THE WOOL CLIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 178, 28 July 1913, Page 7

THE WOOL CLIP.

REVIEW FOR ACSTBALASL\. — j SUMMARY OF RESULTS. I* j f ha- iust been'published. It is jjsnted, .to-1 karn from k that no--; ?i;1 =:j,'03... '- iDVOro flrousht expen- ; >^ t!i * r "' tho Th , s ced'or. x u . oo , iea;on . which aenC f T„ne 30th last, the results ob*&1 Pro-lncer, have W„ hotter Stoned r n,e.,pos ; .V,- di. in K0 to Lin in 1 per bale in IJM2--"-'•n,. total value •>" the .-l,n so..i in j , Ltalasia during the past twelve; i: "- -~,- se-is.-.n iio:witn-:.-'iid:ng , -re -1.1. - ' %£\s**>-* ™» '" thP * nv ™\- 70Ur Fi VOUBABLE CONDITIONS. ;- a bo "ratifying 10 know that „t "veur closes with value-- for .'■,.-> tv.-o. year <-■ '*" We product consideraoly higher f n ft this time last year, and that ; mv reason to expect a -on- , LnV the com-. as year, w.thow w...-nt Scions iron, tly pre-ont nay-ibe-f- fo \ £rf thronshnut Australia a : his ruled since -hearing, whilst ,n V : Lbai conditions have been up to the ; enl2e . Woo! has oo:,-m'.,o,l to ma. Lendic growth and the ~n , b,.., and Sol clip are alreadv^..red ::f taat prospects naeafl 10. .11 . , Sinurv products are . :-,i:,e , ---I. Sr»only be upset by a clump in or international conflicts, neither; of which seems Hfcp'y to occur, though: w &as .a .*a : > un- • :'-<■ <.f""-''t pec. Hob in the Balkan, is .'.-finitely settle,!. jndttf "-vorlTs money mirkrt- present a j aorc stable outlook. j COV-OIPTIHN" OVERTAKEN PRdDCCTION. Tberp is one clear outstanding fact in j colfflfiftjon « -h woe: p /re.- ," wi-.i-.::. c that consumption has already overtaken production. Supplies will not be larget> ensuing wool year, though ijere will be some considerable -.nereasin production from Australia, despite the terrible mortality amongst grown -he j. sad poor lambing .luring the year l'.Uii. Apoiat well worth noticing is that sheep , "aaghterinsrs for home consumption and espori hrvc reached such dimensions that it '-ill be rjany years befoie the | Socks oi Australia can be built up again j to anything like former numbers. The j trozai'meat industry is proving a very j prataMe one. and is sure to expand, j and especially s 0 when the doors of other or both the Unite.! States and | Germany are thrown open tor the tree; HKption of Australasian meat, which ;s i aieareti ot" a demand winch it will be ! aipossible to supply if we do not rob I Peter to pay Paul by slaughtering niiire j cheep than we should do. Already it i- a regrettable fact that both 111 New Zealand and Australia a heavy propor- ' tion oi ewes and ewe lambs a r.- ben.' : kiilei annually for expor:—a practice i which, if continue.l. will exert a very uniavoura.i 1- influence un Au*tra!a-iaii | p3stor?-i inti-rests. FCTrR.E PRUSPECTS. ] With the general trade of the world j active, ana t-wr;. prospect of remaining] -0. tiere should he .1 -trong eon-nniptive j asmaß'l ;or -.<oo! luring the coming year. . Labour is well employed al better wanes., the world's ■ o..'i requirements continue to mcrea=e. aiiile there will be a great! shortage of wool 1:1 manufacturing centres before the end of the present calencUi year, and only moderate sup- j pfe for l!'!-l. Wool wi.i very shortly be admitted into the Lnited Mates or America duty f ree. and it will not be t«t long before that great woo!-u-ing Baiion will reqjire a very large propor-j tion of Australasia'- lip. t 'wing to pea- nnancia! stringency In the I'.S.A. ' it i= quit? possible that they will not j take a great amount of woo! from Aus- ! traka daring the coming season: but' tisv are so short oi stocks that they nmst pun-h.i-e some, and : ater on they «il; iWt.Ve ,t I -rge ijiiani. -:e. H on ' tie trouble in the Balkan State.-, lould be satisfactorily settled, the financial position, which is at present cramped. *onld no doubt improve, as wou'd scneral trade, and a demand for wool would 6ft in which will prevent the comparatiTeiy .light increase in supplies, which is assured, from having the slightest *""« upon th« market. Proilueers can look forward with confidence to a better JW than the past, for al! the primary r-'odnr-ts are likely to realise payable