Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-06
WOOL NOTES FROM DICKINSON.

WOOL NOTES FROM DICKINSON.
The c. c. Mead wool, about 100000
pounds, was sold to Studdards at 23c.
Frank Stone contracted his wool,
about 10000 pounds to Dewey, Gould
& Co., at 22Mc. A. l.. Martin sold his
to the same firm at 221sc.
l.. w. Rand, who has been buying
| wool for Dupee & Hackett, came in
from the country early in the week
and stated that he thought about
everything had been contracted for
this season. His firm have contracts
out of about 100000 pounds. a large
bulk of which was secured at 20 and
81 cents. Around Richardton nearly
everything was taken at these figures.
Phil Duff contracted his wool, about
5000 pounds, on Wednesday to G. R.
Topliff at 23c.
G. R. Topliff, who buys for the Bos.
ton house of J. Koshland & Co., thinks
that he has 100000 pounds of wool con.
tracted at Dickinson. He paid good
prices for this wool, from 81 to %
cents, and has the satisfaction of
knowing that the growers are satisfied.
He finds the woods good in this part
of North Dakota, and believes that
there is fair margin for his house in
the clips which he has secured.
This week sees the wool of this
locality nearly all contracted, and be-
fore any of it is taken from the backs
OF the sheep. The highest price paid
to any one SO far as known, was to
Hilliard & Merry for their 1905 clip,
estimated at 100000 pounds, the price
being 1850. Justice, Bateman & Co.
of Philadelphia get the wool and paid
$4,000 to bind the contract. G. R. Top.
lift, for J. Koshland & Co., was a close
competitor for this clip, his offer being
very close to 2313c. Last year Hilliard
& Merry received tic for their wool,
leaving their 1905 price CSC better.
These growers are the largest in the
state and they have received the high
est price, so far as recorded, ever
paid in North Dakota for unwashed
wool. The fleeces from their sheep
will average about pounds, at least
pound heavier than year ago.
William Studdards went to Glendive
from here last week, closing the pur.
chase Of the billiard & Merry wool by
wire. He has something like 1000
pounds contracted at this point and
will be back when the growers have
their wool ready for delivery. During
Mr.. Studdards' first trip here he con-
tnacted about 200, 900 pounds at zoe, but
on his return prices were advanced
and he paid 21 and &c for a larger
part of 100000 pounds, paying 23c for
little, topping with the Hillard &
Merry lot at 1850
E. Deffebach, agent for the Great
Western, came in from Montana last
Friday and reported that % cars of
beef cattle were loaded for market
that day and billed via his road, He
said that one hundred head of alfalfa
fed steers tipped the beam at an aver
age weight of 1900 pounds and were
considered worth $40 per head.
The Dickinson wool-growers seem to
have secured the top prices for their
clips this year. The published reports
at Glendive last week indicated that
several hundred thousand pounds had
been sold at 21c. 1t is understood that
during this week the prices have ad-
vanced little-22c and 23c being the
highest. At Great Falls, last week, ].
B. Long was quoted as selling 1000 900
pounds at 81 We, which was considered
the best price paid in many years.
Around Miles City as late as May 4,
nothing was quoted better than 23c.
A late Great Falls dispatch says 24kc.
Dickinson Press.