The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
THE BILLINGS E
activity at the sources Of supply has

rendered mOnalr ratner more active,
and the tendency is rather for prices
to harden, although here there has
not been very much done.
business is quiet in the export
yarn trade, although spinners stand
very firmly for their prices. Possibly,
if the sales establish recent rates tor
raw material, we may have a few
more orders shortly. The home trade
shows very little improvement. Bot.
any spinners find things extremely
quiet. In mohairs there has been a
little more done in singles tor ex-
port, and there are indications OF an
improvement in business.
The fine weather has helped the
bright piece trade a little, but, gen.
orally speaking, business in the ware
houses is dreadfully dull"
Fancy Prices for Montana.
Territory wool keeps selling with
great freedom in large and small
blocks. About everything in grade
from all sections is included in the
large weeks business, Montana, Utah,
Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, on the spot
and to arrive, in and out of the orig
inal packages.
Fancy prices have been paid for
some of the Montana woods, sales OF
new being reported as high as 23c,
and a good-sized line of old low me-
dunn going at 22kc, which indicates
a rise of 10 per cent from last year.
Very fine clothing has sold on the
secured basis of 5Sc to some extent,
but more freely at 56@57c. Anything
in fine will bring 55c today. In fact
there have been sales of fine medium
as high as 55c. Staple high fine me-
dunn is costing Coo, clean. Medium
woods r sold away ahead at 48c, SOC,
clean, Montana selling this week at
the latter cost, and one-Quarter blood
is active and firm at 47@48c
Business in secured territory has
been highly active, local dealers be-
ing the heaviest buyers. Some hold
ers have been completely cleaned out.
The top grade of New Mexico has sold
at 51@c, and the No. 2 grade at 48c.
In Montana the season is about
through, and it closes in s%ky-rocket
fashion. At the public sales. 1890
and 1910 were paid this week, which
21Ac here. In a few days
the state will be practically cleaned
up. The season has been the most
prosperous one that the sheep men
have had.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool is in fair demand. Abou.
ali the stock is eight months wool,
and that has been selling at 17h1Sc,
III most instances nearer the latter
than the former price. Twelve months
wool seems to be unknown to the Bos-
ton market.
Oregon wool has been selling to ar
rive at 100 for staple and zoe is asked.
The secured basis is around SIC.
California wool is more active. Quite
liberal sales of good northern at 21@
22c, and of middle county at 17@19c
have been made. The state is thor
oughly culled of secured and other
woods.
Receipts and Shipments.
Receipts of wool on the Boston mar
ket for the week ending July IA, in
elusive, were 11,124,384 pounds domes-
tic and 1,4OO,932 pounds foreign. To
tai, 1~2,252,316 pounds. For the cor
responding week last year the re-
ceipts were S,182,5S2 pounds domestic
and 253,755 pounds foreign, making a
total of 8,436,337 pounds. Up to and
including July IA the total receipts
were 9~5,372,255 pounds domestic and
6 2,251,42 pounds foreign, making a
grand total of 157,623,677 pounds.
For the same period in 1903 the re-
ceipts were 72,591,866 pounds domestic
and 57,889,O19 pounds foreign. To
tai, 1~3O,480,SS5 pounds.
For the week ending July IA, inclu-
sive, the shipments were 4,373,69O
pounds, as against 3,146,352 pounds
for the week preceding, and 3,936,9O1
pounds for the week ending July IA,
1903. Since December 81, 1903, the to.
tai of shipments has been 111,634, 1O4
pounds. For the corresponding period
last year the shipments totaled 800,
857, O96 pounds.
The date, July IA, the excess of re
ceipts over shipments was 1899, 57a
pounds. For the same period last
year the excess of receipts over ship
ments was 1923, 789 pounds.