URGE DEGREASE SHOWN
SALES AND EXPORTS OF WOOL. The quantity of wool offered at Dominion centos during February was 115,790 bales, of which 103,910 bales, or 98.74 per cent., was sold, according to returns compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd. The total offerings throughout New Zealand for the eight months of the 1934-35 season ended February 28 were 346,608 bales, of which 304,117 bales, or 87.74 per cent., was sold, compared with 488,255 bales offered and 465,273 bales, or 95.29 per cent, sold, during the corresponding period of 1933-34. The effect of the lower prices this year is clearly shown by this comparison of the figures. The total offerings for the eight months of this season were 141,647 bales less, while the actual sales were 161,156 bales less than for the corresponding period of last season. The offerings and sales for the respective periods compare as follow;—•
A marked decrease is also shown in the exports of wool from the Dominion this season. Shipments during February were 137,859 bales. For the eight months ended February exports totalled 324,318 bales, compared with 514,667 bales for the corresponding period of last season, a decrease of 190,349 bales, or nearly 37 per cent. The export figures are shown iri the following comparative table:— 1934-35 1933-34
1934-35. 1933-34. Offered. Sold. Offered. Sold. Bale?. Bales. Bale?. Bale?. Invercargill 22.631 20.240 30,046 29,283 Dunedin . - 42,961 40,827 64,158 62,595 Timaru . .. 8,992 8,636 33,727 32,792 Christchurch 45,332 42,732 57,276 55,919 Blenheim . 54 54 28 25 Wellington 70,773 61,011 97,981 93,088 Wanganui . 41,280 35,031 66,669 58,591 Napier . •. 67,949 59,786 81,082 76,185 Gisborne . . 1,743 1,472 3,394 3.313 Auckland .. 44,893 34.328 53,894 53,482 Total ..346,608 304,117 488,255 465,273
Bale*. Bales. Invercargill . ... .. 18.361 31,647 Dunedin . • «• .. 33,722 55,107 Oamaru .. .. .. .. . . .. 2,077 2,2$p Timaru .. .. 17,006 38,566 Christchurch . .. .. .. .. 30.296 60,356 Blenheim .. .. .. 1,652 818 Nelson 679 2,713 Wellington 69,397 97.276 Wanganui 25,169 39,738 New Plymouth. 922 2.119 Napier-Waikokopu 51,965 74,623 Gisbome-Tokorrmru Bay . 23,898 41,515 Avckland-Opua 40,174 67,904 324,818 5'4,667
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 59, 12 March 1935, Page 10
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