Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
Boston Wool Market.

Boston, Jan. Il.
The wool market is still quiet. though
there is a fairly god demand from the
wooden mills and moderately large quan-
titles of California. Texas. East India
and other lines suitable for WOODEN pur-
poses are selling. The worsted mannra .
turers are temporarily at least, out OF
the market. 1t is rather new condltloh
of affairs in the local market to note the
best demand from the wooden manufac-
turers, as in recent years Worsteds nave
been the best sellers, and the makers OF
these have been buyers of WOOL. during
the past few months, however, there mas
been something of a revival of interest In
woolens, and bearing on the current de-
mand the wooden manufacturers nave a
better idea of their future needs than the
makers of worsteds have, since the prln-
cipal openings of samples OF heavy :
weight wooden fabrics nave already taken
place and good business has been
booked. The most important openings
of the heavyweight worsteds, on the
other hand, are yet to be made. a rev
mills have shown their samples, but
these have not given the manufacturers
much of an inkling as to the trend of the
demand and consequently they DO not
know what woods they are going to need
The position of some kinds of WOOL
however, is not entirely satisfactory
There is a rather heavy stock of Califor-
MIA woods, which for some reason or an
other are not selling. at least not as well
as dealers could expect. A comparatively
large proportion of the 1909 Oregon woods
also remains in the hands of the mer-
chantsand, although they are offered at
from &c to 4c a pound cheaper than last
summer, sales are few and small. De-
iaine fIeeces are another kind that have
not cleaned up as well as in former years
Washed Ohio delaines are nominally rated
at 39c, but it has been some time since
there have been any sales at that price,
and while SOC. is aked, it is very doubtful
if there is a consumer in the country
who will pay that figure when foreign
clips of similar type are to be had
cheaper
The sales of the week have been nei-
Their large nor very widely distributed.
Quite a line of secured wool, including
some territories. but running chiefly to
California and East India woods, has been
the East midas up to 70G171c. for fine ter
ritories Secured eight months Califor-
Mas have sold at 60G62c. and fall woods
at 5OG52c Practically nothing has been
is an equal neglect of fleece woods. Ore
CONS continue dull. but there Is a steady
movement Of fall Texas clips in small
way at 22d22 1-2c., the secured cost being
woods have become rather scarce as a
result of some big sales recently. Some
business is doing in New Zealand cross
breds at 3sc. for -----for 4O's to
AS, and at 42c for 4s's, but Australian
woods are not doing much.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in the city as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania-Xx and above
37d3Sc, No. l 4064lc., No. 39@40c.. fine
unwashed 27G2Sc., fine understandable 30
@31c. unwashed half-blood &c., three,
eighths blood 80 1-2G36c., quarter-blood
Sc. fine washed delaine &c., unwashed
delaine 32c.
Michigan and New York-Fine unwash-
ed 25@26c.. unwashed quarter-blood 34c.
three-eighths blood Sc, half-blood 3o0
So 1-2c., unwashed delaine 30@31c.
Colorado, New Mexico, etc.-Colorado,
fine and fine medium 19021c, medium 300
24c.: New Mexico, imported 22@25c.; Arr
iona, heavy 18@20c., average s22923c,
choice 2o@26c,: Georgia 3O@s1c.
Pulled wool (scoured basis)-Exrta TAO
7Sc.. fine AS 70@7Sc.., A super 65@6scl. B