Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-12
THOUSANDS OF
POUNDS SOLD
Much Fergus County WOOL Has Been
Disposed Of at Good Prices
the Past Week.
THE FINE SAGE CREEK CLIP
Two Hundred Thousand Pounds Com.
mands a Price Of Hls Cents
Falls Market Leads.

The Fergus county wool has been
pretty well sold out during the past
week. The cps of the Sage Creek
company and of Bower Bros. were
the finest ever sold on the Great Falls
market. and both commanded fancy
prices: the first l7$s cents and the
second IFS cents a pound. Wool is
still going through LewIstown to Great
Falls. several good sized clips having
been seen yesterday and this morn.
ing. Next year ii Is confidently be-
lieved that they will not find il neces-
sary to pull on through, but can stop
here and place their wool on the best
market in Montana.
Following are the sales Of Fergus
county. amounting to I,5I9,ooo pounds.
since the last issue Of the Argus:
Billings.
w. b. Cooley. 6O,onu pounds. at
14ls cents, to J. Williams K Co.
]. II. Cooley, $4,000 pounds, at l3c,
TO j. Williams * 20.
Hecht. Lehman a. Co, were high at
lac for 10000 pounds belonging to f.
X. Warren.
w. Y. %Suddulth. who a few days
ago refused the offer OF Justice, Bate
man & Co.. of 13c for his clip Of So
900 pounds. today consigned to the
Springfield Wooden Mills, Of Spring.
field. III.
j. d. Waite, 100, 1000 pounds. at 1914
cents. to Hecht, Liebman a. Co.
Len Lewis. $4,000 pounds, at l5h
cents. to jeremiah Williams & Co.
w. C. JENSEN refused liA cents,
bid by Judd & Root on his clip of So
900 pounds.
o. NJ. Glen mt. 5000 pounds to J..
Williams & Co.. at 1874 cents.
r. w. Mcmahon, 100000 pounds, at
l5A cents, to Jeremiah Williams &
Co.
Great Falls.
n. A. Lewis. $4,000 pounds. at 1875
cents, to T. S. Barraclough, for j..
Koshland & Co., of Boston.
NJ. S. Rooney, 10000 pounds. at 10.
Is cents, TO Barraclough.
w. o. Jackson. 1000 pounds, to
Barraclough. at 10 cents.
J. NJ. Croft, $4,000 pounds, at 1i1a
cents, to Baraclough.
NJ. A. Stoutenberg, 5000 pounds. at
1875 cents. to Barraclough.
A. Jackman. $1,000 pounds, high
bid. 10 cents, by Barraclough; no
sale.
Theodore Hogeland, 10000 pounds,
at 1875 cents. to Thayer.
d. Foreman. $1,000 pounds, at 1914
cents, to Thayer.
Sage Creek Sheep company. 200.-
900 pounds, at 17% cents. to Patter.
son. for jeremiah Williams & Co.
II. b. Lapham. 10000 pounds, at
l5R cents, to Putnam, for Hecht.
Liebmanl & Co. Putnam was tied
with Bateman on this bid.
Drake G. Perrine. 1900 pounds. at
1895 cents, to Dewey. Gould q Co.
Zeno Blain, 81 sacks. 10000 pounds.
at 10 cents. TO Patterson.
George Ayers. 125 sacks, $4,000 lbs.
at l51s cents. to Barrcciough.
A. L. Hodges, 40 sacks. $4,000 lbs,
at 14B cent. to Holden. Holden was
tied with Barraclough on this clip.
G. b. Toole. 50 sacks, 10000 pounds.
at 1875 cents, to Livingstone.
Brooks Bros, 146 sacks, $1,000
pounds. al IL cents, TO Holden.
w. b. Sullenger. "a sacks, 5000
pounds. at 1875 cents. to Thayer.
Oscar Stephens, SEC sacks, $780, 900
pounds. at l6ls cents. to Thayer.
Bower Bros, $4,000 pounds, at
IA cents. divided between l.. G..
Holden. for Dewey, Gould & Co. Of
Boston. and James Bateman. Jr., for
Justice. Bateman & Co, Of Philadel-
phia, at ia cents.
JOSEF. Gallagher. 5000 pounds, at
14A cents. to Bateman.
w. f. Bean. $1,000 pounds, at lax
cents. to T. s., Barraclough. for J.
Koshland a Co.
Smith e. Laraway, 10000 pounds.
at l5h cents, to B~arraclough.