The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.
WOOL Markets.
BOSTON.


The wool market is without any ma
terial change, 80 far as prices are con-
cerned. But these have at length set
tied down to a point at which buyars
are more willing to operate, and hence
transactions are more easily negotiated.
In fact, holders are meeting the market
quite readily, and any fair offer spretty
certain to be accepted by them. The
rates at which old wool is selling are
relatively low as compared with the
prospective cost OF the new clip, while
the former is much more desirable, as
it is lighter and subject to less shrink
age in cleaning.
Manufacturers approaching these facts
and not caring to 60 into the country
at present to compete with professional
wool buyers, have about made up their
minds to 90 in and take the balance Of
last years clip now remaining in the
hands of dealers. They have bought
several round lots of both fleece and
pulled during the past week, and the
prospect now is that very little desira-
BILE staple will be left by the time the
new clip of western begins to arrive in
quantity.
This is now the only Eastern mar.
ket which can boast Of any good
straight lots of Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleece; and if manufacturers are wise,
they will make haste to secure these, to
carry them through the first two
months OF the next wool season, and
then they can snap their fingers at the
spectators who have been making con.
tracts for new wool on the sleeps back,
with the idea that the consumers, 10
July, would be forced to pay them any
price which they would see fit to ask.
There is no stock of domestic fleece
either in New York or Philadelphia,
and the offerings there consist wholly
OF odds and ends, and mixed grades Of
understandable character. Hence, re.
mote buyers who require choice lots
will have to come here for them, and
come quickly into the bargain.
Pulled woods have also been selling
more freely during the past week, ne
gotiations for several large lots, which
have been pending for some time past,
having at length been contaminated.
These woods have lately accumulated
in the hands of receivers, while the
large influx and sales of foreign skins
have tended to depress the market
Under these circumstances, buyers have
had the advantage, and prices Of pulled,
which during the early part Of the year
were considerably above, are now below
their natural level.
But although growers are somew hat
less sanguine as to the future of wool
than they were three months ago, they
are still disposed to enlarge their tlocks,
and hence slaughter their natural in
crease very sparingly, Pelts are more
plenty than they were, because the for
mer extreme range OF prices checked
the business of pullers by leaving them
without a margin. But they are still
relatively high as compared with wool,
and with the usual consumption there
is not likely to be any excess during the
coming season.
Sales of domestic for the week have
been considerable, and foot up about
100000 lbs. Included are $4,000 Tbs
choice Xxx Ohio fleece, on private
terms; 1000 lbs mixed Ohio at 75c;
10000 lbs X Michigan at 72@c; 10000
Tbs Wisconsin at Toe; 1000 lbs tub
washed western at SOC; 1000 ID. BLACK
at 40c; $500 lbs unwashed delaine at
Coo; 5000 lbs nolis on private terms
7O9 lbs secured at 81 -; 1000 lbs
black do at SOC; 1000 lbs broken WOO
at SOC: 9200lbs understandable at 59c
10000 lbs unwashed Kentucky on pri-
vate terms; 1000 lbs do at SOC.
In pulled wool, sales l35, 900 lbs ex'
ira and superfne, ranging from - fc
S5c; $4,000 lbs extra at Csc; 10000
lbs do at 70 to 72tc; 5000 do at soc
10000 lbs do at 724c; 1000 lbs super
fine at 75c.
In combing wool, sales 5000 lbs un'
washed Kentucky at 65c.-C0mmercia
Bulletin.
| NEW YORK.
June 1.-The market for foreign is
without change. Manufacturers still
continue to buy only to meet actual
wants; holders, however, do not seem
anxious to press sales, as most of the
wool that is now being sold at present
rates cannot be replaced except at
higher prices. The bulk of the foreign
has been received excepting Cape, OF
which some 5000 bales are yet to arrive,
and, with generally light stocks of all
kinds, particularly domestic, holders
look for an advance on present prices
when the active season opens. South
American is quiet and without change.
The sales are 5000 lbs Cape at AZ to
Acc; $4,000 lbs Australian at GO to &c;
10000 lbs Angors at SOC; 5000 lbs
South American at Acc; 5000 lbs
Mestiza at she $4,000 lbs pulled
do at 75c; 5000 lbs Montevideo al
SOC; 81 bales do sheep skins at 333c;
$4,000 lbs Montevideo and 5000 lbs
washed East India, on terms not made
public. Domestic continues in light
stock, and only some few lots Of the
new clip have come forward. Advices
from the west state that farmers and
dealers are asking high prices for the
new clip and show no disposition to
give way. Texas arrives slowly, and
is held here at 40 to SOC. Kentucky is
nominal at 60 to Zoe. New CLIP Cali
fornia is also coming forward, butpuo-
tations are entirely nominal. We note
sales of 5000 lbs super at Toe q 600
lbs pulled at Il to SIC; 5000 lbs No. /
do at 354c; 1000 lbs No. . do at 22!c
10000 lbs extra at 20 to 75c; 1000 lbs
medium secured n Csc to a co. 10000
lbs unwashed Western at 81 to Csc;
small lots tub washed at S0c; $500 lbs
GeorgisAt IS to SIC, and 42!c for bury;
41O46 ibs fall California at Soc 1000
lhS secured do at 95c 1000 lbs black
acoured at Csc; 5000 lbs washed Ohio