Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-16
WOOL CLIP FOR 1912
TO Be HEAVIEST
IN HISTORY OF
NEW MEXICO
James Wilkinson, President Of
Albuquerque Wool scOufing
Mills, Has Canvassed situa-
tion Thoroughly.
LOCAL PLANT LIKELY
TO BREAK ALL RECORDS

The New Mexico wool clip fog 1912
viii be approximately 20.0eo.OoG
pounds-the heaviest Ia the history
OF the state according TO prescnt
prospects. ana all information now
available on tho probable pfoduc-
tion this spring ana fall this being
the prediction of James Wilkiason,
president of the Albuquerque Wool
Securing Mills. who returned % the
city last night accompanied hy VI. =.
Edio. vice president of the mills. Mr..
Wilkinson has been In Los Angeles
for the last two months visiting hiH
family and Mr Edie has hcou for
many months IN the Imperial valley
IN California, where he has extensive
ranch interests. Roth men win re-
main here for some time looking after
the details incident to tho opening OF
the spring season at the local mliis
Speaking today Of the prospects for
wool production IN Ncw Moxlco. MIR
Wilkinson said that he has been In
"a position for fifteen yeJrs to kocp
an accurate account of the various
clips. and that in his opinion 1919
Of the state
Everything indicates that New
Mexico viii produce twenty million
pounds OF wool this year said Mr..
Wilkinson. This will exceed by two
million pounds the production of
1911 The reason fer the increase Is
that New Mexico sheep men have MOI
sold many sheep during the last six
or eight months, preferring 90 hold
them for higher prices. The reten-
tion OF the sheep. of course. resulted
ia "a greater wool production
Referring Go prospects for de-
mand for wool, Mr. Wilkinson said
that there is on hand at the present
time In the open markets of the coun-
try only 3,00Q.0Oo pounds of secured
wool while last year at this time
there was a surplus on hand 0i i5,-
000. .oOO Mr. Wilkinson IF ofs the
opinion that the demand for New
Mexico sgoured wool VIII be very
brisk.
'The prospects are generally CON
sidered good la the trade as a whole
as far as ! have been able 10 lear
said Mr.. wilkinson. supplies of
wool outside of the three principal
markets today are very limited. Not
withdrawing that the politicians are
tinkering with the tariff, conserva-
tive dealers are taking chance and
wherever possible are contracting for
spring clips at fairly good prices. The
tone Of the market all around ap-
pears TO be much better than last
year. There Is no telling what CON
gress viii do with the tariff. however,
and Il Is impossible 20 eliminate the
feeling Of hesitation and uncertainty
that Is apparent among all the big
buyers"
ALBUQUERQUE mII.s TO
HAVE BANNER YEAR
The Albuquerque Wool Securing
Mills. which have been running for
the last three weeks with clips picked
up here and there, will begin to run
day and night about April / ana turn
/ out $4,000 pounds of secured wool
| every tWCnty-four hours.
MIR. Wilkinson. president Of the
mills. said today that he hopes 20
take advantage of the big wool pro-
duction ia New Mexico this year and
TO break all securing records Ia the
history Of the plant which only two
years ago was cnalrgcd TO double its
former capacity.
I'VE are now prepared TO take care
OF an the wool the growers ship 60
as" said Mr., wilkinson. I'VE eX-
pect TO scour more wool IN 1919 than
over before. one reason for this is
that New Mexico growers this year
| will not make the mistake they made