The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-07-14
WOOL GROWING.

We have repeatedly urged upon the farm
ers of this portion of Kansas, through these
columns, to turn more attention 10 rails
ing stock-morO especially sheep. We
were moved to do this, because we believed
it to be profitable to both the farmers and
the community at large. Profitable to the
farmers, because it will yield larger sure
return than any other investment they can
make of their time and money; and profit
able to the community at large, because it
would bring money into the country, which
is not the case, except to very limited ex-
tent. with grains and other farm products.
The reason why we have especially urged
wool growing on the part of our farmers. is
because we conceived that there was great
er certainty of good market for the pro-
duct than in other kinds of stock. Wool
can be easily and ehearly transported to
market, and is subject to less fluctuations in
price than almost any other marketable arti-
Gle. The demand and price is invariably
good. and transactions active. Notwith
standing the enormous increased product
within the last few years, the demand has
more than kept pace, and prices rule higher
now than ever. AS evidence of this in
creased demand and price, we quote the fol-
lowing from the Prairie Farmer. of the 28th
ult, on the state of the wool market the
present season in Chicago:
From the best Indignation gather the
prices of wool fully up to last year. and pur-
chasers will pay more when demanded and Insist
ed on. Strenuous efforts are making by the wool
buyers of this city to keep down the better grades
so much that Quotations to the daily papers will
be from to cents below what Is actually given.
An instance occurred one day last week where
gentleman from Efingham Co. came to this city
with his clip of wool. He visited the principal
wool-buyers in the morning, getting but 80 cents
per pound bid for full-blood wool by them. Du-
ring the day their bids to hsn reached torty:foUr
cents, when he sold. It being the same as he OBJ
tanned last year. at the same time the buyers
together. and decided not to report the
sale high and the highest sale that day IN any
city paper was 80 cents"
The New York Tribune, of the 2lst, has
the following in regard to prices and de-
mand in that city
"Our market is quiet, as the attention of the
trade is diverted to the wool-growing districts.
where shearing and contracts are progressing with
more vivaeity. Prices rule rather high, contrary
to the expectations of spectators and dealers the
general range for heeces in this State, Western
Pennsylvania and Ohio being 50@55c for Saxony,
43@4Se for Il to blood Merino, and 35@40c
for common to half-bloGd do. These prices are
sufficient to encourage the growth of the article.
but are not exorbitantly too high for delAin. fancy
Cashmere OF doeskin manufactures, when due re-
gard Is paid 20 the wants and taste Of consumers.
Others may claim fhat they are too high for the
success Of Misunderstanding here /; but se happen to
know khas causes more vicious TO such success
than paying the vooi-grover fair rem uneration
Cor the raw material, are more closely connected
with the general trade, and that most AZ the sue
cessful producers Wiling too. pay the grOE
er fair remuneration for his .wpsd. 10 eubstan-
tate the truth Of this. we have unlyo point to the
het that the manufacturers generally ara the larg
ess buyers always at the opening Of the season.
The Detroit 1pibnns. of late date. says
that the orders from the East in the hands |
Of commission merchants in Michigan. De-
fare sksarisg. were sufficient 70 take every
pound of wool in the Statei Il Is soevery- |
whers.
Now. The transportation Of , pound Of