The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-02-01
TWO THOUSAND LBS.
WOOL SOLD LAST WEEK
Two Hundred Thousand Pounds of
Heppner Product Are Disposed
OF in Past Week-Early
Mutton-Shorn Clip in.
(Oregonian)

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Two hundred thousand pounds OF
fine staple wool, grown in the Hepp-
ner district, were sold in the past
week by the Portland Wool Ware
house Company at 93 cents. This
is the highest price ever paid for
woods Of this class in the North
west. The sales netted the sheep
men 6 cents pound more than
hey could have obtained during the
| selling season following shearing
,ast Spring. The market movement
has been steadily upward since the
1916 clip came on the market, and
The growers who delayed selling pro-
ited in every instance. The ad-
vantage of marketing wool in this
city was also demonstrated since the
Portland Wool Warehouse Company
initiated the policy of interesting
Eastern mill operators to make their
purchases here.
The first consignment of 1917
wool shorn from early mutton sheep
was received during the week by
The warehouse company from Rock
Creek, near Arlington. Wool shorn
by packers at the local yards during
he Winter has beon forwarded to
the East.
There is nothing whatever pass
ing in the wool contract market in
Oregon, and but little is doing else
where in the West. The early sell
srs have disposed of their clips, and
others have raised their views be-
yond the point that buyers will con-
sider
The slowing down of business N
the Boston wool market is regarded
as only temporary. Commenting On
he lighter operations by the mills,
he Commercial Bulletin says:
Possibly. the announcement of
he quantities of wool which Great
Britain is willing to allow exported
to this country may have had some
thing to do with the reluctance to
operate, although the fact that Great
Britain is willing to allow $4,000
bales of Australian wool exported to |
his country is hardly considered |
much of bear argument consider
ing the fact that more than 10 times
hat quantity was taken from Austria |
liza last year and more than $4,000
bales were bought in New Zealand
alone. OF course Great Britain may
find that she can spare more WOOL
little later when the military neces II
sites become better established, but
IN any event, the quantities of colon
lal wool are not expected to be any
hing like as heavy as we're obtained |
year ago.
"It may further be noted that the
method Of distribution is not yet de-
ermined upon, and, besides, what
wool is permitted to come to this
country will undoubtedly be of the
more defective type, thus yielding a
minimum of clean wool.
There is the additional consider
alton of what quantities Of tops and
arms may be exported. No annCun-
ement has been made on this score
et, although it seems unlikely that
my very large quantities of either
lass Of stock will be brought in
vhile the war lasts and the military
requirements Of the allies are SO
great"
Advices from the Cape report the
market as less active and state that,
aside from super combining woods
and native sorts, the market is bit
easier. Gables from the River Plate
show no change in the offerings now
being made from that center. Off
erings of Argentine woods have been
made at about so to 81 cents for
Lincolns, So @ SO cents for average
uarters and 81 cents for high quar-
ers, while below three-eights are
uotabe at about 55 G56 cents
Montevideo offerings are not heavy
tut thex. also are on about the same
basis aWthey were week ago.