The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
FARMERS HERE
LOOK FOR BIG
POOL IN WOOL
Mercer Farm Bureau Officials Say
Prospects Look Brighter Than
in Past Years.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, May 15.-P. S. Richey of
the Mercer county farm bureau,
stated today that prospects for the
1922 Mercer county wool pool give
evidence of being larger than the
1920 and 1921 pools.
In spite of the fact that there are
less sheep in the county than IN
the two past years. according to
Mr. Richey there are many reasons
contributing to the bright outlook.
Last year Mercer farmers in the
pool Melted an average of 17.6 cents
per pound on all their wool. This
price was an increase of 80 to 80
per cent ON the wool sold previous
10 the pool or by any other method.
The local farm office is filling or
derS every day for sacks and twlne-
In all probability the wool will not
be pooled this year until in August
or September. There are many
farmers who are holding wool and
if they wish they can express it to
the wool warehouse rather than
wait. This method, however, in
creases the cost of expense and is
not to be recommended. A big ad-
vantage is the fact that a great per-
centage is being pooled and sup
plies can fill the demands in more
favorable way than when all the
seasons clip is placed on the mar
ket at one time.
Arrangements have been made by
the farm bureau organizations
whereby advances are made that
will permit consignors to receive
almost as much advance as the
wool could be sold for locally. Aft
er the sale of the wool the balance
is returned to the consigner I'M
mediately.
No arrangements have been maze
as to the loading places this year.
The points were at Viola and Joy
last season. Approximately $4,000
pounds of the product were shipped
in the 1921 pool. So far this year
there are 1900 pounds listed,
which is considerably more than
was listed at this time last year.
The Illinois Agricultural associ-
alton officials in a letter to farm
bureau leaders says there are
three principal reasons why the
present healthy condition of the
wool market continue Foreign
markets are showing increased
strength and this fact coupled with
the prospects of a permanent tar
if rate varying little, if any, from
the written bill as reported to the
senate, and the fact that the emer-
gency rate will remain in effect
until d permanent tariff is passed,
should enable US to compete at
fair profit on our domestic wool
with any foreign woods that may
be imported
"All estimates indicate light clip
for 1922. Estimates and statistics
also show that the supply of wool
in the hands of mills and dealers
on Jan. 1 was not greater than the
amount normally on hand at this
date and that this supply with the
estimated 1922 clip totals only the
approximate amount of our normal
annual consumption. This consti-
tutes our total domestic supply for
the year so that it would seem
that any supply which might re-
main on hand on Jan. 1 next year
should be approximately equivalent
" Inc ahiouHt ol lAIpOTIdLlOnS. Inc
present active demand is the third
reason which indicates that the ex-
listing conditions in the market
should continue or possibly i'm
prove. Farmers are asked to re-
members wool is more easily han
died if tightly packed in regula-
tion wool bags and that every care
which they can use in properly ty-
ing the fieeces and in keeping them
free from burs and chaff will be
more than repaid in increased re-
turns on the wool"