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Sheep and Wool Figures for New York 
The offices of the New York State Fed¬ 
eration of Wool Growers sent out a list 
of questions to the county wool growers’ 
associations. F. E. Robertson gives the 
following compilation of the replies: 
Replies to the questionnaire above re¬ 
ferred to were received from 23 county as¬ 
sociations. In these there were 3,069 
members in 1919. Since there were 32 
county associations then organized, the 
probable membership was 4,256. Only 10 
counties reported the number of sheep 
owned, and some of these reports were 
estimates. These 10 counties reported a 
total of 51.925 sheep, owned by 1,525 
members, which makes an average flock 
of 35 sheep per member. If this average 
(35) is considered fairly consistent and 
the number of members was 4,256, then 
the probable number of sheep owned and 
shorn in 1919 was 148,960. 
The reports received from the 23 coun¬ 
ties referred to stated that 795,939 lbs. of 
wool were marketed. This is an average 
of 259.3 lbs. for each of the 3,069 mem¬ 
bers reporting. On this basis the 4.256 
members in the 32 county associations 
marketed a probable total of 1,103.570 
lbs. of wool in 1919. According to these 
figures the wool clip for sheep would aver¬ 
age 7.4 lbs. per head. While this figure 
may be close, it is not an altogether de¬ 
pendable one, since in some of the reports 
rendered the number of sheep owned was 
estimated. 
There were two methods used in mar¬ 
keting the county wool clip. Some of the 
associations made direct sales to up-State 
buyers. In these instances the wool was 
pooled and graded at the receiving point 
and settled for on delivery. Thirteen 
counties reported that they marketed their 
wool by direct sale. Other county associ¬ 
ations consigned their wools to commis¬ 
sion merchants, receiving an advance on 
the consignment, but waiting until the 
wool was sold before final settlement was 
made. Ten counties reported that they 
consigned their clips. 
Based on these reports the following 
table indicates the comparative returns 
for 1919 as between the two methods: 
Direct Consign- 
Sale. ment. 
Grade. , -Per lb.-> 
Delaine wool. 63.8c 73.4c 
% blood wool.... 63.4c 71.8c 
% blood wool. 60.8c 64.8c 
% blood wool. 59.2c 60.5c 
Low. quarter, braids, 
rejects, etc. 49.5c 
* Returns incomplete. 
These returns would indicate that the 
consignment method was most profitable, 
but the wool growers must wait a little 
longer for settlement, and at the same 
time assume some of the risks of the spec¬ 
ulator. It will also be recalled that the 
local wool prices for ungraded wools 
ranged from 46c to 55c per lb. except in 
a few instances. 
Recognizing, for the sake of conveni¬ 
ence. the five best known grades of wool, 
namely, Delaine, one-half blood, three- 
eighths blood, one-fourth blood and lower 
grades, it is found from these reports that 
the 1919 clip was made up in terms of 
percentage as fpllows: 
Per cent 
Delaine wool . 6.6 
1/2 blood wool.. 18.1 
% blood wool. . ^. 39.6 
% blood wool.... *25.4 
Low, quarter,, braids, rejects, etc.. 10.3 
Total .. 100.0 
It will be noted from this that 65 per 
cent of the New York State wools falls 
within the two grades, three-eighths and 
one-fourth blood. It will further be noted 
that the margin of difference between the 
direct sale and consignment prices per 
pound received' from these two grades 
was not as wide as the margin between 
the finer grades. The 1920 clip will in 
all probability agree closely in grades 
with that of 1919 except that as a result 
of the educational work done during the 
past year concerning the care of wools 
there should be proportionately less of the 
lower grades. 
Considering the progress that has been 
made during the past years in marketing I 
wool, a State-wide wool pool for 1921 
would seem quite within the range of pos¬ 
sibility. Not all the wool growers nor all ; 
the county associations would at first 
probably consign their clips into a State 
wool pool, but a majority of them would, 
and the others would soon join in. for the 
organization of a State wool pool would 
seem to be the next logical step before 
organizing a National wool pool. Mean¬ 
while let each county association this year 
complete a careful survey of its members, 
the number of sheep shorn, the amounts 
of the different grades of wool marketed, 
and the prices received. 
A Surplus of Wool 
The United States Tariff Commission 
has issued a report, on the status of Brit¬ 
ish wool, showing how factors there may 
lower or raise the world price. On the 
former, it refers to the large stocks of 
raw wool. It calls for two billion pounds 
of raw wool to make one yard of cloth 
for each wearer of woolens, and it de¬ 
mands another two billions for blankets, 
carpets and other necessities, and thei'e 
is less than half these requirements on 
earth at present. They imagine “large 
stocks.” If there had not been wholesale I 
annihilation of wool and sheep during the 1 
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