Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-01-21 | Page 3 | Wool Prices Move to Higher Levels

WOOL PRICES MOVE TO HIGHER LEVELS BOSTON, Jan. 21. The Commercial 'Bulletin says of the wool market: The ol Industry In grjppjng lilind-lj lilind-lj forward; the limited atoeke f wool, available forplng prices steadily up-ivard up-ivard .-n a moderate demand from the milllS, Manufacturers naturally art-loath art-loath i" n:mcj prices on the heaT-wolght heaT-wolght leoaon'a eooda until they huvoi aome Idea of what they must basoj lulr tariff coHt ii poii. l-'orelKn markets are very buoyant. : SOme contracting haH bei-n reported, from Nevada on the aheep'i back at 21 1 to L'3 centi although it 1h stated that! the f rower ar- now asking unywherel from 26 to 30 cents for their wools and matters have come more or leas to an impasse. The Commercial Bulletin publishes wool quotations as follows: Wisconsin, .Missouri and average New England: 1-2 blood 3lif?37e. 3-8 blood 34cun5c, quarter blood 82 Sj c. Scoured basLs Texas; Fine 1-monthM 1-monthM !0fi '.L'c. fine 8 months 7 3 it 80c. California: Northern 90'a 95c; middle mid-dle county 80j S5c; southern 70 7Gc. Oregon: Blastorn No. 1. Staple '.' b . : tine and fine medium combing 95 ii92e. eastern clothing 76f7gc; valley val-ley No. 1, 81 085c. Territory; Fine staple choice ''" Hide: 1-2 blood eomblnx S." "it NSc; 3-8 blood combing 68.066cl - blood combing :;u 55e; fine umi fine med'-l iuin clothing 75gS0c; fine and ffifb medium French combing 85 90c. Pulled: Delaine 91& 100c; AA 86 H A Supers 70'75o . fffl Mohairs: Best combing 28 23c; 1 carding 2S 25c.