Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-28
Boston Wool Market.

i'll wool in the local market this past
week than there WAS recently. put as
most of the transfers are reported ON
TWO or three houses. the market in Il
broad sense cannot bC called active In
deed. for most of the dealers, the week
has been a very quiet one. But the mar
ket is looking better and the outlook
seems to point To 4 greater ana better
distributed business before long.
Reports from the goods market vary
a good deal with regard to the amount
of business booked by the various manu-
faCturers; some have secured Goodt
number of orders while others have done
little more than show their lines To IN"
buyers. But in the main. the Sit'hitioh
III goods is taking fairly satisfactory
COURSE The clothiers generally are dis
posed to shop" Il good deal before plac-
ing orders and their purchases 50 far
have been chiefly in goods made from tn
lower types of wool. which the manutac-
turers have been able To make up at very
attractive prices.
1t cannot be denied, however. that the
clothiers are showing keen interest III tn"
market and as the offerings become mon"
extensive through opening of the lines oil
mills that have not get entered the NAL
ket. business Will undoubtedly expand.
! Their" is TO doubt that elothierS stock
have reached a Very low ebb aud tl4t
they are ready 10 repleuiSh thcnL but
they naturally are waiting to see every
thing mat VIII be available before mai
ing Important commitments so good mas
been tho demand for OXercoatingS that
the prices OF several lines have been ad
vanccd from the basis named when, tn.
samples were first shown.
The mills that have fared veil in ,ha
matter ot business in Wv York are prob
, abby responsible for ne Increase in tn.
local sales of wool tits past y.ek To-
ritory woods of various sorts haze sold
uuitc wcH but thu movement of nnc fcer,,
clips las been more notable ana REALLY
is The chief f43tffe. EFF IT, trading.
Thr strength which tho foreign market.
have lately deyglaII,d cannot fall To hvli-
,nt ticer,. woole. WITH which imported
woods most directly compete l.ntcyt eui-
vices from London are to the effect that
prices have. recovered most ~ thr los OF
ihc Crnuin.. d,tys Of the sales and ;i1rt
everything cxe,pt faultS. merinos Is back
at :bnut the dosing rate of the NJ
Venbpr auctions
Americans mr. reported rs shown,
more interest In All foTel,u market, tIiall
at any other tim. this season
Several good siztd lots Of territory
| vronls NV. .ban'.,.l hands j., tbis ms,s.-
let but moi alwaSz at finn prizes Tn.
position OF the marker with regard u
! tcrrltorv nf IN flnIhjus. grade. IS moi 4>
| s;}tisfartoTI as ii might he and ~ a
! good many bouScs cos. then hecf,I wears
! on, AnIu thera i NOR. pressure To- sell
| az thut dat. tprrnaches Medium AM
starl,, ,yn,Is arr, rather we'll sold M. and
| rtrn.,i,it,sr s,,nIlias arc t;Tpiys h.Id
| Tho loading grades of wotd are uuotcI
| in Boston as follows.
ohi,, md psnn~vIy4uia- NIX and ;tbov..
msrrbapiIble 2sEt.sr, unwaehed half
hiort Inn hin .0s cl6fbinls 80 -, three
/ ait,bths Llond r9nlina M ,.Ioth hing 4,5r
re. oIIarter-blood con,bir,e sc. fine wash
| I'D deI,,inn 24iStsSt unWtsbed ,7G,s7ar.
Njchieun and New wartime urwa-t-
I'd sI%,ssr unwashed half-blood comi,is-,
,gI ci5fhjnr, 9iT,g5c thrne-eightlIs IIutrI
ron,hin., 9ac eIothing ga I'D quarter