WHAT WOOL – CLASSING WILL DO.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 773, 23 March 1910, Page 10

WHAT WOOL - CLASSING WILL DO.

p; • FIFTEGNPENCE -PEE POIiM)! | : I , ..;A 'striking.instance of -what-instruc-f•;■:-:': tiori in..wool-classing will ,do ..has come &••'. { ■ to tovfi: "'. Last year Mr. Joseph. Corp'e, j- j,'■ ■<»• Cunningham's, VFeilding,• : attended If '■■■.: 'the-classes in wool-sorting held by the iVvV jWanganui Education; 13oard, and went | through' thf course-umbi tho Hoard's |! ; instructor,-. Mr. J. T."■. Cabill.' When i::: ,\ shearing'Vtinie. arrived Mr. ,Qorpb put ['.',':■•'; Kis newly-acijuiied knowledge into prac- [':■'.'■■'.' ticp : ,»rid skirted and classed his.fleeces [.;. : ; birnsSlf. ..The very satisfactory -results -':):■' •'that.haye followed .on t-his operation arc (~;.: ; disclosed by the following letter -which •:■•..-'.: Mr. Cprbd has received I'rcm Messrs. ;'"-'■'-.'_-■■.: Thomas and Cook, the 'London .wcbl- (;:-:: ' brokers,.-to whom he (forwarded: his- {:' r ; :—.;■■/ ■ -' ■■>■■'■' :';..; !:;:'..'.''Dear-Sir,—AVo write to thank you [.:,;-. for ;giying us an opportunity of selling ftC. your wool, and obtaining a price that \. :;;."" is,the.,highest realised for, this gi ado ;; and quality of wool this series of Lonv,'■:-.: don wool. sales, and probably the liiglif : ■...-: est 'for. many years." Wo -inust confess £■":, ;that we, did not expect to get •such-a- ---?.;. high-price as.lod. for the five-bales of l-''v.--_- super-crossbred. However, wo:wero for-. s.':V:'.;: iunate .in- getting- one of our American j:'--, .friends interested -in your. two. lots, and j '■'.; ■;. ■ 'at'- the-..same time. pointed out to ; 'all! :■ ;. buyers-who wero likely to bo interested' \I how w.ell.thewool had been skirted, and • 'that{considerable care.had been taken t -'. to avoid all loose jute'and other, ex-, ■-■."..traneo'us'matter-- -We certainly think j' ;■; ,it -.will.-.'pay .you.-to continue the.; careful i . skirting of your', wool., and.-the treaty \ ;,.. .orheiitqfyour woolpacksi' Wo "tlibilgh't :'. thp'.wool was-in very good condition,' by which we.mean that the wool was ! r -iii clean condition and particularly :light '^y' : m- grease,'and,' atHhe same.time, bright ' . and showy. .Witlvthb': exception that ' : : , some, of .the fleeces in tho • six'bales"of. ;; ;'. . superfine;, crossbred"-.we're-' rather short |,'-; : . in'staple, wo do.not .think-there is:any ;> :y :'ipoint_ that ,it would be possible for us -, . to. criticise as to : the.general condition I:.-:, and of your- wool.—Yours '.very. [.. : - truly, .Thpinas. and -Cook.'" ; '.i'vV..,:;...';. j;:-."'.'- Tins-let-t:er-',re.flccts .the highest, credit [.'■■.-..- on' Mr. Corpo and oh the course of; in- ! r T structio'i carried out for tho.-Wanga- !■,: - \nui 'Education : Board'-.: by Mr. Cabill.. j-: :';'■■/. ~TOo"clip/: w as. from.a'.Rcniney..flock of. |'<; eires, hoggetsjland-ybung ranis. ;• ■-'' 'i