Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-06-02
AGRICULTURAL
From the United States Economist.
wool Trade.

from the United states Economist
Wool Trade.
A few days ago we received the follow
ing inquiry from a commission wool house
in st. Louis, Missouri:
In your issue of the 9th inst, in the
wool report, we read as follows: Manu-
lecturers are determined to accept Meth
er unWashed, half-washed, nor washed
bucks, except at a discount of one-third.
Being u-pacquainted with the mode of
conducting the wool trade in New York,
you will much oblige by explaining it in
an editorial, especially the extract above.
There are few persons engaged in the
wool business who are not aware that If
has long been a custom to deduct one
third from the weight of unwashed fee
ces, this being about the average which
they would shrinkmore than those which
have been we'll washed; but there are
q large number of heeces in every pur-
chase which are in such a condition, that
it has always been a matter of c~ontrover-
sy between buyer and seller whether the
sheep had ever been in the water, or not,
the seller invariably claims that they
had, the buyer maintaining that they new
er had. If the dealers were very anxious
to sell, then the buyers arguments pre-
vailed; but if the anxiety of the buyer
exceeded that of the dealer, then the
weight of the argument was on the side
of him who sold, and the wool was de-
clared to be washed. But this contro-
versy has been brought to a close the
last Winter and the present Spring; and
all heeces about which the slightest
doubt may be raised, and those which
both would agree the sheep had been in
the water, but was badly washed. are
closed with the unwashed, and subject to
the same deduction. Bucks feeces
about which there was no doubt, all par
ties agreeing that they were washed, yet
the ends of the staples being full Of gum
and the staples being full of grease. and
though manufacturers never claimed any
deduction for them before, they disliked
to purchase them if they could avoidit.-t
These are now subject to the same deduc-
ton; so that the custom may now be
said to be fairly established in all the
Eastern markets, to deduct for all wool
which does not give unmistakable evil
dence OF having been well washed, and
all washed bucks feeces one-third the
Since the washed and unwashed bucks
heeces are both subject to the same de-
d%uctlon, we do not in the future expect
to meet with many washed bucks heeces
and we hope that the system which As
been Inaugurated will work the great OBJ
lect for which 1t is intended-that of
compelling dealers to make a close exam
NATION of the condition of all heeces
before they purchase. This will be one
OF the greatest benefits that ever came
TO the farmer who washes his wool well
brings 1t In good condition into the
Neither will any, we think. be
so foolish as to risk a deduction of one
'hlrd for allowing their sheep Just to
WIN through the water, but they will
wash well or not at all.
Should this gVSfnm w0rE woII Jr~;,~
he coming wool season, we expect anoth-
n year to see a campaign against heavy
.trlngs. We may expect a deduction on
account of extra weight of string of I
bbout . per cent. The sheep shearing
ieason Is close at hand, and it is very i'm
,ortant that the farmers should under
TAI these things In order that they NAV T
u~nderstandingly and prepare for the
reat change which appears now to be
them. He who has always Ia-
ored hard to bring his wool into the h
larket IN good condition will rejoice that n
brighter day Is just about to dawn, and P
nat ne is a going to reap the long delay J
d reward which soOner or later is the al
't OF him who never wearies in well I
Ding. "
The adoption of the system to which tae
g have referred has been a serious loss H
the dealers during this season of stag iS
" q SASdo many ndQ DOugQG IN AZ
lscrlmlnately, without much reference N
either washed or unWashed. IF thew al
1et with a farmer who did not wash at
his wool would be bought for IN %
but during washing some sheep II
Ill get away from the washers either IF
etore or after going into the water. these te
ave frequently been sold to dealers for CO
wool, and now when they are ssgY
admitted to a very rigid examination. it
nd this class of wool thrown out and Gu
l9Ject to a deduction of one-third the de
1t comes at a time when they are Gil
tile able to bear such a deduction. for 10
hen added to the fall-of in price from IL
hat they bought at, makes a yerv heavy Z
and IT added to what thew might M ~
ave sold for last Fall, it makes that loss We
a tremendous one, and produces mi
leh an impression upon their minds tiI
at we do not expect to find them buying an
lthout seeing that the wool is in sucb 4 ca
'ndltlon that it can be bought without Tor
eng liable to a deduction when in tba to
astern market; and those farmers who on
been in the habit of only half wash fes
g their wool, may expect that tbe dow PIT
IS gone by when they can receive as hui
UGH for it as those who wash we'll ter
epend upon it, that nothing 6ut washed c lar
done up IN the best possible man he
T, Will bring the best price, and he M
would stand at the head of his me-
Igh6ors for obtaining the best price, heo
1st have the best wool, the best washed G q
d no more string than just sufficient to-