The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-01-24
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The Outlook for Wool.

The Outlook for Wool.
A Pennsylvania correspondent 0
the Rsri Neao Yorker entertaiBi
some sound views OF the wool market
as affected by the Boston fire. The
opinion has been expressed in thcst
oolhms that the quantity of wool il
the hands of Western growers wa,
much lighter than the guesses Of inter
ested Eastern parties would lead one
TO suppose 1t seems that the same
is true Of the Pennsylvania clip. The
writer says: "SiBce the great fire
In Boston, interested persons have
been showing up the amount of wool
burned, until they have shown it TO
be apparently of little consequence
only a few million pounds. Then
they try to make the amount impor
ted appear great thing; yet these
articles make slight impression on
the holder. All know that there were
burned from nine 10 twelve million
pounds. Then the cotton and cotton
good, together with the wollen goods
burned at the same time, will make
it equivalent TO 5OO,O0O,OoO pounds
Every wool buyer knows that for the
year of 1871 the the American clip
fell short about one-third they also
know the clip OF 1872 is still short of
that they also know the clip for 1873
will be still less and while the East
ern dealer has Teen sending out let
ters ITO be shown TO the growers)
requesting their agents 10 send on all
they have bought SO that they can
@close up" these writers well know
they have none to send, and that they
can buy but little more until they ad
vance the pr1ce. Again, we read an
account Of the wool yet unsold-
more clap-troE! Most OF the wool
growers have sold their wool. Many
sheep have been on the market. and
it is surprising how scarce sheep are
becoming. In looking around l know
many focks formerly containing from
twenty to fifty each, now sold off or
to five and ten each I; focks
formerly containing from seventy-five
to two hundred, 1 find reduced to
twenty-five to,one hundred each each
Of those containing from two hundred
and fifty to FIVE hundred, now have
from one hundred and fifty to three {
hundred each, and several of the five |
hundred and six hundred focks / {
Know have been sold off entire, on ac
,ount Of disease, etc. As far as l am {
know of none increased. e
ride around among the q
armers, and you will find ample proof S
If these statements and, further, you Il
Yill find most OF the wool now held a
I'LL be carried over, unless the price v
s advanced" b
A late issue of the United States n
has the following "The II
rowth of wool in the United States 81
nd the world over, is found to be Il
cry short again this year, and man m
facturers are not only threatened al
18th wool famine, but with exorbi fr
Int high prices for the next six III
lonths OF the year. In the mean
me, what has been done to eneour-
&c its growth at home? The reduc So
on of duty it would seem hiss not q,
slped manufacturer much in the way w
obtaining cheap wool. En- gland, tn
zen with her free ports is no better A.
|, for every year it would seem the on
aple is getting dearer everywhere.- tic
view Of the increasing population or
this country, it is high time our ar
rmers bestirred themselves to grow to
g wool enough to supply our wool ri,
/ mills? oo