THE WOOL CLIP.
A REMARKABLE CLEARANCE. SALES AND EXPORTS. The remarkable clearance of wool made during the 1936-37 season is shown in the latest returns covering the eleven months ended May 28, compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd. During that period 686,778 bales were offered, of which 681,876 bales, or 99.286 per cent., were sold. During May, 628 bales were offered arid sold. The figures for tho eleven months of the last two seasons compare as follow:
Last season’s offerings for the eleven months exoeedecl those for 1936-37 by 99,533 bales, and the sales -by 72,100 bales. Last season’s sales represented 95.887 per cent, of the total offerings, as compared with a clearance of 99.286 per cent, for the eleven months of 1936-37. Exports of wool last month totalled 74,277 bales, of which 50,2.02 bales were greasy wool and 24,075 bales scoured and slipe. Exports of wool for tho eleven months ended May 28, were 790.418 bales, as compared with 892,268 bales for the corresponding period of last season, a decrease of 101,850 bales. The figures in detail compare as follows:—•
The figures show that Wellington is tho premier port for wool shipments, followed by Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Auckland and Wanganui, in that order.
11 Months to May 28. 1936-37 1935-36 Offered. Sold. Offered. Sold. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Invercargill . 45,023 44,830 51,294 50,599 Dunedin . 103.635 102,948 118,318 114,253 Timaru . 42,141 41,965 43,638 41,011 Christchurch . 102,069 100,844 99,729 96,641 Blenheim 182 180 166 161 Wellington . . 126,181 124,492 155,912 145,633 Wanganui .... . 70,704 70,548 92,622 89,437 Napier . 112,125 111,813 130,903 126.635 Gisborne . 5,401 5.275 2,371 2,177 Auckland . 79,317 78,981 91,358 87,429 686,778 681,876 786,311 753,976
Invercargill 1936-37. 50,222 1935-36. 66,606 Dunedin 96,698 1U4.671 Oamaru 2,027 2,813 Tiinarn 45,016 49,597 Christchurch 110,659 111,266 Blenheim 4,906 4,776 Nelson .'. 487 1,267 Wellington 153,457 190,257 Wanganui 74,107 84,187 N. Plymouth, Waitara 2,057 2.520 Napier, Waikokopu .. Clisb’nc, Tokomaru B. 129,777 139,985 . 30,230 35,106 Auckland, Opua 90,375 99,217 Total 790,418 892,268
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 June 1937, Page 12
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323THE WOOL CLIP. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 June 1937, Page 12
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