The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-07
END OF WOOL SEASON CLOSE At
HAND.
PRICES SHOW NO CHANGE
Trading Confined Principally to Small
Lots-sales Since Last
Report.

While a few struggling clips will
continue to arrive for some time,
it may be said that all the big trad
ing on the local wool exchange has
closed for the season and the a
ket is nearing the end. Judging from
present outlook the seasons sales will
aggregate between 1000, 900 and 49,
600, 900 pounds, considerably in ex.
cess of the figures set earlier in the
summer. Prices continue about the
same.
Following are the sales since last
report:
Tuesday.
Len Lewis, $1,000 pounds; to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 16 cents.
Len Lewis, $4,000 pounds; to Jere-
miah Williams & Co.; 15k cents.
Lewis & Dunlap, $1,000 pounds; to
J.. Koshland & Co.; 1878 cents.
Watson & Blaine, $4,000 pounds; to
Judd & Root; 14k cents.
j. D. Waite, 10000 pounds; to Hecht,
Lehman & Co.; 1914 cents.
A. Hynderman, $4,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 14h cents.
C. W. Cook refused 1914 cents for
his clip of 100000 pounds, bid by
Koshland & Co. A bid Of 1855 cents,
made by the same firm for 10000
pounds was declined by j. L. Hussey,
while F.. r. Warren refused to take
14A cents for his clip of 10000
pounds, which was bid by Hecht, Lieb-
man & Co.
@ Wednesday.
A. L. Thomas, 1875, 900 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 1914 cents.
Martinsdale Sheep company, 100000
pounds; to J. Koshland & Co.; 1878
cents.
Weirsheep company, 1000 pounds;
to 14h cents.
Ed. Cardwell, 1900 pounds; to
jeremiah Williams & Co.; 14k cents
Drake & Perrine, $4,000 pounds; tc
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 1875 cents.
William H%ildebrand, 10000 pounds;
to jeremiah Williams & Co.; 1871
cents.
J. H. Miller, $4,000 pounds; to Jere
miah Williams & Co.; 1915 cents.
William McMorris, $4,000 pounds;
to jeremiah Williams & Co.; IL cents
e. B. Carter declined a bid of 1;
cents for his clip of $4,000 pounds
made by Dewey, Gould & Co., and an
other bid Of liz ce1jts for a lot o
$4,000 pounds, offered by J. Koshlant
& Co. A bid of 13 cents for a lot o.
10000 pounds, made by Dewey, Goult
& Co, was rejected by Robert Milne
The Boston & Montana Sheep com
pany declined an offer of 14A cent!
for its clip Of $4,000 pounds, mad,
by j. Koshland & Co.
Thursday.
Ed. Kaiser, 10000 pounds; to Whit
man, Farnsworth & Thayer; 155
cents.
W. ]. Coulter, $4,000 pounds; t
Nichols, Dupee & Co.; 16 ceIts.
A. J. Stevens, $4,000 pounds; to +.
Koshland &. Co.; 1874 cents.
o. M. Clemtnt, 5000 pounds; t
jeremiah williams & Co.; 1874 cents
c. Lampman, 5000 pounds Wyon
ing; to j. Kashland & Co.; 12A
cents.
d. F. Asbury declined 1874 cent
for 10000 pounds, bid by Jeremia
Williams & Co. and later consigne
to the same firm. J.. w. Newton RI
fused IL cents for his clip of $500
pounds, on which jeremiah William
& Co. and ]. Koshland & Co. tiei
Judd & Root were the highest biz
ders for W. G. Jenizen's clip of 5000
pounds. he declining their offer {
14A cents.
Today's Sales.
Only two clips were sold this morl
ing. both at the Burlington warehouse
J.. c. Miller, 10000 pounds; to Jer,
miah- Williams & Co.; 1874 cents.
e.: L. Ashley, $4,000 pounds; to Jer
miah Williams & Co.; 1915 cents.
The Boston & Montana Sheep con
pany Mgnified its acceptance of tn
bid Of J. Koshland & Co. for its eli,
inside last Wednesday. and the h
~ sold at 14A cents.
This afternoon a sale is in progre!
& the Northern Pacific warehouse.