Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-20

Besides these disturbances which have alread
been mentioned, in the wool and cotton market.
we have the dlsorganzation Of Southern society
which leads me to the conclusion that whatev
er may be the success OF our army, and howoye
speedily the rebellion may be- crushed, it will
require years for such reorganization Of South
ern society, that we can depend upon the grea
annual supply OF this staple which a3 been fur
nished in years past.
We have, said Col Needham one other dis
turbance of our wool marke that is the hst
price Of god which mus necessarily keeI
luregn Wools far above an average p,ice. Whst
are we to infer from this condition our WOO
and cotton market First, nat we must more
largely than ever depend upon wool and sec
ond, that this increased dep ldeal must IN
crease the market price.
Consider the prices, said be, whic have been
paid for wool in years past; IN lS0 wool SOLD
Tor one dollar a pound--ln 1903 Mr. Livingston
sold his Merino wool Tor two Iollars u pound
aud during the war OF 1912 wool sold as high
az two dollars anj Gfty cents pound. How
has it been since? Run your eye over column
Of iilures for thirty years
In 1884, line wool sold for seventy cents a
ound in 1882 for sixty cents in 1888, lor
sixty cents in 1884, Tor sixty five cents in
1885 for sixly-fye cents in 1896 for sixty-hye
Gems tn 1887, Tor seventy cents III 1888 for
fifty cents Ia 1899, for ttty-hye c.nts IN lS40
tor forty-eght cents in ls4l, for hitytwo
cents 1872 for forty six cents in lS43 lor
thirty nine cents in 1874, for loriy.tye cents
in lo4j, for forty cents IN lS46 Tor thirty six
cents III lS47, Tor forty seven cents sn lSlS
for thrty.seyen cents IN lS4J for forty cents;
IN 1850, or fOrty.tye cents in 1851, for forty.
five cents 10 1852, for iorty-seyon cents in
1858, for hltytye cents in 1854, lOrty-one
cents in 1855. for fifty cents in 1856. for
fifty five cent in 1851 for fifty cents IN 1858
for forty three cents 10 1852 for flty-seycn
cents IN 1860, for flty-iour cents in 1861, ior
tJrty.threo cents in 1862. for Glty.fye cents.
lhe average price Of fine wool for tltrty. fire
years, has been FIFTY CENTS POUND; for medi-
um, It has been iorty-two cents pound and
iJr coarse it has been thrty-thiee cents.
\ voice from the crowd" Tell us what wool
Is wOr now
Wool, continued Mr.. Needham, is selling at
from sixty to seventy cents pound, and very
few offers at less than seventy. Now if these
have been the average prices, when there was
no political or domestic disturbance when the
world has had its full supply Of cotton mills
has been constantly active, and the retail mer-
chants in our country stores have felt satisfied
with their profits in selling dornestics at from
seven to eient cents Il yard what should be
the price OF wool to-day, when the cotton crop
Is cut OIL from The market the machinery OF a
large portion ol our cotton mills idle and the
country merchant retailing ordinary sheetings
at tbirty.elght and forty cents yard? Tins
Is question, said LO.Juel Needham, which ev-
cry wool grower must answer for himself.
can only say, that neither sixty or seventy cents
would temp. me to sell, If | were able to hold
my wool little longer.
And why should not the farmer get more for
bis wool than in the years that have referred
to? Does he not pay twice as much tor his
sugar For bis tea In fact ,l0r nearly every
tang which 1t Is nccessay for him to purchase?
And cannot the manufacturer we'll afford to pay
lar more literally for his wool Is he not sell
ing hs goods fifty, and in some cases, one hun
dred per cent. higher than two years ago?
One other suggestion in this connection
Our country is an importer of wool and wooden
fabrics to the amount Of from forty to fifty mill
ions OF dollars year, in time Of peace. Here.
impurtatons II now made, must bs made at u
cost ct forty per centum higher than formerly
on account OF tie price Of gold alone, to say
nothing OF the increased price OF wool in a for
egn market, or the increased expense Of freight
on account OF American vessels being driven
from the seas by rebel pirates.