Fergus County argus., 1902-07-30
WOOL PRICES
ARE STILL UP
Better Than Seventeen Cents Paid fol
Choice Clips In Great Falls
Last Week.
THE RECEIPTS ARE VERY SLOW
Billings Market Shows Falling on
u. S. Phillips Offered Only
Twelve Cents.

Great Falls, July 29.-The wool mar.
ket continued very strong yesterday
in fact, for wool of the same quality
the prices were a little better than
they were Saturday, but the offerings
were not so choice. The highest price
was II cents, and the range was from
IA cents to that price. Several infer
ior clips were sold, bringing the aver
age of the days prices down to 1857
cents per pound. Among the sales
were;
]. c. Walker & Son. Judith, $4,000
pounds, to Barraclough, for ]. Kosh
land G. Co., at IAN cents.
H. o. Wareham, Sweet Grass, $4,000
pounds. to Livingstone, at 15B cents
McConkey Bros, Fergus county
$4,000 pounds, to Thayer, at 16 cents
Billings, July 2S-Business was
rushing at the Northern Pacific wool
house today. About 100000 pounds
were offered and the sales amounted
to $354,OO0 pounds. The only posi-
tive refusal on bids was that of Joe
Sims of Lavina, of 13h cents on his
clip of $4,000 pounds. Bert Shorey ia
still considering a bid of 15h cents
on his clip of $1,000 pounds, and the
Montana Cattle companys officers
have been wired bid of 14% cents
on their clip of 10000 pounds by j
williams & Co., and 1t is thought that
they will sell.
J. 8 Phillips of Utica is also hold
ing out for a little time to consider
a bid of 12h cents, from j. Williams
& Co, on his clip of $4,000 pounds.
]. B. Elliott, Billings. sold 150,OO(
pounds to J. Koshland. at Is cents.
e. r. Thomas, Harlowton, sold H.,
900 pounds to Dewey, Gould G. Co., al
12% cents.
Great Falls, July 27.-The highest
price that has been paid for Montana
wool in three years was paid in Great
Falls market yesterday, when ]. T
Berthelote of Gold Butte received17%
cents per pound for his clip of about
$1,000 pounds. His neighbor, p. H
Buckley, received II cents for his cliT
of $4,000 pounds, and sales at better
than 16 cents were numerous. The
average of prices Cor the day was
1916 cents per pound.
The clips that brought the high
prices were of extra good quality and
well put up. but 1t Is expected thai
better clips will be offered at Fort
Benton Wednesday, and it would moi
be at all surprising IL Is cents should
be paid there, while three or more
clips are yet to be sold in the Great
Falls market that, If general condi
tions do not change for the worse
may bring over IS cents.
J. Koshland & Co. purchased foul
Judith clips:
William Jackson, Utica. 12,0O0 lbs.
at 141a cents.
Hobson & David. Utica. $1,000 lbs.
at 16A cents.
Zeno Balm, Stanford. 1,!eOO pounds
at 15b cents.
w. B. Sullinger, Stanford. 16,O0t
pounds, at 1914 cents.
r. Sullinger, sold $4,000 pounds Il
Livingstone, at 16A cents.
Great Falls, July 26.-Wool wai
sold in the Great Falls market yester
day at 16B cents, the highest price
that has been paid in the state this
year and one-half a cent higher thar
has been paid in any other market
The average price Of todays salei
was also the highest thus far thil
season, being 16.204 cents. The sale
in this market thus far this seasoI
aggregate 3.445,000 pounds, at an av
erage of 1861 cents per pound.
James Raw, Phi'brook, sold 1900,
pounds. to Livingstone, at 15% cents
Billings. July 26..-The wool sale.
at the Northern Pacific this forenoon
were confined to two in number. but
the clips were large ones. one com
prising 1882 sacks and the other 35l
sacks.
Both prices werc better than i
cents and the wool was Of very gooC
quality. II Is believed. that at th'
present rate at which wool is selling
the exchange will be closed in abou
two weeks. The sales this morning
were:
The Smith Bros. Sheep company
Martinsdale. $4,000 pounds, at 15h
cents, to jeremiah williams & Co.
Berry & Stevens. White Sulphur
Springs. 10000 pounds. at IAN cents
10 jeremiah W illiams & Co.
There were no sales this forenoon