Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-15
Boston Wool Market.

The wool market. is still rather dull.
but prices are steady. The market may
be said to be marking time pending the
opening of the samples of heavyweight
fabrics. Some lines have already been
shown, but several mills are still to open
their samples. and until the buyers have
had chance to see all of the offerings
their orders are not likely to be large or
extensive. The manufacturers. therefore.
have not much idea of what their future
needs Of wool are going 10 be and the
current demand is chiefly for small lots
to supply some urgent requirement. Much
of the recent buying has come from the
wooden manufacturers. Makers of wors-
teds are interested, but they have good
sized reserves and they are in the market
chiefly for the purpose of locating sup
plies they are likely to need later on.
, Quite a good business has been done in
medium unwashed fleeces, notably quar-
Textbooks. One house reports a sale of
125.O00 pounds of Ohio quarters at S5c
and there was another lot of 5000 pounds
of the same grade and kind at the same
price. New York quarter-bloods have
sold at SAC on small transfers and Ohio
hree-eighths blood clips have sold at
pounds. A small line of Michigan three
eighths bloods brought 35c. Territory
woods have had but small share in the
dealings except for the movement of
secured wools which has amounted to
several hundreds bags and has included
territory woods at 69@71c. for fine and
65667c. for fine medium. A lot of 1900
pounds of Montana three-eighths bloods
wool has changed hands at 3Oc. Business
in territory woods, otherwise, has been
confined to sample lots.
Sales have been resumed in the for
eign markets. and but little change in
prices is noted from those that prevailed
before the holidays. At Sydney Monday
the market was weaker on woods suit
able for this country. but that market
was strong again yesterday. The decline
r6nOrtpd Monday rOn16 NOT have hppD
large. as local dealers failed to get any
wool at bids slightly under the level that
prevailed before the holiday suspension
The Melbourne market also was easier or
Monday, but rallied on Wednesday,.
Contracting is reported to be at stand
still in domestic wool-growing sections
Growers views in the first place are toe
high, and then the fear that the recent
damaged the clips has tendency to make
buyers cautious. There are reports of 9
serious loss of sheep in several sections
but there is a disposition here to await
further information, as such reports are
common at this season of the year ant
not infrequently they are exaggerated.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
| in this city as follows
| Ohio and Pennsylvania-XX and above
=! S70t3Sc., No l 40Gt41c.. No. . 39640c.. fine
unwashed 27028c., fine understandable q
M31c-, unwashed half-blood &c. three
eighths blood 35aM36c.. quarter blood 35c
! fine washed delaine 39c., unwashed de.
| laine 32c.
Michigan and New York-Fine unwashed
| 25m26c., unWashed quarter-blood SAC
| three-eighths blood 35c.. half-blood $50
| 35ac.. unwashed delaine 3NI31c
| Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-ITn.
washed quarter-blood 33@34c, three.
eighths blood Soc.
Texas-Twelve months 2e@2Sc eight
| months 23Gt25c., fall 2O6I21c.
California-Humboldt and Mendocino g
M3oc, choice northern 26d27c.. middle
| counties 23G24c., southern 1SG2Oc., fall l.
M1Sc.
Oregon-Eastern staple No. | 23M24c
| No. 2 23Gt24c., clothing 22d23c.. valley No
| l 25d26c, No. . 2Sfl30c.. No. 8 26d27c.