Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-09
Boston Wool Market

The Wool Market does not show
great. deal Of life, and yet Il is Un-
usual 10 hnd a house that is Lot do
ing ssHIe business. The great trouble
IS that the manufacturers are buying
IN no larger quantities than are need
ed 10 fill their orders This means the
transfer Of numerous small lots.
which make a fairly large aggregate
ard tend 70 create a healthy situation
But il is net very satisfactory trade
TO dealers. who at various times in
recent Years have sold million
pounds TO one customer, to pcddle our
their holdings in lots OF 59,9g9 pounds
o. less.
Il is by no means weak market.
but If it tends one way or tie other
IL Is In favor Of the buytr
A little eight months Dsxas wool has
teen moved at q clean basis Of 46447c,
but nothing to speak Of has Been done
IN the y months clips, and California
weols are quite as duh now as they
have been at any time in the past
two Years.
The season in Australia is rapidly
opening up, but according 10 advices
tacre ts no scramble on the part Of
are decidedly lower than they were
year age. Few American concerns
arr represented in Australia this
year, while the unsettled conditions
in Europe resulting from the outbreak
Of hostilities between Italy and Tug-
key, lator troubles and high money
rates tend to make European buyers
cautious. The Adelaide marker was
j. percent off from the prices Of a year
ago, while at the Melbourne sales.
which started this week, q similar de-
cline was noted.
The leading grades OF wool are quot
ed in Boston as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania-XX and
above 2702Sc, fine unwashed 2ldel nc
fine unmerehantatie 23G124c, unwasiled
haf-hlood combing 26627c, clothing
22a} 22c, three-eighths blood combing
?53%d2Gc. clothing 23a24c, quarter
blood comhing 24l4025c, fine washed
deIaine 3o03lc. unwa shed 25c.
Michigan and New York-Ffre un.
washed 2o120lze, unwashed half blood
coming e5a2Gc. clothing 22a22c. three
eighths blood combing 24ia@25c, cloth
ing 21@22c, quarter Flood 234 u24c.. IN
washed delaine 22@24c.
Kentucky Indiana and Missouri
Enwashed three-eighths blood comb
ing 2415fe25e ouarter-hlood 231a@ ?ic.
Teyas-Twelve months, choice 1f419n.
averaP &c Ie0l7c. eight months Ia lSc.
Fall 15@l8c
Californla-Humboldt and Mendo-
eino .04?1r. northern choice 1920
average 1161ac, middle county 11a1Se,
! southern l66i7c, Fan l50I6c
Crceon-Eastarn staple choice 186a
lee. AVERAGE I6Ml7c, valley No. 1 210
PC. No. > 22@23c. No. 1912oc.
ferritorv-Tdaho, fine fS1l9e, heavy
fine lf@f?e, fine medium 1S@19e. medi-
ur1 22@22c. low medium 21122c. W.
oming, fine 1s@19c, heavy fine i5d17c.
fina medium l9@19c, medium @tlf22c
Low medium 9062lc; Utah anil Ne
vada, fine 1S"t9c. heavy fine 16@17c,
enc medium l26t9c, med ua 10 22c,
lev medium @0ff9lc; Dakota fine 180
19c. medium mage low medium 21@
&c
Nrontara-Fine choice 1S119c, aver
ase 11@1Sc, fine medium choice 1gtll9c
average 17d1Sc, frc staple 2l422c. ne
diem choice 2@69t". average IL z2c,
low medium ?282oc
Colorado New Mexico. etc.-Co' IRA
do. fne lt@iSc, tins nedium $50 lac.
medium 20891c: Now Mexico improved
100 l>c: Arizona hcae~ l6Gl4r.: arct~-
ace $4,000; choice 2la29c; George 70
&c
Pnlled wool, SECURE Aosis-rxta
52755c. fire A 47C5ac- \ spoar t5li to-.
3 s"per az ne. log Z suoer @Sff ioc.
c suner 2en27c, ersv woods 22@ sc:
conahina- fna -o67-.. ,,s4ti,,s,, 8Ql -a.