Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — The Wool Crop. [ARTICLE]

The Wool Crop.

The wool clip of the world has increased five times since 1830, when it was about 320,000,000 pounds in weight. In 1878—the latest year for which there are complete figures—Europe produced 740,000,000. River Platte, 240,000,000; United States, 208,000,000; Australia, 350,000,000, and South Africa, 48,000,000 pounds, making a total of 1,580,000,000 pounds. Great Britain and France consume each about the same quantity of w 001—380,000,000 pounds a year. Germany consumes about 165,000,000 pounds; United States, 250,000,000 pounds, and Russia, Austria, and other countries. 400.000.000 pounds. •rriy 'mujas 'fiiwpri —’anig joafj pmi ■<oupqi ojtiy sjouißAi. A( | poABS bum ojt[ xj\r