The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-09-04

large trade, with new market.
of which we can not over valns. me eSep
Imports I'm Sep. /, 10, to Sen, y Bag.
Sales I'm Sep, I, -, to Sept, So . il9ii1I
Stock on hand....~.........
Salt. "
The season just closed sbo,r
@ @e...~' railing OF In minors. ! 9
year, and are the Smallest ~ lhan Ia
and 76,S25 sacks less than n ny, i The va
was caused by the great dernonIi'g Ihi
lish Iron and other manurartneu.i,o r EHs
which were offered in such larr a'eo good
and at such high rates offreigR1t f ,Ea'
efs, hot being able to compefe , u'1l dea
vented from importing an annlo We Pre-
and also permitted of but few Gu aupp
salt coming on ships or snecr,assO sue
count. For full weight ten to tor ~ WI &c
of all common afloat, the rul;no "a, zoe
have been between 6S and nSH
former being the lowest and the In ~
highest paid during the season. ~
Hides.
The green hide market has bosu
steady during the year. Stocks ,ro.. s'
and all receipts were readily taken r !.
fair prices. The West has been p,
buyer of heavy stock. They have
handled considerable quantity ~
| during the past three months. Thu nv
is something of an innovation L. q
trade. This class of stock alway,
a good market in the East.
The stock Of light COWS and stoor.
kips during the year has been Limited
full prices have been obtained.
Dry hides have been dull and slou
of sale, owing to large accumulate,
the East. There is a good stock i
market at present.
The market has ruled as follows d,.,
the year: Country-Green sailed -.
dry flint o15aI6; dry sailed o1dar- r
40 lbs up 71aa9c; steer and COW bg
| 71aa9c; kips, II to 80 lbs SaSKc.
TalIOw.
The market has been quite active d7r.
the year, but at low prices, attributed
the tallow substitutes. The Westba,
a considerable quantity to this marke,
| foreign export. The stock now on Ia, i
is small. Country stocks have n
during the year at 5a6c., and city rer3
ed at 6a612c.
Wool.
We extract the following from Mr. i
Simms & Sons annual circular:
"Our wool market of 1905 was 4
of the most peculiar seen in the trad, \
many years. The commercial wear ON
ing September I, 1870, found the ms5I
with some 6o,ooo to 1900 pounds O. |
grades. with no demand and prices nc-
nally thus
For lake free 27@aSc; Louisiana d.
25026c. Louisiana bury I36B nd
About the middle of October the uzr..
improved about Il cents per pond
where it remained until November vls
the big booms set in and prices rapidly Z
vanced to 60 cents per pound for Logal1
free. and CSC for lake. and bury ISc a
at these prices stocks were quickly bo5
up by consumers, and by fanuary 26fs
the last of the supplies were bought
manufacturers at 40 cents for lake and
cents for Louisiana, which compfa
cleaned out our market, and to eEabss
trade here to supply the wants Of ow-a
ufacturers who had run out Of suppl
New Orleans, for the first time in the b
tory of her wool market was compel
to import wool. when some 10000 pom
of Abudia wool was imported, which "
quickly bought up at 81 to IS cents 'ot
able us to bridge over until the aHiu
the new clip.
Our market opened for the spring
about the first of May, when the fitt
ceipts of lake brought 4oc, Louisiana =
and bury p to &c. About the mid
of Nav the market rapidly decline
thirty and thirty one cents for
woods, and 10 to IS cents for bury
The receipts of wool in bag
bales have been 3O,Oo2, against ~
last year. The exports have been
$50 bags and bales this year. aSr
22,23S last year.