The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-01
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~ LHc ucpOI HIS Deen SO small compared Win
what may be termed fine wool, that / have
not yet thought it advisable to make classes
higher than an extra, the average value of
which deem to be 60 cents although few
fleeces may be found in that sort worth IS
or even S5 cents. The classification will be
extended if circumstances seem to require it.
AS further Illustration of the relative value
OF wool we may take the standard of prices
applied by some of the large manufacturers
of fine wool to their sorts after the heeces
have been parted on the staplers bench. Two
examples will be given, with the name and
price of each sort:-Super, 80 cts; Extra,
50 cts; Prime, so cts; No. /, Al cts No. 2,
80 cts No. 8, SO cts; No. 4, % cts; No. S,
% cts; Listing 90 to % cents. Extra, 90
cts Picklock, 75 No. l, G3; No. 2, So No.
3, 45; No. 4, 80 No. 5, 80; No. 6, 27; No.
Z, %; and Listing 20 cents. / have invari-
ably found it tue case that the fine wool man
ufacturer attaches much higher value to
the fine qualities in his sorts than a manufac-
turer of medium woods would to the same
quality of wool also that the manufacturer
of low and medium qualities, attaches high
er value to the low qualities, than the fine
wool manufacturer does to wool of the same
grade. Few if any of the manufacturers of
low or medium goods reach point in the
stapler's scale above so cents. They usually
make less number of sorts, and estimate
about five cents difference between each.
1t needs no argument to show that the
manufacturer of superfne broadcloths, cassi-
meres, sattinetts, flannels or worsted goods,
can at the Depot select such woods as are ex-
acty suited to his peculiar style of goods,
without being under the necessity of purchas-
ing a single fleece he does not want and that
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a fair market price according to the relative
value Of the style or quality he wishes to
work and furthermore that he is not paying
for filth concealed inside of the fleece instead
of wool.
1t is for the interest of the wool grower, as
well as the manufacturer, that they should be
brought together with the least possible ex-
pense, and in manner that the improvements
or frauds of the one should not escape the
notice of the other. have the opinion of
several manufacturers-who certainly ought
to be competent judges Of the fact-that full
five cents per pound intervenes when wool
finds its way from the grower to them through
the ordinary channels of trade. Under the
depot system, the charges at present for re-
pound This covers all the expense except
insurance, which is one-quarter of one per
cent for each three months the wool remains
in the depot unsold.
Those who have been the friends and sup
porters of this enterprise, by annually depos-
ting their clips, find that it affords an excel
competent Judge, and its defects or merits
pointed out, and by comparing it side by side
with other clips, to learn the true character
of their wool. Those who have not had long
experience in wool growing will readily adj
NIT that this is necessary in order to form a
correct opinion of the various styles grown.
Again: the depot forms a kind of an Er-
change, at which place, during the season for
depositing wool, the growers may meet and
compare views, communicate and receive in
formation concerning the improvements each
has made, and from the books of the agent
determine, from the sorting of different focks,
and the prices obtained for each, which is the
most profitable, and also where those hocks,
which produce the style Of wool they wish
to grow, are to be found. Other duties may
prevent the farmer from bestowing as much
time as is necessary to procure that informa-
ton which is essential to become a successful
grower of wool. 1t very naturally falls with
in the range Of the duties of the agent of a
depot to collect just that kind of information
most needed by the wool grower; and his in
terest being identified with theirs, he can
have no motive for Withholding that informa-
ton. | would here stop to ask the wool
growers present, how much real available in
formation have you received within the last
ten years from that large class of wool buyers
who are usually known by the name of agents,
spectators or dealers Unless your expe
rence is different from those with whom l
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facilities are offered under the depot system,
to procure Just that kind of information which
may at once be made available in the success
full prosecution of the wool growing business,
than have been heretofore enjoyed.
1t may readily be seen from what has been
said that in order to ensure a successful pros
ecution of the Depot system large quantities
of wool must be deposited in one place; for
unless this be the case sufficient quantity of
each sort cannot be obtained to make it worth
the attention of the manufacturer to visit the
Depot and make his own purchases Again,
small establishments would only increase
rather than diminish the evils resulting from
competition in selling, for it is apparent that
if large number Of individuals have an ar
ticle of the same kind to dispose of, the de-
sire to effect a sale would create a competi-
ton among the sellers that would not exist if
the sale of the whole was to be made by one
man. In the latter case the competition is
with the buyers, in the former with the sell
ers; for the uncertainty of another call from
buyer often operates as an inducement to
close a sale at a less price than they believe
the article to be worth.
The question will naturally arise, will the
approve of this system in max
ing his purchases? knowing them to be
shrewd, cautious and perseverng class of
business men, always ready to act upon the
principle of purchasing where they can buy
cheapest, and selling where best prices can
be obtained, before deciding upon the feast