The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-07
BUYERS WILL DEPART FROM
BILLINGS THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.
Nearly Fourteen Hundred Pounds Dis
posed Of During the Season-Late
Sellers Get Lower Price Than the
I Men Who Let Go Early-Many
lessons That Have Been Learned
( by the Sheep Men.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

l.. \OpcCIdl W 1NIcT MOuuldlu.)
! Billings, Aug. 1.-THE present week
will witness the closing of the local
wool market. which has been in prog
ress since June &c. the longest time in
several years.
This may be partly accounted for by
reason Of the great quantity of wool
that was brought to the city this sea-
SON which will be nearly II, 900, 600 pounds.
The people of Billings thought the
market was q large one last year with
about 1900, 900 pounds. but they realize
how much larger this seasons market
has been for all trades have felt 1t
more.
Never before in the history of the city
have the hotels. restaurants and 1ody-
ing houses been taxed to their utmost
as they were this year. Many a night
1t has been impossible for travellers to
secure any accommodations at all. ami
they were compelled to walk the streets
until morning.
This condition of affairs has prevailed
since the first of July. This has been
due mostly to the large number Of grow
ers who have been in the city for sew
eral weeks. together with their families,
and in addition there have been from IL
to Is buyers and commission men in the
city all the time.
The market this year has presented an
animated appearance from the start,
Anticipating busy season. the buyers
urged the local growers to sell early and
thus assist them in getting rid of the
woods which had to be sent out in q
limited time.
The growers were STOW to sell early
as they anticipated better prices later on
1,,tE hos Vr,oo co1I VT kho Grct
two or three weeks realized better
price than those who waited longer.
During the last week or 10 days the
market took slump, and it went down
so low that some Of the growers felt as
Of the times OF several years ago were
upon them again.
The prices offered last week were dis.
appointing in nat instances, for the
growers had anticipated better offers.
1trwas not infreQuent for a grower to
be. offered 10 cents or less, and in one
instance only cents was bid for clip
of last years wool.
The largest days sale was on last
Saturday. when over 100000 pounds
changed hands. The sales, consignments
and shipments to date aggregate 49,
OO9 900 pounds.
This includes something like 100000
pounds shipped east to be held SUBJECT
to the growers order. This Is still some-
thing like 1900, 900 pounds yet to be dis
posed of. and all this will be offered this
week.
, Several things are to be taken into
account for the low prices on the market
this year. In the first place, it Will
be conceded that the woods CT the north
ern country. which in a great measure
go to the Great Falls market. gre high
err and contain less sand than those which
come here, and they of necessity should
command higher prices.
Much of the wool which came here this
season was poorly put up, and in talk
ing with buyer it is learned that from,
~ to l cent difference is made for this
season.
The Grower in too many Instances per-
enits the shearers to put up wool as they
desire and not as he wishes. Then, too,
much of the wool was wet.
Some had been sheared wet. other had
been wet while being brought to the mar
ket, while other had been left out In
the rain after it had been sacked. AL
aowances had to be made for this. but the