The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-15

inquiry, but again at rates Wnlcn are
far away below what spinners can &C.
cept. There is some little improve
ment in fine Botany yarns as regards
the output, but new business is still
difficult to do.
"The Bradford dress trade is de-
pressed, and it is evident that prices
are seriously affecting the turnover,
for in many centers outside Bradford
where goods of low qualities are made
manufacturers of pieces are kept very
busy"
Territory Wool.
Territory wool is quiet and steady,
that is for greasy, though there have
been several sales of small lines, n
house reporting an aggregate business
of about 900, 900 pounds. During the
previous week or two there was quite
a cleaning up of Montana and other
woods, so that many houses have COM
paratively little left. The market is,
however, by no means bare.
That many holders are not anxious
to sell is proved by the turning down
of several bids we'll up to asking
prices. Still all are ready to accept
the market. Included in the weeks
business is a fair amount of Utah fine
and fine medium at 15c and of Mon
tana at 18c. The secured basis of SOC
for average fine and 48c for fine me-
dunn is the market. Fine Nevada,
however, still sells to, cost SIC. Staple
territory is very car and strictly
fine would bring 55c.
All medium territory is firm and in
light stock. Low medium is hard to
find and there have been several buy
ers after it. 1t sells at 43@44c, clean.
For three-eighths and half blood the
basis of 45c is quoted.
During the week there has been a
good demand for secured territory
and it has been selling freely.
Texas, California and Oregon.
Texas wool is in such small stock
that any business of Importance is out
of the question. There is no IL months
and very little eight months left. Small
lots of fall are selling at 15k @16c.
The secured basis of 45c is retained.
There is nothing from the state re-
garding the new clip.
Oregon wool is we'll sold up. There
is but a poor selection on the market.
The staple will sell at 1906 and the
clothing at lac, or a little more. The
secured basis of the former is quoted
up to SIC and the latter is worth 4Sc.
California wool is steady at un-
changed prices. Northern spring will
sell at 1S@20c and middle county at
16@18c, as to quality. Fall is worth
14@15c, it not bringing quite as much
as Texas.
Baled secured woods are selling
steadily at 47@4Skc for Nevada and
Oregon, 45c for spring, 42k43c for fall
and 31@32c for defective.
There is some shearing going on in
the state and in a short time the CLIP
will begin to nov There is nothing
definite as to prices.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts for the week ending
March 10, inclusive, were 2,018,S1
pounds domestic and 3,019,462 pounds
foreign. For the corresponding weel
last year they were 1925 73 pounds
domestic and 5,475,479 pounds foreign
To March 10, inclusive, the receipts
for the year were II, 64O,S47 pounds
domestic and 16,561,185 pounds for
eign, making a total of 34,202,O 3.
pounds. For the same period last yea,
they were 1~6,8S6,279 and 20,4S3, 5Ss
respectively, a total of 37,369, SO
pounds.
The shipments for. the week end
ing March 10, inclusive, were 4,0O2.
315 pounds. For the previous weel
they amounted to 4,105,337 pounds
For the week ending March 8, 1908
they were 6,272,O66 pounds. From
December 81, 1903, to March 10, 1904
the shipments aggregated 45,S3S,77
pounds. During the same period las
year they amounted to 53,447,O 6
pounds.
T1> ory0~~- - -l-.-~-- -
ceipts to March 10 was 11,636,74
pounds. For the same period las
year the excess was 16,077, 1899 pounds
! Reward.
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