WOOL CLASSING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13934, 16 December 1905, Page 13

WOOL CLASSING.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —With your kind permission I wish at this wool season to bring under the ilotico of those interested in th© wool growing industry tho carelessness displayed in tho getting up of their wools. In many instances we find all grades mixed, also faulty fleece woo 1 placed in with the clean. In all other sorts th© same fault prevails. Wo arc continually coming across wool branded first pieces containing an enormous amount of rubbish which should never appear. Giving to th© unsatisfactory condition of wool put on th© various markets of this colony the buyers ■ are put to a considerable amount of inconvenience in endeavouring to strike their true valuations. In many instances it is almost impossible to do so. Tho grower must remember that the buyer’s time is of a limited nature, and, therefore, he cannot linger over lots. To protect himself he naturally allows a good margin, which is detrimental to the grower. How very strange it is that the Government of this colony is not assisting this in-

dustry, which should above all bo first and foremost, being the true backbone of the colony. I, therefore, advise all growers to take this matter up more seriously, for when bad times come, where will they stand? It is to be hoped by next wool season b better state of affairs will exist. The result would be an increase in values to the growers, and peace of mind to the buyers.—l am, etc., WOOL BUYER. t