The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-26
Ro.ion Wool Market.

SEPTEMBER II.
The wool market remains in an anon.
alous condition, which it is somewhat
difficult to account for. Though the
present actual consumption of wool is
light, the sales continue large from
week to week, at prices which have
thus far exhibited a steadily declining
tendency. Though it is not usual for
consumer of any commodity to buy
heavily upon declining market, wool
manufacturers have done so ever since
the opening of the season; and during
the past week several large manufactu-
ring corporations have entered the mar
ket and taken large lots of fine wool
not wanted for immediate consumption.
The most probable solution of this
matter is, that buyers have been tempt
ed TO anticipate their wants by low
prices and the bargains which have
been offered them. They have doubt
less supposed every time they took hold
of the article, that prices had touched
bottom, and that as liberal credits have
been given them by sellers, they were
making very safe and profitable ill.,
vestment. Perhaps this may turn out
to be the case, but unless their hopes Of
Il great improvement i'll the goods trade
are speedily realized, they will hardly
make more than an even thing of it. 1t
would seem that there ought to be con-
fidence, as well as money, i'll wool at
present low prices; and there probably
would be if there were no large accu-
mutation of its manufactures pressing Oh
the market at less than the average cost
of production.
Sales of domestic for the week have
been large, amounting to 100000 lbs,
at "A range of - 10 sac for fleece, and
- to soc for the various grades OF pull
ed. Included are 1000 lbs medium Ohio,
45c; 25O0 lbs do, 44c; $500 lbs coarse do,
46c; ", 900 lbs extra aud above do, SIZE;
u, 900 lbs double extra do, 81; 1000 lbs
unwashed do, 33c; 10000 lbs No. do,
47c; 10000 lbs coarse do, 4Oc; 32,OOO lbs
extra do, 52c; 1000 No. do, 45c; 5000 lbs
medium Iowa, 42c 5000 lbs unwashed do,
42c; 1000 lbs fine do, 4Sc; 5000 lbs fine
Wisconsin,, 46c; 1000 choice do, Ale;
1000 lbs medium do, 43c; 1000 lbs
fine Illinois 47c; 5000 lbs medium
do, 43c; $4,000 lbs fine Indiana, I'M
washed 4Ic: 10000 lbs extra Michigan,
selected, 6Oc; 10000 lbs medium do,
ItiI, 81. 900 lbs do. i6c: 10000 lbs medi
nm to fine do, Acc; 10000 lbs fine To eX-
ira, 4Sc: 5000 lbs No. do, 4sc; 500 lbs
coarse do, SOC; 5000 lbs choice do, sc.
900 lbs unwashed Western, 3Oc; 1900
lbs coarse do, sc; 1000 lbs do, 39c; 2OOO
lbs secured do, 75c; 5000 lbs medium do,
42c; 2U0O lbs secured do, 7Oc; $500 lbs
urwashed do 29tc; 5000 lbs extra do,
illc; 5000 lbs medium do, Abe; 5000 lbs
coarse do, Acc; 10000 lbs medium do, 44c;
~. 900 lbs extra unwashed, 42lc; 10000
lbs unwashed, PIC; 1000 lbs do, DC; 2OOO
lbs do, 29c; 5000 lbs secured do, 75c; b.
900 Pennsylvania picklock, sac: 10000
lbs extra and double extra, SIC; 10000
lbs delaine selections, 4sc; 5000
lbs sorts, 27a42c; $500 lbs tub-washed,
45c: 1000 lbs mixed, 45c: 500 lbs black
secured, Acc; 2000 lbs secured sorts, 75c;
and 1000 lbs do on private terms; ZOO
lbs coarse Merino, Al lie.
In pulled wool sales have been light,
including 800 lbs extra at SOC: 600 lbs
super, soc; 5000 It's extra do, 47!c: 1000
lbs Western super, 30 lie.
In cOmbing woods, sales 5000 lbs un-
washed, soc; 1000 lbs do, AZ lie; 10000
lbs unwashed Kentucky, AZ l!2c; 10000
lbs Canada do, 62c. In California wool,
sales 500 lbs, 23c; $50 lbs do, 24c, and
10000 lbs, in lots, at II range ct 26a3l l-2,
as to quality. In foreign, the sales
have been unmpOrtant, including small
lots of cape at 40a4lc, and Meztiza at
33a:Hc, currency.