336 German Wool Fairs, Midsummer, 1856. 



39,792 stone* (or 7958 centners), being 14,947 stone more than 

 the quantity of last year's fair. The whole stock, with the 

 exception of 2025 stone, was sold, and that at advanced prices, 

 varying^ from half a dollar to one dollar and a half additional per 

 stone, according to the quality and condition of the wool. The 

 prices obtained per stone were for 



Dollars. 



Fine wools 21 to 24^ 



Middling fine ditto 18 „ 20 



Ordinary ditto 16 „ 18 



The clip was both better and more productive than that of last 

 year. In some cases the washing and picking of the wool was 

 found excellent, but there were many lots exceedingly defective 

 in this respect. The wool of middling quality appeared to be in 

 greater demand than the finer sorts, which indeed has been the 

 case for several years past. 



The Breslau Wool Fair on the 4th of June and following days 

 is stated to have been numerously attended by purchasers fiom 

 the manufacturing districts of Prussia and the Zollverein, as 

 well as from Austria, France, England, Belgium, and Sweden. 

 The demand in the month of May had been so great that the 

 stock of Silesian wool in warehouse had been completely ex- 

 hausted before the fair began, consequently the growers had 

 made up their minds to a very large advance in price, which, 

 however, was somewhat counteracted by the results of the last 

 London sales of colonial wool, and by the inundations in France, 

 which, it was thought, must endanger the harvest in that country, 

 and consequently limit the French demand for wool during this 

 summer. Tlie growers therefore could not realize the advance 

 of 20 per cent, which they had first tried to obtain, and the less 

 so when it was found that the washing and picking of the new 

 wool was decidedly inferior to that of last year. The rise in the 

 price of good clean wools was, however, as much as from 8 to 12 

 dollars per centner. The deficiency of weight was generally, 

 about 10 per cent. 



According to the official report of the Chamber of Commerce 

 the quantities bro ught to this fair were — 



Centners. 



Silesian wool 33,000 



Posen ditto 5,000 



Polish, Russian, and Austrian ditto, including the stock in 



warehouse 3,000 



Total 41,000 



* 1 stone of 22 lbs. = 22^ lbs. avoirdupois. 



5 stones „ =1 trade centner of 110 lbs. or 113 lbs. avoirdupois. 



1 dollar of 30 groschen = 3s. sterling. 



