New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-28
INTERESTING TO FARMEh.S.
BUYING AND SELLING WOOL.

4 We believe there is nothing more detrimental
10 .ne true interests Of the farmer than the manner IN
(Which much of the wool is brought 10 market nnd the
I y il which it is bought and sold In the first
Gce large portion Of the COL raised is not prepared
"a menner TO make 1t merchanlabe; much that is
atd washed is not than half clcanscd it is true
~ some degree Of taLon in washine he back
- sd" Of ;he sheep but the belly the dirtest yari
Ia I'D to pass without any srecal pains whatever
SN'ee Ken. his part ~hen tie aceco 20 on IL lied
e ,t and when folded II is turned inside aud is ont
s NJ leaving nothing but tie well wished back and
spart of The flank exposed. Others wash pretty well
sbrt allow their sheep TO lone after shearng that
he fleece is about oil full Of yok again before it is
--cd. OthcIs, after being washed turned ns one
.rmor expresses 1t, into "A Summer iGow or pablic
i,ghway for four weeks before sheariue
S1mo viii Isc about quarter o. ponnd Of Irvine 20
lac VI single fleece Bat there is another practice
el.shoucs: than any o these Of which form r. are
gruity that Is ftning the inside of tie f.,ce with ~
soshed wool pulled from dead sheep These leeces
ye remarkably heavy for their SIZE and by GOO judges
tc WOOL are easily detected, and bought at lower
fp ou e accounts thus tie farmer rcG-cos the value
E,ft good and sometimes well washed WOOL by eadoay
Ion TO inIoso upon the buyer
ia, there farmers who endeavor to produce and
retain in the focro all the oil and gug iAoy possibly
slhcy large quantities Of oil producing feed snoh
oru and oil CAKE and ext eel, careful TO p.oteot
Sihcir sheep no; only from rains but from heavy dews-
md then 1T shcnnF time they call ~ tcr friends and
Rncisibors who with balances IN land, carefully note
ne weight Of each fleece which vii! range fom ~ 20 q
n and publish the world that they have breed q
sshecp which ere nearly all wool their corcnso weight
FLEEING from 90 to e5 II, fleece 10 IS TO p n.
But when these noeccs submitted 70 the process
of securing which has TO he done before being mnnuc
ttured the proportional omougt Of wool found 70 be
ssma. rarely than % per cent ard frequently e.s
large amount OF foreien unwashed co WI yicd -
tper cent the oil In this kind OF wool being inncr md
ithough II may contain much dirt, /; is lgi compared
with the gun hcb the yolk OF American Fancy stock
lccntaius
Tits oily yoli Ia comparatively worthless itG only
IVAN being for manure. and II IL seldom applied even
for this More re4uenty II is allowed n run ITO Tie
river hat Is produced At great cost o. the io'l
swOiea = fed 70 sheep even corn ana o.iclFe '3ieh
H., ~ the most Yield but small per sntlge Of i1tr
7stef Couscqueuty there ext endoI iu producing
Zee yoh ve-v yaaa amount Of matera which the
muiton sleep would into fii and 81 for hunar
food So that the production Of this eas Of WOO IF not
oni, al individual loss bot much putc one g tie
idestruetion o! property oy fire
/ There IL arothef point which the farmer Ought 20
bear IN mind that the dniest lowesipriced foreign
wool pDys the least uuiy3 cents per pound The next
fank cents per poundi the next 10 cent Ter pound
tnnd per cent al velo-em; the next. y cors per
tpDund and ~ per cent nd vaorum These duties are
h, rejection against tie poorer woos produced 10 FOR
Ic!rn ands bat II he reduces tie standard of lis Own
r,ol by bringing II to market full Of grease and dft
and % nrngs it into competition with zoe ow-rrced
fGrcr he ought not to conf lain II be loses tie bcaehi
Of such protection.
{ Some Of these domestic unvas'oi 1ccoes within o
Few woots have sold lower price than UnwasAed
8cs. 40 and Cape WOOL
Bn, While We are con, Ilinc Of The far1c; fr tins
Ea,l 'rctng hs Interests Le in tsn co'-i ..s o.
he buyers sent out by dcllers and manufactured "f
not mailing Irofer distinction between the wool
(which Is well washed AID honestly done up and iAn'
we have described. We Llow tuut thcic con pAnis
Hare not made Wi;hou. su1ci,ut cause. a te same
stme VIC ~ uk the rinor is iso to blame ~" iAe pht
nor Ia - Itch tie VOL Il sod. We; 90 Is Tot ii'i
fnuol Of tie s.oo which sod il bought in such "!
Pastopgy a pre-iam or tho dlsi.es, VOL aad corso
fcueui!y reward disNorestv.
One fruer vr.,inf on this rub Get thai Dc tool
smore than extra pa4ns with washing hs sheep i li'
wool wns well tagged WIS honestly done up and Min
srtle string. Tic l4ycr admitted this. AID tod lin
was pqying him tho highest price. TIC iaraef b-'
deliver his wool IN tho adjoining town. and ihcro De
tuct his eisnbor who bad sold bis wcol 90 tie sam"
Iman fr the sane pjcc. IL was no btiicr IL qn~'y
pnen he oui nnd not more than haif washed ana
limos. co,c4el ltl ss.ar. We h'ieye th's j. 40 ''l
sh,y case ll, may be- recc'cd as fat o1ai- pc Oh r
fua,ucr N which WOO IS boushL
No,yrc f,rmer r1ust consdar thnt be sells HE " ool
a. he sells no O. Der Mid OF lis produce j. if eH'
om nbort q. soon as hs wool i hcaroI To tnih VIVID
H. into market about the ifd or fourth we'' d. juno
H. cous,aucnoe we have about tArcciouihs Oh th'
vtol wool clip Of She country thrown npon ie mara
H. a ,ircls week Manufactures ard dealers cmpM
koco,t4 q, bu, TO wool WHO kaow YoJ i,i'e about 10
tuauy,f ttese employ men who know les taI li'i'
yes 10 lido through the country III bfehiheaS hhs'e
kond buy Oh before them OF d ccriap price, i'F VIII
tbclr orders plloe n hxod Beyond which uey cannon
20. ana d. ter are only paid or what thoy bay th'S
lke all tat oomes Ia tleir vay q, ta price he "io
rides or of.vcs The fastest lore therefor. buys .' 100
wool The fari1cr who has not quantity snlc'h' IL
or,c; o attention Of taclo cavalry bngcs 's up hi
nol In bapEcts or shoct. and PUSHES TO .orn ~iA l
suoller It, The wool II hus tonight and sid under q
dccree Of nervous excitement Which belong 70 10 Other
strnrsoctons of busines characters ana """' '''
In ro-re.s IN the Wcnt the manufacture aal deaef'
ln the East slc about ns much e>eF'i-'d TO "''l''
money 10 meet tic calls Of tlcr buyers rni iua "r
Into tic money market al at once increase l7 uo'n
and consequently DO i'te Of discount.
Nov,nl hisis the work Of the tanner, he TnsLcs ni
woo into the market all nj once and by 50 dong de
uress.e its rrico. he compels tie mahuf cireF an'
feor 10 60 into The monsy market. aud increase III
sdscount and this in t4e end haH to como ou' o' IN
epocIct.