Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-08-04
NO. 19.

But let us consider the present price of
foreign wool. We must give 40c. and
over for good Capes, Australian, Mestiza,
Odessa, or any of the best descriptions
These viii yield one pound of clean wool
for every three pounds in the grease,
which would be 81 20 for the secured ID.
If we take the average for American, and
call its average shrink so per cent then
1t would take two pounds to produce one
for the cards; this would be 81 20; but the
American wool after being secured would
spin better and lose much less in working.
But we have good American wool which
would not shrink more than one-third-
that is, three pounds would produce two
ready for the cards; three pounds at S0c
would be 81 40, which would be 81 20 for
the secured pound.
1t is urged that coarse woods will be of
but small value now that the demand for
army goods is about closed. 1t is true
that there will not be such demand for
army supplies as there has been for the
past four years, yet there will be a de-
mand for army clothing. We shall re-
quire an army of 120, 600 men, which will
require some clothing; and it has not been
for army clothing alone that this coarse
wool has been required. A style of goods
has been, and is now worn by civilians,
which requires this very kind of wool
and the South will require in the Fall
and Winter a large amount Of this class
of goods. The soldiers that are coming
home will also require civilian dresses;
the very finest of cloth we have always
imported this is worn principally by the
wealthiest class; the middle and poorer
classes wearing medium and coarser fab
RIGS Then from the coarse wool we shall
obtain large amount of combing wool
equal to Canada, which is now worth from
80 to so cents; and before the introduc-
ton of worsted machinery was used for
carpets, and was worth IN 1860, BE. per
pound; while carpets, hosiery, blankets,
&C., will take another portion of this
class Of wool, and for which carpet man
ufacturers can pay better price than IN
| 1860. for they are protected by an excel
| lent tariff From the medium wool we
obtain a large amount of Mouslin DE
Laine wool which IN the past years has
been selected In part from the finer grades
1 because they were cheaper than this class
of wool; and though the finer kind shrunk
more, yet being bought at a lower price
answered the purpose, though a coarseI
would have been just as good, because il
was only required to be spun to certain
! degree of ineness. The manufacture OF
/ Mouslin De LANES has been greatly in
creased within the past four years, anc
/ for this class of wool there will be very
/ large demand the coming year. Stocks
were never so low in the hands of manu-
facturers as at present; last year our man,
ufacturers bought heavily in March and
April; that Spring we had several large
| wool sales, and, in fact, we have every
| Spring, but this year we had but one, tha
was last March, and was complete fail
ure. Manufacturers have made no heavy
purchases since last Fall, and had it no
been for the severe drouth of last Sum
mer, our factories would have been stop
ped before this for want of wool.
It is true that old wool is worth mort
! by five cents per pound than new wool
but the farmer who holds till next Sep
tember can have the benefit of that, TO
it will pay excellent interest; wool wortl
SOC per H. In j June will be worth 55c Il
September-that will be at the rate of q
per cent. per annum, or 10 per cent. TO
three months-certainly no bad inve ST
ment; and why not farmers hold as well a
, either manufacturer or dealer
( Another important consideration-ev
cry dollar the farmer receives for his Pre-
duce, the country is that dollar richer
, every dollar the foreigner receives for hi
wool, the country is dollar the poorer
f England pays the foreigner a dollar to
his wool. applies fifty cents worth of Ia
, Dor upon it, and then sells it to US for S:
making us 81 the poorer, and that countT
81 the richer, for half Of which she ha
t rendered no equivalent. we hope th5
this subject will be carefully considere
by all parties. and that a far-sighted pol
r cy will be the dominant power. Let
generous sympathy pervade the minds {
both manufacturers and farmers, and,
we can pass the season without settin
4 these two parties in hostile array, we al
t confident of glorious and prosperous fl
s ture, but should bitter animosities sprin
4 up through either trying to drive too bar
' a bargain, serious consequences may II
g suit to the country's best interest