The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-28
rates. Alpaca is also very firm, but

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comparatively few orders, and these
for but small quantities. On the other
hand, spinners find their difficulties
increasing, and are standing out for
further advances. In the single trade,
spinners' prices r fully Sd. above
the market rate, and twO-folds are
also quoted abroad at quite I'D. below
spinners' rates in Bradford. In the
Botany trade business has been ex-
ceedingly quiet since W%hitsuntide, and
a good deal of machinery has been
standing or run OF short time. In
mohairs business is almost entirely
confined to low qualities, and very
largely to thick counts. On all these
things spinners r kept we'll engaged.
Prices, however, do not improve.
Manufacturers of ordinary makes
of dress goods are crying out, but
some people r busy on special lines,
and there is some indication that fash
ion is turning off woolens."
Territory Woods.
Territory wool is very active. Els
Inmates of the quantity sold are based
partly on rumor and partly on fact.
The highest is 5000, 900 pounds. Fully
$500, 900 pounds Idaho nave certainly
been cleaned up, and several large
lines of Utah and Wyoming woods,
both on the spot and to arrive, sub
ject to approval.
A large portion of the business was
in round lots in the original bags.
Considerable from the graded piles
has been also disposed of. In the
range of 17@18c a good deal Of Idaho
wool has been sold, the secured cost
being 51@52c. and in some cases more.
Good staple Idaho has been taken
on the basis of SIC to SAC. Fine staple
has surely been selling at 55c. A big
block of fine medium Utah sold on
the basis of SOC. That is the lowest
at which the grade is reported to have
been sold during the week. A good
deal of the business is believed to
have been at 51@52c. Medium grades
are in active request with sales at
47c, secured, and upward. For three
eighths dealers say they find no diff
Guilty in getting soc. In secured ter
ritory there has been a good business,
fine Arizona selling at 52c and New
Mexican at soc.
Outside of Montana the west is
pretty we'll cleaned up, and at the pres
ent rate of buying and contracting
there will not be much left for sale
in the course of a week or two in that
state. Prices have gone up again
during the week, the latest advices
naming 191ac delivered for choice
clips.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool has moved literally.
Some 100000 pounds of eight months
in the range of 17@17Ac are included
in the weeks business, besides other
sales. The secured basis is given as
soc. There has been something done
in IL months, for which as high as 21c
was paid, the secured cost being 60c.
Oregon wool has been selling to
arrive subject to approval, but in a
very quiet way. The staple has cost
55c clean and more, and therefore
not less than that can be quoted
here.
California wool is firm with some
sampling in progress, but no large
sales made public. Around SOC, clean
for northern and 47@4Sc for middle
county are still quoted.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts of wool at Boston fol
the week ending June %, inclusive
were 7,345,51z pounds domestic ant
2,452,730 pounds foreign, a total o
9,798, 242 punds. For the same weel
last year the receipts were 6,757,01'
pounds domestic and 1,419,7 1 pound
foreign. Total, S,176,7s5 pounds. T.
June %, inclusive, the total receipt
have been 6~7,219,4S2 pounds domes
tic and 54,792,240 pounds foreign
making a grand total of 122,011,7z
pounds. For the same period in 100
the receipts we're 50,477,224 pound
domestic and o6,036, 602 pounds fol
eign. Total, 06,513,826 pounds.
The shipments for the week endin
June % we're 3,033,O82 pounds. Fo
the preceding week they totaled 2
635,799 pounds. For the week endin
June 23, 1903, the total of shipment
was 5,297,0 OPT pounds. Since Decembe
81, 1903, the shipments have amount
ed to 101, 50O,247 pounds. For tn
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