Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-18


ranted In saving that growers cannot
he too particular. In putting up their
wool. TO have 10 properly tagged and
tied nm In The hest possible condition.
keeping all locks aud rubbish separate,
believing that those who thus careful
Nv prepare their wool for market will
eventually find II more profitable.
Great care should be taken To keen
from the wool anything In the shape
of burrs. which In Colorado and wv
oming seem To have been upon the in
crease during tie past year.
The Woo! west of the Missouri river,
except that from Texas, California and
Oregon, generally classed as territory
wool, fills very Important part In the
consumptive requirements of the coun-
try, aud meets with more general favor
each succeeding year. The flee wool
of Utah. Nevada and Arizona. although
generally very shrinky, is remarkable
for its freedom from burrs. seed and
grass, and makes "a most desirable wool
Tor certain classes OF goods. securing
out freer than much of that from OHIO
AID the eastern states. Montana and
ldsho thus Ear produce the lighter
shrinkage wool, largely OF medim
grade, while Arizona aud New Next
co yield the heaviest fine wool. The
number of sheep is rapidly Increasing,
and the possibilities of the production
OF wool in the future are almost beyond
calculation. Ii is perhaps true that
thus TAR, in buying, proper discrimina-
ton has not been made between
very light conditioned clips and
the heavy, inferior ones. but we think
taat western purchasers will soon
realize importance of condition; for
example. fine territory wool is worth
on the present market, April /, 1883,
- cents secured. Figuring on this
basis, fine territory wool, shrinking 80
per cent, would be worth here in the
grease Isl cents; at IS per cent. shrink
age, %, cents in the grease; at IS per
cent. shrinkage, 33t cents; at - per
cent. shriukage, II cents; the value
OF the wool increasing in proportion as
the amount of grease and dirt decreases.
The wool would be worth more, too, AT
the west, according TO iightness of con-
dition, as the freight would be proper
tionately less on light than on heavy
wocls. Much of the sand and dirt
which now comes east at full rates of
freight would be left behind. were shin
pers careful TO have their WOODS in
light condition. We cannot but think
that the woods, from whatever locality.
which are marketed in the best possible
condition, will prove the most profit
able.
Ii is unfortunate that the railroad
should use such appar-
entity unjust discrimination in freights
In many eases charging from points
900 to 1000 miles east of San Francisco.
to an eastern market, double the rate
which would de charged on the same
article If shipped from San Francisco
over the stme road or roads to the same
eastern destination. 1t is Il problem
which possibly they understand, but
we admit our inability to comprehend
its justice.
\ WOODEN mill in Arizona, we will
say, buys fire wool at IA cents per
pound, shrinking 15'per cent, costing
o8 cents per secured pound. An east
ern manufacturer buys the same kind
OF wool ut II cents pound, AMI paws
III addition q cents per pound freight,
making the wool cost ut his mill ri
cents in the grease or so cents secured.
With this complaint in regard to
treights, we would not speak disparag-
ingly OF the railroad corporations. but
simply ask them to be more lenient in
charges to those who by force of cir
cumstances are compelled to ship over
their roads, tor what would be the con-
dltion OF our country, especially the
great west and the northwest, had not
the railroads formed network of trans
portation to and fro, atfording iacili-
ties otherwise unknown for marketing
all kinds of produce, thus increasing
many fold the value of every
farm, of all kinds of proper
ty, and the product OF every industry?
The census reports 2,4ll SS7 sheep on
farms in Texas. The rapid improve
ment in quality and increase in guam
tity OF Wool grown IN this state would
be astonishing were not It's Immense
capacity we'll known. But when one
realizes that within its boundaries
there could be raised enough wool to
supply the wants OF the United States.
it is only surprising that more is not
now produced there. This is one of
the best grazing states in The Union.
with land in abundance, ami with
every facility for the prosperous con
duct o. sheep husbandry. The inn
proved wool is for many Kinds of goods
better adapted than any other, and
many of the Texas woods are growing
IN favor With our eastern manuiac ur-
efS, owing TO more attention being
given TO the welfare Of the sheep and
TO greater care in preparing the fleece
FOR shipment. However, here, as in
almost every section, there is not zen /
orally care enough taken TO have the |
wool free from burrs and seeds, and 10 |
have 1t tied up in the cleanest and I
most desirable shape.
secured Wool -Consitlerable husi- |
ness now being done, both east and |
west, In secured wool. Large amounts /
are secured in : n Francisco and shin. /
ped to the eastern markets, the saving !
IN freight on secured above the cost OF I
Tue same IN the grease being Il large /
itenl. When the wool is well sorted |
ana secured 1t meets with ready sale
at full value. Many manufacturers
prefer buying the secured wool when
they ind 1t put up in n manner uI on
which they can rely.
When the business becomes more
so that manufacturers can al
ways find the grade they desire, we
thlnk many will give up securing and
rely entirely upon buying their stock
secured.
PaUed Wool. This is a branch of
business which assumes large proper
lions In the aggregate for the year,
ana, although carried on To much lar
ger extent in the east, is limited TO no
section. The variety of pulled wool is
almost as great as the number of mill