Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-09
Sheep Jnterest.
THE WOOL TRADE.

THE WOOL TRADE.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin in its
annual review of the wool trade says:
"The year has been slow, hard pull.
The number of sheep on hand January /,
1890. showed considerable increase over
January l, 1889, being A, $780, OPP against
42,599,O72. This year the figures are ex-
pected to be even larger, as sheep nave
not been generally slaughtered, farmers
keeping them for the wool. The govern
ment estimate of the clip of 1888 was
269 200 600 pounds, of 1869 262,OOO,OOO
pounds, of 1890 100000 pounds. The
sales in Boston for the year were l2O,o4l,-
546 pounds domestic against 9S,O'o,-
563 pounds domestic in 1863, and 26,-
SO2. 200 pounds foreign against 2,496, 2OO
in 1889. The total increase of pounds of
wool sold in Boston in the year over 1889
is lG,7 G9, 4S3 pounds. The receipts for the
wear of domestic wool reached 5l2,069
bags against 4l0,13 bags in 1889. The
receipts of foreign wool only reached
Ill .662 bales against l6l 1872 bales in 1889.
The decline in territory stocks and the
increase of fleeces on hand are notable
features. The effect of the new tariff is
seen in the large stock of carpet wool held
in bond by manufacturers, and the start
lngly small supply held by Boston deal
ers. The total stock of wool on hand in
Boston January | is as follows: Domes-
tic, "a ,O42, 900 against q, sos, 466 in 1890;
foreign !, 793, POO against 5,6O3, 300 in lS9O;
total %. S3G, 100 against 80, 200, 200 in 1890.
Boston, Hartford, Chicago, st. Louis and
Portland, Or, show lower stocks of do
nestle wool; New York, Philadelphia,
Albany and Troy, Louisville and San
Francisco show an increase. The supply
of domestic wool now in the United
States in the hands of dealers is %, 92S ,33l
pounds against S5,000,000 IN 1890. The
supply of foreign wool offered for sale in
the three eastern markets compare as
follows: 100000 pounds in 1891; l5,-
100000 pounds IN 1890.
The American Wool Reporter in its an
nual review of the wool trade OF the
United States has this The amount
of wool on hand In most of the primary
markets of the United States is not ex-
cessiye; the supply in Boston is consid-
eraby lighter than year ago, the total
stock of domestic wool being 22,774, 432
pounds, against 29,S36,922 pounds last
year at this time; of foreign wool there
are 1850, 45O pounds in stock today, COM
pared with 1914, 944 pounds last year
The total, foreign and domestic, is 2o,-
726.SS2 pounds, against 3G,0Si,G50 year
ago. In other markets a very similar
proportional decrease is shown, except in
New York where,we note an increase of
1857 900 pounds. Philadelphia stocks
are about 100000 pounds less than last
year. There is much less wool in ST.
Louis also than in 1890. A recapitula-
ton of stocks in principal markets, to
which is added the estimated amounts in
other markets, concealed supplies and
wool in pullers' hands gives total sup
ply of 90, $40. $50 pounds against 99.2S4,-
$50 year ago. The figures for the first
10 months of 1890 for the whole United
States show total importatons of s1.944,-
1914 pounds, in comparison with llO,72l,-
45G for the corresponding time last year,
and in consequence of the lessened
amount of foreign wool on the market
and the fact that there is a very marked
improvement in the wooden goods bust
ness, the supplies of wool in the United
The only weak spot in the outlook is the
probability of increased importations of
foreign woods after the beginning of the
year.