THE WOOL SEASON.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 64, 16 March 1911, Page 6

THE WOOL SEASON.

DECLINE IN OFFERINGS AND EXPORTS.

Following upon the close of the wool sale season come some very interesting figures, compiled by Messrs Dalgety and! Co., of the quantity ot wool offered, ~the quantity sold, and th* quantity, exported, and making comparisons, with last year s periods. The figures up to the end ot February show that during the eight i months ending then less wool was offered, less sold, and less exported than was thte case in the correspond^ ing eight months of the previous sea- ',. In January of this year 112,642 bales were offered, and 90,718 sold. The figures for the centres were: Invercargill, 13,862 bales offered, 11,----399 sold; fiune'din, 21,981 and 18,----042; Timaru j 6782 and 5462; Christchurch, 21,802 and 17,854; Wellington, 23,627 and 17,021; Napier, 16,----290 and 14,427; Gisborne, 828 and 545; and Auckland 7470 and 5968. Tn February 36;475 bales were offered and 33,104 sold. The details were: 1 vercargill, 3105 and 2871; Dunedin, 9138 and 8885; Timaru, 667 and 433; Christchurch, 4251 and 4736; Wellington, 12,782 and 10,206; Napier, 3856 and 3527; Gisborne, 515 and 515; and Auckland, 2161 and 1928.

Following are details of the offerings and the sales of wool this season and last season:—

The exports of wool from Wellington in January were 107,639 bales. The ports contributed to the total as follows:—lnvercargill, 1054; Dunedin, 1906; Oamaru, 1789"; Timaru, 10,692; Christchurch, 12,576; Blenheim, 4335; Nelson, 1955; Wellington, 41,884"; Wanganui, 6432; Waitara, 1177; Napier, 12,260; Gisborne, 6577; and Auckland, 6002. The export for the seven months ending January were 296,676 > bales, which quantity is 24,158 bales less than; for the "corresponding seven months in the previous season. In February 95,090 bales were exported. The quantities sent from the various ports were:—lnvercareill 6710; Dunedin, 17,503; Oamaru 1898; Timaru, 7512: Christchurch 19,203; Blenheim. 825; Nefeon, 854 Wellington,, 11,249; Wanganui, 4380; Waitara. 1784; Napier. 11,814: Gisborne. 7698: and' Auckland. 3660. Following are details of the exports this season and last season:

Current Current : season. " season. Offered. Sold. Offered. Sold. Invercargill 20,491 17,418 19,753 18,372 Dunedin ... '39,723 34.383 43,062 39,918 Timaru ... 22,980 20,152 26,634 . 24,741 Caristcuurch 54,544 48,538 53,480. 52,126 Wellington 48,172 37,946 57,068 - 51,808 Napier ... 38,397 34,485 52,165 49,590 Gisborne ... 2,876 2,588 5,442 5,367 Auckland ... 17,117 15,064 15,887 15,051 Totals ... 244,300 210,574 275,491 256,973

Iiivercargill Dunedin ... Oamaru Tf maru Christchurch Blenheim ... Nelson Wellington Wanganui Waitara Napier Gisborne Auckland ... Current Previous season season 8 months. 8 months ... 13,072 20,335 .,. 26,333 34,009 ... 6,295 5,483 ... 24,820 26,198 ... 58,205 63,680 ••■ 7143 ... 2,823 3,677 ... 94,779 96,755 ... 16,303 15,012 ... 3,896 2,112 ... 54,605 65,206 ... 36,095 32,382 ... 20,923 18,861 Totals ... ... 367,608 390,854