Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-03
FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
INFORMATION
Concerning WOOL suitable FIR the cheafest
Sufhiy Of Uery strong and useful
wooLENs and woRsTEDs


Tn the late experiments to procure HOME MADE
articles OF military clothing for the United States
the success greater than could have been expect
cd, IN the present Imperfect and untred state of the
American Manufacturcs--I regard to all goods
made OF cotton, for the purposes requiring strength
or neat uniform appearance, the pfesent capacity OF
this country manifested on this occasion, to be
far greater than actual probable wants require
in this valuable class Of cotton goods are included
strong neat shifting and sheetinc, cotton land hall
cotton) hose, cotton drilling for vests, pantaloons,
gatcrst be1sacis, working irocks and trowsers RI
tie frocks and overas, knapsacis and havcrsacks,
sewing cotton, and various small but arti-
cles.
In the wooden branch offers were abundant and the
liner The goods or the materials proposed the more
ready tbs dispotion, abundant the quantity in pro-
portion to the demand and moderate the prices
The best cloths suitable for the commissioned Off
GERS, were offered npon terms the least advanced
bove the European prices, owing to the spreading nf
the Merno shecp--'rhe cloths for the non-commis-
sioned ciiccrs md privntes, offered upon terms
advanced b The next degree of moderation above the
European prices because the great stock Of our ma
I've or Oh stock OF sheep produce wool, which, after
picking ont tile coarse and good deal of fine will
d. vel ior cloths suitable for these two purposes
Hnt u 70 substantial fact well worthy Of observation
and consideration that the inferior qualities OF strong
heavy goods, tlough most easy 60 make (rcquiring
no nicely OF colour, dressing or fnishing) were the
most advanced above the European goods Of the same
Kinds, IN the terms in which they were offered The
reason of thus clearly appears 20 be- that sufficient
number of our sheep are njs OF the breeds which
yield great quantities Of the coarse wool. The des-
criptohs OF The goods male out of this sort of wool
in England are as follows:
Kendall wonien cloths (usually called Kendall cot
tons) ~ pieces Of twenty yards, u and % inches
wile, Tor nineteen 70 twenty -four sbIlngs sterling
undvcd used ti csc ten or twelve We for vsf b,cs
White stovcd twilled kcrsey for ovoras, or,c ssnc
widths, IN thirty yard pieces, az Is slliars and SIX
pence to torty eight siiins and six pence sterling
per piece. Univcd booking bazes, Eve TO six a'rs
wrhe, at two sings 70 two shillincs and six pence
sterling per yi11i White slowed swanskus so,vcsts,
untwilled plain, raised, about 7-StIs Of yard vide
at two slllngs sterling per yard, aud blankets for.
the private men AZ two shilings to two and pence
sterling per pound.
IL . plain that there Is not ihc least difficulty 20
procure an abundance Of wool for cse and al other
pnrpojos Of the army, navy and hospitals But Il IL
certain, that they require quality of wool inferior
70 what our sheep produce II has therefore appear
Ell 10 be duty 20 bring these facts before the public
an order that our farmers ny consider tiie rourjcf
OF breeding sheep which are great bearers Of long
coarse WOOL Che longcrpart OF which IS ncccssary fo
eoinbings nod the shorter part Of which Will make
kendais, scrscys, booking baizes, drape-v bgzcs
WEIGH pains. aud the best VI this coarse WOOL ;s ia
Kind ht for common poiat blankets. u is well IN
dcrstood that tllc making this last mentioned npn-
tant article IL tic coarse wool be too long the ma
nuiacturcrcrs ia England chop Il with an axe tlat
II may DC The better ised with thc card, after tic
blanket has been wOTc
IL IS well known that there are Sufficient unsnLcrs
Of those heavy lccccd sheep IN the country for brec-
dcrs They ought obe triscn great care Of aud Us.
ed 20 get up sufficient took OF common wool. H.
tngiao'l, they breel both Kinds (besidcs AIoriuos)
aud Keep the breeds aad Cocks carefully scpuratel
II Is to DC Ohlervcd, that these heavy deeces voud
be IN wcielit more than dolbic the list ones, vet
they vii solI within ten per cent or perhaps five
per cent. in pice, Of flic good common wool
The manufacture Of .he coarscr hosiery anil coat
ing, aud cheapest wool hats aud carpets require
iI'ess cheap aud heavy nceces
u IS vel Known, that no nation has ever assisted
Their manufactures aud husihcss 10 general 50 ciTee-
t1aily ss Tie English, by breeding animals suitable
10 The varions objects aud purposes.---.As We are
10 hold competition With them VIC must do the same.
u Is believed, on repeated examination and consi-