Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-16
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FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL IS. 1886
Local
WOOL GROWING In AUGUSTA.

INTERESTING CONFGRgNCE-T THE PROS
PECTs OF THE WOOL MARKET.
&C. SC. &C.
The Augusta Wool Growers Aasocia-
ton met in the Court House, ON Monday
last, President a. M. Bowman, presiding.
A number of new members were enrolled,
including G.. Julian Pratt, the noted sheep
breeder of Augusta; Theodore F. Shuey,
of the stenographic corps of the q. S. Sen
ate, who ownes fine farm near Church
vile in this county and who submitted his
application for membership by letter; A.
S Mauzy, of the "Spectator'' who will
shortly make his residence in the county
and give part of his time to sheep rails
ing and others.
The committee, j. N. Opie. G. B. Col
ner and J.. A. Turk, appointed to prepare
a constitution and bylaws, repoi ted the
same. They provide for a meeting every
quarter to be held on court day and an adj
ditional one to be held during the County
Fair. There are other points which we
have already published. The report was
adopted without dissent.
WHERE AND HOW TO SELL THE WOOL.
PRESIDENT Bowman said that since the
last meeting he had gotten. the addresses
of some hundred and fifty wool ,nanufac
turerS and dealers and placed the list at the
disposal of tue orgAnzAti III. He also SAID
that Mr.. Pratt had received letter re-
garding Southdown wool which would be-
Interesting.
Mr.. Pratt read letter from Walter,
Brown Il Co., Of Boston, i'll which the firm
said that middle wool clip from south
down sheep such as the sps cimen sent on
by Mir. Pratt as grown in Augusta would
class with Kentucky unwashed and of its
kind is most saleable. The light woods
grown in Virginia, the firm Say are very
saleable in the Boston market Kentucky
unwashed was quoted at Is to At cents and
still later at 46 to 40 cents. The firm ex-
pected strong active trade this season.
The specimen Mr.. Pratt had sent Was
from pure Southdown sheep.
A member-Does any gentlemen know
tie cost of transportation to Boston?
Mr.. Pratt-Fhe cost of selling in the
Boston market is. from II to per cent Of
which q is far transportation and the re-
mainder for commissions.
Mr. P. B. Subaett said that his advices
from New York were to the effect that
Boston was now higher market, and New
York men were shipping wool there
While the quotations in New York was 45
cents that in Boston was 40.
Mr.. Pratt-Mr. Bowman and myself
have an offer Of 40 cents per pound for our
wool delivered ON the cars at Waynesborc,
but we think the Boston$price is better.
Mr.. A. G. Christian-Will Mr.. Sublett
engage to take all our woa at Boston fig
| ures freight and commission off?
Mr.. Sublett-I think engagement for
wool on the sleeps back is always produc-
tive Of difficulties. 1t is always best to
wait till the wool is ready when both pal
Ties can know what they are doing. Flu
ture deliveries are very uncertain. There
ale some gentlemen in this meeting tu
! whom l offered 81, 40 fer wheat which is
| now only 81 %. Y, COL is as uncertain as
wheat and tluctuates "a much. There is
money deposited with me, sufficient to buy
the whole wool crop of Augusta, and l
can give the equivalent of Boston prices
when the crop is ready.
MI. Bowman read q letter from man.
ufacturer at Woonsnckrt. Il. saying he
could see no al rangement that could ba
made With Augusta wool growers except
the establlshmen OF All agency, at Siaun-
ton if the wool suited his factory
Mr.. Subject said that as the trouble in
dealing with ftctories-the wool must be
of the sort to specially suit them.
MI. Bowman-Don't they buy all and
then reship that they don It use?
Mr.. Subletj.-They do in Virginia, but
they wouldn't if they paid as high prices
as are paid at the North.
Mr.. Bowman read letter from a firm
! in Boston saying they were not buying
and didn't see where manufacturers could
get their money back at the present prices
for raw wool. The Globe Co. of Utica, N .
| Y, wrote that it only used fine woods and
the Augusta wool would do better in Phil
adelphia. W. D. Dekey & Son. of Balti-
more. wrote that they received wool sent
them and if it suited renitted for it, but
if not they held it subject to the owners
order. A New York firm wrote. THE
grades you describe are saleable''-Mr
Bowman had described the grades of Au-
gusta wool as medium y Another firm
wrote that it had stock enough to last till
September.
Mr.. 5. J. Pilsnn read fr"n the circular
of Boston firm saying the first arrivals
OF wool this season would meet the high
ess prices and ready sales This circular
referred to medium grades. The demand
in this country and Europe WAS active.
MI. G. e. ChiEds harded "A document
containing infolmation about the market,
to the ASS citation
MI Bowman said t at he had in CONVEX
sation advised those who had spoken to
him about it, that the probability of get
ting over 40 cents for wool was greater
than for getting less. but that 10 cents was
good price for future delivery
SPECIAL PREMIUMS FOR SHEEP.
Capt. John N Opie offered resolution
appointing committee of three. to cor.
suit with tie directors of he Augusta
county fair upon the propriety of Offering
special premiums for sheep II was adopt
ed and Messrs. J. A. TUX. Gilbert G.
Childs and q, B. EoiIer appointed to con-
stitute the committee
A resolution o1fele d by Mr.. &. J. Pratt.