THE WOOL EXPORT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13648, 16 July 1908, Page 7

THE WOOL EXPORT.

—m^. —■ AN ESTIMATED INCREASE. The wool year, -ending last mouth, shows, according to iigur.s compiled by Messrs Dalgety and Co., ~n increase in over-sea shipments of 9ib,j -,-a c.-;. Up to the end of May there was a dtcrease of 6404 bales, but the big shipiienfc of last month, an increase of 16,2b/ bales over the quantity exported in the corresponding month of last year, brought the figures around to an increase. The amount exported does not, of course, represent the total production. It is 6aid that there is still a big quantity held in private* woolsheds and public stores in the South. Gne authority estimates that were the export figures to include shipments from August to September (the true wool year, in his opinion) the total amount of Wool expound and to be exported would show an increse of fully 20,000 bales over the previous corresponding period. The increase in flocks of the Dominion, according to last year's figures, was fully 700,OUO, which necessarily means' a corresponding increse in the wool exports, from ihe figures below it will be seen that the North Island is responsible for the whole of the increase:

KXl'OKTS I' - ' UK YEAH ENDING JUNE. 1907. 1908. In wrca ry ill 25,741 25,751 Dune-din. 33,872 29,369 OulllalU 11,161 9,289 Tiina.ru 30,961 30,129 (jliristchurch 79,616 69,521 Blenlu-im 10,918 13,012 Wellington 100,782 107,854 Wanganui 19,028 20.712 Wai'tara 4,251 5,435 Napier 65,308 69,550 Gisbonie 33,065 39,414 Auckland 12,319 16,875 127,058 436,941 Total in rreuw 9,883 b aid.. Following are (.lie number of bales shipped from tin; Dominion rii iiring llf ji.-iwL nioiitli a ind the. Loiruisnondi ng month of last year : —• 3907. " 19C3. [iivercaigill 832 6561 JJnncdiu 931 2055 Tiiiiaru 240 703 Ualiiaiu 1249 5539 ('livistchuiidi 5504 5381 Blenheim 68i 114 Wellington 1373 4998 Wanganui - i 2'Jj 1146 Wnitai-ii 152 Napior M 900 2019 Gislmvuo 510 Auckland 331 602 13.251 29,811 Total ill< •KNn-r 16,287 i l»:.lis.