WOOL APPRAISAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 226, 22 August 1940, Page 6

WOOL APPRAISAL

an earlier start. PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug 22. Wool appraisements will begin earlier than usual this yeai. Hon. W. Lee Martin has announced that the roster ,of appraisal dates lor the 1940-41 woolbuying- season has been completed. The first appraisal is scheduled for Auckland on November 14 and this will be followed closely by’ appraisals at Napier, Gisborne, and Wellington. , “The reason for the earlier appiaisals is the expressed desire of the \\ 00l Controller in the United Kingdom that wools should be available for shipment at the earliest possible date, and in this connection it is urged that farmers should ensure their wool is presented for appraisal as soon as possible alter shearing says the Minister. As a result of the experience during the last appraisement season certain adjustments have been made m the price schedule. These adjustments are particularly in the direction of making it profitable for farmers to separate bellv wool from fleece wool, and in general to skirt and prepare their wools in the best possible manner. “So far as the appraisement points are concerned, the wool will be handled at the same points as for the 1939-40 season, but the Government reserves the right' to close down on appraisals at any points if it is found necessary to fit in with the shipping requirements of the British Government.”