The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-06-21
The Probahle Price OF Mool.

Sullivan d. Harris, Esq, Elitor Of the
Ohio Farmer, an agricultural paper pub.
lished in Cleveland, Ohio, has lately been
out in the wool growing counties Of Huron
Medina and Lorsin, and while there he
was requested to give his opinion of the
probable price of wool this season, which
he does as follows in his paper Of last week.
We give them for what they are worth,
with this advice to our wool growers-sell
your wool whenever you think you are get
ing a fair price for it
Being called upon to give our views OF
the probable price of wool, we did so ac-
crding to the best lights Of the present
time; and as those views were judged to be
sound and safe. We are requested by wool
growers to put them upon record here,
which We will do briefly, though they are
not entirely new or original, yet they may
be.of service to some people who need lin,,
upon line, to protect them irnm'the Soph is
tries OF oily -tongued parties who lie in wait
to make merchandise OF such as are weak
in faith. Our talk was on this WISE
We had emerged from under the cloud:
and amid the temprstS Of four years war,
into the times which we have all so fervent-
ly been praying for, when peace shall again
prevail in the land. All this while the far
mer has stood firm, willing to see the top
or the bottom of the market. last year he
saw the top, and, if he was wise availed
himself of its benefits; now he sees the bot
tom, and how does he find it? Solid groWndi
With 4 currency III volume and quality ade-
quate to all the commercial transactions Of
the country; with 4 national and individual
credit ulItarnlshed, our country presents a
spectacle hitherto unknown in the history of
the world, under like circumstances. The
supply OF American wool is far short Of
cOusumptive demand. Manufacturers will
pay you no more than imported wool OF the
same quality viii cost them, with discrinl-
ination III favor of the foreign article, lust
20 show the wool grower how independent
they can be OF home productions. The inl-
port duty may be said to be 80 per cent un-
on The wool which comes in most direct
competition with yours; adj to this the rate
OF exchange with gold at about $40. and
you have the field with your woods at from
~ to IS cents pound in present currency.
The return OF peace while it puts stop to
the great wastes of war-does not diminish
the number Of consumers of your wool. -
The men who lay off the course army blue,
will put on fine casSimers and broadcloths,
and they have the money in their pockets to
pay for their new clothes The vast regions
OF the South are open to our trade, and
they too become our customers, since their
own stable Is neglected or DESTROYED. Sam
DO m the South, who was formerly reckoned
among the cattle, has now become a man,
and, having wages, will spend his money
for clothes, 50 as to look ike other men,
All our people have largely increased their.
consumption Of wooden goods, and particu-
larry our women. These facts, added to
thc figures above stated, all point to a
healthy condition of the wool business.
Wool buyers may talk Of opening the
market this year at 80 or Go cents Il pound
do not be in haste to go in at such prices. -
They will tell you tltai some Of them lost
money last yrar-so they did They bought
most Of your wool at Is to 30 cents, and
held it for 81 ,25, and got their fingers burnt
w hn is TO blame but themselves, when they
could have sold every pound of it at $ll0,
and made 4 big prnfiJ2 They We too greedy.
Let the wool growers OF Ohio keep their
nerves stesdy, and they will Gx tho market
prlce ot S0ol tiIs season.