Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28

IS CONSIGNED
The Big Clip is Being Consigned to
the Associated WooIorowers
Company, Of Boston.
SOME CLIPS TO COME YET
Four Lots Disposed Of At Good Prices
The Slough. Clip erinss at
24H Cents.

Ket this week was the securing of the
Oscar Stephens clip of 100000 pounds
by J. r. Edgeheil, of Salt Lake, on
consignment for the Associated Wool.
growers company, Of Boston, and the
clip is being baled out today for the
Boston market. Mr.. Stephens was Of.
fered about % 5-8 cents for his clip
a couple of weeks ago, but consid-
cred that the bid was too low, and
finally concluded to consign. This
is the second large Fergus county
clip to be consigned, Mr.. Edgeheil hav.
ing also secured the B. F. Lepper
clip a short time ago.
The market took a little squirt yes
terday and several sales were made,
all at good prices. The top notch
was paid for Al. Stough's wool, 24h
cents, it being an exceptionally fine
lot.
There are still few clips to come
in, but the buyers consider the mar.
ket as about cleaned up now.
Yesterdays Sales.
The four lots sold yesterday all
went to Trumbull, for Whitman,
Farnsworth & Thayer. They were
the clips of AL. Slough, about $4,000
pounds at 2411a cents; John Ross, 75,.
900 pounds at 231a cents; Thomas
Nicholson, about $4,000 pounds at %
5-8 cents, and B. NJ. Bean about $4,000
pounds, said to have brought about
% cents.
The Sales Today.
J. G. Hauck, 10000 pounds at 24h
cents.
F. H. Tompkins, 10000 pounds to
Patterson at 2318 cents.
Dun's Wool Review.
Following is Dun's current review
of the wool market:
No change is recorded in prices or
conditions in the leading eastern
wool markets. Manufacturers are not
purchasing freely, but holders have
lost confidence, and there is little ex-
pectation of more attractive terms.
The statistical position is very strong,
both for goods and raw material, and
mills will soon be compelled to pre-.
pare for future activity. Although
the advance in raw wool was partly
speculative, those who purchased in
excess of their requirements have
found no difficulty in disposing OF
their surplus, in most cases at profit.
able figures.
Boston-A few houses have closed
some large transactions, one being for
million pounds of Oregon. Sizable
lines of between 100000 and 100000
pounds of territory have also been
transferred. The demand has come
mainly from the large consumers
Full prices have been paid, some OF
the sales showing large profits on
original cost. The tone Of the market
Is very firm and continued strength
is assured.
Philadelphia-The wool market is
dull. Some eastern manufacturers
and some representatives of the local
and nearby mills are canvassing the
market, but their operations have
been small, and buyers are disposed
to operate only for immediate or early
requirements. The dullness of the
trade does not seem to shake the con
f1dence of holders. Most of the woods
now available we're bought at high
prices in the clip districts, and deal
ers are uniformly insisting upon
prices that will afford a fair margin
of profit. Transactions for the weeh
have been small, and include one-hal1
blood unwashed and foreign fleeces or
privat terms. Quarter unwashed IL
lots sold at 3412 and IS cents; three
eighths unwashed at IS and 36 cents
In one instance 351s cents was BIZ
and refused for bright Ohio woods.
Sheep Sales at Fort Benton.
Fort Benton, July 27-Some of the
sheep deals in the locality during tht
week include the following:
Ruhe Brothers, OF Warrick, hal
sold to c. H. Evers about 1900 year
ling and 2-year-old wethers at $3.50
with Z per cent cut.
R. w. Garland, of Malta, has dis
posed of a good sized outfit of lambs
at $500 per head.
John Molz has sold to w. r. EN-
belton an outfit of stock sheep il
which 3-year-old ewes are valued a
$2.75, mixed yearlings at $2.10. AM
lambs at $3.50.
Henry Jess, of Chinook, has sold
big bunch of lambs and mixed sheer
disposing of nearly all of his oil
herds and has purchased 1900 hea
of sheep from e. Forgarty. Tn
lambs sold at $500 a head.
euLLARp BRINGS SUIT.