The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-14
WOOL MARKET SLOW
BUT STEADY AS
A ROCK
All Market Reports and Ana
lyses Return to Final Con-
clusion That Price Will
Stay Up.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin. In
It's weekly study of the wool market.
In Boston ana the nation generally.
says in part:
The latter part Of the week has
witnessed rather more interest In the
wool market here. although the vol
ume OF business has been no more
than fair and the individual sales
have been generally for limited quan-
titles. While the trade had fOr the
most pnrt discounted the purse OF
prices al London pretty accurately, at
The same time there vas the natural
hesitation which Is bound To- be in
evidence ut a time like the present
but the general belief now IL that the
future will show well maintained
prices Tor good wool
The sales which have occurred dur
ing the past week have shown little
or no change in values. Possibly
prices on some grades have been
hardly firm. but certainly there has
been no more than q trading differ
encc In the prices quoted last week
and this week, and most dealers abb
solutely refuse 10 consider ms less
monep than they formerly accepted.
Demand has been fairly well diver
sified again this week. almost every
thing having sold 10 % limited extent.
Woods suitable for the wooden manu-
facturers have been IN steady request
for small lots. aud worsted manufac-
turers have been keeping closely IN
touch with the situation, although
their purchases have not been az all
heavy.
The situation at the mills IL no
worse: some say II Is slightly better.
Further war riders hav been placed.
according TO reports this week. Italy
and switzerland being In the market
both for uniforms and uniform cloths.
"a considerable yardaRe being involved.
Tho best OF the material Is said To
command a price Of about $3.50 "a
yard, Aside from this demand, there
secms TO be "a more or less steady de-
mBnd In a moderate way for heavy
weight cloths Tor the coming winter
season. both In worsteds and woolens.
and prices are said TO be fairly salts
factory. Dress good mills continue
steadily employed as a rule.
Yarn %spinners and topmakers re-
port q fairly steady business. There
seems TO he little Of the speculative
nature To the trade but there II bust
uess being done more or less regular
~ for the needs that become current
among the mills. Prices for tops and
yarns are about as they were a week
ago.
The demand for territory woods has
been sluggish again this week. al
though some business is reported foI
small lots. both OF nne original stocl
woods and FOR medium lots, soda
Springs three-eighths commanding 81
to 80 cent In the grease, or about
~ cents lean basis. Some fine me
dunn Utah wool brought Sc To 81
cents. The choicest inc and fine me-
dunn woods are selling In a very limit.
ed way at GS 20 20 cents and SOM
lots are said 10 have brought even q
bit more. 4 moderate demand fol
half-blood Montana clips In the orig
inal bags at 30 to 81 cents, or abcu
20 cents clean basis il reported.
About 10000 pounds of twely'
months Texas was sold on the basil
Of Gs and 20 cents, m a small guam
; tity OF eight months wool at about 8,
cents clean basis.
The demand Tor secured wools ha
T been fairly steady. although not @
p large proportions. Sales of o super