Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
Rnetnn Wool NJ arket.

The local wool market has hesi itoadv
o1Ifpf for the past few Gays. ~
business in small lots mas - ~ were net
enraged in shipping the lois aHCauS -
dered, hut the demand for iaGs@ i3t9 nj mi
fallen oft This decrease i uuS a =. -
70 tho xerv large purchases mace ~
,,-eels and also to the fact that most ~
the manufacturers have not geI ofS -
their heavy weight fabrics. ~ 80,
mates of the business OF the week pi''1f
- At abolIt 2nQ0 100 pounds, most ~
which has been domestic territory Mopt,
Tha shipments on old orders nave pteH
very lar large We For sae 7l Te pounds fhis is
he largest amount Of wool shipped from
Boston in any week since t1e nseoi ~ eP
have been kept WIN We % 1917 Wien the
total was go, $50 pounds, ana Ill .s 49,
~ March 33 1901 when the shipments
tbrourhout the month OF March, l9o', Was
tremendous; ii aggregated more ei IL
a 600 COO pounds. The shipments Oh llis
past week have been very much = ialgea
than they were year ago TIE ullLci ot'AS
is about 100000 pounds. ,.. -
As has been said, most OF the salea ~
the mast week lave been OF ietf11oIA
woods Fleeces have been dullef tlah
they have been before in long tline,
not so much because of decreased de-
mand as because Of small sap ..'l}
More foreign wool would nave 9eeii sp,1
il il could have been obtained s oiui
RueuOs Ayres quarter-bloods ana ShlaH
lots Of New Zealand crossbreds have
been disposed Of ,,.,,,,t dis.
nnsed Of in the past few days has beth
fine and hne-medium grades from I 'ai an
wyoming Montana, Colorado ana sew
Mexico staple territory WOODS nave ~
considerably less active, as most OF tue
large mills covered last month their I'M
mediate requirements. =
The demand for the medium grades OF
fleece wools has been fairly good, but the
supply is small and most Of the dealetF
are sold far ahead Fine ONO dcidle *
pretty thoroughly sold out secured Wopi
is moderately active luIteu "pol' a.
quiet and strong. t.
The situation as . whole Is extremely
favorable for the dealers ANA most Ut
them look fer higher prices III the near
future.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvanla-A,A ana above
2SlsM2gc fine tulWashed 2lW2Zc, unMashed
half blood combng 26N2bi2c, clothing =
0I23c, thrce-eighths blood comblng 200
26lkc, clothing 22GI24c. quarter blood comb
ing 25lsa26s, fine washed delaine DC I'M
washed 25c.
Michigan and New York-Fine IN
washed 2Ua2lc. unwashed half-blood
combing 25@25i4e, clothing 23@23e, three
eiehths blood cpmbing .25d22}se. clothlhg
22a29c quarter-blood Nla4t25c, unWashed
deaine PC.
Kentucky Indiana and Miss9 souri, ,s1e
washed three-eighths blood comblng 700
25isc, quarter blood 24@425c.
Texas-Twelve months, choice 2oq2le,
average lS4l9c, eight months lH4lS, lali
15GJi6c
Callfornia-IIumboldt and Mendocino
1SGl9c, Northern choice 1IMlSc, average
l6Gl7c middle country 164l1c, Southern
liGl5c Fall l4di5c
oreGon-Fastern staple, choice 1s@l9c,
average 16n17c, valley No. / 2l422c, No.
224t2oC. No. 3 22623c.
Territory--Idaho, fine lfuiSc, heavy
fine 15Gil6c, fine medium raise, medium
21G22c low medium 2lu22c: wyoming,
fine, 17a18c, heavy fine 151tl6c fine me
dunn l760lSc, medium 2i@22e, low medium
2iGt22c; Utah and Nevada, fine 14aisc'
heavy fine 15nl6c, fine medium 1i4lSc,
medium 2002lc, low medium 20ft2lc; pa
kota. line 1S6tl9c medium 22a23c, low
medium 2l022c.
Montaua-Fine choice 1SM19c, average
l7Q1Sc. fine medium choice 1SGl9c, aver
age 17@iSc, fine staple 2i@2ll2c, medium
choice 22023c, average 2l@22c, low
medium 22Gt23c
Colorado, New Mexico. etc.-Colorado.
fine 16d1Sc, fine medium lS@l9c, medium
20GI21c; New Mexico, improved 1bdlSci
Arizona heavy 16ml7c. average 19H2Oc,
choice 21d22c; Georgia 21@22c.
Pulled WOOL secured basis Extra 52et
CSC fine A 50a52c, \ super 45af6c, super
4264ic, low 3 super 3SGt40c G super Ad
SEC, gray woods S2435c. conbing fine 5-0
55c medium 4Sq50c, coarse 42Q45c.