Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-20
TOP NOTCH
IS REACHED
More Than Half Million Pounds
Sold at the High Average Of 1s
Cents-Mohalr Sold.
THE WAREHOUSE is STILL FULL
Two Shifts Working But the Big
Warehouse is still' Crowded
Sales in other Places.

The price of wool was forced still
higher this week at the Lewistown
warehouse and the bidding was close
on all the clips sold. Miss Lena Ma
gallon has the honor of topping the
market with her clip of two sacks,
the clip from 81 sheep, averaging IL
pounds a head including yearlings,
Eshleman, representing Justice, Bate.
man & Co., paying 81 cents a pound
for 1t. She also sold a half sack
of mohair at 25 cents to the same
firm. Sam Phillips is really the high
man, however, as he sold $4,000 lbs.
to Eshleman at 207s cents a pound
on Tuesday.
The receipts have now reached g.
100000 pounds at the local ware
house and a number of clips have not
yet made their appearance. The av-
erage price paid for wool for the last
week was 10 cents on a total sale of
629,334 pounds. fine showing for the
first year of the market. The price
paid for the Magallon clip and the
Sam Phillips clip are as good as any
reported in the state and show that
Fergus county wool is right up with
the top notchcrs.
The work of baling is going on rap
idly with day and night shift and
hcinu 4
sent on to the east. The warehouse
still remains about full and to the
outsider it would seem as if nothing
had been done, but there is more
wool coming in all the time and the
space is rapidly filled up.
The other sales for the week are
To Frazer for Brown, Adams & Co. {:
G. w. Ayers, 32,24O pounds, at Is
cents.
Charles Mouiton, $1,000 pounds, at
17k cents.
J. C. Houck, 10000 pounds, at 20
cents.
]. R. Mason. 10000 pounds, at IS
cents.
Noble Walker, 5000 pounds, at IS
cents.
Charles Clary. $4,000 pounds, at IS
cents.
C. C. David, $4,000 pounds, at 1885
cents.
Cy. Kelly, $4,000 pounds, at 1SIs
cents.
To Patterson for jeremiah Williams
& Co.:
P. w. Korreli, $4,000 pounds, at IS.
ss cents.
To Trumbull for Whitman, Farms.
worth G Thayer:
B. F. Moulton, $4,000 pounds, at
17S cents.
John Sellers, 1000 pounds. at 1875
cents.
s. T. Douglas, 10000 pounds, at 19
7-S cents.
Tom Nicholson, $4,000 pounds, at 10
rs cents.
J. Gallagher, $4,000 pounds, at 1915
cents.
E. M. Porter, 10000 pounds, at Is
rs cents.
To Eshleman for Justice, Bateman
& Company:
W. B. Sullinger, 10000 pounds, at
17S cents.
Robert Sullinger 1900 pounds, at
1914 cents.
B. F. Lepper. 100000 pounds, at 10
q cents.
D. w. Bowen, $1,000 pounds, at II
"A cents.
Sam Phillips, $4,000 pounds, at 20
3s cents.
B. F. Lindsey, 1900 pounds, at 1914
cents.
Conway, s leeoes. 21 cents.
Jesse Backus, 1000 pounds, att 1914
cents.
Bowman, 8 ileeoes, 10 cents.
Miss Lena Magallon, 594 pounds, at
81 cents.
Miss Lena Magallon, half sack mo.
hair, rs cents.
To Moore, for Jackson & Moore
Ed. Mcdonnell, 1900 pounds, at 19
Is cents.
Smith & Laraway, $4,000 pounds
at 1875 cents.
To Merrill for Luce & Manning:
]. S. Phillips, $4,000 pounds, at TN
cents.
James Matter, 1000 pounds, at 17h
cents.
]. C. Huntoon, $4,000 pounds, at Is
u cents.
Buffalo Greek Sheep Co.. 10000
pounds, at 10 cents.
To Stressenger, for Dewey, Gould
G. Co.:
Jackman & Welter, 10000 pounds
at 1914 cents.
william Peters. 10000 pounds. al
90 cents.
Billings. July 1.-THE following
wool sales were reported today:
Ross Brothers Sheep company sold
10000 pounds to Dewey, Gould & Co.
Of Boston, at IA cents.
Mrs. A. E. Wescott sold 10000 lbs
to same buyers at 17% cents.
Billings state Bank sold $4,000 lbs
TO same buyer at 16% cents.
L.. J. Wescott sold 10000 pounds &c
same buyers at 17% cents.
Arkwright Sheep Co. sold 125,OO(
mounds to Jeremiah Williams & Co.
of Boston, at liz cents.
H.F. Clement sold 10000 pounds tt
J. Koshland & Co.. Of Boston, at 1SN
cents.
Three hundred and seventy-fv'
thousand pounds were baled at thu
Northern Pacific wool house toda,
with two presses. This exceeds thu
run of yesterday. at which 35S,O0'
pounds were baled.