The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-05-04


and twenty cents Tor averaT. a..
eighths-bloods. The same par,,an e.
reported to have secured m. sN
known Long clip In the Great 80.
Mont. district at the same fignra
is reported that another clip bsd
taken by the same interest a. $50. gsh
one and an eighth cents tho bt.sV "
figure named on contracts up 40 s..
Utah woods are being shorn rsris s.s'
and some inkerior medium Lin u1'
bringing as high as forty-fi,s ar a'e
In Arizona, ms high as FORTY two ~.
half cents " reported 10 have b..e
paid for the best shorn woods.
Idaho Clip Sold.
Large lines OF western Ia.
woods have been turned over d, s",,,
at forty-five TO forty-six ana f, h
cents for medium. The earl, 1 Dan
tracts show a handsome pr,f,,
the buyers. who are putting ~
profits into more wool at an adyss'
in prices. In the section ,ron.s
Rawlins. wyD.s the big mill in,os,0.
has taken about five hundred ina
and dollars worth OF clothing -
French combing wool at Forty 81.
estimated 20 show a clean cost israss
here of fully one dollar ana ,h,s,'
cents these woods being very bsav,
Medium woods in Wyoming are Ell.
ing at around forty.five cents D.
sibly more Is obtainabie for Gins ~.
d. ming lighter than the average Cra,
ers apparently have been aff.ctod 4,
the keenness OF eastern buyers. Man,
Others are refusing 60 sell at less tb.r
sixty cents. evidently preferrinF ;.
wait nntil after shearing and tsts
lchances of making a good sale al IN,
time. II Is thought likely that mos,
II not all. OF the public sales davs vp
have TO be omitted this year. aiso
that less well will come forward IN
consignment. something that prac,i..
ally affects the warehouse companlss
Shearing II progressing rapidly All
over the tcrritory-wooi sections 81.
cept possibly in Montana and ,srtai,
sections In northern Wyoming an
northeastern Idaho. The fact thsf
samples seen 80 far have made
favorable showing possibly explain.
why II has been 80 easy Co transfer
the early contracts. The stocks Of
three eighths-bloods and quarter.
blood held here from the old crop
have been active the past week m.
former especially. ~ this grade /.
largely called for In the government,
specifications. Secured values Az
one dollar TO one dollar and nv
cents for quarter blood and one dol.
lar and ten cents Co one dollar AMI
five. cents for thrce.cights blood
Determining Values.
n II difficult to get actual values.
owing Co the end-of -the-seaauu char.
actcr OF offerings OF territory woods
Many trades arr quoted only ~ pri..
ate terms. one house notes transfer
Of Hevcnty.five thousand 10 on
hundred thousand pounds graded ana
original territory wool at private
terms. fifty thousand pounds quarter.
blood territory sorts. at various prices
and other transactions Pine ami
half-blood woods. which arr most
wanted. are In small stock. largely ln
the hands OF "a leading wafehous
concern. which N reported a. have
over n million pounds. held Qp con.
/ signment and which the owners ar
unwilling TO part with az the market
/ Fleece woods are very strong
though lack OF transactions makes u
difficult TO quote pticeA The ftu
holders have things about their 0vn
way. Sales are noted for the week n
Onto haif-blood at fifty-fivc cents and
three eighthn. blood at fifty.eighi
cents Both lots were combinE wool
II II doubtful " any more could b.
had az the prices named. Sales aisp
are noted OF fair-slEed lots q Ca
madam washed and tub-washcd wool
at sOventy-three 20 scycn,y-rovtn
cents
Current quotations for Ohio rleeets
are fifty-nine Go sixty cents for flr'
washed delaine. fifty-four 20 my
five for Xxx and above. fifty.tour -
I fifty-six cents for fine unwaHhcd De-
laine. foNy-Hix Co forty-scVen cents
for fine unwashed clothing. nfy.five
Co fifty-aiN cents for half-hlood
clothing. fifty-eiEht 20 sixty cents iof
three blood combinE, my
six o. fifty-cight cents for quarter
blood combinE and forty-elght a. iifn
cents for medium clothing.
Late advices from ohio are O. thr
effect that sheaTlng has begun IN ths
eastern part OF the state. "boom
conditions similar 10 those notice
farther west exists In the fleecr'No'l
states. ohio farmers are being paln
so cents and sometimes more l'i
their best medium clips, while I'm
clips are selling at fortN-flve o. NO
cents. A local house has bought lh'
well-known Porter clip In Harrison
county. paying what h said o. be IN
highest mice ever Dafd for such Wool