Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-16
From the Ohio Farmer, Oct 14.l
The Wool Trade.

The Economist reports brisk trade for
the last week in New York, and stiffening
OF prices. Most of the wool sold went di-
rectly into the hands of manufacturers,
who are now realizing huge profit on their
wares. All kinds of woods have been in
request in that market, but the finest grades
are in most demand. Choice Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Virginia, the above-named
journal remarks, cannot be bought for less
than S5c. The sales of the week footed up
100000 Tbs, ranging from 62 to Toe, with
some choice Ohio at SOC. OF the New York
wool trade during the month of September,
Walter Browns Monthly Circular remarks:
"The wool market for the last month has
been fairly active, the demand from con-
sumers being steady, although somewhat
lessened by scarcity of water In the manu-
featuring districts, and few mills are
idle on account of strikes. Choice fine
woods have found ready purchasers at full
prices, and are scarce in the Eastern mark
cts; growers of these woods still hold them
at figures above the views of buyers, and
but small portion OF the clips of Ohio,
Virginia and Pennsylvania have come for
ward. Producers In New York and Mich
igan, taking advantage of the position of
affairs have supplied the market and sold
their wool more promptly than ever before.
Western wool is now arriving freely, gen.
orally in fair condition, and although in
some respects undesirable, grows in favor
and sells readily at reasonable rates.. The
stock of Domestic wool has probably not
increased during the month, receipts have
fallen off; considerable is now on the way,
however, and our market offers an excel
lent assortment. Woolen goods were very
active early in the month, but are rather
dull at the close, being affected by the vari-
ations In the cotton goods market"
In Boston during the week, the receipts
of domestic wool were much larger than
during the corresponding week last year.
The sales of the week were not large, but
the tone of the market remains about as 1t
has been for some weeks. The highest fig
ures was 7Sc for fine Ohio, while the gen.
eral range was from 7211ac for Illinois aud
Iowa, to 74c for Ohio. The market closed
firm but quiet. The continued drouth and
low water is reported to have kept many of
the manufacturers out of the market.
I'm Philadelphia hedemand, was fair, and
the stock on had reduced to low figure.
Prices ranged from 40 to 72c. Coates
Bros. Circular remarks of the September
trade: aTheq trade for the past, month has
been to large extent, and theamount pass
ing into consumption, greater than for
some months rpreviously; and although
there is yet but little change to note in
prices, yet in some quarters there is rather
more manifestation OF speculative feeling
than has been noticed recently. The re-
ceipts from the West continue to. be large
and increasing, and we think the stocks on
the market are larger than usual at this
period, but with a continuance of the
present demand they will not. cause much
remark aa5. .ri'aG .
We have still to report "no market" in
Ohio; but the wool is gradually sliding
out, and by the time we can say there is a
market, there won't be much to, buy. Like
the Eastern manufacturers, who take hold
gingerly, but take hold s'all the time" our
buyers are picking up the wool as the Yam
kee drank cider, snow and them" and the
bottom, outside the very best clips in the
State is not great way of. We have heard
of no sales recently above zoe, but per-
haps some sales have been made above this
figure.