Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
BOSTON HAS
LITTLE WOOL
Old Territory Stock is Practically ex.
hausted and All Prices are
Firmly Held.
CONDITIONS IN THIS STATE
Plan for an Associ ation Of Montana
Wool Growers Review
Of Market.

Boston, May 24.-The Boston wool
market is without SPECIAL feature, trade
being quiet, with prices firmly held
Dealers are approaching the new clip
with scant stocks on hand. Old terri
tory stock is practically exhausted
Pulled woods are dull. Crossbreds and
merinos are moving moderately, and
are in strong position.
Territory quotations are as follows:
Idaho-Fine, 22@23c; heavy fine, 19
@20; fine medium, 22@23; medium
26@27c; low medium, 26@27c.
Wyoming-Fine,21@22c, heavy fine
$4,000; fine medium, 22@23; medium,
26@27c; low medium, 26@27c.
Utah and Nevada-Fine, 22@23c;
heavy fine, 10000; fine medium, 200
FAC; low medium, 26@27c.
Montana-Fine choice, 24@25c; fine
average, 23@24c; fine medium, choice,
24@25c; average, 23@24c; staples, q
a csc; medium choice, 27@2Sc.
Conditions in Montana.
The current issue of the Amedican
Sheep Breeder contains the following
summary OF conditions in Montana, by
that journals correspondent:
Landing is now on in full swing in
Montana and sheepmen in all parts
of the state are busily engaged caring
for their produce which is so valuable.
Fine weather, early grass and strong
sheep all combine to make the lambing
season this year one of the most pros
porous that the sheepmen have en-.
countered for many years.
Landing began about April 25 in
some portions of the state, but in most
places the first dropping did not begin
until May or few days afterward.
About May l the state was generally
visited by heavy rain and snow
storm which lasted several days. 1t
cleared up. however. and almost at
once turned warm. This was a great
boon to the sheep business and it in
sured not only plenty of grass for the
ewes but when the lambs dropped
there was warmth and sunshine to
welcome them instead of being chill
ed from the very start
The snow was welcomed and it did
worlds of good The grass had started
in good shape, but moisture and warm
weather was needed to bring it out
and this was forthcoming. Now the
ranges in all parts of Montana are
green and the ewes have plenty of
milk for their lambs.
AS the result of mild winter the
losses in the state were practically
nothing. The sheep pulled through
with but little feeding and were strong
and in good shape at the opening of
spring. The sheepmen. in all parts of
Montana, however. We're never better
prepared to care for their f1ocks than
this spring. They realized that every
lamb saved means from 81 to $3.50
this fall, and thus prepared to save
the largest possible percentage.
But little wool, comparatively
speaking, has been sold in Montana
so far this year. Some wool was con
tracted in the Judith basin at prices
ranging from 24h to rs cents, but
this was confined to the best clips and
it might be said that no wool had
been contracted.
The buyers figure. it is stated, that
they will be able to purchase clips just
as reasonable and probably cheaper at
the regular auction sales at Great
Falls. Fort Benton. Billings, Big Tim
Der and other places than they can at
the present writing. This will be the
policy followed out this year.
within the next year, in all proba
bility, a state organization of wool
growers of Montana will be formed
| Action looking toward this end was
taken April 1 at Miles City at the an
nual meeting of the Eastern Montana
Wool Growers association and com
mlttees appointed from Custer, Daw
| son and Rosebud counties to come tC
Helena during the session of the leg
islature this winter and secure the
passage of a measure calculated tc
give protection to the sheep interests
of the state along the same lines as
the cattle men. The latter have a
strong organization known as the Mon
tana Stock Growers association which
has resident secretary in Helena
and ample funds to prosecute it's work
and secure protection to the cattle
interests Of Montana"
For Feeding Sheep.
Joseph Meredith, of New Year
states that on his recent trip through
Utah and Colorado, he met many
sheep men who We're loud in theil
praises of the field pea for the sheer
and lamb feeding business, and he has
just received the following clippins
from the MOntrose, Colorado, Enter
prise, bearing on the subject:
| H. E. Perkins, one of our most sue
cessful shepe men. stated this morning
that in his judgment the field pea in
dustry can be made one of the mos
prolific sources of revnue that thi
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