The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
WOOL FROM THE WEST.
Utah AND WYOMING SENDING
EsEIGHr THROUGH SAVANNAH.


The Wool Growing Industry in Geor-
o,a-A Short Clip This Year and It's
tho Market-More Money In Wool
Growing Than in Cotton Raising.
The wool merchants OF the city have had
their attention attracted to the large
amounts of western wool passing through
this port en- route to the northern markets
within the last few weeks. At one time
there we're over 1000 bales of wool stacked
on the Ocean Steamship Company's wharf.
Inquiry yesterday Of Agent Anderson re-
yealed the fact that the company has oar
ried over 1900 bales Of western wool Co
Boston this season. This is a new addition
10 the business of the company, and one
that was not expected.
This wool comes from the far west, Utah,
Colorado and Wyoming. The advertise
ment given this port by Capt. Purses deep
water excursion to the west is believed to
have turned the eyes Of western shippers in
this direction, and hence the shipment of
wool by this route.
The extra business 60 Boston, caused by
the shipments of wool and other products OF
the south and west to Boston this season,
was 80 great that ii was necessary to send
out the City of Savannah to make two
extra trips TO accommodate the demand.
NO COMPETITION WITH GEORGIA.
The western wool DOES not compete
with the Georgia wool, which has also been
going forward heavily of late. About
800, 600 pounds or about / 700 bales have
already been marketed, which is about
800, 900 pounds short of the receipts last
year to date. The shortage in the receipts
is supposed to be due TO the fact that the
dealers notified the growers at the begin
ning of the season that they would not pay
the same price for black wool or mixed
wool as for white, and that the colored wool
must be kept separate from the white. The
growers are supposed to have kept the black
wool for home consumption. They are also
believed to have taken the advice of the
dealers to kill out their old sheep.
The number of sheep Is also supposed to
have decreased from tho rRvages of dogs
and disease, and on account of the fence
law which is now IN force in many sheep
ralsiug counties. Prices have also ruled
lower and there has been small inducements
TO the growers. The census of 1880 reported
that there were 100000 sheep in Georgia,
and the number is not believed to have In
creased any since that date.
The figures for the last census have not
yet been received. Three-fourths or more
Oh tu6 WOOI grown III 06OrRld Is
marketed in Savannah. This port also
receives considerable Florida wool, but
Mobile is a strong rival for the Florida wool
business.
WOOL GROWING IN GEORGIA.
Wool growing is largely carried on over
all the wiregrass section Of Georgia. the
territory being pretty much all of the state
south OF a line drawn from Millen to
Albany. Many times the present annual
h,H d., ., .
the industry was properly encouraged and
developed, but the Georgia legislature has
always regarded one yellow hound or negro
coon dog as equal in value 10 fifty sheep
and based its action accordingly. South Geor-
Ein seems peculiarly fitted TO the growing
OF fine woods 1t produces the finest
medium light grade woods Ia the United
States. and they are in great demand by
the manufacturers
The woods grown in the upper portion OF
the state are much more earthey and lose
larger percentage in the securing.
The sandy pine country grows e cleaner
aud finer staple than any other region.
A&fs largely used for eheviots and fine
goods. SO little care II taken by the grow
ers in preparing their wool for market,
however, that the manufacturers have
been compelled to threatn to refuse it alto
gether If more care was not taken in its
preparation.
HIeH-PRICED WOOL.
Properly prepared Georgia wool brings
the highest price of any unwashed wool
offered in the market. The output is al
most entirely taken in Boston. Some few
Of the Georgia mills are now making use
Of 1t.
This wool crop has been very quickly
marketed this season. It Is a cash crop, and
as the psopls are in need OF the
money on account of the low prices
received for cotton last fall they
disposed Of IL very rapidly. The dealers
who handle this crop at Savannah are Is.
Guckenheimer & Sons, Lee Roy Myers &
Co., the Savannah Grocery Company, NJ.
Y. Henderson & Co., &. A. Reitze, agent
for Allen & Tucker of Albany.
Properly conducted, there is more money
in wool than in cotton aud there is no rea-
son why South Georgia should not become
a great wool-growinG section IL the indus
try is properly encouraged.