The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-12
From the Ohio Farmer, July g J
The Wool Trade.

the State still note a continued variance
between buyers and sellers as to price
although quite an amount of wool has
changed hands at the figures offered by
local purchasers-that is, ranging from
so to 60c This has been in small lots
but the great weight ofthe wool in Ohio
is clipped in small lots Everywhere the
better and larger clips are get untouched.
In the regions of Clarl; and Greene,
where there is an amount of good Nool
raised, matters are moving slowly, buy
ers Offering 81 TO Soc, and the latter fig
ure is securing some considerable lots
In Madison, Franklin and Licking the
trade is slow, and the best figure offered
is 6Oc. Blanket lots are sold down as
low as SOC. We notice a report in a
Sandusky county paper that about one
hundred thousand pounds have changed
hands in that county at from 80 tn o5c.-
These woOls are ranked among the heavy
grades, and never sell at the best figures
A correspondent in Harrison comfy
writes us underdate of the 9th
AS yet, do not think there has been
500 lbs of wool bought in this connty.--
Buyers are offering 60c for good fine light
tleeces-farmers quiet at zoe; the same
lots however, can be bought ut 60 to 75c
In Belmont and Jefferson counties about
the same feeling prevails. In Washing
ton and Fayette counties, Pa, and in
Brooke and Ohio counties. West Virginia,
fine light wool is held at 75c In Guern.
sey and Tuscarawas counties, Ohio. a
large business can be done at Csc; not so
fine as Harrison county, but generally in
re,y good condition. hardly think wool
will move very rapidly here; if it does it
must go at the farmers prices. The snp
year, and is selling far below prices asked
by wool growers here, and until that is
cleaned ont, we cannot expect the wool
to move very rapidly here unless at lower
prices than Harrison county farmers
name We have in this county l77,00O
feeces thistownship (Short Creek alone
1900 flceces: Green township $4,000 !;
Cadiz township 1000. have no doubt
but that the clip of Harrison will RIM
100000 lbs"
A correspondent of an eastern journal
writes from Monroe county, Ohio, that
wool is selling quite freely there at 60 to
Csc but many farmers are holding for
75c. About one hundred thousand pounds
had changed hands prior to the oath at
the figures named above.
Of the New York market Th' Economist
reports: There have been more inqui
ries for wool this week than for some
weeks past, and though prices cannot be
said to have advanced, dealers manifest
less anxiety To sell Stock at the facto-
ries is extremely low, aud there is little
in the hands Of dealers, consequently the
latter are nOt anxious to press sales, par
ticularly in view of the healthy condi-
tion ni he market for woolens, and the
brigl prospects we have for a good fall
trade The opening of the Southern
States to Northern trade will be a great
advantage to woolen manufacturers: and
the high price of gold prevents foreign
goods from being sold low, which, having
kept up so wonderfully in price. is giving
manufacturers protection which few
weeks ago it would have been deemed
folly to have anticipated II is trne we
do not know how long thisma continue,
but it is pretty certain that they will
have the benefit of this during the early
fall trade. if not all through the season
This will operate very advantagcously
to the farmer who is holding on 10 his
clip ard hurring it into the market for
manufacturers have every prospect OF
being able to pay them generous prices
though it may not he good policy for
them to buy very largely. The farmer is
now in a condition to send his wool to
market at such time as will bring him
the best returns Foreign wool is get
ting very scarce. and the price of gold
and the state Of the market offer no in
ducement to importers to speculate in
this kind of stock The sales for the
week include a little over 100000 lbs
Fleece. in various lots ranging from 55c
TO zoe per III. for Wisconsin, Illinois,
State. PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio; 10000 lbs
Pulled at SOC to 65c for super and extra
10000 lbs. California Fall Clip, 33c and
under $50 bales Mestiza, part &c gold
$50 bales White Donskoi, 43c 300 do on
private terms 10000 lbs. Odessa, and 60
bales bury California, on private terms
5000 Flocks, lac TO lSc; 1000 bales Pro
vince, lsc to 25c gold, as to condition ;
30 bales Entire Rios, 20 do Mestizo, and
several other lots on terms not made pub
lie; 1000 lbs White Noils, 75c; unwash-
ed Georgia Fleece new clip 37tc.
In Boston the Shipping List reports
that the market for wool in that city re-
NAMED during last week, about the
same as the week previous, with 6 good
demand from manufacturers, and stocks
sold up closer than usual at this season
of the year 1T seems to us" says that
paper, that prices haze now touched
about the i,cSvwest point they are likely tc
see for the present. Our manufacturer
must continue to purchase Or stop theii
machinery: and as the stocks on the sea
board are now sold up close. their atten
tion must be turned to the new clip at ar
early day. Already agents are in all th'
leading wool growing States, and from
Maine to Wisconsin are freely Offering
from 6Oc to 55c per pound, and occasion
ally picking up psmall lots at these figures
but growers generally are not dispose'
to sell except at high prices, and n
doubt if any considerable purchases o
new clip are made at present mnch I'm
I der 60 to Csc per pound. A week or tw
is likely to bring about active move
ments, but when the wants OF Blanufac
turers are olee supplied, we look for !
dull and declining market, az the trad
have no confidence in the high prices a