The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-07-31
MARKET IS IMPROVING
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The Wool Growers p'aal More
Hopeful OF BETTER
OVER SlX1 EEN CENTS
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WaA Paid for N ulIO YpalNW|Ny
Two More ullM hOll IOp
SIXTEEN Cents,

'pbure N n better bplInR among lho
woOlprOweps or lhIA spplIoD lOdny than
there hns been N my lmu since The
selling sp0soD opened This w onuNpd by
n rso and slIIIpnng up Of ppipos, which
hNs bppD hoped for n'| along Some
growers anticipated " and have held
their wool, while OlhppA hpoanu tired of
waiting and sold 'Tle lnllpV now wish
they bod held ~ Just 4 I)lllp longer
The nOrhel bpROD 10 show up better
Friday afternoon nnd N bns continued
~ up 10 tho prpapnl lInlp, Since nsl
Friday noarly 100000 pounds have
been sold ~ prices pnnplng from lDDp
cents 10 lblA cents, thp prevailing price,
however, being better lhnn lIIb cents
Billings stIll retains tho honor Or being
lho banner nnrhpl, both IN 10 price and
receipts,
several new buyers have appeared
here during Tho pnsi Two days md they
have pNuspd llle composition for clips lO
bp more spirited On saturday nv high
IN llinn bids were received for ono pIlp
While there have never been |osH lhnn sis
BIDS on The other clips sold Tho pon'
sipnn'pnl Representatives evidently have
had their day, M but hw growers Will
dispose 0r their clips IN This manner I'M
long ~ tlIp IDnphet improves Tho banr
Dpr prize was pnid yesterday for lhp
John Y, Murphy clip Of 100000 pounds,
which went 10 llnprls Of W. Louis for
lBls ppDlsr
There were 10 snles lhIa forenoon I'M
Tho warehouse employees were delayed IN
getting ouI samples, The receipts 10
datp app close 10 lO,OOO,OOO pounds and
those who have kept tab on lhp w.
opipls STATE tbnt thp tOtal viii amount
tO NJ least O,7OO,OOO pounds,
Ijut lIttIp IN being done M 6ppnt Fails,
thp highest ppiop being lllA cents md
lhp lowest lBlp cents, while there Werp
no sNlps there yesterday forenoon,
Friday afternoon tho sales wpppI
W. Newton, 10000 pounds M Nv
cents IN jeremiah Williams " Go,
VIM Wjnnptt, 10000 pounds M ~
cents 10 jeremiah Williams " Go,
y, II, summers, 10000 pounds NJ ~
cents Or better w JprpmlNh WilllNmH NJ
60,
liyprs NJ IlpIdp, $4,000 pounds NJ lIh
cents 10 Jeremiah williams " Go,
sntnrday snlps wpvpI
II, W, Oslrandpr, y 100 pounds NJ l'tgs
ppnln tO Francis Wiley NJ 60,
Cunningham, 5000 pounds NJ itNa
CENTS W Francis Wiley " 60,
Ice sinOnsen, $4,000 pounds III 10
ppnls lO Bergman OfRt Paul
Two bids were rejected On lhia dAy
and tha following eOnsignnDpnls nadpI
Jacobs Bros, 10000 pounds tO Jusr
tIpp, BntpnlAn " 60,
Drappp, 10000 pounds 10 Dewey,
Gould NJ 60,
Yesterday was n big day, with these
snles Feaerded
ThOs, erp@, 100000 pounds NJ I'M
cents 10 &, W, Smith, \ buyer for manu'
tapiurpra
M, kayVe, ~, 900 pounds NJ la1t cents
W Jeremiah Williams ~ Co,
John ~ Burns, $4,000 pounds vi 1871
cents N Jeremiah Williams ~ 90,
ehAs y, RlOpher, 10000 pounds NJ
l4zs ppnlai thp clip WIS divided between
jeremiah Williams " Co, lsaph, Iippkpr
" 90, and Funston Bros, ~ 90,
TOslon Bros, ~ Todd, 10000 pounds
M Nh cents w Funston Bros, NJ Co
Carl HndStrand, 1000 pounds VI itDA
cents W Jeremiah Williams NJ Co,
&, y, GvnwpIl, 10000 pounds NJ Inn
cents w Praneis Wiley " 80,
w. u, sIl0Wy, 10000 pounds NJ ~
cents IN Jeremiah Williams NJ eO,
John r, Murphy, 10000 pounds M
ION cents to IiaTgis ofst bouls,
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