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Show DEMAND FOR WOOL Tho woolgrowers havo reason to congratulate themsolves. Only recently re-cently It was announced that Great rtritnln had definitely decided not to permit tho exportation of wool from, any of tho colonies, tho excuse being that it would nil bo required by tho homo manufacturers tor uso In making mak-ing blankets nnd clothing for tho soldiers. sol-diers. Consequently tho manufacturers manufactur-ers ot tho United States aro cut off from ono source of supply. Aa thoy purchased $60,000,000 worth of Australian Aus-tralian wool In 1013, It will readily bo seen that the prlco Is sure to advance ad-vance In this country and tho manufacturers manu-facturers will bo handlcappod to somo oxtent, although tholr needs may bo partially supplied by Argentina and somo of tho othor South American countries. With tho Australian wool out ot tho market tho manufacturers In tho United States havo been called upon by Clreat Britain and France to furnish fur-nish 1,350,000 wool sweaters, C0O.00O wool stomach bands, 1,000,000 pair of wool gloves and 500,00 pairs of wool socks, tho wholesalo valuo of tho goods being mora than $2,000,000. This Is only ono ot a sorles ot orders, calling for tho consumption of a vast nmount of wool and others will follow fol-low from tlmo to tlmo so long as tho war lasts. Tho flockmasters of Utah and thoso' of tho other wool producing states with Australia and tho other British colonies out of tho way, will havo a lino market for their clips tho manufacturers man-ufacturers not being In a position to haggle long over prices. It would not bo suprlslng If wool reached record pricos boforo this tlmo noxt year., "It's nn 111 wind that blows nobody good." Salt Lako Trlbuno. |