The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
WOOL AND HIDES.

VlplAlluNS TO-DAY.
Fine spring per ID, ~ to 25c.; medium spring
per d., 20 to 90; Mexican improved per lb v
To Ice: bury of all grades . to Sc. Off
lldes-Dry Hint sound and heavy 10 to lac;
quo light 10 to l2c; dry salt heavy, lie; ditto
light . IL to Ice; wet salt, to 7l-2c; green.
butchers, - TO &c; all damaged, wet or dry,
hall price. DecTSkins 20 IN ne; sheepskins l5
5Oc shearlings, 5 TO l5c
Coates Brothers PHILADELPHIA wool circulnr or
October says:
The good demand noted In our last issue has
continued throughout HE past month, SO that
now the desirable woods are mostly sold and but
scant stock is left In the market We are in
formed that there is much better supply in tho
other eastern wool markets than there is here
anu Il Ia also currently believed that there is vel
considerable wool tO come forward from The
west II Is generally conceded that the present
clip is larger than ever before and therefore
there must be large amount yet to come for
Wntu, or heavy stock IN other wool markets, as
us practically impossible for manufacturers 10
nave already boughtnpG large proportion Of
we yehi supply, Prices have not heretofore
been high enough to induce growers TO sell
Freely Present values and u very light supply
mere now offer shippers Il good inducement 10
forward their woods To this market with proS.
peel OF satisfactory returns. All grades ofwashcd
ana unWnshed ileecos are wanted, but more es.
pecially the light medium and fnc clothing and
lelain woods. Low and coarse or heavy md
dark colored WOO Is will sell readily when owners
VIII accept the relative values at which buyers
'"NN ',,'NNN y uioluVu ulu NOW McNlChll ami
TerhS woods are closely sold up We have nj
ready had samples of fall clip, which are lighter
ana cleaner than usual. should the wool cor
respond IN condition 1t will bring proportion
nle price. Manufacturers are always eager for
ilght iall woods after they have been using tho
heavier spring woods The late strinycnCv in
lhe money market has been mainly among stock
operators II has had no effect on markets for
merchandise. '''
The bureau of statistics states that the imports
ol hideS INTO the United States are decreasing.
Whue me Leather imports are increasing Tho
july report shows that in hides the value of tho
imports Tor the first time In several months show
u gam over July, 1881, while for tho seven
months since January there Is shortage as
compared with last year of 81 Sl2 76S In value or
over 10 per cent Estimating the value OF A
hide AT 50, which would be liberal when Il Ia re-
membered that the value given includes skins
ana vulls, there sis shortage OF So, bS5 hides
IN addition to this 1t appears from tho export
hHutes lhat we have exported moro domestic
hldss Than last year tho values being s7SS 1850
Tor the seven months of this year, against s6l,
~, ior the same time In 1881, being an increase
ntsle2,,22, The re.cNports OF foreign hides ON
the contrary, are less, the figures being UlG Go
for lss2 against Sl31QiS for 1881, a dccreaso of
Nb,s,l, This gives net increase In the exports
over last year of sl65,sSl which added 10 tho de-
crease IN the exports, gives net deficiency In
inc hide supply of QS7, la, or $4,000 hides. as
compared with the first seven months of las,
year III round numbers 100, CO., estimated on Tho
70 OASIS as above. The actual figures will no
even greater than this, for we have imported
largely of cnlf.skins this year and tho incroasc
IN this line would cover q CONSIDERABLY adj.
| uonal shortage In hides