Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-17
FIFTEEN CENT
MARK PASSED
Over a Million Pounds Were Sold
in the Benton Market on
Monday Last.
BILLINGS PRICES STILL RISING
Prediction Now Freely Made That
Some Of the Big Clips Will
Bring Sixteen Cents.

A decided change for the better has
taken place in the prices of wool,
both on the Great Falls and Billings
markets and 1t Is the opinion OF many
woolgrowers in this vicinity thatthe
market will become firmer rs the sea-
son advances.
ON July 9th H. W. Ostrander ofthe
Musselshell crossing sold l5,oOO
pounds to the Nichols, Dupee Co. for
l2S cents.
The market on the 10th was quiet
and no Fergus county clips were Of
fered for sale, the woolgrOwers SEEM
ingly waiting for better prices.
Both markets opened strong and
active on the morning OF the llth and
the highest price realized at Great
Falls was by Bannatyne Bros. OF
Brighton, who sold lG2 sacks OF eve
wool, 81 sacks OF yearlings and >
sacks Oi buck wool tn "A representa-
tive OF Koshland Co Of Boston for
l4A cents.
Though the Billings market was
active and many sales were malethe
prices did not reach us high Il notch
as at Great Falls, and Ben Mcdonald
OF Garncill sold a fine cocoa pound
clip Mt 49, cents to Jeremiah VIII
liams 4 Go.
ID. W. Slayton Of Layina disposed
OF $4,000 pounds II wool To jeremiah
Williams X Go. On the same market
at Is cents.
The Billings market was extremely
active on the l2th, the prices ranging
from l. to la1 cents, which latter
price was obtained 10y l.. l.. Thomp.
son of Reed Point, who sold n $4,000
pound clip to koshland Co.
Many fine clips were %oiiereIior sale
on the Great Falls market on the
18th, with the result that the price
went skyward To rs cents. which
was paid for IN $4,000 pound clip be-
longing To the Big Sag Sheep Co. Of
Glasgow. u consisted OF 80 sacks of
yearllng aud wethcr wool and WIS
sold t. Arthur Dupec, OF Nichols,
Dnpee 4 Co.
over 100, 900 pounds weresoll alta
average price of II cents.
The market at Billings on the eth
was extremely active and prices rang
ing from II to 1874 cents were paid for
wool. In the nelghborhood ui&Jo, 900
pounds was taken by the buyers.
The clip Of l.. T.. Thompson Of
Reeds Point, whichcOn-isted ofl3.uoO
pounds OF fine wool, brought the
highest price for the days cents.
No Fergus county clips were offered
for sale.
j. T.. Fitzpatrick ni Sweet Grass
sold "A clip OF @>,onO pounds, which
consisted Of - snckS from yrarling-
aud wctlrrs. and - sacks from ewes
at II cents. TO Whitman. F]arnsworth
X Thayer.
\ clip Of $4,000 pounds was sold to
Jeremiah WilliamsN Co. for 49, cents.
by l.. u. Stark from north uf the JU-
dith mountains. which was made up
OF 81 sacks from ewes and Il sacks Of
yearling wool.
The Billings market was closed on
the 18th. NIL the buyers going To Big
Timber, where about l5o,UO0 pound.
OF wool was sold at prices ranging
from ~ to l2t cents,
All the clips were small and only
one more trip will be- made there this
year. owing Ia the smnll quantity Of
wool placed on sale at that point.
Jeremiah Williams bought in the
neighborhood OF 10000 pounds nj
wool ut Miles City on the 18th at
prices ranging from l. To Is cents.
Last Saturday was n banner day
in the Great Falls market aud over
100000 pounds OF wool was sold on
the exchange.
Prices took n flight skyward and
reached Ia, cents and averaged II
fraction above II cents throughout
the day. Bidding was brisk and the
various clips were eagerly sought
after by many buyers. The TOP
price was reached by the clip OF j. q,
Long & Co., which weighed about
$1,000 pounds and graded fine
throughout. 1t consisted oflI2sacks
from iiue ewes, seven from coarse
bucks and five from iinebucks. Jere.
Williams bought the clip iur Ia
cents.
j. W. GLADDEN. vi Lucille. sold 500,
pounds Of eve wool at TX cents Il
Judd & Root and 10000 pounds t.
Jeremiah Williams NJ AZ cents.
Monday was II red letter day IL
the wool business nj Benton and thl
greatest amount OF wool ever sold !.
Montana market in one day WA
taken 10y the buyers Mt Fort Benton
on that day, Wool prices took I