The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-24
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Wool Prices and Some Recent Happenings.
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WOOL Irlces hnu some lNeCeht hNppou'"H''
what Z, TO be Found In the Kernel Of the
Nut.
10 the Editor ofme Iae!igser.
slR:-Relerring to an article in the
Register OF the 23d asking us ito crack q
nut" we are surprised that we are ap-
pealed to to do this, having firmly be-
licved that this nut was cracked TO the
full satisfaction OF every good American
protectionist on November Z, when
Ohio, Massachusetts and she empire
state, New York, threw down the
gauntlet defantIy saying mo Tree
trade;" and it is a surprise TO US after
such an overwhelming defeat oil the
free trade element that wool has not
advanced more than it has. Immedl.
ateiy, tho day after this great battle OF
ballots, We decided that neither Mr..
wilson nor the great FREQ trade Gle
ment of Congress can or will pass Tree
trade bill. ,
After the experience We have mad oil
Democratic house and senate on the
silver question We determined that I'M
less they get their support from the
Republicans OF Congress, all OF which
we have no fear, thatas lar rs the DEM
ocrats are concerned they can pass no
measure oil any Importance. Why then
should not believer in protection
stand up with tho courage OF his convic-
tons and be willing to advance the
price Of the commodity, which has faI.
len 10 its lowest level in the history oil
this country, from no other reason than
the expectancy OF pledges made BY free
traders who will never DO able 10 de-
liver their wares?
Iu the article referred to it is said that
wool has advanced three or four cents,
This is absolutely wrong. We paid pos
sibly cent or two moro for wool since
the election, but believe that II you
could get the ways and means commit
tee to say that we will not have free
wool, that our fine woods will advance
not less than eight cents per pound, and
we would stand ready to take every bag
Of wool to-day in the wav OF fine washed
fleeces such as the Pan Handle grows at
IS cents por pound
Why is it that prior to these elections
wool could not be sold even at the low.
est price. 20 cents? and we will say to
the gentleman from Cameron that had
Neal, OF Ohio, been elected. Massach H.
setts and Now York gone Democratic,
10 cents would have been nearer the
price than % cents is to-day. There Is
demand to-day for fine fleeces to fill
the gap. that is, to use domestics in
stead OF foreign, simply because the Nc
Kinley bill has put tho bars up so that
you cannot bring in Australian unless
you pay duty OF IL cents. Our own
woods have fallen on an average from 30
cents down TO 90 cents, a decline OF 10
cents, so that it will readily be seen
that we arc on almost free trade basis.
The storehouses are banked full OF
foreign woods to-day ready to be hurled
on the market, whenever the free trade
demagegues are ready to open the gates
and flood this country with wool of for
eign growth. Until this has taken place
we shall continue to buy at to-day's
prices. -
or course these relative low values
comNel the few mills that are running
to use our woods in order to bridge over
until they sec what relief they will get
from wool, in the event that the Demo
cratic programme is carried out.
We have no desire or time to engage
in newspaper controversy, but we have
been named in the public prints for
some purpose which We do not profess
to understand, and we have met the
question put to.us siRcei it relates to a
business which we do understand. We
find some satisfaction'inh having enlight.
ened mind that processes to be igno'
rant. HoREHEIMER BRos.
Wheeling, W. Va, November 20, 1898.