Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-20

'uy iluil lo,VuU pOuuuS, at loH
cents, to Barraolough of J. Koshland
&Co.
1t is expected that the sales today
will be the largest of the season.
Great Falls, July 13.-Today 340,.
900 pounds were sold at an average
of 1S% cents. the top price being 19&
cents. The range was from 17& to
19% cents. The sales:
Hilger Bros, $4,000 pounds, at 1915
cents, to Peters. for Hecht, Liebman
& Co. -Four ties).
w. G. Davis, 10000 pounds. at 1917
cents. to Barraclough, for ]. Kosh-
land & Co.
C. F. Maranda. 5000 pounds. at 1S%
cents, to Barraclough.
G. l. Smith, $4,000 pounds, at 17A
cents. to Barraclough.
B. r. Fowler, 10000 pounds. at 10
cents, TO Barraclough.
L. I. Hagar, $4,000 pounds, at 1SA
cents, to Barraclough.
w. Fl. Sims. $4,000 pounds, at 1Sh
cents, to Barraclough.
H. Maurer, $4,000 pounds, at 19A
cents. to Barraclough.
A. Goeddertz, $4,000 pounds, at 1Sas
cents, to Johnson, for Luce & Man.
ming.
J. H. Hall, 1000 pounds, at 19 cts,
to Thayer, for Whitman, Farnsworth
& Th4yer.
T. w. Luce, $4,000 pounds, at IS
cents, to Thayer.
Mike Clancy, 1900 pounds, at 1875
cents, to Thayer.
W. d. Jones, $4,000 pounds, at 173s
cents, to Bateman, for Justice, Bate
man & Co.
Buchanan Bros, $1,000 pounds, at
1875 cents, to Bateman.
T. A. Crosson, 10000 pounds, at 1S12
cents, to Livingstone, for Benedict &
Livingstone.
w. Thompson, $4,000 pounds, at 1s%
cents, to Livingstone.
Billings, July 13.-Wool sales re-
ported as follows:
Yeggen Bros. sold to Elliott, for
jeremiah Williams & Co., 10000 lbs,
at II cents.
Joseph Zimmerman sold to same
buyer 1000 pounds, at IA cents.
]. Lampman sold to Wilcox, Cord.
ingly & Co., 5000 pounds, at 16 cents.
The crew at the Burlington wool
house broke all records ever establish
ed in Billings by baling 100000 lbs.
with one press in 10 hours today.
Great Falls, July 14.-It is the ex-
pectation of the buyers that the local
wool exchange will be closed for the
season on or befoTe Saturday, July
%. Last year the exchange was not
closed until August 9th, but SO much
wool was bought in the country this
year that the amount handled through
the exchange has been very small,
and only comparatively small num-
ber of small clips remain to be sold.
Hence, the expectation of the buyers
that there will be not more than
seven more sales days on the ex.
change.
The exchange will be closed tomor.
low, all buyers going to Fort Benton,
where about 100000 pounds will be
offered.
Today's sales were $4,000 pounds,
In 20 clips, and the average price
was the highest of the season, being
1882 cents. The range from 16b
to 1917 cents. Among the sales were:
|. Evans, of Sweet Grass, 10000
pounds, at 1914 cents, to Thayer, of
Whitman. Farnsworth 4 Thayer.
b. Z. Stack, of Stanford, $4,000 lbs,
at 1885 cents. to Barraclough, for j.
6oshland & &c.
p. II. Buckley. of Sweet Grass, 49,.
600 pounds, at 1914 cents, to Barra.
clough.
Davidson Bros, $4,000 pounds, at
1871 cents, to Barraclough.
Walker & Riblet, Of Flint, 10000
pounds, at 1875 cents, to Barraclough.
r. Cameron, Of Sunnyside, 10000
pounds. at 1875 cents, to Thayer.
Keeton & Barnes. of Stanford, 49,
600 pounds, at 1914 cents, to Barra'
clough.
A. e. Hodges. 1900 pounds, at 1874
cents, to Barraclough.
E. Peterson, 10000 pounds, at 1S1s
tents, to sBarraolough.
Henry Sieben, of Helena, 10000
pounds, at 1S1a cents, to Thayer.
Z. Bailey, 10000 pounds, at lSs
cents, to Thayer.
Sieben & Grimes. $4,000 pounds, at
16b cents, divided between Holden
and Bateman.