The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-24
d and closed unchanged to S per

ed and closed unchanged to S per
cent higher. Americans operated
freely and the competition for Geelong
greasies and good medium and coarse
c~rossbreds was a feature OF the sales.
During the series $4,000 bales were
taken by the home trade, $4,000 by
continental buyers, 1900 by Ameri-
cans and 5000 we're held over for the
fourth series.
Territories.
Territory woods have been selling
a little better, but in no very large
quantities. A sale of $4,000 pounds
medium staple at 18c is about as
large as any. The business is OF
course largely in old wocls, but a few
sales of new have been closed on the
same basis Is old. Fine clothing SELLS
principally to cost SOC, clean, fine
medium 48c and medium 42@45c. A
sale of 1000 bags secured fine me-
dunn is rumored and uncontirmed. .
What with buying sheared woods
and contracting for those ON the
sleeps back there have been hot
times in Idaho and Wyoming. The
contracting fever has been especially
acute in Idaho, where seven-eighths
of the clip is reported to have been
secured. All the way from 14@15kc
has been rpaid, a good deal going at
14Hc. The cost randed in Boston is
SOC or mere secured.
A lon,ro u,ol1 1Tnourp Wxyop,i,,r oli ~
sold at 1870. It's landed secured cost
here lis placed at SAC. This marks the
high water point to date. The Wyom-
ing clip is generally costing 51@52c,
certainly not less than SOC. There will
be little sale for these woods here for
heavyweight use in December
next, mere than seven months hence.
The Montana season has not yet
opened and will not be before the mid
die 'of June Or first of July.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool lis out of the running,
so far as the Boston market is con-
cerned. There is some old eight
months here that is held to cost 48c,
clean, but does not sell. The new
woods will cost landed about as much.
For eight months 14@14Ac has been
paid. The season for years growth
has not opened. Better than last
year" is the report given of the condi-
tion Of the 1904 clip.
Oregon wool lis very quiet and we'll
sold up. There is very little good sta
pie left here and not much clothing.
far as can be learned. About June
l buying is expected to start.
California wool remains motionless.
Old is not moving. New is arriving
but is not selling. Prices are nominal.
In the state the southern woods have
have been selling at 17@1Sc.
Receipts and Shipments.
The receipts of wool at Boston for
the week ending May 10, inclusive,
were 3,433,627 pounds domestic and
2,944,556 pounds foreign, a total OF
6,37s,2S3 pounds. For the same week
last year they YER 2,O38,183 pounds
domestic and 1907, 562 pounds foreign.
Total, 4~,945,745 pounds. To May 19,
this year, inclusive, the total receipts
have been SO, 299, 25S pounds domestic
and 37,197,495 pounds foreign, a total
of 74,496, 1853 pounds. For the CORE
spending period last year they were
31,547,872 pounds domestic and 49,
692,385 pounds foreign. Total, 81
240, 257 pounds.
The shipments for the week ending
May 10 were 3,256,9OO pounds. For
the same week last year they amount
ed to- 2,235,943 pounds. Since De-
cember 81, 1903, the total of shipments
has been 84,813,876 pounds. For the
same period last year they were 3d.
198,887 pounds.
The excess of shipments over re-
ceipts to date has been 8,317,113
pounds. To the same date last year
the excess amounted to 1888, $50
pounds.