Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

mason az HoDSon, Fergus county,
5000 pounds. to Peters, for Hallowell
& Donald, at IA cents.
At Fort Benton Is reported the sale
Of the Slough & Mitchell clip, Stan
ford. $4,000 lbs, at 13 cents.
Billings. July 31.-There was but
little cause for dissatisfaction among
the men who had wool to sell today,
as prices were generally good, al
though one or two clips were practi-
cally turned down. The top price of
the day was 16h cents.
Two Fergus county clips were Of
fered:
American Fork Live Stock Co., Har-
lowton, $1,000 pounds, to j. Williams
& Co., at 1875 cents.
p. l. Moule, Bercail, $4,000 pounds,
to Hecht, Lehman & Co., at 1914
cents.
Great Falls, August 2.-Altnough &
number of very inferior clips were
sold in the local market yesterday and
prices went as low as 1875 cents,
there were also some very good clips
sold and the average price for the
days sales was 1911 cents per pound
considerably higher than the aver
age for the previous day. The high
est price was 161s cents, and the to-
tai paid for the clips sold in the day
was about $66,5O0. The buyers were
Barraclough, for Koshland & Co.;
May, for jeremiah Williams & Co.;
Johnson for Luce & Manning, and
Peters for Hallowell, Donald & Co.
Thayer, who has been a very heavy
buyer of a certain class of wools, did
not seem to find anything to his lik-
ing in the days offerings.
The Fergus county sales were as
follows:
Vim. fergus e. Sons, Aimells creek,
10000 pounds, to Johnson, at 161s
cents.
S. C. eastman, Geyser, 1000
pounds, to May. at 13A cents.
j. P. Smith, agent, $4,000 pounds,
to Barrclough, at 1914 cents.
The sales in this market to date
have been 5,92S,OOO pounds. at an
average price of 1861 cents per
pound, total of 1924. .46O.SO paid In
less than a month. The sales for the
entire season, it is claimed, will be
double those to date.
Great Falls, August Twenty
clips were sold yesterday aggregating
440, 800 pounds, prices ranging from
13A to 16ss cents, varying with the
quality of the wool. Although num-
ber of the clips want at rather low
prices, the average for the day was
quite high, being 1876 cents.
j. C. Hauck of Pbubrook sold $4,000
pounds to Thayer at 161a cents. B.
E. Stack of Stanford 1900 pounds to
Barrclough at 13A cents. James Kel-
leher, Stanford, $4,000 pounds to
Barrclough at 13& cents.
Great Falls, August 5.-Almost T.
600, 900 pounds of wool have been sold
in the Great Falls market thus far
this season-6,936.00 up to last
night. Yesterdays sales we're %
clips, aggregating 566,5O0 pounds. and
the average price of the day was 1888
cents per pound. Much of the wool
was of rather poor quality, and be-
sides. the buyers were in receipt Of
advices that the market had gone off
about half a cent on the ordinary clips
marketed here. The range of prices
for the day was 10 to Is rs cents.
The clip that brought the lowest price
contained considerable spear grass.
which has been comparatively scarce
in the clip marketed here this season,
though 1t has caused much trouble
in the southern part of the state.
w. B. Peck, Stanford, $4,000 pounds
to Stressenger for Dewey, Gould &
Co., at 13 cents.
r. Christian, Sweet Grass, 21,O00
pounds to Barrclough, at 15 cents.
s. s. Hobson. Utica, $4,000, to Pet
ers for Halowell, Donald G. Co.. at Is
cents.
F. France, Fl Maginnis. $4,000 lbs.
to Thayer for Whitman, Farnsworth
&Thsyer at 15% ceuts.
p. w. Korrell, Utica, $4,000 pounds
to Meadows at Is cents.
II. Lapham. Philbrook, $4,000 to
Bateman at 12h cents.
Waite & Elliot. Lewistown, 12S,O00
pounds divided between May and
Barrclough at Is rs cents.
C. R. Keller. Sweet Grass. $1,000
ppounds to May at l5% cents.
J. A. Balm. Stanford, 10000 pounds,
to Thayer at 10 cents.
Miebach G. Bent, Sweet Grass, 5000
pounds to May at 14& cents.