Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-19

NOTES.
Let the too-often-hcard remark of the
sheep man, 'anything is good enough for
sheep" be paraplrased into "sheep are
good enough for anything within the
reach of their owner. and less will be
heard another year about abandoning
sheep husbandry in the United States,
and most of those now in the business
will be content to stay where they are
rather than sacrifice what they now have
to get into some other business, which i'll
its turn will stand the pinch of "hard
times. - BrccdcrS' Gd:ette.
The Boston JovudTS City Article of
Friday contained this on the wool markets;
There is no change to notice in the wool
market. The demand is steady. but the
sales have not been to any great extent.
Stocks are disappearing about as fast as
holders desire. as they are very indfier-
ent about selling at the current rates and
present stocks cannot be replaced from
any point. The sales of all kinds for the
week have been 1.730, 100 pounds. and
BUYERS should not hesitate to purchase
| before asSortmcntS become more broken.
The stock of desirable medium woods is
already very much reduced, and of fine
and y teeces is comparatively small. In
fact wool has been disappearing quite
rapidly since the season opened and pres
ent stocks of domestic are much smaller
than for any year for some time. Manu-
facturerS are also doing good business.
The contracts for goods are fully up to
expectation and the prospects of the
trade continue quite promising, both for
goods and wool. We do not. however,
look for any material change at present
There is already some talk about the new
clip and the probability of its opening at
very high prices. In Utah and other
Territories the feeling is very strong.
Clips which had been contracted for at
this time last year ut II cents, cannot
now be obtained at 81 cents for the next
clip. \ year ago the Territorial Wool
association had large contracts for the
new clip, but this year they report that
no contracts have been made. Things
may be said to be booming in the Ter
ritories and lively times are expected
when the spring clip opens. Not only is
this true of the Territories, but through
out the West. What little of the old clip
is left is held higher than the same wool
would bring on the scaboard.
IL a
the work of the Golden club in America
in an address before the wool-growcrs'
association of his State and said, in con-
clusion: ''What, then, is the duty of the
hour, and how shall we as sheep breed
ers, wool-growers and producers gener-
ally be able to successfully combat with
this dangerous and falacious enemy,
free trade, whose doctrines are being
spread all over this country, through the
Golden club: This is the question of
the day. know of no way by which il
can be done more thoroughly than by
meeting the doctrine with literature based
on protection to all those engaged in i'll
dustries and the laborers of the country
Let committee De formed from lllOSC
engaged in industries needing protection,
with power to raise funds necessary to
secure the best of ability to write adj
dresses and secure their publication and
circulation (most of agricultural papers
would gladly publish the addresSeS), and
i'm this way educate the people as to what
constitutes true political economy to
American citizens. one of the greatest
impedimentS to tariff legislation has beer
a selfShness growing out of distinct anC
Separate interests, thus prompting indus
ries to act separate and apart in secur
ing favorable legislation. No Legislation
in this country should meet the appro-
baton of the people, unless the greater
humber are to be benefited by it, and NJ
legislation secured by selfish motives j,
at all likely to benefit the masses. In Sc
curing legislation all industries standing
n need of protection should worl
n harmony, and the results should be
equitable to all. Tariff legislation thu,
secured would have permanently, he
cause its effects would be mutually feel
by all industries and citizens, and would
nave no elements within itself for it,