East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-31
CONFLICTING VIEWS
ON WHEAT MARKET
AGREE COARSE GRAINS
ARE UNUSUALLY FIRM
Millers Say They Cannot Sell Flour ut
Enough to Pay the Price Demand
ell for Whcat-Orcgon Strawberries
Are Ripe-Advance in Hop Con-
tracts.
(Thursday's Journal.l


While there are conflicting opin-
ions regarding the standing of the
wheat trade at this time, all are agreed
that coarse grains are unusually firm
with higher prices offering all along
the line. For No. / white oats the
trade is freely offering $3.50 and
supplies are hard to get at that fig
ure. Talk of s29 market continues.
Barley IS firm at s26 a ton for No.
/ feed, while from $24 to s25 is being
offered for brewing at country points
for shipment east Supplies of the
latter grade are limited and only oc-
casional lots can be secured at wide
ly scattering sections.
Wheat buyers are having a tilt all
their own. One interest Is freely quot
ed from 81 1-2c to SSc a bushel for
bluestem, and SAC to S5c for club An
other Is quoting SIC for club. sac for
forty-fold and S5c to sec for bluestem.
Still another quotes SIC for club and
S5c for bluestem. All OF these are
based on track delivery Portland
Prices are so conflicting in the Port
land market atthis time that II Is
stated that one dealer was offering to
sell bluestem Mt &c less than another
IL willing to buy at.
Millers say thew cannot pay the
price demanded for wheat and grind
II for flour. therefore they are not
buying.
Strawberries Are Ripc.
oregon strawberries are ripe. The
t-t gnI
day and the fruit was brought to
Front street this morning. The fruit
was gathered by Miss NJ 7. Rupert at
Oak Grove n suburb Of Portland The
berries were OF extra fine quality and
were quite large Miss Rupert reports
that quite number OF green berries
were encountered in the field, the sea-
son being unusually early.
Special reports received by the
Journal indicate that this years out
put OF Strawberries in Oregon will be
the heaviest on record. The acreage
ia much heavier than ever before and
more care has been taken in culti-
walton this season. The acreage In
the vicinity Of Portland shows the
heaviest increase.
Up the willamette valley the in
crease this year is much greater than
ever before. The operation OF more
canneries has stimulated the industry
around Brownsville and that section
Is expected to lead in quantity here
after.
California strawberry season Is un-
usually late this year. nj fact no
Nj to N HiraHttOn
from there. while usually southern
California begins to ship as early as
February.
Livestock Market Firm.
There was n good Improvement all
through the livestock market today.
Even the swine trade was better. In
the face OF severe weakness and price
losses nj Chicago and South Omaha,
light stuff sold at n premium today
at the North Portland yards and the
demand was liberal.
Holders Of cattle were able to
squeeze out an advance OF about 10
to CSC today During the morning
one lot was sold at 81. Three head
Of calves that we're light and OF good
quality sold at So or about 25c above
recent values
Sheep trade was firm throughout
and an advance Of about n dime was
paid during the morning, with one
holder Of three loads OF good lambs
awaiting a better price before letting
go.
Receipts as n rule were quite lib
eral at North Portland during the
day and sales were quickly made
whenever receivers were willing to
accept current quotations. Total run
for the day included 395 hogs, 1877
cattle, SO calves and 1892 sheep.
Advance I'm Hops.
A further advance of cent a
pound is being offered for hop con-
tracts by local dealers. In the WILL
lamette valley contracts for 1911 are
ranging from 16 to lie, the latter be-
ing offered for large lots and the
smaller figures for nominal purchas-
eS.
Reports from the country state that
there is an unusually large number
of missing hills in the hop yards this
spring and that while growing condi-
tlons are good, the outlook is for q
slightly decreased output from a year
ago.
Chickens Are Scarce.
Poultry market locally is holding
very firm and 21c pound is being