WOOL APPRAISALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24102, 22 October 1941, Page 3

WOOL APPRAISALS

NEW SEASON'S DATES

AUCKLAND ON NOVEMBER 14

Advice has been received by the Auckland Woolbrokers' Association that the dates of appraisals in Auckland for the forthcoming wool season have been fixed, subject to any change which may be rendered necessary by shipping requirements. The dates arc:— November I t; December 0; January 15; February n Owing to the (ime renuired for preparation of clips for appraisement, catalogues will bo closed some days prior to these dates.

Since the commencement of the British wartime purchase scheme great str?«s has been laid on the need of growers properl.v to prepare and skirt (heir clips before despatch to the wool stores. A considerable improvement was noted last season, but it will be necessary for growers to continue to improve the get-up of their clips in order to obtain the maximum return. Some of the new se-ason'o wool is already arriving at the stores, but generally shearing operations havo been hampered by ths showery weather and lahour shortage EAST COAST SHEARING PROSPECTS FOR THE SEASON (0.C.) NAPIER, luesday Wool, which is coming off well and is in fairly bright condition, is now being received in the wool stores at Point Ahuriri, Napier, but- shearing will not be in Fuil sw-'ng in Ftawke's Bay until next week. The shortage of shearers js likely to cause difficulty this season, especially if the weather does not settle down and give thoje left to do the work a straight run. Some farmers have shorn early thb scaion because of the shortage of men. but to date intermittent showers with no long spells of fine weather have added to the worries of those whose flocks are readf,- to shear. A shearing contractor said competent shearers were almost impossible to replace in a gang, and while contractors are not keen on employing learners they have no alternative If the weather is favourable a substantial amount of wool should be available for tne first appraisement in Gisborne and on trie East Toast tentatively set down to commence on November 10. Gisborne and the East Coast should have 7500 bales ready for next month's valuations.