Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16
Growers Charge Buyers Are In Ca,
boots and Put In Straw Bids After
Reaching Agreement.
CRUISE CLIP AT FIFTEEN CENTS
Territory Wools Active in the Boston
Market and Offerings Warrant
Better Prices West.

past week, the American Wool and
Cotton Reporter says:
Territory woods have been active,
and as usual have monopolized most
oithe business done in domestic stock.
The old wools which are at all de-
sirablc are being rapidly cleaned up,
and as consumers necessarily turn
their attention to the new woods they
find that they are up against a pretty
firm market. Old woods have sold at
"A and l5c. clean, for fine medium
clothing, but new woods have been
taken at 80 and iSc. Fine new cloth
ing woods have sold at As and soc,
and fine staples at 50 and 53c. The
bulk Of the business done has been
within the range of 46 and soc, clean,
with medium stock selling at about
i0c. Manufacturers are willing tn
take territorial woods within that
range, but object to paying soc except
for strictly staple or very fine wool.
Fine medium staple is worth 4S and
SOC. In the grease medium woods
have been bringing 16 and 1Skc,
equivalent to 3S and 42c. clean. With.
in the range of prices given there have
been quite large sales of Utahs, Wy.
omings. Idahos, Nevadas and Dakota
wools. Choice fine Nevada has sold
at 52c. and fine staple Idaho and
Montana at 50c and slightly above.
New Mexican woods have sold in the
grease at 16c, the fine mediums cost.
ing 45 and Acc, clean; the No. Is,
43c; the No. 2's, 3Sc. In New Mexico
most of the securing mills are busy,
but some of the growers have put off
shearing until they get more water.
In several sections 1t has commenced
to rain.
The news from Montana is naturally
awaited with much eagerness. At this
writing the market cannot be said to
have become fairly opened, but, as al
ready stated, from the bids which have
been made, and from the few early
transactions reported. the next two
or three weeks are likely to witness
lively times in that great wool-growing
state, although it is possible that the
somewhat disappointing character of
the opening of the London sales may
serve to dampen the ardor OF some
of the buyers in that locality. A
strong and advancing market is reck-
oned on by Montana growers.
Sales for the week at Boston. g.
2S2 900 pounds.
Billings, July 14.-Wool business on
the Billings wool exchange was brisk
today and very fair prices were paid
for clips offered.
The market opened with buyers
looking at the Cruise clip from the n.
Bar cattle ranch, which comprises
100000 pounds. Over 80 sacks of
samples were inspected. and the buy
ers showed keen competition, as IT
was a large clip and very desirable,
being No. grade. Nearly the entire
forenoon was consumed in looking
over this clip. Owing to the damp.
ness in the wool buyers were allowed
1000 pounds. The clip went to Geo.
Sharpe, buyer for Luce & Manning,
the price being Is cents.
Jacobs Bros, Musselshell, sold 49,.
900 pounds to Justice, Bateman &
Co.. at 1874 cents.
X. b. Thompson, Highfeld, 100000
pounds, at 1917 cents, to Hallowell,
Donald & Co.
Thompson received cent more
this year than he did last. and he Is
accordingly feeling very good.
J. l.. Cary. Bull Mountain. 10000
pounds at l2ia cents, to Nichols, Du-
pee & Co.
II. w. Ostrander. Shells Hill. 1900
pounds. at 14k cents. to Nichols, Du.
pee & Co.
o. n. Clement, Flatwllow, $4,000
pounds. at IA cents, to Hecht, Lehman
& Co.
W. F. Carl. Flatwillow. $4,000 pounds
at 1885 cents, to Dewey, Gould & Co
Great Falls. July 15.-Only two clips
were offered in the Great Falls wool
market yesterday-that OF j. c. Fey.
i6.OO0pounds. and that of l.. B. Diver
1900 pounds. Each went at 14ls cts
to T. S. Barraclough, for j. Koshland
4 Co. OF Boston.
There are now in the city about q
growers whose complete clips arc
here. but they do not seem at all anx
ious to sell at present, believing thai
prices will materially advance. Man.
growers have had their minds set OF
l6 cents for the last month, and the,
are not inclined to sell for less.
London Wool Sales.
London. July 14.-Onefings at thu
wool auction sales today amounted Il
1868 bales. The attendance wa
large and competition was brisk
Coarse cross breeds were difficult 4
sell and declined from to 10 pc