Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-04

about 10 days ago, and as compared
with those of year ago, they are fully
&c per pound higher. Wools are being
bought in the territories today to cost
SOC. clean, landed in Boston, which
wools could not possibly be sold at
that price on today's market. If the
wools shrank as much as they did last
year, they would cost considerably
more than that price. But much OF
this years wool shrinks 2@3 per cent
less than last years wool so that the
grease prices as quoted in MANY Sec
tions are not so excessively high, as
compared with those of year ago as
would appear on the surface, when
reckoned on the secured basis. One
thing is certain, however; the price of
wool must either advance from its pres
ent level at the seaboard, or there will
be some losses in the wool trade.
For territory wools the demand has
been generally quiet. A few sizable
lines have been moved, however, and
the prices at which they were sold GER
tainly do not reveal any weakness, al
though, on the other hand, it has been
very difficult to secure any advance.
But holders are not making any con-
cessions in prices, and we quote sales
OF fine medium, strictly clothing, at
48c. clean, fine at 5O@52c, clean, fine
staple at 52@53c, clean. There is still
a good call for fine wools of the Nevada
type, but there are scarcely any Neva-
da wools here now and they readily
command SIC, and very likely choice
sizable line would bring more. Medium
territory wool sells at 45c, clean, and
slightly better, according to the amount
of staple in it and its general condi-
tion. Thus among the sales of the
week may be noted one of SO, 900 pounds
of medium Montana at 1oc, shl linking
64H per cent, costing +5Hc, clean; the
staple was all in this wool, although
it was not strictly a staple lot. Among
other sales was one of 10000 pounds
fine medium Montana at 15Hc, heavy
wool, with the staple in, which cost,
51@52c. Another sale was $4,000
pounds of fine medium Idaho at clean
cost of 49c. mostly clothing. One lot of
100, 900 pounds of fine and fine medium
territory, clothing, was sold at 4S(0 soc,
clean.
In the west prices have ruled strong
with an upward tendency. In Wyom-
ing, 14Hc has been paid. In Idaho
wools have sold in some instances at
prices which are &c per pound higher
than those of year ago. The season
has been backward there, as we'll as
in other sections of the west, but buy
ers are now operating with compara-
tive freedom. In Nevada the old wools
are all gone and the late wools have
not yet come upon the market. There
will be a big sale of Nevada wool at
Reno, June II. One million pounds
will be offered for sale on the sealed
bid plan. At Rawlins, Wyo., recently,
one we'll known wool clip was sold at
1870 to a we'll known Boston house.
One clip Of $50, 900 pounds was sold at
12Hc. This was also taken by a Bos-
ton house.
Correspondence from Boise, Idaho.
indicates that the sheepmen have met
with tremendous losses, running from
Is up to 80 per cent of their stock.
They are determined to get all they
can for their product. The freight rate
was cut to 2.121ac on May 5. On May
20, a very inferior Clip was bought at
about 15c by a Boston house.