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Show ooi,.mi:n i'(iiitiN( htiv or lli:i. (MrfillT WITH KlXX'Kh Ni:V YOltK. Nov. S3. Contrary to nxpeclntfoir, tho release of wool for civilian turn hna brought only it moderate ilemnnd from manufactur ers. so)s llrndstreet'a today. Conditions Condi-tions haa chinged and prlcea that seemed nil right for war times nr not now so regarded Thera Is a general expectation of serious fluctuations In prices to oner tho readjustment period, pe-riod, and manufacturer ax well as woolmen ore afraid or being caught with surplus Mock while that read-j-Jitmcnt Is going on. Little U et Known as to what tho offltlat iittlon Is llkel) to be, but the government Is committed In take orr tho whole of thn IVU tllp, though there itpeata to bo llttlo llkellhod of nn) thing being ilolio In regard to tho control or the 1019 clip lliDlng for tho United Htates In Kotith Aiuerliau markets has been stopped, tho great problem before tho government agencies today to-day I ring how to dispose of stocks nlreud) owned or engaged without tcrlou frlitlou or financial distress Thn work of valuation anil purchase of wool Is going on steadily In the Hoston, Mann, market, but thero ha been a cessation or allotments for arm)' work Conferences are being held In Washington between tho war Industries board nnd representatives of the iiuunermuster'N corps nnd the various committee representing tho manufacturers and the allied trades, and It Is expected that there will be an earl) anuniiiiiemeiit of policy. Tho sixth quarterly tensus of wool storks In the United Slates shows n totul or 3US,61U.:00 pounds or raw wool tops und tiolla held by manufacturers manufac-turers nnd dottier as of September 20, 1911. On June 30th the census platod tho similar total at 399. C0I,-ICI, C0I,-ICI, on March list. 314,300,000. on Detumher 31, 1017, 4IS.OI7.000, on September 30. 1917, S22.ono.000 Tho total under the flto main tbuwiritm-liana tbuwiritm-liana are about on k ir with those reported as of Junu 30th, the last previous report, but am corwltlernbly lea than the reHrt for September 30th a ctr ago Of tho 33l.SSI.793 pounds or grease wtm on hand September Sep-tember 30th, dealers hold 219,619,017 IH.uuda and manufacturer had only 10l.k77a pounds A )twr ago the delrs had 173.9S9,81lt pouiida In st.Mks and the inatiufnetureni IK.-(31.70 IK.-(31.70 poii n ita. or muro than tvvlvo tbt. quantity thua hold In 1911. |