Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-23
AUCTION.

the signs and preferred a responsible
contract to taking chances.
JUS what will happen with this
particular clip we are unable to say,
but in general this early contracting
is the most d-emoralizing thing that
can happen to the wool industry. The
average grower has his wool con
tracted for before January /. and
weight is the most impressive feature
on his mind. There is Il tendency to
overlook the best attention to quality
in caring for the sheep. and with
lambs In such good demand the fiocks
are likely to degenerate more or less
and the quality OF the wool is not like
~ to improve each year as should he
the case. with conditions as favorable
or the expansion OF the sheep growing
industry as it is in this country.
When the eastern buyers place early
contracts they naturally select what is
expected to be the most valuable clips
as regards quality and a price is fixed
that cannot be paid for clips known to
be of poorer quality. Blu the growers
are very much alive to conditions and
the man with the poorer prospective
clip reasons hat his neighbor's wool
may have been better last year or the
year before, but now his sheep are no
better and they are cared for no diff
ferently, and there seems no good
reason why this year one clip viii moi
be as good as another in the same
sections, and consequently the price
paid for the prospective best is the
standard for that particular section.
Contracting Is Uncertain. i
There is no telling what will happen
with a long winter ahead. Some OF
the Oregon woods bought last year on
the showing they made the previous
year fell short Of expectations. The
shrink was excessive ana Oregon
woods were tested that Mt the asking
price two monthsI hgo would cost
about s1.00 to s1.07. Cleaned. This ap-
plies to exceptionally. heavy lots. to
be sure, but some of IL was contract
wool. on the other hand, Oregons.
not especially in the most popular
classes, were bought at value and have
sold well to cost around 80 cent
cleaned. and there is q moderate sup
ply of this latter class To a small sup
ply of the heavier woods. II shows
how uncertain it is to buy ahead upon
what resulted the previous year.
Pulled Woods.
Pulled woods have been In normal
demand NJ fun prices and instances
are noted where some particularly |
desirable lots were sold ut a slight adj I
on the other hand, some lots
were not particularly attractive |
were moved at slight concessions Rui
general market is strong and in
lications point to increased activity |
in the new year.
FIeeceS.
The feature of the week has been
he activity Of fleece woods. one
consumer has bought freely, talk
ng about 1000. 900 pounds. and 9th
RS, requiring smaller quantities. have
bought some, 50 that the total Il
anger than for any week for some
limo past. The principal business has
in washed delaines, with sales OF
800, 900 pounds at 80 cents. 5000
Ohio fine unwashed at 2S
,ents, $50. 900 pounds unwashed at 32
150.0 600 pounds washed delaines
It 80 cents, $1,000 pounds Ohio un-
nerchantable at 81 cents, Toe. 00o
pounds Ohio three-eighths and one
lalf blood at &c cents. SO, 200 pounds
ohio quarter blood at 35 cents, 40
100 pounds Michigan quarter blood
at "a cents. $4,000 pounds
Dhio quarter blood at 35 cents and
,ver 500, 600 pounds of various fleece
at private terms, but not much.
{ any, below quoted prices.
This activity in fleece woods has
tiffencd the general market and Is