Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-29
BIG SHIPMENT
OF CATTLE
Train Of Nine Cars Started From
This City for the Chicago Market
Yesterday Morning.
GOOD PRICES ARE EXPECTED
The Latest Quotations-Review Of the
Boston and Philadelphia Wool
Markets.


Markets.
The largest cattle shipment made
from Lewistown this season was start
ed yesterday morning, when G. v. Vas.
sau, the st. Paul buyer, shipped nine
cars, consigned to the G. L. Haas Com
mission company, of Chicago. Cattle
raised by DR.. Willard, Mr.. Colver and
Mr.. McKoin were in the shipment.
All the stock are in fine condition,
and if the cattle reach the market
when it is not glutted, Mr.. Nassau
expects to realize good prices.
The price paid by Mr.. NASSAU av-
eraged $35 per head for 3-year-old
steers, $45 per head for 4-year-olds,
and $25 for dry cows. Those who
sold to him, mostly residents of the
district around Maiden, are we'll sat
isfied with their returns. It is like
ly that Mr.. NASSAU will gather up an.
other shipment, as he is prepared to
feed cattle near st. Paul, and has IA
cilities for handling large number.
The Wool Markets.
The last issue of the American
Sheep Breeder and Wool Grower con-
tains the following review of the Bos-
ton and Philadelphia wool markets:
1T is probably true that the deal,
ers cannot replace their present
stocks of wool should they sell free
ly at figure that would admit of
much margin, and this fact undoubted-
ly gives them confidence in holding
their wool at pretty FULL prices.
"The market in London continues
firm, especially for the Merino woods
and high medium grades, while some
traders say the sales that occur this
month will be at advanced figures.
Domestic fleeces are wanted in the
fine medium and medium grades, but
there is no special call for the low
woods. The washed fine and half
blood fleeces are moving at good val
ues, but trade is slow for the coarse
grades.
"Quarter-blood fleeces that do not
answer for cOmbing are decidedly dull,
as all descriptions of this class of
stock seem neglected. Full grown
Texas wool is selling on basis of
three-fourths of dollar clean, and
the short clip at about seven cents,
the secured pound less when free of
burr and yellow locks. There is lit
tie call for the California wool in the
grease and still the best lots of scour-
ed are quite salable.
"The finer grades of pulled wool sell
and these will find ready market in
the future, for the staple grows long
er each week, while the pulled comb
ing stock moves with ease when in
suitable condition. The activity in the
market seems to have been in the ter.
ritOry feeces, and these woods sold
for three-fourths of a dollar a pound
for the finer grades. while quite an
amount of these wools sold in the
original bags as received from the
ranches.
English woods, also the Scotch
fleeces, are being held at so high fig
ures by the farmers that very little
is likely to be bought for American
account in the future. The high
grades of Australian woods are sought
after, but are becoming scarce, but
there was small trade in the cross
bred fleeces.
"Nearly all the desirable offerings
in the South American woods are sold
leaving the low stock that is not want
ed at present. Foreign mohair is
quiet. There is something doing in
the domestic stock at near previous
prices for the best selections.
1T is often said, and with much
truth, that the early purchasers o1
In &hn% hn~
made any money, and this refers tt
the contracts made with the growers
in the late winter months, and the
distributing market really had M
make any substantial profit. Some o.
the large firms report a good trade
while others have little to say wheI
referring to actual sales. and it seems
evident to close observers that WOO
is being doomed by parties most in
terested, and this the manufacturer
greatly deplore.
Philadelphia Wool Market.
perhaps the only change worth,
of note is in the fact that rather NOR
interest is shown and inquiries receiv
ed from the manufacturers with rel
erence to certain selections, for tn
consumers are conservative in plat
ing their orders for wool and will b
until the future for woolens is NOR
defined. Considerable inquiry is nj
ticed from the worsted manufactul
ers for suitable wools for combin
purposes. and fair sized lines of thes
woods are sold. Also a few lots q
foreign were taken by consumers. VIII
use them with the domestic stool
Thus the fine and medium Delaine. a
so medium combing fleeces. were eas
to sell. as were selections of lamb!
pulled wool and some lines of foreig
deep grown staple stock. Clothin
woods will be wanted soon. as the O.
ders for the heavy weight woolen
are booked in any quantity. and th
merchants are quite certain that th
manufacturers will want good size
lots. and do not press sales.
"Quite considerable portion of tn
ranch wools that have reached tn
seaboard have gone out to the mill
while much of the ranch wool now @
the way is really owned by the man
facturers. Hence there will be Z
extensive accumulation of this class
wool in any market this season."
English wo0ls are quiet. Sout
American wools are receiving SON