Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-29
E'om ihc " J.. JournaI of Commerce.
PREPARATION OF WOOL.


subject OF your inquiry, is at your service, Tor
he benefit OF those Interested.
More than One-hali of oil the American
Fleece Wool exported from the United States
Of the last years clip. was owned and shipped
by myself and by Others having Joint inter.
st with me The purchases were all made
al tue lowest point OF the season, beginning
pa The first day oI October last. The result
has been net loss OF S3993, and lsS bales Of
WOOL YET unsold-cqual only To the fraction of
penny steglingon each pound Not fleece |
3l uie WOOL Was sold TO meet the paymct OF
traits drawn against il, nor was amy portion /
oi II unduly pressed upom the market: and /
lhls loss arose from CAUSES unnecessary. easily /
avoided. and entirely within the control III
parties in this country.
The prices of United States Fleece Wool :
are Affected very iujurously ian iCrcigu mar /
keis BY It's unclcuu condition. Itcoutains too
much uil, and yOik, and dirt. The sheep are
generally washed with too little care, aud ran
TOO long ALTER washing before shcaimg.
large portion ol the wool from this cause must
pass through The hands at those who sort ii
anl scour il ia soap and water, before il is
sold TO ihc manufacturers.
The wool itself is of superior staple, aud
while upon the sheep is interior To no othcrin
the world, OF equal grade; aud il may be safe
~ stated, that every pound OF uil, or other
worthless substance, Will Ia Illt English NOR
kcts, deduct from the value bi the wool CON
tanning IT, the price al least of two pounds of
wool. English manufacturers aud staplers
baiore purchasing, open portion OF the flee
oeS, and examine carefully, not only the fine
ness but also the strength OF The staple, aud
! It's condition throughout.
/ The first Important operation in preparing
our heecc wool for export. is To prOper,
"a. -, =
/ Dc washed IA clear running water-thc water
I must run freely through every part of the
fleece, and Tire wool and every part of it should
be pressed and worked with the hands whils
under water, until the dirt aud oil are removed
and the ,r0icr Tims M clear. The shearing
should then take place as soon as the sheen
become dry after washing.
Then comes the tying up OF the nccccs.
All the loose locks, clippings aud tags and
everything unCcan. or ol AN Inferior quality
and the coarse wool from the thighs, il there
b. amy, should b. wholly rejected. and the
ilecces tied up firmly 80 as to keep their shape.
ana show az Is customary, the best part OF
the fleece ON the outside
This terminates the wool growers part-but
] will here remark. that sheep should bc kept
~ nearly as possible IN uniformly good health
anu hcsl, because every portion OF the staple
nr bbre OF the wool which grows while the
sheep - very poor from disease or wan: of
food, has So HUE strength as To break i'm
washing; and il this weak growth takes place
IN The tall ot The year il destroys the fleece Tor
many purposes.
The next step is to properly sort and sack
the ileeces and direct them to the best market. 7
THIS Is the merchants part, and NOR. than 1
shippers proht depends upon its being per-
formed Understandings
Iu England each unauu(, sf,trar ,lavo,co III,
-, ~" 10 v'''gt 'rtri,l,,I,.. Il. --,;,.,;,, 81
e'o,',' jof winch his machinery has been r,',- /
- ~ ~ ana he makes no other. The makers h
W eaoh KIND OF goods have established =, p Z
80 mostly together in some api ,naeI., ,''J
thcir o,yn H,1't uey hay seek Tor the quail
Ties md L. ~ "yAssuitable for their purpose.
and viii - no other. The broad cloth ma
kc-- r,the west OF England: the worstcd comb
ssA oi Yorkshire; the flannel manufacturers ofl
koshddle; and those who make hosiery in
Nottingham, purchase in their several markets
supply suitable only for their own machine.
~ 30 nice does this discrimination run. that
ne hecccS OF fine wool, taken from tie sheen
'hc year oil which were never before shorn
nc mostly sent to ono part OF the country aud
mere sold Tor one purpose, and the 1rec,.s ta
Ken from the same sheep th. next wear are
'ehi 10 another part of the country. and Their,
wrought INTO very different kind of goods
nus u Is oi very great importance that R,ccel
Hoo' ,Vr Shipment, before it goes on board,
should ne sorted and sacked according to- the
grades OF foreign manufacturers and snitabl,.
Tor their purposes, III order that il may be sold
directly TO them; otherwise, even if clean and
10 good order it must pass first through other
.iaiiuS mat re- sortit fe-saCk il. and distribute
u 10 various parts of the kingdom at consider.
able expense.
The size of the bales is the next thing to BE-
Kept IN view. have paidon large shipments
IS hiSh as one dollar per Jaie for dock dues "
without reference To the size of bales: while At
some ports tie charge is less than one-tcnth
part OF this sum.
C"stom7 IN England give the purchaser an H,
allowance on each JGic called .thc draft" but
"o amount mus gwen varies in tho different {
I'a!he's' have many accounts OF sales i'm
\hich only one pound weight Dcy. bale j. de-
ucicd for "tbc draft havcother accounts D
= sales made IN different places. nm which ,
D. and > lbs, and lbs, and even mounds il
sF G"ic Is deducted for lhe dfait. without ref.
renee toths size OF Tie bJlc This NAV sec,, =
unreasonable, but ID is established by tic am
tent usage OF the different markets. and ,u,,st g
b. complied with The bales should there
ore be at sue suited co th.irdcsiiuation. btt il
.ni too iaTgo. else Ih,y will not b. lifted but
3H'd over lhe docks and streets. Each sack J.
l'"'' PC hrniy packed by a nan inside, bat I.
ever pressed by machinery. and every fleece "
y N'oh staple c.rlully rejected, and those +,
iceccs packed by themselves.
De shipment then requires some attention I,
TIE wool should b. placed on b1arl dr..
y 'lh 'he sack'ng Whole and clean. and should I,
ways he sent rs light lrish IN thc noncr "
ar oi tlIr ,cs,ll: Our wool contains TO- {
nuci oil enj gummy matter 90 b. placed low (,
D 90" ship. with icayy weights p,.ss. I
lg upon &C. without baing ia some decree i'm u
iWd by mating together
lhis closes tbe port OF hc American uer d
'Jut. ~
ln illustration ! will remark thal have ..
ld two invoices az wool sold in England If, '
'e same Price, in she saline place. aud within p
.fer d'ssol each other. whose yolue iu this =
Wn'y uttered ten cents pcr pound on tl,e =
T OBJ their purchase. of auy utiprd,y since
te one hind an-NcIel tl4r market. thc Other j.
lno' bui was greatly superior iu hncucs. oil
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