WOOL PILING UP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23489, 28 October 1939, Page 10

WOOL PILING UP

NO HANDLING ORDERS CONCERN AT THE DELAY i LACK OF INFORMATION POSITION AT^GISBORNE [by telegraph—owx correspondent] GISBORNE, Friday Growers and brokers alike are becom. ing anxious regarding the absence 0 f an announcement by the"Government of details of wool appraisement and handling and the lack of- information is holding up shipments which usually commence at this time of year. Shearing is becoming general through out the district and in spite of showery weather in some parts during'the past fortnight good progress has.been made - and the fleece should be coming: into town in increasing quantities from now on. Although Gisborne seems assured of being an appraisement centre, the lack of a final announcement of* the list of centres has held up some of the arrange-' In the meantime, wool is piling up in the stores and brokers fear ' that much additional handling may be involved by the time the Government makes known its intentions. Gisborne and coast ports arc alivays able to send substantial quantities of early wool awav, and usually from 5000 to 6000 bales are shipped in time for inclusion in the January sales in Jvondon.

Judging by wool which has come off the sheep already, some of it is light in grease and also short in staple, and if later shown clips show the same tendency the quantity of wool from the district will be lower than usual. Very dry conditions following last shearing are said to have caused a slower 'growth at that time than under ordinary conditions, this being responsible for the shorter staple. Otherwise, however, the fleece appears to be in good order.

APPRAISEMENT PORTS DECISION REACHED ;; nine definite centre's THREE OTHERS TENTATIVE [BT TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON, Friday An announcement of the ports at which New Zealand wool for purchase by the "United Eingdom Government would be appraised was made by the Minister of Marketing, the Hon. W. Nash, in a broadcast, address to-night. The ports are: —Auckland, Gisbbrne, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch, Timaru. Dunedin and'lnvercargill. > \ Mr. Nash said that after a full conference with the overseas shipowners' allotment committee a tentatire decision had been reached for appraisement at Tokomaru Bay, Xelson and Blenheim. A final decision depended on agreement about the .extravjcostjinvolved in connection \ivith\ appraise-. iuent at these places.