Damaged Wool.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5256, 11 May 1895, Page 7

Damaged Wool.

At Thursday's meeting of the committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the following letter, addressed by the Secretary of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce to the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, wbb read:—

Complaints having been made to the Chamber on several occasions by wool merchants, wool combers and manufacturers respecting the damage and loss caused by the presence of tar in Australasian woolb, I am det-ired to draw your special attention to the mattery with a view to steps being taken to remedy the evil complained of. The tar remains in the wool throughout the process of combing, and therefore, reduces the value of the wool considerably. „ The growers bave, no doubt, good reasons for using tar, bnt from the fact that American, Spanish and South American wools are entirely free from the defect, it may reasonably be supposed that tar is not indispensable, and that a substitute could be found whioh will answer the purpose equally well— whether it be marking the sheep or treatment of sores. Whatever, is ÜBed, however, should be a substance that can be entirely removed by washing. It is desirable that the attention of the growers be called to the seriousness of the matter, and that they be urged to avoid the use of tar altogether; or, if that be impracticable, to übo it as sparingly as possible. lam also requested to mention that in some cases the staple of the wool is found to have been clipped twice. The short bits thus caused become knotty during combing, and besides causing extra, waste, seriously detract from the value of the wool. Greater care in shearing appears to be all that is necessary to prevent this fault. I hope that your Chamber will bring both these matters prominently before the growers and impress upon them the necessity— in their own interests as well as ours— of remedying the evils complained of.

During the discussion that followed npon the reading of the . letter, it was pointed out that branding with tar had been almost entirely discontinued in the public saleyards. ________________

Cbicket. — The Canterbury Cricket Association's annual presentation of cups and other trophies, won during tbe past season, will take place at the hall of the Chamber of Commerce next Saturday evening. Light refreshments will bo provided.

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