LONDON WOOL SALES.
« HIGH PRICES FOR A WAIRARAPA CLIP. Advices to hand state that Mr W. E. Bidwell's well-known Rototawai clip realised top prices at the London wool sales, held in January, half tho fleece wool making ls per lb, whilo the whole clip, including locks and pieces, averaged over 9d per lb. Tho above are probably tho highest average prices made for a largo line of New Zealand Romney wool either in London or the Dominion this season, and speaks volumes for the manner in which tho Rototawai wool is grown and prepared for sale. -
The above clip was Quibell-dipped, and it is surely more than a mere coincidence to find tho men who stand out most prominently in the. Australasian sheep-breeding world to-day enthusiastic supporters of these preparations, and testifying to their beneficial effects both to the sheep and tho growing fleece 4
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13376, 18 March 1909, Page 9
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