Fergus County argus., 1901-08-07

l2cent bid OF Dewey. Gould & Co. ant
jeremiah Williams & Co. on his cliI
of 81. 900 pounds and will consign.
L. NJ. Jenlzen, Lavina. put up hi
clip of $4,000 pounds. His brother
had just refused l2cents and the buy
ers were apprised that he would mo-
accept anything lower and they re
fused to bid.
Owing to the poor grade Of WOO
put on the market on August Isl
prices at Great Falls showed dow n
ward tendency, in spite OF which
547, 900 pounds OF wool changed hands
prices ranged from 10 to l4X cents.
&c. Busch Of Lewistown sold 1900
pounds to Denny, Rice & Benedict al
l3& cents.
w. NJ. Busch Of Edgewater, 1900
pounds to j. koshland 4 Co. at l2h
cents.
j. Gallagher of Philbrook. 6,00O
pounds to jeremiah Williams & Co.
at II cents.
William Dohrs OF Judith Basin,
$4,000 pounds to j. Koshland & Co. at
l3% cents.
McConkey Bros, 5000 pounds to
jeremiah Williams & Co. at l3¢s.
L. A. Gray of Philbrook, 5000
pounds at II cents to j. Koshland &
Co.
James NJ. Croft OF Lewistown sold
$4,000 pounds to jeremiah Williams
& Co. at ll% cents.
The LIST was aliyely day on the Bill
lings exchange aud the prices paid
showed u decided Improvement.
George Pirrie, Halbert, 10000
pounds to j. Koshland x Co. at l3l
cents.
American Fork Live Stock Co.,
TIBET, 10000 pounds, ut l3x cents, to
jeremiah Williams & Co, nndJ. Kosh-
land & Co., who tied with their bids.
Martinsdale Sheep company, l2O, 900
pounds, at 14$ cents, to jeremiah
Williams & Co.
Prices took another flight on the
Great Falls market on August 2nd
and reached 15k cents, the average
price being n fraction below II cents.
Sam Ty Ter, $4,000 pounds to Barra-
clough at AK cents.
Simpson Bros, 25,O0O pounds to
Barruclough at AZ cents.
p. Mill, $4,000 pounds to Barra-
clough alta cents.
Lewright Bros, 24,0O0 pounds to
May at l2H cents.
n. A. Lewis. 10000 pounds to May
at l3 cents.
Thos. Nicholson, 10000 pounds to
Num- at II cents.
Spragg & Kerstead, $4,000 pounds
to Putnam at IL cents.
Fergus Land & Live Stock Co.,
20 900 pounds to Num- mt II cents.
James Kelleher. 1900 pounds to
Thayer at l3 cents.
Friday was dull on the Billings
market, and although 600, 900 pounds
of wool changed hands there was
hardly any competition.
William Shirll, Ubet, 10000 pounds
to Bach, Becker & Go. at l2h cents.
G. yolkenand. Lewistown, lO,ooo
mounds to Jeremiah Williams x Co.
at 1lh cents.
w. b. Shell, 1000 pounds to Bach,
Becker & Co. at 12X cents.
August 3rd was an extremely poor
Jay on ,he Billings wool market IA
far az prices went though 'oo,ooo
mounds Of wool cha ged hands.
w. r.. Bainbridge, Highfield, con-
signed I3. 1000 pounds refusing bid oi
10 cents from Jeremiah Williams x
Co.
e.. Moulton, Eigewater, 6,OOo
pounds at llh cents to j. williams q
Co.
C. Lindstrand, Flatwillow, 35,oOc
mounds at ii cents to Dewey, Gould
& Co.
T.. NJ. Clark, Red Lodge, was DID
liz hut refused to sell.
NJ. Carl, Flatwillow, 1000 pounds
12k to j. Williams & Go.
The Great Falls market IL drawing
to close and only small amount
of wool changed hands ON the 3rd.
Mcdonald Creek Sheep Co., lO,00t
pounds at lax cents to Peters.
George Knerr l20oO pounds at IL
cents to j. Williams < Co.
Knerr Bros, 47.OOO pounds at Ia
cents to j. Koshland & Co.
No Improvement was noted In tne
Billings market on the 9th. ana only