The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30

greasy, 6hd@1s. I'd. Cape Of Good
Hope and Natal, 1,500 bales; secured,
Is. hd@1s. sgd; greasy, 6@10d."
The latest mail advices from Brad
ford says:
$50 far there has been no marked
improvement in the market, notwith-
standing the better tone Of last week.
Probably the desire to await the re-
suit of the Antwerp sales may &C.
count for the hesitation of users. In
Merinos there is some inquiry, but
actual business does not transpire
freely. In fine and medium cross
breds rather more has been done, and
for Sos the price has stiffened. For
ties, however, remain unchanged,
though quite firm. This also applies
with regard to English woods. Mohair
is still neglected, without change of
values at the sources of supply.
Export yarn merchants report that
their customers abroad are very re-
~luctantly endeavoring to meet this
market, but there is still q margin
between their ideas and spinners'
prices here. In sos there are offers OF
business, but spinners will make no
concession, and very little has yet
been done. Mohairs are unaltered,
and there is no improvement in the
Botany trade, unless it be a little
more doing in coating yarns.
Manufacturers of pieces generally
report that orders for spring, though
numerous, are very small and disap-
pointing"
Territory Remains Strong.
Territory wool is strong and fairly
active. There is an absense OF large
individual transactions in the weeks
business. but the number Of fair and
moderate sized sales make up an ex-
cellent week. Several houses have
disposed of upwards of 100000 pounds
in The aggregate. The trade has been
we'll distributed among the various
dealers.
The feature of original bag transac-
lions is retained, and quite a little
Montana, Wyoming and idaho mas
been transferred without being
graded. For the Montana 21kc to 22c
has been paid, while Idaho clips have
been marketed at 1Sc, and Wyoming
at tic to 18c. The Montana at the
above prices included some fine. OF
clips running we'll to medium there
have been sales at as high as 23c.
More or less medium Wyoming has
heen taken at a secured cost of SIC
to 55c.
The traffic in Utah woods has been
of good size and mostly in graded
niles. These nave sold at 15c to 1Se
for fine and fine medium, 19c to 2Oe
Tor medium and 22c to 23c for fine me
dunn. The secured basis of medium
territory is SIC to 55c for three
eighths and half-blood, and 48c to 500
for one-quarter blood, but at less thai
SOC for the latter the offerings are
limited. In fact, all kinds OF medium
territory are we'll sold up, and VIVA
: is being opened is selling about a.
) quick as offered.
Secured territories continue popu
lar with both dealers and manufac
a turers. Some of last weeks pun
chases on dealers account have beel
4 turned over during the present weel
e at a satisfactory profit. There is
wide range to prices, but consider
r able fine has been placed at 55c t
6Oc. The request for fine has bee
$ notably good. New Mexican, Cole
RADIO and similar secured woods are a,
wanted and sell within the range
our quotations.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool is quite active, the MOI
e important sales of the week being
r line Of years growth which cleans u
= pretty closely all of that grade to b
y had in Boston. On this latest tran
action 22hc was the price. tt
8. secured cost was between &c an
e CSC. Eight months sells without pre-
T. sure at tic to 1Sc in the grease, an
is costing clean from SIC TO SAC. tt
~ fall clip of the state is now bei1
B. shorn and sold. Some choice Gill
d. have been taken at better than IA
Or but the bulk Of the trading has bee
s. in the range Of l3c to lac. Landed
Is Boston the secured cost will be 47c.
n Oregon wool is firm and the slap
re is actually scarce. What It left (
AZ the market is held quite generally
TO zoe, and it looks as though that pri'