The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-11-17

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has sold for 46c. The price depends
largely on the 1neness, length and
general character Of the wool.
Trade Is in specialties-
The trade has been largely in spe-
cialties the past week, fine stock be-
ing in good request, as we'll as medi-
um, and secured woods have sold rela-
lively well at prices ranging from Az
to SOC, clean. A feature of this falls
business, in fact, has been the de-
mand for specialties, including quar-
ter-blood territories and f~1eeces, medi-
UNI pulled woods and low wools-
woods costing between 40 and 45c,
clean.
The higher cost woods have moved
with comparative slowness, and for
this time of the year but little i'm
preston has been made on the sup
plies of these grades as compared with
last year, but with the heavyweight
season neal at hand, the members OF
the trade say that between now and
mex spring, these woods will be need
ed in large amounts, especially as the
mills are not heavily stocked, and
they are therefore not making the
concessions which certain consumers
had hoped to obtain from them by
this time.
Texas and California.
Texas woods continue inactive, with
a small piecing out trade in eight
months stock, which can be bought
at 48c, clean. Twelve months woods
are out of stock. Fall woods here are
worth nominally 45c. In Texas, the
new fall woods recently shown are
moving slowly. They have been
q%uarantined on account of the preva-
lence of yellow fever, but advices re-
ceived this week from Texas indicate
that the quarantine has been lifted.
The new woods are reported as being
in many instances heavier and more
defective than usual, but some of the
new woods are reported as having
been sold there at 12@12Ac, in the
grease, equivalent to a clean cost OF
40@42c, landed.
In California woods a little more in
terest is being shown. More sample
bales have been taken out, and some
sales are pending on the basis of SO
@52c, clean, for choice northern
woods; and 47@48c for middle coun-
ty woods. Southern wool is worth,
according to defect, from SO to 42c,
clean. Oregon woods are quiet, al
though some interest has been shown
in them the past week; but no bust
ness worth reporting has been accom-
plished. Prices remain unchanged on
the basis of 48@5Oc for good eastern
woods.
Territories.
In territories the business has been
in spots. Three houses in the trade
report fair sales, one having disposed
of about 100000 pounds, and another
of about 100000 pounds.
Philadelphia mills are reported as
having taken Montana woods, ana
some of the choicest of these have
brought full prices.
Ordinary average fine medium has
moved rather slowly, but for fine wool
there has been a better inquiry. Thus,
we note one sale of about 10000
pounds of nice fine Montana at SIC,
clean. Another sale of fine wool is,
reported at 1910 in the grease, the
woods costing about SAC, clean. About
100000 pounds of fine and fine me-
dunn Montana were sold at 50@55c,
the strictly fine medium costing soc,
and the fine, which was very choice,
53@55c. *-- 4
Ordinary fine medium Utah and
Idaho is reported to have sold at
47@4Sc, and about 100000 pounds of
low fine medium Idaho sold at tic.
Choice fine and fine medium Montana
of light shrinkage has sold at 10000
in the grease.
Medium territory wool has been IN
demand and has sold at 45c, clean.
Quarter-blood territory mas been NOV
ed at 42@43c.
Supplies of quarter-blood and low
territories have been very much re-
duced and prices on these grades OF
stock rule very firm. The demand
for these woods, however, is not as
large as it was. Some of the mills
in New England are closed down for
want of water, especially in Maine,
and they are out of the market for