The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-21
WOOL TRADE QUIET
WITH PRICES
STEADY
Conservatism Manifest in Bos-
ton Operations but Market
Generally Remains on Very
satisfactory Basis.


Tho Boston Commercial Bulletin.
commenting ON last weeks conditions
In the wool market, says In part.
The majority OF the houses In the
wool trade have had o draggy trade
during the past week but a few report
"a fair business. on the whole the
volume OF business done has been CON
sidcrabiS less han That OF an average
week. However, values have been
fairly steady and while the quiet tone
OF the market may have Induced "A
few people 20 adopt "A trading attitude
there has been no general disposition
to allow any good wool to 20 Tor less
money than has been obtained for
several weeks.
While the worsted mills have not
been wholly out of the market by ans
means. the wooden mills. especially
those occupied On military cloths.
have been relatively the keoncr OPP
orators, and have taken a fair guam
tity OF wool for them, although the
purchasers were generally OF the hand
20 mouth order.
Just why the mills have not been
more active In the market the past
week Is not altogether clear. espe-
cially In the light % the present busy
schedules at the mills az shown by the
quarterly report OF the National AS
ISOLATION OF Wool Manufacturers ON
the occupation OF wool textile ma
chinery. IL Is not at all unlikely.
however, that the manufacturers are
waiting partly 10 see what the Eng
lish government Is going TO do about
granting permits to ship crussbrods.
Then, again. the larger mills have
Dcen free d steady buyers during
the past three months or more. both
In the seabOard markets and In the
west, so that although they are well
occupied on orders now In hand, they
are, az the same time, well covered
on raw material with which to I'm
those riders and can afford 10 wait
a little before buying further. How
long they can wait Is a question ON
which not all factors in the trade are
agreed.
Sales OF domestic woods during the
week have been rather spotty and not
large In volume. Territories are sim
moving only slowly. hut still some
woods are moving. The buyers are
disposed 10 shop about, however, and
are taking choiccr offerings at recent
market quotations.
sales OF territory have been made
10 a moderate extent, with good woods
commanding mirly good prices. pos
sibly as high as have been made this
year For Instance. fair-sized lots of
Wyoming and Montana wool In the
original sacks have been sold on "A
secured basis of 20 geufs ror tho
choicest woods OF good staple. Less
slightly woods have brought around
60 W GS cents. some Utah and Sew
Mexican woods have been sold. also
around 60 Co 60 cents. and short
French CombinR woods are said 10
have been offered at slightly less than
tins figure, according to "a buyers esti-
mate.
Besides the original woods there
nave also been sales II medium WOODS
again this week, principally three
eighths and half-blood woods. ON about
the level Of prices recently ruling.
namely 33 cents for good three
cighths woods with an occasIoun.
choice lot commanding "a half-cent ia
a cent more Some threc-cighths wy
oning was sold at 30 Ia % cents.
about 10000 pounds being involved
and some 400. 000 pounds al soda
Springs half and threc-clrhths comb
ing wools were sold al about this pric,
but terms were kept private. A lot OF
about 500 hHgs Of original Montana b
reported sold M prices ranging from
20 To 30 cents In the grease. or g.
to 20 cents. clean basis.