Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-04
Wool Prices for 1874.


Tho advance in the staple last season
was considered, by many to be merely
temporary, and most manufacturers
bought sparingly, expecting to make
new purchases at old figures. Their
stock Of wool bought at old prices has,
in consequence, been nearly all used up,
aM the product Of their mills sold.
Zsvcral months before the j6bbers make
their purchases the manufacturers are
comp lied to produce their goods, in or.
der that when the season arrives, they
may have stock on hand adequate to
the demand. Thus, during the spring
and summer months the goods for Fall
and Winter IRE produced. 1t seems
improbable that any demand in the
price Of wool will take place before the
Spring clip is received, aud there al'-
pears little probability that any extern
sivc decline will take place then.
The stock Of wool produced in this
country is so small that the great deal
crs in this article, rs we'll as spectators,
are already buying the wool on the
sleeps backs, with the idea Of control
ling the price, and obtaining even high.
er prices after the clip than at present.
In December, 1870, the price Of Ohio
Xxx wool in this market was 4S cents.
In February, 1871, this price advanced
from 50 to So cents. Sales Of the same
grade hove been recently made at 80
cents. In February, 1871, Spring clip
California wool was::quoted ut q to 274
cents The same grades are now 48
cents. A better grade Of California
wool was sold year ago at IS cents,
the latest sales Of the same quality
having been at So to IS cents.
Persons have recently been offering
farmers in Ohio Is cents per pound for
their wool when clipped and farmers
in Michigan Is cents for their clip. A
large advance has taken place in Flu
rope also, in all classes of wool, an in.
crease Of 10 per cent. over former pri.
ces having been established in England
at the beginning Of the present month,
-Ncw York Tribune.
Care for Shecp-Chasing Dogs.
One of your correspondents
straightforward" tells US how he has
cured some dogs addicted to chasing
sheep. He recommends much patience
in this / quite agree, but to cure a con.
frmed "chasser requires more than
most men possess. Your cor: espondent
fears Newfoundland, or any other large
breed, after he has tasted blood, is in.
durable. can assure him to the con.
trary. A large dccrhound of mine, 0,
rather of my farmers u prize winner
at Birmingham), with not being well
looked after, got into the habit Of chas'
ing sheep and killing them too, when.
ever he had an opportunity. Ho was
sharpley corrected and kept chained UP
for some days, but when again taken oal
was as bad as ever. .Hy father happi
~ remembered how he had cured q
large retriever Of the same sin fyc.and
thirty years before, and We have, 1 an
pleased to say, made perfect cure o.
my d,erhound. After one Of his cha
scs he was taken up to the sheep farm
securely tied between two old Scotch
rams, and then let loose in the yard
No sooner we're they let loose, than al
being good Jumpers, they cleared the
wall, and the dog was dragged about
the park till all three were dead tired
The poor fellow was then taken home
and 1 can assure you "sheep.chasing
is now the very last thing Of all others
that he thinks of.-Lontlon Field.