Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-17


 Francisco.
 The spring season of 1895 wa remark able for the early shearIng and quick disposal of wool. ShearIDg commenced early and growers were more disposed to sell right at shearing time than former ly. Very little went forward on consign- ment.
 The condition of wool was not very good, fully so per cent of the San Joa- quin and foOthill woois had cockIeburrs, owing 70 the scarcity of feed in the fall of 1894, and the sheep had to be graZed on river bottoms. Most of the sheep were in poor condition during the early winter and wool dId not grow much, so the staple Was short.
 All light and nearly free woois were sold rapidly on arrival, both consigned and wooIs bought in the country. as buyers paid for wool as much in this market as it was selling for at Eastern sea boGyi markets.
 Every body met the market especially as foreign advices were not encOurag- ing.
 Nevada wools came earlier and moTs of them than formerly and were better conditioned than they have been for some years and found ready market. Prices ruled for March, April, May and up to the middle of June as follows: San Joaquin years fieeces from. to 61sc. San Joaquin 0 mos, heavy defective......4 to C. san Joaquin light and free 10 ' C. Foot hills from. 10 10 C. Sacramento Valley free. to nc Sacramento defective. tive.....-..-.---.-.....ot .o To sc Sonona, Mendocino & Humboldt free 10 to c. Sonoma, Mendocino odefeCtive........-...7 to 9 C.
 Nevada sold from 615 to 10c according to shtrnkage. From the 18th of June prices ruled from one to two cents per pound higher, but the bulk of the wool had been disposed of. Very few Ore gons came to this market this year, but what came were sold at good prices, in fac:, for OregOns this Is the hest market, as we have six securing mills who can use those wools to advantage. The only draw back is, that freight east, from most points in Oregon and Idaho, ls about the same, or even from some parts less, than to this market. We could al- ways use to good advantage six to eight million ounGs of Oregons and 1dahos a year, if we could get lower freights.
 The outlook Is good for steady mark tI TUT OuE hOOiE-I CoECOioAAJ ihOoC Ah good condition. There are several req sons why wool advanced. h the first place the prices were lower than wool could be produced. All industries are m healthy condition. Raw materials and Produce advanced in prices. Wages were raised by most manufacturers. Then thanks to the free wool tarIil? the clip in the United States will fall short owing to the destruction of large mum Der of fiocks as estimated by the Bur eau of Agriculture at about G40OO,UOO lbs. and those in the trade consider 100, 900, 900 lbs. a small estimate.
 It Is hard to fortell whether the mark ct will still advance further or stay where 1t ie, as if our domestic wool go too high manufacturers can draw from all sources of the world, and our mark cts are regulated by London and otfer European markets. The imports Of fore ign wool to this country up to July lst shows that We imported 2G0.744 bales, or about 100000, GOO lbs. more than we did last years up to thls tune. At the Lon- don sales just closed nearly 30,OGO,OOO lbs. were bought for the American mar ket. Still we hope for the best and with B protective congress beginning its seq sion in December, and the election of president next year. when the beauties of low tariff and free wool will have been fully tested. am sure we will have better times and would therefore advise ali my friends and those ID the business, who have sheep. to try to keep them and raise good stock fer both nut ton and wool, as there will be as much money in the business es there ever was.
 STOCKS ON HAND AUGUST ], 1895.
 1900 bales. California woole, all kinds.
 1000 bales, Nevada wools, all kinds.
 5000 bales, Oregon wools, all kinds.
 I50O bales, Secured wools, all kinds.
 JACOB WoLLNER.