THE WOOL CLIP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17320, 21 May 1918, Page 4

THE WOOL CLIP

QUANTITIES and values. (Pee United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, May 20. Ihe ISisw Zealand clip of 1917-18 may be said to bo practically disposed of in so far as greasy wool i s concerned. There aro stilt crutchings to oome in, but for all practical purposes the wool year is ended. Ihe quantities valued at the various centres nave been as follows: w t, , Valne per bale. . .. . No. Bales. £e. d. Anokland 30,062 20 16 5 Tokomxra Bay ... 6,243 25 0 5 Tolaga Bay _ _ 6,126 22 810 Gisborna ... _ „ 36,285 22 18 •> Napier 79,423 23 3 4 Waitara 7 , 585 22 0 6 \Vangannl 31,359 23 g 6 Wellington 107,G82 24 15 ' £. els ? n . - - 7,323 20 19 0 Blenheim „. ... 13,440 2 1 15 3 Uhnstchurch „ 58,920 22 16 1 Timaru ... 25,193 22 5 7 Oamaru 10,803 21 13 8 IJuneoiu ... _ 42,737 21 13 8 Inveroargai ._ _ 32',244 20 0 9 Total bales ... 505,123 Tho average weight per baJk) was 567} pounds, roughly an average per pound of a fraction over Is 2|d. The quantities of delivered tolocal mills amount to 19.750 bales, distributed from tho following centres as follows:—Wellington, 315 bales; Blenheim, 289; Napier, ■ 900; Aucko/nm' 1' Chnstchurcli, 6756; Timaru, 2481; Oamaru, 9221; Dunedin, 7071: In! vercargill, 562.