The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17

this warm washing process. Potash
IS dissolved in water, TO increase us
dissOlving and detergent effects; ana
the swimming is repeated till the
wool, when squeezed III the hands OF
the attendants. appears 10 be ruby
cleansed. or Invested of extraneous
matter.
The Learmouths in the Melbourne
district. extensive w0ol-gTOWers Of
over 30 years experience. are most or
chiefly known for their efforts to send
clean wool. and wool only. TO market,
by previously submitting it to this
method Of thorough cleansing.
The best flock Of sheep in this Aus
trail wool district. produce on an aver
age, it seems, about five pounds OF
unwashea wool or. as they literally
and truly express it. five pounds per
fleece in the dirt.
When well washed. however. the
tieeceS shrink SO per cent. leaving two
and One-half pounds OF clear wool.
As of course wool must be somehow
and somewhere cleasned before It's
true weight or value can be ascer-
alton TO working up by the manufac-
turer. is it not evidently a matter OF
public economy to wash itWhen, or aS
near where it is produced as possible
1t is easy for the manufacturer to as
certain the quantity Of dirt and degree
of the wool forwarded to market.
lin the dirt. and to govern the
amount OF his offers for 1t according
". Only III times Of scarcity can the
producer command the market. In
ordinary times and cases the supply
is equal TO the demand, and the man
ufacturer therefore buy at q price
according 10 quality. as we sell our
wheat or corn, apples Or dairy prod
ucts. Why. then. is itnOt the better
way TO clean wool. with the same mo-
tives and for the same purpose. name
", to get the highest price. and TO save
needless iabOrs and charges incident
TO handling and transportation, ac-
cording to the rules observed III pre-
pairing and forwarding grain, fruit
and dairy products TO market No
sufficient reason for excepting wool
the imaginary interests Of gamblers
being wholly NOTWITHSTANDING appears.
In the case Of Australia, for instance,
the shrinkage being one-half the guam
titv 0f dirt in the wool. and the
quantity of wool in the dirt are equal.
The fleece. as taken from the sheep s
back. is by weight one-half dirt. which
is composed mainly OF dust. grease
sweat. ETC. But though these sub
stances may be Of considerable value,
enough TO pay for transporting Il dis
lance Of fifteen thousand miles to
England. even at water-carriage
freight. Both the manufacturer and
grower being intelligent and just IN
their views. the former VIII give Just
twice as much for wool that he kn0fcS
has Shrunk 0ne-haif AS for similar wool
lin the dirt, and the grower. Ill this
case. loses nothing by washing and
separation of dirt from this wool III
the fleece. But the labor involved in
transporting so great weight OF wool
as Of dirt, the ship and car room, the
time occupied in handling. the misap-
plicatiOn Of capital in paying for the
transportation Of mere dirt-ali these
wasteful expenditures are saved by
preparing wool, like other products,
where it is produced, and selling at a
price according to quality; and this
rule. the we'll matured Judgment. and
thirty Years experience Of the Lear
mouths Of Australia has evidently
convinced their Judgment, ought to
prevail. both for reasons of sound
public economy, and because the pro-
dncers Of wool can sell this as well as
other farm products. at a price ac-
cording to quality, If they viii out
adapt measures necessary 10 that OBJ.
ject. Iii manufacturers elsewhere
will not buy IN this principle, county
store-rooms can be established. and a
producer circular Of sales and prices
also; and If this is not enough. every
comfy, or few counties, can esJab-
fish factories. and sell at small al
vance on cost of production, to sup
ply the local demand. and sell wool
only where there is a surplus beyond
the local consumption. Union and
just cooperation will command a
price commiserate with value, and
when the price accords with intrinsic
or convertible value. fair play pre-
walls. and reason is Statistic d.