BRITAIN BUYS MOST OF N.Z. WOOL

Wanganui Chronicle, 5 June 1950, Page 4

BRITAIN BUYS MOST OF N.Z. WOOL

The United Kingdom maintained its position as New Zealand’s best customer for wool in the first nine months XJuly 1949 to March 1950) of the current export season, by taking approximately 54 per cent, of the total New Zealand export of 791,202 bales. America, France, and Germany were the next best customers, in that order, according to a list of figures supplied by the New Zealand Wool Board. , The wool, which went to 30 different countries, consisted of 575,850 bales greasy, 112,760 slipe, and 102,592 scoured. Russia was the ninth customer, purchasing 12,301 bales, and the smallest amount went to Syria, which bought 12 bales. Following was the number of bales takes by each country:— United Kingdom (private), 336,675; United Kingdom (Joint Organisation), 94,951; U.S.A., 81,937; France, 64,541; Germany, 61,549; Holland, 32,766; Belgium, 24,280; Canada, 19,897; Russia 12,301; Italv, 11,443; Australia, 10,148.

Poland 8209: Denmark 7694; Japan 7289; India 4477; Sweden 3291; Greece 2357; Yugoslavia 2074; Norway 1761. Eire 729; Egypt 609; Czechoslovakia 599; South Africa 568; Switzerland 414; Finland 94; Spain 86, Turkey SO; Morocco 64; China 30; Algeria 15; Syria 12.