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meres and broadcloths. The difference between the Nos. 3 and 4 
and the De Laine or combing qualities of the same Nos., consists 
in length and strength of staple, and not in quality of the fibre — 
the difference between Nos. 1 and 2, and Prime 1 and 2, in the 
Prime Nos., being from high blooded flocks in which the finer 
portions of the fleece run farther down upon the skirts, thus giving 
more fine wool in the staplers scale than from low grade flocks. 
The extra JVo. embraces a wider range than either of the other 
sorts, and is designated by low, medium, and high extra, that it 
may be adapted to Merino, a cross with Merino and Saxony, and 
high blooded Saxony flocks. The quantity of exquisitely fine 
wool received at the depot has been so small compared with what 
may be termed fine wool, that I have not yet tho.ight it advisable 
to make classes higher than an extra the average value of whici* 
I deem to be 60 cents ; although a few fleeces may be found in 
that sort worth 75 or even 85 cents. The classification will be 
extended if circumstances seem to require it. I have invariably 
found it the case that the fine wool manufacturer attaches a much 
higher value to the fine qualities in his sorts than a manufacturer 
of medium wools would to the same quality of wool; also that the 
manufacturer of low and medium qualities, attaches a higher value 
to the low qualities, than the fine wool manufacturer does to wool 
of the same grade. Few if any of the manufacturers of low or 
medium goods reach a point in the stapler's scale above 50 cents. 
They usually make a less number of sorts, and estimate about five 
cents difference between each. 
It needs no argument to show that the manufacturer of super- 
fine broadcloths, cassimeres, satinets, flannels or worsted goods, 
can at the depot select such wools as are exactly suited to his pe- 
culiar style of goods, without being under the necessity of pur- 
chasing a single fleece he does not want; and that with such fa- 
cilities, it is for his interest to pay a fair market price according 
to the relative value of .the style or quality he wishes to work: 
and furthermore that he is not paying for filth concealed inside of 
the fleece instead of wool. 
It is for the interest of the wool grower, as well as the manu- 
facturer, that they should be brought together with the least pos- 
sible expense, and in a manner that the improvements or frauds 
of the one should not escape the notice of the other. I have the 
opinion of several manufacturers — who certainly ought to be com- 
petent judges of the fact — that full five cents per pound intervenes 
when wool finds its way from the grower to them through the 
ordinary channels of trade. Under the depot system, the charges 
at present lor receiving, sorting and selling, are one cent per 
pound. This covers all the expense except insurance, which is 
one-quarter of one per cent, for each three months the wool re- 
mains in the depot unsold. 
