The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
NO PRESSURE TO SELL
Business Assumes UusuaI Years End
Observation-Disclosures Sells At
High Figure.

the whole, but there have been a few.
stable sales, and these, with the
small lots that have been sold, make
up a respectable total when the de-
pleted condition of stocks is taken in
to account, says the Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin.
The market is still strong, and there
is an absence of pressure to sell. 1t
causes no worry or anxiety that trad
ing has settled down to an affair OF
small things. Nothing better is ex-
pected these days. 1t will continue
dull probably till we'll into the new
year. The situation awaits the action
of those mills that are not covered
with raw material. If the goods mar
ket starts in lively there will be a
good demand from this source and it
should be an easy matter to take care
of the small stock of domestic that
will be available between now and
next clip time.
Large importations of foreign
in the next few months are certain
and will 40 much to relieve the paul
city of supplies. Their high cost will
prevent them becoming injurious COM
p~etitors. The only danger in them is
that they perhaps cannot be easily or
quickly marketed at a profit. The cur
rent report is that there was some
reckless buying in Australia by GER
tain American operators.
The Mills.
There is nothing new or startling
from the goods market. The business
in the new heavyweights opened to
date is reported satisfactory to the
mill men, both as to the volume Of or
ders booked and the prices establish
ed. The market, however, is far from
being wide open" and the important
developments are yet 20 come. Per-
haps one of the most favorable fea-
lures is that neither manufacturers
HUI SOlllll1SS1O1 ulCA FL lAS
season. In women's dress goods bust
ness is good. The general run OF
cloth mills are we'll occupied, and bid
fair to continue so. Everything points
to a prosperous new year, and it will
be a merrier Christmas all around
than last.
Foreign Markets.
The strike at Buenos Ayres has ter.
minated oon than generally expect
ed and business resumed with no los
OF vigOr because OF the temporary lu1l
There is fairly heavy continental buy
ing, and with the aid of two promi'
nent American operators prices have
been moved up a peg, the latest
cables noting an advance OF 5 pei
cent. Close to 10000 bales are the
estimates of American purchasers tt
date. The tests by continental buy
ers of the new woods found them light
and in good condition, so orders have
gone out to buy.
The Australian markets are al
closed, and will not open again TIL
early in January. The good woods are
all either sold or shipped to London tt
be offered at the next auction sales
There are many and variable esti
mates of the quantity bought to date
for this country.
According to well known authorize:
the figures are not far from $4,000
bales, which is about $4,000 bales
more than was purchased last year
AS to prices the close was firm on the
high level established earlier in the
season. 1t is asserted that some Amer
lean purchases will cost landed vel
up to a dollar the secured pound.
At Marseilles the strong position o.
carpet woods is maintained. There is
q demand for woods of which there il
none to be had. There will be nothing
good come in till next clip time anl
present nigh rates will continue in al
~ HIOUdUll1Cy LII Oil lLuOlAlIC blluC.
Latest mail report from Bradford
says:
tsThe firmness of the market in
creases with the narrowing down O
the available supply. In merinos th'
improved demand continues to be fel
and quotations for good Cos tops have
been f~ractionally advanced in conse
quence. The limited supply OF flint
crossbreds on the other side and thu
extreme frmness of holders ther'
make topmakers exceedingly careful
and some Of them have withdraw
quotations for these sorts. Medium
and coarse crossbreds, with the ex
ception OF 32s, which are unchanged