WOOL DETERIORATION.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18795, 17 November 1932, Page 12

WOOL DETERIORATION.

NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE IN CANTERBURY CLIPS. “So far as Canterbury wool is concerned there, has been no material deterioration,” remarked a Christchurch woolbroker when commenting on the cabled message published recently stating that in spite of a year's hard propaganda work Bradford importers were finding that the wool now being received was deteriorating tremendously. It was pointed out that low prices offered no encouragement to the grower to exercise additions'! care.

“It is difficult to see just what they are getting at —whether it is the preparation of the clip or the class of wool,” said the broker. “There has been little difference in the preparation of the clip in Canterbury. For years a great number of small growers who do not clip suflloient wool to make a line have had their clips reclassed In the wool stores, ami that is undoubtedly the wisest thing they can do. Of course, we do get occasionally clips that are classed indifferently; you can’t expect every grower to take proper care.” lie added that the complaint might refer to the flocks themselves. Breeders these days did not have much spare cash to invest in high-class stock, and the grading of their docks might have suffered. But it was not particularly noticeable in Canterbury so far. More to North Island. He thought possibly the complaint might refer more to tiie North Island wool, as Bradford was a big user of the coarser types of wool. He was not prepared to speak on behalf of the North island. “It pays every grower to have his wool properly and evenly classified. This is a point the brokers have been impressing on them for years.” Another broker said that this complaint need not be taken seriously. It has no bearing on Canlerbuary or any of the South Island wools. He thought that what was probably meant was deterioration in the preparation of wool, which was noticeable among crossbred flocks grown by men who concentrated on Jamb raising. "They bulk their wool together rather than spend a little extra on having it classed properly,” he said. “It is hard to convince them that it is tiie best policy in the long run. Moreover, in the effort to get as many fat lambs as possible there is little doubt that some of the smaller flocks have gone back in the wool a little.”