Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-28
WOODS
SELLING FAST
IN THE EAST
Dealers in Boston Having Little
Difficulty DiSpoSing of Their
HoIdingsi Foreign Woods
Cleaned Up,

In the Boston wool market the deal
crs who have suitable selections OF
wool on hand are having little diff
Guilty in disposing of their holdings
on the other hand, those who have
broken lots of raw material report
that business is more quiet. Foreign
woods are about cleaned up. II al
though arrivals have been fairly heavy
this week they are principally WOODS
bought for manufacturers. New Ter
ritory woods are selling as fast as they
arrive, while continued transactions N
stocks to arrive are being consummat-
ed. says the American Stockman.
In a word, the local market is dis
tinctly strong, ana while no material
advances are told of, declines from
the values Of a week ago. are not reg
istered. That is. as far as Territory
woods are concerned. but in flecces
there is a further easy tendency in
quarter blood. Little business. hoWeN-
er. is being accomplished In bright
woods. but prices are being steadily
maintained in keeping with the high
values ruling in the growing country,
Sales continue here of original bag
Territory woods, including Wyoming at
26 to % cents; Idaho at 20 and IS
cents; Utah at "a to 26 cents. No IN
formation OF large transactions in
Montana wool to arrive Is at hand, u
it is believed mat the turnover of
about 1000. 900 pounds at - cents de-
livered, reported last week has not
been equalled in Importance since
then.
1t is understood that "a little quarter
blood ONO is selling on a basis of So
cents. with this exception the de-
mand for bright woods is comparative
Is quiet. chiefly ON account of the ex-
treme prices asked by holders. For
washed delaine up to Al and ~ cents
is quoted but it is authoritatively stat
ed hat this grade has brought no
more than 40 cents to date.
West Remains Strong.
Although the bulk of the 1903 Terri
tory clip is now owned by second
interest among buyers seems
To continue undated. and prices are
consequently maintained on their for
mer high basis. The sheepman who
sold early i'm the season is sorry that
did not hold on longer. while the
who has his wool still unsold
is determined that ne viii obtain as
much for his fleeces as his neighbor
marketed his clip at an extremely
satisfactory figure. With this in mind
it is easily seen that the western
shccpman needs little encouragement
the buyers to insist upon top
prices. In Montana the feature of the
week is the sale of the well known
'Bair" clip and the Ray clip. both
1f which weigh about 1.750,00O pounds
10 "A prominent Boston house at % L.
rents aud "a cents. respectively. 1t is
aid that these clips could have been
at % cents three or four weeks
lgo. but since that time the market
has advanced with steady strides. The
Empire" clip OF Northern wyoming,
amounting To two or three hundred
thousand. lCunds. was sold the otAlri
al % cents. However the general
price ruling on the unsold clips is
iround "a cents. The wool of this
tate is well cleaned up as well as
IA Montana, where it is estimated that
probably not more than 100000
,ounds are now unsoId. Shearing is
BEGINNING in Montana but buyers
hief interest there this season will
'e in arranging for the shipment Of