Fergus County argus., 1902-07-30
at either wool house. The offerings
on Monday will likely be quite large.

Great Falls, July 25.-Yesterday
was the banner day in the market.
Fourteen clips. aggregating 100000
pounds. were sold, al an average price
of 1898 cents per pound. The high
est price Of the season, 16% cents,
was paid to Wright & Kennedy of
Pondera, and the range was very
small, being 15h and 16 y cents.
No Judith Basin wool was sold.
Billings, July 24.-sixteen cents,
which is the top price reached on the
Billings wool market, was touche
again today, when ]. Williams & Co.
paid that sum for $4,000 pounds of the
clip of Ed. Sayre of Martindale. The
wool was certainly a fine clip and did
not bring any more than it was worth.
Geo. Pirrie, Halbert, $1,000 pounds,
at 1875 cents. to J. Williams & Co.
w. B. Cooley, Musselshell, 10000
pounds, at lax cents, to j. Koshland
& Co.
Billings, July 25.-The offerings on
the wool exchange this afternoon at
the Northern Paciee amounted To
250.O0O pounds, but all was not sold,
some being consigned to different
firms. The market cannot be said
to be any better than II has been and
it Is doubtful IL II should be classed
as good. The clips went at Is cents
and better, while two others sold up
to IA cents, but 11h-cent wool pre-
vailed in several instances. OF course
the wool was not good quality or
the prices would have been better.
No Fergus county clips were offered.
Billings, July 23.-No business was
transacted on the Billings wool ex-
change this forenoon as buyers desir-
ed to give the balipg crew an oppor-
tunity to get the clips baled out that
were sold yesterday before starting
new ones.
The sales this afternoon were at the
Burlington. The market cannot be
said to be any better, while in fact
many are of the belief that it has a
downward tendency from that of sew
eral days ago. The prices are not as
good, while some clips are said to be
even better than some that have been
sold at higher prices.
]. P. Naderman sold 1900 pounds
at 12h cents to Dewey, Gould & Co.
Voolfolk & Richardson put up ST.
900 pounds and were offered 145s cts.
by Jeremiah Williams & Co., but did
not sell.
John Ross also refused bid for
a clip of 10000 pounds, later consign-
ing to SiIberman Bros.
Billigs, July 22.-The market to-
day cannot be said to be any improve
ment over that of yesterday, although
a trife better price was paid for one
clip today. Among the sales we're:
Lefeldt Bros, Layina, 100000 lbs
at 15h cents, to Brown & Adams.
James Ettien, 10000 pounds, at 121a
cents. to ]. Williams & Co.
Frank Cameron, 100000 pounds, at
12ss cents. to J. Williams & Co.
Great Falls. July 23.-The cover
was taken off the Great Falls wool
market yesterday and the highest
price paid in the state this season
was given for one clip. while the av-
erage price per pound reached the
high figure of 16 1-e cents. The pre-.
vious top price for the state. paid in
this market twice this season, was IL
Is cents, but yesterday the high price
went to 16%. paid for $1,000 pounds
of the clip of the IL H. Nelson Sheep
Co., sheared at Hinsdale, and sold by
sample. The wool grades fine and is
from well bred merino sheep. The
balance of the same company's clip,
$4,000 pounds. grading medium,
brought 15% cents.
The Fergus county sales were:
P. Nihill. Philbrook, 10000 pounds,
to Thayer, at 15% cents.
James Awbury. Deerneld, $1,000
pounds, to Livingstone, for Denny.
Rice & Benedict, at 15B cents.
]. ]. Parsons, Deerfeld. 10000 lbs
to May, for jeremiah Williams & Co..
at 16h cents.
T. Nicholson, Philbrook, $4,000 lbs
to May. at IAN cents.
David Forman. Judith. $1,000 lbs,
to Thayer at 15A cents.
George Ayers. Grass Range, 10000
pounds, to Thayer, at 16ls cents.
Stage Service From Junction.
w. c. Doherty says that he will prob
ably take charge of the mail lines from
Great Falls to Lewistown and from