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Show Boston Wool. Boston, 28. Movements in wool during the paBt week are decidedly more encourngiug. The number of buyers is targe aud the sales indicate a more active market than lor many weeks. No improvement iu the prices, but a better feeling prevails. . U is gtmerally believed tho lowest point has been reached for the pres ent. Fleeces have attracted consider-I consider-I able attention and upwards of 590,-j 590,-j 000 pounds were sold. The aales in-j in-j elude 311,000 poundH of Ohio, at 35, 39, for medium, XXX and above including some considerable lots of X and XX fleeces at 35, 36. Michigan a.id Wisconsin fleeces aolal to the extut of 143,000 pounds, chiefly at 32$ for X, aniiBome lota of No. 1 and medium at 34, 30, witn every iudica tion of more action and a firmer market, - Combing and delaiue fleeces continue to meet with a steady demand at tne previous prices. Tne sales of the week were 02,000 pounds at 33, 42 for washed and 30 for unwashed. Good medium delaine and combing oro eclling principally at 42, 42,;aud fine delaine at 37, -40. The trade in Canforuia.wool amounted to 201,000 pounds, at 17. 2S for spring, d 80,000 pounds of new and low lad at 14, 15. Other sales include New Yorirr -fleece, at 30, 31 for. mediums; Maine at 3G; Texas at 19, 27; Georgia at 28; territory at 13J. 24; Oregon, at 25, 30; super aud X pulled at 25, 39. Total sales ot domestic for the week 1,556,000 pounds. |