Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-11

show no inclination to be hurried inf,.
purchasing goods beyond their actuaN
requirements. Conservatism marks tbs
operations Of both the clothier and the
mill man. The latter would like to SEE
orders coming in before purchasing
any large lines of wool, and the former
would like to see evidence of an i'm
provement in the general situation and
more active inquiry from retail Cir
cles before ordering larger amounts ct
goods. AS far as the mills are CON-
cerned, however, while they are par
chasing raw material only moderate
", they are keeping close watch ON.
the wool market and those who have.
have been looking for soft spots, have.
about finished doing SO, and the sales
of the week have been very generally
at full quotations. The manufacturers
are not apparently disturbed at alE
over the high prices which are being
paid in the country, and will not buy
wool except where they can see an &C
tual necessity for it.
While conservatism marks the course,
of operations in the seaboard markets,
free purchasing of such woods as arr
offered in some of the territories con-
tinues, although advices received by
some houses would indicate that there-
is a little less eagerness to buy thar
was apparent couple of weeks ago.:
but there are no accumulations of the
new woods in any territories. More oc
less bad weather has interfered WITH
shearing in some sections, but most OF
the woods, which are offered at any
thing like reasonable prices, are takeaa
about as fast as they are offered, ansN
some pretty fancy prices have BEEN.
paid in the interior unless it shall bs~.
demonstrated that the new woods are
of lighter shrinkage than has beepzs
estimated. Very many of the new ter
ritorial woods cost SOFA 55c, clean, land
| ed. In Idaho and Utah the woods are
being purchased at 1871 @14Hc, ana-
even better, and in Wyoming the clIss
has been taken thus far at prices rang
ing from 1917 015c. 1t is stated thaA
the Idaho woods, while not as we3.2
grown as last year, are 2003 per ceY,a-
lighter in shrinkage. In Oregon, there;
has been but little done thus far, aEr-
though some sales are reported to haas.-
been made in Pendleton at 13c, to COST
soc, secured. Some report that ti2a>
woods are costing 4S@52c, secured
landed. considerable portion of the
clip in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming has,
already been bought.
Territories have been slow. No very
stable line. as far as can be learness,
has been disposed of, and the aggre-
gate of the business done, made up Of
quite number of small lots, has beeaa
lighter than has been recorded for sosns-
time. Transactions have been mostl NJ
confined to Montanas and U,ahs. Flnr=-
medium clothing has sold at 48c, clean,
and fine medium at 4S0 SOC. Fisgs>
staple has sold at $40 SIC. Fine me-
dunn Utah has brought 16hc, costing
A. c, clean. One lot of 49, 900 ponn1sas,
fine and fine medium Utah sold at I &C..
costing 4Sc, clean. Some strictly 6a1e-
Montana of 72M73 per cent shrnkagx-
sold at lac. to cost soc. clean; this was
not wholly staple wool. One lor o.E
100000 pounds fine and me meduzaa
Montana sold at Asa soc, The inxuq~y
has been more for the clothing than the
longer wCols. The worsted manufact--
urers say that business is anything
but satisfactory, and staple woods caas,
be bought almost as cheap as clothiRSs
Outside of the Arizona woods, but xei~fv
few new wools have arrived. Suct.
new woods as have arrived are held at
higher prices than the old woods. ann
it is claimed that some of the early Az
iona woods have been sold at slightlsz
better figures thar old stock Boston,
dealers are said to have been buying
from western dealers in Wyoming amt
Idaho woods, paying prices which
mean to the western men a profit Of
lm1Hc. Stocks of territories in this
market are now pretty we'll developed,
except Montanas.