The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-05-18
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY.VT
Tuesday, May 10, l047.
WOOL DEPOT.

WOOL DEPOT.
From the advertisement of Mr.. Blanchard.
it appears rha, he has procured a spacious
building, which we understand 10 be the old
congregational church, situated in the village
Of Shoreham, which he will arrange into a
Depot for wool, for the present season,
Every rejecting or reading agriculiurallst,
must by this time, be satisfied, that one ofthe
most prominent causes, of the reduced price
of wool for several years past, has been the
great disadvantages under which they have
laboured in obtaining the just market value.
To acquire a knowledge of what this is, the
farmer al home, is not favourably situated.
lie necessarily depends upon wool purchas-
ers, who like byers of every thing else.
cries naught to the seller. Last year
our wool growers had a signal instance
of this sort Of management, in the cry come
ing from The manufacturers, and their agents.
aud lncssantly repeated, that the price oil WOOL
must range FIVE cents less on the pound,
than the veal previous. 1t operated like a
decree Of fate.
Pressed by his necessities, the wool grow
ers ii last gave way,and accepted the reduced
offers which the false prophets chose to pre-
scribe for them. But a circumstance still
more inauspicious to the growers oil the hner
qualities, is the fact, that the whole clip oil
the country, has hitherto been bought at an
average price, and by agents so limited In
their offers, that it has been out of their pow
er fairly TO discriminate between the fine and
course grades. Under such circumstance
the grow ers of the improved qualities have
been deprived OF an adequate remuneration
FOR their greater expense and skill in The pro-
duction Of the article. and compelled to de
t~eriorate the character and condition of then
feeces, 50 as to make up in weight W hat they
loose by the refusal Of the purchaser TO make
an equitable discrimination in The price be-
tween the 6ne and the greasy and contami-
mated article.
Now TO save the farmers in this branch OF
husbandry from utter ruin, and at the same
time 10 improve the quality and condition OF
their focks, what better plan can be adopted
than that Of a depot upon the principles pro-
posed by Mr.. Blanchard. uhere the sale Of
the wool is entrusted 10 one individual. whose
interest it will be TO secure TO his customers
the highest possible price. and who will make
ii his study by corresponding with merchants
aud manufacturers themselves. to acquire :
correct knowledge of The present state of tn,
market. and its future prospects. and thus rs.
certain the real market value. In our appre
hension there is no other way 10 avoid ia,
evils complained OF BY lock masters tha,
that Of a depot, upon the plan suggested b,
Mr.. Blanchard, and recommended by Mr.
Mott. in his address TO wool growers, recent,
published in our paper, and especially mus
it be acceptable 10 the growers Of the fine
qualities, and those whose pecuniary circum
stances are such as to forbid holding on II
their wool until the mos, propitious time 70
sale may arrive.
depot for The sale Of wool now proposed
to be established for the first time in Vernon
is By no means au experiment. Such an es-
tablishmcnt has existed at Kinderhook for
Two or three years past. Another has beer
established in Springfield Massachusetts, anu
Patrouized by the wool growers of Ohio aud
Pennsylvania. who have experienced the evils
under which we are labouring.
Both of these establishments are daily
growing in business, and the public favour,
especially Of those no have availed them
selves of the better prices which they have
been enable to obtain for their clips which
have been there deposited. While the wool
agents who derive such a fine percentage for
their services. uniformly deprecaie Depots,
the manufacturer has found it his interest to
patronize them, because from the large guam
tiIy collected and assorted. they can convent
emily make purchases Of the grades best a.
dapted to the style Of goods which they man.
u~iacture. and at a less expense than paying
their usual commissions for purchases.
We understand from MIR. Blanchard, that
it is his intention personally to be in attend
ance with an approved assorter in Shoreham,
and to divide his time between the depot
there and the enc at Undertook.
The Vermont Company Of about rs, has