Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-17
IMPROVEMENT IN WOOL.

Indications That Much Better Prices asd
Demand are ktpeotsd.
NEw York. August IL The business OF
wool manufacturing is currently reported 70
have improved good deal within tvo
months. Ia order to ascertain with sumo
precision the amour; OF grain, Brsdstrests
has made careful and widely extended In
qairies among the mills, With the results 81
forth below. 1reasurers, factory agents sn6
commission merchants we're asked fot deh.
mite information about the amount Of ma
chinery in operation and hours OF work
compared with one year sgo, the present.
curtailment OF production, II any.
and the extent 10 which the "ordcf
business" has been developed, and were
also requested TO express their op,nions Of
the present outlook for wool manufacturing.
having special regard TO the natural com
parison With last sason and the one ts ore.
Replies with respect to the amount Of ns.
chinery running have been received Tor 2tI
concern,. or nearly one-hAli Of tbs 62o
wool and worsted establishments in New
England in 1880, and inasmueh ~ al of
the larger xorsted mills are heard from, be-
sides saany Of the smaller ones, tbs nam5se
OF sets Of cards accounted scS 10 2,ot5, o. -
pcr cent Of The ,, l26 sets returned by The
last census
Gain In Quantity. Bni Not I'm Prize.
Tie figures make !, plain enough thst
there il this season q measurable revival o.
the business ot manufacturing WOOL. 70 tsf
a. the volum. Of output is concerned No
,sbstantial gain in prices has occurred ~ -
or 10 anywhere claimed. though arssf
many aasnufactursrs believe thas Y u sbout
" come in the wake oi rsviving dsoand-
OF course 70 out Of 3.s Of the prine52l ksg
ED ylsbd establishments OF DeafiJ ceethir6
ei them, would not produce more fsbrics
low han q year ago. unless ihsis ossses
either cold more goods or hsd conhdsncs
TIA, they wosld do 20 shortly. hftef subtfact
ing the concerns which are doing Iess. .fhsfs
j. ne, gain Of 80 on The aide Of an incsesss
in production. and Agaiba milh repoffsd
10 have becoas Hls, n Are returned - bsv-
ing started up osi o. idlsbess within yess.
The increased AMOUNT OF m schisssy goin4
n not Offset by . redsc,ion Of time. fos, - .
ruls tho,s mills which have ~ sone
period in The past thrown Of part ot tbsis
machines and are nos beginning 70 nse
them szais, or are adding nsv, run fall
hours. /, further appears tina, lasgs saa-
ber Of fsaonss which were on storf toe
las, JsaY are
Ran.ing sssvss Ysn
now, While many have increased both ms
chiberJ and time Dat Of 43 SeporSsg -
10 hours Of work, II run noss hoefs -
week than in July and Asgast, 1884, ssd
only 20 leu.
Information respecting extent Of outp1t
has been received from $50 esssblishnsuts,
q which I3l are producing Ia fall, - hsve.
curtsiled production, and 20 ars idle II
has been generally sstimstsd that tie shos
age IN the WOOL napgfsc,ure for yeH o:
two pan has amosntei 10 Is 70 81 per esct
II hi 9 guess 10 close, the los must b n
idle and back country mills, the rsturns -
hand Of concerns at work do not tussssy ~
The larres, mills, and moss Of tsoas Of ~
dun size, are reported on, and ere proese-
ing subusn,isllJ in full, though not foscssl
production as general thing. hen9e
eoncerrs are unususlly scfiys by reAeoy g
The rfsp.rstion Of samples; bot - -
ls,gs number making fsf cutpst = -
er surprising. -
vooItu men. taken It fAudoM g
fvo.,h:rds Of then 81 coudeH - ::
49, prospects, tesiw tbAa ~ 49, n.
80 q syen posiuvely fsFoFnh'a
; siseulsriy ieaifesss disesssE - r
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