The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-26
WEEKLY WOOL MARKET.
Reported exclusively for the NEWS by q. II. Good
hue Co., Providence and BostonD
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PROVIDENCE, April 20, lsJ2
About the most prominent feature to
the wool market at present Is the excep-
tional firmness OF quarter blood woods.
These woods have steadily advanced in
face OF the decline in about all other
grades of wool, thus showing the great
popularity Of chevoits in which they are
used.
The finer grades of pulled wool are in
excessive supply, the mills having COM
paratively so little demand for the fine
grades OF cloth. About the most active
varieties of wool have been delaines Is
supers and Australian WOODS. Secured
woods appear to be especially attractive
TO manufacturers and are becoming more
so week by week. Some holders have be-
come so firm in their views that they
have withdrawn their wool from the mar
for the present, preferring TO await until
the opening of next season, thinking that
then the woods may bring much higher
prices.
The opening and sale of fair quality
Of flannels at private sale the past week
did away with the necessity of a return to
auctions. Foreign markets are very
steady. The more recent kilograms state
that there is increasing firmness at the
advance OF 10 per cent. above the opening
rates.
The supply of Ohio and Pennsylvania
feeces appears TO be quite short. Prices
combine To ease off, nevertheless. Michi-
gan woods are not attracting much atten-
tion. The grease price of unwashed and
unmerchantable has dropped to IL cents
for the former and 10 cents for the latter.
Staple woods as a rule are steady. Most
of what is Offering is three-eighths blood
and will not cost over 53 TO 81 cents.
There yet remains great deal of medium
woods that farmers decline To sell for less
than % cents. One lot Of heavy three
eighths blood sold the past week at 2slsS
cents. Quarter blood combing is very
firm aud difficult to procure.
Most of the Texas wool sells in n second
state The demand for IL is not very good,
however. Territories are slow. There is
practically no Montana on the market
and what little Wyoming there is is held
at 62 cents. This price is generally con-
sidered too hign by consumers.
There continues to be considerable
Oregon wool held in this market. There
are few lots Of Valley Oregon to be had,
but they have not any fascination even
for the Cheviot mills. No. 2Valley woods
have dropped to AZ to 43 cents.
There have been very fair sales of fall
California wools made the past week at s
aud 10 cents, the wool being heavy and
faulty. IL is reported that in Kerne
county the farmers are being paid from
IL to IA cents for their wools
There have been quite free sales Of Il
supers, which, at secured values. range
from 3S ceuts for low Is TO As cents for
high one. & supers are also in very fair
request.
There has been less doing in Australian
woods the past week than there was the
week before, but they are AS strong as
ever Among the arrivals last week was
the Browne clip of Adelaide Y combing.
Montevideo woods keep coming. The
stock in Boston is now about 100000
pounds and about 100000 pounds more
sold to arrive, is now due.
The receipts of wool for the past week
were 4,30l bales domestic and 5000 bales
foreign. against 5,117 bales domestic and
5,67l bales foreign previous week, and
$500 bales domestic and 11,162 bales
foreign for the corresponding week last
year. Since July 1st the aggregate re-
ceipts have been log, 900 bales domestic and
73, ,S43 bales foreign.
The total sales in Boston market for the
week, were 300, 400 lbs, against ., 155, 600
pounds previous week and 2, 225, 100 pounds
corresponding week in 1891.