Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-15

Sucn REPRESENTATION thae ShSh
would not suffer.
But really, as it is now, no interest
seems to be represented, and we scarcely
pick up paper, political, commercial,
agricultural, trade or religious, but has
something to say about the inetfieiency
of Congress and of the country drawing
a great "breath of relief" when adj
journed. This is not as it should be. The
people will rise up in their might one OF
these days and make change-a revo'
luton. We hope and expect it to be a
peaceful one, but it is to be revolution
all the same, and there will be suffering.
1t becomes business men, mechanics,
laboring men and farmers to work be-
fore it is too late, before this thing gets
so far that il falls into the hands of COM
munists and rioters.
Nominations should be looked to,and
after these have been made the candi-
dates should be given to understand
that the voters mean business. That
they mean business in its strictest
sense.
As to who is to be nominated in this
section of the country this is not the
place to make any mention, but rest as
sured that the writer of this proposes to
make his voice and vote felt at the
proper time and place both in public
and private. Referring to. Congress
again, Poore closes his article as follows:
So ended the first session of the For
ty-Seventh Congress, in which agricul-
ture had but feeble recognition. 10
be sure, the members voted themselves
39O, 900 copies of the report of the Com
missioner of Agriculture for 1881, at
cost of over $4,000, to distribute
among their constituents. 1t is to be
hOped that those constituents who
are agriculturists will not vote to re-
elect any of them this Fall, without
they will pledge themselves to do better
in the future. l will not undertake to
say that the head Of the Department OF
Agriculture should have a seat in the
Cabinet, or that there should be a bu-
reau to protect the domestic animals OF
the country against contagious diseases;
but do say that these and other ques-
tiOns of importance to agricultural IN
terests should not be neglected by Con-
gressmen, while they look out for the
interests of bankers and lawyers, mer-
chants and manufacturers. Let the
Representatives be told that unless they
will promise to do better, new men will
be chosen in their places who will look
out for the interests of agriculture, and
all will be well.
MONEY VALUE OF DIFFERENT
BREEDS OF CATTLE-THElR CHARAC-
TERIsTICS, ETC.-At recent sale in
Chicago, ShorthOrn cows sold from
$1,000 to over $1,000. This certainly
was an exceptional sale. At a recent
sale of Jersey cattle in Philadelphia
they averaged 1854, some bringing
$4,000 and $4,000. The Jerseys are ior
batter, and for butter only. They are
small, and to the breeders of ShorthOrns
and Devons, ugly. The ShOrthorns are
for beef and some strains of them are
good for both milk and butter. The
Devons are beauties, and make the best
oxen. Some Western cattle-raisers
have given up the ShorthOrns and taken
the hereford, as giving more pounds for
the same feed, and harder.
And the hOrnless cattle of Scot
land are rising in favor with many
WOOL-There is little doing in a To-
cal way. Once in while a clip is
hauled in, and the price paidis from Soc
to SOC, although 4Oc has been paid for
some clips, which were clean or extra
either in condition or fineness. The
american CultirdtOr has the following
to say of the Boston market:
The present market is not satisfac-
tory one to producers and sellers.
Good average NN Ohio has been Of
fered at Zoe, without affecting sales, and
good average lots of Michigan y cannot
be quoted over 39c, although some sales
are reported one cent per pound higher.
The large stock of wool in seaboard
markets, and the large stock that is
he'd in the interior will tend to check
any improvement in prices until the
wooden manufacturers make up their
minds that the magnificent crops will
result in the disbursement of so much
money throughout the country as to in
crease the number of purchasers OF
wooden fabrics and make trade lively.
Ohio and Pennsylvania y and Xxx
fieeces have sold at Acc and 42c, but
buyers are not now disposed to pay the
latter price even for desirable lots. A
fair quotation for y and NX Ohio
fleeces is from 40c to Ale, and the prin-
cipal sales the past week have been in
this range. Parties who paid extreme
prices in the interior some weeks ago
now find it difficult to get their money
back.
The Philadelphia market has been
more active, and choice selections OF
old M have sold as high as 44c.
Ofthe New York wool market the U.
S. Economist says:
The sales of the week embrace $4,000
lbs y and XX fleeces on terms not yet
disclosed, but on basis OF 4OCGilc, 1t is
supposed, if the shrink, condition, &C.,
are all right; 10000 lbs choice Ohio
good fine delaine and eombing do, on
terms which We are permitted to print,
simply because we valued it ourselves
exactly at Acc for the former, and 47!c
for the latter, but good delaine wool has
also been sold at 44c; 10000 lbs choice
y Ohio do sold at Zoe: 10000 lbs West
Virginia do at Ale, and 5000 lbs No. l
Ohio at Ale. These prices for sorted
wool, the buyers getting their throw,
show how utterly ridiculous the trade
acted when they went to buy the clip
early in the season and had prices at
the opening wholly at variance with the
values and conditions obtainable here.
Well, they can lesiurely ruminate over
their folly now. Lake wool was sold
here last week ) cents below what it
was sold herd month ago, and another
large line of wool was sold which has
been carried year and half at loss