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Market Outlook Good As Shearing Season Opens
Illinois sheep producers expect a strong wool clip exceeding 5 million pounds as shearing begins across counties. Demand remains high with U S wool consumption around 80 million pounds monthly, totaling 480 million pounds in six months, the peak in U S history. Rural cooperatives expand with 37 counties pooling wool for 1941, plus southern Illinois growers allowed to ship to St. Louis warehouses for cooperative marketing.
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Illinois
Uncle Sam
S. F. Russell
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois Wool Marketing Association
Russell
United States
U. S
St. Louis
Rutger Street
Free Bridge
Southern Illinois