The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-28
PHILApELpuIA, March Q. 1857

Grm in GAINESVILLE, contains matters OF in.
terest borrowers and dealers generally in
this region:--
PHILADELPHIA, March 9, 1857.
We have delayed writing TO you until the
final action Of Congress upon the Tariff, and
we had time to digest the effect, upon the
wool trade in future. We presume that You
are aware that on and nfter July |, oil woods
costing 20 cents and under at the place Of
corporation, come in duty free, which alteru.
tion tlrows open 10 us all the wool growing
sections of the world, except the finest woois
Of Australia, Silesia and Germany.
Even nom those countries we shall re.
ceive largely of good medium fine wool,
such as is called in Ohio fall blood leaving
out the highest range ofyour finest clips
The obove description can be brought in,
in the unwashed state, di1y free. ''
II isa new era in our wool trade, but we
feel confident it will prove equally advanta-
geous TO lhe grower aHJ manufacturer. II
will relieve the undue pressure under which
our market has been iaboring for the past
4 lew years, and will place the interest OF
7 growers ana manufacturers upon a more
permanent and prosperous basis, as prices
will rule mote rniformly and wool will be
bought according to its value in quality and
condition. g. sa'~'1's ,.@
you are, unfortunately, too cognizant Of
the folly and madness Of east years, evinced
in the appointment of inexperienced agents,
who for the sake Of making their commission
have paid little or no attention to the condi.
ton or quality, thereby giving bonus to
the dishonest growefs who washes his wool
badly, knowingly wrapping up ddng and un-
washed wool in the feeces, and tying it up
wirh heavy cord or twine TO increase the
weight. While ON the other band .he hon.
est, careful and intelligent grower, who
year after year, paid strict attention to i'm.
prove the quality OF his wool, washing i,
thoroughly, and rejecting oil dung, tags aud
unwashed, and 1sirg no more twine than
wus essential in tying his fleece, and has
} lost all incentive to increase his flock, by
seeing bis neighbor obtain nearly or quite us
high prices as for wool, not worth as much
as his own by 10 cents per pound, either In
quality OF condition. This wild and dishon.
est mode Of buying has, in our opinion, re-
turded The increase Of production more than
any or ali other causes combined. but il
must be evident TO all that II is now 1reaf its
end, as manufacturers have learned by sac
experience, that they cannot mike yard o
cloth from dsAg, dirt, burrs, or all combincd
1t is the fibre aEohe which they can spin ans
weave. AS one immediate consequence in
this alteration in the Tariff, our market viii
be well supplied with good class of foreign
wool. The anxiety of the manufacturer in
procuring his stock will cease, and the ruin,
GUS system above mentioned cannot cont
ntre longer. But your honest grower neer
have no fear of obtaining fair and full
compensation for his wool. 1t 10 an article
of necessity and not of luxury, and Will al.
ways command its fair relative value, but
dung and dirt can no longer be sold for wool
We recommend and advise you in future
to pay TO each and every growerjin all cases,
the real value of his wool, according to its
quality and condition. By 80 doing you i'll
command their confidence end respect, and
at the same time be fairly remunerated for
your time, labor and knowledge. 49,
I We refrain at this early day, from giving
a decided opinion as TO the effects of this
new Tariff upon the prices of wool in this
country; but as in the foreign market, they
rule 80 to SO Y cent below US, it seems ren.
sonable to suppose that after July /, our
market must be governed BY the current
rates in England and on the Continent, es.
pecially as iarge orders have already gone
abroad with view OF having the wool. here
by that date: ...s. 80
We will, however, give you our views
more fully on this point, in time to govern
! your purchase. In the meantime we trust
the day is not far distant, when your own
, ripe judgment, and the enterprise of the hon.
est wool grower, will be fair iy remunerated.
Yours, &c.