CLEARANCE OF WOOL
! SEASON’S SALES OVER 98 PER CENT. j INCREASE IN EXPORTS. Rcmarkaiblo clearances were made at the wool sales held in the Dominion during January. According to returns compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., the total offerings during the month, including five roster sales, were 148,900 bales, of which 147,717 bales, or slightly over 90 per cent, were sold. For the seven months of the 1933-34 season ended January 31, the total offerings were 320.357 bales, of which 314,986 bales, or over 98 per cent, wore sold. For the corresponding period of last season the total offerings were 285,430 bales, of which 253,415 bales, or nearly 89 per cent, were sold. This season’s offering for the seven months exceeded those for the corresponding period of last season by 34,927 bales and the quantity sold was greater by 61,571 bales. The detailed figures for the seven months compare as follow:
Exports of wool froni the Dominion last month totalled 141,114 bales. For the seven months ended January 31, exports totalled 347.763 bales, compared with 281,372 bales for the corresponding period of last season, an increase of 66.391 bales, or 23.59 per cent. The detailed figures compare as follows:
1933-34 1932-33 Offered Sold Offered Sold bales. bales. bales. bales. Dunedin .. .. 33.747 33,228 25,166 23.054 Timaru .. .. 12.391 12,273 10,484 9,878 Christchurch . 57,169 55,846 51,013 49,091 Blenheim ... 28 25 12 8 Wellington . . 67,587 66,357 59,875 52,285 Wanganui . .. 37.490 36,531 28,008 25,721 Napier 55,923 55,169 55,976 45,431 Gisborne . .. 2,235 2,182 1,759 1,218 Auckland . .. 53.787 53,375 53,137 46,729 Totals .. .. 320.357 314,986 285,430 253,415
2933-34 1932-33 Bales. Bales. Invercargill 11,806 14,641 Dunedin . 32,661 25,230 Oamaru 2,285 3.028 Timaru 19,077 23,120 Christchurch 34,084 36,495 Blenheim 818 2,898 Nelson e. .. 2,506 649 Wellington 82,988 64,599 Wanganui 11,682 10,637 New Plymouth—Waitara .. 1,823 1,484 Napier—Waikokopu 68,658 38,026 Gisborne—Tokomaru Bay . 39,482 28,509 Auckland —Opua 39,893 32,156 Totals 347,763 281,372
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 34, 9 February 1934, Page 8
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