Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-06-26
BIG SALES OF WOOL.
The Sealed Bid Method of Selling a
Great Success.

The secoud series Of wool sales under
the sealed bid system for this year, con
Quoted III der the direction Of the ore
gon Wool Growers Association occurred
in this city yesterday.
To be in readiness for this sale grow
ers from Morrow, Grant and Gillian
counties have been rushing their woods
to this city and largo amount was OH
storage.
1t was busy day at the warehouses.
The buyers were on hand early and
business was rushing the entire day.
When the buyers got through in the
evening, the warehouses presented q
sad looking sight. Wool was piled here
and there and thrown in every direction
on both floors Of the buildings.
The buyers haven't much respect for
wool sacks. Each man carries a sharp
knife and when lot OF wool WAS offered
the sacks were split from one end to the
other. The wool is hand ed and in
spected without much ceremony.
r +. Hynd, manager OF the NJ. &. l..
Il T. Co.'S warehouse and secretary of
the Oregoe Wool Growers Association
had charge OF the sales. Alter inspec-
ton the buyers wou d make their offers
and place the sealed bids in a hat when
they were read by Mr.. Hynd to the
grower.
1t WAS q fast way Of doing business
and in some ways resembled the work
ings Of stock exchange.
In nearly every case growers were
we'll pleased with the offers and &C.
cepted their checks with feeling that
they had received every cent their wool
was worth.
The sealed bid system insugurated
by the Oregon Wool Growers Associa.
ton has been great success. 1t Las
been the means OF furnishing the grow
ers a better market than could have
been obtained otherwise.
While the growers have been benefit.
ted, it has also been satisfactory to the
buyers. The wool is pooled in large
lots where il can be examined 1t is |
held until the day OF the sales without
trathcking and the buyers all have an
even show. 1t only requires two or
three days TO do the business which |
Was impossible under the old system.
The wools offered here yesterday
we're mostly OF the lighter Morrow
Grant and Gillian county clips.
The following buyers were present;
+ W. Brigham, representing Whit
man, Farnsworth & Thayer, of Boston
Fred Kuhn, representing the Botany |
Worsted Mills, OF New York
Frank Lee, representing c 5 Moses x
Co, San Francisco.
Frank Green, representing : Kosh.
land, San Francisco.
Wm. Ellery representing nallowell,
Donald & Co., Boston.
Frank Lee, the well known buyer is
credited with paving the highest price
for any one lot of wool at the sales. For
the Chas. White clip OF Lone Rock, he
paid IA cents per pound.
Following are the sales at the NJ. c.
l.. 4 T. Co.'S warehouse
Thos. GiIfillen, 10 900 pounds at 1885
cents per pound
Conser x HAYES, $500 pounds at l3a
cents.
Emmett Cochrane, 5000 pounds at
1885 cents.
Newt, Robertson, 5000 pounds at
1917 cents.
Lawrence Sweek, 25 900 pounds at Is
cents.
Ayers & Spencer, 34,OoO pounds at
l25s cents.
Nat Webb, 1000 pounds at l3'4
cents.
DA Herren, 22,OOO pounds at 1875
,eots.
Tunis sweek, $4,000 pounds at 1925
,ents
W Davis, II 900 pounds at 1885 cents.
jeff Hayes. 1900 pounds at l2s.
cents.
Stevens & webb, 10000 pounds at
I2ia cents
Geo. Beck, 25,ooo pounds at 1875
,ents.
JH Cassidy, 900 pounds at 1914
cents.
Webb & Hayes, 1000 pounds at 1871
,ents.
Dennison Bros. % 900 pounds at 1885
,ents.
Jones Bros, 80 900 pounds at lSig
,ents.
NcCallum & Bayley, 5000 pounds
1t l3i. cents.
At Heppner & Co.'S warehouse the
ollowing sales are reported:
X snyder, 800 pounds at lS cents.
Silas Wright, lS,00l pounds 81 l2Ss
,ents.