The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-06-22
THE PIONEER.
AGRICULTURAL
Prospects of the Wool AIarket.

uGNA VI setNN = 1901
in the west and elsewhere in the sheep
interest, gives his impressions of wool and
wool buyers in tic last No. of the Wool
Grower, from which we make the follow
ing extracts.
Last year they managed their game
id this wise. AS early as February they
foresaw rise in American woods, and ere
the farmer got wind of it. they stole the
march on him, and bought up his wooiS
ut low fgure,---lhen returned East sat
down and counted the spoils. This year
The scene must be changed, and difficult
actors introduced into the play. 7tThe
stage is broad, and the tragedy an eveut-
ful one, and full of thrilling interest tothe
parties. AS this farce will occupy some
two months, tits high time to commence
Accordingly the curtains are drawn, and
Mr.. "Say so" appears as the principle ac-
Tor in the first scene He is an expert
enced actor, and is already winning gold
cnopinions from the eager crowd assembl-
ed to witness the play. He is assisted by
his father, Mr.. "They Say so, and the
rapidity with which these two mounte-
banks make converts TO their jugglerles
is quite pitiful yet nevertheless amusing.
The first scene will continue for some
weeks, and will be succeeded by another,
quite different. The Cd scene will be one
Of silence; it will be short, little longer
however, than the one mentioned by the
author of the Apocalypse, in his raptur-
Gus visions. After this the Sd scene will
open and few actors appear, termed
"feelers.' Their business will be to take
soundings, and ascertain how large por
lion have been gulled by the delusions of
the two first scenes. The 4th scene will
consist Of a class of actors who descend
ed from the ancient stoics. They will ap
pear very indiifercnt--"Only havea small
order. ."--'cau buy only few thousand
bs," and end off by saying, that ''Now is
the only chance, as wool cannot be much
called for, and will scarcely sell at any
pricem BY this time the trap is we'll set
and tic bait smells rank in the nostrils of
the majority of the wool growers, and
now naught remains butto wait until the
farmer is pushed for money and half com
PEELED to sell at any sacrifice, and the
curtain rise, and horde Of agents now
act the 9Th scene in the drama. viz, take
the wool from the producer at their own
prices, and leave them to become dupes
again, as soon as they have fairly got able
TO run into another pitfAll, a twelve-month
afterwards.
In the January number Of the Wool
Grower, We publish an array of statistical
facts which are incontrovertible, and which
argue that wool cannot be worth any less
this, than last year. We would not hold
out false colors, nor knowingly niislead
any man on question Of SO much impor-
tance. But in the name Of justice and
reason we ask, why should not good Me-
rino wool bring from So to 60 cents? 1t
will if the grower will hold it at these
figures and sternly demand it. When
wheat is worth SO % bushel, corn S oats
SO Cts, and beef from SO to Sc ~ hundr-
cd. we candidly think that wool should
bring the figures above named.
Let the grower remember, that cur
manufactures need II, 100000, lbs. to
supply their machinery yearly; and that
this amount fails to supply onehalf of
the amount call forby our yearly conspmp-
ton. Of this 1900, eco lbs. of wool
we only grow 53,Ooo.ooo lbs. Hence it
is seen thatwe grow only three -fourths of
whatwe manufacture, and only one-third
OF what we sconsume. The entire pro-
duetion of all the wool producing regions
OF the globe, now amounts to defcien-
cy, without resort to cotton and old rags
The higher prices now paid for labor, in
England France, and Germany, in conse-
quence of the migration to Australia and
America, has caused rise in their wool
EN- fabrics, and hence must tend to favor
the price Of the raw material everywhere.
Its now generally admitted that these
nations have not any old unexhausted
stocks Of goods, and but slight surplus
of new We have nothing to fear, but
much to hope for from that quarter. Our
manufacturers have barely sufficient to
last them until the new clip is ready for
them.
And depression that may have occurr-
ed IN the prices of wools during the fall
or winter months, was attributable to the
stringency of the money market, rather
than to fall in the stripe. In consequence
OF the fearful mania Of building thou
sands of miles of railroads, upon paper
credit, the more prudent bankers deem
cd 1t best to restrict their issues and call
40 tbcir loans. This was followed by
others, and the general consequence was
scarcity of money. This for time af-
feeted prices, but it was wholesome and
ncedful restraint, and should be so con.