East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-04
OREGON WOOlMEN IN
LINE FOR TOP PRICES
BOSTON MARKET JUSTIFTES
HIGHER PRICES THAN ARE
QUOTED.
Practically All Western Wool Already
sold and Buyers Still Eager to
Contract - New Montana Wool
Sells at 10 Cents.

higher prices than have been paid Tor
wool elsewhere this spring is strongly
indicated by information from numer-
Gus sources. The situation is bullish
and there are good reasons for believ-
ing high prices will be paid for east
ern Oregon wool II growers will only
demand the prices that they are en-
titled to under eastern market condi-
tions.
Reports from everywhere and from
| unquestioned sources show that al
most all the western wool has been
| contracted for already. The central
| Washington wool is all gone, the Utah
wool is 95 per cent contracted, the
Arizona wool is sold and the Wyoming
wool mostly sold. The only remain
| ing wool consists of the eastern Ore
| gon wool and the Montana wool
| Therefore local growers are In the ia
vored position of having their wool
yet unsold with the price advancing
and with the supply limited. In 9TH
er words they are in position to de-
mand fair treatment and get 1t.
At the present time the buyers are
| tIlUtdNOIlIS " DuN tdsltIH OItSOii
wool figuring on a basis of SO. cents.
whereas last year they bought local
wool on a basis of As cents secured.
But SO cents Is not the proper basis
for eastern oregon wool because the
Commercial Bulletin of Boston in a
report today states that eastern Ore
gon No. / staple is listed at from 81
to SO cents. That report indicates
buyers thus far have not offered
eastern Oregon growers the prices the
market justifies. They are in the
neighborhood of two cents a pound
. under the prices the market justifies
, according to men who have followed
, the situation closely.
q Another report favorable to loca
growers is to the effect 10 cents ha.
been paid for new wool in Montana.
Stubbling in Grain-Some rancher
of the Lewiston district are practlcini
I the stubbling in of grain, and have
;. met with various degrees of success
y BY stubbling in grain is meant th'
seeding Of grain on fields that hav'
not been plowed since the removal o
the previous crop. There are appar
. ent advantages and disadvantages II
a the practice. The advantages lie II
the saving of time and equipment II
blowing. in the plumper and bette
quality of kernels and in the larg
area that may be covered.
The disadvantages are that TIL
yields on an average are about one
I third less, and occasionally both see
and labor are thrown away.
I'll Kern BUYS Ranch-Dr. NJ. S. Ker
y local dentist. has purchased the S.
n Paris ranch on Weston mountain
o five miles from Weston, and will farl
n the place with George A. Ferguson
1t SUPERINTENDENT The ranch consis
= of 44O acres and is adapted to tn
-e raising of wheat barley, etc. tt
10 new owner is also putting some stoe
,e on the place and will have six mi
n cows. The price Of $4,000 was pa
Or for the place.
ct Hermiston Rabbit Drive-At He
os miston the biggest rabbit drive tn
er has been held in the west end of Il
be county this year is planned for t
Of morrow. The drive will be held ne
er Hermiston and will start in the NOR
n ing very soon after the arrival
an the local train. Pendleton peoI
81 and the people from other near
places are invited to join in the dri'
Nedford Fruit Not Badly Hurt
ls That the fruit crop of the Medic
: valley did not suffer greatly from I
{: recent frosty snap is the opinion
:: Rev. S. L. Grigsby who has just
:: turned from a visit of week the
Fl He states that one night the mercu
: sank as low as 20 above zero
!: that the peach trees were in bloom
the time. The use of smuige p'
= prevented great damage.
q, Team Ran Away-The four-hol
q team of William Key, who is farmi
= the Beathe place on Weston mot
II tain. ran away Sunday on the ro
= east of town and tore into the cen
= terv fence, which was demolished
:Ia considerable distance. The hor
= and wagon escaped with slight da
: age.
II
/: Shcaring on Cole Ranch-Shear
: has been underway on the A. A. c
= sheep ranch near Nye since the 4
a of the week and the season has b.
Fl very favorable. according to Mr.. G.
Fl He expects to sell band of weth
81 and some ewes and lambs before
:: summer.
8: Range Needs Rain-James Hav
Fl farmer Of the Pilot Rock section.
= been here today and says that WI
= conditions are very good In his
!: ton the ranges are becoming In n
of rains. The roads are also need
= rain.
= Unloading Stock Cattle-At NJ
cham today r. N. Adams has b
unloa ding $50 head of stock cattle
3 purchased recently in the vicinity
= Prairie City, Grant county. They
= Durhams.