THE WOOL TRADE.
MORE SOLD THIS SEASON. INCREASED EXPORTS. A good clearance of wool is being made a.t the roster sales tliis season. During February a total of bales were offered at Invercargill, Dunedin, Tima.ni, Christchurch, Wellington, Wanganui, Napier, and Auckland, 152,208 bales being sold. For (lie eight months of the 1958-59 season to February 28. according to the returns compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., 415,635 bales were offered and 402.756 bales were sold as compared with 447.179 bales offered and 385.922 bales sold during the corresponding period of last season. Thus, while the offerings this season show a decrease of 31.546 bales, the actual sales are higher by 16.834 bales. Details of the offerings and sales for the eight months’ period of this season and last season compare as follow:
* Odd monte. Shipments of wool from New Zealand du ring February totalled 160.023 bales, of which 147,173 bales were greasy wool and 12,850 bales slipe. A substantial increase is shown in the exports of wool for the eight months of this season, which lota! 451,493 bales, as compared with 339.816 bales for the corresponding period of last season, an increase of 61,677 bales. Details arc as follows:
Eight month? ; to Fob. 28, 193839. 1937-38. Offered . Sold. Offorod. Sold. Bales. Bales. Bal os. Bales. Invercargill . 24,197 23.972 28,071 25,795 Dunedin . 53,668 52.049 56.268 51,512 Tim&ru . 13,716 17,557 16,978 16.144 Oh rislch urch 60,539 49,074 57,391 49,000 Blenheim* 69 56 33 33 Wellington . . 79,701 76,826 79,992 69,123 Wanganui . 54,150 52.647 55,112 44,609 Napier . 79,959 78,991 82,934 76.676 Gisbomo* 2,761 2.642 2,061 1.707 Auckland . 51,873 48,942 68,339 51.233 Total . 415,663 402,756 447,179 385,922
Tnveffargill Eight nilhs. to Fob. 23, 1938-39. 1937-38. Bales. Bales.. 36.105 26.805 Dunedin 44,527 40,273 Oaniaru 2,566 3,401 Timor u 25,117 39.825 Christchurch 60,090 46,733 Blenheim 4,283 2.335 Nelson 760 942 Wollingtnn 85,882 80,215 Wanganui 31,846 30,297 New Plymouth. Waitara 1,544 753 Napier, Waikokopti 68,401 62,462 Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay 33.017 26,764 Auckland, Opua 57.555 48,505 Total 451,493 389,316
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 95, 22 March 1939, Page 4
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330THE WOOL TRADE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 95, 22 March 1939, Page 4
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