Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-22
W00L.|S ALL SOLD
BILLINGS THE GREATEST MAR,
KET IN NORTHWEST.
HANDLED MILLIONS OF POUNDS,
~
Expects to Have 'One-Half More Next
o Year-Fair Offers Sc, 500 for
la Race Prizes.
Billings, August u

DflilHSS, August Il.
The wool season has closed in Billings
ana nearly all the buyers and representa-
tlves of commission houses have either re-
turned to their eastern homes or gone to
-other markets, which are just about
ready to open. The season has been a
most successful me for Billings. Less
rhan half a million pounds are being held
an storage here, which is considered ex-
c~eptlonally good. The receipts md ship
ments from this city show a total of
about 1O,7OO,O0O pounds as having been
on the market. OF this amount the
Northern Pacific had 5000, 900 pounds.
This places Billings at the head of the list
OF markets not only in Montana, but the
whole northwest, the reports sent out
from Great Falls to the contrary notwith-
standing. Between loco, 900 and 1000, 900
pounds of this wool, which comes from
Fergus and Meagher counties, formerly
went to Great Falls, and with this Dig
falling off the latter has the cheek to say
that it's receipts amounted to 10, 900, 900
pounds. Not only was it much less than
THAT, but it will be still less next year.
Billings has demonstrated to the wool
growers that this market Is superior to
that of Great Falls. n in
many rover who took their wool to
the latter place this year have stated that
they will come to Billings next year. Not
only has Billings ~outclassed Great Falls
in receipts, but the latter was not in it
at anytime with his market on prices.
Several sales We're made at 16, 16A and
16 1-2 cents. the lowest price being II
cents, while he general range of prices
was from IA to 15H cents. The facilities
for handling the wool are 9rst-class,
growers being b to ~transact their bust
ness in a day then formerly HI weighing
and sorting of their wool took a week.. 1t
is estimated that the receipts on this mar
kpt NEXT VAqr will a vnnr1rt fo o1nSn tN TX =
900, 900. Much of the wool marketed at Big
Timber will come here and besides the
~TOluca-Cody ranch of the Burlington
will get about 2,O0O, 900 pounds, which has
been going to Casper. The Burlington
intends bringing this wool to Billings and
is now contemplating the enlargement of
its warehouse.
Chas. r. English of the Helena post
Office came to Billings Saturday morning
to conduct the civil service examination
for clerks and carrier for the Billings
postoffice. He was assisted in the work
by Alexander Fraser, H. A. Firth, H. P
Babcock and E. w. Dunno, who formed
! the local board of civil service commits
sion. The examination was held in the
court room beginning at o'clock and
concluding at 8 o'clock. There were four
teen applications filed with the board.
but only thirteen Of the number applying
were present W Jdhc tile CAdIIllIFd llOA,
the persons being: For carrier VIM. H.
Hopkins. O. c. Owen, M. s. Gillette. Ray
mond E. Reese, Albert s. Hanson, Archie
L. Truax, Roy w. Evans, Chas. H.
Browning, Chas. A. Whitney, Wilbur J.
Mccormick, Edward J. Ranger; clerk
Miss Rena Hopkins and Earl r. Adkins.
The subjects of the examination consist
ed of spelling, arithmetic, letter writing,
~penmanship, copying from plain copy,
geography of the United States and read
ing addresses. The examination papers
will be sent to Washington and passed
upon by the civil service department,
which, in turn, Will report it's findings to
the postoffice department which will then
announce it's appointments from the list
of successful. candidates. Those who pass
and are not appointed will emain on the
eligible list for a year in which case,
should any vacancies occur in the car
riers in this city, the n next highest
n so on will be appointed without taxi
in the examination.
That the ninth annual exhibition Of the
Yellowstone Fair association is to be an
interesting one is shown by the race pro-
gramme just issued. Over $500 will be
expended in regular race purses, while there
will be lots of extra races and novelties.
The track is being improved and some fast
$500 races and a string of good horses is ex-
pected to be in attendance. The programme
is as follows:
First Day, Tuesday. Sept. Especial trot
dash, SIS; half-mile dash, 500; five-eighths
mile dash, $l25; special for non-winners
at Big Timber.
Second Day-2:25 trot or pace, mile, three