The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-21

crossbreds, values are against the buy
er, but spinners here are most re-
luctant to do business. Prices OF WOODS
in the country are quite beyond the
reach of this market, and the situation
is a most difficult In mohair,
some business has been done at the
Cape at about recent prices, which
helps to keep values here very firm.
Spinners have been operating freely
during the last month, and are now
more Indifferent about doing further
business.
"In the export trade for yarns the
struggle between spinners and mer-
chants is extraordinarily keen. AIDE
uuate prices seem to be unrealizable,
and for ven a modest advance a most
determined fight has to be made. Still,
business has been done in twofold 32s
and also in SOS demi. There has also
been some business in single mohair
yarns. Botany spinners find it almost
impossible to get advances, although
they can do business at slightly be-
low present market rates. The posi-
ton OF the spinning trade generally
is most difficult, and there is talk
about stopping machinery.
"For pieces since Whitinside there
has been very little resumption OF
business, and things are very quiet
in the home trade"
Territory Woods Firm.
Territory wool is firm and a good
deal has been sold, the weeks busl-
ness being made up largely OF old
wool, which is being closely cleaned
up.
In new woods there has been some
thing doing, mostly in Utah and Ida
no, no much of the Wyoming clip hav-
ing come to hand or been opened up.
Grease prices have shown a frac.
tional advance owe those that could
have been obtained a few weeks ago.
Some kinds of secured woods, espec-
tally medium, have sold at a cent
better than last week. Prices are
gradually but steadily hardening. Sell
ers find it easier to get 81 to SIC,
clean, for fine clothing and a fair
portion of the fine medium sold will
cost soc. For the latter grade 4Sc
is the inside secured cost today.
Medium woods are wanted and sell
at As to 4Sc, clean, but at the extreme
high cost they go hard. In fact, the
high cost OF medium grades has
brought the finer grades into greater
prominence. Strictly staple wool is
scarce, but fine would readily sell on
the basis of 55c, clean.
In Montana there have been lively
times, and the contracting fever
shows no abatement. Millions OF
pounds have been gathered in. From
l6h to 17hc has been a popular quo
tation. At Billings some large clips
have been bought at 16Ac and Others
at Ice. The landed cost in Boston is
18c to 100, and nothing has been Sc
cured at a secured landed cost OF less
than SOC.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool is arriving freely. A
guod portion OF the II months coming
in was sold to arrive at a landed cos
of moi less than 58c, clean, and IL
some instances up to Coo. A line O
200, 900 pounds old eight months is
reported closed out at Ice. In new
eight months there has been a tai
business in small lots, tor which 17K
to 1Sc in the grease has been pad
the secured cost being around hal
a dollar.
Oregon wool is quiet here and non
inal. The state is well sold up. o:
arrival here the secured cost will b
: % to 55c, and in some instances it j
estimated al SIC or more. At the las
sale at Hepner SOC, 900 pounds wer
! sold at prices ranging from 1874 I
: 1890. Good grades of Valley WOO
have been selling at zoe.
California wool is not a%ttractin
much attention. The best nOrthel
woods are worth a strong SOC, clea
and middle county can be bought G
the basis of AZ to 4Sc.
Receipts and Shipments.
e The receipts of wool at Boston Il
IL the week ending June Is, inclusiv
were 7,O62,67 pounds domestic al
1850, 1923 pounds foreign, making a I
e ia of 8,422,8O5 pounds. For the san
e week last year they were 3,1S7,3
le pounds domestic and 1,375,745 poun
foreign. Total, 4,563,073 pounds. ,
e. June Is, inclusive, the grand total