Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-06

teipatioh OF orders for goods and now
appear content To let their orders for
cloth eaten up a little with their supplies
of raw material before making further
purchases. Another thing that tends 10
keep down the sales of wool is the fact
that very low prices have been named on
all lines of goods. while wool dealers
feeling the confidence that grew ON of
The veto OF the wool tariff legislation and
the adjournment of congress- are no lon
ger willing TO accent The nrices ,tnon
which prices of goods are based This is
an obstacle TO trading, but il can he over
come either by slight Weakening of
wool prices or an advance in the goods;
III the moment II looks as though goods
would 20 up, but until an advance is eS-
tabllShed the manufacturers are liabl. 10
so slowly in the matter nf wool pur-
chas@s. t.li#tiA
Wool prices are really pretty firm and
there is no doubt that the recent ac-
tiVities would have continued ii dealers
were willing To sell ut the prices that
they accepted Just prior 10 the adjourn
neHt of congress At that. there has
been bat little actual increase in the cost
of wool. 1t iss=a pretty Well established
fact that prices are about 10 per cent
lower on a dun market than on lively
one, and in II general way this probably
measures the rise in prices in the past
few weeks. Medium ileees HWoaiS per-
haps STOW little greater gath, but the
demand for them has been relatively
much larger than that for &c same type
50 closely sold up that holders can afford
TO be more independent
Territories are selling all the time. but
| ON no such scale as recently: nor has it
been possible to obtain any advance over
the prices that ruled a week ago. The
demand Is best from the worsted manu-
factnrers and French eombers and the
woods not suitable for the needs of these
people have not done much Secured
woods and Texas clips are selling quite
steadily, but no large individual sal IS are
reported California and Oregon clips are
sri Cd = r
tering business In pulled and imported
stock.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows;
Ohio and Pennsylvania-$X and above
21N2Sc, fine unwashed 2ld2lkc. fine un-
| understandable 23A24c, unwashed half
three-eighths blood eombing 251sd2elec.
clothing 22m23c, quarter-b blood combing
2+1xa25c fine washed delaine Spn:ile, UNI
washed sc.
Michigan and New York-Fine I'M
washed 2e1201sc. unwashed half blood,
combing 25N26c. clothing 22n23c three
s 5se elo9a e 6odd slolneG
delaine 2.3n24c.
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-un-
washed three-eighths blood. comhinS -i1s
a 25c quarter-blood 2si~4u2ic.
Texas-Twelve months, choice lS6l9c.
average l6dl7c, eight months i1@eiSc, fall
l5al6e
California-Tfumboldt and Mendocno
20G2lc. northern choice 19Gi2oc. average
l7Gilsc middle county f76ilsc. southern
ll6G17c. fall l5fi16c
Oregon-Eastern staple, choice lsHlac.
average 16Gi7c. valley No. 2lm22e. No.
Territory-Idaho, fine Isdi9c. heavy fine
IsdlTc fine medium iSni9c, medium 52d
&c. low medium. 2lGi22c: Wyoming. fine
iSdi9c heavy fine, lGGl7c. fine medium ~
also medium 21M22c. low medium 2od &c;
| Utah and Nevada, fine lSn29c. heavy fine
lcml7c, fine medium 1SMlsc. medium slm
| &c low medium 2eM2le. Dakota line lSa4
| i9c medium 2-a2Se, low medium 2la2zc.
| Montana-Fine choice iSdl9c. average
| 17IfSc fine medium choice lsmI9c.. aver
| age raise; fine staple 2ld22c. medium
! choice 23n24c. average 2lm22c, low me-
dunn 22i23c ss- 49,. - =
Colorado. New Mexico ,s ete.c 1,l.d;,'
sg2lc: New Mexico improved 100 lsc;
arizona, heavy l6@15c. -. average ssr ''T'2oc'
choice 2i6p22c; Georgia ga &c. ,a1,
sc fine a i7G5oc. a super 4sa5sc . super per
| 42d44c, low b super sSn4oc, super $50 sp
&c. gray woods s2@35c; combing me ~
! Gi55c. medium 4sm50c, coarse 42a45c