Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-22
SEASON SLOW
IN OPENING
No Especial Activity Manifest on the
Billings and Great Falls Wool
Exchanges.
FERGUS CLIPS ARE THE BEs
Good Average Price Being Received
by Local Growers-Good Sale at
Fort Benton.

Great Falls, July lS.-Yesterday was
another active day on the local WOO
market, nearly 100000 pounds being
disposed Of at satisfactory prices. The
average price paid was 1886 cents
per pound. The highest price pail
was that TO the II. II. Nelson Sheep
company for $4,000 pounds; the price
was 17% cents.
The sales yesterday were:
w. Cowell, Bynum. S5 bags, $4,000
pounds. to Thayer, at 16A cents. Bar
raclough and Peters tied with Thay-
er on the bid.
Isaac Evans, A bags, 10000 lbs.
to Thayer. at 16 cents.
F. H. Noble, q bags. 1000 pounds,
to Thayer. at 14hc, tie with Barra-
clough on bid.
]. Callenberger. 80 bags, $4,000 lbs.
to Holden, at 14kc.
F. p. Cowell. 81 bags. $4,000 lbs.
to Thayer, at 15hc.
Woolman & Christian, OF Augusta.
3S7 bags. 10000 pounds. divided into
two lots, 1873 bags Of Oregon wool TO
Putnam. at 15kc: 249 bags Montana
wool, to Holden, at 16%c.
j. p. Woolman, 1l3 bags. $4,000 lbs /,
to Putnam. at Ice, Barraclough. Hold.
en- and Bateman tieing on the bid.
p. II. Buckley, Sweet Grass Hills.
127 bags, $4,000 pounds, to Thayer.
at 16c.
w. B. Peck. 40 bags, 10000 pounds,
to Putnam, at 15Ac.
CLARK Lytle, 10000 pounds, to Bate
man. at 15Kc.
J. w. GLADDEN.. 4S bags, $1,000 lbs.
to Thayer. at 15hc.
II. II. Nelson Sheep company, PA
bags. $4,000 pounds, to Holden. at
17&c. the highest figure of the day.
II. Niche. 40 bags. 1900 pounds.
to Putnam. at lac.
Billings, July 1S.-The second weeks
sales of wool on the Billings market
closed today. The sales to date. both
private and at auction. amount to In
round figures 100000 pounds. with
the highest price received being 16h
cents. The prices being paid are moth
ing over which the growers feel jubi-
liant. yet they hope for better ones in
the ensuing few weeks OF the market.
The sales today we're:
A. l.. Babcock Hardware company,
1,200 pounds, at 13%c, to Nichols,
Dupee & Co.
C. Henry, 1900 pounds, at 14%c. to
J. Koshland & Co.
J. II. Harbak, $1,000 pounds, at
13%c, to Justice, Bateman & Co.
Jacob Solberg. 5000 pounds, at
l4%c, to ]. Koshland 4 Co.
n. Rogenes. 1900 pounds. at l3c.
to J. Williams & Co.
Ed. ODonnell. $1,000 pounds, at
13Mc. to J. Williams & Co.
Miss Mary Holiday, 1000 pounds.
at 14kc. to Nichols, Dupee G. Co.
James Frazer, for Joe Labree, 30,-
900 pounds, at 15&c, to Nichols. Dupee
& Co.
II. n. Klenck. 300 pounds, at l5hc,
to J. Williams & Co.
]. l.. Carey, 10000 pounds. at 13bc,
TO j. kOSnland a. 20.
Chinook. July ls.-The following
wool purchases were made by Mr.. Hal
let on account OF Nichols, Dupee &
Co.:
Frank Schwartz clip at 16c.
Miller Bros, 16hc.
Henry Buhr, 16hc.
John Ruhe, 1910.
Albert Lang. 16kc.
Charles Olsen. 15kc.
John McLaren sold his clip at 16%
cents per pound to c. w. Dow, for
Koshland & Co.
w. r. Bell, 5000 pounds, to j. Will
liams e. Co., at 13hc.
James Vestal, $4,000 pounds. to j.
Koshland & Co.. at l5lhc. This Is
the portion OF the Briggs & ELLIS
wool from the sheep run by o. E.
Mallette. of Springdale. and also in
cludes IL 600 pounds from the ranch
across the Yellowstone from Big Tim
ber. The Briggs & Ellis company
have about $4,000 pounds at Miles
City and about 10000 pounds at Bill
lings yet to dispose OF. Today's sales
make a total of about 100000 pounds
sold here since the market opened.
Great Falls, July l7.-Wool was sold
in Great Falls yesterday at the high
est price paid in the state since 1893,
the 50.0O0.pound clip Of Joseph Helm,
of Dupuyer. being sold at l7ss cents.
This is x of one cent higher than be-
fore paid in this market this season,
and y OF cent higher than has been
paid this season by any buyer outside
OF the city. The sales OF the day
amounted to 33i 900 pounds. at an az
erage of 15.i7 cents. and prices rang
ed from l2h cents, the lowest paid In
this market this season. to 17% cents,
the highest price paid in the state
in four years.
Billings. July 1.-THE wool from
Fergus and Meagher counties is arriv.
ing daily in the city and is being fol.
lowed by the owners. Much OF this
wool will find It's way into the Billings
market next week. As this is the
finest grade that comes to Billings
some splendid prices may be antici.
mated. The sales today were:
James Wilson, 60.sOU pounds, at
l44c. to Whitman. Farnsworth e
Thayer.
w. Peterson, 1000 pounds. at lac,
TO ]. williams & Co.
George Toston. $4,000 pounds, at
lac. 10 Dewey, Gould & Co.
w. B. Shell. 1900 pounds, at 13c,
to ]. Koshland G. Co.
Joe Douglass, $4,000 pounds. at 13c,
10 hecht. Lehman & Co.
DIR. W. S. Sudduth, Of Lavina, refus-
ed an offer Of 14c for his clip OF 80.0OO
pounds, which was made on tie bid