WOOL SALES AND EXPORTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 149, 19 March 1921, Page 8

WOOL SALES AND EXPORTS

FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY. Sales of wool in New Zealand during February were as follow, according to tables prepared by Messrs. Dalgety and

Co. Correspending Tl. for 8 M’ths. Feb., 1921. 8 M’ths. 1920. Bale, Bales Bales Of’d. Sold. Of’d. Sold. Sold. Inverc’gl. — 6.744 6.004 18,643 Dunedin — — 11,881 9,864 39,012 Oamaru ... — — 648 648 11.312 Timaru xtf 5 263 15,754 12,>142 30.152 Christch’ch. 20J542 13,808 54,030 39.535 58,561 Nelson — - 520 520 6,614 BlenhoimX.. —— — 1,050. 1.050 12,343 W gtn 15,944 9,377 24.838 16,139 87,839 Wanganui Waitar-a ••• 5.494 858 13,274 5,418 — 916 916 38,174 7,680 Napier 17.282 17,425 28,564 15,789 63,930 Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay and Tolago Bay Auckland 8,530 — 2.032 2.032 3,895 10,391 5.756 43,066 Totals 68,155 35,626 170,642 116,013 449.540 Exports of wool during February were: Correspending Tl. for 8 M’ths. Feb.. 1921. 8 M’ths. 1920. Bales. Bales. Bales. Invercargill Dunedin Oamaru Timaru . Christchurch Blenheim 4,007 21.408 5,477 14.992 1.243 24.622 9.367 40.058 1,640 2.071 519 5,903 19,947 20.443 3.443 24.959 48.771 9.672 4,601 Nelson Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth .... ’.. 19 267 90.806 825 12.955 - ' 2.104 5 152 45,091 38.806 <94 7.327 Waitara Nanior and Wairoa 11,367 37,306 62.789 Gisborne and Toko mnru Bay 4,130 26,575 22,320 Amkland i Whangarei and ... 1.584 13.717 42.422 Totals 59,42/t 207.669 358,251