The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
large SALES CHARACTERIZE
WEEK At BOSTON.
TERRITORIES IN The LEAD
Heavy Movements Cause Better Feel
inu Among Holders and Future T
is Regarded Hopefully.

Sales of wool for the week on the
Boston market aggregated S,2S6,OOO
pounds. OF this the bulk was terri
tory. the sales of the latter amounting |
to 5,150, 900 pounds, at 14@2O cents a
pound. :,
A large volume of business has been
transacted in the wool market during
the past week, says, the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter. A consid-
cradle portion of this business has
been done with one we'll known dress
goods mill, its takings being variously
estimated at from 5000, 900 to 4,OO0,-
900 pounds. Other large mills, in
Guiding some Philadelphia concerns,
have Also purchased freely of wool,
but none of them has taken woods
to the extent which the C re
ferred to has.
All Grades in Demand.
The buying has been done by both
the wOrsted and wooden mills, and the
demand has run to about all grades of
stock. Staple woods have sold more
freely, and an improved business in
worsted goods is looked forward to
by many members of the trade.
Reports as to prices paid for the
woods vary, but the concerns which
bought were able to secure the stock
at prices which are considered very
reasonable. Whatever has been done
has not sesulted in stimulating any
advance in prices, although there is
less disposition to make concessions
than there was.
One large buyer, it is understood,
paid Ice per pound for staple clips,
equivalent to a clean cost, it is under
stood. of 48c for fine medium and SOC
for fine. Strictly clothing woods have
sold for less money, fine medium sell
ing at 45@47c, and fine at 48@5Oc,
while some choice fine Nevadas have
been taken at as high a cost as SIC,
clean.
Low and Medium Preferred.
A good inquiry is reported for me
dunn and low woods costing within
the range of 40@44c, clean. There
has been a good demand for quarter
blood bright woods, and low ieeces
generally, prices Of which have rulee
quite firm. The inquiry also has ex
tended to B super pulled woods, will
sales at 40@41c, clean.
Unevenly Distributed.
Manufacturers generally are show
ing more micro It in the market, an
"a number If those who have not We
purchased have taken out sampl
bags, which very likely may mate
rialize into some good-sized bushes
in the course of a week or two. TIL
business transacted in the marke
however, has been very unevenly di'
tributed, a number Of houses repor
ing a very quiet trade, while Other
state that they have had a very .larg
business, one house in particular r.
porting that it has disposed OF owe
2,OOO,O 900 pounds during the past Weel
Some of those who report a quiz
business state that they could hay
done more if they had had the partl
ular kind of stock wanted, and son
of the sales made have been. OF WOO
to arrive, and this has been partic
larly true of pulled woods, stocks
which are in unusually small col
pass.
Holders More Hopeful.
While, as before stated, there is i
Improvement as yet to be noted
prices. holders of wool are apparent
feeling somewhat more hopeful as
the future. The cold weather viii
we have been having, it is believe
will tend to stimulate a good dema'
for the new heavy weights, which "
be opened between now and the e
of the month, which will be reflects
it is hoped, in an improved dema
for. and a larger movement OF, tel
tory woods.
OF course, it is felt that the b,
of these woods should be moved wi
in the first three months OF the we
as the early shorn woods will be,
to move in April, and the trade
naturally disinclined to go over IL
the new clip with any stable sto
of old woods on hand. But n m
8 In which the new year has opel
# has done much to strengthen
hopes Of the trade that they will
able to move their woods, althor
we do not hear that any dealers
so confident as to the. future that Il