The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-28
DISPOSITION MORE
DEFINITE TO
MARK TINE
Boston Market Report for Past
Week Shows That Watchful
Waiting Is Still Watchword
in Big Wool Centers.

The Boston Commercial bulletin,
reviewing last weeks Boston wool
market, says In part.
The disposition I O mark time has
bcen very apparent through the wool
trade during the past week. only one
or two houses have had a good trade
aud the vast majority Of both larger
and smaller houses report Il very
quiet week.
As might be expected, the quietnoss
has fostered a disposition To- trade and
some dealers are ready to make trad
Ing concessions in the matter of price.
but this Ices not mean that there ~
any material weakness in the situa-
ton. On the contrary. Il II freely
predicted that the future Of the mar
ket Will be sood and hat prices will
continue to rule on a high level for
good woods.
The developments of the week have
had "A tendency to make the situation.
already nded with uncertainty, all the
more difficult to a~nalyzc. and no
doubt the uncertainty has had more
to do with holding up business than
has any idea that the situation Is not
fundamentally sound. Indeed. the re-
port of the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers last week ON the
occupation of wool textile machinery
has been a decided bull argument,
assuming that the percentage Of act
i've machinery continues for some lime
has high ~ indicated IN that report
and the reports current with refer
encc to the goods market would seem
To indicate that the mills are getting
a evry fair business at the moment,
Sales OF domestic wool have been
neither numerous nor large. Wooden
manufacturers have been fairly free
buyers of such woods as they are in
need of, but they seem to be commit
ted 10 "A hand -to-mouth policy. Greasy
domestic woods have been compare
lively quiet.
sales of territory wool have been
of very moderate proportions again
this week Here aud there "a sale Of
medium wool or n fair-sized lot of
fine medium Is reported In the weeks
sales but no large quantities either In
drdually or n the total have changed
hands. SEINE lots of New Mexican fine
medium wools have been sold at prices
varying from 60 10 60 cents. clean
basis, and some half-blood wyoming
and Utah wool has changed hands at
prices varying from a clean basis of
about s. To 81 or 6S cents. depending
upon the wool a little thrcc-eighths
Wyoming Is also reported sold at
about 81 cents clean. staple fine
woods have been slow OF sale ana In
fact almost everything In territories
has moved slowly.
Texas md California woods have
been generally neglected. although one
sale he reported of some 10000 pounds
ot twelye-months Texas at about g.
To GS cents. clean basis.
The demand for secured wool has
not been large so FAR as individual
lots are concerned. but the total vol.
umc ci wool sold has been at fail
proportions aud prices have shown
ittlC tendency 60 ease as q rule. Their,
has been fair demand for South
American lamb WOODS. which hav,
commanded about the same prices a.
were. paid last week. namely % to -
cents, depending upon the condition
and grade OF the wool. Pulled woods
as noted above. have been somewhat
weaker and q supurs have sold OF
about a 60-ccut level for averag,
eastern white g. Choice lots are heI,
above this figure by 2 to Q cents an,
~ "a min wanted some really choice
wool the higher price could doubles.
DE obtained. Some western rs haVl
been sold during tho past week al
net price delivered, which would shoy
the dealer who bought them only
fair profit il sold at 5S cents, ate
dcducting an expenses. Some yellow
eastern n was sold ut 50 cents AM
some clothing A super at 80 cent,
Fine \ supcrs have brought 60 cent.