The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-06-29
Interesting 10 Wool Growers.

We give below an interesting letter
addressed to PROF. KLIPPART by an emf
nent House in New York on the subject
of the Wool Clip in the West, prices, &c.
1t has been kindly placed in our hands
by Mr.. Klippart, the Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture for publica-
ton as a matter of general interest to
Ohio.
The New York House is one of high
standing; and the views expressed by the
writer (though not intended by him for
pub.ication) are we'll worthy Of the con-
sideration of our Ohio and other Western
Wool Growers:
NEW York, June 20, 1864.
Mr.. J. II. KLIPPART, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: l enclose you an article
published in the Economist of the 18th,
BY which you will see that there is rea-
son to suppose that the wool clip this
year is Cor ought to be according to the
price of cotton) really worth at least rs
per cent. more than it was worth last
year. The tariff alone Con foreign woody
will be equal at the present prtce of gold,
to near 70 per cent, against 6 per cent.
last year. Cotton having reached so
very high a price, it is believed by all the
best business men, that it will throw the
demand largely On wool as a substitute.
/ feel a great interest in having the West
ern farmers obtain a full value for their
wool clip. Whenever the farmer is doing
we'll, business men DO well. If I were in
nhi0 .a~ chan11 o11fca f1a n -
to be hasty in disposing of their WOOL
be increased, and this of itself will pro-
duce a greatly increased demand for
wool. 1t is almost certain that the
the army will be kept in the field the
next winter, and there will be probably a
million of men to be furnished with wool
clothing, in addition to the increased sup
ply regained for civilians wear consequent
upon the cutting off of importations by
the increased tariff on wooden goods. The
wool growers have q harvest before them,
or my judgment is greatly at fault. Nine
ty cents a pound was offered and refused
to-day for a lot of wool that would ave-
rage about equal to the medium grades
of Ohio WOOL On Saturday I was shown
a letter from a manufacturer to his agent
in this city, directing him not to sell his
wooden goods except at an advance, for
the reason that he was expecting to pay
a dollar a pound "f not naorei' for his
fall supply of wool. There is a very
strong speculative feeling here in refer
| ence to wool and the market is being ra-
pidly cleared out Of all desirable lots.
The manufacturers are all afraid of each
other and are quietly buying every pound
thep can at the market prices. Hereto
fore it has been the custom to make auc-
ton sales of wool at. low figures in order
to establish the price for the new clip, but
this year they feared to try that expert
ment. Wool is to day altogether the
cheapest article of merchandise in the
catalogue, and if the farmers part with ii
at less than 81 a pound for the good clips,
they will be unwise, and have occasion to
regret it. =.
/ will be much obliged to you if you
will write me stating your opinion as to
what the average increase in the clip will
be this yeareover last
Very respectfully yours.
P. S.-The manufacturers will make
the farmers pay about double prices fol-
all woelen goods the coming season, and
it Hould be unjust if they are inveigled
into selling their wool at less than it II
fairly worth