Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-28
E%vENTFUL YEAR IN WOOL TRADE.
Volume Of Busin css Larger Than
Ever md priCNs I~mprONInn.

BOSTON. Dec. 27.-The american Wool and
Cotton Reporter says of tho wool trade:
The year has been, On the whole. n sisnally
%eventful one. In the volume of sales it has
broken all previous records. The amount OF
foreign and domestic wool disposed 4 in the
three principal markets. up to December II.
isgS. amounted TO $4,000. 105 lbs. as compared
with 2si. 667. 22s lbs. December Is. 1892. 1t VIII
be also memorable for an unprecedented develop
ment OF the woisted Industry and for the lead
which combed yarn fabrics have held in tao
iardy recovery in values Of the staple. from the
recovery in values of domestic wool during the
year may be obtained by a comparison OF prices
the earlier date Ohio Xxx and above was quoted
at IIaise: at the Latter isd2'e; a INK selling
lie; in December, isaiSc: No. i woods, at the
commencement Of the year, isg2oc; at the close,
combing. i5aisc in January; l6aisc in Decem-
Der; thrsC.e e "a and a g,s blood / eomI E,S.
medium Wyoming and Utah, in January. 10
S glss; IN ,i Psse%D'f in b iS@a5Si sai isaiss ores2 s,cck ks
% domestic wool December 81. 1895. in the three
principal markets, amount in toto to 50, 7aG,5Ss
aggregate 2I.2,l, 300 lbs. The. total supply of
domestic wool in all the markets Of the eoun,
to l0l. f26, 23s lbs. which, combined with the
auantity, of foreign wool in the tnree great ,
Sesoaa1a iss m 'ssI. iss los ~'' MAKE S'""a ''''.
The sales in the three principal markets mark q q
iss5. have amounted to 5.92i, 400 lbs, OF which
2,sOS, 800 lbs. were domestic and 3.i14,90O lbs.
with a. quiet market. There is, of course, no
continuous free business. although some days
there are sales of moderate size. All woods are
moving in a small way. and prices are fairly
apparent. The consensus OF opinion is that
things, after all. Indicate that a fair amount
of business will be under way early in the new
year. The year will commence with a consid-
cradle amount of domestic stock at various
points. and n comparatively small amount of
foreign material. and a reasonable prospect OF
all and more OF both kinds being needed.
1855. 100 lbs, OF which 575, 900 lbs. were domestic
and !. ISL. 900 lbs. foreign, making a total since
january Of O.lOo.1N his. as compared with
of carpet woods have been made during the past
week. and there is IL noticeable Increase In the
demand for pulled wools. Outside of these lines
there is nothing new IN the market ,..,
amounted ID {. 422. 500 lbs. of which 1850, goo lbs.
have been domestic and s62, 500 lbs. foreign. The
sales for the year will amount to quite 2l9. 564, 27
lbs. against IA, 66S. 1855 lbs. last year. The wool
traders here are, to say the least, as little dis
turbed as any class of merchants by the pan
icky iacldents of last week. resulting from the
message. for they are not borrowing; having
met their obligations incurred in July. they are
not called upon now to sacrifice wool for that
purpose.
''The aggregate sales this week at Philadelphia
have been LAS, 800 lbs. {; GA. 400 lbs. domestic and
All, 400 lbs. foreign. Sales since January l. 1895,
have amounted to 9o,211,615 lbs, against "a. 500, 727
lbs. last year. At present the conditions affect
ing the wool trade are9sdeh that the trade does
not see any contingency ahead which could
affect business except in a favorable way.
Louis. Actual sales will amount to about 200. 900
lbs. including mainly pulled and territory woods.
The indications are that there is a demand. that,
though, gradual in showing Itself. is coming right