Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-27


tax OF from Is Ia % cents per goat, and
rs this tax Is collected early IN Much.
what appears to be tax Of Is to 25
cents Is often double, for It il during
the months of March and April that
the greatest mortality takes place, and
thus the breeder has TO pay the tax
upon animals which may not survive
for a month longer The government
does not take into account weak or
siclsly goats, but takes all indiscrimi-
nately.
Sd. Not being possessed of the means
of paying the tax, the breeder ls
obliged either TO borrow money at an
exorbitant rate of interest OF he dis
poses of the mohar for delivery at the
clipping season at a figure far below It's
market value.
Ith. The breeder has to pay heavy
rents for grazing lands.
5th. His poverty prevents him from
making provision for the winter, and,
In consequence, he loses many valuable
| goats.
At the Cape the breeder has none Of
! these drawbacks to contend with, and
consequently his efforts are crowned
/ with success; the export OF mohnir
/ from the Cape In lTSa being 49, 600 bales
~ against $50 IN 1865.
Many years ago, previous 10 the In
/ PRODUCTION of mohair into Great Brit
ain, the natives used large quantities
of the article In the manuiacture of
dress pieces, stockings, and material
which was waterproof and used ~
cloaks by the wealthier people, but as
these goods were all manufactured in
hand-loomS, they Were expensive. As
u better article ut q much lower cost
/ has been produced in Europe, the in
dustry has almost disappeared FROM
Asia Minor.
Nearly the whole clip of Turkish
mohair IL shipped to Great Britain,
Bradford, In Yorkshire, being the seat
. Of manufacture. For many years the
bulk of the mohair was made up Into
dress pieces for ladies, but In 1874 the
fashion changed from lustrous or
bright goods TO soft WOODEN materials,
ana the demand Tor the raw material
!, fell nff considerably
!, However, mohair was still used In
y the manufacture of other articles, such
:, ~ railway carriage Innings, imitation
!, velvets, aud, later on, Imitation seal
: skins.
!, The average price of mohair for
many years was b Cd per pound, but
In 1874 prices began 70 decline, till In
+, 1879 II was sold In small quantities an
low as lSd. per pound, but toward the
: end OF 1879 4 sudden demnnd set In for
imitation seal skins and ice woods, and
prices rose rapidly TO IS. per pound.
The demand. however, fell OF again,
and mohair declined to I'D, ut which
figures II now stands.
/ There Is now probability of the
j fashion returning to bright goods, and
! m article suitable for dresses hns late
: ~ been produced by the celebrated
firm of Mitchell Brothers, under the
name electric cloth, which Is likely
70 sell, go that the raw material may
advance in price again. Large guam
E titles Of niollair yarns are annually ex-
| ported To France. Germany and the
, United States.
The number of Angora gonts In Asia
Minor Is computed AT $500 600, Yield
: ing about 10000 bales of 10 pounds
each. For twenty years the annual
production has varied very slightly;
whereas mt the Cape where the COM
, mon goat has been crossed with the
Angora goat, not only has an article
been produced equal to Turkish mo-
hair, but the annuul expectation Of mo-
hair has wonderfully increased, as has
been already mentioned. The Cape
farmer has found that the breeding of
Angora goats Is remuIieruilve at even
the low prices he has Iatterly obtained
for his mohair. notwithstanding the
fabulous prices paid for some OF stud
rams and ewes exported 20 the Cape
i from Asia Minor, as will be Seen from
the annexed list:
PARTICULARS or A SaLE OF ANGoRA
GOATS Attic CAPE or GOOD HOPE.
RAMS