N.Z. WOOL TRADE
More Wool Sold This Season INCREASED EXPORTS A "-ood clearance of wool is being made •it the rotter sales this season. During February a total of 154,406 bales was offered at Invercargill, Dunedin. Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington. Wanganui, Napier and Auckland. 152.208 bales being For the eight months of the 1938-39 season to February 28. according to the returns compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., 415,633 bales were offered and 402,756 bales*were sold as compared with 447,179 bales offered and 385,922 bales sold' during the corresponding period of last seasoii, Thus, while the offerings this season show a decrease of 31,546 bales, the actual sales are higher by 16,534 bales. Details of the offerings and sales for the eight months’ period of this season and last season compare as follows: —
Shipments of wool from New Zealand during February totalled 160,023 bales, of which 147,173 bales were greasy wool and 12,850 bales slipe. A substantial increase is shown in the exports of wool for the eight mouths of this season, which total 451,493 bales, as compared with 389,816 bales for the corresponding period of lust season, an increase of 61.677 bales. Details are as follows:—
Eiulit mouths to Feb. -8. 1938-39. Offered. Sold. 1937-38. Offered. Sold. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Invercargill 21,107 23,972 28.071 25,795 Dunedin 53,068 52.049 56,268 51,512 Tiinaru 18,716 17.557 16.978 16,144 Christchurch . 50,5311 49,074 57,391 49,090 Blenheim* C'.l 56 33 33 ■Wellington . 79.701 76,826 79.992 09,123 Wanganui Napier .... 54.150 52,647 55.112 44,609 79,959 78.991 82,931 76,676 Gisborne* ... 2,761 51,873 2,642 2,061 1,707 51,233 Auckland 48,942 68,339 Total ... 415,663 402.756 •Oddments. 447.179 385,922
E ighl months to Feb. Invercargill 28 1938-39. Bales. 36,105 ’1937-38. Bales. 26,805 Dunedin 4-1,527 40,278 Oamaru 2,366 3,401 Timaim 25.117 19,825 Christchurch 60,090 46,733 Blenheim 4,283 2,835 Nelson 760 942 Wellington 85,882 S0.215 Wanganui 31,846 30,297 New Plymouth, Waitara 1,544 753 Napier. Waikokopu . 68.401 62,462 Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay ' 33,017 26,764 Auckland, Opua .... 57,555 48,506 Total 451,493 389,816
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 14
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325N.Z. WOOL TRADE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 14
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