The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-24
Dozen Buyers
Attend Wool
SaleMOnday
Representative of La Crosse
Wool Company Purchaser;
21Rc for Grade No. 1
DELIVERY ON MAY 1879
More Than 100000 Pounds
Observation-Disclosures Of
fering Bargains

A dozen wool buyers from the
Twin Cities, Lacrosse, Wis, Fari-
bault, Mimi, and other points, at
tended the sale of the Sank Centre
Wool Pool at the Community Club
rooms Monday evening. About 80
farmers and business men were al
so present when President Law
renee HerZag called the meeting
to order about $3.50 p. m.
Secretary w. H. Rattle read the
contract the successful bidder
would be expected to sign, speci-
flying the price for the various
grades of wool. Mr.. Rattle ex-
planned that in the event that the
farmer was not satisfied with the
grade given on any allotment of
wool by the buyer they had the
right to appeal to a board of arbi-
tration consisting of Frank Pesh-
eek, Lawrence Herzog and w. H.
Rattle. Both the buyer and the
seller were to abide by the decision
of the arbitation board.
Paul Domke conducted the sale
very competently. The bidding was
slow, starting at II cents per
pound for No. 1 wool. A couple of
fieeces of wool were displayed
which were said to represent the
average quality of this territory.
Because of the heavy dust
storms in the late Fall and this
Spring the wool in this territory is
very dirty, affecting the price Of
fered.
The buyers claim that good wool
will shrink at least Sc per cent
when cleaned and secured. The
wool of this territory will very
likely decrease 60 per cent or
more.
The price went up a half, quar-
ter and eighth of a cent per pound
until it reached 211a cents for No.
1 wool, finally being sold to G. F.
Damn, repreentlng the Lacrosse
Wool Company.
Under the specifications No. 2
wool will be cents per pound low
er than No. 1. Most of the wool OF
this section will not grade better
than No. 2, very likely, and the
price will be 1914 cents per pound.
The price of wool at Boston, the
largest wool consuming center in
the United States, has fallen off
rapidly in the past two weeks. Per-
haps President Roosevelt's plan
to tinker with and lower the tariff
prices on American farm products
has had it's effect on the wool mar
ket.
The price was something Of a
disappointment to the Wool Grow
ers Pool. This was the first year
an organized effort had been made
to conduct a sale and in order to
build for future years the officers
decided to sell to the highest bid
der before the sale opened.
Mr.. Dahms deposited a certified
check for $1,000 with the First
State Bank, Of this city, to be held
in trust until his contract is COM
pleted. Money will be deposited IN
the First State Bank to take care
Of the wool purchased.
Last year the local pool handled
14756 pounds of wool. This year
they expect to handle more than
100000 pounds.
For the trouble and expense OF
organizing and handling the pool
the Wool Growers Association will
receive one-fourth Of cent per
pound. This charge, 1t is under
stood, is less than the amount
charged by most pools.
The wool will be delivered Mon
day and Tuesday Of next week, May
% and %.
President Hertzog received a let
ter Wednesday from County Agent
Lentzmeier stating that sheep ex-
perts from University Farm, St
Paul, stating that they would give
a demonstration on wool handling,
the docking and trimming OF sheep
and lambs on the afternoon OF each
day of the sale.
The Wool Pool have secured the
large warehouse Of the Farm Ser
vice Stores, north Of the G. N. track
and near the Farmers Shipping
Association plant where the wool
will be received.
The Sank Centre merchants are
Offering very attractive bargains ON
dependable( up-to-the-minute mer-
chandise during the wool delivery
days.