WOOL MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 12

WOOL MARKET

FEBRUARY SALES

QUANTITY EXPORTED

The sales of wool in !Xcw Zealand duri ing February, 1929, ■ are shown in the following table:— Corres-

The sales of tallow in New Zealand during February, 1929, amounted to 89 tons. The total quantity of wool offered during February was 180,232 bales. The quantity offered during the eight months was 458,533 bales, as against 443,160 for the corresponding period last year. The exports of wool from New Zealand during February, 1929, were as follow: —

Totals pondinir ■ February, foi 8 mouths, .1929. ' 8 months. ,1928. Invcrcargill . 23,185 23,185 23,970 Dunediu .... 25,9(>4 49,740 49,301 Timaru .... 20,402 32,324 30,331 Christchurch . 22,407 64,508 1:8,406 Blenheim .. 8 81 . 134 Wellington . 23,659 84,387 91,4(58 VVanganui .. 20,319 52,723, 54,040 Napier — 07,538 72,161 Gisborne .. * 038 1,418 1,274 Auckland .. 27,109 50.158 45,804 Total .... 103,751 420,090 437,031)'

GorresTotals ponding February, lor S months, 1920. 8 months. 1925: Invercavgill . 20.243 23,700 -27.70S Dmiedin ... i!).7(>2 43,978 48,035 Oiimaru .... 721 2,372 .1,045 Tiraaru .... '-'0,57.5 37,212 35,002 airistchureh . 10,46!) 53,404 02,920 Blenheim .. 285 3.18-1 ■ 2,940 Nelson .... — 1,258 38 Wellington . 15,257 80,900 85,641 Wanganui .. 19,024 30,580 40,782 New riymoutli, Waitara .. 300 831 1,250 Napier, Wairon 33,025 81,530 78,081 Grisbome, Tokomaru Bay .. 3,391 28,36.5 25,325 Auckland, Opua 1,111 28,474 26,45S Totals .... 144,603 421,033 436,137