Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-02-27 | Page 12 | Shortage of Wool to Reach Hundred Thousand Tons Soon

SHORTAGE Of WOOL TO REACH HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS SOON S. W. M'OUJBB. Growers' Secretary Says Short Yield Is Reason Why Tariff Be Retained. The shortage? of clothing- wool for thta year will bo not loan than ZOO. MO. 000 pounds, in the estimate of 8. W. McCluro, aooroUry of (ho Notional Wool aroworn' association, baaed on tho wool roturna rooolvod from various rounttiwa. Auslrm-linn Auslrm-linn wool reporta rooolvod by him thin morning doulaj a that tho si .or tags to date In moio than i to, .(", "00 pouthdn, with a prospective dtfli it of at feast lM.ftg) pounde Ro porta, which ara not yet confirmed, 1 nd lea to n a hortngw of about 60, 000 , 000 pounds tn tho wool growing countries of Houth Amorlca, Tho crop In tho United Htutea la ahort 1 4.000.000 poundo and Great Britain shows a deficit of 000. 000 pounda. Thorn la a general nhortago throughout Kurot.r and tho sheep countries coun-tries of Houth Africa. Ths groat loan in Australia was duo to a drought during ths months of August and Keptember. Iurinaj that tlms It la reported that mors than 7.000.000 sheep died and the loaa of lambs aa a result waa too great to bo estimated. Important Bearing on Tariff. "This shortage of clothing wool Is a mighty Important thing for congress to take under consideration at ths present time." said hfr. McCture. "It straws that if through ths reduction of tariff ths AmertVan sheep stock should be reduced, we will than be entirely dependent on foreign countrlss for our supply of wool, which In tlms of shortage will not only make prohibitive pricea, hut probably produce pro-duce a wool famine. "Of rourso It may bo ounsreotsd that If wool prices advance our shosomen csn gst bacf into ths buslnsss. This, however, how-ever, will be Imposslbls, for If ones our supply of breading shesp Is reduced It will require twenty years to replsco thsm. "There Is no country from which ths 1'nlted fltatee can obtain brsedlns sheep, therefore It would nppear to bo ths part of wisdom for this nation to continue to protect Its wool producing Industry.