100 YEARS OF WOOL PRICES— BOSTON 



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staple territory wool on a scoured basis selling at one time for $1.85 per 

 pound in Boston. On signing the Armistice prices broke but with the re- 

 opening of the London wool sales in April, 1919, recovered quickly and during 

 February and March, 1920, prices made a new advance to $2.05 per pound. 



The average price of three-eights blood, unwashed Ohio and Pennsylvania 

 wool for 1921 averaged 28 cents at Boston compared with 53 cents in 1920, 67 

 cents in 1919, and 77 cents in 1918. In 1922 prices averaged 10 cents over 1921 

 and in 1923, 27 cents over 1921 with improvement through 1924 and 1925, since 

 which time there has been a downward tendency. 



MONTANA WOOL PRODUCTION 



(1S80-1925) 



Year Production 



(Pounds) 

 1880 1,000,000 



1886 5,031,000 



1887 5,283,000 



1888 Unknown 



1889 9,740,000 



1890 13,929,000 



1891 14,471,000 



1892 15,670,000 



1893 17,697,000 



1894 17,642,000 



1895 19,032,000 



1896 21,530,000 



1897 . 20,110,000 



1898 20,935,000 



1899 80,438.000 



1900 26,020,000 



1901 30,554,000 



1902 35,567,000 



1903 30,600,000 



1904 37,773,000 



1905 '. 37,700,000 



Year Production 



(Pounds) 



1906 35,815,000 



1907 30,820,000 



1908 32,200,000 



1909 35,000,000 



1910 33,600,000 



1911 34,875,000 



1912 31,175,000 



1913 31,500,000 



1914 30,177,000 



1915 26,950,000 



1916 24,570,000 



1917 23,342,000 



1918 18,685,000 



1 919 18,267,000 



1920 16,000,000 



1921 16,400,000 



1922 16,770,000 



1923 17,775,000 



1924 19,314,000 



1924 20.967,000 



1926 23,672,000 



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