Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-08
Boston Wool Market.

The local wool market continues fairly
active though business this past week
has not been in as large volume as 1t Was
last week. The Providence manufacturer
who was such heavy buyer last week
has been in the market again this past
week and Is credited with the purchase
OF about 1000 600 pounds of fine staple
Montana wool and about 3aW pounds
fine Ohio delaines, bringing his total TAX
in2s in the past fortnight up To about
go pounds. The best demand how
ever. has come from the small and medi
um-siZed mills, which. WhIIa taking small
quantities, have made enough purchases
to make up fairly satisfactory agSre-
gate.
The demand has run practically In the
same channels 1t did last week staple
territories have been wanted and delaine
fieeceS also have been freely called for,
while clothing territories Of fiber long
enough to be worked in the French comb
also have found favor with the buyers.
Medium woods have not done especially
well, though there has been some trading
IN fieeees of this class and goOdsiZed
block of New Zealand crossbreds is in
cluded in the weeks business. But the
supply Of medium woods il not very re-
spohsible for the lack of activity. a
steady movement of secured woods Is
noted and the new Al iona woods CON
tinue to find a moderate demand while
scattering sales of Texas clip are reported.
Prices are not great deal different
from those of last week. but 1t would
take a considerable stretch of imagina-
| tlOlllD say lndI II was Ottpf tIldH DuE-
er's market. though recent transactions
have produced an approximate trading
basis. The market, however is still in an
unsettled condition and prices on the
different offeringes depend to a consider
able degree on the way each dealer finds
himself situated. One will be well sold
up on certain grade and inclined to hold
remaining supplies of this grade quite
firmly, while a competitor may be well
stocked with this line and be inclined TO
value it cheaply. The result is consider
able irregularity about prices and no very
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows
Ohio and Pennsylvania-XXa and above
29d30c; fine unwashed 20a2lc: fine unmer--
chantabe 236t24c; unwashed half-blood
combing 26m27c: clothing 22laM23c. three
eighths blood combing 2612G27c clothing
22lz@2Sc; quarter-blood combing 3M25Ac;
fine washed delaine: unwashed 2iGl25c.
Michigan and New York-Fine washed
1S@ l9c; unwashed half-blood combing 259d
26c; clothing 22@23: three-eighths blood
combing 25a2sc: clothing 22a23c; quarter
blood combing 24M2f4c: clothing 22423c;
unwashed delaine, 23G24c.
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-Un-
washed quarter-biood combing: aM25c.
three. .eighths blood combing 25 l29s5c sicht
months l6m17c. fall 15M16c.
California-Humboldt and Mendocino 70
@2lc choice 60, northern 1sa2oc; average yer atS
southern 15Ml6c, fall 14d15c.
Oregon-Eastern staple, No l 1Snl9c.
No. 20df2lc clothing 16M17c, valley No. l
20M2lc. No. 2lM22c. No. 1SMl9c.
Terrtory-ldaho, fine 16m17c, heavy fine
15016c, fine medium 17dlSc medium 9do
21c. low medium 20d21c; Wyoming fine II
@17c. heavy fine l5Gl6c. fine medium 17eQ
1Sc, medium 20021c. low medium Wn2lc:
Utah and Nevada fine 16M17c, heavy fine
1s016c, fine medium 17M1Sc medium 2Ol0
21c, low medium 20i21c; Dakota, fine 17GD
1Sc, medium 21G22c low medium 2lm22c. 4
Montana-Choice fine 1S1lS 1-2c, average
fine 11mH 1-2c, choice fine medium ia l9c.
average fine medium 17m1Sc, fine staple -
m20c. choice medium 22G23c average me-
dunn 21622c, low medium 2lG22c.
Colorado. New Mexico, etc.-Colorado
fine 16@17c. fine medium 16M17c. medium
20421c New Mexico, improved 15M11c;
Arizona. heavy 16Gb11c. average 1S0l9c,
choice 20M2lc, Georgia 2lM22c.
Pulled wool, secured basis-Extra $40
5Sc. fine A 5lG53c, A super 4l@4sc. B super
43GD45c. low B super 3Sd40c. c super 33dO
&c. gray woods S343Sc; combing, fine 52GQ
55c. medium 48d50c, coarse 42I45c
Foreign-Australian soc, combing Ade-
laide 380139c, 64s combing Victoria S9M40c.
Gas Victoria super warp 39@40c, ,64s to 70s
Geelong 4l@42c, Victoria 7Os clothing AZ 10
@4sc. Sydney 7Os to sOs, clothing 42q4Sc,
half blood 40d41c. sthree.eighths blood 800
40c quarter-blood 36@37c, low quarter
blood 33G3bc. 36s to 40s 31432c. Montevideo
crossbreds. fine 35Q37c, low 32G34c. Buenos
Ayres Lincoln 30d131c quarter blood 320
33c, high quarter-blood SSQ34c