The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-05

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strong in feeling. Mohair tends to
stiffen in consequence of some heavy
buying in Constantinople at about late
rates.
1.-THE export yarn market does not
respond to the ideas Of spinners. There
are plenty of bids, but these are al
most invariably below what spinners
can possibly entertain, and are conse-
quently returned. In some quarters,
especially the Halifax district, a good
deal of machinery is standing, and
there is talk of going on short time.
In mohairs there has been rather more
doing of late, and a few orders have
been placed both for 40s and 32s, and
on the latter a better price has been
made. There is also some business
in two-fold 16s.
"The advanced prices for pieces are
checking business in crossbred mems
wear, and making business very diff.
cult. The dress, trade somehow seems
to be altogether out Of gear"
Territory Exceptionally Active.
Territory wool is exceptionally &C.
tive, with large blocks sold to arrive,
and the weeks business, including
numerous small lines, one of the
largest on record. All the way from
17@23c has been paid. Idaho, Utah,
Nevada, Montana and about every
thing is included.
While all grades are selling, the
heaviest movement has been in strict
ly fine and medium and low medium.
Fine Montana staple has sold on the
secured basis of 60c. Dead fine of the
Nevada stripe has brought SIC in ev-
eral instances, and SIC in some cases.
Good average fine has, been taken at
53c upward. No half blood, it is said,
can now be bought at less than a
secured cost of Sic or SIC.
For medium Montana the most re-
cent important transactions were at
22A @23c, and sales of the week u
down to 21c. On some of the business
the secured basis is we'll over SOC;
ordinary medium has been selling al
47@48c, and one-quarter blood brings
as much.
Nothing in fine medium is offered
less than 50c and a good deal has
been selling that will cost 52@53c.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool is firm and fairly active
in sales of eight months, and in de-
liveries of 12 months. Sales of the
former have been at 17hc in the
grease. The secured cost is SOC or bet
ter. The pulk of IL months wool COM
ing in, having been previously con-
tracted, goes direct to the mills. A
quotation is 2O@21c in the greasefand
$4,000 clean.
Oregon wool is active. No. / staple
has been sold freely at 19c and No.
2 valley wool at 25c. The secured
cost of the former is well up to If
not quite Coo. The No. 1 clothing
is quoted at 50@52c.
California wool is arriving in guam
tity, and sample bales are being
placed on the secured basis of 50@52c
for average northern and around SOC
for middle county. For the choice
Humboldt and Mendocino, based or
the cost in the interior, 24c in the
grease is talked Of, or 55@56c clean
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts of wool at Boston fol
the week ending June 80, inclusive
were 8,924,173 pounds domestic ane
A,212,270 pounds foreign, a total o.
13,136,443 pounds. For the same weel
last year the receipts were 7,346,34.
pounds domestic and 512,124 pounds
foreign. Total, 7,S5S,465 pounds.
To June 80, inclusive, the receipts
were 76,143,66O pounds domestic an,
59,0O4,5 $40 pounds foreign, making
grand total of 1885, ITO pounds
; For the corresponding period las
year they were S. 49 1898 pounds dc
nestle and 57,2O1, 528 pounds foreign
Total, 1~13,s51,426 pounds.
!, The shipments for the week enc
: ing June 80 were 2,613,815 pounds
For the week ending June "a the
amounted to 3,O33,O 82 pounds. For tn
week ending June 30, 1903, they 3
105,644 pounds. The grand total {
= shipments since December 81, 100
. was 1~O4,114,O62, as against 112, 429, 81
y pounds for the same period last yea.
To June 30, inclusive, the exces
. OF receipts over shipments vas 81
y O34,1O8 pounds. For the same perio
last year the ces was 1,422,0s