NEW ZEALAND'S WOOL TRADE
SALES AND EXPORTS. Tho quantity of .' wool . offered for «ate,iri;,Ngw Zealand Iduring March tfas. 5372•.ba1e5, and the/quantity sold 4869.' Tho offerings and.-.kales in tho variousl towns - ivcrelnvercargill, 27 offered," 27 sold; Dunedin,'l273, 1273; Timaru, 39, 39; Wellington, 2953, 2668; Napier. 616, 495; Gisborne, 65, • 65; Auckland. 185, 185 ; and Christehurch, .214, 1141 .In. the last.nine-months 249,67$ bales' havo. been offered, . of which 215,443 been sold. In tho corresponding nine months of tho .previous year bales were offered, and 262,140 sold.' Tho details arc j • _ 1910 i 1911. period, period. Town Offered. Sold. Sold. Invorcargill 20,518 17,445 i 8,372 Dunedin 40,996 . 35,656 40,631 Timaru ,23,019 20,191 24,781 •Christchurch.., 54,758 48,652 52,25 "Wellington .... ' 51,125 40,614 54,092 Napier 39,013 34,983 49,858 Gisborne ....... 2,941 2,653 6,667 !J.iuckland 17,802 15,249 15,485. ,Total 249T672 215,443 262,140" THE EXPORTS. The quantity of wool exported from the' Dominion in ;;March was 54,853 •bales.. The. total for the nine months ending March was 422,561 bales, and in tho corresponding nine months of tho previous year 447,168 . bales were sent away. . -s v •Tho details of export concerning the last nine months and the corresponding nino months of 1910 will be found in the following tables;— 9 months. 9 months. Town 1911 1910. . •Invercargill 22.175 24,546 • •Dunedin 32.472 36,303 ; Oamaru 6,295 7,492 Timaru 26,879 29,007 • • Gliristchurcb .... 67,441 ■ 74,804 ' •Blenheim 11,840 7,438 Nelson 3,063 • 3,677 "Wellington 107,429 111,177 • '"Wanganui :. - 39,897 17,711 'Waitara 0,727 3,18-3 ' Napier *.68,028 72,627 - .Gisborne 33,503 37,705 " Auckland - 22,812 21,498 '• Total 422,561 . 447,168. : Practically all the turnip crops in the Feildhig district have failed owing to .the . dry weather. Ono farmer says that whero he wintered 1000 lambs last year lie will not bo able to place 200 this winter.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1097, 8 April 1911, Page 8
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286NEW ZEALAND'S WOOL TRADE Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1097, 8 April 1911, Page 8
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