Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-01
Boston Wool Market.

Business in wool in the local market
mas again shrun< to very modest pro-
portions. The manufacturers appear To
have covered their most pressing needs
ana they are now in the market more
WIN an idea of keeping in touch with
nohuitions rather than for the purpose OF
making purchases
| 1t is admitted on all sides that the com
ing heavyweight season holds out bright
promises for good business So little
heavyweight cloth was ordered or made
up last season that stocks both in first
and second hands undoubtedly are very
meager. Evidence of the Sodium condi-
ION of clothiers stocks is found in Or
GERS recently for heavywcights for i'm
The gradual improvement in the goods
market IS sufficient reason for firmneSs
on the part of wool holders. But it has
neen proved that this market is th,.
cheapest IN the country, ana that being
50, something beside the present unset
,icd political situation must come to light
70 70 warrant decline The political situa-
!loh is unsatisfactory to those engaged
IN the wool and WOODEN industry since
an early revision of the tariff schedules
on those commodities is very likely. Rut
thefe seems to be but little probability
,n est any changes can he made in time to
season. ii>'N'''
The statistical position of the marknt
mas rarely been stronger than it is now
a"h .ne strength of the foreien markets
or prices on this side of The water. High
cr prices have been established on both
h'tihos and croSs-bredS at the I,ondon
"iuctionS' winch started Tuesday Prices
III mat market practically prohibit mr.
chaScs for this country and the amdInt
OF domestic wool available this wear i :.
ni..ch itsS than it was last year A good
~ n',tg . o. goods would probably brace
IN market FOR raw material
The leading grades of wool ara cp,,+,1
IN boston as follows:
., ONO and Pennsylvania-4XN ana ahove
@ chsGt ilne nnwashed 22@2@c fine INNER
oi.d,tdp'e ZlM2'c unwaShed half-hlood
eoiinihs 2M29ac, clothing 2iGf.5c thrno-
eisnths blood combing 29u29lc, clothing q,
m-oc' quarter-blood combing 276t2Sn Gnn
" SIinIi, aeialne "Saac: unwashed 26a37c
60 alH2c. unWashed half-blood cnmhin,,
Ii1,"2Sc clothing 23a24c thrre-eigbths
n,n"n c3mblng 2lM2Sc, clothing 2tas5n
49, u, piooh combirs 26M27c. clothing %
g. uhWashed delaine 26di26Ic =
h9ntucky. Indiana and Missouri
HIaancd plarter-blood combinc g6G,o7.
'nTT eeos lI,s blood combing 27m2Sc.
monte ,dN MTlVe months 22@2$c. eight
,ahtorn1a-Humboldt and Mendocino vi
49,, ~, cioice northern 22Gi23c, average
sa,,tnn lSdl9c, middle counties i7g,1sc-
southern 16M17c. fan 15Nl6c ''''o''
ofegon-Eastern staple NJ I ooc;,,
no. NJ: 2Wn2ic. clothing 16Grl7c valley n
III &c: NO 23m24c. No. 3 .ol3jc ~
,el d,11IIlltoiy-ldaho fire l9fo2oc. heavy fne
5o' &C. me medium 19G20c. medium 95F,
49, TO-, low medium 22M23c: Wvomin. a.
l l'aoVc, heavy fine 16GnI7c, fine medi,,, "a
I4to' medium 22st23c, low medium 99It92c
, ntah and Nevada fine 1s0119c heavI ~
i@"I,c, fine medium 19nac. medina o5T,
5nc' low medium 22M23c: Dakota, fine 5ols
Nj nieuIufn 22m23c, low medium 22Sio2c
e on1tadln,aa-Choice fine 20d2lc. averaga
lIne Itul8c, choice fine medium sol,ot
s aee gla IN, hne medium 19a2oc. fine stanle
- fInac 5 ehoce medium 25@2ec, average me.
ai IN 2Za25e. low medium 230D24c i''e
@ ooinrado, New Mexico, etc--Colorado
, ,iile ls9lsc, fine medium 19m20c medi,,r,,
a IL; &C New Mexico. improved IeS,1sn
ITO, 1hri;zoha; heavy 17d1Sc, average 19@5oc
;nolGe 2ln22c: Georgia. 24025c. "-'c'
=, ruled wool, secured basis E,ytr.a, co1,
roc pac. me me 55057c. super 54055c, p ST.
per 45a47c low B super 42al44c Z, s,,n nar
,.yee9Sc, gray woods 35M3Sc: combine e.
'nooc, medium 53GJ55c, coarse 47G5oc '''ie
foredltgn-AuStralian COS, COMBINE Ado
a. aio 1, 5aoSsc, 64s combing Victoria 4O61ic
rs victoria super warp 41042c, 6as 70 ~,
1c al@42c. Victoria 70s clothing 4oSa
i n,e sydney 7Os to sos clothing a05ona H.
al if-blood 40qI41c. three-eighths hlond eaC.
NC, quarter blood 3SG39c. low n,,e,t ,.W
,sood '5G55c: Montevideo cross-breds A.,
.nIn' low 3'036c: Buenos Ayrss I'm
,uins oiMa2c. quarter blood 32G94c hiat,
3563ec. '""'4c' hgh