Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-18

If II be1rue as the Patriot aledges, that we are
soon 10 have vast importatons Of cheap, fine, for
eign WOOL why, in The name of sefinerest and
common sense, do not The manufacturers tOad for
these imporioiions, and take advantage of them to
depress the prices of American wool? To buy
wool now at higher prices, when the Patriot as
surcs them that they will ere long have the marke;
stuffed and prices diminished, seems to us to be
very odd sort Of Speculation" to say the least
But the manufacturers ore not such fools. They
evidently regard the truth as being precisely op.
posite 10 the assertions of the Patriot uud the
facts that they are now making "rusll" for our
wool-that they are able and willing to advance
rrices-and that they extending their opera
tons md working up their stocks rapidly thus
making way for still more active demand for
wool in fulure,-theso are all "Frus of the Tar.
ifl," which the Patriot ray deny, but never can
argue them away until ii produces something far
different from tbs article which we have now re-
viewed.
Our neighbor evidently does not like TO see the
"fruits" gathered up from the newspapers in all
parts of the country. This, however, is The very
best and iarest way of showing the state of bust
of the Tariff; and we must adhere to it, even
though We should he very happy to please the
Patriot.
Hooi Trade al hhaeu.- Tie Chronicle says the
wool trade al thai place has been greater tins year
lhah ever before double that 81 last year. More
than $50 coo lbs. have been purchased at hat place
II England supplied us with all our woollen cloths
us she would under free trade --wlat would be-
come OF this wool? How much could farmers
procure for it, Rochester Den.
Cdyuga Wool Market The southern portions
OF tins county ARE believed to constitute one OF
the finest Wool districts IN The Slae-nOi second
even TO "Old Duchess" The amount Of wool
purchased ut Aurora and the immediate vicinity,
during The past hive weeks, is not less than 200,
600 lbs varying from % to 90 l.2 cents per ID.
The average being about 50. ,Abont ouehdf of
This has been taken by one firm, for the Boston
manufacturers forming the haudSOmcst lot ever
gathered west Of Albany.
Wool.-Ihe POughkeepse Eagle says, that al
most the entire clip in Duchess county for this
year and last has been purchased ia that and the
neighborng counties, AMI much of it already
shipped 10 the easE The ruarket is cons .queptly
dull, but the following standard prices are still
steadily maintained
Saxony, &c 40 CTS
MerlBO, 81 Il 30
llalfbluod, do. %
Common, 20
BakewelI and Coiswo, I7al9
Woot-We saw yesterday friend from WASH
lngton, who gave us some further statistics of The
Wool product of that county for the present year.
lie stated that he had bought 10000 pounds of
merno, OF different grades, for which he had paid
about 600. Another gentleman. he informed
us had purchased over 200, 900 lbs. and many oth-
er dealers various Notwithstanding in the az
gregate about one million OF pounds. From This
amount however, must be deducted some which
came from Ohio, and part OF The clip OF last
year, which had not been sold But he assured
us that tie real aggregate Of that county would
still he at least 500 600 pounds and The cash ex
pended for it and distributed atnong the growers
would be $4,000, averaging 80 cts. II pound
Some gentlemen had received Tor this Years fleece
$1,000, Others $1,000, and SO down.-Pdisburg
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