Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-18
From the Ncrsenncs Ncrmontcr
Vermont WooI--Nhat Buyers thinl,
of IL.

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of IL.
Addison county is largely interested in
the wool tariff, the wool clip, sheep shear
ing, and always feels a solici udc in the
opinions OF those engaged in wool manu-
facture and wool buying. The Wool
Buyers and Dealers Association of Cleve-
land held their second annual meeting at
Temperance Hall, on the Goth ult We
subjoin what will interest wool growers
in this county Mr. Walworth of the
Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Mass, spoke upon
the first question, viz:
What is the best method of securing
that variety and grade of wool demanded
by the American Manufacture - he said,
'thc common and delaine woods are not in
sufficient supply in this country. Foreign
manufactures can undersel in that line.
Ii the farmer did not increase the wool OF
the country he did not increase the riches
Of the country. We may cheat a man fol
a few days. but it will react upon US
The speaker said he would not buy the
black, greasy wool SO. common among
farmers now, at twenty-five cents a pound
for his mill, but would only buy it to sell
it again. Vermont, instead of being the
best wool State in the country, along with
Ohio is the worst. She sharpened sword
on one side for the remainder Of the eoun.
try, and in her haste She sharpened tn,
other side of the blade. making it a two.
edged instrument that is now cutting her
own throat. They improved the breed OF
sheep to death. Her woods are not sale
able in the Eastern market and they are
complaining about it. when they alone are
to blame for the result.
The worsted business in England ranks
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ped TO the United States, where people
pay high prices for the articles much
more than they would have to pay if the
right kinds of sheep and woods were
grown in this country. The people OF
Ohio will soon be behind Kentucky in the
matter Of raising sheep for mutton.
When good mutton is produced the best
of wool is grown, j. e. the best for fine
goods-for worstcd goods. Last year hr
did not go to England for wool; got it
i'll Upper Canada; just as good almost as
English wool. Kentucky wool is next to
that of Canada. Her climate is a little
warmer than that of almost any other
wool growing State, and her wool is ready
a little earlier in the season, giving her a
chance for good prices. He went on to
argue that the introduction of machinery
reduced the prices of cotton fabrics so that
everybody wanted them. The business
increased beyond the expectations of its
most sanguine friends. If the common
woods were grown to a greater extent. the
demand for fabrics manufactured there
from, imported from England to the ex.
tent of one hundred millions of dollar.
annually, would always insure q good
price for the wool, and before it can be
fairly introduced the business will have
increased to such an extent that common
wool will rank next to cotton in the
market.
Alton Pope said We are growing too
many common wools; we want coarser
and finer wools a variety.
/ Col Harris - The weight of actual
secured wool for the cards has been in.
creased by the introduction of merinc
wool. Our prices are too even; make the
prices to suit the grade and you viii have
greater and better diversity of wool
Mr.. Sheldon of Boston said too many
inexperienced buyers had been turned
loose upon the country, who were in the
habit Of paying the same price for differ.
ent grades of woods, until the farmers had
gradually drifted into the practice Of
growing inferior woods, putting the same
up carelessly, knowing,the regular market
price for ordinary woods at least, would be
received He further said that if the tags
were separated from the fleeces and shown
to the buyer, along with the clip, all tc
be sold together, the sale could be made
without danger of imposition, and tn,
farmer would get whatever feeces were
worth--ditto the tags.
i Mr. Rose said, in answering the ques
ton "What belongs to a fleece of wool 7
All that comes off the sleeps back after i
has been thoroughly washed" He argued
. against putting tags in, and in favor o
, giving full price for black wool, wei
washed" This was in answer to Mr.
Sheldon Of Boston, who said deduction
would be made on that kind of wool thi
year In alluding to "buck aeeces," b
said the general impression among farmer
: was that the rule regulating the price +
Y be paid for such wool meant only thos
, feeces shorn from bucks Such was no
the case. The rule referred to heavy
, greasy, soggy feeces, no matter wheths
! It was from the back of buck or eve.
n The committee on resolutions pre- sentet
$ the following report, which was adopted