The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-19

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market are not inclined, to speak too
hopefully Of the mill situation. The
dress goods mills are all busy, but
the mems wear woolens and worsted
mills are getting towards the end OF
their first orders, and it will take a
good many repeat orders to ensure
the full running Of machinery up to
August, and some state that they do
not anticipate nor than enough or
ders to keep q limited amount Of ma
chinery running; but the outlook, as
far as the demand is concerned, Is GER
tainly better than it was.
More inquiry for Finer Woods.
Manufacturers the past week have
! been looking around for finer woods
than previously, the demand for the
very low woods not being SO pro-
nounced as it was at one time. Some
of the manufacturers have been seek
ing for, the finest woods, and there is
no trouble in selling extremely fine
wool. Dead fine" woCls are not very
! plentiful-in fact they are hard to
get. This indicates that manufactur-
ers have received orders for very fine
| goods, and as they cannot get Aus
tralians without paying fancy prices
for them, they are more inclined to
secure domestic fine stock. For the
best fine woods, like those from Ne
vada, some of them would pay close
to 55c.
Texas and California.
There is a trifle more Of animation
in Texas woods, but the volume OF
business done is still very small, IS
there is very little here to do with.
Some years growth wool has sold at
about 18c, and eight months stock at
16@17c. The clean cost of the former
is 53@55c and of the latter 50@52c.
Fall woods are worth 45@46c. There
is nothing further of interest to note
in connection with the new woods in
Texas.
New California woods are coming In
and showing up very well, or about
the anne as last year. Some Of them
have been sold on the basis of 48c
for eight months, the long stapled
woods bringing 50@52c. Good northern
woods are selling out there at 10000,
landed in Boston, which means a clean
cost of SOC. Several hundred thou
sand pounds have been sold at prac-
tically that price. Some very fine
California pulled has sold as high as
55c, clean. Locally the market is
very quiet, with prices unchanged.
Some of the best woods have sold at
5O@52c, clean, and some defective
stock at about a third of a dollar.
Oregon woods are quiet at l6@16hc
for eastern staple and 15c for nice
clothing wool, and lac for average.
Territory.
Territory woo]s have not been in es-
pecially active demand this week, al
though there has been more or less
looking around by consumers, and
one mill has taken about 100000
pounds, mostly Idaho and Utah, grad
ing fine and fine medium, with all the
staple in. The wool was moved at
current market rates, although the &C.
tual price is not revealed. There is
a good inquiry for strictly fine wool,
both clothing and staple, and such
wool commands full prices. Fine me-
dunn clothing sells at about 47c, clean,
fine at soc, and fine and fine medium
together at 48@49c. Fine selected
staple sells at 5O@52c. Medium ter
titories are worth 43@45c, according
to what they are Quite a business
has been doing in secured territories,
and it is estimated that between 1000
and 5000 bags were disposed Of by
large house. Secured territories
grading fine and fine medium have
sold at prices ranging from 4Sc to
sac, the-latter for woods of the choice
Nevada type. Quite a large amount OF
secured territory is reported to have
sold at 48@5Oc. Aside from the sales
referred to, however, the business OF
the week was made up OF moderate
sized lots. The large line Of Idaho
wool, the sale of which was referred
to in these columns last week, is claim
| ed to have. brought a somewhat bet
| ter price than was at first reported.
New woods r being bought in
Utah on the basis of 45@48c, clean,
landed. Samples of new Utah woods
received are light and lofty. One big
clip in Wyoming is reported to have