Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-18
Sheep 0nterest.
THE WOOL TRADE.

The Boston jOuTHdl of the llth inst.
thus reviews the wool business of the
week ended with that day:
In the wool trade there has been Il
good business doing and prices are firm
er, but without quotable change. Com
paratively higher prices, in fact, rule in
interior markets than on the seaboard,
and this leads to much tirmer feeling
here. but we see no prospect of any ma
terial advance. New wool continues to
arrive quite freely from all points, stocks
must accumulate quite rapidly for some
months to come, and leading mills APP
pear to be more or less Indifferent about
supplies. There is certainly no appre-
hension of Il scarcity, with large supplies
of foreign on hand and the entire domes-
tic clip of the country within easy reach,
and if prices are forced up in the interior
for the time being it is doubtful if any
advance or extreme prices can be main
tanned. The excitement in interior mar
kets is greater than we expected. when
we consider the dull tone of the wool
market for some time past. From san
Francisco we learn that choice Northern
woods, such as Humboldt and Mendocino,
have advanced to % to "a cents, about as
high As prices here. The Texas market
is excited, and from l6 to 20 cents for
eight and twelve months wool has been
paid. The clip is about sold up. From
the Territories no important news has
been received, but buyers are quite nu-
merous. and considerable supplies are on
the way. The weather has been cold
and the season backward. In Ohio there
is considerable excitement. and consider
able wool has been bought from % to -
cents for fine aud medium. and higher
is reported short. and reports of short
clips are quite current at other points.
In Michigan there has been the greatest
excitement and prices have been run up
beyond all anticipation. Considerable
has been sold at % - to - cents, and
subsequently advanced To % to - cents
per pound. with orders from here to pur-
chase every available lot at 2G II cents
per pound. In Indiana % cents has been
paid and in st. Louis - - cents per
pound. Some contracts have been made
for future delivery that will now be diff
cult to fill. The excitement in interior
markets is scarcely warranted. but it
would be strange if the season passed
over without such excitement. 1t is al
most sure to come and afterward IL re-
action.
Tbs demand for Ohio and other wash
ed tleeceS has been more active. but the
sales have not been to any extent. There
Is much firmer feeling and holders are
Indifferent about selling. The sales of
Ohio and Pennsylvania for the week
have been 2jO.0 and include 25.OO0
pounds Ohio y y at 81 to 30 cents. 10000
pounds Ohio y and Xxx at 30 to 81 cents
and l35, 900 pounds Ohio and Pennsylva-
MIA y and NN at 30 to 33 cents per
pound. The sales of Michigan y have
been 10000 pounds for the week on
private terms. We quote Michigan Y at
IS to % cents. and one lot understood at
20 ID cents per pound. There have been
sales of other washed fleeces, amounting
to 212,000 pounds, of various grades and
qualities at II wide range of prices.
There is more inquiry for combing and
delaine tleeces and the feeling is tirmer.
The sales of the week have been l0G.00
pounds, and include 10000 pounds Ohio
delaine AT 33 cents, 10000 pounds Ohio
delaine at - cents, 10000 pounds Michi-
gan and Ohio delaine at 81 to 33 cents,
10000 pounds Michigan delaine at 81
cents and 5000 pounds uuwashed medium
combing at % II cents per pound
The demand for unwashed woods has
been more active and a better feeling
prevails. Fine Montana. for which 20
to 20 ID cents has been paid, is now held
at - cents and upward, and for Texas
wool extreme prices are asked. The
sales of the week have been G09. 800
pounds of all kinds. The sales of terri
tory have been Is, 600 pounds, of which
20OO pounds sold at - cents, and &C, 900
pounds at 10 to - cents per pound. The
sales of Texas have been l04 900 pounds,
part at % cents per pound. In Oregon
wool there have been sales of 100000
pounds and II 900 pounds Georgia wool
on private terms. In unwashed and I'M
understandable sales of 100000 pounds, of
which 10000 pounds medium, three
eighths blood, sold at p cents, 1000
pounds braid at u cents, 800 pounds fine
at 10 cents and 225, 900 pounds principally