Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-13
Frauds Upon Wool Dealers.

Frauds UpOn Wool Dealers.
The New York Tribune gives some
good odvice to farmers upon their duty
and interest 10 preparing wool for sale.
The lhriftless, careless, and frequently
dishonest practices, to which many wool
growers resort, instead of being to their
benefit, depreciates the character of
American wool generally, and prevents
them from getting for Aeeces honestly
prepared as much as they should obtain
for them. The consequences of the
practices resorted to by many unscrupu-
lous farmers, tells with severity against
the entire agricultural interest, and Oc.
casIons the loss of large. sum of money
per annum. The farmer who in this
matter is too sharp, only over reaches
himself. He may by an occasional
trickery, realize something extra upon
the swindle of a single transaction, By.
when The injury done. to the business by
the discovery of such frauds is taken into
consideration, and the account balanced,
it will be found that in the long run .:.hon.
esty is the best policy"
The principal of these frauds and in
furious practices may be described under
the following divisions
Sending wool to ma1ket in unmer.
chantable condition, either unwashed or
half washed, thereby compelling the
buyer to purchase dirt at the price of
good clean wool.
2. Putting Up the fleece of the back
and sides of the sheep, well washed, and
in such manner as tOtOnceal the dirty un.
washed wool Of the belly, which is there.
fore, sold al the price of washed wool
8. BY allowing sheep that are well
washed, to run, before shear;ng. con-
siderable time, the wceI is filled with
yOlk, which subjects the.manufacturer to
considerable loss.
A. BY an unnecessary use of strings in
tying VI eeeces, adding to the weight,
and in a eliot increasing the loss to
the buyer who paysa good price for wool,
and gets thsTefOrs useless hemp.
5. Stufing lbe inside Of fine looking
feeces with unwashed wool pulled from
dead sheep. This fraud can easily be
discovered by ihe wool dealer from the
greater weight of the fleece. He takes
his satisfaction out of the farmer by
absting bis ofer, So that lhe latter sells
bis fine washed wool very frequently at
a rate approaching the low price of pul.
led wool.
g.. Feeding sheep, shortly after shear.
ing. with oil cake and food which pro-
duces oil and gun, and fills up the weight
of the feeces with a substance which has
TO be got rid of 10 manufacturing, and
which reduces The actual wool immense
ly, so that what would seem TO be large
lot ie found, upon working il, to be very
small. This is fraud which is highly
injurious to. honest sheep growers. as il
hurts the whole business, and causes the
wool buyer to look upon the class of sci.
lers of wool as sharpers. Il is SAID by
yool dealers that ibis policy "does not
payp the oil cake and extra food costing
more than what is gained by the addi-
tiOnal weight which goes into the wool.
There are many other small frauds
which are complained Of-bu, the FORE
going embOdy those which are of the
most importance. They not only hur.
The individuals who practice them more
lhap hey are benefited thereby, but they
also operate against he farmers interest
in OlheF ways. The competition of for
eign wool Is complained Of by the pro-
dqscer, and yet by iraudulent practices
he encourages that petition against him
self. by presenting his wool in a dirty
condition be Injuries himself, because un.
der theloUnned States tariff the dirty