East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-14
HOGS AND SHEEP
SHOW WEAKNESS
CIT OF 10 CENTS Is
NOTED FOR PORKERS
Yearling Mutton Sheep Go As Low As
Si.25-Cornfcd Steers Bring Good
Price.
(Monday's Journal.D

tMOnudy = JOufnal.)
Hogs and sheep developed consider
able weakness in the North Portland
yards this afternoon. Hogs sold at a
cut from 15c from former figures ow-
ing to the weakness in the east, while
one lot of yearlngs sold as low as
$4.25.
one select load Of corn fed steers
from Idaho brought 81 in the yards
today at North Portland, this being
the full price that was received here
a week ago for similar quality The
lot included "a head that averaged
1880 pounds.
Sale at such n high figure does not
indicate that the market for real good
cattle Is any lower than a week ago,
even though the offerings of poor
quality have been heavier.
Ten loads of cattle were brought in
from California this morning by one
party and there were liberal shipments
from eastern oregon. The $. a. S.
company is reported to have a fine
bunch of cattle in from the Prinvelle
country. These do not enter the local
trade at all.
therefore there was "A reduction of
about 10c in price formerly obtained.
Some very good wethers were sold
during the morning at $4.65 compar-
ed with former transactions at S475
or even better. Weakness has again
developed in the sheep market at
eastern centers. after temporary
showing of strength and slightly ad-
vanced quotations.
Hogs were weak everywhere today
and this had an indirect effect upon
local conditions, although only two
loads came forward for today's mar
ket.
Among the Shippers.
Cattle-Kidwell x Caswell, Los Bo-
mas. Cal, 10 loads; r. 1. Reasley,
Blackfoot, Idaho. one load; II. II. Co.
fold, Shaniko. ore, six loads; w. w.
Cooper Union, Ore. one load cattle
and calves; ]. l.. Cox Eaton. Idaho,
one load.
Hogs-L. r. Vanor Joseph, Ore,
one load; NJ. +. Motskiss, Argo, Ida
no, one load.
Sheep and lambs-Robert Stark
weather. North Powder Ore, one
load: p. L. Cox. Eaton, Idaho, two
loads; j. Bower. Heppner, Ore, one
load; A. Minor, Heppner, three loads;
r. NJ. Stanfield. Stanfield, Ore, one
load; Il. c. Harberger. Baker. Ore,
one load; G. B. johnson, Baker. one
load.
Horses-w. l.. shipton, La Grande,
Ore. one load
% a
railroad charge for hay from Idaho
points TO the Pacific northwest. is be-
ing used by the holders of alfalfa at
Twin Falls to unload a portion of their
big surplus.
Hay market in general is quiet with
ordinary stuff Just about holding its
own, although fancy timothy is firm
No change in price is showing in any
variety.
Wheat market is extremely quiet
There was a general holiday in the
east on account of the celebration OF
Lincoln's birthday, and foreign cables
were generally lacking. The price
here remains nominally the same a
79c for club and SIC for bluestem. al
though Saturday millers were in
'dIl-nedrteu way oIlerlng rs nlgn a!
soc for the former.
Coarse grains are still dull with M
special tendency to prices one way o.
the other. Business in both oats anC
barley is limited.
Millstuffs are steady at former fig
ures.
Flour trade Is nominal with no orl
entail business reported confirmed b,
millers on this side. Buyers on th'
other side are still clamoring for a re
duction of about 15c n barrel.
We cannot corner the market o