The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-02

will continue IN force longer than
this season, even IL they do so long;
Tor the opposition to them is 90 rea.
sonable that they must give way 10
the laws that govern the sale Of
other farm products that is, quail
~ and condition.
For some years thore has not
been q good understanding between
wool growers and manufacturers,
mainly for the want Of a more init
mate acquaintance with each other.
The wool buyer or wool speeula-
tor has stood between them.
At the Exposition OF Wool and
Woollens TO be held in Chicago II is
to be hoped that thOy will become
better acquainted. aud that their
mutual interest will be consulted.
While the rules alluded 10 may be
Of use to the buyer or wool pHecula-
tor. they certainly cannot be Of any
value TO tho honest wool. grower or
to the manufacturer, for the latter
only buys assorted woods, that 10,
the class of wool adapted to the par.
ticular line Of goods that be makes.
i noed not go into details TO show
the actual wrong in this mode Of
buying wool, for as n whole 1t is two
absurd to be continued for any
length OF time, and must give place
TO those general rules which obtain
in other departments Of commerce.
Few people know the difference
between a hundred pounds and a
hundred weight, and E iglish ton
and American ton, and imperial
bushel and a Winchester bushe;,
and yet the difference is material.
The old merchants made n liberal
allowance for waste and impurities;
the modern merchant deals oy sam.
pie, and sells the goods on their
merits. 1t rs, therefore, to lato In
the day to 60 back to those old, OBJ
practices. II clean wool IS
worth fortv.i five cents a pound II
must follow that If II contained one.
third OF ITS weight in impurities,
that 1t should not fetch over thirty
We will suppose that A and B
arc two wool growers. A has clean
washed wool and sells Mt forty-fve
cents. B has given bis sheep a
slight washing, let them roll In the
dirt and the wool would only sell for
thirty cents. The sheep r tho
same, and the quality a. good, but
q small percentage Of dirt has made
the difference in price. The neigh
bors comment on the disadvantage
Of B, and very much to his disgust,
Next year, instead Of putting his
slip on the market in the same con-
dition, he will Lako care that A
does no. get the better price. HIS
pride and pocket are both interested
in preventing a like result.
Instead Of reforming tho abuses
that have grown up in this business
we shall see It widened. for we look
upon these rules as n direct bid for
petty swindling, in which the dea.
Ter may or may not mako II profit,
but one in which tho honest wool.
grower and manufacturer mus,
lose.
In the exposition to be held,
trust that all these abuses will be
fully discussed and their errors cor.
rected ; for il is certain that the in
terest Of wool-growers and wool
manufacturers arc mutual.
There are other questions be-
side that Ct the grading Of wool
and the mode ofsellInr. that should
have q full hearing. We have been
running after fine wool 10 the neg
Iect of carpet wool, combing ard
middle wool. The result II we have
little mutton IN our markets, and
less on the tables Of the farmer
In England we hear much SAID Of
roast beef, but the quantity ofroasi
mutton is largely IN tAe majority
At the West pork IS the chief meat
diet, when il would be better for
health Of tho people to use largely
II mutton. Almost every small
farmer should keep o few sheep u
the long or middle wool. The WOO
can be Sold or exchanged for WOOL
len goods, ard tho mutton supply {
large part Of the meat for the iami
". 1be long woolled or mutton
sheep do best in small lots, are sci
dom attacked by disease, and al
ways mako good return nj IN boil
wool and mutton.
One more word and ! will clos
this subject. We hear n great dea
said about the profit OF the wcollel
manufacturer, all for which we ar
Inclined 10 believe. Now, suppos
the wool grower sells half his shee'
and invests I n this kind OF manu-
featuring stock, and thus become in
terested in both Of these questions
] know ono largo flock master VIII
is largely interested in both. and b
says thit thus combined they pa
large dividends. A move OF thi
kind would be in the right direct
ion, and would save q world offaul'
finding.
IN some directions we sec \ dii
position to widen tho breeeh b.
tween the wool growers and III
manufacturers, but all such attemp
must end in disappointment 10 Il
parties, for interests like these cal
not we'll DO made antagonistic. IL
both parties meet together and col