East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-10

straight, $40; bakers local, $5.4oq
Z, Montana spring wheat, 81, exports,
$l1Oq4.90; whole wheat $3.50;
graham, $3.50; rye flour, $5.95 per
barrel.
Hay Buying price, new crop: VIII
lamette valley timothy, fancy $l24
1870; eastern Oregon-ldaho fancy
timothy, $lSQ20; alfalfa $l4ql45Oi
valley yetch, $11Q lI.5O; cheat, $40
uIV,5O. clover, $9q 10 per ton.
Grain sacks-19Io nominal: No
l Calcuttas, IL 1-4q11 3-S in carlots.
less amounts are higher,
Misunderstanding price; Bran,
$3.50. shorts, $2S.50 per ton.
Rolled oats-$6.25 g $50 per bar
rel.
Wheat bids on the Portland Mer-
chants Exchange advanced in SYM
pathy with the sensational rise in
Chicago. The closing there was at
practically the high mark for the day,
or 10 IL to IL l-4c up. Local bids
were IL to l-2c igher than the
PIENlOuS helS
Local oats bids were firmer, but un>
changed, and no quotations were
named for barley.
There was only small amount Of
stuff reported in the North Portland
yards over night.
/ Trend OF the cattle trade is so poor
that it is almost Impossible TO tell def
/ initely what the price is. Leaders OF
the trade now figure that best steers
are worth 81, best COWS S. and best
bulls $4Q45O.
For ordinary STUFF it is like pulling
teeth to secure buyers at any price
just now.
General cattle market range:
Prime light steers $6.5O4 6.7'
Prime heavy steers .. 7.0l
Good light steers ........ b.OOQ b'Z'
Stockers and feeders .-... 5.OOm o.I'
prime dehorned COWS .... 5.Ot
Common cows ............ 1.oO4 4.V'
Bulls .,................ $500 4.oI
Prime light veal calves ... 1909 7.5
Prime heavy veal calves. 4.OOm 81
Hog Market Is Firm.
Market for hogs is very firm a
North Portland, with the limited ar
rivals of the last few days quick
snapped up. In general the trad
:, here is standing in the best conditio
Of any Of the country's markets.
General hog market range:
/ Tboica liUbt weight SO, 10 0D y. I
Good light weights ...... $500 SO
= Medium weights ......... 9.1O@ 81
!, Rough heavy ........... S.70g-s.O
Valley Stuff Arrives.
r A small amount of willamette va
ley lambs and ewes came forwar
c to North Portland over night Tren
e of the trade is uniformly good, wit
former prices stffly maintained.
General mutton and lamb marke
Select spring lambs .....$S'OOg 81
Ordinary lambs ......,.-. 1oog ..
o Do, ,.aorlirqs g..
'r Good to common wethers 5.75 q g.
70 Good to common wethers SIS @6.O
q Best ewes ............'.. 0'VVW o'l
nc Good to common ewes 4OO@ 81
A further advance in the price
n butter is expected in the local tra
ID as well as at other Pacific northwe
to points within the immediate futul
10 While the price for extras here
,d mains at 3Oc a pound, it is stated tn
u some of the Puget sound interests a
na obtaining a cent above this for ca
n tons.
oy The demand for the better gra
az creamery butter is unusually stroI
Some Of the creameries are unal
to fill orders promptly and the c
for supplies is increasing daily.
a. This is affecting the entire Dut'
ey trade and a general advance Is FOL
Ills cast by handlers. This includes da
az well as creamery, the torh
i'm showing severhl slight advances
late with only scgnt supplies com
forward.