Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-09

Monday There is no doubt that the
dealers are glad of the pause in the buy
/ ing, because ii will give them much
desired chance to open, sort and pack
the woods they have already sold and
thus give them clearer idea of just
| how much wool of the different grades
| they actually have for sale. IL has been
| a lack of this knowledge that has kept
/ down business recently In fleece woods.
since many dealers did not dare 10 make
deliver
But while the market does not SHOW
ten activity ii did recently, it Is far from
quiet. good, steady demand has come
from the smaller manufacturers and
there are few kinds or grades of stock
that have not come in for some attention.
Moreover, the lack of large buying las
not in the least affected prices, which are
quite as firm as they have been lately.
{ The situation from the manufacturing
end of the business could not be much
better. The mills are al extremely busy
and the reports from tie goods marfet
mould suggest a continuance of this con-
j dition for some time to come. AT the
i moment there is every reason for conf
dence and not much cause for even mild
Dealers who have fleece woods available
for sale. have not lacked opportunities
to dispose OF them. The demand is still
best for the medium grades, bat little
business has been done this week in fine
unwashed Ohio clips. A good deal of
original bag territory wool has been
moved at well-sustained prices and
good, steady demand continues for
secured woods at prices well up to the
recent quotations.
Not much has been done lately in Cali
fornia woods, but Texas clips are gong
steadily Foreign woods are rather quiet,
but that is only natural, since a good
deal of wool bought by the manufacture
ers direct at the last London auctions
has been arriving lately and the dealers
holdings are not large. The sale of 49,
600 pounds of New Zealand SOS is re-
ported adm some interest also has been
noted in other grades of New Zealand
crosshreds, and in south American clips.
The leading grades of wool are quoted
Ohio and Pennsylvania-XX and above
32@33c. fine unwashed 24c, half-blood
eighths blood combing so@Sic. clothing
27M2Sc, quarter blood combing 30d3le, fine
delaine washed S1@35e,. unwashed 2sm29e.
ed 22d23c, half-bood combing 29c. cloth
ing 25m26c, three-eighths blood combing
29a3oc, clothing 26a27c. quarter-blood 29dp
soc. unwashed delaine 270i2Sc.
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-Three-
eighths blood combing 29d30c. quarter
blood combing 29lf3oc baby combings %
02Tc.
Texas-Twelve months. choice 22a2sc
average 19a20c; eight months 19d21c; fan
16a17c
California-Humboldt and Mendocino Il
age northern choice fSMlsc, average lGeG
lie, middle county 16al7c, southern Ia
15c, fall 14efl5
Decentralization staple, choice 2lM22c
No. l 25M26e, No. 25m26c, No. 3 23Gi24c.
Territory-idaho, fine 2lel22c, heavy fine
17m18c, fine medium 216f22c, medium 256i
4c, low medium 2SG24c: Wyoming. fine
19m20c, heavy fine 16m17e, fine medium ~
6I20c, medium 23n2ie. low medium 23St24c,
Utah and Nevada fine l9a2oc, heavy fine
l6d17c, fine medium 1SM20c, medium 21dl
pc, low medium 23m24c: Dakota fine 1871
20c, fine medium 2002le, medium 22023c,
low medium 23G24e
MonIana-Fine, choice 29I2le. average
19Gi20c. fine medium, choice 20M2ic, aver
age 19M20c, fine staple 23ftAc medium
choice 2i9I25c, average 22m23e, low me-
dunn 23n2ic.
Colorado. New Mexico, etc.--Colorado.
fine 20Gi2lc, fine medium 2f@22c. medium
22M23c; New Mexico. improved i6n1Sc;
Arizona. heavy 16M17c, average 19n2Gc.
choice 21a22c; Georgia 26@2Ic.
Pulled wool, secured basis-Extra ga
64c, fine A 606}62c A super 5605Sc, b super
53m55c; lower b super 4Sa50c. C super AZ
G45c. gray woods 3Sf.40c, combing fine
5SQ60c, medium 54Gi56c, coarse 50a52c.