The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-06-07
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Wool! WOOL!


eTs. as TO Whist puces they will be able to-
realize for their wool this year. And, as is
usually the case, the spectators and man
uiAclurers, or perhaps the spectators alone,
are putting forth eyeryeffors in their power,
by means Of their emissaries. letter writing,
c,quoting ia supporting their statements,
the prices obtained in forced sales, in order
10 raise panic and depress the price of the
present clip, thereby securing themselves
handsome fortunes, at the expense of the in
tlastrions producers; and | am sorry to see
that their efforts are in too many instances
successful.
In order that the mind Of the wool grow
ing community may be somewhat relieved
ihreference 10 this matter, and perhaps the
better prepared TO resist the efforis that are
making 10 fleece them, beg leave to be al
lowed TO make few statements in eOnnec-
lion with the subject. As my time is some
Shat limited and as am not accustomed to
writing for the public eye, may not be a.
ble to express my ideas in language that
viii bear criticism or be understood by the
''Smart ones" yet presume | will be un
deTsleod by that class for whose eye | write
and to whom | belong
II 6nd in looking over table Of statistics,
that in 1910, the number of sheep in the
u States, was little short of 90 000,0 900,
while 1850 there were 2I, 600, 900, making
an increase of only 1000, 900, in fen years,
while our population increased in the same
time6 ,00o. 900, requiring an increase for
home consumption alone, OF 36, 10000
peunds of wool, while the increase of 3
pounds Of wool to the sheep, is only 4 4,800,-
600 pounds, being 81 ,900,0 600 pounds less
than required. also find that, during that
same period, their was large falling off in
the humber of sheep in the Eastern States,
amounting 10 3,3l9,000, which decrease is
easily accounted for, when we learn that
the city of New Y ork alone, consumed $780,
900 head in 1851, and it is estimated that
the cities of Philadel phia and Baltimore con-
sumo nearly 100000 annually--lt being
more profitable for the farmer in the Eastern
States to sell his sheep TO be slaughtered
than to grow wool-showing that the entire
increase IN wool growing is in the western
States, and of that increase, 1915, 52S
rounds are in Ohio. II would seem pretty
evident from these figures, that it is to the
western State that spectators and manu-
iacttn'ers must look for much of their sup
pfyof wool, and in this Ohio must stand
conspicuous. | make these statements to
show that there is no increased supply at
home to reduce the price.
aButwe are told that England is going to
pour ia flood Of woolens upon us. l sup
pose however, that she will have to make
/ e -Io H., 81,
TO make them she must have the material;
and after getting the material and making
the fabrics, she must clothe her owR mil
lions, and especially her army who is to
fight her battles among the SHOWS of Rus
sla. But where does she get her material?
She does not produce enough at home and
we have none to give her except to be re-
turned in manufactured fabrics. From Au-
stralia, some tell us. Now it is well known
that since the discovery of gold, mining has
become the bushes Of that region rather
than wool growing. England cannot there
fore depend upon Australia for material
Neither can she depend upon her former
supply from Russia, from the fact that she
IS at-war with her; nor yet from Turkey; Tor
after Turkey supplies the wants Of 10, 400,-
600 individuals from the produce Of a.
100000 sheep, it is not likely she will be
able to spare much to anybody. Judging
frJmlall these circumstances, it is not prob
able that England will break down our mar
ket, but rather 20 the contrary.
The fact wouldseem to be that there is not
enough wool grown in the U'.r to supply
the demand, as would appear from the fact
thata very gret proportion of cur woolen
fabrics are now largely adulterated with
cotton, in order toincrease the quantity
Now il an article is valued according to its
scarcity and the demand for it, | see no
reason why wool should be less this year
thaniast; nor can | conceive that the pres
sure IN the money market is any more than
a hnmbug. considering the millions annual
]y taken from the mines in California, Au-
STRATA aud elsewhere, upon which to base
a goOd, currency. But they tell us that the
capital of the country is all expended in
Railroads. Well, it is not buried in the
bedsn nor the embankments of these roads.
1t is paid oul for labor, material, &C., and
soon finds its way back into the channels of
trade again. The trath is, there never was
SO much money in the world as now, if it
was fairly represented. Therefore the scar
city of money should not reduce the price Of
wool. Moreover, look upon it as an una
voidable effect of present existing causes,
that the fabrics made from the present clip
will be sold at higher prices than has been
realized for like fabrics for some years. TO
the vast multitude of emigrants coming into
the United States annually, add the multi
tudes going from Europe to California, Au-
stralia and Cape Town, in search Of golt,
together with those drawn off from labor to
carry on tile war, and you necessarily have
heavy decrease in the numbers oflaborers
in Europe, the tendency OF which must be
to increase the price Of labor--and conse-
quenlly cloths must rise in Europe, and il in
Europe, here also.
Now in view Of all these facts, ask the
wool growing community, why you should
ask less; or take less for your wool this year
than last? There is no reason unless you
tamely submit to be dnped and swindled out
Of your labor. lis for you to say what
you can raise pound Of wool for, and not
go to the speculator and ask him what he
will give you.
Can you grow a pound Of good Ferino
wool for 40 cents, which they now offer you?
Yoa cannot buy an ordinary quality of land
in the poor county Of Carroll for less than
$39pei acre. e. quarter-section for S4,- |