The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-07
.Chicago Grain Market.
The Weekly Wool Market.

hue a Go. OF Providence and Boston.
The sales of wool the past week were
quite large though at low prices.
There has been large number of buyers
in the market who were attracted by
these low prices, and considering the in
clemency of the weather the past week
sales have aggregated well. The prices at
which wool Is selling are not very salts
factory, netting the seller n very slight, if
any, profit upon his transaction. There
seems TO be very large supply of fleece
wool on the market The supply OF do
mestic fleeces is large enough, but for
eign fieeces, especially Australian, keep
arriving, which tends to depress the mar
ket great deal Considering the heavy
importations of foreign fieeces, the domes
tic market has remained very firm.
Holders of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan woods are meeting buyers views,
and consequently sell considerable wool.
Sales of Ohio X and above have been
made at 2S cents, and some strictly XXX is
said TO have been sold at % cents, although
20 cents is the ruling price. Straight
Ohio sells for % to 2s cents. Michigan
X at the most brings 20 cents. Some No.
| clothing has been moved at 80 to "a
cents for Ohio and 32 TO SO cents for
Michigan. Delaine woods are easy with
sales of Michigan noted as low as 81
cents, and of Ohio at 34l5 cents. Ohio
combing is worth 30 10 3s cents, but 36 TO
90 CONtlS lit Dulk " lIduNdiilOuS on LnlS
grade Of stock. Sales of No. l Michigan
in a small way were made the past week
at IS cents. Some strong holders were
able to realize 80 cents however, on their
stock.
Territory woods the past week had
good call, sales amounting TO 195, 900
pounds. One sale of about 10000 pounds
Colorado was made at Is cents per pound,
TO cost about 55 cents clean. Utah, Mon
tana and Wyoming woods have moved
well.
The best light shrinkage territory woods
are well sold up. Average fine territory
brings IS TO 80 cents. Very good fine
medium woods have brought - and 50
cents.
la Oregon woods, there has been very
little done the past week. Small lots
have been moved for from II 20 Is cents.
IN Texas wool the principal movement
was in fall most sales Of the latter were
made at from 80 TO SO cents cleaned. Fair
spring Texas has been sold at from - TO
go cents secured. CALIFORNIA; have also
been meeting with fair demand secured
fall went at 30 TO 40 cents.
Ohio and Michigan unwashed and un5
mere nantahle iieeces have been i'm steady
request. The unwashed has brought from
10 60 20 cents and understandable 81 to
% cents.
Pulled woods are quite active, the sales
for the past week aggregating 2i4,OoO
pounds. Good supers sold at 30 TO 3S cents.
and extras 22 to 2S cents. Secured woods
ranging in price from'45 to % cents were
in demand the past week.
Australians continue TO be active. The
bulk of the wool is not choice and there
fore sells for low figures The principal
transactions have been made between 33
and 81 cents. Foreign carpet woods are
selling somewhat freer.
The sales for the week in Boston mar
bot n Ia ~, q q.
aud 63l 600 los foreign, making a total of
1874, 500 lbs. against the total of 3,4gJ,-
900 lbs for the previous week and tolal
OF ., pos, 900 lbs. for corresponding week
last year. Toe Total sales since Jan /.
amounted 90 2j.i19 GOO lbs. against 2635O,-
COO lbs for same period last year. The
total receipts OF wool IN Boston market
the past week were 1889 bales against
: 50 bales previous week, aud HIP bales
corresponding week.
The total receipts since Jan. /. have
been 90 5S3 bales domestic and 3jgbg bales
foreign against $3.50 bales domestic and
1881 bales of foreign Tor the correspond
ing period of 1891