Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
WOOL PRICES
ARE LOWER
The Average Price During the Past
Week Has Not Been so High as
In the Former Markets.
LARGE NUMBER OF CLIPS SOLD
Waite & Elliot Get 1914 cents-only
Few Large Clips to be Sold Be-
fore Market Closes.

Billings, July 29.-The wool mar.
ket was late in starting this morning,
1t being after IL o'clock before buy
ing commenced, but once at it, quick
work was made of the offerings, which
amounted to almost 100000 pounds.
Average prices prevailed, although
the bids on two clips were refused
and one or two others were hardly
satisfied with the bids, although they
accepted.
Bert Shorey, who was offered 15k
cents yesterday for a clip of about
10000 pounds, has definitely refused
the offer and will hold out for 16
cents or better. Three Fergus coun.
ty clips were offered:
C. H. Perrine. Garneill, $4,000 lbs,
to Hallowell, Donald & Co., at 14h
cents.
G. F. Wright, Flatwillow, first clip
of $4,000 pounds, to ]. Williams L.
Co., at 14A cents; second clip of 81.
900 pounds, to ]. Williams & Co., at
12% cents.
Buffalo Creek Sheep Co., Ubet, &c..
900 pounds, % Luce & Manning. at
15B cents.
Great Falls, July 30.-Ten clips of
wool aggregating 1000 pounds, were
sold in the Great Falls market yester-
day, making the total sales to date
5,O56,000 pounds. The clips were of
slightly poorer quality than for sew
eral days past, and the range Of prices
was 12k and 16& cents, but bidding
was more spirited than on any other
day of the season, there being ties on
four clips. On the Bower Bros. big
clip. four bdyers tied and divided the
clip. Sales included:
Bower Bros, Stanford, 100000 lbs.
divided among Putnam, for Hecht,
Lehman & Co.; Barraclough, for ].
Koshland & Co.; Bateman, for JUS
tice. Bateman & Co., and Stressenger,
for Dewey, Gould & Co., at 16% cents.
E. M. Porter. Philbrook, $4,000 lbs,
to Barraclough, at 14k cents.
Fort Benton. July 3O.-Something
over 1,250OOO pounds of wool were
sold here today, the largest amount
ever sold in Montana wool market
in one day. The sales were not satis-
factory to most Of the growers, as
they had expected higher bids, owing
to the fact that wool has sold for
higher prices since the season open.
ed.
Most of the buyers say they have
never seen wool open up as badly a.
Fort Benton as 1t did today. This is
due, in large measure, to the past
dry season and the lack of snow on
the range during the winter. Very
few clips were docked on account of
dampness.
Fergus county clips sold to Thayer
included:
Oscar Stephens, Fort Maginnis,
175,O0O pounds. at 16 cents.
John Sellers, Lewistown, $4,000 lbs,
at 15h cents.
To Justice, Bateman:
John Ross, Steele, 10000 pounds,
at 13 cents.
To E. s. May:
John Ross, Denton, $1,000 pounds,
at 14% cents.
Billings, July SO.-The sensational
event of the season in the Billings
wool market took place today, when
Mr.. Salter, buyer for Whitman, Farms.
worth & Thayer, paid 1873 cents for
the beautiful clip of $4,000 pounds
of the Bower Bros. of Meagher coun'
ty. There were cheers for Salter and
his house, as this figure has not been
topped here for several years. But
the wool was worth ii, as 1t was one
of the finest lightest, cleanest clips
that has ever beeu on the market
and of fine staple.
The five clips of Len Lewis aggre.
eating 326,000 pounds, were divided
with four houses at prices from 14a
to 1915 cents.
Great Falls, Aug. LIN the Great
Falls wool market yesterday, Is clips
aggregating $4,000 pounds in weight
were sold, bringing the total sales in
this market to 5. $4,000 pounds. The
average Of prices was much lower
than IL had been for two weeks. but
the buyers stated hat this was due
solely to the poor quality Of the clips
and for good clips, high prices were
paid. The range was IL and 16A cts.
the first named price being for a clip
from a band Of poorly wintered old
ewes. The effect of climatic condi
tions was very noticeable, and II ap
pears that very little good wool has