho, one load
Sheep-R. NJ. Stanfield, Stanfield,
or, two loads; j. 5. Flint, Junction
City, or, one load; ]. f. Ziggler,
Grand Dalles, Wash, two loads; E.
p. Ketchum e Son, The Dalles, Or,
ono load: l. d. DoDine, Idaho Falls,
a,o, ts5o loads.
Mixed stuff c. Fine, Junction
! City. C.. I'D. Dad cattle, calves and
hogs.
Besides thse arrivals ]. W. Wiley
came i'm from Medford enroute to
Canada, with one load horses and two
loads of sheep.
! Following Is the average range of
values in effect In the North Portland
yards:
Cattle-Grain fed steers, s7.05;
best hay fed steers, $3.50; fancy,
| $6.25; cows, best, $5.25 a $50; Ordi-
nary, $500; poor, $3.OO@4OO; stays
and bulls. $3.O0m4.OO.
Hogs-Best light, $1,000 7.25; ordi-
nary. $500; heavy 5000 80; feed
ers, $3.50.
Sheep-Best yearling wethers, s5;
old wethers, $4.75; grain fed lambs
$5.25: ewes, Si25; sheared WOO
sheep and lambs, soc higher.
Calves-Best, SS.OOIS.5O; ordinary
500; poor $3.0O@45O.
/ New Factor in Wheat Trade.
on account OF the tight holding by
growers it is now stated that bid:
for club wheat are ranging as nigh
lus 50 and Soc bushel, track delivery
/ Portland Blucstem, bids are mostly
at soc, although leading millcrs say
, they are unable to pay more than $50
( at present.
Wheat movement is restricted or
nc, mt Of the new turn taken by
| producers. Dealers have revised theil
estimates of the holdings by farmer:
ana now say there are only abou
= 600, 900 bushels in the three states
OF this they now estimate that Cali
fornia will need from 100000 e
100000 bushels before the new
crop is available for grinding.
\ new factor has appeared in the
northwest wheat trade. 1t is now
stated that Mexico will soon suspend
the payment of duty on importation'
Of wheat, and that Mexican interest!
will soon be in this territory for sup
plies. If this should prove true i
will have a very bullish effect upor
values.
Coarse grain list continues yer!
firm. Buyers say that No. feet
barley is worth up to $2S.50 a tor
here. In fact $2S is being freely bid
Even this price is soc a ton above th'
average quotations previously print
ed.
oats market is firm with buyers
generality offering $3.50 ton her,
for No. l white.
Flour trade is firmer. Probabl,
advance seems bright.
Spuds Soaring Higher.
Price of potatoes along Front stree
has reached the highest value in man!
years. Sales were made during th'
past - hours as high as $3.50 pc
GENITAL or 25c above the previous higl
mark.
Market for potatoes is eXtremel.
firm. All outside influences are bull
ish and this therefore has n direct eff
feet upon price making here.
The local trade no longer figure
that there will be n sufficient suppl
OF potatoes here to fill the wants o
the growing trade and therefore fur
ther importations from the east vii
he absolutely necessary.