Show OUTLOOK FOR WOOL THE SIABKET ENCOURAGING TO THOSE WHO WAIT Prices arc a Trifle Easier but the General Tone of the Market is Strong TRIBUNE SPECIAL New York March 31The tolal wool business of the week has not been extensive ex-tensive but the aggregate is sumcicnl ly large lo cause some encouragement to waiting wool men Prices are still a trifle easier on some lines of stock than they were early in the month but the general tone of the market fs stronger than would naturally be expected ex-pected In view of longcontinued stagnation stag-nation In some instances ridiculous I offers have been made on stock by mill men who hoped to break the market I but all sellers refuse to unload desirable desir-able lots of wool at a sacrifice V Inquiry from consumers during the i week has been more satisfactory than at any time since the month opened Indications are not wanting to show that some mills arc short of stock There has been some quiet selling between be-tween mill men Recently without the intervention of the broker Individuals i who bought wool on speculation during the November boom are practically sold out Recent transactions In this direction direc-tion arc quoted by manufacturers aa indicative that the market at large was weakening Such business however I has almost no effect on tIme general situation situ-ation Yesterdays shipments ofstock under order were considerable in excess of new purchases Among the latter was a lot of 31700 pounds B supers at 17 cents V 20000 poundri Montana fine wool at 5Sfc cents on scoured basis and several comparatively small lots of China and East India carpet wools at unchanged prices The Textile Manufacturers Journal says today Time sales of wool In the principal markets of the country for tho week ending March 30th amount to I 2610600 pounds as compared with 3530 700 pounds domestic 2020000 pounds I I foreign aggregating B557000 pounds for the preceding week The sales since January 1st amount to 62510100 pounds domestic 17110800 pounds foreign aggregating ag-gregating 70020900 pounds as compared com-pared with G03G5000 pounds domestic 2133S200 pounds foreign aggregating 32303200 pounds in the corresponding period last year Tho situation In the wool markets at the present time Is similar to that which has been noted for several weeks It IH a willing game Dealers for the most part are lirm In their vhs as to values notwithstanding the fact that sales have been made under the quotations quota-tions of a week ago It Is apparent that tho mills arc working up the stocks they have on hand and buying only as they require wool for Immediate need Dealers find encouragement In the stand I they have taken In holding llrm In the high level of prices In the West whero I irroxfera 4mvc advanced their rates above thOH t current In the EaltI V 1 |