Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
Boston Wool Market.

Trading IN wool in thu local market
has qnieted down some "hat slteS a.,
week ago. but 10 letap Is YET n oteia ~
the demand for fleece Weais' tsPeciauS
of the duartur-blood grade OF NhlSu
easily 5n0,0lD pounds have cha4seo hii rus
ia the last seven days me ueuiaHt 10
territories particularly Of tue seapts
grades has shrlIuk 10 rather neagcf pro-
portions and il is doubtful II puiitu VI
secured WOODS have done as Vel 5atei9
as they did last week and the Weth ne
fore Some business has gone through IN
Texas Wools bur California clips do nor
seem To attract buyers now any more
than they have fer long time pasi.
L is. in short a feece~ wool market
and while the general situation with re-
gard Ia supplies Is infinitely better nov
imam i was three or four weeks ago,
aeeea Fools are very much better cleaned
up and show real strength In price, as
contrastcd with mere stcadness IN the
other kinds OF stun
The market is equally strong on me
diam cgmbing wools and on delalne clips,
although no actual advance mas been es-
tabllshed g, -
steady demand. the supply Is constantly
diminishing and holders are thus put III a.
more independent position. ODDS ana
ends of fleece %oeIS also sell Mltnou4
much urging on the part OF holders, anu
there is net nearly the supply OF sucA
stuff there is when orders for clotn run
strong To the higher types
The business OF the week IN HeeSes ~
cludes 400 20 pound squarter- biQods-
IaIf and three-eighths blood clips have
not figured prominently IN recent trad
ing nor have there been any sales OF
Importance Of delaine woods. bat the lacS
Of sales of these Eools might be cRafEed
to a desire IN the part OF dealers 70 oe-
liver what they have already sold before
small t9lss of territory woods Of vari-
0uS kinds are reported. but II Is safe 70
say that the movement OF these WOODS
| lately has been largely the delivery OF
woods bought previous to this week, IN
view of the good demand FOR medium
| combtng tIeeces. ii Is rather surpftslnS
| that the same types of territory WOODS do
not sell better. bat that is q situation
| that the manufacturer can best explain
Foreign woods as Il class, have done Ill
| tie. Foreign markets are all reported as
| firm and sales are now IN progress IA
| New Zealand. where some delay was oe-
casoned by a dispute between buSlhg
| and selling brokers Americans are not
doing much III either Australia OF New
Zealand. and 20Ga bales are the total tak=
| ings in those countries SO far this season
| The cleanup Of domestic Quarter-blood
| woods however has led To considerable
| buying in the Buenos AXres market By
| buyers from this country. Prices there
are shade lower than they were year
| ago, but the markets are firm at thf
The leading grades Of wool are quoted
| in Boston as follows.
| Ohio and Pennsylvania-&& and abov
| 2S629c fine unwashed BIC, unwashed halt
| blood combing 26d26Ac, clothing 2222Sc,
| three-eighths blood cOmbing 25Aaf2oc.
| clothing 23lf2lc quarter blood combing A1
d25c fine washed delaine Sic. unwashed
| Csc
Michigan and New York-Fine uuwash-
ed 21T201c unWashed half-blood combine
| 25f25te. clothing 22d23c, three-etghthz
| blood combing 24lN2ac clothing 22u23c,
quarter-blood 2ia24ae, unwashed deiaine
Kentucky. Indiana and Aissouri-Un-
| washed three eighths blood combing "a
| 425c. quarter blood 24l2i1c.
| TexaS-Twelve months, choice 2o02lc
| average 1SQ19c, eight months I4lSc, fat
| 156l6c.
| Galifornia-Humboldt and Mendocino L
| Q19c. northern choice 17Misc. average l6d
| tic, middle county 1oal7c, southern 14Q
| l5c. fall 1ld15c,
Oregon-E,astern staple. choice 1Salsc
| average 1641Ic. valley No. 21q22c, NO
| 22G123c, No. , 22123c.
| Territory-Idaho. fine 17GflSc, heavy fins
| 15Q Ice, fine medium 17dlSc, medium 2l1
| pc, low medium 2lm22c; Wyoming fins
| 17dlSc heavy fine 150l6c, fine medium la
lSc, medium 2l022c, low medium 2l422e
Utah and Nevada, fine l10iSc, heavy ilnt
| 15d16c. fine medium fG1Sc, medium 2O0
lie, low medium 20d21c Dakota, fine 150
19c, medium 22023c, low medium 2lQ22c.
| Montana-Fine choice 1Sql9c. average I
lIfIlSc, fine staple 2ld2llc. medium choice
22023c, average 2in22c, low medium 224
BE
Colorado, New Mexico, etc.-colorad,
fine 16alsc. fine medium 1s0l9c, medium
| 2oa2lc: New Mexico improved l64l6c
| Arizona, heavy 16Q17c, average l9a20c
choice 2l022C Georgia 2l022c.