Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-17
SHEEP BRING
HIGH PRICES
Many Sales Made Here During the
Past Few Days, One Band Bring
ing 81 Per Head.
vEARL.Nes At 81 OR BETTER
Outsiders Taking All They Can Find
Wool Very Firm-Review OF
Market.


keen as ever, and the price shows no
weakness. while the wool market ap-
pears to be growing stronger. On Sat
urday. Benjamin Hill, of Gilt Edge,
turned over to herders for the Lake
Basin Sheep company, of Billings. his
band Of 10000 dry mixed sheep, having
sold them for IS per head, or $4,000
for the band. immediate delivery. The
band passed through Sunday. AS show
ing the change that has taken place
in a year it may be said that last
season Mr.. Hill sold $500 sheep for a
total of $4,000. and now he gets $1O,-
900 for 1000 head. Mr.. Hill believes
that sheep have about touched the top
notch, and that it is the part of wis
dom to sell now at the going prices.
Numerous other Sales.
Samuel Phillips let E. o. Railsback,
the Billings buyer. have 1000 2-year-
old ewes at $5.25 per head, and then
sold a band of 1000 yearlings to Mr.
Hammond at 81.
Theodore Gray has sold band OF
yearlngs to Mr.. Hammond at 81, let.
ting about 1000 head go.
w. B. Peck. of Stanford, has sold
to Frank Mitchell. $500 yearlings al
$4 per head.
Lee Balm has sold band of 2,7O'
| ewes to Mr. Stewart of Big Timber
at S. per head.
Ben Mcdonald has sold band o1
about 1000 yearlings to Mr. Tomp
kins of Billings. at $4.25 per head.
J. C. Hauck has just delivered 2.
900 yearlings. receiving 81 per heat
for them.
Jack Rowley has sold 800 3-year
old ewes for So per head.
John Shea delivered to Mr.. Ham
monu on Saturday band of 2,7O
yearlings, which he sold at s4 pc
head
Review of Wool Market.
r Following is Dun's current revie'
) of the eastern wool market:
! mo alteration in the level of price
was shown in the monthly circular {
Coates Brothers. 100 grades of dome
+ tic wool continuing to average 27.2
cents per pound. Probably the gene
al tone of the market may be cOnsi'
cred as somewhat firmer partly b.
cause of increased inquiries from col
sumers, and also the aggressive pos
ton assumed by producers at the ives
4 Dealers report stocks broken, an
some descriptions entirely exhauste
Buyers at the West operate somewh
cautiously because of losses suffert
last season, when ranch owners infia
ed quotations beyond the eastern pa
ity. That appears to be the prese
situation to some extent, and the d
= position is to delay placing extensi'
=" contracts until shearing is complete
4 and the statistical position is mo
= fully defined.
"Boston-Wool is strong and quit
&c except for a good inquiry and &C
siderable sales of foreign crossbr
% stock. Supplies of domestic wool a
'o much broken. Values are fully ma
40 tanned. The fact that poorer WOO
~ are bringing market rates is the OF
o' evidence of improved values followi
H. the heavy advance abroad. Sales
!" crossbreds during the week have be
III largely at 42c to 43c for good N
'o Zealand and 36c to 39c for Argenti
40 Spot offerings of Australian are
10 der the level of London values. b
" ton dealers in many cases are facl
" relatively high prices in the West
'0 in Europe, making it difficult to
~ plenish their stocks except at too h
a cost. Receipts for the week, 81:
S73 pounds, include two direct carg'
VIC from Australia Deliveries were abb
~ 5O00,O 900 pounds,
'o' "Columbus.-The wool market
quiet, and farmers are not inclined
''' accept prices offered. The clip v
Z" probably be 10 per cent larger III
NC last year. Medium grade woods ;
lid not selling we'll, but fine woods .
more in demand"
,ed REDE ON TEXAS.