The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-07
PORTLANDMARKETS
FOR A WEEK :
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS DONE
DURING SEVEN DAYS IN COAST
ciTY's sTockYARDs.

Portland, April 6.-Receipts for the
week have been: Cattle, 1899; calves,
"A; hogs, 1927; sheep, 4,321;A horses,
81.
Market steady to firm. Receipts
have been somewhat more liberal than
last week. Bulk of trading was done
in the steer division. Prices aver
aged high, between s7.75 and $500.
Strictly prime heeves invariably
realized 1926. Butcher stock was
active although the small number of
cows and heifers offering was a dis
appointment. Bulls, stays and calves
went to the shambles at steady prices.
Swine trading steady to a shade
lower toward the close. Market
opened with a rush Monday when tops
brought $3.50 and advanced to $3.50.
+. Recent runs have been liberal enough
to supply packers immediate needs,
the latter was a factor of the late
market and succeeded in pushing the
range back to 1915. The market is
considered steady on this basis with
possibilities for advance or decline.
Mutton market steady to stronger
, with a remarkably short supply. Buy
ers want prime stock but it seems to
be. scarce. Liquidation is doubtless
retarded by the lambing season in the
sheep raising districts at his time.
Prime wool yearlings selling at 1928
and ewes at $500 featured. Not a
single lamb sale was made. Market
is strong, $500 to $500.
The following sales are representa-
tive: One hundred on thirty-eight
steers, 1,46O. $s.25; % steers, 1886,
$50; 1872 steers. 1852, $500; 121
steers, 1907, $3.50: 5 heifers, 1880,
$7.75: 4 cows, LIE, $40; Is cows.
1,275, $500; 4 cows, lao, 1915; 1 calf,
$40, 5000; 2 stays. 1,160, $500; / bull,
1880, 1925; 8 bulls, 1870, s5.75: 81
hogs, 21O, $3.50; sS3 hogs, ia, 1915;
499 hogs. 1873, 1865: "a hogs. $50, $S.75;
PSI wethers, SO, 1925; 1862 wethers, 76,
$3.50; 237 wethers, 1o2, 1925; PIG
ewes, 95, $500.
Livestock News.
When on a recent visit to Salem, O.
M. Plummer, secretary and treasurer
of the Portland Union Stock Yards
company, was given a very thorough
understanding of the working of the
Oregon library commission by it's very
efficient secretary, Miss Cornelia Mar
vim. AS a result of this visit the
Portland Union Stock Yards company
has furnished to the Oregon library
commission for the use of it's circulat-
ing libraries over the state, 40 copies
of W. A. Henry's Feeds n Feed
ings," a hand book for student and
stock man. This book is known all
over the United States n is the last
word on the subject. It is used as a
text cook in practically all the veteri-
nary and agricultural colleges in the
country, and by a large number of
high schools giving agricultural in
struction.
One. o p of this book will be put in
practically every circulating library
man and farmer should avail himself
of the opportunity of reading its
pages carefully.
Part l tells of the production of
flesh, fat and energy-the various
feeding standards-and calculating ra-
tions for farm animals.
Part 2 sets forth the feeding prop
critics of substantially all the feeding
stuffs used in America, the grains,
mill and factory by-products, the
grasses, hays, etc, soil and silage-
the preparation of fed for animals
and the manurial value of feeding
stuffs.
Part 3 presents in a condensed form
substantially all the typical and more
important findings of the European
and American experiment stations
bearing on the rational feeding Of the
horse, calf, cow, steer, sheep and pig.
This part is intensely practical. The
tables are simplified n arranged
according to an entirely new plan by
which the reader learns at a glance
how much feed is consumed by one
animal and in one day while on the
experiment and what that one days
food produces in work, flesh, milk, etc.
An item of much interest to the
agricultural and livestock industry, is
the selection by the. Portland board of
education Of Professor l.. r. Alder
man, present state superintendent of
/ public instruction, for the position of
superintendent of schools of the city
of Portland. Mr.. Alderman's cam :
paign among the school children of
the. state for education along indus
trial lines has attracted nationwide
notice and many of the eastern states
are now taking up he work. The
state at large wishes to congratulate
the city of Portland on it's selection
and freely predicts that Mr.. Alder
man will finally unite the city ant
state in this great work.
Portland Union Stock Yards com.
pany has a very complete file of agrl'
cultural college bulletins having to de-
with the feeding and fattening Of cat
tie, hogs and sheep and will be. yer,
glad indeed to give out this informa
ton upon request. In many in
stances the bulletins can be sent di
rect to the farmer or stock mar.
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