Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-27
WOOL MARKET IS
NOT ACTIVE
Light Trading Has Marked
Eastern Transactions Dur.
ing Past Week; Western
Woods in Better Shape.

W H"' lh' '"b 'iu' mas D'cn rcdchcd
Ia the drop OF prices In the host IN
wool market IL still 4 uu,s,,on in
'hr u ,nds Of the jos,on ira but
THIS much seems certain. that price.
haN" been maintained during ;he past
week on practically u" same level
as that which ruled u week ago. Al
though the Inactivity OF tho nar.rt
must he taken into consideration ~
this connection, for the mark a.
. whole has undOubtcdiy been Iuirh
somewhat on account of the 80 day
doubtless hut more specially pc-tu~'
the nils did not want wo"-.
Foreign shipments.
Tho disparity between tie domestic
ana European consuming mara, t.
has been apparent tor some time past
and tho difr renee IN prices On COM
pcting domestic aud foreign woods
has Seen widening European mar
ke,s advancing steadily while Just the
rcvcrs" has been tru' m this market.
This din, renee has been sufficiently
great during she last two or three
weeks as to tempt dealers here To
ties, the foreign market. particularly
South American ana two or three
shipments appear to have been made
within the last ten days nr two weeks.
one lot of some nftN or sixty bales
going across. the price realized being
reported various'y ~ . ana lid.
TIE GD,is Market.
The goods situation. according To
all reports continues TO he very
spo,ty and generals quiet so far as
fall and winter weights are concern
ed. Particularly Is there a lack OF
business on womcn's dress goods, Re-
peat orders for fancy wooden over
coats OF the lower prices are said to b.
undertaking In slow retail manner.
which while not by any means. sat.
isfactory. Is s,ill sufficient To- keep
machinery running for the time be-
ing at any rltf. Wholesale clOthicrs
who have made fairly thorough
canvass pf the retail trade. report "A
disposition To- wait tie trend of the
market. both because OF t.riff uncer-
taintics ana also because Of the lag.
sing spring weather. which has un-
ldouht.dly bee a deterrent IN the pur-
chasing hy ultimate consumers of light
weigh, suits
Tie New dip.
Many of tn. eastern buyers have
now gone west and the are ready
Ia buy wool. but u II evident that
there win bt NOR. or less of difficulty
for dealers and growers to get to-
ecihcr which may result. ns was the
cas-" last year in large amount of
| upnl holm, s.,tlNipn.,I Il. Ia.
dealers on commission. Shcaring has
prosr 'scd Wen In california. is well
! along IN Nevada where already at
| least 2o0.ooO pounds hav. been taken
for Boston account az an average price
for tn. clips taken, Il is said of l3h
cents, or about scents clean landed
basis. some inilma,!ng the clean
landed cost cents NOR, and some .
cents less -Four 81 the large clips.
fie Taylor. jenkins. WJiiams and
Nelson, have been started Bostonward
ana In fact ar" being shown on the
marker. Si"arlng Is said to have
started also In southern Wyoming and
has been under way In some parts
of oregon for some time. local deal.
'fs having taken some uf the clips
already.
| Prospects aud Prices.
| while. az pointed out before, prices
have apparently reached the end OF
| lhcir decline tor the tim. being at
any rate. Demand has been even
more of the hand.,o- mouth order
than for soma weeks. II indeed there
has been as light trading week this
season. Holders Of foreign woods, of
| Whatever class. are holding steady in
their views of values. while domestic
dealers have been able apparently Ia
set the same prices tor their stocks
! that they could "A week back
Ohio l1ccsvs.
The call for Ohio flccces this week
has been rather spasmodlc as wei
as FOR limited quantities. There seems
| 10 nave been more or less of a de.
nMnd for odds and ends al various
prices. which OF course, could hardl,
establish a market. What transfers
OF graded bhios have been made were
81 M lower grades. Quarter blood
| rs quoted ~ 2fMstis cents. "A lot O,
so'ooo pounds being sold AT the latter
price. Fine unwashed Ohio IN held
NJ last weeks price OF ismiS>cnt
ON" lot of 10000 pounds being sold
~ the latter price. Delalnes ar.
n"inlnally quoted AZ - ana 80 cents
respectively for washed and unwash
ca while S-s ana z blood are gen.
orally held al 80 and 20 cents r.snoc.
| iiNcly.
Michigan Wools.
Demand for Michigan woods ha,
likewise been limited. some business
for the lower grades has been eject
ed. two fair-slzcd lines of I'm, nm
washed selling at II and i7n cents
, respc ciivcly,
TcvpitHric>.
Transactions In territory woods hav.
been Of fair proportions. one house
cleaning up close 10 million pounds
~ Montana. WyominRs and Idahos
sold subject In approval last week
running largely TO clothing woods OF
which the best changed hands on the
clean basis Of t7mts cents Staple
territory is quoisbic at 55M5I cents
me latter for strictly fine stock. on
which there has been further de-
mand this week. one lot OF fine sta
~. Montana ~ $4,000 pounds lnclud
ga IN IN. sales 4 lot OF about 100,
900 pounds Of hair blood Montana Il
$3.50 reported at 2e's cents In the
grease