Show OGDEN WOOL AUCTION A pronounced SUCCESS ogden utah october 12 one ol of the most notable wool marketing transactions to take place in the west in years was consumed in the sale of some pounds of wool in merrion and wilkins Wl lkins auction series at ogden october 2 to 5 and to buyers exercising their option to purchase at private treaty lots of wool on which they were high bidders that were passed in the ring rine bidding cautiously the first day buyers became more active as the auction progressed with prices edging to the highest point the last day when a top of 27 cents per pound was paid in the ring for a choice lot of blood idaho wool prices approaching this figure were realized for a number of lots of the better wools at private treaty during the series of sales 31 cents per pound was paid for one I 1 fancy lot of utah A 14 blood staple wool by the baron woolen mills of bingham utah the range of prices realized for the four grades of wools sold in this auction series were given by mr macintosh as follows graded fine to per pound graded half blood per pound graded ants s from c to 27 c graded 1 4 blood to per pound aund wools in original bags brought to 26 c per pound |