Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-22
Boston Wool Market.

The recent heavy operations of the
American Wooden Co. in the local wool
market appear to have Weakened the in
tereSt of other important factors III the
market with the result that the past
week has been easily the most active of
the year.
The business ofg the past fortnight,
therefore. has been in the neighborhood
of 15,000,000 pounds, which is easily the
best record of any similar period since
the early part of last November.
The business cannot be said to have
been particularly well distributed, as the
demand has come chiefly from manufac
turers of woIsteds and the movement of
woods not suitable for their needs has
amounted to but little
The effect of the huge transfers has
naturally been to strengthen the views
of the dealers, and while no real effort
has been made to raise quotations, it IS
noted that bids that would have been at
least considered Il few weeks ago have
been turned down this past week. Until
about 10 DAYS ago Il price was asked, but
bids little below were considered and
in most cases they We're eventually aC-
Cepted. Dealers now quote price and
show no disposition to accept the slight
est fraction of n cent less, The tone Of
he market is really strong, and it is
freely predicted that d few more weeks
of business at the recent scale of ac-
tivity will mean higher prices.
Consigned woods, Of which there are a
good many here are not proving the
weak spot it was expected there would
be. 1t was thought that these woods
would be ordered sold on the first sign of
strength, but consi@nerS showed no anX-
iety to sell during the recent duh period
and are holding more firmly than ever
now that the market is showing activity
Consigned woods have been among those
that have been sold during the past
week.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania-NN and above
3l032c, fine unwashed 22n23c. fine unmer-
charitable 25m26c unwashed half-blood
combing 29M29@c, clothing 24M25c. three
eighths blood combing 29d2912c. clothing
2Jd PC. quarter-blood combing 2102Nc. fine
washed delaine 3$M34c, unwashed 26n27c
Michigan and New York-Fine I'M
washed 2l@2lc. unwashed half-blood
combng 27m2Sc, clothing 23m24c, three
eghths blood combing 27W2Sc, clothing u
M25c, quartcr-blood combing 26@27c. cloth
ing 22Gi2Sc. unwashed delaine 26G26lac.
Kentucky, Indiana and M!ssouri-Un-
washed quarter-blood combing 26n27c
three-eighths blood combing 27M2Sc.
months 19021c. fall 1Snl9c.
California-Humbo1dt and Mendocino
2in25c, choice northern 22a2Sc, average
northern 1Sd19c, middle counties 176lSc.
southern 160l7c, fan 15M16c.
Oregon-E,astern staple. No. t. 20n2lc
No; 2o@2lc, clothing Sale, valley No
! 2lm22c, No. , 2$m2ic, No. 3 19a2oc.
Territory-Idaho. fine .J@20c, heavy fine
'htilic, me medium lifi-uC. nlcUlum "a
pc low medium 22023c; Wyoming. fine
l902qc, heavy fine l6@17c, fine medium 10
020c, medium 22d23c. low medium 22u23c
Utah and Nevada. fine 1SM19c, heavy fine
16d117c, fine medium 19n20c, medium 22fr
&c, low medium 22n23c: Dakota, fine 20Ut
PIC, medium 22Gt 23c, low medium 22n23c
Montana-Choicc fine 20M21c. average
fine raise choice fine medium 20N21c.
average fine medium l9M2oc fine staple
23M2ic choice medium 25d26c average
medium 22N23c. low medium 23M 24c
Colorado, New Mexico, ctc-Colorado,
fine 1SuI9c, fine medium l902oc medium
2ln22c New Mexico, improved 16dISc;
Arizona, heavy l1m1Sc. average roe.
choice 2lm22c, Georgia, 2i025c.
Pulled wool secured basis Extras Goa
SIC. fine A 53M56c. super 50m53c, B SUI
per 45Gti7c. low & super 40d43c G super 80
n37c, gray woods; 35r3sc combng fine 81
m5Sc, medium 53m55c coarse 47n50c.
l'oreiCn-Australian COS comhing AIDE
laid" 37m3Sc, 6is combng Victoria i0ni lc,
&c Victoria super warp 4l0i2c. CAS- to ios
GcclonG AlM42c. Victoria 1os clothing 41m
Tic, sydney 7os to sos clothing 40d4lc.
hHlf-blood io0flc, three-eighths blood 80
Mi0c. vuarterblood 3Sm39c, low quarter
blood 33N35c MonteVidco cross breds.
fine 26G37c. low a5d&6c Buenos Ayres
Lincons %lu32c, qunrter-blood ;E}m3ic,
high qiarter-hlood :5W26C.