The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-13
The latest mail report from Brad

ford says:
"As regards actual business the a
ket still continues very. quiet. The
few sales that are made are evidently
in consequence of extreme pressure,
and sellers are able to make full
prices, indicating that, II anything,
the market is q turn dearer than last
Thursday. Generally, however, the po-
sition of spinners is one of abstention,
and they declare that they will not
buy until they are able to take or
ders. 1t is, however, significant that
woods are easier to sell than tops. AS
regards merinos, the position is I'M
altered. Mohair is altogether at a
~standstill, with the merest retail bust
ness. Alpaca keeps very firm, with
small stocks at Liverpool.
export yarn merchants still COM
plain that they cannot offer spinners
any business 1t market rates. The
bids that are made are purely OF 2
speculative character, and altogether
below what spinners can possibly &C
cept. In single 30s there is q strong
fight going on, and some very large
offers have been made at Sd, a gross
below what spinners will take, and
there are indications Of a desire to
do business in that direction. In Bot
any yarns there is no change. Some
coating spinners are moderately well
employed, but for the most part the
Botany trade is very slack. A good
many spinners are taking advantage
of local feasts to stop tor a week. In
alpaca a few retail orders are given
out, but for bulky orders there is still
hesitation about prices.
"The holidays are not yet over, and
until. we get into next month 1t Is
evident that there will be no autumn
trade in pieces. For spring some fair-
ly encouraging orders have been
taken" -,s4s
Montana Leads Territories.
Territory wool is very firm and &C
tive. In additionGto the considerable
new business put through one pending
transaction, involving about 4,OO0,OOO
pounds Montana, was closed last
Thursday, thea price and terms pri-
vate. This cleans up the greater por-
ton OF the Montana wool that has
come to Boston this season. Other
sales of Montana this week in the
original bags have been at Fl to 23c,
largely at 21kttor22c. sisa9
Good sized blocks of Idaho, Wyom-
ing and Utah have been. disposed OF,
parcels graded and in the original
packages. The sales of Idaho in bags
were at 17k to- s1Sc principally, with
occasional lines Taunning well to staple
fetching more. Wyoming also sold al
17k to 1Sc, and, Utah at Is to 200
for fine, fine medium and medium
The secured basis for clothing woods
is placed at Sc to 58c for fine and .;
to 55c for fine medium, but for much
of the wool sold the past few weeks
the secured basis of fine will reach, il
is said, we'll up to 6Oc.
Staple fine is certainly selling at 6Ot
or better. The medium grades are
selling freely when offered at SO tx
SIC for three-eighths and half blood
!. $3.50 .no,o1 En1 for orn.rI1o rfnr TIL
latter is very scarce and wanted, a
} is all medium. a9
Secured territory woods are yer;
firm and in good demand.
Texas, Oregon and California.
Texas wool is firm and fairly active
:, Best eight months has sold this wee
on the secured basis Of sac. Their
, has been a steady business in wool
costing so to 52c, the grease pric
being 18c. The shearing OF fall wool
promises to be late. On the Souther
Pacific it will begin about October
> and in other sections a month late
3 A good portion of the clip Is bein
contracted for ahead.
Oregon wool is firm. Further sale
OF staple at 19c are reported and ais
at 1910. The Baldwin clip was r
Gently sold at around 21c. No.
clothing is quiet and worth SO to 81
e clean.
= California wool has been moderated
it active. Free middle county IL month
1t has sold at 15c in the grease to co
SAC clean. Northern woods are beir
e taken steadily on the basis of SO
d 55c. Red Bluff eight months sells
II % to 23c in the grease. The choi'
Humboldt and Mendocino clips a.