The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-27
Wool i'm Michigan.

DETROIT, July 22.-We have continu-
ally maintained, for reasons which have
been given in detail. that the farmers Ut
Michigan should receive Coo and upward
for their wool this year; and have coIln-
sclled them to hold it for that figure at
least Contrary to their usual custom.
buyers have evinced no anxiety to pick
up the clip at home. Manufacturers have
preferred to lay in only sufficient stock
TO meet current demands for manufac-
turing purposes, and take their chance
for the future. They have accordingly
offered low figure, content TO take what
they could get without exhibiting any
undue anxiety, which would be sure to
run prices up The result is that they
have yet taken but small portion OF
the clip of the State In some places
where the best prices have been paid,
considerable quantities have come iii,
but the great bulk of the clip i'll the State
is yet unmoved. 1t is to be hoped that
farmers will still hold OF for better prices,
for the demand must greatly exceed the
supply, and improved prices will be sure
to follow The growers of Ohio have
their minds set on 16asOc, and Steadtast-
IL keep back their wool for those prices
The current prices there have been 65a70c,
at which very little comes to market
The Ohio Farmer informs us that the
buyers there have hauled off and gone
to Michigan, where they can do better
than in Ohio 1t the wool growers OF
this State understand their interests rs
we'll as do those of our neighboring State,
those buyers must ultimately concede
better terms. But already there are in.
dications of improvement i'll che market.
At Jackson and Adrian, the centre of
rich wool-growing districts, where the
largest amounts have been taken thus
far, as high as 60a62ic has been paid for
choice lots, with 50a57c for common to
medium grades. The improvement i'll
the market dates within the past few
days. But farmers are too busy in their
harvest fields now to talk of wool or to
find time to haul it to market After the
hurryiDg season is over, We may look for
increased activity in the wool market
with better prices. We have reports
from few of the interior towns:
ANN ARBoR-Washtenaw growers are
mostly able to hold, and seem determin-
ed to do so, at least until it is settled
that they cannot get higher prices, 40
900 pounds may have been bought since
our last, and small lots at other points in
the county The price has been l3a55
with few clips selling within the last
day OF two at 75c.
LANsING-The market during the
week has been steady, and there is con.
siderable coming in Holders are un
willing to sell at less than 80 cents, but
buyers will not pay these figures except
for extra lots. We quote current rates
at so to So cents. Cowles has thus far
bought 10000 pounds. Merrifield &
Weller, 10000 pounds Some others have
bought small amounts this season.
BATTLE CREEK-Very little wool has
been marketed here during the past week
the price ranging from so to ST cents
YPsILANTI-Wool has arrived a little
more freely for few days past, though
the price has not materially advanced
still there is nothinghke a general will
ingness to sell. The controlling growers
still hold back.