East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-11

same prices here. Bidders for the
Big Bend bluestem say that this
wheat brings at least &c bushel more
from California millers than does the
product OF any section.
Outside of this there Is only a small
amount of wheat business passing.
Millers are not regular bidders and
those generally operating for Califor-
MIA in this territory are not bidding
the prices named. In fact only one
firm seems to be holding up the bull
end of the wheat market at this time;
this condition being similar to that In
effect on the sound.
Oats and barley markets are firm
but prices are generally showing no
change.
Cattle Market Higher.
The sheep market is holding very
firm in the North Portland yards. A
sale of 447 sheared wethers was made
this morning at $4.75, weighed off
cars. This really means $3.50 weigh
ed after fill because the animals are
expected to fill that much.
The run of sheep today was only a
fraction more than half as much as
week ago, supplies reported In last
Monday totaling 1867 head, compared
with 661 this morning.
Another big shipment of cattle came
| forward from Montana. The lot con-
sisted of 13 loads from Anaconda.
Sales in the cattle pens at. North
Portland were made as high as $3.50;
| 80. - h. III tnl,
| ure.
Run of cattle over Sunday was one
| of the heaviest seen in this market
recently, but 1t can be said to the
credit of packers that they took holt
quite well and paid the prices form
erly in effect.
No hogs came forward to the yard
over Sunday, and that line remains
nominal.
Eggs Are Weaker.
Severe weakness is showing In thu
egg market and most sales alonl
Front street are being made at 1sc {
dozen.
While 1t is still quite possible in {
few instances, to sell single case o
eggs as high as 19c and even a frac
ton above this If the seller "sees thu
buyer coming" still it cannot be truth
fully said that the egg market is abov'
the 1Sc mark.
Talk of a 22c market by a morning
paper is considered absurd by all VIII
know anything at all about the stu
alton along Front street. While on
house that has for years been prac
| "a. H.
for a morning paper has probabl
asked as high as 22c still all busines
is being conducted around IS and 10
a dozen, with little at the latter figure
In proof of what the market 70
eggs really Is, reliable Front stree
dealers have offered to exhibit thei
books and a careful examination
shows that practically nine-tenths o
the business has been. closed. durin
the past few days at 1Sc a dozen.
Receipts of eggs have been so heav
recently all along the coast that price
have been depressed everywhere. Thi
has been especially true of the Wi
lamette valley and eastern Orego
where immigration has caused man
TO go into the poultry raising bushes:
While some of the trade has bee
expecting that eggs would sell slight
, ly higher toward the end of the pres
ent week on account of Easter, ther
are no signs at the opening of an
such improvement in the situation.
, Hops Are Very Firm.
; Carmichael still bids for hop
of the 1910 growth and in addition {
his purchases of big lot Saturday {
19c, he is said to have taken sever;
lots from dealers. AS he operates fc
English account, the market has a!
sumed very strong proportions NJ
only are they bidding for 191Os, bl
contracts are eagerly sought at II
A message received this mornir
| by McNeff Bros. stated that contrac
were very strong in alifornia.
Yuba county 500 bales have been col
tracted at Ice and at Sonoma and
Sutter county 500 bales of the 49,
crop have again been tied up at /
l. a pound.
l. Onion situation Strong.
s. Considerable strength is showing
the local onion situation, as a resi-
of the advanced prices asked by Il
r, Confederated onion Growers assoc
U" alton. AtE1El
a. Tho sales agent OF the ASSOCIATE,