Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-20
Boston Wool Market.

good deal of wool is moving from
! tue local market an old contracts but
the manufacturers are pretty cautious in
uie matter ot fresh purchases and IL It
3 We're hot for the deliveries tie dealers
would not be doing much.s To be sure
the market does not present much Of Il
selection. since the really desirable 1911
woods are pretty well cleaned up and the
new CLIPS OH account of the backward
Hess or the season, are nowhere IWariy
ftS plenty as they sometimes are at this
l time OF wear. But there are woals hare
that the manufacturers could use add
which can be had for less money THIN
the new clips are likely To command.
ne fact that current trading Is not
lNeier. therefore. can only be ascribea
to desire on the part OF the manufac-
taners to wait definite developments in
Washington regarding the tariff. THE
news from the National Capitol regard
rs. the tspin is more or less conflicting.
but there seems to be an impression IN
trade that a lowering of the wool
and wooden duties IS possible. if not
probable, and until something definite de-
Nelops the manufacturers seem content
to let their stocks of wool run down.
Matters have quoted down In the phi
mary markets. The fear of tariff chang
es has made the Eastern buyers more
cautious. especially at the present prices
demanded by the growers. which almost
without exception are above what could
be obtained Tor the woods If they could
be placed on this market nov. Shearing
Is now in progress all over the territory
wool sections save in Montana, but the
WEdiItF. Has UEeD pretty cool Tor any
.noee than Spasmodic shearing in
the fleece woods States
strong and active market exists for
haif-hlooa worSfed yarns with the ap-
proach of the lightweight goods season,
Which explains good demand for half
blood combing. clips.
Quite little trading in secured woods
between dealers has been going on late
~ and il is estimated that 2000 bags of
fine and fine medium stock nave changed
hands at prices 2n;se; pound lower than
I a "a faN We q fsa fag In affafa
kind Of stock. A good deal of interest
t is still noted in foreign crossbreds: one
good-sized sale of Buenos Ayres Lincolns
Is reported and high qualter-bloods have
been sold at prices a little higher than
could be obtained recently. At present
however, buyers are obliged to take
these woeis In the lack OF domestic woods
of a similar type
The leading grades of wool are quoted
in Boston as follows:
Ohio and Pennsyivania-XN and above
CSC, fine unwashed 20as6I21c., unwashed
<half-blood combing 26d26j5c., clothing
23a24e., three-eighths blood combing 26a
2sc., clothing &c, quarter-blood combing
26m27c-, fine unwashed delaine Goa 3le I'M
Michigan and New York-Fine un-
washed I9ml9isc., unwashed half-blood
eombing 25a2sc., clothing 22ff23c.. three
eighths blood combing 25m26c., clothing
delane 2SM23lTc.
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri-Un-
washed three-eighths blood combing 251t
PC, quarter-blood 25126c.
.Texas-TwelNe, months, choice 19fi20c..
average lS4l9e., eight months 174lSea
Fail 16m17c.
. 19d 2oc.. Northern, choice 17MlSc., average
, lsMlIc., middle country 16@17c., Southern
140fi5c., Fall l44tl5c.
oregon-F Eastern staple. choice 1S119c.,
avera.e, i6si17c valley No. l 2iM22c., No.
9 22a25c, No 3 22af2Sc
TerIitery-Idafo, fine i7m1sc. heavy