Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-06-25

shipments as high as one dollar per Oafe
for .Dock Dues" without reference TO
the size of the bales; while a. some ports
the charge is less than one tenth par, of
this sum.
Custom in England gives the purchaser
an allowance on each bale called .srhe
Drafts" but the amount thus given varies
at the different markets. have many
accounts of sales in which only one pound
weigh. per bale is deducted for ".he
draft" | have other accounts Of sales
made in diferen, places. i'll which lbs,
and lbs. and lbs., and even 8 lbs. per
bale is deducted for ",he draft" without
reference to the size of the bale. This
may seem unreasonable, bu, is established
by The ancient usage of the different mar
kels, and must be complied with. The
bales should therefore be of size suited
to their destination; but not too large. else
they will no, be lifted. but rolled over the
docks and streets. Each sack should be
firmly packed by man inside. but never
pressed by machinery, and every fleece
Of weak staple carefully rejected and
those fleeces packed by themselves.
The shipment then requires some al
tenliOn.
The wool should be placed on board
dry, with the sacking whole and clean,
and should always be sent as ligh, freight
in the upper par, Of The vessel. Our wool
contains TOO much oil and gummy matter
TO be placed low in the ship. with heavy
weights pressing upon it, without being
in some degree injured by mating to-
| gether.
This closes the part Of the American
Merchant.
In Illustration, l will remark that have
| had two invoices of wool sold in England
at the same price, in the same place. and
within three days of each other, whose
per pound on the day of their purchase.
or any other day since. The one kind
answered The market, the other did not,
but was greatly superior in ineness of
fibre.
My own clip Of wool, grown upon my
own lands. and cut last June. and which
know all about, shipped TO England
in one vessel, aud consigned it, IN two
equal quantities. Of equal quality, to two
different markets. about 200 miles tlisian,
from each other, and they were sold near
the same time. by direction of the same
house, and after full and fair exposure in
both markets, a, a difference of more than
seven cents per pound in price. Its quail
ity and condition were very superior, and
Just suited 10 the one market, and no, to
the other.
Within the past year, l have sent more
or less WOO! 10 every part of England,
and To Wales. and to Scotland. cnmpris-
ing the various qualities grown ir Illinois,
Michigan, Ohio Pennsylvania, New orls
and Vermont. Nearly every invoice was
accompanied with an in!lmaii,n tina, ii
was net sent so much with view to
profit as 10 Try their market, aud hoping
10 receive in return suitable directions or
suggestions for a better method for pre-
, pairing and shipping such woods 10 Eng
land" The result has been a vDumn
, Gus correspondence, giving ample details
and all the particulars required. Ii i
from this CORES pondence and the resul,
of those actual sales, as well as iron
! personal observation and information
: that venture the opinions already ex
e pressed trus, tina, past errors may b
avoided in the future: and now hav
. done with the preparation and shipment
!. The production Of wool in the Unite
r States, until recently, has not equale
e the consumption; bu, the low price &
y grains aud provisions since 1910. hs
Y caused rapid increase in the number
: sheep, which, under very favorable eli
e cums,ances. may double each three year,
and they now surpass. and are likel
IT still further TO surpass. all previous es,
d mates. The quantity of wool became S
y nnwieldv last year, that the value fe
r. full twenty per cent. notwithstanding II
., foreign shipments, the abundance of I'M
y ney, the high Tariff, and the prospero,
10 condition of the manufacturing interes
ID We now have the promise of considerabl
II increased quantities in this years eli
a. especially from some of the new State
with money more in demand, the prote
ID tive policy in more danger. and low,
he prices Of cloths. Ii the Home marke
s were solely relied upon, wool. like a
e other articles, when produced in exces
r. would long rule low in price. An abu
dant supply will hereafter enable mani
IS fac,urers TO purchase at their leisure ar
IN to choose their qualities; and hencefor
as prices mus, be regulated, like those
r. cotton, in the open markets Of the worlt
,e The growing of wool in this country
err receiving from year to year more al
re more attention. Mems minds have bee
in turned in that direction. Hundreds
I'd thousands of sheep. instead of beir
e. slaughtered as Formerly, are now annual
III driven from oldersand cultivated land
re as fast as their Increase exceeds the
re pas,urage, to newer grounds. where the
u are distributed to emigrants from the oil
o. err States accustomed TO take care of lher
is and there they form the germs Of 9th
a. hncks growing up in millions. An imp
a ms has TINS been given which must loi
H.. continue, because consistent with d
IN interests of those CONCERNED The roo
nj and The inducements are sufficient.