The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-30
WOOL MARKET

Boston. Sept. 2.-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter VIII say tomorrow OF
the wool trade: Actual sales OF wool dur
Ing the past week show the very reverse OF
what was anticipated. The total volume OF
transactions foot up an excess OF 100000
pounds, making the week stand out as
among the most noteworthy in the history
of the trade The enthusiasm in Boston
over the opening OF the London sales is
very great. not a few dealers predicting
very lively times as a result. Prices re-
main very finn, particularly In heeees.
Large sales OF territory wool have been
made and. in fact. nearly all classes OF
woods have been IN demand. Sales OF the
week IN Boston aggregate 10000 pounds
in New York. I.474ooo: In Philadelphia .
Sc2,7o0 pounds. Sales IN the three cities
since January aggregate IS. .eS2 pounds.
against I4s.0lsc0 pounds for the CORES
ponding period OF 1895.
New York. Sept. 29.-The third sale OF
wool Of the first series was held this az
ternoon on the trading floor OF the Wool
exchange. The sale attracted a large num-
Der of wooden manufacturers from all parts
pounds. against 1is,0iS.0Q0 pounds for the
than at any OF the former sales The
catalogue contained 2.637 bales, or l.e3s.s so
pounds. The offerings comprised both do
nestle and foreign woods. On higher Lon
don cabes which showed an advance OF
from to ~ per cent. the price realized
was higher Most OF the offerings were
In large lots suitable FOR manufacturers
who desire 20 run one lot OF wool through
a ser.es of goods. They comprise fine and
medium Montanas. fine medium. medium
and quarter territory, bucks. black wool.
unwashed pieces and other grades OK do
mes,ics In foreign WOODS the sales inclued
ed the Australian cross-breds. Australian
cross-bred matchings. China lambs. picked
SHROPSHIRE hoggetts and carpet wool. Two
lots OF busted fine wool waste were offered
for sale. Among the sales were: 10 bales
OF fine Montana, 14c per pound; 10 bales
a; IF4c per pound: . bales fine medium.
I6Ac: 90 bales l7izc; as bales. i51.c. q
bales fine territory. I124c. 90 bales fine me
dunn. 1910. 20 bales nc. Oother sales
we're two bales blacks. &c; one bale locks.
SIC; IS bales Australian cross-b reds. 9si9c:
D bales Australiang 25ssC; % bales Austria
Ian. &c: IS bales Australian. Zizc: 81 bales
Australian. 10c; p bales Port Philip 10;
l. bales. -. ; bsdes, Z7t.c; 160 bales Aus
tralian cross-bred matcnL1ss. .Elzc. bales
Australian cross-bTeds. &c; one bale un-
washed pieces. l3%.c: SIX bale3. He; one
bale lie; sax bales 80. nine bales quarter
washed. lie: - bales secured hne medium
territory SIC: 50 bales secured G usper.
32l4c. IS bales secured medium pulled. 80;
seven bales secured ine A, 50l.c. = bales
SECURED 4stzc; = bale secured territory.
80. seven bales secured extra South
American cross-bred. 35c. Is bales. 5si4c,
d bales. se@. C.. &c bales. ssizc. - bales scour
Ell fine Australian 5ii.c; % bales secured
Australian cross-bre'5s. q; - bales secured
Australian t5efecJve) %: . bales. =.
y bales me5lum tub washed. sc. = bags
fine spring Texas Tor g1naD BIC: q bales
Texas. lsisc; ~ bags Texas. f5ASc. 2 bags.
Betty Texas. lie: = bales busted hns WOOL
waste. %; 10 bales carpet. I17.c; bales
carpet. 1910: y bales csrpe: l-7sc. four
h - medium r.~psazhaA f-sL~