Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-01
Sheep 1nterest.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

The Boston Journal of Friday last re-
viewing the wool market of the week,
says:
The wool market has again been very
active and the transactions reported are
large, amounting to Glib 900 pounds
foreign and domestic. There has been
considerable speculative demand this
week. but at the same time manufac-
have paid the advanced prices asked.
The market is very firm and advancing,
and many believe that the highwater
mark has not yet been reached. The adj
vices from London still report a harden
ing market and active demand, and from
all points in the interior and abroad come
reports of strong and advancing markets.
Fine washed tleeceS have further advanced
during the week, and have been most in
qured for. The wooden goods market is
in Il satisfactory position. Manufacture
ers are now confident of obtaining better
prices for their goods when the season
for heavy-weights opens. They are,
therefore, more disposed to pay the high
er prices asked for wool, and do so with
out as much grumblng as formerly.
The sales of fine washed woods this
week have been very large and prices are
higher. We quote Ohio and Pennsylvania
at 33 to "a cents for y and 30 ID to 30
cents for Xxx and Xxx and above. At
the close holders were not disposed to
shade 36 cents for Y y and 81 cents for
y. The sales for the week have been
157, 400 pounds, and include 100000
pounds y y at - - to 80 cents, 100000
pounds y and Xxx at 33 to 36 cents, l07,-
100 pounds Y and y Y at 80 to SO cents.
$4,000 pounds Xxx at "a 81 cents, $4,000
pounds y y at 30 cents, $4,000 pounds Y
at "a cents and 25.000 pounds y at 33 ID
cents per pound In No. ! woods there
has been more doing and prices are firm
at 81 to IS cents per pound. Sales of 25.
600 pounds No. Ohio at 81 - to 81
cents. 1900 pounds at IS cents and 90
600 pounds at 81 to IS cents per pound.
Michigan woods are firm and in demand.
with sales of 374 800 pounds of all kinds,
and include 1000 pounds y at - to 81 ID
cents, 100000 pounds y at - cents. r.
600 pounds y at 81 to 33 cents, 45,5OO
pounds No. | at 3G cents and 10000
pounds No. | at 81 cents per pound.
The market closes firm at - to 81 IL
cents for y. with some holders asking
33 cents per pound. There have also
been sales of 10000 pounds washed
ileeces at Is to 36 cents, and 1872 900
pounds fleeces, various grades and quail
ties. at a wide range of values.
The demand for washed combing and
delaine fleeces has continued good and
prices are firm. No. combing is quot
ed at b to 10 cents for Ohio and 81 to IS
cents for Michigan and fine delainc at 80 to
81 cents for Ohio and "a to 81 cents for
Michigan. The stock of combing and
aelaine tlccces is small. The sales have
been 247 300 pounds, and include 5000
pounds No. Ohio cOmbing at 30 cents.
25,000 pounds No. ! Ohio combing at IS
cents, 1880 pounds No. | Michigan
combing at 81 to 3S cents, 1900 pounds
fine Ohio delaine at 81 cents, 10000
pounds fine delaine at 81 cents, 10000
pounds No. , combing at 81 cents, %
600 pounds fine Ohio delaine at 81 cents,
$4,000 pounds fine Michigan delaine at "a
cents, ZOO pounds Il blood at 81 l-2
cents and 100000 pounds cOmbing and
delaine on private terms. Unwashed
combing woods have been quiet, with
sales of only 5000 pounds at 2S to 30 cents
per pound.
The demand for unwashed fleeces has
been of large proportions, and the sales
of all kinds for the week have been =
jGl 100 pounds. In Territory woods there
have been sales of $4,000 pounds, of
which $1,000 pounds was fine medium at
26 II cents, l25,000 pounds fine and
medium at n to 2G cents, $4,000 pounds
fine at y to "A cents, $1,000 pounds medi-
UNI at % to 26cents, 100000 pounds fine
and medium at 20 to 26 cents, 10000
pounds medium Montana at 26 cents, 40
600 pounds fine and medium at % to 2s
cents, and 40, 900 pounds fine and medi-
UNI on private terms. Texas woods have
bppn uuipt with sales of 29l 600 pOunds
at unchanged prices, say from u to %
cents per pound. In unwashed and UNI
understandable Western fleeces there has
been a fair bushes doing, with sales OF
PSI, 100 pounds, including l24 200 pounds
fine at - to % cents, 5000 pounds fine at
% cents. 5000 pounds understandable al
"a IL cents, 5000 pounds fine at - cents
1900 pounds fine at % cents, 81 800
pounds fine at - to % cents, 60,0OC
pounds carpet, 1000 pounds black and ID,
600 pounds fine on private terms"