| Show Ilo moot mm kit masa lass aug 12 eab eal era have put through a fair business during he lie past week meek practically all kinds and grades of wool selling total transactions for the week are variously estimated at from to pounds pound nearly all domestic rho situation Is still unsettled but recent dove developments have tended to strengthen the tone of nt at least and hopeful oems aa as to the future of at the market are held field reports lle porta of an ail irregular but fair amount of new business being booked by a number of goods mills seem to be the main influence of at favorable import and us as indications of steady improvement in this quarter increase holders of wool acquire more confidence at the same time they are willing to sell at a fair profit many bids are being refused as being but fractionally tio nally below asking prices and the efforts of at some leading manufacturers to obtain options on large lots of wool to carry until tariff matters are settled aie being resisted u b hongly in fit a number of instances among the larger sales of the week Is reported one lot of pounds montana Alon tana in the artinal original inal bags at twenty one cents As a rule prices are no higher but the firmer tendency is general and few concessions are being made offerings of fleeces are rather light and the position of these wools is considered strong most I 1 astern buyers hove have returned from the west leaving but few clips unsold late transactions in montana were at cents cent in ohio more has been done of late laie around twenty two cents though sellers are asking twentythree twenty three cents in instances |
