The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-22
Washington County, Pa, Wool Trade.
From the Tribune and Reporter

From the Tribune and Reporter
After a good deal of hesitation the
wool trade of our county has at last
opened, though as yet the crop is going
of slowly. Up until within the last
week or so, buyers AMI producers We're so
far apart that no sales Ncra made; but
since that we have heard of several
thousand pounds being bought ut prices
ranging from fifty to ninety cents,
according to quality. We are glad to
note one feature in the trade this year
which has been wanting for severa. years
past. and that is a disposition on the
part of buyers to make more dl>crlnln2-
ton on account of quality and condition
than has been heretofore. From fifty Ia
twenty years ago, when farmers brought
their wool to town and sold 1t just as
they did any other article OF produce,
due regard was had to this matter, and
thus our wool growers were furnished
with the strongest inducements IL iih-
prove their fiocks to the highest attain
able poiut, and bring their wool t" mar
ket in the very best order. Under the
encouragement thus afforded, our people
continued to nse the utmost care III the
selection of their stock. and Such WAS
the pains taken t" bring each years crop
to market in fine condition, that the wool
OF Washington c0urty obtained Il wide
spread rrputat ion, an'i, Indeed. naS haid-
" surpa ssrd III the world In pr3ri 4
this, we may call 20 the IoccnlIrrt 100 Of
our readers the fact that or cntrrpri.,inG
fri, I'D, Alr. Stream, WIS awarded a media!
for tirst-cla,S wnnl exhibited At thr
Worlds Fair held III London.
When the mania ini speculation. how
ever. hccau,' prevalent. amt which, nay
cr> began to rnn tn aud fro thr"ugii "ur
country. travelling night and day t. get
ahead Of each n.hrr, Very snnu a'l dis
ordinations, OF account of quality and
conditions, came to bU almost wholly
overlooked. and the legitimate Iiuiis al
this reckless system OF dealing soon h.
came manifest III the dctgiioiatcd ear
acter OF our wool. The farmer who had
lahored for years and incurred heavy c%-
prnse tn bring his flock tn the highest
pnssiblc perfection, seeing his nci@hh"r;
who had taken no pains, whatever. SCI
ling wool of n vastly inferior Grad'- ;tild
hilf-wlshcd at that-for within two az
three cents pound Of what he got him
self and thus obtaining more money per
fleece, naturally enough came tn the con
clusiom that the high grade and superior
condition Il, which he had been aiming,
instead OF proving remu"erative only
served to give his sloyenly and inore
careless neighbor, an actual advantage
over him. Under these circumstances it
is not wonderful that orr county lost the
reputation she had acquired non can it
be expected that she will regain il untll
, the 6ool buyers go back To the Old plan
of rcwaiding industry and enterprise b.
making the proper discriminatory III. A.
tSunt of grads anfcoudition, Such hs
ing our views of the matter, fwc think III
who desire to see this important t";tdc Of
our county fall back into its legitimate
channels, willrcjoice with Us tolearn that
so far, during the present season,
the buyers have manifested dis
pos ition to pay more regard to the
quality than has been their wont iol the
past eight or ten years. We sincerely
hope they may continue to do this, and if
so in due time we may expect our coun-
ty to attain her former reputati,A Is one
of the finest wool growing sections III the
| world