Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
eoston Wcol Market.

Wool trading Is lutle less IN equine
than 1t was recently. but the Mark {
must still be considered active when al
lowance is made FOR the fact that cleo
ton day usually brings on a lull in the
dealings Probably o00 pounds of
wool have changed hands during the past
week. as there have been similar peri
DDS in the past six months when not
more than quarter OF that amount has
been sold, the week must be said to be
much better than the average.
AZ the mills are taking Wool largely
in the quantity dictated by the oruerS
Cor the manufactured goods and every
purchase is accompanied by request
for prompt shipment, the tgures OF
shipments are an unusually reliab
method of discerning each weeks bust
ness. In the past week the shipments
werc 4.2a9. 79S pounds, as compared with
5I76,4 20 pounds in the previous week and
5,3o1 .3s6 pounds in the week before that
The total of these shipments is lt,11160t
pounds that amount corresponds very
closely to the estimates made by tue
There is no doubt that the results Of
the recent elections were Disappointing
mental effect the market has not been
disturbed. Prices certainly are as firm
ITS they have been recently, and when 1t
comes To medium tieeces the market Is
best described as strong.
4 pretty confident feeling is still OBJ
served and while few of the trade look
for much OF an aayanee in prices IN the
near future. q decline seems really re
mot ON the factors now in sight or
tlt,rS for goods are coming along freely
toe freely IA fact. in some eases. for the
it is desired Mill machinery is more
fully occupied than before in more than
year and %ith the exception OF some
of the large WorSted concerns. few of
the mills have any more wool than is
necessary TO Ill the orders already
booked. AID as foreign markets have
begun II climb again, the possibility
that imported woods will compete with
domestic clips. which comprise most OF
the holdings in Boston houses, grows
simmer.
Foreign WOODS have done little aud
California clips haze been dull as they
have been for the past two years but
recent business has included some of
everything else IN the market. With a
particularly good movement noted in
leeces. suitable Tor the needs of both
the WorSted and WOODEN manufactures.
though more especially the former. Ter
Fitories have not Jagged far behind
tleeces ia activity, aud there has been
no letup in the demand for secured
wools. while dealings IN Texas clips have
reached more respectable proportions
than recently.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows
Ohio and Pennsylvanla-NX and above.
2SG29c.; fine unwashed 2le. unwashed
half-blood comhing. s5a53e clothing,
"a &c. three-eighths blood coinbing. %.
a 26c. clothing, 2312ic.s quarter-bl blood
combng, 2l3u35e. fine washed delaiue.
Sic; unwashed. 25c-
Michigan and New 1ork-F'me un-
washed, 20a2nlc. unwashed half blood
eombing, 25926e, clothing. 22a23c. three
eighths blood eombing, 2tla95c. clothing
234s3c, quarter-hlood, 24m2ilc.; unwashed
delaine. 24C.
kentucky. Indiana and Missourl-I'n.
washed three eighths blood combing. "a
025c. gdarter-blood. afd244e
Texas-Twelve months, choice. tSdiac
| average Safe, eight months, i7Qlsc.
Fall ljAtl6c
California Humboldt and Mendoeino
26a2lc.. northern choice. l9d30c.. aver
| age TdlSe. middle county 17Gtsc
southern, l6alic-. Fall. l5dl6c.
Ofegon-,Eeastern staple. choice. iS4l9
average l6alfe., valley, Ne /. 2ig22c
No. >. 226t23c.. No ,. l9a20c
| Territory Idaho, tine, tSd l9c.; heavy
| fine l6ml7c. fine medium. 1Snl9c, med
! u1lt, g3ll2Sc.. low medium. HAZE. WXo
ming. fine. iSal9c. heavy fine. 16di7c
! line medium, lSal9e.. medium, 2la22e
| low medium. 3oQ2lc. Utah and Nevada
dunn. 1Snl9c. medium. 21422c low me
dunn. 2Oa2le.; Dakota. fine. 1Sul9e. me
dunn "a 23e. low medium. Haze
Montana-tine choice, is419c.. average
| l6IlNc.: Inc medium choice. lSul9c av
! eragc. l7alSe.; fine staple 21a22c medl
medium. 22Gi23c
/ Colorado, New Mexico. etc.-Colorado
| tine. temiSc: fine medium 1s6I tac medi
um, 20u2lc- New Mexico improved. 10
| 1sc. Arizona heavy. 16a17c: average
| l9m s0c; choice. Haze Georgia 22023c
| li55e. fine a. s47m59c \ super, i5Gt46c
| Il super. 43a44c; low Il super. 3Sa4Oc.
! { super, a3H5fc, gray woods, }2d35c
eotnbng, fine, 529t55c medium. 4SaJ1c
coarse. 429i5c.
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