The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-08
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OF WOOL, more especially on territories,
in many instances stocks are so low
that holders are not looking for much
further decline. Fleece woods and
pulled woods and mediumpand quarter.
blood territories are in such limited
supply and holders feel that all avail
able stocks will be needed, and as
the heavyweight season approaches,
assuming that we are to have season.
able weather. expectations are that
there will be a sufficient demand for
goods to nov the bulk of the supplies
OF fine medium territories in this mar.
ket; but, however strong the statisti.
cal position of a commodity may be,
"a long-continued quietness in the de.
mand naturally works in favor of the
buyer, and it has done SO this fall in
the case of territorial woods.
Texas and California.
In Texas woods there has been COM
paratively little doing here. The fall
woods in San Angelo and Kerrville
have all been moved, also what spring
woods were left on hand in San An
gelo, most of the woods being bought
for manufacturers account. The bust
ness in this market has been confined
to about $4,000 pounds Of fall Texas,
which was moved at 15hc, to cost
44@45c, clean; and $4,000 pounds OF
spring medium Texas, at 18c, to cost
about 45c, clean.
In California woods there is still
but little business to report, although
sample bales of California continue to
60 out. Some users of California
woods are turning their attention this
season to fine medium territory and
would take the latter in preference at
45c. Prices of California woods, how
ever, are nominally unchanged, nice
northern woods being held at about
SOC, clean.
Territory Woods.
The increased business in territory
woods has been the feature of the
week This business has been done
within a wide range of prices, from
40c to SIC, clean. Quarterbloods and
low woods have sold at 40@42c; me-
dunn at 43@45c; fine and fine me.
dunn, 46@50c, with some sales report
ed to have been made at 45c, although
that the sales were of odd lots and
were not a criterion Of the market for
good, desirable woods, which are quot
ed still by a number of holders at
47@48c. Fine wool has sold at soc
and some choice fine Montana has
been taken at SIC. Quarterblood Mon
tana has sold at 1870 in the grease
with some light shrinkage wool COM
handing zoe and even 2Okc. Wyom-
ing quarters have brought 19c. Includ-
ed in the sales of the week were So
900 pounds of q~uarterblood Montana
at 1870; $4,000 pounds of quarter
blood Wyoming at 19c; about 1000, 900
pounds of territory in the original
bags at a clean cost, it is understood,
of Acc; also 100000 pounds quarter
blood at Zoe; 100000 pounds of fine
and fine medium at 15@17c in the
greas the fine medium costing about
Ate, clean. Some choice fine and fine
medium sold at 4S@5Oc. The price
depends on the character, grade and
length of the wool, the anxiety of the
holder to sell and the willingness Of
the to buy. While in some
cases concessions in prices have been
made, in others sellers have succeeded
in obtaining practically the same
prices as before, especially where they
have had nice woods to offer.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts Of wool in Boston this
week, last week and for the CORE
spending week last year were as fol-
lows:
This week-4,597 wales domestic;
1,5O8 bales foreign. Total, 6,105 bales.
Last week-11,760 bales domestic:
1914 bales foreign. Total, 1904 bales.
Last year-10,7 1888 bales domestic;
1888 bales foreign. Total, 1851 bales.
The total receipts since January l
have been 635,524 bales of domestic
wool and 1902 bales foreign wool,
against 73O,844 bales of domestic
wool and 136,43O bales of foreign
wool. This is a decrease of $500
bales of domestic and an increase of
80, bales of foreign.
Shipments of wool for the week
ending November 80 are as follows:
Tuesday, November "a, 696,22O; We'd
nesday, November 25, 727, $50; Friday,
November ~, 66S, 651; Saturday, No
vember 20, 551,49O; Monday, Novem-
Der 80, 1919, 440. Total, 1888, 1861.
ulo SAOWO oil IN OooC III ACc,V1o
pounds, compared with the shipments
of 3~,675,343 pounds for the previous
week. Since January / the. total
shipments amount to 221, 805, 604.
Sales.
The sales of the week amount to A.
Ole, 1000 pounds domestic and 100000
pounds foreign, making a total of s.
10000 pounds, against a total of 81
100000 for the previous week, and a
total of 5,080,0 900 for the correspond
ing week last year. The sales since
January l amount to 193, 100000
pounds, against 231, 1882, 900 pounds
for the corresponding time last year.
DR.. Riesland, the Eye Specialist.
Is at the Rademaker until Friday
evening, Dec. IL. See him if you