Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-23
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Wool On tile sheep's Back.


.1,veious eves-coTetous Eastern eyes-ane re-
ar:ne over fence tops the horks Of Sheep through
out he West. We would not Intrinsic that love o.
mutton is nm 0ran'al passion that sheepstealine
like wisdom, comes from The East. But there ere
eharp eves among the Western pastures in quest o
feeses The snow Jet plates the dead gFnsses Of The
prasries. -Four months Of Winter and Of vigorous
Spring siSn Sc araie as from shesring-iine. YET
there are hands now busy ale avr West In taxing
the heeees of the backs Of the eheep, By eonuao..
for tumre delivery at present prices. May these
rnid-Winter shesrers Of wool come eask Ehoru!
Csn any Of cur farmer ri nds Taisak ;, or fail 20
apprehend the character Of the bargain that is Of
fered them For wool while yet on Sleeps slck2 ls
il not alwsys made behalf Of the dealers IN the
Iargs cities upon the certainty thst the price will
advance before the coming of the clipping seasonE
Il always is. Aud We believe that svery sale Of wool
thus made By our farmers in anticipation Of he
regular market. has Melted than loss, and the
purchasers 9 profit Numerous are the instances
where IS high an advance as Eve csnts pound has
bear offered to spectators in wool on the back for
m assignment Of their contracts.
Fer twelve months 70 come there probably will be
no oiminuton Of the present vslure Of Wool in the
great Eastern msrkets One motive fer snimpatienl
sals deem 70 be taken away By the conviction q
this truth. The rise thus fer since the last clip has
hsen fully 60 per cent We sincerely hope to hssI
next June and July thst-Our farmers generally goi
so per cent mere for their wool in 1889 than they
got in 1858. To thai end they should reseutely de
cline Oilers made to them in the snow, unless they
mush higher thar ne hear they are as TO make
the so per cent advance sure. with four mon hs in
tsrest beside For the general information CT the
t0o-small number Of cur sgTiculurisis who hev'
Aocks Of sheep, We give the prieesOf American we
"a The NeE York market this day Of February
Common vel washed, per DID,. z0c.
Quarter Blood ....-.... 5000
Half Biood.....- ..... 4S(1oO
Three quarter Bloods .....-. 6z3
Pull Bleod.....--.. .......... 55s9b5T
Rxtrs~Seleotod Fleece. ..-.-.. 90
Fancy Clip..-....... ....b5tg9I0
The wool which was worth 40 oeRta q pound las
year in Ohio, is now wsTth in Philsdsphis, Boston
and New York 60 cents The expenses Of getting
IL TO those several markets AMOUNT to absut cent
pound.
The commercial history Of deck Of Saxon,
Nseee, which we nov hold in eur hand, will serve
illustrate the importance and the truth Of hGg eco
nonissl principle which requires the producer sD
she to be brought together. Il is the Anes
nber We have ever seen. II was shorn farm no
eighteen hours distant from this city. The clip Q
which il lie Eample Was sold within o few month
for As cents pound. The purchaser carried il t
} I'd awhile fer manufacturer Of fBe goods to com
along. and thsn sold il to him for 80 cents Il wi
be very hard satisfy the farmer who stands st ID
smallest end Of this imax Of pFOfs that be did M
loss So oeRts psana on his wool, dedueting the co!
Of It's transportation from his s2Frst 10 the mill
Msssashusetts-h. =. TFibHne
Gtatement OF the Condition OF the NeV