East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-15
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
LOCAL WHEAT MARKET
MAY Be OPENED SOON


will reopen soon is had in the news
from Portland that war risks have
been secured on grain cargOes from !
that city to the United Kingdom and !
that shipping will once again be re-
sumed on an extensive scale in the
near future.
While the local buyers have not as
yet received any instructions to pur-
chase additional grain. they declare
that, If the reports from Portland are
authentic, that the market will un-
doubtedly reopen within short time,
The British steamer Fernley and the
Norwegian bark Alcides are reported
to be loading today.
Quotations on war risks are said to
be around 1-2 per cent, but as there
is a general stir toward resuming bus
mess, insurance agents in Portland
cabled abroad yesterday for definite
advice as to the rate and expect Off
cial quotations today. Exporters say
there are other complications besides
war risks, but with assurance that
cargoes can be covered there will be
no reason lOI ueidA Il6 NHS Ip"u4H5 "i
vessels
That financial assistance will be
forthcoming when war risks are OBJ
tainable is felt certain and exporters
who have been bothered through ina
bility to care for all wheat contracts
will be enabled to carry on their af-
fairs as before.
Vincent Grange Fair Sept. IL
With a premium list bigger and bet
ter than the one last year and ndica1
tons that exhibits will be on a more
numerous scale, preparations are now
being completed for the second Vim
cent Grange fair, which will be held
this year on Friday, September IL
One of the conditions which must
be conformed with is that no display
con be made of products grown out
side of the Hudson Bay, Vincent,
Fruitvale or Pleasant View disericts.
1900 Sacks From $50 Acres. VI.
Banister finished a run of Is l-2 days
! last Saturday with his combined har-
vester. He had a good crop. taking
about 1900 sacks of wheat from $50
acres He has 100 acres more of
! wheat on leased land on the rescrva-
tion, which is being threshed this
week by Watts brothers with their
stationary, as the owners of the land
prefer that method OF harvesting
( Weston Leader.
! Grasshoppers Injure Potators-
Grasshoppers are reported to be dam
aging the potato crop on tire foothills
Of Pecd and Hawley mountain.
plot Rock Stock Shipnents--De-
pot Agent Hoffner has billed out the
following live stock shipments since
our last report:
Henry Lazinka shipped, three cars
Of cattle TO North Portland Saturday,
which were said to be the finest cat
tie ever received for shipment at this
station.
on the same date Mr.. Blackwell
sent four cars of excellent cattle 10
the Portland market.
a shipment Of one car Of sheep
was made TO Shoshone, Idaho, by
Ben Darrah, who made the purchase
from the Cunningham Sheep and
Land Co
Another shipment of sheep was
made during the week by ponlad
Ross, who sent two cars TO North
Portland on Saturday.
\ special train crew was sent out
from Pendleton Wednesday forenoon
to take care of Robert Stanfield 5
shipment of seven carloads of sheep
headed for the Chicago market.-Pi-
lot Rock Record.
/
Sold Wheat for s5c-Scott Banis.
ter has finished hauling his wheat
which he sold at IS cents the bush
ell, and is resting easy" over market
conditions. He had 1865 sacks OF
heavy wheat free of smut, from "a
acres.-Weston Leader.
No Potatoes on Mountain-George
Mitchell was down from his mountain
ranch Tuesday Mr.. Mitchell is har-
Vesting his wheat and barley crop
which is light this year on account
of lack of rain. He says there will bt
practically no potatoes raised on the
mountain this year, unless rain comes
at once. The vines are drying up and
the potatoes are small. He is of the
opinion that there will be few IL any
tubers to market from the mountain
ranches this fall.-Athena Press.
| lIaryesiers Win Two Suiiptrfs-Th,
G. W. Stages harvest Grew assimilateC
and enjoyed eh oyster supper Satur
day evening and chicken dinne
Sunday al the expense OF Emer,
STARTS. says the Weston Leader. The.
Mad been promised the oysters II the.
threshed 500 sacks in one day, an,
the chicken il they got a thousand
Having threshed 1901 sacks of barle
Saturday on the Stages eighty soutl
of town. they came in for both feed
: and everybody was happy, Thei
. record is considered extra good FOR
+. . Holt combine with a 16-fo6t sickle
. Members OF the crew present at tn
a festal board were Messes Sharkes
Fox Beamer. COOPER and Sylvester
Palouse Havvestcrs Burn-Harve.
|. fires continue in the Palouse Fiv
More hreshing machines were burn
Al