Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-19
MARKET REPORTS
Boston Wool Market.

SAIukDAf, Ice 10
The strong position of the wool market is tanned
and the future OF the higher basis Of prices now
seems well assured Bones ie wool has been taken
freely during the past four months of activity, and
rs u result the sources of supplies have hepn well
drained. At present The country Is almost entirely
cleaned up on wool, many lots which have been held
BY farmers sever year, being attracted to thi.
mprset bv the high range of prices prevailing
THESE old lots tend to make the suppl hold long
er than expected when the amount of the CLIP
WAS taken in consideration. but even these offer
ngs now alb Mt all out Of tirst hands Among
the lot, offering on the market, number Of
these old lota IN be seen, some of It having been
bageed up and held by farm.r- for several years the
general downward tore TO prices having prevented
It. being marketed before The -trons and contin
uous boom in prices since July hAs brought many
Of these old lots TO light. and they hag" been
siderable feature in setp ping up offerings The pres
ent CONDITION Of the m trket Is very healthy one
And vet nothing il known that can keep values
FROM going still higher.
The total receipts wool at this port during tn.
past week comprise II 100 bags domestic and ,2Sg
bales foreign. against 7,5G bags domestic and 34a
bales foreign for the samt time last wear.
The sales for the week comprise 3.ys2 400 lbs OF
domestic fleece and pulled and 5000 lbs of foreign
making he weeks transactions DOT up SOL 400 lbs
against 3 Isl 100 lbs. for the previous week. sno
O. ls6 eco lbs for the corresponding week last year
We quote selling prices IA follows
PRICEs: Inwashed and unmerch wools-Ohi,
and Mich line unwashed, 2la?'c; Ohio and Penn
unmerch 25a26, Mich unmerch. 22a2ic
Pulled ana super wpols-iIaiue super pulled, 40t
t2ic, Eastern lambs, 37ailc. super 29a37c, super
A2Li9c; Nest'rn super, SzH21c, Nestrn > mos, 2fi
SOC; extra pulled 25a32c.
Ohio and Penn tie. ces-No feeces, 37a&sc: J
and above, 84al3e; M, 81 SIC; Xxx and above
34al5c
Mich, wis, etc-Mich X .9laa2c: Mich No ssasec
Y, n II and VT Y. 2sa'0c, N and No /
34i35c
Combing-Ky blood, 2sa3lc. Ky lblood 2sa77c
Ind and Mis- blood, 26a2sc; Ind aud Mis- blood
e7a2sc; No ONO. 37atsc, No 2 Ohio. 35a36c, No
Mich, 8c; No Mich, l5a36c.
Delaine woods Ohio, 35a.I7c; Mich fine, 34a3so
SALES
The following are the sales for the week. and ths
prices pait
Ohio and Penn. Fleeces $50 900 lbs Ohio 33a3sc
30 0a1 \ do. 33Ic, 5000 lbs Xxx do, HA35c, so.
900 lbs Y and NN do on pit; 5',coo lbs AN and
above do Isle: 1000 lbs No l. }sc IS 600 los Ohio
fleece I. Total. As to0 lbs.
Mich. Wis. etc.-lo,O1J lbs No Mich clothing
on p ; so 600 lbs Nch BE. 30 co 10. do 34a32ic
1900 lh- Mith onpt. Total, 1876 eco ibs.
C0mbing and Delaine-2,00o lbs No combing
Sc i5 900 lbs b., blood uawashed combing AND
clothing on T. % $50 lbs do do, gc. 100 100 lbi
d. 80 GU pit. 5000 lbs blood clothing and comb
ing 30c; rocco lbs edun combing on pit, 80 90,
lbs UNIV aahed combing t, -. 900 lbs do do on t
Total, 2s2UO0 lbs
INV .hei and tnmerchant able.-i5 600 lbs un
washed on pit; 40 0p lbs 40 q 25 eco lbs No.
do, 20a3Oc TotAl ~. 600 lbs.
Pulled Wool and Noils-2,000 lbs super 3ic
go lbs pulled e5c u 600 lbs super pulled on
r $50 Ii pulled Sc, 81 900 lbs do on pit. 5000
lbs do . /, 30 600 lbs do pit y 600 his dc
on p 5000 lbs A super :. 200 lhs do, asaiGc
y 90 lbs West do 2dc IS Coz ID. pulled :, 30,
900 lbs super 35a C. %, 900 lbs Cat lambs pulled
on p t. 10000 lbs Cal pulled onpt- Total 4s,2oo lbs