WOOL SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 215, 10 September 1940, Page 8

WOOL SEASON.

EARLIER APPRAISALS. EXPEDITING SHIPMENTS. WELMXGTOX. this day. One of the points made by Mr. H. M. Christie, chairman of the Xcw Zealand Wool Council, when lie was interviewed regarding arrangements for the coming season, is that there is a scarcity of soft seaming twine, which is used in sewing woolpacks and seed sacks. Farmers are therefore being a?-kcd to conserve their supplies as much as possible, because the fibre for this high quality twine is produced mainly in Hungary and Italy, from which, of course, the supply is entirely cut off. "All farmers should use lower grade twine wherever possible."' said Mr. Christie, "'thus conserving existing stocks of the better quality twine for essential purposes, such as the sewiag of woolpacks." The over-running of Europe has so changed economic conditions, he added, that if the terms of the agreements, to purchase are similar to those of last year, the new deals must be relatively less favourable to Britain, as she has not the same field for disposal .»f surplus commodities. "Britain,"* lit s-aid, "is faced with the problem of finding a market for, or . processing certain classes of wool, the bulk of wh'ch in the past was dealt with by France and other countries. The United Kingdom has also lost the substantial market for tops, yarns and tissues which she previously held in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium. Thus British and Dominion manufacturers are faced with the necessity of dealing with larger quantities of wool and types which tbey had not been in the habit of handling. "Our own producers," continued Mr. Christie, "can help the manufacturers and others concerned in the trade by doing as much as possible on the farm, not leaving it to be carried out by som? other part, of the industry already confronted with new difficulties resulting from the war. Khcepfarmcrs who have in the past neglected proper skirling and preparation of their wool for appraisal can help now by seeing to this work. Mixing in the shed" of bellies with other types of wool results in unnecessary work having to be done elsewhere. The type and price schedule has already been prepared for the coming season, and in doing so particular care was taken to ensure that the prices will provide an adequate reward to those who properly prepare their wool for appraisement. We have to do everything possible to expedite shipment of our wool, and the appraisal dates this season have been put forward slightly to enable ships to be loaded and" dispatched at the earliest moment. The first appraisal is at Auckland on November 14. followed bv others at Gisbornc, Napier and Wellington."