The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-03-02 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ENGLISH WOOL CLIP. Years. Pounds. 1871, net weight of clip 144,985,709 1870, 1869, is „ 1868, Is „ " 71 The short wool crop of 1871 occurred on a very short market when stocks were nearly exhausted. There was a decreased supply of 14 per cent in three years. This decrease of supply was in inverse ratio to the demand, the improvements in machinery alone requiring an increase estimated at 6 per cent per annum, or nearly 20 per cent during the three years of reduced production. The consequence was an advance of from 60 to 100 per cent on home wools according to quality. At the commencement of the present year the English market was almost completely bare of first-class lots of any kind, and manufacturers were necessarily turning their attention to foreign wools, for which there was a keen competition. The United States took ugsrly the same quantity of wool in 1871 as 1870, while Fiance took 600,000 pounds more. England is the great wool receiving and distributing, as well as the largest wool producing country in the world. The year /871 opened with very heavy stocks on hand and with a limited demand. The exports of British and Colonial wool for the year amounted to 135,089,794 pounds, an increase of 42,547,610 pounds over the exports of the preceding year. The high prices at the commencement of the year are thus accounted for by the depleted stocks and the increased consumption. These returns convey their own lesson, and clearly indicate both the condition and tendencies of the market. The London Economist traces the-rise in wool to the extraordinary consumption during, the war between France and Germany. At the first declaration of hostilities, quite a panic took place-In the market, and wools were almost unsaleable. This-demand continued until the prospeats of peace in February, 1871, led to increased enquiry for the staplei, and a slight advance in prices. By this time it beeasne known that nearly all the English- mills were under contract for heavy orders for. the belligerents,, and that an extraordinary consumption was going on. The actual quantity of wool consumed by both armies is estimated at a total of 300,000,000 pounds,.being only 13,000,000 pounds below the entire importations for ten years in England. At the return of peace continental manufacturers resumed operations and became consumers. The war preparations in nearly all Europe are still on an extensive scale,, so that the demand has not matefaatly abated. For the rest it is sufficient to state that the mills in Yorkshire and in New Ungland are in precisely the same condition. They are all under heavy contracts for orders, many of thsm in both countries having; contraets that will occupy theta for two or threemonths to come; and all of them are more or les& embarrassed for want of raw. materials. From, a. review of the wool markets in all countries it is pin that no immediate walled reduction in prices is to be looked for in advance of the next wool clip.—Vaited States Economist clad Dry Goods Reporter.  At the Ashtou,under-Lyne Police•court, oit Monday morning, Jonatb.an Acton was charged with au attempt to murder Samuel Newton, a watchman, employed in a brickyard. On the night of the 16th November, twelve years ago, there were disputes between masters and mea in the neighbourhood of Ashton, and Newton was shot by some men in a shed. Newton could not positively identify Acton as one of the men, and the latter was remanded for a week,  The doubl Wales propit the ea the co over t] given Were I]