Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-27
WOOL MARKET
IS CLOSED
Prices Climb Steadily and the Local
Wool Market Closes With a Very
High Average.
LeWIsToWN LEADS THE STATE
Wool Buyers Well Pleased With the
Fergus County Business-Baling
Going on Rapidly.

The first wool market Lewistown
has seen has come and gone and has
been a success in every way, the clos
ing prices being the best of the year.
Fergus county wool has upheld its
reputation as being among the best
in the world and the growers of the
county have no reason to regret hav-
ing brought their clips to the local
market. for the prices here have led
the state. The buyers have done
their best to help the market along
and by their agreement as to sealed
bids have given the growers prices
which it is believed are much bet
ter than could have been realized
had the sales been conducted pri-
vately.
There have been close to three mil
lion pounds of wool sold here in FIRE.
gus county at private sales and att the
warehouse, and nearly two and half
millions have passed through the To-
cal house to be weighed and baled.
The average for the sales in Fergus
county is high, being over 1S1s cents.
The average Tor the two last weeks
of the market was 10 cents and a
number of clips brought over 90 cents,
while a large percentage sold for 10
cents and better. When the fact is
taken in 10 consideration that this
Is the first year of the market in this
city and that growers would natural
ly be skeptical as to the presence here
of buyers who would give them the
best prices for their wool, the success
of the season now over will seem
wonderful.
A representative of the Argus ask.
ed the buyers their opinion OF the
Mooi market heie aud they, without
exception, said that they thought II
was first-class. They mentioned the
fact that II was a new venture for
Lewistown and that. of course, by
next year things would naturally be
running more smoothly, but they were
more than pleased with this seasons
business. When asked If there was
any suggestions that they could offer
as to the market or the warehouse,
they said there were none with the
possible exception that the warehouse
might have been made a little high.
er. They thought the windows in the
roof could have been left out and the
roof raised just that much, leaving
more room for the storing of the
wool. AS il is built there is room
for only one tier of sacks along the
walls and great deal of space is
wasted. BY having the roof higher
another sack could have been put
in. These are all minor criticisms
however, and they had nothing to Of
fer about the handling of the wool
or balers. AS to the latter they say
they are a nuisance, but a necessary
one as long as the railroads stipulate
that the wool shall be baled. In 9th
er states the sacks are shipped with
out baling and much time is saved In
this way. In Montana, however the
railroads under the control of James
j. Hill specify that the sacks shall
be baled before they are shipped.
The buyers, with the exception OF
Mr.. Stressenger. are still in the city
looking after the baling of the WOO
bought by them, but will leave for the
east this week. The work of baling
is being pushed rapidly along and II
will not be long until the new build
ing will be empty once more. Both
machines are working again now and
night and day shift will keep Q
steady stream OF wool bales going in
to the cars. The season has been a
successful one and with this years
experience to fall back upon, next
year ought to be great advance ovel
this.
The sales for the week are:
To Jack Patterson, for jeremiah
Williams G. Co.:
N. A. Lewis, lS,5OO pounds, at 1917
cents.
]. NJ. Croft, $4,000 pounds, at 16H
cents.
Pat Nihill, $4,000 pounds, at 20 cts
DR.. j. II. Willard, 10000 pounds. a
16h cents.
Thomas Murray, $4,000 pounds, a
10 cents.
John Roch. 5000 pounds. at 1871
cents.
]. L. Stuart, 1000 pounds, at 1
cents.
Stuart G. Haenel 10000 pounds. a
1SA cents.
T. G. TrumublI. for Whitman, Farms
worth G. Thayer:
John Shea. 1900 pounds, at 201
cents.
H. B Lapham, 10000 pounds, at /
"a cents.
. Holland Brothers, 1900 pounds, a
| 2OB cents.
J. S. Stressenger. for Dewey, Goul
& Co.:
Mr.. Meriden. -2,OOO pounds, at 19a
cents.
To Eshleman.
C. Stuart, 1000 pounds, at l7h ct
To Frazer. for Brown, Adams
Company:
Winecoop, $4,000 pounds. at 20 ct