The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-05
THE DAILY
Report of the Commercial Fluctuations of
Interest to Montanans.
Boston Wool Market.

-AN ~ooVO" SOAA-
mercial Bulletin will say in tomor-
rows report of the wool trade: The
receipts of wool in Boston since Janu-
airy 1 have been 8,7l6, $50 pounds,
against IL, 4S9, $50 pounds for January,
1900. The shipments for January are
49,, 1854, 482 pounds, against sales Of
l,791,500 pounds for January, 1900.
The total stock, February /, is 65,-
S61, 1858 pounds. a reduction Of spot
supplies of over 10, 600, 900 pounds in
the month. The market has been
more active, yet with the solitary ex-
ception of light high delaine sold at 80
cents, an advance of a cent over last
sales, the trend of the market is down
ward. London has dropped to the
level of October's losing. Buenos
Ayres is now Offering quarter blood,
slightly defective, combings, at "a
cents, secured, landed in Boston.
There are 1900 bales new clip Aus
t~ralian, already in Boston. The larg-
est sale was of defective California
on a basis OF 33 cents secured.
LonDon Wool.
London, Feb. 1.-The offerings at
the wool auctions today numbered TO-.
III bales. An average attendance
brought out good competition and
practically all the offerings were sold.
Good greasy was taken by American
buyers. A large supply of secured sold
freely to the continent. The few new
cross breds brought forward were
actively taken; pieces and broken lots
sell we'll. Following are the sales in
detail:
New South Wales, 1000 bales;
secured i'd to Is I'D; greasy 8 to
Cd.
Queenslan, 700 bales; secured Cd to
Is i'd; greasy 81 to Sd
Is Cd.
South Australian, 800 bales; secured
Sd to is Id; greasy 3 to Sd.
New Zealand, /, 300 bales; secured
sd to Is Sd; greasy 4 to Sd.
Cape of Good Hope and Natal. 100
bales; greasy Aid.
London, Feb. 4-The offerings at
the wool auction sales today amounted
to 9,485 bales. The attendance was
smaller than usual and the tone quiet.
A fair selection was put forward, but
there was less competition and buyers
did not display any eagerness to secure
suitable lots. Prices were not quot
ably lower. Crossb1eds sold readily
to the home trade and continent.
Following are the sales:
New South Wales 1900 bales;
secured SGD to Sd; greasy 4 to 9hd.
Queensland $500 bales; secured sgd
to Is 3D.; greasy 5 to Sd.
Victoria 1900 bales; secured I'd to
Is sd; greasy 4 to l11ad.
South Australia 100 bales; secured
is Id; greasy 81 to ~.
West Australia 900 bales; greasy
Az to ~.
New Zealand 2, 800 bales; secured 5
to Z; greasy 8 to 81. Buenos Ayres
200 bales; greasy ~ to 81.
Live Stock.
Chicago Feb. 5-Cattle: Steady.
Good to prime steers $40 to 500;
poor to medium So. SO to S.. 90; stock
ers and feeders So. 90 to $4.60; ows
and heifers $3.50 to 81. 40; Gamers
$1.90 to So. 60; bulls $2.8 30 to 81 90;
natives $500 to 5000. Texas steers
So. 80 to 81. 80; bulls 3d. so to So. 6 {.
Sheep: Steady. Good to choice
wethers So. 80 to 81. so; fair to choice
mixed So. so to $500; western sheep
$3.50 to 81. so; Texas sheep %. so to
So. so. Native lambs $4.35 to 3 5.35;
western lambs So. 90 to SIS. IS.
New York Money.
New York, Feb. 5-Money on call
steady at IA to 2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 80 to ~
per cent.
Silver certificates SO to SO cents.
Bar silver 614a cents.
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