The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-06-09
PRICES OF ,WOM
TENDING UPWARD
TEXAS PRODUCT SELLS TO 81;
WYOMING AVERAGES 33, WITH
3s l-2 QUOTED.

BOSTON, Mass. June l.-Prices on
all grades of wool, domestic and for
eign are inclined To advance, al
though the local market is more quiet
Values of some domestic grades are
up TO a parity with the senate rates
end much below the emergency tar
iff rates. Buying continues in grow
ing sections and growers generally
are accepting present prices regard
less of pools. In Texas rains have
delayed shearing and accumulations,
but San Angelo will have sale to-
morrow and Merton on Monday. Top
prices in Texas generally are not
above, so cents for good twleve
months, although in one case SO cents
has beeH paid. Experts figure that
good twelve months will cost SIPS TO
sl30, clean, on the basis of current
prices in Texas.
Sales Made at -.
In Ohio so cents for fine and 40
cents sor medium clips are the cur
rent prices. Some average clips are
selling mt IS cents and for one very
choice lot So cents was paid. Some
medium wool mas sold for 30 cents or
less.
In the Boston market feeces con-
tinue to strengthen, although old
fleece woods are offered at prices
which, though showing a good profit
on cost, are lower than the cost of
new woods laid down here. Three
leighths-blood combng has sold at "a
land As cents. The former price was
lpaid for old wool, the latter for new.
Ohio quarter-blood Is reported sold at
IL cents. Mill buyers have refused
offers Of Ohio delaine at go cents and
Michigan half-5lood at 55 cents. Yet
leading fleece dealers figure that
!, prices being paid in the growing sec
tions for top grades mean quotations
here Of 81 to So cents for fine unwash-
ed Ohio delaine, "A to A6 cents for
three-eights-bood combings, Al to 43
, cents for quarter blood combing and
! 10 to ~ cents for fine unwashed
! clothing.
Wyoming Sells at 3sh,.
Eastern buyers still are picking up
good clips in the territory wool states.
= Around Casper, Wyo., the average
( price paid is 33 cents, although 35 to
3S1a cents has been paid for the best
clips, and one has brought 40 cents.
In Montana and other states sporadic
tbuying is in progress on the level OF
y prices previously quoted.
c In the Boston market, territory
|, wools are strong, but not quite SO
I buoyant as fleeees. New clips ARE
e moving SO freely in original bags that
: there Is no incentive to grade them
I hence graded fine and fine medium
9 staple continues very scarce. IL is
4 claimed that no fine woods are being
p sold at less than Sl.25, clean, and that
goot topmaking territory clips are
selling as fast as they arrive in orig
NAL bags on the basis of $l.25, clean
A really good lot of graded fine and
Tine medium staple would be quotable
q at $i.30 and $l.35 with good French
c combing at Sl.20 TO SI.26 and the fine
and fine medium clothing 1T $fi0 and
b Sl.20.
> Mediums Strong.
70 Medium territories likewise are
!. very strong, though ctr1and IL less
a keen. Holders ask S5 10 30 cents
r clean, for three-eighths-blool staple
I and IS cents 10 20 cents for at.s,fter.
blood. Much activity Is reported In
foreign wools in bond. both South
American and Australian. IL Is re.
- ported that good sized lot Of Austral.
10 ian combing 70s recently was taken
Y out Of bond, the wool eombed into top.
Z and sold at a profit, despite a duty oi
r 30 cents. The cost to the mill Is un.
Il derstood 70 have been around 50 1
r pount Good Bradford combed tops
Il OF SIMILAR grade are available fol
n 3l.75 10 sl.60.
( sales are reported Of Buenos Aires
n 3s at 30 10 81 cents and about 50.
n bales Buenos Aires second clip As ans
es al private terms. Pulled woods are
lcuil because 0f ecarity