Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-06-25
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| when Will De valuable OOtn 10 Inc farmer
and merchant. 1t was elected by the
following note, dated
New York. May l6. 1876.
Dear Sir:-You have been engaged for
the year past in exporting American woods
TO various markets in Great Britain, and
must have acquired much valuable infor.
nation respecting the manner in which
our woods should be prepared for those
markets. Such information is much want,
ell by our farmers and wool dealers: for
i, is evident tina. wool is 10 be henceforlh
an impor,an, article Of expectation from
the u. States. Allow us, then, to in.
quire, whether you will not do us the
favor to write on, your impressions for
The Journal Of Commerce.
We are, sir, your ob't servants.
HALE & HALLOCK.
Hamilton Gay, Esq, SO South street.
New York. May 10th, 1916.
Messrs, Hale and Hallock:
Dear Sirs-I have your favor Of this
days da,e.--Such information as can
give on the subject Of your inquiry, is a,
Your service, for the benefit of those in.
lerested.
More than one half of all the American
Fleece Wool exported from the United
States. of the las, years clip, was owned
and shipped by myself and by others
having joint interest with me. The
purchases were all made at the lowest
poin. of The season. beginning ON the first
day Of September, and closing on The 25lh
nett loss Of 5000, and 1888 bales of
wool yet unsold-equal only TO the frac.
lion of penny sterling OH each pound.
No, fleece OF the wool was sold to mee.
The ayment of drafts drawn against it..
nor was any portion Of it unduly pressed
upon The market; and this loss arose
from causes unnecessary. easily avoided.
and entirely within The control Of parties
in this country.
The prices of United States Fleece
Wool are affected very iniuriously in
foreign markets by its unclean condition.
Ii contains too much oil, and yolk, and
dirt. The sheep are generally washed
with TOO little care. and run too long after
washing beflre shearing. A large portion
Of The wool from this cause must pass
through the hands Of those who sort il
and scnur it in soap and water, before it
is sold to the manufacturers.
The Wool itself is of superior staple,
and while upon the sheep is inferior TO
no other in the world, Of equal grade; and
it may be safely stated, that every pound
of oil, or other worthless substance. will.
in the English markets, deduct from the
value of the wool containing IT. the price
at leas, of two pounds of wool. EngllSl
J, manufacturers and staplers, before pur
chasing. open portion Of the feeces. ane
examine carefully. not only the tineness
bu, also the strength of the staple, ant
its condition throughout
The frs, impor,an, operation in pre-
pairing our fleece wool for export, is Il
, properly cleanse it before shearng. Thu
sheep should be washed in clear runnin!
wa,er-.lle water must run freely throug
: every par, of the fleece, and the wool an
every part of it should be pressed AM
worked with the hands while under water
= The ,coter runs oF ciear. The shearln
should then take place as soon as III
sheep become dry after " shing.
Then comes the tying up of the heeces
Ill the loose locks. clippings and tags
= and every thing unclean, Or of an inferit
quality, and the coarse wool from tn
thighs. if there be any, should be ,0hoH
IL ia1,
SO as to keep their shape, and Show a
is customary. the best part of the fleee
n. on the outside.
This terminates the wool-grower's pa
hut will here remark, that sheep shout
- be kept as nearly as possible in unIforml
good health and flesh, because every po
ton of the staple or fibre Of the wo
which grows while the sheep is ver
poor from disease or want Of food, has
Illie strength as to break in working; al
if this weak growth takes place in The ia
of the year. it destroys The fleece for IN
: ny purposes.
- The next step is to properly sort az
sack the fleeces. and direct them to Il
~ best market This is the merchant
part. and more than shippers prof. d
. Ponds upon its being performed unde
standiugly.
In England each manufacturer devot
III his attention to one particular descriptit
of goods, for which his machinery h
been constructed, and he makes no olhe
The makers of each kind Of goods ha
established themselves mostly togeth
re-. in some one part of The kingdom. whe
at they have wool market of their own,
which they seek for the qualities al
descriptions suitable for their purpos
and will buy no other. The Broadclo
makers in the West of England,
ss' Worsed Combers of Yorkshire,
'"' Flannel manufacturers Of Rochedale.
and those who make Hosiery in Notlin
. ham.-purchase in their several markt
supply suitable only for their own m
chnery. So nice does this discrmin
ut ton run, that the heeces Of 6ue wo,
taken from sheep one year old viii
were never before shorn are mostly Sc