East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-06

PORTLAND, Sept 6--Higher prices
were forced for wheat in the Chicago
trade during the early days session
with extreme strength In the general
cash situation.
At Liverpool prices were lower to
higher. but generally indicated a
steady tone.
owing to the fact that many north
west grain growers are loading wheat
on cars with much mixed quality,
notification has been sent to the va
rious grain deaers of this section by
r. d. Jarboe, chief grain inspector of
Washington, that settlement will not
be made entirely upon samples sub
mitted by shippers, The letter fol-
| lows:
"Inasmuch as 1t Is impossible at
times to procure representative sam
Piles of sacked grain in transit, / do
not think 1t advisable to make the
sample procured by our sampler as
basis for final settlement. The same
thing will occasionally apply TO bulk
shipments for the reason that some
cars will be loaded to 80 nearly the
visible capacity that 1t is not possible
to use the plunger in the way 1t
should be used.
Il am instructing track samplers
to begin making notations on their
weight sheets with reference to how
the bulk cars are sampled and ii Is
my thought that where ii Is not pos
sible 10 secure a representative sam
pie, either Of bulk or sacked grain,
that re-inspectlon should be accorded
the purchaser Of the grain on basis of
samples drawn by the inspection de-
partment, to which 1t is shipped and
unloaded.
Flour-Selling price: Patent, $500
a6.5O; Willamette valley, $3.50; local
straight. S5.60%6 90, bakers local, So
G76O; Montana spring wheat, {740
aL6O; exports, sb.10q5:30; whole
wheat, $3.50; graham. 1920; rye
flour, $40 per barrel.
Hay-Buying price, new crop; will
| lamette valley timothy, fancy, S14@
| IS. eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy tim
othy, s1Sd19; alfalfa, Sl4g 1850;
valley veteh, $l2; cheat, SllG12;
clover $9@10 per ton.
Grain sacks-19l6 nominal: No
Calcuttas, Ii l-4@l1 3-Sc in carlots;
less amounts are higher.
misunderstanding price: Bran,
S225O; shorts, $245O per ton
Rolled oats-S7GL25 per barrel
Chicago wheat closed with adj
vances of 1-2G6 lac bushel and
this together with the advance of 6
q led In the cargo price at London,
aided the local situation.
On the Portland Merchants ex-
change bids for September wheat were
advanced ? Lea Be per bushe over
the previous session on Saturday,
September oats bids were advanc-
ed soc a ton during the day and a
similar advance was forced for barley
Of the same delivery
Only a very small run put in APP
pearance in the North Portland yards
overnight, due probably TO the re-
cent embargo on shipments by the
railroads
Markets for hogs was steady on the
local market during the day, with tops
again selling at 1886 or the same as
Monday.
General hog market:
| Choice light weights ...S 965
Good light weights .....s. 940a $50
Medium weights ......... 9,00n9.25
/ Rough heavy ...,...... S.50dS.15
/ cattle Market Weaker.
Market for cattle was generally
showing a weaker and depressed tone
at North Portland during the early
trading while receipts were light,
the fairy liberal showing Of the
weeks start gave the trade about all
the stock they needed for nearby re-
quirements.
General cattle market range:
Prime light steers .,.,.. $650m $50
| Prime heavy steers ...-.. els
Good light steers ........ 600 a 6.25
| Stockers and feeders 49,. 5.00n5.I5
Prime dehorned cows and
heifers ............... 525@5,75
Common cows .......... 3.0O@4.0O
! rvii, . 50HA "a