VICTORIAN SILK.
A few months ago the Agricultural Department forwarded samples of Victorian silk to Italy to obtain the opinion of experts in that country on its value and prospects of finding a market for the cocoons. A letter has been received by (the Department, stating that the cocoons had been'sold to several leading' manufacturers, and they reported that the white silks were the best submitted, and would readily find a market in Italy if the same bright colour could be maintained. The yellow and green were good cocoons of second-class quality, but the chrysalis in them had not been destroyed by proper heating, with the result that it had turned into a moth, and had eaten its way through the cocoon, rendering it only suitable for carding. The quality of the thread was .very good, but the "rent" was poor. This defect, however, could be remedied by the proper feeding of the silkworms, and keeping them in well aired rooms. Suggestions were offered for the packing of cocoons for export.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9562, 31 October 1896, Page 7
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