Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-10

anything but brisk The manufacturers
are securing some duplicate business in
heaXywelghts. but the samples of light
weights Will not be opened until after the
turn of next month. There is not enough
duplicate business In heayyweights. to
compel the manufacturers to buy much
wool. and with revision Of the wool and
wooden schedules of the tariff still an inn
portant factor il is doubtful IL light
weight goods Will sell with any consid-
Under the conditions il Is to be aues-
toned whether the manufacturers are
now buying freely or intend to buy free
ly during the next few weeks The trend
of prices already is higheh on account
of the boom that has been going on i'm
the west and the effect of huying of any
account would be to assist this trend
Since the salvation of the goods market
seems to be in the maintenance of the
present low prices for cloth. the manu-
factWefs are not likely to anything that
will make the raw material cost any
more than Il does today
Matters in the West are qliieter than
they have been, and while there has been
no recession in prices. buyers are disposed
to go more cautiously than recently. The
activity on the part of few dealers
has resulted in putting the new clips on
a much higher basis than most of the
trade has figured on paying. In many
places, notably in Montana. the new
woods have brought practically the same
now realizes the danger of a further ad-
vance. in view Of the uncertainty that
still exists regarding the tariff and for
this reason buying is being done with
more consideration for probable selling
values than#recentiy.s
The Leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania-XX and above
2Sn2sc fine unwashed 20c fine unmer-
chantable 2la22c. unwashed half-blood
combing 20 1,2924c, clothing 2lm22c. three
eighths blood combing % 1-202lc, clothing
2lg22c. quarter-blood combing 23n8 1-2c,
fine washed delaine SOC, unwashed 2fc.
Michigan and New, York-Fine unwash-
ed 1741Sc. unwashed half-blood combing
23h23 Lee. clothing 2ief22c, three-eighths
blood combing 2Sa23 1-2c, clothing 2l922c.
quarter-blood combing q 1.2n2Sc. clothing
21Gl22c, unwashed delaine 22an23c.
Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri-Un-
washed quarter-blood combing y l-2I23c,
three-eighths blood combing 2sq23 l42c1;z
Texas-Twelve months 16al7csesiHff
months 15d16c, fall 15G16c.
CALIFORNIA; Humboldt and Mendoclu8 10
@2Occ; choiee northern l7gelsc; ag ss ~
southern 15al6c, fall 1fd15c.
Oregon Eastern staple, No ! 17mlSc,
No 2 $4,000. clothing 160i17c; valley No.
1 20G2fc, No. 2 21M22c, No. 8 1Sd19e.
Territory-Idaho. fine 16@l7c. heavy
fine 15dl6c, fine medium 16d17c. medium
19a20c. low medium 19d20c; Wyoming,
16@l7c. medium 19@2Oc, low medium 1874
20c; Utah and Nevada. fine l6@17c. heavy
fine l5ml6c. fine medium 16nl7c, medium
10000, low medium l9G2Oc Dakota. fine
17M1sc, medium 2O@2lc, low medium 20@
2Ic.
Northumberland fine 17d1Sc, average
fine 16017c, choice fine medium 1Sdl9c.
average fine medium 17Gp1Sc fine staple
19m20c, choice medium 22G23c, average
medium 2tI22c, low medium 21m22c.
Colorado. New Mexico. ete.-Goloradc
fine 15G16c fine medium 16@l7c. medium
19n20c; New Mexico improved l5nl7c;
Arizona, heavy 16ml7c, average Sdl9c.
choice 2oa2ic; Georgia 2i@22c -o.
Pulled wool. secured basis-Extra 52M
55c. fine A 47m50c, A super l5d46c. r
super 42G4ic, low super 3S@40c. G SUI
per 33d37c, gray woods 32Gl35c; combing,
fine 52055o. medium lSM5Oc coarse 42@45c.