The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-02

therefore. during 1906, was 29S.9l5, ,l3t
pounds, equal to 20,410,042 pounds ol
secured wool, 2,SS3,S2l pounds in ex
cess of the estimate for 1905, Part oi
age. The average weight of a fleece
was 6.66 pounds, against CSC pounds
in 1908, $50 pounds in 1904, and 6,25
| pounds in 1903. In fact. the shrinknge
has been decreasing for some years
Percentage of the average shrinkage
was 61.0S, as compared with 6l.3 In
| 1905 and 61.6 in 1904. Total value Of
the clip for the year was about the
same as the previous year, being less
than 1 per cent smaller, i. G., SO, ,72l,.
3SS as compared with Ss0,41 5,5l4 The
average value per pound Of fleece and
pulled wool decreased "a and 5.5 per
pound respectively.
Montana In the Lead
Montana leads AS heretofore with the
largest flock, 4,o40,000 These produced
unwashed. valued at SS.523, go. Mon
tana fleeces averaged 7.25 pounds each,
shrinking 65 per cent, making the
secured wool product equal 12,535,25o
pounds. The average price obtained
per pound was 6S cents. against 60
cents the year before, and % cents
two years before,
Wyoming is second for size of flock
and wool production. She has 4.531, =
600 sheep, which produced 32.S49, $50
pounds of rough wool, shrinking 6S par
cent, TO 10,51l,920 of the secured. This
brought $7,253,2 ,2o5. or 60 cents a pound,
against 20 cents the previous year and
so cents III 1904, Fleeces averaged 725
pounds each,
New Mexico comes third in the list
Of hocks, with 100000. Their feec es
pounds each. the total clip being 15,-
$4,000 pounds. shrinking 60 per cent
TO 6,061 900 secured, which brought
S3.S1S,430. or SO cents per pound This
was 3 cents less than the year before,
but IL cents higher than the average
price in 1904.
Utah Ranks Fifth.
The fourth State is Idaho, with
100000 in her flock, producing for
the year l6,500.000 pounds of raw
wool, shrinking 81 per cent to 5.57s,650
pounds secured, valued at S3,6Sl 900,
or 66 cents per pound. against 60 and
80 cents in 1905 and 1904 respectively.
Fleeces averaged 7.35 pounds each
Utah stands next, with 100000 in her
flock. their clip totaling 12,350.O0O
pounds, rough, or, 1892 300 pounds
secured, the shrinkagc of the 6.5-
The clip brought S2,s96.O75 10 the
State, or 81 cents per pound, as com.
pared with 80 cents in 1904, the price
being the same as in 1905
Ohio stands we'll up on the list. with
1,S50.000 sheep, being $4,000 ahead of
Oregon. The Ohio product was IL, ,562..
800 pounds of 6.25-pound leeces,
shrinking % per cent to 5.1sl.250
pounds, worth $3,5S4,47 TO the grow
cents the year before, but 4 cents bet
ter than two years before
Oregon IS flock Of 100000 produced
6eeces averaging heavy, SIS pounds
each, or a total of l5,300.00 pounds.
But the shrinkage was 20 per cent.
bringing the secured net down TO a..
$4,000 pounds, at 6s cents per pound.
or 1921 200, as compared with 80 aud
90 cents the two years preceding
California S flock Of 1.75o,0OO aver.
aged 7.5-pound heeces, with an aggre-
gate of l3,l25,O0O pounds rough wool,
shrinking 6I per cent to 1881 $50. This
brought $2,9O1 ,93S, or 81 cents per
pound to the Golden State In 1905
the price was 80 cents and the year
before 80 cents.
Three other States have focks OF
and Michigan, Michigan heads these.
with 100000. The clip was 9.450,000
of 6.3-ponnd feeccs, shrinking 30 per
cent to 4,125,000 pounds Growers re-
allied $2,S35. 900, or 90 cents per pound
against 81 cents the year before Texas
is trife ahead of Colorado, with L.
440, 900. The clip totalled 9,360,000
pounds of Go fieeces. shrinking SO per
cent TO 3,1S2, 400, and worth 2,132,20S
TO the State, at 81 cents per pound,
3 cents less than received the year
before. Colorado has 100000, with
geeces weighing 6.75 last year, or
total of 9,450,000 pounds in the rough,
81 per cent to 3,1ls,500
pounds This added S2.027,025 to the
wealth Of the State, at 65 cents per
pound, a cent per pound less thnn in
1905.
Some Curious Facts.
Among the curious facts noted from
the tables is that Maine, though hnv-
ing but 10000 sheep, produced POO
600 pounds of wool, while West Vir-
gina. with 100000 clipped 2,640,0O0
pounds. Pennsylvania has $4,000 and
the clip was 100000 pounds Vir-
ginia managed to raise 1,750,000 pounds
with her 100000 sheep. Rhode Island
and Delaware cannot seem TO get their
hocks above $500, the same figure as
IN previous years.
Compa ratiye statistics are hard to
gather, owing to varying conditions
But it is interesting TO know that if
the total wool clip Of the United
States were loaded into cars all at one
time, each car of average capacity of