AUSTRALIAN WOOL
Distribution of Exports
During the year ended June 30 last, the exports of wool from the Commonwealth of Australia totalled 2,782,063 bales, the quantity showing a decrease of 69,033 bales compared with the preceding twelve months. The following figures show the shipments to the principal destinations during the past two years:
Increases are shown by Japan, 143.985 bales; United States, 70,390 bales; Czechoslovakia, 24,000 hales; Germany, 5876 bales; Austria, 6211 bales; Canada, 5439 bales; Poland. 2480 bales; and India, 2292 bales. The United Kingdom shows a decrease of 167,346 bales; Belgium, 74.997 bales; Italy. 41,874 bales; France, 18,565 bales; Spain, 17,526 bales; Switzerland, 4252 bales; Netherlands, 4227 halos; and Sweden, 1947 bales.
Mount Lyell Production The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, has issued the following progress report for the fortnight ended July 22: —North Mt. Lyell: Tons extracted, 5537. Royal Tharsis: Tons extracted. 2417. West Lyell: Tons extracted, 14,524. Prince Lyell: Tons extracted, 1113. Lyell Comstock: Tons extracted, 3855. No. 7 level, No. 2 mullock pass rise to 28ft. through orc. No. 8 level north drive to 17ft. through ore; work then suspended. Main shaft sunk to 30ft. below No. 8 level through porphyry. Reduction works: Furnace in blast for full period ; 9312 tons refinery anodes produced for current year. Concentrator: Mil] operated 316 hours and treated 26.553 tons, producing 2344 tons concentrates. Copper refinery: Tank house in operation throughout fortnight, 509 tons cathode copper being produced for period. Total for current year, 10.539 tons.
AUCTION DIARY TO-DAY. Levin sale. 11.30 a.m.—-Mixed stock. At the homestead, Rapanul, 12.30 p.m.— Supplementary heifer sale, account Mr. G. H. Handley (Dalgety and Co. and Freeman It. Jackson). On the property, New Plymouth.—Unreserved dispersal sale "Holly Oak" Jersey Stud, account Mr. John Hale (Newton King. Ltd.). Marton Hogget Fair.—4ooo hoggets (N.Z. Farmers' Distributing Co.). Martinborough Saleyards, 1 p.m.—Special Dairy Sale (Loan and Mercantile and Wright. Stephenson). 8 Willeston St., 1.30 p.m.—Office Furnishings and Shop Fittings (E. Johnston and Co.). TO-MORROW. Masterton Sale, 11 a.in.—soo Sheep; nlso Cattle and Horses. Allen St.. 12.30 p.m.—Just’s Nursery Stock (George Thomas and Co.). Johnsonville Fat Stock Sale. 1 p.m.—Mixed Stock (Wright, Stephenson). THURSDAY. On Mr. G. W. New's Property, Maxwellshire, Awapunl. Palmerston North, 10 a.m.—Sale of Thoroughbred Horses (J. L. Bennett Ltd.). Watkins’ Bldgs., cnr. Cuba and Vivian Sts., 10.30 a.m. —Entire Contents of Tudor Hall (Davis Bros.),
1934-35. Bales. 1935-36 Bales. United Kingdom 1,125,331 957,985 Japan 635,872 779,857 Belgium .... 448,689 373,692 France .... 276,091 257,526 Germany 101,553 107,429 United States 19.736 90,126 Netherlands .. 57.915 53,688 Poland 43.810 46,290 Czechoslovakia 6,603 30,603 Italy 59,707 17,833 Austria 9.976 16,187 Canada 5,732 11,171 Sweden 11,332 9,385 India 5,446 7,738 Switzerland . 11.0S2 6.830 Spain 23,318 5,792 Portugal 3.343 3,060 Greece 328 2,482 Mexico 527 1,029 Denmark 1.432 953 Bulgaria .., 1,532 779 Russia .... — 450 New Zealand . 448 365 Norway .... China and Hong 251 344 Kong 675 323 Yugoslavia 600 304 Egypt — 200
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 264, 4 August 1936, Page 12
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