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Show Metcalfs Get Top Price for Wool Clip Completion of the shearing of some 3,000 head of sheep, the immediate sale of the clip and at a premium price, is reported from the Metcalf herds. The wool was sold for the high price of 17 cents per pound, about two cents higher than the prevailing local lo-cal market price. June Metcalf, who is associated with his father, William Metcalf, president of the Gunnison Valley bank, returned from Newhouse Tuesday, Tues-day, where he had been supervising the shearing, and he reports the clip one of the best had for many years. The average clip was about 11 pounds to the head, and due to the extra fine quality of wool, they were offered the extra price of 17 cents per pound, which was immediately accepted. ac-cepted. The wool was bagged, sold and delivered for shipment at the close of the shearing period. "Conditions are exceptionally fine on the western deserts," Mr. Metcalf stated, " and the quality and heavy fleeces indicate that the flocks have weathered the winter in splendid shape. Within a short time we will seek the summer ranges in the moun-ta'ns moun-ta'ns and the animals will be iu god shape for moving." |