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Show Boston "Wool Market. BOSTON. Dee. 22. The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: "Tlie wool market has been less active during the past week, speculative buying having decreased very materially, although al-though demand from the mills lias been of fair proportions. Prices are firm as ever and the general opinion is that they will hardly decline and may advance. The goods market appears to have been marking mark-ing time and SDlnners and combers report re-port a quiet trade. A few contracts have been placed in tho west at ' about last week's basis of prices." Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12 months, 95cJl.00; fine S months, S5.f7SSi. California Northern, $5fi 90c; middle county, S0S2c; southern, tSW70e. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, Jl.OO'ft) 1.05; eastern clothing, 93 95c; valley No. 1, 90fft92c. Territory Fine staples, $1,101? 1. 12 half-blood combing. $i.00fil.05; three-eighths-blood combing, 90ffi 92c-; common and braid, 65fi?6Sc: tine clothing, 90& 92c; fine medium clothing, S5faS7e. Pulled Extra, ?l-05'fi 1.10; line A. ?i8eg) $1.00; AA, 0Oft)5c; A supers, S3(yS5c. |