Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-24
MODERATELY BUSY
IS THE WOOL
MARKET
MANUFACTURERS SHOW
INTEREST IN THE TRADE
Fine Woods Wanted 20 High
Prices for Montana Clips the
Feature Of the Weeks Tran
S%aCtionS,

Boston. Mass, July 23.-The wool
market g. moderately active. the trade
In grease woods being largely confined
TO lot varying IN size from $25, 900 to
100. 600 pounds each The new woJls
are slow IN getting here, but manufao-
turers are showing an interest In the
market and are ready to take hold
Of stable lines Of good fine stock
when available.
There IS q Keen demand all over the
world for n woods, and as the me.
rinO woods which were imported into
this market have been pretty thor-
oughly cleaned out, the supplies Of
n domestic woods are coming upon
a bare market. II Is expected that
up viii sell readily, and prices on the
woods Of higher grades are maturity
firm. their position being strengthened
by the strengthening tendency shown
at the London auctions, where me-
rinos have advanced bM7 per cent
since the opening and low c~rossbreda
have ruled stronger, some advices in
dlcating h a they nave practically re-
covered The decline recorded at the
opening.
Fine Woods Ready Sale.
There has been 2 fine trade in
secured woods during the past ten
days, the sales aggregating fully l.
600, 900 pounds. The demand for
secured woods Is n of the features
the situation. and they have been
bought freely by the knittcrs and
makers Of hnc mems wear woolens.
including a number Of Maine and New
Hampshire mills.
As showing that the trend of the
Is toward finer woods, It may
be noted that some mills which were
using woods of So COS count last year
aV. U...sr o.. H. - - L. .-..-a -
mills which were using 40 4Gs count
want SOS count. In domestic woo.s
half bloods are better sellers han
thfee-eighths.
High Prices In Montana.
The eastern trade continued to buy
IN Montana during the past week and
ON of the clips they paid high
Good wools brought 23c and
n some eases as high as 2ic and over
ias been paid for choice stock. At
treat Falls t9h m22e was paid. one
Nilcs CITY were at 10 y a. 23c. about
lbs being sold at 23c. and at
Billings as high AS 24Mc was paid.
The season Is about over i'm Montana
already some Of the buyers for tho
'astcrn trade are beginning to return
lome IN oregon sales OF about $50,
'OO. 600 lbs were made at Elgin at
~ u n 23c.
Foreign AdViccs Quite Strong.
All foreign advices reflect a very
irm position for fine woods Ina all
markets., ass there h. a very large cun-
umption of these woods going on ia
and on the continent. In Aus
ralia II appears nov that the drought
been confined 10 certain parts tf
he itiverina district, but conditions
n other portions of that country arc
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district Of New South Wales
nd Victoria. which VIII have a good
lip. Queensland also had a partic-
larry good season. The drought ia
he sections referred to. however. has
cen serious enough 50 that some
tools from there VIII he tender and
OF of as good character AS usual.
Trade ga domestic nceccs has been
uietcr than lately. although some
ilcs worthy of note have been made
D both the worstcd and wooden mills.
prices ave ruled firm with an
pward tendency on good worsted
'ools above "a three-eights grade and
. good fine condition.
Receipts Larger: Sales smaller.
Receipts al Boston this week, pre-
week and one year 8 follow.
Domestic Foreign Total
hts week bales ..... SaIi It77 ~ sos
week. babes. as.rNi LES 20 900
asst year. bales ........ ta.uNf 1855 gi.67e f,
Sales this week totalcd 2.96S. 600
ounds of domestic and 1855 600
punds of foreign making a total OF
.06N 600 pounds. against a total of
$685. 600 pounds the previous week
nd 3.G25.O00 pounds one year ago. ,
Included In the sales during the q
week were.
numestg-
nna ihs ohle w pnd above aus
~ 600 It's NhIu amt Pennsylvania