The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-24
From the Ohio Farmer, Aug. l9.
The Wool Trade.

The past week has developed no new
| feature in the Ohio wool market. We
hear of but little in that time changing
| hands, but what little has been sold,
ranged according to quality, from 60 to
zoe. Just now the buyers are mainly
waiting for ''developments"-the up
ward tendency, which was exhibited du.
ring the first weeks Of the month, need
ing, i'm their opinion. something in he
shape of counter-irritation. But he
growers now holding, feel that they can
also wait for further developments.
A correspondent in Allegheny county,
Pennsvlvania. writes to the Ohio Fdrm,r =
as follows, of tue market in Western
PENNSYLVANIA: "Our wool manufacturers
and wool buyers appear to have at length
discovered the fact that there is 4 deci-
dedly short supply of cotton in the Uni
ted States and in Europe, and that wool
is not superabundant in Europe or the
United States; that the best and cheap
est wool To be had is that grown at hone;
and that all kinds and descriptions Of
wooden goods are now bringing very
high prices, with the tendency of the
market decidedly onward and upward.
and that the supply is not near equal to
the demand Hence, wool buyers and
manufacturers who lately said they mnst
purchase, are returning to Washington
and Allegheny counties. and Offering and
getting but little good wool for 75c per
lb One agent for the manufacturers OF
Rhode Island has been quietly purchas-
ing within the last month in Washington
county. considerable desirable wool at
90 and 90c per 10 Many farmers hold
ing good clips confidently expect sl.Oo
per Id, otherwise will hold the wool. 1t
is pleasing to know our wool maaufactu-
rers are making money aud have now,
aud must continue 10 have money
making harvest, and that they are dis
posed to allow the wool grower TO par
take OF the general prosperity of the
woolen manufacturers OF our common
country"
The Economist Of Saturday says that
contrary to expectation, the last week
was a quiet one in the New York market
About 1000 pounds domestic changed
hands. The prices for both domestic
and foreign are given by that Journal as
follows: The entire lots of Ohio fleece,
65 to 75c entire lots of Michigan, 90 to
zoe entire lots of Western 90 to 65e
State, S. to 65c, according to conditions
Ohio and Pennsylvania common, ooc
oue-ourth blood, Csc one half blood, zoe;
three fourths blood 74c iull blood. sOc
Michigan common, o5c one-fourth
blood, Coo, one-half blood, 65c; three
fourths blood, zoe; full blood. 75c West
srn common, SOC Oie-fourth blood, 55c
n, r., las. hlnnn
65c full blood, 7Oc There is great
scarcity of feeces containing mouslln dc
laine We never remember seeing the
market so bare of this style OF wool
Combng woods are not much inquired
for, manufacturers having laid il stocks
in Canada When these are absorbed
this class of wool will move again at
good prices. California common un-
washed "a to 23c fine unwashed, 50 to
44c No pulled, 60 to 62c; super, "a to
&c extra, 65 to roc lambs, GU to 65c
Capes washed 81 to Csc; unwashed, 30 to
45c Odessa secured, 90c to 81 10; un-
washed, 35 to 44c; Australian unwashed,
80 to 45c, washed, S5 to 92c; South
American Mestizo, 35 to 3Sci Marino, 36
to 4Oc; Chilian Meztizo, 80 to 36c Merl-
no, "a to 33c Smyrna unwashed, % to
27c washed, 40 to 47c; Sante Re, 20 to
32ci Mendoza. % to 26ci Corientes, ~
to Csc
The Shipping List says Of the Boston
market 1.-THE receipts of domestic the
past week have been 6,055 bales, and the
market continues to be pretty we'll sup
piled with new clip, if we except Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Virginia woods, of which
very little has as yet found its way in
this direction. There is very buoyant
and firm tone to the market, and in some
instances rather better prices have been
realized, but generally speaking the cur
rent rates have not varied materially
The demand from manufacturers cOntin-
ues good, and all available lots at the
curr snt prices find ready sale
The transactions of the week comprise
SIS 100 lbs fleece and pulled at prices
ranging from 62 TO 75c per Id, as to the
quality. Included in the sales were
about l25, 900 lbs New York State and
mixed Western at Csc; 10000 lbs New
York at 66c; $4,000 lbs Michigan from
65 to zoe, mostly from 81 to 69c; $4,000
lbs very handsome Michigan at zoe; G.-
900 lbs Michigan and New Hampshire at
roc; 10000 lbs new clip Ohio at 75c; 5000
lbs unwashed Western at 45c; 10000 lbs
do. at 40c; and variety of small sales
in the range noted above There is a
scarcity of all kinds of pulled wool, and
the market 10 bare Of the choice grades
of both fleece and pulled. We look fol- n
Arm and active market for some weeks.
as the prospects for the fall trade for goods
are very promising. In foreign wool
there is not 80 much activity as noticed
last week, but the market is quite firm
and full prices continue to be obtained" !"
In Philadelphia, the Com List says:
There is no falling of in the demand,
either from the local or Eastern manu-
facturers, aud the advance noted last
week is we'll maintained In view Of the
upward tendency of rates consumers man
ifest, particularly at the Eastward, more
than the usual disposition to lay in stocks
for future exigencies at an early period
ofthe season The change in the country
from war to peace causes the demand TO
run upon fine staple in larger proper
tion than for the last four years and as
this grade Of wool is unprecedently scarce
in all the markets of the country, buyers
are bidding against each other for such
lots as are now Offering, and taking all
they can get at full current rate. In
deed, some have taken choice lots of the
new clip. in some of the best wool grow
ing counties in Ohio, at prices equivalent
to Soc and upwards but most agents de-