East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-17
NEWS OF FARM & RANGE
WAREHOUSE COMPANY is
OPTIMISTIC OVER WOOL
GREAT SHORTAGE IN ACsTRAL-
Ian CLIP WILL HELP BULL
AMERICAN PRICES.

That the wool market will lie
strong as soon as the buyers come
west in sufficient numbers to make
some competition is indicated by TIE
advices of the Portland Wool Ware
house company embodied In a letter
to patrons April 10. In part the. let
ter states.
AS is usual this time OF the year.
there is apparently a quiet market
prevailing In the lack on the part Of
the wool buyers to indicate in the
least to the grower what he may ex-
pect TO pay for his wool Taking,
however as basis for prices the
actual sales that are being made to-
day, fully substantiates that wool
prices are strong with no apparent
reason for a break. The reporte
shortage of some 100000 bales In
Australia means 17O,0O0.O00 pounds
less wool to be shorn in Australis.
and II this is true It will be decided
advantage to the strength Of our Co
mestic woods.
We have received up to the pres
ent time In the neighborhood Of
25O, 900 pounds of WOOL most Of
which has been shorn along the Co
lumbla and in the Yakima valley il
Washington These woods are nov
being graded and will be offered for
sale in the very near future, and aft
er that time we will be able 10 give
to you more fully the price you may
expect TO receive. We beg to report
sales OF short, fine wool this week
Of % l-2c a pound.
Hcppncr Makes Protest - At the
mass meeting Of the people Of Hepp-
ner and the users Of the Umatilla
national forest last Friday night ti
present the reasons against the re-
moval Of the forestry office from
Heppner the unanimous opinion Of
all present was that any change in
the location Of the office was unde-
sirable and that Heppner was the
logical place for this office.-Hepp-
ner Herald.
Rain Is Beneficial over two inch
es Of rain has fallen in the last two
weeks. which has been a great aid
in bringing out the late sown grain.
In fact after the rain of couple of
weeks ago, the grain seemed to shoot
up overnight. Fruit trees of all de-
scriptions are in bloom and even the
locusts are leaving out very fast
Pilot Rock Record.
Grass win BE GOOd-Forest Super
visor j. NJ. Schmitz has returned
from a several days inspection trip
through portions of the Wenaha re-
serve, made especially to measure
cord wood and to investigate range
grazing conditions
Mr.. Schmitz states that early range
grazing will be splendid this year,
the lack of snow having no effect on
mountain grass, which is always
good in the spring and depends later
in the season on the late rains. Mr.
Schmitz also says there is consider
able tick fever among the cattle on
the Umatilla and that on Meacham
creek there is lot OF trouble with
rabid coyotes.
Expect Big CrOp-Fruit Growers
must get together at an early date
on the handling of this years crop.
We have an organization already. but
not all with fruit for sale this year
are members. Everyone should get in
and stick together. Unless this is
done best results will not be secured.
1t now seems certain mat the Her
miston district will have an enor-
nous crop this season--one TO be
measured by the carload. 1t will re-
quire good business to handle this
output and we hope the first real
crop will be taken care of right -
Hermiston Herald.
Two East End Dcals-W s. Banks
has traded his town property for sc
acres of bottom land on Dry creek
belonging to J. H. Overturf This is
first class alfalfa land and the win