Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-01

try to grow mohair. At that time
the Turkish government was willing
to allow the animals to be sent out Of
the country, and ship-loads Of pure
bred angoras were brought away from
time to time, until the government
became alarmed and prohibited theil
expectation. The business. proved sc
successful that now the Cape mohaii
exceeds that of Turkey. For a time
il was doubted If the Cape farmers
would be able to keep up the breed
and continue to send hair of the right
class, but there is no doubt now that
they can, and in proof Of this there
has Just been received from South
Africa a large number. of prize iieeces,
clipped this year, which are every
thing that can be desired.
The Jump in Prices. s.-Not for fifteen
years has there been such rapid rise
as the one that has just taken place.
In January of this year the price of
best Turkey fleece was 30 cents per
pound. 1t remained at that figure
during February and March. In
April il was 81 cents per pound; in
May 3S cents was paid; then in June
il jumped, in one week, to 4S cents;
now IL is "a cents per pound and still
On the rise. Notwithstanding the
demand was real and not speculative.
md turns out to have justified the
rise, many of the spinners and mer-
chants refused for time to follow
The upward movement, not having
confidence that it had come to stay.
in 1898 and 1893 there were similar
moves, not, however, SO great, but
hose rises were quickly followed
)y great and sudden drops, and it was
his very recent experience that
;aused most people to be cautious.
There is one point more that is
worthy of attention, viz, the improve
nents which have taken place in
machinery during the past few years.
These have enabled spinners to deal
With the short mohair i'm way that
gould not have been possible fifteen
# twenty years ago. Large quantities
# short mohair are now successfully
manipulated in Bradford and district
nat formerly had to be sold to tht
;oolen people. Added to these i'm
Jrovements, there is the other ad-
yantage of the greater suitability Oh
he English climate over that of other
Countries for the combing and spin.
ling of mohair, and it is therefore
asserted that it is a very difficult mat.
yer indeed for Others to compete with
Bradford.
The Goat at Home. it Is
understood that the Turkish govern.
nent prohibits the expectation of the
.ngora goat, am told that the pro-
libition is not strictly enforced, anC
hat IL would not be difficult for tn,
,outhern farmers TO import goats fol
,reeding purposes, thus beginning
With a fresh and pure blood
There are a great many varieties OF
nohair grown in Turkey, such as
Jeybazar, angora, geredeh and cast
.mboul, but one feature is very prom
nent-it is nearly all good length.
The Turks allow the hair to remaiL
IN the animals the full twelve
nonths; they clip only once a year,
nd the result is they produce a
BEAUTIFUL, bright fleece, the staple OF
which is eight inches in length.
In South Africa. Some good long
hair comes from Cape Colony, but the
Julk OF the summer firsts is only OF
nedium length-only or 6 inches
he reason Of this lack of length being
hat the growers in South Africa,
believing they get a greater weight,
Zip twice year. The first clip is
horn in April, and is of about seven
Jr eight pound growth. This is the
onger hair, and is called the summer
lrsts. Toward the end of August
| hey clip the animals second time
md this is the short winter hair
lbout two or three inches long. There
no doubt that IL the South Africa
srowers would allow the hair to re-
main on the animals a longer time
they would produce as good mohair as
that which comes from Turkey. The
Bradford chamber Of commerce has
saken this matter up and urged the
cape farmers TO grow full seasons
clip. Strangely enough, transactions
If the United States have been citeo
to them as the reason why they shoulc
produce long staple. 1t has beer
pointed out 10 them that Unitec
States buyers have purchased largel!
from Constantinople, but have no
purchased pound from Cape Colon!
for the reason that the Turk shear
but once a year, giving a fine, full
staple, while the African farme
shears two or three times TO get
greater weight, but to the detrimen