New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-15
SUEEp IND WOOL.

States was 81 10, go; in 1860 the number was
22l7l ,21j-an increase i'll ten years oil only
74sQjj. In 1850, the Ncw-England States had
22l7 1888; in 1860 no GOA decrease OF 4B7.6lO.
The aggregate number of sheep in New-En-
gland had fallen off from 3.f42,0Sl i'll 1910 to
2.g7.5s3 in 1850, and to 1779,767 in 1860. The
number of sheep in the Middle States IN 1871
was 5,Gii 6i1, and in 1860, 4,5j9,2S5-a decrease
of OS2, $50. Tho number of sheep in the west
EN- States in 1850 was S,Si5,43S and III 1861,
OH .2l8-an increase of 22J,1SO. In 1850, the
number of sheep IN the Southern States was
45Gj. O69, and in 1860. 4,999,777-an increase OF
434 7Os. The increase in the number OF sheep
in the Pacific States in the ten years was
f53s.170. The average amount OF wool from
each sheep in 1860 was 72-1O0 pounds, making
the total number of pounds of wool in the
United States for that year. GO,l2f,S6S.
In 1890 Ohio had 3,ji6767 sheep, and the
estimated number of pounds of wool was 49,
OOi ,9s3 New-York had 2,6l7,Sj5 sheep, and
produced, according to estimate. S,5S656i
pounds. Illinois had 7G0,f35 sheep in 1860, and
produced, as estimated, 2.l6S,960 pounds of
wool Iowa bad 9HS20 sheep. and produced
2,T7,292 pounds. In 1855, New-York had, ac-
cosdlng to the census of that year. 5,52l,6lO
sheep, and the estimated product of wool was
l5sO9,9SO pounds. Increase in the number Of
sleep over 1860, 2.OO3.755 increase in wool.
7,gS3,4l6 pounds. In 1868, Ohio had 7,6SS,S4j
sheep, and the number of pounds of wool
SHARED, according to the report of the Auditor
Of the State, was 24SiS,G2. Increase in the
number of sheep in Ohio since 1860. 4,li2,O1S
and increase in the number OF pounds
Of wool, 14,S4G,6i2. In 1863, Illinois had
.,33G.7l0 sheep, and produced 7,5i7,j92 pounds
Of wool-an increase of wool over 1860 OF
j,37s,632 pounds. In 1867 Iowa had 1.70s0jS
sheep, and produced 5,07s,203 pounds of wool
an increase over 1860 of 3,2OO9ll pounds. In
1866, California produced 5,229S2G pounds of
wool The increase in the number OF sheep IN
New York, Ohio. Illinois, and Iowa, since 1850,
taking the number in New-York in 1855, the
number in Illinois and Ohio in 1868, and in
Iowa in 1869, is 9,3SG,632. The increase in the
number of pounds of wool in these four States
since 1860 is 37,7O9,COl In 1860 the wool crop
of the United States was only G,O37, 400 pounds
more than the crop Of the four States above
named in the years mentioned
Can any one doubt that the protection given
to wool by the Tariff acts has caused the in
crease Of sheep in the United States, and
saved to the country millions of dollars which,
but for the increased rate Of duty, would have
gone out of the land to buy wool of foreign
peoplesf In 1861, the duty on wool was, for
wool that cost less than IS cents per pound. 5
per cent ad valOrem; Is and not exceeding "a
cents pound, 0 cents a pound; and exceeding
"A cents pound cents pound. The duty
on wool was raised as follows: All wool of
the value 10 cents per pound or less, cents
per pound exceeding IL cents and not exceed
ing "a cents per pound in value. cents per
pound exceeding "a cents and not exceeding
30 cents per pound, 10 cents, and in addition
thereto 10 per cent. ad valorem; exceeding 30
cents per pound, 10 cents per pound and in
addition thereto 10 per cent nd. valorem. The
tariff of 1867 increased the duty on wool, and
gave to the shcep-growcrs abundant protection
In the United States census returns of 1860
it is stated that the yield of wool was GS 100
pounds per sheep, and as the number of sheep
was g, 275, the weight of wool was 6O,2l3,Ol7
pounds This was less than two pounds to
each person in the United States, as the pOpu-
lation was 81 1882. We ought to produce
10000 900 pounds of wool year. and this
would be now less than four pounds to each
person in the United States. The number of
sheep in France in 1868 was 32,2sl 500; and, if
the product was the same there per sheep as
here. the number of pounds of wool was
SG,5l4.GGG fraction over 3l-lOO pounds to each
inhabitant in France. The imports Of wool
into France in 1865 amounted to 247,000000
francs; in 1855 to only 6s,0O0,0O0 francs.
The exports of woolens of all kinds
have followed the same rapid course, having
risen from 165.OOO,0OO francs in 1855 to $685.
100000 francs in 1865. French wool is prin-
cipally used for common fabrics. New-Gork,
Ohio Illinois, Iowa, and California produced
more wool this year than the entire yield was
IN the United States in 1860, and under tho