Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-03-05
Wool.

BosroN.-The Bulletin says the brilliant sue
cess attending the hate cotton speculation, now
tion OF operators to wool as q promising article
for investment. The relatively low prices at
past could not but offer tempting bait 10 par par
ties on the lookout for bargains in merchandise,
and whose pockets are pethoric with green
backs. Hence, q large number of buyers have
entered the market, and stocks have been rap
idly reduced At the close, there is considerable
excitement and there are more buyers than sell
lers at quoted rates.
Not only have large lots of fine wool changed
hands on speculation but the consumptive de-
mand has been very active. Manufacturers
have been encouraged to take hold and supply
themselves with raw material, by the improved
To he sure, products lfave not materially ad-
yanced in price, but they are selling more free
ment in cotton goods; and hence producers are
disposed to buy wool, in round lots, wherever 1t
can can, be ] had at about former prices They are
seasonable fabrics. But tt these bottom rates,
freely, and IL any were inclined to do so, they
would soon find themselves bare of stocks.
strongly upward, with supplies Of the low and
medium grades reduced to a very small compass
and spectators and consumers composing for
and light, good conditioned parcels OF Western
and Michigan fleece readily command an ad-
super pullsieud combing woods are sold very
close up, and are also wanted at higher prices.-
these are more pientysthan the inferior grades.
our record Of current transactions, IL. viii be
double extra Ohio and Pennsylvania fleece,
taken at figures which could hardly have been
chases will, of course, be again put upon the mar
ket sooner or later but the bulk of sales have
lions lions now are, that manpfacturers will not re-
tire from the market till they have obtained sup.
plies sufficient to bridge oyer to the next wool
safe for them to operate. They cannot base
goods which may % never @ epD be realized; but will
have to be sure of their marginas they go along.
and np a9r @ az
4098ic for fleece and 40@50c for the various grades
Of pulled Included are 1900 lbs No. and above
selected do 84c; 10000 lbs extra do lSG155c; 10000
Ss No do, s5S@ssc; s6cSo rs extra do, Gse; 700
lbs do 5oc Is oo0 os de- sc; 5000 bs extra Mchio hi
B. extra extra SsiS above
1000 ms No. and above Michigan, 45c; $4,000 MS
extra do. 47}9c 10000 lbs choice do SOC; 5000 lbs
1905 lbs No. and above owe Wis Wisconsin sin 4Sc; 500 rs
coarse Missouri 40c; 250,0Oe TBS extra and double
SEC; 1900 lbs extra and and above Indiana 471Sc;
500 lbs extra Iowa 4oc; 1900 ibs medium and
f1 ne \ New sS s York i7c Ms do a5e 9oo s do
setts No. l, 4sc; 900 bs No. secured sl@l 05 $50
lbs No. do, 9Oo995c; 500 lbs No. do, 65967l1c;
so bs No. do 55G57c 1000 ibs fine do, 75c; 1900
Ds do sOc; 1000 ns do sl@ssc 1850 coarse do62lsc:
5000 Ms do 5214@70c; 800 ms No. l Western 4Sc;
100 lbs No. do 40c; 1000 bs half washed do 37lSc
1000 ibs un washed do 2sc; eoO0 lbs do 2sc; 1900
bs nols i0c; 900 ms do Sc; 500 lbs do s7; 1900
yarn wasto-l7c.
: In pulled wool the sales have also been large,
including 900 ms super 42c, 5000 ms do 45c; 5000
ms do 49, 10000 bbis extra 45c; 5000 lbs do (old)
Soc; 20O0 bs Eastern extra 4Sc; $500 ms Western
extra 45c; 500 ms do 4l@45c; 5000 bs Eastern
super 46c 1000 hs Western do 40l494Sc; 5000 lbs
extra 4S50c; 20 goo ms do 43c 200 lbs do 4s50c;
5000 s do 40c; a. 900 ms do 4245c 5000 ms do 42c
600 s do Ale; 5000 lbs super 40c: 10000 ms comb
ing, pulled, 45c, and 1000 fbs super 45c. In comb
nestle 521z(954lzc.
Many Vermont farmers have two or three
years clips Of wool on a. hand, and one man has
Of which he was offered In 1854 over 81 p pound.
Mr.. Finney; Of Troy, N. ", bought 5000 pounds |
Of wool recently In Casteton, VT, paying 80 to |
There are over %, ,oOQ sheep in Madison County,
Iowa, 10000 pounds of their wool is manufacture
cd st Wintersett yearly.