New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-01
The Wooi Trade.

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We are nov on threshold n the incoming OF our enP
OF native Wool and il may not he uniatere-tns 20 tsse
;e Of the n,s pre.ent and PROBABLE future condition ??
the markets Of production and consumption OF tns a''
In the BEGINNING Of Is5I the European Wool markets
opened firm prices steadily msinsined and nosw.n
over the previous years prices vas realized on the nnef a
scnptioDs Wool In September Of that year. serious s
began BE- felt in England scc)1nt OF the
Cafr difficulties and the Gold mania sdvices from Au-
traa from both Of which il feared material falling
of In the supplies Of Wool would necessarily follow tns
markets there well the Continent OF Europe COZ
sequenty became much excited From that period nsne'
prices predicted 10 the Euopeaa markets and IS sac
ceedpe adsices from Ausrala appeared more ana "
warrant the spprehtnsons felt 70 snort supple, foai
thence the article continued steadily 70 advance N pree
10 10 latest dates the imports Of Australian Woods mo
Great Britain this year exhibited material dimnuon As
compared with corresponding period OF last From te
South American ports the supplies have, IN the aegres.
gradually seemed for 90 years ard rng to the late po-
litca troubles there particularly in the La Plata provne
the total from these to the markets Of CONSUMPTION
will this year fall short OF last.
Under hi. aspect it appears all improbable that we
n sfe oT ss Rtsn and he Continent Of Eur,pe
The Imports Of w ols into the United Sts'es when IN
1S48 and lS9 averaged but ZsOO bales increased IN S
So bales and in 1851 reached the lase quantity Of
bales Under this excessive supply prices which had con-
menced dropping towards the close OF 1850 continued
ually TO ecede until arrested by the Australian sde7s
and their effect upon the European markets, which nao
rally enough inspired our holders with more commence
We're taken for export to Ears9e year s5I
closed heavily for the article many OF our %
DISCOURAGED BY the heavy STOCKS ana low pIccs
Foreign and Domestic Wooden Goods and the still hlsn
prices Of the material compared with 1919 had stop
ped their mills worked short time that at the Desn
ming of this year il estimated that not much more
than twO-hds Of the manufacturing force OF the country
in this branch 10 operation, and probably 80 remains a.
this time. ~.
since the beginning of this year. imports Of Wooden
Goods have exhibited seady and material decreass as
compared with the corresponding montns OF 1851 In WOODS
the dminuton has been still greater will be seen from
the following table which gives the import for the h I'VE
months Of each year since 848 viz first tive months oil
l849 the Imports were. 9bIf Dales al Sorts
1852 the imports were u ~ oaes al soIts'
1891, the imports We'
1872, the imports were IIoi oaies All sOIIs-
Our own clip Of Wool II Is now pretty well ascer-
tanned will not be large this year it last all &C
from the interior eoncurtg in the opinion, that
many sheep lost by the severity OF the past winter snd
the heeces thus far delivered by the farmers a. the gathering
points Of the interior showing falling of In The weight as
compared with their heangs Of last year seems to estab
sh this fact beyond all controversy and may too account
for the advance in price since the opening OF the season
While therefore, 1t probable clip this year Will
not much If all exceed that Of 1885, (which estima-
ted have about 20 400 900 lbs will readily be
ceived that prices must go higher and very materially So
should export demand for Europe which Is more
than likely 70 occur.