THE, WOOL SEASON

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 207, 21 May 1918, Page 8

THE , WOOL SEASON

DOMINION AVERAGE I RICE. The New Zealand clip of 1917-18 is now practically disposed of, in so far as greasy | wool is concerned. There are still the j crutohiiigß to come in, however but for all practical purposes the wool year is | ended. 'Die quantities' valued at the various centres have been held as follow :— i Value per bale. Centre. No. Bales. J! s. d. Auckland 39,06?. 20 iP 5 Toiioniaru Bay 6,24;! 2.5 0 0 Tolago Buy 6,126 22 8 10 Gifiborao 36,285 22 18 2 Napier 79,123 23 3 l< V/iiitarn 7,585 22 0 6 i WiiMiJanui 31,359 23 S S| Wellington 107,1 m 2415 3j Nelson ....' 7,121 20 10 0 Blenheim 13,U0 2i 15 0 Cbristclmreh 58.920 <&1G 1 Timaru /... 25,193 . 22 5 7 Oanmru 10,803 21 13 8 Dunedin- 42,737 2113 8 Invercargill 32,24 V 20 09 j 505,123 -'• Average 14 9 The average weight per. hale ivas 367} . pounds. Roughly, tho average per pound is a fraction over Is. 2ijd. fji.iantitlscs of wool delivered to local ] lnilia amount to 19,750 bales, distributed from !he following centres: Wellington, 315 bales; Blenheim, 289; Napier, 900; j Auclciiuvl. -iM; Christchurch, 6756; Tiinaru, ilSt; Daman:, .9221; Dunedin, j .7071; Invcrrargill, 502. | SUPK WOOL HIBCHASE BYTHe"GOVERNMENT. The conditions under which, slipo wool will be tiikcu by His Department of Imperial Governmsnt Supplies are set forth iii a, Gazette Extraordinary. The Department is prepared to purchase all slip* wtwl held 'In fctero in New Zealand on Noverubcr.lU,. WlB, vc produced thereafter in l\ev 15a?.lw)d, up to and includt'ig November 30, l?li!, by the freezing companies on certain conditions. The following conditions, will govern tho purchase of slipe wool in respect of ■which invoices have been rendered to tho Department of Imperial Government Supplies prior to April 1, 1918:— Tho price to be paid for, tho slipo wool will be determined as follows:—(a) From the average gross'price per pound received for each and every.grade of slipo wool produced by any such company and soli! in London between January 1 and December 31, 1911, there shall bo deducted the sum of lid. per pound, representing shipping expenses, freight, imd other charges, (l>) To the. residue in each case shall be added a sum equal to 55 per ceut. thereof, (c) The 'said residues, pins the said 55 per cent., shall be. the prices per pound to be paid respectively for the same grades of slipo wool produced by such company jip to June 30, 1917. In the case of slipe wool in respect of which invoices have not been rendered to the Department prior to April 1, 1518, the wool will be valued in accordance with a, schedule of prices. The lengliiy schedule and many detailed conditions are published in the Gazatte.