Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-04
Boston Wool Market.


The total receipts of wool at this port for the
week comprise loa39 bhle- OF domestic and Il bales
foreign against Gst9 bales domestic amt 1854 bales
foreign for the same week last year.
The total receipts since January |, have been
l25 s bales of domestic and 80 0i3 bales of foreign
for the spondng period of last year. Foreign
exports during the week-.62 bales to Liverpool
England.
the exports during the past week comprise 35i,-
Gi lbs. all OF which except 22Iu lbs. went to liy-
eIpool, England.
The sales for the week have been $50 900 lbs of
domestic and 29l 800 lbs of foreign; total of ,.
BAL, $40 lbs foreign and domestic, against $4,000
~ for the same week last year.
The wool market has ruled Arm and active dur
ing the past week with large transactions, and the
total sales aggregate nearly much as the previ-
Gus week. New fleece continues in liberal receipt
but with a brisk demand from manufacturers the
stock ia kept reduced to Il low figure.
There has been a good demand for Michigan
| Ohio and Penns yvania fleece, with sales OF over
100000 lbs at prices ranging from 4555ic per h.
| although manufacturers are not disposed 10 pay
over soc per b.
| Combing and delaiue feece- have been in mo Ter
| ate demand at j09J1c per n.
Unwashed hceccs have moved moderately at Is
spring California remains steady and in good de-
mand and stock continue well sold up. sales
comprise over i3o,0U0 us at 25G35e per H..
In foreign nothing OF importance has tram pred.
Sales include Australia ileecc ut 39aI1c, and do.
combing at j4c.
Montevideo at Bic; and Cape at 50 SIC per n.
S5i ,3G5 lbs of foreign have been shipped abroad
during the week, ami more is to follow as soon as
freight contracts now pendlng are settled.
OHIO and Pennsylvania fleeces. The sales in
elude SO 900 hs ohio and kennsy lvania lleeces, X,
XX and above, lgc and 70, 900 hs medium Ohio at
sec per Ii.
Michigan Fieece-The sales include 10000 lbs
Michigan, part very superior, at a. i3c; 10 600 Ms
at 4Ie4sc - 900 lbs at i1C 1000 Ms medium at &c
49, 600 lbs at - l.. aidc; 10000 ms AT 4jc; and 800
Ms old at i5c per NJ
Western feeces-The ,Aie- include 10 900 ~ In
diana at 4Sc; 10 900 lbs Western at ~ lee 5000 MS
No Wisconsin at t5c; and $4,000 hs Wincon>n at
A l. &c per H.
Combing and Deaine Fleeces-the sales iucude
20,00O Ms combing and deaine al 5iGj7c; 1900 lbs
combing and deiaine at a5c; 1000 lbs dclane at o.
&c; 1000 ms delalnc AT DC loo MS delhlne at &c;
and q 900 lbs unwashcd delAinc at i0c per II.
"A small 10. OF Canada combng sold at so965c;
and 10000 lbs English nj j! lie pc H..
Unwashed Fieece-1he sales include 20,Uto his
Lake At 3Jc 10000 MS fine Western ut odkc; GO00
Ms meeium at BIC 81 300 NJ al SIC: rs 100 lbs med
um at 33c: COCO lbs at y lee; and 700 Ms ordinary
at 2Sc per h.
cude 5000 Ms at SIC; and 1000 H. at SOC per IL. In
secured sales of 5000 lbs at 65c and .jc 300 lbs at
soc 1900 lbs at SIC and 1000 MS at ,5c per b.. some
10000 lbs snndries sold on private terms.
Maine super at 64e; 81 0U0 bs super aud at 45g
soc 5000 bs super at 40a51c 5000 h, at 30 2c loco
Ms super at 43c $500 MS Canada at ~ &c; 200 lbs
Mt as l.2c; 10000 lbs Y at 46 I-2c; 5000 Ms low
pulled, mostly at soc per n.
California Wool-The sales include 10000 lbs
spring at 30d}5c; 1900 lbs spring AT - 'sT ~
600 spring at 24a32c; 10000 lbs spring at = 26c
Is, 900 MS spring at Sic 900 lbs spring nj Zoe and
| 5000 lbs fall, part at l9c per h.
Foreign Wool-The transactions include 10000
bs Australia at 80 a 45c; 200 lbs Australia at 4c
1900 lbs combpg Australia at 2ie l5,oOo lbs Cape
at 80 ~ 81 Ice; % 600 Ms Cape at 34c; H. 900 lbs
Cape at 3,c; A. 00t lbs Montevideo at sic; 1900 lbs
Cape pulled NJ 4Sc; 1000 MS Mestiza pulled on
private terms; and 20 100 MS carpet on private
terms.
In Cape sheep skins sales Of 2Oo,oo0 bs at - 2Sc
per III.