The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16
The quotations are as follows:


Stocks have lately been considerably re-
duced; the receipts remain light. and q
| firm feeling was noticeable"
The quotations are as follows: q
WASHED. UNwASHED.
Tub. good medium s3@37lFine heavy 18@2l
warm and dingy 2533 Medium. .z5@3C
Fine. @35I Low med ~
Coarse. 24@30l Coarse.
Medium.
Low me6ium.....25(@35
Dingy, bury and unconditional wool about 1l6c.
less.
The Kenosha market is, Wool-35 cts !"
The quotations of both Chicago and Keno
sha markets are truthful ard reliable. The
figures are worthy of study. and an analysis
of some Of the features presented will prove
profitable. In the Chicago market fine
washed ieeces are quoted at % to 35 cents
per h. Between the inside and outside
price there is difference Of seven cents per
pound. In the Kenosha market "woor' is
35 cents In the Chicago quotation medium
wool is 80 to Al cents per pound, a differ
ence of cents between the inside and out
side prices. IN the Kenosha market /" wool''
is 35 cents.
In this county there is very little wool
produced that will be graded fine in the
Chicago market. The proprietors of the
Racine Wooden Mills affirm there is no wool
produced in this county fine enough for
their shawls. and they are obliged to seek il
in Ohio and Virginia. The bulk of the wool
produced in Kenosha county will grade
medium. The reason why fine washed
fleece is worth more than medium washed
fleece is because it cannet be washed 80
clean, and contains more grease and yolk
and other impurities than washed medium
WOOL A pound Of fine wool, after it is
secured by the manufacturer. is worth
more than pound Of medium wool when
secured.
Now let us note prominent feature Of
the wool marke. in Kenosha county. The
buyer starts out and pays every wool grower
who is willing to sell, or must sell, 35 cents
per pound. If a slight difference is made in
favor of large fine clip. it is kept pro-
found secret until the wool is delivered aud
the buyer secures a shipment Ut one or two
car loads. 1t is very plain that the pro-
Queer who sells good clip Of medium wool,
well washed and sheared early, does not get
from FIVE to ten cents per pound Of the value
of his wool; and on a clip of 1000 pounds
the loss would De fifty to one hundred del
laTs per year
Now let us see what is the ger cent of
Inference between the market price Of
washed and unwasled wool The inside
price of washed medium Is $780,; the outside
is 4le., and the average is $40. The inuide
price for unwashed medium is 25c; The
outside is 30c the average is 274c. The
difference is 94c. per pound, or fraction
more than rs per cent. By further study
of the figures it viii be found that in ell t.,e
general market there is a difference Of about
rs per cent between washed and unwashed
woods.
Every wool grower knows that clips Of
washed fleece in this county will vary great
ly. some having rs per cent more dirt in it
than others, as it will be, from the amount
Of grease produced by the hot weather and
the dirt collected in it, full as heavy as be-
fore washing. If the grower sells his I'M
washed wool at price rs per cent lower
than washed wool he can be sure he is sell
ing it just as we'll.
The first step 10 be taken to place the wool
market on just basis in this county ID to
shear unwashed and then insist on selling
the WOOL on its merits. A sheep that carries
its fleece in hot weather loses the tins by
making no growth. md frequently falls
away in condition and the system is weak
ened and made more subject TO disease. |
Those who can shelter the sheep through the
chilly nights Of spring should shear in May