New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26
THE GOLDEN FLEECE.

! TO me EdttOr or The Trt0Une.
| SIR; In 1899 our production. OF wool was
| 100000 pounds in 1860 it had increased TO
| GO,OOOOOO. The extra demand for cloth occa-
stoned by the war; and tho protective tariff, so
stimulated this industry that, according TO tho
estimates made az Washington iu 1867. the annual
production had risen to 14T 900 900 pounds, aud
in 1877 90 2O5 600 900, tIat is from 1859 TO 1877
inclusive, the increase was at the rate
of 24G per cent while in the pre-
ceding twenty-f0ur years. the increase was about
40 per ceut. Since 1886 the number of sheep
III tue old States has constantly declined. and they
have now less than one-haif the number they had
then. The increase the new States and Territories
has COMPENSATED for this. In 1862 HOLSTER d
Dibbes took 400 pure Mercer ewes to California;
since then the production of wool in that State has
reached 100000 pounds in one year. Texas
which in l $40 had only native Mexican sheep. 10y
iufusng Merino blood has raised its aocks until
they number 4, 600 900 of ANIMALS producing wool.
much of 1t equalng the wool of OHIO. The ira
dItOual Southern hatred OF the sheep, expressed
by John Randolph. must he dying out when such
men Alexander II. stephens and Senator Gordon
have embarked in fhe business OF wool growing.
Since 800 our Improvement IN the sheep that pro-
duce clothnglhne wool has been very great Then 0l2
per cent OF unwashed wool to the 1--we weight of the
animal the standard in 1864 the best recorded
yield was 81 per cent. and the heaviest fleece 27
pounds. Three ram, bred since 1913 in Vermont have
yielded 1eeccs averaging 27.3 per cent of unwa-hed
wool. while tie average weight of the 1ecccs was
34l3 pounds The fneness of the fibre equalcd that
of the Saxon supnr-eccta. Breeders of Australia
and South America are importing these ami
mails TO improve their hocks. The secretary
of the National Wool-Growers' Association
has lately taken 200 of our sheepto Japan for the
Government of that country. We have made equal
progress in the production Of long-combng wool, or
muttou.shecp husbandrr. In 1860 very little long
combng wool was raised in Kentucky and Mary
land. but the prOprctOrs of orr worsted-mils had
to 60 away from home, chiefly to Canada, for
100000 to 100000 pounds annually. the i'm
uression then being general that these woods could
not be grown in this country Now OHIO, Pennsyi-
wanna, Michigan, Maine and other States are pro-
durin- 70 is estimated. 10000 900 pounds annually
equal in quality 10 the best English wool.
Wool yielded bY cross-5red MeriGo AMI mutton
sheep Is he'd b. the manufacturer To be Of great
value. produru1a comDinG wool that gives softnass
and coH-lise character to our fabrics not found in
those abroad "a, admitted by the hest London and
Par, tailor7.
We are now raising good mutton and supply
ing rapidly increasing market. In 1890, on
the great market day before Christmas, 400 sheep
fully stocked the market at Brighton, near Boston.
Mas. Last year $4,000 sheep and lambs were
slaughtered at the Brighton Abattoir 10000
Of them coming rom Kentucky. This wonderful
advance iu tlc production of mutton and wool 10
tae la,. twenty tclr- ras grown oGt If he war and
q protective tariff Nr. Mexican. iu h.s address 100
ro annual banquet in PHILADELPHIA las Fan Of the
Ea.ar1l Wooi-Crowerl Association lto who.e latest
Irftir ! clcnr.ully acknowledge obligation for
r.-. NJ tIc N-uf.s o' thls aI.r.r', 1u Vrrri tl"
,ur-..n " ih.f d1.s tr iro,i come f1f' hy saving
u III . OF %. d .f
0l ihr United ~ts,ea is estimated DIS ML L0r.n
E'Df-,t oil, follows:
Tho t Sos. !I-l.d .1tcs .......... ~ -. 800 900
y. 81. s. g. l-Hu. nod - 81 ..---...------- @,,aioo.0
Twelve Southern ~titas ........---.-.... e-.i0OpI
C.... O.e -ou lud Washington tcs.-oiJ.--. 1.-5oOOl
Total 3l20poo
C.rital employed by manufacturer, Doe estimates
M nearly $500, 100000, giving work TO nearly
100000 p.r,ous. "lor % j. NOT alone tue mill hands,
but tho workinca who make md repair and renew
all the machinery. the mi 'Tho get out the hun
dl,l5 OF thousand. oi tons OF coal for the engines
The ..ar.f,t. a.l 500 way men who carry the wool /
al, ttr r..rd ,.r mama .ao,ured goods to the mar
ket. aud che farmers end arm-hauds and herdsmen |
who rsi.c a.l tend the sheep AID elm the wool. /
rhrrr "a, uu end 10 iLo Iam.h ai0u,.' he goes ou .
to-tf: lu r.arly al staple goods ipr wearing /
aup.ic. oar ut u.s. arc s1Ir3s- ui any in the W rd
toe Ga apunn, arr tIc costly foreign goods. winch
some wealthy people soil. have w.H@ur,f ioi-l.Eo
th. fam is tiat bought 90 hcauttul Administer car
pri under thr impression that Dr. w1r % French mo-
qucffc 10 was 20 great pet and pride % iuelr house
uutl they Hw %, mas" ~ the centennial
among American carreH; th"u they were
Disguised. Thor brauuui French moquritr
hal been ml1cu - -itl', Mills. 800 loubrr. where
t.ev .yr .- much tNWi. .tei every year as they
do 90 al France. anI more than they co so Great
BRIAN
ihc lunrcycu-rt ~ American w.'huov for
manufacturing ,.o0i into tnr most Dies i1hc f4bri.s
deserves attention. lu" power looms th1t now
,.,..c ,lr,.t, bad 900 as, t.nc, Wien l.r b.gcoW
t.H tts.l 900 Do
pain fabrics ul tuUI alaiNcN rlnipc h-uIr-, were
woven ou power Irou-. aIt 90 De- pa, 100 OPP ration
tie ii~t success fu power loom known iu thr INDUS
tual g. ni weaving coach. 'cr, Miir-ci1n ingram
,.rt,... TAPESTRY ruIp'I- Erf-scl- iuu Itou EAR
u,,-. aai '> t.. at'L On ihe iotc'i OF ms looms
ou. operative EIr woven ~ !.id- al brussels car
PEI uI i.n hours and 30 taris is am ordinary daNs
var... %. I.rI Io.ln. iue e9y oi brorttcl costs
D., SON. $50 ce1-s per va1d 600 powcrl0O DID Con
u.CfIDui 90 cp-.. bur 10 CENTS.
Ih.r.cap, jug oi caric.s by tie Inventions OF
Americans may be- stated ~ follows 10y t"r
poNcr-oIm one woman lu gwen time VIII weave
AS many yards OF ingram B" four men by mana ~
many YARDS oi tapestry "a siN men hy the hand
loom; aud as many yards oil brussels c'rpeiiihE AS
ten men and ten boys by the hihe- Onu. ne le-
salt oi tIc.c atd other lm ItpVcmeuti go machinery
la great f ma priceaas Wei rs itprof ement IN qua
its. b. tbe books of leading mills lt appears that
m ingram cnfpcs prices If 1879 are 12l2 per cent
less flan Oh 1850 higher prices FOR labor being pa'd
~ SO than IN 1862 tne prices for wool being
about the same. Ina dress goods the prices
haze fallen oI - per cont John ana
James Dobson. of Philadelphia. manufacture
SU.tbO pOulOR Ul WOOL tNtIA NbIhlhR N'N' sthN
Phaucnnia mas b come the largest wool manufac-
turing CITY in the world. Eighty per cent OF the
wool nov manufactured 3" tins country J. produces
bv orr own forl.. and soon We Will produce full
supply, aud ere l0ug export wool, II the present
tarifl laws are unallcrcd The importation OF wool
~ the form OF manufactured goods il RAPIDLY tali-
inc OIL In 1860 oar importation amounted to
%37.O73.l9O la 1873 our population having IN
creased not loss than 12OO0.OOO, we imported oIN
F2j,23O, lJi In certain classes inns iailhg on %
inspirations l. very marked. in carpets the I'M
p1rtatOn m 1873 was moi oncf fourteenth the value
OF he mportations of 1872. Dress goods IN Wnlch
the foreigners stiI lead our manufacturers IN the
estimation of certain wealthy consumers are no