Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-07
Boston Wool Market.

The local wool market j. still quite ac-
time. Althnu2A the goods market has i'm
proved wonderfully during the past 70
DAYS asa the trend OF that market Is stu
ii the direction Of bcttermrnt,
doubtful ii tur manufacturers nave any
where nearly enough business ON hand
to insul, the fun operation Of machinery
after tht purchases OF the past Tour
weeks. which ar .cunSrrVatiVc!y "stimat-
Cd at between 3o.6",'-r and '@''"W
pounds.
1t is probably true that most Of the
manufacturers have covered their needs
for the neNt few months ANA it is. likely
that business Will he OF much smaller
volume during the next four OF live weeks
than it has been during the past month.
IiUt it j. NOT al all probable that The mills
have all the wool they will need and
while their purchases may he light for
time. they may hr depended ON L. Keep in
close touch with the market in order TO
take advantage of any opening that the
goods market may present.
Duplicate orders fUr lightweight faD-
rios an" coming along with more freedom
ANA cIll for larger amounts than month
AGO ana the situation with regard to
heavy weights grows better every day.
Days Of low temperatures lately have
been marked by an active demand iOf
stock lines OF heavy weights. Il condition
THAT suggests that the manufacturing
clothiers and large cutters are not over
ana above we'll supplied ana indicates
llltl IlltN VIII ne llttNN buyers NiItl INV
samples of 1911 goods are opened after the
turn If the year.
Wool buyers in the market are still
numerous and beside looking around
good deal and Iocatin" woods likely 70
he needed later they have made fairly
large purchases.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston rs follows:
: Ohio ana Pennsyvania-NN and above
3lT33c. fine unwashed 22022c fine un-
1Nyn
blood CUnhng 2@u3Uc. clothing 25n2oc,
titrce-ei2hths blood cnmbnG 2SM30c cloth
ing 25d26c. quarter-blood comhing % 1-2g
&c, line washed delaine 33n3lc, unwashed
3G l-2H21c.
Michigan and New York--Fine unwash-
cd haze, unwashed half-hlood combns
.H"2Hc. clothing 24f, 25c. threeeehths
blood comhinS 2Su2@c, clothing 24a39c'
Huarter-bl"od combin2 26af2G lie. clothing
23u24c, unwashed delaine 26n2 1-2c.
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-un-
washed quarter-blood combinS 26n26 lie,
three-eishths blood combing 2NH29c.
TeNaS-Twelve months 22N23c, eight
months l"u2lc, fan l$Ul9c.
Callfornia-iiumholdt and Mendocino q
d2oc. choice northern 22023c. average
northern lN0l9c, middle counties ll4lS'
southern l6M11c, fall 15n1Gc.
ofe%on-Eastern staple, No. ! Da2lc'
No. 2M2lc. clothing 16617c. valley No.
| 2lW22C, No. > 23Gt pc, No. 1871 21c.
tory-Idaho, fine lgU20c heavy fine
100 lac, fine medium l9d2oc. medium "a
sc low medium 22I23c: Wyoming. fine y
H3oc heavy fine 16M11c, fine medium IVA
2oc. medium 22M DC, low medium &c;
ltah and Nevada, fine 1S019c. heavy fine
l6nlc. fine medium 1874 oc. medium "a
&c, low medium 22m23c Dakota, fine @q
ZIG, medium 22M BE. low medium 22423c
Montana-Choice fine 2od2lc. average
line 1lMlSc, choice fine medium 20d2lc av-
crase line medium 19d2oc fine staple 29n
&c, choice medium 25M26c, average me-
dunn 22n23c. low medium 23T2+c.
Colorado, New Mexico, etc.-Colorado.
fine lN"l9c. fine medium 1902oc, medium
2lFt22c; New Mexico improved 16Mlsc'
Arizona. heavy 17MlSc, average 1890
choice Haze: Georgia 2lm25c.
Pulled wood. secured haSis-EXtras Sm
'"r. fine \ 5}ft56c, y super 50@5Sc. si-
per l'd4ic. low Il super i0m 43c, c super
.'9n3"c. gray woods 35MISc: combing, hne
'd3Sc medium 53n55c, coarse 41M5Oc.
Observation-Disclosures Cos. combins Ade-
laidc aTn3Nc. Gis combng Victoria 4Nnilc
64S Victoria super warp Haze, CAS- to ~. os
tieclonG il042c, Victoria los clothing Wd
lIc, sydney IOS to Sos clothing Wniic,
hait-hlood i0H+1c. hree-ciShths blood $40
foc, quarter-blood 3Sd39c, low quarter
blood '"H3 Montevideo cross breds. fne
3Wt3Ic, low 35M3Gc: Buenos Ayres Lincoln
3lM"2c, quarter-bloo }M3ic high quar-
tei'-blood 35I3Gc