Show I Wool Too High Buyer Declares I While many Boston wool wool woolmer merchants merchants mer mer- chants doubt tl the Ue e wisdom of buying new domestic wool on a parity with prices now prevailing it Is admitted that contracting Is proceeding slowly slow slow- ly at nt widely widey scattered points mainly main main- ly In Utah and neighboring sections A leading Boston house is cre credited With contracting the Colin Campbel clip of or nearly pounds in to Arizona at 50 60 cents which means 53 cents landed In Boston Tho The clean cost is estimated at to Conditions this year particularly favorable to to Arizona growers as less tesa domestic wool is available in Boston than for years Experts say that at 50 cents in the grease these light and showy Arizona fleeces are area a better bargain than the heavier wools recently contracted in Utah Utan at 41 to 45 cents Shearing will demonstrate whether this is true l 1 urther Further north north contracting is reported re- re ported around Cisco and Thompson In the tho Grand River valley at 42 to 43 cents tents for fine fino and fine medium combing and anti 45 to 46 cents tor for half half- blood d' and three eighths Something also has been done recently recently recently re re- In northern California and Wyoming ming California growers demand demand demand de de- mand 50 cents for far r net nest est northern woo wools s. s As these contain a Q larger pr proportion of or medium grades than thanIn In previous years this price is considered considered con con- extreme In Wyoming and Nevada small clips have been contracted contracted con con- at 88 38 to 42 cents Large handlers handlers' of territory wools woolston woolston woolston ton of ot to clean This is is' difficult Probably all leading houses hous hous- es have contracted a few clips not because they see an opportunity to turn them over at a profit but because be because because be be- cause they th-ey feel it necessary to have havea a a. place In Inthe the Sun The principal activity In Boston continues to be the purchase of ot all Kinds ot of cheap scoured and reworked rework rework- ed stock of woolen mills Sales of territory have been confined to tb a afew afew few Cew offerings by consignment houses Some Montana fine line aria and flue medium staple and clothing have sold In original bags on the clean dean basis of about Fleeces s' s sare are dull and unchanged Choice lots of or unwashed ed delaine are held at 60 cents cents' without without without with with- out buyers Other Other- holders say that th T 5 cent bu but t their supply is not taken A goOd sized lot of Ohio quarter-blood quarter has sOldat soldat sold soldat at 52 cents It is doubtful if any choice wool of off this grade remains unsold old here New Zealand Cablegrams report buyers not taking Madly kindly to high prices asked by growers At the sale the past last week bales were offered mainly unattractive unattractive unattractive tive top making wools with no na lots suitable for America Withdrawals were heavy owing to the high rei re- re I i serves Auctions are in progress i this tills Week eek at Sydney Sdney Cablegrams I quote best merinos os unchanged and other sorts easier Private advises advices I I say my that the market has a weak appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap but prices are without quotable change Japanese are taking taking taking tak tak- ing all desirable wools at full prices American buyers continue to hold off oft offIn offin In Australia Buenos Aires reports the time season practically aUy over for tho the best wools n o- o |