The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09

prices must ID" regarded as season
anle, except that. IL the course Of
other years had been followed. the
break would have como AZ least TWO
week, 'arlIer The decline in the
sheep department shows wider
variation Than any other branch OF
the trade. but values are still abnOr.
nally high Thc demand for wool
continues to be strong anu active
but offerings are 50 small compared
with other years. that all lines Of
manufacture In which this brand
Of raw material il used are combin.
ing In an effort 20 induce the farm.
ers Of the country 20 grow more
sheep 4 number OF eastern wool
manufacturing and textile assOcia-
tious have pooled their intert sts and
are raising a fund with which 20
promote the industry OF sheep rails.
inE IN The belief that the farmer
uight not only greatly add 70 his
annual income. but would help 10
produce q crop of wool which would
De much more nearly adequate 10
meet the needs OF the situation.
The European war has proved 10
( rs thar occasions will frequently
arise when America viii Lee thrown
/ upon her own re -ources. and we'll for
/ her inhabitants Will n BE- II they
have increased the rate ~ wool pro-
duction until enough will be avail.
aDe so that every lnnabitant OF our
/ cold regions and our socaIlci tenn
/ pcratc zone can afford 20 wear cloth
7 ing containing enough wool to maxi
/ IL comfortable and hygenic II Is
universally conceded by medical au
Z thOritirs that one Of the most pro.
, ductiye causes ~ Tuberculosis and
kindred ailments I'm this country is
the fact that thousand OF our peo-
pie do not wear warm enough cloth
Ing during tho cold months. Tho
scarcity cf wool that can 10 used
( in the manufacture Of clothing Is
mainly responsible for the wearing
u cheap. shoddy cloth by thoGsa
/ OF people of the lower and middle
/ classes.
a glance at statistics shows not
/ only that the recent decrease In
wool production il the direct result
of the rapid decline in the sheep
/ raising industry. but II also shows
! that the immense call for wooden
/ goods IL demanded by a rapidly in
1 crossing population. To put II
| briefly. the human population In
America has increased rapidly dur
/ irg the last - years. and sheep pop
uIatIOn has decreased In about the
same ratio. The number OF sheer
OF wool-producing ago that were re
ported by the census taker In 1901
was approximately $4,000 900; ir
1915. the number was 1000 600
The increase I'm the human popula
ton Of this country during those Il
years was more than 10000 600, a
loss OF 5000. 900 sheep and a gain OF
10000. 900 people.
There f. now good reason 10 be
lieve that the men who have pre-
dicted a steady trade in live hogs
during the month of June are false
prophets. Advance information con
corning large supplies Of growing
hogs still in farmers hands through.
out the country and the recent
break in corn prices seem 10 be
the chief causes OF tho weakness
which the market has shown during
the first week In the month Re.
ports on stocks ~ provisions still on
hand are not bearish. and the splen'
did foreign demand for all kinds OF
meat combined with an active do
nestle demand would seem TO war
rant stronger views OF the situation
than The public II taking. Western
markets, however. report a SHARP
falling on in shipping demand. spec
ulatiye provision values are EASING
off and the entire situation lacks
tho frmness which has ruled The
trade since the beginning ofIhe cur
rent year. That live hogs value