Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-15
BOSTON BUYERS
OUT FOR WOOL
Are Strung All Along the Northern
Pacific, Preparing to Contract for
Next Seasons Clip.
WILLIAMS MAN is AT BILLINGS
Several Contracts Made in Chouteau
and Valley Counties-Fergus Cat
tile Shipments Begin.

The Boston wool buyers are begin
ing to arrive in Montana, and con-
tracts are being made for next sea-
sons clip. A local wool buying firm
of Billings anticipated such a move,
and has large amount of wool con-
tracted for tefore the buyers from
the Hub came on the scene. So far
no effort has been made to secure any
Fergus county wool, but it would not
surprise any of the growers to see Jack
Patterson, the dean of the wool buy
ing corps, drop in here any day. His
associate, Mr.. May, has already reach
ed Billings. and is doing business in
that vicinity.
The Prices Paid.
A dispatch from Boston gives the
following information relative to the
situation:
"Advices received by Boston wool
dealers from their buyers in Montana
announce that two prominent firms
here have contracted for next years
wool crop at Saco and Malta, Mont,
on the basis of 20 cents delivered on
the cars. This compares with from
21 to "a cents paid this year for Mon
tana's wool crop, and that the spot
wool next year will range above the
larger figures. This is the first time
in the history of the Boston wool trade
where wool not yet grown has been
contracted for on the sleeps back
nine months before shearing. Boston
buyers are strung all along the North
ern Pacific preparing to contract for
next seasons clip, fact due to
heavy prospective shortage this year.
Fully IS per cent of this years clip
is already sold, situation never be-
fore witnessed here, and by January
/, all the available stocks will have
been absorbed with no new supplies
due before April or May"
In Chouteau and Valley Counties.
Fred r. Peters, representing Hallow-
ell & Donald, of Boston, has been do
ing business during the past week in
Chouteau and Valley counties. and in
| The y'cinitr GO Sa,o has closed con-
| tracts at az cents with A. J. Taylor,
! Frank Rider. l.. Fl. Mills, c. w. Smith.
, Frank Davis, Fl. Fl. Hedges and 9TH
ers.
Cattle Shipments.
Shipments Of Fergus county cattle
to the eastern market are now being
made, and will continue more or less
regularly until the surplus is cleaned
up. The first shipment from this vi
cinity consisted of II cars that went
out from Moore last Tuesday, and a
shipment was made from Harlowton
about the same time. Range stock Is
in fair demand in Chicago now and
brings good prices. The Drovers'
Journal says:
| Decided improvement in demand
and prices characterized range cattle
trade this week. Offerings fell to 49,
900 against 10000 last week. Offerings
| 1880 a year ago and $500 two years
ago. The smaller marketing lent ac-
tivity to trade, while better quality
Of offerings encouraged broader out
side buying, several of the big east
ern shippers patronizing the market
for good heavy steers. Prices for the
good weighty classes close largely 15c
higher than week ago, and there has
been strong and active tone to the
market for these, while light and med
ium weight rangers have also solo
quite well, bulk changing hands in
late days at 10615c gain over prices
in force at the close of last week."