The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-04-11
E1perionoe in Selling Wool.

E@S' C"IEI0ator: AS the price Of wool the
coming season is becoming the topic of con,
Fefsatlon among wool dealers, it seems TO
me 1t would be well for farmers and wool
growers to begin to inquire how they can
oest realize the full value Of their WOOL
1t is especially important these times of
poor crops, tight markets, &c, that farm, rs
should get every cent their W Of is WORTH
The Wool Depot system Seems to me to be
The true way 10 pass the wool from the
producer to the manufacturer, as By this
system if fairly carried out, no unnecessary
agency is employcd.. 10 compare this with
the usual way Of disposlng Of our WOOL, is
the object Of this communication.
The wool in this part Of the State is pur.
chased by large contractors: these have
their ''snbs" in almost every neishborhood.
these subs are GENERALLY men Of some rep.
ulation as wool growers (the more the bet
ter which enables them to take advantage
of those not well posted in prices. Thes.
men being wool growers themselves, and
being supposed to have an interest in keep.
ing prices up to the fair point, at least, are
enabled, from the confidence thus inspired,
to buy at such figures as will pay the deal.
er for employing them. Thus it is the in.
@terest Of all concerned, to screw the price
down as low as possible, in order that the
dealer, his agent, HIS sub, and HIS sub.
sub, may all have a share IN the .aJeece,"
Whereas, the better way is to pass the
woolas directly as possible f4om the grow.
er to tie ynannfacturer: aud here lie Depot
as it seems to mt comes in as tile very me-
dunn needed. Here We can send our wool
have it graded and sold Tor II cen
per pound, by one whose highest interest
requires him to sell as high as he can; anlt
the manufacturer will find It 10 his interest
to buy here where he can get wool assorted
TO bis hand, and he can bny just the grade
he wants, without being compelled to take
that which he does not want, as in a 6xed
lot; he can for this reason pay a higher
price.
So much for the theory, now for tile prac-
tico. Last Spring | sent my wool to the
Cleveland Woo Depot, and the reanlt was
that realized more by about FIVE or six
cents per pound than could have done al
home at tie same time. From the time I
consigned my wool, | got a monthly circu-
lar showing prices, sales, &c, these ALWAYS
ranging from five 70 seventeen cents higher
than our market.
Now suppose 25o,o0o pounds Of WOO,
grown in our country had been sold s ca1ts
per pound higher than il was, 1t wovid have
be n a gain Of the neat little sun or Si2.-
5oo,--quite a matter these hard Zines.
As a proof that | got 5 cents per pound
more than I could have get at home, | would
say that some Of my ~neighbors who have
for some years sold higher than | have,
sold this year for 40 cents, while nv wool,
which was sold about the same time. Melted
As cts. | am not personally acquainted
with Mr.. Goodale, never having seenshim.
neither am | a cent.a-pound or salaried 1
gent, but | have found him to be 4 trast-
worthy, honorable man, and as such would
recommend his establishment to my broth
or farmers. Those who need part money
down for their wool, will find this house
ready to make liberal advances.
Yours, n
w. BONAR.
Mt. Vernon, March, 1855.