The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-22
ONLY POOR WOOL
MAY Be HAD 1T
LOW FIGURE
Good Territories Strong at
Around Is Cents Clean Ba-
sis. With Half. bloods High.
er; Contracting Slow.

Boston. Mass. March 23.-Thcre
Ia, been u fair business dCnc by two
or three houses IN territory woods
again his week. friccs are strong
but hardly dearcr. Beet fine staple
wool BE- held at so cents. clean basis
and utIi blood is bringing close to
taos Ilic'. also. Even original halt
blood CLIPS are bringing - to IS
cents readily for anything at an good
Best nrc clothing woods are worth all
Ot ~ cents and poor nnc medium
NoJls arc totchIng arouud 90 cents
ana even more. Good Arilona's are
held at a. cents clean basis and
Ctlhs are quo'ahle at his price for
the bette. V,'ls. only poor NcW
Mexican ttd colorado are quotahie
ca tho ioWos basis.
Buyirt WOO, on the Sleeps bark IS
moving forward with more delbrrJ-
ton thaa usual this year, not ouly
hcctusc prices are considerably high
ct than iu other years but also be-
cause groWors are more dIslncIncd
than ever 10 part With their wool eN-
cept at remarkably high prices. VAL
ues today are inquired on a basis close
10 ten cents "A secured pound above
the market %preNaIling a year ago.
when the clean landed basis In the
eastern markets were on a basis Of G.
to 20 cents.
Further buying TX reported In a
limited Nay at various points IN the
west. Buyers are showing consider
able interest," in tho Arizona Cl.p Just
nov the %shcariog OF winch Is pro-
crossing With fair expedition. Prices
paid thus far have been arodnd p
to - cents and .u one instance -
cents Is reported to- have been paid
for very choice wool. Medium woods
are hold almost ctorNwhcfe ~ 80
cents or better. a. against about p
cents paid last year az this time. the
estimate ~ the aniouat contracted
thus far In the territory sections Is
not much above the quantity cstsmat-
ed a week ago being generally place
at 90 to % million pounds.
Reports Of large purchases ~
Texas g. months wool ~ 30 cents ON
the Sleeps back are decidedly ludi-
Crous.
vary Ittl. new is reported from the
fleece sections. where q little early tat
Sleeps wool has hcou taken. and ~,
old woods pretty we'll cleaned az. Lit
tie wool Is r. either on the farms or
IN local dealers hHnds In the bright
wool sections at the moment, phlp
md Michigan being especially well
sold
Tho experience Of he various inem-
hers or the Boston wool trado dur
ing the past week has been rather
NarieRa'cd. some merchants fading a
very dull demand, while others nave
had IA mood sNl1 IN4tHFhITH tErNIIa
cred. there was a fairly good trade,
estimated by competent observers as
well up towards 1000. zoe pounds.
The character OF the trading has
been similar 10 that OF other recent
weeks. a considerable proportion of
Australian u woods having been
sold a fair quantity Of New Zealand
and South American crussbreds. scmo
"ombing cnpes u % moderate guam
tit, 81 domestic woods. mostly terri
tories. OF considerable interest TO the
pullcrs In the trade has been u re
viVal IN tho demand for secured n
supcrs, not mar - perhaps. but still
Sufficient to ruu comment,
Prices nro hardly changed. Medium
wools are strong with the tendency
upward. Ohio threc-eights combiIg
having been sold ~ n moderate way
AZ 90 cents IA the grease again this
week. although u must also be added
That one house repor,s "A sale uf Ohio
thrce-eiEhts at 20 cents. Foreign
Crossbrcd woods are fully nrm. With
the foreign woods. there seems to be
"a question as 20 the nrmncss Of the
market. Generally, however, il rs
agreed py those best posted on the
course ~ prices for fine Australian
and Capcs that the market is firm for
tho best woods and hardly lower Tor
M medium and Inferior qualities
Hui 10. for any casou these woods
have been bought ON a lower basis
The reason must be asciIhcd 20 SOME
thing other than au' innate condition
- weakness ia the market itself
~ the occupation Of machinery
were the only actor 90 be taken into
Hs.dofa'ion 20 the Wool m1nuf1c-
turing uus.a,-s there ould hardly ho
desired anything NOR" encouraging
than d., situation Indicated b.. the
tinu'at.uu of t..Np aud die WuUh.u-
or. which is pm out iutaN hS the
National Association uf Wool Manu-
ft.tusci- HtIcHN thor, % marked
.Hcreas' ~ active machinery over mo
amount .U operation three months
aro and that u'nuh-'tul.rp .crr
rnusidtian'" ''cr,as. 10 in, amount
- machinery occupied . foreign
military .fi,r- TIN. showing ,uu-