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in New York, or 19c. more than any of our clothing wools, 

 and 29c. more than for our coarse wools. Card or X wools 

 are required to be fine, short in staple, ( full of spiral curls 

 and serratures.' Combing wool consists in drawing out the 

 fibres straight and parallel ; then twisting into yarn, called 

 worsted, 'the ends in spinning being covered, make the yarn 

 smooth and lustrous/ The staple should be generally five 

 to eight inches long, having a few 'spiral curls and serra- 

 tures,' with distinct luster. 



" These qualities are found in the English in their order 

 of perfection, as follows The Lincolnshire, Leicester and 

 Cotswold breeds. Delaine wools are shorter and finer, and 

 can be used as short as 2J inches, but it must be very fine 

 and nice. The coarser the staple the longer it must be. 

 These are not classed in the trade as combing wools. There 

 are fine, medium, and coarse combing wools. The duty on 

 this wool will equal lie. per pound, and ten per cent, ad 

 valorum. Poorly- bred wools are very objectionable, hav- 

 ing long, coarse, pen-pointed tops, with a fine downy bot- 

 tom and coarse uneven fibres. These are generally sold for 

 carpet wools. I need only say to the wool growers of this 

 State that there is a wider field in the expansion of combing 

 wool fabrics than your imagination can take in." 



