The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Utah Has 100000, and Idaho
$500, 900; They Produced
Over 100000 Pounds.
TOTAL VALUE OF THE
COUNTRY is $4,000, 900
Forty Million Less Sheep, With
9O,00O,OOO More People
in World.

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BOSTON. Mass, Jan. 15.-A consider
able decrease In the number Of sheep OF
shearing age in the United States by the
annual wool review and sheep census
OF the United States compiled by the
National Association OF Wool Manufac-
turers, which Is the authority in the Amer
lean wool trade. The number Is placed
at SOC. a decrease of 29a.706 from
1909. This decrease occurs mainly in the
far western states. which show de-
crease OF $4,000. due largely to the ex-
cessive cold and storms of the winter
before this IN the Rocky mountain
region.
The southern group also shows a de-
crease of 25, 900. The eastern and mid
die western states show an increase OF
SOC. 295 over the 1903 flock. The year
pounds OF 40 per cent more wool car
| ried over the new year than was the case
| in 1869.
Total Clip for Last Year.
Excluding pulled wool. the total clip
for 1910 is estimated by the association
| at Isl, 1862. 7o0 pounds, a decrease OF near
| ly 100000 pounds from the previous
year.
| The secured equivalent is 112,6o5,s13
pounds, a decrease of less than 1000. 600
pounds from 1909. due TO lighter shrink
age Of the woods In 1909 the average
weight OF fleece was $50 pounds, while
last year It was SO pounds: The aver
age shrinkage last year was sos per
| cent. against 6o9 per cent the year be-
fore. That year showed the highest per-
centage of shrinkage in ten years.
Estimate Of Pulled Wool.
Although the quantity of pulled wool
produced is always TO some extent
matter Of conjecture. the association re-
ports are substantiated by the systematic
returns Of tho packers. who pull fully
two,thirds OF the total amount,
grease is 100000 pounds. or 1000, 900
| pounds less than In 1909 This reduction.
| however. is offset by a diminished shrink
age; age; not ,,,, eaeeee.ng an average OF a. per
Ing sheep pelts Is becoming general
among wool pullers. This makes the
| estimate Of secured wool 10000. 900
pounds a slight increase over the pre-
yious year.
This makes the total production of The
country for the past year, including wool
Of all all kinds. s21.se2.75o pounds. or 6;
production for the year before. and equal
to 4l.so5,sl3 pounds of secured wool. The
average price obtained for the secured
pulled product was 5lS cents per pound,
or total Of S15,o1o,ooo
Average Price Of Product
The average price for the entire prod
uct was slightly less. or Slip cents per
pound the total being s72, 1886 The
average grease price was 22.53 cents per
pound
Montana has the largest flock. with
100000 pounds Of grease wool In average
seven one POND nnG feeces shrinking "a per cent
cents the year before. bringing the total
value to s6;17a,I6o. Wyoming is second
oe to the ios sos o " ponnd
wo.th $ssS42. 500. or o5 cents per pound.
against 81 cents IN 1909. The shrinkage
10 H. sag OoO by which the average
pound price Is obtained,
New Mexico Is Third.
Third on the list Is New Mexico, with
5000. 600 In her flock. The value Of the
is' 200 600 pounds Of the clip; reduced by
Of I Clean ee WOOL was or 81 sen5s
per pound, against So cents obtained the
year before. Fleeces averaged six pounds
each
Fourth place is tied by Ohio and Ida
no; each with 2;6oo,oOo. Ohio produced
1SgqGGOS pounds OF e, grease S5e wools
worth $4,554,55o, OF So cents per pound
The price obtained In 1909 was 81 cents.
F1eeces averaged sa pounds each.
ldaho's grease product was 1880. 900
This brought the total down 20 6,64a 900
pounds, worth 81. .454 $50 or 50 cents per
pound. In 1903 Idaho received 67 cents.
Values Of Utah Product.
Fifth Is Utah, with 100000 Fleeces
averaged six and three-quarters pounds
pounds. The value was s2.506.14O. or
). cents per pound. against SO cents in
1909 California comes sixth. with
each and the clip was 1860. 600 pounds 1Sntns
shrinking So per cent 10 4,522 900 pounds
valued at S20So.120, This averaged 46
cents per pound. compared with Ga cents
the previous year
Oregon is seventh. with 1.750, 900
Fleeces averaged eight and one quarter
pounds each. The clip was 14,4s7 800
secured. total of 4.e2o,0oo The value
was u, 2,4iS 600, or SO cents per pound. as
against 70 cents the year before.
In order arc Michigan, eighth: Colo
RADIO, ninth Texas tenth: PENNSYLVANIA.
eleventh, Indiana and Wisconsin,
twelfth: New York and Arizona. thir-
teenth.
Michigan Showing Good.
Micbigans figures are, Flock, / 700 900:
fleece average. six and three quarters
pounds; clip, 11.475.oo0 grease. and 5.73T.-
900 pounds scogred IT, shrlnkase. so per
Colorado,s figures are: Flock. l.400. 900
sheep. fleeces. six and one-half pounds
each: shrinkagc Go per cent; grease clip.
1907 600 pounds: scoured product, ;, 1856
900 pounds. total value. sl.49G,9 $50, or AZ
cents per pound: value year before. 6S
cents
Texas has 1895 900 sheep. with aver
age OF six and three quarters pounds
each Tho clip amounted to S.a43. $50
pounds OF grease wools: shrinkage. 81
per cent to 2.95l.43S pounds OF clean
wool This was worth s1.s2 2o1. or 81
cents per pound. rs compared with Ga
cents In 1909. Pennsylvania has 1O50
900. producing 100000 pounds OF greasy
per cent 70. s.27s,ooo pounds When n
secured This brought 1.S0-.s00 good hn,rd
dollars to tho keystone growers at ~
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