Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-13
SHEAR|NG IS
IN FULL SWING
Hustle Prevails at All the CorraIs
Throughout the State
Of Utah.
GROWERS TALKING STORAGE.
Few Eastern Buyers in Evidence and
They Are Doing Nothing in tho
Way Of Closing Deals.

Despite condition, anything but sat-
isfactory. shearing sheep at various
points is on with healthy swing.
Some OF the corrals where shearing IS
being carried on In most generous pro-
portions are; Ford. Fairfield, Black
Rock Milford. Modena. Lofgren and is
starting at Jericho--all stations on the
salt Lake Route and Cisco, Price, ver-
de, Thompson and Lehi on the Rio
Grande The Oregon Short Line has
corrals in the north beyond the state
line.
The News" week ago, told of the
first consignment of wool to leave the
state. This was seven cars from Cis-
co for the Denver Wool company,
securing concern. The sale cannot be
regarded as barometer of wool con-
ditions.
BUYERS SIMPLY WAITING.
There are now three buyers in the
local field waiting" like Micawber.
for somethign to turn up" They are
Marcus Harris of the u. Harris Wool
company of ST. Louis William Jackson
ot Jackson & Co., also of st. Louis,
and Kenneth Hutchlns of the Hecht
Lehman company Of Boston.
Here Is just how conditions stand:
the mills are not all running because
of the recent furry and cutoff orders
from merchants in wool and wool prod
ucts. With 30 per cent of the mills
idle or running on limited production,
the market is soft; from 10 cents up
to IS cents per pound is being offered
but raisers are holding out for II to
10 As there are very few 10 cent bids
it can be seen buyers and ralsers are
not together. Buyers say they are only
too glad to pay as much as possible and
offer lengthy explanations of present
offers. Growers say they are going
to have say from now on and will
store their wool if necessary. An i'm
nense ware house in this city is being
contemplated. Wool raisers concede
this IS the thing most needed. The Utah
Wool Growers association is boosting
heartily for better prices and better
markets generally.
STORING WOOL.
BY some 1t is argued storing wool is
not altogether a solution as the ex-
pense and trouble of sacklng and re-
sacking and other drawbacks make II
not overly profitable.
thing Is to be Is a matter of deep
doubt; those in the buying or grow
Ing business are the most ready with
admissions of absolute ignorance of
what is shaping UP.
AS the Utah crop goes around IA ,000,-
600 pounds and the idaho crop, 5000, 600
pounds the wool industry is one of
the most important followed in these
two states.
Orders issued by the railroads last
year that agents should take no part
in loading Will hold good this year evil
IDENTIFY as no new instructions have
been received so far. Railroads with
the habit of loading and otherwise aid
ing raisers to get their business, We're
given 10 understand such habits We're
Illegal and forbidden by the railroad
law. With old-time favors cut OFF,
wool raisers feel they have still an
other reason for holding out until they
get the say-so in the wool market.
The contest to see who gets the say
so" win be interesting. but develop
ments must follow as shearing prog
resses.