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Rapp-Chats
1 ByW. H. Lyne
Wool Sold Successfully Thirteen wool pools were sold on Tuesday, April 5th, when sale committees and rep' - resentatives of six large woolen mills met to barter at Ingleside Hotel near Staunton. In fact 741,800 pounds of wool was sold in a twinkling of an eye. Big business transpired in but minutes. Bid sheets listing; producer requirements, names of pools and amount of wool to be in each, etc. were circulated among the Bix mill represent’ atives. Each listed his top bid for each pool. Representatives of the Extension Service and Division of Markets tallied the results. They listed the low ; and the high of the top bids of all pools and the high bid of t each individual pool. These were passed out' to the Individual pool sales representatives for their consideration. James F. Massie, representing the Northern Virginia > ‘ Pool (43,000 lbs.) from shepherds of Rappahannock, CulSiper
and Fauquier, signed
d acceptance as did representatives of the other pools. Prices were considered i most satisfactory and inline with the current wool market. While actual sales price will ^ not be announced until around June 1st, Mr. Massie states the 1964 market to be stronger than in at least the past ten years. Also that the pool price to be more than a dime higher than is being offered locally! ; Twenty-four Rappahannock shepherds assigned wool from | 844 sheep to the pool. In view of the excellent price received Mr. Massie stated others may want to put their ^ wool in' the pool, however since all were given a chance ~ - befor«& h*n*.vtl*>e* ass*g*ipg their wool would be given
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