Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-20
MODERATE BUSINESS
IN BOSTON WOOL
MARKET
Prices Show No Particular
Change; Native Buying inI
West Falls OFF During Past
Week.

Boston. May ao.--A moderate
amount of business appears 90 have
heondone IN the B0sson wool market |
this week, Including practically the
same grades that have been most IN 4
demand for the paat week or two.
With one or two exceptions however.
mills have bought only IN picclna-
out lots which they found Il necos-
earv 70 have for their immediate re-
qpircmcnts, says the boston CONNER
cial Bulletin.
Prices have shown no PARTICULAR
change 20 far ~ domestic woods are
concerned The market for coarse
crosahreds seems to be alightqly
iirmer, however the lots which were
recently sold az low prices having
been apparently pretty well cleaned
up. The strong closing az London
has also had a strengthening effect
on prices here. doubtless
The West IesS Aotlye---Tho active
buying which was in evidence IN the
west last week IL not 80 pronounced
this week. although prices have been
fairly well maintained on what pur-
chases have beer made.
No little speculation il being IN
dulged in by many in the trade AZ 10
what method Of reasoning has caused
ne palment Of prices 30 nigh az those
which we're paid about week ago On
Wyoming With the possibility 81 tar
~ legislation on the wooden schedule
~ strong aa y h at the present nom.
emit Il would seem that buyers had
about reached the limit n indeed
they had not passed a.
Buyers have continued "a take on
Wyoming woods this week. poying I .
cents for some of the better clipe.
which means about SIS cents clean
landed. possibly Sc cents. In the tri-
angle section some further contracts
to limited extent are reported az .
cents. also. in Wyoming, the Rex
burg les Anthony clip Is among tho
large purchases, including t2s,000
fleeces, or about 1000, goo pounds. No
sales OF moment are reported ia the
southwest and California has also
been rather quiet thus far. che clip
thus tar shorn IN that state being
rather detective this year according
10 recent advlces.
In The fleece section the weather
has continued adverse, but some
shearlng has been done and little
wool has been sold. IN Kentucky a
limited amount Of wool Is said 20
have changed hands az 30 and 20
cents. In Ohio. whore estimates ~
the proportion OF the clip shorn vary
from J 3 10 40 per cent. reports state
that 20 and 23A cents have been
paid for a limited quantity 81 medium
wool. some farmers continue 10 ask
"a and % cents ln ohio and eastern
Pennsylvania Medium wOuls IN
Michigan have been bought BY local
dealers. laFEely for mills accounts. az
- cents sOme wool OF ,hiF kind has
been offered TO Boston dealers al 2fts
and 20 cents. but without any sales.
The Go0ds situation--1'hc situation
IN the goods market according o.
| New York advices continues very
healthy. While duplicate orders on
heavy weights are not corning IN in
such a way as o. indicate specula-
ton. there Il altogether a good vol
time OF business being done and the
mills continue well employed. both
on mems and women's wear. The
worsted yarn market, ~ indicated q
week ago. IN decidedly strong and or
ders are not accepted by the spinners
very far forward az a rule.
A tendency 10 the inner goods is
said to be apparent IN the trade, not
only because OF the natural desire
for change. but because Of the fact
that inner woods Are showing relatively
better values FOR the money.
london Closing Strong--Notwith-
standing the expectntipq expressed
both here and abroad that london
might show q weakness towards tho
end Of the sales after the keener edgo
Of the buyers nppetites had worn on,
the market showed decided strength
right up 10 the closing medium 10.
coarse crossbrods being especially
arm and mediums easily holding their
own
Good high ass are said TO have
been relatively scarce. although this
sale was pre-emlpently a crossbTed
sale and purchases there viii IN some
cases Show clean landed costs. Il ls
said % close 10 50 and S. cents.
Crossbreds running from sGs and fea
met with decidedly keen competition,
although some parcels were doubtless
well bought. when the shrlnkage IA
taken into consideration. Merinos
were slightly dearer, perhaps, than at
the last sale. 6fs costing good rs
cents, clean landed.
Purchases for the q. s. A. have
been varlousiy estimated az from TO-
600 10 $4,000 bales. largely FOR mill
account, II 70 said.
The Tnrim sltuuflOu--T'he situation
al washington. 90 far a. the tarin on
wool and wooleng IL oonoerEcd. seems
10 be unchanged, There appears To
be a. much possibility OF revision 81
schedule X as there was q month ngo.
although no one can be certain that
anything viii be- done.
~ there anything N AL this world
that 81 Of more importance 20 YOU
than coed dlgestiOn2 Food must be
eaten TO sustain life and must pc 81