A Developing Industry

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 240, 11 May 1933, Page 2

A Developing Industry

Apropos the tiucstion of wool supplies, it is interesting to observe that Rhodesia, is endeavouring to find a place in the world's markets. At the current series Of auctions m London the catalogues have contained a lewlittle clips from South Rhodesia, and buyers have noted with satisfaction that those small clips show considerable improvement in style, yield and classing. It is said that some of the black soil wools look worse than they actually are, while the best lines, such as "Horse Rampant," would yield well over half weight. The mark mentioned was a fair 10-12 months' (Hi's and made 93d, or ISd clean. The farmers in South Rhodesia arc not operating on a. big scale, and they do not appear to have a wool growers' association but they are working together and have spent a considerable amount of money on good rams. They are interested in classing the wools m the way best suited tor the Londo arket and judging by the iiric.es realised it seems pretty clear that Hie soil in the clips is by no means the most treacherous of'South African exports.