The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-29

the past three or four weeks. The lat
ter, however, are MOI yet ready to
make an extended sacrifice in the mat
ter of prices, which they would have
to do. in order to meet the views of
some manufacturers, and they stoutly
assert mat they have not as yet sold
a pound of fine and fine medium terri
tory wool for less than SOC, clean.
At the London sales already refer
red to, merinos have been doing a little
better since the opening and cross
breds cannot be bought as low as they
could be at the opening. The market,
in fact, has been in sellers favor in
London, all grades being in demand.
On merinos there has been active
competition. American buyers have
secured a few parcels Of medium
woods at high rates.
Texas and California.
Texas woods are not selling to any
noteworthy extent, negotiations which
have been pending not coming to a
head. Texas woods are held at 500
SIC, clean, for eight months, and as
high as SEC for IL months, but they
do not move readily at those quota
lions.
California woods, while showing
more life than at one time, are not
moving in very stable amounts. Some
little business has been effected, how
ever, the past week, at practically un-
changed quotations, the clean cost be-
ing H@52c, clean according to what
they we're. The best Humbolts COM
mand about SIC; and the short woods,
47@48c. Defective stock has received
some call at about 33c, clean.
Oregon woods are quiet. There is
a little business being done, however,
on the medium end, especially at zoe,
from which quotation prices range
down to 15c, according to grade and
condition. =,
|ag@ Territories.
For medium and quarter-blood ter
ritories there has been a very fair in
quiry the past week, and we note u
of quarters and three-eighths within
the range of 41@44c, clean. Quar-
ter-bloods, at zoe in the grease sell
readily, costing 41@42c, clean. Among
the sales of the week were 100, 900
pounds of bright and ~semi-bright ter
ritorial woods, quarters and three
-eighths, at 20@21c, the former cost
ing 41c, clean, and the latter 44c.
Another sale of $4,000 Montana quar-
ter.blood was made at zoe in the
e Fine and fine medium woods
have been slow of sale. Strictly hne
medium lis quoted within the range OF
47@5Oc, according to staple; strictly
fine clothing at about SOC, and strictly
fine staple at about 53c, clean. Some
business has been done within his
range, but it has not assumed as yet
any large proportions. Fine n n
medium Utah-good average Wool-ls
offered at 48c, but some consumers
will not pay this price. In the grease,
fine medium Idaho has sold at l6W
16hc, and Utah within the range OF
16h @16kc. Fine and fine medium
Montana has sold within the range, OF
17@1sc. Some heavy fine medium,
however, will not bring over l6c IN
the grease. The grease price de-
ponds, of course. largely on the shrink
age. Secured New Mexicans have
sold in a small way at 47c, clean, for
nice wool.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts of wool at Boston this
week, last week and for the CORE
sponding week last year were as fol-
lows:
This week-11,S55 bales domestic;
1904 bales foreign. Total, 1888 bales.
Last week-16,993 bales domestic;
4.66O bales foreign. Total, 1858 bales.
Last year-12,2S1 bales domestic;
3,766 bales foreign. Total, 16,O47 bales.
{. The total receipts since January 1
have been 530.3O8 bales domestic and
163, 518 bales foreign. against 624,2l7
bales domestic and 116,100 bales for
eign for the corresponding period OF
1902. This is a decrease of $1,000
bales domestic and an increase OF
47,41S bales foreign.
Shipments of wool for the week
ending September q are as follows:
Tuesday, September Is, 747,85O; We'd
nesday, September is, S03,460; Thurs
aau Contomhor II 1 100 2Q5. Friday