The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-07-17
THE WOOL MARKET,

The commercial Editor of the Boston
Hdtchmdn and reflector Says" Manufac,
turers have been well repr, sented in the
market the past week, and about everything
that will pass for wool has been sold. But
tile new wool of any description has been
received, and what has come to market
consists OF lots picked up by country mer-
chants in lots of one or two hundred lbs
each, in poor condition Agents who have
gone West to buy wool do not report great
success. Growers listen respectfully to their
talk about stagnation in business indiffer-
ence OF manufacturers about purchasing
&c but they decline to sell except at 5 to
l0c per tb advance on prices offered by buy
ers. We do not advise growers either to
sell or hold. We simply state the facts and
leave each one to exercise his own iudg
ment. There is comparatively no old wool
in the market, and but little in nianufac
turers' hands. The demand for fall wool
ems must soon cause many idle mills to start
up, and the staple must be obtained from
somewhere, Unless wool should be held
higher than the cost of importation, we tail
to see why buyers will not be Obliged to
come up to the views Of growers. As fat
as we are able to learn, farmers at the v nat
are not willing to sell at present offers; aud
unless they get an advance, there seems bD'
little prospect Of any immediate sales IN
wool growing sections.
H.llowell & Cobu,n's (Boston) Circular
report range Of IS TO Csc, with mediam
of 81 to 60c for three. quarter to extra full
blood Meriro.
In New York. the Economist reports:
The sales for the week include l20,0 900 tbs
fleece at prices ranging from 49 to 60c he
latter being the price at which good
amount 1T new wool was sold. Pennsylva
MIA, Ohio and Virginia. choice Saxony fleece
at 70 to IS; Saxony fleece at 65 to zoe; I
and full blood Merino at 60 to Csc; ! blood
at SIS to 60c 1 blood at so to 55e; common
at As to soc: New York, Michigan and In
diana / and full blood at SIT to 60c;
blood at 524 to 55c; blood at SO to 53f;
common at As to 473c; Canada combing at
IS to roc; domestic coming at SIS to Csc.
WOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A correspondent of the Pittsburgh Com.
merciul, date of July lst. writes of the
sheep and wool Of Washington county, Pa:
''Old Washington county has world
wide reputation for her staple commodity,
wool, and | presume her rputation can and
will be sustained in this clip, now in hands,
as | have noticed the farmers and wool
growers have this season been contesting,
as it were, for the championship in the
choice of stock. preparing and putting up
their wool which think never came so
near perfection in any previous clip, as at
the present one. The only thing we now
want is to hav buyers, mot kid gloved, J
that can and will discriminate. Hence,
there will be an induccment for continua
ton in the course of Improvement in that
lue, and also in the keeping and manage
ment of sheep, in order to produce the
finest and most useful, as well as the re.
quired fibre. do hore the manufacturers
will endeavor to purchase our woods them
selves, or send an agent that can and will
Judge our woods by the fibre and merits, and
not as it is done by the majority Of buyers,
by the weight and size of the fleece alone.
TOR on that scale some of the best grades
are condemned. We want mec of expert.
ence either in the manufacture or growing
OF the article. find p city general feel
ing preuails here with the farmers and
growers. that they will hold their woods at
from 60 to 65c for the best grades. have
heard of some sa es at 55c. some at SOC,
and one at60c. One OF my neighbors has
standing bid on his clip of SIC. / have
also heard of some sales as low as Soc. |
presume they are inferior grades, small lots,
and sold by persons who are compelled to
sell at any price that may be offered"
We have private note from a well.
informed gentleman of that region--date of
July 4th-which says that wool is going at
60 to Csc for full blood Merino; Saxony,
70o - 0b,o Eo,.ner