The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-17
Boston Wool Market,

furtner Improvement is apparent
The week has been a busy one fol
most firms, large contracts having
been closed and liberal shipmen
made. Conservative estimates are for
100000 pounds changing hands OIL
fresh contracts. Some authorities
place the total at 100000 pounds
1t Is asserted that considerable bust
ness Is quietly put through and MOI
made public. While it is known that
al the time the canvas of the trade
was made by the reporter for the Bull
letin that a number of good sized
deals were being negotiated, but which
had not been wholly completed, and
therefore, are not included in the list
of sales.
The situation is much healthier
and stronger than at any time since
the beginning of the year. There is i'm
provement in the goods end and most
of the buyers who have been operat-
ing report their mills running full or
overtime. The proprietor of a big
worsted mill says that his plant is
running night and day. This of course
is an exceptional case, but the con-
census of opinion is that the optlook
for the industry Is much brighter on
the whole and that steady improve
ment may be looked for from now on.
With more machinery running, wool
is of course meeting with larger con-
sumption and as mill stocks are gem
orally small, manufacturers have been
buying for immediate shipment to the
mill.
Firm, But no Higher Prices.
Another good feature of the situa-
ton Is that some buyers show radi-
cal departure from their policy all
through the year up to week or
fortnight ago. Several are buying in
anticipation of requirements and buy
ing because they consider prices low
and wool cheap. This tendency of
demand was noticeable last week, and
Is fully maintained this. The market
is, therefore, broadening in this re-
spect, and in other ways also, for be-
sides the comparatively big transfers
Of the week there has been a good
little trade with dress goods mills
and makers Of fannels and overcoat-
ings.
The market Is firm on all desirable
woods, foreign and domestic. While it
may be said to be more of sellers
market than it was, it is impossible
to advance prices even on supplies
which are known to be scarce. Buy
ers appear to be willing to pay cur
rent rates, but kick when quoted an
advance. There are too many sellers
for an advance to be engineered just
now. 1t may come later ON certain
things, but at present a firm and
steady market is the most that can
be reported
Prominent Trades.
Demand seems to be quite general,
and for most grades except the poor
est of strictly clothing woods. Me-
dunn territory has sold literally, as
have three-eighth blood fleeces. A
larger quantity of fine delaine fleece
has been traded than for long time.
Fine and fine medium territory, in
GLIDING staple and the best class of
clothing woods, have been in active
movement Practically all of the
large New England consumers have
been operating, and the big yarn spin
ners in the vicinity of Philadelphia
have had an important place.
The manner in which clothing terri
tory woods of the best class are be-
ing absorbed Is considered an espe-
cially encouraging development. The
French cOmbers have made big in
roads In supplies since the new clips
commenced arriving. This laeds to
more encouraging views about the flu
ture of strictly clothing woods the de-
mand for which is still comparatively
slow. Already more interest is being
taken in offerings of Texas, California
and similar short stock.-Western
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