The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
MATTER OF CONTROVERSY
Disputed That High Figure for
Meagher County Clips Was
Paid as Reported.

ported the sale was for 17A cents,
which price it is claimed by some was
paid for the Louis Hoffman and
Mayne & Hoffman clips, brought in
from White Sulphur Springs. The
purchaser at the reported fancy price
was Frank Edwards, who represents
a London firm. Because he negotiated
with the sellers at their nome and
has been making private sales, Ed
wards is not permitted to operate
on the regular exchange. At least
none OF the other buyers would make
any bids on any clips for which he
submitted figures.
The clips ne is said to have bought
at the record breaking price are of
exceptionally good quality, being long
and very clean, besides aggregating
an amount large enough to make them
desirable on that account, their total
being LOO sacks. While admitting
the superiority Of the wool and &C.
knowledging that a good price was
paid for it, the regular buyers deny
that 17A cents was the figure it
brought. They say that at the most
it did not bring rel II cents. On
the other hand those who are in a
position to know whereof they speak
are emphatic in their declarations
that 17% cents was what the wool
brought.
Wednesdays Sales.
]. M. Darroch, 1 $4,000 pounds; to
Whitman, Farnsworth & Thayer; 14k
cents.
Jenkins & McFadden, 25 5000 pounds;
to Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 14$ cents.
Donovan-McCormick Co., 1000
pounds; to j.. Koshland & Co.; II
cents.
w. B. Allard, $4,000 pounds; to J..
Koshland & Co.; 12% cents.
NJ. V. Lewis, $4,000 pounds; to j..
Koshland & Co.; 1917 cents.
Volquardt & Koch, $4,000 pounds;
to c. o. Herbert & Co.; IA cents.
Snidow Sheep company, 225, 900
pounds; to jeremiah Williams & Co.;
16h cents.
Arkwright Sheep company, 100, 900
pounds; to ]. Koshland & Co.; 1873
cents.
G. Deboor, 10000 pounds; to J..
Koshland & Co.; Is cents.
Several offers were declined and
al least one consignment was made.
Those declining bids were, F. S. Web
ster, $4,000 pounds; IA cents, by Jere-
miah Williams & Co.; Larrabee &
Holloway 10000 pounds; 14h cents,
by Whitman, Farnsworth & Thayer;
Doctor Holloway, $4,000 pounds; Is
cents, by Dewey, Gould & Co.; R. l..
Davis, 10000 pounds; 12h cents, J.
Koshland & Co. He consigned to
the same firm.
Thursdays Sales.
j. B. Elliot, $4,000 pounds; to
Whitman, Farnsworth & Thayer; 1871
cents.
J. B. Elliott, $4,000 pounds; to Judd
& Root, won on a toss with Whitman,
Farnsworth & Thayer; 15A cents.
]. B. Elliot. 10000 pounds; to J..
Koshland & Co.; 15h cents.
Spencer, Mayne & Co., 100000
pounds; to jeremiah Williams & Co.;
1914 cents.
j. S. Phillips, 10000 pounds; to j.
Koshland & Co.; 16 cents.
E. M. Jennizen, $4,000 pounds; to
Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 14% cents.
A. johnson, $4,000 pounds; to Jere-
miah Williams & Co.; 14% cents.
]. G. Fraser, $4,000 pounds; to J.
Koshland & Co.; l6A cents.
C. G. Huyck, 10000 pounds; to Luce
& Manning, 15A cents.
]. N. Tolman, 10000 pounds; to
Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 14A cents.
Tolman & Nutting, $4,000 pounds;
to Hecht, Lehman & Co.; IA cents.
Nanny Bros, $4,000 pounds; to
jeremiah Williams & Co.; IA cents.
Harry Palmer, 10000 pounds; to
Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 14b cents.
Ernest Morrow, $4,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; IA cents.
J., Seidensticker, $1,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 1871 cents.
l.. c. Work, $4,000 pounds; to J.
Koshland & Co.; 1871 cents.
The Arkwright sheep company con,
signed $4,000 pounds to Justice, Bate
man & Co.,. rejecting a bid of l4H
cents received the day before.
No Sales This Morning.
Having been unable to clean up the