The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-08
wool Trade.

The business Of this spring says the Com.
List, opens with prices from 10 to i2 per
cent. higher on an average, than last year:
Although it is probable, in view Of the
general rise in all commodities, property
and labor, that this mark viii be maintain
ed, yet it must be affected by the demand
for fall goods, which may be checked from
various causes, particularly aPprehensions
Of over-imports and over production geuer-
ally. Whatever favorable circumstances
however, may arise to prevent an actual de-
cline, it is pretty certain, that western spec
ulaiors have already made contracts for
large quantities of wool on the Sleeps back,
at figure which it viii be very difficult to
realize.
In making this remark we are not una
ware of grounds on which the present pri-
cess may be raised still higher. The clip of
1858, owning to large number of sheep
slaughtered last winter, will not, through
out the country, much exceed that Of 1859.
More care and attention, bestowed on the
Wool before shealing, would in no slight de-
gree, attest the average value of the clip
This is branch Of the economy of the bu-
siness on which growers bestow too little
systematic labor and care. Under more in
telligent management, they as well as the
trade generally, would be material gamers.
Before the new clip of this season will come
in, the old stock Of low and medium grades
will be in a great measure exhausted, and
for time at least the demand may be sus-
taincd, as the stock Of Woolen Goods in
the market is light.
The best advice which we can probably
give on the matter, is a statistic of the wool
trade, every one interested can then COM
pile for themselves:
"The production of Wool during the year
ending June l, 1850, according to the alb
stract of the Seventh Censuss, recently pub
lished, was 52,789, ,l73; pounds, as follows;
Maine, lbs. 1,374,o44. N Hampshire, L.
108, ,476; Vermont, 3,4Oo,719; Massachu-
setts, 855, 1856; Rhode Island, 1919, ,6o2; Con-
nccticut, 497, ,454; New York, 10,OG1, SOL;
New Jersey, SEQ, 1886; Pennsy !, ,48l,- :
$40; Delaware, 81, 1858; Maryland, 480, 1926;
Dist. Columbia, 625; Virginia, 2,86o,765;
North Carolina, 97o,720; South Carolina
Georgia, 5000 9;Florida, 23, ,947; Alabama,
.657,2l8; Mississippi, 5E9,6l9; Louisiana,
100, ,897 Texas; 131 ,374; Arkansas, 1885,
sos; Tennessee, 1,365,378; Kentucky, g.
29G, 403, Ohio, 10, 1876, 371; Michigan 2043,-
383; Indiana, 2,61O,287; Illinois, $780,
lis; Missouri, 1,627, 1854; Iowa, 37a896;
Wisconsin, 253, 973; California, s, $50; Min
nesota T'y. SIS, Oregon, G,786; Utah, 9,222;
New Mexico, 80, ,0ol.
The abstract Of the Census further states
that "though the number of sheep has in
creased in ten years but IL per cent. the
aggregate weighto their Aeeccs has augmen-
ted 4G per cent. In 1910, there were 49,
311,374 sheep, yielding $500, ia lbs. of
Wool, equal to 3, "a lbs. per head. In 1850,
the average weight Of each fleece was 2,43
lbs. from which it wouldappear that such an
improvement had taken place in the various
breeds of the American sheep, as to increase
their average produce about SO per cent.
throughout the United States
The imports of Wool.from 1841 to 1851