The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

eighths, which, for the time being,
is experiencing some quietness in the
demand.
Territories.
The volume of business transacted
in territories shows a decided falling
off. Very few lines of any size have
been moved. A few sales aggregate
ing 100000 to 10000 pounds each
have been taken by consumers, which,
with the smaller business put through
by various concerns, makes a total
OF about a million and a quarter
pounds.
The sales include fine Nevadas, the
incest woods selling at 1870 in the
grease, and the heavy woods at lac;
staple Montanas, which have sold as
high as 55c, clean; clothing Idahos
and Utahs, which have sold at prices
ranging from 46 to SOC, according to
fineness and general character; and
Wyomings, which have been taken at
a clean cost of about SOC. Fine Neva-
das, on a clean basis, have sold at
SIC.
were 100, 900 pounds of low fine me-
dunn Idaho, which can be used on
French combs; the wool brought 16c,
or 4Sc, clean.
There has been a fairly good inquiry
for fine staple, and there is a con-
tinued good request for medium and
low woods. Some nice quarter bloods
have sold at 42@44c, clean, while
medium stock has brought 44@46c.
Fine medium territory has sold at
46@4Sc for Utahs and Idahos, de-
pendent on length; and at 47@50c for
Wyomings and Montanas.
Strictly fine Utahs, clothing stock,
have sold at 49@5Oc, and Wyomings
and Montanas, at 5O@51c, while Sc
lected staple has brought as high as
53@55c, clean. There has been a
good demand for secured territories,
fine woods bringing 48@5Oc, clean.
Texas, California and Oregon.
A moderate amount of fall Texas
about $4,000 pounds-has been
moved the past week at prices rang
ing from 15h to 1870, according to
shrinkage, the wool coting, clean, As
@46c. There has been a little doing
in IL months wool, and of eight
months wool there has been very lit.
tie selling. A good-sized line of II
months wool-estimated at 100000 te
100000 pounds-is held here, on which
airy 2, at prices within the range OF
15@17c, on the basis of 55c, clean.
California woods continue slow
They have been very disappointing
so far this year. Northern California
woods are not quotable at over so.
per pound, clean, for the best of them
Middle county woods are quote,l a
46@47c. There is a little business do
ing in defective stock at about a thirt
of a dollar. After the turn of thu
year an improved demand for Cali
fOrnia woods is expected.
Oregon woods are quiet, but the,
r moi in excessive supply, ane
prices rule firm. Good staple eastern
Oregon commands SIC, clean.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts of wool at Boston thi
week, last week and for the CORE
spending week last year were as fol
lows:
This week-6,592 bales domestic
Aba bales foreign. Total, 11,726 bales
Last week-7,972 bales domestic
1924 bales foreign. Total 1926 bales
Last year-S,3OS bales domestic;
3,O21 bales foreign. Total, 1929 bales
The total receipts since January
have been 667, 529 bales domestic woo
and 1896 bales foreign, against ITO
456 bales of domestic wool and las
935 bales of foreign wool for the cor
responding time last year. This is
decrease of 1O2,927 bales of domesti
and an increace of ALBA bales O
foreign.
Shipments of wool for the wee!
ending December 20 are as follows
Tuesday, December %, CALICO; We
nesday, December %, 971,78O; Thurs
day, December "a, 62S, 24O; Saturday
December 26, and Monday, Decembe
%, 1,2S4,O50. Total, 3,525,22O pounds
This shows a decrease of 2,O31,14
pounds, compared with the shipment
of 5~,556,362 pounds for the previou
week. Since January / the total shi1
ments amount to 241,192, O86 pounds
Sales.
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