Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-03
z NUMBER H.
[From The Ohio Farmer, July IL
The VVOOIgPrade -s

p We have no movements of the new clip
in Ohio to report this week-at least none
that fix the rate at which growers are will
ing to meet the very few buyers that are
now in the field. Our correspondents In
various parts of the State speak of offers
made, ranging In the neighborhood Of 6Oc,
but almost uniformly declined. At Akron,
during the week. about fifty thousand
pounds changed hands, at an average of 60
2.5c. Most of 1t was three-quarters blood,
and light Aeeces. We hear of but one sale
in the Madison wool region--a clip Of l.
100 heeces, in bad condition, for Soc. Offers
are there made, for the better grades, of 60c.,
but this does not beget disposition to sell.
AS Indicative of the market, it will not do
to quote the sales of small clips here and
there throughout the State. These deter
mine nothing, as they are made by farmers
who generally contrive to get the smallest
price going, and take the first offers made.
In Michigan the condition of the trade Is
about the same as in Ohio. The Detroit Ad-
vertiseY of the 10th says: "Although the /.
season of the year has arrived when the
wool market is active, and large amounts
daily changing hands, there is yet, in fact,
nothing doing. Some small lots of the new
clip are being picked up throughout the
State, altogether by local buyers. These
lots are disposed of by men who desire to
realize at once, and could not wait even II
they were sure of an advance; or by those
= who have few fleeces and do not wish to
be bothered with it. The price paid all
over the State, so far as we can learn, has
been Soc. The fact that none comes TO mar
ket is satisfactory evidence that the farmers
are not ready to accept this figure, Only
one or two Eastern buyers have yet made
their appearance in the State, although the
usual date of their arrival has long since
passed. 1t seems TO be generally conceded q
that the clip will be bought up very slowly.
The Eastern buyers now in the market hope
to buy at 50c., claiming that the manuiact-h
nrers are not in so urgent need that they
will consent to pay more. This Is q ques-
ton which time alone can answer. we still
hold to the views, for which reasons were
given by us week ago, that the farmers
will get 55c. and upward, for fine medium
wool, and that very few will consent to
take less" ..'.-. ........
Western Pennsylvania wonls have not
vet begun TO move-growers promptly re-
iecting the offers made by buyers. No talk
of SOC. to 55c. will influence the growers of
the handsome and desirable woods OF that
region.
In the Eastern markets no activity is
shown, the manufacturers holding still to
the policy with which they opened the trade
of this year; that is, to buy only as their
necessities compel them to. In New York
The Economist of Saturday says: "ln-
activity has been the character OF the mar
ket, the past week; but endless inquiries
about the price of new wool, both by man
ufacturers and farmers, has been the order
of business. 1t appears now to be the set
tied opinion of all, that wool cannot be
bought in the country as low as was antici-
pated few weeks ago; consequently there
will be but few purchases made, either by
manufacturers or by dealers. The unset
tied state of the currency will prevent
manufacturers from buying more than to
satisfy their immediate wants, at present
prices, and this, in all probability will be
the condition of things through the COM
ing year. Western tleeces are held in this,
market at so, So to 60c.; New York State,
so, 80, 60 to 65c.; Michigan, 60 to 65c.; Ohio,
65, 20 to 75c.; Pennsylvania, 20, rs to SOc.;
Canada combing, 65, 20 75c.; pulled eX-,
ira, Go to 70c.; super. g.. Nos. i, 2and =,
55 to 6Oc. In foreign wool there is no
change to report since our last"
The Boston Plougbmdn reports the market
in that city, on the 22d, as follows: There
is fair demand for fleece and pulled wool,
but prices are again shade easier, although
very little change has taken place. The
sales comprise $50, 600 lbs. fleece and pulled.
Some considerable lots have been taken by
our De Laine manufacturers. In the new
clips nothing of any consequence has yet
been done. The range of prices has beep
from 80 to 75c. for fleece, up to 75 to SOC. for
choice grades of pulled. Included in the
sales were some considerable lots OF Illinois
and low grade Western, at so to 81 l-2c,
and large lots of Ohio and choice Pennsyl-
vania, at 20 to ~ 1-2c. per lb. In Canada
combing, sales OF 1000 lbs. at SIC per To-,
cash. The demand for foreign wool has
been moderate, the sales comprising 225
bales Cape and Mestiza, at various prices as
to quality" De- -,
In Philadelphia for the week, with an in
active market, the prices ranged, as quoted
by The Com. List, from 60 to 72c. ['