OFFERING OF STOCK WOOLS FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS

Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1948, Page 5

OFFERING OF STOCK WOOLS FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS

WELLIN GTON, Jan. 5. . The United Kingdom and Dominion Wool Disposals Limited announces tht\: its provisional programme for Ihe seeond half of the current season (January to June, 1948), providcs for a tota! offei'ing from joint organisation stocks of 500,000 bales. This quantitv will be distributed as follows: — In United Kingdom. Anst. N.Z. tS.Af. Total Greasv Merino (combing) — • _ S0,000 .1,800 22,000 : 103,800 Greasv Merino (clothing)-— "3,000 200 5,(500 .8,800 Scoured Merino (clothing) — 34,000 500 34,500 Greasv come-back (combing) and line crossbred (combing) — r 2(5,000 8,000 i-J— . > '34,00(0 Greasv medium crossbred (combing)— 500 46,000 45,500 Greasv medium crossbred (clothing) — '2,500 10,000 ' 12,50" Scoured crossbred (clothing)— 24,000 23,500 700- -48,200 Slipes — . 20,000 20,001^ "Karakul — 1,700 1,700 In Australia. Greasv Merino ( combing)) *41,000; greasv Merino, 41,000;' greasv crossbrea (combing), 19,000; greasy crossbred (clothing), 14,000; scoured ' (clothing; 15,000; total, 130,000. Note: Combing wools will be ehiefly burry tvpes and clothing wools will be mostly carbonising. tn New Zealand. Greasy and slipe, 20,000. Note: The proportion of greasy and slipe wools to be offered and " also the total will depend oh the compositton and quantitv of new clip wools available. In South Africa. Greasy, 40,000. Note: The bulk of the above offerings in South Africa will be in shorts, carbonising and natives, whilst in addition a quantitv of karakul s wi.ll be offered dependent on the .demand. In continuation of the policy previously observed by the joint organisation, the above programme is announceu subject to any changes in circumstances which may warrant a niodification oi tlie total or the composit'ion of tne offerings.