The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-20
WOOL AND HIDES,


The last Boston Bulletin saws the quantity of
wool sold in Boston thisweek has been some.
what disappointing footing up but 100000
pounds domestic, and 1000 pounds foreign, or
10000 pounds for the corresponding wsek OF
lSSl There has been no material change Ia
prices, and gilt.edg,d customers could buy
about as cheap this week as last; but smaller
buyers have found the most desirable woods u
triie hrmsr and 3sA cents have been paid for
lot OF about 1000 pounds Jf choice Michigan
" while choice Ohio NN is held In some cases
cent per pound above the prices which pre-.
vailed Ut the close Of the year, Tho same ~
true OF choice krades of pul ed, though the I'M.
provtment In those grades is partially due To
mo lapt that the wools are getting long.
or aud more desirable Ezra pulled 10
pretty scarce, and when II can be found
OF suitable length, Is readily taken up,
Inc market us whole, however has not ful'
hlled the promise of last week, and we are no,
looking for any conspicuous Csgrso OF buoysncy
until manufacturers know better than they
do TO, day what they are going 10 gouior their
goods,
There Is more or less uncertainty as to tho sup.
ply OF wool. Tho receipts of wool reported IN
Boston for the year 1852 showed M excess OF
moe than 10000 bales over those OF 1881, while
NE sales fell of several million mounds The
Bulletin reported $500, $40 pounds less wool sold
In Boston ia 1882 than In 1881. The Boston ship.
In boston In 1852 than In ISL, " these statistics
are worth anything, therefore, II would seem MS
though the stock OF wool In this market 10 day
ought to be larger than n year ago.
And ye, me only statement which has been
published 10 to tho effect that there were but
lS06',t0 pounds OF domestic aud l,l52,000
pounds OF for, Ign wool In Boston ON the Slst OF
December, 1889, against lg,0gI00O pounds do.
nestle and S,sQA.bo pounds foreign December
III, 1881, That Is to say, according 10 this state.
ment the total supply OF wool In Boston WAS
S,66SOOO pounds lees at the close OF lisa than ut
the close OF 1881. II this statement is correct
tho actual taking Of wool by manufacturers
III ough the Boston market. In 1892 must have
been nearly lG0C0 90 pounds greater than In
1881 The increased receipts OF owe 1000 bales
would be equivalent TO lg,t0eo o pounds which,
added to the deere, 50 Of s,G6S,OO0 pounds In the
stocks and 3,b6Ooo0 pounds III the safes, would
make n total of uearly 20,oOO,0O0 pounds OF wool
that was taken out OF the BOSTON market In lSSa
without being accounted for In thu sales.
The receipts OF wool In Boston this week have
been 66t5 bales OF dom, site and Is foreign.
against II, 100 bales OF domestic and iiSO foreign
for the same time In 1859.
The total receipts since January now amount
TO 1850 bales OF domestic and Yl bales foreign,
against 10, 100 bales OF domestic and S,taS foreign
for the same time In 1852 u decrease OF d 40 bales
Of domestic and 5i,7 bales iorogn,or II, 2S5 bales
In all.
have been 6,29L3vo pounds, against t6ds, S6s
pounds same time In 1850, an increase Of 6jo,iS7
pounds.
QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.
Fine spring per ID, ~ 10 2sc,. medium spring
per lb., 20 70 10; Mexican improved per h., n
70 leo. bury OF all Grades 2 TO 30. OH
Hldes--Dry nint sound and heavy u to lto;
light y Ia 70 ioc; wet salt to .7i.9c green.
butchers Ola 70 q; all damaged, wet or dry,
half PRICE Deerskins 20 10 &c, sheepstinR rs
and shesrilnss. 4 to iSc.