OUR WOOL PROSPECTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 August 1910, Page 7

OUR WOOL PROSPECTS.

HOME EXPERT'S VIEWS

Mr Frank Havne, who is a partner in the firm of Messrs Irwell and Company, of London, woolbrokers, is at present on a visit to New Zealand. Mr Havne has been touring the Commonwealth, and arrived in Auckland by the Maheno the other day. As he has not yet had time to see the back country, he is naturally not in a "position to discuss how we are doing things at this end. but respecting the English end of the business he is an expert, for he was bred and born in Bradford. and is. thoroughly- siu fait with topmaking in that centre of the Yorkshire industry. Mr Havne stated, in the course of an interview', that the classing of New Zealand wools during the last few years has greatly 'improved, and that owners are now realising that the careful skirting of their clips means a large increase in' the value of their wool on the London market. As to the outlook for cros-sbreds, he remarks that if the present rates aiv maintained —and there seems to be at the present time, no reason why they should not be —owners will have ne reason to complain. but it should be borne in mind by graders and shippers that the prices now ruling for this grade of staple are high. At the same time, reports which he"has just received by cable from the Home and the Continental markets all tend to show that the trade is good and sound. Questions were asked respecting the not infrequent complaint of growers that allegedly inferior wools sold by some other grower had brought. a higher price in London than their own wool. Mr Havne stated, in reply that when wool is'opened out for sale, though the owmer mav think that the breed oi sheep running on his station is bettei than that of his neighbour, and that tv appearance of his wool is better, the fact is that the buyer in the London market bases his judgment of valuer on the estimate of what the wool will yield when clean scoured. Nearly all the buvers of to-dav sell tops and have to base their judgment of values according! v. . ~ With regard to the quality and the vield of the wool, he has seen a greatdeal of the wool-growing districts <>t Australia, and hopes to become equally well acouainted with those of New Zealand before he leaves the Dominion. Mr Havne intends to remain m Auckland for' another week. and then fo travel to the South Island, visiting the chief wool districts throughout Aew Zealand.

WOOL AND TALLOW

EXPORTS AND SALES

Messrs Dalgety and Company have forwarded particulars of the wool and tallow exports and; the wool sales m New Zealand during July. The woo; export for the month decreased by Z6IV bales, as compared with last July. 1n e bicro-cst decrease was at Christchurch. Following are the details:— July. 1910. 11.766 bales; July. 1909. 14.145 bales The sales of wool were nearly 3UUJ bales heavier for the month. The figures are— -Julv. 1910: Offered. 1795 bales: •sold. 1736 bales. July. 1909: Offered 1529 bales; sold. 1451 bales. The sales of tallow in New Zealand during July were 131 tons. The exports totalled 1633 tons, as against 2150 tons in Julv, 1909. The quantities shipped from the various ports were: Iny o ''" car-ill— July. 1909. 168 tons; July. 1910. 27Acns: Dnnedin: 91 and 123; Oama.ru. 23 and church, 136 and 430; Blenheim. and 14- Wellington. 383 and £O7; Wanganui, 99' and 90 :' YYaitara. 29 and 109. Napier ?32 and 22: Gisborne. 105 and 184; and Auckland. 209 and 153. Totals. 1630 tons, and 2150 tons.

THE DEPARTMENT"S JOURNAL.

THE SECOND ISSUE

If quality of the information supplied is the test of value of a publication then the second issue of the journal ol the Department of Agriculture stamps it as a distinct .success. It s seldom so much useful information, largely scientific matters eimplv expressed, is found with,iu the covers"of an agricultural journal. All the articles are good, and most of them are highlv informative as well as interesting, while the illustrations are high-grade half-tone productions. Parasitic gastritis in sheep is ably treated bv Mr. C. J. lleakes. director of the Live Stock and Meat Division. The

valuable work to fruitgrowers aceoiniplished bv the biologist. Mr. A. H. Cockayne, is brought up to date, and should" prove very useful to growers at the present moment. Mr. J. Pedersen. noted authority on pasteurisation, deals in a most instructive manner with the principle which is doing so much for the dairv industry at the present time. The export of fresh fruit is the subject of a good article bv Mr. T. \\ . Kirk, director of the Fruit Division. Mr. J. L. Bruce, assistant-director of the Live Stock Division, well surveys the work of the department in fostering the poultry industry of the Dominion. Another special "article fs that on foul brood, by Mr. W. B. Bray, an apiarist of the department. Hepoits on the co-operative top-dressing experiments of the IS'or'th Island, tests demonstrating the relative value of different fodder crops. New Zealand mutton in America, etc.. very full reports from Home on the Xelson. " shipment of apples, and the spread of danthonia makes up a collection of information which should appeal to all classes of men on the land. AMERICAN EXPORTS. ft is reponed from Washington that exports of foodstuffs from the United States for the nine months of the fiscal v«ir T.I 10. aiding last March. will amount to about dollars in value, according to the estimate of the' Department of Commerce and Industry, as against more ihnn ••,50.000,000 dollars iu JOO3, 500,000,(;011 in ISMif), and more than 550,000,000 dollars in ISikS. While foodstuffs exports have 'been fallin.r off, the value of export-- of manufactures has in-erc-asr'd. and will approximate in value 750.000,000.. against 453,000 000 in 1!)02, 250.000.000 ''-illars on ISOO, and 170,000.000 dollar.-, in 1.590. thus'bringino- the value of all exports for 11111 l within 150.000,000 dollars of the high record of 1907 and 1908. SCTEXCE AND FAEMIXO. Science is being made the handmaid of the producer in these days as never .previously. Experimentalists all the world over are at work endeavouring to arrive at the bottom of the mvstery of reproduction, and with something of succe-s. We have men labouring in the laboratories of England and Germany trying the effects of heat and cold on the germination of seeds; some of the best men in America are studying the soils and their condition as they have- not been studied before; experts '" tllo Pervice of the people of the Common-

wealth of Australia are diligonily naekingdown the. pest- and purasnes which "educe the yu-ld in.j.i --He lsi.i.ls; and electricity >s uemg employed for iertilisiu- purpose.. A.: hngiish exnerimentahst Has used a powcilul elect: ic current to produce . • !., ■ ii-l ■'•(■ i it i< '• a lined, nitrous oxide-. %.!.•<-•'.. ■•= ire " washed •• bv atmos.phei ,«• nxusuire into In"'' spread «" t »'■ *"•'. funning nitrate uf lime. couriered one ol'the best of the iertrhsers. <ALF .^OH'KIM;. A calf i:ever oets the scats while M.ckiug its mother, because .s a:u , e h-. so ararnged matters tn:it only a .mail ouantity of mi! k can omo d„ wa int.. the throat of the call. -Y 1 tinnine the calf is nitfH"'!* a way at :■ ~-at there is a flow oi uliva m.xnig with the miik and aiding m i lie d; oestion. It is diliVrciir, :«ow ■vcr. 7v!.on the calf is fed from a trough, specially when other calve- _ are ,i. inking at the same time, lisy u,;u, so fast in order to get tne.r share tirat iheie is no time '"> v;: ;v ; ! ''" i:; - i!l "J; the miik vests on the tomne : „ lu li longer than it would had m. I ,-...i enoug't saliva to diye.s; it prober v. This is especially true v.-r.cn -k'm-milk is fed. as it lacks Ul e cream , ..-h is i.c ce-s.ary t.-> babtnee the 1.m.l propertie fat make diges,io.i 'i'iie danger of scours in feeding -kini-milk '"however, is easily averted •,,v ;he us of .1 lit!'-' eure in the opera•i !: i. When there are a huncn <il .•■•'. \es to be fed individual backets ■ire tlie best things *o use. Tie caif ■•aa take his time when dii-nking, and ,e"i.lcs it is uo trouble to scald :u:d ■ Y ;n a bucket -> that it always rem:l;lls sweet. In this regard it may ', .■ -aid that the sunshine is the best ;',,-.,.g in the world to kill tlr sour .pil-rbacteri.-i. and a .bucket, after '!>e- -..•■ scalded, should be placed wnerc '■■< e --1111 can ;.el tit the bottom seams, as filth- usually lodg-s again t teem. Manv of the easo s of scours aie caus,l |,V dirty troughs and buckets.